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What's wrong with casting Fluke & Gawin, but Book being the lead? The issue isn't Book's acting, it's the boring character that Theo is.

Oh no hahaha I was also Team Da On and I was only sad in the first few minutes, then I enjoyed how cute it was. Everyone was happy and that's what mattered. I just need therapy to deal with the anxiety that nearly killed me every Tuesday and Thursday.

"...Return Shin's affections" - I think we interpret this differently. For me this was not a confession, Tae didn't say he had feelings for Shin Woo, he said he wanted to repay all the affection and attention he received when he was down, that doesn't mean he likes Shin Woo romantically, which gives Da On all the freedom to confess his feelings to Tae Gyeong, otherwise Tae Gyeong would just dismiss Da On saying he likes Shin Woo now, which he didn't.
The point for me is that 2 turbulent days is not enough time to give a shaken one "last chance". Shin Woo could continue supporting Tae Gyeong without confronting Da On about it.
Da On's change was not unrealistic. He saw that one of the people he trusted the most betrayed him and exposed him to the whole school out of sheer selfishness, pulling him away from the person he likes, and that was the limit for him to realize that he had to do what he wanted without worrying with other people's opinion, but he didn't know how to get to Tae Gyeong initially.
Again, I don't think Shin Woo's decisions were selfish or wrong, but I don't think Da On is wrong either. If Tae Gyeong confesses that he likes Shin Woo I'm sure Da On will back off, but that hasn't happened yet.

Tae Gyeong and Da On had been close for a long time and Shin Woo had already noticed that, that's why on the trip he tried so hard to attract Tae Gyeong's attention to himself, but when he saw that he couldn't he gave up.
Nam Goong encouraged Da On to have a conversation with Tae Gyeong and he was completely honest for the first time, which Tae Gyeong always asked him to do, so how could he be wrong?
Shin Woo took a step back at the end of the trip, but 2 days later (after the riot broke out) he said that if Da On didn't go after Tae Gyeong he would, but is that taken for granted?
Don't get me wrong, I don't think Shin Woo acted badly or took advantage of the situation, but the way people are talking about Da On is unfair and selective.

No, I'm sorry, but Shin Woo only gave up Tae Gyeong to Da On when he realized that his feelings weren't being reciprocated and Tae Gyeong was already in love with Da On, before that he always tried to get closer to Tae Gyeong, even even wanting to steal his attention when he only had eyes for Da On. Besides he was just prioritizing Tae Gyeong, the same as Da On did when he didn't feel ready to be with him. Analyzing the situation (where Da On was still very confused and shaken), Shin Woo said that if Da On didn't go after Tae Gyeong, he would, it was only 2 days after the scandal and it was the first time Da On tried if he reconnected with Tae Gyeong and had his plans thwarted, he was shaken and with Shin Woo's ultimatum he thought the best thing was to let him take care of Tae Gyeong because he himself couldn't do it at that time. Regardless of whether you are 18 years old or younger, this kind of situation is difficult and everyone has a time to overcome it, it wasn't shown how the situation was with Shin Woo, so you can't say that he acted right and Da On acted wrong, which what we know is that Da On was confronted by friends, colleagues, teachers and even became gossip even at So Hee's school, in addition to the fear of his parents discovering him and changing his school. I don't know is this safe haven you saw.

This is a script feature that I don't particularly like, because it feels like Tae Gyeong would only notice Shin Woo if Da On wasn't around. Now, as you mentioned, I think the way nobody expected Da On to deal with everything that was going on was very selfish. It was completely different the consequences that he and Tae Gyeong had, while practically nobody cared about the fact that Tae Gyeong was in the photo, Da On was confronted by friends and teachers, it became the gossip even at So Hee's school, and yet he had to worry about what would happen if his parents found out, all this when he himself hadn't met, so the demand on him was rather rash. But despite that I don't think Shin Woo did wrong, because he only cared about Tae Gyeong, but I think he rushed to confront Da On about his feelings, because minutes later he found out who released the photo and wanted try to reconcile with Tae Gyeong.

Da On's development is by far the best. He's had ups and downs throughout the show and as a character it's great because it shows depth and evolution. People's problem is not having the maturity to accept that their favorite character won't be "the chosen one", so they try to fault the "rival", but truthfully, until more than half of the drama Tae Gyeong and Da On had excellent interactions and a deepening in their relationship, which would justify them staying together, mainly because the distancing and self-discovery is part of the plot. Their relationship was very well built. Now about people saying he was selfish, if the situation were reversed they would be encouraging the love that Shin Woo feels and saying he's right and all, so that's just immaturity in not accepting that Da On really loves Tae Gyeong and wants to try once again. (Sorry about my English)

O problema de Tharntype é quase sempre o mesmo, não tratar assuntos sérios com a importância que eles demandam. É exatamente o que torna a série diferente de BLs regulares, por abordar assuntos mais tensos e polêmicos (mesclando isso com a química inegável de Mew e Gulf e as excelentes cenas hot), mas eles não sabem muito bem dar um fechamento descente para os arcos que resolva o problema sem ser de uma maneira superficial.

Eu acho que eles tentaram tratar a agressividade do Type como um traço de personalidade característico, como alguém "esquentadinho", o que não seria de todo ruim se esses momentos não extrapolassem o limite do aceitável. Personagens com essa característica ficam em uma linha muito tênue entre o saudável e o tóxico, e o Type cruza essa linha sem muita dificuldade (o que é uma pena por que adoro personagens com esse traço e o usam para defender os amigos, pro exemplo).
Concordo que um crescimento dele nesse quesito, como começar a se policiar para não ser tão agressivo (com o pobre No, por exemplo), seria um excelente tema para se trabalhar e ajudar no enriquecimento do personagem.
Agora sobre o No. Acho que ele era exatamente o que balanceava alguns aspectos mais sérios da série. Ele era o alívio cômico e ao mesmo tempo a voz da razão em alguns momentos, o que era engraçado porque ele não parecia ter um pingo de juízo. Ele é aquele amigo que irrita, mas com o qual não se pode viver sem. A atuação do Mild não achei, em momento algum, exagerada, pelo contrário, apesar de caricata, talvez, era tão leve que só dele aparecer o clima já melhorava.
Algo que esqueci de comentar: Queria ver mais da relação do Fiat e Leo, que apesar de BEM complicada a série toda e com alguns extremos (características de Tharntype kkk), me conquistou. Senti que faltou muito a explorar ali.

Definitivamente concordo com 97% de tudo que você falou. Tharntype tem uma química indiscutível, mas a falta de responsabilidade ao lidar com assuntos muito sérios e delicados é inaceitável (ainda não em conformo com o desfecho do arco do Tar na primeira temporada). Acho que a única coisa que eu pontuaria a mais é que a possessividade do Tharn me irrita mais do que as grosserias do Type. Me incomodava demais como ele não sabia esperar o tempo do Type. Nem todo mundo está preparado para tomar certas decisões e os outros precisam respeitar o tempo de cada um, ainda mais alguém cheio de preconceitos internos como o Type, o que não justifica algumas de suas atitudes. Mesmo assim eu gostei da sua evolução da primeira temporada e de todo o drama vivido em seu trabalho, acho que deu uma profundidade a mais ao personagem, enquanto o Tharn só foi mais do mesmo. Sobre os outros personagens eu assino em baixo em tudo (principalmente o No).
Tharntype é um Chernobylzinho à parte que me fazia terminar cada episódio reclamando, mas é uma série que contagia de uma forma inexplicável.