There's always a risk one takes when creating a sequel and it's either a hit or miss in terms of relaying a message or telling a worthwhile story. For this particular drama, I was all with the writers until around the 8th episode where we lost the plot and every self respecting character, except one.

Some might see this as an intertwined and complex view of each character's feelings and appreciation of their respective partners, but I see it as lazy writing. They had various obstacles mapped out from the first instalment that flowed into the continuation of this series to allow the plot to properly meat out each character's struggle, which initially, they all had different ones, but instead chose, to my BL demise, to downplay key moments to put most of the main characters in a similar situation and somehow make them deal or handle things differently. The writers were clearly trying to tackle a main theme, but this strategy only made things feel forced. Followed by weak redemption arcs for each and every single character who was in the wrong, took away not only from the character's growth, since the first drama, but it also made the storyline a messy one.

One thing to be thankful for and to note, as it carried the last third of the show, was the incredible performance done by the actors, Tul Pakorn Thanasrivanitchai and Max Nattapol Diloknawarit, especially from episode 8 onwards with their break up scene! Despite plot concerns, they portrayed those emotions very well and really captivated the audience with their performance.

My personal tip for those wanting to watch: For better viewing purposes, I would watch the two dramas separately with some time and other dramas in between them as it's quite evident in both the comments and reviews that people who did this, enjoyed the drama more than those of us who watched them one after another.

X - DF