jpny01

Well, wtf is your comment? At least I actually expressed something. But I'll answer you - chemistry is when there is heat between the characters that makes you believe they are into each other. Chemistry is not a bunch of cliched set-pieces that are basically signs reading "X likes Y" - like the lean-in to ask him to dinner. That isn't normal human beahvior, it's just a BL cliche, and so it's meaningless - sort of like If we're together and it's our anniversary, so I buy you a card instead of putting in any effort.

An example of chemistry would be Gemini & Fourth in My School President - there wasn't a moment where I didn't believe the characters were into each other - the way they interacted, leaned into each other when there were just sitting and talking, the way they'd find ways to touch - their dialogue, the situations they were in, and the way they interacted was natural and authentic, and fit into the plot.

They didn't just wear absurd expensive high-fashion clothing to operate on pets (I mean seriously - who would dress like that to work in a vet office all day?), stare at each other with insincere smiles under a soft-focus lens for the whole scene, or behave like people in a bad fairy tale rather than like real people in love.

Also throwing up on someone then kissing is about the best way I can think of to kill chemisty. I needed to watch him brush his teeth first and they both needed to change their clothes.

If you've already watched the entire thing, it doesn't seem worthwhile to watch the whole thing again. The uncut version is better, but not so much that it's worth sitting through over 12 hours.

You did get the words out clearly and I agree 100%. I just don't understand this idea that people must be morally perfect at all times or we have to reject the story.

Romeo & Juliet would have been a very, very short play if Shakespeare followed that rule.

Oh, God, I didn't realize how bad my PTSD is about that until you said it.

That was quite something.

Same for me. The scenes are over-romanticized which is distancing, lacking in any passion, and the dialog shallow and meaningless.

Also, all I could think of was "is he going to brush his teeth, and didn't he throw up all over that jacket Patts is wearing?"

I can't enjoy romantic scenes when one of them has thrown up and not brushed his teeth. That is just revolting. Also Patts hadn't changed his clothes which Saengtai threw up on. So gross.

Also, their interaction was so OTT romanticized that it was distancing and lacking in chemistry, although both of them were good at showing how they felt. I think the acting is great, but the writing is just too cliched. Like when Patts leaned in to ask him to dinner - that's just a stock BL trope and it made no sense and was weird, or the strange shoe tie thing.

When it's all artifice like that, it's too much like what a 12-year old girl (or boy) thinks romance is. It's bloodless and dull.

I love Title's peformance, and Pee is good too, but this is too weak a vehicle for them to show us what they can really do.

I really like the secondary couple's story though - I wish there was more of it.

But they kissed after he puked and without brushing teeth, not to mentoin Saentai threw up on Patts who was still wearing the same thing. Eww.

What a disaster. Does anyone give a flying f@#$ about Miss Becky or that stupid dog? This is just self-indulgent crap. Zeke and Fifth are hot, but they're not in it enough to save this mess.

I would certainly agree this doesn't deserve aggressive dislike - it's not like it's flaws were unique to this series. You can almost count on BS drama in the second-to-last episode of a GMM drama - they like to stick to their formula. But there were positive aspects to the series that made it worth watching, like everything having to do with Force.

My pleasure - you are too kind.

Yes - and a better wig for Frank would help too.

They're definitely not terrible actors. I think it's OK to compare aspects of their acting to other actors (especially since that's often the directing rather than choices made by the actor), but I generally agree with you.

Criticism of the plot is a different issue - that to me is fair game unreservedly. This is a discussion forum - there is going to be both positive and negative commentary. "This sucks" is not nice or useful, but "none of the plot points were resolved" is specific and fair.

I'm definitely a Force fan - I like Book, but I think Force needs a different partner.

You're right - that is a bit strange. I'm guessing there will be no wild monkey-sex in this.

Thank you!

Let me know if this rises above pedestrian and uninspired. Right off the bat, the tiresome childhood connection thing, which in this case doesn't appear to be relevant and is just there to be there. Then there's the basketball, which for some reason is the only sport allowed in BL, even though in all these countries football is 10 times more popular. And finally, he played basketball in early summer in Korea and didn't break a sweat.

What were you watching it on? On Gaga the translation was "I also had a kissing dream. And the other party was Mahiro".

I just watched it, so I there might have been corrections to the subtitles since you watched it if it was Gaga.

It finally got moving - a little late and on the edge of my patience, but the last few minutes of the episode were what was needed.

It might have been confusing because they translated more faithful to Japanese and used the third person. He said Souta (himself) also had a strange dream, in which the other party was Mahiro.

DUY is the International Air Transport Association code for Kongiganak Airport in Alaska.

That's not what he meant, but it's true. I think it must have been a mistake, because it doesn't mean anything that could be relevant. It's Data Use Yours or Don't Understand You, neither of which make sense.