To Be Continued

Just a Dream?

TBC was full of very attractive people that made the series very easy on the eye. Junior's smile is just so distracting it's not funny. It was lovely to see Poppy again - he's always good for comedic value, and such a sweetheart. I don't often comment on female actresses as they don't usually grab my attention, unless, as in typical Asian fashion they're two-faced, evil, or just downright possessive, but I must say that I found Enjoy, who played Dr Song, a delight to watch, and she is one of the most attractive actresses I've seen in recent times. I'd be happy to watch her play any role. I remember Baan from Room Alone S2 and U-Prince, way back in 2015/2016, so it feels like he's been around for years. Now whilst there is only 4 years difference between him and Franky, I felt he was a little out of place, maybe because Franky looks so young. This is just a personal opinion and as such, shouldn't make anyone think negatively of Baan, but I did feel he was not quite right for the role. Speaking of Franky, it was such a delight to see Billy's younger brother step into the BL limelight. He looked comfortable - it was a shame he and Baan had a very vanilla relationship. I hope we get to see Franky play more BL roles in the future. It was also nice to see Leo, but it was barely more than a cameo - we never found out what happened to his character. I absolutely loved Tui as Teacher Ratri - shame we didn't get to see her on the farm.
I loved Fluke's role in My Dream, and was very disappointed when we didn't get the promised S2. Not sure what he's had done to his face, but I found it very distracting. The only time I saw the 'old' Fluke was when he smiled and we got to see those gorgeous dimples. The rest of the time was literally spent trying to work out exactly what's he's had done. I feel quite sad about this because it seems to be that so many actors and actresses are having work done, and whilst it may be a personal choice to 'fix' what they see as imperfections, it seems that certain companies have so many of their artists who've had enhancements, plastic surgery, or dental work done, and it seems as if it's almost a requirement. I do hope that artists are not being forced to have these procedures done. I'm sad because it seems that so many artists seem to be unhappy with how they look, but what they fail to realise is that there was never anything wrong with how they look in the first place, and secondly, they're erasing the very features that made them unique in the first place. If everyone is having the same things done, they're all just going to look like clones. I find it really hard to watch some series, only to find that I spend the whole time remembering how the stars used to look. I have no issue with anyone making a personal choice to improve or correct things they find lacking, but how can it possibly be that almost every actor finds so many faults with themselves? Their self-esteem must be so low. I used to think that Studio Wabi Sabi had an abundance of artists who were on a self-improvement kick, but hands down, GMMTV is leading the way - I reckon they must have arranged groups discounts for their artists! Anyway, that opinion aside, I felt that the 'reunion' was far too rushed. Having spent so much time on their back story, suddenly there's this whole new situation, and I'll be honest, I did not feel the chemistry - in fact, Fluke and Junior felt a little awkward to me. There really wasn't anything about Achi's life over the last 10 years, and Achi/Mona's story wasn't really covered very well either... there were lots of plot-holes throughout. I did think that Coin's story, which I thought was simply a consistent mistranslation, was a cute plot-twist however.
The story itself wasn't bad, but lacked substance. Not sure why Mandee is having so much trouble with their series lately - I'm only talking about the storyline here. It may be that they're trying to break down what could easily be a 12-epsiode story into only 8 eps, and they lose sight of what is, and what's less important. TBC reminded me very much of Why R U? which was affected by COVID. We ended up with contracted, and incomplete storylines - it felt that we were missing so much, which of course, we were. Is this simply a screenwriting issue, a directorial issue, or a company issue? I don't know, but it needs to be fixed. I've always thought of Mandee as leaders in BL, but if they don't look at the issues, they're going to start to lose credibility very soon. We now have 3 generations of Domundi Boys, but I'm beginning to think that's it's far too many. Even the First gen actors rarely seem to have anything more than a cameo role, yet they're trying to push out a whole bunch of newbies. I wish they'd utilised the actors they already had before introducing even more. This way, no one gets to shine.
The music was okay, but I didn't think much of the costumes, especially Achi's - his clothes usually looked to big, too baggy, or too short.
Was it worth watching - yes. Would I re-watch it - probably. Would I recommend it - yes.

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Gostosinha de assistir, mas esquecível

Com uma trama simples e já apresentada inúmeras vezes em outras histórias BL, To Be Continued é uma série fácil e gostosa de assistir.

O problema, entretanto, é a forma como essa narrativa é conduzida. Eu confesso que a história do passado entre o Ji e o Achi é absurdamente mais interessante e emotiva do que o arco deles no presente. O maior problema que eu tive aqui é a forma como esses personagens continuam agindo e se comportando como adolescentes mesmo sendo adultos.

Eu sinto que há quase uma infantilização (leve, mas existente) dos personagens aqui para apelar para o público mais jovem que assiste a série. Diferente de Love is Better The Second Time Around que terminou recentemente, aqui você não sente que esses personagens são homens adultos em cargos importantes. O uso frequente de fantoches e pelúcias é um dos aspectos que me incomoda profundamente.

Mas para além disso, na trama presente, Ji e Achi não são exatamente personagens lá muito interessantes. O luto do Ji pela morte da mãe ou suas preocupações em ser um bom médico não me convencem e o Achi está ali. Ele é engraçado e carismático, mas não há muito sendo explorado no personagem.

Toda a falta de comunicação entre eles no presente é algo que realmente atrapalha a narrativa e deixa a trama cansativa. A série poderia ter explorado melhor a vida deles (principalmente o fato de ambos terem trabalhos que consomem muito tempo) ou a dificuldade em estar em um relacionamento com um idol e o preconceito da indústria ou ter que esconder o namoro e lidar com as fãs. Havia inúmeras possibilidades a serem exploradas ali e eu sinto que nada realmente ganha destaque.

O casal secundário e o casal de médicos recebem uma introdução, mas nunca realmente acontecem, o que me faz questionar o porquê a produção decidiu perder tempo mostrando algo que não tem um desenvolvido ou resolução no final.

De forma geral, a série tem momentos muito interessantes e cenas lindas e o passado deles carrega uma trama muito emotiva, mas eles falham em entregar uma trama divertida e apaixonante na história presente. Atores com ótima química e uma produção competente, certamente um ótimo BL para assistir sem grandes pretensões.

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Pues a lo mejor no deberían de haber continuado

Primero, lo de no hablarse por 10 años enteros por esa tontería no tiene ningún tipo de sentido, además de la falta de comunicación. Aparte yo pienso que si tanto te importa una persona y si de verdad la quieres, no tardarías 10 años en buscarla y que no hubiese ninguna comunicación.
La historia es malísima porque no pasa prácticamente nada hasta que en el cap 7 te explican porque no se volvieron a ver hasta después 10 años y de repente en están juntos como por arte de magia. La actuación, la producción, la edición es más de lo mismo, lo único que se salva es la química que tiene la pareja principal, porque la secunda yo no se si son pareja porque como han tenido como 10 min de screentime no me queda demasiado claro.
Solo recomiendo este bl si tienes problemas para dormir o mucho tiempo libre, porque ni siquiera es entretenida si quieres ver algo malo.

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To be continued est une belle histoire. On le voit à la première scène de rencontredes 2 protagonistes plus jeunes. Le démarrage est très lent, l'existence des non-dits nous force à attendre l'épisode 7 où l'on découvre la cause profonde du vide entre Jirawat & Achivich. L'alternance entre le passé et le présent est très bien exploitée de telle manière que l'on vit l'histoire clairement, hormis la lenteur, le côté triste dans la non exploitation à fond des personnages secondaires Gumbie & Ki, mais Song & Peh. J'apprécie énormément la présentation et le jeu sur des jeux tabous en général : le dépistage du cancer, son évolution, le consentement, l'orthopédie, la confiance en soi, la mort. Honnêtement je le recommande et conseille vivement une culture de la patience durant le visionnage. Je trouve inadmissible la durée du nombre d'épisodes pour un rendu un peu triste.😊😊

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Continuou porém não chegou lá

Achivich e Jirawat, jovens estudantes, tiveram umas “briguinhas” pouco depois de se conhecerem, mas parece que o relacionamento deles evoluiu para algo mais significativo.
Após um salto no tempo, eles se tornaram adultos, afastados e com assuntos inacabados. Jirawat hesita em se encontrar novamente com Achivich, mas este pressiona para recuperar o que tinham antes. Qual era essa relação?

O segredo dessa relação e da separação é revelado através de flashbacks da juventude dos dois, enquanto acompanhamos as tentativas de perdão e reconciliação de Achivich com Jirawat. A trama alterna entre passado e presente, mas peca por incluir cenas desnecessárias e cansativas, onde eu acelerei ou pulei. Além disso, o “segredo” da história não é particularmente estimulante, seguindo o clichê comum dos BL tailandeses.

No entanto, certas partes, especialmente os confrontos emocionais entre os personagens, se destacam pela boa química entre os atores e pela coerência do roteiro em momentos específicos. Nas cenas mais intensas, os atores transmitem sedução, perdão e atração de maneira convincente, refletindo os sentimentos dos personagens após anos de separação e desentendimentos.

O BL tinha potencial para ser um “hit”, tanto antes quanto depois de assistido, mas não conseguiu se destacar em vários aspectos.

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巧みなストーリーライン

8話という短いストーリーの中に、過去と現在が上手く組み合わさって作られています。

なぜ2人が離れ離れになってしまったのか、なぜ10年を経てもう一度出会うことになってしまったのか、その10年を取り戻すことができるのか、話数が進むごとにどんどん色んなことが明らかになり展開していきます。

私は知らない間にこの話に夢中になり、2日間で完走しました。

高校生の時の若さと脆さと、大人になっだからこそ難しくなってしまう人間関係が良く現れていました。
2人の演技も素晴らしく、目線や表情で友達から恋に変わるときがありありとわかりました。

そして、私はこの2人のような関係性が大好きです。
互いがいることによって、日々の活力となり自らを向上させることができる。
それは、簡単なようで難しいです。
二人がこれからもずっと幸せで向上し続けることを願っています。

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