After watching the trailer for Our Skyy 2 x MSP and knowing it would be like some sort of AU where not only Tinn and Gun roles are switched, but also some of their friends as well I can't wait to watch how they cram all of the storyline of MSP into 2 special episodes. I thought it would play out the same exactly as the series with same lines and same situations only with different characters. Boy I was wrong, and I'm glad I was wrong.

The dynamics felt new and fresh to me, and a bit weird too sometime. You get to see Gun being reserved and have his insecurities more prominent, you get to see Tinn when he doesn't have any expectation to fulfill and free to do what he wants. Tiwson slacking around because he doesn't have to go all the way to help his best friend date his crush, Por who takes up that role feels so much more like an evil schemer.

I do sometimes feel a bit weird watching it though. We all know this is just a movie, these boys are just acting and playing their characters. Perhaps if this were a different series, I might enjoy more of their performance. But since I already watch the original, watching this OS2 x MSP sometimes felt like trying to push a piece of a puzzle but not in the correct place. There are times I'm thinking like "no, wait, he wasn't supposed to act like that, that's so weird and out of character." Then it hit me, what feels very weird is because the premise is only that they swapped their roles but not their personality.

Tinn is chaotic. Even in the original MSP he always has this out of box ideas (even if sometime Tiw helps him with it). His role as a school president, gave him some opportunity to act out all his crazy chaotic ideas while at the same time keeps him grounded a bit since he needs to maintain some composure as a school president. That is why in this special, where he is the supposedly in the music club as a free students, he is more unhinged in his stupid act (and also cuteness). A chaotic Tinn as a music club president also mean that he would not give too much thought about the no dating rules, hence he can act faster on his feelings. If only at that time Gun aren't afraid to say it to him

Gun on the other hand seems to always be well-ordered. He takes his responsibility as the music club president as best as he can. He tries to win the competition for his senior, trying to keep all of his clubmates in order and together, he doesn't even try to secretly date before the competition is over, plus he take responsibility by helping his mom at the shop too. Put him in the role of a school president and you'll see him becomes more reserved with his feelings that in turn makes him prone to more outburst when things doesn't go as his plan. In this universe, he almost did not go through with his feelings since he think too much of their difference and how he is sure it can not work out at the end. He is always the type that needs some reassurance from others before able to take his own steps.

Their roles are a perfect fit for their personality in the original series and that's why watching it like this feels like putting a different gear in a machine then expect it to work as it should. The only way to really enjoy watching this MSP special, is by letting go as far as you can about the original series and take this a new movie with a very similar plot and actors on it.

P.S. I freaking loved the new MV! Very surprised when they referencing other BLs in the love story even with the same costume and sets.