I actually enjoyed the episode and still enjoy the show (although, I agree with some comments here that it should've been a shorter series and I also think we could see a bit more of the teachers couple).
HOWEVER, I'm really confused about something. A scolarship is NOT a type of degree. I understand if Shane was lost about WHERE he's going to study since he didn't get the scolarship. But, it makes no sense for him to be lost about WHAT he's going to study: with or without scolarship, he would've had to figure it out. The trigger is illogical.
I hate, hate, hate when the writing is lazy like that (or the translation?). It's just not that hard to twist the plot to make it logical. But no," let's make it illogical because who cares". 😓
To all the tiktok / ig / yt BL editors out there...I pray that you make some good use of this whole beard footage nonsense. This is, truly, comedy gold and it deserves further recognition. 🤲🏻
I know it took a really long time for the leads to interact but I think it was worth it because we've only had very good interactions since!!! (ok...maybe aside from the "accidental kiss" trope 😒)
This show is giving me fucking whiplash I swear.......up until this point I have been on Jays side but this episode…
I 100% agree with you! And I find that the "my parents abandoned me" trope is handled so lightly in A LOT of dramas...it's VERY weird. I enjoyed the 2nd half of the episode when all of this was "over" with but it left a bad after taste.
I think I need to run screaming next time a miscommunication + misunderstanding trope pops up. 2 KBLs with this…
OMG...I feel exactly the same. I feel like copy-pasting the comment I left on the Something's Not Right page. Although Business as Usual was maybe a tiny bit less ridiculous.
I'm tired of dramas where the insecurities of the lead(s) are never addressed. There is no story without Do Ba Woo being absolutely certain that he cannot be loved. In other words, this show runs on the "I'm unlovable" / "there's no way he loves me" trope. This is supposed to justify the misunderstandings throughout.
But hear me out...This is NOT a romantic trope. It's a common but very unhealthy behavior, reinforced by our society, which does not value self-love. Instead of calling it out...we continue to romanticize it (with exceptions such as a show like To My Star where this was addressed). Please, let's maybe grow up a bit?
I want to know more, I'm sat for ep. 3 BUT...can we never never have a full on advert in the middle of an episode ever again? What was that whole airport scene PLEASE? That's not product placement at this stage 😂 For everyone's sake...please don't do that again 🙏
She more or less implies that she was surprised Seung Won admitted to it rather than surprised that he liked him. So I think it doesn't fully rule her out. 🕵🏻♀️
I think one user put it as simply as this: Ji Yu' s relationship with Chan Yeong is very present and prominent…
Fair enough! And I actually do think that my disappointment over these 2 episodes doesn't mean I won't enjoy the rest of the show so let's hope the character build leads to something good!
I think one user put it as simply as this: Ji Yu' s relationship with Chan Yeong is very present and prominent…
I actually enjoy the straight couple. Some people say it is boring but I think they do have chemistry. So I disagree with this idea that BL fans are "scared" of straight scenes (maybe some...not everyone). I have a bit of an issue with this archetype of the BL fan that some people are using left and right....
Even if I like the straight couple, I think the show is giving FAR too much space to Chan Yeong himself. On top of the love storyline, there's also the whole tennis thing. And that's definitely boring.
And where you see subtlety in the relationship development...I *feel* nothing of the sort. Not from a cinematography standpoint (sorry, after watching ITSAY for e.g., you can't help but be picky about these things). We can *think*, *analyze*, *intellectualize* the whole thing and say "yes, there are subtle hints". But that's not something that we (I and others) have *felt*.
I was so frustrated at the end of ep 4. Reading comments that confirm my thoughts healed me a tiny bit. I'll keep watching because I know we'll get there eventually but the lack of meaningful interactions between Heesu and Seung Won is criminal.
So I have a question that may raise controversy. I had tried to watch Perfect Ten Liners when it started but didn't get into it. But I keep hearing good things about it so I tried again with ep 1 today. And...news just in...I really CAN'T with the first couple. So should I: Option 1 - keep watching the episodes with the first couple because ep 2 will be better Option 2 - skip to the next couple Option 3 - abandon altogether because if I'm not into the first story I won't like the rest Sorry for being so needy...😇
It's usually not great to be on the side of the "villagers with forks". Then again, you mention SK's former laws…
That is your interpretation. I decided to focus on the systemic element of this story in my comment. You interpret that as a defense of the man accused.
I'll try to show you how your logic is flawed (and then I'll stop): "Me Too" was a movement that led to the recognition of systemic issues AS WELL AS Harvey Weinstein going on trial and being convicted.
Recognizing the systemic issue does not negate the guilt of the man.
It's usually not great to be on the side of the "villagers with forks". Then again, you mention SK's former laws…
"their excuse"? I've NEVER said that I excused him. And I've also NEVER said SK is a "Third World Country" (???). Acknowledging that the environment is toxic and allows for these men to do what they do is not "dangerous"...it's the FIRST thing you should do to avoid this happening again. Hope that clarified my message.
HOWEVER, I'm really confused about something. A scolarship is NOT a type of degree. I understand if Shane was lost about WHERE he's going to study since he didn't get the scolarship. But, it makes no sense for him to be lost about WHAT he's going to study: with or without scolarship, he would've had to figure it out. The trigger is illogical.
I hate, hate, hate when the writing is lazy like that (or the translation?). It's just not that hard to twist the plot to make it logical. But no," let's make it illogical because who cares". 😓
But hear me out...This is NOT a romantic trope. It's a common but very unhealthy behavior, reinforced by our society, which does not value self-love. Instead of calling it out...we continue to romanticize it (with exceptions such as a show like To My Star where this was addressed). Please, let's maybe grow up a bit?
Even if I like the straight couple, I think the show is giving FAR too much space to Chan Yeong himself. On top of the love storyline, there's also the whole tennis thing. And that's definitely boring.
And where you see subtlety in the relationship development...I *feel* nothing of the sort. Not from a cinematography standpoint (sorry, after watching ITSAY for e.g., you can't help but be picky about these things). We can *think*, *analyze*, *intellectualize* the whole thing and say "yes, there are subtle hints". But that's not something that we (I and others) have *felt*.
Option 1 - keep watching the episodes with the first couple because ep 2 will be better
Option 2 - skip to the next couple
Option 3 - abandon altogether because if I'm not into the first story I won't like the rest
Sorry for being so needy...😇
I'll try to show you how your logic is flawed (and then I'll stop): "Me Too" was a movement that led to the recognition of systemic issues AS WELL AS Harvey Weinstein going on trial and being convicted.
Recognizing the systemic issue does not negate the guilt of the man.