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the fact Jeong Yeon still carrying a torch for Yu Geon, after find out that he basically used him as a test subject to write a paper on.. says how Yu Geon got under his skin. it turns his manipulations, very dark & diabolical, the fact he was doing his "experiment" trying to change Jeong Yeon for the good & not evil, doesn't make what he did ok. *********************************but the main question is how was he effected??? was he effected?!?? cause until the end, where u see Myeong Jin looking at Yu Geon's computer screen in wonder... (not having the translation, can only guess) that, that red dot indicated his own emotions?? does it mean that his motivation by the end wasn't just to use Jeong Yeon? that he had developed feelings?!? - idk what to feel as this was a very psychologically loaded plot & yet there isn't enough time to explore the subject & what is going on with the mains... or so it feels to me - donno what i expect in the last ep. hope it aint a rushed wrap up job.
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in the previous ep, i mentioned how uneasy i was with the fact that Yu Geon was not only Jeong Yeon's senior, but also his tutor. that gives him authority over Jeong Yeon, the power dynamic is off & given Jeong Yeon being a troubled teen, Yu Geon with the tough love would have a bigger hold on him. so not shocking he fell in-love & is still not over his 1st love. ***************the fact Yu Geon rejected the confession is a good thing - given everything i mentioned above, makes me breath easier watching this. cause if he had acted on Jeong Yeon's confession, it would give me groomer vibes & i aint here for that -
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the main thing i gotta say its thank f*ck this only got 8 eps, cause this had become moronic. even if Boss couldn't approach the Big-Boss cause of his lowly position, going to Thiu was stupid - wasn't Thiu the one that got beat on the way out of the organization?? wasn't he the one that was warned that once he left he could never come back?!?? so how come Thiu could do something Boss couldn't?!? & Thiu deciding to wait until the last moment instead of thinking of a way to give the Big-Boss a heads-up is stooopid. ****************************************************************************************************************but the most moronic part was Guy - he so worried about Thiu dude decided to crash a clash for power between mafiaso's?!? really??? what he think he gonna achieve? come between Thiu & a bullet? *********************************************************this might have had potential but it fizzed out pretty fast & it kinda got tedious. nothing also happened between Tul & boss, so this was kind of a let down - bummer
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i get that the reason Thiu didn't kill Kenji was cause that would allow him to go back to Guy. but given the reason Kenji gave him for holding a grudge, can't he see the dude is messed in the head?!? who said Thiu had an easy life? that Phaibul treated him with kid gloves?!? he rose to his position through hard work & a lot of suffering, but he wasn't throwing himself a pity part & he for sure didn't begrudge Kenji for rising to a position equal to his. in that world rank didn't just mean power, it also meant the money to get to keep. so leaving him alive was a whack choice as now he maybe targeting Phaibul, but the sec he is "taken care off" who will his next target be?!?? also Thiu really take Kenji's word that he would stop?? he that trust worthy? really??? again asking how did Thiu end up as the right hand man of the big-boss??? u need brains not muscles to reach that position let alone keep it. *************************************************************************************************************************i feel sorry for Whal - even though how he played Guy from the start maybe this is karma, yet i can't fault him if he was scared to face the fact he had fallen for another man & he wasn't ready to come out of the closet. so now that he was finally ready to face his feeling & was trying his best - i felt sad for him that he missed the boat. ***************************************************side note: watching Guy "kiss" is painful - i wish the director didn't give us freakin close-ups, so we could see that the dude is like a dead fish ugh
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to me this BL has become rage bait & yet i wasn't that angry this ep - 1st of the shocker that Jimmy can be a good human-being when he wants too. him running off to help an ex, isn't anything to scoff at. plus he gave Run time to heal at his place & he wasn't creepy about it (given they were more friends with benefits then actual boyfriends), it's normal & very easy to "trip" into bed, with someone u had good sexual chemistry with - even if u hate their guts lol ************************************************2ndly Toh doesn't evoke my sympathetic side, every time he cried i rolled my eyes. cause the dude needs help not sympathy(!), from how Jimmy has treated him from the start, to assume he ever loved him, like what?!?? but this the same dude that convinced himself, that no matter why Jimmy too him to bed, he was gonna make Jimmy love him & the part that made me shudder, was when he told himself "...don't be petty & make him angry..." that's how abused women talk about their abusive husbands, this dude needs help, so he will stop seeking out abusive people to partner up with. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw i love Run - from the start of this i loved his sassy ass & i loved how he gave as good as he got, when he was with Jimmy. the fact he tried to get back together with the moron, was cause he's in a vulnerable state & Jimmy offered a safe haven. & call me mean, but i kinda enjoy his mean girl act towards Toh. ******************************************************************************but we all know that if they did get back together, sooner or later they would break-up, cause Jimmy is a personality only a mother can love - well his mother & Toh the masochist *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************also, don't buy Jimmy suddenly actually caring for Toh, why him? he's been bed hopping for ages & the sec he gets his prey he moves on to the next conquest. but this time it's different - why? cause Toh was such a doormat?
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i get Tul pushing Boss away, but i don't get Thiu pushing Guy away, that is such a cliché & it is pointless as Kenji is aa moron & he doesn't act on logic. he hates Thiu - when he really doesn't have a reason too. at least with the flashback u get why Thiu didn't want to kill him. but Kenji ended up in his position cause of Thiu not cause of Phaibul the big-boss. so why does he have such a grudge against Thiu?!? after Thiu keeping him alive he rose in the ranks & ended up being the bosses other "right hand" equal to Thiu who had seniority over him - Thiu didn't begrudge him the position or the power. so just cause??? *********************** so Thiu still thinking his breaking up with Guy will keep him safe? really?!?? if anything him being in the dark puts him more in danger as Thiu can't hunt Kenji down & also be Guy's bodyguard. *****************************************************************Guy on his part is a bit of an airhead - which is tedious to watch - how he goes around with a brain in that head of his. but this another trope where the bottom is a clueless fragile watering pot. *****************************************************************the fact Whal got dumped now that Guy got dumped is ironic - but at least Whal now realizes his feelings & is gonna act on them. the question is Guy gonna accept him? or has being with Thiu broken him of the habit = crushing on Whal. *******************************************************************************************************************************************************Thiu told the gamer friends he would inform them when he found Guy & he has done everything but contact them, but they just props that r taken out when needed & then forgotten when not. like Guy suddenly contacting them after ghosting them, cause he wanted someone to help clean up Thiu 's restaurant. whack writing.
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this isn't Meen & Ping 1st BL together so why does Ping look so uncomfortable in intimate scenes? those kisses??? it's like they r being forced on him. such a turn off - hard to ignore.. ******************************************************************************anyway didn't expect Guy & Thiu to already end up in bed together, they were moving fast especially after Guy mooning over Whal from the sec he disappeared on him, he didn't give Thiu a second thought. but the sec Thiu showed up he forgot all about Whal, guess he didn't want to waste time with Thiu like he did with Whal. was Thiu just a distraction? or knowing Whal would never give him what he truly wanted he is using Thiu as a consolation prize?!? *****************************************************given what Thiu is willing to sacrifice i hope Guy isn't gonna back out when things get tough. *************************************so Boss was a spy - bummer, Tul deserves better.
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this ep sadly was one stoopid move after another.. even though Guy explained that he wasn't angry at Thiu for hiding his "profession", that he understood why he lied, so didn't get the whole scene at the start (why was that needed?!?) let alone him just deciding to stop gaming. why do that??? what he a newborn that just got online? in this day & age we all know that u never give out all ur info & a lot of the time u lie, even if u don't have to hide & u for sure take with a pinch of salt everything the person ur communicating with says about themselves. that's life online. or am i the only weirdo?!? ******************************anyway after that he then lets Whal lead him by his nose, until he has enough & then just ups & disappears. that ironically was a good move on his part, cause even if he can't see it - we could & Whal is a d*ck & a tease. idk if he knows what he is doing or he isn't ready to face his feelings, but dude keeps Guy hanging on with bits & pieces of hope. so am glad Guy just left. even though i would've preferred if he stood-up & put his foot down & told Whal he needed time & space alone. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************Thiu is another moron, i am sorry but WTF is this dude thinking?!? in this ep his boss remined him that there was an in, but no out of the life he had chosen & yet at the end he tells Guy he's leaving - how?!??? & not just the fact he will be endangering Guy, but he also let Kenji go - what!???? - leave the fact the dude told him he's not gonna be grateful, but Thiu also f*cked over the guys he paid to empty Kenji's gun putting a target on his back. seriously donno how Thiu rose through the ranks, given he's a softy, not that smart & kinda weak.
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Tul is funny & the fact we gonna get a 2nd couple with him, is making me giddy - but Boss is kinda crazy. i didn't expect that whole scene with him to escalate as it did. i didn't get why anyone would beg & plead for a job the way he did, when he didn't even know what position he would be assigned to. though he was sent by Kenji - but he didn't recognize Thiu. which is an impossibility as the one Kenji has it out for is Thiu, not Tul. then wondered maybe cause he "fell" for Tul - which was the case & the interview was hilariously stupid & Tul was too oblivious for his own good - what an innocent mafiaso he turned out to be & when Boss got jealous, OMG i lost it & laughed out loud - dude is crazy! ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************regarding Whal he had some valid points at the start, but this gut feeling that he is shady & wants to eat his cake & keep it whole wont stop circulating in my head. the fact Thiu, like me was fast to catch on that Whal not really a good friend, was an interesting. but it's not gonna help as Guy has yet to realize that Whal has been manipulating & making sure he is isolated & the only one Guy can turn too is Whal - making Whal, Guy's center of the universe. great ego massage i bet - but very unfair to Guy, or anyone u truly care for. who has to live their life in freeze mode until u wanna play & then they r animated - *************btw if Guy this scared of Thiu, why he come to confront him the way he did?!? didn't think it through ah...lol
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Whal is overly possessive of Guy, weirdly when he is around his gf he forgets Guy exist, but the sec he isn't there mentally (like when he was chatting on the phone & ignoring Whal) or physically, Whal is like a jealous gf - like WTF dude. it' like he wants eat his cake & keep it too... life doesn't work that way. **********************************************************************************in this ep u can see that Thiu isn't just a bouncer, but that "character" Kenji is really hard to take seriously - dude looks like a joke, a bad one. & i thought this was gonna be light & fun. hope he whole mob angle doesn't turn the mains romance into a tragedy. *******************************************************************************************************************************side note: i really like Tul, Thiu's righthand man. he's cute
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cute 1st ep, liked Guy he adorable. but i don't get Whal, does he know that Guy has a crush on him? or does he just enjoy the fact that he is Guy's only friend so the sole focus is on him?!? & as Guy doesn't have a life he will always be there when Whal want's to hang out?!? either way he is taking him for granted & if u made a "date" with a bff u don't spring a stranger on them. & then just hangout with the person u brought. if i was Guy the sec i saw that i was being turned into the 3rd wheel i would bail.**i donno yet what to make of Thiu, he's good looking but we knew that going in lol - but is more a bounce then a mafiaso, but that's coming to a conclusion from what i saw - cause a mafiaso wouldn't just beat the crap out of those "clients" he would do some permanent damage, especially after getting his palm cut. so we have to see more. ******************************************also from the description i assumed that Guy & Thiu were more then just players in the same group, the way it is portrayed i thought they used to have private conversations after they played & the others in the group left. from what there is in this ep it doesn't seem the case. there for sure aint no "...kind sister.." vibes
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well this ep flew by - cause i was fast-forwarding all of it. not much to add to the fact that this had potential but fell flat somewhere along the way cause of the 2nd couple... or rather Phat & Junji. ironic that both bottoms turned into a pain in the butt. but it was a one off & it got over quickly so whatever... this a one off & a never again!
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i am sitting here going through the motions & bored out of my mind - the 2nd couple might as well not exist to me as from the start Phat was an annoying character & he didn't do a thing. & after pushing Bay away cause of misguided anger. he acting like the aggrieved party - like plz b*tch. so anytime he or they were on screen i rolled my eyes. ****************************************but the mains couple doesn't exactly save this BL. they r similarly going through the motions, heck Hill is carrying that "relationship" all on his own. id k what Junji is doing - so i am kinda over this & really wish this was just 10 eps. but one more ep to go & i can't wait to check this off & put it behind me. which is a pity as Hill really carried this BL & had potential to be so much better - alas he was paired with dry wall.
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maybe it's just me, but i feel like Hill & Junji r more like bff's that kiss & show PDA from time to time. their kisses r dry & Junji doesn't even make an effort IMO (what with that hand in the pocket), as is he seems too laid back in his acting (as in bored & doesn't want to be there) & his being romantic is kinda, a turn-off! it's evident that he isn't into the romantic stuff. he is more comfortable laughing & being friendly with Hill. he isn't a newbie, so what do i chalk up the bad acting to??? is the uncomfortableness cause the character is gay?!?? he needs to shake it off, otherwise he will always only be a support character. ****************************************************************************************************************************************with Phat i get he was hurt & angry at his family & took it out on Bay. but i wont lie i am kinda bored when the 2nd couple r on screen - their only plus is their chemistry, which is hot & if i noticed this while fast-forwarding... i've said enough. but i need more from a side plot, then them having chemistry & knowing how to get it on.
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i genuinely don't get what the issue was, i aint that big of a gamer & i for sure haven't played any simulation games, but to me regardless of how a character presents itself, they all an A-sexual machine that can't feel - not even AI can. it has no emotion's, it's programed to give appropriate response to key word or sentence's. it maybe great at outputting the correct info/answers that will please the player. but that doesn't turn it human. **************************************************************************so logically if u have a certain character in a game, their frame of reference will be a combination of personalities let alone genders IMO... i get that gamers that were addicted to Yuka, were not exactly rational people to begin with & when they found out, they felt like it was all a lie, so their knee jerk reaction is to lash out. ***********************************************************but IMO this kinda ridiculous & i get this issue has been over blown for the drama as we a few eps from the end & we couldn't have smooth sailing until the end - still calling it b.s.*********************************************************************************same with Hill going hat in hand trying to appeal to Art's conscience - like r u kidding me?!? i know he wasn't there when Junji didn't just reject him he also apologized - i was impressed with how graciously Junji handled the whole break-up. but what does Art do, betrays Junji. yet Hill there begging Hill to think about the game he created & Junji who he loves. like r u kidding me? even not knowing a thing about Art the sec u know he didn't just f*ck his workplace over he humiliated someone that he not only supposedly loves, but wanted to get back with - this type of person deserves that kid-glove behavior? why?!???? & if that wasn't enough - all that groveling, Hill was about to sacrifice his love - like r u kidding me???? ugh frustrating ep (wont even mention the moronic attention seeking with Phat - like plz).
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