Wait so basically Saenkaew and Sasin come back at the end to live in the same house as Saenkaew’s father who…
No. They're just visiting. But his father has accepted Sasin now so he tells them they don't need to stay at a hotel and they can just stay in their house for their visit.
This was an outstanding political drama with a dash of BL thrown in for good measure. However, I had trouble following…
Nong blackmailed the PM. The PM told him to take all the criticisms thrown at him in the no-confidence debate without rebutting at all (something Vee would have absolutely opposed to), in exchange all the coalition government members are told to vote to keep Nong and only the cabinet would be reshuffled with Nong keeping his position.
Vee meanwhile was also on his own getting help from his brother to convince other members to vote to keep Nong. His brother asked that in exchange, Vee had to cut all contacts with Nong and that he would resign from the party (his brother believes having Vee as Nong's strategist makes it hard for the party to control Nong as a puppet minister).
After Nong survived the no-confidence debate and got to keep his position as Health Minister, the PM spiked his drink and staged a car accident. Someone must have tipped Sun off, so Sun knows about this and asks Vee that in exchange of him helping save Nong, Vee will join the rival political party. Another detail is that it was hinted that Sun is the person who sent Nong the footage which he could use to blackmail the PM because the guy who delivered the USB box to Nong is the same guy Sun hired to kill the truck driver that was ordered to kill Nong.
Vee left the box of croissant to explain that he didn't leave on his own accords and most likely to let Nong knows that even if he's joining a rival party, he'll find his way back to Nong eventually.
At the end of the show, Vee is now in Pheu Kwam Wang Party which is part of the coalition government with Nong's party Wiwat Siam Party so the two parties are more like frenemy than they are enemy. Nong will have to survive his term without the help of Vee and his team, meanwhile it's unknown what Sun is up to now that he has Vee in his party.
shows where writers don't sacrifice logic and reasonability for illogical happy ever after endings, deserve more flowers and recognition, regardless of whether you consider them to be "bl" or "not bl" series 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
thank you. it feels like people just want nc scenes throughout the series. this series actually has a plot. not…
Are you interested in non-QL thai works? There are a few Thai netflix originals that have great social commentaries like Mandate like Tomorrow and I (Boy Pakorn is in one of the episodes ), The Believers, Doctor Climax and Ready Set Love, Analog Squad. All of these shows have LGBTQ+ rep to an extent (except The Believers)
thank you. it feels like people just want nc scenes throughout the series. this series actually has a plot. not…
Oooh thank you for the compliment. Off the top of my head, Mandate instantly reminded me of Spare Me Your Mercy (2024) (which lacks/is low in romance, focuses more on murder mysteries and the topic of Euthanasia), Laws of Attraction (2023) which features corrupted politicians, and Manner of Death (2020).
They really should have told us upfront that we have a bromance here. Then the expectations would have matched.…
While EP1-6 did not feature explicit romance scenes, it's very clear that they were developing feelings for each other, although ambiguously and slowly because there's no mutual trust yet. The explicit scenes in EP 7 show it's not just a bromance. Mandate dares to go where other Thai BLs haven't gone yet, whether it's the risque portrayal of modern day politicians and backdoor political deals, power shifts and struggles, issues of coalition government, grand compromises, bidder rigging in government contracts, elections and campaigning issues and the corrupting effect politics has on a person. It's actually revolutionary without even claiming itself to be.
(no hard feelings at you op, just wanted to respond to some of your points in case people see the comment and misunderstand that this show is purely bromance, which it is not. in any case, it's more of a slowburn with minimal romance but the relationship is tightly linked with the main political narrative)
thank you. it feels like people just want nc scenes throughout the series. this series actually has a plot. not…
i think rather than "ruining" the character, the show more or less examines the potential corruption of a complicated but good natured man by politics (to which Nong himself had asked the question in EP 2, is it bc there are shitty people in politics or politics itself that make people shitty like this)
nong has always been a hot headed guy (if you think about how he reacted to jump and vee tricking him to dropping the other party) but always reasonable (how he offered to dressing up jump's wound after punching him)
it never felt like they were trying to portray a "green flag" male lead or justifying every decisions he's ever made. so there might not even be a need to redeem him at all. this story is really refreshing and novel in the sense that there are no black and white characters, everyone is just trying their best to survive
most of the comments on here are misleading. this drama doesn't focus purely on romance and NC scenes like most…
^^^^ yeah everything OP says. also because if you skip any scenes, you might miss a whole plot line because there are pretty much no filler scenes and the show makes full use of every minute to tell their political story 🤗😉 the romance might be somewhat subtle and brewing in the background but it's very crucial and tightly linked with the overall plot
Ykw, I love this! I would not call it BL, because it’s better than the “genre” of BL. It’s like any other…
I found one of the screenwriters very often share clips of Gale with their caption saying "using the character to say what we want to say". 🤣 it's no wonder why gale is always so on spot and bitey with her questions and remarks during those press concferences. the show is indeed a heavy reflection of thai politics if not to say mirror perfect
good acting, amazing plot, not too much romance. enjoyable if you like watching shows that are a lot of people…
you can scroll down further the comments to get some contrasting point of views as well 😅. im probably very biased bc i have somewhat of legal/politics background and i personally enjoy slowburn, complex characters even when they make controversial choices and don't mind if a show isn't explicit
Vee meanwhile was also on his own getting help from his brother to convince other members to vote to keep Nong. His brother asked that in exchange, Vee had to cut all contacts with Nong and that he would resign from the party (his brother believes having Vee as Nong's strategist makes it hard for the party to control Nong as a puppet minister).
After Nong survived the no-confidence debate and got to keep his position as Health Minister, the PM spiked his drink and staged a car accident. Someone must have tipped Sun off, so Sun knows about this and asks Vee that in exchange of him helping save Nong, Vee will join the rival political party. Another detail is that it was hinted that Sun is the person who sent Nong the footage which he could use to blackmail the PM because the guy who delivered the USB box to Nong is the same guy Sun hired to kill the truck driver that was ordered to kill Nong.
Vee left the box of croissant to explain that he didn't leave on his own accords and most likely to let Nong knows that even if he's joining a rival party, he'll find his way back to Nong eventually.
At the end of the show, Vee is now in Pheu Kwam Wang Party which is part of the coalition government with Nong's party Wiwat Siam Party so the two parties are more like frenemy than they are enemy. Nong will have to survive his term without the help of Vee and his team, meanwhile it's unknown what Sun is up to now that he has Vee in his party.
I hope that helps somewhat 🤗
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(no hard feelings at you op, just wanted to respond to some of your points in case people see the comment and misunderstand that this show is purely bromance, which it is not. in any case, it's more of a slowburn with minimal romance but the relationship is tightly linked with the main political narrative)
nong has always been a hot headed guy (if you think about how he reacted to jump and vee tricking him to dropping the other party) but always reasonable (how he offered to dressing up jump's wound after punching him)
it never felt like they were trying to portray a "green flag" male lead or justifying every decisions he's ever made. so there might not even be a need to redeem him at all. this story is really refreshing and novel in the sense that there are no black and white characters, everyone is just trying their best to survive
Telasa (https://www.telasa.jp/series/16043) if you are in Japan.
The show has not been officially made available to any countries other than the two above.