** 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.