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Something similar happened in the British 1990's film "Get Real" with a different response. I'm glad that things have changed for LGBTQI+ youth.

Thanks for the predictions. I will still be upset with Korn because in TWM, a drunk Korn was able to resist Bright and he wasn't even engaged to Knock. This season he sleeps with Pete, the boss, while engaged to Knock. We still haven't seen the dog that's in the publicity stills, so that remains in the future.

I hope that Yihwa realizes how overbearing Art is. In reality, a lot of young women think that an older, possessive, successful guy being so forward is the fairy tale. Yihwa used to be smarter than that, but we'll see. It would be breaking the girl code if Fai got together with Cho, but Yihwa cheating would justify it for Fai and Cho.

As the older man, I hope that Bright releases Farm to be happy. Since Rit and Farm are in all the fan services, they will probably end up together.

TWM was based on a novel because the subber made references to it in the side comments. I'm not sure if The Next Chapter is based on a novel.

Since this season only as 3 episodes left, I have to say that this board has some of the most impressive BL viewers around, and I've enjoyed reading the comments. I've been more entertained here than by drama itself. Thanks everybody!

It's true that Yihwa had a physical and emotional affair. Cho has already told her that he will forgive her and I felt really bad for him. It's ironic that Korn comforted him.

We still don't know what Rit talked to Bright about in episode 9, so that's still a mystery. It looks like Farm is worried about the doctor expoiting Rit, but we'll have to wait and see.

Jay is a homophobe, but if his only exposure to gay men is his workplace, I can see why he is so ignorant. Like Jay's friend told Korn, "One guy in the afternoon, another guy in the evening." I'm not sure this is the "realism" that peole want to justify and rationalize. This adds "proof" for people like Jay and Korn's dad.

It's true that Yihwa had a physical and emotional affair. Cho has already told her that he will forgive her and I felt really bad for him. It's ironic that Korn comforted him.

We still don't know what Rit talked to Bright about in episode 9, so that's still a mystery. It looks like Farm is worried about the doctor expoiting Rit, but we'll have to wait and see.

Jay is a homophobe, but if his only exposure to gay men is his workplace, I can see why he is so ignorant. Like Jay's friend told Korn, "One guy in the afternoon, another guy in the evening." I'm not sure this is the "realism" that peole want to justify and rationalize. This adds "proof" for people like Jay and Korn's dad.

I like your predictions. I would be interested in hearing your predictions about the other messy couples. Korn and Knock will have a happy ending because Knock will have the epiphany. We only saw one PDA sequence with them but it was a dream where we had to witness Korn x Pete doing it in reality. It would have softened the cheating had the director thought to cut in flashback scenes of Korn and Knock being lovey dovey. Remind us who we are rooting for!

I wanted to add that after the shoulder massage while peeing in the urinal (Thunder TV trailer), I hope that Cho is at HR reporting Pete instead of being at the hospital waiting room. For being the straight guy, he's the only one who recognises a come on.

Pete is the person who put the wrong oil in the machine. That company's safety protocols are out of whack. You need hardhats but you walk around with an open bottle of oil. Plus they aren't wearing safety glasses.

I hope that Knock finds a job at Ocean Electric with Arthit or Siam Polymer working the Kongpob's dad.

I like this prediction. I just wanted to add that Cho may turn Pete in for sexual harrassment after receiving the shoulder massage while peeing in the urinal (it's in the TV Thunder preview on YT). I noticed that Cho isn't in the waiting room at the hosptial when Korn's parents arrive. Hopefully he is at HR filing a grievance against Pete. I also think that Pete put the wrong oil in the machine to set Jay up. Of course Dr. Bright is working to save Korn. I guess that Korn's sister is gone for good as well as Phubet since they aren't at the hospital.

What I hope doesn't happen is that Cho "gives" Yihwa to Art and tells him to take care of her and make her happy becaue she deserves to be happy.

I'm not sure what will happen with Farm and Bright. The writers missed a great opportunity for Bright to atone properly for thinking that he had a blank check when Farm agreed to an open relationship. It would be nice to show an age-gap couple since most BL is about younger men.

I would like to hear your predictions on FxBxR and YxC.

Fai was a breath of fresh air calling Yihwa a slut one minute, then making sure she had something to eat and drink. That's how female relationships are sometimes. We call each other out, but that doesn't change that we love each other, Fai is just disappointed, but she still loves all of her friends. Even when Farm tried to give her a low blow about being perpetually single, she still let him have it. I guess she is the toned down Yihwa of this season.

I can't help but be sad about this season. In TWM, Korn was able to put off Bright's sexual advances and he was drunk at that time too, but he succumbs to Pete's. Maybe it's because TWM was based on a novel and the author wrote Korn to be a guy who won't cheat. Sadly, we had only one PDA scene with K&K and it was a dream sequence, while we had to experience Korn x Pete in reality. If they had shown lovey dovey K&K flashbacks, it may have toned down the feelings the views had about Korn cheating. I do like that Pete is the Plern Pleng in this series because oftentimes women are relegated to the evil spoiler in BL series.

I like this prediction. I just wanted to add that Cho may turn Pete in for sexual harrassment after receiving the shoulder massage while peeing in the urinal (it's in the TV Thunder preview on YT). I noticed that Cho isn't in the waiting room at the hosptial when Korn's parents arrive. Hopefully he is at HR filing a grievance against Pete. I also think that Pete put the wrong oil in the machine to set Jay up. Of course Dr. Bright is working to save Korn. I guess that Korn's sister is gone for good as well as Phubet since they aren't at the hospital.

What I hope doesn't happen is that Cho "gives" Yihwa to Art and tells him to take care of her and make her happy becaue she deserves to be happy.

I'm not sure what will happen with Farm and Bright. The writers missed a great opportunity for Bright to atone properly for thinking that he had a blank check when Farm agreed to an open relationship. It would be nice to show an age-gap couple since most BL is about younger men.

I would like to hear your predictions on FxBxR and YxC.

Fai was a breath of fresh air calling Yihwa a slut one minute, then making sure she had something to eat and drink. That's how female relationships are sometimes. We call each other out, but that doesn't change that we love each other, Fai is just disappointed, but she still loves all of her friends. Even when Farm tried to give her a low blow about being perpetually single, she still let him have it. I guess she is the toned down Yihwa of this season.

I can't help but be sad about this season. In TWM, Korn was able to put off Bright's sexual advances and he was drunk at that time too, but he succumbs to Pete's. Maybe it's because TWM was based on a novel and the author wrote Korn to be a guy who won't cheat. Sadly, we had only one PDA scene with K&K and it was a dream sequence, while we had to experience Korn x Pete in reality. If they had shown lovey dovey K&K flashbacks, it may have toned down the feelings the views had about Korn cheating. I do like that Pete is the Plern Pleng in this series because oftentimes women are relegated to the evil spoiler in BL series.

I think that you have brought up an intelligent discussion, but this series was marketed as two guys who fall in love and are supposed to be in a monogamous relationship. I'm not a gay man, but have been around gay men and have seen the bathroom action, have not been able to pee because some dude is in there, and guys making out when they just met. But as somebody who has been drunk before and have had drunk friends, that is usually a lame excuse used the next morning after regretting what they've done. Even if it is the drunk excuse, this series shows the constant gay male stereotypes of being obsessed with sex, (toilet sex, rent boys, older predatory queens, drunken sex, promiscuity) just to prove to people like Jay and Korn's dad that all gay men are driven by their crotch, even the good guys.

I agree that some gay male images have been sexual and body shaming is a another gay male issue. I guess that I just believe that most gay men discuss their relationships and come to an agreement. Women flash their breasts for some 10 cent beads at Mari Gras, but most women don't flash their breasts, at home for those same beads. If they are caught in a photo and their partner does not agree, it will lead to an argument, but some partners are okay with it. Yes, some couples have an open relationship that work for them. If Korn was obsessed with Knock cheating on him, the relationship was not open. That's why Knock asked the rhetorical question.

I think that the writers manipulated a mostly female audience into thinking that this was the couple who were going to fight together, then one of them falls for the oldest trick in the book, a free piece of ass. BL is a mostly female driven industry (look at the fan meets, it isn't loaded with men) and women want the happy ending. from our characters. Women want men who do not cheat, even when drunk and we can't stand when our friends cheat. We've held too many of our friend's hands in the aftermath of cheating. Most women don't watch BL for heterosexual relationships, which is probably why Yihwa's situation is not as analyzed on the boards, even though women can't stand Yihwa this season. To be honest, I fast forward through many of her scenes.

I'm enjoying the discussion that's been going on. Most are well thought out even if I don't necessarily agree.

Korn would have dumped Knock just like he dumped Mew and would not give Mew a second chance. Only Korn gets to be selfish in this series. The reason they had Korn cheat is because he is "good" and will be forgiven.

If there are any writers from the community, they may have internalized heterosexism due to oppression. Some BL writers tend to not show the positive side of relationships and viewers use the "real life" tag to rationalize it. Maybe people aren't around enough gay people to know that gay couples in committed (some agree to be open which is not cheating) relationships, and not all gay men are sex addicts. The bully Jay didn't like that they brought sex to the job, reinforcing his homophobic point of view. TWMTNC could have been like History Right or Wrong where the couple deals with real issues, but there is also a little girl who is exposed to a loving healthy relationship to the point she tells her classmates that her 2 dads are coming to see her perform. Until homophobia declines, realistic positive images should also be shown.

I think that the lazy writing was to make Knock seem so bad that Korn's cheating will be forgivable. Even with this, Knock stepped forward and came out to his parents, proving that his relationship means something to him, even if he isn't always the perfect partner, he is ride or die. The writers could have created tension by having Korn and Knock fight for their relationship together (Together with Me??), with Knock's parents as allies. In real life, many partners work together. I just read about a college student who turned down her parent's demands to go through therapy or be disowned, because she has a girlfriend. She refused even though she only had $20 to her name. She was willing to take the risk to be who she is. Her story has a happy ending. Korn and Knock could have been examples for young LGBTQI+ young adults who struggle with family issues.

This series had great potential to show REAL LIFE, by addressing Farm's sexual assault, the sexism Fai is experiencing, and a couple coming out to their families. It would show viewers, especially others going through similar situations that they are not alone.

I don't think that Korn and Knock will permanently break up. I'm only assuming this because I've seen publicity stills of K&K with their respective parents in a group photo.

Yihwa wasn't needed this season. Her role has taken on an annoying tone. What was cute for a college dorm mate is irritating in a work colleague. Just my opinion.

With this season, you never know. If Pete can hear Korn and Cho talking with all that factory noise, anything is possible.

I hope that it was funny. Thanks.

Put under spoiler tag for length and in case somebody thinks that I'm serious. I'm entertaining myself until Episode 9 because this season is imploding. Since this season is almost camp I thought of an alternate version of the preview. This is for entertainment purposes only. Inspo was the preview on YT of Pete coming on to Knock, and the "will Knock also cheat with Pete?" (as some YT commenters pointed out, Knock wouldn't be cheating since he broke up with Korn) setup to make us watch the next episode.

Episode 9 Preview
1. Knock grabs Pete's shirt and asks, "what did you and Korn do?" Pete rubs Knock's arm and gives him a look.
-Knock stands up, throws his hands in the air and yells (to the ceiling), "I can't believe that Korn fell for this shit! What an idiot!"
-Knock looks at Pete and says, "We broke up, you can have him." Knock leaves, slamming the door.
-Pete calls Wanwan who is the younger sister of Plern Pleng and says in a sinister voice, "Knock is all yours. We've won!" They laugh together. The other fan group fujoshi steps out from behind a wall (having overheard Wanwan's conversation) with a concerned look on her face.

2. Bonus Flashback (since they didn't show this) - Korn's dad is collapsed and Wanwan is helping him. Dad realizes that Korn isn't going to fall for his act, gets up, says goodbye and tells them that he rented the apartment next door for dramatic entrance purposes.

3. Yiwa has a somewhat guilty conscience and Cho strokes her hair. Later, Cho receives a phone call from Art's girlfriend Mint letting him know what's going on and tells Cho that Art always flirts with his subordinates. She lets Cho know that if Art and Yiwa dumps them to be together, she and Cho can join forces to plot revenge. Mint tells Cho that she has a younger sister (Wanwan) who is good with social media and a university classmate named Pete who knows all about setting people up. Meanwhile, Cho realizes that Fai is kind of cute...

4. Farm coos about Rit in front of Dr. Bright and Bright acknowledges that Rit is cute. Farm starts to realize that his revenge plot is having a problem. Is he jealous that Bright thinks that Rit is cute or is he being protective of Rit?
-A lightbulb emoji flashes above Rit's head. Rit breaks up with Farm then tells Farm and Bright that he will not be used in whatever game they're playing. While Farm and Bright are staring with mouths open, Rit grabs his backpack and confidently marches out the door. -As Rit is exiting the hospital reflecting on what just took place, he almost gets hit by a guy riding a bicycle. The bike rider is a LBC fanboy and can't believe his luck.

Please don't hate, I'm just trying to have fun.

The fangirl/Pete alliance was unexpected but it showed that she really fell for Knock, and now she is being a yandere light. I'm still trying to figure out if Pete wants Korn or if he is just enjoying the game, or if he really wants Knock. I hope that Jay is more than he seems. It would be disappointing to find out that he is just a bully.

I also can't stand that this season shows that men/women cannot work together without fooling around. I'm wondering how Art's girlfriend, Mint plays into this since she seems like the most understanding girlfriend in the world.

It's too bad that the writers didn't drum up drama by having Korn and Knock work through their problems like adults (how Knock offered to go with Korn to come out to his dad). Korn and Knock could be crying over the father's reaction, but supporting one another instead of the cheating situation. It would show other people going through this situation that even if you're afraid, you can still have each other, then have Korn's father come to accept his son. They had such an opportunity to normalize these relationships, but chose to spend it on cheating drama instead.

I would love it if Pleng was behind this! The actor who played Mew is on this cast list so I wonder what his role is. Is he going to try to get Korn back again? Taunt Korn for being just as bad as he was? I was hoping that Jay was secretly in love with Pete, causing him to hate Korn and Knock. This season is just so cliche that it may happen.

Plus they characters in I am your King were high school students, not college graduates with professional jobs.