I watched the first 4 episodes but don't feel motivated to continue. Nothing is pulling me in. Not the story, acting or the direction. It's not bad, it just is. But if you like the vibe of the first episode, you'll probably like the series.
I've seen a lot of KBLs made from webtoons. But I can't recall any of those series being better than the original webtoon. Heart Stain continues that tradition. This series was fine in the beginning, but got progressively less entertaining as it went on. The characters in the webtoon were all more developed than in the series.
For me, Doha is the reason I'm giving this a very low score. From the beginning he manipulated U Hyeon, toyed with his feelings and then tossed him aside as soon U Hyeon started to love him. And he left and came back as if literally years hadn't passed. He always played the victim and the script treated him like he was one. With U Hyeon always apologizing, always feeling like he'd hurt Doha and waiting for Doha to come around every single time. I don't recall Doha ever apologizing for his actions, even though most of the problems were caused by him.
Without "study aboard", this story would have been pretty subpar, but study aboard took a bad story and made it much worse. No matter what age you are, imagine how you were FOUR years ago and now imagine how different your life will be in FOUR years. In either scenario, you'll almost always be different than you are now. But "study aboard" is the magic potion that allows the main characters to remain in stasis for months or years, never growing, changing or falling in love with someone else. It's absolutely ridiculous and becomes more irritating each time it happens in a series.
If you think every time two guys are on camera together it's "cute" and that's enough to satisfy you, you might enjoy this series. For anyone else, I don't recommend it.
WTF was that? Why bother? I don’t know why I was expecting more. Took my 7 down to a 6 because of my disappointment…
It's not just you. That smile felt so fake that it took me out of the scene everytime he did it. And the crying from him and the actor playing YuXing wasn't much better. The acting and directing in this series weren't great. But neither was the script.
That ending was as generic and bland as the rest of the series. I'm not sure why I stuck with this one, but I'll probably forget that I watched it in a few days.
Because EarthMix will always be my OTP, I go out of my way to find something I like in each episode. This week that was harder than usual. Outing your significant other without their permission will always frustrate me as a viewer. But I can give it a pass in this case because both characters have done it and it hasn't caused conflict between them.
One positive I did see was another example of how the writers include call backs to EarthMix's previous roles and their real lives. Mix is from Lampang and they have talked about visiting there together many times. So for me, seeing that play out in the series was sweet.
Lu Xi is just spoiled. If you really think about him and his older brother's situation, Lu Xi should be a bit…
I agree, he is spoiled and very immature. Which is why seeing him in an adult relationship is very jarring. Everything that has happened in the series shows me that he is not ready for a romantic relationship with an adult. And his brother not objecting to the relationship in any way is also odd. Since the brother knows better than anyone how childish Lu Hui is.
The longer this goes on, the more it feels like the screenwriter is playing a joke on the audience. Things are happening, but they completely omitted giving any of the 4 leads motivation. It feels like both couples are together because of proximity and nothing more.
I can imagine a decent script about two innocent naive brothers in a small village who meet two guys and over time (more than a month) grow, mature, develop feelings and fall in love. A series where the widower, at the very least has an internal monologue about how/why he can go from loving his dead wife and in a matter of a few days want to spend the rest of his life with a man. A series where a guy in his mid-twenties who isn't a pedo, develops feelings for an 18 year old who behaves like an 8 year old and gives up his dreams to be with that child.
But we didn't get that series. We got Impression of Youth. A story where things happen to move the plot along and race to a finish line that feels like it can't come fast enough. Great series make viewers invested in the characters and give you a reason to root for the relationships. This show has never done that. These people don't exist in the real world and neither do these relationships. It all feels hollow and contrived. And since I thought episode 8 was the finale, I'm extra irritated knowing I have to wait another week for the very obvious conclusion 😒
Omg!!!! I absolutely adored sooooo much of this series. I tried watching it when it originally aired and dropped…
I've seen Pond in multiple series and loved him every single time. I've seen Earth in multiple series and always liked him. I thought he had amazing chemistry with Santa in My Only 12%. I've tolerated him being typecasted for years, but Hill and Easter were the only terrible thing about this series.
I think one of them was completely miscast or the character was the only one in the series that was poorly written. It was truly shocking to watch two couples with basically the same storyline and history and have one be flawless and the other be a snoozefest. Both actors delivered their lines, but everything they said felt generic and unbelievable.
Watching a 28 year old man behave like a chasted 12 year old was constantly grating and took me out every time he came on screen. I have no idea why their backstory had to be soooo convoluted and stretched out, but the first 6 episodes should have been condensed to 2. I also don't understand how Pond delivered most of his lines with a simmering sexual energy to someone who behaved like holding hands was too provocative. Their energies never matched and that was always jarring.
I'm really glad Pond has a new series coming soon with a new partner. And I'm even happier that Earth will be playing a different kind of character in his next role. I will watch both shows and wish both actors endless success. I think it's unfortunate that their characters were the only skippable part of this series and the only reason it doesn't have a much higher rating. But overall, the series is close to perfect because of everyone else and I can't wait to rewatch it and skip every scene with the leads.
I really want to give this series a 10, but I'm deducting 2 points because of Hill and Easter's relationship taking up so much screen time, so I'm giving it an 8.
Omg!!!! I absolutely adored sooooo much of this series. I tried watching it when it originally aired and dropped it before the second couple got screen time. I'm kinda glad I waited to watch it because binging the series was so wonderful.
I literally can't remember the last time I fell so in love with a couple in a Thai series, but Johan and North completely, totally, 100% stole my heart! I know most BLs have the same plot and I've seen so many college stories with gears, hazing, rich semes, and whiney/childlike ukes that it's hard to get excited watching another one. But the reason BL can be so great is because some couples transcend everything and have a beautiful love story.
I've seen most of Bas' series and he pretty much always plays the same character from the original 2 Moons. But North is nothing like Wayo and I love that! It's so rare to see two characters completely in sync, honest and vulnerable with each other. It's obvious to everyone that they're perfect for each other and seeing them happy together was all I wanted. Not having a random ex-girlfriend or parent ruin the relationship towards the end of the series was exactly what I wanted. The realistic physical intamacy between two horny college guys that wasn't over the top or raunchy was exactly what I wanted. If they had been leads from the beginning of the series, I would have given this a 10.
I also really liked their friend groups and families. The people around them made their relationship feel more realistic. And the fact that their friends had their own lives and other things going on was also really great. I'm looking forward to the next stories to see more development in the other relationships. I reslly CANNOT wait for Arthit and Dao, I've loved them since Love Sick season 2 🥰🥰! And the pilot for The Sun From Another Star looks AMAZING!
I'm gonna say a bit about the first couple below because I only want to say positive things about the series in this post.
Knowing in advance how this would play out didn't make it any less frustrating to watch. Hate me if you want, but from my perspective it feels like the entire relationship has been on Doha's terms. He knew his friend liked someone else and asked him out anyway. Knowing that would change their entire relationship. He kept this massive secret all this time and from U Hyeon's perspective now he's just randomly breaking up with him. I wouldn't want to be U Hyeon dealing with Doha's mood swings and whims everyday.
Also, maybe it's because studying aboard is really uncommon in my country and because I know life is short and years apart is a really long time. But "study aboard" the BL trope I hate the most! It pretty much always feels like a crutch for writers who can't bother to provide a resolution for their characters. And when the guy returns both almost always have lived their lives in a holding pattern during the time apart. It's completely unrealistic and always takes me out of a story.
After 6 great episodes, episode 7 was a bit of a let down for me. Both pairs needed closure, but the conversation between Sei and the roommate could have been cut in half. And the remainder of the time could have been spent with the main characters. But the writer wrote the story they wanted to, so it is what it is.
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For me, Doha is the reason I'm giving this a very low score. From the beginning he manipulated U Hyeon, toyed with his feelings and then tossed him aside as soon U Hyeon started to love him. And he left and came back as if literally years hadn't passed. He always played the victim and the script treated him like he was one. With U Hyeon always apologizing, always feeling like he'd hurt Doha and waiting for Doha to come around every single time. I don't recall Doha ever apologizing for his actions, even though most of the problems were caused by him.
Without "study aboard", this story would have been pretty subpar, but study aboard took a bad story and made it much worse. No matter what age you are, imagine how you were FOUR years ago and now imagine how different your life will be in FOUR years. In either scenario, you'll almost always be different than you are now. But "study aboard" is the magic potion that allows the main characters to remain in stasis for months or years, never growing, changing or falling in love with someone else. It's absolutely ridiculous and becomes more irritating each time it happens in a series.
If you think every time two guys are on camera together it's "cute" and that's enough to satisfy you, you might enjoy this series. For anyone else, I don't recommend it.
One positive I did see was another example of how the writers include call backs to EarthMix's previous roles and their real lives. Mix is from Lampang and they have talked about visiting there together many times. So for me, seeing that play out in the series was sweet.
I can imagine a decent script about two innocent naive brothers in a small village who meet two guys and over time (more than a month) grow, mature, develop feelings and fall in love. A series where the widower, at the very least has an internal monologue about how/why he can go from loving his dead wife and in a matter of a few days want to spend the rest of his life with a man. A series where a guy in his mid-twenties who isn't a pedo, develops feelings for an 18 year old who behaves like an 8 year old and gives up his dreams to be with that child.
But we didn't get that series. We got Impression of Youth. A story where things happen to move the plot along and race to a finish line that feels like it can't come fast enough. Great series make viewers invested in the characters and give you a reason to root for the relationships. This show has never done that. These people don't exist in the real world and neither do these relationships. It all feels hollow and contrived. And since I thought episode 8 was the finale, I'm extra irritated knowing I have to wait another week for the very obvious conclusion 😒
I think one of them was completely miscast or the character was the only one in the series that was poorly written. It was truly shocking to watch two couples with basically the same storyline and history and have one be flawless and the other be a snoozefest. Both actors delivered their lines, but everything they said felt generic and unbelievable.
Watching a 28 year old man behave like a chasted 12 year old was constantly grating and took me out every time he came on screen. I have no idea why their backstory had to be soooo convoluted and stretched out, but the first 6 episodes should have been condensed to 2. I also don't understand how Pond delivered most of his lines with a simmering sexual energy to someone who behaved like holding hands was too provocative. Their energies never matched and that was always jarring.
I'm really glad Pond has a new series coming soon with a new partner. And I'm even happier that Earth will be playing a different kind of character in his next role. I will watch both shows and wish both actors endless success. I think it's unfortunate that their characters were the only skippable part of this series and the only reason it doesn't have a much higher rating. But overall, the series is close to perfect because of everyone else and I can't wait to rewatch it and skip every scene with the leads.
I really want to give this series a 10, but I'm deducting 2 points because of Hill and Easter's relationship taking up so much screen time, so I'm giving it an 8.
I literally can't remember the last time I fell so in love with a couple in a Thai series, but Johan and North completely, totally, 100% stole my heart! I know most BLs have the same plot and I've seen so many college stories with gears, hazing, rich semes, and whiney/childlike ukes that it's hard to get excited watching another one. But the reason BL can be so great is because some couples transcend everything and have a beautiful love story.
I've seen most of Bas' series and he pretty much always plays the same character from the original 2 Moons. But North is nothing like Wayo and I love that! It's so rare to see two characters completely in sync, honest and vulnerable with each other. It's obvious to everyone that they're perfect for each other and seeing them happy together was all I wanted. Not having a random ex-girlfriend or parent ruin the relationship towards the end of the series was exactly what I wanted. The realistic physical intamacy between two horny college guys that wasn't over the top or raunchy was exactly what I wanted. If they had been leads from the beginning of the series, I would have given this a 10.
I also really liked their friend groups and families. The people around them made their relationship feel more realistic. And the fact that their friends had their own lives and other things going on was also really great. I'm looking forward to the next stories to see more development in the other relationships. I reslly CANNOT wait for Arthit and Dao, I've loved them since Love Sick season 2 🥰🥰! And the pilot for The Sun From Another Star looks AMAZING!
I'm gonna say a bit about the first couple below because I only want to say positive things about the series in this post.
Also, maybe it's because studying aboard is really uncommon in my country and because I know life is short and years apart is a really long time. But "study aboard" the BL trope I hate the most! It pretty much always feels like a crutch for writers who can't bother to provide a resolution for their characters. And when the guy returns both almost always have lived their lives in a holding pattern during the time apart. It's completely unrealistic and always takes me out of a story.
Overall, I thought the show was very good.