The humor in episode 1 was pretty lame for the most part, but it got much better in the second episode!!! It's still very preachy, but in the workable way (I'll take the "marriage petition" over CP's equality PSAs and whatever 609 tried to do any time of the day 😄)
The MLs are cute, naturally. I think I prefered Book's personality in Enchanté, but their dynamic (and the plot in general) is better here. And there's Fluke, as a bonus. Force is, yet again, just there. Not much of an personality for now (unless you count "sad dog" as a personality).
Plot? What plot? In my popular thai BL? Not a chance. They are mostly at office this time, because colleges aren't going as strong anymore. But don't you worry! They are still sub 35, young and attractive, at least one of them naturally rich. They do stuff, but you probably won't remember what exactly. There's a friend group, sometimes loud. Ex-something for the drama. And that's about it.
Overall, this is fairly basic. But enjoyable. Alongside Past-Senger, it's a good way to offset some more serious shows (Our Micro End and Jack O'Frost for me, plus Chains of Heart and/or Love Syndrome for those that are watching them) 💙
Aside from the time-travel thingie, it fits really well into the long list of thai college BLs from ~2018. It's cheesy, funny, slightly offensive, with long slo-mo "romantic" stares and really awkward dancing scenes. The only progressive thing in it is that we moved from engineering to architecture. As far as plot goes things are all-too-convenient at times, but it passes by swiftly so I don't mind 💙
He isn't one of the brightest, but certainly not lacking in the emotional department 😄
I'm mostly blind to acting in BLs, but even then he was significantly better than Dunk in SIMM. Cute as he is, it was either skipping all of the confession scenes, or drowning in cringe 🙃
Not only Moonlight Chicken didn't avoid the penultimate episode drama, it was twice as unnecessary and annoying as usual. If I had to rate the drama right then and there, it would have been a generous 7.
Since episode 8 brought in more fluff and I managed to calm down, let's compromise on weaker 8. It's significantly better done than your average mediocre 7.5 show, but not really strong enough to reach the 8+ category for me. I loved Gaipa, and LiMing-Heart were pretty cute together for the most part. Other than that, it wasn't sticking out much.
Not so bad! (A sentence that will most likely cost me all of my remaining MDL credibility, but who cares 💚)
It's silly, and plot-holey, all too convenient at times and only has a semblance of direction near the end. The ending itself is mushy and story-breaking. And yet... it's quite watchable! Quirky. I don't regret watching it. A 7.5 drama that's quite all right for seeing once. [It also made me tear up at the end 💜
This is a 9/10 show, the same way FUTS or Once Again are.
Does it make much sense? Progressively less the more you think about it. Did it manage to turn me into emotional puddle? Multiple times 💜
If you're looking for a bulletproof plot or seamless editing, leave that thoughts right at the door. But if you just want to cry and laugh and root for people when everything seems to go against them, come right in 💙
There's been more Ben-Chopper progress this episode than in the rest of the series. Part of me feels happy for them, but a bigger part mourns my polyamorous polycule dream 💜
Also, BL writers should finally update their playbook. "Break up for his own good" has already been done in dozens of shows, and it was dozens - 2 times too many.
The girls on the beach must be like 😶😶 getting so much free tea with their coconut juice 😄
This could go either really well, really badly, or so badly it's actually great!. Personally, I'd prefer situation 3. Will probably keep watching in case of 1, but there's a big possibility it will turn into 2 for me very quickly. So it will be like a roulette game the whole time.
One pretends to be in a car accident, just to make his bf come back home! That's so out there I can't even call it attention seeking.
And the other dumbass? Pushing his lover into arranged marriage setup and then getting jealous over it? Oh, boy! What did you expect will happen if you send him on a blind date? Him not being there in body and soul? Major jerk move.
I don't know about this one. Most of the time, it's just so. darn. slow. And annoying. Boring. Why did we need that 10 minute food convo? I thought he will never finish climbing those stupid stairs at the end! Some of the action scenes are fairly good, but other are ridiculous. I like Hin when he doesn't talk. Someone tell them that close-ups of people lying on their back are never interesting for long, no matter how much dirt you put on them. My favorite parts are probably the flashbacks of Ken and Din.
I'll give it one more episode. But if it doesn't start moving somewhere watchable, I won't waste any more of my time.
Not gonna lie, Ritsu is looking more and more sus with each subsequent scene. But he's also hella cute, so I'm willing to put my colored glasses on 😎
Fumiya, I don't know about. Reserving my judgement for now. Something seems off about him, on top of all the obvious stuff. But similarly to Ritsu's case, I'm lenient 💙 (for now 😶)
This started very unforgotten night like, but unfortunately that didn't last 😢
I liked the campfire flashback scene! It was majorly awkward, but in a nice way. Also, poor Cowherder and Weaver Girl 💜
Marc guy from My Gear and your Gown - I like to see familiar faces, but his character was kinda lamey. Wouldn't mind seeing more of him if he gets some agency (and smarts) 🙂
The plot didn't interest me much, though. It looked almost hillariously bad at the beginning, but then got messy with the missing people, hiding people, mafia people and (potentially) in disguise people. The ending got dark, but not in a wow manner. I guess it can still be made into something entertaining, but this episode didn't sell it as such.
The MLs are cute, naturally. I think I prefered Book's personality in Enchanté, but their dynamic (and the plot in general) is better here. And there's Fluke, as a bonus. Force is, yet again, just there. Not much of an personality for now (unless you count "sad dog" as a personality).
Plot? What plot? In my popular thai BL? Not a chance. They are mostly at office this time, because colleges aren't going as strong anymore. But don't you worry! They are still sub 35, young and attractive, at least one of them naturally rich. They do stuff, but you probably won't remember what exactly. There's a friend group, sometimes loud. Ex-something for the drama. And that's about it.
Overall, this is fairly basic. But enjoyable. Alongside Past-Senger, it's a good way to offset some more serious shows (Our Micro End and Jack O'Frost for me, plus Chains of Heart and/or Love Syndrome for those that are watching them) 💙
Aside from the time-travel thingie, it fits really well into the long list of thai college BLs from ~2018. It's cheesy, funny, slightly offensive, with long slo-mo "romantic" stares and really awkward dancing scenes. The only progressive thing in it is that we moved from engineering to architecture. As far as plot goes things are all-too-convenient at times, but it passes by swiftly so I don't mind 💙
Since episode 8 brought in more fluff and I managed to calm down, let's compromise on weaker 8. It's significantly better done than your average mediocre 7.5 show, but not really strong enough to reach the 8+ category for me. I loved Gaipa, and LiMing-Heart were pretty cute together for the most part. Other than that, it wasn't sticking out much.
It's silly, and plot-holey, all too convenient at times and only has a semblance of direction near the end. The ending itself is mushy and story-breaking. And yet... it's quite watchable! Quirky. I don't regret watching it. A 7.5 drama that's quite all right for seeing once. [It also made me tear up at the end 💜
2 = really badly
3 = so badly it's great
With so many BLs releasing at once lately, I don't have enough time to give everything a try. And this seems as mediocre as they come, unfortunately.
Does it make much sense? Progressively less the more you think about it. Did it manage to turn me into emotional puddle? Multiple times 💜
If you're looking for a bulletproof plot or seamless editing, leave that thoughts right at the door. But if you just want to cry and laugh and root for people when everything seems to go against them, come right in 💙
There's been more Ben-Chopper progress this episode than in the rest of the series. Part of me feels happy for them, but a bigger part mourns my polyamorous polycule dream 💜
Also, BL writers should finally update their playbook. "Break up for his own good" has already been done in dozens of shows, and it was dozens - 2 times too many.
The girls on the beach must be like 😶😶 getting so much free tea with their coconut juice 😄
What the hell are these stupid boys doing???
One pretends to be in a car accident, just to make his bf come back home! That's so out there I can't even call it attention seeking.
And the other dumbass? Pushing his lover into arranged marriage setup and then getting jealous over it? Oh, boy! What did you expect will happen if you send him on a blind date? Him not being there in body and soul? Major jerk move.
What a stupid, stupid guys. Get a grip!
I'll give it one more episode. But if it doesn't start moving somewhere watchable, I won't waste any more of my time.
Fumiya, I don't know about. Reserving my judgement for now. Something seems off about him, on top of all the obvious stuff. But similarly to Ritsu's case, I'm lenient 💙
(for now 😶)
I liked the campfire flashback scene! It was majorly awkward, but in a nice way. Also, poor Cowherder and Weaver Girl 💜
Marc guy from My Gear and your Gown - I like to see familiar faces, but his character was kinda lamey. Wouldn't mind seeing more of him if he gets some agency (and smarts) 🙂
The plot didn't interest me much, though. It looked almost hillariously bad at the beginning, but then got messy with the missing people, hiding people, mafia people and (potentially) in disguise people. The ending got dark, but not in a wow manner. I guess it can still be made into something entertaining, but this episode didn't sell it as such.