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I think I may be the only one looking forward to their separation. I believe it's something that needs to happen, for both of them but especially for Xiao Yuan as he cusps on Adulthood. Distance, I think, will help him sort his mature feelings of love from his adolescent feelings of hero worship and obligation, provide him the opportunity to explore his own life on his own terms as he fully grows into manhood, and give him the sturdy assurance that comes with knowing and asserting himself away from Wei Qian's constant presence and influence. I just think living life without one another for a while will make for a healthier relationship overall when they ultimately reunite.

The misrepresentation of the series is only part of the issue I have with it. Aside from the false marketing, it is simply not a good series. It's not engaging as a "slice of life", there's nothing captivating about the "mystery" (and that word is doing a lot of heavy lifting), and it can't even manage decent atmosphere. It's a plodding, paltry, nearly plotless bit of dreck. It's obvious they tried to use BL/GL to attract an audience because the actual story itself simply isn't interesting.

It's nice that some people are finding merit in this series and enjoying their watching time. I am not one of them.

Basically 100%.

Blood type and Rh factor have neither a correlative or causative relationship to haemophilia. Any female of any blood type and Rh factor can give birth to a male child with haemophilia so long as she is a carrier, regardless of the genetic profile of her male partner. Even the fact that Uncle V is O-negative is not a conclusive indicator of paternity. It's only suggestive so long as Phupha is O-type AND his "Father" is AB-type, since the AB blood group cannot produce O-type offspring regardless of the blood group of their partner.

Absolutely agreed on the jarring, unfulfilling nature of the time jump. I suspect the director and/or scriptwriter did that to very intentionally NOT spend time on any progress point where the incest would have to be directly and baldly addressed by the brothers but, in a series format, watching them fall in love would be the juiciest bit. Coming to terms with your own homosexuality during the hell of puberty is stressful enough; doing that while also longing to burst into the shower while your brother is bathing and just go to town on every inch of his water-slicked and heat-blushed flesh? Goodness, the tension alone could stunt your growth.

I found the film to be an overall pleasant watch but it was, at its core, quite basic. It was a fairly standard romance story, with pops of jealousy and obsessiveness, a brief separation and ultimate reunion, all the expected beats. That's why your comment about heads exploding made me think of it. It has all the usual trappings and tropes of the romance genre while treating the incest as fundamentally immaterial, and you can hear the viewers' howls of "Why won't you address it?!"

I can virtually taste the hand-wringing, pearl-clutching, bullet-sweating angst in the MDL comment section over such a story. Especially if, as you pointed out, the falling in love portion showed them engaging in typical consensual pre-adolescent curiosity and later consensual adolescent exploration with one another, which is rather common regardless of sex or gender identity.

Ah, I wish I had the money and production company to bring this idea to life.

For native or fully fluent Thai speakers: does Lady Lu actually say the portal opens only during a full moon, or did she describe the mechanics differently? A full moon happens every month, so it makes no sense to me that they would have to wait three months for the next activation, unless the actual reference was a seasonal Blue Moon rather than a standard full moon.

I am 100% certain it won't actually matter to the story but it's bugging the hell out of me.

Oh I would pay good money for a Taiwanese remake of "From Beginning to End". If I recall correctly, they were half-brothers, but there is no reason that couldn't be changed. The incest being both core to the plot yet incidental to the story drove many folks absolutely mad 15 years ago.

I know we're only three episodes in but this series just isn't catching my attention. It has aspects that I normally find quite appealing, such as sex work (or sex work-adjacent) themes, pretty boys in tight-fitting and/or mesh clothing, women in powerful business roles, people with unclear motives, other people keeping secrets from loved ones. But this series just isn't grabbing me. I couldn't even recall what the show was when it popped up on my airing calendar last week, and I spent most of episode 3 trying to remember who any of these characters are, what/who they're doing, and why. I had the same issue with episode 2. I'm paying attention but, for whatever reason, nothing about this series is sticking with me. Things are happening, and at a rather refreshing pace for a Thai BL, but none of it is particularly interesting. It's not good, it's not bad, it's just...colourful but not much else.

It might be the lack of meaningful conflict, or the threadbare tension, that makes all this feel less like a story and more like a pantomime of one. But perhaps the next episode will introduce compelling stakes and hold my interest.

No BL. No GL. How I do despise bait-and-switch marketing for subpar productions. If you're not confident enough in your series that you have to pretend it's a whole other genre, perhaps improve the story or just don't make it at all.

I mean, we know there is a vocal set of DMD fans salivating for a MaxZee series. First order of business there, I think, is making it routine to break ships.

I'm not overly hopeful. Ships are the engine that drives Thai's BL industry; without ships and their subsequent fandoms, it wouldn't be nearly as profitable for anyone involved, especially the actors. While this isn't an official DMD production, and they actually let their actors work outside of the company, I don't really believe anyone's willing to risk the product by not following the formula.

But if they did...well, I would certainly applaud.

I have no feelings about MaxNat as either a ship or as actors, I would just appreciate a Thai BL series willingly breaking a ship onscreen, especially if it would better serve the story. That would be bold indeed.

Given that the nature of the love triangle here seems authentic and plot-relevant, rather than existing to create drama only for drama's sake, there is potential to NOT service a pre-existing ship.

It's always so nice when a JBL doesn't shy away from sex. And just when I was considering shelving this one. Doubtful it will but perhaps this one will give us more blatant action, as it's really not giving much by way of story. One can always dream...

The assistant is just annoyingly pathetic. You were a brief bit of tail, a warm body on offer years ago. You've been told and shown repeatedly that you are unwanted, and to stop making such a childish ass of yourself. Have some self-respect, man.

No idea.

I will give this series 10 full stars if Nat's character doesn't endgame with Max's character. All 10 stars just for having the guts to do it.

I'm not asking for much with this season, just for everyone to be dead by the end of it. I think that's reasonable.

Badly written, poorly acted, awkwardly paced, strangely shot, flashbacks, flashbacks, flashbacks, focus so soft you think you're going blind. Everything you'd expect from the company that brought us "Venus in the Sky". Unfortunately, this version of the template is missing that certain Sitzfleisch encouraging element. The comedic but devoted second couple? Tod's charismatic smile and naked chest? Silly but enthusiastic sex? Not quite sure but whatever made that series occasionally watchable just isn't present here.

It's bland and predictable but passes a bit of time. Some scenes are worth not FFW through but this is, overall, another forgettable factory-line Thai BL production. If you haven't started it, wait. This is a bored weeknight binge-watch.

Though I will say that Junior has grown on me, in much the way Tod did. They do layered well; at least, to the level of complexity these scripts offer. Junior's portrayal of teenaged Achi's heartache is actually making me feel nostalgic and a little sad.

So, anyway, for those wondering whether they should watch:

If you find romantic/love-line elements annoying in non-romance K-dramas, this is probably not the series for you. A not insignificant amount of character motivation, development, & story progress is reliant on the love-lines between the main MLs and the supporting FLs. It hampers the bromance and renders irritating a number of scenes. In many ways, it undermines the basic Western-inspired noir formula, as the women play a much more significant role in this series than noir, as a genre, typically affords. Overall, the "Does she/doesn't she" nonsense is an exceedingly tedious element.

However, if you love romance in your dramas, or want to see any unsubtle romance aspects in your series, and you also like violence and bloodshed, this may well be right up your alley.

Uncle insinuating that Yi Ping broke Ever 9 with his penis is just funny. Every time he shows up on screen, he's got something to say about Ever 9's additional functions. If you want to build a line of sentient sexbots just go ahead, no one's stopping you. I bet they'd sell out on pre-order alone. Of course, sentient sexbots sounds like the first step in an eventual robot uprising but, meh.

I did not misunderstand the concept of the show. I began watching the show hoping that, like so many k-dramas, especially those that are not pure comedies or slice-of-life dramas, the romance parts would be negligible. Yes, K-dramas 99% of the time will include romance but that those romances are rarely plot-relevant or story supporting makes the series still perfectly watchable because you can FFW through every single one of those scenes and lose nothing in the main story. Once it became clear that would not be the case in this series, and the romance is actually integral to the story, I lost interest in the series overall.

This series is billed as a violent action thriller; in most cases, K-dramas with these themes don't have a central romance and any love-lines are so functionally irrelevant entire scenes can be skipped without impacting the story. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case here, so I stopped watching.

So, no, it isn't like ordering a bacon sandwich and then complaining about the bacon. It's receiving a sandwich and not realizing it isn't actually for me until I unwrap it.

Do you get it now? I certainly hope so, since my lengthy posts stress you out.

Your reading comprehension is truly terrible, and it's unfortunate your feelings are so hurt over someone not enjoying a series you liked. I hope you feel better soon.