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Why reply with a comment about the book? Join a book club if you want to discuss the book. By the way, this will be my last comment. Have a nice day.

I do not give two sh*t's about the novel, this was a critique of the show. I have said this before and I will say this again, if I have to read a novel to know what is going on in a show, then the director and screenplay writer did a lousy job of it. Have a great day! :0)

Episodes 1 and 2 were good, but 3-5 is a snooze fest. They dragged out the whole gift exchange for 3 episodes now when it could have been condensed to a montage of super short scenes that could have just had the days captioned instead over this incredibly boring 2 months time frame in which absolutely nothing happens. I guess they have to fill 8 episodes, but I highly recommend watching episodes 1 and 2 and then go directly to 5, trust me, you will not miss anything if you do. On a side note, Phoon really needs intense therapy. It is a disservice to portray a character so damaged and try to make us believe that all he needs are superficial friends (because if they were real friends, they would encourage Phoon to seek therapy) and a love interest to repair the years and years of trauma/torture his family heaped on him. Show him going to therapy and getting stronger by asking for help and this could send a message to anyone watching this show who is struggling with mental health issues that it is okay to seek help. This chapter with Fah and Phoon is super disappointing.

If I have to read a novel to understand a show or its characters than the director is doing a lousy job.

This show was okay. The main problem is the lack of chemistry between the leads. Honestly, if you are going to star in a BL and there are intimate scenes, the kisses really need to look real. If this show was made 10 years ago or longer then chemistry might have been acceptable, but with so many LGBTQ shows and movies out there where actors/actresses are not inhibited by kissing/intimate scenes and they understand their assignments when hired for the job, these lead actors in this show are sorely lacking in understanding their roles of being in love and it shows when it comes to their chemistry. I would rather there were no intimate/kiss scenes than the ones we got, cause it was super uncomfortable and a cringe to watch how uncomfortable they were with each other. Lips barely touching or clenched tight is a total turn off. GMMTV is like the Hallmark movie channel, where everything and everyone is sanitized to the point of being sexless with just a few exceptions. If you are going to have couples like this in series, then the story itself needs to be exceptional and I am sorry to say this story lost steam half way through and never recovered.

I will miss this drama when it ends next week. It was such a comfort with all the dramas out there with so much angst, horror and super toxic leads, this was a breath of fresh air.

I actually think Koh and Pheem would have more chemistry than Jira and Pheem. I feel zero chemistry between Jira and Pheem because 1. Jira isn't into Pheem at all and really wants Koh, he just has not admitted it yet fully to himself. 2. Pheem has ulterior motives for wanting Jira or he would not have called some random chick to have sex with if he was actually wanting/needing Jira. He wants him only as a conquest and whatever he feels is toxic.

Maybe whatever is in Koh and Pheem's past can be forgotten and the two of them can get together using the age-old BL trope of overcoming a teenage/young adult misunderstanding and finding love again.

Count me in on this lawsuit against those that love Koh. I loved that Koh confronted both Jia and Pheem at the same time on their bullsh*t behavior and lies.

I am not convinced they have been "best friends" since childhood. I think at one time they were, but I think the friendship sailed on and we will find out what happened between Pheem and Koh in a future episode. I think there is a lot more to this story between Koh and Pheem than we have seen so far and I do not believe Pheem is all that innocent in all this. Also, the way Pheem called Jira to come with him, sounded more like an owner calling his dog, then a lover asking his boyfriend to walk out with him. I got a very negative vibe from Pheem in that last episode.

I am loving this series. All the actors are doing an excellent job of bringing life into their characters and the cinematography in this series is outstanding, it sets the perfect atmosphere. I am completely entertained and already wanting this to be more than 10 episodes.

kacee_ottis , you made me laugh!!!!

I thought it was 10 as well.

Sequel please!!!! We need a Part 2 in 2026!!!

Sad that you mistook my comment as sarcasm and called me uncivil. I hope you feel we are even now. Have a great Thursday (not sarcasm) This will be my last post.

Not everyone I guess can be as enlightened as you. Have a great day!

I do understand what you are saying, but I am unsure what point you are making other than you are tired of this trope? I hate to be the one to tell you this, but It is what sells. The romance genre has played the enemy to lover, bad boy/toxic trope in straight to every form of LGBTQ series or movie from the beginning of movie making. If you find it boring then I suggest you stick to thrillers, mysteries and horror if this type of trope is not your bag because it is not going away anytime soon and I am sitting in the front row center for it. I happen to like the toxic story line and I will 99% of the time root for the bad guy for the win. It's pure escapism from the mundane life most of us have. It is entertaining and what more can I ask for in a series. I hope you are having a great weekend!

Please, give us more Boun without Prem series. His acting is much more relaxed and natural. Their ship needs to sink. As for this series with Book and Force it is nice to see them in a more mature role and I am liking the whole vibe/mystery so far. I never expect a mystery to make any sense in the first few episodes. I like when pieces fall into place in the second half. So far, I am very entertained.

I get what you are saying and I like what you wrote, but as someone once said "A cigar is just a cigar" and some of us are going to prefer Koh and Jira and some are going to prefer Jira and Pheem. It really isn't that deep. The world would be a super boring place if we all liked the same art and were attracted to the same people and if we all felt the same chemistry from a series. Our differences are what makes the world go round. I happen to think Dew needs to go back to acting school and his voice is grating, I am not his biggest fan. On the other hand, I find Off to be a better actor, his voice is sexier and his overall looks are dreamy. So for me, the choice is easy, I will take Off over Dew every time. As for BL fans liking the toxic couple's more, is a given. I think because in life I have known people who fall for the bad boy and guess what, the bad boy does not change and my friends got hurt, but in shows unlike in real life, it is safe to root for the bad guy because we know we will not get hurt and in real life most have settled for the nice guy, so they root for the one's they cannot/could not or want to attain in real life. It is a fantasy scenario that we know would never happen in life, so we root for guys like Fan Xiao in To My Shore or flawed characters like Koh for the overall win in a series. Now I have written too much, but I think you get the gist of what I am saying. Have a great day and TGIF!!!

Chemistry is subjective, an abstract concept. When I traveled to France and got to see the painting, the Mona Lisa in person I was totally underwhelmed. So many people were oohing and aahing over the painting and I was like it's nice, but it did not move me. In this series the scene on the couch was nice, but I felt nothing for Jira and Pheem. It all felt forced and it felt like Jira was there only to prove to himself that he was not attracted to Koh and should be attracted to Pheem. I am boggled that so many folks hate brussel sprouts and I love those little veggies. Those people just have different tastes from me that does not make them 2 dimensional because someone differs from me, it just means we have different tastes and feel the world differently. I am just as boggled at how many people conceived that scene as hot, when to me, it was not. Oh well, have a great day every one.

I am not mad at all in regards to your opinion. I like both sides of a coin. I feel with 3 episodes in, I trust Koh more than I do Pheem at this point. Koh definitely has issues, but I do not believe Pheem is all that and a bag of frito's. I am not buying his nice guy routine, yet. I think he has thorns that we have not seen yet and as for chemistry. I am not feeling it with Jira and Pheem. Dew as an actor also has a long ways to go to catch up to where Gun and Off are in terms of range. I know I am in the minority here, but I do not think Dew is all that good looking or sexy. He's a bit stiff (and not in a good way) for my tastes. Maybe if they had gotten Nanon or Ohm to play Pheem instead of Dew, I might be swayed to change teams hahaha