I give up....This has nothing to do with the pace. This is more to do with the bad execution of the story. I really wanted to love this because of Mark...but yeah this looks like a badly written 80s drama with the villains just having more depth than the actual stars of the show.
After rewatching ep 5-8 just cause I thought I missed something...I came to realize that.....
This drama frustrates me. The way some characters behave seems so illogical. A lot of the "backstory" for some of these characters has not been introduced to set the tone as to the actions they take. Some of the spoilers that people who read the book have shared should have been already introduced even as a flashback or a small conversation. The team behind this drama has failed to completely engage with the story and its characters and focused more on how pretty the food and scenery look on screen.
As I mentioned earlier, the way Aek behaved isn't farfetched. To me (emphasis on the ME) he never showed romantic feelings for Auk rather admiration. The so-called long stares some of you point out as proof of their attraction is weak sauce (pun!) one can easily say that Aek starring at Auk eating his food was him like "OMG OMG a real chef who is famous is eating my food." or something along the lines. The team behind this failed to portray Aek's attraction which is baffling because if you look at the old trailers (which I was rewatching because it just seemed like a different story) you can kind of see the romance/attraction there, but not here. Auk's behavior seemed kind of creepy as of late. Initially, it was kind of cute how he felt an attraction for Aek, but then he started to cross some lines that would be seen as unprofessional and sometimes just wrong. Imagine Aek was a young college girl and her much older boss (about 12 years or so) behaves like that with her. We would all be having a different conversation. But most people never truly feel the power imbalance or the wrongness of the age gap when it comes to men/boys in these dramas/stories.
Anyways back to the episode(s)
Aek was not irrational, mean, or an ahole as some people claim when he confronted Auk during that disastrous dinner. He was confused, hurt, and even shocked that he didn't realize that Auk had feelings for him... (Evident with his conversation with Vich in his door room) THIS is what the directing/editing of this episode was alluding to! If they wanted us to think that Aek really likes Auk but is afraid given the power imbalance, they failed miserably to do so. The script is just not good and the actors are doing their best with what they were given. I really wished that these production companies/directors and scriptwriters would let outside people take a look at their work because often many promising dramas and storylines get so watered down or just lost.
But the beauty of individualities is that we all see things differently. I just wished that Aek's story (the reason he is the way he is according to book readers) would have been touched upon earlier so that his characterization made sense. There were various flashbacks of Auk and his staff for us to get a glimpse at their story, but none for Aek who is supposed to be central to the story. Unless this story is only about Auk and thus they are sacrificing Aek's story for the sake of making Auk the only important character here. Which again they are FAILING at.
From the beginning, I kept telling people that Aek was not in love with Aue. He admired him more than anything and probably had no romance in mind. This was all from Aue's side and it was pretty clear that he was the one who was "in love" with Aek and not the other way around. Many people told me that I was wrong because Aek kept starring at Aue and I'm just like...that's not how it really works. LOL...for me Aek came across as almost Aro-Ace...part of me still thinks he is on the ACE spectrum and it wouldn't surprise me that he took Viphob's offer because he isn't romantically attracted to him and also doesn't want to answer to his friend/roommate about what happened during the dinner with Aue. The problem is that the episode was filmed really badly and edited even worse leaving a lot of loopholes/plotholes.
I liked the new trailer, but like many, I did find the earlier teaser did tell the story a bit better...however, getting to see both my sons (Ohm and Drake) I can't complain LOL
*for those that read the novel, is the rivalry between the dads because of one of the moms? It seemed that way to me for some time, and this latest trailer kind of made it seem that way as well.*
Wow so glad to see they are having a second season. This was one of those dramas that though it wasn't the best, there was something so tender about it.
What's going on with BL lately? I don't think it should be soft-core porn, but there's absolutely nothing now.…
This one was titled crush for a reason. It is about a budding feeling for another person, so of course they are going to be hella awkward and they aren't going to go all out with the romance/skinship because it's meant to be the start of something. They are portraying high schoolers (probably in fifteen/sixteen age range) and sometimes falling in love is scary and full of akwardness and embarrasing moments. To me this was the closest to what sometimes really happens when two kids start to like each other. Plus we know it's not bromance on the part of Ton because he acknowledged his feelings to his sister, so he is clear on what he feels and this ended in a way on an open-ended way so we can imagine that their relationship will only grow and their closeness will continue to happen.
(I do agree that Santa and Earth had a more romantic feel to them)
wow, this was the best episode in the entire thing so far. BoomPeak have a soft spot in my heart since their drama days, so I am glad they got to do something with a better storyline. The plot was realistic and well thought out for such a short episode. I hope the last one is as good as this. So far, I liked 6, 1, and 4 the most.
Yikes, Plan continues to be such a boring actor to me. Even in Make it Right when I watched it years ago, he was so miscast, and then in LBC, I couldn't really get into his acting and his lack of chemistry with his pair. I don't know, I think he would be better suited for something else. The girls were better in this than he was and he is supposed to be the seasoned actor. Ugg, don't get me wrong, he is a cute kid, but acting-wise he isn't getting better (he's not the only one there are a few actors I have been disappointed by in recent years)
Ep 5 was okay. Wasn't anything to write home about...but it was watchable
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcU_oFsqBpw
This drama frustrates me. The way some characters behave seems so illogical. A lot of the "backstory" for some of these characters has not been introduced to set the tone as to the actions they take. Some of the spoilers that people who read the book have shared should have been already introduced even as a flashback or a small conversation. The team behind this drama has failed to completely engage with the story and its characters and focused more on how pretty the food and scenery look on screen.
As I mentioned earlier, the way Aek behaved isn't farfetched. To me (emphasis on the ME) he never showed romantic feelings for Auk rather admiration. The so-called long stares some of you point out as proof of their attraction is weak sauce (pun!) one can easily say that Aek starring at Auk eating his food was him like "OMG OMG a real chef who is famous is eating my food." or something along the lines. The team behind this failed to portray Aek's attraction which is baffling because if you look at the old trailers (which I was rewatching because it just seemed like a different story) you can kind of see the romance/attraction there, but not here. Auk's behavior seemed kind of creepy as of late. Initially, it was kind of cute how he felt an attraction for Aek, but then he started to cross some lines that would be seen as unprofessional and sometimes just wrong. Imagine Aek was a young college girl and her much older boss (about 12 years or so) behaves like that with her. We would all be having a different conversation. But most people never truly feel the power imbalance or the wrongness of the age gap when it comes to men/boys in these dramas/stories.
Anyways back to the episode(s)
Aek was not irrational, mean, or an ahole as some people claim when he confronted Auk during that disastrous dinner. He was confused, hurt, and even shocked that he didn't realize that Auk had feelings for him... (Evident with his conversation with Vich in his door room) THIS is what the directing/editing of this episode was alluding to! If they wanted us to think that Aek really likes Auk but is afraid given the power imbalance, they failed miserably to do so. The script is just not good and the actors are doing their best with what they were given. I really wished that these production companies/directors and scriptwriters would let outside people take a look at their work because often many promising dramas and storylines get so watered down or just lost.
But the beauty of individualities is that we all see things differently. I just wished that Aek's story (the reason he is the way he is according to book readers) would have been touched upon earlier so that his characterization made sense. There were various flashbacks of Auk and his staff for us to get a glimpse at their story, but none for Aek who is supposed to be central to the story. Unless this story is only about Auk and thus they are sacrificing Aek's story for the sake of making Auk the only important character here. Which again they are FAILING at.
*for those that read the novel, is the rivalry between the dads because of one of the moms? It seemed that way to me for some time, and this latest trailer kind of made it seem that way as well.*
(I do agree that Santa and Earth had a more romantic feel to them)
Ep 5 was okay. Wasn't anything to write home about...but it was watchable