The downfall of this series as a whole can be summed up in one element: the main couple.

Mean's acting has been decent and consistent since he played the role of cold and aloof Tin in LBC1. In LBC2, Mean had to deal with a poor script, lazy directing, and most of all a co-star who showed 0 efforts in 'acting' like he even wanted to show up to work that day. Mean's acting skills looked even more refined and strong when he's facing his on-screen partner.

Plan, who plays the often times insufferable and in rare occasions endearing Can, was decent enough while portraying his character in some scenes on the show (mostly in LBC1), when he's interacting with literally any other actor of the show other than Mean. With his on-screen partner, Plan is awkward and a general pain to watch. The 'apron scene' in EP13 is the best exemple of this. As a viewer who's scene my fair share of straight and gay sex scenes (TharnType, I'm looking at you), I couldn't help but cringe and feel genuine second hand embarrassment from that scene. It's awkward, it's distasteful, it's useless to the plot, it's fetishization at its finest, and Plan looked the part of a corpse rather than a willing partner.

TinCan as the main couple of LBC2 were a disappointment. As a TinCan enthusiast since LBC1, I was looking forward to where the actors could take their characters given the opportunity to hone them for 13 episodes. Alas, whatever it was in LBC1 that made TinCan an interesting couple was lost throughout LBC2. The script was indeed cheesy and weak at times, and New seemed to not have been willing to show the incredible directing skills he showed in UWMA or even My Gear and Your Gown, but Plan was the bane of this fiasco of a show. All props go to Mean for literally carrying this 'ship' and these characters all on his handsome, manly shoulders. It was disappointing and disheartening to see how little to no effort Plan gave to play such a loved and endearing character.

Ae's whole presence in the show was unnecessary, they should've just written him out of the show, just how they did with Pete. Brooding and crying for 13 episodes about a lost puppy love is not attractive. Perth's potential as an actor was under-used. His crying, self-pitying scenes quickly got old, and they're only skip-worthy.

I want to give a special shoutout to the only couple that looked like they tolerated each other's existence, Meen and Est, who played Tul and Hin. For the few minutes they were allowed to be together on screen in the final 2 episodes, these rookie actors showed more emotion and openness than all the other couples of the show combined.

KenglaTechno are a waste of airing time, and every time the writers try to shove them down our throats for the few minutes they got in 13 episodes, it left a sour taste in my mouth. One conclusion could come out of this disaster of a 'ship': romanticizing rape is wrong and ugly. MAME should be ashamed of herself.

The one thing MAME did right was dropping whatever incestuous mess TumTar were. Tum and Keen were not given the chance to show their dynamic as a couple, but they were cute and endearing during the little time they got. My baby Earth was used as a prop to promote this shit show, only for him to show up for all of 3 minutes in the last episode.

Mai and Job are new characters who appeared out of thin air and start to act like they were there from the beginning, and they're just plain unlikeable. We miss Good!

Last but not least is Pond. In LBC1, Pond was a shocking, sometimes overwhelming, but ultimately loveable character that you can't help but root for and wish to have as a best friend. In LBC2, Pond (and Bow) were basically living product placements. Somehow, Pond lost his spark, his personality, any memory of his girlfriend (!!), and overall what made him such a loved character.

Overall, LBC2 is a hot mess and a chain of disappointments. It caused me physical pain to watch this show every week, but all I could think of every time was how much potential it had. So little of that potential was delivered.

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