Couldn't agree more. Though I have never watched that series, I had seen the teaser before the trailer was released. It was last year when GMMTV's newest TV series were introduced to the netizens via its YT Channel. I watched each trailer of the series, be it BL or not, and the moment I got into 2Together, I took aback because I felt the same rom-com, often cliche, environment that surrounds most Thai BL, which doesn't appeal to my taste. Only then I promised myself not to make any attempt to see even the pilot episode. I was right after all that the series is mediocre and only caters entertainment without any social relevance.
I wasn't expecting a "powerful" confrontation scene at the end of 12th episode. As someone who has been single since birth, I'm confronted by the fact that I won't understand the behavior exhibited by Cai and Gav as their relationship faces on the brink of separation. Unless I have direct experience in romantic relationship, I could relate. Though that kind of reasoning seems faulty, I will reason out that their relationship won't last forever because life is full of uncertainties. We always hope that our first love will be the last one. To see it this way tends to show how idealistic people are when they are madly in love, as they set this goal during adulthood. The moment we ask ourselves, how much more are we willing to sacrifice to work the relationship in the name of love, is a question that challenges us to this day. Let me leave that question to all of you.
It has still some problematic issues. But episode 3 was much better. Finally some improvements in the story overall.
The number one problem I found in the series is the overwhelming characterization of the casts. They seemed to attend acting workshops. However, I'm not swayed by their acting when it is out of tune. I don't know how other viewers perceive this problem.
I am really disappointed in something in episode 5! When his friend says he cant believe that he likes boys and…
I suggest you include Gaya sa Pelikula (Like in the Movies) on your watch list. If you are not aware of that Filipino BL series, it is the first-of-its-kind to cast gay actors to portray the main leads. I believe from production team down to the director, they are members of the LGBTQ+ Community. Though it's not yet released, the series strives to be the avenue for gay presentation.
To the whole Team of Gameboys the series, I would commend each of you of your tireless efforts to delivering a show in par excellence. Believe me, the IdeaFirst Company has never failed us. Despite the public health crisis in the Philippines, the company never settles for mediocrity as shown in the project. The series attracts more viewers not solely because the main leads are good-looking men, but it also lies in the novelty and ingenuity to tell compelling stories of love in times of uncertainty.
To quote a scene from the Last Full Show, after Mayessa (played by Arci Munoz) has delivered her movie proposal to the committee, the Film Manager Ms. Tess Ranido (played by Bibeth Orteza) exclaims, “...isulat mo na parang ikaw ang nakaimbento ng genre (referring to Rom-Com).
That quote says it all in the current work of the IdeaFirstCompany, in which I would argue that they have (re)invented the BL genre with extra flavor, applying the framework of Filipino culture and balancing fantasy and reality (this one truly amazes me) to the series. Albeit sometimes cliché and corny as the conventional meaning of the media genre (BL) aims, the right amount of “kilig” and reality of events are, indeed, satisfying if not humanizing.
To quote a scene from the Last Full Show, after Mayessa (played by Arci Munoz) has delivered her movie proposal to the committee, the Film Manager Ms. Tess Ranido (played by Bibeth Orteza) exclaims, “...isulat mo na parang ikaw ang nakaimbento ng genre (referring to Rom-Com).
That quote says it all in the current work of the IdeaFirstCompany, in which I would argue that they have (re)invented the BL genre with extra flavor, applying the framework of Filipino culture and balancing fantasy and reality (this one truly amazes me) to the series. Albeit sometimes cliché and corny as the conventional meaning of the media genre (BL) aims, the right amount of “kilig” and reality of events are, indeed, satisfying if not humanizing.