MaintainingMama

Agreed!

My goodness, this is getting close to Bite Me levels of bad. I can usually find something redeemable about a show, see where they were trying go with with a concept at least. But this...my God. I rarely fast forward through a show, but I could do it this episode. I'll start with the least bad scene, and that was Muang and Dr. Ning. It was still bad, the acting was terrible and kind of highlighted why they only did NC scenes up til now. It could have been redeemed with Dr. Ning showing...any emotion really. In that scene, he should of been anxious and scared that Muang wasn't going to forgive him and that he was going to lose the person who finally made him feel more for a person after LongLee's character. That run and back hug would have been all the more powerful and make sense, if while telling that story Dr. Ning was rushing to get out his story and had maybe just acted like he didn't know what to do with his feelings. Then Muang would let him off the hook, tell him to be happy cause that is all he wants for Ning and then walk away. Bam comes the hug and please don't leave, and that scene would have been great! Nope, just a weird kiss scene ending...

On to the STUPIDEST reason to break up. How DARE Ashi use his real life to help him access emotions for an acting role?!?! Especially one that resembles his life a bit closer than his normal roles, in that this time its gay role. How DARE!? Like HUH!?! I kept thinking maybe the subs were off kilter, cause all I saw was Ashi trying to process his role on paper and make sense of how to express those feeling and realize that his boyfriend help him do that. THEN Punn wouldn't let Ashi speak his peace and even in those long stretches of silence Ashi didn't say a word. In a time where Ashi should have had some over the top dramatic emoting moment, he stood there like a lump barely shedding a tear.
And I hate that Ashi did advocate for himself in that Punn accused him of acting instead of being truthful about his emotions. He should have been way more upset and accuse Punn of never having believed his feelings and that THIS was the reason Ashi didn't do relationships.
Gah! It was just unnecessary.
It would have been better if Title had shown Ben kissing Ashi in Japan and Punn misunderstanding that then whatever the hell this was.
I am SO glad its almost over. I only watched this for JaFirst but they did these boys dirty. And they probably won't act together again. What a shame.

Dagnabbit, I was hoping to get SandRay endgame. I mean there is maybe some hope but at this point, I don't know. Just one happy ending, please!? Boston is a complete and utter asshole. I hope his life gets ruined a little. Oh man, as lovely as the TopMew NC scene was, I just know its going to end badly. I hate that Mew finally gave his trust to Top without knowing everything.
I feel bad for Mew, but not for Nick, at least not completely. He is setting himself up for failure. I know the poor baby thinks he can change Boston, but its one thing to think that without knowing all the details lile Mew, but Nick knows what a piece of shit Ton is, he has to know what is in store for him.
I will say, this show is going right next to Not Me in my top 10 favorite BLs, even though its not a BL cause ain't no healthy wholesome love to be had in this show.

The only review needed

I guess a show, espwcially a show without substance wouldn't be complete without Longlee. This ahow is not lacking on pretty men, so welcome to the Jungle.

Not sure what ep. 10 was a
supposed to be. I mean Punn already fruatrated me by not just telling Ashi about the blackmail. It was such a simple convo to have and Ashi and Wan really needed to know that there was a potential scandal out there, so that they could get ahead of it. Then Punn actually gets the evidence and instead of taking it to Wan or the police who are at the very investigating the 'accident', he goes back to Ashi and does it. Didn't even look at it. Just creepy juvenile Punn asking No expression Ashi for some booty. It is so frustrating cause its evident that both Ja and First can act, at least better than who ever directed this has made them. You could not pick a scene where it was evident that Ashi has feelings for Punn. Not even the NC scenes. I don't know what his character is supposed to be, but he didn't even look mad when he found out Punn was working for Praew at the event. Sigh...
And poor Boston and Jo...I think Jo maybe said 2 lines the whole episode. And maybe 10 lines the whole series. Like it's probably less than 10, but I was feeling generous. I mean, yep hot NC scenes, but every single episode? And because they are ONLY showing us their relationship in the bedroom, I don't even feel bad about Ning potentially being with Longlee. What a mess.

yeah, I rolled my eyes at that part. Like, you told him no and he respected your boundry. He probably stopped visiting, so that he could keep respecting your boundry. The

Top is a bastard and Force is playing the hell outta this character cause he even makes smarmy little smirks that I want to slap off his face! Poor Force, I pray we don't forever associate him with this character, he is playing it too well. It does soothe me though that Force is so fine. A feast for my eyes while my brain tries to process his level of douchebaggiery
I think all the people complaining about Mew being just a plain guy but something is off, its just that he is a realistic normal guy. Not the BL version of a innocent young virgin being deceived by the bad bad man. He isn't totally stupid, he understands that Top is probably not the best, but he acknowledges that the heart wants what the heart wants. He is honestly doing a pretty good job of handling Top. It was so realistic that he said, sure I'll have sex but no penetration. He has to be interested in sex, I mean, again look at Top. And admittedly Top is doing a great job of giving just enough away that you cannot help saying at least he is honest about his flaws and mistakes. This whole thing is so complicated cause I know he actually likes Mew...but I doubt he is going to change his evil ways.

Speaking of evil, Boston is trash too.
Nick, bless his heart, is setting his own self up for failure, so I don't actually feel bad for him. Either you like him and accept Ton for who he is, or let him go. Cause Boston has been all the way upfront with Nick. Yes, Boston is a manipulative bastard, but Nick is aware of it. He knows Boston is a lying asshole, so to stay beside him is to accept that you will be sharing his dick with the city and that he is probably always lie to you.

I pray that Ray and Sand give at least one positive romance outta this. Seeing Sand so far gone for Ray and Ray not too far behind...I pray Ray gets over Mew. I know it will be hard, Ray feels Mew saved him and helped him come out of a deep depression. Mew is someone who always cares for him. That's going to be a tough codendency to break. But for now, I am shipping Ray and Sand. In the end, they are probably going to be who I cry the most for.

I liked the first episode although it had some moments I had to skip. First was Taekwondo daddy. I don't need to see to get his character, it was just a weird scene. Second was Kon Diao falling in the airport. Like up, what was that!? The initial phone call and burst into tears was beautifully done and I am not a huge fan of Nat's crying (He is an ugly crier, not his fault, but I try to skip when he is crying) and of they had not had him them ugly shoes that sounded too big on him or something stomping through the airport, I would have enjoyed that...up until he fell. Like come on, do better.
Otherwise, I liked it. As always Nat and Nunew's real life friendship seems to translate well on screen as Kon Diao and Kuea. That scene where they 'sort of' talk about sex was hilarious, albeit a bit juvenile for people their age. I am dying to know why Kon Diao got shy the point of not doing it with Yi and let that go on for 2 years...Like Huh! You had that gorgeous hunk o'man and did not hit that on the regular!? And why was he shy, they had to have done it more that that one time on the couch...although he did run away at the end of Cutie Pie but we assumed Yo chased him and changed his mind...I hope they explain that further cause its weird...
Anyway, I look forward to this next episode.

I am surprised by the comments. This episode was the best so far and this has been a great series, in my opinion.
Jun is liked by all three guys because he is cute as hell and yes he is truly oblivious to all those people liking him. I don't think he has a clue Hyun Jae likes him, but lets be clear Hyun Jae has done a horrible job of expressing his feeling clearly. So far, especially to Lee Jun, he is just someone who cares for Lee Jun. Which makes sense since they used to be manager and idol. As far as Lee Jun is concerned, Hyun Jae is just his ex manager who is still taking care of him. I think Lee Jun does know about Simeon liking him, because he ignores all the blantant flirting or responds like you would as a friend. It seems deliberate on Lee Jun's part, so that Simeon will stop. I don't think he thinks Simeon is actually serious about him. This episode show cased Both Jun's realizing if they did not tell each other how they felt, neither one would know. Typical misunderstanding trope, but not enough for all the criticism I've seen. I don't know where anyone got that we were getting a second couple from. I never saw that anywhere. They haven't even hinted at it.
The pacing is great for a typical KBL with only 8 episodes. Next weeks final episode is going to packed to clear up all the misunderstandings. I do wish they had had Hyun Jae finally confess in this 7th episode, just to have a bit more time to deal with the obvious heartbreak he is going to experience. I also wish that Choi Jun had explained in this episode the things he said he had to wait to explain. Lile, why!? This is actually why KBLs need to be 12 episodes, cause then they can do this kind of stuff and we won't be getting a final episode so jam packed it leaves some stuff out.
Anyway, I think this show is deserves a much better rating. Is it 8th Sense, absolutely not. But is it drop worthy, absolutely not!

Agreed! I see too often how a show has no plot or is going to slow and I'm like...its a story, its not supposed to just get to everything at once. I LOVED episode 7. It deserves a much higher rating.

Thanks for that, the novel makes it alot easier to take...sort of. I mean if he still did all those crazy things to Sailom in the book, its still nuts to me he would still like him. But it makes it easier to know this was written this way. Can I ask if you know where I can read the novel in English.

I haven't finished the episode cause...subtitles, but these comments making justifications for why Sailom is so forgiving of Kang a couple days after being literally tortured by him!?! Like what!?! He wasn't doing just normal run of the mill bullying (name calling, hell, even the old push his papers down or shoulder checking him into the lockers) He literally sexually assaulted Sailom and his friend, tried to ruin his work, which he is dependent on for his scholarship, oh yeah, lied on him to get the scholarship taken away, got him fired from a job he needed desperately by accusing him of pediphilia (something I would assume he could get arrested for). A job by the way, they may have helped NOT get beaten because he would have been able to hand over some money. And last but not least he brought a GUN to try to 'scare' him. Like HUH!?! This is not forgivable just because he came in at the right time to help him. He can not and DID NOT (at least at the time of the bike ride, where Chimon makes soft lovey face at Perth) apologize for his horrifying behavior. I WISH who ever wrote this had not made the bullying so bad. It has made this soo hard to ship. And then I was hoping we would get some major character development for Kang, but nope, dreamy doe eyed staring 2 seconds after bringing a gun to get revenge. Ugh! And Sailom continuing to tutor him because of the money makes sense. Him doing it to help Kang be a better person, just no. Not at this point of the story. It would have been soooo much better if it showed Sailom hating Kang for a few more episodes while Kang got to see how truly awful a person he was. And no Daddy issue excuses either. I am displeased with something that only, let's be honest, sort of had potential. I love both Perth and Chimon, but I am not feeling a ton o' chemistry between them. They are both great actors, and they are going to give us the best performance they can based on the script and direction, but between their lack of chemistry and this piss poor writing, I am disappointed.

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What was the purpose of this episode? Ashi was sick and now we have Punn in Japan, but for what reason. It doesn't move the story along, he's not even planning to tell Ashi about the photos, which he should! If he had gone because after he told MingMuaeng and they decided to talk to Wan and THEN she advised Punn to sign the contract so they could figure out what was the purpose of blackmailing Punn and the SHE sent Punn and MingMueang to go protect/investigate who has been spying on Ashi and posting those pictures, it would have made sense. But nope. Just cute Ben, Title being a gross creep stalker and lots o' NC scenes and zero story forwarding.
Speaking of NC scenes, I wasn't expecting that from JaFirst. It was still awkward looking but better than expected. Jo and especially Boston are taking their jobs as NC contributor seriously. 🤣 Jo said imma use this KinnPorsche experience and cement my place as NC expert. Boston...well that boy has either been waiting his whole life to do these scenes or took one HELL of a workshop. One no one else but Jo took...

I think that has been the prevailing theme of 2023 BLs. Hot NC scenes but storylines with potential, poor acting (God, I don't think I'll ever be able to look at Ja the same again, they ruined him! Did you see him SKIPPING during the Japanese tour?! Like he was a 5 year old holding his mommy's hand on a trip to the zoo! 🤢) but poorly executed. Sigh...

Another great episode. I messy, messy episode, but it's we're here for.
Ton is not the great human being on earth but he's honestly one of the least confusing characters. He literally is what he is. He has never denied he wasn't a good guy. He has been all the way up front with Nick. And even though he manipulated Top, Top absolutely did not have to fall for Ton's bait. This was all on Top. Top could have been like, yeah, now I have questions, let me stay with Mew and ask him when he sobers up. The end. He chose to go to meet Ton and he chose to have sex with him.
While I sort of felt bad for Nick in the beginning, cause he really is just a kid who hasn't dealt with a player before so he is going to have to get his feeling hurt before he knows NOT to date the town hoe, I didn't by the end. Like I said, Ton as has been all the way transparent about what their relationship is. Nick snooping in his room and then bugging his car and watching...yeah that crossed the line into stalking. He has gone to far. So I can kind of see where Ton says all those mean things to him in the trailer if he finds out that Nick has been stalking him.
Lastly, I am all the way invested in the SandRay situation. I have no hope of a happy ending for anyone but them. Yes, its a glimmer of a hope, but its still there. On one hand, I want Sand to run from Ray cause he is a whole hot mess! But at the same time Ray seems to be interested in Sand enough that given half a chance he may turn his chaotic life around and get with someone who can be there for him. Mew obviously isn't it.
I definitely need to see the video or find out what Ray and Mew are to each other.
Gah what a mess! I love it! 🤣

Agreed, glad he isn't a brat, but he doesn't really have a personality here, so its hard to get into the romance.

Perth is doing too good of a job cause I hate Kang. And no his rescuing Sailom at the end doesn't make up for all that he has done and literally planned to do when he interrupted the thugs. Like he literally came to threaten Sailom with a loaded gun. Accidents happen and what if the gun had gone off. All because Sailom just refused to do what he wanted. Sailom didn't even try to get back at him once for all the crap he pulled. He literally was trying to get Sailom's scholarship taken away which had he been successful (and he almost was if it wasn't for his badass friend and even badder ass grandma), the whole trajectory of Sailom's life would have been changed. I am restraining from saying ruined, cause he smart both academically and street, so he would have found a way eventually. But it would probably taken a long time to recover from just that. I'm not even going to mention the computer trick cause its child's play compared to spreading a rumor that Sailom was a pedofile! Like WTF!? I would rather take a beating from the thugs then all the stuff Kang did to Sailom. A beating, hell even the burn, while it suck, you can recover from (most of the time) if they don't kill you. But losing the scholarship as well as his means of income (a student who has to work 2 plus jobs, three if you count the tutoring, NEEDS the money) would have literally been a long term if not a permanent detriment to his life. How in the hell is this going to turn to romance I cannot see it, cause in reality, just what he did to his friend last episode would have made me hate this guy for life. Even if he some how miraculously changes.
I love that Sailom never back down. Most people, faced with the kind of poverty they are showing they face, would have cave and just taken the shit Kang was doling out, but I was so proud he was just like, I will find another way.
I like the side characters, Guy and Nawa. Marc and Pawin always have had great chemistry, so I am excited to see where this goes.
I don't quit shows, so I will keep watching. Plus, I love Perth, he is a great actor and Chimon is amazing, so I don't doubt this will be a good show. I'm just saying, I am not on board the whole 'oh good he finally saw the error of his ways' cause Kang is kinda evil, ya'll.

🤣 100% a CringeFest!

I waited to watch this series cause I was kind of let down by JaFirst's last series Remember Me. Not their fault, totally the writing, but like so many BLs these days, it had the world of potential but it was a let down. So I waited. But I got bored and and instead of rewatching a comfort BL, I chose to put this on. Sigh...WTF told Punn to act like a horny child!? I get that they are going for he supposed to be younger but WTH!? Like who saw his first take on this and said, that's it! That is how 20 somethings act when they are close to graduating college and have a crush. Gah! I haven't cringed this bad since Fahlunruk. I feel so bad for First, cause this isn't an acting problem, this is a writer/director/producer problem. Who thought that a rational person would be attracted to someone like Punn, with the way he acts? How do you de-hotify Ja!?!? I did not think it could be done, but Blegh.
I don't get the side couple other than bravo these are top tier NC scenes. But if you ask why Mueau wanted to be with Ning outside of fuck buddies, I could tell you. All that, 'Once I got to know you...' When sir did you get to know him. Other than to know ya'll better use protection every time.
Side note, poor doggies. Just poor doggies.
I'm going to continue this only because I didn't quit Bite Me and that is still the worse BL ever, so imma keep trucking through, but man, here goes another BL that had potential but blew it.

Severely punished, never to work in this industry again!