Love by Chance 2 (2020)

You can skip first 6 episodes of season 2 and you're at the same spot where the season 1 left off

Epi 1: Can't believe I ever said about Can that he's plain... He is SO cute:)) On the other hand, Ae somehow doesn't look hot anymore, Phit disappeared (no loss there), and of course the resident beau Tin still reigns undefeated. That's right: I decided to call the characters by their names in second season:) I think they all proved in previous season already and the audience watching are people who know the characters already, hardly someone who haven't seen the first season.

Now. I know we were left with some unresolved things between Can & Tin in s1, which I expect them to slowly work on these new 13 episodes... Instead, there is a scene that comes in first 5 minutes of runtime and they are already in each other's arms? I didn't get why was Can crying so hard in the first place. Seriously, who keeps writing script like this? There are some side-characters I kept skipping in s1, so I don't really know who they are, except that they call themselves 'Techno' (PLEASE... I'd take any thai name), I know Pond only (but Cha-am is no longer by his side... or she got re-cast by someone chubbier:) There is also this weird thing that Tin & Can introduce themselves to each other again: some kind of restart (but only for the 2 of them). Someone obviously doesn't get that when I'm looking forward continuation of something, I am looking for it actually CONTINUE, else I would just order more episodes of '2Wish'. But I guess this will sort itself with time, never mind if their story has double start, we'll see how it will go. It's still better than Ae, who clearly is not to have ANY more story. He won't enter new romance with some new dude, he'll just whine after the one who disappeared for the whole season. But I found this comment by PoetryInMotion about Can:

"Can is iconic. Literally the only things on his mind are food and his boyfriend's d*ck. Like, I aspire to that level of carefree living. Teach me your ways. At the same time, he's genuinely a good person, a good friend, a great supportive boyfriend, and I love his relationship with his sister. Also, I can't help but respect a character who is so smol yet so ready to fight. I absolutely love the dude."

And so! Can is still Can, I think I STILL have enough to look foward to. So I'll keep watching;)

Epi 2: Can & Tin's early interactions are silly. It was like that in season 1, too. Obviously we need to wait till they know each other a little (again). Again, we watch their "first" kiss, too. And while I agree that needed to be remade, sadly this is no better than the first attempt. I do remember there was a good kiss in first season later, though. Hopefully, second season shall also come up with better later kisses. So far this remake of a second season repeats what was not so good in first season, let's hope it would repeat what was good, too.

Epi 3-4: It's annoying to watch Can & Tin establishing laboriously that they actually DO want to spend time together. Again. When all the while I'm waiting for them to get where they were already, and their story to continue. I liked it when they both already developed some feelings and then those were forcing them to face the relationship, too. This stage, it's morelike Tin is still forcing Can to do this and that, lol. He took a liking in the simple & innocent Can despite the rocky start and goes after him rather aggressively. Yeah, we already watched that in season 1.

Some scenes are practically identical to their "first story". Tin shares something sad about his childhood. Then says he was just making it up when Can expresses compassion, etc. It's the same only different details. Well, never mind. While these scenes are not better than the season 1 ones, there are not worse. I just hope that with practically the same number of episodes, season 2 won't end at the same stage as season 1 did, and we get at least tiny step further.

As for the other characters I skipped the whole previous season, I believe it's best I'll stick with it and continue to skip them this season, too. Plus, I'll start skipping Ae.

Aand... :Looks like I don't have to worry this season won't get any step further. Because the second kiss Tin & Can, which was episode 12 in season 1, is in episode 4. So this won't be an identical re-telling, rather some faster refresh:) Either way, I think that kiss was maybe tiny bit better in previous season. I have strong feeling the cast is straight as they looked like in pain doing this;)

Tin continues in anxious pursuit of Can: now even more ridiculous in concentrated form. It's like these two HAVE TO start dating for the sake of it. Probably because fans wanted it:) To be fair, the season 1 relationship forming seemed artificial and sudden, too. Like I mentioned, I'm looking forward to their more developed stages. Hopefully we'll soon reach the place where we last left off.

Epi 5: It's getting better. Still something already watched, but more enjoyable stage. This couple (by now I practically watch them only, I skip all the other stuff) does wonders. They both fit each other perfectly both as cast and characters. I understand why people ship them together. I do, too:) Some scenes are awkward, but let's see how we'll go. There might be something better waiting for us more than in season 1:)

Epi 6: Same like first season, it's never even considered that Can might NOT be gay. With Tin coming on him rather strong, he sometimes says things like what if I don't want to be kissed this early? Etc. But what if Can liked girls? Tin like never stops to ask himself such question. He's quite big in compare to Can so it might look at first glance he's molesting poor Can:) Good that Can is the type to shout he'll punch someone in the face every now and then.

The awkward motif with Tin buying stuff for Can and Can letting himself to be kissed "in return" is repeated, too. So I was looking forward when this "courtship" stage is over... Then it was there: end of epi 6/beginning epi 7, Tin & Can have approx. same conversation like they had the last (14th) episode of season 1. Only now Can says he "doesn't want to be like Ae"... (meaning the unwatchable "new Ae" from second season). Maybe I still think that conversation was more interesting the first time. Never mind. Anyways it can now be clearly said to watch the rest of this story, you can skip first 6 episodes of season 2 and you're at the same spot where the season 1 left off.

Basically, after watching 40 minutes of episode 7, I got what I was looking forward since season 1 ended:) The two are almost too adorable together... And I noticed that right from the beginning:) Though I might like to watch a bit of the prolonged angst before they are ultimately together, there's no time for it now because we watched their re-telling from the start, instead. I can now say watching Tin & Can beginning was sufficient in season 1, they didn't need to repeat it. If anything I found it more enjoyable in the 1st season, as there was also the Ae & Phit couple still together (they DID have good kiss scenes & bed scenes) while here there's nothing else than Tin & Can to watch.

Epi 8: Okay just when I thought we're finally behind the awkward part, Can starts speaking about sex LOL. There is a bed scene and I was afraid whether it's going to be bad (skinship was not THIS couple's strong suit). Instead, we don't get to see ANYTHING. Well, better than bad, but...!:) Then there's another kiss that is also bad... It's like the only flaw of this couple, lol.

Epi 9: Can's facial expressions couldn't be cuter even if he was an anime character. Nevertheless, this couple's cuteness works only with clothes on, lol (even only a quick flashback of the "bed scene" looks painful). Mean Phiravich actually cannot act at all (his s1 bathroom scene or his s2 family scenes are the worst) but he's so attractive it was never a noticeable problem, lol.

10: The relationship is cute, nevertheless the "bed scenes" or "like a bedscene"s are painful to watch. Maybe the camera should mercifully turn away (it soon does, anyways... in reality there isn't much to watch). Anyways the new plot device seems to be Tin's brother. There are 2 directions this can go: what can the "evil" brother do? He'll try to harm Can, or steal Can for himself? No, so far he settles for talking ill about Tin, or sending Can some nasty videos. Can punches him only as last resort (I would rather enjoyed if he'd really done it 1st thing on their 1st meeting:) and only very mildly (even a woman was able to stop him:) Either way Tin had to know bringing Can to his home would bring his brother's attention to him. He knew he'll start targetting him. So it could be said the "evil" brother only did the obliging. Now, is he really going to do something evil with Can, or just reveal that Tin now has someone who loves him?

Episode 11 should bring an answer to this question. Now, we're shown the "evil" brother did everything on a purpose, and is now calmly watching Can telling to Tin's father how much injustice was done to Tin by him. Is this some form of an atonement for the "evil" brother? Also the father of both the brothers sure does see things from more than one perspective. And does need to do some anonement of his own... An emotional, turning point scene is happening in Tin's household, though apparently quicker than Can is able to understand it, LOL. Nevertheless, with his purity, he served as a catalyst and Tin gratefully hugs him.

Epi 12: In the end, besides Tin & Can, we now have also Tin's brother & his boyf as the second couple to root for, lol. There's one more Tin & Can brief kiss/bed scene, not really enjoyable but hell, I'm already used to that with these two. Tin's brother is here to provide us better in this department:)

13: We have the ending for both the series... Tin&Can tried for a bedscene that would be at least bit less off-putting. Okay... let's lay off these two boys, finally. They tried the best they could. There's also a scene with Ae filming embarassing video showing him still in quite a state. I wasn't really moved by this scene because I say people either move on, OR even separation is not a problem that could not be solved eventually. But to make us watch something pitiful for 13 episodes just because the actor was unavailable is way more "tragic" lol.

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The downfall of this series as a whole can be summed up in one element: the main couple.

Mean's acting has been decent and consistent since he played the role of cold and aloof Tin in LBC1. In LBC2, Mean had to deal with a poor script, lazy directing, and most of all a co-star who showed 0 efforts in 'acting' like he even wanted to show up to work that day. Mean's acting skills looked even more refined and strong when he's facing his on-screen partner.

Plan, who plays the often times insufferable and in rare occasions endearing Can, was decent enough while portraying his character in some scenes on the show (mostly in LBC1), when he's interacting with literally any other actor of the show other than Mean. With his on-screen partner, Plan is awkward and a general pain to watch. The 'apron scene' in EP13 is the best exemple of this. As a viewer who's scene my fair share of straight and gay sex scenes (TharnType, I'm looking at you), I couldn't help but cringe and feel genuine second hand embarrassment from that scene. It's awkward, it's distasteful, it's useless to the plot, it's fetishization at its finest, and Plan looked the part of a corpse rather than a willing partner.

TinCan as the main couple of LBC2 were a disappointment. As a TinCan enthusiast since LBC1, I was looking forward to where the actors could take their characters given the opportunity to hone them for 13 episodes. Alas, whatever it was in LBC1 that made TinCan an interesting couple was lost throughout LBC2. The script was indeed cheesy and weak at times, and New seemed to not have been willing to show the incredible directing skills he showed in UWMA or even My Gear and Your Gown, but Plan was the bane of this fiasco of a show. All props go to Mean for literally carrying this 'ship' and these characters all on his handsome, manly shoulders. It was disappointing and disheartening to see how little to no effort Plan gave to play such a loved and endearing character.

Ae's whole presence in the show was unnecessary, they should've just written him out of the show, just how they did with Pete. Brooding and crying for 13 episodes about a lost puppy love is not attractive. Perth's potential as an actor was under-used. His crying, self-pitying scenes quickly got old, and they're only skip-worthy.

I want to give a special shoutout to the only couple that looked like they tolerated each other's existence, Meen and Est, who played Tul and Hin. For the few minutes they were allowed to be together on screen in the final 2 episodes, these rookie actors showed more emotion and openness than all the other couples of the show combined.

KenglaTechno are a waste of airing time, and every time the writers try to shove them down our throats for the few minutes they got in 13 episodes, it left a sour taste in my mouth. One conclusion could come out of this disaster of a 'ship': romanticizing rape is wrong and ugly. MAME should be ashamed of herself.

The one thing MAME did right was dropping whatever incestuous mess TumTar were. Tum and Keen were not given the chance to show their dynamic as a couple, but they were cute and endearing during the little time they got. My baby Earth was used as a prop to promote this shit show, only for him to show up for all of 3 minutes in the last episode.

Mai and Job are new characters who appeared out of thin air and start to act like they were there from the beginning, and they're just plain unlikeable. We miss Good!

Last but not least is Pond. In LBC1, Pond was a shocking, sometimes overwhelming, but ultimately loveable character that you can't help but root for and wish to have as a best friend. In LBC2, Pond (and Bow) were basically living product placements. Somehow, Pond lost his spark, his personality, any memory of his girlfriend (!!), and overall what made him such a loved character.

Overall, LBC2 is a hot mess and a chain of disappointments. It caused me physical pain to watch this show every week, but all I could think of every time was how much potential it had. So little of that potential was delivered.

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A different perspective

This series gives us a look at the characters from a different perspective.
I was however why they didn't expand from Love by Chance.
If it wasn't for the cast it would not have been as great.
Granted I did watch again. I liked the relationships between the characters. I found it a struggle to wonder why one was not included.
If you do a sequel I would hope that you would build on the lives of the characters.
The struggle for those in the LGBTQ Community is a tough journey. With acceptance from others being the hardest. Family is the biggest.
The Series could expand on the building of those relationships.

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Disappointed!

I was so excited when they announce that a season 2 is coming up but when it releases I was really disappointed. First, they change the story of TinCan where in they start from being strangers. Second, I am annoyed by Plan's acting this season and Techno's acting too is so stiff. Third, they focus on TinCan's story but it doesn't have the sparks I feel from the first season, all they did in the last few episodes was to make love duh. Forth, the music is good but it doesn't lifted my positive review from the drama itself. Overall, I am basically giving this a 2/10 rating but then again I reconsider their efforts.

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Don't waste your time watching this series.

STORY:I was pretty excited when i got to know there was a season 2 coming out cause season 1 was really good and i had high expectation from this cause there was open ending for TinCan but then it was a utter disappointment, literally half the series had the same scenes from S1 and the rest half they showed the story and there wasmuch screentime for so many characters in this series ,like Tar who got only 10 minutes screentime or even less in this series it would have been better if it was a cameo role and i think i just stayed for TulGonhin in this series even though they appeared at the last.
ACTING:Their acting was preety good there wasn't anything in particular to pinpoint in the acting and the cast lineup was also good.
OST: The OST were fine but got pretty boring to listen to after some time some might like it everyone's music taste differs.
REWATCH VALUE: I would highly recommend you to not watch this series cause i think its a waste of time and literally half the series is from S1 and if you wanna still rewatch it you can it looks like the writers wrote the script without thinking much.
OVERALL:I personally think the script needed a lot of improvement and it looked like they made it for the sake of popularity and it was weak if you didn't watch S1 before you watch S2 you might like it.

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Recomendada darle una oportunidad

Se lee mucho por las reseñas que es una mala temporada, que la historia es peor que en la primera respecto a TinCan, pero pienso que no es así, si bien su relación se desarrolló muy rápido, a diferencia que en LBC1, que pasaron muchos episodios hasta besarse por primera vez, esta segunda temporada tiene una trama muy interesante alrededor de la familia de Tin, sobre todo con su hermano. Hasta el penúltimo capitulo lo odié bastante, pero hubo final feliz para ambos, y con eso me quedo más tranquilo. También es verdad que me gustaría que hubiesen indagado aún más en la historia de Techno, por eso espero una tercera temporada (coda que no ocurrirá) con Techno como protagonista principal.

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The End & A Limerick

Tin & Can were adrobs, and felt very modern as a couple in a strange way I can’t quite articulate, but that most BL lacks.
I’m not sure this will enter my regular rotation as a rewatch, but I definitely enjoyed it. I pronounce it…

CUTE

* I thought Tul & Hin had killer chemistry. I wish we had seen more of them together.
* They ended the sad-sack Ae story line as best they could under the circumstances. Better than I expected, actually.
* I wanted more Keen, but I was always going to want more Keen. I am camp MORE KEEN.
* Techno & Kla went with a cop out, but who cares about that anymore?

A ditty:
I did not want to love it, but shoot.
Cantaloupe is Tin’s favorite fruit.
Sad Ae was too sad.
But Tul wasn’t so bad.
So in the end I found it cute.

Ddid anyone else miss Ae’s trusty tote bag?
Just me?
Eh, that’s normal.

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What a disappointment

I have to say the breakup of Ae and Pete ruined this for me. It might have been easier to accept if we didn't have to see Ae crying every other scene. I had to start fast forwarding through those because 1. it was depressing and 2. I was there to see Tin and Can. But guess what? They changed their story too. There was a weird recap with changes and nothing was as good as it had been in season 1. Yep.
To sum up, they really should have kept Ae's scenes to a bare minimum. No one wants to love season 1 only to find their ship has broken up miserably in season 2 with one character crying his eyes out ALL THE TIME. I love Tin and Can and the characters deserved so much more out of season 2. It didn't completely suck, but almost.

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Just Why!?!? ??

I so wanted this to be good. I really tried to live it. The first one was so nice & I love the idea of Tin & Can because they are such polar opposites. I wanted to live them and I really REALLY tried but why cast 2 dudes in a BL that are afraid to kiss other guys!?!?!? Honestly it just made their whole relationship worthless I can't believe your in love if your only kissing the corner of the other persons mouth or here is an idea take out the kissing part!! The sad thing is for a guy that doesn't want to kiss dudes they have Mean kissing Plan A LOT!!! I seen some stuff saying mean is homophobic & I try not to listen to that stuff but it kind of looked to me like he didn't want to be there. Whoever cast them should be fired. On top of that they turned Ae into a whining b!tch. I get it was a scramble because of the managers but come on!!! Ugh!!!! Just so disappointed this could have been amazing had the recast Tin & Can but it was just a train wreck where I ended up liking Tin's brothers story and that dude was an @ss to everyone even the guy he "loved".

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❤️Love❤️

Ich habe gerade die letzte Episode von LbC gesehen und habe mich entschieden ein Reviews dazu auf Deutsch zu schreiben!
In Englisch habe ich gute gelesen, darum dachte ich mir ist vielleicht Deutsch besser!
Ich habe die erste Staffel sehr geliebt! Und freute mich um so mehr auf die zweite.
Ich ging voreingenommen in die Staffel auch wenn ich schon wusste, das Swing nicht mehr mitspielen würde. Und wie sie diese Tatsache verpacken wollten.

Das ist sich dazu entschieden haben, Tins und Cans Geschichte neu zu zeigen, möchte ich ehrlich gesagt nicht so. Die alten Szenen haben mir besser gefallen. Gerade wie sehr Can zu seinen Freunde steht, fand ich damals toll! Und war glaube ich auch der Grund warum Tun sich in ihn verliebte! Das fehlte mir etwas.
Trotzdem liebte ich ihr zusammen Spiel! Auch wenn Plan/ Can glaub ich nicht besonders gern vor der Kamera küsst. Das sollte er wirklich üben.🤣

Auch wenn ich gerne saint/Pete wieder gesehen hätte, machte einem die letzte Folge doch etwas Hoffnung für sie, auch wenn nur in unseren Vorstellungen, denn ich denke eine weitere Staffel wird es nicht geben!

Mein Fazit! eine gute Fortsetzung aber mit schwächen...

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Not so good not so bad

Season one is solid 10/10 but i think there is something missing in lbc2 not including the fact that Saint Suppapong is not in the series.

Even tho Saint is not in the series i hope they gave Saint and Perth a solid closure, or just a short cameo.

The series is good, i support tin&can but i hope perth got the happy ending that he deserves, or futhermore we get a season 3.
At first i was thinking of dropping the series because the main reason i watched lbc was because of perthsaint but i successfully finished it because i am curious about the ending. i feel like everything was wasted on this season.

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TIME LINE.

Na minha humilde opinião...
Fora uns pequenos, mas por vezes grandes, pormenores gostei da história...
1º Time LINE trocado , esquecido o que que seja.... Para quem viu a 1º temporada não gostou....
Eu até desconfio porquê pelos rumores que houve.
2º Mesmo colocando os mesmos pormenores e falas (TIN e CAN) não ficou igual devido ao desvio da TIME LINE...
3º Espero mesmo que Pete volte e que os fãs tenham um desfecho para essa história (AE e PETE) mereciam melhor que uma mensagem "Eu estou de volta"...
Ao nosso casalzinho, Tin e Can já tinha gostado deles na 1º serie nesta fartei-me de rir com os momentos dos dois, pelo menos quando Can fica mais solto.
Em relação ao Hin e Tul espero que num futuro próximo exista uma possibilidade de conhecer melhor a história deles.

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