Playboyy (2023)

Une curiosité aux sentiments mitigés...

Cette série me laisse sur des sentiments mitigés, pourtant elle suscite une certaine curiosité qui me pousse à ne pas la condamner.

À mes yeux, la plus grande réussite, c'est l'ambiance. Une tension qui se mêle à l'érotisme, le sensuel, le sexuel, la moiteur et la curiosité. De temps en temps, cela tire vers le lugubre, pour revenir à des hommes nus qui s'amusent dans les draps, ou ailleurs. Parfois, ça ressemble à un vieux porno ringard, donnant lieu à des scènes tellement embarrassantes qu'elles en deviennent hilarantes… Cela dit, à titre comparatif, j'étais plus à l'aise devant Playboyy que Secret Crush on You (que j'ai abandonné après trois tentatives).

L'enquête ? Inutile de la prendre trop au sérieux. Certains personnages vont et viennent sans véritable impact. Les éléments semblent décousus, et le jeu des acteurs un peu ringard n'aide pas. Quant à la fin, elle me laisse perplexe. Même sans suivre les éléments à la loupe, je reste dubitative.

Playboyy pue le sexe, littéralement. Le sexe, la dépravation, la sueur et la douleur. Les personnages utilisent l'intimité pour s'exprimer. Parce qu'ici, le sexe devient une explication, une justification, une acceptation et même un rejet ou un défi. La nudité est présente avec des scènes audacieuses et réussies.

On voit beaucoup de fesses, de torses en sueur et des scènes qui peuvent choquer. Certains personnages devraient être en prison pour la cinquième fois depuis le début de l'épisode, mais encore une fois, l'histoire n'est pas là pour se prendre trop au sérieux.

En bref, Playboyy est une série étrange qui se balance entre la curiosité et le ridicule. Je ne l'ai pas aimée, mais je ne l'ai pas détestée non plus. C'est un entre-deux qui me pousse à ne pas la recommander, mais à ne pas la condamner.

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Iconic Cult Classic

I will start out by saying this series will not be for everyone, in fact it won't be for most people but what it will be is memorable!

Playboyy is NOT your typical run of the mill predictable Thai BL. If you are looking for Boy meets Boy, Boy falls in love with Boy, Boy (maybe) kisses Boy, There is a miscommunication and then they make up and live happily ever after.....this IS NOT the series for you. There is nothing wrong with those types of series but Playboyy is not that!

Playboyy is unhinged, camp, satirical, hilarious, sex positive, fashion forward and unapologetic.

If you scratch just below the surface of the iconic one liners and murder mystery plot you will find that Playboyy celebrates gay sex in all its forms. Playboyy shows you that their isn't just one way to be in a relationship with someone and that none of those relationships are less than just because they are not traditional BL relationships. They are complex and messy and are unique to each couple rather than being cookie cutter.

The series also doesn't shy away from some of the very realistic issues that come from being a gay person or worse yet a gay sex worker in Thailand. How this community is marginalized, abused and struggling to live let alone be accepted. The show also reminds you that money is power and that we can all end up doing things we are not proud of just to survive.

Now lets address the NC scenes. Let me say it one more time because everyone seems to be taken aback or surprised by this....The series is 18+ and it is sex positive! Yes there are a lot more NC compared to normal Thai BL. They are also far more explicit and unhinged. They are not your dead fish kiss, squeal because someone touched me, we are dating and kissing is all we will ever do NC. As I mentioned before Playboyy celebrates all forms of gay sex so you will have crazy unhinged make you scream in shock scenes, you will have sweet romantic scenes, you will have BDSM, role play and the list could go on. This isnt a porn so no you aren't going to see full frontal nudity but you will be asked to use your imagination and think about what the shot would be like if the underwear weren't there!

Yes the show is low budget, yes some of the acting is questionable, yes some times the plot takes a back seat to the NC, Yes there is a lot of broken English being spoken, Yes the NC can get crazy and/or uncomfortable or down right funny. It's for all of these reasons that I say Playboyy is not for everyone. But if you are someone who likes something different, who loves to laugh and scream some times at the same scene, if you want subversive and unique then Playboyy is absolutely for you.

I recommend finding a friend just as unhinged as you are to watch the show with. I will admit that the comment section and the members of the Chaos Train who all watch it as it aired added the icing on top of the cake for me. You will absolutely need someone to talk to about this show with so don't be shy in finding a watch buddy!

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