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The subs for part 1 are fine, I was just being faux-arrogant.

English is definitely flatter socially - if you want to show extra respect, you have to use formal titles, like "Sir", and even then it comes off as sarcasm or anger unless you're a service person. We don't even have 2nd person familiar anymore (thou) - only formal (you - which is plural).

It actually made me feel angry and violent. I can't recall any other piece of music that has made me feel that way.

Well, that was a waste of time. Except Faiyen, and on one or two occassions, Evan. And whever Dermdem's arms were showing. The plot made no sense, and Meow is so immature that I'm kind of glad they didn't do anything.

This wasn't a BL story. It wasn't actually a story, since having a plot is I think an indespensible element to a story. The acting in this was really weak and I just can't think of anything positive to say except that Dermdem, Faiyen, and Evan look good with their shirts off.

I totally disagree. In order for there to be plot holes, there has to be a plot. :)

He wants to fuck a cat, and you're worried about the age difference?

I totally disagree. In order for there to be plot holes, there has to be a plot. :)

Yes. Country Boy 1 is better (except the subtitles, which I didn't edit. lol). CB2 is weaker but still good and a nice resolution to the story. It's only four 30 minute episodes, so it's not a bit investment. It's nice that the lead actor sings the OST.

There's a scene where they're saying they miss each other on the phone, which in English is straightfoward, but in Thai is "Nong misses Phi" "Phi misses Nong, too" So cute. That little brother/big brother thing is so nice - I wish we had something like that in English.

Turkish has it, and to be fair it can be fraught when you're not sure of the age difference. Once I was with a cousin who was 30 at the time, and a child beggar came to the car window and held out his hand, but called her "aunt" which did not produce the result he was h oping for. He hurriedly corrected to "big sister" when she was shocked and outraged, but it was too late and she sent him packing. I'm at the age where any teen or 20-something will call me uncle. Sigh. And nobody checks my ID anymore.

And previews are notoriously edited to be deceptive. There is no doubt though that Tol is staring at Tin and the girl in that one shot - what I don't think is clear is what his expression means.

BTW, I love the polite third-person means of address in Thai - it sounds so cute and sweet in English. I was editing the English subs for Country Boy 2 and we really lose a lot in translation - also the meanings of Thai names are often significant to characters in ways you can't be with Western names.

I didn't say it doesn't make sense for him to do, or that it was out of character. I said it's seriously embarassing and difficut to watch, and also a mistake.

Being stuck in a time loop where everyone keeps dying is a fairly strong motivator, too - this is really stressful for him.

I'm glad they toned it down or I might not be able to watch. Tin is young enough to remember what it's like at Tol's age, not to mention he's already gotten a taste of his personality. I don't blame him for being desperate and trying something, but you can see he only really thinks through the problem, but then doesn't really think about solutions that pop into his head, he just acts. What h did is essentially set his 30-year old self up on a blind date with a 20-year old - to whom it seems like this was all arranged by his parents. Why would Tol have any interest in associating with a weird old guy his parents introduced him to and seems intent on inserting himself into Tol's life? Who would not be put off by that?

I'm not complaining - if Tin had a perfect solution from the beginning there would be no story. But I can't watch a whole episode at once - it's so embarassing and awkward I have to look away.

Tol's reaction was ambigiuous, but I didn't think Tin's was - he didn't light up, he was surprised to see her. As for Tol, dramatic dark music fired up, and the scene shifted into slow-motion. If he was THAT jealous, then I think the writing is bad, because he's clearly been indifferent so far, and the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference.

I wish I could understand the Thai in the preview - but it looked to me like whatever Tol was feeling in it was connected to seeing Mai cheat on him.

Usually when you're a little younger than that, but everyone's different. Except on BLs where everyone's the same and have never in their entire life being attracted to a man until their 20s, and will never again be attracted to another man.

True, that could very well be - well, we'll see soon enough.

OK, I watched it, and I'm still going with he knows who the woman is and is disturbed. Jealousy about someone you're interested is usually tinted with sadness or maybe frustration, as opposed to jealousy because someone you're with is cheating on you, which is likely to be about anger. If you're angry over someone you barely know talking to someone you don't know at all, wouldn't that make you a psycho? That sort of stony look is too intense to be jealousy that the crush you've had for 5 minutes is talking to someone.

I referred back to the scene of Leon in his boxers BECAUSE. Don't judge me. Anyway, I got sucked into the Leon/Pob story and had forgotten how it ended. So, here's the guy whose family bought him a gigantic mansion because their other even more gigantic mansion was too far from school. So there's no money left over to pay for an internet connection and plane tickets?

Regarding Fiat & Leo, there's some debate below - some people find objectionable toxicity, others find their relationship healthy and communicative. Sure, if you think abducting someone, and psychologically torturing him to the point he was sure he'd be killed, then yes, very wholesome. And while I suppose completely bonkers psycho-level jealousy does demonstrate genuine attachment, I prefer to date people that won't kill any of my friends that make eye contact or stand too close while talking to me.

The problem isn't the D/s element to their relationship, it's that it's half-assed repetitive D/s ("Leo should be grabbing Fiat's wrist and slamming it to the wall in 5... 4... 3... 2...") and never once discussed. If you're going to control and supervise every aspect of another adult's life, I feel like that might come up in conversation at some point.

Well, if he's heterosexual it's not difficult, it's virtually impossible (except experimentation in college). But have we had any signal that he's heterosexual?

I thought there was a mutual connection on the shopping adventure - but he panicked and pushed way too hard.

I thought his look at the end was surprised recognition - it didn't look like jealousy to me. But we'll see soon enough!

This was so uncomfortable to watch - so much secondhand embarassment. Tin made a big mistake approaching Tol in connection to his parents. That makes him "theirs" instead of "his".

At the end, I took Tol's look as negative surprise upon seeing that specific person, like there's something dark behind it.

The acting in this is strong - it's interesting to see Tonnam as this surly guy when he was such a cheerful goof in The Yearbook. Tee does a pretty good arrogant dick, but there's a lot of ambiguity in his demeanor that may just be because the author doesn't want us to see into his head yet, but I wonder if it's just inexperience as an actor. I thought he was better in Teddy Bear, but that was a much more fully realized charater than Tol at this point. In any case his performance is lightyears beyond where he was in 2moons or Hotel Stars.

I love Tae - I know some people think he's too old for a BL, but he draws me in - I slogged through 2moons for him, and that's saying something.

#2 - this isn't the first time someone has had deja vu about previous loops, so I agree. With Sing & Gap, I get the impression something has happened between them in the past that we don't know about yet.

For #3, Tol reacted with surprise - I took from it that he knows who the woman is and there's somthing dark involved.

For #5, wouldn't it be better to stop the lethal injection? I don't think he can be a good person or doctor if he abandons someone to b murdered.

I agree that all these are dangers, but I'm not sure it's fallen over the edge at this point. For me the biggest problem is the immense amount of second-hand embarassment that makes this stressful and at times unpleasant to watch.

And I really differ about Tae - I think he's doing an excellent job. That's the reason why there's so much second-hand embarassment - he plays the social awkwardness to a tee.

I think one thing we're seeing here is that timing makes a lot of difference in life. When Tin was a passing stranger who saved his friend's life, Tol was much more receptive to him. In this current loop, he's tied to his parents' friends and that makes Tin something Tol has no interest in - likewise, we can see that there's an attraction between Sing and Gap, but there hasn't been a situation to light the fire. It didn't help that Tol's dad was embarassing him, and then Tae made a really weird offer to tutor him. Then he shows up in the cat hiding place - it's all really strange. I wouldn't like any of this either.

The other option for Sing & Gap is that somethng has happened between them in the past that we don't know about - otherwise, I agree, it's too late now to build a relationship from scratch that we care about for any reason other than they are so cute and I want to see them wear less clothing.