I promised you the moon Episode 5 (finale)
Last episode, and in a way I think I called it a bit, didn't I? But we'll get to my bragging later. I think the episode showed beautifully some lessons about the love between Teh and Oh-Aew and love over all.
1. You don't always love who's best for you or there for you the most
If that was true, Oh would be with Q, who SO has a crush on him and wants to be with him. For Oh, he's just a friend though. he loves him as a friend and that's it, no matter what he has done for Oh. You can't control who you fall in love with or not.
2. You can love someone from afar easier than from close up
Oh is clearly still hung up on Teh and when he sees him on TV or in magazines he's happy and proud. There's no pettiness or ill will there. Even when they run into each other at first, Oh seems happy. Of course then the old stories and issues resurface and it becomes painful again. The sweetness of remembering the good times gets tainted by the betrayal and the awkwardness.
3. You can be unhappy and lonely even when it looks like you've got everything you ever wanted
A career or money don't make up for friends and the person you love. Neither does fame or fans. Teh has to learn that the hard way. No matter how many adoring fans he has now; they don't really know him and he still misses Oh. (Which is the reason why it upsets me so much when fans mess with the relationships their stars have in real life)
4. Sometimes you need a little bit of luck... or destiny
Had Teh and Oh not run into each other at the agency, the rest of the events might not have played out the way they did. They needed all the awkward and painful moments to get to the point they ended up in.
5. Regret is bitter but necessary
You learn from your mistakes and if you're lucky you get a second chance, so better not fuck it up. I think Teh really learned that one, which clearly shows.
6. The person who loves you and knows you best, is home.
Teh's case of depression lifts as soon as he's back in Oh's company and Oh's look on him and his perspective gives Teh confidence and he's able to write. Interestingly it turns out that Oh found himself despite Teh years ago, while Teh needs Oh to be himself. Both are still left with a void once the other one isn't around.
7. Dating "yourself" is not all it is wrecked up to be
Teh gets caught up in the idea of the dream partner on paper: A woman, his colleague, they are adored by the fans, have the same goals... everything he always wanted Oh to be. And yet... he loves him, not her.
Also, I think the conversation when Oh and Teh talk about this and Teh breaking up with her was brilliantly done! The way it switches from talking about Teh and Airy to Teh and Oh-Aew was amazing. Oh wanted/wants Teh to fight for him and for them.
8. Public love confessions can backfire
Teh's play in the end is a love confession to Oh. He admits all his faults and lays his heart bare in the words he gives the actors. And still, Oh leaves, overwhelmed and blindsighted.
(I kind of called it about the play as his final project being about them and Oh-Aew showing up, didn't I ?! :D)
9. Don't make exaggerated promises you won't be able to keep
Breaking a promise makes you lose trust. So does cheating. Both leave scars and Oh tells Teh as much when they talk after Teh's play. It's not even about the question if Oh still loves him, it's about the fact that Teh broke something in him and Oh doesn't know how to trust him and his declarations anymore.
Teh also reminds him of another promise, the one in Phuket when Oh asked Teh to never disappear on him again, no matter which role he plays in his life. Oh thinks Teh broke that promise as well and leaves.
Later it turns out Teh never left. He was always right there in Oh's messages, messages that Oh never read - until now.
10. Sometimes one needs a Bas in one's life.
I actually screamed when I saw Bas! I was so happy, because I kind of knew he would be the sounding board Oh needed. Also bringing back the background music from season 1 when they were together was a stroke of genius.
11. People change and evolve and make mistakes
And if you're lucky you stay together or get back together.
12. And if there are problems, can you come talk to me? And we can fix it together.
The truest and most romantic sentence ever spoken in any Bl series. Bravo Oh!
It's such a relief that they are recognising the issues that brought them apart and address them before getting back together.
And can you imagine the fan reactions to that last post?! I think it would break the internet ;D (The caption reads "I do" and Oh's look is too funny)
Random: How incredibly beautiful is the song of PP and Billkin that play in minute 10? So far I haven't been sold on the music of this season, at least not in a "I need to buy it" kind of way, but this one had me from the first second!
