Well, that was a lot of wasted potential at the end. I loved their complicated relationship, and I was excited for the resolution, but it limped to the finish line and fell flat right before crossing. That was almost as irritating as Tine and Sarawat's high five ending. Maybe there will be a movie version with a not terrible ending???
As a 39 queer person, this show had the maturity I've been looking for. I get that for 17 year olds, it's probably…
I don't think you get to be the arbiter of whether the series is well written or not. You can certainly say you didn't like it which you have done, and other people are certainly free to disagree with you, as I and many other people have done. We got it, you didn't like it.
Came here after finishing this series and was surprised by some of the negative comments. Are we just getting…
As a 39 queer person, this show had the maturity I've been looking for. I get that for 17 year olds, it's probably not going to resonate as much because it focuses on life issues beyond where they are. But for me, this was perfect (except for the weird sound thing in ep 6 hahaha)
I'm 5 minutes into the first episode and not enjoying the casual homophobia... He dreams he kissed a man and then scrubs his mouth??? I mean, I was 12 in 1995, so I can confirm that people were definitely homophobic, but someone tell me, before I keep watching this, is that going to be a continuing thing? Does he stay acting homophobic? If so, I'm gonna give this one a pass...
So, in the movie Garden State, Natalie Portman's character is whimsical, fun, seemingly carefree, adventurous and lively, and Zach Braff's character is a sad sack, and Natalie Portman puts in all this energy helping him see the beauty in life or whatever, but then of course it turns out she has cancer and her seeming carefree nature is actually a mask for her fear of death, etc... Her character's personality became known as the "manic pixie dream girl".
Cher's character (minus the cancer, hopefully) gives me essentially the same vibe. He is doing a lot of emotional labor to help his boss, which his boss interprets romantically (and maybe Cher does too, it's unclear). Cher talks about same-sex relationships in an abstract, supportive way, but also in a way that makes it seem like he has never thought about being in a same-sex relationship. And then they kiss.
I have mixed feelings. I wish we had a little bit more context (maybe a few scenes of Force being an asshole boss) and a little more time (even a montage of them talking at night, because how many times have they talked at night now? It seems like only once, but maybe more? unclear).
I like Cher, his character is very fun. I feel like Force's character is lacking depth right now. What is his tragic backstory? Give us a flashback or something that better explains it.
I am enjoying the show, but I think it is not living up to its potential. I want more.
The acting is stiff, but damn, Uea is going through it! At first, I was like, why are you so stuck up??? But then, as we learned more about his past, I was like, I am so sorry sir, it is amazing that you are a functioning adult! Be nice to him, King!
It was cute, better than I expected. I thought Force was way too stiff, but Book (Cher) was fun as the oblivious, over-the-top ray of sunshine. It's kind of giving me manic pixie dream (boy) vibes.
Everything was so bloody amazing about this show. So many great things to gas up but I really have to highlight…
Yes, I loved the conversation between Jim and Li Ming, as brief as it was! I feel like GMMTV is getting braver and braver! In the past, the universes of these series were frequently utopic and sexuality was not acknowledged. People fell in love and when it was 2 men, they just pretended like it was the same as 2 people of opposite genders. Which is nice sometimes, but it ignores the reality, which is that life for queer people has challenges that it doesn't have for cis hets. I hope GMMTV continues to explore that. We even saw it in My School President, with the homophobic teacher, in the Eclipse, Not Me (with the equal marriage rally). GMMTV is giving me what I need! I hope they keep it up!
Such a great ending! I'm always nervous because I see so many good series with fucked up endings (weird drama at the last minute, dragging out the plot for no reason, ambiguous endings, sad endings for shock value), but this one brought it home! Such a feel good series, everyone got their happy ending and I am completely satisfied! If every GMMTV series ends this well, I will be happy!
Cher's character (minus the cancer, hopefully) gives me essentially the same vibe. He is doing a lot of emotional labor to help his boss, which his boss interprets romantically (and maybe Cher does too, it's unclear). Cher talks about same-sex relationships in an abstract, supportive way, but also in a way that makes it seem like he has never thought about being in a same-sex relationship. And then they kiss.
I have mixed feelings. I wish we had a little bit more context (maybe a few scenes of Force being an asshole boss) and a little more time (even a montage of them talking at night, because how many times have they talked at night now? It seems like only once, but maybe more? unclear).
I like Cher, his character is very fun. I feel like Force's character is lacking depth right now. What is his tragic backstory? Give us a flashback or something that better explains it.
I am enjoying the show, but I think it is not living up to its potential. I want more.