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so having binge watched this drama i'm left baffled as to why everyone else in the comment section was so elated. and yeah the story was cute and it's great that everyone of the BL's coming out of the Philippine's isn't the same baseline story/plot that has a miniscule twist. here every story is unique and the actors give it their all - in spite of their true sexual orientation.
but that doesn't always mean the character's r good / root - worthy (if that's a word) like Kian, from the word go - u get he is a spoilt brat, he is the apple of his parents eye - and even if they r at that sec having a minor problem - it isn't cause they hate him, so he can act-up and chose to go "lick his wounds" in their village villa, like the immature baby he is - as he doesn't have to fend for himself - he has a live in nanny in the shape of Aron.
who is a kid just like him - but has had a polar opposite life and upbringing to Kian. they might be the same age, but cause of the way they grew-up, Aron seems decade's older. yet in spite of all the hardships he had to endure All Alone he is a well rounded, good, thoughtful, kind individual - can't say the same for Kian, who has been so overindulged, it has prevent him from maturing and acting like a freakin adult -

so even as a Bromance this falls short as Kian is all about Kian, treating Aron as a joke - at the best of times a play thing not a friend or equal - and at worse time as "the help" that needs to know his place. and we have to be elated cause Aron has a soft spot - cause of childhood memories? when Kian didn't even have the decency to visit his so called friend, one he claims is "cherished by him" so much when his only family member (father) died??. only now does he find out that Aron's father committed suicide - and this boy had to deal with it all alone - and Kian is worthy to be called a friend - let alone a good one?!? k

the only reason i would come back to watch a second season, is so i can see Aron achieving something and getting successful - he has lived a hard life from childhood - and as i mentioned, he is a beautiful individual inside and out - he deserves something good happening to him. and as in the last episode he gets a scholarship, something that will enable him to follow his dreams and make something of himself - not rot in that village and become a caretaker like his father to Kian's parents farm. and at last Kian also showed a spec of maturity, when he told Aron to follow his dream - so at least that was some kind of saving grace and maybe an indicator that Kian will start to grow-up (fingers crossed)...

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this is my 3rd Pino BL and it doesn't disappoint - in each BL we had totally different types of gays. and i mention this, not cause its astounding. but i'm so used to seeing more or less the same types portrayed in BL's that its refreshing to see the variety here - showing u that u can't pigeonhole people, just cause of their sexual orientation - they just people from all walks of life -

but have to say didn't like Mico - tough character to like, its not that he's bad, just personality wise he is self-centered and narcissistic. everyone tends to sympathize with the nerdy gay that has just realized his sexual orientation, someone who is portrayed as the underdog. but in spite of everything Mico is anything but an underdog. and there was some mention / hints of family problems (guess a kind of expiation / excuse for his personality) which came to not... and the little u hear of his mother - she comes off mean. making u feel sorry for Mico. but when u see his actions and attitude, he so isn't the weak pushover that is being taken advantage off.
if anything the one that stole the show (for me) was Xavier - this dude - wow. first off his smile alone is infectious. and then u add his personality, sweet, funny, fun, loving, caring, understanding, strong and flirtatious (but not in a sleazy "i know i'm so hot" way- which he so is :D) more a natural - its freakin oozing from his pores way. and top this all off by being a genuinely good human-being who is also vulnerable and has a sad side - who can help but fall for this big fluffy puppy?!?

it was too short and i feel like Mico was undeserving of his friend's or Xavier, like i mentioned he tends to look at life as in "how this gonna benefit me" attitude - heck his whole outlook is revolving around himself, and maybe its understandable when u think about his family and all that mess - but who doesn't have baggage?? and yet almost every character could put their needs, worries even hurt to the side and treat the individual in front of them with respect and care. giving not only taking.
even the big heartache scene was caused by Mico - where he was so worried he was going to get hurt, he rushed to "run over" Xavier, not even noticing he was left "bloody and broken" - he was to involved in throwing himself a pity party.
and yet this was good and yeah a rewatch - heck need me a daily fix of Xavier's smile, even seeing more of Kookai and Seph budding romance, and last but not least Junjun's quirky personality -

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much better the the first...

glad i didn't let the first movie put me off and read comments to decide for or against - this was way better - even funny (can't writer funnier, cause that wasn't funny). also guess this is a "sequel" just cause we've got Khao from the first movie - which considering it had nothing to do with the first movie (well other then the beginning) it could "stand all on its own" and u really don't need to watch the first one, in-order to "get" this.

the character's were fun as individual's - the 2 trans women, Tangkwa and Bua were not just side character that showed up when needed, they had their own thing going on. even Hanoi who was a major pain in the butt, and i wanted to punch him or his sister for turning him into such a spoilt brat, was endearing as u watched the story unfold.

this was a fun movie - wont say perfect or even a rewatch - Nut was/is freakin gorgeous just to look at - but his whole side story was WTF sideline - like he didn't take money from Khao just to turn around a sell himself to that weirdo that looked like a freakin caricature, of a rich overly cosmetically, enhanced gay sugar daddy? that crazy dude that only demanded his "love" in return for the money and of course - turned him into some kind of prisoner in that high-end flat of his. then just cause he wants to know who Nut contacted, Nut had "enough" cause that's invasion of privacy - and i'm like, what privacy?? u sold urself with no terms or contract, u pretty much his sex-slave - and then... that crazy dude pulls a gun, cause Nut is trying to leave and - nothing happens - cause he back at the café looking for work and also back with Khao, just in time for the 30 day celibacy period to end - the end - confused? yeah - but all in all this is way better then the first, so i'm fine - even with this weird ending...

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this had the same vibe, of the 2nd season. reading the description was sure this was a retelling of the plot, with a happily ever after ending (as don't think, there will be a season 3 or another movie).
but it wasn't a retelling (+ summarization) of the BL series. one could just watch this movie & get a general background to how everything started (went on in the series), & considering the 1st season, it would save them a lot of headache lol (well i was the only one having a bad trip😅😂) if u know u know. 🙄

(pretty sure) was the odd one out, cause the 1st thing i did was search if Kazuki was in the character list. he's a side-character that has almost no screen time & yet he has always been my favorite (think mainly cause of how everyone kept bad-mouthing a pretty sane/normal/healthy in the head character) 😌🖐
also noticed Shitara & Anna; the sec saw them, was sure (what i thought would happen in season 2) would occur here. kinda hard not to come to that conclusions, as Shitara came off as even crazier then Hira (& that's saying something, dude obsessively addicted to Kiyoi).

having watched this, wont say this was perfect or loved every sec. it was good (for sure enjoyed it more then the 1st season) & thankful that now that we get Kiyoi's POV, it doesn't feel one-sided. where Hira is the subservient, pushover that's being taken advantage off & gaslit. like in season 2, u see that Kiyoi's as addicted & his attitude, actions in the 1st season stemmed from his insecurities. that he as addicted to Hira as Hira is to him. so putting the "drama" of the kidnapping aside the plot was cute & they both finally (in their own way) committed to each other.... "and they lived happily ever after".😊👍

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his was ok, nothing more. 1st have to point out the subs r bad (guess whomever translated, used google translate). so it's English but not related to whatever we see in the scene. let alone the Japanese dialogue isn't translated & if that wasn't enough, the vid kept buffering. so this took ages to finish (which wouldn't mind, if the plot was interesting). it had it's moments, but on a whole this was meeh...

i like Ma Dong Seok, think he is a very versatile actor in-spite of the look. but cause of his look, most of his movies r him portraying a human wrecking ball. which seems repetitive IMHO (been there seen that). also cause of his "Might" (even though he's human) seeing anyone stand-up after one punch from him, is ludicrous - like come on, there's no freakin way they weren't punched straight into an ICU

side note: what kinda shocked me, took me a while to recognize Lee Joon Hyuk (loved him in Stranger) here idk what the makeup artist did, but he looks bloated & bad.

about the movie/plot; a generic plot which was ok. wasn't blown away by anything. there were a lot pf plot holes if anything. the fights were brutal, but grew monotonous as we went from one fight to another. a one off

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didn't enjoy this as much as i did the drama - getting that off my chest this was cute, with bits of funny, fluffiness taking us back to the 1st season (and this is only taking into considering everything happening before the Aunt from hell came to visit), and then they added Terrence into the mix, and i was like WTF (he was a detestable character in the 1st season and he didn't fair any better in the side-story: Alt.Gameboy). so brining in Wesley was adding insult to injury - plus who the frack gave two f*cks about these two, and their "budding romance"?!? not me that's for sure. and having (cutie-pie) Achilles sober up to the fact that he doesn't need Terrence in his life - blocking him, was supposed to absolve that annoying side romance? like plz.. i for sure wouldn't have been able to be as levelheaded, as he was when he finally confronted the f*cker - that was big of him - as Terrence deserved worse then what he got (and not even gonna go into gorilla boy trying to defend his mate - when he had no clue why Achilles when off the sec he noticed Terrence - so freakin glad Pearl was around the second time, to pull him away cause dude needed a reality-check ugh!!!).

the Aunt as infuriating and condescending adding much needed fuel to this "story" which wasn't amounting to much - other then Gavreel running after Cairo, who was playing hard to get - same old same old ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ so adding some much needed drama, added some interest to this trope plot. donno how they gonna develop it considering the end - but i guess they now have another reason to communicate via web-apps... so throw-back to the 1st season(?) that's a lead into the 2nd(?!?) left to be seen - but the confrontation between both lovers and the Aunt was Very satisfying - even if her last shot kinda shut them both up and threw a spanner into their well laid plans.

what Must applaud - for yrs have been reading manga's/webtoons - seen numerous movies and drama's that were all BL's themed and this was the first(!) time where the couple flipped and i literally cheered - yeah it was hot - smokin and after all the wooing Gav was doing, let alone their emanant parting it was fitting. but the fact that they showed that there aint No set rules(!) that there aint no predesigned roles - there aint no uke, seme = top or bottom, but just love and affection and what felt right - this movie was just worthy viewing, for that scene... so thank you

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first off loved Sang Bae - know he a side character (that's more tapestry in such a short movie) but loved the dude from start to finish. ton's of energy and all positive. he the one noticed from the word go (what with that t-shirt with the print "Sleep With Me, Free Breakfast" like how can u not love someone with that kinda 'hutzpah'), his personality totally matched that print, and he was the life of the party what with the only other 2 being introverts

the movie itself, a lot felt rush and was rushed cause this so short - u need everything to flow rapidly, but idk IMHO it felt off and rushed and not really natural. it felt staged - and call me an ageist, but Dong Soo looks a teen (even if he in his 20's) and In Pyo looks(!) in his 40's. so that made me feel a bit uneasy. but ignored it, just to see how things would develop (like mentioned already) a lot of "oopsh" moments that lead to them "getting" together.
but it was mutual attraction/curiosity and nothing was force, so whatever.. but one up rooting one's life or deciding to up root it, on a fling? (maybe others more romantic minded will think differently, but this was nothing more then a fling to me) and to move (drastically) to the country side (a very remote isolated spot) to a city girl like me, seems so incomprehensible. i can't believe anyone would do that, not forever. oh idk i guess i'm the one at fault, for thinking in terms of forever - while this might mean they enjoy each other in the now and deal with tomorrow, tomorrow.

then yeah i guess it works (but then don't get why Dong Soo doesn't mention this when he acts like he going away for good, even if he was unsure and decided on the way back home. he could've spoken a word or two instead of that weird mute act, he put on the sec In Pyo wished time would stop) cause as this started off with "...Dong So Tired of repeated life and work takes three days off and goes on a long-distance bike ride..." what does it matter if it's 3 days, a month or more?!? he an adult and this could be a short romance or a long one, so open end - cute idea, wish the flow was better. but fine for a short movie.

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confused

what's for sure watching this u get none of the relationship's were/are healthy - Tae Kyu for one is just messed in the head and maybe his mentioning not having family or that he will get female clients and not male - cause now he with Yong Joon (says it jokingly, as this dude has no intention of lightning the financial load, that's Yong Joon's problem). i guess it goes to explain why Tae Kyu is messed-up, as assuming he been on the streets from a young age. and the only one willing to love and take care of him (finally) unequivocal is Yong Joon . that's why he is so desperate and possessive of him - sadly i wonder if love even enters in this equation . as Tae Kyu is very selfish - its like he is living in a world of his own, where he could care less how Yong Joon makes money to buy the meat he wants of the daily, let alone pays for the roof over his head or anything else he needs/wants, while he goofs around with that stupid bb gun - how Yong Joon supports them, is not his problem or a blimp on his radar, he just does his thing - shit all - and Yong Joon picks up after him, literally.

the whole situation with the kid and the injured eye is confusing, cause at the start (before the scene where the father threatens to put out the cigarette on Tae Kyu's eye - and eye for an eye cause he did that to his kid, i assume) i was sure Tae Kyu and the kid r one and the same, cause Tae Kyu mentions a disability in his left eye (but he's called for mandatory army service and usually if u got a disability they don't draft u - plus he doesn't look like he has problem with his eyes - brain, maybe, but that's another matter) the same eye the kid's got patched-up and the kid kinda looks like Tae Kyu (just younger). so was confused and unsure WTH was going on - and whether the hints "dropped" were supposed to mean something, that was just going over my head.

so mentioning all of the above hard not to feel really bad for Yong Joon, who only wants love and as Jae-sung (unlike in the description betrays Yong Joon, when he gets married to a female) guess that was the real reason for him defecting from North Korea. he comes to a new country and has to deal with all entailed, which isn't ever easy, when ur all alone in the world and his finding Tae Kyu in similar situation - they latch onto each other. not a healthy relationship by any means - considering the lengths Yong Joon goes through to support Tae Kyu. and yet as he has no one, i guess he rather suffer everything, just to have someone who is dependent on him - giving him the delusion of belonging - i.e family.

Jae-sung somehow also defects. as he put it "...his life went to hell after Yong Joon left..." so "getting" that he couldn't forget Yong Joon or live with a woman he comes in search of Yong Joon, only to find him in a mess - not that Yong Joon welcomes him with open arms. but his "...i'd rather live together in shared sorrow..." was a bit laughable considering Tae Kyu didn't share shit - even when confronted by the blackmailing father, he would walk away as if it had nothing to do with him, leaving Yong Joon to deal with the problem - and even after he wouldn't ask, wonder or offer any help, it was like it had nothing to do with him - that's why was wondering WTF Yong Joon was talking about, when he was telling Jae-sung he better off now. that was so far from the truth - its like he was ready to cut his nose to spite his face - get he was angry at Jae-sung and not ready to forgive him. but he wasn't ready to give him up either. and he for sure wasn't ready to stop anything with Tae Kyu - but i guess its cause he knew how lost Tae Kyu would be without him - bottom line this a mess. so everything ending the way it did - not astounding. and yet confusing as we get an end scene of Jae-sung living in Yong Joon apartment as if nothing happened and i'm like "no!! i need more info, about what went down with both Yong Joon & Tae Kyu..." but it is what it is

side note - there was So much going on psychologically that the sexual scenes, as erotic and in ur face as they were - all fell to the sidelines -

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where to begin, doono why the movie is named Lady Vengeance, yeah everything is somehow tied to her, but still - for me the real Vengeance was the part with the grieving families - them finding out what really happened to their kidnapped kids - the turmoil, the arguments and conclusion - them taking the law into their own hands, meting out justice - was intense, understandable and relatable... that alone was worth the rest of time that was wasted watching this.

the FL aint likeable, the back story with all the women was redundant, most of them didn't play any or just minor roles in her "grand" revenge scheme. the only one that did do sh*t was the last one (who got beat by the fat cannibal lezbo cause she allowed a mosquito to bite her), as she went and got into a relationship with that psycho after getting paroled, keeping tabs on him and thus being close enough to drug him when the time came.

the FL was all over the place - not always justified or logical... like her going to meet-up with her daughter. searching for her - logical, as she needed to make sure she was alive and well. but when u r hell bent on revenge, why drag ur child into it?!? doesn't make sense. finish what you've started, what's more urgent, then go see ur daughter when its safe - no???

the ending also, WTH was that? the kid wakes up coughing on the thick smoke in the room, rushing out in the snow, in bare-feet, her adoptive parents asleep? dead?!??? left unanswered... why?

donno, just weird and not in a good way, even anticlimactic, she got 13yrs for kidnapping a kid - which was the truth, and she may not have physically choked/killed him, but her kidnapping him enabled that psycho to do what he loves best, and her confessing to save her child/baby enabled him to continue kidnapping and killing more children - so she wasn't framed or wrongly sentenced. but she enabled all those families to find justice and peace, so something came out of this movie.

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this was a crazy roller costar ride in a nut house

a crazy trip induced by the writers and production team being on some heavy hallucinogens, otherwise no explaining this plot - and don't get me wrong there were fun, funny, happy, cute moments but the dark shadow of Wayu eclipsed every other character. Kit and Mark may have been intended to be the mains, and when they had their scene time, they f*cking shined - but in came "debbie downer" the one and only self-absorbed reigning queen and the pity party started. i don't know why this drama revolved around Wayu - this character was a drag in 2Moons and he wasn't any better here. always with that hang-dog look, like the puppy everyone loves to abuse - when in actual fact this dude is like a 3 yr old that hasn't learned how to walk or do anything without assistance, he is pampered more then an infant - i doubt that a child of 3-4 has been coddle this much.. every character was worrying about poor fragile Wayu - why??? he a normal young adult that is studying to be a freakin Doctor - how he gonna survive in the world, when he needs to be hand held all the time - plz??? who wrote this ridiculous character?!?
and for whatever reason "the powers that be" wanted to wipe-out Pha's charecter - and if anyone watched 2Moons (which is did twice, 2 Moons (2017) + 2 Moons 2 (2019) both versions) the story was the same, as the second one was a remake with different actors - so why make this whacky version where Yu didn't follow Pha to his University cause he had a crush on him forever - but this new "twist" where Thanu was Yu's savior and the knight in shining armor just had to pop-out to save someone else, so he left the fainting damsel in distress to Pha. and Yu mistook his real savior and fell for the wrong guy - like PLzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

plus all the talk about destiny and true soulmates - not to mention all the B.S. about Thanu and Phai being able to see their future as a couple together - that developed into Phai being able to predicted any threats towards Thanu.. like come on - how far-fetched r u gonna be with this - cause it was getting ridiculous - and this is meant to be A Kit and Marks story - yeah?!??

if this was worth the watch is was cause of Mark and Kit that did a great job at portraying a genuine couple in the midst of all the Yu drama. both character were true to their personality and they took their time getting close - and it felt real and it was enjoyable and very gratifying after the headache, the rest of this drama turned into.
other then them Sab, Klui, Jack, Koh heck even Padbok were a breath of fresh air that added interest and excitement to the uninspiring dreariness that was the Yu's sob story - even with the annoying Thanu added to the mix - it wasn't any better -

but if i'ma check out the 2nd season, it will Only be cause of Pok and Tong, these two came out of nowhere - it was unexpected to say the least - as there was so much going on that had nothing to do with anything, and suddenly their story was the strongest - it went from zero to a hundred in the blink of an eye... but there wasn't enough backstory to get the character's and where they were coming from, or why they were acting as they were - most of it was a guessing game and yet they were the mains in the last episode. they dominated the stage and i wish i had more of them - and no, not cause they were the only ones to "sleep" together - but cause there was fire there, and a story u could "sink ur teeth" into.. Mark and Kit just lost momentum and they were cute but lowkey - back in the shadows cause they wanted Yu to take front stage - donno why

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this, not for the faint of heart

well this was majorly f*cked up, from the start Yu-Ho was suspect, there was something about him that made u raise your eyebrows, as his attitude & behavior didn't fit the situation he & Jeong-Su found themselves in.
it makes me wonder WTF, why would anyone do that. but given Yu-Ho's wondering questions (in ep 2), am guessing that when he asked "...if "they" were gonna sell the footage overseas...", wondering "if they will be famous..." makes me think he & the masked guy work together & this is how they make money - i.e sex tapes & their genre is kidnapped men forced into "performing".

the main question; why he targeted Jeong-Su? or is that part of their MO, targeting unsuspecting guys Yu-Ho knows or is attracted too, drugging them & basically raping, humiliating & abusing them. & as they r drugged multiple times during the "session" it's easier to make them believe, it was all a dream. guess their own psychic will do that, just to help them deal with what they were put through.

either way, whomever thought this up is diabolic & evil(!) cause leave what was done to Jeong-Su physically (which isn't anything to trivialize) but f*cking with him mentally. where even if he thinks it's a messed-up dream, the brain doesn't forget & subconsciously he is carrying this trauma around... who knows how it will pop-up & what type of PTSD reaction will occur, the saddest part - he wont know how to deal with whatever, as he doesn't remember. so how can he come to term's with /accept/ forgive what he doesn't remember?!? plain wicked -

this wasn't a fun watch (even though Yu-Ho cracked me up cause of his weird ass behavior or rather Jeong-Su astonishment at his behavior, laughed out loud in ep 2) but the last ep broke me. the actor playing Jeong-Su pulled u into his break-down & how he slowly lost it. hard to sit & just watch detached from what was happening to him on screen, even the fact u knew it was just acting didn't lessen how bad it made u feel - very uncomfortable, yet phenomenal acting.
still, i don't know how to rate this cause i feel like giving this a high rating is being an accomplice in what was done to Jeong-Su - weird i know. but it is what it is

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hard No

my words came back to bite me in the ass - thank god not literally, not that watching this pile of horse·sh*t wasn't becoming extremely painful, so much so that after the ridiculous scene with Namwhan, i just stopped - Never Ever gonna watch this until the end -

WTF was this??? i get as there is a follow-up movie to the prequel (i liked?!? find that astounding now) so it follows that Toey kept in-touch with Oat - otherwise no movie. but this seriously a plotline that anyone rooting for? yeah get Toey "got it so good" in Japan, he basically brain-washed and can't "see" anyone other then Oat, in spite of seeing Oat with his wife and child - but they a non-factor, as he just friends with him on FB ?!? and of course they keep in-touch and message each other - but that insignificant cause - love??? cause its innocent?? k
but he felt guilt and that's why he sent the message - well "butt" texted it - as he rather be the side-chick then no-one in Oats life. and the sec Oat came to him, he was angry not that he was treating him like the side-chick (he enabled that by keeping in contact with Oat, in the first place) but that it took Oat 4 yrs to finally come seek him out - that was the main thing that angered Teoy -
but he got the spiel down - acting like he cares so much for Oat's wife and child. if he did, he would've Never befriended him via FB or any other app. he for sure wouldn't go seek him out after pushing him away, or welcome him with open arms and invite him into his room - why no other rooms available?!? for sure wouldn't talk about "3 days of oblivion" and then back to reality - like what?!???

sorry but as much as i liked Toey in the prequel, i disliked him in this one - he was selfish and happily wallowing in self-pity, when he enabled everything - he was A willing participant - pretty sure Oat Never told him to wait or that he would leave his family and come seek him out - so who to blame, he wasted 4 yrs waiting - waiting for what? when Yumi called him out on it - he disconnected the call. when Jen called him out on what he was enabling in the present, he shut her down with some B.S about it being "love" - plz nah, this aint love - this is pure selfishness, self-absorption with little to no sensitivity or care towards anyone else feelings and happiness.

anyone arguing the fact that Oat is gay - yeah bad move to begin with - but he chose to go forward with the marriage bringing a child into a family - now that kid doesn't only have to deal with his dad being gay and what that means - but he has no family. and he will blame himself - considering how self-absorbed his father and his father's self-involved bf r - and Namwhan should be freakin anointed for sainthood, that was so far from logical it was mind boggling, if she knew then why keep up the farce? plz plz plz - this was a colossal let down - no love doesn't mean being this self involved, u destroy others just to pave the way to ur own happiness - waste of time!

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don't stand in the middle of the road...

like seriously, this did my head in - them constantly having conversations or walking straight into the road, OMG.... but as watched the Thai version, i get that this a plot device meeh if u ask me. personally i always say if u gonna adapt something, do it better or don't do it at all (& this way better then the adaption for Love Sea - which i couldn't finish, but still - wasn't great).

1st off i was kinda shocked that the main pair was the same one from Love in the Air, didn't recognize Hamaya Takuto & given the shaky chemistry between the mains, was sure this was their 1st BL together. their kisses felt unsynchronized & cause of that all their NC scenes were uncomfortable to watch. there was more chemistry between the 2nd couple (& their intimacy amounted too a touching of the lips, that tells u how bad the mains NC chemistry was).
also the hot & cold act that Fuu displayed gave me whiplash - i get that it's cause he believed Sara about the parallel universe lie & was confused/guilt. still the back & forth was annoying to me as a viewer & feel like the only reason Sara could stomach a lot of Fuu's idiosyncrasies, was cause of his over bearing mother.

the plot is more psychological then sci-fi, time travel-ish & given Sara's upbringing i aint shocked he snapped. what i never got was the father just abandoning him with a psychopath & not looking backwards or trying to find a solution in all the yrs his son was growing up under the thumb of that crazy tyrant. yeah here she kinda got her comeuppance - which we didn't get in the Thai version. still it's a drop in the ocean - when u think about everything she did.

this was cute & i enjoyed this more cause of the side couple & side character's then the mains - maybe cause they didn't bring anything new to the table & i already saw the OG version which IMO wasn't that great to begin with - so the remake even if the acting was good, didn't interest me or even hold my attention - it was just ok. like i mentioned loved the side couple & the MVP for me in this was Taiga, he was adorable, sweet & funny. now i would've loved more of him.
the chicks even if good friends to Fuu, didn't like that one chick always hitting Yuta on the head - why this funny?? or acceptable idk - anyway this a one off & a never again.
J-Bl's can be so good, so why not change the adaptation to make it better???? oh well - this a one off.

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who the f*ck is Alice?!?

this the main problem when u don't speak the language - the translations or the translator can mess with ur ability to understand what is really being conveyed & sadly i have not found a good translations for either movie in this series.

but on a whole this was better & yet somehow not (given other LGB movies that i have seen). the depressing theme persisted & have to say the only person i liked was Ke Luo, this character even made me like Shu Nian (& it's not that Shu Nian is a dislikeable character per-say), it's just that i can't with his subservient personality. when it comes to Xie Yan, his family or anyone in his circle, Shu Nian turns into this weak, groveling non-human. which i get & yet i don't like.
there were moments where he stood-up to Xie Yan, but on a whole he let everyone push him around - even the new crazy woman in Xie Yan's life.
btw WTF was her deal?!? the reason her eye's lit up when Xie Yan told her he wasn't into women, was cause she's gay. but then why did she come to mess with Shu Nian?!? not only to mess with his head, but to frame him with intentionally poisoning her food???? didn't get the logic behind that move.... but she is crazy, so never mind.

given Shu Nian's personality, the debt he felt towards Xie Yan & his family, let alone the disapproval from Xie Yan's father i doubt there could've been a positive outcome to this romance... as being an orphan Shu Nian couldn't be the cause of Xie Yan cutting ties with his family & being disinherited too boot. that is a burden i doubt he could or would carry - that's why he chose to run away, leaving as he had come into that house - with nothing. like i said depressing!

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this could've been so much more, if the writers (or whomever decided on the rewrite) didn't mess with perfection. cause yes, Tin & Can's start/plot/story in the prequel was just that - a perfect enimies to lovers romcom. "they" just needed to start from the point where Tin comforts Can in the locker-room (1st ep). where Can after calming down, says "...i'm sorry... don't disappear like u did..." it fits perfectly with the end in the prequel. cause there, Can might have rejected the love confession, but he offered friendship in return - it was Tin that was acting like a spoilt brat (in his desperation), who wasn't ready to understand that Can was inexperienced & needed time to understand his own feelings, let alone get to a place where he could understand & accept Tin's.

& the fact that "they" had to pursue the Techno, Kengkla "romance" was a slap in the face of anyone who is a victim of sexual abuse. adding insult to injury with humanizing Tul's behavior, towards his own younger sibling. idk what was worse; the Techno, Kengkla development. Ae walking around moping, with a bleedin heart, taking out his anger on his friends or the b.s redemption arc forced on us (like we stupid) with Tul & Tin's father. little wonder this didn't get a higher score. sadly it didn't deserve much, when u take all the part's into account.

which is such a disservice to Can & Tin (more so Can) like i mentioned above, i wish they didn't rewrite the plot. but they also tweaked the character's a bit, Can wasn't as fierce as he was in the prequal. but on a whole i still liked them way, wayyyy better then any of the other character's.
their relationship was genuinely sweet & very healthy, loved how they approached the 1st sexual encounter. it was innocent, sweet, funny & yet very mature. in-spite of Can saying "i am stupid" (all the time), when it counts, his head works better then anyone else's in this BL. & his loyal side make me envious (little wonder Tin threw a tantrum when he was rejected in the prequel lol).

but the whole Tul's sob story & the father's justification was utter b.s. (or rather gaslighting at it's finest). anyone buying the "oh i was so loved. i didn't deserve it, so i became the bad-guy, just so my younger sibling would stop loving & looking up to me..." needs their head examined!!!
same with the fathers excuses, what freedom did Tin have when he was shunned by his family, treating him like the bad-sheep? what freedom did he have, when his brother paid people to befriend & then betray him? what freedom did he have, when he was publicly shamed as a drug addicte?!??? & it didn't stop there, even now Tul was trying to come between Tin & Can. that's love & care in who's f*cked-up mind?!?? plz with the b.s. sob story. everyone in that family is a saint & Tin just a baby that didn't understand?!???
that's the most ret*rded reasoning & justification i have yet to encounter - Tul had actively destroyed Tin's life, damaging his image in the eye's of the world, making sure family & friend's all shunned him (like he had a contagious disease) & the one hurting, in need of comfort & understanding is Tul?!?? b*tch plz -

if u only the focus was on Can & Tin (like i did) this was/is a really fun, sweet, wholesome romance that is filled with green flags. that i would wish to rewatch time & again, just for the cozy, warm feelings it gives me. but the rest is a train wreck. so any stars i give, like any recommendation's i make, will only be for the main couple. they were a pure joy to watch.

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