Reviews

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1ro que nada, no se como llege acá
Fue todo muy random y extrañamente entretenido.
Lit la primer mitad de la pelicula estuve como el meme de Juan Carlos Bodoque : "Nunca habia visto tanta caca junta"
Intentando no dar muchos sopilers, la intro es una mezcla rara que me hace acordar mucho a las intros del agente 007 de hace muchos años.
Es sorprendente como los japoneses pueden agarrar dos o tres cosas totalmente diferentes y hacerte una historia con eso. Nunca pense ver zombies, echi y mucha caca, todo en una misma pelicula.
Si le dan impresion los fluidos corporales o el gore, no se las recomiendo. Despues de todo... JAPON
Fuera de eso es tranqui, y bien dominguera.
La banda sonora esta bien, nada del otro mundo.
Las actuaciones bien, he visto cosas peores.
La escenografia tranqui, no se juzga. Se hace lo que se puede con el presupuesto que se tiene.
En fin, veanla. No tiene desperdicio, (salvo que sean sensible)

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Sooooo Underrated

This series turned out to be so much better than the reviews lead you to believe!!!
I've never been one for giving praise to "affairs" in a story, where innocent people are hurt ... but this series is the exception. It's such an intriguing drama between two best friends that both fall fall for two older women, both women twice the age of the men ... but it's so much more than that.
Ren Nagase plays his character with such an innocence, his moral standards may be bad, but he really makes you root for him. Genta Matsuda delivers the same way. What starts out to be just a game to win over an older woman, turns out to be the true love in his life. Together, these two deliver both brilliant performances, (and I'm surprised to be saying this), but I wanted both of them to truly be successful in their adulteristic ways. The women opposite these protagonists were clearly unhappy in their lives. Yuka Itaya & Megumi gave us two characters we felt empathy for, making us like them for betraying their husbands.
Like I said, I wouldn't normally give this a high rating, but something about how everything falls together, I think it's a brilliant series!
The bond the two protagonists have toward each other, Toru & Koji, it shows how best friends are there for each other for whatever situation arises. They both need each other, especially since they are both in the same situation.
I kept waiting for the drama to turn bad, but it never did. Right until the credits roll in episode 9 ... excellent. truly excellent!!
There's a line used in the last episode that's so true ... "One man's truth is another man's bias".

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When Obsession Becomes Self-Destruction

Notes from the Last Row is much more than a psychological thriller. It is a story about envy, ambition, identity, and the terrifying consequences of becoming consumed by another person's talent.
What makes the drama brilliant is that Lee Kang is never reduced to a simple victim or villain. His silence constantly forces both Heo Mun-oh and the audience to question what is real and what is manipulation. Even when he says very little, he completely dominates every room he enters.
The most fascinating part of the story is Heo Mun-oh's psychological collapse. He begins as a professor convinced he can control his student, but little by little he becomes obsessed with Lee Kang's writing. By the end, it is impossible to tell whether he is trying to destroy Lee Kang or become him. His envy slowly destroys his marriage, his career, and ultimately his own identity.
One of the most debated moments is the implication that Lee Kang slept with Mun-oh's wife. The drama never gives an explicit confession or undeniable proof. Instead, it deliberately leaves enough ambiguity that both Mun-oh and the audience remain trapped in uncertainty. That uncertainty hurts Mun-oh far more than a clear answer ever could, and it perfectly represents the show's central theme: imagination can be more destructive than reality.
The ending refuses to provide simple closure, which is exactly why it works. Instead of rewarding the audience with easy answers, it forces us to question whether the real tragedy was Lee Kang's manipulation—or Mun-oh's inability to escape his own insecurities. The final scenes suggest that the greatest prison was never another person, but Mun-oh's obsession itself.
Choi Min-sik delivers one of the finest performances of his career, portraying a man whose pride slowly transforms into paranoia and self-destruction. Choi Hyun-wook is equally impressive, creating a character who remains impossible to fully understand until the very end.
This is not a drama about solving a mystery. It's about watching someone lose themselves while desperately trying to understand another person. Every unanswered question serves that purpose.
Many viewers may be frustrated by the ambiguity, but I believe the uncertainty is exactly what elevates Notes from the Last Row above a typical psychological thriller. Some stories end by revealing the truth. This one ends by showing that the search for the truth can destroy a person.

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Wandee Goodday — The Gold Standard for Modern Romantic Comedy BL

Every once in a while, a BL comes along that reminds me why I fell in love with the genre in the first place. Wandee Goodday is one of those dramas. It has everything I look for: believable chemistry, mature characters, excellent humour, a relationship that grows naturally, and enough emotional depth to make the comedy meaningful instead of superficial. I loved it so much that I even imported the official DVD box set directly from Thailand. That's something I rarely do, and it says everything about how much this series meant to me.

The story immediately stands out because it refuses to follow the typical romantic-comedy formula. Yes, it begins with a fake relationship and a friends-with-benefits arrangement, but it quickly becomes much more than that. Instead of relying on endless misunderstandings to delay the romance, the series focuses on two adults learning to understand themselves before they can truly understand each other. Behind all the comedy lies a surprisingly mature story about confidence, vulnerability, and the fear of not being enough for the person you love.

One of the biggest reasons it works is the sport itself.

Unlike many dramas where the profession or hobby exists only as decoration, Muay Thai is part of Yoryak's identity from beginning to end. His discipline, his emotional restraint, and even the way he approaches relationships are all shaped by the sport. That's why I often compare other combat-sport BLs to Wandee Goodday. It proves that a sport can become an essential storytelling tool instead of simply providing a few training montages between romantic scenes.

Then there are Great Sapol and Inn Sarin.

Honestly... what a pairing.

They're both incredibly handsome, but that's the least interesting thing about them. What truly impressed me was how naturally they complemented each other. Great has an effortless masculinity that never becomes intimidating, while Inn brings warmth, humour, and emotional sensitivity without ever making Wandee feel weak. They completely avoid the outdated "top versus bottom" stereotypes that still exist in parts of the BL industry. Instead, they simply feel like two adults falling in love.

Their chemistry is phenomenal.

It never feels manufactured for fan service. Whether they're arguing, teasing each other, flirting, or sharing intimate moments, everything flows naturally. There isn't a single scene where I questioned whether they believed in their own relationship. By the end of the series, they had become one of my favourite BL pairings ever, which is exactly why I'm disappointed GMMTV doesn't seem interested in continuing to develop them as a long-term ship. I genuinely think they're leaving something special behind.

The supporting cast deserves just as much praise. Drake Sattabut, Pod Suphakorn, Thor Thinnaphan and the rest of the ensemble all contribute to a world that feels alive beyond the central romance. Nobody exists purely to create unnecessary drama. Every supporting character helps the protagonists grow, making the story richer instead of simply longer.

Director Golf Sakon Wongsinwiset also deserves enormous credit. Balancing comedy, romance, sport, and emotional drama is much harder than it looks, yet the series constantly knows when to make you laugh and when to quietly break your heart. The pacing never feels rushed, the humour rarely becomes childish, and the emotional scenes are allowed to breathe instead of being overwhelmed by music or melodrama. Visually, the production is polished throughout, with energetic fight choreography and bright cinematography that perfectly matches the optimistic tone of the series.

Perhaps what I admire most is that Wandee Goodday understands that healthy relationships are actually interesting. So many romances depend on endless secrets, toxic behaviour, or artificial misunderstandings to keep the story moving. Here, the characters gradually learn to communicate, support each other, and grow together. That doesn't make the drama less exciting—it makes it far more rewarding because their love feels earned.

Final Thought

Wandee Goodday is everything I want a romantic-comedy BL to be. It's funny without becoming ridiculous, romantic without becoming cliché, and emotional without manipulating the audience. Great Sapol and Inn Sarin create one of the most believable and charismatic pairings I've seen in years, and I genuinely wish GMMTV had continued building on their partnership. This is one of those rare dramas I know I'll revisit again and again, because every rewatch reminds me just how enjoyable a well-written love story can be.

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From the Reader’s Point of View

Have you ever started a story without thinking much and suddenly it’s 5 AM, you’re 8 hours deep into the story and cannot stop until you’ve reached the end? That’s what happens to Heo Mun-Oh, only much worse. What started with the simple curiosity of a novel story, turns into a gripping obsession that slowly eats away at his personal life.

Heo Mun-Oh is a washed-up author who has settled into a bitter and stagnant life as a university professor, but his monotonous life finds a renewed spark when he comes across Lee Kang, an unpolished gem in the literary world, ready to shine under his mentorship.

Notes from the Last Row establishes Heo Mun-Oh as our narrator and tells the story as he experiences the events through Lee Kang’s words. Through Kang's writing, Mun-Oh experiences the fascination of a young boy as he encounters unfamiliar warmth, his curiosity and intrigue of meeting a seemingly perfect family. But as the plot thickens, cracks appear and secrets unfold - with every new chapter flowing in, Mun-Oh slowly sinks deeper into the quicksand of a compelling story without ever questioning his escalating descent until fiction bleeds into reality and conflates with real events.

The storytelling in this drama is really fascinating; it starts from a narrow point and slowly we can see the perspective change and widen as new information comes in and blur the lines between fiction and reality. The acting is also phenomenal and everyone including the main and supporting cast did a wonderful job portraying their characters which allowed the viewers to fully immerse into the story. The cinematography and music direction used is simple but effective and successfully creates the eerie atmosphere of a psychological thriller that makes you feel that everything can go wrong at any moment and constantly keeps you at the edge of your seat.

All in all, I did enjoy my time watching this drama, even if I’m not entirely sure how I feel about it yet. While I did not go into this with any expectations, it was engaging enough that I was pretty much hooked to my screen at times but there were also times when I felt that I wanted something more.

Overall, Notes from the Last Row is definitely an interesting watch. In its essence, this drama portrays the intimate and powerful relationship between a writer and his reader and the captivating allure of a unique story. It's fairly engaging, entertaining and a little unsettling, and provides a somewhat different perspective to our mystery and psychological thrillers.

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Knock Out — Living in the Shadow of a Better Sports BL

It's difficult to judge Knock Out on its own because I've already seen what a great combat-sport BL can look like. Wandee Goodday proved that Muay Thai could become much more than a backdrop for a romance. The sport influenced the characters, the story, and even the way the relationships evolved. Unfortunately, Knock Out never reaches that level. Instead of using boxing to create emotional intensity, it often feels like the gloves are simply another prop in an otherwise ordinary BL.

The premise had plenty of potential. Boxing naturally creates discipline, sacrifice, pain, and personal growth. It should have been the perfect environment to build a believable romance. Instead, the sport rarely feels essential to the story. Most of the time, it simply provides the setting while the romance unfolds almost independently of it. I kept waiting for the emotional stakes inside and outside the ring to merge, but that moment never truly arrived.

The biggest problem, however, is the chemistry.

I never fully believed the relationship between the two leads. Individually, the actors do a respectable job, and I wouldn't call either performance bad. But together, something is missing. Their romantic scenes never made me forget I was watching actors. I understood what the script wanted me to feel, but I rarely felt emotionally involved. In a genre where the central couple carries almost the entire story, that's a major weakness.

The acting overall is decent, especially during the training and fight sequences. The physical preparation is convincing enough, and the production deserves credit for making the boxing scenes feel authentic. Ironically, I often enjoyed those moments more than the romance itself. Whenever the story focused on the sport, it found some energy. As soon as it returned to the love story, that momentum quickly disappeared.

Another issue is the pacing. Despite taking place in such an intense environment, the series often feels surprisingly slow. Emotional conflicts are repeated several times without really evolving, making certain episodes drag more than they should. I finished the drama feeling that several scenes could have been cut without affecting the overall story.

Visually, the production is perfectly respectable. The gym atmosphere is convincing, the fights are well staged, and the cinematography captures the physicality of boxing nicely. Unfortunately, good production values can't replace emotional investment. By the end, I admired the effort more than I enjoyed the romance.

Final Thought

Knock Out isn't a bad BL, but it's an average one built around a setting that deserved much more. After watching Wandee Goodday, it's impossible not to compare the two, and that's where Knock Out struggles the most. One series made combat sports an essential part of its storytelling. The other simply uses boxing as a backdrop. The result is a perfectly watchable drama that never delivers the emotional knockout its title promises.

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The Sorrows of Old Heo

I hear what people mean by Lee Kang's motive wasn't strong enough... But that is only valid if we insist to observe the show as the thriller only. After episode 3, thriller vibe is probably structurally the weakest point of the show.

Lee Kang is the embodiment of Heo Mun-o's own rot. The devil incarnate of one's own making. The truth is Heo Mun-o was too far gone before Lee Kang even became old enough to do anything about it. Hollowed out by failure, envy and ambition, he couldn't even muster an ounce of empathy even for a child in an orphanage. Manipulating a story out of a boy just to see if there is anything 'special' in it which he can use to inspire himself, and then deciding it's just ordinary wailing not worthy of further attention.

Years later, he finds a 'special' story and ... oh the cruel irony... becomes one himself narrated in someone else's gift. The most terrifying part happens at the very end, even with Lee Kang in front of him, Heo Mun-o is still at risk of being seduced by the story. Lee Kang just holds the mirror to reflect everything ugly that already exists in Mun-o.

I have seen Hyunwook in many shows before, but found him unrecognizable here. I think his performance perfectly summarizes in 'if you are a villain to the villain...are you really a villain?' Deliciously manipulative. I was thinking him both naive and evil somehow simultaneously... There is really not much to say about Choi Min-sik. He is a legend for a reason. The ladies, Jim Kyung and Kim Yoon-jin were amazing. The whole cast is really great and I just wish that the narrative didn't drop the thread on their characters at times.

For me, this remains a 9/10

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A Demon Who Can Fulfill Every Wish… But at What Cost?

🚨 Manipulative ML alert!!! 🚨

Plot: Absolutely thrilling and exciting — it keeps you hooked without trying too hard.
Chemistry: I’m literally burning from their insane chemistry… it’s not just good, it’s EXACTLY what I signed up for — so YESSS, I’m HOOKED! 🔥
Visuals: Top-notch. The stylists absolutely nailed it. 👏
Acting: Perfect. No comparisons needed — they’re owning their roles in their own unique way.
Atmosphere: Pure fire. No notes. 🔥

And honestly? You don’t need to go flaw-hunting just to downplay perfection. A series is meant to be enjoyed, not turned into a full-blown documentary analysis 😌🍷

Unpopular opinion: If you’re going to watch a series, at least check the genre first. And yes—if you’re out here magnifying minor flaws while ignoring the masterpiece they’re delivering… I can’t help but side-eye that 💅

This one? Yeah… I’m staying seated. 😌🍿✨

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Eye Contact (Uncut Ver.) — A Better Journey, but the Same Frustrating Destination

After watching the Uncut Version, it's clear that this is the edition the production originally intended audiences to see. The additional scenes give the relationships more time to develop, certain emotional transitions feel less abrupt, and some conversations finally have the space they needed. The pacing is noticeably smoother, making the story easier to follow and the characters slightly more believable.

The romance benefits the most from these additions. The extra interactions between the leads allow their growing feelings to feel more natural instead of jumping from one emotional moment to the next. There are also a few welcome scenes involving the supporting couple, making the overall experience feel a little more complete than the broadcast version.

Unfortunately, the Uncut Version cannot fix what was always the drama's biggest problem.

The ending remains exactly the same.

I was still left staring at the screen asking myself, "That's it? Really?" The story still feels like it stops rather than concludes. None of the extra footage changes that overwhelming feeling of incompleteness. While the journey becomes slightly more enjoyable, the destination remains just as frustrating.

That's a real shame because the actors once again prove they deserved a stronger script. The additional scenes actually highlight their chemistry even more, reinforcing my belief that the cast was never the issue. The problem has always been the writing, which spends too much time building emotional investment without delivering a satisfying payoff.

Final Thought

Eye Contact (Uncut Ver.) is unquestionably the better version of the series. The additional scenes improve the pacing, strengthen the relationships, and make the emotional progression more coherent. But no amount of extra footage can repair an ending that still feels unfinished. If you've never watched Eye Contact, choose this version. If you were disappointed by the original ending, however, don't expect the Uncut Version to change your mind.

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A Masterclass in Wasted Potential and Ruined Characters

While the first season of Pit Babe was an absolute masterpiece, Season 2 feels like a completely failed production handled by a different director. The immense anticipation built up by fans was met with nothing but wasted potential, sloppy writing, and massive disappointment. Though I haven't fully finished watching the series yet, the episodes I have seen so far have been an absolute trainwreck.

The downward spiral begins with the main couple, Charlie and Babe. The incredible dynamic they shared in season one completely devolved into a toxic cycle of constant breakups, petty arguments, and exhausting miscommunication. To make matters worse, the writers introduced a highly distasteful cheating plotline involving Willie, which completely shattered the core trust of the main relationship just for cheap drama. The side couples fared no better. Alan and Jeff started out as a wonderfully sweet pairing, but their relationship was thoroughly ruined by forced lies. Compounding this was the production company’s unprofessional decision to entirely edit out their highly anticipated scene without informing the actors beforehand. This deeply embarrassed the cast in front of the fans, many of whom specifically paid for the uncut version expecting to see that scene, only to be completely let down.

The narrative mess continues with the storyline involving Pete, Chris, and Way. The promotional trailers heavily misled the audience into believing that Way was returning, or that he was deceiving everyone by masquerading as someone else. Ultimately, it turns out Way actually died, and the show simply introduced a new character named Chris. The show then features Pete making out with Chris simply because of his physical resemblance to Way. This choice makes the emotional weight of Way's death feel entirely hollow and cheapens their romantic history. Meanwhile, the vivid chemistry between Kim and Kenta was completely discarded. Even though the producers clearly knew how popular this pairing was, they merely threw in lazy, half-hearted crumbs of interaction before abandoning the storyline entirely. Sonic’s treatment of North is equally infuriating. North patiently waited for Sonic and remained fiercely loyal during his time abroad, only for Sonic to return as a spoiled, ungrateful brat who treats North terribly. North deserved a far better storyline and partner.

Finally, the handling of Dean and Tony highlights the lazy writing of this season. The constant, repetitive mistrust directed at Dean was exhausting to watch, and placing him into a coma just to write him out of the season felt incredibly lazy. Furthermore, Tony’s resurrection completely invalidated the high-stakes impact of the season one finale and served no narrative purpose. Unless the final episodes miraculously fix these glaring issues, it is best to treat the first season as a standalone masterpiece and pretend this sequel never existed.

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PieGolf deserves the world.

I loved them sooo much, like Tiger is really such a loverboy. It's so funny and cute that a mafia is so silly and in love.

I didn't think that I would love them so much... but Oh My God. Pie (Tiger) and Golf (Nao) are such a delightful surprise! They're such good actors, the mannerisms, the quirks. Perfectly developed characters, I'm so eager to see them together on-screen again!

And it's sooooo cute. Probably the cutest lovey-dovey of the whole Fourever You project?

I loved them, I loved Nao's family, they're so warm and cute. Like Nao grew up with so much love... that's why he has so much to share with Tiger, giving him a warm home. It's adorable.

I do wish that it was more... developed, I guess? I felt like the narrative got stuck for such a long time on some problems that, towards the end, it felt a little bit rushed. It wasn't unpleasant, but it's what made the series a 7.5 and not a 9, to me.

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The FL is derpy, annoying, and ruins the show

My ratings are primarily based on the weakest link which also happens to be the most integral role in the show- the female lead. I can’t say enough how poor the casting here was. Ok I get that the female lead character Nastumi is supposed to be “quirky” or whatever, but there’s a difference between adorably quirky and downright weird. If I could describe her acting in one word, it would be: Ridiculous and idiotic. I guess the actress is trying too hard to be relatable or whatever in the old period drama, but her expressions and acting are totally unnatural. She ends up looking like a total weirdo in most of her scenes, and it’s so offputting. It’s the actress that’s the problem- in her other show Takane No Hana, where she plays the insecure younger sister, she was a little more in the background since she was not the focus, but still looked like an insecure mess in her role. But in this series with her playing the lead role, she’s a downright disaster. My low rating is primarily because of her horrible acting job, that makes the rest of the cast look out of place next to her as well. I get that her character Natsumi is inexperienced in romance etc. but her expressions are so exaggerated and overacted, like she’s having a heart attack multiple times a day, that she leaves nothing, no subtlety in her performance whatsoever. Even in the romantic scenes where you’re supposed to feel the magic of their connection, she ruins the moment with her awful derpy expressions. She acts like Mr. Bean- even his facial expressions and body language are more graceful than hers. When she’s trying to be cute, she wrinkles up her nose and squints her eyes and juts her teeth out, and sometimes does this weird wide eyed blinking thing with sound effects- it’s not cute or natural- it looks forced and scary. From episode 7-8 onwards I stopped looking at her face and focused only on the subtitles. Unfortunately in episode 9 there’s a scene where one lady says how she couldn’t have children and married her husband without the plan to breed. Then Natsumi starts blubbering and crying like an idiot- that was an extremely annoying moment. Somehow this character gets more annoying as the episodes go on.

There are scenes around episode 5-6 where Natsumi sticks her head into this other single lady’s business just so she can witness a love matchmaking situation because she’s bored and needs excitement in her own life. Just like many typical housewives tales where they spend so much thought and energy to set up other people so they can land in the same marital bondage as the rest. Even the husband says “You seem to be really enjoying this…” yes because she has nothing else to do in life. And this is how a nosy, toxic housewife is born. It’s really not cute.

Episode 6: there’s a scene when Natsumi and her husband meet a childhood friend, and the friend talks about a man in the past that Natsumi was searching for to thank him, and Natsumi looks flustered trying to stop the friend from talking so that it wouldn’t upset her husband, but she follows her friend around with an expression and body language as if she desperately needs to use the bathroom. Very poorly done. Another star off for poor acting of the female lead.

Actually the male actor is much better- though his character Takimasa is also inexperienced in romance, his expressions and mannerisms are much more natural looking and he is far more likable. But the two together are an odd pairing and come across more like neurotic brother and sister, rather than husband and wife.

The whole focus is on husband and wife’s nightly activities- sexual activity, breeding, having children, etc etc. All the usual boring nonsense that every other drama focuses on too, except this one in a period drama- same old story dressed up in different clothes. There was also a childbirth storyline with Natsumi’s sister (?) which was so boring- how many times have I seen this drama in every other newly wed show? Yawn. There’s a scene where Natsumi starts drinking and again she starts acting like a twitching, glitchy bot with the most idiotic facial expressions and body language. How can a grown woman act like a perpetual 2 year old? It’s not sexy in the least, but taking advantage of a drunk person is the next logical step in this J drama I suppose. She says a classic line: “Blame it on the alcohol!” Lol. What a derp.

They should have gotten a different lead actress. Believability is a big part of acting to create the world of the drama for the viewer, and if the actor does a bad job, it just ends up looking cheap and bad.

What I did enjoy: The second couple. The interactions and romance that develops between Fukami (the good looking Navy playboy) and Fumiko San (the independent single working woman) are a lot more natural, understated, quick witted, and subtle compared to the main couple. I enjoyed watching their scenes, as they slowly learn about each other while holding back their true emotions. For example the scene where they are sent by the derpy Natsumi to buy some forgotten ingredient, and they encounter a poor boy stealing, and how they both handle the situation teaches them about each other. Their stolen glances, the quiet question of sending another letter- while the exterior of the woman seems cold, there’s actually real chemistry that can be felt there. It’s not in your face and loud like Mr. Bean Natsumi. It was quite subtle and beautiful. I also really enjoyed their matchmaking scene- how they were communicating through their eyes and the “air” but giving diplomatic responses to appease the crowd. It was almost like a chess mind game. Fukami has this cheeky Shia LaBeouf vibe, and Fumiko is a headstrong witty lady who still has that romantic side of her. Their chemistry and desire underneath all their nonchalant performance is strong that I could see him sweeping her off her feet in a heartbeat. I wouldn’t necessarily call this love either- more like the dynamic of a playboy and a woman playing hard to get in a larger game of Russian roulette (marrying someone in the Navy who can die any moment). Nevertheless it was interesting to watch. Koseki Yuta was my favorite actor in this series- his expressions were multilayered and he exuded a charisma with ease, while harboring conflicting emotions of yearning towards his fiancée.

In episode 10, Fumiko visits Natsumi as they’re all afraid for their husband/fiancée’s lives. Her fear and regret at parting ways with Fukami with a cold remark can be felt, even though she doesn’t say much. But Natsumi starts squealing/crying and ruining the scene, and it doesn’t make me feel sorry for her at all- it’s just irritating. Less is more- this actress Kyoko doesn’t understand subtlety.

The difference between the reunion between Takimasa and Natsumi and Fumiko and Fukami is like night and day. Natsumi starts wailing and screaming that I had to mute my device and turn away, while the reaction of unexpressed feelings and relief at Fukami’s return between the second couple was truly something I could feel. That was beautiful. Those moments between the second couple made the drama tolerable. I found myself skipping to their scenes.

I had to skip the last half of episode 10 because it was all about exchanging rings between the main couple and I just couldn’t tolerate the bad acting any longer. I get the point. Y’all exchanged rings! Yawn, next.

Why couldn’t they have done a more interesting kind of treatment with the main couple? It could have been something so subtly beautiful and sweet, instead of watching a weird glitching anxiety attack in the form of Natsumi. She has an anxiety attack/heart attack every 5 minutes and can’t act natural even for one scene. She just gives me the ick. Her friend Fumiko is so much more refined and beautiful.

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Eye Contact — An Ending So Abrupt It Almost Erases Everything Before It

I don't often finish a drama and immediately ask myself, "Wait... that's it?" Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened with Eye Contact. When the final scene ended, I genuinely thought another episode was coming. Instead, the credits rolled, and I was left wondering whether the production had forgotten to upload the real ending. I've seen open endings before, but this wasn't thought-provoking—it was simply frustrating.

That's particularly disappointing because the drama actually starts with an interesting premise. The relationship between the two leads develops quietly, relying more on lingering glances and emotional tension than on dramatic declarations. For a while, I thought the series was building toward a mature and rewarding conclusion. Instead, it keeps delaying emotional payoffs until there's no time left to deliver them.

The biggest problem isn't that the ending is open.

It's that the story feels incomplete.

There is a huge difference between allowing the audience to interpret an ending and simply stopping the narrative before it reaches a satisfying conclusion. Eye Contact unfortunately falls into the second category. The final episode answers very little, resolves almost nothing, and leaves character arcs feeling unfinished. Rather than making me think about the story, it made me wonder whether part of the script had gone missing.

Ironically, the acting deserved a much stronger series. Both leads give sincere performances and manage to create believable chemistry despite the limited material they're given. Their quiet interactions often communicate more emotion than the dialogue itself, and there were several moments where I genuinely believed the drama was about to become something special. That's what makes the weak conclusion even more disappointing. The actors do their job; the script simply doesn't reward them.

The production itself is perfectly respectable. The cinematography has a gentle atmosphere that suits the tone of the story, and the soundtrack quietly supports the emotional moments without becoming intrusive. Nothing about the technical side of the drama feels cheap or poorly made. In fact, almost every department performs competently. The problem is entirely narrative.

A good ending doesn't necessarily have to be happy. It can be tragic, bittersweet, or even ambiguous. But it still needs to feel earned. Here, the story spends most of its runtime asking the audience to invest emotionally in the characters, only to end before delivering the emotional resolution that investment deserved. That left me feeling more disappointed than moved.

Final Thought

Eye Contact is one of the most frustrating BLs I've watched, not because the idea was bad, but because it never gives itself the chance to finish telling its own story. The performances are solid, the atmosphere is pleasant, and the relationship had genuine potential. Unfortunately, an ending that feels more like an interruption than a conclusion overshadows everything that came before. When the credits rolled, my first reaction wasn't emotion—it was simply, "Really... that's the end?"

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