Couldn’t they just make a nice last chapter? No! They had to forget episode 11 ever happened, that Joke’s parents went to his place, left a nice meal for him on the table WITH A NOTE, and sent a video showing how proud they were of his win. And then we have all that nonsense in episode 12, even a boo-hoo trauma from the past and Joke’s dad asking about some national championship his son had won. And the Zo bit in the beginning…
Then Joke magically forgets he’s afraid of heights in the last scene. Dude….
I’m so happy this is over.
Trivia: One of the screenwriters has a cameo as a customer at Trin’s bar in this episode. As unbelievable as it might sound, these are the same writers behind I Feel You Linger in the Air, which is everything this series isn’t (Do watch the uncut version if you can.). I assume the source material here was not good to start with.
My only quibble is the lighting. I got it that the cinematographer wanted to create a contrast with the present-day scenes but sometimes interior scenes are so bright and flat you could mistake night for day. The cute final scenes of this episode, for example, deserved more subtlety and shadows.
It takes them so long to release a new episode that I end up thinking this series is just a figment of my imagination. As the Titanic meme goes, "It's been 84 years."
Back at Viki, people have been unusually pounding it Swiftie-like. I watched it and still have no clue why. The original Saint-Zee storyline had more angst; the Sun-Woo/Yoo-Kyeom story here is sweeter. The other couple is much funnier here though, when the original Thai story arc could be irritating and repetitive; Lee Won is given more agency here too (Thai-version Zon was just the usual fragile neurotic ‘wife’ cliché of earlier Thai BLs), and his interactions with his sister are much snappier as well. The Thai version was plagued by the pandemic and covid restrictions had the showrunners cut many storylines short, so the second half was pretty much softcore porn — two entire episodes of steamy sex and talk on the beach, for instance. The key word here is ADAPTATION. The South Korean Why R U? is a different animal: not a masterpiece but then again, neither was the Thai original. It’s cute, bingeable, forgettable fun with a nice pace.
I love how all characters are engaging and how the storylines intertwine. There’s more than one interesting backstory too. I’m pleasantly surprised with the writers: these are the same people who gave us Hidden Agenda, but here they are writing like pros! (OK, I liked Lovely Writer too.) With all the versions and platforms around, I don’t know whether enough people are watching this so I can only hope it’s a hit and they don’t screw up. And if you can, do watch the uncut version. I’ve been watching it since the beginning and so far I think the episodes would lose a lot without 15 minutes each.
I love that they had Boston dress like some extra from that 1980s’ Al Pacino gay stalker movie (Cruising) to show that he’s sleazy. But can we get more of Yo’s boyfriend please?
Drama, suspense, action, increasingly great romantic scenes, over-the-top acting, colourful supporting characters, this has everything, and the only school student dies in the first episode! It’s full lakorn with a nice gay couple (actually, two) and it runs circles around most BL series airing right now. Fun, fun, fun, fun, fun!
Then Joke magically forgets he’s afraid of heights in the last scene. Dude….
I’m so happy this is over.
Trivia: One of the screenwriters has a cameo as a customer at Trin’s bar in this episode. As unbelievable as it might sound, these are the same writers behind I Feel You Linger in the Air, which is everything this series isn’t (Do watch the uncut version if you can.). I assume the source material here was not good to start with.
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But can we have a moratorium on the ‘lovers who know each other since they were kids’ trope?