VixenByNight72

"It's a story about desire and longing - and they can't deliver that."

They stripped out all of the desire and longing and just kept the awkward sexual positions and really horrible kiss scenes.

"Scriptwriter: No. The manga and the anime are both explicitly sexual. Like, pornographically sexual, with explicit depictions of gay sex. How do we protect the viewers from reality by making it less sexual?"

I am not even halfway through reading your review and I love it.

I don't understand why these production company's purchase the rights of these highly sexual stories and then chose to take all the sexual heat from the adaption.

This series was just lovely. The exploration and second chance to find love between Azuma and Kuji was very well written, developed, and shown to the audience, in a very grounded and realistic way.

I love watching characters getting another chance at finding connection, and love at different places in their lives.

Kuji was coming out of the painful fog of being the caregiver of his father and his passing. While Azuma was dealing with depression of his life, that wasn't very fulfilling for him at this time.

It was luck that they ended up in the same gay bar 8 years after they spent one night together.

Takeda Kouhei and Shibuya Kento were wonderful together as Azuma and Kuji. Pure magic.

I enjoyed the series.
I wish that the director and screenwriter had provided an adaption that displayed the sexual drive/attraction/heat that should have been there between Fukami and Kaji, to better explain how they went from physical desire to emotional love.

"That hospital scene was a masterclass in manipulation and older Yi chen unfortunately bought it."

Xiao Chen's momma did exactly what Lu Feng's father attempted to do to Lu Feng: shame them into being filial dutiful sons to their parents.

She's just "succeeded" right now, but at a cost to another piece of her son's broken spirit/broken heart.

She knew her medical condition, and deep down in her soul, she knew that Xiao Chen was never truly over the pain of being separated from Lu Feng all those years ago.

As for her placing blame on Xiao Chen for"infecting" Yi Chen with the "gayness," I believe that Yi Chen realized that he was gay, when his brother introduced Lu Feng as his "friend" to their parents years ago. He recognized the hunger that Lu Feng has always had for Xiao Chen and that bothered him, because he has that hunger.

"Nothing worked beyond a certain point and we owe it all to the writers and makers who weren't willing to actually go anywhere with the story."

Agreed. I think that the ridiculous and absurd shipping teams backlash/fallout (F/B fans vs. F/K fans) from the first season of Only Friends made it clear to GMMTV and the director/screenwriters, that they could not attempt to allow themselves the freedom to create/adapt any sort of sequel that could truly exist with the world that was created within season one.

The storylines for Jack, Dean, Rome, Raffy, Tua and Arnold were so tame, that it's so apparent that GMMTV didn't want the shipping craziness to affect how they maintain the selling points of their CPs. So, it had a huge impact on what they let themselves create for this spin-off. Yes, they had multiple cameos from the first season, and even had Boston being used as a foil in the Tua and Arnold saga, but it was absolutely nothing like the first season at all.

I actually want a throuple with Chuai, Khong, and Sai.

The director and screenwriters for this season just did not want to offend, so they chose to play everything regarding all the storylines for the main characters really safe, tame, and dull. Not including the sex scenes.

I literally forgot that Arnold was a dancer, so I stumped as to why him having an issue with his ankle (they couldn't even let him break his ankle), and keeping that information from Tua was such a big issue.

The rivalry issue between the step-brothers Rome and Jack was never truly explored. Jack wasn't this critically acclaimed and sought-after director of the stage. Rome was the one, who actually had a following AND paid job as a dj.

Even the scene of Dean and Raffy finding some common ground over how the rumors spread about them, never got the best of them.

For the viewers, who enjoyed this season, good for you. I was just disappointed in the script, direction and overall production.

I love it!

So demure...

"I hope Foei is on our side because I fear Wayu will be needing her soon,"

Me too. I think that Foei must of had their own situation with a policeman like Krit in their past.

Feet up in the air, spread eagle.

I will definitely "fast track" this series.

Sorry you didn't fully enjoy this series. I am the opposite. This series and these main characters delighted me every week.

"We are watching BL, and all that matters in the end is the good guys win. Oh, and that baker and bike mechanic grow closer because of the crisis. That matters, too. But they will still throw punches in the finale, just for the nostalgic callback value."

Those two characters, Dindin and the pilot reminded me of the other violent relationship in Fahlunruk.

The beachside city of Pattaya is gorgeous, and it was nice to see another Thai BL that wasn't focused only on college/high school characters. I think that there could have been more focus on establishing more storyline/romantic development between the host and his pining client, but maybe TPTB felt like a cancer diagnosis wouldn't be an attention grabber, over someone dealing with childhood sexual abuse, and another character dealing with huge debt issues.

I did wonder why P'Doc, nor their Mom wouldn't have encouraged the former pilot to seek out therapy. He was hiding, while drinking, fighting, and f*cking to keep his emotions at bay.

"I ask you not to change the whole world. I only wish for you to understand that women have hearts and dreams. Understand how much suffering I endure. Understand how shameful it is to pursue a man who loves not me. Have I not a heart?" Brava Vila!!

"Do not pursue a man who knows not your worth!"
It's sad that it took the death of Rit for Vila's father to see that he needed to listen, love, and support his daughter's needs, wishes, and desires for her own life.

Rak and Saen beg for forgiveness for any shame they may have "caused" Rak's father and Saen pleads that he will stand by Rak's side, but they will be celibate throughout their lives together. They do stay together, creating a school for Khon. Seeing their students as their offspring. Sigh.

IMO - It was Rik and Rak's father that brought shame onto their family by his own actions and behaviors towards his children. Rik and Rak just fell in love with two people that returned their love for them.

"How could I forget!" Azumi is going to turn Kuji's quiet life upside down. There is something incredibly sexy and appealing about Takeda Kouhei.

"Who will end up being the Boston? :P"

Maybe the character that Emi portrays?

I'm just done with Pai's family. He was too good, successful, and independent, so they left him to deal with the emotional fallout of finding out that his fiance/husband was a scammer?!

Tan finally sees that by his actions in keeping Saen from Ran, he's only hurting the man that he supposedly loves. He would never, ever receive love from Saen, that he has for Ran.

While Vila, even with her high born status, due to her being a woman, she would ultimately bare ALL the shame of Ran not marrying her, and fleeing from his duties to his and her families because of his love for another man. So, she decides to keep Ran from running away, so that everyone (other than themselves) would be "happy", because her happiness never, ever mattered to anyone else, especially her own father.