Love by Chance 2 (2020)

Was excited for this in the beginning. But it was a let down for me.

This is unfortunately with the other series/shows thay made a sequel to an amazing series and the end result was disappointment. Even trying to treat this series as a standalone still did not help it for me.

Story- 4.5/10
I think that I am being generous here. Cause I can list out what was wrong with this story- the two main ones being for me the retelling of Tin and Can, which could have been good if it still lived up to the first season, but it wasn't. I felt like I was given a cardboard copy of a really, REALLY great couple and story. Also, what really was the point of Ae? To be all mopey and missing the love of his life?! The ONLY reason why I am giving it a 4.5/10 is because Tul and Gonhin kind of saved the story for me. Some of them I am wondering what was the point of them returning (I'm looking at you Tar). And other supporting characters did a total 180 and were not themselves like how they were in season one (I'm looking at you Pond). And can someone tell me what was really the point of Tar this season, cause I still don't see any point for him. And then the easy wrapping up love story for Tum and Keen and Techno and Kengla- yeah, it would have been nice if they were explored a bit more.

Acting- 6/10
The actors tried with this crap that they were given to act out. They really did. Sometimes thier acting shined through and sometimes it fell flat for me.

Music-6/10
Eventhough the same singer sang some of the songs from the first season and I love the singer's other songs, the music in this series really didn't stand out for me to give it a higher mark than 6, cause it was not as memorable as those songs.

Rewatch Value- 4/10
I'm sorry but I am not that eager to watch this again. And if I did watch it again, it will be for Tul and Gonhin.

Overall-5/10
Come on, P'New! This has gotta be the lowest score that I have given to any of your series. I know what this director is capable of as I truly loved some of his previous series and this one was a bit of a disappointment for me.

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Well finally finished it and yes obviously it doesn't live up to the expectation from season 1. That being said instead of comparing both season I'll just review the series

Most people are here complaining about Saint but honestly nothing could have been done and they did the best they could .... Tho they could have clearly explained why Pete left but they didn't all they did is mentioned it was coz of his dad which is really easy to miss..... Ae being all emo whole series could be annoying to most but what other emotion should be expected after breaking up I don't know so I wasn't much bothered
Now comes to TinCan . From what I observed I feel they didn't have enough material to make a whole series on this couple hence they started re-telling the series AGAIN !!! I wouldn't have mind but i felt the scenes from s1 were better but I could ignore that. A simple solution to this tho would have been if they made all the side couples main couples and gave them equal screentime to make the series but well ..... I love TinCan and both Mean and Plan are great actors they really saved the series since the script was shit... What I didn't like was their kissing scenes. Cringe asf. Mean obviously was trying and we all cud see that but Plan really was out of place.... I used to cringe soo hard seeing Plan in kissing scenes but that aside they acted well
For side couples Techno/Kengla they were good would have preferred if they had more screentime and the scene where Type punches Kengkla . Anyway they both are great actors
For Tum/Keen they didn't even go deep in their story I mean I'm ok wid them shifting from Tum/Tar really but it would have been better if their story had more development since Keen is soo cute but well that's gone in drain
For Tul/Gonhin i liked their story. A little more of their past if were shown would have been better as it would fulfill screentime and more depth... In s1 Tul was just asshole but here we get reason for why he was like that which I like... Both actors were really great. Would like to see them in another Bl series together someday. Also the kid in s1 was far better in acting than the one in s2. Seriously. No hate tho the kid did wat he can.

Finally all in all obviously it's not all good specially if you compare it to its predecessor but still not bad either... All the actors did well it's the script that sucked. If they didn't have enough from TinCan story line they could have just added more time and development to the side couples instead of all the re-telling bullcrap.... I'd still rate this a 7 since it does give closure on the couples from season 1 and the actors since they did a great job (expect Plan's kissing skills) lol

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I was a Tin/Can shipper from Season 1 and, as such, I was royally pissed at the way Season 1 ended. Overall, I was okay with how the Tin/Can story was handled here. Here are my pros and cons:

PROS:

TIN & CAN CHARACTERS. I just love them. Mean plays Tin so sensitively, and Plan brings out the over-the-top craziness of Can to a T.

MUSIC. That was one of the things I really liked about Season 1, so it was nice to have so much of the same soundtrack used here in Season 2.

TUL/HIN KISSING SCENES. Hawt. Nothing more to say.

SUPPORTING CHARACTERS. Nice to see Pond and Bow back. Would have liked to see more of Bow. Mai and Job were welcome additions.

FOOD SCENES. Seriously! When Tul made the spaghetti with bacon and chili sauce for Can, it looked so good that I learned to make that dish myself. (And yes, it was delicious!)

CONS:

TOO MUCH DEVOTED TO TIN/CAN BACKSTORY. I suppose if one never watched Season 1, this wouldn't have mattered. But SIX episodes devoted to backstory? Okay, we got some insight that we didn't get in Season 1, but it was just too much.

OTHER COUPLES. Kla/No would have been fine and cute, if it weren't for the fact that Kla RAPED No, and it was swept under the rug. Tum/Tar were non-existent and had no more than three minutes of screen time for the entire series (and they had only about 15 minutes of screen time in Season 1). Was there a point to them? Tum got together with Keen, so I guess it's all good... whatever.

TUL/HIN STORYLINE. Weird as hell. So, it seems, Tul served as a sadistic master to Hin for years. Then, when Hin comes back, it's as if they're the sweetest couple in the world, as they become Phupha's two dads. And speaking of Phupha...

PHUPHA. Most annoying little kid I've observed in quite a while. Couldn't stand that twerp.

THE FATHER. Wth was that all about? I couldn't follow his story at all... especially when it came to Hin. Did the father send Hin as a sex slave to Tul? And dad just sits in a home office all day and lets his two sons fester in their emotional problems? What a weirdo.

LAY. She started out kind of cute, but then became super creepy and unlikeable. Yecch.

AE. Perth is a fine actor, but his self-destruction seemed over-the-top. And please, PLEASE... don't let him sing in another series. Ever. And I've always been upset with Ae, for treating his good friend Pond like a total pile of shit (in both this season and last).

I'm rating this on the high side -- 8.0 -- which is strictly because of Tin/Can.

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Well....yeah.. That was.....an experience.

My first problem with this show is the mixed up timelines. Having Tin x Can's story start from the beginning, whilst carrying on the storyline from series one for the rest of cast makes for very disjointed storytelling. It also means that several scenes are repeated....and aren't as good as the originals.

Having Ae weepy over Pete for the first three episodes was, unfortunately, boring. This is no slight on Perth as an actor. He was great in LBC, and his acting has only improved. It just felt like his character was there to link the two series, and it wasn't necessary. Just having Tin x Can would have linked them just fine.

As with Why R U?, there are too many couples and characters eating up screen time and it would have been better if the series had focused on Tin, Can, Tul and Hin. Tum was there solely for Ae's song, Tar was barely there at all and any episode Kengkla was in was solely to apologise to . and chase after, Techno, albeit in different ways.

I know this show isn't Tharntype or Together With Me, but we had several bed scenes in series one and so now I'm left wondering WTF happened here? Tul and Hin's kiss was filled with more passion than any of Tin and Can's and it wasn't a problem in the first series. The chemistry was there but, somehow, the performance wasn't.

I realise that this series being made whilst Covid-19 is still ravaging the world may have contributed to some of this, but it can't be the sole reason for it.

Mean's acting, like Perth's, has only improved - and it was already pretty damn good - so I have no complaints about the acting. Even the weaker actors like Gun (Techno) who is more of a model than an actor have improved dramatically.

This series had a lot going for it, and yet it still failed to hit the mark. Whether that is because of the writing, or the directing or the fact that it was airing on a Chinese company's streaming service and had to cop to China's daft censorship laws is a matter of speculation.

Is it any good? Yes, in parts. Is it worth watching? Yes. Is it worth rewatching? Again, yes, some episodes were pretty good. Is it a 10/10 series? No, not for me.

A third series was teased, but after this I'm not sure I'd even want to think about what a third season would look like.

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Was it worth waiting 2 years for?

As someone who instantly fell in love with LBC (It was my first BL and remains my favorite to this day) I kept myself updated with all of the controversies regarding the continuation of LBC for the past 2 years. After they officially announced they would film season 2, to say I was excited was an understatement. I had high hopes for this season, I even counted the days until I could watch it and deleted social media apps to avoid any potential spoilers.

While I was watching it, I enjoyed it very much. I don't know if it was because I'm a huge fan of the first season, or if it was just due to the fact that I waited for what seemed like forever to watch this show, but I had a lot of fun viewing it for the first time. Now that I've completed this series and I look back at it...I was definitely being a biased LBC fan. This season was mediocre at best.

Firstly, the decision to re-write TinCan's story: I admit, I was hugely disappointed that they decided to do this instead of just continuing it from where they had left off, and frankly I don't understand their decision as to why this idea was thought of as plausible. However, if you change your mindset and watch this season not as a continuation of season 1, but as a whole new drama, then it's easier to look past. As a whole, TinCan’s story itself remained practically the same with mild improvements here and there but the character development really suffered. Tin's character went from arrogant and must I say hot, to… well... bland. Can's character development probably suffered the most; he went from cute and bouncy, to whiny. I’m sorry but the original TinCan we knew and loved was just gone, meaning we never technically had closure on ‘their’ story.

Another one of my biggest issues with this show was screentime distribution. Of course this was a show focusing on Tin and Can’s relationship so naturally they would get the majority of the screen time, but other BLs have established the focus on the main couple, while still giving other couples an equal amount of time. It’s not that their story was rewritten which had them take up most of the screen time because that only took up 6 episodes, and we had another 7 episodes of new content. Meaning if they had decided to continue TinCan’s story from season 1 then 6 episodes would have been saved, which would have left more room for other couples. Most of Ae’s scenes were unnecessary, after the first 2 episodes, a 5 minute scene of him doing nothing but crying and being a prick to his friends started to get old. Much like Tin and Can, his character was developed poorly.

The couples who in my opinion got the most unfair amount of screen time were KlaNo and TumTar/Keen. With KlaNo it seems to me like these two, much like Ae had several scenes that were repetitive and simply weren’t needed. For almost every episode, their scenes were basically: Kengkla being a stalker and Techno being confused about his feelings (towards the guy who raped him, must I add). To me, they already had little screen time and what they DID get, could’ve been used much more effectively.

It was nice to see Tum’s character development was going more smoothly than many of the other characters. I liked how they decided to add the character Keen, as a potential love interest, and their story seemed to be getting along well. It’s a shame they got the least screen time of every other couple, with Keen being a new character it would have been nicer to see more of him. The tiny amount of screen time they were given didn’t really give the viewers a chance to build a proper connection with them. Earth’s time schedule was probably very busy, as we only saw him towards the end of the show. New viewers who haven’t watched the first season would probably feel a little confused as to who this person was, and why he only appeared once.

I know sometimes BLs use the side characters as a way to include product placement and advertising, but they really uh- outdid themselves this time. Almost every time the friend group/squad appeared on screen, it was for advertising. I get the show had sponsors but it was just too much and unnecessary- I don’t know that’s just my opinion. It just kind of left me a little salty that the side characters in the friend group didn’t do much for the actual story of the show, not even much for the comedic aspect either like they had done in the first season.

I admit, I really loved Tul and Hin’s story. The thing is, Tul was made to seem like such a bad person for so long. After seeing how hurt Tin was, I thought there was no way in hell I would be able to forgive Tul. I would have enjoyed this couple more if there was a larger window of time for the viewers to get to know and understand Tul, so that the end result wasn’t… bittersweet. But overall, I really liked these two, you could sense the chemistry and even though they’re relatively new, their acting was very good.

On the topic of acting, I think the original cast of the first season all improved tremendously and if it weren’t for the awful character development, they would be able to really show their full potential (especially Perth who was done dirty by having to do nothing but cry for 7 episodes). I see some people talking about how Mean didn’t ‘fully immerse himself into his character’ or other things like that, but to me the majority of his acting was really great. You could really tell a lot about his character from the way he acted in some scenes, particularly those involving Tul, some of them really moved me.

BUT...the love scenes. Oh dear the love scenes- I waited 2 years for those and while yes, the small pecks were adorable, I couldn’t help but feel slightly robbed. I think the two lead actors were slightly uncomfortable, but I know they can do well in those, they did a fantastic job at the end of season 1. Maybe it's the fact that Mean decided not to do BL dramas anymore? I don’t want to assume. The first bed scene… the lighting was amazing and the way Tin spoke to Can so softly and the dialogue exchanged between the two gave me butterflies, but when it came to the actual ‘love’ part the first thing I said: “Was that it?”. They provided us with all the sweet romantic build up for that? I think the only time we were actually given proper ‘fanservice’ (if that’s what you can call it) was in the end.

Tul and Hin got a love scene together after being apart for the vast majority of the and it was already better than many of Tin and Can’s. You could feel the emotion and longing through the screen. It was really good. And now, KlaNo, what was that? It’s not like it was their first time having to do something like that, so why did they cover it? If it was because they were in a public area then the directors could have easily avoided that by placing them in another location.

Of course it wasn’t all negative. I think some of the TinCan scenes they decided to re-do were better than the original, like the couch scene in season 1 that they changed. Obviously the season 1 scene was more iconic, but the overall atmosphere in the retake seemed to fit the given circumstance more. The acting and pacing wasn’t as well blocked out as the first season but the emotions and setting were much better in my opinion. I liked the decision to show a bit more of Tin’s softness and vulnerability and more of Can’s ‘roughness’ (I’m not sure how to explain it without giving away direct spoilers hehe) I think it gave both characters more dimension, which saved them from the other aspects of awful character development I mentioned earlier. The decision to show more of Tin’s backstory this time was a good one. It answered many of the questions I had when I finished the first season, and overall helped us understand his character a little more.

To wrap things up: Was this a good show? Yes. Were there any improvements from the first season? Yes. Would I watch it again? Hmm- maybe? But not as enthusiastically as I did the first time. Could the show have been saved by the reappearance of Saint? Probably not, as much as I would’ve loved to see him back.

Overall, I realize it really did not live up to everyone’s expectations. It wasn’t BAD (I’ve seen other shows that were just painful to watch) but it was definitely disappointing. While some questions I had left after watching season 1 were answered in this season, there was a lot left to be desired even after ACTL. It seems to me like the directors and writers just quickly threw together a season 2 in an attempt to satisfy and silence fans, without as much thought and attention to detail as they did in LBC which was what drove it to its initial success. Again, as a huge fan of LBC the original essence of what made TinCan loveable was different in ACTL. If I tried my best to watch with an open mind and thought of it as a completely different series it was cute, but nonetheless indifferent. I’ll give this show a rating as it is, and not as a biased LBC fan.

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What Happens When A Sequel Goes Terribly Terribly Wrong

So I'll talk about the first season as an initial preference. "Love By Chance" helped me through a lot of heartache last year when I watched it for the first time. It's sweetness and brightness was infectious and in turn it ended up becoming one of my favorite BL dramas. It set the standard for a lot of BL's to this day, as it should've! Everyone was on their A game during that season and I loved it. This second season took everything from the first season and threw it out the window. It was awful. If you enjoyed it, I suggest not reading this review because I won't hold back. Though I will sprinkle positives in the review of course.

Going in I was already annoyed with this season because I knew they would totally mess up the Ae/Pete storyline. Yes I've read the books and yes they did indeed mess it up. It was totally rushed and they skipped full plot points because of Saint's absence. Which I knew would happen and I know this is not the director or producers fault. However, it still kind of felt like a slap in the face to fans of the first season. Everything felt wrong. Can's character is even more over the top in this (not in a good way) and constantly confused, Tin is softer for some reason (dull tbh) and Ae is just depressed throughout. The life was literally sucked out of this series without Pete's character and without the proper structuring or writing. Tin and Can's chemistry btw is pretty much gone, it felt so forced holy crap! The series isn't bright anymore and I just felt sad watching it. I saw a comment that asked if everyone involved was injected with sedatives during this? And I understand that sentiment.

Where the hell was Tar and Tum? I don't love their characters (love Earth though so much), even from the first season but they were literally non-existent throughout this! Literally why even have them at all. The storyline timeline by the way is so confusing with Tin and Canin this because it takes place 3 months ago during LBC season 1 I think? It was confusing how they jumped around, added new scenes that weren't in the original and then tried to reshoot previous scenes poorly. Why even do that!? Like what was that first kiss scene compared to season 1? Much worse ya'll, much worse. So as I was trying desperately to try and focus on Tin and Can, they kept shoving Ae being depressed in our faces by showing him drinking and smoking. Wtf. Literally took 7 damn episodes for any new material to even show up. As much as I love Perth, I honestly think he shouldn't have been a character in this. Maybe an appearance and then show him go off to find Pete or something? But this whole having Perth act out this loss as Ae felt way too real and kind of messed up in reality since there's a very real situation that happened. Like the hurt is very much real and showing clips of the actors from before just sucked dude.

The way they went about Techno and Kenghla's storyline was just wrong. I don't care how you spin it, I wanted to skip every scene of there's because it just was gross feeling. Also whyyyyy did Chompoo show up 8 episodes in, come on guys! Before I move on past the negatives, I wanted to bring up 2 random things. First of all, the ads were mad annoying in this. Literally so cringy and again shoved in our faces. Season 1 had none of that and there are ways to do it that aren't so obnoxious. Secondly, the hell was up with the actors mic quality throughout the show!? They were turned up to a thousand constantly, like I could hear Mean (Tin) swallow when I shouldn't of had to lol.

Even though I really disliked this season, yes there were things I liked about it. One being Tin's brother being recast, this actor was just better. "Someday I will tear off your mask" this set the tension between the brothers well and I thought it was pretty good (though to be fair that plotline kind of failed by the end, but either way). I loved that Tin had more time with his nephew in this, there's more of an established relationship there. It was very cute, even if the nephew did kind of get in the way of scenes sometimes. Some of the reshot scenes were done better, very few but they were there. The phone buying scene was better, I liked seeing Tin smile more. I liked how Can learns about Tin's brothers story through the phone, it was so much more emotional. The sequence of the phone call and driving to Can's house, it was great and I would rewatch that episode for that scene alone. There was also Tin finding out his brother was responsible for the party thing, that was heartbreaking and also really well acted. I feel like Mean took all the energy he had and put it into those scenes. There was this weird random plot device thrown in of Can being gungho on sleeping with Tin all of a sudden lmao. At first I didn't like it, but eventually I found it funny. Can makes a comment about a line of men waiting to sleep with him and I was just like "there's no line waiting for you honey, there is a line for Tin though and it's longgggg so you better supervise him!" Also gotta say, Pond is the MVP of this season for real. Where is his girlfriend though...I was PISSED when she didn't show up anywhere.

I feel like if the events of this season took place in season 1 it would've been better, meaning the entirety of Tin and Can's story. Then if they really needed a second season they could've made this for Tin's brother and his side of the story. Literally Tul's kiss with his love interest was much MUCH better than our main couple, so I think my idea isn't crazy! Even if Tul's character I still don't like at all, it would've still been better than this. Finally, we will talk about the final episode. We love Pete's literal neck in the shot to show him crying lol wtf was that. I appreciate honestly though that they left it obvious that Pete and Ae will "reunite" from the message received on the phone, even if it probably will never be in an actual season. No matter how much fans want a third season, or spread around false reunion information. I just hope that the actors Perth and Saint can reconcile someday soon and get their management in order. I would totally be down to watch another season if everything was sorted out because I want so badly for everyone to do better and be okay.

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The whole TinCan plot would've worked better as a 2-4 episode long special

** I don't point out any actual spoilers but some points are hinting at large plot points**

Story--

As the headline states, the entire plot of season 2 could've been condensed into a five episode long special. I watched the show because of TinCan and there was a lot of them. Too much even. There were other couples (TulHin and KeenTar) that should've gotten more individual screen time but barely did just to move Ae or TinCan's respective plots.

Really, the biggest flaw in the season is the writing. It's fine to re-write the entire season and just show them from the start instead of the whole rejection in LBC1. But to not only take up *6* episodes, but have them do little to nothing but just show the original scenes in different settings? Re-writing the structure and adjusting the timeline is a-okay. But please, don't force us to watch things that already happened with different angles and locations.

How the season could have gone:

Can rejects Tin -> Tin mopes around in sadness -> Tul comes in and starts bothering Tin (about Can), Tin gets angry and yada yada. That scene where Phu tells Tul that he stood up for him is shown as a flashback. Pete and Ae are *together*, they show us Ae texting Can pictures of their trip. Tul vs TinCan plot is moved forward and given a larger amount of attention. This way, if TulHin does happen, they happen with much more screen time.

We don't see Ae and Pete together on screen but we see little scenes of Ae being a happy baby and talking to Pete who is standing off-screen. AePete exist, the focus just shifts over to TinCan. This makes it easier to cover the whole Saint-not-being-in-the-cast thing. The writer decided that it was easier to just do what they did and rely on the novel readers to give an explanation.

Techno stands up for himself and stays away from Kla *completely*. He fights with Technic when he finds out that Nic had been selling his brother for over three years (assuming this has been going on since the TharnType timeline). Techno's parents support No and give him the support and help that he needs to stay away from Kla. With Kla's money, one would say that they might not be able to fight him with a lawsuit but they still do their best to make sure Kla and No are never in the same space. If this were real and successful (assuming my lack of writing skills was good enough to have people like it). S3 could've been about No meeting someone new that understands what he went through and supports him while blossoming a beautiful romance. Kengkla goes to therapy with the buttload of money that he has to tackle whatever made him think it was okay to obsess over someone and then assault them.

You might be thinking that this^ changes the whole timeline and plot of No and Kla's story. And honestly? I wish it did. They shouldn't be a thing. If they didn't hesitate with AePete, they don't have to with NoKla.

Tum and Tar not getting together was a blessing. Thank you. Keen and Tar have a lot of potential and deserved more than just being a semi-boring side plot with the goal to promote the OST.


Acting/Cast--

The cast did great with what they had. I particularly loved the scene with Mai, Pond and Ae in the field. They really love each other and it was nice to see Pond be loving towards Ae. We rarely see emphasis on friendships in BLs so this was a nice point.

Music--

I never really focus on OSTs so I'll just say that the song stuck with the theme of teenage romance and the upbeat-ness of LBC1 OST.

Would I re-watch the show?

Yeah, sure. Maybe when I'm bored and don't have anything else to watch. That and after clearing my mind of anything from LBC to avoid making comparisons.

OVERALL:

There was a general lack of energy in the show. The actors did as much as they could/wanted and the writer(s) could've done a lot better.

You can tell how much a show is wanted depending on how much or little advertisements we see. LBC2 had a lot, LBC had 1-3 in the entire season.

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I actually really appreciated how they retold the whole story. While I feel that some scenes were a little too similar, and they used quite a lot of time on the retelling, I really felt that this version was in a sense, much better. Tin and Can's characters were soo much more fleshed out, especially Can, and their relationship was more genuine and heartfelt. I could really feel their emotions, and even though some scenes were kind of the same, they were retold in a way that just felt more natural and true to the whole story and their relationship. They really delved in deep and I just really appreciated the whole dynamic of their relationship. Communication was not a big problem, and I felt that TinCan's relationship in this is so much healthier and so much more real.

This season really shows how Tin fell for Can, and how much more emotionally invested he was. while we could see some of that in the first season, I felt that it was a little fake/forced the first season where Tin did not have much of a reason to start chasing Can and its a little hard to see when he started falling for Can as a person and not just because Can believed him. It just felt that the emotions were not really there the last season after comparing to this season where it was much more natural and real. Note, this is just when comparing. when I watched the first season, I fell so hard for them and I was really taken in by their story and it was by no means bad, it was amazing. I just felt like it was done better here, at least for me.

Something I didn't quite like was the whole storyline with the family. While I can see and understand why it was explored further, I felt that too much time was spent on it and it didn't really give me that much satisfaction. Kengkla and Techno's storyline was another I felt super uncomfortable with, and I reallyreally didn't like how it developed. However, I felt that Tum and Tar's story was done really nicely. and although it is really sad not being able to see Pete in this season, I felt that Perth's acting was simply amazing as always, and the crew did the best they could under such circumstances. (although some plot points from the book (regarding AePete) was missing so some stuff didn't make sense, and will leave people a little confused).

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Oh uh..

You know, this season was hard to watch. I'm only giving this score because of TinCan (we are not gonna talk about those kiss scenes, let's be honest, not the best we've ever seen), but development of their characters is pretty good. But why, like why would you put 6 eps of recap. About Ae and Pete, uh, that's something else. Actually I wish this season was not even a thing. I didn't hate scenes with Ae crying, drinking etc, but it kinda got boring, cuz it lasted like how many eps? 3? 4? Also changing the part where Tin and Can don't know each other, but there we have Ae and Pete who broke up.
This review is such a mess, like the series. Just finished and I don't really know how I feel about it. Like should I like it kinda, but also kinda hate it.
At the end of the day, it wasn't that bad (it was, but you know, let's not be too harsh). I just hope, like really hope we get a 3rd season. I would love to see Perth and Saint work together again.

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It's rape, sexual assault, and incest my friends, not love.

Why does a story where men love men have to have so much sh*t in it. It couldn't be any sh*ttier honestly. Someone was RAPED and they make it a LOVE STORY. F*CK NO. Queer stories already have so much going against them, so WHY? And every relationship is toxic here. In addition to one relationship based on a rape, one relationship is incest, and the main relationship is abusive. In the main relationship, guy A often kisses guy B without his consent and after he's been told not to. That is sexual assault my friends, and if you're going to say "well, he wouldn't have gotten to kiss B any other way," then YES, GOOD. If the only way some one can kiss you is by doing it against your will, you should probably slap them, and if it continues, press assault charges. And the rest of their relationship is abusive in that guy A gets everything he wants out of guy B through manipulation and threats. It is not ok to break someone's phone to get their number, or any of the many manipulative things he does.
Finally, guy A's actor is Homophobic. I don't know if they knew that when they cast him, but they certainly could figure it out as they put him in ...kissing scenes with another man. And you can tell. His acting at times seems fine, but other times, you feel kind of sick watching him. Almost if you can feel the feelings he's trying to suppress coming out when he's acting...gay.
I'm so disappointed. I want to say something like it could have been better, but not this. The very premise is based on sexual, assault, rape, and incest, do just write a new story please.

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Lots of BL fans are disappointed I guarantee, this series is still worth watching

A lot of viewers are disappointed to what really happened to the second season of LBC, especially the first few episodes since they're going to retell the story of TinCan from the very beginning. Well, I'm one of them, but this step is a great move since Pete (Saint) is not included in the series, which is a big part on TinCan's relationship. I guarantee, this series will still give us something that's worth watching.

P.S: I'm already done stating my opinion but this website requires 500 characters to make a review so the next part is nonsense, don't mind it and thank you for reading my review.

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I thought it was OK, but not terrific. Lots of bad writing, editing, and directing.

Dislikes:
I didn't like how they rehashed things so much in the beginning. And it wasn't even just filling in the blanks of their story from the first series, it was like an entirely different timeline. So it was repetitive. a bit boring, and at the same time confusing. Like I sorta have seen this before, but not really.

I wonder why they couldn't they have broke this into two parts. For the first 2-3 episodes they could have kept the same basic storyline from the first series, filled in a lot of backstory and even some new content about that time. They could have even used some footage from the first series. Then for the remainder of the 10 or so episodes, bring Ae back into the story, tell about the breakup, and move forward from there. It would have made more sense than the way this actually happened.

And there was just too much crying from Ae, I get he was heartbroken, but 11 or more episodes of him sobbing was a bit much. Poor Perth must have been dehydrated from all the crying! Again, this is mostly due to the way they altered the timeline. If they would have stuck to him being dumped starting in episode 3-4, it would have made more sense.

The Tum and Tar story didn't make sense either, they butchered that timeline as well. Poor Earth deserved a much larger part, he is such a good actor. I don't know why he agreed to do this series, I am not sure I would have if I was him. And such a weird ending to that story. We are supposed to ignore their other series now? Or did something happen in between times? This would have been a great way to "burn up" some time by filling us in here.


Likes:
The side couples were great! The Tul and Hin story was terrific! This couple and their story carried the show and I hope we get more from them in the future. Yacht and Sammy are always nice to see, they should have had a larger role. Same with the other side couples, liked seeing them, and they could have expanded their roles too.

I thought that Mean and Plan did a good job with their roles. Some have described them as stiff or maybe sort of awkward between each other. I thought that kind of fit the story though, Can was confused about things in the first series so I can see how he might be awkward (at least at first) with Tin hitting on him and being new to being loved by a boy and all that.

Conclusion:
If this would have been titled something else (not LBC2) it would have been a good story. But as a sequel, it did not quite fit with part one. And I think that is what makes this bad. The scriptwriter or the original author (not sure which) just did not do a good job tying these series together or creating a sequel. The director or editor could have done a much better job with the timeline and pacing of the story.

Overall it was just sort of sloppy and not well thought out. I did like watching it (I am a sucker for any Thai BL series), but it is one of those throwaway series that was good filler more than anything else. There was nothing remarkable either way about it, except the TulHin plot. If you can ignore the whole first series, I would have probably given this a 8.5. But as part 2, it is nowhere near that good.

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