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Because they didn't 1 and 2, it feels like a bad idea. Do you start a story mid-way? No you start at the beginning. It's better to do it right then just make something for the sake of making it, there are plenty of other stories that they could have adapted.

I feel like this series was a bad idea. If the first 2 stories were too hardcore to make then this one shouldn't have been made either. It's confusing and there's no context to go off of, it's like they expect everyone to already know what happened previously. Not everyone has read the books or can read the books. In which case they should have made this flow just a bit smoother to compensate for the lack of context but it feels like I'm watching a watching a series midway because I missed the first few.
Also if S.A was too triggering to have in a series then they could have changed it. Adaptations are tweaked all the time and it's not as if we're not used to it being there in a series. TharnType, Love By Chance, The Effect, to name just a very few. Even KinnPorsche book had r*pe in it but they didn't add it in the series.. You can censor it a lot more than in the books but why bother making it if you can't do it right.
The editing is also cringe, it's like no one is making an effort anymore and the quality of BLs are just getting lower and lower which is such a disappointment.

Sloppy character introductions and boring story. Like, it's the first ep, it's supposed to hook you but this just felt so long and nothing happened. It also happened too fast.
Stuff that went into this ep should have been reserved for at least 3 eps in.
Show me that Gun is boss that nobody likes being around, show me in actions how he's cold, mean, authoritative and doesn't listen to his employees. But he's so tame, like just barely prickly and kinda boring. He didn't even make Cher do anything that was difficult or unreasonable that would make it seem like he's singling Cher out.
Cher is over the top but he wasn't that bad to me, I kinda wish they had set up the character a bit more. He's interested in games and has competed before but we're not shown any of that, or why he's taking this internship, does he want to make games? Does he need money? And we have no idea why he has an ASMR channel other than them saying he has one. What about it is so special to Gun? How did he find out about it? Why would he immediately tell Cher he knew when he seems like someone who would hold things close to the vest?
In that regard it would have been better to have him suspect for a few eps while explaining more of his interest in the channel and then have him tell Cher he knows, or better yet that could have been a cute thing that he knew alone and used to get closer to Cher.
Jack and Cher together were really cute though which was for me, the only real plus for this ep.

I don't personally care if it's a BL or not, the trailer was a bit ambiguous so honestly I can see where people might have been confused. If it's an epic bromance I'm still game because this looks really damn interesting and not a genre I've seen too often in a Thai drama. The urban fantasy style really does it for me so that's what'll keep me interested.

The character introduction was abysmal, like, show me their personalities, don't tell me oh this guy is a playboy and I don't like anyone in my office expect a few people. There's just nothing about their personalities that stands out to me other than King is kinda nice and playful and Uea is cold and always looks like he's above everyone else.
Chemistry is there for sure but....I would have liked it if the sex scene happened at the very end and if the episode delved more into King and Uea's dynamic, interactions and a bigger reason as to why Uea hates King other than him being a playboy. Like, dude fucks around but you're not his boyfriend or his ex and never had much interaction with him, so what's the problem? If they had actually made out when they first met in the bar and then Uea found out that King was there with someone already and got all disgusted with him, then I would understand his dislike.
Also this may be me nitpicking but I wish they had been more creative with his fear of the dark and how it was caused by his mother rather than immediately shoving it down our throats that he has an issue with his mom. It could have been a few shorter flashbacks and then spaced over a few eps to give it a better storyline. As it is it looks like it's just gonna be a lot of unnecessary angst and a ton of steamy scenes. No problem with that but it's pretty predictable so...

I really liked this series, it was cute and uncomplicated. A lot better than I was expecting it to be. I kinda really liked the eighties gangster vibe that Noey was obsessed with and I loved his clothes, it was awesome and really suited him.
That being said, there were two things that bugged me.
1 - Thi was soooo slow! It's like he's moving through syrup half the time, Noey would hold out a hand and it would take him like five minutes to even move his even a tiny bit closer. Noey's impatient outbursts when Thi would take a million years for one single action was literally my reaction, like why are you moving so slow? Even after he stopped being afraid of Noey, he was so slow.
2 - The side side characters felt bored. Every single side character looked and sounded like they were incredibly bored, like it was an effort to get through their lines and to be on set. They just didn't have any energy or seem interested in what they were doing so scenes with the side characters felt tedious and time consuming.
Other than that it was a pretty good show.

One of the things that I really like about this series is that it is established from the beginning that Tinn likes Gun. They never shy away from his crush on him and every little thing he does to help and support him.
It's not like those awful ones where the guy is such an asshole and you have no idea how the other person can possibly be in love with them but they get together and only at the end do you see how much they've secretly helped their crush while still being really mean to them.
It's nice to see both sides here and it's so cute and innocent and I love how it's about first love and fighting for your dreams against a world that tells you have more realistic goals and making the most of your youth, they're doing it really well.

I really hope they don't make this into a drama, they won't be able/want to delve into the psychological mess and gore that the story was. In which case I'd rather have the story, perfect, crazy and scary as it is, than a watered down disappointment of a series that lasts for 8 episodes of barely 15 minutes each.

You can tell how far apart this series was filmed by Boun's hair. In some scenes he has darker roots and then in the others it's completely bleached and more fluffy. It's kinda funny to see but he looks so much better with the dark roots because that reminds me more of how he looked in UWMA

Well...a lot fucking happened. I'll be honest, I liked the Payu/Rain story a lot more, personally I just feel like they had waaay more chemistry than Pai/Sky. Not that they didn't have chemistry, they did their roles justice and I enjoyed them quite a lot but it just didn't measure up to the first couple.
Payu and Rain were so good together and they I loved their every interaction, it was cringey at times for sure but still really sweet and Boos/Noeul are just perfect together.
On another note, ep 13....they really should have given a heavy trigger warning before everything went down because there were points were I felt really sick watching it.
It's one thing to say that a character has been sexually assaulted but it's another thing entirely to show someone being pinned down and about to be raped. I know there's confusion as to whether Sky was assaulted or not but personally I think Pai got there in time since Gun (Who was creepy as fuck, no offence to the actor) still had his pants on. When Sky asked if he wanted to know what happened I think he was meaning, why Gun said what he said and why he had nightmares and such, not if he had actually been raped or not.
As for how the aftermath was dealt with....I think Pai handled everything really well, he tried to remain calm as Sky told him his past and cried for his lover who was hurting. And he asked a trusted friend to deal with the criminal in an appropriate way.
As for Sky...I feel like he already dealt with his trauma (to a very small degree) years ago when it happened and they did mention how his father helped him through a lot of his depression. It's not like the pain of something that traumatic ever leaves, you just find ways to live I guess. For your loved ones sake and yourself, you try to find ways to be happy again.
And it's not like Sky fell into a relationship with Pai like he needed a lover instead of therapy. Pai had to work hard to get Sky to open up and trust him and Sky allowed himself to receive that love and give it back in return.
Obviously the sexual assault should have been handled better, at least spread out over a few eps rather than in just the last one but what can you do? The series wasn't perfect but it also wasn't bad, not bad at all. I'd definitely rewatch the part one and bits and pieces of part 2.

I watched the first ep of UWMA just for reference and from what I can tell, one ep of that is probably equivalent to two eps of Between Us

This was soo good. I really loved UWMA so this is such a nice throwback to a couple we didn't get to see enough of. I'm so glad their story is finally getting told.
That consent scene was so sexy, like so sexy and I wish to god that they would do that more often because we as viewers are actually so surprised and and delighted when that happens.
Will admit that it is messing with my head a bit, I keep trying to remember what happened in UWMA and figure out the timeline to things and it is seriously tempting to just start watching it all over again. I mean what do I have to lose, not like there are many other good BLs to watch right now.
One issue that I did have is that Win's character is a lot more serious. In UWMA he was very playful and flirtatious and quite smiley but here they really made him...not darker but...solemn I guess. I'm sure those will come out the more he opens up to Team but even in his interactions with others, in UWMA he was more cheerful than this portrayal.
But, I am glad there's finally something fun to watch.

2 Moons is starting to feel seriously cursed, and that's such a shame because the original was my first ever BL series and it holds such a sweet spot of nostalgia in my heart. I was skeptical when 2Moons 2 came out but I found it rather enjoyable after watching it, the cast did a really good job with it. But this....give it a rest already. Why are they forcing the story so much? It could literally have been ANY other university/engineer/medical BL and that would be it but they're doing the same old story and not well at that.

It's sad to think how much Tess actually ruined Taley's life. Not only did he abandon his friends for 2 years, and cost Puen his career but he almost blacklisted Taley from the entertainment industry. The funny thing is, he probably didn't do all of that maliciously.
He's just purely selfish, lazy and narcissistic. And unfortunately you just happen to get people like that. People that will squander any good opportunity that comes their way and aren't willing to work hard to change things.
Pakorn was kind to Puen's life and understood the same thoughts that Taley had in the beginning. That they can't ruin each others lives.
It's sad that the crush he had on Tess was probably irrevocably ruined this time around. But on the plus side, he and his friends lives were dramatically improved thanks to Puen and Taley and he will only build upon that success while Tess will probably once again go back his playboy ways.
It's unfortunate but all that matters is how you pick yourself up in the face of adversity. Maybe losing Kita and Fuse (who will probably be put off by his behavior) he'll realize how much his actions work against him and be more willing to change.

He probably lost a lot of hope. Taley was gone for more than a month and he too had to pick up a lot of the pieces of a dwindling career from the mess that Tess made as his manager. Probably thought that Taley would tell him when he's back rather than getting his heart broken each time it's just Tess answering

I can't say that this is outright bad....but it's kinda bizarre....and random, too random.
The plot is going at break-neck speed and not in a good "oh yay, stuff is actually happening" kinda way but a "how did that jump in plot even make sense" kinda way.
That kiss was just way too random, again they have said that Rain had a crush on the girl, and like I get it if he doesn't anymore but why put it there if you weren't gonna do anything with it? Why couldn't he just be your regular unattached university student? Maybe I'm the only one bugged by that but oh well, I just thought they'd use the crush as a buffer for him avoiding his feelings for Phayu.
My main issue with this is the really (and I mean REALLY) weird infantilization of the "bottom" and again it might just be me but it's just odd. I mean the spanking which was just cringey, I mean who the hell let's some guy spank them like they're a toddler who needs a time out? It seemed like it was supposed to be funny but in the context that it was shown in, it was demeaning, like Rain was just a baby that needed to be spanked so that he learned his lesson and never went against the absolute words of his big strong "top".
I don't mind a power play done right, but to treat the "bottom" like he's just a stupid kid that needs his behavior rectified rather than having them fall for him even with his flaws, just grates on my nerves.
Also the person who edited this series needs to either be fired or go back to school, the weird sound changes, the freaking three minute song on the racing track, re-hashing the first episodes start to a letter in the second half....some low budget drama's have had better editing is all I'm saying.
I'll watch a few more eps before I decide if I want to drop this because so far it hasn't put me off completely and the chemistry between them is pretty good so far so...we'll see

That wasn't even the biggest issue though. It's kind of understandable that Phayu got confused and thought Rain was giving him hints, like "oh, maybe this guy wants a one-night stand with me, he's attractive so I'll bite" and again, it's not like Rain made any effort to push him off, they have similar physiques so you can't even argue that he was at a disadvantage.
My issue with it was that boy was going to himself "stop liking it" and not pushing Phayu off when he liked someone else and at least Phayu did stop when Rain clearly established that he wasn't interested.

To be honest, I'm not sure if I liked it. By no means was it bad but it also wasn't great. I mean it's the first episode and you kinda want people to be hooked or interested enough to continue but nothing really happened here.
I know more might happen later on but just from the first ep alone I can tell the theme of the rest of the series....
The characters are also a bit odd to me. Rain is definitely cute but a bit too dumb, not in an offensive off-putting way but more of a....struggling to adult kind of way, especially when he had no clue who to call for his broken down car, I mean that would totally be me in that situation so he's not that bad to me.
I kind of just didn't understand his crush on the girl, I mean, what about her did he like? He went into such detail about his admiration for a handsome male stranger that he was giving clear heart eyes to in the first minutes of their meeting but then all of a sudden he has a crush on some girl?
You can argue he's going to figure out his sexuality later but...what "straight" guy with an established crush on a girl lets a guy they just met, kiss their neck? It just happened too fast and his complacency didn't make sense for a guy who supposedly liked someone else.
Phayu....jury's still out on his character but it's starting to get annoying when writers have these flawlessly perfect and over-accomplished "tops" and the weird, awkward but still loveable "bottoms", I mean, let your characters equally have their flaws or life situations they're struggling with.

Well this leads to my other annoyance but who do they think is their target audience? 12 year olds? Grown people watch your shows about adults here so actually put them in situations befitting their age.

I had the same thought, these are adult men and the guy Rain has a crush on is putting up all these walls so it would kind of make sense for Rain to seek comfort from somebody else which is such a human thing to do....maybe it would even cause a bit of juicy jealousy when Rain and Phayu actually get together