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Still dealing with stuff - may need surgery. But OK for now. Thank you.

Great series. I'm really enjoying it.

But.......

Part of Ep 26 was upsetting.

I really wish the writers had not had Dr. He tell Xi Fan, and then have her tell her mother, that "everything will be alright" BEFORE the full pathology report was released.

My mother died from breast cancer, and I have had multiple biopsies for suspicious masses, myself. I can personally tell you that, from our respective experiences, doctors that are overly optimistic before all of the medical facts are in evidence DO NOT help their patients. False hope hurts.

So, while Xi Fan's mother did eventually receive hopeful news from the full pathology report, those scenes upset me.

But other than that, I think this is one of the best romantic dramas I've seen. It's very well done, and the entire cast is amazing.

The chemistry, kindness and respect for each other, and genuine love for each other makes it feel like the actors are a real, actual family even outside of their characters. It's truly wonderful.

Exactly, LOL.

That scene was terrifying.

So far, other than forced, non-consent / drunk kisses.......no. Nothing NC.

There are still 2 eps left, though, so who knows what will happen.

You're right, I got mixed up.

No, I don't think the girl that was beaten liked him yet. He only liked her, but of course he felt guilty once that happened. Although at the time, he wasn't aware of the "criteria" yet because Lee Dong Jin hadn't fully developed his theory yet.

Perhaps not right away?

I'm not sure if she's starting to get feelings for him, though. Perhaps that's why she didn't approach him at the end of Ep 9, but instead stayed across the street, out of the 10 meter danger zone. Maybe after reading what was on Lee Dong Jin, she understands what she should be careful about.

Just a guess, anyway.

Yeah, pretty much.

The story just took all these tangents and then kindof collapsed. And then was partially but not completely resolved in the last 5 minutes. It was awful.

Gross: a scene with a vegetable, anal sex, and then later eating the vegetable. Some thought it was funny, but it was just gross.

Gratuitous: one of the main leads is lonely for the guy he loves (who is missing because of the last minute subplot I mentioned), so there's this very explicit solo sex scene that was so freaking unnecessary and not hot at all.

It was just super, super cringe. UGH. It contributed nothing, in any way.

"- The subplot of stalker and Yuna who got injured and who liked the detective got injured as per the Witch theory."

Except in the case of the male witch (the detective), the curse is slightly different. In his case, people HE likes get hurt. He liked the woman who was beaten and is still in a coma.

In the female witch's case, people who like HER get hurt.

In both cases.......if Lee Dong Jin's theory is correct, if the feeling is mutual between the witch and the other person, there should be no injury.

I only said two actors from two different series look alike, and I think they could play brothers if they were cast in a series together.

Gelboys has been an incredibly refreshing production. I want to see more from the director, especially if the same kind of realism is used again.

And yes, I agree that the group chat was very effective. The way current social media and phone technology have been used almost as if they are actual characters in the plot has been an interesting perspective that I think captures the state of teenagers in this day and age. (I have a teen that's about to turn 15, so I see this in action all the time, lol.)

Can't believe there's only one Ep left.

I'm not sure how all of this will be wrapped up, but I have to say I have REALLY enjoyed the format this series was filmed in. I love the way it almost feels like a street documentary in some places. It's very, very different from the way most BLs (and series in general) are filmed. At a few points in the story, it actually feels somewhat improvised, too, which adds a ton of realism. Man, I love it.

And the acting. Wow. These kids are SERIOUSLY good, especially in the scenes with silence or just long pauses. Their facial expressions are incredible. What a cast.

Lastly, I am still hoping Bas Hatsanat Piniwat (of the BasMaxky pairing) and the actor that plays Baabin, PJ Mahidol Pibulsonggram, get cast as brothers in something. They look alike.

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EDIT: One more thing.

I MUCH, MUCH prefer the naturally paced and realistic dialogue in this series, instead of dialogue with long pauses in the middle of sentences / thoughts (then switches to a new camera angle before the dialogue continues), the way a huge number of BLs are filmed. That method is SO freaking annoying.

Oh, man. Make Your Days Count made me cry for 2 days. It was devastating to see their newfound love just taken away like that. It was so unexpected, and I was absolutely distraught.

I have a long list of favorites, but The Time of Fever was very good, and The On1y One was very well done. <---- That one is unusual in that, the ending was rather open, but also ended in a way that I didn't mind. No second season is necessary, but there could easily be one (and I would welcome it).

Another (mostly) good series with an excellent pairing is the Taiwanese series, See Your Love. The main couple was amazing, espec considering they're both pretty new to acting. I don't think Taiwan pairs couples the way Thailand does, so it's unlikely those two actors will be in another series like that. Which is a shame.

Anyway, I didn't mean to turn this into a mile long thread, LOL. It's fun to explore this genre, though.

I'm a dedicated, decades-long fan of vampire stories but relatively new to BL in general, having only watched the genre for about a year or so. And I watch various series from across the geographical spectrum (though, TBH, I really can't stand very many from the U.S.), as well as from different production companies.

You're right, most of them are not deep at all. Rampant trope-ism and worn out story concepts (especially in the case of BLs - the high school or "college of engineering" setting) are vastly over-used.

I tend to like ones that are more unique either in substance or production format. I'm watching a Thai series right now called Gelboys. It's filmed in almost a street-documentary style in many scenes, although I'm not sure that's exactly the description I mean. It's just very different, and I'm really enjoying it.

I also just finished watching ThamePo, and that one was excellent. Much more of a typical style, but the difference is the cast - GMMTV made an incredible new pairing with first time actor William (real-life lead singer of a Thai idol group called LYKN) and Est, who is an established actor. As actors and as the main characters, they made an amazing connection that really came through on the screen. The series has a very high rating, if you haven't watched it already.

Yeah the absolute lack of any emotion on his face at all - not even PAIN - while he was doing that was terrifying.

Blunt tip. Slightly serrated edge, though.

Way too many "campy" vampire series already out there.

I'm really hoping they DON'T camp up MGB. I can't watch it if they do.

I was able to read all of the chapters, through the end of Ch 20, without making an acct.

But at Ch 21 the website forced me to make an acct, and I couldn't read the rest until that happened.

So I made one and finished everything late last night. And there were definitely some plot twists.

My opinion: If that was a faithful translation of the original, then I hate to say it, but it reads like a high schooler or perhaps a college freshman wrote it. Unfortunately the intimate scenes were.....not well written, either.

It reminded me of WAYYYY back when Buffy the Vampire Slayer was super popular and fanfic websites sprang up all over the internet so everyone could write their "shipping" stories.

90% of those stories were poorly written, but other people were telling the writers things like "That was amazing!! Oooh that was so hot!! I love how you wrote this scene!!"

TBH, the majority of those writers should have never been encouraged to write. At least not at that point in their lives, lol. How do I know that? Because **I** was also one of those awful Buffy fanfic writers. Now I look back on those stories with a lot of embarrassment.

So now I'm in my late 50s, I'm back in college after being out of school for decades, and I'm a writer myself (mostly poetry and short stories - nothing you've ever heard of). I've had some great professors who were pretty demanding and as a result, I have a much more developed and skilled perspective on writing in general than I used to. I am certainly not a world-class writer by any stretch of the imagination, but I have a pretty good grasp of when something is well-written or not.

My final assessment is.......I can only hope the series is better.

Side note: I would love to know the process of how these stories are scouted / discovered, and how someone eventually decides, "This would be a good series." I would also like to know the percentage of series that are from adapted works (such as My Golden Blood), versus how many are original screenplays. I might have to do some research.

I literally SCREAMED in that last scene!!!!!

Ep 6 - HO. LEE. SHIT!!!!!

And on another note.......the acting in this series is just BEYOND good. All of them. Wow.

Other than those two comments ^^^^, I am speechless right now.