Do you consider heartstopper a bl or a 'gay themed show'? This is infact a bl thou, saying gay themed show sounds…
From what I know about the BL genre is that those stories were created by women for women. But nowadays, the genre has crossed over to male audience. In my opinion, BL stories are very formulaic with those tropes appearing on most of the shows. For me, gay-themed stories are more insightful because they are mostly written by members of the LGBT+ community. However, there are exceptions like Brokeback Mountain which was written by a straight woman - Annie Proulx.
So for so good for this series. Kudos to the director and screenwriters of pushing the envelope and avoiding the BL tropes. I wouldn't even put this series under BL genre but a gay themed show. It's obvious that the story was based on powerful insights and it was manifested through the superb acting by the cast. Those trials and tribulations that this group are going through happen in real life and it resonated with me. Can't wait to watch the rest of the future episodes!
I think I've moved on from Bad Buddy to this series. GMMTV continues to surprise me with unique and compelling series. No comparison with Bad Buddy but Not Me carves another high level of amazing story telling, great chemistry and acting, directing and those OSTs! Excited to see more!
I'm wondering if you guys have seen any Easter eggs from Ep 5 like I did:
1. The sign inside the pancake house (Pat, Ink & Pa): "I don't have to tell you I love you. I fed you pancake". Then Ink fed Pa some pancake. I think it's it's an ominous sign that the two will end up together.
2. The dumpling. When Pat saw a note and drawing of a dumpling from Pran's notebook: "I don't know how to flirt. Can I give you dumplings instead?" he laughed about it. Later on the episode, Pa brought some dumplings and offered some to Pat which he hesitated at first but eventually, he ate one. This tells you that he has came to realize his feelings for Pran.
Not sure if I was overthinking but those are my Easter eggs.
I like the way the story has progressed and has managed to avoid some of the BL tropes. Credit to director Tee who was able to elevate this series from being just another BL shows. I have noticed some subtle nuances in some scenes:
1. Tee respected and trusted the acting of all the actors on the series by using a lot of close-up shots so you can see the actors' emotions (Nubsib caressing Gene's face, the bathroom scene where the three were waiting anxiously for the others to leave the toilet, the family dinner scene where you can feel the tension was building up). 2. The last few moments from Ep 9 where Gene and Nubsib were contemplating from their separate bedrooms. I liked that shot when the camera zoomed out and both Gene and Nubsib looked like they were in their separate worlds signifying that they never felt so alone. 3. Lovely to watch when director Tee shot the bathroom scene from the outside where Gene and Nubsib were brushing their teeth . I felt that I was actually looking and listening to their conversation outside the bathroom.
Amazing acting from all the cast but most especially from Up, Kao and Bruce. Their character development were felt and seen as the story progresses.
I can't wait to watch the three remaining episodes and I'm sure there would still be a lot of plots unfolding.
In addition to that riveting last 15 minutes of Ep 16, I truly enjoyed that scene when Vincenzo was asked to be a model of Bye Bye Balloon. I was laughing myself silly from that comedic scene! SJK is truly a very versatile and excellent actor with the help of the very good supporting cast, director and great writer.
Noticed it too, but it seems like the problem is with Youtube since the team released some clips in twt where…
I read from the previous article that this series is a prequel so I think the intent is to show that it happened in the past. Hence , the sepia treatment.
1. The sign inside the pancake house (Pat, Ink & Pa): "I don't have to tell you I love you. I fed you pancake". Then Ink fed Pa some pancake. I think it's it's an ominous sign that the two will end up together.
2. The dumpling. When Pat saw a note and drawing of a dumpling from Pran's notebook: "I don't know how to flirt. Can I give you dumplings instead?" he laughed about it. Later on the episode, Pa brought some dumplings and offered some to Pat which he hesitated at first but eventually, he ate one. This tells you that he has came to realize his feelings for Pran.
Not sure if I was overthinking but those are my Easter eggs.
1. Tee respected and trusted the acting of all the actors on the series by using a lot of close-up shots so you can see the actors' emotions (Nubsib caressing Gene's face, the bathroom scene where the three were waiting anxiously for the others to leave the toilet, the family dinner scene where you can feel the tension was building up).
2. The last few moments from Ep 9 where Gene and Nubsib were contemplating from their separate bedrooms. I liked that shot when the camera zoomed out and both Gene and Nubsib looked like they were in their separate worlds signifying that they never felt so alone.
3. Lovely to watch when director Tee shot the bathroom scene from the outside where Gene and Nubsib were brushing their teeth . I felt that I was actually looking and listening to their conversation outside the bathroom.
Amazing acting from all the cast but most especially from Up, Kao and Bruce. Their character development were felt and seen as the story progresses.
I can't wait to watch the three remaining episodes and I'm sure there would still be a lot of plots unfolding.