EmiLayo

You do know that unstable people exist, yes? Refusing to state the obvious isn't virtuous; it's disingenuous. I'm not being unduly harsh. I'm being honest.

Yes, the type of fans we've seen harassing the actors are Chinese, but the Chinese citizens aren't the only fans capable of this type of behavior. This segment of the BL fandom is prevalent, like a riotously metastasizing cancer that's choking the joy out of the actors' lives and most BL online discourse.

Regarding the show's MDL score dropping from 8.9 to 8.6, the drop occurred following episode 11 not airing, as expected, on Monday, 7/14, and the online discourse was dominated by viewers being annoyed that there was going to be a delay with the episodes airing or banned from airing by China. Me arriving at the conclusion that these type of unstable fans were utilizing down-voting as a means of making their ire known is logical in this context.

You may disagree with me. You have every right to do so.

Would you agree our dialogue has come to an impasse and, as such, we can both move on?

😂 Well, that was succinct.

Wo!! Honey child, as Shakespeare famously wrote: "The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

I never accused YOU of being one of those viewers; yet, here you are unnecessarily taking offense. Are you, by chance, outing yourself to me!? 🤔

I'm a happy fan of this series, as are many others. Still, there are some viewers who've been acting out the true meaning of the word fan and have been behaving like fanatics. They've been filmed physically and verbally harassing the actors-- essentially losing their ever-loving-minds-- stalking them both in person and online. This type of behavior is unacceptable. These young actors simply did their jobs to bring us a fun series. They shouldn't have to deal with lunatic behavior by fanatics who are clearly unhinged. I don't believe, for a second, that these individuals wouldn't stoop to down-voting the series to show their ire because the show unexpectedly delayed the regular airing by 4 days.

By the bye, you're the one who jumped on my reply to another. I don't know you nor was I ever attempting to insult you, personally. That you've chosen to personally take offense is very revealing.

Why doubtful? A good quantity of the viewers of this series have proven themselves to be emotionally unstable. Down voting the show due to dissatisfaction with not getting episodes when expected would be par for the course for these people.

My theory is some who were watching it gave low scores due to the show unexpectedly not being aired on Monday and Tuesday. of this week. That left a lot of people very upset, as they received no advance warning.

Firstly, Tape is a star-- a bonafide leading man. Yes, he has a rugged beauty that's typical for Thai leading men, but it was his incredible charisma and strong acting, as Sun, that anchored a very rocky ship and held the series together. And what a rocky ride it was-- periodically baffling editing and a core mystery that often spiraled out of hand and into the realm of a jumbled mess of misdirection.

Other PROS
• Sun's group of friends— lovable, loyal and ready to lay their lives on the line for each other.
• The actor who portrayed Songphum, Sun's father, is a wonderful actor.
• Sun's sister;s were both adorable.
• The character of Jun Ho. A real pain in the ass, but he possessed hidden depths and the actor portrayed the character well.

LUKEWARM
• The character of Peace. My feelings for the character remained lukewarm throughout the entire series.

The CONS
• The vast majority of the baddies. Collectively, they had the emotional complexity of cardboard.

"Ah, I see—so the scene only makes sense if you’ve got a criminal justice degree, dated a couple detectives, and know a forensic psychiatrist. "

Yeah. I'm glad you got it.

OR, hear me out here: Doesn't accounts "cornbread", "Arxene", "TableTennisPlayer2" comments imply that they didn't require a criminal justice degree, dating a couple detectives, and knowing a forensic psychiatrist for the scene to make sense to them? Huh. Weird.

I'll leave you to stew on this. Ciao.

Hmmm... why are you assuming I wouldn't know such basic info? 😅 I require glasses, but only need them for specific activities.

Detectives are suspicious by their very nature, as well as due to their profession. Where others would note something but dismiss it as inconsequential, it's unlikely they would do the same.

Anyway, my contribution to this conversation has run its course. I conveyed what I felt called to.

Ciao.

I'll grant you that the latter is a bit harsh, but, could you not have chosen the first option: ignorance due to lack of experience? That may have caused less of a sting to your ego, as we can't know everything and there's no shame in admitting that. I tied the ignorance due to lack of experience to age, but maybe you just lack the experience to know how the minds of detectives can operate.

Due to my experience with police-- I went to a criminal justice college, dated two detectives (at different times, of course 😄 ), and I am friends with other detectives, as well as a forensic psychiatrist. I'm no longer shocked at the type of details these people notice and hyper-focus on; therefore, the detective's choice in this series didn't require the connective tissue for me to make sense of it. You clearly require it.

A detective would definitely take notice of a suspect wearing glasses during an attack and then discovering, later, that they don't wear glasses regularly.

I have to wonder the age of some of you watching the series, because being surprised by this detail stems either from ignorance, due to lack of life experience, or ignorance, due primarily to... well... I'm sure the meaning can be inferred.

You're a warrior of will, my friend. I'm glad you're able to add it to the completed list-- hopefully, you'll never have to go through that torture again.

This series ended up being simultaneously predictable and unexpected. Episode 8 felt as though the creators all looked at each other and said, "Shall we just f*ck everybody up? Yes, we shall!!" And then they all laughed maniacally. 😂😂

Oddly enough, I loved it for the crazy balls on them to write, film and release such an ending after the fluffy romance, pining unrequited love, goofball comedy, and tourist advert that they initially delivered. Way to go, boys! As the series closed, I found myself cackling maniacally, as well.

😂

That's great!!

I agree with you!

🤣 I noticed that, too!

I adore the snakes and really appreciate how Chi Cheng's love for them is reflected in his unabashed adoration for Wu Suo Wei. His mother, Yue Yue and many viewers of the series respond with fear and revulsion toward the snakes, completely discounting their beauty, just as Wu Suo Wei's girlfriend completely rejected and discounted his unique charms; yet, Chi Cheng sees them and falls deeper in love with Wu Suo Wei every moment-- not despite them, but because of them. This makes my heart sing. 🥰🎶

I watch the Viki but then go to the other sites to get better subtitles. I even paid for GagaOOLala and ran into the same poor subtitles. Until the English subtitles are better produced, this is what I've been forced to resort to, as I know I'm missing important context due to the shoddy subtitles. When the subtitles improve, I'll gladly just watch it on Viki, as I want to support the efforts of the creators who've brought this show to life.

DramaCool and DailyMotion have good subtitles.

You've admitted that you're lacking in attention span, reading comprehension and emotional maturity, which you proved with one cringeworthy and lazily written response.

I pity your husband.