MizuRyuu

meh, not every parent can be Pete's dad from PeteKao

I know, right!! They could at least have made it "I just haven't met a man I liked til Duen". At least that implies that he does like men, just weren't interested enough in one to date one.

The problem is just Gun being cute is not enough of an explanation for the school's obsession with him. The amount of lines that need to be adjusted basically require a wholesale re-write of the series. It is just a very bad casting considering the characteristic of the Gun role

Yah, I agreed that the casting for Gun is pretty bad considering the reputation he supposed to have. He does look very cute, which is fine, but that doesn't fit how he is supposed to be perceived by the university.

It sounds like they needed that extra time to re-edit the remaining episodes based on the missing scenes. Taking a week break to do a BTS is not exactly by choice

From what I heard, they were originally supposed to air mid-2020, after filming is completed. However, a slot opened up in early 2020 and it was offered to the show. Since they think they can finish the filming in time, they accepted the move, resulting in the current situation due to corvid-19. It ended up being a terrible decision, but corvid-19 isn't exactly something that most people predicted.

They need the extra time to re-edit the remaining episodes based on the missing scenes due to corvid-19

From the statement, the finale is mostly filmed already. So we will get the Saifah/Zon ending. We'll just be missing a good chunk of middle sections between the kiss and the ending. That is what the special episode sounds like it will be doing: Re-telling the SaifahZon storyline from the kiss to the ending, but with the missing scenes filled in.

The problem is they basically started having missing scenes with ep 9 (there was supposed to be the aftermath of the kiss). At that point, they still have 6 weeks of tv slots and ads/promotions already paid for. Taking an hiatus of unknown length means losing a good amount of money. Money that they may not have spare to pay for tv slots again once this corvid-19 is over, since this is a small studio. Their least expensive plan is the current one, which is to patch together what they can, then film just one extra episode to correct what they can't, since it is cheaper to pay for just one tv slot compared to 6.

I don't think the current plan is ideal, but it is the cheapest way for them to finish the season

I don't blame them for forcibly continuing the season, from what I heard, they paid for the time slot and would have lost a lot of money otherwise to just take a (long) hiatus. But knowing that, and knowing probably by ep 6 or 7 that there is zero chance of filming the remaining scenes, their current plan is understandably their only course of action. At that point, they should have the statement prepared for ep 8 to head off the complaints, since it was obvious by ep 9 and teaser for ep 10 that something is wrong.

Instead, we got tweets from the director that there was supposed to be the SaifahZon kiss aftermath scene that they ran out of time to film. The way the tweet was worded give the impression that they ran out of time to film and edit, but that 1) the scene will be added in the next episode, and that 2) this was an one-off situation and the remaining episodes would be fine. This is why a statement as early as possible is best, as it prevent false expectation to be set.

It is basically something they threw together to buy themselves more time to edit the remaining episodes to be more coherent. With a fair number of missing scenes, but finished finale episode, it is a question of trying to patch together the holes so everything still make sense. I assume there is a lot of digging through old and/or discarded footage to see if they can still patch together the scene they want.

Completely agree with everything you said. My main criticism for the current situation is that the statement from the show should have came out much earlier, like after ep 8. By that point, production has already shutdown and they should be aware that corvid-19 is not going away any time soon. At that point, they should have some kind of statement out already to temper everyone's expectation for the next two episodes. If nothing else, it would have blunt a lot of criticism and reduce a lot of speculations by the fans. By basically saying nothing for weeks, they allowed the fan base to simmer for weeks, until it basically boiled over.

Basically, the outcome (the plan for the rest of the season) is understandable, but the process to get there could be improved.

It is getting a lot of hype. It is also currently airing, so that help keep it on people's mind when they vote. SOTUS is getting old, so it may not be the first few BL shows that a newbie would watch.

I think the better question is why is WRU so far back when both shows are currently airing and getting decent hype?

From what I heard, the show was originally supposed to air in mid-2020, after filming is completed. However, the network had a slot in early 2020 open up and they offered it to the show. Assuming they can finish filming as the show aired, the show agreed to the move. If it isn't for the corvid19 shutdown, the show probably would have been able to finish successfully, but corvid19 ruined everyone's plans.

Part of me want another season, part of me don't. After all, another season usually mean more conflicts to create drama, and I don't want that for Tine/Sarawat

The special SaiZon episode won't even be filmed until after corvid-19 (since it consist of scenes that they weren't able to film before the virus shutdown production). Adding in time to actually edit the special episodes as well, don't expect it to come any time soon. Late summer at the earliest?

The thing is, they already did BTS episodes on the official WHYRU Channel on youtube for the first 5 episodes already, so the material they have on hand to turn into an extra BTS episode is limited. I do wish they added some more BTS scenes from ep 6-7 though.

I think there is still ton of story to tell. This is just a very tentative first step, so I don't think they will actually be in a full on relationship for a few more episodes. At the same time, the development of the side couples can also throw a few wrenches into Tine/Sarawat. We already seen the case of Mil, and I can see Man/Type being an issue as well if Type's relationship to Tine is kept.

Every time I come to this page, I click the rating to revise it, forgetting I already set it to 10*

It is hard to say how bad Dim is for Green. After all, we know Green exaggerate a lot. ie. a 2 min breakup is equated as a permanent breakup. While Dim was a bit physical with Tine, Tine did just punch him in the face just now, so it is a little understandable.