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I think this show promises to be interesting and entertaining, the male leads are attractive and it has an original storyline that's not been used in a BL series to my knowledge so I'm scoring it with a standard 8.

"Oh, how the mighty have fallen," as they say in the classics. Nasty Robert and Dech are carted off to prison, Kun Yai's father is humiliated by his bad judgement and everyone else rejoices with the turn of events, so it was especially good to see Khun Yai and Jom find happiness again in each other's arms, though with Jom becoming a spectre of himself, once again his immediate future becomes uncertain and that of his relationship with Khun Yai.

The romance between Vee and Sky is advancing at a snail's pace and for some unknown reason, Janus and Bomb aren't even aware it's happening. Generally, I find this series rather dull and the episodes are far too long at 70 minutes; nothing much would have been lost if they came in at 50 minutes.

Each episode is far too long and nothing much would have been lost if they had made them to last about 50 minutes instead of 70 minutes.

I did fall asleep during Ep. 7.

This may have begun on TikTok but its transition to YouTube has changed the format to full-screen 30 minute episodes so there will be 6 episodes. That said, it's a welcome change from most Philippino BL series with a thankfully much reduced cast of essential characters, the main ones being 18yo Charlie who is captivated by his new handsome, older and mysterious neighbour, Mico, who we often see topless and he has a great smile. The series revolves around Charlie trying to involve Mico in his life, an endeavour encouraged by his unusually gay supportive father. I have no complaints about the sound, dialogue, acting and production values. A very likeable series and should be on your watch list.

So many twists and turns in an ever-developing plot, but what stands out for me is the excellent acting in the heavy emotional scenes. I think at last Mew and Top have decided they really love each other and want to be together but along comes Boeing who is becoming the disrupter the more we see him. He needs to be banished. With Ray and Sand, the problematic one is Ray, but he at least has some insight into his own failings and is ready to admit them. I'm sure they'll make it through together. The award for malicious intent goes to Atom for lying and throwing a bomb into Boston's social circle, making him an outcast, but the most pleasing development, however, was the heart-to-heart between Nick and Boston, both of them flawed characters - Boston more so - resulting in them realising they're perfect for each other and quickly making up, leading to an inevitable sex scene.

So many twists and turns in an ever-developing plot, but what stands out for me is the excellent acting in the heavy emotional scenes. I think at last Mew and Top have decided they really love each other and want to be together but along comes Boeing who is becoming the disrupter the more we see him. He needs to be banished. With Ray and Sand, the problematic one is Ray, but he at least has some insight into his own failings and is ready to admit them. I'm sure they'll make it through together. The most pleasing development, however, was the heart-to-heart between Nick and Boston, both of them flawed characters - Boston more so - resulting in them realising they're perfect for each other and quickly making up, leading to an inevitable sex scene.

You Are My So(ul) Mate was trite, full of nonsense, Emmy overacted, the boys were all relatively attractive, then ended with an insipid kiss from Bud and Korn. My Universe is not getting any better.

So much going on in this series with so many friendships and relationships in various stages, everything from stability to crisis with a constantly changing aspect for each couple. I'm glad that Ray returned to Sand and that Mew has come to realise, as all his friends have already, that he's destined to be with Top. However, the scene that stood out the most for me was the one between Nick and Boston in the restroom when Nick sought out Boston to say his final goodbye and tell him what he really thought of him and what was in his heart. Most affecting and it unexpectedly hit Boston like a bomb, so much so that he dumped the boy he was about to get off with. Boston is a player of the first order who tells himself that true love is not for him and who can be callous when someone tries to get close to him but at that moment he realised Nick is different, the result of which we'll see next week. This pleases me immensely.

It took a while but finally with Ep. 6 things moved up a notch and there was progress in the various relationships. Best episode so far though it starts from a low bar.

If it wasn't for the really awful and ostensibly unnecessary bad dubbing, this series would have rated better. The story and acting were adequate and it picked up in the last two episodes. That said, it's hard to give this a positive recommendation but as it has a reasonable cast with a few well-known actors plus some other good-looking ones thrown in for good measure, if you've nothing else to watch it will pass the time.

The only word I can come up with to describe this show is pedestrian. Very little happens from episode to episode. At least Venus isn't entirely indifferent to Sky's overtures now and seems to be slowly falling for him. The other characters barely register with me or I just find them dull.

It's definitely getting better and better. A cross between a romcom and a sitcom with a gay vibe, the two stars have developed great chemistry together in a fast-paced, slightly goofy soon-to-be office romance. I'm really enjoying this and when it's over, I'll consider watching all episodes back to back sometime in the future.

Another great episode in a superb series. I can understand the excitement and rush of love Khun Yai feels for Jom and the ever present danger that accompanies their moments of intimacy and unbridled passion. Their dancing scene that pivoted from reality in the garden to fantasy in the ballroom which ended with everyone applauding them then back again to the garden and their impassioned kiss was a beautiful cinematic stroke of genius. The music for the soundtrack captures the various moods to a tee. Talking of music, the string quartet at the party rates a special mention, first playing a little Mozart and then what accompanied Khun Yai dancing with the young lady he knew as a child - Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Elgar - surely the first time it's been played as a transcription for string quartet and definitely as music for the dance. So much thought and care has gone into the making of this series. Kudos to everyone involved.

Watching Sky for most of the episode pursuing Venus and barely making any progress since he began that at the beginning of the series is becoming rather tedious. The other characters don't really add much to what's happening either. The episodes are far too long when there is so little of interest going on and the dialogue is basically trite.

Really, it's not much fun at all, just Sky relentlessly pursuing Venus and barely getting anywhere. The other characters don't add much to it either.

Ep. 6 was just as interminably long and tedious as Ep. 5. Indeed, it was so soporific I fell asleep before it finished and had to rewind it to see if Mhok was finally able to penetrate Phat's heart to make him love him, which of course, somehow he did, however, it didn't even end with a kiss. This series as a whole is losing its appeal, so much so that I downgraded my score from 8 to 7.

With Phumjai and Yang, it went from misery to ecstasy, but for his brother Phojai, he went from concern for Phumjai to having Tag break up with him; so sad, but he brought it on himself as he wanted to keep their relationship secret. I think we have to thank Tammy for making Yang see the light and confess in so many words his love for Phumjai. Hopefully, Phojai will see the light sooner rather than later.

This series could be described as compellingly awful and Ep. 5 was even worse than the previous one. As for the odious youngest brother Thian, his voice dubbing is excruciating and irritating. Otherwise, apart from Luv returning to his butler duties, the plot (if you can call it that) didn't advance much except for the final moment when Chan at Thian's direction appeared to knock Luv out with a cloth covered in chloroform for some reason. Thank goodness it finishes next week.