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agree. ending just didn't wow me at all. it lowered what I ranked this also LOL

yea right!! I seen this actress in a few series and she is good. I liked her in Perfect 10 Liners also where she played that cool character with brains behind her with that comedy flair. I like her a lot!

It was ok. The sizzle that royally fizzled! Character Ing stole the show for me, her voice of reason and being grounded and not taking their crap was the best part of the series, with Mawin's friend advice to Pheem was solid. Foremost I wanted to slap those black sunglasses off Koh's face the 1,000 times he wore them at night...ugh. NC scenes were underwhelming and didn't support the sensitive sensual erotic side that was pushed in the story and the ending was MEH like many others commented. No rewatch value for me on this one but I loved the actors, everyone did hit their roles well and I did enjoy it from the start til the fizzle hit, but powered thru to the end.

good post. I so agree with all you said. Pooh and Pavel fan here and I just love watching their interactions. Pooh always doing that smirky smile with his head tilted looking up a tiny bit at Pavel.....slays me all the time. Aww, just rambling a bit, I just so enjoyed the final ending with their kiss scene under the stars! The romance was just enough but to me, like you, I was focused on the horror plot. SO I felt they did balance it out kinda good on that level.

LOVED IT! I am a Pooh and Pavel fan...yes I am. So I thoroughly enjoyed watching this series. All actors killed their roles. Everyone did their part to make this a fun scary ride. But at the ending it tanked a bit, script didn't shore up much and I felt stuff was left kinda hanging a bit, but with the total ending scene of Pooh and Pavel under the stars with a kiss scene in their campsite, ahh, yea I was super happy and just smiled my way right to the credits.

you mean the lady named Chaba? She was the nurse who had the affair with Aitkun and he killed her for the first ritual and put her under a spell to do his evil bidding.

Agree with all the positive comments, this is just fun and engaging and I am hook line and sinker for it. Japanese BLs like this are just pure excitement for me in that I love the raw natural feel of those series, the locals, the scenery and just everything hits right for me in this type of production. Main actors are killing it and the flashbacks to their school days is set into this easily without feeling like it is a different story in some ways.....nice work....smiling so much watching this!

HAHA True! :)

I loved My Stubborn. Only thing I did wanna slap Boat's character a few times, just to get a few angst off my nerves lol but overall that was a fun ride series!!

LOL, another addicted person right? No time to get to it all, :) too funny!!

LOL very true :) sometimes it is very hard to root for a toxic couple especially when we see red and black flags whipping in the wind but like you said, we know the end game of 99.9% of every series we watch basically, so we have no choices sometimes but to tear our hair out :) Some manga I read are so tough to swallow that they are the end game cause they are so toxic to each other I just cringe thru it and pray the redemption arc is huge to even make me like the character again. Most times it isn't. Most times when the author flips that switch to disgust for a character it is very hard to bring me back as a reader to even try to stomach a character again. With 2 eps to go to this series is over, I don't think the redemption arc will be good enough and I will be scratching my head wondering why any of them should be together just like you said. ( gotta try keep all in the fun BL category tho :) )

Instantly hooked. Eps 1, 2. OMGosh I love these Japan series. Love the mains. I can only hope the wholesome gets a bit of a push into a bit more maturity for the rest of the series and doesn't stay too darn wholesome LOL Can't wait for the 'J kiss' to come, see how it compares against all the others HA (having a bit of fun with this series, but I think it will continue to be enjoyable!)

Oldie thrown up on Gaga. WOW. Yea yea yea I get the awakening and all the supposedly art or whatever hidden messages etc the main character went thru to find his true self, but this movie was pure azz crap......yea I finished, I so wanted to drop but had to endure. Ending tho, after the misery of watching it and fast forwarding a lot of it, made me happy. He was happy at the end.

Oldie. Caught on Gaga. Never saw this one. Very basic but I enjoyed it. Luckily like other films from them, this one from the company wasn't total porn LOL It was sedate and had more of a small story romance connection for the foundation. Acting was ok, story ok, the film went by fast and no big angst (some trauma and creepy in it tho, but not overwhelming to me) or crazy stuff going down.....so yea I enjoyed it enough to give a big smile at the fun ending!! :)

Agree.....all characters and story line is a hot mess. One I want to still watch too LOL It was wild when ya mentioned that rage room scene. I laughed so hard when Jira said after all that I want to draw you. I was like WTH dude? HA I think one of the things that keeps Koh in the picture is money. Jira wants that money and fame to vault his art career forward. I wonder in the finishing eps if the money will finally not be a factor? Even Ing his friend said stay with him for the money lol. Jira said it is about money and Koh clearly said it is great when I can control him easily with money. I always scratch my head a bit when 2 strong but messed up guys both what the most dysfunctional, unstable and a bit warped main lead. I often say, darn go get someone better than this dude :) :) Ya wanna root for them but ya also think why I am rooting for any one of these people to be together? Crazy fun!!

Binged up to ep 7. WOW a hidden surprise for me. It started out kinda kiddie and kookie but improved. I love the mains. I love these 2 actors!! Side characters and actors are great also. For some reason I thought I would have to drag my butt thru this series, but I got hooked on it. I love the cultural dance, their singing and songs, the costumes, the interactions of the characters and then I hit a big heartbreaking ep. with emotions all over the board.....his breakup, the reason why, the situation our MC is facing then we got Theme in a tragic situation!! omg. Rare we go to that level. I will let the last 3 eps finish off and binge up and finish this off but right now I have totally enjoyed this series. I can't put my finger on exactly why but I smiled thru most of this and it kept me engaged. I love how the ML just is captivated by the MC.....I was grinning thru the whole thing....yea I like this!!

Agree. I didn't find the ending creepy at all. I also wondered on the ending if the writers were gonna flip this around and do a time plot twist or something, but it was the ending I expected, them meeting in the present with their respective ages. I liked it too!!

AMAZING! I loved it. I instantly connected with the mains. The story was solid. It flowed reasonably well but in such a short amt of episodes and such big political content and behind the scenes criminal/shady plots etc it felt rushed toward the end to wrap this up but the story still kept its' hook til the end. The actors all killed their parts. Boy and Ben's attraction felt very realistic in the slow affection that surfaced and these characters were well written and real as they grew in their relationship and their careers. The ending was fantastic and fit the story line well. Nong's emotions just spilling out and Wi's devotion saying he will come back. (With that ending I just picture them slowly weaving their way back to each other and becoming a huge political power couple and seeking revenge on those who messed with them LOL) I didn't expect this to be as good as it was, I am mostly not a political movie person but this drew me right in out of the gate. I can only hope with the ending being open a second series is coming cause I want to see more of these 2 characters and how their future unfolds. It was great!

I still kinda disagree since I definitely agree with the power/toxic controlling relationship is absolutely running thru the entire story line but also for me it was about the seduction and passion that focus of steamy and sizzle to come but fizzled for the big NC scene I was expecting to cement their bond in this messy relationship. Also a nicely scripted NC scene isn't soft porn to me either. A nice NC scene can easily support and enhance the story. The sizzle fizzled terribly. It failed to deliver against the seductive burn and draw of its' sexual tension story line for me. But like I said it didn't stop me from enjoying the series but it wasted a huge opportunity that was an expected buildup and was a huge disappointment in its' reveal. (but everyone is gonna have their own take on it of course)

Finished binging eps 1-8. Loved it with the extreme tension, passion, seductive, sensitive, creative and cruel, arrogance and indifference and tons of emotion filling the screen.....til....the epic letdown of the first big NC scene in the middle of ep 8. A few seconds kiss and cut straight thru to... to who knows? a few moments later, or an hr, or 2? and we got nothing to support the supposedly passionate chemistry that is to bind these 2 characters. What a disappointment, a waste!! But I will pass over this flop scene and can say the basis of the story captivated me. I love the fact I still want to imagine I am not sure what partner Jira will choose, but as all of these shows go, I know the set destination for him I believe :) Emi is a great actor and her support role was outstanding along with AJ having those words of wisdom to his friend in his role. Both solidly supported the story. All actors nailed their roles. Can't wait to watch the last 2 eps and hope they can keep the high seduction and mystery in this series til the final end. Enjoyed it. (I want so desperately to stomp those black sunglasses lol)