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Really well done. I like the line "high school romance is like a lit candle in the rain". That really captures most high school romances, though not in BL's where the success rate is near 100 percent. It's still really sharp dialogue, just like most of this series. The singing is really a nice touch and very well done throughout. I think even though the ML's are antagonistic to each other, you can really feel the chemistry between them. Just a fantastic beginning. Hopefully they can keep it up.

Just to clarify something below - the rating for this show on MDL is pretty low and is one of the most unfair ratings I've ever seen. Now, the ratings hardly ever change even when the show is over. I just watch the ratings out of curiosity because they never make sense, but they never change much after the show ends - they move like .1 to .2 up or down at the most. I know a lot of people wait to rate the show after it ends, but most don't wait for whatever reason, so there will be little change in the rating, and it is just freaking low for this series. You almost wonder if stans from the various BL studios have downvoted this series to make people think it's badly done. It's definitely not - it's quite brilliant and deserves and 8.3 or better.

Yes, the kiss is obviously interrupted for a reason. There is no doubt about that, and it looks like it might be happening next episode. I think you don't even need it, except I don't like BL's having less kissing than a normal straight drama. I feel certain if this was a het drama they would have already kissed and it would be no big deal. They're in love and people express those things with a kiss. They don't need to even stop if someone enters the room, because, who cares? Gus doesn't care so why stop every time he approaches?

And I agree about recommending this drama. It's quite different. The premise is interesting. The pacing and acting are also pretty decent. Overall, it's very enjoyable.

This episode was pretty somber. I was surprised that they could act so silly at the end with the comic faces, but perhaps it was a good stress reliever. I really like the story of the ML's and the romance between them is really developing well this episode. I don't know what the chronic case of kissus interruptus [I'm borrowing that line from another commenter], is due to, but it seems the affliction might finally end next episode. I like all the suspense and drama in this series as well, and it seems to be getting better with each episode. It's horrible how Sis was killed, and I've lost all interest in the other gay couple, but I guess it's different having one gay couple hunting down the other one as psycho killers. What a unique BL this has been, and I'm looking forward to how this concludes - really very well done if you ignore the details of the science and other inconsistencies that crop up.

Hardly any BL's make sense, and when science is involved, even less so. You can ignore the science and enjoy the story. In general, end of the world stories usually rest on flawed premises whether BL's or not.

Thank you, for the beautiful sentiment. I will always remember this drama which has been something so transcendant and beautiful. It is as meaningful as this poem to me, and is the best expression of the genre that possibly exists.

That was an incredibly moving ending. I was really in awe of what happened. Mitsuru and Koichi's love making was so gentle and powerful, and one can see how that last love-making session was so spiritual the way they did it. This was truly a mesmerizing and unforgettable climax. I love how while they were sitting on the bed they were just reminiscing about the sex they just had, and were just so resigned as well as contemplative. Then soon afterwards, the torrent of tears from Koichi as he knows he will be forever separated from Mitsuru was just seering in its intensity, and one of the most memorable scenes of anguish I've ever seen - it was just so well acted that I'll never forget it.

The long goodbye of this finale with Mitsuru crying for Koichi's loss with his father, and yearning for him for years in his stoic way, was very difficult to bear yet quietly beautiful to watch. He is forever reliving his moments with Koichi, and that is the meaning of the title because it is his eternal yesterday, and the meaning of this title is conveyed perfectly in his somber, yet joyous acceptance of his love. Perhaps to some the memory of the love of someone who is dead is just a burden, but for others it is the fire that keeps them living, and I believe that is what Mitsuru experiences. The life Mitsuru had before was bleak and Koichi brought all the brilliance of life to him, and his love is what helped create Mitsuru's future. Everything about Koichi was giving and nurturing like the rain that replenishes life, and that was the meaning to me of what Mitsuru meant that Koichi came with the rain.

Yep, in real life. I think she's supposed to be playing just a regular gal on this show, though.

One of the worst ratings in MDL history - I mean in unfairness. This show is just done masterfully. How can people be so unappreciative? You don't have to like what the show is about, but, get real, this was done with far better skill than hardly any other BL series I've ever seen.

I was all ready for another torture-fest episode, and what a surprise. I was playing the Resurrection symphony in the background and this dead carcass of a show came back to life. Shogun is back on the platter, and Green has been thrown out like yesterday's moldy muffin. Thank you, Lord, and there was even a kiss, and we're at least back into post-homophobia Thailand [at least on the silverscreen]. I'm hoping that we get naked sex with Maito and Shogun next -ok, I meant a slight peck on the lips, but I'm glad at the unbelievable turn of events. Maito's brother really stole the show, and I loved his Mr. Roboto cock-block dance. He's got to be the most alive character in this whole show.

This whole episode was actually kind of enjoyable. There was just a lot of tension with the love triangle, and things are going to be super uncomfortable when Maito has to work with Green again. Well done construction of drama for the last few episodes! Also a beautiful setting with the tea plantation and Maito's beautiful rustic home.

The ending was occurring from the beginning. You will experience this ending for most of the eight episodes of this series. It's a unique way to make a show, and it's still very sad even if you know what's coming, but it's like travelling down a dark corridor where you will see the light after a long journey, like people who have a near death experience. Through Koichi's eyes you see someone who is going to some place like heavan, and he's in a pleasant place and is saying his goodbyes, and the burdens of the world are off his shoulders. From Mitsuru you see a desolate place full of death, and a long road of sadness because he can never reclaim Koichi, who is slowly fading until he is only a memory. Mitsuru's only consolation is that he gets to see Koichi for a brilliant few moments before he dies, lessening the impact of his death, and, hopefully, that is enough for him to move on with his life. The light I'm talking about is like a shining sun of their love which illuminates this dark journey at the end and will remain impressed upon you, even though Koichi is dead and Mitsuru is desperately sad, because I think the love carries on after this is over. I think Mitsuru travels in the land of the dead, and will come back to his normal life with a vision of what Koichi's love was.

It's just amazing how well constructed this series is. Just the skill in directing and the acting makes it one of my favorite series of all time. I really like this more than virtually any BL - it's really eye opening, and the realism is just refreshing. Several of the stories had happy endings so this not all just angst, just like in real life. This is all about the messed up world - all the good, and bad mixed together in a tossed salad that never ceases to surprise you. I don't like Achi or Fern but I know who they are, and I like the depiction of flawed people. Most is flawed as well but to a lesser degree. No one is perfect. This drama is about taking people from the real world and making a movie out of their lives, and that movie is set on a movie stage - it's sort of like a fun house mirror. This is really very intelligent, and innovative. I'm going to miss this series when it's done. I certainly feel it is very underappreciated, and hope that it will catch on in the future.

It’s very very sad, but the ending is so anticipated that the tragedy of Koichi’s death is more acceptable, or we are more acquiescent to it. I’m not fighting the ending and I will not feel jarred by it. I can appreciate the loss of Mitsuru as a slow dissipation of his love for the living Koichi until he becomes completely a spirit who he loves only through his imagination. It’s a gift given to him to say his farewell and experience as much of his lover’s physical form and thoughts before he passes away- an experience that no one else in the world has ever had. In the long years after someone dies, I’m not sure how much this helps, but it does provide some closure where none would have been possible if Koichi had just died instantly. It’s a profound exploration of death and its meaning. Perhaps some people on here have not had someone snatched away from them suddenly, but it is a terrible experience and it makes the world seem a very impersonal and disturbing place, and even a few words from someone who is about to pass away can help alleviate that feeling in a very significant way.

Did anyone else think they were going to introduce Golf's two gay dads, this episode? Maybe that's even a little too advanced for BL's yet. Well, they had the arranged marriage of two guys in Cutie Pie, so I thought it would have been possible. When they introduced him, I thought Golf's dad was gay, for sure, and then they were going to pan to the other gay father who was going to be equally flamboyant, but, unfortunately, I guess not. Well, it doesn't really matter, anyway. The important thing was that they were really hyper supportive [like tone it down, already, lol].

Finally some resolution to these crazy plots. This drama would have been much more applauded if they had avoided several contrived, and illogical ideas. The gang and especially Em shouldn't have waited several years before visiting Name. Gun and Golf shouldn't have waited years before revealing themselves to each other. Name shouldn't have had to wait years to find out who N was. Champ should have been able to visit his Grandpa at least once before he died. The wig should have been destroyed a century ago. If these things had been avoided, this might have been one of the best BL dramas of the year.

This episode had a ton of positive events, that have far less impact than they should have. People are just too disgusted by Em to like all the good things he's doing here, like finally visiting Name in his moment of greatest need, or even for helping Champ resolve his feelings for his grandpa. Nonetheless, I really like how he comforted Name in such a loving, and considerate way. Finally, although a hundred years late, he also expresses how sad he is for what Name is going through. I know he just learnt the story behind why Name had become a selective mute, but there was enough to sympathize with way before this happened. There was always something subtle about the portrayal of the mom, that underground guilt she had that the actress portrayed so well, and we see now why she had that guilt. She's also a little bit of that angry person that told her husband to go ahead and shoot himself. They actually drew her character very well in this drama in a surprisingly sophisticated way for these sloppy screenwriters. Those scenes where Name says his mom's name and asks for her forgiveness were beautiful.

I really loved Champ's reading the letter he wrote about his grandpa in class. It was very sweet and I can see how his grandpa always had that glowing affection for Champ. They really did that well in this episode. That crying of Champ reminiscing about his grandpa was really very moving, and you feel how strong the loss is for the most benign figure in his life. I also like how they depicted the sadness of Champ's family as they see that he is still unable to forgive them [well they deserve that]. It just seemed very true to life, and very well done.

A surprisingly good episode, that redeems a lot, but comes a little too late to help make this a drama I could recommend [but maybe with a lot of caveats]. I know a lot of people thought they spent too little time with each character, but it's more how ineffectively they used the time that dragged this whole series down.

Golf just needs to throw Arts legs up in the air and do it already. Does the other gay couple need to show them how to do it? After they stop trying to kill them, maybe they can help provide training. They can first grab those condoms out of Golf's hands and throw them out the window. Sis and Gus have to stop being prying perverts and give them some time to get it on. What do they think they're doing in there by themselves? Or since the world is ending, anyway, just don't stop and let Sis watch if she wants to. Poor Sis seems like she would enjoy that, and they need to give her a farewell gift before leaving her forever, anyway.

Back in the day there was a Sci-Fi series called Space 1999 where the moon just left the Earth's orbit and went galavanting across the galaxy, acting as the spaceship for a lunar colony that was stationed there. Doesn't that sound ridiculous? The Moon leaving Earth's orbit would have catastrophic effects on planet Earth, but none of those things ever took place [including the planet having no tides, massive reduction in temperature, no seasons, or massive seasonal anamolies]. This was a very high budget sci-fi series with precious little science. One of the best sci-fi series of all time, the Dune series, has a concept of space travel based on a substance called spice that is produced on one planet out of several thousand galaxies. I mean even though we are talking about several thousands years in the future they couldn't even manufacture this "fuel" - it had to be produced by a ginormous worm that only lived on one planet out of trilions upon trillions of worlds. In reality most science fiction is not based on "hard" science. You are supposed to accept the premise and just move on with it, or just stop reading/watching etc. Some things are even universally accepted. Take for example the idea that when mankind ever discovers a new world, we just gleefully jump onto the planet, bathe in some resplendent lake there, and meet a thousand cute aliens, all of whom have universal translators. The most ridiculous part of this is that any such planet would have dozens to thousands of bacteria that have evolved for billions of years without having encountered any human, and our immune system would have no defense mechanism to stop them. Any human would be killed by a thousand different diseases in a matter of hours, but they never take this into account in virtually any sci-fi series, mainly because this is just an uncomfortable truth that prevents the action from taking place, especially the meetings with the cute aliens with their universal translators.

Now this is a BL, for godsakes, and we are lucky to have the barest fig-leaf of a reason for any premise, including anything involving ghosts, vampires, damp cloths, etc., as several people have already mentioned below. So just accept the premise of the moon colliding with the earth, just like you accept the idea of dragons breathing fire out of their stomachs, without expecting it to ever make sense, or just stop watching. Move on to your other thousand BL's that also make no sense, and stop giving people your holier than thou attitude about it.

I'm not going to fight with you on that. Honestly, for me, no one is interesting in this series except Maito. I can only say that Shogun is more interesting in that he's a manager, and he has tried to mold the band, and make them go beyond themselves to achieve their potential. I think he's done an effective job portraying a manager of a music company. He does have a little gravitas whereas Green just feels superficial. As Freshkicks said below, he seems to be defined by his crush. But Shogun isn't that interesting either, and he's just a little too serious. I can see how you like Green's fun-loving kind of personality. He might have a little more life in him than Shogun. I was joking above but I do feel sad for all these actors because this show can't help any of their careers. I really like Jet and Save and hope they'll get some better roles in the future.

Have you ever felt like you were slowly dying watching a show? If Green and Maitoh are the endgame, I think I might go into a coma. I do like Green, but they forgot to give him a personality in this series, and poor Shogun just sighing himself to death - it's driving me crazy. This show is for masochists only, so the rest of you should be watching something else pretty soon. I'm here to slowly fan the flames of a dying show because I feel sorry for it. These poor hot men in this show - I'm here for you, please call me if you feel like you can't get over the torture of making another episode.

WHY YOU…NOT LIKE QUEERBAIT SHOW?
A secret taped conversation between producer Li, and mad scientist Yu from the Guangdong bioweapons lab

Li: Thank you for your generous support
Yu: No worry, we give as much money as you need, just keep BL no sexy
Li: We’re doing our best, but we might not be doing that well in the ratings
Yu: You no worry about that, we keep paying and will sell show in China where we make them watch show.
Li: Oh no problem then. But why do they hate the gays so much? I’m just curious.
Yu: General Xi crossdress at baby shower of Vice-Chairman Wu, or something like that. I don’t know. Who cares? I do what they tell me to do.
Li: It just seems like you guys spend a lot to keep this up. Maybe I shouldn’t say anything
Yu: Huh! We have plenty money. Thailand has such teeny-weeny economy. You need microscope to find it next to big papa-bear China economy. We already bought all the script writers for BL’s long time ago. Why you think scripts always so stinky? But last year we replace scriptwriters with biologically enhanced monkey. We have so many monkeys from virology lab, so many monkeys! Maybe we took too much money from peasant food budget. But, monkeys so cute!
Li: Are you saying that this script was written by a monkey?
Yu: Yes. He did good job, no? He already working on sequel. He such a good monkey – I think he gonna get even more bananas than last time.