ashesinthewind

The first episode was basically a copycat of the Thai original, but I liked the changes in the second one. It seems (although I might be wrong) that the biggest change will be that they won't be splitting the two couples completely like they did in the Thai series, because Fuma and Kai already met in this episode and I suspect the ONS will be moved to next week's episode unlike in the Thai original, where Sky and Prapai didn't meet on screen before episode 8, although their story had already started. If so, I'm all for it.

I ended up liking this way more than I expected, considering the first episode was a little slow for me. The show got better as it progressed.

The ending was probably meant to be confusing and there is not a right or wrong answer, unless the script writers reveal it to us, but it seems to me that everything that happened was made up and scripted by Khem, because he loves writing, history, Chiang Mai, bumped into an attractive boy in the library who likes Shakespeare and used him as an inspiration for his story after completing the mission with the other 4 people in Chiang Mai. This is my interpretation of the ending.

I was a big fan of Bing and Toh and would've loved to see them together once again. This is probably the only thing I actively missed.

But anyway, it was a good mystery series and I'm glad I watched it.

Johan is acting strange, like he's been into North for some time, although North said he doesn't know him and they just met once before. I hope there will be some explanation.

The good thing is that Johan's seen the worst of North already and if he still wants him, then it has to be real love. ;)

I think it's related to playing some of the "cute" moments. The dog is absolutely cute, there's no denying that. 😉

Yeah, Bing and Toh died holding hands... heartbreaking. So sad things were left unsaid between them before it was too late.

Unfortunately, I can't really help you, they were two or three shorts on YouTube, no idea about the quality of the translations. In this thread on tumblr you can find some of the things he said, though: https://www.tumblr.com/ddanadeai/765914184705769472

I think it's a little sad that so few people are watching this. True, the love story leaves to be desired, but the plot is very different from your usual BL show and I was anticipating every week to see what is going to happen. If you can get through the first episode, which is longer and more detailled than it should be (but it's important anyway so try to push through), I can recomment watching this, just for the plot.

Well, I think one of the many reasons why Tian absolutely adores and admires Wang is exactly because unlike Tian, who has closed up after his parents treated him the way they did, Wang hasn't lost his positive, open and curious personality, despite having no mother and an absentee father. It's very interesting because they both have experienced similar issues with their parents in their childhood, although for different reasons, but their reactions to them are very different.

Sheng Wang is way more than just a cute big baby; in fact, he's the one who moves the Wang/Tian relationship forward and makes the decisions; Tian just follows his lead. :-) They made a very valid and important point in episode 12: Wang is a brave person. If he hadn't tried to break the ice between them despite Tian's initial treatment of him and hadn't opened up in episode 3, they would've never come as far as they did.

Episode 3 is one of my favourites for many reasons, but LDQ's nuanced performance when he was trying to approach a boy who was somehow hostile, but still letting him tag along and still helping him is probably the biggest of them. He managed to portray feelings of confusion, frustration, sadness, real pain, apprehension, eagerness, hope, disappointment and so on and while drunk, he was opening up to Tian, telling him off, making demands and being cute all at once... best thing ever.

I watched parts of his live (the ones I could find with subs) and this guy loves Sheng Wang and seems to have really taken his time to understand the character and it shows on screen. I'm not saying he gets no recognition, because he does, I just feel it could be more.

My humble opinion is that LDQ deserves more credit for his immaculate portrayal of Sheng Wang than he gets.

5 episodes in and I feel just not smart enough to understand this show. Maybe it's a translation problem, or the way it's been told, but there are two very important things I don't understand:

1. Why does it seem to me that Dohoe keeps blaming Juyeong for what went wrong between them and not his horrible father? While I will never understand Juyeong keeping in touch with such a despicable person, especially after seeing how Dohoe was abused and getting quite a bit of abuse himself, Dohoe's treatment of him is abhorrent. From what I got from episode 5, he gave an explanation about why he's so mad, but I didn't get it, I'm just more confused than before.
2. Can they finally give a clear picture about what's going on between Dohoe and his ex-bully and now drinking buddy? Are they friends-with-benefits now and why does it seem so hard for Dohoe to dump him?

P.S. Never mind, at least question #1 has been cleared up after episode 6. Finally Dohoe expressed it they way he should have the day he left 12 years ago. Maybe if he had that mess wouldn't have happened.

Our Sheng Wang will be back! <3

It's my very shallow side showing itself, but honestly, if Run and Kim come together, they would be the best-looking couple in the BL universe. Seriously, both are so stunning.

Run has to be my favourite character in this series, because he actually has a somehow valid reason to behave the way he does. The rest of them, not so much, although I admit that Elyes and Pat are better now than they were at the beginning.

Mick and Top did amazing in the last two episodes, outstanding performance! They were by far my favourite couple in My Universe and I hope they and this series will continue to deliver.

Yeah, finally, after so many series, enemies to lovers for ForceBook!

Tomorrow will mark exactly a month since the series ended and more than 30000 people have signed the petition. Amazing!

Yeah, I was surprised, too, it's the first time a gmmtv show has appeared on Gaga for me and so far it's the only one. Maybe others will follow, no idea. It's currently successful on Gaga, it's the Nr. 2 most watched Gay/BL show for Germany. The show is on Gaga for everyone living in the UK, USA, Germany and Australia and this is why it's locked on YouTube for us.

A couple of weeks ago nothing was visible on YouTube, but they've started slowly unlocking the episodes, it's just that they are way behind, because of course they are hoping we'd watch it on Gaga. But if you're willing to wait, they will unlock the rest on YouTube at some time.

Edit: Or you can just use VPN and pick any country in Europe but Germany and UK and all videos will appear. I tried it, it works like a charm.

For Germany it's streaming on Gaga, unless you want to wait until they unlock all videos on YouTube.

Mine too! Run to You for the win. <3

I've still to watch the new episodes of Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo and the spoilers are promising pain... Exactly, sometimes you just need a little fluff and lightness in midst of the darker and more realistic BLs.

The last episode was less cringe, or maybe I'm just imagining it?