Annie

Very pleasantly surprised by this last episode, and the writing. Yes, there's been spoilers in many platforms, saying Ken was dead, but I think the writer did a good job at having us DOUBT what the truth is. I had to give it a 2nd rewatch and it then all made sense: Ken died and is currently a ghost. Hence why nobody replies to him when he speaks to them, apart from Sandee. At first I thought, it can't be because the mother said to Lawrence "Your brother and I are going to the rest house" and then realised she must have been talking about his ashes. I was also wondering (at first) why was she overreacting about the fact that he is gay (with the self hiding and the excessive alcohol consumption) but she is actually trying to cope with her son's death... There are other little things here and there that confirm all of that, like when Ken said "Sometimes she notices me, most of the time she doesn't". And the fact that I needed a second rewatch to put all of this together is why I say this has been really well written and directed, I usually have sharp eyes and catch these things at first watch (I mention the direction as well because... well check the scenes by the mantelpiece).

Now, I am not sure if Ken is aware he's dead because of the things he's saying and doing (telling his brother to call him if he has issues with his essays, or when he's trying to hold the bottle for his mother) but what I am really not sure of is about the fate of Shake. The only mention of him was done cryptically by Romeo and Heaven, after which Heaven looked up to the sky, but this could be because of Ken or maybe both. It is also possible that Shake is in a coma and his spirit wandered all the way to the Whising Tree, if indeed people (or spririts) can "summon" spirits in that location. (Maybe that is how Sandee figured it out, after wishing for her mother to be there and probably seeing her afterwards).

Really great Episode 6 that definitely has me counting down the days to next week where some of the answers will be revealed!

I personally think this series is terrible. And I wouldn't recommend it. I'm only watching because I kept hoping it would get better, but it didn't. Now I just want to know how it would end as I've already invested in the first 5 episodes. If you have nothing to do or watch, give it a try. If your time is precious, just skip and check the next one.

This wasn't predictable at all... The girlfriend, yes (of course), the proposal, no. And you know what? I want Ben to be with the courier guy. I would actually like that, for once, we have a series completely different from everything else : the childhood best friends DON'T fall in love with each other, Unlucky in Love main character finds love where he would least expect to do so (with the courier guy he argued with) and the happy ending would be that both Best Friends are happy in love but NOT with each other and are the best and super close Best Friends ever, each of them is happy that the other is happy with their respective partner and the series would conclude which both of them sitting in the tree house, like 20 years later, star-gazing and reminiscing about their youth and Ben would say nonchalantly "Did you know I had a massive crush you? You were actually my first love..." and Jim would reply "I kinda guessed... But, hey, I'm not gay. Lol" They would just laugh, the camera would zoom out and... "The End".
Because that would be realistic. and that would still be a happy ending. I would be happy with that.
What's too far fetched, is Mr Straight Man to ditch the girlfriend he seems to be loving dearly (and seems to be about to propose to) and start falling for his gay friend... even if this is fiction, this storyline is a bit too cliche and tired to be honest. I really hope we'll get a fresh storyline like the one above. Can't wait to see how the characters will develop and how this will turn out in the end.

Ha ha - I agree. I like how he's out and proud but I wish Judah was more likeable as a character, and way less judgmental as well. I don't like how he spoke to Rocky when he was clearly going out of his comfort zone, doing things he's never done before and there was no empathy whatsoever. Urgh!

This is a very interesting review. I agree with everything you said about Tan and Oil and the contrast between their story and Sea and Tin story. However, I have a different view on It's character.
To me, It is bullying Sea particularly. He even said "Newbie is mine" when his group started throwing things at Sea and his friend in the school corridor. And I don't think It is this way because he's homophobic. I think he is simply jealous of Sea. It seems to have always been somehow close to Tin and all of a sudden he sees this new boy taking all of Tin's attention and he doesn't like it. He even said he plans on having Sea expelled (probably so he can get away from Tin).
It's jealousy is even more clear to me when he goes to Tin's condo and starts checking his closet, literally like a jealous boyfriend (I don't know any friend that would behave like that). But also the time he went to Tin's condo, at night, and starts asking why dinner has been set for 2 (again, like a jealous boyfriend). You can see he is hurt that Tin lied to him, and this probably means bad news for Sea... I'm worried for him in the next episode.
I am not sure how the writers are going to write It's character development, and the relationship development with Voice, but I'm very curious to find out.

I understand where you're frustration is coming from because I really find it tiring, however I don't think he's "still pissed over a room". I think he's upset because he thinks that Pai lied to him about the reason he was helping him study. Itt thought Pai helped him so they could SHARE the room, but then he founds out that the agreement with the teacher was that Pai would get the room for exclusive use. Of course he never discussed anything with Pai, got angry by himself and turned into a bully, when we all know that Pai never had the intention to kick out the other guys nor prevent them from using the room. The problem is that he's never been given the opportunity to give any explanation...
I understand why Itt would feel somehow betrayed however, like you said, it was a long time ago, they're at University now - Itt should grow up and move on already!

I also don't like Judah, but I wouldn't go that far. He could have been selfish but he chose to let Rocky have the quarantine pass. He provided emotional support when Rocky was missing his family and he's also been really supportive when Rocky lost his job: offered to help with his CV and also open his mind to alternative sources of revenue, which is how Rocky managed to earn some money to pay for his Dad's medicine. (Also one of the reasons Rocky started to realise / fully realised he was falling for him).
Having said all that, I'm not saying I like Judah. I'm just saying he's not only whiny and needy, he has a couple of good sides. I'm also not a fan of the actor, but that's personal preference I guess.