I absolutely love the Dean! Moira's forgiveness was actually quite good, a little rushed but you could see the direction. We didn't see Kim and Jake :( The most unrealistic thing was all the characters being at the grad! When last did you attend a university grad where so many people could turn up, even for the Valedictorian??? Anyway, I don't think there has been a drama with this much wrong and this much good at the same time!
Who ever is in charge of the soundtrack deserves a raise!
Loved Ben and Ben for years. Was trilled they got a mention in Gameboys, but to actually get that perfect song for that perfect scene was just . . . perfection!
Glorious. I wasn’t prepared to get this emotional on a Friday afternoon! From 'Karl dancing' until the end --…
I kept thinking is this the end as a cliffhanger for next week on each scene! This one single episode had more character development, story and heart than many dramas capture in 12 episodes!
This show is perfect! From the script, to the acting, all the way down to the OST, everything comes together so…
The characters are so complex and get so much development! We understand their issues. Not one is toxic. We see that even Judith is trying to get forgiveness for scaring Vlad.
Wow! Wow! Wow! These Pinoys are taking the crown for 2020! This is an epic coming of age story! So much development for all these characters in such a short time! The slight cliffhanger of Karl's phone call was so on-edge. We even learn about Judith's role in scaring Vlad. For a moment it was looking like Vlad won't go back, but that was resolved so perfectly.
And that music! I've loved Ben and Ben for years. Just today I heard Ride Home on my MP3 player. Couldn't be a more perfect song for the scene!
It seems to be an emerging industry and needs to be fostered. GameBoys was epic in both writing and performance. If they could continue that trend in all genres we could see some of the best dramas out of The Philippines!
That was one longgggggg flashback! It's the first time one has lasted so long. It will be interesting to see how then deal with the present as the past took most of the show. Interesting choice for representing the past, as most dramas show snippets of the present interlaced at the very least to keep the audience engaged that it is indeed a flashback. Let's see where they're going with this one . . .
Vlad was made out to be the hated neighbour at first. It looked like it would be the trope of a guy falls for an annoying neighbour, but that quickly changed. The character development of Vlad was just so on point! His loneliness on his birthday was just telling, having us understand his attitude more. I thought this would not be good, but I'm so glad I was wrong.
I might get shot with my comment for PND EP1, so I will begin with the awesome things I had observed. 1.) Acting…
It's still reality, sadly. That's what's making the Pinoy stories work too. For the most part, the Thais seem to not want to cover the pandemic but the Pinoys have made it their own! GB is epic, but the others are not bad also. Quaranthings is really, really good, and Like in the Movies is turning out to be a masterpiece too. Gameboys will be forever a commentary on how the pandemic affected families. Cai's experience of his father's death at a sensitive turning point in his life, again due to the virus, and what his mother and brother experienced will always be a powerful commentary. Ginoo. Payawal, and I can only refer to him as Mr. from now on, will live on for this amazing piece too! I hope Keavy Eunice Vicente (PND) is as prolific a writer as Ash M. Malanum (GB).
Although I rated Fluid (8.5) and Chasing Sunsets (8.0) high, I didn't really feel that connected to any of the…
The magic of having epic writers! They can make you relate to characters a mile away. In many dramas, and the Thais are very guilty of this, characters just seem to melt to generic terms after falling for each other. GB managed to keep Cai and Gav as two distinct personalities right to the end. PS I'm still reeling from their argument scene. Nothing can top that for terms of believability and impact.
It was so real when she said the person has to also have good looks because you are going to wake up to them every day. So true! These dramas will have you believe that is not the case, but use gorgeous actors! Pearl keeps it real in more ways than one!
Pearl's playlist is Hahalin Na Ko Please - Love me Please - kinda the same songs as Gav's when he was listening to Ben and Ben (epic band BTW). No wonder Pearl and Gave are friends. :D
Condo/Barista/Architect had handled the GL topic nicely, but PND is, so far at ep.1, promising to be even better.
Okay, Okay... Wow! What melodrama we had in this ep.! LOL But, it's still all good. Yes, this series is still…
What's done well is done exceptional and what's bad is horrible. No other drama has such goods, bads, highs, lows all either portrayed epicly or as bad as it can get!
Moira's forgiveness was actually quite good, a little rushed but you could see the direction.
We didn't see Kim and Jake :(
The most unrealistic thing was all the characters being at the grad! When last did you attend a university grad where so many people could turn up, even for the Valedictorian???
Anyway, I don't think there has been a drama with this much wrong and this much good at the same time!
Kinda of topic but another epic Pinoy artist is Reese Lansangan:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnmvQXPhFGWSQwJoO9geilg
This one single episode had more character development, story and heart than many dramas capture in 12 episodes!
This is an epic coming of age story!
So much development for all these characters in such a short time!
The slight cliffhanger of Karl's phone call was so on-edge.
We even learn about Judith's role in scaring Vlad.
For a moment it was looking like Vlad won't go back, but that was resolved so perfectly.
And that music! I've loved Ben and Ben for years. Just today I heard Ride Home on my MP3 player. Couldn't be a more perfect song for the scene!
GameBoys was epic in both writing and performance. If they could continue that trend in all genres we could see some of the best dramas out of The Philippines!
Let's see where they're going with this one . . .
The character development of Vlad was just so on point! His loneliness on his birthday was just telling, having us understand his attitude more.
I thought this would not be good, but I'm so glad I was wrong.
Gameboys will be forever a commentary on how the pandemic affected families. Cai's experience of his father's death at a sensitive turning point in his life, again due to the virus, and what his mother and brother experienced will always be a powerful commentary.
Ginoo. Payawal, and I can only refer to him as Mr. from now on, will live on for this amazing piece too!
I hope Keavy Eunice Vicente (PND) is as prolific a writer as Ash M. Malanum (GB).
PS I'm still reeling from their argument scene. Nothing can top that for terms of believability and impact.
It was so real when she said the person has to also have good looks because you are going to wake up to them every day. So true! These dramas will have you believe that is not the case, but use gorgeous actors! Pearl keeps it real in more ways than one!
Pearl's playlist is Hahalin Na Ko Please - Love me Please - kinda the same songs as Gav's when he was listening to Ben and Ben (epic band BTW). No wonder Pearl and Gave are friends. :D
Condo/Barista/Architect had handled the GL topic nicely, but PND is, so far at ep.1, promising to be even better.
Like they didn't see the other episode? :D
Moria deserves some jail time . . .