Kai

Those series were planned years ago. I think they’ve long been abandoned.

Without knowing how long filming usually takes for thai shows or movies, 6/7 months sounds about right. In my head, the timeline for the show is the following: They met again to film gemini after 1 year, 3 months and 15 days from when they last met filming the cop show as Jin proudly said durinG the script reading for gemini.

However, the show started with Akin having the most huggable man title for 4 consecutive years. Then in between the cop show and gemini, he won it for the fifth time. Then around the end of filming for gemini, Jin won the title. Then they did separate projects after Gemini for a few weeks before the Johnny incident.

So give and take maybe around 2 years from when they first met on set of the cop show. Anyhow, it’s 2022 in the present timeline.

Their solo fans are maybe more powerful to drown out the “craziest” part of the cp fans. Solo fans can be zealous in protecting their idol. They probably have squads dedicated to reporting posts lol

No, the sasaeng wasn’t redeemed. They need the issue to die fast so Akin used the sasaeng’s obsession to his advantage. Made her worship him even more so that she would forget any ill intentions against Akin. It was essentially to control her behavior.

For a moment, I thought that the sasaeng could have been Jin if he made different choices lol

The brushing off is deliberate. As Jin had said in the bar scene, he can’t do anything to Johnny at the moment. Akin could not publicly accuse Johnny of a crime without risking his own career including Jin’s career.

What Jin did do is gain blackmail material against Johnny so that even when Akin kicks him and attempts to punch him, he can’t do anything to retaliate. He is no longer untouchable, he could no longer hide behind the producers he slept with. As such, he could only wear the sash labeling him as donkey, he could only endure the pain when Jin squeezed his hand. That’s Johnny’s consequence. They have power over him now.

Is it ideal? No, it never is even in real life. But as this show is set in the entertainment world, involving a popular veteran actor and a rising star, it is futile to hope for a satisfying consequence.

It felt like ep 7 was presented like a stage play. Act I, Act II kind of thing. While ep 8 was like a thriller.

Yes! I too thought that who I was seeing on my screen was Akin. Not Boom acting as Akin but Akin himself! Simply spectacular.

I like how Akin kicked Johnny for what he did. Too bad the saesang interrupted the punch. I also like how Jin is basically blackmailing Johnny to behave. Neither of them are forgiving Johnny and now they are acting extremely petty against lmao

The two eps were a rollercoaster. I haven’t processed them yet lol

You can buy to watch ep 8 besides having vip. Pretty cheap.

Yes, you can fast track ep 8 later. Fast track originally should have started next week but they moved it earlier.

First time I’ve appreciated a shaky camera. They truly know how to effectively use the camera.

https://www.tumblr.com/little-one-eyed-monsters/781625253314134016/black-honey-cut-for-everyone-to-enjoy-they-went

After the black honey cut, there is an interview between Smart and Boom where they talk about the NC scenes. It’s on wetv.

Oooff that interview was unexpected but I’m glad it was there. Never knew I’d appreciate having evidence that the actors have professionalism, trust and appreciation of each other. It’s one thing to hear tidbits of their trust and care for the other in different interviews, it’s an even bigger thing how they dedicated a whole interview talking about how they built the said trust. I really liked that.

Also, the black honey cut is hot.

We’ll get the extended cut of the honey scene tomorrow 🙌🏼

No.

Yeah. No.

The rooftop scene was weeks ago. They have been in a long distance relationship while Jin was abroad filming with Judy.

Jin asking Akin what happened that night during that phone call and him asking again during the car scene is maturity. Jin being devastated upon seeing the hickey is understandable. He is not a saint nor is he omniscient. He is allowed to feel hurt and betrayed.

Huh? Should the show ignore everything it has told the audience to avoid ‘romanticizing rape’?

Should the show ignore that Akin is an actor and that him reporting his sexual assault to the police would be devastating to his career? The career which he values a lot so much so that losing one award broke him. Are you suggesting that the show abandon its plot halfway through the series to avoid ‘romanticization of rape’ as you have rigidly defined it?

Also, are we watching the same show? Coz right now the apparent rape is causing devastation, pain and misery. No romantic undertones whatsoever.