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Ships keep passing

I Ling is waiting for You You at movies but he is held up. She kills time in karaoke machine and is found by cute pharmacy guy. They have the chat she should be having with You You. 😝 She gets another txt that You You can’t make it. While there, she see’s her ‘prince’ is Prince to all damsels in distress. While her prince is off his pedestal, her hubby is being gallant Prince for co worker. I hate this bit of drunken meetings for CEO to take advantage of female colleagues. It was a vehicle to get them in same cab, but it wasn’t a good look for either of them. She should have made excuse to leave early for son and avoided all this mess. The one thing I liked about this episode was I Ling cutting loose at karaoke after hubby said not gonna make it. I think this is the first time she has been her real self in a very long time. You You finally tells the truth so that his family will quit trying to ‘cure’ I Ling. He let her go through a lot before his spine strengthened enough to be of use for her. This gave his mom some time for reflection and we get her back story as a new mom. You You was sickly so she developed a rigid routine to keep him healthy and safe. But it did have consequences in how dependent he became staying in her home.The other thing that deserves mention is when ma-in-law actually listened to I Ling’s past travels and realized, even if only for that minute😝, how important it was for I Ling to have her own home. That it was something circumstances had always kept from her. I can only hope she feels a bit guilty at her depriving I Ling the freedom of her own home since married to her son. That was hopefully a moment of true clarity for her. You You gets in cab with co worker and passes out. She wakes him at her place and wants him to txt her when he gets home. As the cab starts to leave he circles back to her place.

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What ifs

Colleague has to challenge I Ling with what ifs. This again is a sidebar that won’t do anything with the growth of anybody. She reminds him that there were no good points to start from that would have any better results. That his odds would be 50/50. They complete project and head for home. Xue You is there to greet her. His evening had been playing dad with his colleague’s son and dropping them off. Again to the writer….to what end? They come home to a circus of family and predictor of best spot for fertility. It is so out of hand that this mom took zero time to actually talk to them, encourage them, and ask what they wanted to do. This ‘I know what’s best for you’ crap is wearing thin. Especially since the ones she is ‘helping’ have least say in the matter. I Ling should have grabbed his hand and run out the door to leave them all to their own devices. Will he man up and tell mom the truth? He was ready to til mom brought the zoo home.😝

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One Stars

anyone happy at the return of the old abusive, violent Day needs to get their head checked. idk why the f*ck Itt got into a relationship with this f*cker in the 1st place, as we have had enough hints that Day was very violent towards him. & once they got together Day might has stopped hitting him, but changed tactics - he started mentally f*cking with him, so much so he has turned Itt into the retarded child we see. ********************************************************************************************if anything, this accident is a chance for Itt to break free of the mind-control he is under & be free from a psycho like Day - alas then no BL, so it is what it is... a toxic as f*ck relationship. ***************************************************************************btw anyone saying otherwise needs to put themselves in Itt or even his parents shoes. they wouldn't act like they did. if u walked in on ur sons bf beating the sh*t out him. reacting violently towards u -while u were fitting the bill. tell me u would continue being kind & courteous towards them?! ***********************************************************************************same with how Day was talking down to Itt, all the time while demanding he cater to him as if Itt is a nurse that is employed by the hospital. tell me u wouldn't try to drown his ass in that bowl of water or push his wheelchair off a steep ramp! in this ep think Gear was the only one that snapped & tried to stop Day from being a f*cker. ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************Night is annoying me, idk i just don't like this dude. about Itt - hard not to get angry at his immature behavior, but then i remember that he has been groomed for around 3 yrs & he is broken. u can see him unraveling cause Day isn't around to keep the training going. his conditioning needs daily upkeep - without that Itt has no tether, he is lost cause of the mind control.****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************side note: from the start the wig Itt has on, is doing my head in. couldn't they find something that looked better? or just go with what the actor had on his head - so what if he not identical to the character in the novel? also Frank (playing Itt) looked familiar & when checked, was shocked he is Tee from 'Cause You're My Boy a OG BL that i love (cause of Drake lol, but he was a main there) nice to see him again.

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Other path taken

Xue You’s mom finds the surgery discharge bill and assumes it’s for an abortion. When he struggles with explanation, I Ling lies to take the blame thinking she is helping him out. He turns around and gets mad at her. I think he is mad because he thinks she is giving herself excuse to not try to have children with him. I would like to think it’s more about telling his mom the truth, but he’s still the baby living at home indulged by her. If he were truthful he would be wanting his wife happy in her own home and he has yet to reach that point. She was finally stepping up to take the heat from him as a concerned wife and got crap in return. It is no wonder these two don’t progress. It is always one step forward two back with them. I like the casual friendliness between I Ling and colleague. It is so clear they are better suited. His roving eye is more to tease her than him actually being interested. His gaze following her and him getting her comfortable sandals as well as getting her to eat show how he really feels. He has matured enough to realize it has to now be unrequited because of his past immaturity, but he takes it on the chin and keeps looking after her. The single mom is also better suited for Xue You. She is calmer and kinder. Her child would be a good ballast between him and his mom. He would get his priorities settled much quicker with her. But she should not try to weave her and child into his life just because he is unhappy in marriage. With a child involved she should have kept better distance unless his circumstances changed. It is selfish and harmful to get him and her son so attached if he can not be a true father figure in his life. It is too confusing and misleading. While exploring distractions that can lead to infidelity, it neither strengthens the couple nor makes two stronger separate couples. The writer just keeps everything murky. While slices of life are often that way, it is unclear what point the writer is trying to make.

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Nice work, Gun & Pond!

After a solid opener, ep. 2 surprises with an unexpected venture into the past of the main characters. While I applauded the lack of comedy in ep. 1, I'm not entirely against using it in this show - hence I'm fine with what ep. 2 did in this regard. Dew and Pahn keep annoying me and their story doesn't interest me in the slightest. Gun and - surprisingly - Pond were both the strong points of this episode. Day's and Ozone's relationship is more complex than I expected it to be, also presented in a skillful way - thanks to both the writing of the episode and the performances of both actors. This is by far the best I've seen of Pond - ever. Well done, gentlemen.

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OMG where to start - 1st off the way this…

OMG where to start - 1st off the way this opened like WTF, Day not just punching Itt - but then we get a flashback where he is abusing the sh*t out of him - like WTH am i watching...then we proceed to that fight in the pool bar, where Day sees his bf bruised & bloody, but proceeds to play while beating the bad-guys asses - what?!? ************************************************************************************************************ & sorry, the dude with the long hair (that tried to hit on Itt) saying he knows those "teens" & would take care of them - took me out - teens?? they teens? i gotta get my eyesight checked ヾ(≧▽≦*)o****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************can't take this BL serious or maybe this supposed to be a romcom - cause i've been laughing non-stop at the absurdity of things.********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************both the mains r crazy toxic & i don't get why everyone just annoyed at Itt for being a spoilt brat, when Day in his own words told us that he wants him this way(!) so he can control him, as he's totally dependent on Day for everything. *********************know everyone gonna blame Itt for the accident, even if he doesn't blame himself - but i can't forget the start or his behavior throughout this ep. *******************************************************************************************************************it might come off as a spoilt brat throwing a temper tantrum, cause he is addicted to cake. but to me it's looks like conditioning / grooming / brainwashing where Day has broken Itt & made him into this crazily, obsessive spoilt brat that needs constant handholding & affirmation, cause he doesn't exist without Day. ********************************************************************even if it isn't clear to the eye, Day has taken over Itt in every aspect & he is a true psychopath in how he has alienated Itt while physically not removing them from his life. **********************************************************************************************************this hella toxic, i feel bad for Itt cause everyone else doesn't get this & enables Day's constant control over Itt - strengthening his hold on him, this way he will never be free. let alone suffer anything, as is sure he deserves it.

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Fertility clinic

It is usually assumed to be a female problem, but in this case it isn’t. The humor they attempted in sample room I could have done without. It was just weird and unnecessary. 😝 Xue You is undergoing various tests and instead of comforting each other they curl up facing opposite walls. The crux of it is they don’t seem to know how to be a united front for each other. They can support similar efforts in career and in wanting a child, but it is still like each individually going through their own trial rather than growing together to rely on each other and become a single family unit. They can’t be truthful with his mom and barely with each other as they struggle through this experience. They have no tacit or verbal understanding between them. They are closer to their work colleagues than each other. And while this is supposed to be addressing serious matters with humor, it is just even sadder because the humor falls flat with the chasm between them. The actors are not at fault as they can act well. This is just told poorly via the writing. The script has little compassion for the actual couple and focuses on the peripherals. There are so many distractions that the couple gets lost in the background. They are never allowed to be each others main focus. So far in 8 episodes, there was only the one scene where they were truly together and in sync. After four years of marriage this isn’t cute or funny. We should have seen them in therapy, or couple seminars working together. Not him still at home with his mom and her still not in wife mode in her own home. They still have no real private time and are undermined as a couple by interested third parties causing distractions. They should be forging together to become stronger or saying their goodbyes and start really living apart. I am not even rooting for these two to become parents. They aren’t even a couple yet.

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commenters r going wild for this & i am…

commenters r going wild for this & i am sitting here scratching my head, cause this doesn't move me in the least. the erotic scenes r bland, uninteresting titillation, that come out of nowhere & r always explained as a fantasy, like plz... ep 5 & i aint invested in the mains loves "romance" or anything else to be truthful.*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************yes i am trying to figure out who is whom; which god is which & why one wants to kill the mains, while the other is trying to save them?? is it them or is one god trying to save one main, while the other is trying to kill only one - cause now the mermaid chick, looks like is trying to save Phaya? but isn't she the one that tried to drown him since he was a kid? *************************what about Tharn - as if the Dr is the snake god & he around Tharn, trying to push Phaya away from him. is he keeping him for himself - is he trying to isolate him to kill him - what?!? & btw which god is the mermaid chick?? **********************************also if Tharn is her reincarnation why she need to pop-up too??? doesn't she exist inside Tharn??*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************btw the abbot, does he know about the Dr?!? was he telling Tharn to distance himself from him or suddenly he was telling Tharn to distance himself from Phaya ?!? & why Tharn not tell/ask him about the suspect that suddenly got possessed & tried to kill Phaya ＼（〇_ｏ）／

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Baby talk

I Ling’s work colleague has officially gone into labor and everybody is gathered around midwife waiting for the arrival. The dad shows up with ring, but doesn’t propose just yet. This is the first time our couple has had and taken the time for a candid conversation. I Ling shares her fear of motherhood and Xue You comforts her and gives her a clearer perspective of past events. There is a sweet diaper changing class and it’s the first time I felt mutual chemistry from them. Her biological clock may have woken up and she is happily considering a real family with her husband. It is refreshing to see them on the same page and as a united couple with no outside influences. I have great hopes for them if he can get out of his mother’s house.

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