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am very happy we got to see Que one last time, would love to know what he has been doing, but i guess will have to make do with him telling Ryu he will always watch him from afar. it was sweet & touching. *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw i found the whole mother & that council member showing up once to a basketball game to suddenly rooting for Ryu or the basketball a bit ridiculous. but whatever. ********************************************************************************************same with the big emotional parting between Zen & Ryu to only turn around & 3 months later he is back at his old school. like what?!? but i guess 'the end' & everyone got their happily ever after. well other then Que & Atom. but that's nitpicking -****************************************************************************************************************************************this was cute & Zen's character was a bit absurd, lets say i was told a character got autism & i had to pick them out, i wouldn't look at Shogun, not when we got Zen around. but on a whole this plot was interesting & fun.
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sorry but have to ask this, is Ryu's mother retarded?!??? she knows how important basketball is to her son & now she knows that more then the game it's Zen that he loves. she wants him to follow her orders then allow him to do what he wants now so he will willingly come with u - what u want to lose him forever? u want him to run away from home & this time he might not meet a Que that will save his life?!?? i don't get what is going on in that brain of hers. **********************************************but with all the promises to not disappear & i won't let u disappear had a feeling that, that is exactly what would happen. but Ryu should also know who his mother is & that once he accept her help it was liking making a deal with the devil. ironically he already knew what the fine print would entail - his utter subjugation. *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************i feel so bad for Atom, there is a part of me that says he is putting salt in his own wounds always seeking out Zen. as he knows Zen & Ryu r together. & Zen keeps distancing himself whenever Atom tiers to touch him. another indicator that he isn't open to being wooed. so Atom for his own heart needs to distance himself from Zen. but the heart wants what the heart wants i guess...
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so was wrong & Ryu didn't turn to his mother, but why she has woken up now after all the street basketball stuff is over is beyond me. & am glad Ryu chewed Lin's head off - no one asked for her help. & anyone with brains would know not to get involved - here he wasn't ready to go to his mother, when they needed funds for the basketball club. & Lin tried to butt in countless times & it didn't help - Ryu didn't open up to her. why she think getting involved this time was a good idea idk. but am just glad she saw the guys at the end. it's about time she realizes, she will never be with Ryu. *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************but i did feel bad for Atom, he keeps going out of his way for Zen. even with the scholarship - but i wont be surprised if the scout will offer a scholarship to Ryu & not Zen. which will keep him out of his mothers clutches. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw when the street basketball tournament was mentioned i was sure i would Que, but i guess he is on the run or in jail. another character that deserves better. *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************side note: i know there was almost nothing to the scene, but the 51 yr old café owner with someone way way WAY younger - is just disgusting IMO. & they also the director of this BL. done in bad taste - sorry not sorry!
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guess next ep is gonna be a whooper, considering how chill & fun this ep was. Atom did break my heart - he knows Zen will never look at him, now that Zen is with Ryu. but he still keeps doing things for him. poor dude, my heart aches for him. ****************************************************************************************************************************************we r almost at the end & yet we haven't really gotten the whole backstory about what happened between Ryu & his mother. hope it is addressed before the end. *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************given the preview, i am guessing that Ryu is gonna go to him mother for help/money to help Zen with his grandmother's medical fee's & she will demand he give-up on his current life & Zen, to follow whatever she was planning for him the 1st time around (when he ran away from home).
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Zen is taking sh*t too far with Atom. the dude had nothing to do with what his teammates did to Ryu! & Yet he went to get justice for Ryu, cause he didn't want Zen to get hurt - which btw the dude is a moron, he think what(?) when he was insisting on talking to the guys that beat up Ryu!?? give them a talking-too & everything would be sorted? he would get his ass handed too him & unlike Atom, he wouldn't even get a few punches in. instead of being grateful & telling Atom he didn't need to apologize & that he had done more then enough - especially with him giving up his freakin scholarship!!! here he's asking him to apologize to Ryu, i seriously wanna punch him! he is taking advantage of the fact that Atom has a crush on him. Atom doesn't deserve to be used this way! no-one does. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************idk what i thought would happen when Ryu got kidnapped. but i didn't think it would be the end of that gang lol. i found that whole scene a bit funny. like the boss feelings getting hurt when Que acknowledged that he loves Ryu. what that boss think, his forcing his men to "serve" him, made them love him? as if they didn't do that under duress. why would Que be different? especially when he himself kept pointing out, that Que always slept with him so he would keep of Ryu. like is he stupid?!?? but that whole scene where Ryu told Que, he loved him & the sacrifice Que made for him, was heartbreaking. there too many character's here that love purely & r ready to do anything for that love. like Atom who know that there is something between Zen & Ryu, or rather that Zen only has eyes for Ryu, but he can't control his feelings & cares so much for him. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************4 more ep's to go.. now that one problem has been taken care of, is it the mother's turn to create havoc?!? & try & come between the guys? or is gonna be something else, like that grandma's health - what i know from watching drama's that until the end there aint no smooth sailing lol
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the whole scene with Atom, Ryu & Zen in the middle was hilarious. i get the grandmother enjoying the situation, same grandma same... lol. it was very entertaining & kinda hot, as Atom is as good looking as Ryu, both hot manly in comparison to Zen who is the fragile flower in between them lol... but Atom should've confessed, am sure Ryu knew what he was doing & beat him to the punch, cause he knew the next time Atom saw Zen he would confess. pity, i really like Atom & he is doing a hell of a lot for Zen... the one sided love where one keeps sacrificing & giving, is a trope that is disheartening to watch. & he doesn't seem to have an easy life, he needs someone that can love & care for him. *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************about Que, now am sure i was right, he does have feelings for Ryu & that is why he was sacrificing himself for Ryu's sake. the reason he never approached him in a sexual way or confessed, is cause he thought Ryu was straight. & when he saw Ryu & Zen together, he realized that they had feelings for each other. that broke his heart - but does this mean that he will turn vindictive & offer Ryu to the boss?!? ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************regarding Ryu's mother - what was her deal. what did she mean 'they r destroying ur life" the basketball club?!?? or was it Zen & the feelings developing between him & her son?!? & she didn't come to rescue her son who was left beaten, starving in the streets, but this time around she does come to make sure he is ok??? what gives??!?****************************************************************************************************************************************btw didn't expect all the confession in this ep - am happy Jed finally realized Prince was talking about him & they r together. didn't see Shogun & Jedi getting close to each other & as long as it is platonic, i am beyond happy. maybe cause Shogun has autism, he's too child like, pure & innocent that anything romantic feels wrong.
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what is going on with Que, is he in-love with Ryu?!? is that why he is doing everything to keep him safe & out of the clutches of that perverted boss?!? even his blackmailing him, was cause that was the only out that would keep Ryu safe. idk - there is a lot of info missing, so have to guess - ****************************************************************************************************also Ryu really needs to be told that he got involved with some really shady people & u can't just chose ur in & then ur out, cause he feels like it?!? *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw Zen tagging along & then playing was such a moronic move. i get he cares for Ryu, very much - but he has his grandmother & monetary problems of his own to worry about. what will happen to his grandmother if something happens to him?!?? & he unlike Ryu can't defend himself... ****************************************************************************************************& what with her almost fainting twice now, is that cause she is tired & old or is it a medical issue & she not gonna survive until the end of this BL?!??? ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************the Atom issue was dealt with in a blink. didn't see Zen being this easy going. he didn't even think to ask him why he kept the fact he's also plays basketball such a secret.
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i think i was right & Atom is also a basketball player & he will be Zen's rival. pity he didn't come clean, when he had a chance. now when it happens, it will come as a shock to Zen & what little friendship they have between them will end. romance alas never was to be... *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************regarding the kiss i aint as elated as everyone else, not when alcohol was involved. as is we have seen that the person to draw back & break whatever tension that was building, was Ryu. so he can claim he doesn't remember - also am sure he got the guts to kiss Zen, cause he saw how drunk he was & maybe he is hoping he wouldn't remember. time will tell i guess. but i don't think he is ready to face his feelings. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Lin isn't blind or stupid, she knows there is something between Ryu & Zen yet she isn't ready to give-up, which idk if it's good or bad. is she waiting for them to get together, then she will give-up or will she become a problem. also is First crushing on her? or i read that wrong.
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Tong & Mark had great chemistry till the last moment & they had the looks, but that's doesn't make a good BL. i rolled my eyes so many times i am suffering from dizziness... i already said Tong should've been turned, when Mark understood that there was no escaping Thara's clutches. & even if he ran away (like Mark wanted in the previous ep) cause of his blood, he would forever be hunted cause his blood is attractive to vampires. but we needed the b.s. drama to get dragged on - oh well. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************the only character i was rooting for was Nakan, he was interesting & complex - he was well written. & still think Tonkla would've been the perfect character to be paired with him (taming the beast... yummy). but they decided to kill him off - given the writing, not shocked this is what we ended up with. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************the writers had a good idea, but didn't know how to develop it so it would be good from start to finish. Mark (& even Nakan at the end of the previous ep) weren't capable of over powering a handful of Thara's men, but suddenly here they succeeded cause Wan helped?!? which mentioning her, have to say from the start we keep hearing how vampires lack all the senses, that make human's humane including emotion's, well for a bunch of emotionless vampires, they had a hell of a lot of emotion's lol.same with the constant reminder that the golden blood gives a vampire the power to kill other vampires, but Thara could kill Wan before consuming Ton's blood?!??? can keep going, but what does it matter - the end (thankfully). ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************this was fun for a one off, hope that Gawin & Joss's next project is better written. cause i started watching this for Gawin (who IMO is a good actor) & even though i though both character's were a bit 'slow' on a whole they did a good job.
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the scene between the coach & Shogun brought teary to my eyes, he is such a sweetheart - i get so angry when the other players talk sh*t about him, just cause he has autism. & the fact Zen as the captain doesn't shut them up, annoys me. also love Jedi, another very loveable character. ************************************************************************************* ****************************************************************************************************************************************& i guess was wrong about Atom, even though him showing-up at Zen's house uninvited by Zen, still makes me wonder. but the fact he is making Ryu jealous is quite enjoyable. cause until now, he is playing hot & cold with Zen & Zen not the sharpest tool in the box. but u can see that he is getting whiplash from Ryu behavior. so sadly Atom will be the catalyst that will push Ryu to confess. *******************************************************************************************************************************but was right about Lin, she has a crush on Ryu & that gives her the right to butt her nosy into his business? poking her nose into his business, how that help him?!? it helps her for sure, to know more about him - but the only way one can help someone else, is when that someone ASKS for help! when they confide in u & tell u what happened, doesn't mean they r seeking a solution. but when they ask for help, then u can offer it. here cause she wants him, so she is digging - *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************regarding Que, i guess now the rift has gotten wider between him & Ryu. whatever reason was there for him to keep Ryu out of that boss's clutch's, has evaporated the sec that manic played russian roulette with him. also Ryu isn't making him money so the person that saved him will now put him in danger. **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw he was beaten, starving & barefoot on the streets - WTF happened with his mother?!?? & he couldn't turn to Zen, am 110% sure his grandmother let alone Zen would welcome him with open arms. seriously need the backstory!
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Ryu is courting trouble & idk what is going as am sure i didn't mistake the sexual tension between him & Que. & the boss is also after his ass - literally. so is Que keeping him from the boss, cause he wants Ryu to himself?!? either way Ryu is acting like he's his own man, while living under Que's roof. he still doesn't get that he can't do as he pleases?!? Que isn't family, that owes him sh*t. if he is supporting him & giving him room & board let alone an income - there is something he is getting out of this arrangement. if Ryu has decided not to play in the street games, he needs to move out & find somewhere else to be. ************btw if he come from money & assuming he is an only child, why his mother not care that her son is living the life he is living?!? need a lot of answers to questions i've got - *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************the fact Zen was targeted isn't shocking, as Ryu introduced him to that life & as Que won't go after an adult, of course he would target someone younger - like Zen. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw i was sure the 12th player would be Atom, maybe he will be in a competing team - still don't get what his deal is. he is interested in Zen, that's for sure... but there is something about him that makes me suspect he's shady. maybe i am wrong - he for sure couldn't make Zen's grandmother trip & fall, that seemed like a coincidence. still there is more to him - just what idk...****************************************************************************************************************************************side note: have a feeling Lin has a crush on Ryu.
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OMG but Zen needs to stop with the "huh" is he deaf or dumb, he keeps repeating that word all the freakin time - like he is slow or something. *************************************************************************************************************************& idk if Lin is crushing on Ryu, that's why she kept at her father to get him to join. but even her father saw his situation he should've realized that getting entangled with him was a bad idea. Ryu, Que let lone that revolting perverted Boss of theirs r all trouble. *******************************************************************************************************************************Ryu might have just chosen the wrong path, but that boss not gonna let him go easily - not when he's salivating over him. had a bad feeling about him in the previous ep & Que i guess is stalling, from giving him Ryu cause he knows what the boss will do to him & how it will break him. even though he had to go through that sh*t himself, he doesn't want to do that to Ryu, not while he is making him money - or maybe he genuinely sees him as a younger brother.... either way Ryu is way above his head & hasn't realized it yet. ************************************************************************************************************************ ****************************************************************************************************************************************also would love some backstory, what happened to Ryu, it's obvious that he has feelings for Zen - maybe his family threw him out, when he came out as gay?!? that's how Que met him & offered him a roof & a "job"?!?still now he's back in school - just means the "street" is gonna come into that school. this gonna get way way more complicated even dangerous, doubt that perverted boss is dangerous just cause he is an ass bandit.
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interesting 1st ep, even though i have to say Zen's acting leaves much to be desired. also the long stares & not moving or saying anything is cringe & bad-acting - or directing - u chose. either way i hope this gets better - cause plot wise i am interested in learning more. ************************************************************************************************************************what is Ryu's backstory, why isn't he in school, why he living alone & is Que a friend or family. but found it ironic that he made out like he had a hard life, so he chose to be a street-basketball player (more like fight-club but basketball instead of fighting lol) when Zen's life aint easy. here dude's working, training or studying 24/7 & he didn't chose to live like Ryu. so what is Ruy on about. especially if they were bff's shouldn't he know about Zen's family situation?!? *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************both the director & new coach r good looking - about time we get some real hot older guys on screen. but Lin's father seem to have a problem, with alcohol or did i get that wrong?!? hope that doesn't hinger Zen's dream's for the success of the team. ****************************************************************************************************************************************also interesting to see Frank as Atom, guess he is gonna be the 2ML. guessing - *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************side note: the café is the same one from The Eclipse, right? just the name is changed - think even the one running it is the same. cute
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considering how short this is, was sure that the only drama we will get is Best & Dew fighting their attraction & not knowing how, if or when to confess. didn't expect it to go this south in this last ep. **********************************************************was happy Fern got her moment to come clean & explain why she was suddenly ghosting Dew. as i've always pointed out, just cause u developed feelings for ur bff, it's NOT ur bff's fault & ghosting them is unfair. so was happy that the confrontation happened & was going to be happy, that she said she didn't want to lose their friendship. that was until her f*cked-up move with Dew's mother. it wasn't her place to out him!!! & adding insult to injury, by saying it's a pity ur moving so far, b*tch it was cause of u!!! the fact that Dew was unsuspecting of how she stabbed him in the back & will always think of her as a good friend & a good person, is infuriating! *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** also don't get Dew's mom gaslighting him into distancing himself from Best & more or less trying to make him promise, that he will forever live his life in the closet. so she will be happy with the fake facade her son will create, marring some poor unsuspecting woman & living miserably???- but as long as she is happy. all is good?!??? ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ this was freakin depressing... War couldn't confess cause Dew didn't create the right environment, that would encourage one to do so & yet with his message at the end, he made it clear to Best, that he knew. idk what i feel other then sad. ironic that the pair that will come out of this BL, is Deff & Ray (who didn't have an intrusive friend or a tiger mom that would get involved to tear them apart) ugh... this too sad for a rewatch. but loved War, as i knew i would -
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the main problem when watching something that isn't ibn ur mother-tongue is that when the translation is lacking u r left wondering what was said/written & how crucial it was to understanding the plot. the ep's i've found have a tone of dialogue & text not translated. so i am guessing at someone of the points that were made & yet missed by me... *****************************& yet this was cute - as i said in the previous ep, Best is very talented & loved tht he was able to finish the song & sing it for Dew. also loved how helpful & encouraging his friends r. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************pity Fren gotta also be in-love with Dew & now that she has realized that there is something between Dew & Best. what is gonna be her next move?!? get between them? or cut her losses & move on....
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