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This review may contain spoilers
relationship built on manipulation/lies
Overall: the writers made Scent near irredeemable for a romantic lead part. 8 episodes about 45 minutes each. Airing on GagaOOLala https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/6944/flower-boy-2026-e01 (not in Thailand, Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Macau)
Content Warnings: manipulation, past death/murder, non con kiss, non con sex*, non con touching/manhandling
What I Liked
- unique premise
- countryside setting for part of it
- visuals
- Pearl & Peak
- neutral on Ray, he didn't mean to have the effect it did when he pushed Gaysorn and he and his boyfriend did want to help Gaysorn learn the truth (though was was with the boyfriend taking those secretive pictures of Gaysorn in episode 6?)
Room For Improvement
- *Gaysorn was very traumatized and not in his normal head space, he also did not have all of the information about Scent/Scent's intentions (taking the post sex pillowcase was so yuck), the first 5 episodes did not show romance, just manipulation of someone extremely naive/innocent
- the underwater non con kiss was not sweet
- Scent couldn't think why Gaysorn would be upset and leave him in ep 6...use your brain Scent, what were you doing that was extremely hurtful to your supposed soulmate...
- should have left it at 1 CGI butterfly
Thoughts on Grey Characters/Their Romantic Relationships
Sometimes these characters and their dynamic work for me and other times they don't. Here are the factors that I'm thinking about.
1. was there a realistic reason why the character/s acted the way they did in the past/present - (kind of, Scent thinks he'll save his father's life though he never visits him so his undying love rings hollow)
2. were both characters grey or was one squeaky clean (Gaysorn is the most naive/innocent character ever while Scent has a playboy reputation and was very manipulative)
3. what was the duration/severity of the harmful behavior - (finally in episode 6 Gaysorn learned the truth (not from Scent who I think would never had told him the truth), that was way too long for the manipulation to go on with only 2 episodes left
4. was there some kind of apology/amend making (in episode 6 there were a few I'm sorrys and drunk crying)
5. was there character growth (TBD)
6. do I believe that the characters will stay together in a happy romantic relationship (TBD)
Content Warnings: manipulation, past death/murder, non con kiss, non con sex*, non con touching/manhandling
What I Liked
- unique premise
- countryside setting for part of it
- visuals
- Pearl & Peak
- neutral on Ray, he didn't mean to have the effect it did when he pushed Gaysorn and he and his boyfriend did want to help Gaysorn learn the truth (though was was with the boyfriend taking those secretive pictures of Gaysorn in episode 6?)
Room For Improvement
- *Gaysorn was very traumatized and not in his normal head space, he also did not have all of the information about Scent/Scent's intentions (taking the post sex pillowcase was so yuck), the first 5 episodes did not show romance, just manipulation of someone extremely naive/innocent
- the underwater non con kiss was not sweet
- Scent couldn't think why Gaysorn would be upset and leave him in ep 6...use your brain Scent, what were you doing that was extremely hurtful to your supposed soulmate...
- should have left it at 1 CGI butterfly
Thoughts on Grey Characters/Their Romantic Relationships
Sometimes these characters and their dynamic work for me and other times they don't. Here are the factors that I'm thinking about.
1. was there a realistic reason why the character/s acted the way they did in the past/present - (kind of, Scent thinks he'll save his father's life though he never visits him so his undying love rings hollow)
2. were both characters grey or was one squeaky clean (Gaysorn is the most naive/innocent character ever while Scent has a playboy reputation and was very manipulative)
3. what was the duration/severity of the harmful behavior - (finally in episode 6 Gaysorn learned the truth (not from Scent who I think would never had told him the truth), that was way too long for the manipulation to go on with only 2 episodes left
4. was there some kind of apology/amend making (in episode 6 there were a few I'm sorrys and drunk crying)
5. was there character growth (TBD)
6. do I believe that the characters will stay together in a happy romantic relationship (TBD)
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