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This is unusual, though, in that it's been trending upwards. It's possible that people were put off by the fighting in the first two eps (I was - I rated it a 6 until this ep when it became a 9).

But Kdramas will usually get rated like that because there are lots of Koreans watching it and they'll all give it 10s,

I wasn't very keen on all the fighting, but after this ep I see that it was necessary for the plot and they didn't carry it past its usefulness - this is really a perfect series so far.

It was actually in pretty good tune considering it had been sitting in a closet for years and he only pretended to adjust one string. :)

This isn't the best BL of all time, but it's certainly one of the most enjoyable. Finally, we have equally able actors playing the main couple - NOTE TO GMM: Look what happens when you put experienced actors in the main roles instead of pretty boys you drag in off the street. It would be hard to find anyone to top these two in looks anyway.

The chemistry between these two is stellar, and the way they look at each other is burning with love, but also subtle and not OTT.

And finally, a romance between boys, and not an uke and a seme! They even played with that with the busstop scene and when Ohm cornered Nanon butt-to-crotch in the elevator.

The writing is sharp and witty, the dialog is natural, and the pacing is perfect. I love this series.

There is room for it to be BL, so it depends on the direction they take it The story was written 25 years ago and needs updating, so we'll see. IIRC only two of the male characters were straight.

i actually thought 1000 Stars was ruined by the really stu;pid drama introduced near the end. Maybe not ruined, but lowered from a 10 to an 8. I hope they don't do that here.

If there's anything we''ve learned, it's the GMM can ruin anything. ANYTHING. But there's a first for everything, and maybe they'll let this one live. So far it has none of the usual red flags. If Nanon suddenly starts acting like a 12-year old girl later on, you'll know it's taking an unfortunate direction into formula and cliche.

But I love it so far.

I'm not sure I would characterize spitting out food as romantic, but I know what you mean - those were two of the best fliring scenes I've ever seen in BL.

It's one of the best things about this - I've really been pining for a BL where the guys are just guys, and not a man and a 12-year old Victorian-era virgin. I love their interaction. It's so natural and well-written.

It's so good. Maybe the best BL of all time. All the cuteness and flirting, and Ohm in muscle shirts, and super-good acting, and the stellar chemistry. Are you sure you don't want to watch it yet? :)

I don't understand.

So a remake of a remake of an adaptation of a Manga from the 1990s. Sounds great. (That was sarcasm.) But I like the cast a lot, so I'll punish myself and watch it. Maybe they'll gay it up. But I doubt it.

Who is Nanon?

Ugh, I couldn't remember the name Kieta Hatsukoi and I was going crazy. Thank you! I'm off to go catch up on it.

It's not bad to be slow. It's bad to be slow when the story goes nowhere and neither do the slow scenes. A well-written and executed slow-burn doesn't feel slow, and when it gets somewhere, it's all the more satisfying. Two of my favorite BLs, and probably on most people's Top 10 lists, are ITSAY and Gaya Sa Pelikula, both of which were slow, especially ITSAY, but I didn't once feel frustrated with the pace or story.

But what really happens in Bite Me? The central contest was no big deal and had no impact on anything. There were three evil chefs introduced. Nothing happened with them. And the romance - after nothing happening except endless staring for 8 eps, they had a violent breakup without ever even getting together, then they made up immediately as if nothing happened. How would you describe the plot of this? Guys meet and cook. The end.

Slow pacing works because it builds tension which then resolves into a satisfying conclusion. If that never really happens, it feels like a waste of time and is frustrating, especially when a series has enormous potential like this one did.

That's fair enough.

I totally agree about PDA - it's totally unnecessary in many cases, and lack of it here is not the problem. One of my favorite BLs is Hello Stranger, where there was one hug, and that's it - but it was more than enough. Or for a shorter example, Country Boy has no overt affection at all, but it's beautiful and romantic.

I don't know why everyone always jumps to the conclusion that we're expecting softcore porn whenever there's a complaint. It's condescending and weird, and frankly borders on homophobia.

I haven't seen Ep 8 yet, but it wasn't THAT bad. I'm glad they didn't drag the angst in Ep 7 out, although it would have been better if they'd spent the time wasted on the standard "long flashback sequence set to sappy ballad" on actual plot development - that would have made the whole thing smoother. All-in-all it's just forgettable, not really bad.

The purpose of the scheme was that Laura wanted Jung Woo to learn the recipes before she fired Do Gun, which makes sense I guess? But is still really weak - why not just keep Do Gun if you like his cooking so much?

A short drama like this can work fine if you write it competently - I'd rather have something short and good than a meandering long drama.

JES is not a hot guy? My goodness, you must have very exacting tastes!