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An utterly stunning series

Spoilers ahead. Episode 6 was so moving! I didn't mind at all that we didn't see them running away, it didn't need to be seen. The minute Barth suggested it at the end of episode 5, you knew that it was the only thing that made sense for them both. I loved the addition of Auntie Lek, and how her being trans yet still retaining her faith showed Tan that he didn't need to choose between his love for God and his love for Barth - he could have them both.Their visit to the prison was beautiful and heartbreaking, and when Barth's mum told him that she loved him more than God, you could see something change in him, demonstrated perfectly by him praying for the first time in years. The love hotel scenes was adorable and charged and so real. Barth not being able to smoke any more was a really nice nod to how he wasn't the same person that he was when he joined Magdalena, and as a GemFourth fan, I was obviously very happy that we got another kiss!And the ending! I was so scared that it hadn't worked out, that Tan being dressed the night after they made love with that beatific smile on his face meant that he'd decided to go back and fulfill his religious path with a renewed heart. So when Phak asked how they both were, my intake of breath almost killed me! And I legit screamed when I saw Tan's hand with the wedding ring! Plus I loved him wearing Barth's Beloved crucifix. While I really liked that Phak and Kongdech signified a new generation of priests who are accepting of love in all it's forms, do I actually believe that in reality? No. Has the Bible, and therefore the Catholic Church as an institution, changed its stance on homosexuality? No. But who really listens to the Bible anyway? People have always cherry picked the bits they liked and ignored the bits they didn't. So maybe it doesn't matter. Heaven and hell don't really exist anyway but if believing that it does makes you feel better, and doesn't involve you discriminating against others because the Bible tells you to, then I don't really have a problem with that. And I loved the snapshot of their married life together. Tan writing a book about it, Barth working hard, the daisies on the table, the photo of them in the nativity, the obvious love that they still have for each other after all those years.So the series is over and it was a masterpiece. In my opinion, it's in the top 3 Thai BL's of all time list alongside Last Twilight and The Eclipse. Fourth and Gemini's acting was superb, the directing was impeccable and the story was so important. Congratulations to everyone involved, and thank you for such a heavenly series.

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A Perfect Finale

Couldn't have asked for a better way to end this series I seriously loved every moment and it's always gonna have a space deep in my heart. Everything was portrayed so beautifully. The scene of barth with his mother and Tanrak with the Father made me cry so hard but it was all so beautiful and I'm so happy barthtanrak got a happy end like they deserve. The most beautiful thing this series showed was there's no right or wrong path and every person has different choices and most importantly faith and love can coexist and you don't need to choose. I highly recommend everyone to watch this series regardless of their views on god and faith

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devastatingly beautiful (contains spoiler)

This episode had all the angst and it made me sob so much at so many instances. One thing I love is how they've portrayed tanrak's inner turmoil and how he was afraid of people around him more than god himself. He accepts who he is and wants to keep his faith and love but the religious institutions don't let him. The scenes throughout the ep were some of the most impactful and beautiful scenes in this series. Tanrak burning the notes, barth calling his mother, barthtanrak fighting, kongdech confronting tanrak, tanrak confessing to Father and finally the last scene in front of the m grotto concluding the episode. It was all so beautiful.

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Lishan Academy can finally breathe again

Some of the stories were wrapped up beautifully, while some were left untold. I was scared for a moment that Feibai would stay alone and blind, but no... Yusheng stayed with him, and I am so grateful to her for that. 🥹❤️Ye Ying stayed in Mo Jingli’s mother’s hometown, if I noticed it correctly… I had more expectations for her character arc, but we don't always receive everything we wish for. 😒Mingxi finding his way back to the shops and working there — the life he dreamed about — really made me feel happy. 😌✨ Even if his role wasn’t THAT significant in the end, I really loved his character.That scene where the Empress Dowager died and the music just grew louder in the background until turning into the chanting, with the camera moving through the Lishan Academy rooms while the children were counting the teachings of wisdom, sincerity, and other things... It almost felt like Lishan Academy could finally breathe again once the Empress Dowager was dead. Really masterful scene. I got goosebumps there. 🤩😌 She deserved the punishment she got, and actually even more for all she did. But they can’t kill her twice, right? 🤔Lishan Academy opening up, and then Ye Li moving to the room with all the dead scholars and her grandfather… oh, that scene reduced me to tears. 😭💔 At least she’s at peace now with them being gone, and she is ready to leave the past behind and follow the path ahead, just as her grandfather advised. 🙏✨A wonderful ending for a wonderful drama. Everything seemed kind of well-wrapped, yet I can’t forgive one thing, and that’s Princess Lingyun’s death. 😢💔 I don‘t think I can ever forgive the plot for that.

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