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Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... I initially thought that the old man in the mirror was going to turn out to be Alan's biological father since the synopsis on MDL had already spoiled the fact that Alex wasn't Alan's father. However, what I didn't expect was the revelation that not only was the old man in the mirror Alan's true self, but the fact that Alan was actually ALEX'S father and not the other way around. Once Alan regained his memories, there wasn't really anything left for him to achieve or obtain in his life, so once Win appeared to him through the window, I knew instantly that Alan's time in life was coming to an end. While it's somewhat sad, I can't help but feel happy for Alan since he'll finally be able to be at peace and free to be with the person he loves forever. This series needs to be rated significantly higher than it currently is.

*SIDE NOTE*

While it was assumed that Alan created Nate as a friend, I'm wondering if it's possible that Nate was indeed a past love-turned-best friend in Alan's past that neither Alex nor Nil know about since Nate also appeared to greet Alan and Win on their journey to the afterlife.

Without spoiling anything, given the revelations in the final episode, while the ending was somewhat bittersweet, it's pretty much the only feasible way that Alan would get his "happy ending." This series managed to hold my interest from start to finish, and none of the episodes felt like filler. I suppose I'll talk further in depth in a spoiler comment below.

I'm pretty sure that Jeff recently confirmed that this is never being released.

Honestly, it's been a rapid decline since the release of "Trapped In Osaka." This is essentially an incestuous Chinese shoemaker's version of "Reset," but with significantly worse execution, and a not-so-happy ending. I wouldn't recommend this to any genuine BL watcher.

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo... Ending the series without revealing exactly WHO killed Phraphai's father was definitely a choice. Like... We know that another merman was responsible, but it would've been nice to see the merman who committed the act, and how their issues with Phraphai's father fit into the story for this series. Also, it became painstakingly obvious that Phraphai would have to die in the final episode, but despite the fact that his final act was meant to be viewed as a form of "atonement," it still felt extremely manipulative to kill yourself in front of your childhood friend while he's bound and gagged to a chair forced to watch. In regard to Phraphai's grandfather, he really didn't serve much of a purpose in this series outside of being used as the character that attempts (and fails) to fill in the infinite plot holes left in the series. Lastly, the events of this ENTIRE final episode could've easily been prevented if Phu had the wherewithal to keep Phraphai as far away from the water as possible during their fight KNOWING that Phraphai was a merman and would clearly have an advantage in the water. I respect the writers for attempting to create a story that was "outside of the norm," but the execution of this series wasn't it.

This may sound harsh, but the series as a whole felt WEAK. Outside of the eye-candy (Film, JJ, Hasun), there wasn't really much to this series to hold a person's interest. The story was heavily disjointed from start to finish. This is honestly verging on "Doctor's Mine" levels of bad. It's not quite there, but it's pretty close. I'll leave the rest of my thoughts in a spoiler tag below. This series is easily a 6.5/10 (and that's being generous).

I had a feeling that Team Korea was going to come from behind and take it, but Team Mongolia was really the "dark horse" throughout this entire series. I do wish that Team Thailand went further than they did in the competition. I was fine with either Team Korea or Team Mongolia winning, but I'm just glad that Team Australia didn't end up winning.

I think that this is going to end up being one or two scenarios. The first one that's being heavily implied is the possibility that Win isn't real, and Nate may have just been going along with Alan's delusion in an effort to spare his feelings (and possibly his mental psyche). The second is the possibility that Win IS in fact a real person, and the reason for him being placed in the "hospital"/institution is something that's so serious (and possibly dangerous) that it may have made the locals to react the way that they did when he and Alan were outside of the hospital. I'm honestly hoping that for Alan's sake, Win IS a real person who's been with him throughout this ordeal. If Win ends up being a figment of Alan's imagination, I feel as though that would shatter what may be left of Alan's mental state. It seems as though all of the doctors have been briefed to do their best to manipulate Alan into believing that there's something wrong with him mentally. Since the synopsis on MDL has already spoiled the fact that the person Alan addresses as "dad" is in fact a doctor and not his father, I wouldn't be surprised if the man that Alan keeps seeing in the mirror is his REAL father that was murdered by Dr. Nil and the doctor that's posing as Alan's "dad." IF Win turns out to be a real person (again, I'm hoping that's the case for Alan's sake), I'm not too certain as to how he'd fit into all of this, but there has to be a reason as to why Alan had dreams about Win before even being admitted to the "hospital" to formally meet him. I just need Alan to catch a break so to speak.

Honestly, I'm rooting for anyone BUT Australia.

Is anyone else starting to think that Phraphai was the merman who killed his father? His grandfather knew that the person that shot (who I'm assuming is) his son/Phraphai's father was another merman, but the identity of that merman was never revealed, which leads me to believe that Phraphai may in fact be the merman who killed his father. Also, the fact that he held off Phu with a pistol while kidnapping Nawa after his father was killed by gunshot made me raise my eyebrow a bit (because where'd he get the gun?). It would've made more sense to have Phraphai's father be the "big bad" in this series and having Phraphai be the one to ultimately stop him to prevent harm to other mermen (specifically Nawa) as opposed to just having Phraphai play the role of an abusive spouse that technically isn't even a spouse (and yes, just because he's yet to physically abuse Nawa, everything else he's doing to Nawa in terms of manipulation and control falls under the abuse umbrella). Based on the preview for the final episode, I feel as though the only "resolution" to everything that's going on is for Phraphai to be killed (most likely by Nawa) in order to save Phu from Phraphai's poison. The only good thing about this particular episode (episode 7) is the fact that Ping was FINALLY able to catch a break, and I love that for him (he truly deserves it after having to put up with being shunned by his mother for most of his life). However, I do have an issue with Phana answering a phone call WHILE receiving fellatio. Anyway, even if the final episode somehow ends up being a two-hour episode, I still feel as though there will be a significant amount of plot holes left in the story.

Soooooooooooooooooooo... Although I'm enjoying this series more so than Pit Babe Season 2, one thing that irritated me throughout this episode was the fact that Thup was constantly touching things that could (and most likely would) be considered evidence withOUT using gloves, and leaving fingerprints everywhere KNOWING that there's a very real possibility that the cops outside of Singha are willing to frame him for the multiple homicides just to close the case as quickly as possible. Now that I got that out of my system, it feels as though this series still has Michael and TopTen playing characters with the inability to talk through their issues like adults in a similar fashion to their respective characters in Pit Babe Season 2. Since this series is only three episodes in, I'm willing to give them a chance. Other than those particular issues, I'm enjoying the series so far. I'm aware that Change2561 typically uses a 13-episode format for their BL series, but I'm hoping that the plot, acting, and pacing for this series proves to be worth the standard 13-episode format (because 13 episodes of most BLs is typically a bit excessive in my opinion).

Despite a few things that annoyed me in this most recent episode (episode 3), this series is already better than the ENTIRETY of Pit Babe Season 2. I'll leave my grievances with this episode in a slightly detailed spoiler comment below.

As much as I'd like this series to have a "happy ending" for Alan's sake considering everything he's been through (and currently going through), I'm having a hard time seeing how that can happen.

It's clear that Pete and O are attracted to each other, but neither of them are ready to verbalize it to the other. Ignoring the synopsis for this series, the list of cast members spoiled the fact that Alan's "father" isn't really his father. Even if I didn't read the synopsis for this series, the way that Alan's "dad" was being shot with half of his face obscured by shadows felt like a bold editing choice to let the viewer(s) know instantly that he can't be trusted. In regard to Alan and Win's (so far platonic) relationship, I feel as though because Alan had seen Win in his dreams prior to being sent to that "hospital," Alan has a bond with Win that deep down, he doesn't want to sever no matter how hurt he feels when Win leaves him. While I do believe that there's more to Win than meets the eye, I can somewhat understand why Alan seems to still want to be around Win since his pre-existing connection with Win makes him feel like a safe space for Alan (especially since everyone else in that facility simply believes him to be mentally unstable). Since this series is nearly at the halfway mark, I hope the next episode serves to bring the story up a few notches to retain the interest of the viewers. Overall, it isn't a bad series so far.

I find it a bit strange that this series is more than halfway through, and the "hunters" have yet to make themselves visible; which leads me to believe that (based on one particular thing that happened in the earlier part of episode 5) Phraphai's dad may be the one who's hiring "hunters" to capture mermen in order to instill fear into mermen who wish to fraternize with humans and live their best "Little Mermaid" fantasy by being "part of that world." All they really have to do is swap the "hunters" out for a sea witch that tricks Nawa into giving up his voice, and this is essentially a same-sex version of "The Little Mermaid." The scene where Phraphai's dad tells him to no longer investigate the "hunters" felt a bit eerie to me given the fact that "hunters" are supposedly actively capturing mermen. One would think that his dad would like an extra set of hands to help him investigate thoroughly. As gorgeous as Phraphai is, he annoyed the entire F*CK out of me this episode. Putting his romantic feelings for Nawa aside, I can understand why he'd be protective of him since they've known each other since childhood, but the fact that he randomly gave Ping unsolicited "advice" in regard to his (Ping's) feelings for Phana when they literally only met five minutes ago in the ocean made me side-eye him a bit. I honestly believe that there's something else behind Phraphai's distain for humans outside of the issues with the hunters (which at this point, I'm starting to doubt the existence of since they've yet to appear on-screen). Phraphai may have had a personal violent experience (I've ruled out possible romantic experiences since it seems as though he's had strong feelings for Nawa since childhood) with a human (or several) that traumatized him to the point where he's simply jaded. I'm hoping he can somewhat redeem himself, but with only three episodes left, the odds aren't looking too good.

*SIDE NOTE*

I knew Ping was at least half-merman. His first encounter with Nawa in the earlier episodes hinted at it, but his flashback in episode 4 confirmed it. Since Phana is friends with Nawa and Phraphai, I don't think he'd have a problem with Ping being half-merman once they sort out their feelings for each other.

Honestly, unless they get a completely different team to write, direct, and produce it, GMMTV can keep the "sequel" that was teased at the end. What irritates me the most is the fact that I KNOW that GMMTV is capable of producing quality BLs outside of a high school/university setting with good writing, acting, and pacing since they did it with both "ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat" and "Memoir of Rati." While I respect GMMTV for taking a chance to show variety with another vampire BL (I didn't particularly enjoy "My Golden Blood" either since I feel like Joss' physical appeal was really the main thing carrying the series [I said what I said]), perhaps the vampiric/supernatural genre isn't meant for GMMTV, and that's okay. I kinda feel bad for Barcode since this was his GMMTV debut. He did his best, but not even his acting skills (which felt a bit nerfed due to the script) couldn't save this series. Overall, this series is something to watch, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to a BL enthusiast.

The monk that they got to help with Ramphueng turned out to be the reincarnation of her son that was thrown into the water. Once Ramphueng realized it, she stopped trying to kill Khem, and decided to accept her karma as a way to atone for everything she had done.

I'm not gonna lie, this series started off a bit slow for me, but when it picked up, it picked UP! For the most part, the story was coherent, and both couples had insane chemistry with their respective partners. Ramphueng had me cracking up both at the end of episode 11 and the beginning of this final episode with the semantics of Khem's birthday (because what do you mean it's not his birthday because he was born at 6:00 A.M.? 🤣🤣🤣) The plot twist of the monk being the reincarnation of Ramphueng's son was something I didn't see coming (although I probably should have since that particular monk had to be summoned to help Khem with Ramphueng). Hopefully each couple will get future work together (with their respective partners) in other series with as strong a script/plot as this series. I've seen Tle and FirstOne work together in "Secret Love," and to be quite honest, their chemistry CARRIED that series (because overall, it wasn't the strongest series). I'm typically not a fan of characters that are indirect, but it works for Peem's character; and meshes well with the timid nature of Khem's character.

*SIDE NOTE*

In reference to episode 11, Peem isn't slick. I wouldn't be surprised if he told Kachan to get a two-seater just to have an excuse to have Khem sit on his lap. 😏

Because adults can't be protective of other adults? Your "logic" is flawed hun.

It makes no sense how dumb Jett's character actually is. If he KNEW that "Father Dracul" was a vampire the entire time (especially since he was bitten by him as a child), and he's (Jett) since become a vampire hunter for whatever reason, wouldn't he know that attempting to suffocate a vampire wouldn't kill them? Also, what was his reasoning for hiding the fact that Dracul/Faratu was still alive if he "hates" vampires so much? Unless he was also turned into a vampire (which isn't the case since he was able to cast a reflection of himself in the mirror), having Jett help a vampire kill other vampires makes no sense. Despite the fact that GMMTV has him acting like a GMMTV actor (those who know know), Barcode is still the strongest actor in this series (which isn't saying much, but it still needs to be said). Hopefully, they don't kill his character off in the final episode (because I've had a feeling throughout this series that if a supporting character were to die, it would most likely be Ciar/Barcode, which in turn would unlock unresolved trauma from "Dead Friend Forever"). Overall, since my personal bar for the quality GMMTV series isn't particularly high, this isn't a TERRIBLE series (meaning that it's relatively watchable for the most part), but GMMTV may need to give the team that produced "ThamePo Heart That Skips a Beat" a try at producing supernatural-esque series (because the writing and pacing was top tier).