I don't know why but I feel the need to write a review for this mediocre BL, but here we go.

If you want the spoiler free version, just read the following paragraph and then STOP because the rest will be spoilers:

The show is decent, I actually liked this season about as equally as the first. I say give it a go if you love FrameBook and maybe just skip the couples you're not interested in (that's what I did). I think it's worth watching for the TeeFuse and FrameBook storylines alone :)

OKAY ON TO THE SPOILERSSS

Let's start with the cons so we can get it over with:

- Half of the couples were boring or too cringe-worthy for me to sit through. Even though I like Plan as an actor, there was no way I was going to watch him flirt with his character's friend's mum who is played by the same actress who played his mum on Love By Chance. That's just TOO WEIRD OKAY. Plus his character (Wit) is supposed to be 16/17 in this season which makes the whole thing more gross. I know a lot of people like MoYok but as a couple with a storyline, it didn't grab my attention. Their whole storyline kind of felt like its only purpose for being there is for comedic value. and to fill episode runtime. There was also sort of a couple (attempted) storyline with Fuse's sister and that guy which didn't get much screen time or depth (plus, what happened to her dating Champ? lol.) Lastly - out of the minor couples at least - we had NineRodtang, which felt MEH. I was rooting for them in the first season when they had a nice development and growth starting, but they ruined it in this season. We barely saw them and it was kind of the same scene/conversation any time we did see them until their last couple scenes. Plus we never saw them confess any romantic feelings and decide to date. It was disappointing to say the least.

- The music was fine but I put it at a 6.5 because I don't really remember it having any sort of impact on me and I wouldn't even be able to tell you what the soundtrack sounded like. But hey, at least it wasn't so bad that it was memorable for the wrong reasons. I'm putting it on the con list though since it wasn't anything impressive or significant.

- The acting is a con here for quite a few of the actors in this but I'm not going to go on about this because they were all pretty young when filming this.

- This season was still kind of problematic in some ways (but not as bad as the first season since there is no romanticisation surrounding lack of consent.)

- THAT WHOLE DAMN TATTOO PLOTLINE BECAUSE LOL WHAT THAT WAS THE WORST WAY TO SLIP IN ADVERTISEMENT XD

- The plot overall wasn't the greatest, lacked development and depth in a lot of areas.

- This last one isn't a con for me but I'll talk about it here since a lot of people consider it one: how long it took for Fuse to get his shit together and break up with Jean (Gyne). Honestly, I wasn't that upset about this because I understand that Fuse wasn't in love with Jean anymore - he loved Tee. Hear me out. The only reason Fuse had stayed with Jean throughout season 1 was purely out of feelings of obligation. They had been dating for a long time and he had loved her and he probably felt like he wouldn't be able to actually be with Tee (with how LGBT+ relationships are viewed in Asia.) So it's not as simple as "oh I like Tee now so bye bye Jean". Fuse didn't want to hurt her but he also didn't want to hurt Tee and in his defense, Tee said he was really okay with it all and even encouraged him to stay with her and not break up with her just for him (in case they don't work out.) And in season 1, he often chose Tee over Jean anyway whenever he could get away with it and, yeah yeah cheating is bad blah blah, but Jean had been cheating on him first anyway. Plus he hung out with Tee and avoided Jean basically at all costs in season 1 too. Now back to this season, he had finally decided that it had been enough time and he was sure enough about how real his feelings were for Tee that he wanted to go ahead with breaking up with her. BUT then he found out that apparently she wasn't cheating that whole time and that it was just her brother (which we know it's not lol). SO NOW, he feels guilty for "wrongly misunderstanding" her and for cheating so he feels even more obligated to stay with her. He does the "right-ish" thing and ends his romance with Tee out of respect for all of their feelings. He doesn't want to string along Tee as a side piece and he doesn't want to 'unfairly' cheat on Jean. And then nothing happens between them again until he finds out the truth and breaks up with her. I think this is good. Sure, he could have done it earlier but at least this storyline wasn't used as a toxic device in his blooming relationship with Tee
(*cough* KornKnock *cough*). His feeling of obligation and hesitancy to break up with his gf for a guy he has confused feelings about is honestly more realistic than him being all "huh, I think I might possibly like my guy friend in a non-bro way so I'm just gonna dump my gf who I've been with for ages and love and have no real evidence of her cheating on me". And remember, Tee himself reassured him over and over that he was COMPLETELY OKAY with it all since they didn't even know what was going on with them. Buuuuut I'm still going to state that I don't condone cheating and dishonesty. However, they're just hormonal confused kids at high school and it could have been worse.

NOW FOR THE PROS:

- OHM'S ACTING IS THE SOLE REASON I GAVE THIS SHOW A 6.5/10 AND NOT A 4 OR 5. Seriously, Ohm is no joke. Which, in all honesty, he's the reason I finally started this show. I loved him in He's Coming To Me where he's the reason I gave it a 9.5/10 because WOW he's actually amazing. When I came to watch MIR, I wasn't expected the best performance from him since he was such a baby in this. Damn, was I proved wrong. His acting is by far the best throughout the cast. It feels natural and super engaging. I never once cringed or skipped his scenes. Any time he was sad or crying, I followed. And any time he smiled, it made me so happy. Plus, his character is *mwah* chef's kiss.

- That brings me to the next pro: FrameBook. They, for sure, held this season together. Their relationship and story was the most mature, complex, and well developed out of all the couples. It physically hurt me to watch Frame struggle with his emotions and pain while watching Book sink. Ugh, I could go on and on about Ohm's acting really, but I'll stop here (btw, I'm immensely looking forward to Bad Buddy where he's paired with Nanon ahh).

- TeeFuse is a pro for me this season, for sure. There storyline didn't frustrate me that much (ok except for when they lacked communication or idk, maybe that time when Fuse almost kissed Frame cause like oh hell nah. ) I actually think they time apart was good for them to realise how deep their feelings go. It filled my angst-depraved heart too which is always a plus. They ended up cute as heck, but they still can't compete with FrameBook.

- The ending was cuuuute. AHH.

- Book's storyline was pretty well done if you ignore the fact that we never found out how the video was leaked (since Tern claimed he didn't do it and he found out who did but never said.) And even though most people got angry at Book for pushing Frame away, I didn't because I get it. He was going through A LOT and that included the feelings of shame and disgust. Of course, he wouldn't want the person he loved most to see him that way. He didn't want to hurt him or have him be disappointed (since he obviously felt unworthy of love with his parents being idiots too) so he pushed him away, which inadvertently hurt him and he felt guilty for hurting him. So then he felt even more unworthy to see him. He just really wasn't in a good place, huh? Our poor dude. And btw, the reason he let Tern talk to him or touch his shoulder without shoving him away is because he DOESN'T love him or care about his feelings/existence. So it simply didn't matter to him. He loved Frame, so Frame's opinion mattered most to him.

AND THERE YA HAVE IT, FOLKS, THAT'S MY REVIEW.

So basically, go stan Ohm Pawat, he's amazing.