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I wonder if it's getting better. I feel like the characters changed again. I don't know what annoys me more: the timid, soft, shy Kao who is afraid of a fight with his boyfriend, or the hot headed Pete with his childish jealousy. I remember those characters differently ... especially Kao ... sigh ... While being in a relationship can make you vulnerable (you don't want to fight with your boyfriend), this is just too much ...

A smooch? I wonder about that too. The underwater kiss (at least I think we viewers are supposed to believe they kissed) in the first episode was such a tease.

As far as I know in the novel Mork and Sun were the main pairing. Pete&Kao didn't have much story.

The LINE TV links people are posting have subs. Just go to the preferences. For Part1 of EP3: https://tv.line.me/embed/10461151

There are no raws. You get the subtitles immediately.

They are both so annoying, sorry. Kao seems to be afraid of having a "real" argument with Pete (like you said, he wants peace) and Pete is just exaggerating. Why does Kao have to chose between Pete and tutoring Non? This is so stupid. As a working adult I just shake my head about this whole situation. That Kao has to use his tutoring money to support the family must be an Asian thing. I would never want my sister to support my studies when she is studying herself. Also, if you have problems with your roommate, endure it. I had terrible roommates too! On a side note: if Pete is so bad at his studies that he cannot get in that famous company, why isn't Kao tutoring HIM?

Watching the trailer I got a different impression of the storyline, which is completely my fault. I thought Pete would be annoyed by Non and a bit jealous like we know him and then, when Non makes it clear he wants to steal Kao, he would talk with Kao and Kao would not believe him, because Pete is the jealous and hot headed type. So this time Kao would be somehow at fault – and not Pete. Instead once again Pete is the problem child here. They should put a halo on Kao's head, because he can do no wrong. If at this moment it would be clear, that Non wants Kao, then the whole conflict would be different and would make sense. But just being annoyed by those short encounters is very stupid. The same goes for Kao btw. He was annoyed in ep1, because Non was cutting the line. Really? And then you start fighting with a stranger over a milk shake? This is what I call a "forced conflict" LOL There are people like this out there, no doubt. But I don't know at the moment if I want to get invested in this childish behavior and conflict :(

So I now watched it with subtitles and even though I love Pete&Kao and their rather mature conversations they have in this series, the conflict itself is so childish. We are supposed to hate Non and I'm just sitting here and thinking about getting a gun, because if THAT's a reason to hate somebody, there are people out there I have to shoot immediately. No joke. This brat is annoying and cocky – that's it. He doesn't even want to steal Kao from Pete at this point. Well, he intends to, but Pete cannot know that. And even if he tries, so what? Pete is just too insecure and childish. How can you be bothered by such a brat? This tutoring thing is a big opportunity for Kao, he should be supportive. Will they drag this out until the end?

Yeah, with the music and everything it's a bit soap-operish.
Those scenes in the swimming pool were pretty unnecessary. I can imagine such a scene with an actor like Max would work. Not sure if Mew could pull it off though :P I personally don't drool over any male actors, but I'm more used to the "western" idea of a good looking man. Most of those Asian actors look very "boyish" to me. I sometimes feel like a pedophile staring at them :(

LOL
Well, many seem to think Tay is hot, I have no opinion about it :P
I feel like they are playing it safe. The series seems very carefully produced and scripted, but at the same time there are just no "sparks". I said a while ago Tay&New will rule over the BL heaven if they play their cards right – but that ain't it. They should have made this relationship a bit more spicy. In Kiss Me Again it was so sloppy and all over the place, but it worked. Also, the humor was much better. Kao was my absolute favorite back then. I found New in this role cool and hilarious at the same time. In Dark Blue Kiss he just tries to look "cute" the whole time, while Pete has to look "hot". Sigh.
Sure, it's always more interesting, if a relationship is just starting compared to when they are together. Like in Together With Me Next Chapter where I felt like they had to struggle to come up with an interesting plot (at the end many hated it). I just wonder if they couldn't give us something more exciting. Guess not.
I must say Sun and Mork aren't doing it for me either.

Huang Juan Zhi is heavily underweight. It fits his role (maybe that's why he was casted), but I wonder what's going on in real life. It's a bit frightening. He also looks much older than he is.

Unpopular opinion, but the pace is a bit slow.

When it comes to love scenes and kisses it has to click right with me. It's a combination of good chemistry, plot, characters. I never liked History: Obsessed, because the story was such a mess, but many went crazy over the intense kissing. Talking about Max&Tul: their chemistry is one that you mostly see in their intimate scenes. I feel like if they don't kiss you don't really feel it. The same goes for some other couples. And then again are some couples that don't need to kiss and have lots of chemistry like Pete&Kao, Off&Gun, Tin&Can. But I'm not complaining or judging. It's great if they deliver good kisses like in Boundary Crossing, even though Zach&Fandy didn't have much chemistry.

I never watched LBC, it's just toooo cringy. But I came across Tin&Can on YT, so I only watched their cut. The characters, the story is a bit controversial too, but their chemistry blew my mind. Wasn't expecting that. I don't ship actors in real life, but those two look gorgeous together. Tin looked the whole time like he wanted Can BADLY. Talking about Pete&Kao: you mean that scene on the bed? I laughed so hard when Kao just gave up. When he felt back on the bed, sighed loudly, and then Pete climbed him in a very skillful way LOL. No really, that was hilarious – and hot. I'm really curious what they will show us in Dark Blue Kiss. They will fight, we know as much, I wonder how good their make-up kisses will be :P

Did you watch Tin&Can? Because those two took me by surprise. Very sweet kisses ... Talking about Pete&Kao: That scene in Our Skyy on the bridge was just perfect. I hope we see something like this in the future and I can die happily.

" I couldn't like MaxTul bcz I can't handle that much of lip-sucking it grosses me out no offense." REALLY? I think Max&Tul kisses are the most beautiful I have ever seen in my entire life (like I said above). There is not much french kissing going on either (I just remember that one time where they kissed with tongue). Their lips fit each other just perfectly. Other good kisses I saw lately between Ming&Kit, Forth&Beam (2moons 2), Tin&Can (Love by Chance) – compared to that Pete&Kao have to step up their game for sure. There is a lack of romantic/sexual tension between them, but I'm not criticizing it at all. I just highly doubt they will deliver "hot" love scenes. Still their special kind of chemistry makes up for it and creates a lot of emotional tension. Because of that tension every kiss is somehow great. I'm not comparing though. But it's pretty obvious to me that their chemistry is "different". I don't know about any other BL couple with that kind of relationship in real life.

I rather doubt they are able to deliver in their love scenes (if there will be any) the same intimacy and sexual tension like Max&Tul. But that doesn't matter to me. I love them the way they are.

It's a different kind of chemistry. You cannot compare the one with the other. Pete&Kao are feeling very at ease with each other and are close in a way none of the other mentioned couple are. I remember that funny interview of Max&Tul, where Max was telling that story when they bought ice cream and Tul wanted to Try Max‘ ice cream, but Max was licking all around it and so Tul complained. So Max answered: We kissed so many times and you're grossed out by my saliva? LOL That came immediately to my mind when I saw New eating ice cream (and licking all around it), then Tay took it from his hand and was eating it like it was nothing.

But I 100% understand why people don't feel the chemistry. They are more like (twin) brothers, not like lovers. I lately was impressed by the Tin&Can chemistry. There is some sexual tension! There is none between Pete&Kao, but still it's very enjoyable to see how close they are and how much they treasure and love each other. Don't be deceived by the interviews they are giving lately. They look more distant, because they want avoid the drama, but you can still see that in reality nothing changed between them.

I love Max&Tul though. They are my favorite BL couple. Nobody in this world kisses more beautifully than those two (doesn't matter man/man, man/woman, woman/woman).

If I think about forced acting Jake Hsu's acting in Trapped comes to my mind :(

BL fans are quick to throw words around like "abusive". But nobody thought that relationship was toxic? Third got constantly hurt by Kai who behaved like an asshole. Kai had no idea about Third's feelings for him, but even as a friend his behavior was terrible. And Third didn't call him out, because he didn't want to lose him? This was a very dependent personality we witnessed here. And people find that romantic and realistic? It really must have to do with the popularity of Off&Gun.

It's really enjoyable so far. I'm impressed. The humor is working for me too.