Pincolino

If they had shown us some passionate kissing, everyone would be over the moon. It was the only thing that was lacking. Everything else was cute and nice. Ep 8 was much better than I expected, to be honest.

I think everyone wished for better (more passionate) scenes. Second seasons are always a downgrade.

I rewatched the last scene and I'm still trying to figure out how Plan managed to be that tall. Did he bring his high heels with him he often wears when they promote the 2Wish couple LMAO. Tiptoeing doesn't do the trick. He was standing on something for sure! It's hilarious.

Naah ... I can't watch Bright/Win. Those guys creep me out.

Plan was scouted. I guess that's how it works in Thailand: They see a pretty face and ask them to go to a workshop or whatever. He talked about that in an interview. I don't think that he was prepared for all of this. I don't think he even knows what he wants to do in the future. The kisses could be better, but otherwise he does a good job. No idea why people are so critical. Acting as Can is much harder than acting as Tin. Mean only has to look fierce, handsome and sexy. He has it easier with his looks and everything.

Well, the kisses are one thing, but honestly their chemistry improved a lot. They seem very close. And when you see them in real life ... wow! I never looked them up before. I had no idea how well they get along. I agree about Plan, though. He just HATES it. In a recent interview he said he won't do any BL in the future. He doesn't understand why he has to kiss many other guys LMAO. I think he still doesn't understand why he has to kiss this ONE guy.

I think it's the decision of the director. I saw a video where Mean mentioned it. He said that they (P'New and another guy) don't want much kissing scenes and sweet scenes.

Nobody can tell you if you'll like it or not. Watch it for yourself. Is it good? Not really. Do I enjoy it? YES!! 100%

Maybe I'm not as critical as I used to be, but this series is not worse or better than most of the BL series out there. It is cute, romantic, cheesy, embarrassing, awkward, exciting. Don't take it too seriously. I thought I would need a day to finish Ep 8, because I had to pause every two seconds. I watched it through my fingers, but it was fun. Sooo much fun. I'm giggling here and feeling happy. The second hand embarrassment makes me giggle even more.

It never felt better having no life ...

"They are more hyped about Can/Tin being in bed." That people are only interested in sex is a common thing when it comes to entertainment. Sex and violence sells. LBC2 could be the best series ever made and still everyone would mostly watch it for the intimate scenes. It's the reason those novels get popular in the first place: because they are smutty trash (I'm still not over that badly written sex scene in The Untamed, I'm traumatized for life). The novel portrays Can as a "sex obsessed bottom who desperately wants to please his top" (someone in this comment section said that, I prefer not reading it, no need to get traumatized even further). Talking about Plan: He is doing something right, otherwise that ship wouldn't be so popular.

"And its his big chance a lead." I wonder how much chances Plan really has with his appearance. They can cast Mean in almost every production. I see people saying everywhere how "hot" he is. Plan looks like a teenager. I cannot imagine him as the male lead in a mainstream hetero series. He is too small, shoulders not broad enough, face too girly. He has the best chances in BL series, but he doesn't want to do BL anymore.

Cute, funny, happy Plan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QFPp-8mTi8&list=LL&index=3
Fan-made, but the title is fitting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9O4Z0Lvpmg&list=LL&index=14&t=5s
Short interview, Plan is leaning towards Mean at the very beginning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNq6YFqPp44&list=LL&index=11

What happened to Plan lately? I know him rather moody, reserved, not happy to do fan service, but loving and sweet towards Mean, even though it's hardly noticeable. In some recent clips of interviews/fan meets he looks completely smitten by Mean (!!), super motivated and happy. A ball of sunshine, really. He never struck me as the happy type.

Watching the preview for next episodes it seems Can thinks he is not good enough for Tin (not good looking enough, not a girl, whatever). I must say I don't dislike this conflict. It's reasonable and now I finally understand why they tried so hard to make Can look ugly LOL (which honestly is an achievement by itself, Plan has a super pretty face). Jokes aside, I would be more concerned about my family not being rich enough, not having a good "background", but it's different in every culture, I guess. The whole "Am I good enough for him" is nice, though. It's better as those cheesy jealousy games that are played in so many other BL stories. We had jealousy in the last episode too, but it wasn't that dramatic. Reminds me of 2gether where I would have preferred a similar conflict. Tine wondering if he is good enough for Sarawat, if they have enough in common or if someone else is a better match for him. Instead we got random girls who suddenly where important and lots of stupid jealousy everywhere and countless head pats. I don't know where the Tin&Can story is going, but well, I don't hate it. How can you hate those two? LOL It seems impossible.

I wonder if they will be able to pull off the love scene in the next episode. My honest guess: No. But I don't even care. I will have my popcorn ready and giggle like a little girl.

Okay ... I finally finished it. The story was a bit messy, the marathon-theme wasn't doing it for me, those bleeding nipples traumatized me for life, and this horrible loan shark cliché you find in so many Korean dramas should finally die out - but the rest was very, very nice. There were a lot of scenes between those two men that felt fresh and original like I haven't seen them before in other BLs. The kisses and the skinship were also great. Their interactions felt very natural (!!) and funny. Good acting from both leads. Lately I'm bothered by actors who feel uncomfortable doing kissing scenes or acting "gay" in general. So I'm always glad if that's not the case. I'm paying extra attention. No awkwardness in this series.

After watching this episode I feel like the retelling of the Tin&Can story makes ZERO sense. I like their retold story a little better, because it's softer and less forceful, but the difference is TINY. It's more a feeling than anything else. They could have started season 2 with episode 7 easily. With the "break-up-scene" and then they could have showed us all flashbacks scenes from s1, so we remember again what happened between those two. They could have dragged it out a bit and make two episodes until Tin&Can reconcile. But no. They decided to waste 7 episodes for the retelling. I wouldn't know what scene they showed us that was so important to make the decision to start from the beginning. Whatever comes now - I fell like it makes no difference if you have seen their scenes in s1 or the retold story in s2, because at the end of the day it really is the same. I wonder what they were thinking. As if there isn't enough material for this couple to be the leads in a 13-episode-series. Maybe that's the reason. The author run out of ideas.

You must give those men some credit. All standing there being miserable, heart-broken and dramatic LMAO I couldn't do it.

I wouldn't say Tul feels uncomfortable, but he just looked glad the scene is over. And yeah, I was very surprised. Talking about My Engineer: I forgot Ram&King, nice couple, very nice kiss! Again: very natural, no big deal. Lay acts in the YYY series too, so he is paired up with two different guys and isn't stuck in one couple role, which I think is a smart idea. I was not a fan of UWMA. Too childisch. Win&Team have a lot of charm, but I don't expect any natural kissing scenes from them in their new series. I feel like I'm too old for this stuff. I enjoy mature stories with natural acting and believable kissing. It doesn't have to be explicit at all. 2gether and Still 2gether was such a kindergarten and everyone is going crazy about those two guys. It's so strange. Can's redeeming quality is his pure heart. There is not a single evil thought in his mind. I don't hate the character, but he is just too naiv and slow. But we will see. I wonder what the next episodes will bring us. There is a lot of room for good character development, but I don't expect much.