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extra like BTS? or an actually continuation to the BL - like a special ep?!?

ah - yeah, they changed that up - even i was wondering why

one last ep to go ... so it didn't end, yet

lol.. that's why i don't go by the rating here

u r right - personally i think it was great until the last few eps - it wasn't teen love it was more preadolescence love - it was too naïve & immature (& i don't mean i needed an erotic scene) but the feeling was just too childish & i think that's why, this was more of a miss then a hit.
that's why i was pleasantly surprised by the special ep (the 1st ep aired today) which i personally i enjoyed way more then the last few eps of this drama. now am hoping the 2nd (last ep) wont be a repeat of ep 10. 😅✌

my bad - i saw the link to the special in the related content part & deleted my comment & only then got a notification, that someone answered me. so thank U 😅🖐

i haven't read the novel - i meant watching his mother die & the abuse he suffered from his father & half siblings.
what was hinted at in the BL or covered in a few scenes, i am sure in the novel u go into more detail of what he goes through.

btw given Fan Xiao's personality i am wondering if Shu Lang suddenly bumping into him, is just a coincidence or all orchestrated - cause i doubt there was a moment where Fan Xiao didn't know where Shu Lang was, after they parted ways.
so after everything we have seen, i don't think i could ever truly trust Fan Xiao & i wasn't the person wronged like Shu Lang, so can he every truly ever trust him enough, to take him back?!??? idk - & now that he has a child dependent on him, in reality he never would chance it IMO but obviously the BL & reality have little to do with each other 😂🖐

anyone saying "...oh how can u not feel bad for poor Fan Xiao, if only u know what he went through in the novel..." sorry not everyone read the novel & they (i) only have the BL to go off.
& yeah i feel bad for how he grew-up & his past trauma's, but(!) as i always say - just cause u r hurt doesn't(!!!) justify u hurting others! ✌

the main fact that shocked me is that next Saturday is the last ep 🤷‍♀️how time flies 🤦‍♀️

i am pretty sure we saw him getting hit by the car, after the ghost scared him, he ran & got hit.
hard to stage that - & he had an operation so i doubt that was a mislead. but nothing is a 100%

Thup can't be the son, cause he was handed over to the monk as a baby (& his mother looked beaten (she was one of the sacrifices & was the ghost that came to whisper to him when he was sleeping in the interrogation room, she also showed him the body of the guy in the freezer) she also never hurts him, unlike the ghost with the "smile" & he wasn't sickly as a baby like the cops son.
also am pretty sure Chaba was the nurse the cop cheated/ran away with, the ghost with the smile was murdered before he ran away with Chaba. according to the drunk cop.

cause of ur comment, i went watched the intro credits (i usually skips them like i do the preview, cause there too many spoilers in them IMO) anyway the person lying on the ground, with the red cloth on their face is the ghost with the smile. so maybe they look similar cause they mother & son?

ahhh forgot about that lol... but maybe that was a mislead 🤷‍♀️

no, the gambler that got arrested isn't connected - the cop is the one that got stabbed & started the killings. cause the ghosts were after him & his son - who was sick. the ghost with the smile is his wife - who he killed.
& yeah he is the one that supposedly ran away with another nurse name Chabab - i personally think he murdered her too as he needed 7 victims, not only to prolong his life but also for his sons health.
as it showed in the hospital file, the son was in the pediatric unit until the age of 3. after that cause of the sacrifices he didn't need the hospital. & Thup said the son is the same age as him - that's why i guessed he was the one that told Darin to go get a blessing, basically sending the new chosen victim to his father to "bless" - well that's my guess

so Mek the bad-guy?!? or am i wrong - cause now i think he is the sick son & the head of that commune/shrine is his father, the cop. am sure he hasn't been in the force for yrs, so he needed his son to infiltrate the force, so he/they could keep tabs on how much info the cops had & how to always be one step ahead, so they never get caught.
as the father needed to act like a saint, so he would always have access to a new batch of victims, when it was time for the ritual. 4 more eps to go - but wonder if i have figured it out, time will tell.

but am really enjoying this & love the mains they such a cute couple! btw idk why the next ep is in almost 14 days 🤷‍♀️😫

given some of the comments i read, had to say that i enjoyed the mains chemistry & i loved how they made each bloomed, when around each other, yeah it was more noticeable with Jung Woo who started to smile when he was around Tae Young, he started to come to life & that was such a major change from the start (before Tae Young came into his life). but even Tae Young who was always smiling - was happier & almost walking on air, just being around Jung Woo. they conveyed perfectly how being in-love makes u bloom & it warmed my heart watching them together.
& loved how the whole intimae scene was dealt with, there was a lot of tenderness in that scene & i think it kinda fits Jung Woo's personality.
Tae Young seems like he would be more wild & adventurous type, but cause it was their 1st time together, the mellowness & consideration conveyed in that scene was fitting the character's & their 1st time, same with their kisses.

not every BL couple gotta be hot & heavy, a tender heart felt kiss & coupling is a more mature approach to convey love IMO & this worked perfectly for this couple! they had good chemistry 💖

wish i could say i loved this - this started off strong, but fell flat. given Minato's personality & hang-up's i guess unless he did a 180 by the end, showing some growth i wouldn't really be that happy.... & he didn't change - if anything in this ep he told Shizuma that he "fell" for him cause of how he talked about his ex gf (that cheated on him). to anyone it would sound like he "fell" cause Shizuma was so unlike his mother, to me it came off as Shizuma is someone who could be easy to "handle".

at the end when Minato says "...if u cheat i will kill & eat u..." i believe that. while Shizuma's threat had no teeth, as he has already proved he will grovel, plead & apologize - trying to understand & forgive Minato whether it's justified or not, even before he tried to open his mouth, he is forgiven. so i aint happy with this end, as to me Minato lucked out, but Shizuma has gotten the raw end of the deal.
the bummer is that this has been the case with quite a few J-BL's recently, they start off great but slowly they like a balloon, slowly getting deflated & a "sex" scene & a few tepid kisses can't revive this corpse. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

genuinely don't get why others didn't like this, it wasn't a "mess" - yes it was short & it felt a bit rushed, cause a lot needed to be covered - but each issue was dealt with & i think by the end everything was resolved in a healthy way. the acting was great & the mains had chemistry.
maybe it wasn't perfect, but i have seen a lot of BL's that others r hyped about & idk what they r talking about, cause there it feels like it's more about the actors not the character's or the erotic scenes or lustful kisses. that's doesn't a good drama make IMO.

this was good & i enjoyed it from start to finish - for sure a rewatch.

Fan Xiao's monolog at the start was a pity party for one, everything was me me me.... so i rejoiced when Shu Lang didn't soften. why should he?!? so what if Fan Xiao had trust issues, how is Shu Lang or anyone good to blame? what, cause a person is good that means they lead an easy life?!? there r people that smile & laugh & r in the world of pain. as i always say, just cause ur hurt Doesn't justify u hurting others!!!
Fan Xiao is a selfish ass hat, in the previous ep i felt sad for him, but now i don't - cause the sec Shu Lang started speaking he shut him out, cause he only wants to hear, what he wants to hear & as long as Shu Lang's not accepting his "apology" & ready to start over, he has no interest in really listening to what he has to say. this NOT boding well - idk how this "love" story's gonna get back on track, for me to root for it or Fan Xiao, as of now - he unworthy of Shu Lang period.

side note: anyone adopting a child & then tossing them aside like so much garbage, cause they finally got pregnant, deserve to be thrown into prison (both "mother" & "father") heck a hefty fine would also be grand - anything & everything that would serve as a warning, for others not to act like heartless degenerates. who f*ckin does that to a child?!????? disgusting!