When Wave sniffed Lava’s shirt, I lost it. I’m talking total emotional collapse. Full-body cackle, tears, lungs protesting. The kind of laugh that makes the neighbors inch toward their peepholes. At this point I’m convinced GMMTV is running a covert science lab where they engineer new breeds of “creepy-cute behavior.” And Joss? Darling. This particular strain has your signature all over it.
We open with Wave coming out to his sister Anya back in Arantha, and the scene basically winks at us like “oh by the way, sis has Empress energy.” If you’ve watched The Next Prince or I’m the Most Beautiful Count, you already know Thailand has royal vocabulary fancy enough to require white gloves. This show brings out the entire porcelain set.
What delighted me most was how casually the script dropped the “oh, the prince likes boys” reveal. Like it’s just part of the daily weather report. And then Anya pokes at that Davin-Victor spark with the precision of a big sister who knows everyone’s business. For a moment I thought Victor was the ex, but no, he’s simply a friend… a beige, unbuttered-toast friend.
Then we shift into deeper waters. Anya points out that Arantha has never crowned a woman, which lines up with much of East Asian history. Sure, China pulled off one Wu Zetian, and Japan had several empresses, but modern rules slammed that door fast. Meanwhile Europe practically hands out tiaras in comparison. The show is very clearly planting seeds for Anya to become Arantha’s first-ever empress, tradition sulking in the background.
And can we talk about Wave’s “gunshot injury.” My sweet boy gets shot in the chest, floats around half-dead, and wakes up with… a tiny band-aid. On his chest. I had to pause just to whisper a polite but passionate “come on now” to my TV.
Lava, understandably raging, stomps off and folds Victor like a discount lawn chair. One kick, two punches, done. Victor really is exactly what his father said he was: useless, but in crisp HD.
When Wave finally wakes up, Lava beelines to him like a man greeting his reincarnated spouse. But Wave claims he remembers nothing after being knocked off the boat. At first I assumed he was faking it to protect Lava. Turns out no, the boy truly hit “reset to factory settings.”
With Arantha still mid-chaos, Davin stays at Peng’s guesthouse and begins his memory scavenger hunt. And when he asks Lava why he ever fell for him, Lava lights up like someone just presented him with a bouquet of baby golden retrievers. It’s painfully adorable.
But the second half hit me deeper than I expected. One minute I was laughing, the next I was wiping tears, and then there I was, doing both at once like some emotional gymnast. Maybe it’s because dementia is such a quiet heartbreak creeping into so many families. Maybe it’s the conversations I’ve had with my own husband about what would happen if I ever forgot him. There’s something in that storyline that brushes against the soft, vulnerable place we don’t talk about often.
Somewhere between palace politics and shirt-sniffing chaos, the show wandered into something real. Loving someone who forgets you. And choosing to stay anyway.
And honestly? I’m starting to think the memory loss isn’t just a plot device. It feels like a door. And whatever’s behind it might be the truth none of them are ready to face.
This episode wrecked me in the best possible way. I mean full on ugly-crying while smiling like an idiot. I can’t even explain it, and honestly, I don’t want to. It was just that good. So good it had me bawling and somehow feeling ridiculously happy at the same time.
Look, this show isn’t reinventing anything. But if you enjoy classic BL tropes and don’t mind a predictable setup, it’s an easy watch. Episode 6 is the first time the story really starts to move after a slow early stretch.
The confession is simple but effective. You can see the “wait, you liked me too” moment coming, but it still works and finally gives the relationship some direction.
The theme park setting feels light and nostalgic. It leans a little Hallmark-ish, but it suits the tone of the show. Nothing new, just pleasant.
If the pacing in the first episodes tested your patience, this is where things pick up. The chemistry’s solid, and the story finally moves past the “are they or aren’t they” phase.
Episode 6 won’t surprise you, but it ties the earlier setup together and gets the show into a better rhythm. If you made it this far, you’ll probably stay on board.
The thing about Shirasaki and Hayama is that their love story isn’t just romance. It’s tangled up in admiration, a flicker of rivalry, and this quiet, steady companionship that sneaks up on you when you’re not looking.
Hayama had his eye on Shirasaki back in college. It wasn’t some dramatic slow-mo spotlight moment. More like, “Oh… this guy’s good. I’m absolutely not telling him that.” Hayama hit fame first, which came with its own storm to weather. But once they finally starred in a BL drama together, all that tucked-away admiration lit up on both sides. Their chemistry snapped into place. The show blew up, a real relationship sparked, and for Shirasaki, it became his first true breakthrough. And that mattered. More than he ever admits out loud.
But here’s where things get messy. Shirasaki never really felt like he could stand beside Hayama as an equal. He loved him, obviously. He just wanted to meet him at eye level. He wanted a career he earned, not one people chalked up to being “Hayama’s boyfriend.” That kind of insecurity? It hits in the soft spots because it’s painfully human.
Then Season 2 flips everything. They go from co-stars to direct competitors auditioning for the same stage production. Suddenly their relationship has edges. Admiration turns into challenge. Attraction becomes motivation. Love starts wearing the shape of ambition, and it’s as exhilarating as it is terrifying. Hayama eventually steps away to take a film role. He plays it cool, but you can feel exactly where it stings. Meanwhile, Shirasaki lands the lead… and immediately buckles under the weight of it. The way this show portrays creative anxiety? Brutal. Real. Too relatable.
And then Kuroki walks in, adding exactly the tension the story’s been saving room for. He lost to Shirasaki in their previous BL casting, but there’s zero bitterness, just genuine respect. This time, the director pits them against each other in a head-to-head audition, and Kuroki shows up ready. He’s sharp, committed, and so locked-in that he practically becomes a version of Shirasaki that Shirasaki can’t reach in that moment. Their rivalry ignites instantly. But when Shirasaki finally breaks through his block? Kuroki doesn’t resent him. He admires him even more.
What gets me about these three is how their dynamics keep folding and unfolding. Admiration becomes competition. Competition circles back to admiration. Love keeps shifting depending on the day, the scar, the breakthrough. Sometimes love is a soft landing. Sometimes it’s a bruise. Sometimes it’s the person who pushes you forward even when it hurts.
So how complicated can love get?
This BL doesn’t just ask the question. It drops us right into the thick of it, and honestly? I’m here for every second.
Look, the biggest crime of this episode is simple. They cut the bed scene. Cut. The. Bed. Scene. Who approved this tragedy. Give me the missing half immediately. I am submitting a formal complaint to the BL Department of Justice.
And excuse me, I did not have “Siwat’s adoptive mom and her side piece Aisun crashing the plot like surprise DLC villains” on my bingo card. Even Aisun’s son Dean pops in to rescue Siwat. Are we slowly assembling a chaotic four-way situationship? Because I am not emotionally prepared.
Also, Siwat’s adoptive mom is tall. Taller than Aisun. She walks in with a bottle in one hand and a gun in the other like she is auditioning to be the leader of the Thai Mafia Women’s Union. She could absolutely run a cartel before dinner.
The night camping scene looks like they somehow teleported into a Tomb Raider jungle set. Vines, shadows, ruins, probably an ancient curse or two. I was waiting for Lara Croft to rappel down and say hello.
And that professor? Zero percent reincarnated Kalakal, one hundred percent trying to become the devil’s unpaid intern. Which means the real reincarnation is probably Earth, and honestly that would be deliciously messy.
The flashback lore is also wild. Siwat stabbing Thara because Kalakal possessed him. I need an instruction manual for this ghost possession system. A user guide. A FAQ page. Something.
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Alright alright, plot talk time.
This episode finally tackles the “Siwat and Khun’s dads” revenge drama. And shocker, it was all one massive misunderstanding. Courtesy of human dumpster Aisun.
Back then, Siwat’s dad and Khun’s dad teamed up. They agreed that if they ever found the ruins, Khun’s dad would decide when to go public because treasure hunters were circling like vultures. Even Siwat’s adoptive mom was ready to go treasure shopping.
Aisun was Siwat’s dad’s assistant at the time. When Siwat’s dad went to England for treatment and never came back, Aisun discovered the secret of the necklaces. He kidnapped baby Thara and told Kate to drug little Khun to steal it. A true gentleman.
And he never returned the kid. Kate and Khunkhao’s dad tried to rescue him. They got the Shiva necklace back, but Khunkhao’s dad was shot and killed. Kate has been drowning in guilt ever since but never confessed because she didn’t want Khun to hate her. So Khun just spent years blaming Siwat’s dad for everything. This family’s communication level is subterranean.
Khun finally starts questioning things because his dad visits him in a dream like a supernatural voicemail. Suddenly he goes “Hold up, something isn’t adding up.”
Episode opens with the professor digging up the box, doing some ritual he found on a sketchy forum, and letting Kalakal possess him.
Funniest part? The sacred sealed artifact magically becomes giant later. Like one of those instant noodle cups puffing up. I swear the professor just changed containers. I refuse to believe the artifact grew like ramen.
When the spirit escapes, the boys all nosebleed like anime characters. Siwat melts down and starts shooting fire from his hands. Why is he the only one with special effects. Why no water gun Thara. Why no wind blast Khun. Their eyes transform and then nothing. Their powers need a firmware update.
After they calm down, Siwat and Thara talk, then go find Khun. Revenge gets brought up, so naturally they go fix it the Thai BL way. They have sex. Of course. No problem on Earth cannot be solved with a passionate BL scene. Medical issues, family trauma, ancient curses, memory loss. This week it cures everything.
Meanwhile, Aisun goes full Tomb Raider. He wants treasure, threatens Kate, and demands Siwat and the necklace. Kate finally snaps, but girl still brings a tiny knife to a gun fight. Again. Babe, please. Upgrade your loadout.
They get captured instantly.
Dean shows up because his love for Siwat is unstoppable. Siwat’s adoptive mom is extremely done and basically says “Test me and you will not survive.”
Dean’s photos alert Khun and Thara, so they rush in like bargain bin superheroes. Sadly no wind blades or ice arrows because the animation budget went on break. This is the first time I’ve seen powered characters simply decide not to use their powers.
Aisun exposes Kate’s past involvement in her brother’s death and escapes. Kate finally confesses everything. Khun and Siwat resolve the revenge plot. Stunningly, no additional sex scene required this time.
Episode ends with Siwat’s adoptive mom and Aisun teaming up with the professor. Villain polycule unlocked.
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Next episode looks spicy.
Our three heroes march straight into Aisun’s challenge, probably because he sent gunmen into Kate’s inn. Then they get grabbed by the professor’s squad and tied together like a clearance-rack ritual sacrifice.
Kalakal starts dragging them into their past-life memories. If pacing is fast, next episode or the one after should finally spill the reincarnation tea.
As for the X platform ranking… I tried. It vanished like a missing sock.
And the overall reviews for this series? Sweetie… I will behave. The show is trying its hardest.
Ahhh!!! I’m already so obsessed!!! God, they’re just perfect together! Two people from completely different worlds, but somehow they can’t stay away from each other. It makes you want to root for them so hard.
This episode totally brought me back to being a teenager, to that giddy feeling of falling in love at an amusement park.
P.S. Minato’s androgynous beauty plus the way he uses ore? I’m completely hooked.
No spoiler alert this time. This isn’t really about the twists, but more about what I think they mean.
Episode 4 opens with one of the quietest, most striking scenes yet. Alan dreams that he’s forgotten Win. In the dream, Win tells him to check his notes, and when he does, everything comes flooding back. Alan remembers him. They kiss, and the dream gets intimate.
Then Alan wakes up, flushed and embarrassed, realizing what happened while he was asleep. Before he can even process it, Win suddenly appears in his room. The teasing that follows feels both tender and a little uncanny. Win drifts in and out of scenes like a ghost, never fully there or gone, like his whole existence depends on Alan remembering him.
And that’s what this episode does so brilliantly. It turns memory into haunting. The dream, the embarrassment, the teasing… they’re not just emotional moments. They’re symptoms of a consciousness fighting against erasure. What happens when love outlives the memory that once held it?
Later, there’s this walk through a cemetery with Alan and Win that becomes the show’s quiet philosophical heart. They talk about the difference between being alive and just existing, and it reminded me of a famous line:
“We die twice. The first time when our heart stops beating. The second when no one remembers we ever lived.”
That idea feels like the heartbeat of Mystique in the Mirror. Forgetting isn’t healing. It’s disappearance. The show’s ghosts aren’t monsters. They’re the fragments of love and memory that the brain refuses to let die.
Then there’s Si, another patient who seems to be mourning her husband’s death. She plays chess with Alan in the garden, and there’s something almost transcendent about her calmness. When Alan introduces Win to her, she doesn’t react with fear or doubt. She just accepts both Win’s presence and absence, like she’s already made peace with memory itself. She’s the emotional mirror of Alan: where he clings, she accepts.
And then there’s the elderly figure Alan keeps seeing in the mirror, that ghostly old man. What if he isn’t a stranger at all? What if he’s the projection of Alan’s dead father, his mind trying to reconcile loss by visualizing it? That would explain why his father’s presence in the story feels so detached, almost spectral. Maybe Alan’s brain is using that image, the old man in the mirror, as the only way it can process death without fully acknowledging it.
The more I think about it, the more Mystique in the Mirror feels like a story about neural grief. The brain’s desperate attempts to preserve connection through hallucination, memory, and repetition. Every ghost is a neuron still firing. Every haunting is love trying not to be forgotten.
Maybe Win is dead. Maybe Alan’s father is gone. Maybe the old man in the mirror is the echo of both. Either way, this story keeps whispering the same truth: the scariest thing isn’t being haunted. It’s being erased.
ไอซ์: อาจารย์ทำอะไรอยู่ครับ (What are you doing, Professor?)
ไอซ์: อาจารย์ไม่อยากเจอผมจริงๆ เหรอ (Do you really not want to see me?)
อ.มินต์ (Prof. Mint): ไม่อยากจะเชื่อว่าคุณจะทักหาผมเยอะขนาดนี้ (I can’t believe you messaged me this much.)
อ.มินต์: ขอโทษที่ไม่ได้ตอบ พอดีผมยุ่งๆ (Sorry for not replying. I’ve been quite busy.)
อ.มินต์: คุณอยากปรึกษาผมเรื่องอะไรล่ะ (What do you want to consult me about?)
ไอซ์: เรื่องเรียนไงครับ ผมอยากรู้เรื่องการแสดงให้มากกว่านี้ (About class. I want to learn more about acting.)
อ.มินต์: ได้สิ มีอะไรจะคุยก็มาว่า (Sure, come talk to me anytime.)
ไอซ์: งั้นเรามาเจอกันสองต่อสองดีไหมครับ (Then shall we meet one-on-one?)
อ.มินต์: ผมว่าอย่าดีกว่า คงไม่เหมาะนะ (I think we’d better not. It wouldn’t be appropriate.)
อ.มินต์: เอาเป็นว่าผมเพิ่งเลิกสอน กำลังจะไปลานจอดรถ มีอะไรไปคุยกันที่นั่นแล้วกัน (Let’s say I just finished class and I’m heading to the parking lot. If you want to talk, come find me there.)
ไอซ์: ได้ครับ เดี๋ยวผมหาอาจารย์เอง (Okay, I’ll come find you.)
Can someone tells me what the text messages says between ice and mint there is so no translation 😔
Text from “เซนต์ (Saint)” says: “ทำไมแฟนมึงถึงเอาเพลงนี้มาเล่น แล้วบอกว่าแต่งเองวะ” → “Why did your boyfriend play this song and say he wrote it himself?”
Text from “ไอซ์ (Ice)” says: “กูก็ไม่รู้เหมือนกันว่ะ เพราะพี่อาร์มไม่ได้บอกกูเรื่องนี้” → “I don’t know either, because P’Warm didn’t tell me about this.”
I KNEW IT!!! Out of all the BLs airing right now, this is the ONLY one that’s got me literally screaming and jumping off my couch! Awww… that last scene? My heart practically EXPLODED out of my chest!
My two precious adopted sons! I can’t wait for the next episode, I’m literally gonna DIE waiting!
Aside from what everyone’s been saying, what really got me about this BL was the friendship between the three side characters and the two leads.
From the scenes where they’re wearing those ridiculously cute fuzzy animal-ear headbands to the ones in traditional yukata, the five of them just exist in their own little bubble. It’s this sweet glimpse into the goofy, wholesome side of high school boys in Japanese BL.
Unlike Western teen stories, these boys are totally cool just hanging out with each other. They’re not even thinking about girls. And when one of them catches feelings for another boy, his friends don’t even blink. They just cheer him on. No questions, no judgment. It’s like this pure, heartwarming utopia.
As a fujoshi auntie in her thirties, I’m living for this!
And can we talk about the yukata scene? My favorite look was Asahi’s. That deep navy yukata is so understated but elegant, and his kaku obi is the perfect pop of color. Props to whoever styled that because it’s brilliant.
When Watarai hears a girl call Hioki by name and his eyes go wide (like, wait, just how close are they?), you can really see how much he likes him. And when Asahi calls Watarai “Tsukasa” so naturally, the way Watarai blushes? I absolutely melted.
I finished the new episode and said to myself, “Nope. I’m done. I refuse to endure another round of poison, car crashes, and bullets like it’s some tragic buffet.” I was sulking like a rejected extra in a K-drama when my husband (sweet angel that he is) goes, “Let’s rewatch it but roast the whole thing.” So this is me, emotionally detoxing through sarcasm. Consider this my therapy session. Spoilers ahead, so tread carefully.
The “Bang” That Broke My Soul
So, Pheem shot Than. In. The. Back. I had to pause the episode just to process the audacity. Who shoots their lover in a BL? That’s not “toxic relationship” that’s “Netflix crime documentary.” Like, sir, you’re a rare species. Endangered, even. We need David Attenborough narrating: “Here we see the elusive boyfriend who shoots first and apologizes never.”
And don’t even get me started on Chet. He fed Park half a sausage. HALF. Excuse me? We’re this deep into a BL and you’re rationing the homoerotic symbolism? Either commit or get off the grill, sir. Give me the whole sausage or give me angst that makes sense.
Pan the Mystery Woman: Drunk Friend or Secret Cop?
So Pan suddenly decides to help Than? Girl, you were literally grinding on randoms in a club last week. Now you’re Florence Nightingale? Unless she’s an undercover agent with MI6, I’m calling lazy writing. Something’s fishy, and it’s not her perfume.
Also, the person who offed Chet’s mom? A thousand percent Risa. That letter-dropping style is her signature move. If Pheem had done it, he’d at least have staged it with style and plausible deniability.
“You Shot Me, Babe”—The Domestic Gunfight
Alright, so Pheem finds Than watching those video clips. Cue meltdown. Pheem’s like, “It wasn’t me! It was my dad! And my sister caught the guy! I was just asking questions!” Than’s like, “Cool story, murderer.” Next thing you know, boom, guns drawn, emotional damage pending.
Then we hear two gunshots. Than ends up in the hospital. Pheem’s puffing on his inhaler like it’s a vape. Turns out the first shot was Than’s warning shot. He hit a vase like, “See? I’m being dramatic, not homicidal.” And Pheem said, “Bet,” and shot him for real.
Sir. There were other body parts. Knees? Shoulders? Ego? Pick one. But no, you went straight for “irreversible trauma.”
Post-Shooting Sad Boy Hour
Than wakes up, Pheem’s there looking like a rejected puppy. Than’s first words? “Where’s the video?” Pheem’s like, “It’s gone.”
Babe, you couldn’t even pretend? Hand him a fake USB. Say the cloud ate it. Gaslight strategically! Instead, Than’s like, “You killed me already,” and throws away his flowers and juice like a drama queen. I respect the flair, honestly.
Then Pheem sends Aunt Nit to beg for forgiveness, and she’s out here visibly fighting the urge to roll her eyes. Like, “Sweetie, you shot the man. What am I supposed to do, bring cookies?”
Meanwhile, in the “Fake Death” Department
Than’s “dead,” Pheem’s crying into a dinosaur plushie like it’s Build-A-Bear: Grief Edition. Fun fact: that dino is Daou’s mascot. I checked. Missed merch opportunity, because I would’ve absolutely bought the “shot-in-the-back” version.
Then Papa Thanet tells Pheem to kill Than again. This time properly. Literally: “Son, make it permanent. I’ll even lend you my assistant Danai.” Like… what kind of family therapy session is this?
Then we get a fight scene. Than vs. Danai outside a laundromat. And it’s unexpectedly amazing. Didn’t know Danai had hands like that. Give that man a spin-off!
Plot Twist: Everyone’s Petty and I Love It
Than gets buried alive (romantic!), but spoiler alert, he’s obviously not dead. Fake death serum’s probably on sale at every Thai CVS at this point.
Then Risa realizes she’s been out-schemed by Pheem, and the look on her face? Priceless. She thought he’d hesitate to kill Than, but nope. Baby went full Scorpio. Now she’s losing her grip on Daddy’s empire and throwing tantrums like it’s her job.
Then boom. Chet’s mom dies. Everyone’s shocked, except me, who’s just tired. Chet comes back devastated, gets the receipts, and finds out everything points to Pheem. Cue revenge arc! Someone hand this boy a therapy voucher and a blanket.
Coming Next Week: Drama Reloaded
Pheem goes around asking people if Than’s okay, and everyone’s like, “Yeah, he hates you. Deeply. Spiritually. Universally.” Aunt Nit confirms. Pheem cries like the sad boy he is.
Meanwhile, Risa’s out here stirring the pot, and Chet finally catches Pheem. Pheem’s like, “DO IT! SHOOT ME! My man dumped me, your man’s neglected. What are we even doing with our lives?!” And honestly? That’s the most relatable line in the show so far.
Final Thoughts
This episode trended #1 in Thailand with over 308K mentions, which proves chaos sells. And congrats to Daou for snagging TikTok’s Music Artist of the Year. Now, fingers crossed Than rises from the grave to save his messy, bullet-happy husband, because I’m too invested to stop now.
The latest episode reminds me of many stories, movies, and TV shows set in Midwestern towns where locals are unwelcoming to outsiders because they harbor dark secrets, including urban myths and conspiracy theories used by certain people to manipulate others. This show has gotten better with each episode.
I had to stop watching after Episode 7. The way Peem took a bullet for Than in Episode 6, and then shot him twice in Episode 7… it just broke something in me.
As an American who’s strongly against gun violence, I’ve been reading about gun violence in intimate relationships. When there’s a gun involved, domestic violence becomes five times more likely to turn fatal. Nearly 850 people are shot to death by their partners every year.
Peem was obsessed with avenging his mother, even though Than had nothing to do with it. Maybe Peem was already a red flag, but the gun made him truly dangerous. It turned his grief and anger into something that could actually destroy the person he loved.
The show captured something really painful. How a gun doesn’t just enable violence, it escalates everything. Love, grief, anger… they all become potentially lethal when there’s a weapon within reach.
I think I need some time before I can keep watching.
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We open with Wave coming out to his sister Anya back in Arantha, and the scene basically winks at us like “oh by the way, sis has Empress energy.” If you’ve watched The Next Prince or I’m the Most Beautiful Count, you already know Thailand has royal vocabulary fancy enough to require white gloves. This show brings out the entire porcelain set.
What delighted me most was how casually the script dropped the “oh, the prince likes boys” reveal. Like it’s just part of the daily weather report. And then Anya pokes at that Davin-Victor spark with the precision of a big sister who knows everyone’s business. For a moment I thought Victor was the ex, but no, he’s simply a friend… a beige, unbuttered-toast friend.
Then we shift into deeper waters. Anya points out that Arantha has never crowned a woman, which lines up with much of East Asian history. Sure, China pulled off one Wu Zetian, and Japan had several empresses, but modern rules slammed that door fast. Meanwhile Europe practically hands out tiaras in comparison. The show is very clearly planting seeds for Anya to become Arantha’s first-ever empress, tradition sulking in the background.
And can we talk about Wave’s “gunshot injury.” My sweet boy gets shot in the chest, floats around half-dead, and wakes up with… a tiny band-aid. On his chest. I had to pause just to whisper a polite but passionate “come on now” to my TV.
Lava, understandably raging, stomps off and folds Victor like a discount lawn chair. One kick, two punches, done. Victor really is exactly what his father said he was: useless, but in crisp HD.
When Wave finally wakes up, Lava beelines to him like a man greeting his reincarnated spouse. But Wave claims he remembers nothing after being knocked off the boat. At first I assumed he was faking it to protect Lava. Turns out no, the boy truly hit “reset to factory settings.”
With Arantha still mid-chaos, Davin stays at Peng’s guesthouse and begins his memory scavenger hunt. And when he asks Lava why he ever fell for him, Lava lights up like someone just presented him with a bouquet of baby golden retrievers. It’s painfully adorable.
But the second half hit me deeper than I expected. One minute I was laughing, the next I was wiping tears, and then there I was, doing both at once like some emotional gymnast. Maybe it’s because dementia is such a quiet heartbreak creeping into so many families. Maybe it’s the conversations I’ve had with my own husband about what would happen if I ever forgot him. There’s something in that storyline that brushes against the soft, vulnerable place we don’t talk about often.
Somewhere between palace politics and shirt-sniffing chaos, the show wandered into something real. Loving someone who forgets you. And choosing to stay anyway.
And honestly? I’m starting to think the memory loss isn’t just a plot device. It feels like a door. And whatever’s behind it might be the truth none of them are ready to face.
The confession is simple but effective. You can see the “wait, you liked me too” moment coming, but it still works and finally gives the relationship some direction.
The theme park setting feels light and nostalgic. It leans a little Hallmark-ish, but it suits the tone of the show. Nothing new, just pleasant.
If the pacing in the first episodes tested your patience, this is where things pick up. The chemistry’s solid, and the story finally moves past the “are they or aren’t they” phase.
Episode 6 won’t surprise you, but it ties the earlier setup together and gets the show into a better rhythm. If you made it this far, you’ll probably stay on board.
Hayama had his eye on Shirasaki back in college. It wasn’t some dramatic slow-mo spotlight moment. More like, “Oh… this guy’s good. I’m absolutely not telling him that.” Hayama hit fame first, which came with its own storm to weather. But once they finally starred in a BL drama together, all that tucked-away admiration lit up on both sides. Their chemistry snapped into place. The show blew up, a real relationship sparked, and for Shirasaki, it became his first true breakthrough. And that mattered. More than he ever admits out loud.
But here’s where things get messy. Shirasaki never really felt like he could stand beside Hayama as an equal. He loved him, obviously. He just wanted to meet him at eye level. He wanted a career he earned, not one people chalked up to being “Hayama’s boyfriend.” That kind of insecurity? It hits in the soft spots because it’s painfully human.
Then Season 2 flips everything. They go from co-stars to direct competitors auditioning for the same stage production. Suddenly their relationship has edges. Admiration turns into challenge. Attraction becomes motivation. Love starts wearing the shape of ambition, and it’s as exhilarating as it is terrifying. Hayama eventually steps away to take a film role. He plays it cool, but you can feel exactly where it stings. Meanwhile, Shirasaki lands the lead… and immediately buckles under the weight of it. The way this show portrays creative anxiety? Brutal. Real. Too relatable.
And then Kuroki walks in, adding exactly the tension the story’s been saving room for. He lost to Shirasaki in their previous BL casting, but there’s zero bitterness, just genuine respect. This time, the director pits them against each other in a head-to-head audition, and Kuroki shows up ready. He’s sharp, committed, and so locked-in that he practically becomes a version of Shirasaki that Shirasaki can’t reach in that moment. Their rivalry ignites instantly. But when Shirasaki finally breaks through his block? Kuroki doesn’t resent him. He admires him even more.
What gets me about these three is how their dynamics keep folding and unfolding. Admiration becomes competition. Competition circles back to admiration. Love keeps shifting depending on the day, the scar, the breakthrough. Sometimes love is a soft landing. Sometimes it’s a bruise. Sometimes it’s the person who pushes you forward even when it hurts.
So how complicated can love get?
This BL doesn’t just ask the question. It drops us right into the thick of it, and honestly? I’m here for every second.
Look, the biggest crime of this episode is simple. They cut the bed scene. Cut. The. Bed. Scene. Who approved this tragedy. Give me the missing half immediately. I am submitting a formal complaint to the BL Department of Justice.
And excuse me, I did not have “Siwat’s adoptive mom and her side piece Aisun crashing the plot like surprise DLC villains” on my bingo card. Even Aisun’s son Dean pops in to rescue Siwat. Are we slowly assembling a chaotic four-way situationship? Because I am not emotionally prepared.
Also, Siwat’s adoptive mom is tall. Taller than Aisun. She walks in with a bottle in one hand and a gun in the other like she is auditioning to be the leader of the Thai Mafia Women’s Union. She could absolutely run a cartel before dinner.
The night camping scene looks like they somehow teleported into a Tomb Raider jungle set. Vines, shadows, ruins, probably an ancient curse or two. I was waiting for Lara Croft to rappel down and say hello.
And that professor? Zero percent reincarnated Kalakal, one hundred percent trying to become the devil’s unpaid intern. Which means the real reincarnation is probably Earth, and honestly that would be deliciously messy.
The flashback lore is also wild. Siwat stabbing Thara because Kalakal possessed him. I need an instruction manual for this ghost possession system. A user guide. A FAQ page. Something.
2.
Alright alright, plot talk time.
This episode finally tackles the “Siwat and Khun’s dads” revenge drama. And shocker, it was all one massive misunderstanding. Courtesy of human dumpster Aisun.
Back then, Siwat’s dad and Khun’s dad teamed up. They agreed that if they ever found the ruins, Khun’s dad would decide when to go public because treasure hunters were circling like vultures. Even Siwat’s adoptive mom was ready to go treasure shopping.
Aisun was Siwat’s dad’s assistant at the time. When Siwat’s dad went to England for treatment and never came back, Aisun discovered the secret of the necklaces. He kidnapped baby Thara and told Kate to drug little Khun to steal it. A true gentleman.
And he never returned the kid. Kate and Khunkhao’s dad tried to rescue him. They got the Shiva necklace back, but Khunkhao’s dad was shot and killed. Kate has been drowning in guilt ever since but never confessed because she didn’t want Khun to hate her. So Khun just spent years blaming Siwat’s dad for everything. This family’s communication level is subterranean.
Khun finally starts questioning things because his dad visits him in a dream like a supernatural voicemail. Suddenly he goes “Hold up, something isn’t adding up.”
Episode opens with the professor digging up the box, doing some ritual he found on a sketchy forum, and letting Kalakal possess him.
Funniest part? The sacred sealed artifact magically becomes giant later. Like one of those instant noodle cups puffing up. I swear the professor just changed containers. I refuse to believe the artifact grew like ramen.
When the spirit escapes, the boys all nosebleed like anime characters. Siwat melts down and starts shooting fire from his hands. Why is he the only one with special effects. Why no water gun Thara. Why no wind blast Khun. Their eyes transform and then nothing. Their powers need a firmware update.
After they calm down, Siwat and Thara talk, then go find Khun. Revenge gets brought up, so naturally they go fix it the Thai BL way. They have sex. Of course. No problem on Earth cannot be solved with a passionate BL scene. Medical issues, family trauma, ancient curses, memory loss. This week it cures everything.
Meanwhile, Aisun goes full Tomb Raider. He wants treasure, threatens Kate, and demands Siwat and the necklace. Kate finally snaps, but girl still brings a tiny knife to a gun fight. Again. Babe, please. Upgrade your loadout.
They get captured instantly.
Dean shows up because his love for Siwat is unstoppable. Siwat’s adoptive mom is extremely done and basically says “Test me and you will not survive.”
Dean’s photos alert Khun and Thara, so they rush in like bargain bin superheroes. Sadly no wind blades or ice arrows because the animation budget went on break. This is the first time I’ve seen powered characters simply decide not to use their powers.
Aisun exposes Kate’s past involvement in her brother’s death and escapes. Kate finally confesses everything. Khun and Siwat resolve the revenge plot. Stunningly, no additional sex scene required this time.
Episode ends with Siwat’s adoptive mom and Aisun teaming up with the professor. Villain polycule unlocked.
3.
Next episode looks spicy.
Our three heroes march straight into Aisun’s challenge, probably because he sent gunmen into Kate’s inn. Then they get grabbed by the professor’s squad and tied together like a clearance-rack ritual sacrifice.
Kalakal starts dragging them into their past-life memories. If pacing is fast, next episode or the one after should finally spill the reincarnation tea.
As for the X platform ranking… I tried. It vanished like a missing sock.
And the overall reviews for this series? Sweetie… I will behave. The show is trying its hardest.
This episode totally brought me back to being a teenager, to that giddy feeling of falling in love at an amusement park.
P.S. Minato’s androgynous beauty plus the way he uses ore? I’m completely hooked.
Episode 4 opens with one of the quietest, most striking scenes yet. Alan dreams that he’s forgotten Win. In the dream, Win tells him to check his notes, and when he does, everything comes flooding back. Alan remembers him. They kiss, and the dream gets intimate.
Then Alan wakes up, flushed and embarrassed, realizing what happened while he was asleep. Before he can even process it, Win suddenly appears in his room. The teasing that follows feels both tender and a little uncanny. Win drifts in and out of scenes like a ghost, never fully there or gone, like his whole existence depends on Alan remembering him.
And that’s what this episode does so brilliantly. It turns memory into haunting. The dream, the embarrassment, the teasing… they’re not just emotional moments. They’re symptoms of a consciousness fighting against erasure. What happens when love outlives the memory that once held it?
Later, there’s this walk through a cemetery with Alan and Win that becomes the show’s quiet philosophical heart. They talk about the difference between being alive and just existing, and it reminded me of a famous line:
“We die twice. The first time when our heart stops beating. The second when no one remembers we ever lived.”
That idea feels like the heartbeat of Mystique in the Mirror. Forgetting isn’t healing. It’s disappearance. The show’s ghosts aren’t monsters. They’re the fragments of love and memory that the brain refuses to let die.
Then there’s Si, another patient who seems to be mourning her husband’s death. She plays chess with Alan in the garden, and there’s something almost transcendent about her calmness. When Alan introduces Win to her, she doesn’t react with fear or doubt. She just accepts both Win’s presence and absence, like she’s already made peace with memory itself. She’s the emotional mirror of Alan: where he clings, she accepts.
And then there’s the elderly figure Alan keeps seeing in the mirror, that ghostly old man. What if he isn’t a stranger at all? What if he’s the projection of Alan’s dead father, his mind trying to reconcile loss by visualizing it? That would explain why his father’s presence in the story feels so detached, almost spectral. Maybe Alan’s brain is using that image, the old man in the mirror, as the only way it can process death without fully acknowledging it.
The more I think about it, the more Mystique in the Mirror feels like a story about neural grief. The brain’s desperate attempts to preserve connection through hallucination, memory, and repetition. Every ghost is a neuron still firing. Every haunting is love trying not to be forgotten.
Maybe Win is dead. Maybe Alan’s father is gone. Maybe the old man in the mirror is the echo of both. Either way, this story keeps whispering the same truth: the scariest thing isn’t being haunted. It’s being erased.
เซนต์ (Saint):
ทำไมแฟนมึงถึงเอาเพลงนี้มาเล่น แล้วบอกว่าแต่งเองวะ
(Why did your boyfriend play this song and say he wrote it himself?)
ไอซ์ (Ice):
กูก็ไม่รู้เหมือนกันว่ะ เพราะพี่อาร์มไม่ได้บอกกูเรื่องนี้
(I don’t know either, because P’Arm/Warm didn’t tell me about this.)
Between Ice and Professor Mint
ไอซ์ (Ice):
อาจารย์ผมขอโทษนะ
(Professor, I’m sorry.)
ไอซ์:
อาจารย์ทำอะไรอยู่ครับ
(What are you doing, Professor?)
ไอซ์:
อาจารย์ไม่อยากเจอผมจริงๆ เหรอ
(Do you really not want to see me?)
อ.มินต์ (Prof. Mint):
ไม่อยากจะเชื่อว่าคุณจะทักหาผมเยอะขนาดนี้
(I can’t believe you messaged me this much.)
อ.มินต์:
ขอโทษที่ไม่ได้ตอบ พอดีผมยุ่งๆ
(Sorry for not replying. I’ve been quite busy.)
อ.มินต์:
คุณอยากปรึกษาผมเรื่องอะไรล่ะ
(What do you want to consult me about?)
ไอซ์:
เรื่องเรียนไงครับ ผมอยากรู้เรื่องการแสดงให้มากกว่านี้
(About class. I want to learn more about acting.)
อ.มินต์:
ได้สิ มีอะไรจะคุยก็มาว่า
(Sure, come talk to me anytime.)
ไอซ์:
งั้นเรามาเจอกันสองต่อสองดีไหมครับ
(Then shall we meet one-on-one?)
อ.มินต์:
ผมว่าอย่าดีกว่า คงไม่เหมาะนะ
(I think we’d better not. It wouldn’t be appropriate.)
อ.มินต์:
เอาเป็นว่าผมเพิ่งเลิกสอน กำลังจะไปลานจอดรถ มีอะไรไปคุยกันที่นั่นแล้วกัน
(Let’s say I just finished class and I’m heading to the parking lot. If you want to talk, come find me there.)
ไอซ์:
ได้ครับ เดี๋ยวผมหาอาจารย์เอง
(Okay, I’ll come find you.)
“ทำไมแฟนมึงถึงเอาเพลงนี้มาเล่น แล้วบอกว่าแต่งเองวะ”
→ “Why did your boyfriend play this song and say he wrote it himself?”
Text from “ไอซ์ (Ice)” says:
“กูก็ไม่รู้เหมือนกันว่ะ เพราะพี่อาร์มไม่ได้บอกกูเรื่องนี้”
→ “I don’t know either, because P’Warm didn’t tell me about this.”
Seriously recommend watching this one when you can find it with English subtitles. It’s worth it!
My two precious adopted sons! I can’t wait for the next episode, I’m literally gonna DIE waiting!
From the scenes where they’re wearing those ridiculously cute fuzzy animal-ear headbands to the ones in traditional yukata, the five of them just exist in their own little bubble. It’s this sweet glimpse into the goofy, wholesome side of high school boys in Japanese BL.
Unlike Western teen stories, these boys are totally cool just hanging out with each other. They’re not even thinking about girls. And when one of them catches feelings for another boy, his friends don’t even blink. They just cheer him on. No questions, no judgment. It’s like this pure, heartwarming utopia.
As a fujoshi auntie in her thirties, I’m living for this!
And can we talk about the yukata scene? My favorite look was Asahi’s. That deep navy yukata is so understated but elegant, and his kaku obi is the perfect pop of color. Props to whoever styled that because it’s brilliant.
When Watarai hears a girl call Hioki by name and his eyes go wide (like, wait, just how close are they?), you can really see how much he likes him. And when Asahi calls Watarai “Tsukasa” so naturally, the way Watarai blushes? I absolutely melted.
I finished the new episode and said to myself, “Nope. I’m done. I refuse to endure another round of poison, car crashes, and bullets like it’s some tragic buffet.”
I was sulking like a rejected extra in a K-drama when my husband (sweet angel that he is) goes, “Let’s rewatch it but roast the whole thing.” So this is me, emotionally detoxing through sarcasm. Consider this my therapy session. Spoilers ahead, so tread carefully.
The “Bang” That Broke My Soul
So, Pheem shot Than. In. The. Back.
I had to pause the episode just to process the audacity. Who shoots their lover in a BL? That’s not “toxic relationship” that’s “Netflix crime documentary.”
Like, sir, you’re a rare species. Endangered, even. We need David Attenborough narrating: “Here we see the elusive boyfriend who shoots first and apologizes never.”
And don’t even get me started on Chet. He fed Park half a sausage. HALF. Excuse me? We’re this deep into a BL and you’re rationing the homoerotic symbolism? Either commit or get off the grill, sir. Give me the whole sausage or give me angst that makes sense.
Pan the Mystery Woman: Drunk Friend or Secret Cop?
So Pan suddenly decides to help Than? Girl, you were literally grinding on randoms in a club last week. Now you’re Florence Nightingale? Unless she’s an undercover agent with MI6, I’m calling lazy writing.
Something’s fishy, and it’s not her perfume.
Also, the person who offed Chet’s mom? A thousand percent Risa. That letter-dropping style is her signature move. If Pheem had done it, he’d at least have staged it with style and plausible deniability.
“You Shot Me, Babe”—The Domestic Gunfight
Alright, so Pheem finds Than watching those video clips. Cue meltdown.
Pheem’s like, “It wasn’t me! It was my dad! And my sister caught the guy! I was just asking questions!”
Than’s like, “Cool story, murderer.”
Next thing you know, boom, guns drawn, emotional damage pending.
Then we hear two gunshots. Than ends up in the hospital. Pheem’s puffing on his inhaler like it’s a vape. Turns out the first shot was Than’s warning shot. He hit a vase like, “See? I’m being dramatic, not homicidal.”
And Pheem said, “Bet,” and shot him for real.
Sir. There were other body parts. Knees? Shoulders? Ego? Pick one. But no, you went straight for “irreversible trauma.”
Post-Shooting Sad Boy Hour
Than wakes up, Pheem’s there looking like a rejected puppy. Than’s first words? “Where’s the video?”
Pheem’s like, “It’s gone.”
Babe, you couldn’t even pretend? Hand him a fake USB. Say the cloud ate it. Gaslight strategically!
Instead, Than’s like, “You killed me already,” and throws away his flowers and juice like a drama queen. I respect the flair, honestly.
Then Pheem sends Aunt Nit to beg for forgiveness, and she’s out here visibly fighting the urge to roll her eyes. Like, “Sweetie, you shot the man. What am I supposed to do, bring cookies?”
Meanwhile, in the “Fake Death” Department
Than’s “dead,” Pheem’s crying into a dinosaur plushie like it’s Build-A-Bear: Grief Edition.
Fun fact: that dino is Daou’s mascot. I checked. Missed merch opportunity, because I would’ve absolutely bought the “shot-in-the-back” version.
Then Papa Thanet tells Pheem to kill Than again. This time properly.
Literally: “Son, make it permanent. I’ll even lend you my assistant Danai.”
Like… what kind of family therapy session is this?
Then we get a fight scene. Than vs. Danai outside a laundromat. And it’s unexpectedly amazing. Didn’t know Danai had hands like that. Give that man a spin-off!
Plot Twist: Everyone’s Petty and I Love It
Than gets buried alive (romantic!), but spoiler alert, he’s obviously not dead. Fake death serum’s probably on sale at every Thai CVS at this point.
Then Risa realizes she’s been out-schemed by Pheem, and the look on her face? Priceless. She thought he’d hesitate to kill Than, but nope. Baby went full Scorpio. Now she’s losing her grip on Daddy’s empire and throwing tantrums like it’s her job.
Then boom. Chet’s mom dies. Everyone’s shocked, except me, who’s just tired.
Chet comes back devastated, gets the receipts, and finds out everything points to Pheem. Cue revenge arc!
Someone hand this boy a therapy voucher and a blanket.
Coming Next Week: Drama Reloaded
Pheem goes around asking people if Than’s okay, and everyone’s like, “Yeah, he hates you. Deeply. Spiritually. Universally.”
Aunt Nit confirms. Pheem cries like the sad boy he is.
Meanwhile, Risa’s out here stirring the pot, and Chet finally catches Pheem. Pheem’s like, “DO IT! SHOOT ME! My man dumped me, your man’s neglected. What are we even doing with our lives?!”
And honestly? That’s the most relatable line in the show so far.
Final Thoughts
This episode trended #1 in Thailand with over 308K mentions, which proves chaos sells.
And congrats to Daou for snagging TikTok’s Music Artist of the Year.
Now, fingers crossed Than rises from the grave to save his messy, bullet-happy husband, because I’m too invested to stop now.
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I had to stop watching after Episode 7. The way Peem took a bullet for Than in Episode 6, and then shot him twice in Episode 7… it just broke something in me.
As an American who’s strongly against gun violence, I’ve been reading about gun violence in intimate relationships. When there’s a gun involved, domestic violence becomes five times more likely to turn fatal. Nearly 850 people are shot to death by their partners every year.
Peem was obsessed with avenging his mother, even though Than had nothing to do with it. Maybe Peem was already a red flag, but the gun made him truly dangerous. It turned his grief and anger into something that could actually destroy the person he loved.
The show captured something really painful. How a gun doesn’t just enable violence, it escalates everything. Love, grief, anger… they all become potentially lethal when there’s a weapon within reach.
I think I need some time before I can keep watching.