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garbage last ep - WTF was this sh*t?!???? this plot had potential at the start but as this progressed it went from bad to worse & sorry but some "sex" scenes don't make this better. would add more but i kinda summed it up at the start - as if i really got into this ep, my comment would be never ending because this was beyond moronic - thank f*ck it's the end.
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i found it so ironically sad that until the end Naoya was terrified that he would turn out to be like his father & cause of that, everyone would abandon him, the fact that Takaaki didn't correct him - making it clear that if there was a chance anyone would turn in sociopathic megalomaniac it was him & not Naoya, was the only bitter note in this BL. i loved how this developed & there was more growth on Naoya's part then Takaaki, but their relationship went from something vague & fetishy to something semi normal - cause with Takaaki in the mix, there is no such thing as normal, as from the word go i am sure he developed a fixation on Naoya & was ready to do & did everything, so Naoya would allow Takaaki to be close to him. ironically cause of Naoya father he needed someone needy & dependent that followed him around like a shadow & would will to follow his every order - Takaaki gave Naoya the stability & support he didn't have at home - little wonder their relationship lasted as long as it did. cause it met both their needs. on some levels this was hella complex & cause of that it was very interesting & well executed. also kinda appreciate that we didn't have any NC scene's sometimes they add, but most of the types they exploitative & there to cover up subpar plotlines of acting. am so happy there is a special cause i really liked this couple (or rather i love Naoya & cause of him am willing to accept freaky Takaaki)... lol
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Duty First, Kiss Later Episode 5
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Shu is very decisive, he knows what he wants he goes for it, but if he thinks feelings aren't reciprocated he is fast to cut things off.& maybe Takoi needed that wake-up call. even though i don't blame him, he hasn't come out to himself & isn't 100% comfortable being around Shu, in a romantic way - when they just hanging out in a platonic way he is fine, but the sec he sense tension he takes a step back & that's why i aint shocked or even bothered, about how he was fast to deny the allegations of him finally coming out. i get Shu, but he should be more understanding given everything i pointed out, as i am sure he noticed too - 1st hand, so why not have a conversation, instead of deciding for Takoi ??? oh well guess he is cutting his losses. this started off so cute & sweet only to end on a sour note... ugh
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why the hell that ending scene in the preview gave me a foreboding vibe??? i hope i am wrong & that was just some added spice for the finale, cause ima be majorly p*ssed if the mains don't get a happily ever after, after all the emotional turmoil's they've been through. they deserve to be happy, as much as Naoya's father deserves to suffer. i was so freakin happy that Naoya told Takaaki "gave him an order" to take his father down. as was annoyed when he held him back (a few eps back) but am happy that Naoya realized that kind, polite words wont get through to his father. he understands only power & deserves to be pushed back on, so hard it hurts. maybe then he might let Naoya live in peace.
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shouldn't be shocked the new rat is connected to Naoya's father - like of course. he treats the people around him like dirt, so i am happy that Naoya stood-up to him. would've loved if he humiliated him, but that wouldn't go in an Asian made drama/movie - no matter how bad a parent is, the child has no right to stand up to them, they can point out their faults but they need to do so while bowing in gratitude forever. frustrating to watch but it is what it is, ironically Naoya's father will never learn from his mistakes & think maybe he should mend his ways, if anything in his eyes he wasn't strict enough & will only think up new ways of how to break Naoya. kinda sad. feel sad for his other son too - but he is old enough to realize that a life under his father's thumb is hell on earth. hope he comes to this conclusion sooner rather then later.
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Naoya was finally blossoming in this ep, he stopped doubting himself & knew what he wanted - the full time job & admitting to Takaaki that he wanted to be with him, as much as Takaaki wanted him - that it was mutual. even going to Takaaki's place was a step forward into stabilizing or normalizing their relationship - which was never really defined. this is the security he needs as much as Takaaki needed it too. but then we got the preview & see that it isn't gonna be smooth sailing, not for Naoya. but i assumed any hurdle's he would now need to over come would be cause of his family & his father. idk who the guy was getting handsy with Naoya, just hope Naoya can handle the situation & him.
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guess was wrong about Naoya's sibling & he was as oppressed in that house as Naoya, think cause his mother was still around & from what we heard she was as mean to oppressed as his father, so thought his brother would've been treated differently & grown up to be a spoilt brat. guess that father treats everyone the same - like garbage. also understanding that the reason he was treating Naoya the way he did was cause he really wanted to break him so much so Naoya would bow & break his own free will offering the reins to his body & soul to his father is kinda diabolical. happy that even though i considered Naoya to be too soft, he turned out to be harder then i thought given the fact that no matter what his father did to him & how broken he was he didn't do the one thing his father wanted - he never gave up his freedom & bowed to his father. **********************************Naoya's co-workers r really great & i love how much they have come to care & worry about him in such a short time (as he just started working there) but i find ridiculous how far the Japanese have taken costumer service, the "costumer is always right" is on steroids here & i don't get how verbally abusing the staff while they bow & smile is acceptable - mind boggling.
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so the father & mother Naoya mentioned r his biological sh*t-head of a father & a witch of a step-mother?!? great & there seems to be an evil-step sibling to boot... & given that "father" got another son of course it didn't matter to him, if he disposed of Naoya cause he didn't do what he wanted him to do or cause he needed a fall guy. either way poor Naoya, pity all that mental abuse didn't make him angry & vengeful, if nothing else he would be able to not just stand up to his father at this point in his life, he would've been able to give as good as he got. but alas Naoya still the child that is seeking the love & approval of an abuser. thankfully he's got Takaaki who's gonna get revenge for him & i hope it will break the father
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i was right & that f*cker of a father is the one that destroyed Naoya, his own son - who does that?!?? how can u destroy his future like that?!? & where is his mother... even though, with given what we have seen of his father i am sure if she is alive she is a scared mouse that doesn't lift her head, let alone is capable of coming to the defense of her only son. kinda sad really - so i hope Takaaki doesn't listen to Naoya in this instance & gets revenge for him, by destroying his father & whipping that smug smile off his rotten face. **************************************************************************************************************also for a "bully" to be the "bottom" is kinda wild lol i assumed Naoya was the "top" & once he fell from grace he then turned - but not the case he was always the "bottom" which is wild but also understandable given that father. weird but logical
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was the person that pushed Naoya to the brink, his own father?!? or i read that preview wrong???? either way didn't know what i was getting into, as the tittle made me think Naoya would be royalty & Takaaki his aid - that type of dynamic... maybe where Naoya is disowned & becomes Takaaki's servant lol... yeah my imagination was running wild. but reading the descritpion & watching this 1st ep, Naoya doesn't come off as much of a bully, if anything Takaaki comes off as someone who offered his services as Naoya's personal slave, cause he was attracted to Naoya & that was the only way he knew he could stick close to him & fulfill his fetish of being ordered around by the one he loved. basically a BDSM light relationship. *************************also seen comparisons to My Beautiful Man, which i get why & yet i don't agree as Naoya is pitiful & weak.. & unlike Kiyoi, he isn't hiding how vulnerable he is behind an aloof mask.
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this was cute & everything got solved, even the lawyer didn't put up much of a fight - but that's what happens in the last ep - so no surprises there. even the 2nd couples relationship developed off screen so happily ever after for all. cute & short - too short & not develop enough for me to fall in-love with this as there was a lot to be explored & liked the mains very much & wish both got more backstory developed.. but it is what it is - the end
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that's why the lawyer dude is trying to destroy I Hyeon's life in Korea, so he is forced to flee?!??? this love??? dude is crazy, if he thinks this is how u treat someone u love - u don't freakin gaslight & manipulate them - actively isolating them so they don't have anyone else to turn too, this is how a psycho would act. & sadly Jae On followed the sacrificial trope, after talking to his ex-school mate & understanding why I Hyeon suddenly started ghosting him - instead of going to him with the info he had, he is doing what I Hyeon did in the past, but it's ok now cause he is doing it out of love & not hurt feelings??? he ever think how I Hyeon would feel - think since the start he finally has started to blossom - dude is Always smiling & it's all cause they rekindled their love. feel so sad for him ********************************************************************************************************think the 2nd couple is adorable but the fact the other actor is the lawyer's mole & come to break-up the main couple, hard to root for. is that also the reason he took a step back??? but there really isn't enough time for their story to be explored, so guess they gonna get a rush job...
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they haven't talked yet so i wanna be happy for them but i am worried... lets hope by the next ep Jae On will mention what happened in the past. so they can resolve the misunderstanding that broke them apart.
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r u kidding me?!? what the hell was that ending??? how they get their wires crossed when they in the same room, when they finally had the opportunity to fix things & communicate they r backtracking??? OMG this table flip worthy - WTF
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i thought the lawyer ordered the 2nd actor to come between & break up the mains, but from what he did, he brought them together & even smiled about it... what's his game?!?? ******************************************************************************& the lawyer in is turning out to be the male version of I Hyeon's deceased mother, now that he's finally out from under her thumb, the lawyer trying to put I Hyeon under his thumb??? this is care? love? really??? don't like this - & i know there still 4 more eps to go, but this short as hell & i really wish the mains started to communicate... going out to the movies & meeting up to flirt is all good & well, but doesn't solve the problem or the misunderstanding... they stuck in limbo. really hope we don't get to the last ep & there everything works out in a flash. this cute so far, but also frustrating
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