Diew and God: During their makeup scene, God reiterated he was frustrated that Diew wouldn't talk about his background and how it made him the way he is, however, I expected Diew to say he would reveal that, but he didn't. Wan and Beer: These two transitioning from friends to lovers was a foregone conclusion, but what annoyed me about Wan is how he positioned himself as so useless domestically and needed Beer to do these things for him which he is happy to do. The things people do for love...
I just watched Ep. 2 on my usual provider but the subs were unusually awful. However, I can't find any complete episodes on YT. Can you please provide the link? Thanks.
Two episodes dropped. Ep. 8: Apart from the family dinner scene where Hero did his best to be as obnoxious as possible to his father, the rest was strictly for laughs in which Tiger stole the show with his inept performance on the sports ground race track, but then he did something heroic by holding back the red shirt boys who were preventing Pop from passing them and were about to retaliate when Only came to his rescue ("What did you do to my Kitty? Damn!") and threw the javelin in their direction. Sitting on the ground, Tiger turned his head to look up at Only with love in his eyes. Earlier, Only had passionately kissed Tiger after Pop won a race. But he still had to finish the race and with the help of Only and Pop, he came in a resounding last to the applause of everyone; two of the show's best moments. None of this is in the novel, the screenplay having lost all pretence of following it and as for Pop and Hero, nothing much of consequence happened between them.
Ep. 9: In the penultimate episode of a BL series, one expects things to go haywire, but in this one they were just woeful. Where to start... Pop for the most part was miserable and mistakenly jealous and when Hero finally returned from America he didn't greet him with unalloyed pleasure, finally confessing he missed him, with Hero repeating he won't leave him again. Meanwhile, while Hero is abroad, Only develops a crush on Pop, something he confesses to Tiger after Hero's return, to which he responds by telling Only to take him as his boyfriend, a suggestion Only treats with indifference, both thinking falsely that Pop and Hero are not dating. This is not only disappointing but it also gets worse. Throughout this time, Hero has had to endure the restrictions placed on him by his brother, a cause of friction between Pop and Hero, so when Pop texts Hero to come and be with him, he rushes to his side and just when they're about to have a proper kiss (unbelievably, their first!), Hero's father turns up and beats and kicks Hero as Pop and San try to reign in the father's anger, to no avail, who is aghast that the boys have developed a romantic relationship. Hero, who is used to standing up to his father and despite warnings, declares again and again he loves Pop. This is too much for the father to bear, who finally points his gun at Hero. How this excess of drama will be resolved in the final episode and how it will end is anyone's guess, but I hope it won't be a cliffhanger, for according to a comment below, the producer has stated he won't proceed with a second season. Once more, the screenplay has bypassed the novel and taken a different direction. The only resemblance to the original while keeping to the spirit of it is that the two boys are indeed inseparable and deeply in love, yes, addicted to each other.
Unassuming. Simple. Delightful. Charming. Put that all together and you have this show. The MLs were adorable in their individual ways, given one was a cute, bleach-blond cooking student and the other was a taller, cute, baby-faced police officer. How could it not work for as we all know, a way to a man's heart is through his stomach - Isumi cooked with love, Kyosuke ate with joy - and they were attracted to each other. They had to end up living together. I think there'll be dessert in the form of a Special Episode.
The series progressively improved, my only gripe was that there was too much focus on Khing and her unneeded and unwanted redemption in the scene before the end credits, which was superfluous in my opinion. Despite her backstory, that she developed into an 'obsessive, selfish, crazy, manipulative psychopath' (as someone here aptly described her) and coerced Gina to do her dirty work is unforgivable. Her final plan was pure evil and would not have had the desired outcome even had it succeeded. At least Gina realised the error of her ways, took Kla's advice and made herself agreeable. Kla more than proved himself as Cake's boyfriend and protector with his authoritative lead in solving who was behind what was happening to Cake and I was impressed by how he dealt with Af, Gina and Khing. Cake's brother Tim surprised us all when he suddenly made a play for Af (after all, he is cute), so a special episode concentrating on them would be a nice addition. As with most Thai BL series in a university setting, the MLs always have a group of loyal and resourceful friends they can rely on when it comes to the crunch, and so it was here. It was by no means an ordinary romance, which lifted it to another level.
The conundrum with Thai BL series is the casting of young men in senior administrative or medical roles to keep it relevant to the genre; we're not here to watch real adults in these roles as they're not as desirable, smooth-faced and attractive as younger guys. That said, the role of company CEO for Mr Elis works because he's tall, handsome and has a commanding demeanour. His secretary Pat is shorter and a bit younger. They have worked together for years building up the company to where it is today due to the ruthless ambition of Mr Elis and the unswerving loyalty of Pat. Mr Elis is a playboy who appears to mix business with pleasure and again, Pat serves him in these endeavours, however, lately Pat has become tired of it all and wants to quit which, of course, is anathema to Mr Elis who told him he wants him in his service 'forever'. Surprisingly, Pat is now standing up to Mr Elis, holding his ground and talking back, which is most unusual. In addition, Mr Elis lusts after Pat and although he tries to resist his kisses, it's useless, he doesn't have a chance, especially as Pat has secret fantasies of Mr Elis ravishing him with kisses. This is powerplay in motion and drives the story forward. It is no surprise that Mr Elis will win over Pat.
Fascinating that there's more concern for the turtle than the MCs. It indeed needs to live in a bigger home as it is forever clawing at the walls. That Diew ignores and doesn't realise this really can't be forgiven despite his personal problems which are substantial. Even though he's made some progress, he should now be able to open up more to God and at least disavow him from the belief that the necklace was given to him not from Dr Pee but by his father and worse, not admitting he once had feelings for him but the relationship soured. No wonder God wanted time alone from him even after he explained his absence from the band contest.
According to the website, this is 'a story about how long distance relationships can test us through time and trials!' So Sky and Max have been together for some time and Max has to fly off somewhere for a new job that will benefit both of them in the future. Max is cute and invariably he will succumb to the charms of another boy. Okay so far but the music soundtrack is awful for the most part, however, the locations are very nice.
Who would have thought that such a captivating drama series about a grim looking out of work Samurai and a beautiful white cat could be so entertaining and endearing? What amazed me was how docile and perfectly behaved Tamanojo was. Indeed, she even managed to meow on cue. This series ticks all the right boxes and is a gem of its kind, not to be missed, especially if you love cats.
I wish everyone would stop concentrating on the real life age gap between Pop and Hero. They're both above the age of consent, they work well and look good together and it seriously doesn't bother me. Get over it. The lack of NC and kissing scenes is to be lamented as the kissing in the original Chinese version was integral to how Gu Hai won over Bai Luo Yin. I'm glad the Pailin subplot is done with, the horrid, manipulative, lying girl that she is; I don't like seeing my boys miserable and at odds with each other. Having made up, all we got was hugging and holding hands. That is grossly insufficient as passionate kissing goes to the heart of their love for each other and it's just not there. I hope that will be rectified in the remaining episodes (not enough of them either) but I'm not holding out for it.
I don’t have any beef with the MLs, but I feel like they were miscast, for "technical" reasons. I’m guessing…
The Pailin subplot was in the original Chinese version but due to the series being pulled off air, all we got was her sudden unwelcome appearance at the door of the classroom. Similarly, her counterpart in "Stay With Me'' came and went while causing havoc along the way.
I can't understand why Chihiro got in the car with Mayo who later had him roughed up by his henchman before stomping on his arm. Chihiro's arm heals but Haoren notices that this incident leaves a psychological scar on Chiriho, which leads to his next move - arranging to meet Mayo. My prescient comment of last week was spot-on! It was so satisfying to see that sadistic bastard brutally stabbed by Haoeren no less, even though he didn't die, though news of his death by suicide later was a fitting demise to his miserable life. The boys decide they have to escape, but just as Chihiro thought he and Haoren would stay together, Haoren decides otherwise. Chihiro's devastation by their sudden separation is palpable. Three years pass. Chihiro becomes a successful photographer and Haoren serves time in prison. Upon his release, he discovers that Chihiro has put on an exhibition at which he sees the one blemished photo Chihiro took of him. Leaving it, he goes for a walk and spots Chihiro, who looks up, picks up his camera and photographs him half smiling. Chihiro lowers his camera and smiles broadly at Haoren. All that has passed justifies the title, 'Happy of the End.' Thank goodness.
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Wan and Beer: These two transitioning from friends to lovers was a foregone conclusion, but what annoyed me about Wan is how he positioned himself as so useless domestically and needed Beer to do these things for him which he is happy to do. The things people do for love...
Ep. 9: In the penultimate episode of a BL series, one expects things to go haywire, but in this one they were just woeful. Where to start... Pop for the most part was miserable and mistakenly jealous and when Hero finally returned from America he didn't greet him with unalloyed pleasure, finally confessing he missed him, with Hero repeating he won't leave him again. Meanwhile, while Hero is abroad, Only develops a crush on Pop, something he confesses to Tiger after Hero's return, to which he responds by telling Only to take him as his boyfriend, a suggestion Only treats with indifference, both thinking falsely that Pop and Hero are not dating. This is not only disappointing but it also gets worse. Throughout this time, Hero has had to endure the restrictions placed on him by his brother, a cause of friction between Pop and Hero, so when Pop texts Hero to come and be with him, he rushes to his side and just when they're about to have a proper kiss (unbelievably, their first!), Hero's father turns up and beats and kicks Hero as Pop and San try to reign in the father's anger, to no avail, who is aghast that the boys have developed a romantic relationship. Hero, who is used to standing up to his father and despite warnings, declares again and again he loves Pop. This is too much for the father to bear, who finally points his gun at Hero. How this excess of drama will be resolved in the final episode and how it will end is anyone's guess, but I hope it won't be a cliffhanger, for according to a comment below, the producer has stated he won't proceed with a second season. Once more, the screenplay has bypassed the novel and taken a different direction. The only resemblance to the original while keeping to the spirit of it is that the two boys are indeed inseparable and deeply in love, yes, addicted to each other.