TianQi

The Chinese word 鬼 (gui) literally translates as 'ghost', but in the context of the language, it can also be understood as "demon" "monster" "devil". So in this show, I think they're like demon/ghost, but not ghost in the literal sense.

That makes sense. It seems like the crime boss thing was thrown in possibly because it'd make for too idyllic of a setting if the villagers in this, presumably, poor town don't face any hardship as they as all seem to be relatively content otherwise. It is taking up a lot of time though. They could have just as easily highlighted the difficulty of daily life there (for people other than Tian) to get the point across that the reality of these people's lives isn't all fresh air, tea leaf picking, and village parties.

I still haven't quite figured out what it is that attracts me to this show, but I'll be back every damn week until the end. Maybe it's Nite's dopey simplicity with sprinkles of deep fairy wisdom. Maybe it's Namwan and Te's sweet friendship. Maybe it's pretending I'm on holiday in Thailand via all the slow scenes featuring the beach and lush greenery. I don't know.

What I do know is that Nite Number 2 is smoking hot, so I support anything that involves his happiness.

Surprised is right...surprised at how much less happened. LOL j/k We're making progress...maybe?

I’m actually a slightly bigger fan of Max which is why I very keenly notice how much less he finds himself shirtless on screen than Tul. lmao Like the cameras will spend a solid two minutes on shirtless Tul.

And about Max and Earth, I don’t know if the world would be able to handle all those abs at once. haha

If Earth is being objectified, then Tul must have been TV Thunder’s platinum status prostitute.

I think Phupha brought that up as a result of the doctor bringing it up to him in an earlier scene while they were drinking.

Thanks. Yes, I saw it back when it first released. Loved it.

No, it’s just my name. lol

I get your perspective, but bottom line for me is that where you like to see the growth via the conflicts, I can take it in big sweet doses. BL isn't going to give me diabetes.

For me, the insecurity is still there. In this episode, we see the doctor raise the concern to Pha again about how similar Tian is to Torfun and from Tian's side, I think a huge reason why he isn't the one to come out and say, "Hey, chief, I love you first." is because he's still not secure about the whole Torfun thing. Before I think he was more confident and optimistic about righting this wrong of us, but as the episodes have gone on and he's realized how big of a deal Torfun was for everyone, even Pha, this is stopping Tian from being more forward with Pha.

All that said, we have three episodes to go for them to either bring this home well or, in classic fashion, have a huge falling out that lasts way too long and a new, sudden conflict that gets resolved super quickly and easily despite how big of a deal it is because there's not enough time to solve it with the proper amount of episodes.

You really do know how to dodge the bullets, don't you? lol

I feel like we get pretty substantial growth episode after episode. It’s slow, but I’m ok with that. Manufactured crises are all too common in BLs and not may people like them, so when we actually just get a few full episodes of romance and we appreciate it. Not all of us, clearly, but there are those of us who do. haha

I will find them!! lol

I think this is what everyone always wants from BLs, but for some inexplicable reason, we don't get it. They really underestimate how much a lot of us appreciate the cutesy slice-of-life portions of these shows.

I don't know if they tie with Max/Tul (Korn/Knock) or are number 7, but: Fighter/Tutor haha

You're not the only one that thinks he looks like Chanyeol. I read a whole article dedicated to this notion. lol

Watch it. You deserve to be as pissed off as the rest of us were. lol j/k

I need it to be summer so I can buy cute sandals like Tian's.

The extra bit at the end of episode 7 made me feel a little bit better about the episode ending without Tian's confession. lol

Ah ok. I haven't been over to SOTUS page for a while now (years actually, I think lol). I mean, you're totally right. That's a very sound explanation of his character, but I just don't tend to not like or have very much empathy for people like that. You can't be shy and reserved AND loud and domineering. Pick a damn struggle. I know, I know, he's a product of his environment, but meh, I wouldn't ever want anything to do with him if he were a real person. lol

Kongpop got on my nerves too, but that's a whole other story. Another thing is that SOTUS was one of the first BLs I watched. The third, actually. After having watched Addicted and Make It Right, I was expecting more romance and less 'build up'. Not skinship, but just like dates and lots of cute stuff. All the hazing and stuff really turned me off and the fact that they ended up really being nice to each so late in the series kinda made it lose magic. SOTUS S was definitely better because we did get to see all that romance, but again, I hate Arthit and SOTUS S didn't do enough to mitigate that. LOL