It's very odd, but Ep. 11-1 Dream On is nowhere to be found and those listed as that are actually 11-2 Wake Up where Mum and Dew end up together and are last seen walking down the corridor from Room 609, hand in hand.
In the end, I just found this story to be rather pedestrian and underwhelming that featured a romantic relationship that took most of the series to get underway and then was tepid at best.
A series that grew on one as it progressed, there were lots of interesting location settings. excellent cinematography and an unusual storyline that centred on education but in the countryside for a change and featured two unlikely protagonists who were initially mismated but couldn't help falling in love with each other. It was charming, full of gentle humour and went from one incident to the next as we followed Thi and Noey grow and find themselves until they are ready to be together forever, supported by friends and family. It was original in concept and the performances were uniformly fine from a bunch of actors not seen before. I hope to see the two stars again in another series as they have a natural chemistry and work well together. The last episode rushed along at breakneck speed covering some years and no one aged a bit. The good thing about was that it wasn't at all soppy, it just kept one smiling until the final moment when we saw Thi and Noey kiss for the first time. Applause all around.
After finding out that voters on a website dishing out BL awards for 2022 judged this series the best for that year, it was reason enough to watch it for a second time. I rated it 9.5 and I can see why I gave it that score. This a gentle drama, nuanced and sweet that is perfectly executed, with an adorable cast and catchy songs. Like so many series from Korea, Japan and Taiwan, it has eight episodes, each with a duration of about 25 minutes, which makes it ideal for binge watching. Definitely worth your time.
Ep. 11 was about Noey changing himself for the better and expressing his love for Thi who passively lets him. In this, he is supported by his mother. Thi too is in love with Noey but is less demonstrative, on top of which his parents disapprove of their friendship and to make sure they aren't together, his parents want him to continue his master's degree at a university in Chiang Mai. Noey is not as crestfallen about this as Thi expects, after which they still find time to be together. Noey asks if he can hold his hand and then asks if he can kiss him, but as he is about to do so, Thi's phone rings - it's his mom, which most likely reminds Noey of their doomed love for each other. Then Noey calmly drops a bombshell: with Thi about to go away, he tells him he's going to court Pam again. Has he suddenly decided that as fate won't allow him to be Thi's boyfriend, to lessen the blow he'll lie about his pursuit of Pam to protect both their feelings? It's hard to imagine any other reason for this turnabout as he knows Pam isn't the slightest bit interested in him. How all this will play out we'll see in the forthcoming final episode.
This is very much a slow burner, in fact, it's barely simmering. The bit of flesh shown was the only eye catching part of Ep. 4 and predictably the writer found his hot sculptured body too much for him. Now that they've decided to work together, I hope the pace picks up and the 'passionate romance' ignites in Ep. 5.
Ridiculous... funny... cringeworthy... over-the-top.. a mixture of them all... plus it's educational (learning the history of and how to make certain cocktails). Whatever, it was an entertaining diversion that didn't outlast its welcome of just two episodes. It was enough.
Whereas the other two couples (Dean and Pharm, Bee and Prince) have declared their love for each other (Tul still has to get over his identity problem with Waan first), neither Win nor Team are yet capable of committing themselves to each other though for all intents and purposes they both truly are in love. Everyone knows this except them, which is why they are always put together with the sleeping arrangements. This is really being drawn out for maximum dramatic effect to the point of exasperation, so the way things are going, I think they'll officially become boyfriends in the last moments of the next episode or during the final episode. Most viewers appear to be getting up fed up with the slowness and repetitiveness of their actions and I can't blame them. Also, its slight relationship to UWMA has nothing of the angst Dean and Pharm had in that show and leaves out what they're going through entirely, which is fair enough - it would just be a distraction. That leaves Bee and Prince and I'm finding the slightly dorky but adorable Bee is my favourite character.
It appears that Noey has given up on Pam and turned his attention to Thi. Given that Noey enthralls Thi and Thi has some weird attraction to Noey, it's not a surprising turn of events.
In the end credits, only Noey and another boy are dancing while the rest of the class sits on the floor watching them, then applaud after they finish. Hmm.
At least the misunderstanding has been cleared up, of Muyeong thinking Shin has a relationship with his editor, but now both of them know they really like each other. He also should have realised that she approves of them being together. That leaves Seok, Muyeong's friend who - plot twist - manages to get hit by a car while on a pedestrian crossing, so naturally Muyeong rushes to his side where he first finds that Seok has broken up with his fiance because of him. If Seok thinks he has a hope of becoming Muyeong's boyfriend, he's sadly mistaken and should be intelligent enough not to entertain such an idea. Throughout, it's been nothing but confusion and misunderstanding between the various characters which sort of becomes tedious after a while. With one episode left, it doesn't leave much time for Shin and Muyeong to become a couple and share happy moments - at least, I hope they will.
(Ep. 5) The dynamic between Thi and Noey is different, to say the least, but it works. Very gradually, Thi is coming out of his shell and not being so dorky or cowering frequently but he's still indecisive while Noey has sensed that Thi is attracted to him and in his own narcissistic way is coming on to Thi rather gently despite his bully image and ostensibly liking Pam (who doesn't like him, so that will go nowhere). There's also an element of vanity in Noey changing Thi's hairstyle to imitate his (but it only lasted for one scene). All up, it's a most agreeable series, light on plot and easy on the eyes, a light-hearted and fairly mindless interlude that keeps one smiling.
(Ep. 6) If only Muyeong would ask Shin about the girl who he thinks is his girlfriend, then Shin would be able to tell him she's his editor and then they could move on. How much longer can this state affairs go on? It's just irritating.
(Ep. 5) I'm sure that the writers are trying to keep the confusion that exists between Shin and Muyeong going for as long as possible, basically because neither of them will speak their mind and open up about what they're really thinking or feeling about each other. At this point, Muyeong doesn't realise that Shin is meeting with his editor and erroneously thinks she is his girlfriend. Muyong's friend by the end of the episode only complicates matters. It's manhwa, so it is what it is.
Not a great series by any stretch of the imagination, it didn't have much of a plot and the dialogue merely kept things alive, but I liked it none the less, mostly because Ai and Nhai were so adorable together and one could sense the love between them was real and will be everlasting. They were very open about it and their families were fully supportive of them. The writers and producers wanted a fairly light and fluffy romcom and that's exactly what they gave us. I'm not complaining. It was escapism and I'm all for it.
(Ep. 6) Slowish, but the story is moving along. Win and Team are providing the real drama, Win having to get over his issues before he can say he's in love with Team, but it's the side couples who are adding to the interest. I find Bee quite adorable and I think his infatuation with Prince is something even he finds surprising. Prince is going out of his way to spend time with Bee but he's still remaining aloof to a point. The potential for romance is strong. Tul and Waan are more problematic in a number of ways. They got to know each other as game partners and play while on the phone with each other and more recently, Waan has let himself confide in Tul who is a good listener, but Waan doesn't realise that Tul is T-Rex, his phone alias while Tul knows exactly who he's with. Tul is drawn to Waan and jumped at the chance to go back to his place, then to not only sleep in his bedroom but in his bed. Yacht, who plays Tul, came to prominence as Pond in Love by Chance (2018) in which he is very straight and where his over-the-top performance left an indelible impression in a good way. He has always played straight roles. Will this change here?
Finally, the side story (which is actually an ad for a soft drink brand) and allowed the episode to end with some light relief. It was actually funny haha. Team is drinking it with friends when Win suddenly shows up and gives him a peck on the cheek, shocking his friends and giving forth their humourous reactions. Perfectly acceptable in the context of the show but it's hard to imagine something similar if it was done in a Western ad.
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In the end credits, only Noey and another boy are dancing while the rest of the class sits on the floor watching them, then applaud after they finish. Hmm.
Finally, the side story (which is actually an ad for a soft drink brand) and allowed the episode to end with some light relief. It was actually funny haha. Team is drinking it with friends when Win suddenly shows up and gives him a peck on the cheek, shocking his friends and giving forth their humourous reactions. Perfectly acceptable in the context of the show but it's hard to imagine something similar if it was done in a Western ad.