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Thanks for that. Makes much more sense. What I can’t reconcile is a scene in the grocery store in the middle of the series where the two timelines overlap but with no indication that it had transitioned to a flash back. It was one of the older couple shopping in the same frame as Nack…the older version of the one nack had been crushing. I remember thinking at the time it was the only time the two storylines crossed over

Update. Nope. The cut episode is half an episode

The grocery store scenes totally invalidated the twist unless there’s a Time Machine between the meat Dept and fruits & vegetables.

If you wanted to be reminded of rock bottom there’s always Bite Me

Funny. I just went from the uncut version to the cut version of episode hoping I could make sense of the finale. Ha ha ha. Good luck!

I agree. I was an advocate of the series up until the final episode, i actually thought the two separate story lines were well done until that final ep.

but I have to admit that final episode ruined it for me. I don’t even think I got the plot twist because there was one grocery scene that put the two story lines in same time frame. So clearly I missed something

And what was was that pseudo rape scene “I attempted to almost violently penetrate you to see if I could see you as more than a friend. But sorry dude. I just couldn’t get it up .

Maybe if I watch the cut episode it will make sense.

I even watched the uncut episodes and I cannot decipher the ending at all.

I even watched the uncut episodes and I cannot decipher the ending at all.

Wtf hid I just watch. Can anyone explain what the hell happened in that last episod? .

Wtf hid I just watch. Can anyone explain what the hell happened in that last episod? .

Finally! Someone who doesn’t trash Love Mate. When most KBL kisses look like licking a postage stamp, those two had come chemistry ZaveidM. May favorite KBL of the year and in my all time great list is The Eight Sense. I think you’ll dig it.

Agreed. I’m addicted so I want more and more titles but, but I know we are way oversaturated. For every Moonlight Chicken comes five terrible Thai BLs. I’m having a really hard time counting on one hand what’s even been passable this year. Step by Step has flaws but it’s overall a quality effort. I also liked The Luminous solution, even though the magic plot device is not necessary, it has been at least passable I hear the new Krist BL is good. My School President was well done I’m tolerating La pluie though it’s really gone Off the rails. I’m really stretching here to define quality. But as far as Thai releases go most of them have been Tim Ten Jaí.’d (My new Thai word for sucked)

I hope part of my IQ subscription goes toward acting lessons for the cast.

My liberation notes is one of my favorite kdramas. So, I’ll go ahead and watch this next. That was the comparison I needed. For some reason I’ve been put off by the title, dumb as that may be. I’ll bet I’ll regret not watching sooner.

3 years ago , I probably would have rated this series quite highly. It was a serviceable story with decent but not spectacular actors. The story would have been better as a 90 min movie than an eight episode TV series., The series dealt with a friend couple , where one of the dudes wasn’t Willing to “go there”. It never went for the “only gay for you” route and if this was a few years ago, we probably would have praised the show for handling the “uncomfortable with m4m” internal struggle of one of the leads in a mature way ….

But this is not three years ago .. this is 2023 and a rising tide has lifted all boats. South Korea has put out, arguably some of the best BL’s of all time. Semantic error , the eighth sense. , to my star, and Light on Me just to name a few

The game has been upped and what worked in the past just doesn’t cut it given the elevated standards. And I’m not talking about expensive talent or exotic shooting locations that are hard for an indie production to pull off. But some of it is basic blocking and tacking . Normally, I don’t bitch about production value, but between the terrible editing, and the lack of mic placements were so notable, it was intrusive. It sounded like the main actors overdubs some of their lines into a studio, voiceover mic Meanwhile, some of the actors couldn’t barely be understood because they were on the other side of the room with no boom mic.
For most of the time, the acting was confident, I thought the main lead his family had horrible financial trouble was really quite good in his role. There’s something believable and honest in his portrayal But anyone taking a role in a BL who has any pride in their craft at all, might think twice about the old, licking a postage stamp style of kissing. . Sorry dudes, but you got left in the dust. If it’s that important to you not to get teased in your personal life for gay kissing maybe go for a different role. Even the two kids in Moonlight chicken, Fourth and Gemini, who because of their age at the time of filming, were forced into the unique camera angle that blocks the physical contact. As those kids proved , You need to actually show the contact, and that couple managed to pull it off spectacularly.,

I don’t wanna come across is too harsh. I may have just unfairly overloaded my wrath about fish kissing on one couple There’s a lot worse being put out these days. But when you side-by-side the production value, writing, and performances in My Dating Sim compared to Star Struck. Or the chemistry between the two leads in Love Mate (and talk about passionate kissing) ) there’s just no comparison

On to root for Love Tractor next!

Eric has just described how it is in the real BL world. Met my partner on a hook up line and night 1 was all about that. But we are now 15 years into our relationship. So I guess the sex didn’t stop us from falling for each other hard.

Ha ha ha. So true. So KBL. But at least they got the kissing right.

So funny. I was thinking the samething. Where did he end up. Rumored to be moving to GMMTV. A year ago but I’ve lost track. I’d love to see him in another BL

I totally agree with that. I couldn’t put my finger on what bothered me about the awkward lip pressing. In my comment i equated it to licking a postage stamp. But you are right. It makes me uncomfortable because they are uncomfortable. Then I’m reminded that my own lifestyle choice is still so stigmatized in this world despite growing acceptance. , it kind of of ruins the experience. Oh. And it’s not a choice. But you get what I’m saying. These two actors, no matter what their preference, sell the passion between their two characters so well. And that makes me feel good. It’s their way of expressing acceptance and I’m totally comfortable with that

Ok. I’m probably upvoting this more than it deserves because Cho Han Gyeol in a swimsuit is exceptionally hot but also once the couple became a couple I am really enjoying the show more than when it was stalky. But I have to give the actors a lot of credit for really selling the passion. No lip pressing here. Too many KBL couples Make kissing look like they are moistening a stamp. To be fair so do a lot of straight Korean romances. Not here. (And since Semantic Error and especially Eighth Sense KBLs have gotten way better in this department ). I think these two actors were able to get lost in the characters and sell the passion and without fear of being judged. I appreciate that.