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Honestly, I didn't plan on watching this arc at all, however, I saw it on my feed and thought why not. Survived the first four parts, one more won't hurt.
I was positively surprised!! I really enjoyed watching their story, and caught myself looking forward to the next episodes. I think their arc was very cute and innocent (except the mafia part lmaoo). Tiger's crush was very sweet, and I liked their dynamic a lot. The friendgroup was also much more entertaining than I previously expected it to be.
My only problem was the mafia lore, because it felt rather like a subplot, only mentioned when the plot needed it. Tiger's trauma was heavily overlooked.
Also, what happened to the letter he sent to Nao? Did I miss this part? Didn't Nao answer, so how come he didn't know about Tiger's feelings for him? I am very confused about this part and why it was relevant at all.

The last episode kinda ruined it for me, cuz it was so damn rushed. Firstly, I am a huge fan of slow burns, however that doesn't mean that I want the main couple to date in the very last episode. ESPECIALLY when the show has so many things to resolve e.g. the love story of Singha, the mafia inheritance,.. etc..

The father being dead was so random, and they revealed it so casual?? They weren't sad nor happy about it, just indifferent. The mum suddenly feels bad about the abuse and trauma the brothers had to face over the years. But don't worry, she makes it up by making her son the new mafia leader! Makes totally sense.

Also, the worst part in my opinion, is the fact that they didn't do justice to the main couple. Nao magically liked Tiger out of nowhere. It was just too unrealistic. I know, it's indeed possible to realize your feelings late, however, even after Nao confessed he liked Tiger, it didn't look like it. His reasoning behind it, just wasn't convincing. It almost felt like Nao was pressured into liking Tiger, because he was afraid of losing him. I just couldn't see the connection and they felt rather platonic at the end. That alone was a huge dissapointment, because I was really looking forward to their love story.

I was also dissapointed that Field's crush on Dan wasn't addressed at the end of the show. I was secretely rooting for them, and was stunned that they didn't mention it AT ALL. Not even a silly little remark.. NOTHING. At the end, he even got shipped with the most random friend ever?? If they shipped him with Dan instead, I'd be satisfied atp.

Then, the original cast (Tonfah, Easter, Hill, ect.: I thought that they would show them less, since Nao and Tiger have nothing to do with the Og cast except North x Johan. However, I was actually dissapointed when they didn't have a scene at all. The project took years to finish, so not seeing them in the last part was dissapointing.
Why didn't they show up at the E-sport event? You want to tell me that Dan can fly to Thailand, just to see his brother play for 5 minutes, however, no one showed up to support North?? Not even his boyfriend???

Lastly, I wish they added more angst and yearning because the pilot potrayed their love story much angstier.

But other than this, it was a great watch and I enjoyed the 7 first episodes much more than initially expected!