Synchonicity

Count me in as one happy to see that there will be extra episodes. I started out really skeptical, thinking this would be something I would drop or suffer through. But it has been a really pleasant surprise!

It's no masterpiece by a long way but, at least for me, it's super sweet and a welcome diversion. I'm enjoying it.

Yep... there are so many other ways the writers could have gone. I'm hoping that, moving forward, this lame episode won't have to much of an impact on the rest of the series which, I think, has been really good up until now.

I watched most of Ep. 1 and finally gave up. The truth is, three or four years ago I would have jumped to watch it, because there just weren't all that many BLs back then.

But now the genre has exploded. The fact is that we have so many high quality BLs to choose from now, this one just doesn't cut it.

That, and 15 episodes, each nearly an hour long just isn't appealing to me, for a mediocre series. Just my opinion. Dropping.

As Pearl from Gameboys would say: "A - W - K - ward... "

Agreed. I am so disappointed to consider this episode a total failure.

He's a cutie... but that photo of him is terrible. Hope it can be replaced.

Hmm... I see it there. As of now, about four down from the top.

I so agree with you. If you're interested, I just wrote my comments (above, with a spoiler tag). We hit on many of the same points. :)

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I pretty much... hated this episode. Here's why:

1) Gene is supposed to be something like 6 years older than Nubsib. As adults, they look the same age. And in real life, they're both 26, with Kao (Sib) a few months older. So the age difference is hard to believe.

2) When they first met as kids, it was kind of cute. I can understand how Sib would have a crush on Gene at that age, it happens. What was the purpose of "two years later?" Kids change dramatically in two years. If they wanted to make that credible, they should have used two different kid actors, who looked realistically two years older than the younger actors.

3) According to Gene himself, he did remember Nubsib and was upset that Sib hadn't seen him off when they were kids. So that's what Gene is so angry about? Seriously? So many problems with that. If Gene had romantic feelings for Sib at that young age, that's kind of creepy. And, if not, Gene should grow a set. Sure, Sib lied, but there are lies and then there are LIES. How terrible was Sib's hiding his identity from Gene? And -- more than that -- are we really supposed to believe that Gene has known so many guys named "Nubsib" that he wouldn't put 2x2 together?

This series just took a major downturn for me. I thought the plot would have been more believable... like Gene had some head trauma as a kid that made him forget much of his childhood, so felt especially betrayed when he discovered Sib hadn't been truthful to him. This storyline was just lame.

I'll still watch, because I've liked it so much up until now. But this is so disappointing. Hoping this was just an unfortunate bump in the road.

I think it's safe to say that Arthur has issues.

Could be. I'm glad to find someone on the same page, regarding this series. The die-hard ITSAY fans can be quite brutal!

I do wonder how many worshippers of this series are gay males. Maybe there is a difference in perspective, somehow.

It has been nice discussing with you!

That's fine, but here's the thing: If ATOTS beats out ITSAY in the awards department, it doesn't mean your opinions and feelings about it are unjustified. At the end of the day, we like what we like.

There have been plenty of Best Picture Oscar winners that have had no impact on me, while many of the "losers" have been meaningful to me. I'm sure we've all had similar experiences.

Honestly, I've already forgotten them, since it's been awhile since I watched the series and it didn't have that big of an impact on me. Mainly, I felt there were a lot of "huh?" moments. I do remember feeling sorry for Bas, as it seemed Oh-Aew had a better chemistry with him than with Teh. And Teh's over-the-top crying grated on my nerves. What classroom teacher would just allow someone to sit there in the middle of an exam, loudly bawling his guts out and disturbing everyone, when concentration is key? Made no sense.

I was moved by Oh-aew's red red bra scene and the final scenes between Teh and his "girlfriend."

I meant unanswered questions within Part 1. ITSAY fans get VERY prickly if anyone thinks it's anything other than perfect.

I've already said I liked it. I just didn't love it, I found some of it boring. With ITSAY fans, I'm almost afraid to express my opinion, because there's no discussion... just jabs at how wrong I am.

I felt Mix and Earth had a chemistry that was off the charts. In ITSAY, I loved Billkin, but really didn't feel a chemistry between him and PP. As a guy gay myself, I couldn't relate to this particular story at all.

If you like ITSAY better than ATOTS, I'm not going to fault you for it.

I agree with you.

Thank you for this, I felt very much the same way. And, like you, I liked it okay but have no desire to rewatch, as I do with some other series. I'm a gay guy myself, and really couldn't relate much to these characters.

Will they even be in the same awards year? At any rate, no matter. I liked ITSAY but didn't think of it as a masterpiece. Too many unanswered questions and wtf moments. Some of the actors were noticeably better than others. I gave it an 8/10.

It's a 10.