MaintainingMama

One thing Domundi is going to do is give us an immaculate love scene. That was beautiful, somehow poetic. The expression of their utter love for each other. When Charan kneeled down to gain consent, even though he had literally been asked to move their relationship forward was just...chef's kiss. It was a reminder of their social statuses as they crossed the line into a totally different relationship, not just physically but emotionally. It was like Charan was asking if he could finally give himself permission to express his feelings for Khanin.
I also loved how as bold as Khanin this whole time, even making Charan bare, when it was finally his time to be utterly vulnerable, he hid his body, not as confident as he usually is. And Charan confirming that he loved everything about him, and that he did not have to hid from him. Such an impactful moment.
I knew that after what NetJames gave us, NC wise, in Bed Friends and what TutorYim gave us in Middle Man and finally what ThomasKong gave us in Your Sky, that ZeeNunew were going to have to up their NC game. I did not expect it to be Zee hiney, but I'll take it! Side Note: If anyone else had bared their hip like that to entice their partner I would have cringed so hard. But since it's Nunew, and his hips don't lie, it made sense. It would have been better had he kind of exposed that area, like lift his shirt up and pull pants down slightly, if he was trying to seduce. But otherwise, we understand why that hip was Charan's breaking point in resisting! 🤣🤣
Moving on from the NC scene. Chakri deserves better clothing! Why is his vest sooo tight on him?! This whole production is obviously customed and tailored clothing. Why are his clothes so tight it looks like a button is going to pop.
Grandpa is definitely on my nerves.
Also, if they have a dungeon and they also have AI projector lessons, why wouldn't they have cameras to find out how the Coach was able to escape?
I am definitely looking forward to next week, because I want to see how their relationship changes now.

See that is what I mean. He does do amazing during the NC scene. And even at the kitchen scene, I could tell that he was kind of breaking. I wanted the continuity of that scene to carry over when Babe walked out of the bathroom. Babe looked like he was on the hunt (which he was), I wanted Charlie to look up see that body and that face and quickly look away. When Babe leaned down and asked for to get his hair blown dry, when he tried to push it off, he should have been like stuttering his words, maybe tripping when he went to get the blow dryer. Cliche, of course, but sure ways to show us he wanted Babe as much if not more than Babe wanted him. During the blow drying scene, he looked completely uninterested. But like I said, I blame the director. I truly believe, like you said, based on his performance during a NC scene, he would have given that had he been directed to. It would be nice though to see him not need direction for a scene like that though.

Man! The acting in this is some of the best. From the extra guy, Mawin to Pavel, taking us through every emotion possible in one episode. And then that cliffhanger ending to the episode! We have never seen Charlie use his powers intentionally before, so that was interesting. Poor Jeff. That was such a frightening scene when he was seeing all those images. Now I'm scared for Charlie, what is going to happen to him now that he has Jeff's powers.
Can we talk about Willy's backstory!? Getting his powers with out consent, basically a slave to Tony. Who knew I would feel bad for Willy. But I do wonder why he was in that underground fight and why he was able to keep getting up and finally, why was he laughing like that when he should have been writhing around in pain? Side Note: If Tony can already give people powers successfully like he did with Willy, why is he failing now?
SonicNorth story and screen time when? Honestly, same with KentaKim. I don't think I care about PeteChris, although I am curious about Chris' deal. Like what is his background and what is his true purpose there. But the other couple, we need like side stories to catch us up on all their backstory, at least for Sonic and North. And then just like a mini moments with Kenta and Kim.
It is so hard because I am truly enjoying the main story with Charlie and Babe and the side stories that go along, I just need more from the side side ships.
I don't think I've talked about this before for season 1 but the cinematography in this and last season are amazing. The lighting during the scene where Babe goes to Charlie's new apartment to convince him to come back after he finds out the truth about why Charlie left was beautiful. And it some how highlighted the state of their current relationship. How much in love they are of each other, as well as all of the emotions they both were feeling.
I will say that the only I wished for in this episode, especially that scene was more facial expressions. I needed to see him break down when he walked out that last time. Even if he knew it was a permanent situation, at least he should be upset that he HAD to leave and that he was breaking Babe's heart. And during the apartment scene, he did good when Babe was kissing on his neck while he was cooking but where was that same energy when all that touching finally worked. By the time Babe pulls Charlie over and knocks the dryer from his hands, Charlie still looks uninterested. I know that Pooh is knew, and honestly, I blame the director because that should have been something they worked on to get a better scene, imo.
Overall, I cannot wait until next week and I cannot believe I have to wait that long.

Liked the main couples chemistry. They missed a golden opportunity to make a throuple out of that Bu Xing, Ke Yi and Da Bai. They all had the chemistry and the looks. Less spy plot and more back story on Bu Xing and Ke Yi and then bring in Da Bai just as stuff gets messy. Would have been way more enjoyable. Also less grandpa. He was insufferable the whole time.

First I have to say, I'm skipping the GL story line, and not because I don't like GL stories. I loved the one in Sunset X Vibes. I simply do not care for their plot line, I'm bored to be honest. I will say both girls are beautiful and I do wish their story interested me. I can say the same for Tai and Champ. Honestly, there hasn't been enough back story for them to interest me, so I'm not missing them in the series at all.
Give me all the Sorn and Jun. Both the "wtf" NC scenes and the slow revealing of deeper emotions so we see the road blocks to keeping them apart officially.
It may seem illogical that Sorn pursued a sexual relationship with someone "young", when he is supposed to traumatized from what happened with Mali, but to me, it makes sense. The brain will have you wanting the thing you KNOW is probably bad for you all the time. And some how Sorn has convinced himself that it was because he was in a relationship with Mali that his life was almost ruined, so now he avoids all relationship. He is acting like all he wants from Jun is sex, but his subconscious is the one that gets jealous and unreasonable. He knows he wants Jun for himself, but also is refusing to admit it. He also, for some reason, doesn't believe that Jun truly likes him too. Jun confessed, albeit drunk, and Sorn blew it off several times. I am soo glad that next week Jun finally has had enough and he leaves Sorn. Sorn needs some separation to figure out what he truly wants.
This show is not that deep plot wise but I am enjoying that who ever wrote this isn't afraid to show us something we haven't seen in BL. Two men with healthy sexual lives not pretending that they are delicate virgins every time someone wants to kiss or have sex. It is decidedly refreshing.

Jimmy as Ramil is equal parts hot and scary! It isn't too clear to me why Ramil hates Khanin so much, other than wanting the crown. But he hated him with out knowing if Khanin is capable of securing the crown. I will say, where are the cameras for Ramil and Paytai's kiss? No one is following him around? Also, why were those guys in front of the club, what was the purpose? Where was security? Their should have at least been a bouncer or someone in the front to make sure nothing happens to the club.
Side note: what kind of guard can Charan be if he has PTSD because of rain? In a place where rain is pretty common. I just don't know why we needed a traumatic back story for him, out side of he was orphaned and that is why he feels indebted to the king to do his bidding. Then when he defies that to be with Khanin, then it would seems tragic and sad and we would get his struggle. This extra back story with Mom and the rain is silly. That end scene would have made it to the kiss with just them being wet from the rain and Charan trying to take care of Khanin. (The whole getting wet lead to sickness Thai syndrome). And it would have been just as impactful because one thing ZeeNunew know how to do very well is kissing scenes.

I do wonder what happened to Calvin and Chakri at the club. They said Calvin ditched them but he seemed really drunk, did he get kidnapped? He is a royal. And poor Chakri was just left on the floor to fend for himself.

I am enjoying flirty, mischievous Nunew/Khanin. I'm looking forward to seeing how he shakes up the royals rules. I also need more back story about Ramil and Paytai. How did they come to be who they are today?

I said it last week but it bares repeating. I love that this series made a sequel and made how sequels should be, better than the first. I loved the first season, it's on my rewatch list. But this second season is topping it.
1) The plot is just as interesting, if not more than the first season, which important because so many second seasons abandon what made their series interesting to begin with.
2) The acting! I thought it was great first season, especially Pavel. That hospital scene when Charlie "dies" is one of the best acting displays I have seen in a BL ever. But in season 1, Pooh was obviously new to the game, even though he was good. This season, Pooh said not only have improved physically (hence the plethora of shirtless scenes we've been given just in episode 6 alone), but I'm going to improve my acting skills as well. He did so well showing all the varied emotions Charlie was going through, from angry, to sad, to guilty, to cold and pissed off. He displayed Charlie's vulnerability as he missed Babe but knew that seeing him in that moment would probably not be for the best. The worry on his face when he could see Babe drunk out of his mind in the house! And finally at the end when him and Babe "make up". In that moment, he wasn't ready to forgive Babe, but he wanted him and that was enough for him. He never doesn't love and respect Babe and you could tell that even though they haven't settled their issues, he needed to feel connected to Babe.
Pavel is also acting his ass off, as usual. Granted I could have done with 5 less " Charlie" 's, but you could really tell Babe's desperation at thinking he was going to lose Babe. When he broke down and told Charlie all his concerns and feeling about Charlie and the lab experiment...chef's kiss!
Speaking of chef's kiss, the scene between Sonic and North. It was so short, but the feelings being felt! Sonic's hesitancy to tell North that he has changed and they no longer want the same thing. You can see he doesn't want to upset North, but that he is finally living the life he wants. And North, always keeping a smile on his face, smiling through his pain at hearing Sonic say that what connected them (or so he thought) no longer exists. His face after Sonic leaves...phew! I have loved Michael's acting since Call It What You Want. I just really want more of their story.
3) Willy is the WORSE, but he is doing his dang job as the bad guy! As any good series should, they have updated the "guy we love to hate" with out really taking away the original villain. While it was obvious Willy worked for Tony, Willy is so bad, I'm not even worried about Tony's shenanigans so far. I'm looking forward to Willy being taken down. Speaking of bad guys, I don't care if Chris is working with Tony or not, I hate him. Nut is also doing a superb job as Chris, cause just like Way, I don't like him but for completely different reasons.
4) The racing! Just like the first season, the racing is still interesting to see. I'm invested in the races and they aren't scenes I wish I could skip through to get back to the story. It hold my attention every time and that is hard to do in series like these. The easily can be the boring part of any series.

Overall, I am enjoying the series. I am definitely looking forward to next week, to see if Charlie and Babe made up for real and what Charlie is planning now that he know for real that Willy is with Tony.

Man, I expected the Ramil and Paytai story to be intense, but I did not expect scary. Jimmy is doing the dang thing cause as sweet as he was in Why R U and in real life, he is scary as hell in this. I currently hate Ramil's guts and while I feel sorry for what he has to deal with his crazy abusive dad, he is still scary. Not sure what to think of Paytai yet. His character is going to be complicated, I feel.

This series is watchable if for not other reason than the clothes. Who ever was on costume design, I say again, deserves an award. Immaculate, stunning, well crafted and superbly tailored. A feast for the eyes. Speaking of, more Zee in robes that gape open a little, please.

I like that Nunew is getting to play confident, not shy (this role explains why he is so bold these days), and kind of forward. He is like, that is my man, he doesn't know it yet, so I have to keep him beside me until he figures it out. I also think, he just simply wants a friend, and as weird as it is, Charan is all he knows. And it's not like any of the other royals are able to be his true friend. But mostly, I think Khanin knows like we do, Charan is easy on the eyes! Lor Thi Sud!
I'm looking forward to next week.

You know, season 2's, especially in the BL world, tend to be mid a best. I am actually entertained each week at all the shenanigans that take place each week. I LOVE that we are getting more Sonic and North, but I need way more. It looks like we get it next week. I am...so so on Pete and Chris, mostly because I'm not getting much acting wise from Ping. Nut is acting his ass off (literally), though. My theory is that Chris is looking for the little boy he found searching through Pete's computer and to him the best way to do that is to get in with the people who took Tony down the first time. I also think he maybe Way's long lost twin. I will say, it annoys me that Pete isn't smarter, being someone who came from Tony's house and then made him self a millionaire, if not billionaire. Him letting his guard down with Chris and letting him have access to that computer and his home, just seems...play out. I was waiting for him to come up the stairs and see Chris looking through his computers. I just want him to be better at the secret shit, considering all he has had to learn to get to where he is today.
Like Charlie! My man, Charlie, said Babe is acting sus and I need to figure out what is going on. Babe needed to be smarter too. He set himself for the pain he is about to feel next week when Charlie leave him. I mean, all he had to do was to bring Charlie into the plan. Or wait for North to come back with the friend's intel on what may be Willy's special power. Babe set himself up for what happened in the sauna by not telling anyone what he planned to do and it was so painful to watch.
Next week, I need a lot more Kim and Kenta, way less Pete and Chris and waaaaay more Sonic and North. But overall, I am really liking this season. They have upped the game and not in a cringe or corny way, but in a way that makes sense character wise. Looking forward to how this story turns out.
Side note, still don't know who the insider is. I'm taking Sonic off the list...for now. Willy and Dean are still leading the race. With Chris a close third. And honestly, I'm kind of suspicious of Kenta now. He was let go too easily by Tony, especially considering all he knows about Tony and that he "killed" Tony. Why is Tony just letting him be?

Thank you!!!! I said the same thing. But when everyone met him, he did not act surprised that they thought he was Way, he even said something like I look like him, but I'm not him. And if most people found out they had a doppelganger they would be surprise and at least inquisitive but he seems indifferent like he knew before he came there. My theory is that Chris is looking for the boy he found in the files and in doing so found out about the "team" that stopped Tony the first time and there for that is how he knew Way's birthday...or he is a twin. 🤣🤣

This ending was just meh, for me. It was soooo predictable and honestly, I usually am okay with a predictable ending, but for a show that could have given us a great plot twist or an unexpected ending, this just felt very...safe. I just feel like if he was just going to drink the blood and then turn Tong into a vampire, he could have and should have done so like 3 episodes ago. It was a lot of dramatics for zero reason.
I will say, the actress playing Thara did not come to play! Them heals were a paid actor! She gave all the dramatics the role required and I loved every minute of her acting.
But the whole premise of the Golden Blood did not make sense. Like why would she keep an army of vampires who knew that they only reason she wanted it was to be able to kill them. Also, once Mark drank the Golden Blood, why was he able to be stabbed by Thara? It's supposed to be the ultimate power and he didn't see tiny lady vampires move coming a mile away?! Then what good is the Golden Blood.
I liked the series, it's definitely worth the watch. But is it a GREAT GMMTV series....meh.

It would have made his death "worth it" to see his back story and why he was so against Thara other than a small flashback. We needed a long flashback showing his person, so that when he deliver his line about finally getting to see his person, we see why he did all of it.
I agree, while JossGawin do have the right chemistry to make a "ship" their is something about them and this series that is just...meh. While it is by no means the worst, I'd much rather see an AouBoom series, who have proven to make a great series. Now I just PRAY that ReVamp is a million times better story wise.

This was a nice KBL. Was it the best, nope. Min Jun never learning from his lessons was annoying at times, but honestly, that is pretty "peopley" of him. What I can tell his that who ever wrote and directed this tried to add some elements of Thai BLs to this. The actors obviously singing their own OST, not necessarily being the best of singers. The multiple "sex scenes" Not just kissing but actually the suggestion that things "happened" And they actually talked about it! I don't think I have EVER seen that in a BL out side of SukFilm's stuff. Maybe Strongberry. And they don't do full length BL series. I will say, I did not mind the addition to a KBL, it's honestly the one of the only thing holding them back from dominating the field, realistic kissing and NC scenes and longer time frames. If they ever start making all of the dramas like they did the 8th Sense, it would be next level!
One thing they seemed to copy use from Thai BLs that kind of made it a just okay show, was the repetitive "problem". The first time makes sense, poor communication and young people first love mistakes. Second time, huh?! Didn't you learn from what happened last time?! And what did his father have to do with anything?! Even if he went to work for his Dad's company, why did you need to reject him? It wasn't like the father had a problem with them, that we know of. I just was silly and it's something Thai BLS suffer with greatly, so they could have skipped adding that plot line. It would have been nice to see Min Jun figure out he should just TALK before he made an assumption. They could have still had him second guessing himself, but then he just would ASK Jin Hwan what he was thinking about literally any one of his concerns.

Is it the best, nope, but makes for a quick little binge while you wait for other shows to come on.

They do have rules. Jun said he didn't care if Sorn had others. But I do agree that now that they are living together, there need to be more concrete rules. And I hope he really pursues delivery boy, if only to teach Sorn not to play these kinds of games.

You are not wrong. Their kissing is terrible, but I have never seen Yoon kiss anyone good, so there is that. I also think that outside of intimate scenes, they have great chemistry, however, I cannot figure out what their relationship is. They speak formally yet familiar with each other. Champ is like a little care taker with Tai and a parent to Jun. But they don't speak to each other like friends or even lovers. But then you have today's scene where they just have sex...for reasons...like they have a bed friend status, but you cannot tell that from how they are around each other. So I agree, I cannot decide if I am liking them or not.
But I do like the rest of the series so far.

I'll admit to being bored in some areas, but I hope the slow pace is building to the obviously elaborate back story this is going to have. We have to pay attention to all the side stuff and details to get to the back story. I want to know more about the guy that doesn't have an heir. He seems too happy to just get along, he has to be up to something, right?
I will say wardrobe is wardrobing! Literally cannot wait for each royal gathering to see what every one has on, especially the King and Nunew.
Daou singing the song for this episode's OST is cool. He is literally everywhere!

One, maybe two NC scenes per series, nope! My Stubborn said one per episode minimum. Who ever did their intimacy training/workshop deserves an award. For once, even when they were "kissing badly", you could tell it was deliberate and in real time watched it improve. They don't keep "space" between them, and honestly I don't think I've seen that outside of MAME's series, but specifically BossNouel. I'm curious to see if, as the relationship becomes serious, will the NC scenes become less to reflect the changing in their relationship. Right now, even though we know Sorn likes Jun and that Jun is feeling some type of way about Sorn, neither of them are capable of admitting it is anywhere near like, let alone love.
Their initial relationship was based on teasing and antagonizing each other. It was how they communicated, which of course is a terrible way to communicate. They have also been in each others lives but don't know a whole lot about each other. So they seem to revert back to teasing and antagonizing each other. Sorn was mad that Jun went out with someone he openly admitted to 'talking to", so to communicate how unhappy he was about that, he "teased him" by not telling him about the assignment in time. I'm sure in his mind, a simple getting scolded was no big deal and it was what they always kind of did, mess with each other. He forgot he was a grown up in a grown up situation with real life grown up consequences. Poor Jun is clueless to well...everything. Sorn's behavior is a neon sign with "I like you, you idiot!" on it, but somehow it doesn't even occur to Jun that Sorn would like him. Sorn's teasing does not help.
Of Course Sorn is the bad guy now, he blundered hard this time. But it's a pretty normal human behavior. To miss read a situation and to act impulsively is pretty standard for most people, especially when young (Sorn maybe older than Jun but he is still pretty young) and inexperienced in relationships.
This series is not plot driven, it's character driven. I'm interested in seeing Sorn's growth as he realizes his feeling. And Jun's growth as he realizes his.
So far I'm enjoying this series way more than I ever thought I would.

Yeah, so far this show could go a million ways, I just hope to see some good character growth, like in the first season.

Just when I was like, no they didn't just kill of Dean after being on the screen for 30 seconds, here he comes, back from the...dead? I wondered why no one went to check if he was dead and to get rid of the dead body. Now that we know that there is a plant, he is going on the list. So is Chris, but he is bottom on the list. Obviously Willy is top of the list, but I cannot determine yet if he is meant to throw us off. And crazy as it seems, I'm adding Sonic to the list. He went away...for reasons, and is only back temporarily...and why is he being mean to North?! Something is fishy, so on the list he goes.
Speaking of North, Michael is finally getting to shine this season. He was literally the best thing in Call It What You Want, his performance was outstanding, so I was excited to see him in Pit Babe. But then it seemed he got relegated to funny guy, and while I wanted more, he was good at his job, so no problem. But I am so relieved to see that they are going to be doing a more in depth story line for North and Sonic and that its not just going to be silly times again. We are going to get to see them really show deep feelings. When North was smiling and "teasing" Sonic about him avoiding him and then broke down...phew! Cannot wait to see more.

I will say, as much as I hate a cheating theme, I get why it's part of the plot. 1) They have been dating for a while, and in most relationships, the honeymoon period wears off. And if you haven't built something solid that doesn't depend on sex to keep it together, relationships will fall apart quickly. 2) It is realistic. As crap as that is to say, dudes be cheating. (Yes, I know girls cheat too)
3) From the beginning, Babe was a hypersexual character, it was honestly apart of his personality. And Charlie has always been trying to "match Babe's freak". And for a while he was able to. But now you notice Babe making digs at Charlie like he is bored with their sex life and saying he would replace Charlie with Willy for "something new". While we can pretend Babe was teasing/playing around, there has to be some truth to those statements. Why make them, if not? And he reinforced those sentiments by being all happy and in "wifey" mode after Charlie got rough.
I truly think they, the writers, are going to show us what happens in a real relationship when everything isn't sunshine and roses. You have to work hard at it. We are getting ready to watch Babe and Charlie go THROUGH IT! I think the trailers are just the tip of the iceberg. I barely made it through the "He's still warm" scene. I just know they are going to kill me this season.

I am seriously enjoying this show more than I thought I would. And I honestly thought it would be a decent show, just cheesy, which I'm not opposed to, when done well. This is being done well. They could have just kept Sorn a jerk and we would just be expected to accept his terrible personality or he would have some change of heart. But instead, we see him having liked Jun forever and because Jun is oblivious to that he instead resorts to bullying and pushing Jun around. And because Jun seems to be surrounded by people who feel a need to take care of him (side note, I thought all these grown ups rushing to take care/be protective of Jun was because he didn't have parents, but here comes lovely old dad, so I don't get what so many people are acting like Jun is a little kid who needs constant supervision), who honestly boss him around quite a bit, he is used to Sorn bossing him around. So he resists. Honestly, I think they both have liked each other for ever but are too afraid to admit it. So that's where sex buddies comes into play.
We know delivery boy comes back to make a huge play for Jun's affections, so this is going to get crazy messy.

Side Side note: What in the world is the relationship between Champ and Thai?! Okay, friends, especially work friends video call, but then who starts striping like they don't remember they are on said video call (if they aren't bff's like that) and why in the world would the other take a shower in the middle of the video call and turn the camera to face himself in the shower with out the person on the other side saying they consented to seeing it. And WHY if Champ was so shy to see Thai's naked booty in the shower, did he not end the video call? That whole scene was weird and I don't get them. They had a kiss but never talked about it. They don't seem to be able to be separated but don't act like true besties but also not like lovers...it's weird and I don't think I'm here for it. But we shall see.