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😂 For my sanity I'm just gonna try and avoid fan spaces when this airs. The negativity from male obsessed people kills my vibe

Campy requires self awareness and I'm not convinced they possessed that when they chose the music for this show lol

Yeah the logic about that kiss made zero sense. And Dean sleeping with clients would've been so crazy though that would be the nail in the coffin for that relationship lol. A video would've been scarier for Top and Boston for sure, but I actually think it being a recording is better in the sense that it is more hurtful than a video. Hurtful because while Mew knows it's Top and Boston, he doesn't get to see it and in a way, it's still a moment that was just between them. At the end of the day, they got away with it. Idk if I'm explaining it well but there's an intimacy to that. I would be mad about a video. But not even being able to see the betrayal? I would actually foam at the mouth lol. And I like that it was a recording too because we got that moment where Mew surprises Top with it and Top's reaction alone is so damning. Any hope Mew might've had about it not being true went right out the window.

I'm not saying there has to be crazy NC scenes or anything, but can you imagine if in Only Friends S1, instead of that recording, the whole friend group imploded because Top hugged Boston? Can you imagine if Boston was carrying around a video of Mew and Ray...hugging?? I'm not saying Tua's anger isn't justified because it is, but the scale with which this whole thing fell apart feels a bit disproportionate. Tua showing Jack the video and it escalating from there would've made sense. Tua going on stage, crashing out, and calling Arnold disgusting? Mmmm idk. Stone me if you want to, but if that's gonna be the scene, there needed to be a kiss. Could've even just been on the neck. Kisses don't just exist as fan service. It functions as a narrative device.

And it's not just this scene too. If Raffy is gonna try to hook up with Boston to the extent that Mr. "I Just Hooked Up With A Girl In The Bathroom And Now I'm Gonna Sleep With You Immediately After" Rome would slut shame him, it makes more sense if they kissed. Even Boston not kissing Tua in the flashback where they meet and literally sleep together is strange. I'm enjoying the show, but this is like a big elephant in the room and it's annoying. They're actors. Let them act.

Also unpopular opinion maybe, but I think the reluctance to allow any physical intimacy outside of the pairings is weakening the story a bit.

I kinda agree though I think it feels especially dramatic because the dialogue was kinda lackluster and we've never seen Tua mad before now, so it's a weird jump from the chill, passive person he usually is. I think them being out there was bad, but from Tua's standpoint, it's like he's not good enough. Arnold was so hesitant to label their situationship but then followed Dean, Tua's best friend mind you, into the woods and was about to risk it all just to "make sure" there weren't feelings there. That's kinda crazy. I'd be pissed off too lol. Idk if I'd be "jump on stage and send the whole club the video" pissed off though.

I get blaming Raffy, he doesn't have a good track record, but then when Rome realizes it isn't Raffy he's like who could've done this as if Dean doesn't go around being shady and making enemies every episode 😂 I think we all know who it actually is, but it realistically it could've been anyone. He's the lead every single play and the director is his boyfriend. Lmao there's no way Raffy is the only person in that club that doesn't like Dean

Thought his name was Gayson for a minute. I was like that's very on the nose but okay sure lol

I don't understand why they dubbed Tian Xi Wei's voice in this one. Her voice is more pleasant than the voice actor they chose

Ohh this is a sequel. That explains why I felt like we were just blitzing through incredibly important context lol

It was such an incredible idea, exploring the existential horror of a fictional character who becomes aware that they're a fictional character rather than the classic transmigration, but it really got lost towards the end. It's like the writers themselves didn't know how to solve the time loop they created so they just kinda threw out the rules they'd established in order to have that happy ending lol. I still don't quite get how it worked. The chemistry was great. The lead's relationship was so sweet. The monologues got incredibly repetitive in the latter half though. I think it's still worth watching despite its flaws.

Currently watching this and while I'm not too far in yet, so far the tone is so strange that it almost feels a bit distasteful? It's shot like I'm watching New Life Begins, but thematically it is much more like The Double. There are some pretty dark events that take place in this drama that are overlayed by weirdly lighthearted comedic moments and jaunty background music. That's not to say that humor and serious topics can't coexist, but the timing is not great in this show. It's a shame too because the actors are clearly capable of delivering.

I don't mind a more mature Ji Ling, but even with more warmth I have a hard time seeing Long Shen keeping that playful cheer and sweetness which is what I like about Ji Ling 😞

I'm so relieved that we learn what we do about Ji Ling. I was worried we were gonna get stuck with the dragon deity and I was like noo please 😭 I'm so tired of cold, nonchalant men in romances. Ji Ling is so beautifully chalant lmao

That means nothing. Some of the dumbest thoughts I've ever read have come from the mydramalist comment section lol

Also justice for Yi Fan, man 😞 She has my heart and I could write a whole book defending her. Obviously silently skipping town for six months and not saying anything to your boyfriend and best friend is wild. She should've confided in Sang Yan. And she definitely should've told the SML to kick rocks sooner. But calling her weak and undeserving of love I genuinely don't understand. She went a majority of her life with zero support. Reaching out would not come naturally especially after being disappointed and abandoned whenever she tried to reach out to her mother. Her family turned a blind eye while she was preyed upon and physically assaulted. She has PTSD, was definitely depressed, and has lived a really rough life. She's kind of a low energy character for those reasons, and yet despite sometimes struggling to just tell people plainly to F off, she still was a lot more assertive than you'd expect her to be. How can someone who pushed on like she did and endured for so long be weak? Also idc I like her personality. She is sweet and had a wry humor that was quieter than Sang Yan's but still mirrored his in a way.

I gotta go to bat for these two because the mischaracterization in these comments is killing me 😭 I keep seeing people say he didn't take enough initiative like what?? Sang Yan spent three years by Yi Fan’s side, only having eyes for her and planning a future with her in mind. It ended in rejection (for reasons he didn't know at the time). He then spends college still pining after her and as soon as they reunited, found a way to be around her even though still, as far as he knows, she cruelly rejected him and then skipped town to attend college with another man instead. The entire time they live together, he is essentially courting her though she doesn't realize it at the time. At one point, he blatantly tells her that if she wants him to be her boyfriend he could make it happen lol.

While Yi Fan does end up pretty openly pursuing him once she realizes her feelings, I feel like that makes sense? It's clear to anyone with eyes that Sang Yan loves her, but he's not completely certain of her feelings and Sang Yan already tends to nudge her out of her comfort zone enough. And he has feelings too. I'd be insecure about pursuing a relationship with someone who already rejected me once. And for someone who often feels powerless and has the history that she does, I think it's beautiful that Yi Fan was able to be more assertive and take defining steps when it came to her love for Sang Yan.

Sure he's rude and has a sharp tongue sometimes, but he didn't come off as mean-spirited to me. He just likes to tease Yi Fan, and it clearly isn't bothering her. It usually seems to just make her laugh or fluster her. Also I get the impression that they're both meant to be kind of an acquired taste for each other. Yi Fan, for example, is flighty, pretty non communicative, and melancholy, and while we know why, you have to be like Sang Yan, who has the right amount of audacity and gentle consideration for it to work.

lmfao I'm dead why do they hate him??

No same and they don't explain why he's there, what he was doing before he arrived 😂 he just pops in and out it's so funny

What rating could ya'll possibly be giving this show that it's already at 7.7? It's been out for like two seconds 😂 I'm assuming they are spamming 1 stars because of an actor or something equally stupid. That's usually what causes this. The show is shot beautifully and the plot is interesting so far. We start off with a kind of whodunnit mystery which I always love. The combat is pretty cool too. It's not just super fast slicing. The way they use their magical weapons is creative and sick to watch.