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I actually thought that was better than MaxTul, but it was also better written and acted, so that helped. I didn't expect this series to be this good - it's noce to get a positive surprised for once!

The quality of the production was higher than the director's previous work. The story is a bit crowded, but we'll see how it develops.

The miley face theme of this is the kind of detail that separates a great series from an ordinary one. Also the acting.

If you don't watch it right now, the earth will stop spinning on its axis and hurl us all into outer space. If you don't watch it, a puppy will die.

But seriously, when you get to the end of Ep 5, you won't feel a burning need to see the next ep - it will be more than enough to float you through the entire week. Maybe enough to last your entire life. To be honest, I'm not sure my heart could take another episode like this right now.

Ho Lee Fuk. That was easily the best BL scene I've ever watched. Could anyone breathe during that? I don't even need to say which scene - you all know.

Even if GMMTV ruins the rest of the series (which won't happen), there will always be this episode.

This was an Ohm ep - he was spectacular all the way through. But at the end it was Nanon too. I'm speechless.

Fair enough, and that makes sense to me. But to me, this is a visual medium, so we have to show, not tell. In the case of the bodyguard, the humor is that he's a crybaby coward, i.e a terrible bodyguard. Nobody told us he's a terrible bodyguard - we are shown that's the case. You can be a terrible bodyguard (which is an occupation - you can also be a terrible librarian), but being a gay conqueror is dependent on success - if you call yourself a fashion icon but dress terribly, then you're not really a fashion icon, you're just deluded. But since we're being told that every man wants Weir, we need to see that that's true.

A key plot purpose of Weir is that he's a sexual conqueror, which creates a tension in the story - will his sexual conquerorness ruin he bakery? Will it work on Punn? That can't work if he's ineffectual - I don't think anyone believes that it will work on Punn or really amount to much at all, since neither of the other two male characters is attracted to him in the slightest, nor has he done anything that could be characterized as sexy.

If it had just been some strange magnetism that works, I would be able to accept that (and would have been a lot more funny) - but we were actually taken to a gay bar to watch him in action, and it fell flat.

Sorry, that was kind of long-winded. I still don't agree, but I think I understand where you and like-minded viewers are coming from much better now, so thank you.

But the waiter IS begging for a job and IS taunting the boss, and the bodyguard IS crying in front of everyone. Weir IS NOT being a gay conqueror, he's being an anime stuffed animal, and has so far totally failed to make any man fall in love with him or display any quality that would make it believable that he could.

The equivalent is if Krathing were sincerely complimenting Punn all the time and everyone kept scolding him for taunting the boss - in that case taunting is simply not what he's doing and it wouldn't really make sense.

Legitimate point, but then they should have said that he's so cute that people can't say no to him. What they said was no MEN can resist him because he's a super-gay and sexually irresistable. That's not what we're seeing and it's just not credible. Also, if you look in this thread, many women are agreeing with that assessment, because women are just as capable as men of detecting whether or not someone is a sex bomb. In this role, Singto just isn't.

Whether or not people find him appealing is a different matter - I can certainly see why people would. But the way the character has been sold is very specific. If you watch the Korean version, the equivalent character is as described - and that was 12 years ago and in a more conservative country.

I'm not giving up either - back to Cupid Coach, the first episode was terrible, but it grew on me.

I really like Best, who will be joining next ep, so I'm hoping he jump-starts this thing.

Lee is gorgeous - the way they're painting him as old and creepy is bizarre. Pluem is ridiculous. Not only is he smokin', but that childlike smile of happiness makes me unable to breathe for a while.

In the Korean version the Weir character was gay, but there wasn't any real BL, but I'm fairly certain the source material is explicitly BL, so I think we're fairly safe here.

I didn't feel it at all, and I like Singto. Batting your eyes and giving puppy-dog looks is what 1950s child stars do, not sexy gay men. Despite that, he sill comes on overly and creepily aggressive, like the pizza delivery boy in a porn video, and it comes off as desperate, not confident.

If you're suggesting that success in picking up guys in the gay world has no relationship to body and looks, I think I might have grown up in a different gay universe than you. Even for straight guys it's a huge advantage - a massive proportion of right-swipes by women on Tinder go to a small percentage of the men.

Singto was somewhat believable in the flashback, but the scene where he took Punn to the gay club was embarassing, IMO.

But I'll repeat that I'm still enjoying the show - I'll just have to try to suspend disbelief that anyone would even notice Weir is in the room when Krathing or Punn are around.

From the scenes it looks like there will be some BL - it never really went there in the Korean version, but that was Korea, and also 13 years ago.

Second episode was also strong. I love Pluem - I remember thinking he had "it" in Dear Loser, but now he has a lot more of "it".

I'm still not feeling Singto as Weir - he's too teddy bear to pull off an irresistably sexy man. It might have been better if he was supposed to be irresistably cute instead - he can definitely do that. It doesn't help that they gave him those bangs and he's always standing next to Pluem & Lee.

For me, I already know the story, so there aren't any surprises, so I hope they make some unexpected changes - maybe throw in a little BL?

I totally agree with you - Singto is way too teddy bear to pull off a sexy super-gay. It doesn't help that they gave him that terrible haircut - it makes him look like a boy. Meanwhile, Lee and Pluem are standing next to him making me think dirty thoughts.

Throwing hate? Are you serious? Nobody is perfect for every role, and producers are often cynical and cast famous people in hopes of getting more people to watch. I think you need to learn the difference between expressing an opinion and "hate". It's a bit fragile to react that way to an opinion different than yours.

And the second ep made me feel more strongly that Singto is miscast - his character is supposed to be sexy and alluring with gay superpowers, and he's not at all.

Sorry, That was a bit blasphemous of me, but it would make a good BL. Jesus could trip and Peter could catch him and they'd stare at each other for ten minutes while all around them everyone's water would start turning into wine.

Oh, sorry, I thought you meant the acronym. Ida has a sexy voice - very deep, and also he never says anything frivolous, so he comes off as manly an mature. Jesus would totally be into Ida - he was into manly men - that's why all his apostles were strapping young laborers.

This is a romantic comedy. It's OK to find the characters attractive. They cast the actors that way.

It means "I know, right?"

I actually thought Singto was miscast - I like him, but he did nothing for me in this role. Pluem, on the other hand, put in one of the better performances I've seen in a while - I was totally blown away, and felt everything he felt. I don't think I've ever cried watching someone eating dessert before.