Devolves Into What It Sought To Parody...

Started off strong with some fun meta humour, but was let down when it tried to take a more serious turn. The lack of development from the side couples (and Saifah/Zon, who are initially introduced as though they would be the main pairing) left me uninterested in their scenes by the time the second half of the series rolled around. I was much more interested in Tutor/Fighter, who had some nice development from enemies to lovers, but fell prey to the "homophobic parent" plotline which subsequently just kind of went nowhere? All was resolved with a random phone call that was utterly inconsistent with the previous characterisations.

Acting was, as is typical in this type of BL, somewhat heavy-handed but this worked with the meta humour at the outset. Some more serious acting chops showcased by Zee in the second half, but only ever in scenes where he's sobbing uncontrollably.

Music was catchy, but ultimate forgotable amidst the sea of poppy-BL theme songs.

Overall it was a fun watch, but it went from self-aware and tongue in cheek to tropey and shallow in the exact way that the earlier episodes made fun of.

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