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Lol, yes. I find them more cute than annoying. I like teen romances for this reason. At the back of my head though I'm thinking, "Enjoy it while it lasts, darlings."

Personally, I'll give Nuea some grace. He is 20 after all. He was presented as something of a flirt and Mark seemed to be the first time he really liked someone. His character also grows away from the persistent toaster to the guy who cares for Mark and protects him even knowing he doesn't have a chance. I think he more than redeemed himself.

Perth delivered as Ploy in this episode. Actually, all the female characters have been super believable in their roles (even Annoying Yeewah ). Usually what we see in BLs are one-dimensional female characters who only exist to serve the love line(s). That thwack from Yeewah's slap was very satisfying.

"Nuea is rapey" is a strong statement. It wasn't until 5/6 that Mark turned him down clearly and Nuea said he wasn't going to bother him anymore. Up until then Mark pretty much went along with his flirting/advances. You said it yourself. He failed to enforce boundaries. Unless I missed something.

Rounded characters and consistency, yep. They mostly nailed that so far. Although the intensity between Mark and Vee even when they're doing the most mundane things had me rolling my eyes more than once.

That's something to think about. Because I agree with you. He doesn't seem like the type.

Oh Soo Jae was not some avenging angel. She was corrupt and supported corrupt people. She might have looked down on them, but she was one of them. It didn't start out being about justice. She wanted TK and was willing to do almost anything to get it. That's why she went to that meeting alone. That's why she fell into the traps set for her because honestly, she was no match for Choi Tae Gook.

Gong Chan, whether as a love interest or a ghost from her past was important for her character. To chip away at her until he got to her conscience. To remind her of who she once was. The accident at the end of Ep 14 broke the dam open. In the words of one of my favourite writers, “Enemies beware. The worst has happened. My father [daughter in Oh Soo Jae's case] is gone. My madness will now bare itself.”

Choi Tae Gook shoots straight to the top of my favourite villain list. Evil to his last breath. I really think that if he didn't kill himself, he had dirt on enough people to find some wiggle room. But for a man like that, the prospect of losing even a little of his power was too much for him.

There are people who go through the worst in life and still remain soft and kind. That was Gong Chan. He was the balance for Oh Soo Jae. Even though he was annoying and really didn't have the power to protect her. But he was completely in her corner and she needed to have that. If that made him a "simp", oh well. Calling GC that, is more a reflection on the users of the word to be honest.

In all, a good drama. Draggy in the middle episodes but wrapped up satisfactorily.

Seo In Guk is carrying this drama on his damn back. He's the perfect fit for all the silliness and antics of his character. I have no idea what the FL character is supposed to be. She's just all over the place trying to score petty points against the ML when her supposed raison d'être is finding the person who killed her brother.

A satisfactory ending. The cells were again my favourite characters, delivering on the fun and laughter. Sensitivity really stepped up. I'll definitely be watching season 3 if there's going to be one.

Watched the drama because of this comment. Was worth every minute.

Duean Yi is supposed to be shady (I think) but he just comes off as childish. Hope he gets better. Will keep watching because of Pavel, hoping he gets a more flattering hairstyle in later eps.

I yelled. Lol.

Honestly soon as I saw the cake I thought, "Ah here comes another character who cannot eat without smearing half the food on his face and the opposite who cannot offer a napkin."

Spot on. This is just it really.

Taking a break at ep 3 and coming back to this drama with a fresh mind definitely worked. The comic bits aren't as jarring as they were before. Also helped that I've been watching the cast interviews on YouTube and their chemistry is superb.

Ctrl Z and Ruby are so cute.

Yup. The way he handled the whole Saeyi business too.

Of course. But she made all those compromises inside her chest, by herself. And I get the need to not act like you're overreacting but if you don't feel safe enough in your relationship to point out your uneasiness to your partner, isn't that a bigger issue?

I can get behind this argument.

Lol. I'm just old and probably a lot less likely to see romantic intent behind every kind/friendly action.

Then have a conversation. Talk things through. Take a break if need be. It's not a minor thing, it's a relationship-threatening thing. My grouse is that her immediate reaction was to break up. That's on her. And her taking him back proves she realises at some point that breaking up was extreme.

He did not cross any lines. Giving her his jacket when she was cold was flirting? He was kind/nice to her. Motivated by the fact that he liked her? Maybe. This thing that being kind/talking to to anyone you're not in a relationship with is flirting is just weird as heck to me. That means one should not make any new friends once they're coupled up.

Saw a lot of hate for Babi on some other platform and I was so worried for how he would hurt Yumi. Now up to ep 9 and this is it? Really? He had feelings for another woman, didn't act on it at all, tried to get over his feelings (when he realised he had them) and he's a bad guy? Do folks really think liking one person means you are automatically immune from liking anyone else? Personally, I'm annoyed at Yumi. What is she? 16? Your boyfriend likes someone else. Of course it hurts. But you decide to throw the whole relationship away because of that? Ugh. This is what unrealistic romantic expectations causes.

Edit 1: Eek. Still no proper conversation before they started dating again. Now I think about it, their relationship was pretty much romance and vibes.