does it necessary to watch Gameboys first before starting this series?
It's somewhat a standalone in the expanded Gameboy's universe, but there were some faint callbacks to GB s.1. Watching that first will help you to understand the character of Pearl a little more.
Wow. I almost didn't start watching this thinking it would be a trainwreck. Kyo is doing such an amazing job as Judah. The raw emotion from this damaged individual is permeating. The absentee parent is something that many young people face in the developing world and I'm happy to see the effect of it being shown here. I'm also happy that Judah is flawed in more ways than one by dismissing Rocky saying he may be bi. This shows a partial bias on Judah's part and is quite an addition to a BL story. Royce also really captures those torn emotions. He has made the Rocky character his. That jealousy was so well portrayed. Trying to get Judah's attention was so, for want of a better word, cute. The chat with his father was so simple, yet so palpable. There is a feeling he had more to say. I'm so glad that Lolly finally accepted her grandson for what he is. That backstory was painful to hear both for Lolly and her husband. Shows what years of conditioning could do to a human psyche. It further gave a good motivation for what she wanted to do and not just make her look like some zealot. Speaking of Lolly, Gina's Pareño's (Judah's grandmom) performance is great and equal to Sue Prado's (Cairo's mom) in Gameboys. The emotion, the feels... I must say eight episodes are way short, but, up to this mark, we have got some of the best character development ever seen. Nothing has been wasted. We know the characters' backgrounds, motivations, wants, and needs. This is a real, true, genuine coming of age story done perfectly correct! These Pinoys are really slaying the BL drama genre for the end of 2020! Elijah is an epic actor, but Kyo ties him for this performance!
Ep.4 really caught Vlad's loneliness. Love how it was portrayed. One of the best in any drama. The OST was so perfect too. The chemistry is quite good between the leads. These Pinoys have really stepped up the game in drama!
Wow. Could it get any darker? Suicide/ death? Here's hoping that Korn can't die and it's some trick with Time. Great acting all round too. Anyone else thinks Khun Darin just looks bad a@@ed with her squad? The villain of the year?
Do not support this "actress". She's being hired by GMMTV to make dark skin people look bad and look like clowns…
As Lady Ginko says there's a difference between laughing at someone and laughing with. If she wasn't a good entertainer she would never have been popular on GMM in her MC and host roles. That alone speaks volumes. Sadly the fair skin is beauty standard is a worldwide phenomenon. Eurocentric standards. People like Jennie are making headway to change that though. Although some of her roles are played for laughs she has had some good roles. The Shipper saw her as a demi-god. Her personality was over-the-top, yes, but it was for laughs in a good way, not at her expense. Yes, hopefully we'll see actors from a tropical country like Thailand and India get shades other than pure white someday.
Totally agree. I think maybe because I'm older, to me a phone is just a phone, so last ep that wasn't as monstrous…
It wasn't a main character. James played Kay, Tutor's boss at the cafe. He is considered a strong character and gathered some attention in Thailand for being gay and dark yet portraying a serious role like a cafe owner. His discourse with Tutor's father was also highly praised by some.
Improv is a hell of a thing. It either works or not. Clearly, it did not here. Xion needs to take a look at how to get his actors to improv. Was the shooting schedule that tight not to allow retakes? Perfect scenes, like the argument scene in Gameboys, take umpteen takes to get to that level of perfection. The durian eating could have been better done to show a real connection between Sky and Ace. What was that whole thing about kidnapping Chuckchuk? It went nowhere, not even to develop the evil "sisters," Ace nor even Chuckchuk. Was there a time discrepancy too? Celyn says Chuck has not eaten for days, but from Ace's and Sky's perspective, it wasn't that long? Also the bad sisters never change out of their black clothing? The party, at least, was somewhat nice. Where was the cake Sky was so busy preparing though? Was it the wedding cake at the party?
A high energy madness show like YYY works because it's all comedy and energy scripted and choreographed. The funny scenes are just that: funny. One minute My Day is all serious then fades into a Disney fantasy scene with no proper link. Serious is over the top, as with Ace's dad, then we see Ms. Becky cleaning in some fantasy scene that goes nowhere.
I really think the writers and director need to lay off that homemade lambanog. The show has so many good concepts wasted. The baking competition and Chuck's kidnapping come to mind.
We're almost to the end and Ace's mom's sub-plot is nowhere near a start. Another missed opportunity for world-building and character development. At least a small scene where we get to know why she left and who really is Ms. Becky would have been nice, or even better teasers of this.
Jake and Kim seem to have been forgotten too.
A few things were done right so far though. At least the trope of I love women but love you was not used. Sky's confession to his mom was good. Ace and Kim have a positive relationship that is non-toxic.
As the first real series outing for Oxin I hope they are taking notes to make their next production, at least, coherent.
Had to watch that again!
I almost didn't start watching this thinking it would be a trainwreck.
Kyo is doing such an amazing job as Judah. The raw emotion from this damaged individual is permeating. The absentee parent is something that many young people face in the developing world and I'm happy to see the effect of it being shown here. I'm also happy that Judah is flawed in more ways than one by dismissing Rocky saying he may be bi. This shows a partial bias on Judah's part and is quite an addition to a BL story.
Royce also really captures those torn emotions. He has made the Rocky character his. That jealousy was so well portrayed. Trying to get Judah's attention was so, for want of a better word, cute. The chat with his father was so simple, yet so palpable. There is a feeling he had more to say.
I'm so glad that Lolly finally accepted her grandson for what he is. That backstory was painful to hear both for Lolly and her husband. Shows what years of conditioning could do to a human psyche. It further gave a good motivation for what she wanted to do and not just make her look like some zealot.
Speaking of Lolly, Gina's Pareño's (Judah's grandmom) performance is great and equal to Sue Prado's (Cairo's mom) in Gameboys. The emotion, the feels...
I must say eight episodes are way short, but, up to this mark, we have got some of the best character development ever seen. Nothing has been wasted. We know the characters' backgrounds, motivations, wants, and needs.
This is a real, true, genuine coming of age story done perfectly correct!
These Pinoys are really slaying the BL drama genre for the end of 2020!
Elijah is an epic actor, but Kyo ties him for this performance!
The chemistry is quite good between the leads.
These Pinoys have really stepped up the game in drama!
Kinda like can you name the dramas? :D
Ep.2:
Every time you do a tie-in I have to close my eyes.
Talk to the camera then!
Who are we talking to?
LMAO!
Suicide/ death? Here's hoping that Korn can't die and it's some trick with Time.
Great acting all round too.
Anyone else thinks Khun Darin just looks bad a@@ed with her squad? The villain of the year?
Sadly the fair skin is beauty standard is a worldwide phenomenon. Eurocentric standards. People like Jennie are making headway to change that though. Although some of her roles are played for laughs she has had some good roles. The Shipper saw her as a demi-god. Her personality was over-the-top, yes, but it was for laughs in a good way, not at her expense.
Yes, hopefully we'll see actors from a tropical country like Thailand and India get shades other than pure white someday.
What was that whole thing about kidnapping Chuckchuk? It went nowhere, not even to develop the evil "sisters," Ace nor even Chuckchuk. Was there a time discrepancy too? Celyn says Chuck has not eaten for days, but from Ace's and Sky's perspective, it wasn't that long? Also the bad sisters never change out of their black clothing?
The party, at least, was somewhat nice. Where was the cake Sky was so busy preparing though? Was it the wedding cake at the party?
A high energy madness show like YYY works because it's all comedy and energy scripted and choreographed. The funny scenes are just that: funny. One minute My Day is all serious then fades into a Disney fantasy scene with no proper link. Serious is over the top, as with Ace's dad, then we see Ms. Becky cleaning in some fantasy scene that goes nowhere.
I really think the writers and director need to lay off that homemade lambanog. The show has so many good concepts wasted. The baking competition and Chuck's kidnapping come to mind.
We're almost to the end and Ace's mom's sub-plot is nowhere near a start. Another missed opportunity for world-building and character development. At least a small scene where we get to know why she left and who really is Ms. Becky would have been nice, or even better teasers of this.
Jake and Kim seem to have been forgotten too.
A few things were done right so far though. At least the trope of I love women but love you was not used. Sky's confession to his mom was good. Ace and Kim have a positive relationship that is non-toxic.
As the first real series outing for Oxin I hope they are taking notes to make their next production, at least, coherent.