I feel like I'm watching a different show than everyone else. Maybe I'm watching the cut verson and all the good scenes are in the full version? I don't see any chemistry between the leads, I don't like Gene at all, and I don't really understand what the premise of this is - it feels a little like a BL writer inserting herself into the story.
I thought it was going to be a satire, but other than the hilarious produt placements, there doesn't seem to be much. I'm glad they didn't do the standard vomit and forget everything that happened trope for drunk characters, altough they weren't able to pass on a pooping scene, which for some reason is a BL requirement.
This isn't bad or anything, but it's not makng me smile or anxious for the next episode, but everyone else seems to think it's one of the best BLs ever. To me it's "meh". The quality is high, for sure. Maybe it's the glacial pace of the plot. IDK. I think maybe it's just how unappealing a person Gene is to me.
I can not help myself, I simply don't like Nubsib. He is quite sleazy most of the time, and sometimes he is downright…
Funny, I can't stand Gene - I actually loathe him. I have no idea why someone like Sib would be into a rude grump with no appealing qualities. How is Sib sleazy? He could easily have taken advantage of Gene and he wasn't even tempted to.
I totally agree with you about Tae being openly and unshamedly gay and Nam being a strong female character. They…
Que is a tough one to like, although I think the actor has done a good job. You don't quite hate him, but he's too stupid and weak to really like. He should have been able to take courage from Tae's example.
Another point in favor is the lack of tropes - the only one I've noticed was at the end of ep 1 when Tae was fastinging NIte's seatbelt and the ep freeze-framed with their faces too close together. But then at the beginning of Ep 2 Tae just fastened the belt and sat back with no super-long paise & stare. If this were the standard formula, there would be some manupulative goddess popping up to sabotage everything because Nite is her ex and she wants him back.
Also, Tae has tripped and fallen like 18 times, and not once did someone catch him leaving their faces too close together and they stare until the seme turns gay.
Which leads to my final point in favor: absolutely zero seme/uke dynamic. Just two guys, not a guy and a 19th c. 12-year old virgin girl with a boy (required to be younger and shorter than his OTL) dropped in her role.
Is Mr. One-Night-Stand actually Nite in human guise? I'm confused too, obviously .... lol
I think you're probably right - Nite 1 did a decent job when he was falling in love with Tae - and it may just be that he has no acting experience so he needed some time to grow into the role. In any case, I'm more invested in Nite 1 than Nite 2, but as long as Tae is involved, I'm happy, and it's not like Nite 2 is a downgrade or anything.
As long as Tae is still in it, I'm fine. It's not just me, right? He gets more attractive with every ep? How does…
It's kind of unavoidable - epecially shooting during COVID. Plus, they needed bright weather for all the beach scenes, so they may have had to wait for it.
2gether only worked before they got 2gether - the mildly antagonistic relationship worked, but the total lack of chemistry between them and the story going off the rails killed it. I enjoyed the first 6 eps, then I couldn't believe how bad the rest was.
As long as Tae is still in it, I'm fine. It's not just me, right? He gets more attractive with every ep? How does…
His hair is longer, and all the earlier eps took place at night or on overcast days. It may just be the sunlight making him look lighter. In any case, I defintely don't mind the showing off his body thing. I was rewatching ep 1 and they were painting Que as the super-hot guy, and Bhu kept calliing Tae too skinny. I was thinking "Hunh? Are we all seeing the same thing, here?" That beauty mark kills me.
This was so good! I'm not sure I understand comments about something not being well-developed. Yeah, it's a short. I thought they did a fantstic job giving us two realized characters in such a short period.
Although I'll join the chorus and say I would love to see this as a full series. :)
Of the three, the acting was probably weakest on this one, except for the little guy, who was great. I suspect this is rated so low because BL audiences are shocked that the boys are not sculped, perfect, and beautiful as is the norm - but in general the acting in this series was above average.
Why is everyone giving these such low ratings? They're so cute! Rain is a Freshman, so he's what, 14? Of course he's an idiot. It was pretty brave to confron Storm like that.
Not feeling this one. An interesting premise, happy to see some real issues being addressed, but this might not…
This is a disappointing misuse of fine actors. Kaleb isn't just decent or pretty good, he's extremely good - I really deeply feel his despair and depression. And we already knew Enzo is good, but the script he has to work with here - yikes. Plus, I know sound is hard to get right, but you can get it a little righter than this.
Anyway, it's all moot since it looks like they've stopped providing subtitles. I hope Kaleb can get a better job, because I'd love to see more of him.
OK, so this is unusual - this show gets worse every episode instead of better. I still don't know who Zander is or why I should care, but I haven't seen someone die of grief since 19th c opera.
It's too bad, because the leads had good chemistry, but we've strayed into rather excessive melodrama with rather excessively loud dramatic music over... what exactly? What is the theme here? If you love someone, confess your love and DIE. Or, don't confess your love even though it's clear you're into each other and leave town and become an alcoholic? Wouldn't it just be easier to have a conversation? Aren't these two people who have known each other their whole lives?
This hasn't moved since that hot dream sequence - it's centered on a separate character and his sidekick, who has now had more screen time and dialogue than either of the leads. I guess since there's only one episode left I might as well watch it, but someone needs to sit down with the production staff and have a conversation.
As long as Tae is still in it, I'm fine. It's not just me, right? He gets more attractive with every ep? How does…
I totally get it. I think Nite I was directed to act flat, because a couple of time something has come through that's more than that.
I think Tae's "it" (which he definitely has) might be that he's naturally athletic (as opposed to gym-pumped) and the way he moves and behaves is effortlessly confident without being cocky, and he's super-polite and shy as well. Aslo in the kiss scene with Nite I, he violated the uke trope by grabbing Nite like he owned him and took what he wanted, which was unexpected and *fans self* hot. I think that's another thing - the characters aren't stuffed into little trope boxes and are individual and unique. There hasn't been a main character like Tae before, nor a female lead like Nam, and I really have no idea what will happen, which draws me in.
Even in the best BLs, like 1000 Stars, since I already know what will happen, I end up dreading the parts of the formula that are upcoming, like you know the mains are going to have a serious fight next episode because it's Ep 8, so I'm not looking forward to watching it. Here I'm not sure if Nite II is really Nite I, is a passing diversion, or is Tae's endgame. Or even none of the above.
The show has definitely improved in every category from episode to ep, to the point that it's actually pretty good. I honestly really like it - I think everyone involved is putting their all into it, and even though they have less "all" then they need, the effort shows, and they've tried a lot of things we haven't seen before - like the characters being young adults and acting like young adults. I'm so glad they dropped the loud effeminate gays - but even they were not as bad as usual - they were more flirty than rapey as is the usual trope.
It feels like they some producer walked in and made them thow in some standard BL crap in the first epsiode, then when he left the room the production went down a more original path. Hence the way the show has become something I look forward to, when I almost dropped it after ep 1, and probably would have if Tae weren't so beautiful (because I'm shallow).
The first episode was fairly bad, so if you make it past that, the show has a lot of charm. I stuck with it because I was intrigued that Tae was so openly and unashamedly gay, which is rare. Also, it's nice to have strong female character - they way she handled the pain of the Que situation like a champ was kind of wonderful to see.
I agree - this could have been first rate with a better director and some money. It probably needed a better actor for Nite I, although I wonder if it's the directing - in the improv scenes when the other actors are trying to make him laugh (check out that dinner scene, I think it was around Ep 2 or 3), his smile is stunning.
I’m so confused with what I want to happen with this show. Okay, so we all want Tae to be happy, but do I want…
As long as Tae is still in it, I'm fine. It's not just me, right? He gets more attractive with every ep? How does his hair look a different color depedent on light like that? Nite I is cute, but he has no "presence". Nite II lights up the room.
I still haven't quite figured out what it is that attracts me to this show, but I'll be back every damn week until…
I think it's Tae. Ot at least it is for me. I'm totally in love with him. But I think it's also the way they've strictly avoided BL tropes. 1) Tae is gay, not "not gay, only love_____ 2) Namwhan is not a toxic strerotype 3) no accidental kisses 4) Tae buries his sorrows in a one-night stand like a normal human being, and they didn't even make it a fake-out. 5) I have no idea what will happen, and I (and everyone else) can usually predict the entire plot from Ep 1. (1,000 Stars is great, but I think we could all do that by the end of ep 1.) Many others. Maybe we're starved for something different?
The acting is pretty good too, except for Nite I. I agree, Nite II is beautiful. Maybe they cast it this way on purpose so we can move on along with Tae.
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I thought it was going to be a satire, but other than the hilarious produt placements, there doesn't seem to be much. I'm glad they didn't do the standard vomit and forget everything that happened trope for drunk characters, altough they weren't able to pass on a pooping scene, which for some reason is a BL requirement.
This isn't bad or anything, but it's not makng me smile or anxious for the next episode, but everyone else seems to think it's one of the best BLs ever. To me it's "meh". The quality is high, for sure. Maybe it's the glacial pace of the plot. IDK. I think maybe it's just how unappealing a person Gene is to me.
Another point in favor is the lack of tropes - the only one I've noticed was at the end of ep 1 when Tae was fastinging NIte's seatbelt and the ep freeze-framed with their faces too close together. But then at the beginning of Ep 2 Tae just fastened the belt and sat back with no super-long paise & stare. If this were the standard formula, there would be some manupulative goddess popping up to sabotage everything because Nite is her ex and she wants him back.
Also, Tae has tripped and fallen like 18 times, and not once did someone catch him leaving their faces too close together and they stare until the seme turns gay.
Which leads to my final point in favor: absolutely zero seme/uke dynamic. Just two guys, not a guy and a 19th c. 12-year old virgin girl with a boy (required to be younger and shorter than his OTL) dropped in her role.
2gether only worked before they got 2gether - the mildly antagonistic relationship worked, but the total lack of chemistry between them and the story going off the rails killed it. I enjoyed the first 6 eps, then I couldn't believe how bad the rest was.
Although I'll join the chorus and say I would love to see this as a full series. :)
Anyway, it's all moot since it looks like they've stopped providing subtitles. I hope Kaleb can get a better job, because I'd love to see more of him.
It's too bad, because the leads had good chemistry, but we've strayed into rather excessive melodrama with rather excessively loud dramatic music over... what exactly? What is the theme here? If you love someone, confess your love and DIE. Or, don't confess your love even though it's clear you're into each other and leave town and become an alcoholic? Wouldn't it just be easier to have a conversation? Aren't these two people who have known each other their whole lives?
This hasn't moved since that hot dream sequence - it's centered on a separate character and his sidekick, who has now had more screen time and dialogue than either of the leads. I guess since there's only one episode left I might as well watch it, but someone needs to sit down with the production staff and have a conversation.
I think Tae's "it" (which he definitely has) might be that he's naturally athletic (as opposed to gym-pumped) and the way he moves and behaves is effortlessly confident without being cocky, and he's super-polite and shy as well. Aslo in the kiss scene with Nite I, he violated the uke trope by grabbing Nite like he owned him and took what he wanted, which was unexpected and *fans self* hot. I think that's another thing - the characters aren't stuffed into little trope boxes and are individual and unique. There hasn't been a main character like Tae before, nor a female lead like Nam, and I really have no idea what will happen, which draws me in.
Even in the best BLs, like 1000 Stars, since I already know what will happen, I end up dreading the parts of the formula that are upcoming, like you know the mains are going to have a serious fight next episode because it's Ep 8, so I'm not looking forward to watching it. Here I'm not sure if Nite II is really Nite I, is a passing diversion, or is Tae's endgame. Or even none of the above.
It feels like they some producer walked in and made them thow in some standard BL crap in the first epsiode, then when he left the room the production went down a more original path. Hence the way the show has become something I look forward to, when I almost dropped it after ep 1, and probably would have if Tae weren't so beautiful (because I'm shallow).
I agree - this could have been first rate with a better director and some money. It probably needed a better actor for Nite I, although I wonder if it's the directing - in the improv scenes when the other actors are trying to make him laugh (check out that dinner scene, I think it was around Ep 2 or 3), his smile is stunning.
The acting is pretty good too, except for Nite I. I agree, Nite II is beautiful. Maybe they cast it this way on purpose so we can move on along with Tae.