Silver_Sylphy

Epic analysis.

FifthZeke! FifthZeke! FifthZeke! Zion, come on dude! We're all here for FifthZeke, not Chuckchuck, not Kim, and certainly not Jelai and his out-of-timing comments and behaviour! Let's forget about them, please!

FifthZeke is in all honesty one of the best and freshest couples in BL. The chemistry, the story of their relationship, and even their interactions with other characters are mostly a joy to watch. Give us more of that! We could really do without the toilet humour that seems to open every episode too. Give us a better cold opening, please!

Zion, I'll say it again, your establishing shots are gorgeous. Your sound work is one of the best in Asia. Even with the background and wind noise you manage to clearly hear and focus on the characters speaking. Please, we just need you to focus on the story proper and the main characters. Tighten up your script. Any number of fans would love to edit for you, even for free, so we can get some contiguous stories and not a mess of improv that does nothing for our characters.

My goodness Xion. You have one of the best couples in BL for a while. All the chemistry is there, the actors are amazing and you're letting it wash down the drain?

Why don't we get something focused on Fifth Zeke only? Why must we have all the unnecessary side stories about Kim with Mr. Korea and Jelai with the new PE teacher? Couldn't these just be really far background support characters? Jason and Joel could have had the other side stories with the, hopefully, GL characters rounding it out.

Your establishing shots are just gorgeous. Hero and Jericho are fire together. Jason using Joel's picture in the app and the introduction of someone from Zeke's past is just a good amount of conflict. Please, please do not mess this one up!

Loved it! Mame you're a genius!
The only small nibble I have is that we could have explored the family fall-out a little more. We could have seen more of Lom's mom coming to terms with him liking a guy. A meeting with her and Nuea going from uncomfortable to accepting would have been the proverbial topping on the wedding cake (see what I did there?).
Likeable, well developed characters with great motivations. Support characters did just that: the right amount of support without bogging down the leads.
Well done Mame! And you signing the book at the beginning: priceless 😀

That it was

Lol. Justin has been Nikko's BFF for so long that he has grown very attached to him. Quite believable. It was sweet that he was able to move aside when Nikko does get a serious love interest.

It's been a very long time since I've actually felt emotions for a BL character. Investment, yes, but deep emotions no. The story is full of tropes, but they are spun so nicely that it just made an epic story. Nikko is an amazing character Tommy played him to the fullest. This was just so well writtten and acted!

It's not a sad ending. Eli decided to work hard and get a scholarship in the US for the one purpose of reuniting with Nikko. That's very sweet of him. Quite a fitting end, and hopefully a good start for S2. That is if it doesn't go the way of Gaya Sa Pelikula and no S2 . . .

The Pinoys have done it again! Wonderful character driven story that has the emotion and realness!
Compatible to the Netflix drama Heartstopper this is one for the ages! Instant classic!

My dear Xion, see when we cut out the lost dog and cringy characters we can get something coherent? Some still exist, but we're going in the right direction! Miles better than the other Oxin productions!
This one actually focuses on a good, relatable story with believable characters. Still some room for improvement, but we're getting there Oxin Films!

Love how these dramas to rip on brands.
iPhone (although older) doesn't hold a charge, Mini breaks down. Guess Apple and Mini didn't want to be sponsors :D
But we're not messing with Suzuki ever!

Krist is a great actor. He is bringing some nice chaotic energy to Kawi and plays the shy moments perfectly.
However, as with his other performances, this series is showing how underrated Fluke is. He is really one of GMM's gems. His facial expressions, his body language, and his on-screen presence are just another level.

Anyone know what's the name of that bar in ep.8?

Good thing he didn't witness the photoshoot or else the puns would have been off the chart!!!

Perfect rationalizing!
I live the character of Kawi and casting Krist was a gold strike! He brings a nice, genuine caothic energy to the part.

Krist is an epic actor. In his original role he was somewhat overshadowed by Singto, but he really is a great actor in his own right. He is palying Kawi quite well: the flawed loner introvert. His reactions around Pearmai with the shy blushing, to his angry, to his more over-the-top with the fix-it guy were all done well.

You won't believe I thought Ms. Becky and Chuckchuck or Drake or Kim would walk in killing the moment/ mood, but they really surprised me!

I was really surprised they handled Zeke's shoot of Fifth so tastefully. Fifth doing it voluntarily and removing his clothes on his own also shows the trust he places in him.
Now, if I were one of the characters in the show I'd make a cringy pun about "thrust." See, Oxin and Xion, it's not hard to avoid these horrible double entendres that no one really enjoys.

Ep.9 had the least cringy cringe of the whole series, but it was still there dragging down what could be a great story.
Why kill Sky's dad? Seems unwarranted, but at least the conversations in the final act were nice.
While not perfect ep.9 still showed how this production could have been much better with just some thought . . .

What I liked most is the couples interacted and that was that. In some other drama the couples would have suddenly become best friends. I was waiting to see if Pat and Pran would come to Tian's dinner and if they would suddenly be best buddies. Glad they went a more realistic way and the two, basically, seperated after the play. Just enough interaction and no more.