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Ep. 11. It's at this point with the appearance of Ye Wanying, who knew Su Yu from long ago and is ostensibly the girlfriend of Mo Yi (Wu Bi's older brother), that the original Addicted Heroin series came to an abrupt end with three further episodes due to air but have never surfaced anywhere. She is more interested in Su Yu than Mo Yi but the feelings are not reciprocated. On the contrary, the two boys 'like' each other without saying it directly, but it shows in little acts of jealousy, the way they sometimes look at each other and confirm that each of them is the most handsome. They have become inseparable and at home wear matching pyjamas and sleep in the same bed. It's about as close as 'the love that dare not speak its name' we will probably get to see.

End of Ep. 7 when the boys talk about love and wanting something exclusive. It's rather subtle, but SuYu appears to be reaching out to WuBi which is picked up by him and who I think has feelings for SuYu that we've seen in some of the surreptitious glances his way and again, after suggesting to SuYu that they sleep at his house, WuBi puts his arm around him and they head off.

You haven't been paying attention. First, it's from China, so there can be no gay content. Second, see above in the Tags. In other words, it's a very toned down Addicted, Heroin.

Indeed, Jaab's hairstyle was his greatest attraction.

I'm just wondering how long it's going to take Dong Ju to tell Kang San his real name and that he actually teleported from 1995 to the present. The longer he leaves doing it, the more he's going to contort himself with lies and deception which could somehow lead to his undoing. That includes the novel he didn't write that was in the backpack given to Kang San before he landed headlong onto Dong Ju's car and who took him to the hospital. Meanwhile, with his supernatural powers, Kang San finds himself unwittingly helping the police with cases in progress by inserting himself into their lives and helping them achieve some sort of justice. These, however, are merely diversions to the main plot surrounding what happened at the lake back in 1995 and Kang San needing to find out who he really is and wanting to find his brother. It's an engrossing, well made drama, not my usual fare, and even though I find Dong Ju somewhat annoying, nevertheless I'll keep watching.

Such a long and drawn-out final episode but at least it ended as it should, with Pat and Jeng back together as expected. I liked the close and supportive brotherly relationship between Jeng and Jaab but it's a pity that the Jaab and Jen romance wasn't more fleshed out. Pat was cute but emotionally immature and had a few too many crying scenes. His chemistry with Jeng was good but not outstanding. Jeng, son of the president of Jian Group, level-headed, thoughtful and for the most part far less emotional than Pat, was the right foil for him. He didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps and eventually take over, so in the end he decided to resign, handed over his resignation letter and walked out, then we saw his father bin the letter, which meant that in the future he could return as VP, so there could be a second series, though I doubt it. This was not the most compelling of series but it passed the time well enough and only just managed to keep one interested till it was all over.

Oh dear, so many negative comments. I liked this show, despite the fact it was more bromance than BL, though the cooking was probably the best part - everything looked so appetising. The trouble with the MLs is that most of the time they were too reticent about stating what they felt, hence the backtracking and misunderstandings, and took a long time to realise that they loved each other after a fashion. Once that was established, the relationship didn't go all romantic or become sexualised as normally happens which for these two just wouldn't look convincing, so in the end, without even a kiss, they decide to eat naked, bringing it back full circle to the premise of the show. That was a nice touch, over in a flash, yet it was still satisfying.

The mess that constitutes Ep. 10 was entirely the writer's urge to create the most drama he could devise and somehow by the end of Ep. 12 hope to bring it all to a happy ending for all concerned. Whether he succeeds has yet to be seen but I'm sure it will involve some convoluted plot devices.

A few points:

1) Lomfon sets about trying to prove Tai was his soulmate the wrong way, then when it fortuitously rains and he finds out Tai can hear him, he construes that to mean that not only is Tai his soulmate but also someone he should be in love with, though Patts warned him not to go there and thereupon kisses him. Crazy stuff. He is beaten up by Patts then told off by Tian who tells him he likes him and then walks away, disgusted and disappointed.

2) Tai lies to Patts that he can't be with him on Sunday because he has work to do. In reality, he's spending the day with Lomfon. They are spotted together, a photo is taken and sent to Patts who goes with Tian to confront them. They see Lomfon kiss Tai who displays no resistance. Patts is understandably incensed, attacks Lomfon then tries to find out if Tai really loves him but he can't provide an answer. They eventually break up. This shouldn't have occurred. Tai isn't in love with Lomfon, even if he is another soulmate, so why is it so difficult for him to put that aside? It's illogical.

3) Patts sees the photo of Tai and Lomfon and goes to Tai's condo where he and Tian then go to where Tai and Lonfom are. After Lomfon kisses Tai, Patts beats the crap out of him (without leaving a mark!) and has a series of altercations with Tai, resulting in them breaking up and both being utterly distraught. Patts didn't deserve to be put in this situation and one has to feel sorry for him.

4) Tian is on the periphery of all this drama. He's upset at what his brother did and mad at Lomfon for what he did because he likes him. Whether Lomfon already knew that, I'm not sure, but it leaves Lomfon estranged from the other three with only himself to blame.

Young Rak can't help but be a boy magnet for other boys. He's broken up with Mek, who's a controlling, selfish jerk who also slept with his best friend, Kram, who he's also cut off. Good for him for showing a bit of fortitude but he needs to at least block them on his phone. Concurrently, he's being pursued by Dino, who is brash, straightforward and has a good nature. He's also protective and concerned for his welfare. Rak likes him but isn't ready to give his heart to him yet and reminds me a little of Jack in A Boss and a Babe. Nevertheless, the potential for a love match is certainly there and that obviously is going to be the main storyline. I'm liking it so far. It's fairly light and harks back a little to simpler times with a more conventional plot. Definitely one to watch.

With Lousie being a spoiled, controlling little bitch and Shao not saying he's in love with her - yet - though that is more likely to be never, while he on the other hand has become close to Briggs who unbeknownst to him has fallen in love with him, the likelihood of the marriage going ahead is becoming less and less certain, except Louise's mother is in the background pushing it to happen for purely mercenary considerations. Shao, unfortunately, is resigned to his fate, which combined with him not being a strong character who lets himself be pushed around by his fiance, will need to get some balls if he is ever to find true love and happiness with Briggs.

I quite like this series, though the dialogue certainly needs improvement (which can be said about most Pinoy BL series), it's dotted with clichés and the direction could be stronger, but these shortcomings are mostly compensated by the assortment of gorgeous guys who provide the eye candy, and thank goodness for that.

It started off a bit slowly but picked up as the story progressed. By Ep. 7, things were in full swing and I was smiling all the way to the end of Ep. 8. The casting was wonderful. Yul is beautiful but distant at first until he begins to relax and succumb to the friendly charms of Yechan, who is a bit goofy but adorable. Yechan stole the show with his exuberant expressions and ability to portray a young man who becomes hopelessly in love and determined to win over his loved one. His confession of love was a standout. Nothing cringy here, no superfluous sound effects, just a terrific BL romance set in the idyllic countryside. Most enjoyable and possibly the best Korean BL series of the year.

I'm totally fed up with Korn and Mintra. He's a jackass falling for all her tricks and when she opens her mouth she's her own worst enemy. I do feel sorry for Pawin because I think he genuinely likes Korn but it seems he needs to put his career first and pretend to be with Mintra for the fans, so it's goodbye Pawin - unless he changes his mind. However, with Miss Suzie's death which may have been suicide - we'll find out next week I suppose - but before that we saw her crying inconsolably for some unknown reason, will the recently returned son take over or will his sister, who was her personal assistant and will it have any impact on Korn and Mintra? At least there is the relative sanity and sweetness of the blossoming love between Wayu and Weyha. I think they'll last the distance and officially become a couple.

It's not too bad and I've seen many that are much worse than this from the Philippines. Early days yet but one thing that does stand out is the hot shirtless guys, and the rest of the cast is quite attractive too. You can see where the plot is going, of course. At least it has a decent story.

Addicted came to an abrupt end with Ep. 15 but apparently 18 episodes were made. Whatever happened to the last three remains a mystery.

The rule of the thumb in BL series is that when two boys become attracted to each other and one of them has a girlfriend, it's always the girl who loses out in the end. Delving into the past, the classic example for me is Waterboyy (in which Earth had his first major role) and where he falls in love with a fellow swimmer. The girlfriend becomes increasingly horrible and it's a relief when she is ultimately defeated and leaves. Here we have Korn and Pawin who are not so much in love with each other but having an affair and Mintra is determined to win Korn for herself, but alas, is not having any luck, despite Korn telling her at the end of the previous episode he wanted her to be his girlfriend. That lasted all of three seconds because he's still spending his time with Pawin who Mantra calls a slut. She tries to tempt him with her charms but he tells her to stop as he has no emotion for her. Then Pawin and Matra, who detest each other, end up in a catfight at the end of which Korn intervenes and carries Mantra away. It's all very messy. She is a bossy, manipulative, horrible girl and Pawin is more the bitchy queen who knows he has a greater hold on Korn than her. Korn is probably better off without either of them in his life, but he's stuck with them in the House. So this melodrama continues.

What's with Korn asking Mintra to be his girlfriend after he finds out she's allegedly pregnant when prior to this he's found her to be suffocating him and he's found someone far more agreeable in Pawin? As for the rest, the only other ones I'm interested in are Wayu and Wahya who are really sweet with each other.

Not yet. The episodes are fairly short and it can't get much worse. I'll give it a few more to see if it improves at all.

A series that is going nowhere. The second episode is as bad as the first one.

With Ep. 2 it got a little bit better and is starting to make some sense, though the disappearing coffee shop seems to be a bit superfluous so far. I like the way Mai and Ryu are becoming closer but Thana and Patis are about to have a fallout due to Thana keeping his unemployed status a secret. Then there's his developing friendship with pot boy. Since pot was legalised in Thailand very recently, it's now making its debut appearance in a BL series as far as I'm aware and there's nothing like smoking pot together to help with the bonding process though whether Thana and pot boy will take it to a sexual level is anybody's guess because we don't know yet whether the latter is gay or not. I don't think he is but maybe Thana's sexy good looks might persuade him to turn that way if his relationship with Patis goes sour, which is on the cards.

Ep. 2 ran for almost 1 hr 20 mins, so be aware you might be in for lengthy viewing times.