BL Compilations

The timeline has at least made more sense in recent episodes but that second episode was a doozy. It's a shame because I think it would have been better if they had told the story in a more linear fashion.

Thanks for the info. I don't have time to re-do all my first impressions. The next time I write a first impression, I'll try the episode review and then for the final review make a show review.

I see that I can rate individual episodes but not Review them, please let me know where that ability is. Also does reviewing an individual episode show up under the Reviews tab? I write a First Impression so people can decide if they'd like to start the series or not. Then I update to a final review at the end (and if my initial review changes a lot then I update partway thru). Thanks.

cw: suicide in episode 1, pretty much shown so please take care - it's also shown many times in flashbacks but you can see when it's happening and fast forward

this content warning is a major spoiler for the first episode

they get a happily ever after!!!! woo hoo!!!!!

this is a general spoiler for the type of ending for the m/m couple

cw: character deaths off screen and grief; the main m/m couple are not ghosts, they don't die and it's a happily ever but there are sad parts during the series

content warning and general explanation of the title (what kind of ending it has for the m/m couple)

cw: suicide (not in the present), threatened suicide, grief, manipulation, violence, bullying, gore/animal death

WTH? Okay so in true soap opera style I predict that Yang makes a full recovery and if Chan gets killed, I'm okay with that. I actually predict a happily ever after for Tian and Jiu in the countryside. And I'm hoping Pin and Yang get a happily ever after too.

I heard Tuesdays and Thursdays (in the US), episode 1 was around 5am so my guess is early Thursday morning

To my knowledge Strongberry doesn't adapt source material, so I don't think there's a webtoon for this.

Having sex when drunk and non con is a grey area (I personally think it's not a good idea especially the first time in the real world). One factor for me to determine consent is how drunk are the people involved, because a little tipsy and I think you still have the ability to consent or not, but if you're calling someone by the wrong name/don't know who the other person is (side eye to some other series) then I think you are mentally incapacitated and unable to consent. Another factor is the reaction of the people involved afterwards. I was going to label it as non con based on Nhai crying but if you see my review, it's later explained that he wasn't crying because he felt taken advantage of/didn't want to at the time - he had other reasons for crying. I did appreciate Ai doing a check in and saying that if Nhai wasn't okay that he could stop which is a welcome departure from the "once I start I won't be able to stop myself" bs. As mentioned in my review, I don't enjoy the 'drunk and having sex for the first time' scenario but I think this was probably the best I've seen in BL. Stay safe everyone :)

I'm going to put a spoiler over what happened in episode 2 and I why I wouldn't consider it non con but others might.

That is very helpful, I'll update my review with this info

It really did, I was happy at least they got rid of the fake eyebrows later. It would have made more sense if during that serious scene or at home, he didn't have the fake hair but then when scamming people he had the fake hair.

I re-watched the scene around 23 minutes and then at the end out behind the bar and I think he cried for 3 reasons 1. Nhai thought he forced Ai into it 2. Nhai thought he ruined their friendship and 3. he thought he got in between Ai and Ai's crush (who is actually Nhai but Nhai hadn't figured that out yet).

I think the writers/production could have made this a bit more clear because having Nhai cry right afterwards makes people (at least it did with me) think Nhai felt taken advantage of and I don't think that's why he was crying.

I'm excited to see their 1 month trial phase.

I 100% agree with you. Yes, drunk sex happens but in my opinion it's really not a great idea especially for the first time. In some states/countries that person could press charges because they would say they were mentally incapacitated and someone who is mentally incapacitated is not able to give consent. https://properdefenselaw.com/drunk-sex-rape-in-california-cal-penal-code-section-261a3/

Ah interesting, maybe there were multiple reasons. The part that I was looking at was around 23 minutes.