Not a Robot

I feel bad for Shin, but Akira needs to sort his feelings out, and after hearing that Shin's grades are dropping, he is doing what he thinks is best. At least Akira is trying to face his feelings instead of just running away. The teacher has had many years to process the kiss as well, and he hasn't told Akira he thoughts either. As a teacher and adult, it was his responsibility to be clear to Akira back when that happened.

I think that people are being unnecessarily harsh on Akira. Although I've never experienced this, I would be very uncomfortable being pursued by a minor and/or high school student. Akira may have feelings toward Shin, but he also very conflicted over this whole situation. He feels that it's better to be up front and honest with Shin, and take time to sort out his feelings toward Sakuma. He wouldn't want to accept Shin, only to determine he still cares about Sakuma, especially if Sakuma is open to dating Akira. If that happened, Shin would be much more hurt. Akira also does not want to stand in Shin's way of becoming a doctor. Even if Akira accepts Shin's feelings, Shin still has many years of education in front of him, and as an adult, Akira doesn't want to stand in his way. I feel sympathy toward both Shintaro and Akira, and there are still 4 episodes left, things may turn around after Shintaro graduates.

The next time I go to Thailand, I should put together a Thai BL viewing kit with the black inhaler, System A toothbrush, the different drinks, the perfume from My Secret Love, and snacks from the shows. Since half of the clothing is ugly or a uniform, I'll just wear pajamas.

How was the black inhaler? I like those inhalers when I have a cold.

I think the acting and the tension is great, but I also feel like I'm watching an adaptation of a Lois Duncan or Richard Peck book that I read as a teen. The adults are evil, there's something spooky going on, and people fall in love. I know it's part of the curse subplot, but I really am not feeling these rich kids protesting the uniforms. In Thailand, there are poor boys who live at temples so they can get an education, so the uniforms can be a social equalizer, like Ayan said. I think that students should be able to debate in class, and think the teacher was being a dictator herself, but so is the groupthink and cancel culture that today's students engage in. This series isn't perfect, but I like that it makes the viewer think a little more critically about things.

I only said immature because every time I've seen a "favorite" or "golden child" IRL rant, it's been in the middle of an argument or tantrum. I've never seen them sit the parents down and say that they actually feel this way. The older brother talked things over with Duean Yi, that's how he should talk to his parents. Those feelings are real with some people, but most parents will be opening to listening if it isn't in the middle of an argument. That's where my opinion came from.

I usually read the book after the series but I liked this series so much that I read Kim and Kamol's story. In the book, Kamol is much direct and stronger toward Danil. I'm hoping next episode, Kamol will address this directly. I liked that Kim's co-workers were teasing him so much. They made me laugh, and made me want to tease Kim too.

It was just sex because of their mutual taste. haha

I like that the siblings are raising Q together, and Uncle Man will be there when his sister's fears overwhelm her. Cher, the gay icon, did an interview before her son Chaz transitioned from female to male. She said that she had a hard time when her (then) daughter Chastity came out as a lesbian. Cher admitted to having had sex with women herself, but when the time came for her daughter to be gay, she struggled with it. Chaz said that while his mom struggled with it, while his father accepted him. In these shows, the mother is either totally supportive, or totally freaking out. I'm glad this series is more to to life.

When people use "whiny" and "cutesy" as a criticism, they are not usually used in relation to masculinity. Santa is called cute, but it's a compliment.

The late Japanese gay porn actor, Masaki Koh, commented that because of the Japanese stereotype of the over the top effeminate gay man, he never accepted offers to appear on tv programs because (in his opinion) the viewer just wouldn't get it. His boyfriend, Tenten commented that to foreigners, Japanese straight men look gay to them. I watched that interview many years ago (Masaki passed in 2013), but even today, we go off of our perceptions.

I will miss this series! Although they spent too much time with the Ploy arc, I'm glad that we got to see the families come together. I would love to see a series with Yoon and his doctor.

Except for the strategic planning meetings between Q, Toy and Frank, I really like this series so far. It looks like Toy and Mook will make a nice couple. The adult moments with Q's mother and uncle were a treat this episode. Q's mother is not against her son being gay, but as a parent there are other things that cross your mind. One fear is that your child could be accused of SH by the other child's family (this happened to a friend), or that he will get his heart broken. Moms are not stupid, when she sees Q want to leave at night to care for X, she knows what's going on. Also, parents are allowed to have a twinge of sadness about their children. Yes, often it's selfishly about them (wanting grandchildren, etc) but humans should be allowed to express their feelings, and she is speaking to her brother, who is grounding her.

My biggest complaint is, X hit his head on concrete, so they should make sure his head is okay, as well as his arm.

Especially after he cracked his head on the sidewalk.

I think there are a few females who would be put off by a gay actor. I like My Only 12% a lot. I entered the BL sphere through manga, so I like stories that have manga style behavior, so I'm admitting my bias. I posted my opinion on Ep 1 on that board and saw criticisms toward Earth from his character's behavior to his haircut. They don't like how "cute" he is. My opinion is, I think that many BL viewers have never been around many gay men before. I think some of the critiques towards Earth may show their discomfort with his presentation at times. I'm not saying that he's fem, but he doesn't behave like a lot of hetero guys behave. I think they would be some of the same people who would claim misogyny that the ladies room in a gay bar had men in it. Maybe I'm being too critical though.

I loved the bath house (LoL) scene in 7 Project. It was so raw and I could feel the characters finally release the energy that was pen up. I didn't watch all 7 couples, but I really liked the Earth and Santa episode.

Love this so far. I am so glad that I am no longer in puberty/high school. It's such a dramatic and confusing time. Cake and Eiw should be friends at school too, but those pesky rationalizations that teens go through. If this series continues on this path, I will not be as sad about Love Mechanics ending today.

I forgot about the couch scene. That was pretty authentic to real life, and is especially nice if you've had a hard day. Daniel is a very good actor, and was great in Call it What You Want. I think Taiwan is missing out by not casting him in some of their series.

I think there are enough gay/bi actors out there who won't freak out over getting intimate with another man. I don't know why they don't cast New Year more often. I would like to see him do something on the edgier side. I think that we should move on from casting straight men to attract a female audience. Yes, some youngins will ship every gay actor, but they do it with straight actors as well. I think that all sexualities can be represented, and maybe we would get more intimate love scenes.

I don't usually look through all of the photos, but I wanted to see more pictures Fluk with his hair down. I didn't realize this series has been through so many re-castings. It looks like Art was going to play Tim's love interest. Daniel wasn't originally in the cast either.

Yes! I'm sick of these newer BLs getting on their knees or kneeling on the floor so their crotches don't touch. I'm no sex goddess, but real people do not have sex this way. I was just glad that Kim answered honestly when Mek asked him about his feelings. I was looking around the room to make sure it wasn't a dream sequence.

Honestly, this is top 10 worst for me. Check-Out has no likable characters, they aren't merely flawed, but they the some of the most self-centered characters in one show. They have no compassion for each other. It's a bad day for me when I like the first cheater Tee, most out of all of them. I think they could have done this series in 6 episodes, and taken out some of the tantrums, and dishonesty to salvage the series. I'm committed to this hot mess though. I still support Best, which is why I'm watching this, even though it's pretty bad.

You're probably right. Maybe there will be a supernatural tie between Ayan and his uncle. There aren't very many spooky BL series, and I was hoping for something eerie with the eclipse and all.

That's true. I thought that Third's opinion would have been more persuasive or the audience would have told their friends. Since we're in the alt universe, it's hard to say what went wrong, especially since Tun said it would have been a hit in their universe. I'm hoping the novel gets translated because I think some of the nuance is getting lost in the series adaptation.