Kate

not a problem :) The premise of the show was nice, but the execution was closer to being mediocre. With this type of plot they could have done so much more...

yeah people who weren't crazy about it have empathy and feelings... also brain to analyze critically what they watch

I relate so bad hahaha

I had high expectations and I truly liked it at the beginning, but the are so many problems with directing here I cannot give it any higher rating than 5 :(

Well... I am still not sure how I feel about it. Maybe it was just not for me? At least writing the review was quite entertaining.

Overall the following around was needed, but sure not that long. The ice cream part: not needed. It's true that it's just a few second, but few seconds here and there of getting rid off scenes that don't bring that much information, would make it easier to implement more important scenes with Zon and Saifah.

Well, I guess we have totally different interpretation on Fighter character. For me it was quite obvious he is not a dickhead from the beginning, and I could get that idea from Zee's acting. For me Figher is one of the better written and acted roles in this show.

And the subjective part is also not necessarily true. Any character that has to show internal conflict and struggles will be harder to play than the one who is "open book". Hwahwa is angry: she shows she is angry, when she is happy she shows she is happy and same goes with all the rest of emotions. Zee's has to show duality of the emotions in many scenes. At the same time he has to show what kind of emotions Fighter wants to shows other and what kind of emotions he actually feels. and he does it in amazingly natural way. I don't like comparing shows, but for me his role can be somehow compared to Type from Tharntype. Both are not accepting/understanding completely their emotions. With Fighter I know it coz Zee showed it with his acting, with Type I knew it coz the narration explained that to me many times. Zee is extremely good with controlling his pacing in acting + these micro expressions that "show" what his character is truly feeling while he denies it all.

How someone likes others acting, what you think is good acting and bad acting: that is far more subjective than the roles themselves.

I have not watched LBC soI guess I am not biased about his acting and can judge it as it is? For me his acting here is good :) So if you are hesitant to watch it coz of his previous work and performance, I'd say there is no reason.

they should just only focus on Zon/Saifah and Tutor/Fighter and just not introduce any more couples. They obviously don't have time to manage more than two and make their stories well developed...

Zee is one of a few BL actors who is acting with his eyes and I appreciate SO much! I will definitely check out his future projects.

The chemistry is just amazing. I also love how just looking at them one would assume Saint will be the passive one and Zee the more domineering, when it;s another way around.

I just spend a lot of time (over)thinking hahahaha

YES TO ALL THAT! It was truly amazingly done scene, that explore so many topic and let us see so much of internal conflicts and struggles of the characters. I just appreciate it. But, it just shows how you can make a good scene like that IF you take your time with it. It was a LONG scene compared to "similar" scenes in other BL drama. They took their time with the set up, included the conversation, it was not rushed. It was not just "make out session", there was story behind it and they made sure to convey it.

They are doing amazing job with Tutor and Fighter so if they will keep it up as it is, we will get one amazing story, and 4 mediocre ones at best. Other couple suffer a lot with how much focus is placed on Tutor/Fighter...

because of their stories being so different in style I kind of wished Tutor and Figher and Saifah and Zon had two separate series. Tutor/Fighter story is a bit more on a serious note with some deeper underlying issues, while Saifah/Zon are cute rom com we can watch to laugh, chill and enjoy. It's sometimes hard to make a transition from scenes of one couple to another, when the tone is so different.
Since Tutor/Fighter story is a bit more complex, other characters suffer. Which in unfair. But if we don't want to have the same problem we had with TharnType, where a character had serious mental struggles and problems that were out of a blue cured and absent, we need to explore dynamics between Tutor and Fighter more, and give Fighter time to show the gradual change. BUT as I said, other characters suffer because of that and it's not quite fair.

He will, sooner or later lol It's obvious Fighter was emotionally abused by his dad quite a lot and had to control his feelings and fide them since young age. That's what I got from watching him talk with his dad. You don't just get over it quickly like that. I actually appreciate a lot how this drama does not just make the problem disappear but it keeps coming back every time Tutor and Fighter get close to each other. It makes it that much better and more realistic hahaha

The dynamic is amazing. They truly have great chemistry. Truth to be told, I am so in love with Zee's acting, I can rewatch all his scene just to focus on these micro expressions he makes that speak so much about his character.

that's fair lol

yes... me, straight female, I fully understand the feelings of teenage gay boys hahaha I guess 5 years of studying psychology helped hahahaha

I have no idea why I wrote this essay long comment, but I felt the need to share my views lol