MaintainingMama

I LOVE how this series is so realistic. Everyone is deeply flawed, like normal people, making mistakes all the time, some times learning from them, other times steam rolling over the consequences to make more mistakes.
Mew's behavior makes so much sense when you consider that he has probably spent all his life "being good" and "doing the right thing", He even was still super cautious with Top, knowing that he wasn't normally Tops type, that Top was a player. To go to the lengths that he did to protect his heart and body for as long as he did, it meant sooo much that he let his guard down and finally let Top in. So for Top to break that trust so easily...of course Mew is going a little crazy. Being good got him nothing but heart break, why not try being bad? After all, even Cheum, who has been nagging him, lets herself get stupid drunk and party, while Mew is usually the caretaker of the group. It's Mew's turn now. I just hope that now that he almost got in trouble with the law for taking drugs, he will slow down and feel his feelings, cause right now all he is really doing is running from them.

Ray...stupid, trouble, asshole Ray. I have mixed feeling for Ray. Part of me wants him to really face consequences of his actions. But I know he has to hit rock bottom before he admits he needs help. I hope this last almost getting arrested again and put in jail episode was bottom for him and that he finally admits he needs to get his shit together. I hope he also sees that Mew is using him to avoid his feelings and he doesn't actually like him like that. Mew refusing to say he like him back and also not kissing him in private but to hurt Top spoke volumes, I hope Ray is listening. Side Note, I think Ray actually really likes Sand, he just has like Mew for so long that now that he has the opportunity to be with him, he is taking it. However, he keeps seeking Sand out because like he said, being around him makes him happy. I hate what he is doing to Sand though...

Sand I am also conflicted for him. On the one hand, I believe that he is the only one who can help Ray get the help, but I also want to have him run in the opposite direction of Ray as far away as he can. You can tell he truly loves Ray and that he knows that continuing with Ray will be to his detriment, but he is weak for Ray. He is doing an admirable job of trying to keep the distance though, if only Ray would unfuck his shit.

Top- I have always felt conflicted about whether Top truly loved Mew or did he just want to concur the virgin. At least until they showed the notebook with the drawings. The fact that he drew Mew in all the ways they had been together...it was obvious those drawings were done of the side of Mew that he loved. Which is why him being so concerned for how much Mew is changing make sense. He loved the nerdy Mew who loved books and was kind. Knowing he caused this change must suck for him. I mean he deserves it of course, but that hug at the end was touching. I don't know that I want them to get back together, but if they did I wouldn't be mad. People do make relationships work even after infidelity. Not me, but people.

Nick - I don't feel bad for him. I see so many posts about protect Nick. But Ton was soooo clear about the kind of person he was, what his boundaries were and what to expect from him. And he kept his word. Nick needs to now respect Ton's wishes and leave him alone. Some one blocking you from every source you have for them is a very clear message to leave them alone. Looks like he will next week but I am not sure I like where the story is going with him and his boss..."Daddy." Seems like another situation where boundaries should be established but are getting ignored.

Ton - deserves the silent treatment from his friends, and Cheum's brother has to know about Ton, so hopefully that doesn't get too messy.

I have to disagree about this pandering to shippers. What Sand is doing is very realistic. Soooooo many people in real life get into relationships that they know are horrible for them, but for what ever reason that person has some sort of hold on them. It has happened again and again in every day relationships. One of the best things about this show is that it shows people as they really are, deeply flawed, who make mistakes even though they should know better. Take Nick, he deserves how Ton is treating him, he also should let Ton go, even more than Sand, but there he was today begging. And Ton told him from the start he wasn't gonna do relationships. Nick falling in love with Ton, makes no logical sense, especially considering that he wants a relationship with him, but the heart wants what the heart wants.

I feel like Perth is giving the BL heat, but I have never felt Perth Chimon vibes. I cannot ship them. Now Marc and Win, I can ship them. They are giving more sexual tension and Guy and Nawa still obviously hate each other. I cannot see how they get together, but I hope they are our second couple.

It is time for Vee to get over himself and either stop rejecting Sky or reject him once and for all. At this point, its giving over dramatic. Sky didn't cheat on Vee or trick him or lie or something that warrants this kind of continuous rejection/anger. You got your feelings hurt, but maybe Sky was umderstandable confused at that time and needed time to process. And that does not deserve this cold shoulder, push and pull thing he is doing.
All this episode needed was for Vee to be like, tell me why you re changing your mind and what happened in the past when I confessed to you, what was the reason? Then Sky explains himself (which he tried to do, but Vee refused to listen) and we move to long episodes of dating and cute shit.
I pray we get that next episode

I had to fast forward that part. His dad said horrible things to him (for what, we don't know, they gave zero context for his dad to feel that way about Joke), didn't apologize, then wanted a hug. And my gripe is, no one wants a hug from someone who just called them horrible things, especially in front of a friend/boyfriend. The embarrassment alone would of had him dragging Zo out of there without a backwards glance.

Definitely needs to work on his expressions.

This is the best mess I have ever seen! I knew Mew had this in him, but I hate this happened to drive him to it. And while I don't condone recording people without consent...Boston deserved that fear of the consequences of his actions. I kind of wish Mew had said, 'and for the rest of your life, you'll never know when I will release this clip, so you'll feel half as shitty as you made me feel.' 🤣 But I guess Mew is better than me.
I REALLY hope Ray and Mew don't get together. Ray is a mess that Mew does not need and I wish Mew had been more honest about why he wasn't into Ray. I mean, he obviously has thought about it, even before Top, so just a clear, 'I won't ever by into you' needs to happen. Then as much as Mew need a friend like Ray, they need to take some space from each other for Ray to try and move on.
I had hoped that he would be moving on to Sand, but alas that looks like that won't be happening. Admittedly, the therapist in me doesn't think Ray needs any romantic relationship right now but instead needs rehab and TONS of therapy, Sand could have been that friend who remained by his side while he went through that and then if they were both still into it, they could transition to relationship. But now Ray has played too many games with Sand's heart, and hopefully Sand is gonna tell him where to take that shit.
Poor Baby Nick. That's all. Just Poor Baby Nick.
I truly believe that Top loves Mew, but has never had a healthy relationship or one that was based on anything other than sexual gratification, so he didn't know how to beg for another chance with Mew, which is why he messed up that ending scene so badly. I kind of want to see him on his knees begging for Mew to come back. I feel like if he had done that when he burn the picture or when he accidently punched Mew, he would have been showing genuine emotions for once and maybe Mew would start to believe he truly was sorry.

I will say that this week brought tons of great acting by everyone. Book and Mark impressed me so much this episode.

I don't need to see either. What they released for this episode was crap. If he was comfortable, he would have been able to kiss well each and every time.

Because kissing is so intimate, but also instinctual, either 2 things happen when someone kisses you unexpectedly. Either your flight or fight trigger is activated and you push that person away or you kiss them back. No one stands still not moving if some else's lips are against theirs. I would have taken awkward, 'I don't know how to kiss but I'm going to try enthusiastically cause my crush is kissing me' over what Chimon did.

I agree so much about Chimon. He is a good actor and a actor who has been around long enough to have done better. To at least know what to do based on what all his coworkers do. Don't agree to do a BL if you cannot get over whatever mental block you have to kissing dudes! 🤣🤣
Its crazy to know Perth was a whole baby making me believe he can man handle Saint up against some lockers! 🤣🤣

I've put aside the horrible bullying plot so we get to the romance. It fine, I guess. But when we have horrible kiss from Chimon the one playing guy who ACTUALLY liked a guy first, throw the show away. GMMTV, we are past the 'dead lip, let me just make it through this scene where they force me to kiss a dude so I can get a job' series' They have to be rich enough now to off the BLs they make to fund a straight romance for him and the other GMMTV boys who cannot even ACT like they could be on the rainbow spectrum. I had a feeling this would be the case. Perth has proven himself, so I had no worries about him. Chimon though...I just knew this ship was unsailable cause he acts uncomfortable when they do series promotion.

I will say what I liked about this episode was that when Pimfah confessed and got rejected, they let her honestly feel her feelings. And I don't know what to make of the teacher and her. The way they are highlighting them is similar to how they did with Esclipse, where the relationship between the teacher and student seemed to give hints of flirting or intimacy...Like am I supposed to ship it, but I can't even though technically that teacher is probably like only a few years older, but still, she is still a high schooler. Them making the teacher a bumbling mess because she is so young and supposedly inexperienced is not helping. I hope its just supposed to be supportive female figure, but its giving vague ship...
One thing I wished they had done before that awkward ass kiss is do a better job of show Kang thinking Guy and Sailon had a thing instead of all the pointless flashbacks to scenes we literally just watched. Side Note, someone needs to brief some of these shows that flashbacks should be used to help change the prospective of another charactef, as a lightbulb moment or to remind the audience of something that happened many episodes ago and now adds something to the plot when initially seems pointless.
Anyway, if only they had shown Kang being irritated every time Guy came but not in the, 'this guy keeps getting in my way with my tutor' way the way it has come off, at least to me. And I wish it was better explained if Kang was upset about Pimfah's rejection because he truly liked her or because she liked Sailom and he had unexpected feeling about it being Sailom. Like was he hurt or jealous?
Anyway, I am not sure where this show is going since we have 6 more episodes and it looks like they become boyfriends next episode, but I pray the kissing gets better...or they don't kiss anymore. Shame cause Perth is great at 'I'm really into my boyfriend' Locker scene anyone...iykyk.

That kiss wasn't 'awkward first teenage kiss' that was 'Chimon looks hella uncomfortable kissing a dude'.

It was alright. The wedding was beautiful, but this was definitely not worth the money. It was mostly just a cutesy episode with NamNuea being even more cutesy than normal. I was hoping they would show Lom's mom coming to the wedding. It would have been nice that after 2 years of them dating, her being cold at the meeting would have been a surprise just like the wedding. This felt rushed, so this is going on record as my least favorite MAME special.

I was shocked at how G rated this was for a MAME special.

I skipped through most of the ending. LOTS of long lingering scenes of them staring ing yhe distance. And instead of them giving us Achi, finally showing emotion, maybe even a montage of his grief at losing Punn (albeit for the STUPIDEST reason in the history of BL break ups), they give us what I guess was supposed to be comedic relief with Achi going crazy on the couch. 😒 I am so angry I did not check to see who did this before I watched it...the second I sae Bite Me, all the answers as to why this just sucked were answered. Bite was literally the worst BL, in my opinion. And this is definitely on the list, although its not the worst. Boston and Jo's love scenes saved it for me, despite the fact that they were all over the place with the plot line for them.
Just a great disappointment. I feel sorry for Ja and First, cause they deserved better.

Man, I wish I had know that this was the same person as Bite Me 12 episodes ago. It is hands down the worst BL, worst than Physical Therapy and that is saying ALOT. Ughhh, who gave him a second chance!

now I have to go back and watxh the trailer again, as I did not remember another character

I agree, I think Top is going to be sad and alone by the end of this. I only have hope for Sand and Ray...only if Ray gets himself together

Ah, poor Sand. Run away now. The whole group is a hot mess! Nick is an idiot, how many ways can Boston tell you that it will never be more than sex. Sure you are his favorite hole to plow for now, but why do that to yourself. Nick would honestly probably have more luck with Ton, if he played hard to get some times. Go out with other people, Nick, ignore Ton's messages and calls. Just stop being a doormat.

Mew...he may be my favorite character after Sand. If he heard that clip before the fight and him and Ray did that together...well bravo. Top tier acting by both Mew and Book. I was never one of those people who felt Book's acting was bad. I loved him in Boss and a Babe. He proved he could play a totally different person. He has room for improvement of course, but considering he hasn't been in that many series, he's gonna be great in the future. That end seen was painful to watch as it was meant to be. He did a great job with it.

I know Top is a asshole, but I think part of him truly did change for Mew, he really does care for him...but because he has never done it before and was always a player in the past, he struggles...I'm so all over the place with my thoughts about him. the book of drawings was incredibly sweet and thoughtful and something that kind of proves he is into Mew. I will have to wait to see next week and if Mew forgives him, cause one thing this show is doing is showing honest reactions to stuff. The convo with Cheum and April was a good example of that. I wish they had showed April a little more pissed and sad, but overall like that scene too.
Ahhh, now to wait another week for the messiest show to ever be.

That Max and Zee scene was hilarilous! Comedy gold! I love that they are leaning into the ghostship.

Also, Dear Kon Diao, if you aren't going to soap down and kiss Yi, I volunteer as tribute. I don't get the virginal, shy routine after having had sex, but at least he's confused by it himself. I hope he gets over it soon though, cause I could see it getting old fast.