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Becasuse it was pretty good at first, then began a long downhill slide and then jumped off a cliff the last 3 episodes. So It started at about an 8.5, and ended a 2.

I'm pretty sure it's satire because of the checklist to prove gayness, with 5 ridiculous stereotypes and concluding with "#6: his significant other is a guy." The boys' gay panic while they're cuddling in bed and showering together seems to point in the satire direction as well.

The subs are up. I think it's funny, if it's satire.

I know it seems like that, but it's really satire - the message is that stereotyping is stupid. That's why the "checklist of proofs that he's gay" were 5 dumb reasons, and #6 was "his signigicant other is a man." Or that the two guys while being in a gay panic over the nephew sleep cuddled, shower together, etc.

That would be inspired.

I agree with you on that - it's hard to view them positively after that and it was the wrong message. There was a lot wrong with this, but it wasn't because of lack of attention to romance - people that are complaining about that are missing the point, even if the series did itself on the issue you mention.

Well, this certainly isn't going to be your standard formula BL.

That was cute. Chahub looks like he was grown in a vat, but he was good at being seductive. They definitely had chemistry, and it was refreshing to see something other than enemies to lovers, although I like that trope.

I was surprised at how sensual their interaction was - and I never thought I'd see a foreign beer brand as a BL sponsor, but it does explain the smoking.

One thing, though - that female employee was excruciating - I almost stopped watching it was so painful. And I'm a bit nervous that the plot will involve Nine's evil gf - I'm not sure I'd be interested if that's the case.

Well, they did expose Tee in public and he went running off, then wasn't around forthe shoot, so the impliction is that they're free of him.

People like him are rarely brought to justice - and in the "real life" the story is based on, nobody has suffered any punishment for anything - the production company is rolling on and making more BLs.

The point was for individuals to stick up for each other and for what is right, or to provide a fantasy happy ending where there wasn't one.

My issue with the ending was Marco cruelly ambushed his friends like that. That was seriously uncool.

We've already covered Leo's lack of disgust over Fiat's past, though, and we've certainly covered Leo's jealousy - the last thing we need is yet another story where the drama is based entirely on jealousy, but that woud be Mame returning to form.

The only character I thought was underwhelming was TK - he didn't really have a personality - it shifted all over the place to suit the plot, and I don't think the actor really gave him any layers, unlike the actors for Shinwoo & Daon.

Since that was the whole point of the series, that's the only thing it needed to get right.

They should stop using that word. What he did was wrong because he was deliberately trying to hurt people, not because of quantity. So "self-centered borderline-malignant-narcissist user" is OK. "Slut" is not.

I think "feminine" is the wrong word - perhaps you could say "stereotypical 12-year old Victorian girl with consumption", but I think the most accurate way to put it is that he has no agency. He's the ultimate uke, who is totally useless and helpless without his seme to save him, do everything for him, and give his life meaning.

That's not a compelling story to me.

I don't think there's anything wrong with sleeping around, as long as you're not hurting anyone - but he was trying to break up someone else's relationship, and he was sleeping around to deliberately hurt someone, not to explore love and his sexuality, so he was essentially using all the people he was sleeping with. Even if he was sleeping around to try to fill an emotional hole, that's human and relatable - but he wasn't. He was just trying to hurt Leo.

That's not a very appealing person. It could, however, make for a compelling character, except that there was no development - he is instantly cured because he's with Leo now. So what's the source of dramatic tension in this story? Someone having damaging photos doesn't cut it. It's an external source of drama, and not character-driven. So why would I care about it?

I did watch the special episode - I don't understand your comment.

I'm not getting why people didn't like the ending - I thought it was well-done, and James' speech was really on-point.

I think there are a lot of people missing the point of this - it isn't a BL where the whole thing is about a cute couple being cute together, it's about real issues in BL production, specifically how people's likves are twisted and warped by the need to deny actors the right to private lives in order to maintain a facade for marketing.

This wasn't a show about Marco & Bas' romance, and if you were expecting it to be about that, it doesn't feel like you care about the themes of the show or were paying attention to them.

The acting in this was really good - it goes without saying for Michael, but the guy playing Tee was fantastic. He did such a great job of depicting someone having a progressive meltdown, and he did creepy like nobody else can do creepy. I love that he has 100% perfect English pronunciation - that was a nice touch.

I absolutely would not. It's not awful, but it got COVIDicated and they couldn't really complete it, so nobody really gets together and they just make phone calls to each other for the last three eps.

I'm having trouble connecting to this. I'm not sure if it's that the main couple got together before the series started, or because I really don't like Fiat. I'm not sure if First is a good actor or not because the writing only lets him sulk and cry really, really loudly. Am I supposed to like or dislike him? If I'm supposed to dislike him, First is a genius.

I do really like both Leo and Leon, though - I thought Leo was beautiful, but Leon - yikes. Beautiful and adorable. I'm not sure I would watch this if not for the Leon/Pob plotline.

That cat was thinking "get your f#$%ing wet self off me!"

One thing I did appreciate is that they only broke out into a cheesy ballad once (which is OK) instead of every single time anyone was sad - the piano music they used instead was quite good and fitting.

What is with all the hair drying and piggy-back rides in BL lately? They didn't used to do that. Is it 2021 style or something? Will they switch to manicures and over-the shoulder carrying in 2022 (since bridal-style is soooo 2020)?

Maybe it's just more noticable here because the monolagues are so long.

Definitely.