Not a Robot

I'm afraid to watch this because Yechan in the webstoon is so adorable, and affectionate, and BL out of Korea casts people who hate physical contact with other men. Sun Yeol is gay in the source material, so it will be awkward if I see revulsion, like I've seen with many other Korean BL actors.

Is there an official English version or did you buy the Thai version? I think the communication during rain is such a unique concept. We have to have drama, or it would be a one chapter book, but Pat needs to explain why he was kissing Nara back.

Yes, him. People were excited about the pairing, especially since Singto is not longer with GMMTV and is no longer an option. Without an explanation, they recast with Gawin (who is doing a great job), so I went back to watch the original trailer. Now it's hard to imagine someone other than Gawin in the role.

I hated the selfish, narcissist Teh and wanted Oh to dump him once and for all, and give Bas another try. I felt alone on the mountain until now.

I didn't think of the female friend (I forget her name because she played "Yiwa" for so many years in Love Mechanics) letting Pat tell Nara off. I guess I was so team Tai that I didn't think about that. Pat's lips were puckered, I've seen enough Ken doll kisses in BL to notice the difference. lol

You make a great point about the BL having drunken sex or forced. I think that's a holdover from writers with the non/dubcon kink, and the mindset that men discover their sexuality after having sex with another man. I also think that many BL writers and viewers have never really been around younger gay men, or just know the one out guy at work.

In the heterosexual world, 100% of men that I interacted with want penetration, so I'm kind of surprised it's as low as 75/25, especially with PrEP. In our era, people wanted to blame gay men for AIDS, so I can see why my BIL who was living in SF back then, wanted to point out that guys were staying safer.

In BL, the fear of being penetrated isn't really discussed. Neither is fear of pain, lube, poop, etc., but huge play is made about rubbers but not lube. I don't want my dramas to get too clinical, but maybe a discussion about fear would be nice from time to time. I thought they had oral in the last episode. Pat literally put his crotch in Tai's face.

I like this series too. I didn't like that Tai instantly clicked with Nara, since it makes no sense according to Bow, and I was mad that Pat was clearly kissing Nara back. I can't blame anyone because Pat and Tai are not in a relationship yet, as evidenced in this episode. What did piss me off is how all the friends were covering for Pat and Nara, and setting them up to be alone, instead of being a real friend and dragging him back with them. Pat is never going to get sex after this, because Tai already has problems trusting and Pat just messed things up. They will probably figure out where Tai is because it's going to rain, but I want Pat and his friends to suffer and feel guilty for a while.

Tian's relationship with Lomfon is kind of like a lot of Korean webtoons. If he is not keychain man, I'll be very surprised.

I have a little bit of a different take on Tai. To be honest, I've been around my fair share of young, gay men, especially before AIDS, and yes, back in the bar scene, I learned that the "Women" sign on the restroom was probably just required by law. I think it's kind of nice to see a younger man not want to jump into full intercourse right away. I don't think he hates sex, but is just not ready to have intercourse. As my gay BIL told me back in the day, not all gay couples have anal sex. Some rarely have it, some never. It was my heterosexual point of view that all men want to put it in, each and every time. I do think that Tai and Pat will eventually get to it, but after seeing Pat kissing Nara back (I saw his lips pucker) Pat is going to have to wait even longer, since Tai has emotional baggage around his soul male parents getting a divorce.

I agree with you about Lomfon and Tien. Although I know that Tien will be the keychain owner, it's still nice to see them slowly getting feelings for each other.

Kawi is still confused and is still stuck on stupid. Pisaeng on the other hand, has figured things out.

Do you think this show would be as good/better/worse if Mike were still playing Pisaeng? When I watched the old trailer (through a reaction channel since GMM took it down), I noticed that Mike is also high energy, and it may have been too overwhelming for the viewer. I can't help but wonder what this series would be like with Krist and Mike though. I really like the Krist and Gawin energy and think the chemistry will get even better once Kawi gets off the stuck on stupid train.

I like all of the series you mentioned, and I also like this series. The book is a slooooooow burn, then BAM! goes lovey-dovey and very sexy. I guess they are following the source material a little too closely. A Thai YouTuber who reviewed the book a year ago said that she struggled to get through the first part, and it took her a long time to read it, so you are not alone.

Or relentless angst from beginning to end. That's MDL though.

Kawi - no matter how many times you crank the globe, all roads lead to Pisaeng. Figure it out already.

In addition to what the other poster said, instead of the little girl asking about Yutaka, a school friend asks about who he is, and we find out that Yutaka has moved in with the family. Yutaka and Tane drink hot chocolate and Yutakea reminisces about Tane getting so big, but will always be little Tane to him. In the extra, Tane only uses the name "Yutaka" so we know that he is growing up. I would have like to have seen this instead of Yutaka rolling on his bed.

I watched and really enjoyed The Eighth Sense.

Although I prefer the manga's ending, this was a very nicely done slice of life series. Japanese BL does slice of life very well, and the actors did a great job with the adaptation.

This wasn't as bad as most Korean BL. The kisses had some movement to them, and there wasn't the overt revulsion we usually see during intimate scenes in KBL. I thought the acting was very good. Cho Hyun Min is very good using facial expressions, and can look like a completely different person at times. This story could have turned into a big melodrama about Lee Jun's past, and I was glad to see they didn't take it there for the angst factor. My biggest complaint is, they often used too much lipstick on the Ha Ram character's lips. It was distracting because they did many closeups and his lips were made overly feminine to me.

I know that we have to go through Pat and Put being together for a while. I just hope they don't waste 4 episodes on it. Hopefully they will wrap it up next episode.

There is a major cultural issue as well. Pat lost face big time in front of his work colleagues and others on the set. In Thailand, it is considered very bad behavior to yell and berate another person publicly. Most Asian cultures have the shame factor to deal with as well, so yes, I totally understand Pat breaking down, and why he did it alone. That's why Jeng gave her a hard time in front of everyone as well. Everyone, including the lady knew he was making her look bad, so at least she got some payback.