I'm not entirely sure whether I don't understand what's happening in this show or whether I simply can't accept it.
From what I understand, Gun and Earth are stepbrothers who did not grow up together. Earth appears to have struggled with depression or other mental health challenges in the past, which may have contributed to his mother encouraging or arranging for him to stay with Gun.
At the same time, Gun is dealing with his own issues after being dumped by his girlfriend, who then started dating one of his best friends. It is established early on that when Gun becomes heavily intoxicated, he sees his ex-girlfriend in whoever is around him, loses awareness of reality, and later has no memory of his actions.
One night, during one of these episodes, he sleeps with Earth. Given the circumstances, I viewed that encounter as non-consensual. Earth becomes ill afterward and eventually leaves the house, seemingly out of embarrassment, confusion, or perhaps because he no longer feels safe in that environment. Gun, as usual, wakes up with no memory of what happened but becomes frustrated by Earth's absence.
Much later, Gun learns what occurred. What I struggled with is that there doesn't seem to be meaningful accountability or remorse. Instead, a later encounter takes place while Gun is sober, and although Earth doesn't actively resist, he also doesn't appear to be freely consenting. He seems conflicted, almost as if he has feelings for Gun while simultaneously struggling with the reality of the situation.
What I keep asking myself is: why doesn't Earth leave? He appears to have the option to do so, yet he remains. That internal conflict seems to be a major part of his character arc.
Gun's possessiveness toward Earth and even toward his friends is clearly portrayed throughout the series, but I find his lack of responsibility difficult to overlook. Because of that, I personally can't romanticize the non-consensual aspects of their relationship.
That said, I haven't finished the series yet, so my opinion may change as more context is revealed. For now, though, this is the aspect of the story that I'm finding hardest to reconcile.
They did not skip this point. The scene relies on a soap drama convention. Khun Thee asked Peach whether Peach loved him, which implied a proposal. Peach understood the implication and answered yes. In soap dramas, characters often imply serious commitments such as marriage without stating them directly.
I loved the incorporation of the kids into their family. I haven't seen a lot of BL dramas portray the aspect of having kids. This was a beautiful and funny series. It deserves a 10/10.
I wish I had read the comments before watching it. Like, the double standards the detective has are insane. Like his mother is the original culprit. "No, his mom is sick." His friend's little sister is the present culprit. Aah yes, let's go all out and make sure we arrest her. Even if it means that I'll pressure her to commit suicide. Now he acts all innocent. And why is he so dumb? Like the many moments where I am just like, 'Did he just claim he will protect the doctor?' Yet he handed him over to the very prosecutors, or rather the system that put his father through hell for false accusation. Not to mention him blurting out the fact the doctor is Lee Sang Woo's son to his colleagues. He knows nothing about trust. Like, honestly.
I agree. I had high hopes for the secondary couple in this series but there is zero chemistry. I know Yoon can…
Champ struggles to convey emotion convincingly, particularly evident in the first scene involving "blood" and so on. His acting makes it difficult to feel any real chemistry between the secondary couple. Tai, on the other hand, has been performing well.
I’ve just rewatched Gank Your Heart and I still absolutely love it, especially Wang Yibo. I can’t help but imagine him in similar roles, falling in love with that classic tsundere vibe: “I don’t know how I feel, but my heart knows better.” He really suits that kind of character.
However, there’s something that deeply unsettled me this time around, which I must have overlooked the first time because I was so focused on the main storyline. In the scene where the manager of Legends sa's Qiu Yue in his car while she is apologising for the false video that was posted from her laptop, nothing is done about it. There is no justice, no consequences, not even an attempt to report him. Why was that just ignored? It is genuinely upsetting and disheartening that such a serious issue was treated like a passing moment. Even a small effort to show it being addressed would have been better than acting as if it never happened. Unless I missed something, I find it disappointing that the show failed to highlight that people can and should take action in those situations.
I wish they could have made this a daily series. Like Monday to Friday. I mean I made it to Ep 30, but now the plot is thickening and reaching climax. So getting 2 episodes per weekend is just crazy.
From what I understand, Gun and Earth are stepbrothers who did not grow up together. Earth appears to have struggled with depression or other mental health challenges in the past, which may have contributed to his mother encouraging or arranging for him to stay with Gun.
At the same time, Gun is dealing with his own issues after being dumped by his girlfriend, who then started dating one of his best friends. It is established early on that when Gun becomes heavily intoxicated, he sees his ex-girlfriend in whoever is around him, loses awareness of reality, and later has no memory of his actions.
One night, during one of these episodes, he sleeps with Earth. Given the circumstances, I viewed that encounter as non-consensual. Earth becomes ill afterward and eventually leaves the house, seemingly out of embarrassment, confusion, or perhaps because he no longer feels safe in that environment. Gun, as usual, wakes up with no memory of what happened but becomes frustrated by Earth's absence.
Much later, Gun learns what occurred. What I struggled with is that there doesn't seem to be meaningful accountability or remorse. Instead, a later encounter takes place while Gun is sober, and although Earth doesn't actively resist, he also doesn't appear to be freely consenting. He seems conflicted, almost as if he has feelings for Gun while simultaneously struggling with the reality of the situation.
What I keep asking myself is: why doesn't Earth leave? He appears to have the option to do so, yet he remains. That internal conflict seems to be a major part of his character arc.
Gun's possessiveness toward Earth and even toward his friends is clearly portrayed throughout the series, but I find his lack of responsibility difficult to overlook. Because of that, I personally can't romanticize the non-consensual aspects of their relationship.
That said, I haven't finished the series yet, so my opinion may change as more context is revealed. For now, though, this is the aspect of the story that I'm finding hardest to reconcile.
However, there’s something that deeply unsettled me this time around, which I must have overlooked the first time because I was so focused on the main storyline. In the scene where the manager of Legends sa's Qiu Yue in his car while she is apologising for the false video that was posted from her laptop, nothing is done about it. There is no justice, no consequences, not even an attempt to report him. Why was that just ignored? It is genuinely upsetting and disheartening that such a serious issue was treated like a passing moment. Even a small effort to show it being addressed would have been better than acting as if it never happened. Unless I missed something, I find it disappointing that the show failed to highlight that people can and should take action in those situations.