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Huh. This being an Omegaverse work seems like a pretty significant plot point to not be mentioned in the synopsis, the tags, or the trailers. I was hella confused through that first bit of dialogue until it snapped into place.

Extremely predictable at every turn but the ride is a lot of fun.

Folks are being shot, almost stabbed, and nearly executed. I'm having a tough time caring much about Guy's romantic woes when we just saw Tew break BOTH of Khun Paiboon's cardinal rules in how he dealt with Kenji. Yes, Guy, matters of the heart are confusing but there are mafia things afoot and trigger-happy goons lurking about; stow it.

Bit of a cocktease first episode; very fun! Not yet quite sold on the overall plot but I think that will come...along with, you know, all the characters.

I'm not sure what illness Sky had (maybe they mentioned it but I won't pretend I watched anything but the NC scenes in the special episode) but Venus has definitely caught it. Sky took his tongue on a caving expedition halfway down Vee's pharynx.

I like Tod as an actor. I hope to see him in less ridiculous, better written shows.

No.

You know you're not watching for the plot so let me save you some time: the sex scene begins at 48:45 into the episode.

I can't yet say for certain where it all went so wrong but my enjoyment of this series has really plummeted.

Is any of this grief fest necessary? They could've resolved their miscommunication three episodes ago and spent the final act dealing with the realities of their being a couple in the context of their lives (boss/subordinate, rich/poor, controlling mother/aging parents, etc). Shun Yu had perfectly valid concerns about being together, and it would have been nice to see Shang Zhou validate those concerns and the two of them work through it together.

I honestly thought that's where the series was headed given how often Shun Yu fretted about their dynamic and differences but...I guess the writer got cold feet.

The only way the existence of this series is justified is if it's meant to launch the other couples' stories and/or ships for GMMTV.

As adult characters, Name/Saifah would've been a far more appropriate focus for a series titled "Dangerous Romance", in which every decision made could result in psychological devastation, serious bodily harm, or outright fatalities. As a ship, the chemistry between Pepper/Papang is intriguing.

As high school characters, Guy/Nawa would've been a better focus for two hot-headed, stubborn teens always at one another's throats who ultimately fall for one another. Smoldering tension was omnipresent in their interactions, whether they were fighting or joking or worrying together about their idiot friends. Marc plays well off Pawin, and the two of them together absolutely nail the "enemies to lovers" trope. (Marc is a passable actor but he needs the support of makeup and wardrobe to fully inhabit and sell his roles. He was styled so well in "Chains of Heart" that I didn't even recognize him at first.)

It's obvious the Pimfah/Napdao interactions were included purely to garner interest in the "23.5" series featuring Milk/Love as leads with View/June as the supporting ship, as well as further scaffold GMMTV's foray into GLs. The ladies didn't have much screen time but they made the absolute most of what minutes they did have.

As for our lead couple in this series...

Well, they simply don't work as a couple, as characters, nor as a BL ship, as actors. Kang/Sailom had an engaging friendship; I never once bought the romance. Perth/Chimon have decent buddies vibe; I feel zero chemistry between them. They are both solid actors in their own right but Perth needs a better BL partner, and Chimon needs to exit the genre altogether.

Overall, an uneven and fundamentally disappointing series.

Now we just need Wan Wan, the cat from "Be Loved in House", to show up and we'll have the complete Taiwanese BL roster set.

There were three different shows going on this episode: one, a violent action series about a gangster desperately trying to go straight; two, a heart-rending family drama about brother seeking justice for brother; and three, a coming-of-age tale of sports hopes, self-discovery, and the power of never giving up on your dreams.

Oh, and some other show about a romance or something...? I wasn't really paying attention, didn't seem to matter anyway.

I really need Name to get a spin-off. I want to know his story.

Janus is a whirpool of a Human being and Bom has the patience of a saint. He and Sky need to form a two-man support group to survive loving these brothers.

Xiao Jie has to be the most stressed member of that entire gang. Every time that poor bastard is on screen he's caught in the middle of some new nonsense in the Chen Yi/Ai Di shenanigans show. Even when he's trying to help (after being ordered to do so), he's getting yelled at, kicked out, insulted, or having objects hurled at him. His life is making me anxious.

I never said, nor implied, that Sand is still "hung up" on Boeing; I said Sand needs to let go of the anger, pain, and bitterness he's been holding about how their relationship ended.

No.

Boeing IS the forest. He's like an Ent that woke up and chose violence.

*waves my admission tickets*

I'm already in like Flynn, trust.

😂 Yep.

If Sand explodes next episode, I will literally stand up and cheer. As Sand's Mother told Ray, Sand is empathetic and caring to a fault. He's got a wine cellar's worth of bottled feelings and he NEEDS to start uncorking himself.

My own headcanon is he's about 2/3rds of the way to a stress-induced hernia, and it can only be thwarted by him FINALLY telling SOMEONE to fuck right the fuck off.

I do agree about the interpersonal vitriol being distasteful. I do, though, think it's much less pronounced and a problem here than in other comment sections on MDL.

The "Cutie Pie" comments section, for example, is just downright vile.