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Only Friends Live Blogging

I usually just binge one show at a time but I currently have 23.5 ongoing (while it's on-air) and am on episode 4 of I Will Knock You. So I'm not quite sure why I'm starting Only Friends right now but I guess I wanted something messier than those 2, since they're pretty lighthearted shows.

I'm... somewhat nervous to get into this because there seem to be so many different opinions on the show. I wasn't really in the BL sphere while the show was airing since I took a bit of a break from watching shows in the second half of last year but I did get the general vibe that there was discourse and disagreements.

Hopefully, I'll enjoy it. I'll also try to watch just 1 ep a day while also watching 1-2 eps of I Will Knock You a day so that I don't just neglect that show but maybe I'll become hooked and binge this one, who knows.

Ep 1 (May 7)

1-1

omg 1-1 has 5.9m views another part in a diff ep has 8 million, that's wild, feels like it's been a while since a GMMTV show had that many views on Youtube, think Bad Buddy had higher views than this (though it's had 2 years to accumulate). also this has made me realize that 2gether isn't available for me on youtube anymore lol

is that First's voice singing...?

Sand-Ray argument at first meeting

Book looks so cute with the glasses, just like gives :) vibes

chaotic intro but intriguing

August

hostel business plan in Ray's father's house

lol laughed at Nick and Boston just eyeing each other up the whole time

Lookjun is so pretty

pls Top sick of the "fierces ones who already know it all" experienced sexual partners and wants to try it with virgin Mew

Does Boston have a weird reaction to Mew saying he always gets what he wants?

Drake, hii

one of these days somebody's gonna call Ray burden again and he's gonna combust fr

heh Sand driving Ray's drunk ass home

1-2

Top gulping down the water, mans was Thirsty

having ice cream instead of sex, sounds good

lol Sand's gotta take Ray to his own dorm

the vomiting sounds terrible

damn, Nick gonna get off to Boston's vid?

I'm skipping through the nsfw scenes tbh

I get Top, Mew's quite cute

1-3

the fucking Poor Boy shirt on Ray lol

"I can tell who is being honest with me. My sense is always right." well, I sure hope that's true, Mew

So freaking bold, Nick leaving his own shirtless pics in Boston's phone and getting him to check it right in front of him

1-4

damn, both Sand and Boston just constantly side-eyeing Top and Mew as they're being cute

I've remembered that there's some storyline about Boston liking Top despite hooking him and Mew up? I wonder if Ray likes Mew since he's also iffy about this relationship?

hm so Top has intentions to actually date Mew

the handwashing icked me out lol

ah, indeed even Top knows that Boston likes him

trying to watch the show and not be sucked into embarrassment at public gestures like this + my aversion to these public questions anyway because of the pressure to accept

Started 1.25x already tbh but not to the fault of the show, it's just what I like. Actually, pretty good first ep, it set up the characters and relationships well and gave us a taste of what's to come. Also, I've been seeing people mention that maybe Mew has a more sinister/manipulative underbelly and I'd be into that, some people brought up "you're the company you keep" and if he's in the company of Boston and Ray and such, then he's probably not a saint.

I know there's some cheating involved (Top cheats on Mew?), and Ray has an addiction problem I think?, and also from the talks, it seems like the expected pairs neatly end up together rather than any curveballs being thrown at us.

Also, Nick is gonna be pitiful later on when he falls for Boston but like he's also wild in this ep, not only jerking off to Boston's pics but leaving some of his own, that's sexual harassment but works out in this case.

I ended up skipping through all the nsfw scenes this ep cuz idk I feel awkward watching it right now but that's a shame tbh cuz that aspect is also supposed to be a draw for the show

Ep 2: M.F.M. - My Favourite Man (May 7)

Whelp, screw watching just 1 ep a day haha, I'm gonna be out for several hours tomorrow, so I'm gonna watch ep 2 now as well and listen to the podcast recaps while I'm out so that I have something to do while waiting (it's not like I can watch the next ep of Only Friends in public with my mom beside me...)

2-1

wonder what Sand's got against Top, mans has been sighing and rolling his eyes and giving him stick eye through this whole asking-Mew-to-be-his-bf ordeal

wonder what these cut scenes are about? like Cheum referred to the camera/whoever's asking the questions as Phi. reality show-esque

I hope Yo plays a bigger role as the story goes on and she's got a faen too

I don't know what Lookjun did (other than her lips) but she looks kinda like Wonyoung. pretty hehe

neither Boston nor Ray are into Mew's relationship but obviously they each other one half of the Top/Mew pair lol but Mew's strong-willed enough to not get swayed by their dislike while he's also not fully committed and in love with Top or anything

Ah, Nick and Sand are already phi-nong friends. I think I've seen an edit where everything and everybody is chaotic af but Nick and Sand are just buddies (each heartbroken over red flags Ray and Boston ig)

Nick and Sand are so fun what the hell

interesting that Mew brought up being embarrassed by the public asking the other night. feels like a rare thing in these BLs where public gestures are common but seen as a special, romantic thing only

Top just gives me the ick like every few minutes

lol Mew idk how many of your apparently simply standards Top actually meets

Sand selling drugs?

Ray following Sand to Roxie club

Is Ray into women as well?

Sand's selling plum wine. I thought a post also said sex worker Sand after seeing the trailer (which I haven't seen) but Idk if that's true still or if they misinterpreted (similar to Ray lol)

aghhh the drinking buddy for pay thing is getting to me, KhaoFirst my beloveds but I mustn't fall for them so easily, since it'll be episodes of pain and misery from what I can tell

also 10k baht is like almost 400CAD, that's insane

2-2

oh man, Nick looking at Boston afterwards so cutely and prettily rom the bed. save yourself my guy

[Linguistics] Boston has started using gu/mueng with Nick (and Nick follows suit)

rich, rich boy Ray

his mom passed away

have to keep reminding myself to not freaking fall for SandRay

Cheum's gf April makes an appearance

ah, Top helping Cheum

not Boston just taking everything off in the locker room before approaching Top lol, reminds me of the Army and Joe endless locker room scenes in Warp Effect. Jojo lol

girl already?! I... knew that there's a scene with Top cheating on Mew with Boston (and thus the Mew kicking Boston into the water scene) but it's not happening already, right? It's too early, they haven't even started dating the second time, Mew's still a virgin, it's only ep 2. they'll somehow wiggle out of it lol

2-3

okay, Boston managed to sneak out into the next stall thing

pls this cookie feeding/eating. stupid and silly lol

mutual masturbation my beloved

ah, Nick's already so into that he's gotta lie saying he's not that into it to keep Boston around

not Ray ruining Sand's hookup plans. let him take the girl home before he becomes inescapably into you and can't leave !!

pls Sand being like bruh no threesomes, leave me out

"Instead of going home with a girl, I'm driving a drunk man home" whelp I was hoping you'd get one last night with somebody else before you're way too into Ray to do anything else but ig it's already too late

girl he's Driving !!

why are Sand and Ray so cuteee

2-4

insomniac Top

who's that in Boston's photo? Mew and Ray?

Sand offering to be Ray's friend for free. they're so cute for now

Sand who's open to all genders

hilarious that Sand's the one who's like yeah you're gonna want more of me but we're strictly friends like girl... ok

well, I didn't skip this makeout session. i'm biased about KhaoFirst, what can I say? also, it doesn't matter that smoking in real life is gross, it looks hot when they do that

Ep 3: What Am I to You? (May 8)

3-1

nick asking the internet if fwb can turn into lovers lol

lol jojo twitter cameo

damn nick-boston sex montage

not Nick being hopeful when Boston says "who knows, we might promote our status again in the near future" like girl...

oof, Nick finds Boston's photo from the photobooth with Top

Ray's huge ass comfy looking bed

Sand and Ray can't be cute nowwww, y'all have 10 more episodes of shit to go through ahhhh

hmm CCTV and blind spots. will this come into play?

why are you singing out loud laksdfjalk;sdf it's silent disco, dkm

3-2

lol interaction with somebody who Top clearly used to sleep with and idk if it's weird to just move past it easily but ig there's nothing to talk about since the guy clearly said Top's not replying to him

Boston-Sand-Nick meeting

hehe Yo

I actually hate how into SandRay I am like they're sooo cute to me

3-3

Boston knowing Nick wants their relationship to be more but he just always placates him without giving in

feels like I've def seen gifs or clips of these characters from this party, esp like Sand's outfit here

Sand and Top fr have beef, like at the end of ep 1 when Sand was over Top's public gesture, it was like well does he dislike Top or does he just dislike some dude making a scene? but now Sand's flipping Top off

First is such a good actor but he's truly not a singer

Boston couldn't easily get to Mew to break off with Top but now he's using Ray's crush on Mew to try to see if he can do something

and now sowing the idea of Mew and Ray in Top's mind, oh Boston you're so into this, it's fun

where and when tf is that Ray/Mew kiss photo from? Is it the angle? Edited? It's real photo from before and that's why Boston asked Ray whether he STILL likes Mew because they'd kissed and Mew was like lol that was nothing, let's be friends while Ray was into it? messy

Only Friends Stay - the hostel name lol

oof, before Ray had a problem with Top but now, Top also has a problem with Ray lol

3-4

girl how am I supposed to be impartial about Ray and Sand like fr? Ray saying 'you saved me, so it's now my turn to save you' about giving Sand a ride lol

I'm fucking screaming, no way Ray poked and prodded Sand until he finally gave in but then immediately pulled back and stopped their hookup the second Mew called...

...and we have arrived at the Top-Boston car

2 year old video, long enough time man

bruh Boston getting to Top's head lol

if Mew can do something 2 years ago, doesn't mean y'all should mess around Now bruh lmfao

oh crazy

okay, Boston and Top hook-up in the car: Cheating or not? It seems like a violation of trust and indeed seems like cheating to me that even though technically Mew and Top are not "boyfriends" they sort of still are because they were already boyfriends for a day before restarting with the plans of again becoming boyfriends. They weren't boyfriends but they seemed exclusive nonetheless.

Damn, Nick wire-tapped Boston's car? It's probably from the preview right? Cuz I didn't see if but people in the reddit comments are mentioning it. I kind of expected him to go through the CCTV (esp since he was mentioning all the stuff about cameras with mics and seeing it through your phone and stuff) and catching Boston and Top in the car through one of the videos but this is much more intentional

oh wait! it's after the credits but not Next Week's Preview?

ah, so he put a mic thing under the seat earlier and he's also physically seeing them have sex in the war, whelp

lol nine pinta (the screenwriter whose college friend group this show is based on) also tweeting to nick

Ep 4: Emergency Contact (May 8)

4-1

2 Years Ago oh flashback

oh dang, Ray called Mew as sort of a cry of help before trying to commit suicide

the burden thing really gets to Ray

no wonder why Ray's so hung up on him, not only did Mew show up, but he hugged him in a way even his mother never did and also told him he loved him when he needed to hear it most

lol Boston really took that video of Mew and Ray kissing for fun lol

watched the opening credits for the first time

don't kiss him !!

agh Ray actually kissed Mew while he had his eyes closed trying to sleep

Mew is shown to be pretty strong-willed, whether it be to Top or his friends

Nick and Sand are cute friends

is this is the photobooth where Top and Boston hooked up? Top's dad's hotel photobooth would be crazy tho

Top's rich guy attitude icks me out so bad like he and Mew are just talking at the room, why is Top sitting like he's giving an interview T.T

airplane model with the letter B... Boston? Top seemed to not be truthful about it

4-2

Sand being mad at Ray and Ray trying to make it up to him

I actually hate Sand and Ray, head in hands

Top's disgust at seeing Boston

Mew at every turn talking about how he's not like Boston and Boston feeling like he's superior to Mew, what great friends they are

well at least this time Top pushed off Boston but making Boston angry doesn't bode well

omg ?! Top inviting this over guy over... for a good time? mans didn't have sex for 3 months, had sex with Boston and now is like fuckkkk I can't not have sex

did Nick get Top's number from Boston's phone?

Boston's father is planning on running for House Representative and so he can't risk a photo getting out...

Nick likes to just listen to the sex audio and torture himself fr

ah, Nick's texting Top?

4-3

Nick talking to Top about staying about from Boston like girl... Top's not the one hunting Boston down. you gotta get over Boston frrrrr

Nick saying that he knows Top's a dick and he is too... I mean, you did bug his car and now have their sex audio so you're not incorrect but well

bruh Top literally back onto Sand in his motorcycle?!

Top and Sand animosity once again, let me know where it stems from !!

"It's clear you just can't take care of what you have" did someone Sand was dating or something cheat on him with Top?

fake ass punches

did Nick tell Sand that Boston hooked up with Top?

oh he did. and is telling him about the bugging too, that's wild lol lots of trust

Top stole Sand's ex indeed

Ray apologizing to Mew, tbh idek how I'd show my face to Mew if I did what Ray did

and Top arrives to the scene, along with the stuff Boston'd told him about Mew and Ray. meanwhile Mew-Ray don't know anything about this Boston whispering in Top's ear stuff

lol Ray unknowingly admiring Sand for punching Top

ah, Mew actually telling Top about Ray liking him + the kiss from 2 years ago (not about Ray coming onto him yesterday though, which honestly I wouldn't either lol gonna make Top even more mad and he's already mad about it)

Why does Top think Ray and Mew did more? What was the video Boston showed him?

ah, Mew also picked up on the fact that Top was hiding something about the model airplane. wrong B name though

okayyy I've seen people mentioning Top doing drugs but I hadn't seen anything about it so far, so I kept forgetting but now we know he's done coke and stuff

Top's soooo sleazy while he's insinuating that Mew should sleep with him if he quits drugs ew ick ick ick

how is this a deal between two people who want to be boyfriends and have a long-term relationship lmfao

4-4

bruh, Top straight up brought drugs to Mew's place in a little teeny ziploc baggie? or like what is that? he just poured it into water? to show that it's unusable now?

oh... Boeing???? that's Mond's character right? He's Top's ex? also watching this amidst all this Boeing controversy

skipped the sex scene like I tend to but the lead up to it was so uncomfortable for me lol

Top only caring about whether he came or not and not whether his partner enjoyed the sex, who would've thought

so Ray's taking Sand seriously as a romantic interest now?

The Mew Top scene made me so uncomfortable and I don't think I can articulate why. "I'll sleep with you if you give up drugs" is just so ?? Like I thought you needed to be boyfriends or love Top or something and that's why you weren't having sex? So what's up with this, i don't get it. and what kinda exchange is this, virginity in exchange of quitting??

Also, Top could get more of that or have more at home lol, he's into it enough that he literally just carries some around with him, I don't think destroying a teeny bag is gonna do much

Ep 5: (May 9)

5-1

Sand's life of sleep, working out, and work

this is all recent right?

why are Sand and Ray so cute, I'm gonna lose my shit when problems occur in their relationship tbh

my toes curl up and I can't control my smile when watching them fr

Sand's sausage eating tease

Nick trying to become a "new" him and also somewhat trying to emulate Top at the same time i guess?

why do Mew and Top never feel... genuine

the stall is just a curtain not even doors omg

ewwww Sand jerked Ray's dick a few times and with the same hand, grabbed one of the shirts (from the store!! not theirs!!) with the same hand i'm dead, they better buy it

5-2

weird interaction with the server

bruh someone took a sexual video of Boston to make money off of it? scary af

5-3

I would not be able to do the Blind Dining thing where you don't know what you're eating

What's up with all these people noticing Top? Is it that Top has slept with the entire gay population in Thailand? Is Top's dad keeping an eye on him or something dramatic like that?

oh, Top shivering/shaking from withdrawals or what?

bruh not Sand's mother being the manager of Roxie and tricking him to get here by using the ruse of debt collectors

oh it's Sand's birthday

ah, Ray singing such a romantic song for Sand

“I just feel like If he doesn’t sleep with me he is going to get bored of me” whelp

I wonder if Boston's gonna become insane now that he knows Mew's gonna sleep with Top

5-4

The Top/Mew scene is supposed to be romantic. It does not feel that way and I wonder if that's intentional

Is Sand's mysterious father ever gonna come back to the story?

ah, good scene with "She drank herself to death" and Sand's hand pouring the liquor faltering

Ray sharing some of his story and past with Sand

oh, I'm kinda into the way Nick grabbed Boston's wrist and lead him home

Sand is so into Ray man

Boston needs to shut his fucking mouth, why is he talking about Sand liking Ray

and now talking about how Ray's been in love with Mew for years oh Bostonnnnn you instigator. but it's good that Sand also knows now ig

so does a video of Mew and Ray actually exist? like Mew pushed Ray away that night... and I've been wondering wtf video Boston showed Top

I wonder why Nick even likes Boston fr

Sand T.T

Do I not feel Top-Mew's scenes because I'm not meant to and they're being artificial on purpose or is it because ForceBook can't pull it off? I also wonder how TopMew's gonna go now that Mew's slept with Top?

Interesting to get Sand's perspective this ep.

I didn't comment on it but there are lots of moments where we can see the wealth disparity between Sand and Ray (the second-hand shop stood out to me first but also the debt collectors moment where Sand was so worried but it just seemed like a bit of fun to Ray).

Ep 6: Happy (F*cking) Birthday (May 9)

ep 6... feels like things are gonna go down this ep, esp after the debacle that was 5-4.

I'm quite enjoying this show and the characters so far but I know people have problems with the character writing, I guess that's maybe toward the latter half of the show?

6-1

The way Ray and Sand sharing the cigarette smoke in ep 1 (? or 2?) and the cookie in ep 5 mouth-to-mouth drove me insane yet I feel nothing toward TopMew sharing their cookie or this apple slice mouth-to-mouth, man I hope the artificialness of their relationship is on purpose and not just bad writing/acting/directing. I mean tbh they're cuter/more normal in this ep so far, so idek

omg Mew has two moms

Ray and Boston tension while they have to be around each other in the friend group, esp Ray sending glares toward Boston who's playing at nonchalance

omg is Drake's character (Gap) the one who fucking recorded Boston?

Boston's cold reception and rejection of Drake's character right in front of Nick who... also recorded (the audio of) Boston having sex. also not to mention Boston having recorded Mew and Ray's kiss lol

Gap's video of Boston is def gonna come into play again but I wonder... if it'll be Gap's doing or maybe Nick will acquire it from Gap?

damn, Sand and Top once again and Top always seems to know where to hurt Sand while Sand's quips roll off of Top

6-2

omg???? is Sand destroying his fucking phone so that he can use Nick's phone to send Mew the recording of Top and Boston?! my god let's go vengeful Sand blowing things up and being the instigator

what did Nick notice about his phone? did he know Sand sent himself the audio or did he notice Sand didn't actually call his mother

okay Top's hanging out with Mew and getting him Lasik and taking care of him even after they've had sex, so I guess they really do like each other

how can you know that it's Top and Ton from just their moans lmfao ?? anyway seems like Sand's passing it around to Ray instead of sending the audio to Mew himself, which is smart since Ray's closer to him

I wish Sand didn't tell Ray that he got it from Nick tho??

girl something or other is def gonna fuck up Boston's dad's campaign rip

Boston possibly going to New York

Nick once again mad/sad at Boston but still gives in

6-3

and Boston knowing how to get under Ray's skin even while Ray sought him out first to give him a piece of his mind (kinda like how Top gets to Sand)

Mew's reaction to Top's gift... I thought it'd be a little more happy since it's a pretty good gift for a rich guy? Wtf is this fake ass barely-there reaction that even Top has to ask if he likes it

Does Mew know something already and is uncomfortable?

damn, Ray went to the stall to get high?

nah, Mew definitely looks significantly better with glasses, I must say

omg Ray getting cross-faded and just airing out everybody's dirty laundry? yikes. even sowing discord among the lesbians pls I wonder if April and Cheum are gonna have drama now

he's an asshole to Sand too

damn, even Mew getting violent, alright

6-4

holy shit he keeps calling Sand a whore and insinuating he'd take money for sex or whatever?? and even pushed him down, Ray you fucking jackass but I'm kinda glad that there's now some sort of rawer, more terrible conflict in their relationship beyond just Ray liking Mew

"While we are together, can you not lie." yes plsss I think if Cheum and April can get that together, they'd be so far ahead of the other 3 pairs

Is Top not at all concerned that Ray at the end seemed to target Boston about Top, meaning he maybe knew about them? Because at first, I get him being like wtf what does ray even mean when he doesn't know shit but shouldn't he now wonder whether Ray does indeed know some shit

Mew being unconcerned about hitting Ray and what happened to him afterwards is kinda interesting. I'd at least expect some more anger like wtf why did he do that fuck him but now he's so... nonchalant about it all, doesn't care at all, so strange

skipping through the sex scene less bc I'm not in the mood to watch a se scene and more bc I lowkey hate TopMew but hoping I catch the dialogue

Mew likes Top's sounds during sex... which he will recognize when the audio is found?

ohhhh okay good hah he has it

okay, so Mew knew about it since he and Ray met in the bathroom, right? still don't know why he seemed guarded/uncomfortable at the beginning of the party though

I think the way Mew revealed the audio and everything was so fun + the rant at the end showing he's had so many thoughts about it and wondered why Top had done it etc. It's a good scene I think but still felt... somewhat lacking? I think I'm just being too hard on ForceBook because in a different show, this would've been Great but this show just has too many good scenes and conflict scenes and dramatic fights and this one doesn't quite deliver as well as it should.

It’s still a really good scene in general though and I’m gladI hadn’t been spoiled for it

Ep 7: After Effect (May 10)

Okay, let's see how the Aftermath is dealt with

7-1

god drunk driving is truly just so.

random ass car crash lol, would've been better if Ray'd fallen into a ditch or crashed into a tree off the road lol

will Sand have to save Ray's life in the future again too cuz this is the 2nd time Ray's explicitly thanked him for it already

random emergency reference since it's not like Sand knows Ray's emergency contact thing

I want Sand to be more mad bruh like Ray was quite harsh to him earlier and I want him to be like yeah I saved you but doesn't mean we're now made up

oh, Ray's got a dad who sometimes shows up lol

put Mew into this damn glasses again, it actually irritates me that they took them off when he looks significantly better with them on

Mew deciding to be terrible to deal with terrible people

The way the last person among the 6 guys to know about the audio is Boston himself and second-last was Top. meanwhile Nick knew for longest, then Sand for quite a long while too, and Ray and Mew became aware recently

damn, Nick didn't remove the bug?

Nick looks so pathetic

what fucking video clip man like did Boston engineer some sort of fake (deepfake?) sextape for Mew and Ray??

Mew's burning just one page, I was hoping he'd burn the whole sketchbook but ig it's fine. love the drama of it anyway

Glad BostonNick and TopMew had actual breakdowns in their relationship, kinda disappointed that SandRay are just fine and dandy. I get that they give sort of a balance and they didn't do as much shit to each other the way Nick and Top did to the other person but still... some sort of apology or conflict due to Ray calling Sand a golddigger or a whore or something, c'mon

7-2

I wonder what the father asked Sand to do. I hope it wasn't "I'll pay you to take care of Ray" or something lol

I want to enjoy the SandRay moment and bath and shaving and whatever but it feels unearned. maybe I'll try real hard to just watch the scene and enjoy it outside of the narrative

Ray is such a spoiled brat man "you wouldn't get me" girl, why would Sand who is working day and night to support himself and paid off his mother's debt and who doesn't have a father not understand? He might not explicitly understand having a dead mother who hated you but it's not like his life is roses without a reason to be stressed. annoying ass

I mean, none of y'all cared that he was driving drunk and high lol

If Ray doesn't get over Mew soon, I'm pushing him into the water as well

interesting to see Boston being iced out by all 3 of them + he doesn't have Nick anymore either, so he's gonna be alone for a bit?

the kick into the pool

7-3

okay at least Nick yells at Sand about the clip stealing

Nick is so pathetic I actually cannot. okay you love him, so what? literally so what? get over him, distance yourself, and just because you love him doesn't mean you have to be with him

aw fuck, Sand relating to Nick in terms of loving someone and not needing to be loved back

was he about to love you? Was he, Nick? but I do like the contrast of crying and being hugged by Sand while still being mad at him

Curious to see Mew being evil

Why is Nick giving intel on Boston to Mew bruh?

get in a stall

okay, so Mew now possesses Boston's secretly recorded sex tape...

7-4

my skin crawls at Mew threatening to show Boston's dad the sex tape... he's just bluffing and wouldn't actually do it, right? He even threatened Gap about the cops, so I think Mew's just bluffing

okay good he wouldn't actually post it

He still has the clip on his phone right?

Top coming in to give Mew books in public in front of the rest of the group is so gross, mans will never stop giving me major ick. kinda reminds me of the first ep ending or whatever when he put Mew on the spot by asking him to be his bf in the club

bruh, Top still calls himself Mew's bf?

how did Top even punch Mew, obviously he was right in front of him, how did he think he'd get anybody else. the fight choreo in Only Friends is a rip fr

Mew Ray is so silly to me lol idk cuz I guess I know nothing's gonna come out of it but I guess we'll see how they navigate it

Sand also needs to grow a backbone and some self-respect lol

Each person in this show is doing bad things and having bad things happen to them and I think Boston's the one who's having the worst happen to him. Wiretaped by Nick, who he trusted, and he was secretly recorded having sex by Gap, thought he got him to delete but was doubtful it's all gone, then finds out now his ex-friend Mew is in possession of it too, and threatening to show his father. To Mew, Boston's just a shitty fucker friend who slept with Top while they were dating and so it makes sense that he'd hate Boston and beat him up like the pool but doing stuff with the video is too far. Some people are shitty, doesn't mean I want their rights to be violated.

And Ray being a drunk driver... fucking hell. It kinda feels like the writing is not treating Ray's actions as bad enough. like we're supposed to feel bad that his father yelled at him and he hurt himself but he's the one who drove drunk! Sand also doesn't require an apology from him for treating him terribly that previous night, like huh??

Ep 8: Save Me (May 10)

8-1

We're starting off with Mew and Ray at the club from last time

Ah, self-destructive Mew has started drinking every day and skipping classes

a non-breakup breakup for SandRay. "Let me go already."

omg not Yo's relationship also in the trenches

age diff relationships hit in this specific way sometimes where Yo's older and has had past relationships that have all ended and is scared to repeat it again with Plug while Plug's young and eager

TopMew antagonisms are good.

8-2

Ray trying to coax Sand into doing his community service with him, shut upppp. Sand, stand up and say no!

they probably meant kiss ass but wrote licking ass plss

Nick and Papang's character are cute

Not Boston looking at his and Nick's photo damn

Mew inviting legit everybody, friends and enemies alike, to this Halloween party lol

Mew and Ray dressing up as Joker and Harley Quinn lol suits their parasitic dynamic I suppose?

damn Mew also doing coke now

"You're someone I should love" well if only love worked that way

oh Cheum invited Top

Mew looks pathetic despite trying to seem cool

Cheum looks so pretty, is she Wednesday?

whelp, avoid the kiss Ray leans in for in private but kiss him in public in front of Top to throw it in his face (just like that drink)

8-3

Papang's character is Dan

Detective Conan Nick and Freddie Mercury Sand

Glad Boston brought up Nick telling Mew about Gap's sex tape because that was actually still so wild like why the hell did he do that? It turned out well in that hopefully Mew took Gap's copy so that he doesn't have it anymore (+ threatened him with cops) and won't actually release it to the public but Mew had told Nick that he literally wants revenge so like ?? Why tell him about that omg

lol Sand about to kiss another dude in a Freedie Mercury costume before getting interrupted by Sand

Ray keeps angling at threesomes with people Sand's trying to hook up with

hello??? Why is Ray kissing Sand, isn't he with Mew now

Ray is so gross though at least Sand stood up to him this time

ohh Boston/Atom hookup is exciting somehow? similar to Dan and Nick

aw, Cheum put an end to that

I guess I like Top following Mew and giving him a shoulder? surprisingly, I think I can come around to them despite not liking their dating arc the first time

8-4

bruh, Sand gotta let Ray take the L and get caught using drugs or smth fr tbh

If Sand gets caught with the drugs instead, I'll start destroying things tbh

ACAB tho

bruh why is that cop's knee on Ray's neck

bribery too? girl... but rich people get away with anything so i'm glad that at least sand isn't gonna get caught in this mess

damn, Cheum blowing up too, makes sense although it's not like she's very kind to Ray or Boston in general either lol

bruh, Top bringing Mew to bed is Enough, why is he taking off his outerwear and giving him a sponge bath or whatever like don't overstep and be a creep... and cuddling him in bed... be serious wtf

idk why I'm into Boston and Atom lol like okay what's another bad decision? let's do it

Ep 9: The Return (May 10)

9-1

damn, we don't even get a scene of Mew waking up and being mad at seeing Top cuddling him but now have to witness Top jumping in after him into the pool

glad Sand's mad that he almost got put in jail and doesn't just easily give in to Ray but Ray's nothing if not somebody who wants everything

loll Top talking in on them while recording. Mew isn't gonna give a fuck about Ray wanting Sand but probably thinks Ray should've broken up with him first

Atom and Boston hooking up

Team Second Option talking about being masochists lol

Top has devolved from an intentionally irritating, low morals type of guy to typical BL love interest who is possessive and controlling as they act as if the main character is a child whose decisions they should oversee, agh

9-2

"Why did you do it with Top but not with me?" Ray, girl... I thought he was gonna be like when in private, you keep pushing me away but no. what even

Atom, wtf lol this isn't a freaking relationship. also, you just found out you like men... if anything, you should be finding other guys to fuck now that it's a whole new world wtf maybe ask Boston if he knows safe/good men for ONSs

SandNick kiss hehe but apparently it's nothing for either of them loll

Ray showing up at 2am

THIS IS THE THIRD COUNT OF RAY WANTING A 3SOME, they've gotta give this man one omg. but in all of them, Sand is present and idk if my man can do threesomes all casually with Ray like this...

Gorgeous, gorgeous boys First, Khao, and Mark

Nick having to be the third wheel at his own Second Option hangout T.T

agh, i got spoiled that Sand and Top kiss in a comment and that's my own fault T.T I wish I hadn't clicked Read More but I thought it was just gonna have Boeing mention

9-3

Top showing up to be all gentlemanly and helpful to Mew's mothers like man... why is their story now so typical random BL LI-tries-to-win-over-MC arc

Ray wanting Sand to be his secret lover, I gotta kill this man

"I'm not just stuff you have in your possession" okay exactly because Ray really treats Sand like an object

not the Daddy and Nick having to EXPLAIN it to him?!

oof, Nick giving his goodbyes to Boston who was also touched by it (idk about the 'you don't have to change' part though lmfao)

9-4

"Compared to Boston, you're a saint" Is he? Is Ray at all better than Boston? In which way?

cheating sex but I still like to watch KhaoFirst getting it on, what can be done? the thrusting caught me really off guard tho lmfao

crazy to see SandRay having sex in a camp at night 2 hours away then cut straight to Ray with Mew during the day in broad daylight in public

That's it? No explosion? Where are Mew's feelings about being cheated on by the first guy he seriously dates and now his rebound friend-turned-date? like what about his self-worth and such because when he found out Top was with Boston, he had the "did you guys laugh at me?" moment and now shouldn't he be having a "oh does everybody I'm with want to cheat?" moment. at least he mentioned that Ray's doing the same thing as Top and ig he's saying he can't be mad since he's also using Ray to get back at Top

"Is being a lesbian easier?" "Life is tough whatever the hell you are"

Boeing has arrived heh

oh crazy ass scene tbh, if I was watching this while it was airing with no spoilers, I would've lost my shit fr

So when Mew called somebody to come spend the night because he can't fall asleep, was that Boeing?

a very... mellow episode with typical BL-progression for each couple somehow hmm but maybe the drama will pick up again for the next episode since Boeing is introduced.

I... wonder if this episode is when this show started kinda going down for people? like the characters have become more tame and palatable? but idk if it's just a pause or if they'll end like this as well

Ep 10: Redemption (May 11)

10-1

oof, Boeing coming over and sleeping over

ahh, I'm pretty sure Boeing's gonna be trouble because it seems like that from how people have spoken about him, even though I don't actually know what he does or in what ways, so it just makes me nervous

Ray's still convinced he's not addicted and can stop whenever...girl

"You're totally his type. Like an upgraded version of me" crazy

Nick saying they can kiss or have sex, it doesn't matter because it'll always end

Boss and intern hook-up but it feels less disgusting than usual, maybe because they're similar in age and have known each other a while and also nobody's uptight and in a suit

there'd no doing rehab "for you" man you gotta do it for yourself

Also, I've realized that Atom calls Cheum Jie

omgggg Atom why are you lyinggggggg. Boston tricked you into his house and took your nudes?!?!?! I'm gonna kill you. Enough! Especially bad because Boston's somebody who has actually had sex tapes recorded of him without his consent

bruh at the very least, the texts should show that Atom's the one who's been texting Boston and Boston's been leaving him on read?

10-2

They really do get off on just... being better than Boston despite Mew and Ray having done terrible shit as well, sometimes worse than Boston

like I get that they believe he raped and took nonconsensual photos of Cheum's brother and is blackmailing him but the 2 guys are just acting superior and condescending towards him while Cheum's the only one seeming distraught

I hated Cheum suggesting that Boston preyed on some young guy though like okay he dated girls... he can also be curious about guys... that's not a crazy insinuation

Mew's smirk as they leave gives me the creeps, disgusts me a bit

I cannot believe I hate Mew and Ray while I feel for Boston

I might've been more into this Top/Mew scene if I wasn't just previously disgusted by Mew

oh, I think I'm just losing it. 10 episodes is too much. the next time Ray says he's going to rehab for Sand, I'll punch him

at least Sand says "Not for me. for yourself"

The Top-Boeing parallels of coming in to answer the trivia question

and would this other ex possibly be Sand?

Top has become so meek

not Mew accidentally liking Boeing's pic on IG, god so embarrassing

Boeing talking about whether he can check out the plants in Mew's room someday plsss

This Boston and Nick scene, fucking hell T.T talking about taking care of things because some things are irreplaceable

what do I even want from them like fr?

10-3

rest of your life? girl...

Boeing's so... girl pls this innocent act

Boeing coming onto Mew, it was in the thumbnail

I'm expecting they'll show Ray doing alright the first few days and then falling off the wagon hard

ah yikes, indeed Ray's dad wanted to pay Sand for whatever it was he asked... why have this interaction at the fucking house where Ray also is though lmfao stupidddd

whelp

10-4

once again, we're at the point in Top/Mew relationship where it... doesn't quite feel real, doesn't feel genuine

and Boeing is here too

hm, so Boeing wants Mew for real or what? And he's had a secret hatred for Top this whole time despite being his little sleeping pill?

hm, Boeing said he and Mew kissed. all this is like a cycle, reminds me of the Mew/Ray kiss thing

ah, Nick and Boston again

crying kissing

romantic sex

oof, Ray's dad telling Ray about Sand

interesting scene but Ray hasn't actually apologized to Sand for real about anything so hm idk

Ep 11: Move On Move In (May 11)

Only 2 episodes left, how will we wrap everything up man?

11-1

why am I not getting subs on my laptop?? My phone has subs on youtube agh

bruh, I restarted my browser and still nothing?

okay it suddenly works again after trying a few diff vids

Aw, P'yo :(

Yo and Plug T.T cute

what is the point of Mew doing all this song and dance with Boeing, I doubt he actually likes him but just... wants to make Top jealous or what?

"Mew, seriously. What are you doing?" Hate to agree with Top bc he's so boring to me now but so true

no why is Top saying what I'm thinking. If Mew's gonna give Top a chance, that doesn't mean he gets to now just push Top around and treat him badly and hang the cheating over his head forever. "If you think you can't forgive me, we should just separate" indeed

Nick being unable to make himself break if off with Dan yikes. surely doesn't help that he gave Nick the job, this is why the boss/employee thing is frowned upon

oof, what was that look, is Dan gonna turn out to be shitty too?

Ray's yelling and pushing resulting in bruises on Sand's back/shoulders, that's quite fucked up

Okay, Mew stops the thing with Boeing

11-2

okay Nick and Boston teaming up to take down Atom. maybe Nick's penchant for illegally bugging people to find out secrets/truths will come in handy lol

Are Atom's pants down in those photos or what? damn he lowkey stooping to the level Atom painted him as

Boston being like "How can you love me after sleeping with me once? Is it because I'm the first man you slept with?" meanwhile Nick being like whelp (is Boston the first guy he slept with?)

remembering all the stupid only-gay-for-you trope BLs while watching Boston talk about how he didn't "turn" Atom gay because nobody can do that (No Touching At All gets a pass lmfao)

not Sand helping with Ray's social work lol

never-ending cycle of back and forth with Top and Mew frr

Boeing having had enough fun with Mew and Top, how to haunt Sand and incite more Mess

11-3

oh, Top's crying

I would never show my face at the store again if I was Ray and accidentally sang aloud at the store

good thing that Atom's telling Cheum the truth but she should be more mad that he lied about somebody being a rapist + taking noncon photos + blackmailing to leak the photos

Boston's promiscuity continues to not be one of his despicable aspects

Boston/Nick are cute... though idk what I want to happen with the New York thing. I hope they date happily for a few months and then Boston goes to NYC and they break up and it's sad

11-4

TopMew moving in together?!

oh, the Boeing dumping Sand for Top thing happened just a year ago?

bruh, Sand's gotta say "no, no chance, sorry" like c'mon

Ray coming in and inviting Boeing to his house hah 3some plssss

omg pool... I've been spoiled from a Reddit post that Sand has a 3way kiss in a pool... omg. also I've been spoiled that Sand kisses Top? whennn

Ray keeps suggesting 3somes this whole show and I don't think he Actually wants them but rather just wants to throw the other person off of Sand but I just want him to offer it here again and for Boeing to say yep why not

why is there so much tensionnn if they don't have a 3some i'm gonna lose my shit and if they do have a 3some i'm also gonna lose my shit

I was expecting more of a Ray falls off the wagon and accidentally binge drinks and gets drunk af sort of conflict, not necessarily this craziness but sure.

I also think it'd be the funniest thing ever if Boeing's just making his way through every pair and we think it's because he's a menace and causing chaos everywhere but he's just being the villain on purpose to get all the pairs to end up together lmfaooo

Ep 12: Begin Again (May 12)

The final episode but... idk if it really feels like that. Doesn't feel like we should have only 1 ep left to wrap up the rest of the story, idk. Maybe I'll do a little thoughts section of what my reaction is so far to each character and the ships.

Top: Who is this guy? Very different from the beginning of the series and that's fine, people grow and change but I don't know who this man is now. Was glad he was checking Mew last episode though like either move forward or don't but enough of the revenge bs

Mew: Annoying, idk. Either move forward or don't. idc.

TopMew: Why are they trying to move in together already omg let it be a few months and also I'm so over them. I occasionally think I could be into them but nothing about it feels real to me unfortunately, doesn't feel like something lasting.

Sand: 0 boundaries, 0 self-respect. Takes Ray back with open arms every time and now Boeing comes in and we see he can't stand up to him either.

Ray: I don't quite trust him to not be a jerk and asshole and needlessly hurtful at the drop of a hat. He's going to rehab but the journey is too easy so far, it's not supposed to be easy.

SandRay: sure, idk. Their scenes have chemistry and are cute because KhaoFirst play them that way but in the narrative, I don't think they're like a cutesy, beautiful, grand romance. Which is fine to me btw but sometimes it feels like people interpret it that way and it probably has to do with KhaoFirst lol

Nick: Interesting that he's not super receptive to Boston wanting to be boyfriends, that's fun actually. Also fun that he teamed up with Boston to ambush Atom.

Boston: I just don't think his promiscuity itself is a flaw and so I don't think he needs to be monogamous to show Growth and Improvement or whatever. however, he has been talking about how he doesn't find sleeping around as fulfilling anymore and stuff, so I don't think him wanting to be boyfriends with Nick is out of the blue or anything. Also, it sucks that he's cast out of the friend group is just a cruel way over lies and nobody apologizes to him this episode either. I kinda... don't want him to make up with them, like these people have their own problems but act as if Boston is beneath them all, so I hope Boston hangs out with Nick and maybe a few new casual friends before going to NY and finding new people.

BostonNick: I want them to be dating or boyfriends but I want Boston to go away to New York and for them to have the good memories and leave their own lives because you don't need to be Big Commitment for Life with your first boyfriend at 21/22.

Cheum: She's so flawed but she's also treated like a minor/side character, so it's never like seen as that? Or idk. but the way she was fine and dandy with Atom admitting to the horrible lies is just... no.

Also, very long episode comparatively, it's like 70 minutes instead of the usual 45-55, which is par for the course of finales

12-1

so when is Ray allowed to drink vs not vs how much

Sand avoiding Ray's question of whether he still loves Boeing

SandBoeing and SandRay kiss and then BoeingRay omg

Ray and Boeing are both insane while Sand has no backbone, so he's just being puppeteered in the middle lol

I fully get Ray in this situation but I also can't help thinking about how Ray was chasing around Sand while actively being in a relationship with Mew and making Sand his sidepiece

Ray once again has valid points about Mew having to depend on Top too much if he moves in like this

man, I just... don't ask to be their friend again, Boston :( Mew is even still like "hey did you ask us?" about putting Boston's name on the project like okay kys you're giving a second chance to Top but still acting all high and mighty above Boston, dpmo

I feel like we're gearing for a happy ending for the couples and friendship group and that is so not what I care for, like one of my stand-outs so far this year is DFF Dead Friend Forever where I thought the lack of happy ending was a great choice and on the other hand, I watched Good Bad Mother, and thought the happy ending was too much and it should've had a more conflicting relationship at the end still

stupid, what is Top talking about not inheriting from his father, shut uppppp at least Mew said to be serious lol. idk why they annoy me so much but omgggg

the Boston/Nick date is cute hehe, i wonder why their date feels genuine while the Top/Mew ones... didn't and felt more calculated

they really do keep talking about "time left together" so I hope at least Boston/Nick don't end up together forever, just a sweet few months

no! stop moving to New York idea! although find at least Nick works in animation and says he'd move there for himself with Boston as a bonus

and Boston's at least like short term plans only!

girl, idc that Sand's here, why the hell is he helping so much with Ray's community service pls

Ah, Sand learning from Ray that Boeing went to Top first

12-2

"Booze?" "No. I quit" Ray's rehab is going so easily, I'm startled fr

the dog comparison well at least put Sand in a collar pls

well, seems like the 2nd couple has now defeated Boeing

discussing each other's strict habits after having already moved in together lmfao okay

Boston and Nick slow dancing and kissing in public my goddd they're so cute

pls dying laughing at Nick: I want you to introduce me as your boyfriend to your friends. Boston: Now that's a problem, I'm friendless.

pls now the 3rd couple must defeat Boston too?

Boston and Nick aren't in an open relationship where Boston can fuck other people, right?! Are they?!

broooo Boston straight up left Nick on the dance floor to go makeout with Boeing?!?!!? girl. be so serious.

okay even if you talked about it, you should've let him know before just leaving him alone and disappearing... girl

he's lying to Nick?! So they hadn't discussed it?! Boston I'm gonna knock your skull open, be sooooo serious

ahhhhh so we're back to Nick and Boston just have fundamentally different things they want from a relationship. Boston saying being boyfriends is a mental, not physical thing for him and he wants to do sweet, fun things with Nick but be able to make out or whatever with somebody else, I think that's such an interesting thing to explore, including how it can strain relationships as that's not necessarily how most people see being in a relationship. it's like obviously he's wrong in this instance because he was not being truthful towards Nick but I like seeing it.

12-3

December 31

party with everybody including Boston

Boston making up with Ray and trying with Mew and half-succeeding ig

truth or dare spin the bottle, who's surprised?

Mew only knows the skills of one person bruh

omg as soon as Mew's dare started, I paused and slapped my hand down on the table because I have remembered... apparently a Sand/Top kiss exists.

as'dlflkasjfk;ladsj hehehehehhhehe why was that so fun, mostly Sand's playful doing

Boston and Nick man, i don't even know

In The Bedroom by Boston is crazy lmfao

Nick avoiding Boston's kiss at midnight despite saying he wants that when they were still playing at being boyfriends owwwww

I'm at least happy that Mew and Boston aren't gonna be friends even though we're apparently getting happy ass endings for everybody except Boston for some reason

SandRay are cute

12-4

The thing isssss I do want this, I want Nick and Boston to pursue what they each want instead of being tangled with each other because they're not getting what they want out of the other and the compromises just hurt them but it just sucks that like... they're the only ones not getting the happy ending and I wanna know how this show might've been different if SandRay and TopMew weren't established couples

seeing Boston sitting here all alone while there are 3 other pairs + Nick who chose to walk away is like... did Boston deserve this? or at least did Boston alone deserve this? idek

unfortunately I don't have the strength to not lowkey skip through TopMew's scene

Top's fire scenario coming back but ig he has Mew this time

oh interesting, feels like there's some actual conversation about Ray's rehab since he started and him having to overcome it himself and that Sand can't just quite all his sources of income (plum wine, bar singer) just so Ray's never around alcohol

Feb 2024 oh that's like 3 months ago

P'Yo you are sooo cute

I hate seeing the 6 of them happy and together in couples and in the friend group while there's some random photo from Boston (and that would've been fine!!! if the ending wasn't this lol) and Nick is nowhere (this does make more sense bc he wasn't in the group)

oh lol Mix here and certain ominous ending but not enough For Me

Conflicted because messy people, those who make mistakes, those who haven't figured everything out still deserve to be happy but... everybody other than Boston deserves to be happy?

Overall

I'm just glad that I binged this by watching 2-3 eps a day for a week instead of watching for 3 months to arrive to that ending. Great first half of the show IMO (~6 eps), then there's a weird narrative shift there somewhere, then the last 1/4 of the show was dragging and then the last episode was boring and upsetting. SandRay and TopMew feel weirdly happy, artificially happy while Boston is the only character who is left to rot by his friends and Nick. I didn't need a happy ending for Boston/Nick but Boston's storyline felt... cruel and since the only character who wasn't monogamous got a bad ending and had all his faults amplified (while the others just had their faults or mistakes forgiven or never even apologized for them), it felt pointed at Boston's promiscuity.

Rating: 6/10

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When I added this show to my watchlist, I didn't know anything except it's an age-gap noona romance and has a mystery plot. Also it's over a decade old, came out in 2013 lol, so we'll see how it goes. I've only watched Ai no Kotodama (j-BL movie, 2008) and Just Friends? (k-BL movie, 2009) released before 2014.

I just read the synopsis and seems like the younger guy can even read minds?! Unfortunately there's a love triangle with an older guy but he's played by the 40-year-old Hong Dayoung (?idk the name rip) actor from 18 Again. Just watched Lee Dohyun in Good Bad Mother and ig now I'll watch this; 18 Again is truly just The Show to me.

Ep 1 (Apr 3)

oh, it starts off in high school?

had to mute why were they showing pissing stream + with audio ew

ah, those thoughts were what he's hearing. okay, Edward. though he has to touch people or no? seems like he can hear it without touching

the car crash murder is the reason he can hear thoughts seems like

so the thoughts are like literal noise and he can tune it out by putting on headphones?

ah, FL is shameless and bitchy <3 a bit irritating but fun

oof, Hye Seong getting teamed up by these kids

Aw, my poor girl who is like I'm cold and my personality sticks but not to the extent that I'd target a girl like this

don't be too prideful to not accept money lol they're kicking you out and wrongfully severing her job, they should at least pay smh but i guess pride is a thing

Also, I thought like 3 different times that the girl's father is gonna end up seeing that his daughter is lying or believing Hye Seong but ig not ? and he's a judge too

ah, burning money lol gotta make a statement ig

ah, Hye Seong and the other girl both saw the car crash murder happen

Also, I thought the age gap was like 20 years for some reason but it's just like 10

oh naurrr the kid saying he can read other people's minds but it's gonna only convince people more that he's not doing well and his version of events can't be trusted

oof, not Hye Seong being threatened like this in front of the whole court... is the man gonna come out of jail around now?

Soo Ha has been searching for her, ah

A female lead who is kinda bitchy, kinda shameless but has a sense of justice and is stubborn along with a younger male lead who's obsessed with (the idea of) her and is searching for her, ahh

Ep 2 (Apr 4)

Seong Bin? Who is that?

ohh it's the girl who likes Soo Ha

I just realized maybe he's 19 Korean age, so he's underage and in high school yaas off-putting illegal age gap noona romance <3

augh murderer Joon Kook is getting released next week

this Gwan Woo guy... no. He was fine last time but right now as he keeps calling her beautiful and such out loud in front of people as she's not responding... no

oh, the Seong Bin case insisting she didn't do it while others point at her parallels Hye Seong's own case

She admitted it... hm

Gwan Woo dumb as rocks wtf does he mean his defendants won't lie and he just knows if people are lying by looking at them, how can you be so naive

Hah, he's in love with such an idealized version of her

her having Real Thoughts and Conflicts while mans is just cheesing at finally having her

he's following her home though lmfao chill

Ah, him fixing the lamp that was broken lol reminds me of hmmm I think Love Class S2 BL? Main couple maybe?

ah, he saved Seong Bin

Soo ha getting a reality check about Hye Seong and refusing to believe

ofc he's a rich kid lolol

lol they were hinting his defendant was gonna lie

annoying segment insinuating that female cops can’t sexually harass a woman but maybe the alternative would’ve been making it about scary lesbians which is agh

Bo yeon or whoever bitch from childhood is the prosecutor now

majorly icked out by him picking her up on his shoulder to get her to come w him

woah the mind reading part came so fast, even before his name

ah he’s using banmal w her?

oh he threw the book that hye seong dropped that he’s been keeping for 10 years in the trash but couldn’t let it go

Ep 3 (Apr 4)

would the witness lie and say Seong Bin did it? paralleling Hye Seong's situation even more?

dying at the misunderstanding of you have something on your cheek vs her giving him a finger kiss on his cheek

augh, Sooha's dad's murderer is back

bruh as expected she lied but seems like not necessarily out of maliciousness but rather bc she can't say the truth about why she fell...?

oh also I don't get the way his powers work, sometimes he can hear anybody and everybody (that's how he heard the murderer) vs sometimes he has to look into people's eyes to hear their thoughts?

getting yelled at by her mother because of how callously she's taking all this, including being more worried about how she appears instead of Beo Yeon or whoever instead of her defendant. i mean deserved but having the yelling happen in front of everybody on the team + Sooha is humiliating

who is this man in jail? Ga Yeon's father who has died and would have been around Hye Seong's age?

no girl, that's not Sooha's phone number, that's a murderer hunting you down lmfao

not these grown lawyers sneaking into high school T.T lmfao

agh it doesn't say what the internet search history is

ah, cigarette stuff

interesting confrontation between the two girls tbh

why are the Viki subs like... bad? they don't sub the writing on screen and also instead of saying the witness under 16 won't face perjury, says that the testimony "is invalid"

fuckass Do yeon is so irritating, and seems like she's billed as a main character in MDL

i should not be losing my shit already at every interaction between Soo Ha and Hye Seong lmfao but him finding a seat on the bus for her but then when she starts boasting about the trial he makes a face and moves to a different seat like it's just so good man

and her giving him a little lecture like i don't have time to deal with feelings from a high school junior, so get over me vs him being like i don't like you though (meanwhile... hah.)

and him teasing her with the "total and utter humiliation" hehe

oh true she doesn't even know his name

not Joon Kook's phone literally ringing in the next room, bye. reminds me of Beyond Evil with the shower curtain bathroom killing situation though this isn't as dire since we're legit on ep 4 lol

Ep 4 (Apr 4/5)

why doesn't Soo Ha tell Hye Seong about Joon Kook :< ik it'll make things complicated for him but she's gotta know there's a murderer texting and breaking and entering and stalking her c'mon

damn, not Soo Ha's uncle guardian mans leaving him at some park (what other show does this remind me of... To My Star?? idk or actually maybe it's BTS J-Hope lore lol)

so who does he live with now, seems like he has a big/spacious place

Doyeon isn't their biological daughter or what?

idk why I find it soooo cute that Hye Seong wakes up a mess, makes some weird/bad-tasting concoction for breakfast, and her house is a fucking mess (enough that Sooha literally thought the guy wreaked havoc in there) and Sooha's just getting reality check after reality check after having idolized her for a decade lmfaooo

and him getting mad at this loll but it's not like it's gonna make him stop liking her

ah, Sooha volunteering at same place as Joonkook

ig we’re gonna have a new case every 1-2 eps and fuckass doyeon is gonna be there for them all

o no joonkook knows sooha’s identity but sooha doesn’t know he’s been found out

asdf nahh he told her her only talent is her eyes that see whether the defendant is saying the truth or not lmfao

need Gwanwoo to fuck off ngl i am sooo not into their potential and am not looking forward to the love triangle

Ep 5 (Apr 5)

pls not them pretending to be close and as if she sees him as her real younger brother

ahh noona ik in this case it’s supposed to be to show like familial relations but i want him to call her noona all the time

lol her clocking that she was his first love and him being like no

wound tending 2.0 and his smile is so like indulgent idek

I guess they'd make Hye Seong's client who seems to be caring and innocent to actually be the perpetrator while the older twin who seems more callous and with a previous record to be the one who is telling the truth?

hate to see her think of Lawyer Cha as attractive or be into him like stoppppp

damn not Seong Bin taking one for the team

ah parallels of Seongbin -> Sooha -> Hye Seong -> fuckass Cha Gwanwoo

bruh, didn't Hyeseong's mother see Gwanwoo when she went to the office though? or ig she knows it's him lol

he's throwing a fit ahh as expected of a 17 year old hehe

useless cops as expected

Ep 6 (Apr 5)

Ah, not that her person was the murderer but that they both co-conspirited

she thinks that he's a chain holding her back and he has flashbacks to his uncle thinking the same thing, ouch

Sooha staring at fish in their little aquarium reminds me that Good Bad Mother also had that

ah Dayeon and Hyeseong teaming up and maybe playing mind games with Hyeseong's guy

Prisoner's Dilemma

her getting caught every which way, first Sooha saying that she shouldn't be a public defender lawyer when she was fine with not making the twins confess but now it's the boss after she has indeed made them confess

is the fuckass murderer touched by Hyeseong's mother giving him food for his bday?

that 1 cop seemed to be suspicious of Hyeseong and Sooha being close and apparently living together and now he's like it does kind of sound like a threat so... will he come in clutch in the end

resisting the urge to not just skip through fuckass Gwanwoo's scenes

yaas the date didn't happen ! i mean terrible bc Sooha is being thought of as having stolen the cop's gun but yay

nvm Joonkook is flushing everything down the toilet rip

so has Sooha is gonna find and knife Joonkook?

Ep 7 (Apr 5)

me and Sooha both sending hateful and awful vibes to Gwanwoo's moments with Hyeseong

equal opportunity opening lids for the other!

i love you table with spinny section on top

hug and now a hand kiss? Cha Gwanwoo count your days aghhh

plsplspls don't be dating maybe Sooha just walked away too soon

awooga sad Sooha

naurrrr not Hyeseong's mom, fuckass Joonkook

Ep 8 (Apr 6)

ahhh she's dead dead

it would actually be insane if Dayeon who kept requesting hard sentences for everybody suddenly was like nah

it'd be especially funny because Joonkook is saying he also didn't kill the father back then meanwhile Dayeon literally witness him killing that man (though she didn't testify against him)

okay at least it seems like she's not gonna believe him whew

trying not to be hateful towards Gwanwoo even though him saying he's her boyfriend now is actually terrible

bruh what is Joonkook playing at, he fakes attempting suicide? so is Cha Gwanwoo gonna start believing that he didn't mean to do it?

ohh committing perjury (ig that means falsifying testimony? since they're making the cellmate give a false witness testimony)

awooga they're gonna get caught lying. is Joonkook really gonna walk away free after all this? ig we're only on ep 8... aughhh

Gwanwoo is just doing his job but like fuck him. and most of all, fuckkkkkkkk Joonkook the most. also is the prosecutor gonna get fucked over fr fr for the perjury

awooga not Sooha being like yeah Hyeseong really likes you Gwanwoo, which is why this is hard for her. so give her time, wait for her and protect her

like okay mature response despite loving her but akldfas i need Gwanwoo and Hyeseong to fucking break up bc I'm already biased against him but he's also defended the murderer of her mother, so like... no

okayyyy lmfaooo i was like this is a weirdly mature response but indeed he's like heheh Gwanwoo fucked up and isn't coming back, so I get a chance

oh yeah the aquarium talk when he and his father were in the car

this dumbass is gonna kill Joonkook or what? i just realized he wasn't saying thanks for the chance with Hyeseong because he's prlly gonna be in fucking jail, thanks for the chance to kill Joonkook with his own hands ig?

"last goodbyes" girl

woahhh one startled kiss before leaving (forever, apparently is his plan dumbass)

I barel watched today, so got through 1 ep the whole day and that was like 20 mins over 12 hours and then 40 mins over 1h lol

Ep 9 (Apr 7/8)

is this another dream?

ah, future scene first

omg wait... Hwang Dal Joong's daughter went missing 25 years ago when he got put in jail... the person who put him in jail is Doyeon's father fuckass judge man... there are rumours that Doyeon was "found under the bridge" ummmm

bruh, Gwanwoo's just now getting to know about everything that happened at the court room when Hyeseong testified 10 years ago? Also, how come she was never a witness for this because I feel like their phone call which was about her mother telling her to not take revenge etc would've been helpful a bit at least ??

bruh why'd I barely watch it today also

Ah, Sooha doing the smoke bomb thing

19 year old's bravado and confidence

aough, Hyeseong running in front of blade

damn, why Sooha take the blade out bruh

Sooha disappeared Again?!

hmmm would Min Joonkook be killed offscreen like this? we have a severed hand but no body means not dead

and Sooha told her he wouldn't kill Joonkook

A whole year later?!

well that means Sooha is an adult now btw

omgggg now it's her turn to see Sooha at every turn and run after him, the way Sooha did at the beginning

awooga, is this real or fake amnesia? goddammit

can't download this aghhh i wanted to watch some on the train smhh

Ep 10 (Apr 8)

omg real amnesia?

oh interesting Hwang Dal Joong presumably also didn't kill his wife? but where does Doyeon's father fit into this because like he was the judge for that case but he wasn't normal about it. is Doyeon indeed Dal Joong's daughter? Would the judge guy be the murdered wife's other man? No, right?

lkajd Sooha's nemesis/frenemy having to read his diary to him

If I have to watch any romantic moments between Gwanwoo and Hyeseong while my boy Sooha is now an adult who is in prison without his memories, I might lose my shit

why aren't they talking to the man who housed Sooha, what do you mean he just told Sooha that he's his nephew's son and that's that

oh he's crazy, first "am I special to you?" and then "Are you special to me?" meanwhile he literally kissed her before he left for a year and became known as a murder suspect lol

awooga and her saying that he disliked her

oh? memories are coming back? they won't all come back during the trial would it lol

Also, how are we fully assuming Joonkook is dead when we haven't even found the body except for a hand? In Beyond Evil, wasn't it like it's not a murder case/charge if the body hasn't been found or was that smth diff?

They're straight up naming a different suspect, the fishman? Scary what if things go wrong... fisherman: Ji Cheol Su, housed Sooha: Kim Gi Ho

yaas finally it has come into their heads that maybe... the guy who is a murderer 2x at least... and whose body we haven't found... might not actually be dead lol

Ep 11 (Apr 9)

ohhh the witness who reported Sooha never saw him

Well, did the guy tell them that the woman never actually saw Sooha or no?

bruh why is Doyeon soooo wrong at every turn like get a gripp

leave and give her some fucking privacy bro why is fuckass gwanwoo standing in front of the bathroom listening to her cry

awooga

ohhh Sooha tried to run away and got in a car crash hmm

yaas she rejected Gwanwoo again and... did she say she likes Sooha... anything like that? maybe?

Is that Joonkook in a disguise and threatening the woman or what?

ahhh she's so cold and cutting Sooha off just like this, she must be going crazy inside

awooga my ship !!

Ep 12 (Apr 9)

pls Sooha seeing Hyeseong eating food straight from the fridge late at night in the dark

Gwanwoo is... not incorrect in his assessment of Sooha and how he's a "burden" to Hyeseong but he's also immature to say it that way to throw it in Sooha's face because Hyeseong likes Sooha but not him. like okay talking about being an adult, sure

ohhh wait firstly, Hyeseong didn't actually have a photo in the phone but just said that it shows Min Joonkook with the steel pipe :0 but ig Joonkook gave himself away with his reaction to Hyeseong

and secondly, I hadn't realized that the judge was actually Doyeon's father and he'd known that she lied, which was expected cuz it really seemed like he knew. he just took it as a lawyer in court though lol

omg so indeed Hwang Dal Joong's supposedly murdered wife is still alive and doesn't have her left hand either

lolol Hyseong and Doyeon both regretting spilling their guts the night before. kinda should make out when Doyeon becomes more tolerable

Oof, witness womans really dug her own grave with the "go till the end" talk. hope same thing doesn't happen to the guy who hit Sooha with the truck and was told to not say anything by Joonkook

ah, memory returns

Sooha's dad killed Joonkook's wife?

back hug !

Ep 13 (Apr 9)

oh did Sooha's mind-reading abilities come back with the memories?

who did Hwang Dal Joong stab? his ex wife?

why be a fucking cop bro Sooha pls do something else

i so incredibly do not give a fuck about Gwanwoo

the wife said the daughter is living in a rich house, it's literally Doyeon bruh

ahhh cheek kiss,can't believe i'm having to live on this same shit from like ep 3 (other way around this time tho)

anyway sooha should just tell her the truth cuz she'll get more mad the longer it goes on, esp since he can read her mind

Ep 14 (Apr 10)

awooga what are we gonna do when she finds out about dad killing first

my ship T.T avoiding eye contact and walking side by side T.T

alk;sdjf Sooha falling into Hyeseong's lap on the bus

oh my godddddd laksdfjlk;asdjf lk;sdfj lk;j Hyeseong confession

parallel between Hyeseong being like maybe it's fine/better that Doyeon doesn't know the truth about her adoptive and biological parents while Gwanwoo is like it's better that Hyeseong doesn't know about Joonkook and Sooha's father's ordeal

but Lawyer Shin talking about how telling the truth is the right thing to o

Wait actually... this is a good line of thought that I could use maybe? at ~48mins they start talking about if there are 2 decisions where you have regrets choosing either, better to choose the one that will make you regret 1% less ig

Hyeseong throwing the words that Doyeon's fuckass dad told her that day at the hospital like 12 years ago back in his face

Ep 15 (Apr 10)

Is this article about Joonkook's wife being killed by Sooha's father or smth?

and Sooha & Doyeon parallels about betrayals in trust of their fathers

omg accomplice

aksdfjklajdsf was hyeseong just having horny thoughts or what

hm the Park Joonhyuk guy is Sooha's father? And he wrote about people in car accidents or what?

omg Doyeon...

Ep 16 (Apr 10)

girl the way I'd barely been watching 1 ep a day the last few days but today I keep watching it?

awooga Doyeon

how the tables turn because in ep 1, I thought maybe the father would take Hyseong's side since clearly Doyeon was lying and her mother believed her without question

not this fucking father-daughter strained yet touching relationship with Dal Joong and Doyeon omg

not Joonkook having kidnapped Hyeseong

Ep 17 (Apr 11)

Awooga, not the trick working

hyeseong stupidity making me annoyed

and it's frustrating for it to be contrasted with Sooha who is also doing a dumb thing (going to Joonkook alone without confirming he's actually there and with a taser but not realizing that Joonkook is right behind her and also in like a mid skirt and heels too like tf) but 1) he confirmed that she was actually there 2) he called Gwanwoo and explained the situation. frustrating for the FL to fall into a trap this stupidly in the penultimate episode at least have Joonkook outsmart her rather than just her being stupid

sooo annoying that Hyeseong is just tied up and duct taped like this fr and also why is the SWAT team useless why are they in different rooftops aiming at Sooha possibly like ?? dumbasses

bro these cops are so useless why are they just standing there with their armoud and weapons, just grab him?!

This is so silly like okay fine Gwanwoo comes and frees Hyeseong from her bind but then... she gets up to the roof and immediately faints as Min Joonkook drags Sooha over the edge

I'll be honest, the fact that they made Hyeseong make stupid decisions here and then kinda made her presence inconsequential (beyond the don't kill Joonkook thing but that's been going on for A While already) really soured me because there was no reason for that. maybe she'll do something cool in the last ep and bring it back up

Ep 18 (Apr 11)

actually I don't fully get the problem with Sooha stabbing Hyeseong thing either because like ig it's a case that Joonkook was Sooha's target? And Hyeseong ran into it but otherwise Sooha would've stabbed/possibly killed Joonkook?

and if Gwanwoo is Joonkook's lawyer again I'd be so fucking irritated bro

but why is this literally attempted murder bruh, she ran into the knife and he didn't successfully even knick Joonkook with the knife so some legal questioning maybe but attempted murder? be serious

Sooha and Hyseong are sooooo cute

no way Sooha's talking about Gwanwoo being his role model who made him into a man agh

oh he's mentioning other ppl but Gwanwoo first? be fr

ah Doyeon

Fine final episode

Overall:

Noona romance + mystery + courtroom + sliiight supernatural with mind-reading, it has a bunch of things I liked. It's from over a decade ago but enjoyable nonetheless. I liked it, though Hyeseong and Sooha were quite cute but I wish 1) the episodes were a bit more condensed to be 14-16 episodes and 2) the fucking love triangle wasn't so prominent (though I get that they probably did it because Sooha was underage at first).

Not life-changing and kind of overstayed its welcome for me, esp because I was barely watching 1 ep a day in the middle there.

Rating: 6.5/10 [May 12, 2024 Update: Decreased by 0.5 stars when rerating shows I've watched in 2024: 7 -> 6.5]

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