This show would have been one of the top Thai BL if it was more streamlined. I'd make these changes personally: 1. Completely remove "Aey is in love with Gene/Sib" storyline. It's not working. It's unnecessary and it fills no purpose. Should've solely focused on his family struggling to accept his sexuality. 2. Removed Tum-Tiffy pairing. I get it, the idea seems cute and Tum as a lovesick puppy is cute, but it's not working either. No chemistry first of all, and the whole Tiffy trying to force her opinion of Tum being gay on him goes against the core of the show i.e an expose of the Thai BL industry. 3. The Sib/Gene family acceptance of their sexuality was way too fast for me. Should've fleshed it out more. Given us more backdrop on what really happened to Gene's father and given us more POV scenes for Sib's father. Episode 9 was one of the best "coming out to the family" scene I've seen in a BL period, but episode 10 failed to do a proper follow up to it.
Despite all these, I can safely say it's head and shoulders above other popular Thai BL (like LBC and whole MAME toxicity or 2gether). One of the highlight of the show for me is how Gene's publisher seems to push him to write things he doesn't want to or is uncomfortable with. It makes me believe that most BL book publishers push writers to add in unnecessary sex scenes because fujos eat them all like candies.
2020-2021 has been the best period for BLs NGL. We have had so many progressive shows that tackles these toxicity. From Gaya Si Pelikula to ITSAY to Call it What You Want. We need more shows to call out these problematic things. Fingers crossed that GMMTV will someday join the wagon, sadly it may not happen since many of these problems are perpetuated by their shows.
Tum and Tiffy all throughout Episodes 9-10Tum: im not joking im not joking im not jokingTiffy: enough it's not…
I think the show is wasting screentime on these two. I didn't feel them in the beginning and I'm still not feeling it. Their chemistry is non-existent.
This series gets more disappointing as it proceeds. I still think that episode 1 is miles better than the proceeding…
Calling Ep 1 miles better than the 9th episode is one of the more preposterous hyperbole I've seen. Sure it floundered around episode 3-6, but it has only gotten better since they gave us exposition after exposition.
okay so i think that the last episode was.................. interesting.the family part was great and it was just…
I actually think Gene-NC scene thing is a good expose moment. After watching this, I highly believe that many publishing companies force their writers to add in such problematic, toxic scenes in their books. And they don't have a choice, it's either do it or have your book unpublished. Just something to think about and mull over.
Just wanted to come back and say that I listened to more of Peter Han, 2Z and IZ and you gotta share your playlists!…
Haha Kballads are my fave type of Korean music. I have 2 playlists of Kballads on Spotify, I'll DM you the links.
Peter Han is CRIMINALLY underrated. He has done OST for two Kdramas (Stranger and Mother) and they're both such good songs. He also has such a nice, unique voice. Deserves way better!!
2Z and IZ have so many good songs, it bothers me how no one even knows them! 2Z definitely sounds more Indie than IZ. Many of 2Z songs are actually on the rock-ier, harder side. You should try out their recent album, it's called "ACT1", it has so many good songs.
I was gonna say the same. He's a beautiful man. The pic is so bad.
A man can be beautiful. Spectrum of beauty is not just for women. Heck there are even magazines that puts out a yearly ranking of "Most Beautiful Man Alive" like HarpersBazaar.
There are so many underrated Kpop groups/bands with songs that fit Kdramas. A handful of songs that comes to mind are: -> A few 2Z songs would suit a comedy drama like Eulachacha Waikiki series so well (Oasis, Stupid, Let's Go For It etc.), whereas a handful of others sound like something made for a campus drama (for e.g Stand). Whereas a few other would suit a mystery drama (All I Want for e.g is perfect for OCN dramas). -> LUCY songs. Their songs are already often used for Kdramas. But a few others would also suit the drama world like Stove, Flowering etc. -> IZ songs. Another band like the other two. Songs like Say Yes, Road to the Sun, Tears are made for melodramas. -> Davichi songs (No brainer here) especially songs like Spring (in fact someone has made a FMV of this song using a drama on YT and it fits so well), Don't Move, and the recent Just Hug Me. -> December's She's Gone and Unfinished. Two of my fave Kballads of all time. She's Gone would fit sci-fi dramas really well whereas Unfinished is tailormade for a melodrama. Highly recommend you try these songs out. -> Hyunsik's Dear Love would fit a melodrama really well. -> Peter Han's Broken Apart for an OCN crime mystery drama (would suit dramas like Train SUPER well). -> Standing Egg's Foolish ft Davichi's Lee Haeri -> Yangpa's Farewell is Not the Same. It sounds like a song right out of a soundtrack of a mid 2000s Kdrama.
Trust me when I say this -> The loveline is the core of the show's plot. Without the loveline the plot makes no…
I watched this after the Guest as well. I personally think both of these dramas are entirely different types of dramas and both excel at what they're aiming for. The Guest, as I look at it, was a procedural crime drama but with a supernatural backdrop and while it has an overarching villain/demon it also focuses on minor antagonists/ghosts. It emphasises investigation process rather than the "exorcisms" . The Priest on the other hand was a horror drama through and through with one overarching villain/demon and puts the most stress on character narratives and exorcisms.
Wait, so your problem was the fact that he was a Priest and a Priest had a love line? Because they also justify this completely later on when it starts doing character exposition. Nothing is as it seems, trust me on that.
1. Completely remove "Aey is in love with Gene/Sib" storyline. It's not working. It's unnecessary and it fills no purpose. Should've solely focused on his family struggling to accept his sexuality.
2. Removed Tum-Tiffy pairing. I get it, the idea seems cute and Tum as a lovesick puppy is cute, but it's not working either. No chemistry first of all, and the whole Tiffy trying to force her opinion of Tum being gay on him goes against the core of the show i.e an expose of the Thai BL industry.
3. The Sib/Gene family acceptance of their sexuality was way too fast for me. Should've fleshed it out more. Given us more backdrop on what really happened to Gene's father and given us more POV scenes for Sib's father. Episode 9 was one of the best "coming out to the family" scene I've seen in a BL period, but episode 10 failed to do a proper follow up to it.
Despite all these, I can safely say it's head and shoulders above other popular Thai BL (like LBC and whole MAME toxicity or 2gether). One of the highlight of the show for me is how Gene's publisher seems to push him to write things he doesn't want to or is uncomfortable with. It makes me believe that most BL book publishers push writers to add in unnecessary sex scenes because fujos eat them all like candies.
2020-2021 has been the best period for BLs NGL. We have had so many progressive shows that tackles these toxicity. From Gaya Si Pelikula to ITSAY to Call it What You Want. We need more shows to call out these problematic things. Fingers crossed that GMMTV will someday join the wagon, sadly it may not happen since many of these problems are perpetuated by their shows.
Peter Han is CRIMINALLY underrated. He has done OST for two Kdramas (Stranger and Mother) and they're both such good songs. He also has such a nice, unique voice. Deserves way better!!
2Z and IZ have so many good songs, it bothers me how no one even knows them! 2Z definitely sounds more Indie than IZ. Many of 2Z songs are actually on the rock-ier, harder side. You should try out their recent album, it's called "ACT1", it has so many good songs.
-> A few 2Z songs would suit a comedy drama like Eulachacha Waikiki series so well (Oasis, Stupid, Let's Go For It etc.), whereas a handful of others sound like something made for a campus drama (for e.g Stand). Whereas a few other would suit a mystery drama (All I Want for e.g is perfect for OCN dramas).
-> LUCY songs. Their songs are already often used for Kdramas. But a few others would also suit the drama world like Stove, Flowering etc.
-> IZ songs. Another band like the other two. Songs like Say Yes, Road to the Sun, Tears are made for melodramas.
-> Davichi songs (No brainer here) especially songs like Spring (in fact someone has made a FMV of this song using a drama on YT and it fits so well), Don't Move, and the recent Just Hug Me.
-> December's She's Gone and Unfinished. Two of my fave Kballads of all time. She's Gone would fit sci-fi dramas really well whereas Unfinished is tailormade for a melodrama. Highly recommend you try these songs out.
-> Hyunsik's Dear Love would fit a melodrama really well.
-> Peter Han's Broken Apart for an OCN crime mystery drama (would suit dramas like Train SUPER well).
-> Standing Egg's Foolish ft Davichi's Lee Haeri
-> Yangpa's Farewell is Not the Same. It sounds like a song right out of a soundtrack of a mid 2000s Kdrama.
And SO MANY MORE!
Wait, so your problem was the fact that he was a Priest and a Priest had a love line? Because they also justify this completely later on when it starts doing character exposition. Nothing is as it seems, trust me on that.