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A Love That the World Wouldn’t Let Exist

Just finished episode 11, and my heart feels shattered.Two scenes tore me apart.The first was after the car accident. Prince Saenkaew’s father raised his gun at Sasin, and in that moment, Prince Saenkaew pressed a knife to his own throat — trembling, but resolute, saying that if Sasin died, he would too. It was love at its most desperate and doomed. He had no choice but to obey his father’s command and return home, leaving Sasin bleeding and broken behind him. Sasin’s wounds were not only from the crash but from watching the man he loved disappear before his eyes, powerless to stop him.Then there was Pin and her fragile dream, living in a fantasy built on denial. As a gay man, I know we do not choose this; we are born this way. Love cannot be forced, and desire cannot be bent into shape. Pin knew Prince Saenkaew’s heart would never belong to her, yet she clung to him and his crown like it could fill her emptiness. She cried, and though her pain was real, I could not pity her.And then came the gate scene, the one that left me hollow.Sasin travelled all the way from Bangkok to Chiang Mai just to see his prince once more.Prince Saenkaew: “Why did you come?”Sasin: “I came to get you. Come with me. Let’s run away together. Rachawadee will help us escape to Hua Hin. We can live on that island, you’ll fish, and I’ll play music for you. Do you remember?”Prince Saenkaew: “It’s too late. Everything has changed.”Sasin: “Nothing has changed. I still love you, and I know you still love me.”Prince Saenkaew: “What’s the use? Our love has no place in this world. It will only destroy you. We’ve lost. Go back.”Sasin: “No, we haven’t lost. Don’t give up yet.”Prince Saenkaew: “I already have. I’m begging you, don’t come back here again.”When Prince Saenkaew turned away, tears streaming down his face, it felt like the world stopped breathing. Sasin stood there, broken at the gate, his hope slipping through his fingers like sand.I can’t stop thinking about it. Only a few more hours until the finale is released with English subtitles, I’m waiting, heart in hand, fingers crossed for a happy ending.

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Five Stars

Very funny but also very sad episode. It shows how the best for kids to overcome sometimes bad accidents is to have friend similar age who is just childish and think about playing and all that stuff so the sad kid can forget about problems.While I understand mother, since it's really hard to not think that maybe a son did sth, in the end it was her son, a child and he needed help also and his mother, but apparently nobody from his family cared about him, boy was all by himself and honestly they were lucky that he was strong enough to keep on living and doing all daily stuff like before.JuWon's father is literally a perfect person here, great father that cares about child that aren't evne his own, and he raised HaeJun also.Great introduction to drama and I cannot wait to see more.

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How Mr. Shin pieces the evidence together

This episode was split between the cuteness of Si On and Philip and the threads of his son’s case and killer coming together to locate the mastermind. Si On has taken her GED and had a happy meal with Shin a Philip. They are sent on a quest to find Jang who has disappeared from his shop with no contact since. Catherine’s dad stole the bear that had flash drive, but other than that left his daughter be. He has used the evidence there to blackmail the medical director. When making the cash transaction he sensed he was being followed and gave Shin a call. Unfortunately killer slammed him with a car first. I cannot blame his ex for smiling in relief. That man caused her so much grief. Had he asked for the bear and reason why a decade ago, they all might be alive and well separately. What is to be determined is if the idiot brought the only flash drive with him or a copy. The director was all happy destroying the evidence and then Shin’s text pops up. He has one last kill to make to wrap things up and Shin has knocked him out. He now has to decide if he is gonna finish the guy off or let Choi do his job. I will get to find out next week.

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One Stars

yeah i said Keisuke was a good guy in the previous ep & he still is, but he is also thoughtless & kinda inconsiderate, taking advantage of Haruka's people pleasure personality. he knew she was head over heels for him & would never think to oppose or stand up to him. so am happy that by the end, she realized that she couldn't enable his inconsideration, towards her. or maybe it was also the realization that she felt more for Hikaru. ****************************************************************************either way am glad she put an end to that sh*t, sorry but the balls on Keisuke not only to stand her up, but then to tell his ex she could rely on them in the future - like WTF. if i was Haruka i would've lost my sh*t on the day he ran out. with all due respect to being in the big city all alone Keisuke wasn't just an ex, he had a gf - so Mio should've contacted the cops. that's their job. yeah that was whack... *********************************************************************************************************************btw is Shu infatuated with Hikaru?!? & as Hikaru is straight this gonna be an issue???? as there 6 ep more to go....

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Alliances made

Muyu arrives in time to interrupt Changhe and healer battle. He does not want host informed of Changhe’s breach inside nest. Muyu learns that his vetted team are completely loyal to him, but not necessarily to the Patriarch. He did not anticipate this and spared the guard that allowed Changhe’s entrance. Changhe made no further efforts to battle here but pointed out that those loyal to him may or may not be as loyal to patriarch. While noting this Muyu promises healer to keep her safe. The host wasn’t pleased Muyu spared the guard. Muyu is being reminded that he won’t be able to protect everyone. There is a flashback to the event where only one was to return. Changhe repeatedly told Muyu to kill him but he refused. He even accepted a blow from the patriarch. His courage and loyalty was rewarded as a singular rule breaking event and they were allowed to choose which family clan they wanted. This is how they became part of Su clan and family. Lianyue is taking rabbit to a room to finish healing. He is mocked for his interest and Lianyue tries to pass her care to Changhe. Changhe promises to kill her if that is his decision and his blade is interrupted by Lianyue’s weapon. Changhe claims he was testing to see whose blade is faster. The spared guard finds himself in a trap by Xie clan. He recieves a fatal sword blow but is told the Mu clan had already poisoned him. She is unhappy he was killed before getting more intel. The Xie’s and Mu’s agree to ally themselves against the patriarch. Changhe and uncle realize the Su clan is alone, but they also see that while currently allied, the Mu and Xie clan will turn on each other to provide a Dormant Dragon sword candidate. The Su’s can watch this unfold and strike at a more opportune time. The guard’s body is discovered and they know both clans attacked and that the sword strike gave him the kinder death. The patriarch and healer are getting ready for soul swap as the clans close in to finish off the patriarch. Muyu is left to consider how to prioritize his protection list because he is going to be tested on all fronts without his best friend backing him this time. Here I wonder if the healer will get any thoughts from patriarch about who his successor should be while their souls are interchanged. And what happens to her if something fatal happens to him while they are swapped? Should they be this confident to continue when it’s already been shown the nest is breached and loyalty is for Muyu more than patriarch?

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Detecting Domestic Delights

THIS IS WHAT I NEED!!!🩷This is my first time watching a Japanese BL (and a Japanese drama) and I am loving what they are delivering. Established relationships is my favorite trope and mystery is one of my favorite genres, so the combination of both is amazing.Starting off with plot, I like that they split the plot into two storylines: the divorce cases plotline and the main couple plotline. With the story of the divorce cases, it is a stand-alone plot, meaning a viewer do not have to watch all of the previous or future episodes of a series to understand the episode they are currently watching. With this show, a person only needs to watch this episode and the next one to understand the full storyline of the divorce case. This is helpful for the general public to easily get in & get out for a show. The main couple's story is the one where a person needs to watch all of the episodes in order to understand fully, but it is pretty simple to catch on.For this episode, it slowly introduces us to the main characters' lives and shows us what their relationship's dynamic & routine is typically like, what a typical divorce case looks like, and what lengths do they typically go through for their clients. They set up a strong foundation, so I am excited to see them play with what they set up in future episodes. As for the characters, it is giving black cat x golden retriever vibes and I love it! Hajime (Goki) has a cold, strict demeanor at work (most likely to mask his shyness & awkwardness), but he is so soft & lazy (in a good way) when with his boyfriend. It is cute that everyone in his life has a very bright personality. Kai (Rintaro) is very energetic & youthful, yet he knows when to be calm when he needs to be. They are complete opposites, yet they work really well together as they share the same determination in helping people. Seeing their domestic, healthy relationship is such a contrast to seeing the the toxicity of the couples in the divorce cases' storyline. I wonder if we will get to know their backstory later on and why Hajime hates being called "sensei" & his thing with stones. If not, I am taking Love Is A Poison (another Japanese BL) as their origin story in my head canon since their plots line up lol.Moving on to technical things, the screenwriting & the directing are great. Even though each episode is only around 20 minutes long, it is very well-paced and they made such efficient use of the short time duration. The editing & camerawork were also good. I love the difference in video quality between this show and the talk show the characters were watching. It makes the viewing experience more immersive. I also really like the music's timing & usage as it does not overpower scenes and was used to highlight scenes. Two tiny complaints that I have (which I am not going to reflect in my score since they are so minor) are the flashbacks & the abrupt editing. When they do flashbacks or visual recalls of previous scenes, I wish they have a sound effect or a visual filter that quickly indicates that this is the past. As for the abrupt editing, I felt that the way they edit few scenes is sudden by the way they quickly move onto the next scenes like the scene of Mao (Masumi) walking past the office's sign. They could make the scene more extended to give a more mysterious impact of who is this person because due to that shot being so short, I thought the person walking was Azusa (Anna) since they are both wearing blue and she was previously walking in the shot before. Another abrupt ending of a scene was the one with Kai & Hajime cuddling in bed since it would be better if they moved onto the next scene when they stopped moving rather than moving on when the characters are still in motion. Other than that, everything else was great.When I do ratings, I do not let the acting influence my score for the first 3 to 4 episodes since I need to get used to how the characters normally express their feelings. I also decided to not review Anna's (Azusa) acting since I am not used to the overexaggerated acting that is typically seen in Japanese dramas (I do not know if that is good overexaggerated acting or bad overexaggerated acting), so it would not be fair of me to rate this acting style that is very common in Japan. However, I will still comment on everyone else's acting. I have nothing bad to say about the acting quality. Everyone (including Azusa) seemed very natural. The dynamics between the characters are great & sweet. Goki & Rintaro (Hajime & Kai) gives off such great chemistry. I particularly love the scariness of Masahiro (Shohei) with the kitchen scene, the desperation of Mao (Masumi) with her talk to Hajime at the end, and the determination of Hajime (Goki) with his speech. I really love that speech as it gives off such anime vibes, but it does not look cringy at all seeing that type of scene in live-action. Also, when Mao thanked him, Hajime going back to reality and immediately becoming shy was so cute.Favorite Scene: Hajime & Kai's nighttime routine scene (so domestic!!!) and Hajime's speech to Mao (great delivery)Favorite Character: Hajime & Kai (of course lol) (I will only include the favorite character segment in my reviews in the first & last episode or whenever I decided to add or remove a character)As for the next episode, I do hope that they get more evidence as I did not expect Masahiro to be so good at knowing whenever someone is onto him. I noticed that each divorce case takes up two episodes, so here are my little predictions for what the future episodes are going to be about:Episodes 1 & 2: Typical divorce case with more intensityEpisodes 3 & 4: Seems like a typical divorce case, but with a twist to itEpisodes 5 & 6: Case that is very similar to Hajime & Kai's story like they will be reminded of their personal lives (it will probably happen in these two episodes or episodes 7 & 8)Episodes 7 & 8: Case that is very sad & might have a similar mood/emotion to Hajime & Kai's story like the main conflict will probably happen here (it will probably happen in these two episodes or episodes 5 & 6)Episodes 9 & 10: Hajime & Kai's story (not saying they are going to break up, but these two episodes will most likely focus on them or their families)I have seen dramas with these types of structure before, so my predictions are based on that knowledge.I gave this episode a 10 because I only have very minor things to complain about and everything was great & what I wanted.See you in the next episode!P.S. The ending song ("MXMM" by aoen) is so good. I was listening to it all day yesterday. It gives us a cute & refreshing sound, yet with some powerful parts. The lyrics are also sweet as it talks about having a crush on someone and you think it is a one-sided thing. Despite all of that, the love for this person is at a maximum.P.S.S. I saw some people debating whether this is a BL or not. I guess it really depends on each person' definition since some define a show as a BL if the main couple is a BL couple and others define a show as a BL if the main storyline is a BL storyline. To me, I would call it a BL since I have a feeling that the plotline with Hajime & Kai will become more significant as more episodes get released.

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didn't even dream that Keisuke & Hikaru…

didn't even dream that Keisuke & Hikaru would turn into best buds. but i am glad Hikaru realized that he was just being petty & Keisuke didn't deserve to get treated in that b*tchy way. cause Keisuke's behavior has been on the up & up - the main plus being, he is very considerate & mature in his approach to Haruka infatuation. he didn't need to be that candid, but cause he is a serious individual, he didn't want to start something if there was gonna be a repeat of his past gf's. personally i appreciate how thoughtful he is - pity he is gonna develop feelings & then not get the girl - or that's the usually the trope.... of course i would love if i am wrong & he doesn't fall for Haruka, then no harm no foul. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Hikaru falling for Haruka's not shocking as i am sure he like her has always felt like the odd one out & never really fit in with the people around. feeling even more isolated cause of the cross dressing, as he not gay & usually women wouldn't know how to deal with a bf that is into that. so Haruka's automatic acceptance, her affection & warmth touched his heart. so not shocking that he has developed feelings for her.

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