This is what happens when two taciturn people fall in love. You need to learn how to express yourselves! The other person can’t always read your mind and heart!
Anyway, they are making progress. XF is actually talking back to his family and doesn’t accept everything meekly. LQ is learning that he has to open his mouth and speak.
XF has too little self esteem. LQ, possessing the privileges of birth, talent, and appearance, has too much pride. They both need to meet in the middle. The show is doing a good job depicting their character journeys.
I loved watching this series so so much! The characterisation is amazingly strong. Each character is well defined, even the minor ones. Each has distinctive characteristics and motivations, that’s is why the dynamics work so well. Jay and Sun have such an unique and intense dynamic. Neither are regular people, both have traumas they are trying to overcome, but they find what they need in each other. Sun needed someone persistent enough to break down his barriers and Jay needed someone intriguing enough to challenge him.
The setting of the show is unique and interesting. The dynamic of Sun, Sky and Kajorn is fantastic. And yes, Sky and Pakin have a palpable connection which has so much potential to explore.
Now for the things which could’ve been done better, which is the revenge plot. It was rushed, anticlimactic and didn’t make much sense. I wish they had a few more episodes to plot that out better.
The violence was also a bit over the top. In the end, is Bank doing porn to pay off the debtor gangster? Does he have debts again? I didn’t quite understand what happened there.
I hope people don’t expect this to be an actual series with a well thought plotline. Like, this was clearly intended to be a fanservice special from the start.
So TayNew are too in love from the beginning to play TheePeach at the start, Sea is not effusive enough in receiving Thee’s confession, Junior doesnt interpret Thee correctly, Book catches a stray due to Peach, and TawanAran are not ridiculous enough 🤣
Would it have been better for XF’s personal development if he were to be free of the Beis and specifically LBQ? Maybe, but it definitely wouldn’t make him happier, as seen by his demeanour throughout these last couple of episodes.
He gets his first taste of self esteem by being useful to LQ. Now is it healthy to be so wrapped up in somebody else’s life? Not really, but for XF whose life was so dominated by his own family, being under LQ was actually better for him.
And let’s not forget that the main catalyst for his running away was that he was distraught at LQ’s relationship with his “childhood love”. If the dinner scene didn’t happen, then even with all the fight between Luxin and his family, he wouldn’t have distanced himself so hard.
The fact of the matter is, XF likes submitting to LQ. He just needs reassurance that his place in LQ’s life is stable, then he’ll happily submit forever.
I like this show, the dynamic is not so cliched and the setting, cinematography etc is nice to watch.
Unfortunately no Y series had a solid revenge plot yet
Wicked game was a complete mess. He didn’t even get any revenge, the main villain character (his dad) died by accident. The other villain character (the sister) was killed by someone else.
I like their dynamic a lot. Reminds me a bit of Secret Lover, with a super thirsty, long time pining seme, who actually talks about how thirsty he is. In Thai bl for example, there’s a lot of NC scenes, but the characters don’t often say out loud how horny they are. They just go directly to consummation, but communication of desperate want is sexy.
Lol it’s only a small handful of people here on MDL who dislike slice of life stories ( and of course the usual…
Sure, that’s your opinion. But reading the handful of critical comments here, the theme is pretty clear. In general, people on MDL hate slice of life stories in the BL genre. But these shows are not made for these audiences, so these shows will continue to be made and people here will continue to complain.
The prosecutor really is the MVP of this show. The actor does a great job at portraying his character. He’s an aggressive and rigid prosecutor, burdened by boyhood trauma, and sulky and dramatic in his personal life. A multifaceted and well rounded character. The investigator is sweet and adorable.
Overall an entertaining show, but I wish it were a full fledged Kdrama with a lot more intricately written plot. This show has plot but the development is bare bones. Some day maybe …
The violence escalated to an excruciating degree this episode. I guess this is meant to be an alternate universe where the dark aspect of the entertainment industry is heightened for world building. Of course casting couch, exploitation, rape, overdose deaths, etc happen in this industry, but multiple kidnappings/torture/murders to this degree is not commonplace.
I still really like this show but the short number of episodes limited the story telling aspect. Like I can watch at least 8 more episodes of them developing their relationship and exacting revenge. Now, to wrap up so many threads in one episode means that it will be somewhat unsatisfying.
Overall series opinion: This is a very entertaining show and I know it’s popular internationally, but I dunno how much it is catching on domestically. I do hope the actors act in more series going forward because I really want to see them explore their chemistry. One off shows can be popular but they also fade easily from attention is there’s no follow up, that’s the nature of the BL industry. Just see Top Form or Reset, they were good shows, but no one really talks about them anymore.
This is my first TayNew series and I really love them. Apparently alot of people think this series suck. I don't…
Lol it’s only a small handful of people here on MDL who dislike slice of life stories ( and of course the usual trolls whom I don’t count). This show is very well liked among general BL viewers, as evidenced by comments on all other platforms.
What kind of magical charm is Little Jane exuding? Everyone wants him and forces themselves on him 🫤
Having to swerve Dan, the rando in the club, then the noncon scene between the two leads which went on for too long, now another noncon-ish scene with Put next episode? Little Jane is having a rough time.
I wish Jane Patrick did some more evil stuff than forcing himself on Jane or just punching people. When they lean into the slightly supernatural demonic stuff, that’s when the show is the most interesting. I don’t mind the toxicity, I wish it was more psychological and angsty.
This show is all over the place. I am still into it, but it has potential to be more interesting.
One thing this show does well is to show how much Zhang Zhun wants Zhen Xin. In this kind of narrative, it would be very cliched to show Zhun’s character as being overly concerned about societal judgment, or be all self sacrificial about the relationship so as to not drag Xin down. Though there is one such moment in this episode, Zhun still overcomes it. Throughout the series, he has always accepted his feelings for Xin quite readily. He ditched his gf pretty easily instead of dragging that poor girl along for ages (Danyi seems to be bearding out of her own free will, Zhun has been quite clear with her). That’s not usually how this kind of plot develops.
Yeah the power dynamic is uneven but it clearly works for both of them. The only thing LQ did wrong was to bring his friend to the dinner and not give XF a clear explanation. His taciturn nature worked against him there. And Ziyang is a busybody, but he also brought them together. Clearly, neither was happy without the other.
If LQ ever opens up and fully reassures XF of his place in LQ’s heart and in his life, these two will live happily ever after. Yeah, they will continue to do the dom sub thing, but they both like it, so who is anyone else to object.
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Anyway, they are making progress. XF is actually talking back to his family and doesn’t accept everything meekly. LQ is learning that he has to open his mouth and speak.
XF has too little self esteem. LQ, possessing the privileges of birth, talent, and appearance, has too much pride. They both need to meet in the middle. The show is doing a good job depicting their character journeys.
The setting of the show is unique and interesting. The dynamic of Sun, Sky and Kajorn is fantastic. And yes, Sky and Pakin have a palpable connection which has so much potential to explore.
Now for the things which could’ve been done better, which is the revenge plot. It was rushed, anticlimactic and didn’t make much sense. I wish they had a few more episodes to plot that out better.
The violence was also a bit over the top. In the end, is Bank doing porn to pay off the debtor gangster? Does he have debts again? I didn’t quite understand what happened there.
The cameos were hilarious, ngl
He gets his first taste of self esteem by being useful to LQ. Now is it healthy to be so wrapped up in somebody else’s life? Not really, but for XF whose life was so dominated by his own family, being under LQ was actually better for him.
And let’s not forget that the main catalyst for his running away was that he was distraught at LQ’s relationship with his “childhood love”. If the dinner scene didn’t happen, then even with all the fight between Luxin and his family, he wouldn’t have distanced himself so hard.
The fact of the matter is, XF likes submitting to LQ. He just needs reassurance that his place in LQ’s life is stable, then he’ll happily submit forever.
I like this show, the dynamic is not so cliched and the setting, cinematography etc is nice to watch.
I like their dynamic a lot. Reminds me a bit of Secret Lover, with a super thirsty, long time pining seme, who actually talks about how thirsty he is. In Thai bl for example, there’s a lot of NC scenes, but the characters don’t often say out loud how horny they are. They just go directly to consummation, but communication of desperate want is sexy.
Overall an entertaining show, but I wish it were a full fledged Kdrama with a lot more intricately written plot. This show has plot but the development is bare bones. Some day maybe …
I still really like this show but the short number of episodes limited the story telling aspect. Like I can watch at least 8 more episodes of them developing their relationship and exacting revenge. Now, to wrap up so many threads in one episode means that it will be somewhat unsatisfying.
Overall series opinion: This is a very entertaining show and I know it’s popular internationally, but I dunno how much it is catching on domestically. I do hope the actors act in more series going forward because I really want to see them explore their chemistry. One off shows can be popular but they also fade easily from attention is there’s no follow up, that’s the nature of the BL industry. Just see Top Form or Reset, they were good shows, but no one really talks about them anymore.
Having to swerve Dan, the rando in the club, then the noncon scene between the two leads which went on for too long, now another noncon-ish scene with Put next episode? Little Jane is having a rough time.
I wish Jane Patrick did some more evil stuff than forcing himself on Jane or just punching people. When they lean into the slightly supernatural demonic stuff, that’s when the show is the most interesting. I don’t mind the toxicity, I wish it was more psychological and angsty.
This show is all over the place. I am still into it, but it has potential to be more interesting.
If LQ ever opens up and fully reassures XF of his place in LQ’s heart and in his life, these two will live happily ever after. Yeah, they will continue to do the dom sub thing, but they both like it, so who is anyone else to object.