#and finally Thua.

[grapejuicegay]

There’s a lot of stuff in this show that is obvious in hindsight through context clues which starts to make sense after we get the added context.

One major one would be Akk and Ayan’s first conversation in the teachers’ bathroom. The tension there makes a lot more sense when you know that Akk knows Ayan just saw him set off the car.

But we also have a lot of context that a lot of characters don’t have. Here are a few examples:

Thua doesn’t know that Wat has been watching Kan look at him for a while now. Thua didn’t see the look of devastation of Kan’s face when he was talking to Ayan.

Wat was the only one who noticed Akk was trying to side with Waree in the class to try and settle things. Most people do still think Akk is just a suck up

Almost nobody has seen Namo be shady

To date nobody knows why Kan was late to class because he got in a fight

Nobody knows Wat is making a short film 

Kan knows about Akk and Ayan but Wat and Akk don’t know about Kan and Thua

Wat doesn’t know about Akk and Ayan - not really

Nobody outside Chadok’s office knows that Dika is dead 

Thua took over the curse from Akk very quicky - there wasn’t a lot of downtime between those two events. Even for people looking into who is behind it, it’s the same person. That’s why even though Akk almost set the school on fire it seems like escalation because he didn’t, and the banner was more drastic and public than throwing paint on the posters.

And in that same vein, Thua never knew that Akk was being brainwashed, or that he had decided to stop the curse, or that he had changed his position and beliefs. For the most part, if anyone knew that outside of Ayan or Wat or Kan, it was The World Remembers because Akk quietly apologised to them the last time he took their things - it was the most he could do.

Thua had no way of knowing. From his perspective, it was all still going.

[gunsatthaphan]

I was willing to accept people saying ep11 was weird because it was lmao but if I see anyone saying this finale was anything less than a 14/10 it’s on sight--

[iguessitsjustme]

When the quiet student speaks up and starts fighting. When he’s no longer scared to be anything other than neutral. When the head of the class finds his voice and his courage, he can do so much more with his voice than anyone else.

When he finally releases all of the tension he has been feeling during the protests. All of the emotions he has buried down deep. He finally gets his sigh of relief. He finally gets to breathe again.

[casualavocados]

knowing akk is causing the curse makes rewatching the first episode so interesting. when he sees ayan, he's afraid aye saw him messing with the car (which he did), which is why ayan runs and why akk follows him. but ofc later when wat and kan ask akk what he was doing he says "the new kid was acting so shady" - which, to be fair, is true! but this time it's also clearly an excuse akk pulls out of thin air.

then immediately after, wat says this:

and the camera switches immediately to akk:

what's this face for? oh yEAH IT'S BC YOURE THE ONE DOING THE CURSE AKK

And then akk says "i must get him" (ayan) which really translates to "i have to keep an eye on him i have to know if he saw me" and also means "i cant let kan, my best friend, who is terrified of the curse, find out that im the one bringing it back"

it's just so much fun when you can see akk's side of it clearly when rewatching, because even though you see the story more through his eyes than ayan's, you don't actually start to understand him or his motivations until around episode 4 or 5. So all of what you see at the start is only what the writers want you to see: the overly-enthusiastic student prefect meets the bad boy type. and there is so so so much more going on! i just love when stories do that.

i also love how later akk says he has to find out ayan's motivation for transferring schools and then immediately the next scene is aye having his nightmare. sometimes the editing in this show could rly use work and other times im like 🤌🤌🤌

[tomorrowcomesadaytoosoon]

Oh, I want something just like this

[aleng-neng]

Thua: I feel bad seeing kids younger than us threatened and scared :(

Also Thua: Online harrasment + death threats

Thua: I just felt like change needs sacrifice

Did he mean himself? Did he mean The World Remembers gang? Both??

Kan is the one going around calling himself Bruce Wayne but was it Thua who has a hero complex after all?

[aliceisathome]

Just binged The Eclipse. This was in no way me delaying the inevitable packing. Nope.

As everybody said it's fab. All the parents are splendid - even Thua's stepdad who was definitely an evil stepparent red herring. Yes, there were holes (why did said stepdad want Thua to go to Suppalo when he had such an awful time there for example) but the acting was fab - Neo was a standout and I do hope First and Khaotung get another show, I think they could do high heat. Speaking of Khao this was the first thing I've seen him in since Tonhon Chonlatee and he was a revelation. And I liked that the shorter boy was the seme.

More please

[negrowhat]

Also the parents in this series have been phenomenal.

[sonnburn]

I liked The Eclipse, but I clearly didn’t feel as strongly about it as others. Some are claiming that it’s the best BL ever made, and don’t get me wrong I’m glad you enjoyed it so much, but I wouldn’t say it’s better than Not Me or KinnPorsche.

The actors performances were really good, First and Khao really did their best. Honesty, I think what held me back from loving it was the high school setting XD For as much as I cared about the characters, I couldn’t take all the curse drama seriously while it was framed in a teenage environment with them all wearing shorts and blazers. Plus, I’ve already seen First and Khao portray college-aged characters, so it was hard to walk that perception back and buy them as seventeen year-old’s. I guess the immersion was broken for me from the start.

But I still enjoyed the story, it was a fun albeit angsty ride and I’m glad a lot of others enjoyed it too.

[airenyah]

not gonna lie but i think kanthua really did steal my heart more than akkayan did

[aprilblossomgirl]

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[grapejuicegay]

waree is a symbol of fear.

not just in the sense that she invokes fear in the kids, but that she is born of fear. she refuses to step outside her comfort zone, insisting on sticking to the syllabus. she can’t believe that the students would still want to protest in the face of the curse, straight up asking them why they’re not afraid. she cowers next to the principal, bringing up “transgressions” irrelevant to the main point of the committee, sticking to her side in the exact same way akk tried to do with her in the classroom in ep 2.

but once everything comes crashing down, she reaches out to ayan, reading historical articles outside the syllabus. taking the fear away impacts everyone, not just the kids.

[gunsatthaphan]

HE CONFESSED

[bl-bracket]

Best Kiss in a BL Bracket

Round One

Pat and Pran First Kiss (Bad Buddy) vs Kochi and Mitsuru Bed Kiss (Eternal Yesterday)

Jaewon and Jihyun Ep 9 Kiss (The Eighth Sense) vs Gavreel and Cairo First Kiss (Gameboys)

Seojoon and Jiwoo Ep 4 Kiss (To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories) vs Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi Drunk Kiss (We Best Love: Fighting For Mr. 2nd)

Tinn and Gun First Kiss (My School President) vs Hira and Kiyoi Hand Kiss (Utsukushii Kare)

Vegas and Pete Hospital Kiss (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Wan and Kitae First Kiss (Our Dating Sim)

Kan and Thua "Asleep" Kiss (The Eclipse) vs Sean and White Final Kiss (Not Me: The Series)

Siwon and Duan First Kiss (Blueming) vs Phupha and Tian Forehead Kiss (A Tale of a Thousand Stars)

Akk and Ayan Underwater Kiss (The Eclipse) vs Tin and Tol Final Kiss (Triage)

Nozue and Togawa First Kiss (Old Fashion Cupcake) vs Ai and Nhai Cheek Kiss (Ai Long Nhai)

Palm and Nueng Ep 9 Kiss (Never Let Me Go) vs Korn and Intouch Stolen Kiss (Until We Meet Again)

Pat and Pran Ep 7 Kiss (Bad Buddy) vs Ram and King Tent Kiss (My Engineer)

Kinn and Porsche First Kiss (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs King and Uea Morning Kiss (Bed Friend)

Hira and Kiyoi Final Kiss (Utsukushii Kare 2) vs Puen and Talay Forehead Kiss (Vice Versa)

Teh and Oh Aew Underwater Kiss (I Told Sunset About You) vs Gu Hai and Bai Luo Yin Drunk Kiss (Addicted)

Sound and Win First Kiss (My School President) vs Dean and Pharm First Kiss (Until We Meet Again)

Sean and White First Kiss (Not Me: The Series) vs Ye Guang and Xu Qi Zhang First Kiss (About Youth)

Kinn and Porsche Goodbye Kiss (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Tongfah and Paper Ep 3 Kiss (Second Chance: The Series)

Nuea and Toh Ep 7 Kiss (Secret Crush on You) vs Tin and Tol Bed Kiss (Triage)

Hojoon and Jaeyoon Final Kiss (Roommates of Poongduck 304) vs Zi Xuan and Yu Hao Net Kiss (HIStory 2: Crossing the Line)

Sky and Prapai Final Kiss (Love in the Air) vs Siwon and Daun Dream Kiss (Blueming)

Vegas and Pete First Kiss (Kinnporsche: The Series) vs Palm and Nueng Beach Kiss (Never Let Me Go)

Payu and Rain Victory Kiss (Love in the Air) vs Yi and Kon Diao Sofa Kiss (Cutie Pie: The Series)

Mark and Vee Ep 3 Kiss (Love Mechanics) vs Arthit and Kongpob Ep 14 Kiss (SOTUS: The Series)

Gao Shi De and Zhou Shu Yi Bridge Kiss (We Best Love: No. 1 For You) vs Gun and Cher Ep 10 Kiss (A Boss and a Babe)

Jaeyoung and Sangwoo Ep 7 Kiss (Semantic Error) vs Bai Lang and Jin Xuan First Kiss (My Tooth Your Love)

Seojoon and Jiwoo Final Kiss (To My Star 2: Our Untold Stories) vs Pluem and Kevin First Kiss (Ghost Host Ghost House)

Milk and Uncle Final Kiss (Choco Milk Shake) vs Payu and Rain Ep 5 Kiss (Love in the Air)

Tan and Bun Couch Kiss (Manner of Death) vs Mark and Vee Shower Kiss (Love Mechanics)

Neo, Shin, and Mew Beach Kiss (3 Will Be Free) vs Sound and Win Forehead Kiss (Our Skyy 2 x My School President)

Lian and Kuea Siam Paragon Kiss (Cutie Pie) vs Win and Team Be Brave Kiss (Between Us/Until We Meet Again)

Tinn and Gun Park Kiss (My School President) vs Khai and Third First Kiss (Theory of Love)

Akk and Ayan Dream Kiss (The Eclipse) vs Seriyo and Yuzuru Bedroom Kiss (Seven Days: Friday - Sunday)

[firstkanaphans]

Helloooo, can you tell us more about the differences you spotted in The Eclipse novel vs the show? How is Ayan, specifically? I read somewhere that he's way hornier haha

So, overall, the two are very similar. P'Golf and P'Yokee should be very proud of themselves because The Eclipse series is one of the best on-screen adaptations I've ever seen. P'Golf had tried to gain the rights to this story even prior to learning that GMMTV already owned it and you can see their passion for the source material in the final product.

The biggest difference between the novel and the series that I've found so far is that Thua isn't the one who outs Akk as gay—Jumnan, the leader of The World Remembers gang, does. And while that's still an incredibly shitty thing to do, Akk did literally try to murder him and his friends, so it's not like it was entirely unjustified.

Thua does, however, still out Akk as being the one behind the curse. He is a lot more manipulative in the novel and there is even some suggestion that he pursued his relationship with Kan simply to get more information on Akk.

As for Aye's horniness level, I would say it's about on par with the series. If anything, Akk is the one that's hornier, but that's to be expected since the majority of the novel is in his POV. Starting about halfway through the book, Akk literally cannot be in Aye's presence without popping a boner.

That being said, I've only got one chapter left to translate and the two of them still haven't actually kissed, so I'm very doubtful there's any kind of sex scene in the first book. (Which means I'm going to have to translate the second one, too 🫠). Despite that, there is one particularly memorable incident where Akk pins Aye against a wall and finds the whole situation so arousing that he comes fully clothed and completely untouched in the middle of the school hallway. Because that's just who he is as a person, apparently.

I've managed to procure a shiny new AO3 account in the past week, so my plan is to start posting my translation as soon as I finish. I didn't want to post it on my usual account because I know there's a chance it might get nuked. If for some reason the translation gets taken down before I can post the full thing, I can put it in a Google doc for you guys. It's really a great book and it has only enhanced my enjoyment of the series.

[ravenpureforever]

Akk: I am responsible for the curse!

Ayan: I am Teacher Dika’s nephew and you drove him to suicide!

Teacher Chadok: I was in love with your uncle and we were engaged and I watched him commit suicide in front of me!

Thua: I have been manipulating everything from behind the scenes in a desperate bid to expose the truth so all this can finally end!

Kan and Wat: