La Cuisine (2022)

Gave Higher Rating

First, I'm gonna say I gave this a higher rating than MDL recommended in my overall.
Anyway, are you looking for something never before seen? TURN BACK! Are you looking for something with a good story? YOU'RE LOST! Do you enjoy repetitiveness? LOOK NO FURTHER!
It didn't take long before I was forcing myself to get through some of these eps. I don't like to drop series, so I stuck it out but jeez I kinda wasted my time. I really think Thai drama's have kinda run out of BL content cause SO MANY drama's are the same now days. I've seen quite a few involving food, spiteful girls and multiple couples lol Speaking of multiple couples... they threw their stories together so randomly/quickly no one really got any screen time(I even feel like even though there was 13 eps the MC couples relationship was rushed too). Spiteful girls are a staple in the Thai BL industry at this point but ugh this girl really got on my nerves with her crying lmao. LukChup was pretty annoying as well, he was like one of those characters who can't help but cry so unfortunately, I won't recommend; mostly cause nothing stuck out to me with this series
Enjoy...

Leia Mais

crush, campus star, bully trigger, best boys, soft & sweet

Look, I am trash for trash, but this was less trashy than most Thai BL pulps. University set about a popular architecture student who is a picky eater and the food science major who has a crush on him and uses food to court him. I COULD NOT ASK FOR MORE. Basically it gave me reason, and room, to breathe by being exactly what I want from a Thai BL with no attempt to be anything else.

I adored the taste-then-cook competition opener. The chef teacher is queer, not just visually but linguistically. Do I spot an actual butch character in a BL? YES! Meanwhile, the seme love interest, P’Ram, is a rich campus moon but also a genuinely nice guy with 2 hot besties. So, sure, we are in hella familiar y-novel territory. But if I were into BL for novelty of it, I wouldn’t be into BL. The older architecture phis with their colorless lives coming up with tricky ways to keep meeting up with the bright sparkly queer food service kids is the CUTEST flipping thing. It’s like watching two friendship groups falling in love with each other.

What is unique about this one is that this pulp has unexpectedly high production values and good quality cast, sound, & wardrobe. Even the het couple is cute. Love the pink hair! What a surprise gem. This season’s Nitiman with a better ending.

Chup being bullied is so sad. But Ram’s “my good boy” is the best, because it’s so true. Honestly, these two are just about the marshmallow fluffy sweetest softest little snookums. I like the external bullying as a narrative pressure, although I wish it hadn’t been combined with the faen fatale. I wish this show had just taken shipping culture to task.

I enjoyed La Cusiine but it is awful slow. Thank goodness GaGa has 1.5x speed option. It also takes the faen fatale archetype to the next level of extreme evil. Everyone got a cute couple ending, even characters I didn’t really recognize, couldn’t remember, or showed no chemistry. But hey, shrug. Also, Sky & Phai = unexpectedly great kiss.

Why did we not get their thread (and Kitty’s for that matter) throughout the show? It would’ve helped with the pacing a lot. (Honestly, these two actors probably should’ve played the leads, IMHO).

In the end, a sweet and kind of pure show, and like Thai desserts perhaps requires too much patience for a layperson. Because of the pacing and the focus on the bad girl character, I did dock it. But if you like stuff in the Oxygen vein, then this show is for you, and far better than most Thai BL pulps. That said, I suspect that I enjoyed it more than many would.

Leia Mais