The Boy Next World Special Episode: A World Where We Don’t Know Each Other
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by Beatrice
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Stalking the Cloud
This is definitely one of the better specials being able to utilize the parallel worlds conceit for a stronger story as well as serve as an epilogue for the main story.
I had wanted to see more of this brash alternate version ponytail Cir when he returned back to his world in the main series and it was delightful to see that indeed the special is all about him as teased by the end of the show. The bespectacled Phu is the besotted stalker in this world's configuration of the two. He isn't great at being subtle at all, but somehow Cir had never noticed it before. He's so lucky the alternate Cir's had set up the path for Cir to fall for him. He's even self aware that he's a stalker who follows him around like a creepy weirdo. Jin and Wim have already dated for a year and Phu never noticed somehow. Neither ponytail Cir or spectacle Phu are very observant to the people around them. This Wim has boyfriend Jin do everything, but Jin is happy to of course.
It's an interesting twist that Phu is the one peering into the other world and wakes back up to tell Cir who becomes jealous of his alternate self. I wonder if the other Phu's also get to see the alternate Phu vision of the alternate cir they meet. It's nice to see a glimpse of mean CEO Cir kiss office worker Phu too. Black shirt Cir greets ponytail Cir in a dark grassy area rather than a white room, like meeting each Cir in a purgatory waiting room. He claimed to the other Cir that someone had done so for him other Cir will do so for the next Cir, but it seems like maybe it's always black shirt Cir in the room. Maybe he's prime Cir or some kind of spirit that's always guiding all the Cirs to Phu. The lore possibilities is so fascinating. The whole concept could easily lead to continuations if the production wants.
I had wanted to see more of this brash alternate version ponytail Cir when he returned back to his world in the main series and it was delightful to see that indeed the special is all about him as teased by the end of the show. The bespectacled Phu is the besotted stalker in this world's configuration of the two. He isn't great at being subtle at all, but somehow Cir had never noticed it before. He's so lucky the alternate Cir's had set up the path for Cir to fall for him. He's even self aware that he's a stalker who follows him around like a creepy weirdo. Jin and Wim have already dated for a year and Phu never noticed somehow. Neither ponytail Cir or spectacle Phu are very observant to the people around them. This Wim has boyfriend Jin do everything, but Jin is happy to of course.
It's an interesting twist that Phu is the one peering into the other world and wakes back up to tell Cir who becomes jealous of his alternate self. I wonder if the other Phu's also get to see the alternate Phu vision of the alternate cir they meet. It's nice to see a glimpse of mean CEO Cir kiss office worker Phu too. Black shirt Cir greets ponytail Cir in a dark grassy area rather than a white room, like meeting each Cir in a purgatory waiting room. He claimed to the other Cir that someone had done so for him other Cir will do so for the next Cir, but it seems like maybe it's always black shirt Cir in the room. Maybe he's prime Cir or some kind of spirit that's always guiding all the Cirs to Phu. The lore possibilities is so fascinating. The whole concept could easily lead to continuations if the production wants.
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