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The tub scene wasn't that bad, though I kept thinking who brings a pad to a tub full of water and soap. How are his hands dry? Just weird.

The kiss was a LITTLE awkward. I have seen worst. I think both actors are doing their best with the material given.

I like Sea a lot, but I agree with you. You are the first person I think that has hit the nail on the head. These two are very bland. It is like a very Vanilla relationship. I think they needed some tension. IDK why but I dont feel any tension was created. This series is more about them finding the portkey than it is about them finding each other. A pity, I think this could have been so much better if they focused on the romance instead of this weak and nonsensical attempt at world building.

really? I found it so awkward. Maybe we needed more screentime with them to see who they are and their relationship with Tun, but it felt very weird. Like, you know them for maybe a year, and you spend most of your time with your BF and friends (and working), and now you are all emotional about it because....? You are an orphan? Maybe?

And the dialogue was very awkward, especially the parents. Like, who talks like that IRL?

but this looks like an HS series. Those guys are too old to play HS.

I am not offering my take on the backstory. I am perhaps extrapolating from what was said. The girl said he had to work his whole life and that he lost his parents at a young age. I think the reason this is done is to throw Talay off. Why would he think, based on this, that Tun is a famous actor in the other universe? He is going to think what I talked about, that he is probably poor, that he is an orphan who had to work at a young age the kind of hard work people do to make a living with no education. She didn't say he is a trust fund kid. When you hear orphan and working since he was a kid, your though is not, oh he most be a superstar.

Yes, my last point works with the point I can't fathom because it is supposed to. She should have said something like that which is more generic and makes me feel more for the character. What I said I can't fathom is that colorism is so prevalent in Thailand, so it is obvious that a guy that looks like Thun or Puen is not a guy who had a hard life. I really want to know what she meant when she said he has worked all his life. Like, since he was a teen? At a supermarket? As a bagger? Did he buy a lot of sunscreen or that's more recent? How did he get into acting considering that it seems that in Thailand as a prerequisite you need money or connections?

Maybe I am asking too much realism from a series in which staring at a candle until it melts is supposed to be a birthday tradition. :D Oh, Jittirain.

I hate how that series ended, but it is totally worth a rewatch even if it stumps all over my fudanshi heart ;) My kokoro can't take that ending! But it is SOOOOO Good otherwise!!!!

Ok. Thanks for the link. I think that TBH, that is just pure fanservice. I don't think it means he wouldn't do another BL. He just wants to make it sound like there is something special between him and Nanon, so the fans go crazy. So, let's hope I am right and that he does another BL because I just can't imagine BL without him LOL :) (On the other hand, I do agree he should go on to do other projects. I think Ohm is very good and should do other type of work. I would hope one day he will direct or produce or write too!).

Agreed. I definitely think the issue is the randomness of the AU. There is no consistency. No message. When Star Trek does an AU, there is a unifying theme: a waring race, a society in which men have no rights and woman dominate, etc. Thats the issue here. Its random. There is no point. So yaoi lol

First and gay panic? Have you seen The Shipper? He is hilarious!

First is hands down the most versatile actor in BL after Gun and Ohm. He can do comedy, could play a Seme, he can play an Uke, play serious and emotional scenes etc.

They need to fire the wardrobe person. That coat made him look really tiny. He looked like a child playing vet. LOL

And the irony is that he wants to be a vet IRL

I like Neo's legs here but I agree, Secret Love was better.

The issue I have is with the story about him not having grown up with parents and having to work his whole life. That just doesn't seem to be compatible with being a superstar. At least not in Thailand. There are maybe a handful of Thai actors who did not graduate from one of the elite schools in Thailand. Most of them are fair-skinned rich boys. I can't fathom an orphan at a young age, working the kind of jobs available to teens, getting into acting and having the fair skin necessary to be popular enough to then make a living out of it.

Instead of that made-up sad story, they should have simply said he is lonely and his parents died when he was young and that all he knows is work. That would be credible.

It snows in Texas and Miami so the idea is not totally out of the ordinary, though it would imply some major climate change is already happening.

I think if they had a bit more imagination, they could have done something better and more credible, but they went the easy way. They could have done grapple or sleet. That would be more credible and equally romantic if done the right way. Snow is probably much easier to fake though.

The scene was OK. I found myself thinking about all the ways it was wrong, but hey, its TV and so I have to suspend disbelief. Overall, it is probably one of the things about the series that least bothers me. LOL

It is as though they forgot they are showing us an alternate universe, then they remember and go like, "oh, let's make the birthday cake cotton candy and make up something about birthday wishes". So random.

Like you I am very confused about the relationship status. Are they a couple? Why is Talay so disgusted by Tun's kisses? Is it Uke reticence or is it just that they are not official yet and he is being a dame. LOL IDK

I liked this latest episode, but I find that there is a weakness in how the book was translated into a series: The director's insistence of using the same actors that play Talay and Puen to play Tess and Tun respectively. It really diminished the emotional impact of the scene at the end of Ep 9 and makes it hard to realize the ending intended by the author. These two are falling in love with the person, not the face. When they go back to their universe they will have to get used to the new faces. But by using the same actors, we can't "see" this. It is a shame.

BTW Nolan this is Jose from USA BL Fans ;) I go by reefpicker online. I don't know if you knew. I think I use it also on my Love Sick blog.

Puen should have thought, wait this is the dude who gave me the Alpaca hat! Oh, wait. Is this his schtick? Does he just hands out alpaca hats to the boys he likes? :D

I doubt that's true. Ohm is like the BL Prince. Him not doing BLs would be a little weird to say the least. Could you provide a link?

I don't think they have done the best job of translating it to the screen for sure, but I will reserve judgement until it finishes airing.

The biggest weakness in the translation has been the insistence of using the same actors that play Talay and Puen to play Tess and Tun respectively. It really diminished the emotional impact of the scene at the end of Ep 9 and makes it hard to realize the ending intended by the author. These two are falling in love with the person, not the face. When they go back to their universe they will have to get used to the new faces. But by using the same actors, we can't "see" this. It is a shame.

I agree. Bad buddy was great but Cutie Pie was not very good. SCOY was good but the directors style is not for everyone. To me, SCOY is 10x better than Cutie Pie.

This person gets more extreme, the more cornered they feel.

You know you are a troll when you use phrases like bite me and end your postings with "deal with it".

I will leave this here for you to digest:

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I know what you are talking about. I have seen it happen. I am hoping thats not the case. It is possible i will come back here for you guys to do an I told you so dance....

I am sticking until the end.