Sydney

This was fantastic and so worth every penny (and I would've paid more, if I'm being honest). The cast was great, the story was well-written, and the production was top-notch. I'll definitely be watching, supporting, and recommending more of Strongberry's films; they haven't disappointed me and I want everyone to watch them. Thank you so much for such a great film!

Four episodes in and I still can't decide if I like it or not. And the "Ehhh!!" is starting to get annoying. Honestly just here for Pan/Keht at this point. Also Way/PingPing. Also gay!Soda please give me that thanks. Not sure if this is what the show intended but here we are.

Thank you so much!

This was perfection.

Yes! I'm loving this too. Giving SO much focus to the main characters and limiting side character stories makes 10 minutes feel like it's full of information. It goes by quickly but weirdly feels like a full length episode at the same time.

i...still don't know how i feel about this drama. there are aspects of it that i enjoy, but i look forward to the end of every episode because i don't love watching it. i like kim and way's scenes, but then i remember it isn't actually kim and i'm concerned all over again... it seems like they're setting it up so that way does have feelings for kim, but does the real kim have feelings for way? because i imagine it'll get complicated if pan and kim switch bodies and suddenly kim isn't interested in way.

also - kim is going out with his teacher? that's a new layer of complicated, ha. and then the whole sharing the sex video thing...that didn't sit right with me. i'm glad way said it was disgusting, but i guess it reminded me of when i was in high school and boys really did pass around pictures of girls like this. it was traumatizing for a lot of girls. i just didn't get the point of it.

i guess we'll just have to wait and see. one episode a week is doable, but i don't think i'd continue watching if it was something i needed to binge watch in order to finish.

so anyway i'm a mess. the chemistry between the two leads is incredible. i feel like ep 5 + 6 brought that out the most. i wanted to cry with tae joo but i was angry with gook too; i can understand both sides.

i think tae joo is finally feeling what gook has always felt, but gook doesn't trust him right now. that being said - the ending with gook returning home makes me think that gook wanted to apologize and reconcile. especially because of what he said to hyemi.

i'm really sad this is only 8 episodes and it'll be over next week, but i also think that this story fits perfectly into the time they've given it. each episode is bittersweet. i think if this was too long it might take away from just how heavy the story is.

even if the ending makes me sad (and i'm not sure that'll happen but maybe), this is the best korean drama i've ever seen.

Ah, I see. It is better to support through official channels though.

Viki!

ep 3 and 4 had me screaming. the chemistry is so good and you can feel the tension between them increasing in every episode. it's so hard to wait a week :(

I was initially pretty mad at Tine's friends during this episode because it felt like they were pushing him too hard instead of asking what he really wanted (or letting him figure it out without interference), but it was so satisfying when he showed up on the football field to support Sarawat. And his smile was so warm alkdjfl I melted. I think his friends were coming from a good place, but I hope they stop pushing him towards girls in the remaining episodes and just accept that he really does have feelings for Sarawat.

Another thing I really love is no one throwing labels at Tine. No one is asking if he's gay, if he's straight, if he's bisexual. I think this was really nice on the writers' part. While I personally think he's a raging bisexual, I think it's nice that no one is boxing him into a label. Sexuality is fluid, and I feel like that's displayed pretty well through Tine because he's still excited by women, but it's clear he isn't at all disgusted by a man kissing him.

My only gripe with this series is how much I do NOT care about the Man/Type and Mil/Phukong relationships. It takes all of my self control not to skip right through their scenes because I know they're going to end up essential to the storyline in some way. I like Man as an individual character, but I just don't care for this whole thing going on with Type. Similarly, the "attraction" between Mil and Phukong feels forced. Also, I'm concerned that Mil is somehow involved with what happened to Sarawat... he hates him so much.

Yeah I initially thought that too. But it's really easy to sit from the outside and say what we'd do, but it's difficult to be in that kind of situation and know what to say. Fighter could really do something he regrets and Tutor would probably blame himself. Plus, the emphasis on family that Fighter's dad made... It's hard to ignore that.

I really like what you said about Fighter though. It gives me hope too! He's been so, so good up until now. I would be beyond angry if the writers destroyed such a good, wholesome character that loves and accepts Tutor so much - even when his heart is breaking. But I also feel like heartbreak can be really damaging and because he doesn't understand why Tutor is breaking up with him, it could lead to anger. So I'm afraid that that's where the writers will take this.

I just want Fighter to be angry at his dad and tell him to F off for trying to control his life and hurting Tutor in the process.

Bless you for this. At first I was mad at Tutor too (kind of a knee jerk reaction because I'm just frustrated such a healthy couple is being put through this). But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that Tutor is constantly being backed into corners that he has to fight his way out of (whether it's family, financials, love...). I feel like Fighter's dad placing an ultimatum on him -- and then insulting him by basically asking him what he's worth -- was just too much. Like the final straw. He's finally happy and maybe starting to open up, and here he is, backed into yet another corner by someone that doesn't even know him. And then Fighter telling him how he's so strong and so admirable.

I can really relate to how Tutor might be feeling because all of my friends and family see me as this strong, unbreakable person, so when I'm really going through it and need someone to lean on, I don't know how to open up. I don't know how to be vulnerable and say "I'm breaking down and I'm not strong." Tutor has everyone telling him how strong he is, but no one is saying "It's okay to be weak. It's okay to crumble under stress." I feel so bad for him. I just want him to be happy.

(And I'm really concerned that the preview for next week implies that Fighter is going to force him into something, and it's only going to break Tutor more. I want him to be protected. Saint plays him so well.)