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so "Zee" is always alert to his surrounding, no one can get near him, like how he twisted poor Sam's arm just cause he touched him from behind. but First can all out attack him & he is defenseless?!? cause it came from the front??? like WTF?!???? but there a lot of inconsistencies like Sprite himself ignoring a friend when he was asking question, but he uber talkative when around First. why?!? i get he doesn't want to do anything that would hurt his brothers reputation - but the fish already told him that his brother was a loner & antisocial - so why go the extra mile when it just makes him stand out like a sore thumb?!??? i don't get it.****************************************************************************************************************************************but i do get - from the flashback that Zee didn't chose volleyball - his mother did. he has no interest in the sport & was going through the motions for his mother. little wonder he was acting as he was. feel bad for him. cause it makes u wonder what his mother has done to him, to make him this different from his brother - personality wise. *******************************************also i kinda get him losing his sh*t when he was told that his twin has taken his place. but the mother did a whack job of explaining. she seems like a parent that just decides & the child doesn't have a say - hard to live with someone like this - worse then living in a cage.
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OMG but this ep was tough to sit through, as i assumed Sprite is a much more mellow, easy-going dude. he not as antisocial as his twin. little wonder i liked him at 1st sight. but sitting here watching him blunder his way through this ep ugh... he is like this big innocent, puppy full of happiness & light - come to fill in for his brother. but no one thought to fill him in, about how his brother is?!?? how he treats his teammates, let alone how they treat him?!?? ******************************************************the basics weren't given to him & that moronic fish is always too busy to fill him in, coach him on the basic so he wouldn't look like he has NEVER played volleyball in his life. ironically when she is around she keeps calling him by his name!! it's a small wonder no one has caught on. *******************************************************************************************************not only is "Zee" a completely different person, that fish keeps calling him Sprite - only cause it is written this way, no one has found out, yet. cause in real life everyone would've caught on the sec he made his grand entrance. ******************************really hope this whole adjustment period isn't dragged on, cause it is making me freakin uncomfortable, even just as a viewer. ****************************************************************************************************************************************side note: am so happy that sweet Sam is gonna get paired with Zee's bff. not that the guys on the volleyball team r bad, but idk he seems like a child in comparison to them, cause he is so sweet & childlike, so Zee's bff fits better IMO, not just visually but personality wise.
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so many questions, but before anything what a sh*t thing to do to ur children. so what if u got twins (heck it might be worse cause they twins), what genius idea is this to separate them & they NEVER get to met again, unless it's by mistake? this good parenting?!?? Sprite & Zee's parent's r why not everyone should have the right to bear children & given how both boys have a chip on their shoulders, both parents did a sh*t job raising them. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************having said this, i like Sprite more then Zee, Zee got a chip on his shoulder just because (or so it seems) he's antisocial & then it beggar's the question why choses a team sport & not something that is a solo sport?!? he's acting like he is doing his team a favor & i Don't get his coach or the assistant coaches not reprimanding him - cause in a team sport u don't just play & train together, u have to know each other so u can help each other win. *****************************************************************also liked Sprite better cause he was justified in beating the crap out of 2 guys that came to do the same to him & cause he didn't have witnesses, he was falsely accused. he had a right to get angry & rebel. if anything his father was in the wrong for dealing with the situation as he did. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************anyway interesting 1st ep - already like Sam he is a sweet heart, too innocent & caring - hope no one hurts him. also liked Deddeaw (if i got the name right - the one that always pray's, he is funny - on a whole liked all the guys on the volleyball team. so hope there is more of them goofing around, cause that was cute. **************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************************************************************about the romance; am guessing that Sprite is gonna take Zee's place & he gonna pair with First(?), but what off Zee? he out for the count cause of the beating?!? or he gonna get paired with Sprite's bff?!? or he gonna come back for Salmon??? time will tell -
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glad i didn't fast-forward this ep, cause was getting a but tired of Zo & his insecurities. the whole needless drama of him pushing Joke away, like what & why... but whatever. both guys just read the situation wrong & neither parent resented their child - guess the talks were needed & glad that i stuck it out, just to see Zo finally stand-up for something & someone, even if that someone was Joke. **************************************************************************************************************on a whole this was fine for a one off. this far from a perfect romance IMO but it's over & i can breath a sight of relief lol - never again!
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Zo's mother is sweet. she just the type of mother/woman that shows her love with actions & doesn't, through hugs & kisses. that just shows the type of life she has lead, let alone her upbringing. **************************************************************Zo is just overly sensitive & a pushover that isn't capable of voicing his inner wants & needs - that's why i think Nita didn't just deserve to win over him, she should've been appointed instead of Zo as the new head of the debate club. IMO ******************also for people that don't care Joke's parents r very caring... the rest was so much fluff that i just ignored the majority of it - cause i am getting tired of Zo's neediness
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i don't think Zo's mother is putting too much pressure on him. Zo is a pushover & very indecisive. he lets people push & strong arm him into things & anyone saying his mother is domineering, needs to say the same about Joke, cause i don't see a difference. ****************************************************************************************************************************if anything the mother is doing it cause she wants her son to succeed & do better then she did in her life (for sure not fall short of her own achievement's). this not a new concept in parenting & for sure common when we talking Asian style parenting. yeah as a child, it is constant pressure - but this normal in Asian countries. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************also found it ironic the 1st topic Zo's mother chose & the reason he couldn't stand behind the side he chose, is cause he knew he would be speaking from the heart & he is incapable of standing-up for himself & being truthful to his mother, even if to her he would just be debating. this shows more Zo's hang-up's & inability to deal with confrontation, then his mothers short comings IMO ************************************************************************************************************************* ****************************************************************************************************************************************of course Joke shows up, even after Zo told him not to - i.e he needs space - but does that matter?!?? not to Joke, cause he cares sooo much plz...Joke is Zo's mother. she just puts pressure on him to succeed in his studies, while Joke does it to get his way. Zo needs to grow a backbone where both r concerned. otherwise for the rest of his life he is gonna get railroaded into sh*t...
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wish i was this accurate when playing the lottery - of course Pat was helping Joke. it was obvious to the eye - the fact that Zo didn't wonder for a sec, that hey Joke never dated Nita so why was he ready to give me tips about dating her?!? something's very suspect here... already shows he not the sharpest tool in the box. so i guess Pat sending a message demanding "compensation" was needed to clue Zo in to how he was manipulated all along. ***************************************************& he a way bigger person then me - or just a bigger pushover, u chose. cause i wouldn't me rushing to aid Pat after he fell & i would cut all contact with him. i wouldn't be cutting Joke any slack either - but then no BL. so i knew that no matter how hard Zo made Pat & Joke's lives, he would cave by the end of the ep - so nothing shocking there. *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Kot is the MVP of this BL IMO, he the man & he for sure a better friend then Pat. ************************************************* ****************************************************************************************************************************************the Pok & Jeng blow-up was a long time coming, i guess seeing Zo's debt made it clear to Pok that he needs to stop just going with the flow & letting Jeng unintentionally walk all over him.
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as if u need to be a genius to figure out the "strange" calls r coming from Nita's stalker, who of course (after Zo's foreshadowing) ends up being Zo's new "friend". also had a feeling he wasn't even registered in the class & that's why the 2nd time, he came at the end of the class. but glad for Nita's sake he was dealt with this time. was wondering the last time Joke came to Nita's rescue, why it just ended in the lie that they were dating & they didn't report it. ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************regarding Jeng & Pok - i didn't get why Jeng felt like he needed to lie - she wasn't hitting on him & she wasn't an ex or a women/girl he was flirting with on the side - so why the lie?!? it was absurd. but i felt sorry for Pok cause he is so insecure in his relationship he doesn't want to rock the boat & he was ready to accept the lie & gloss over his own feelings so nothing would rock the boat. last time i just pointed out how he was evading conversations about the issues that were bothering him. but now i get that it's cause he is scared that Jeng will leave him - my heart goes out to him. cause am sure he feels like hw isn't worthy of Jeng & so is happy to make do with the scraps he tosses his way.. this really sad.
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until now i didn't really focus on Jeng & Pok, but have to say Pok not telling Jeng what is bothering him, evading the problem wont make it go away - it will just snowball until he blows up. so he should've talked to Jeng (when he asked) cause waiting for the storm is a bad idea, as then u won't be able to think rationally & talk it out. u will lose it & ur anger will be incontrollable & then what? ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************also was wrong & Zo is either gay or bi - & his issue wasn't coming to terms will starting a relationship with a man, but a past trauma, which i am glad got solved in this ep. not that i think Joke is a good potential partner. but he was less pushy here & on a whole it was a more mellow ep ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** side note: Zo or rather Dunk wiping his mouth after the kiss & that look - like how wet was that kiss, that it grossed him out lol?!?
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like i always suspected Pat knows that Joke has a crush on Zo & that is why he kept pushing Zo at Joke. which if he is a mutual friend it's whatever - but if he is Zo's good friend, he should've stayed out of it. now he is still on Joke's side. the fact Joke intentions aren't bad is neither here nor there - loyalty counts & Pat isn't loyal to Zo. cause Kot's reaction was the logical one. Pat's not at all.*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************i don't like Joke, he is always gaslighting Zo, he keeps pushing & chipping away at him, brainwashing him into thinking it was all his idea & that he didn't really want Nita - like plz. but when he sees that Zo isn't broken/hasn't folded, he backs away & says "...not rushing u...take all the time u need..." lies - bold faced lies! ********************************************************************that is the one thing he has been doing from the start(!), sometimes he is intense, other's he is lowkey - but always there is a constant pressure for Zo to cave & give in. ****************************************************************************************** ****************************************************************************************************************************************people in the comment section saying "joke doesn't force Zo" yeah maybe not physically, but the pressure is constant, mentally forcing him into a corner every time. he keeps saying "take ur time" & then in the other breath he is asking him about his feelings, if he is ready to be together etc... personally if it was me in Zo's place, i would've legged it a long time ago - cause i hate being cornered. so either give me the time & space i need to come to my own conclusions. or cut things off & i don't have to break my head about u. personally that's a win win for me, cause being in a relationship with an aggressive person is a headache in the long run. & Joke is Very domineering - he the type that will make u break off contact with anyone he deems a threat to his relationship with u - isolating u. that's just scary IMO *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Joke's "..we've come too far for me to let u get away this time.." wouldn't just make me laugh, i would be heading for the door not the bathroom. but hey everything toxic passes for a romance otherwise it aint a Thai BL - the fact people eating this up is mindboggling cause am 90% sure more then half wouldn't put up with this sh*t if they were in Zo's place. oh well
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Joke deserved what he got - Zo needs time. he has been asking for space to himself, from before the trip. Joke is desperate & wont leave his side even for a sec. he might not have forced Zo to kiss him, but his gentle manipulation made Zo open up to him, so he went from crushing on a girl for ages to suddenly develop feelings for a man. now again instead of giving him space to come to terms with his own feelings, he keeps pushing him *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Joke telling Zo "i'm not trying to push u..." is the biggest joke i have heard so far. is that joker serious?!? he has been manipulating & pushing Zo from the sec he found out Zo got a crush on Nita. he has weaseled his way into Zo's life & he wont quit until Zo is his. everyone else is elated at this type of obsessive behavior. me - not so much cause warning bells r going off. but this kinda typical so what's new - toxicity is the main dish
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IMO Joke is very manipulative & too pushy - he has an agenda & everything he does seems tainted cause of that... Zo needs time to himself, to think things through... idk how i feel about Joke lowkey brainwashing him into thinking he's only one who gets him & likes everything about him... implying that he (=Joke) is unique & others won feel the same. that Joke accepts Zo as is, while to be with others, he will have to change himself. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************by the end Joke got what he was after, am i jumping from joy - not really, as he had the audacity to tell Zo "...u have to own up to ur feelings..." interesting way of putting things - owning up to... is also coming clean - which he needs to do... *************************************************************************************************************************************************************side note: i have watched Dunk in The Heart Killers & his acting here is so weird, the weird faces he keeps making & he got these weird ticks - like why?!??
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took me ages to finish this ep.... Aish - 1st off Zo asked Joke for tips on getting Nita, not on dating - considering he dated her he should know her well. so basically Zo was asking for inside info about Nita, not a course on dating - but that is what he got. even he seemed to forget what he had asked Joke for. but all this culminated in Joke getting what he wanted & that was worming his way into Zo's life. *******************************************************************************************************the fact Zo has started to "notice" Joke, while he suddenly is losing interest in Nita i really don't get - cause, just cause someone new pops up in ur life doesn't mean ur blind to anyone else, let alone someone u have been crushing on for, for over a yr. *******also didn't get his choice of story, when reading to Nita - what was she supposed to do - say that she loved the story & found it romantic?!? when it was about a woman in love that was tossed aside, while her lover went after someone new???? he should've reread the story he read to Joke - *****************************************************************************************don't get the writing here. but anything & everything to get the mains together i guess - like the trip Zo had booked (for 3 people mind u) suddenly he is going alone??? oh well -
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maybe cause i aint the type to forgive & forget i find Zo's 180 baffling, but i guess if Zo was more like me there wouldn't be a BL lol. but dude needs to stop tripping over his own two feet. i got two left feet & yet i haven't tripped over so much in that short amount of time, let alone landed on someone else - never. **************************************************************************btw i hope that Nita would try to rekindle sh*t with Joke or some such - where she is made out to be the "bad-guy" just to cause trouble between the mains. kinda tired of the misogynistic plotline.
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every BL i am watching lately, even if i like one character they end up doing sh*t that bothers me. here i like Zo. he is cute, insecure but cute all the same & love how feisty he is, in spite of being insecure & a bit of an introvert. but his friends or rather Pat is annoying the frack out of me. he keeps pushing Zo at Joke, when it is very clear that Zo isn't uncomfortable at the idea & doesn't seem to like Joke. but he keeps at it. this a good friend?!? at least Kot is a good friend, who makes sense when he opens his mouth & for sure when he speaks u, get that he is thinking about his friend & not just spewing sh*t just to further the plot/romance. Pat is a BAD friend! *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************idk how i feel about Joke, he is like the 'kid in the play ground pulling the hair of the girl he likes' & yet i didn't like how aggressive he was being with Zo, especially when a blind drunk Zo was coherent enough to know, who he was & wanted Joke to leave him alone. why insist on holding onto him?!? sorry (not sorry) Joke deserved to get punched. ***************************but after that logic left the room, get Zo feeling bad for punching Joke & even wanting to apologize but when Joke kept acting like a stubborn ass - why would Zo keep following him around?! he didn't like him from the get go, so why does it matter if he is forgiven or not?!? if it was me, after apologizing 2 / 3 times i would say 'i get u don't want to forgive me. i was drunk & overly emotional, sorry - bye'. end off! but the writer's need Zo to turn stupid just to create a reason for Zo to stick to Joke? this lazy writing, just makes me wanna drop this... not continue watching - cause Joke is gaslighting & manipulating someone who is this childlike(?) he this innocent, that he can't see the con from a mile away?!? ugh -
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