sleepyhead

The flight ticket Teh's mom hands over is for Sun, 12th Dec 2021.

Mine too! Especially all the fantasies when Adachi finally agrees for the night stopover.
There is also the one when Adachi gathers enough courage to say, " ea ja nakattaa", about Kurosawa's kiss. That was just gold.

also "consent", like in some many Bls, even some of my favorite ones they just treat it so loosely, that's the real toxic stuff.

I think I get what you are saying. Just one thing; sometimes experience of breakup make one risk averse and the fear of pain may make them emotionally numb and prevent them from fully falling for someone. One has to be courageous enough not to let that happen.

I am also the same about happy endings. I always avoid watching series if I know beforehand that it is not going to end up well, like that Korean movie Between Seasons, which I haven't watched yet. This one too, I hope it ends well but still can accept a tragic ending if it is done well.

Started really good but didn't do justice to the original story. The intricacies of political structure of the contemporary period is drastically simplified and the romance of Tang Fan and Sui Zhou is watered down to non-existence to make it palatable to a wider audience. A real pity.
The author has other stories prefect for dramatization. Hope someone takes on these projects and does justice to them.

"the drama is their existence so the ending doesn't have to be as grand or sad as we may think for it to mean something. life is weird." How aptly put. Also, although I am yet to meet a perfect person, but there really are a lot of amazing people you come across in life, interesting in their own ways. So, even if things don't work out and it seems that's the end of world, sometimes it opens the door for new possibilities. I have met people and thought, if it hadn't failed last time, this amazing thing wouldn't have happened now.

I feel like I can just go on writing. You know I was thinking when was the last time a tv series or movie evoked so many reactions within me, and I honestly can't remember and it's still just two episodes.

Exactly. Since you talked about yourself, I also went through a phase of denial while at the same time being in love with a close straight friend as a teenager, and did some stupid stuff hurting people . So I can relate to this story a lot and it dredged up a lot of old forgotten stuff. I remember that seemed like the end of the world , but it wasn't. I also grew up as a person and things get better if you let yourself grow up.
I am not sure that things get easier when you grow older though, but at least you learn to deal with them, appreciate more the consequences of your actions, and also learn to protect yourself if things don't turn out favorable. It indeed is not fatalist as it seems and either way they will be fine after a period of time. However, you can't say there will be no regrets if such a great love actually fails to work out due to lack of courage to face the truth.

How about another series from Bas' perspective after this one?

I think it makes a lot of sense and also suits Teh's personality. This is also the part some people fail to understand and term Teh's character as toxic. Coming out and accepting one's sexuality to oneself can be so hard for some people; and when this denial conflicts with attraction towards someone of same sex, it sometimes makes them do things hurtful to others and themselves. This is not an excuse for their behavior, but just the way things happen, growing up in a society where being straight is the norm. We can see this conflict when he tries to go for a kiss with Tan, but all he is thinking about is Aew .
In the trailer, Teh says, "But if we are set apart by destiny, and I don't want to surrender, what should I do." I was wondering if Aew reciprocates Teh's feelings and they also end up in the same college what is this destiny keeping them apart. Your explanation about Teh's difficulty in accepting his sexuality and his mother's expectations fits perfectly.
I applaud the director, writers and everyone involved for such an amazing and serious handling of this issue and this story. Just perfect,

" Did I say "and so no one should have a relationship with them?" NO. Nowhere, ... " , but the same logic will apply in every case if it applies in the case of Aew. Anyway, I don't want to drag on this point.

Of course, it is just a series, and we are only expressing opinions but there are also parallels in real life. I rewatched the episodes, and can see a bit more why people find Teh's character as potentially toxic. The scene where he demeans Aew about his score before they makeup was not ok. If he really regrets his earlier actions he shouldn't have done that. Teh's mental fluctuations are negatively affecting people surrounding him.

Some people have difficulty coming to terms with their inner selves and their insecurity may hurt people around them. But that doesn't mean they have nothing positive to contribute to a relationship and any emotional bond with them will only lead to misery. I just didn't like the the general labelling of Teh as toxic or potentially toxic and that Aew shouldn't end up with him. Anyway, that's just my opinion and we have a different view about things, that's all.

Have you seen the trailer? It has some scenes from future episodes.

add "aano", "eto", "sumaari" to that.

"Whenever I am separated from you, my heart rushes towards you."

From this one to 'I told the sunset about you', I am just generally happy that the quality of bl is gradually improving. To my mind, the Thai series shows starting from Lovesick to Tharn Type, LBC , UWMA etc really revolutionized this genre and provided the much needed tv shows gay people could identify with but still these were fraught with clichés and left a lot to be desired in terms of overall quality. Now, this is also gradually changing. Looking forward to more high quality bl series in future.

Hey where is this scene? How did I miss it!

Hey do you know Thai. The first scene where he is playing the audition role and the interviewers ask why he chose this act? Those lines from the act are not translated. Do you know what they mean?

Damn you with your valid arguments. Made me watch the episodes again. I had just about gotten over the emotional roller-coaster from the first viewing, and here it goes again . :(

You know it occurred to me that Bas is also a very nice guy and seems to be interested in Aew. So, someone is going to end up hurt no matter what.

Teh is clearly in love with Aew. When did I say that?

I had thought it the other way, but after rewatching the beach scene, I think your interpretation is correct and this may not be in retrospect, but still there is something confusing about the timeline.