Well, well, I see that the reviews are polarising a lot in this case. I will try not to be influenced by any of those I have read.

First of all: Wow! I did absolutely not see this stunning finale coming. At the beginning I had my reservations and the finale did not manage to cover all of the initial flaws of the series, but it's still above average and definitely a good watch (first series I binge-watched, btw, beginning from ep. 8).

The flaws cannot be overlooked and must be pointed out:
- Of the two main characters, I did not feel like Tharn was completely convincing. He seemed very unstable, went from very confident and heavy line-crossing (in a bad way) to extremely insecure and easily manipulable.
- Related to this first point: it is undeniable that within the first couple of episodes there were definitely non-consensual things happening. It's not made completely clear how far Tharn went, but it definitely was too far.
- Also related: the overall "tone" in the first four or so episodes was off. Comedic elements and erotic parts all did not mix well with the very serious child abuse trauma Type had suffered and his violent homophobia as a result of that. I was really frustrated with the directors at some point.
- Something seemed to be wrong with the editing in this series, especially in the first half, leaving unexplainable gaps between scenes. Could have been intentional, but then it's definitely a style of editing I do not like; it seemed to be based on airtime and budget requirements. Later on it sometimes made sense, when they were playing with the viewers' knowledge of things vs. the characters' knowledge.
- There were several inconsistencies between episodes that drove me mad, but in the end didn't matter much for the story. By that I mean little things the characters were telling each other in one episode and then had apparently completely forgotten in the next one.
- The "Three years later" part with Love by Chance crossover was unnecessary imo, especially because the different actors make it a bit difficult to make the connections between the two series. Should have just kept them apart.
- I was sad that they forgot to bring up Khom, Type's gay childhood friend, again. At least an explaining phone call by Type would have been enough. But I guess they already had too many characters to keep an eye on.

Except for my second point above, none of the "flaws" I listed could eventually stop me from giving this 9*.
- Type's character development (or maybe his non-development) was great, I could sympathise with him even with all of his flaws.
- The plot twists towards the end were extremely unexpected and led to an incredible mindgame of manipulations. I thought the drama in this series would be all like the very conventional part with P'San, but oh, I was so wrong. First I was shocked when it looked like Tar was going completely crazy; then of course Lhong made me completely speechless; and in the end I was very surprised again (now positively) when Type proved to be much cleverer than one might have thought.
- I can't say anything bad about any of the supporting cast, great job!
- The romance and the sexual moments both felt very real.
- Even with such an incredibly messed-up villain, none of the characters was completely unlikable in the end. Great job, again!

I will definitely not easily forget this series. A big thank you to everyone involved!