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Is it just me or was I the only one to find the latest episode curiously dull most of the time with little of any consequence happening? For instance, the holiday at the beach where much was made of who was going to share rooms (as if that was really in question), they're at the beach and suddenly they're back at school bypassing a possible night scene with Phun and Noh in bed together. And at the end when Earn sang a song that I think was directed at Noh, the lyrics, which are usually relevant to any situation, weren't shown. Next week should be better.

It is my considered opinion that Ellis has made life unnecessarily difficult juggling so many paramours around. There's Run, his ex, Kim, his colleague and friend with benefits and Pat, his irreplaceable secretary. Additionally, they're all involved in his business life. His only saving grace, apart from being handsome is that he exudes charm. I have to give it to Pat for the tactful way he handles Ellis and delicately juggles his professional and romantic duties. Storywise, however, it seems to be stuck in the merry-go-round of Ellis' entanglements.

I just watched Ep. 4 during which Mishima was spanked 100 times by the cute teacher who seems to have an unhealthy obsession with him. No idea where this is leading but it doesn't bode well.

Two words sum up Haruto: precious and adorable. He is the exact opposite of Ryo except they're both bright and intelligent but together they make a formidable team and now after a slight misunderstanding on the part of Ryo who also realised he can't live without him, they are officially in love. It's only going to get better.

I'm surprised it has a general rating of 7.4; it should be lower.

Simple, sweet and endearing is an apt description for Ep. 2. These two boys have great chemistry, and each episode allows them to show a degree of versatility in their roles. I particularly liked the quality of the dialogue and the character development which kept me thoroughly engaged to the end. The grandma also stood out for her open-mindedness, directness and wisdom and even though she might be close to death (thank goodness, she didn't die; I've had more than enough of that happening) she still came across as tough as nails and has some years left. My only criticism is the boss's office, which was singularly unimpressive as is his desk. I look forward to the next iteration of these two charming and cute boys.

One has to feel sorry for Earn and his crush on Noh, knowing Phun already has him locked in as his future boyfriend and seeing Noh asleep with his head resting on Phun's shoulder and Phun gently stroking Noh's hair must have been excruciating for him. However, nothing and no one will get in the way of Phun claiming Noh for himself. He is single-minded in this regard. Most of his circle are aware of their close friendship one way or another and Earn is wise enough to tread carefully not to provoke Phun. Let's hope one of the other boys sets his site on Earn or he gives up and lets himself fall for someone else. He deserves happiness too.

The scene at the stream is so picturesque and their time at the festival is ultra romantic, however, those sudden thunder and lightning storms that paralyse Khen are really weird, but only Mas can save him, also very weird. Hopefully it will make sense later on.

Raikantopeni... Ep. 6: the best yet. I was glued to the screen. Min and Q together are off the charts. Talk about becoming addicted to each other - they leave Hero and Pop in the shade.

The trouble with this series is that each episode is so short, there's only one a week and the storyline is disjointed and hard to get into. Therefore it's probably better to binge watch it when all episodes are available.

Dammit, there should be two episodes per week! Where it left off is heartbreaking but it looks like that will be shortlived.

Over-the-top and wantonly self-indulgent!

That's what confused me - Sun's apparent inability to see people in colour unless they're his soulmate, a very odd condition indeed, predicated on whether it's raining or not - definite shades of La Pluie here.

I can't get over how cute Earn is with a look that's just slightly different from the other boys. Additionally, he appears to be developing a crush for Noh, though I'm sure he's aware of Noh's close friendship with Phun, however, I think he'll keep it in check so there's no three-way tussle going on.

There's not a lot to this series so I'm wondering how they'll stretch it out to 12 episodes before we get sick and tired of the repeated shenanigans of Elyes. Once he dumps Kim as a sex partner and properly takes up with Pat, which is a distinct possibility, what's left?

Diew and God: During their makeup scene, God reiterated he was frustrated that Diew wouldn't talk about his background and how it made him the way he is, however, I expected Diew to say he would reveal that, but he didn't.
Wan and Beer: These two transitioning from friends to lovers was a foregone conclusion, but what annoyed me about Wan is how he positioned himself as so useless domestically and needed Beer to do these things for him which he is happy to do. The things people do for love...

I just watched Ep. 2 on my usual provider but the subs were unusually awful. However, I can't find any complete episodes on YT. Can you please provide the link? Thanks.

Two episodes dropped. Ep. 8: Apart from the family dinner scene where Hero did his best to be as obnoxious as possible to his father, the rest was strictly for laughs in which Tiger stole the show with his inept performance on the sports ground race track, but then he did something heroic by holding back the red shirt boys who were preventing Pop from passing them and were about to retaliate when Only came to his rescue ("What did you do to my Kitty? Damn!") and threw the javelin in their direction. Sitting on the ground, Tiger turned his head to look up at Only with love in his eyes. Earlier, Only had passionately kissed Tiger after Pop won a race. But he still had to finish the race and with the help of Only and Pop, he came in a resounding last to the applause of everyone; two of the show's best moments. None of this is in the novel, the screenplay having lost all pretence of following it and as for Pop and Hero, nothing much of consequence happened between them.

Ep. 9: In the penultimate episode of a BL series, one expects things to go haywire, but in this one they were just woeful. Where to start... Pop for the most part was miserable and mistakenly jealous and when Hero finally returned from America he didn't greet him with unalloyed pleasure, finally confessing he missed him, with Hero repeating he won't leave him again. Meanwhile, while Hero is abroad, Only develops a crush on Pop, something he confesses to Tiger after Hero's return, to which he responds by telling Only to take him as his boyfriend, a suggestion Only treats with indifference, both thinking falsely that Pop and Hero are not dating. This is not only disappointing but it also gets worse. Throughout this time, Hero has had to endure the restrictions placed on him by his brother, a cause of friction between Pop and Hero, so when Pop texts Hero to come and be with him, he rushes to his side and just when they're about to have a proper kiss (unbelievably, their first!), Hero's father turns up and beats and kicks Hero as Pop and San try to reign in the father's anger, to no avail, who is aghast that the boys have developed a romantic relationship. Hero, who is used to standing up to his father and despite warnings, declares again and again he loves Pop. This is too much for the father to bear, who finally points his gun at Hero. How this excess of drama will be resolved in the final episode and how it will end is anyone's guess, but I hope it won't be a cliffhanger, for according to a comment below, the producer has stated he won't proceed with a second season. Once more, the screenplay has bypassed the novel and taken a different direction. The only resemblance to the original while keeping to the spirit of it is that the two boys are indeed inseparable and deeply in love, yes, addicted to each other.

Unassuming. Simple. Delightful. Charming. Put that all together and you have this show. The MLs were adorable in their individual ways, given one was a cute, bleach-blond cooking student and the other was a taller, cute, baby-faced police officer. How could it not work for as we all know, a way to a man's heart is through his stomach - Isumi cooked with love, Kyosuke ate with joy - and they were attracted to each other. They had to end up living together. I think there'll be dessert in the form of a Special Episode.

The whole show is weird, the oddest BL series I've ever seen.