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Yes, I've been holding back because I'm so one-track about that, but I feel like it's my birthday and Christmas. For like 10 years.

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.

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 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.

No - for some reason it says 10 on this site, but there are actually 12 episodes, so two more to go after this.

The acting has always been good - except Nite I, where I've wondered if he's a carboard cutout on wheels or something - his only decent acting moment was in the kiss scene. This could have been a better show if they'd cast someone better. But Tae has managed to carry it.

Tae mentioned he needed rest, so I assume Nite I appearing was a dream. Maybe Nite II is a possible love to replace the impossible love. Nite I is a god, so unless you're allowed to tender your resignation, I'm not sure how that can work.

Maybe this goes under the category of guilty pleasure. I think everyone THINKS they should hate it, but for me there's a quality to it that makes me not only come back for more, but look forward to it. Part of it is probably Tae, who is not a bad actor, and who is to me just beautiful - Nite II is not kidding about his smile, and those lips, that face, and his body...

But there are a few qualities that I think the show has that should be recognized. One is that Tae is openly, unselfconsciously gay. That is rare as f@#$ in a BL. Second, there's not a single toxic female character, and Namwhan is really strong, even the way she handled the Que situation with dignity and grace.

Third, people actually react like people, and mature ones at that. Remember when Tae & Namwhan found out the truth about Que and Bhu? His response was "If I'd known I wouldn't have burdened anyone with unwanted attention" - not some childish self-centered thought.

But it's a pity they didn't cast Nite II as Nite I, because he has 20 times the charm. That would be true even without his looks - warm eyes beat vacant stare any day. I think they picked the other Nite for his body or something.

Also, they need a new editor. Once you get into the rythm of what you should fast-forward through, it saves a lot of time, but if this was a 10-ep show, they should have left it at ten instead of dragging it out. It was nice to see the interaction between Take and Nite II this ep, but it was one, maybe two segments, not four.

Li Chen is in a position of power and is continuing to go after the extremely unwilling Mei Fang. Even asking a subordinate is wildly inappropriate, let along not taking no for an answer.

Based on the comments below, I'll give this a skip. I have to say that there is nothing that bothers me more than the fem-shaming and stereotyping of gay men as predators (most BL main characters are explicitly not gay [or a shade of Q]- happily that's changing. Slowly). A close second is the misogyny - psychotic girlfriend characters who completely hijack the BL romance and chew up an enormous amount of the run time. This is one area where the Thais are pulling ahead. The top tier of Filipino BL is still hard to match, but unfortunately there's a huge volume of substandard work trying to capitalize on the brilliance of the best works.

OK, that was mean, I shouldn't have said it. But they are dressing him to make him look as skinny as possible - I think they're trying make everyone into yaoi parodies. Or at least I hope it's parodies.

If that's true, that would definitely up my interest - I hope you're right.

This series is a waste of obvious talent. You are not covering social issues by having characters that we don't know or care about standing around in a field talking about them in a ham-handed way. You cover issues by showing us within the context of the story. If you're trying to say that you shouldn't judge people for having tattoos, as if anyone does, then don't just have a character say "hey, don't judge people for having tattoos" - have a story where someone is unfairly treated.

If there's another episode like this, I'm dropping the series. I'm here for BL, not a greek chorus standing around stating the obvious. "Hey, rape is bad!" "Don't judge people by their tattoos!"

Nobody listens to your message if it's conscecending and too ham-handed for even young children.

And frankly, if you want to be woke, then how about try NOT having trans characters screeching over attractive boys for JUST ONCE. They weren't even attractive, except Andre.

I didn't appreciate the issues covering at all. I don't need to be preached at by characters standing around in a field. That scores no points. If you are going to cover issues, then show, don't tell.

But if he finds something, he would have to confront Tian himself, because telling Phupha would be a serious violation of medical ethics and probably illegal. In the USA he would be prosecuted and lose his right to practice medicine.

Nam's right to look into Tian is based solely on their relationship as doctor & patient - he has no right to expose confidential info. But I don't think he would do that because he's a good guy.

I did, don't worry. :)

No. Tian dies and Phupha commits suicide on his grave, but they end up in separate afterlives.

Come on, have you ever seen a BL before? Of course they'll be together in the end! :)

I don't know this for a fact as I haven't read the novel or spoilers, but they're not going to stray from the formula.

It's true - they are good at starting out strong, and equally good at f#$%ing up the endings.

Let's see what happens this next episode - it looks like a lot is going to hit the fan - that leaves some time for resolution. But they are stretching it out a bit.