Not a Robot

Hama's acting in Episode 11 was incredible. This series and Only Boo are the two series of 2024 for me where I had no expectations and ended up absolutely enchanted.

Elyes is mixed race in the novel, the Burton Group is from his family and Burton is his family name. Fei Long Lodge is from Singapore. Because they wanted to focus on 11 episodes of a love triangle, those parts of the novel weren't given any attention.

Even though I thought the ending was too ambiguous, and David's makeup looked like Halloween makeup, this was a pretty good series. There were twists and surprises, and I'm rarely surprised anymore. I think that I should read the book, at least to see if the ending is more clear.

I hope to see Ohm and Leng in another series.

Excellent series, except for leaving children unsupervised to get kidnapped and hurt lol. Yin and War have great chemistry as usually.

Had they stuck to the novel, we would have gotten a few episodes of a couple in love while fighting against the professional problems that come up. They also made Patt weaker than novel Patt. Such a shame because I love me a cold character.

I felt the final episode was a little rushed, but I'm also not sure if this wasn't a memory piece. Only because in Ep 10 or 11, it shows Qi Lu and Qin Xiao wearing the same clothes, even the glasses that we see in Ep 12. Or maybe the filmmakers didn't now what they could get a way with so shot multiple endings. Other that that, I really like all of the actors and would love to see another project from them.

Sea and Keen are one of my favorite couples at GMMTV. I had zero expectations for Only Boo and ended up being a fan.

This is the series I'm looking forward to the most. No intense hand wringing, no fear of self-deletion, no people murdering. I love to visit a cat cafe in Chiang Rai, so I'm hoping that this series focuses on acting and not gags and wackiness.

I'm a huge fan of Satang and I cannot wait for him and Winny to be the main couple in a show.

I like Fluke too. Still waiting for the last episode of the Whisperer.

I wish they had stuck to the book more. We are getting ripped off of some great puppy dog Elyes moments, and Kim should have disappeared a long time ago.

The father is the fixer who is shady, the older guy with the pony tail, wearing a hat at that party. Haruto is the result of an affair or side chick situation. Judging by his behavior at the party the father knows who is son is, as well as Haruto knows him. After Haruto's mother was killed, he was in the streets and Saki allowed him to stay. He told Saki who is father is, then Saki told Ryoma. It's told in flashback which is why it's confusing.

Even though I like this show, I agree. They should have followed the timeline of the novel, which wraps up the relationship drama sooner and hits the lovey-dovey for a good amount of time. Fei Long and Run have their little toxic love story lol in the book too. lol

I want a happy ending simply to show gay youth (and Chinese youth in general) that class and sexuality should not be factors when falling in love. I know that class makes a huge difference in China, regardless of what the politics state in sloganeering.

I have not watched Unknown so I cannot make comparisons. I like this series a lot because I like stories about people who are imperfect and have been judged and not listened to. I also like the sweet but feisty nature of Jiang and how Yang, once a ableist, starts to learn to sign to communicate with Jiang. I can't wait to see how the other couples develop. If you like perfect characters, this series should be a pass because all of the characters are imperfect, just like regular people.

I went into this with no expectations and now it is one of my favorites of 2024.

The height difference and the hair. Plus the more stoic and more hyper characters.

Happy of the End, Smells Like Green Sprit, Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo, Blue Canvas of Youthful Days are some series to watch for. Not saying that I hated the series, but week after week of it gets depressing. I will admit that the CA was so bad in Let Free the Curse of Taekwondo, I watched the first 2 and last 2 episodes. I couldn't stomach it anymore, but I have a low tolerance for violence. in general, even less for child abuse. P.S. Even if the child is now an adult, it is still family/domestic violence.

I like it, but I like the cold ML, trope, but I wish they followed the novel's timeline more. In my opinion, they drag out the drama between the MC and ML too long. What I like is, that even though Patt is a simp, he, as he says, also has his dignity when there is a bottom line. Also, they don't insert a giggly GL couple to attract male viewers.