I wasn’t expecting the ending to be this sad

Yeah, episode 0 should have prepared me since it mentions what would happen if the dreams made them go their separate ways. I was really expecting the last minute of the show to be a flash forward to them being together again. This is the show that needs a special to wrap everything.

I watched all the episodes in one go, so I can’t imagine how people might have experienced it while new episodes were coming out. Some episodes are certainly better than others. Besides the 2 last episodes, my favorites were the cat and the baby episode. Basically the happy family moments.

Jeff and Gameplay have amazing chemistry together and even before the romantic scenes, you could feel the characters falling in love.

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Too many characters, not enough good ones

Honestly, I don’t even know where to start. Gen Y has many problems in my opinion, but I’d say the biggest one is Gen Y 2. The fact that the series was planned with a follow up in mind creates a big issue of inflating the season with too many characters and side stories, with minimal payoff.

The first half of the series was focused on the university, which was ok. Mark and Kit are obviously the best part. But unfortunately they have to share much of the screen time with literally the human equivalent of watching paint dry, Wayu. Wayu’s whole personally is that he had a boyfriend and doesn’t have one anymore. There are 12 episodes of Gen Y and not once have we learned anything about Wayu’s interests or anything that would make him interesting. We just know that he likes to cry and that his dad is rich. The university portion had a few side characters that helped a bit, like Jew, Jack and Koh, and the people from the Communications Arts. Padbok was almost as one note as Wayu. He was angry all the time for no reason and I don’t understand why he has friends. He flirts and then tries to beat everybody. Sab was fun and during the first half of the show his friends didn’t bother me much.

On the other hand, the second half of Gen Y was a train wreck. It truly looks like a different show, even the characters look physically different. Simply looking as a character, Thanu was not the worse. The problem is that most of the things about him are unexplained during his time on the show, or are simply the worst part, aka the “destiny” portion of the show. While destiny was a concept we heard the high schoolers mentioning, when talking about love in the cafe, it was okay. It’s typical BL material. But, the fact that this show turned into premonitions and visions of the future because of destiny was the worst turn I could have imagined. To be far, the introduction of more high schoolers and, with that, the amount of screen time they got was already bad. Sandee joined Padbok in the group of characters with no apparent motivation for doing what they do. Is he the god of destiny? I would not put that as impossible at this point. Pok and Tong started as a potentially interesting jock/nerd dynamic but ended up just being the couple with the steamy scenes. Their love/hate + lust relationship really doesn’t work for me. Phai is very boring in my opinion and it doesn’t help him that his whole story if the destiny subplot.

Gen Y doesn’t work, in my opinion, because it cannot stand on it’s own as a complete show. It doesn’t even really delivers as a season 1. At this point, I don’t even care about the answer to the unanswered questions, like what happened between Padbok and Thanu or why did Pha leave/came back. The team behind this show was smart on focusing so much on Mark and Kit early on, so people would keep watching to at least know what happened to the couple.

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It started as a boring show, than it just got bad

I, honestly, don’t understand what was the idea for Be Loved in House. They had 12 medium sized episodes to develop a story and nothing really happens for 9 of those episodes. Then, from episode 10 - 12 the main couple has their first kiss and a never before seen ex comes back. This show could have easy been half the size.

Aaron and Hank clearly have chemistry and their more sweet scenes together worked well. But the shows didn’t give then much story. I feel like the mom staying at the house was a good way to make them closer by sleeping in the same room. But she stayed for too long, which got in the way of the relationship moving forward. The secondary couple was a bit bland for me, and that proposal at the end... just happened.

The fact that in a couple of episodes Yi Zitong managed to have more romantic scenes with both of the main characters proves how their story didn’t move much. That whole fake plot of Zitong returning after 7 to get Yu Zhen back, but then similarly going for Shi Lei out of nowhere makes no sense. The plan to make Yu Zhen forget his past and start to live life again only works if Zitong had known for sure that there was someone else on Yu Zhen’s life, and by Shi Lei agreeing to go along, after learning of the plan. We know from the Special that Mr. Mai is the one that told Zitong, so he just decided to meddle on Yu Zhen's life by contacting his ex.

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SO close

This show was SO close to being a hidden gem among the short BL format, but that ending....

The overall story was nice, the chemistry was amazing and the actors were good. But the "someone is going abroad for some time" is such a bad plot device, specially in a short show like this one. I understand the need to drive the couple apart as a way of making them prove how strong their love is. But, it's the 21st century, how can people stay 3 years without having any form of contact?!

It's impossible that Tae Joo's father could prevent all forms of communications (text messages, emails, phone calls, video calls...) for years. The last episode felt extremely rushed, and wastes a large portion of the time with the restaurant scene, which literally adds nothing to the series. The lake scene is sweet and has a nice callback to the promise between them. Overall the show is strong, but they really dropped the ball at the end. Maybe 1 extra episode could have helped.

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One of the best surprises of the year

I was very surprised with Light on Me. The 16 medium length episodes worked well to develop the plot in a way that wasn’t too rushed or too slow.

The main cast is amazing and all have fantastic chemistry with each other. I was onboard the wrong ship throwout pretty much the entire series, even though I knew from episode 1 that Shin Woo and and Tae Kyung would end up together. My favorite character was definitely NamGoong. Woo Jin was the best part of every scene he was in. I was surprised that the 2 year time jump didn’t show any hints of NamGoong pursuing So Hee, I’m not even sure she knows he likes her.

Regarding Mr. Seo’s last scene. I’m inclined to believe that his wish was to meet someone from his past. I by the looks to it, that happened in the hallway.

Light on Me proves that there’s no need to create a series full of twists and turns for it to be entertaining. The fact that the show is focused on the friendship between the main characters is more than enough. No need for many side characters or school related drama. As the beach scene at the end proves, we don’t need to know about their future, because we know they’re all still friends and part of each other’s lives.

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Better than season 1 in a few aspects, except there’s no plot

I find it hard to review and evaluate this series, because, if in one hand it did not drive me crazy like Tharntype, on the other it’s almost clickbait to call it Tharntype 2. Yes, we get Tharn and Type together, but it’s not like they really had something to do for most of the show, specially Tharn. This show almost feels like a series made just to introduce new couples that can get their own series later on, like it happened with LeoFiat and Don’t Say No.

I think it’s VERY unlikely that Than and Type haven’t fought because of jealousy over their years between the Season 1 Special and Season 2. But the fact that both of them jump to “he’s cheating” in a heartbeat show that there’re older but not necessarily more mature. I expected this a bit more from Type, if I’m being honest. But this is a BL season 2, so it’s obvious that the one messing up would be the “good guy” from the original season (see TWM 2 and IPYTM).

It’s interesting because when Type saw Tharn kissing two of his exes it was as if he was being unreasonable for getting furious. But when Tharn see’s Type kissing and then pushing someone they’ve known had a crush on Type, it’s a huge problem and there’s definitely cheating. Yes, there were a few weird things (the pics, the pen, the kissing), but Tharn really did not trust Type not did he wait to hear the explanation. I also don’t think Tharn’s apology was sufficient. He half apologized half blamed Type for letting his guard down and getting kissed. Are we blaming the victim for being harassed and stalked now?!

I liked Khunpol and older Thanya because both had things to do and helped the TharnType plot. No was a bit same note throughout the season, but he’s the comic relief, so I didn’t expect more. Thorn is there just to get married and create the marriage conflict between TharnType and Klui serves not purpose at all. Champ unfortunately was a let down for me, since he was one of my favorites in season 1, but so dull here.

I didn’t love any of the side characters, but if I had to choose a favorite it would be Phu and Cirrus. Phu annoyed me a bit at first, since his the classic stereotype of the Disney pjs wearing BL character. I expected a bit more development on the Doc and No story, but they were cute together. LeoFiat has potential, since they got their own series, but I didn’t particularly like or root for them.

Overall, this was a WAY less problematic season, but the story was lacking essence.

PS: The special makeup for monk Type looked really bad.

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I guess it’s cute, but it doesn’t add much

I wasn’t expecting these 3 episodes to add much, but I still believed we’d get something more. The only real thing this proves is that the Zol’s romance was not the factor for Saifah and Non to be together. So we know there’s no magic and it’s all real life. We get to see Son and Saifah right after their first kiss and then after they come back from the beach. Yet, they are still awkward even after the beach and it doesn’t look like the chemistry developed.

On that note, I’m not the type to say that couples have to kiss every 5 seconds in series, but doing kiss on the forehead after kiss on the forehead get’s boring. If you don’t want to include a kiss, just make it as a hug, it’s better than a kiss on the nose.

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It’s supposed to be a bunch of BL tropes

Overall I enjoyed Why R U. The series is supposed to feel like it’s a BL story come to life, in the world of the characters, so here’s A LOT of clichés. Like: enemies to lovers, homophobic dad, engineering students, rich guy falls in love with poor guy, the cool sister, the shippers…

I feel like those clichés are an integral that part of the show, so they have to exist for the story to move. It’s also interesting how the show shifts from cheesy romantic scenes to steamy hookup sequences, just like in an actual fanfiction story. I'd say that Why R U could be a good BL to recommend to someone that has never seen any BL, since it has so many of the popular tropes and styles in one place. So you get a taste of everything.

I liked the characters and the cast. But I feel like the amount of secondary couples and side characters takes up too much time. And in the end we don’t get much development from them. It just looks like everyone is paired up. There’s not much of a story to be honest, it’s basically just the process of the couples getting together.

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Only 2 out of the 6 episodes worked for me

It’s hard to review and rate a series that has episodes that are not connected in any way. So my score is an average of the 6 individual scorers. I’ve also decided to write a mini review for each episode. I’d only really recommend episodes 3 and 4.

Episode 1 (OhmFluke): was that episode supposed to be romantic? Nothing is solved in the end, and the fact that Pierce doesn’t say he’s got a boyfriend proves it. I didn’t understand the ideia of the episode. Score: 4/10
Episode 2 (JaFirst): this episode technically works for the concept of different types of friendships, but it’s a bit too weird. It’s not a guy that transforms into a cat, it’s a cat the whole time. Score: 3/10
Episode 3 (NatMax): I liked this story. It was simple and it had a beginning, middle and ending. It worked well as a self contained mini story. Score: 8/10
Episode 4 (YoonTalay): Yoon and Talay always work well together. I can’t believe it was literally written in the shirt!! This one deserves a second viewing. Score: 9/10
Episode 5 (TommyJimmy: it was an ok episode, I don’t feel like it’s a developed enough story compared to a few of the others. Score: 6/10
Episode 6 (KinmonCopter): this episode doesn’t make much sense but it’s kinda sweet, if you don’t take it too seriously. Score: 6/10

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We cant even have a simple special without Lhong showing up

I really liked 90% of this special, but the inclusion of that Lhong scene towards the end really annoys me. This is supposed to be a nice, peaceful story about Tharn and Type, without the fighting and crying. We got the short scenes with the friends, which I’m totally okay because it grounds the present day with the past, as well as ties it more with Love by Chance.

I liked the story of them going back to visit Type’s parents, which gave us cute couple scenes at the beach. But I’m glad we got to see Type apologizing to Kom and being proud of saying out loud that he got a boyfriend. It was also nice to understand that Type was Kom’s first love, so that explains why he always stood there listening to his hateful comments.

But they had to include that Thorn and Lhong scene. It only confirms that absolutely nothing happened to Lhong, who’s living well abroad. Zero consequences to the despicable thing he did. Regarding Thorn, I really don’t get him. How can he can pretend that Lhong only type a small thing and should be happier?! Thorn has two biological siblings, he’s creepy towards the little sister and sometimes looks concerned about Tharn. While he’s got two “I consider you like a brother” guys, both did bad things and hurt his brother. It doesn’t make sense. I can try to pretend that I understand how he could still care and be friends with San, who’s been his best friend for years. But Lhong? No way.

The fact that we got that scene of Thorn basically forgiving Lhong bring the whole special down for me.

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Just pretend the last scene doesn't exist

Even before I started Advance Bravely, I knew that the ending sucked and that the show got censored hard, so it influenced the quality towards the end. But, honestly, it would have been SO much better to just end it at the hospital or with a voice over saying that everyone is okay and landscapes/b-roll from the training facility. That animated scene is so random and out of nowhere that it’s, thankfully, easy to just pretend it doesn’t exist, so that it doesn’t ruin the overall show. I’d say that we can just pretend like the entire last episode, but the “confession” scene is the well is nice. But not as nice is the “don’t mess with my baby” from Yuan Zong’s revenge.

Yes, this show is not perfect, but I think they managed to get a few regular BL shot in there, like many Yuan Zong and Xia Yao doing romantic things and several scenes of them sleeping together. This show is basically carried by the chemistry between the two leads, since the main plot doesn’t make much sense. The ear bitting scenes are basically their version of kissing scenes, in this universe. The production used the songs in a clever way to say what the characters are thinking in those scenes where they couldn't go a step further, like the scene with the hot towel after the acupuncture.

The subplot between Da Yu and Wang Zhi Shui is not amazing but it’s not the worst either. Peng Ze as a whole didn’t need to exist because he doesn’t do anything at all. I’m still trying to understand what Yao’s job is and how did he manage to not go to work for many, many days and still have have that job. I liked the mom character.

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A super sweet show about adults

This show was such a surprise! Yeah, I had heard a lot about how it was amazing and entered many people’s favorite shows from 2020, but still. The concept is a bit weird at first, but I think the show explores it very well.

Since it’s part of the show that the main character is 30, it’s so nice to see adults living adult lives in a BL story, no school, no university. Besides, the office scenes are great because all the characters there are interesting in their own way, like Rokkaku and Fujisaki. I love Adachi and Kurosawa, and how their relationship develops. Yes, in some ways it’s a bit uncomfortable that Adachi knows exactly what Kurosawa is thinking on fantasizing about, but he never takes advantage of that. In a way, knowing all that makes Adachi more open to new things and more comfortable with himself. I think the construction of Kurosawa as the perfect guy on the outside was done very well.

Unfortunately, I didn’t like the Tsuge and Minato stuff all that much. Both actors are great, but the relationship felt a bit forced. It was all so quick, there’s not much development, there’s no romance. It’s the polar opposite to the Adachi/Kurosawa relationship, and that’s probably the intent. I understand that Goto Yutaro looks younger than he is, and that Asaka Kodai might look a bit older, but I feel like the pushed it too far on making Tsuge look middle aged, even though he’s supposed to be 30. In the end, I feel like we lost too much time with a romance that is not fulfilling, while we could have had more time with Adachi/Kurosawa or with the office characters.

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More a flop than a win

Honestly, the series and the characters didn’t deserve this. They tried to do something different, but I feel like it ended up being a a fail.
Yes, the ending (after the trip) is nice. We get to see all the main characters in the restaurant, with a quick wrap up on their stories. We even get a Aey moment, which was one of my favorite parts because it shows that actions have consequences. I also like the callback to the bracelets from Gene’s dad.

I was okay with the abrupt weird beginning when I looked like just a fun bit to tie in with the new novel. The whole supernatural stuff on the beach was a complete mess. If Sib was not aware that something was going on, I’d 100% expect him to be extremely angry. Gene escalated his trick on Sib way too much. Sib’s lie was completely based on love, wanting to create a nice gift and spending time with Gene. While Gene’s only existed to make Sib look like an idiot and admit his lie.

Overall, though Sib is not perfect, and he did lie to Gene, with the help of their friends, this episode makes Gene look bad. Yes, Sib might be too much sometimes (we saw that on the show), but Gene sounds like the bigger problem.

Like so many continuations, this special ends up doing disservice to the characters.

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A very nice surprise

The first History season I watched was Trapped, which has many more episodes. So I was a bit worried how well 4 episodes of 45 minutes could deliver a well rounded story.

The show manages to develop, rather slowly, two couple with completely different stories. In one hand we have Wang Zhen Wen and Wang Zhen Wu, who’ve known each other all their lives and been inseparable since 7th grade. I personally get the feeling that they both kinda liked each other all along, and not a single sided love from Zhen Wen. I like their status in the end as “living our best life”. It’s obvious that they’re happy.

On the other hand, Zi Xuan and You Hao have to go through a lot of steps rather quickly, but it still doesn’t feel rushed in my opinion. They go from don’t particularly liking each, to being friendly, to spending a lot of time together to actually being together, by the end. I’m happy that this show doesn’t even come close to the “but he’s a guy!” territory with any of the characters. Zach and Fandy probably have one of the best chemistry level’s in my opinion, considering how short this show is.

From being on social media and youtube I had actually seen two scenes from the show (the net kiss and the “confession”). I didn’t realize until it happened that the confession scene, with the sister, was from this series. It’s probably my favorite part.

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Nobody deserved this, specially the cast

Not every story needs a happy ending. Not every couple stays together. But every series needs to have a story. If the production had no plot for Together with Me: The Next Chapter, this show shouldn’t exist.

Nothing works on this series. Korn/Knock continue to prove that they don’t fit together. Yiwha is not even the shadow of the character she once was. Farm is practically unbearable in every second he’s on screen. Cho is the same, which is to say he’s still there. Fai is the only aspect that continues to be good, but she barely has a story and usually is there just for comic relief or to show how everybody else is terrible. Phubet and Kavitra apparently don’t exist in this parallel universe. And then we have the families and the work environment… which combined take over the space occupied previously by the university.

We know from TWM that Korn has an older sister, she’s part of the show. We even see her visiting the family home in the last episode (before they moved?). Kavitra knows that Korn is gay. Now, we have a series that takes place after TWM and we meet Korn’s parents. They NEVER acknowledge the fact that they have a daughter. Not a single character remembers that she exists. I understand that the actress might not have been available, but it’s impossible that the character would not have tried to help her brother or that anyone would suggest asking her for help.

The work place drama is even worse most of the time. Yiwha and her boss never really have any chemistry and their story is very forced, same with the jealousy towards Cho and his female boss. The factory is a whole different mess. We have 2 main storylines and both are horrible. The office guys x factory guys is SO bad, so bad. The show just needed villains with no purpose. With the exception of the machine breaking, every problem looks like pure incompetence from the factory guys. And they obviously, because it fits the story, are also homophobic. And then we have the boss…

He’s creepy, at least the show achieved that. And Cho kinda realized that early, but never thought of mentioning it. I’m almost sure that Pete only exists to make Korn the "villain" and the one screwing up for once. Everybody knew that Knock was always the one being an idiot and acting like a teenager, so this series had to try to balance things out. I’m not against the idea of Korn cheating, but the way this show does it is awful. How was it not clear to everybody that Pete was a bad guy once the picture of Korn in his room got leaked? Who else could have leaked that picture if they were alone in the room?! When Dr. Bright appears to be a reasonable character, compared to the others, we might have a big problem.

Long story short, this show exists because people wanted more MaxTul and that means money. Unfortunately, there were no good ideas, so we got this mess.

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