ShortCircuit

Uea's mother has selective deafness, I think that's pretty clear by now. She didn't hear him yell because she didn't want to hear him yell. Sadly, there ARE parents like that.

I wonder how much she knew was going on between the step-dad and her son, and if she allowed it for some financial safety (she seems pretty decided to profit off King when she first meets him and thinks he's a loaded BF of her son's.)

The sister might not have been home or too little at the time (this seems to have happened some while back.) The trauma isn't all related to the SA, anyway, but to the abuse the mother inflicted possibly even before - what with locking him up in the darkness and beating him for being different, even as a child.

The house they lived in has its own garden and it's pretty verdant, too. The neighbours might not be able to hear much, or might have become used to it (that too happens, in case of domestic violence - it happens so often that people eventually get used to not calling the cops).

The tropes are pretty much the norm in Thai BL :D From what I've watched, maybe Not Me managed to get beyond most of them, and also maybe I Told Sunset About You. The rest... I've come to expect the tropey nature, the stilted dialogue, the beach trip, the strange uniforms in school, and so on, and so forth. Oh and lately, the mafia plots LOL.

Middleman's Love, dealing with Jade, I think. If there are different novels, then introducing Jade in this series feels like linking them in an episodic manner somewhat, even if the characters also obviously appear in both novels (are there more? I haven't read either, not certain if there's any TL of them).

TBH, I like Uea better than King (both actors are pretty hot, though!), maybe because he's got this streak of self-destruction and vulnerability that makes him endearing. But Uea and King are fire together, and it's even funny watching King pretending he's not totally acting like THE boyfriend and not the FWB LOL.

Now they made it a bit longer, I have higher hopes for this series. Now let's see if they have the material to fill two more eps :D

Oh no... :(

Do they redeem DongHui? Tell me he doesn't end up a serial killer, dammit. I don't care if it breaks the build-up they did so far. I want him to be just a tiny bit obsessed with his teach, not crazy and criminal about it.

I am at 11 and I can see where this is going re: the culprit and I don't want to keep watching LOL.

Why oh why did they have to go there?! The character was written so cutely, I was rooting for him to get his own romance story. Dammit. We really can't get nice things.

PS Also... lots and lots of PPL LOL

I have no idea who these two guys are (the MLs) but they have the most natural chemistry with each other I've seen in a long time. And "Uea" / James' smiles are amazing. I hope for both their sakes the series is a success in Thailand (because it doesn't look good here on MDL with these ratings so far) and that it ends well. I see there's a companion series too, so maybe they're trying to separate the love stories into episodic tales and do them each on their own time (I approve, for such a short series.)

And can anybody change James' profile pic, he really is a gorgeous guy (particularly with a bit of eyeliner) and that pic really doesn't do him service.

There is bromance between the BFFs (of the not romantic kind.) They risk their lives for the other based on their friendship and AGAIN, with no romantic undertones. Pure, simple friendship.

Also, outsiders too risk their lives and livelihoods for the greater good (and for the better of the BFFs, LOL) again with no expectation of anything in kind in return. Though there is ham in those outsiders' future :D Maybe they're motivated by the expectation of getting ham.

This is wholesome and nice. Friendship is possible between MLs :D

PS I wouldn't vouch for the cat, though. Cats are devious.

Edit: For something along the same note, you might also check out A League of Nobleman.

He wasn't in the focus so much, not that he wasn't well written. He was... mostly retired. The focus was on the villain, and he - the villain - wasn't that enticing in the first place.

Under the Microscope (2023). 14 eps, period mystery drama (no emperors or higher power plays), amazing plot and amazing execution, great cast, good re-watch value, great music. I'd love to watch more like this one.

TBH, I couldn't tell...

Wasn't that the detective visiting ML's mom's memorial site?

Under the Microscope (cdrama). It's period/costume mystery (not wuxia/xianxia either), short, to the point, beautifully executed,

If she died in the taxi, wouldn't Yeong Min know about it? He'd be interested in whatever circumstances he'd dig up and I don't think he's miss the passenger, even if not focusing on them.

There's that strange phone he found in the taxi and put aside somewhere, I think she's actually connected to the phone, not the car.

Second episode is better than the first - once they decided they wanted to do a warm healing story instead of just frustrating mystery.

What use is the SML? He barely had 5 minutes all together in both eps.

PS Why is the detective so obsessed with a hit and run? Will there be a deeper meaning to this? Hmm.

And non-spoilery, if you're asking for a drama that is not necessarily BL-themed, but more of a whole experience... Then Nirvana in Fire might fill that gap. It's not BL but there are elements of bromance, and it's a glorious feast of pain and soul ache but also of success against the odds. It was my dark horse drama of the year's end, and the second season (not directly related) is also great. It's very slow in comparison, but it is worth all the time it's taking to get where it's going.

Also, for xianxia, (but with more het romance), maybe Love and Redemption. For wuxia, Hero (2002 movie), or Sword Snow Stride, or Joy of Life. Maybe even Ever Night, the first season at least. For xuanhuan, maybe Duoluo Continent. (There are newer ones, but I haven't watched all that many YET). Though I'm watching Warm on a Cold Night right now and so far it's been pretty good :D

For modern-day youth romance, Lighter and Princess. For sci-fi themed, definitely Reset. For isekai, then The Romance of Tiger and Rose, LOL.

I've kept this to Chinese dramas, but there might be another list for kdramas too LOL.

Watch the donghua :D (same voice actors, same story, in a different order a bit more faithful to the novel, a lot more impressive special effects. Also, complete :D And there are quite a few more bits of WangXian that made it through. For example, drunk Lan Zhan tying up Wei WuXian's hands and displaying it proudly to the juniors LOL. There are also lots of more zombies, err, fierce corpses per square meter than in the drama LOL).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m346FShZ5Dc

For more (censored BL) coming from China, Word of Honor is the right rec. It was so brazen (but seriously, it's censored and the novel it's based on is not even so out in the open as the drama, LOL) that it got the whole genre put on soft ban for about two years now LOL. It's worth it. And it's wuxia for real this time (despite some zombies, I guess c-web novel authors like zombies for some reason :D)

A cute FMV to let you see how brazen, LOL : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7idnHG6QJnM

And a more serious (and dynamic) one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw6cQxEwVI8

Also, The Sleuth of Ming Dynasty is another (censored BL) nice one. It's a bit more humour-toned and there's really not much more than a few looks and an intimate understanding between the MCs, nowhere close TU or WOH, but it's still extremely good.

Seriously, they're cute :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3uDnvIY710

Here's a comparison (the fourth pairing is from Guardian): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icGyEwDdsYA

For more rotten flavour (which means BL, censored or almost in the open, but not the way Thai BL can be, just a flavour really), you can try The Devil Judge (kdrama, it's not BL but there's this lingering aftertaste, LOL, they weren't subtle at ALL), Under the Skin (cdrama, it's touch and go mostly, but they kept it safe, waiting for maybe a second season), A League of Nobleman (just released, it's NOT BL, and the novel it's based on never was either, but there's this interesting DYNAMIC between the MCs :D)

PS Killer and Healer doesn't have a HEA, so... just be warned.

On ep 8 - OMG, the howling... the HOWLING :D

If I ever watch this drama, it'll be because of the beautiful soundtrack. I wonder if the song writer(s) is/are the same as for The Blue Whisper, the OSTs feel very similar (but both are beautiful).

The story and cast... I don't know yet. But going by the music only it would be an yes.

TBH, the first ep (of just 12 in the series) felt pretty slow to me. The setup is nothing new, so there was no need to spend so much time showing the ML just trying to drive a taxi in order to pay debts. It took the whole ep just to reach some kind of decision on what's next.

I hope the next ep moves a bit faster, or else it'll be a not-much happening drama with a plot that might be too stretched out to count.

I got a bit too attached to Zhao Kai, to tell the truth, LOL. He had evil vibes, and was pretty stalkery to his "future wife", but his yearning to become somebody important was kind of endearing, despite the ways he chose to make that happen. I wonder how he would've grown if he was raised by anybody else - maybe even Xu Xiao - rather than Han DiaoSi. So yup, I'm sad he had to go. I had hopes he and XFN could become besties - and why not, BILs, LOL.

OMG Huangman'er's force is seriously over-powered. That final scene where he's ripping off arms... wow. I want to see some more berserk fighting from him in the future! :D

Where was Zoey Meng?! I didn't recognize her character. Did it flash past me that fast, or was it a short-time appearing character, too?

(Which reminds me again of Han HaoLin. Wow. Just wow!)

Overall, a very good wuxia drama. I hope the next seasons do come, and come fast enough that they manage to keep the same cast. Here's hoping!