You know what? This one was actually good.

I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue watching this series after how terrible the main story was, but someone told me this special was the most passable part of this show so I gave it a go and they were totally right. Honestly, if the show had gone through this lighthearted comedy but a little dramatic path, everything would have been so much better and enjoyable.

If I were to write this story I would have focused on Type coming into terms with his dark past and develop him into a mature and more understanding character. This could have been a story of self-discovery, with a beautiful message to help you move forward and learn how to let go of those things that haunt you (specially if you happen to be a victim of sexual assault), but well. It is what it is. And it is NOT good. Don't watch it.

Going back to this special, I was happy that we had an entire episode dedicated to parents. For a lot of people in the LGBTQ+ community parents play an important role in their own acceptance, and even though some parents are on defense at first, they also learn how to accept and love their children for who they are. I think Type's parents really represented that side of being LGBTQ+ surprisingly well and more realistically than Tharn's! One scene that stuck with me even days after watching the episode was when Type's mother tells him something along the lines of: "do I agree with this relationship? No but, do I want to see you sad? I don't, so I'll love you regardless of your decision." She didn't exactly say it with those words, but you know what I mean. I think this was the most realistic answer I have heard from a parent on a BL series and it was pretty damn emotional despite the comedy stuff we had afterwards.

I would prefer to have Type's parents above Tharn's at any given moment. I don't know if you noticed but his family was always acting like the families on tv ads that pretend to be so happy and wholesome that just feels completely fake. I wouldn't trust them AT ALL. They kinda look like the Cullen family from Twilight pretending to be normal humans. Too damn staged.

Now I was pissed when the best friend told Type that he should not apologize for anything. I mean, EXCUSE ME?! Type needs to apologize for A LOT of things, sweetie, let's get that apology video for being an abusive and unreasonable asshole.

All in all, this is the only episode of this series that's worth your time. The pacing, the writing, and the acting were really good and cohesive compared with the main story.