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The original five Takumi-kin movies from 2007 to 2010 were, on the whole, much better than this series, which in my opinion is a mess - hard to follow and all over the place with the various relationships, none of which except the main one are dealt with properly. The original was told in a linear fashion and was mainly about Takumi and Gii. In this series, Takumi is far more introspective and uncertain with how he should react to Gii's love for him, until finally here we see them in bed together for the first time, happy and content. It took long enough to get there.

This was an outstanding political drama with a dash of BL thrown in for good measure. However, I had trouble following the convoluted political shenanigans at the end. Dr. Nong blackmailed the PM, Vee's father, without telling him about it, and later, someone tipped Vee off about it, which led to him resigning from the party and joining a different one. At the same time, Vee severed his relationship with Dr. Nong but when the latter returned to his office, he found a box of croissants, and under one of them Vee said he loved him. There's more to this than what I put here, so what am I missing out on? I'd be grateful if someone could explain to me the finer political details.

Boys Love Factory

Definitely!

Many viewers will remember Ja as Leo, with First as Fiat, his troublesome and eventual love interest, who first appeared in TharnType as supporting characters before getting their own series, Don't Say No. In that, Leo played the older, steadying and calming influence on the unpredictable and excitable Fiat. Well, here is Ja again, smooth and as debonair as ever playing Saint, in a role that bears some resemblance to his previous persona as he deals with Ice, with whom he had a falling out but now lives with and will be his acting partner in a film they're about to make. Ice had a traumatic home life that still gives him nightmares, and he's none too happy he's mixed up with Saint again, but true to his name, Saint puts the past aside, being gentle and understanding with Ice until he wins him over. That's the setup for what's coming next. I think this will be an engrossing and at times intense series that I'm looking forward to getting into.

Mud is a total prick.

Chaotic, to say the least, but the two male leads made it worthwhile with their bouts of passionate kissing.

Chaotic, to say the least, but the two male leads made it worthwhile with their frequent bouts passionate kissing.

The emotions of these boys are so hyper!

Despite the earlier warning, I don't think Nawa stood a chance of not yielding under the full charm assault from Phu. However, having let himself be smitten, I don't think it's going to be smooth sailing for them. Choppy seas for some characters are ahead.

So who is Kachen? This incredibly dashing and handsome young man appears in the last moment of the 10th episode and he's there, why?

Forget how cute/handsome the guys are. The storyline is so hard to follow. It all seems to be just random little altercations between the various characters. I'm not even sure who the goblin is.

It's going to get very messy, with Pokpong being misled by Jett and persuaded to join the Hunters whose mission is to kill vampires. Little does he know that Punn, his older brother, his brother's boyfriend, Ramil, is the head of the vampires.

Another GMMTV BL series is hitting all the right buttons in a delightful setting.

I never suggested or even thought that.

Over half way through and so far it's nothing more than a serious political drama without a shred of BL romance in the offing, despite the occasional looks Vee and Dr. Nong give each other. I really can't see Dr. Nong leaning in to kiss Vee (or vice versa). Vee is young, attractive and gay - everyone knows that - while Dr. Nong has a permanent 5 o'clock shadow and is ostensibly straight, looking and acting as such. Vee is deeply committed to being a wheeler/dealer behind the scenes, while Dr. Nong is committed to improving the health system of the country - the reason he entered politics - but with the latest development, just as he was confirmed as Minister for Public Health, minutes later he resigned. Enthralling as all this is, it's hard to see the tenor of this show veering towards a romantic entanglement between these two characters, but I'll probably be proved wrong on this.

That this was a vertical drama was the least of my problems with it. I found it difficult to follow properly because the narrative was choppy and disjointed, but worst of all, the subtitles flashed by too fast sometimes and occasionally were buried below the Korean subtitles and disappeared from the screen. That said, the two leads were attractive and after going through various difficulties, at least they ended up happily together.

I had reached peak frustration with this show until Win climbed into Nut's bedroom and eventually he sang his new song with lyrics that were so direct, it was not really surprising that Win put his hand on the guitar to stop him playing, leaned over and kissed him. My relief was palpable. It's pretty certain that Nut was going to tell Win he liked him after the competition, but he pre-empted that with his song and Win took the cue. Good for him. Nut kissed him back. History had been changed for the better.

How Somdet could let the King go and return to his palace seemed to me rather implausible. And try as he might, the King can't get as close to Jade as he desires. I'm as frustrated as he is.