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Honestly, if you ignore the third couple (mainly the cringy guy with the glasses), it isn't a TERRIBLE series (I've seen significantly worse; especially from Thailand), but it could've definitely been stronger. The chemistry of the main couple is adorable. In my opinion, Dinneaw's mom was one of the MVPs of this series (especially when she beat the crap out of Sangmin's "mom"). Speaking of Sangmin's "mom," even with memory loss, I can't understand why Sangmin would just willingly leave with someone that he clearly didn't remember. This may just be me, but I think he should've put up a bit more of a fight (even WITH memory loss). Again, the series could've done without the cringy guy with the glasses since Pony was enough of a campy character to provide the "comic relief." The best part of the series for me is when Sangmin poisoned his abusive stepdad. In my opinion, he should've also poisoned the "mom" just for good measure, but I suppose being back in Korea could be viewd as a blessing in disguise in the sense that without the teddy bear that Dinneaw gave him, Sangmin may have never unlocked his memory of Dinneaw. If they omit the cringy guy with the glasses (or at least tone down the character if they HAVE to have him in the series), I woudn't mind watching a special episode.

23:45 to be exact, which is technically shorter than the other episodes.

As of right now, this series as a whole is a solid 8.5/10 mainly due to the fact that the finale was incredibly short; so, I'm hoping for a special episode that will hopefully explore the progression of Sei and Hagiwara's relationship.

*SIDE NOTE*

Fujisawa is STILL a r*pist. He gets no sympathy whatsoever.

Not gonna lie; the first episode gave me a bit of anxiety due to how much some aspects reminded me of "Eternal Butler" minus the AI/robot component (which isn't necessarily a good thing, because I think that series so far has been TERRIBLE), but since this series is only two episodes in, I'm willing to give it a chance. I'm curious to see more of Tang Du Zhi's backstory and possibly uncovering why he fell so hard for Wang Zhen before being formally introduced to one another. While I'm somewhat annoyed that there's seemingly no buildup to Tang Du Zhi developing feelings for Wang Zhen, I'm still interested in seeing how this particular story unfolds.

As I've stated before, the character of Luo Bu Shi is written TERRIBLY. Ever 4 is literally the ONLY decent character in this series (which is sad to say since he's technically supposed to be a robot). The fact that this series is nine episodes deep, and the character that's supposed to be a ROBOT has more character development than the HUMAN character that's supposed to be the main character of the series is one of the glaring issues that's hindering this series in my opinion. I honestly considered dropping this series, but since there are only three episodes left, I hope that the remaining episodes are written with more substance to make the series a bit more digestible.

Although Thame and Po are the main couple of this series, I have to admit that my heart broke for Pepper in this episode. From the outside looking in, Thai fans in particular can be rather selfish and toxic when it comes to their "favorite" artists/actors. One would think that if you're a TRUE fan of someone, you would want them to be happy in all aspects of life. This reminds me of when BL "fans" dragged Bright to hell and back once it was revealed that he had a girlfriend after the Bright/Win ship was discontinued. The negative reactions of "fans" to artists/actors having a life outside of the "fandom" is just immature and flat-out selfish in my honest opinion; and I hope that it changes one day in my lifetime. While I can't speak on exactly how Thai paparazzi operate, I wouldn't put it pass the CEO to have hired paparazzi to follow Thame in order to obtain photos of Thame and Po in order to blackmail and manipulate Thame into doing what she wants (because I wonder how/why she was able to obtain pictures of Thame and Po together BEFORE they officially started dating). I find it suspicious that she just so happened to have photos of Pepper and Gam to leak "in exchange" for the photos of Thame and Po. Changing gears, the mini celebration that Thame's group mates had for him after losing his virginity was cute in a funny way. I also like the fact that Thame has reached the point in his feelings for Po to where he's comfortable enough to tell Po directly that he loved him; especially since (if I'm not mistaken) neither Thame NOR Po verbally confessed their feeling to each other before becoming boyfriends. For this to be his first love/relationship, Thame is such a green flag boyfriend. He definitely fell for Po before they were formally introduced.

Again, if you're unwilling to learn the definition of "consent," that's on you. Although I'm fairly certain that you're using a troll account, your line of thinking is still giving the mentality of a s*x offender, and I hate that for you.

Take the time to learn the definition of "consent." The fact that absent-minded people like you actually exist in the world is alarming to say the least.

You're kidding right? There's no way you can be THAT obtuse. Sei literally tells Hagiwara that he and Fujisawa slept together (against his will since he repeatedly told Fujisawa "no"). By your logic, sleeping with an unconscious person is okay because they "didn't resist." You really just told on yourself with that line of thinking. Your comment is low-key the mindset of a s*x offender, and I hate that for you.

When discussing the bruises on his arms and neck, he asked Hagiwara if he wanted Sei to go into detail or wanted to know if Fujisawa was better than him. Although it wasn't shown during the opening of the episode, it's implied that he was r*ped.

I don't care how this sounds, but Fujisawa needs his a** BEAT severely. For someone who didn't want to be physical with Sei, there was no hesitation to r*pe him (because it was more than "assault," that was a R*PE) after finding out that Sei actually found someone who wanted to be with him. The nerve of him to lie and say "I didn't mean to hurt you" when if that was the case, he wouldn't have done it is infuriating on a personal level. While I obviously want Sei to leave Fujisawa, I feel as though just leaving isn't enough given the fact that Fujisawa violated him. In regard to the situation with Kaori and Hagiwara, while Kaori isn't nearly as manipulative and abusive as Fujisawa, her actions are still somewhat manipulative by attempting to utilize the idea of sex to maintain their relationship knowing that she'd never want to sleep with him until she (because I feel as though this would've been more so her decision than Hagiwara's) decided that she'd want to have children. Furthermore, one could assume that in Hagiwara's mind, the trust between them had been broken after finding out that Kaori discloses things about their sex life (or lack thereof) to people outside of their relationship as opposed to communicating with Hagiwara directly. I'm just glad that Hagiwara FINALLY broke up with Kaori so he can (hopefully) be with Sei.

Sei alluded to Fujisawa r*ping him when talking to Hagiwara.

#SHADE 🤣🤣🤣

For a GMMTV series, I'll give it an 8.5/10. While the idea of Style and Fadel as a couple was more intriguing to me due to their polar opposite personalities, I have to admit that First and Khaotung seem to be the more seasoned actors. There were some parts of the series where I couldn't tell whether Dunk was playing into the character of Style given how shameless the character is supposed to be or if Dunk just had issues conveying certain emotions. Joong's acting was significantly better than I thought it would be if I'm being honest. Overall, I tend to enjoy when GMMTV takes risks and produce BL dramas outside of a high school/university setting. While the final episode didn't feel too much like a filler episode like other GMMTV series (i.e. "Kidnap"), I feel as though there were some things about it that could've been tweaked in order to make it a stronger finale.

*SIDE NOTE*

This may sound a bit morbid, but I kinda wish that they would've actually SHOWN Lilly dying just to make sure that she was actually dead; especially since she's the "final boss" of the series if you will. Her death scene should've been more dramatic/theatrical in my opinion.

I was thinking about watching this, but after seeing such a low rating (especially for a Korean drama), I feel less inclined to watch. With that being said, you all can drop spoilers if you want to.

I'm happy that Thame and Po are finally in their boyfriend era. The fact that Thame thought that "watch a movie" (or as they say in the States, "Netflix and Chill") literally meant watch a movie gives me the feeling that due to his busy schedule/life as an idol, Thame was most likely a virgin until he and Po became boyfriends. On the same note, it seems as if Po is Thame's first love, which to me explains why he gets jealous so easily. Jealous/assertive Thame was enjoyable to watch in this particular episode because I feel as though Po wouldn't have gotten to the point of purging his apartment of all things Earn (his ex) as quickly as he did with a slight nudge from Thame (it was giving "I'M your boyfriend now," and I love to see it). As annoying as it was to see Fern barge into Po's apartment looking for the guy he's dating (because when I initially saw that scene, I really thought it could've been a text message), thinking back on it, it may have been a blessing in disguise since this is how Thame found out that Po kept A LOT of his ex's clothes and their couples' mugs; which in turn triggered the purging of all physical things connected to Earn. I know that Po is still dealing with the scars from his previous relationship despite being in a happy relationship with Thame, but I do hope that Po will be able to reach a point to where he can reassure Thame that he doesn't have to worry about any other man (because I think that a part of Thame's jealousy is caused by the fear of possibly losing Po, especially if Po is in fact his first love). Based on the preview for the next episode, it's possible that everything that's going to happen will be triggered by someone spotting Thame and Po embrace backstage. I really hope that episode 10 doesn't irritate me TOO much.


*SIDE NOTE*

"Being with you is what I do for myself."

This is the line that got me. 😍

In my opinion, the main thing that hinders this series is the lack of character development with Luo Bu Shi given the fact that this series is eight episodes deep. Had that character alone been written better, I feel like the series as a whole would be a bit more digestible. I've seen worse BLs but given the standard that most Taiwanese BLs have set in recent years, I have to say that I'm rather disappointed so far. Hopefully the remaining episodes are written with a bit more substance.

Okay, let me start off by saying that the theme song for this series is a BOP!!! Now that that's out of the way, infidelity aside, the two leads have insane chemistry. The end of this episode (episode 5) had me gagged. Sei's "relationship" almost feels more like a domestic partnership of convenience than a genuine relationship between two people who love each other. While a part of me feels a bit bad for both Kaori and Fujisawa, both relationships suffer from a severe lack of communication and expression of emotion(s). I'm not condoning infidelity at all, but a part of me wishes that both Sei and Hagiwara would garner the courage to leave their respective significant others (especially since it seems as though both of them are visibly unhappy in their respective relationships).

Honestly, if Kant were smart, he would've kept copies of the tape he had of the Captain bribing the school to get his son enrolled for leverage (because as Style pointed out, he's not the most trustworthy person). Hopefully the final episode wraps this series up sensibly as opposed to just feeling like a filler episode. Otherwise, this episode (episode 11) while a bit sad, felt like it could've been the final episode had some writing/events been adjusted. Wednesdays really are going to be quite dull without this series.

As messy as Jun is, something tells me that he had genuine feelings for Po (despite denying it when Thame asked him about it) but decided to bow out once he realized that Thame liked Po just as much as Po liked Thame (if not more). Since this is a GMMTV series, I wouldn't be surprised if Po's ex materializes out of nowhere just to cause drama between Thame and Po. We're eight episodes in, and Po has yet to truly unpack the trauma of his previous relationship, so unfortunately, I feel as though that will resurface during the "cursed episode" (episode 11). I do enjoy the fact that GMMTV is exploring more stories outside of a high school/university setting; and I hope that they continue to do so. Overall, so far so good.