Not a Robot

I think that Thua is one of the more complicated characters in this series. He is class leader, he just lost his dad, his mother remarried some weird quasi abusive man, and she is always working, and he has to stuff his feelings because he wants his mother to be happy. Sometimes teens will do strange things to keep themselves grounded and try to maintain some sort of stability. Thua did not use a pro-social method, and I agree, he is not better than anyone.

Thanks for the info. I skipped Miracle of the Teddy Bear, because of the other two, especially MODC. I will skip this too. I can't handle the sad stuff. The only sad show I could handle was Ai no Kusabi, but almost every story was gays in the cemetery back then.

Mamoru and Issei - GANBARIMASU!

Classic gay baiting. I'll come back to this board to check on it, but the only couple I see is the fujoshi and the singer. I would rather watch the worst BL (Check Out) than gay baiting.

I don't know about hilarious, but I think that's how I envision my life if I dated a player. It would be a one and done for me, but i see people keep giving these guys another chance.

If they had your ending, the gays must be saintly, virtuous, always in activist mode, and lawful good faction on MDL would flip out about gay stereotypes, etc, then we would get a lousy second season of Fah winning Sher back. Pass me the cardboard ending please. haha

I just want to grab Mamoru-kun and yell, "GANBARIMASU!"

Older Movies below. I'm waiting for the film version of Cherry Magic to come out. I love that show.

Seven Days: Mon-Thurs
Seven Days: Fri-Sun
Hidamari ga Kikoeru (I Hear the Sunspot)
Doushitemo Furetakunai - No Touching Allowed
Hana wa Saku ka - Does the Flower Blossom

Not BL but slice of life with an older gay couple
Kinou Nani Tabeta? - What did You East Yesterday?

This is the 3rd book and they've added two new characters, Lom and Tarntatch. The actors are new, and need more coaching. The 2M2 cast wasn't that great either when they started. I watched 2M2 way after it aired because the actors themselves were so likable in an interview. I still prefer the OG cast, but I'm willing to give these guys a chance.

I've never dated a f#ckboi and I never would. I just don't have that level of trust, so I'm skeptical about this couple. Because both Sherbet and Fahlan were players, it will be interesting to see how they build a trusting relationship. I saw the cover of the original novel and it seems like they will have true love, but what will the journey be? I think this is the first Asian drama where the actors haven't waxed off their facial hair, and it's refreshing to see, especially James.

What you wrote is beautiful. The reason why I felt pessimistic is, I'm older, and I know people like In and Sasiwimol. I just had a confrontation with someone very close to me because they love a person like In and just will not let go. I said that both of them are bullshit, because this has been going on for several YEARS! This person is similar to Sasiwimol, loud, attention seeking, but alone when the big events happen, because she does not cherish the people who matter. A person who would tattoo the name of a mutual with the "In" type, while having their own children. I know this is TMI, but I see In and Sasiwimol in people I know in real life. They are the people who think I'm "brave" but guess what, I'm just living. I travelled solo to Thailand without speaking a word of Thai, because I wanted to, so I did. I hope that In will figure it out someday. I would have liked to have seen him give in and accept Wang's love, and learn to live.

Thanks for the encouragement. I watched the last 2 episodes. I'm happy for Wang, but I feel terrible for In and Sasiwimol. I thought the ending was a bit pessimistic, that older people are too set in their ways to change. There are a lot of younger people today who are set in their ways as well. We were all rooting for In.

When he discovers Mamoru's shrine to him.

I love Mamoru the Bara artist and Issei, the humble idol! I also really like the Japanese style music and narration. I hope they keep up the momentum and style. I'm waiting for the big Issei reveal too.

What upset me was, Sasiwimol did not give Wang a shout out, even though he asked for one, and In spoke to him as Siam, not Wang. Just like with Siam, it's all about THEM and THEIR feelings. I'm still not sure why Wang set this up, maybe he fell in love with a picture, maybe he was curious. That's why I want Wang to take his father's ghost when he moves out. Siam was also told who he could/could not love. In decided that Siam could not love him, and Sasiwimol insisted that he love her. I already know that both In and Sasiwimol are too stuck right now. Thanks for giving me a hint that Wang will break out from underneath these two.

I put this on hold after Episode 6. I just don't see the point of supporting 2 middle age people who can't move on, and a the ghost of his father. Wang is a really awesome young man caught in between them. Wang looks so much like his father, but he is his own person. Maybe I'll come back and finish it when I'm ready. Hopefully Wang will move out, and move on. He can take the ghost of his father to live with him.

I understand now about the general public stereotype. I think of the 1990's movie "Get Real" when I think about some of the closeted gays of the past. As much as we complain about BL, gay cinema isn't really cutting it either. Nothing has replaced Big Eden for me as far as a love story about regular guys. The straight community wasn't seen as the enemy and they even slipped in some humor. I hope that your former roommate has learned to stope being so scared, but I have the "privilege" of not being a male. I've worked with straight men whom others speculated about being gay behind their backs. When I would stick up for them or ask if that would be a problem, they always had a dumb answer, usually regarding mannerisms or their hobbies (one guy likes to knit). I work in a blue collar environment, so most gay men will stay closeted, which is sad. Like you said, governments and corporations, have their biases.

Is Kevin the undead of this family? Looking forward to the rest of this series.

I'm sad this is almost over. Japanese BL can be very poorly executed (miscasting, bad kissing), but the recent slice of life series have been great.

Yes, the curse is human made, but I still like spooky rumors about a school or place of work. Just like how the "morgue" was on the floor where I worked. Nobody ever proved it to me, but it was still fun.

It could be generational, but I see the stereotypic gay man as the guy who is masc, in the gym all the time, and straight passing. Some of them will let their hair down in a gay club, but most of the the time, they want to pass. Even when you look at "homoerotic" photos from the 1900's - 1950's, it's mostly men doing athletics. I see those guys as the stereotype. My other female friends and I used to sneak peeks in a gay magazine, Honcho, and there were no gays shouting "Mary!" in them. I treasure gay fem men, as they would be the persons being bullied, even by other gay men. I see fem gay men as the brave gay men in history, and because they were never closeted, at the forefront of gay rights. Rock Hudson had a long career while being closeted, while Paul Lynde and Liberace were able to live authentically. The slang "gay" was not coined in reference to the masculine guys flexing their abs by the pool. Like I said, I'm old, so my opinion about fem men is different. Sure, the fainting is OTT, but so is a woman finding out she is pregnant by fainting, which is still done in dramas today.

They could have deleted the protest arc, and focused on Dika instead. Yes, there are cliches because the writing team are making Akk a stereotypical a tsundere character. Unless Ayan almost drops dead, Akk won't even let him sniff an inhaler, but once he almost dies, Akk will be the best nurse in he world. They need to figure out that they can make Akk a tsundere without over doing it. I would do the underwater kiss because in 2022, I would be worried about cameras. haha

The curse part is okay with me because I've been to many places that are "haunted" and know people who swear they have seen UFOs, etc., so I feel that is one of the most true to life things I've seen in BL. I worked at and allegedly "haunted" place that used to be a "morgue" and I've never saw or heard anything. while others have. I don't think a person can get to adulthood without a curse or haunted legend in their background.