It's not Thanu and Phai because during the votes, there is a majority of people who voted for the Thanu/Wayu couple.…
I was livid when I had seen those results after season 1. I genuinely didn't understand the appeal. Wayu hardly had any character depth in the first season, and I really hoped they would make it where Wayu spent time to learn who he is without being attached to a relationship.
And there really wasn't (and still isn't) anything there that provided any chemistry or depth to the ThanuWayu couple. It just never made any sense, and I genuinely cannot begin to understand the logic that went into those poll results.
Like was it because they didn't want the actor outside of a pair? And everyone was too mad at Pha to consider that he might have left for a reason outside of his control (not that it excuses Pha of all blame, mind you - but this poll was before we found out the reason, so it was still something that should have been considered).
The acting in this drama is unforgivable and the plot is so cliche. Why is this so popular?
I think the predictable cliche-ness can be a nice break from the seriousness of the world, and other dramas. So I don't think being cliche is necessarily a bad thing - just not for everyone.
As for the acting/over the top characters, yea - i definitely understand the complaint. Part of it was for the sake of comedy, but it's not my kind of comedy. But as the show goes on, and we start getting into the plot more, they do seem to calm down and you can see more of their positive traits (like Shaofei's smile for instance - and his bouts of being logical).
If not for the spoilers i've seen, reassurances from my watchparty partner, and the existence of Jack's character, I probably would have dropped pretty early on, I'm not gonna lie. So I get the dislike, but I can also see what people like about it.
The biggest problem with this series is that it rewrites Fiat’s slutty past and goes into all these story contortions…
I don't think they want us to forget. And he has never denied the fact that he slept around to get Leo's attention. It was brought up several times. Only one of those affairs was out of manipulation - and it was one from early on - when he was young and hurt enough to be easily manipulated.
I more think it was trying to say the same message as Tin and Tul (LBC), and Type (TT) but in a different context - that you can simultaneously be a perpetrator and a victim. In fact, most perpetrators are/were victims at some point.
The blackmailing plot was definitely out of left field though, i really dont know why it was added - besides to put the evidence right in Leo's face that Fiat had slept around. Which could have been done in a better way.
We're entitled to do or think what ever the hell we want, You do you and prioritize whatever the hell you like,
Do you know of any less problematic thai trans or kathoey individuals in your eyes? Because I will agree, some of the things that Jennie has done in the past have rubbed me the wrong way, and I can get why some people may not like her.
We're entitled to do or think what ever the hell we want, You do you and prioritize whatever the hell you like,
Absolutely, your own perceptions and reception to this show is important. And I hope you won't watch it if it doesn't provide some sort of enjoyment for you.
But as international fans, we cannot blindly bash a show that is so culturally bound. That is what I am getting at. We do not have an equivalent to kathoeys or the perceptions and associations attached to that identity. So paying attention to the people who live with that label, or surrounded by people that do, is important.
Could someone let me know of the extra scenes in the new version?
Im still rewatching, but right now it seems like its the same as what was on LINE TV. I think it matters that its uncensored bc when they aired on TV, they had to take scenes out from what i remember hearing.
Now available on GagaOOLala as an "uncensored version". I'm not sure I like the series enough to rewatch it just…
Im still rewatching, but right now it seems like its the same as what was on LINE TV. I think it matters that its uncensored bc when they aired on TV, they had to take scenes out from what i remember hearing.
And Intouch still has the "see you in season 2" tweet pinned, despite being active on Twitter, and Bitter Sweet coming out presumably before a potential My Engineer Season 2.
They also posted a Coming Soon on their Facebook and twitter in September, which Mommae (the author) even shared on her facebook: https://fb.watch/bx43Dw8M50/ And Bittersweet promo started rolling out less than a month later - too short of a time to say they completely changed directions.
So I don't think they've cancelled it at this point. They might just be waiting for everyone to become available. Perth has been busy with lots of projects and cameos, Cooper just graduated, and I think I heard MD's contract was up - so they might also be trying to work something out with him. And switching out Ryan or working around his character's absence has to be tricky - especially since S2 would presumably focus on RamKing, and Boss is a good friend of King, and Mek is attached at the hip to him. GMMTV's recent series aside, Thai production companies like to stay close to the source material whenever possible - especially with the mains.
(For those who don't know there was some behind the scenes drama with Ryan, which also resulted in them leaving him out of any post-filming appearances and promotions, and potentially being at least part of the reason they dubbed over his voice - there's 2-3 different rumors as to what exactly happened, but nothing official so I won't go into that. But regardless, he in all likelihood will NOT be in season 2 ).
I absolutely adore his singing voice. So thankful for Cutie Pie for leading me to his music, and his acting. Looking forward to what all he does moving forward.
because the demographic for gl is quite small in the eyes of the studios so they don't bother to make any since…
I definitely agree. But there is progress being made.
BLs had to go through the same phase where there wasnt much content, and then they were all tragic and/or toxic, and now its a bit more mainstream with several happy endings. But BL probably came first because, like you said, many cultures respect/prioritize men more - especially cultures that the West have influenced.
GLs are starting to get a spotlight though. Theres quite a few indie productions on GagaOOlala that have gotten decent attention. And studios have been testing the waters with support couples and anthology episodes and have seen good feedback (7 Project, Dont Say No, Bad Buddy, and Secret Crush On You are some Thai ones that come to mind), and now we have a GL series called GAP thats gonna be coming out soon.
I searched for GL for a long time - pretty sad we don’t have much of GL out there - and I loved it! That was…
Yea, its a slow process getting more GL out in the world - especially healthy and non-tragic ones. BLs had to go through the same phase.
There are some GL couples in a few BLs and anthologies (7 Project, Dont Say No, Bad Buddy, and Secret Crush on You are some Thai ones i can think of right now). And a few upcoming ones (like GAP).
You can find some low-budget indie ones on queer streaming service GagaOOLala.
Do I need to watch anything before this one!? Because the series list related to this drama are confusing me!?…
There is a special episode 0 on their youtube channel that goes over their story from TharnType 2 as well as a couple more scenes: https://youtu.be/Nb4T4KOo36oSo if you dont want to watch TharnType 2 or just wanna go ahead and dig into this one, you can just watch this special episode 0.
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They might not have had a wedding for Nubsib and Gene because its still not legal over there. So it could be that the production company, which is still pretty small to the BL industry, didnt want to risk additional pressure for portraying a gay wedding. Afterall, they were already getting a lot of attention for not only doing a BL, but doing a BL that criticizes the BL industry. Or alternatively, by showing that the straight couple could go ahead and get married, they wanted to show the unfairness of it all.
Who’s ready to see white in his glasses I am and I’m glad that Sean finally gets to see him to
Definitely agree. So excited to see White back in his own attire. I know some people are commenting that they aren't looking forward to it, because theyre not used to it - all the more reason to start this next episode.
So after seeing ep 11 the second time..So Sean at last solve the puzle they are twins even Black say younger brother.…
It seems like White has set up camp at the abandoned building. After all, the tent and everything was set up before he brought Sean, and he couldnt have predicted that beforehand.
So just throwing it out there... and maybe it's nothing... but didn't White have a Russian girlfriend at the beginning…
There's too much plot stuff to be resolved to throw in an ex we only saw for 2 minutes from another country who had initiated the breakup to begin with. You dont need to worry.
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And there really wasn't (and still isn't) anything there that provided any chemistry or depth to the ThanuWayu couple. It just never made any sense, and I genuinely cannot begin to understand the logic that went into those poll results.
Like was it because they didn't want the actor outside of a pair? And everyone was too mad at Pha to consider that he might have left for a reason outside of his control (not that it excuses Pha of all blame, mind you - but this poll was before we found out the reason, so it was still something that should have been considered).
As for the acting/over the top characters, yea - i definitely understand the complaint. Part of it was for the sake of comedy, but it's not my kind of comedy. But as the show goes on, and we start getting into the plot more, they do seem to calm down and you can see more of their positive traits (like Shaofei's smile for instance - and his bouts of being logical).
If not for the spoilers i've seen, reassurances from my watchparty partner, and the existence of Jack's character, I probably would have dropped pretty early on, I'm not gonna lie. So I get the dislike, but I can also see what people like about it.
I more think it was trying to say the same message as Tin and Tul (LBC), and Type (TT) but in a different context - that you can simultaneously be a perpetrator and a victim. In fact, most perpetrators are/were victims at some point.
The blackmailing plot was definitely out of left field though, i really dont know why it was added - besides to put the evidence right in Leo's face that Fiat had slept around. Which could have been done in a better way.
Because I will agree, some of the things that Jennie has done in the past have rubbed me the wrong way, and I can get why some people may not like her.
But as international fans, we cannot blindly bash a show that is so culturally bound. That is what I am getting at. We do not have an equivalent to kathoeys or the perceptions and associations attached to that identity. So paying attention to the people who live with that label, or surrounded by people that do, is important.
To which Tricreation (the production company) responded thank you and they were excited: https://twitter.com/TricreationTH/status/1459415201992773632
And Intouch still has the "see you in season 2" tweet pinned, despite being active on Twitter, and Bitter Sweet coming out presumably before a potential My Engineer Season 2.
They also posted a Coming Soon on their Facebook and twitter in September, which Mommae (the author) even shared on her facebook: https://fb.watch/bx43Dw8M50/
And Bittersweet promo started rolling out less than a month later - too short of a time to say they completely changed directions.
So I don't think they've cancelled it at this point. They might just be waiting for everyone to become available.
Perth has been busy with lots of projects and cameos, Cooper just graduated, and I think I heard MD's contract was up - so they might also be trying to work something out with him. And switching out Ryan or working around his character's absence has to be tricky - especially since S2 would presumably focus on RamKing, and Boss is a good friend of King, and Mek is attached at the hip to him. GMMTV's recent series aside, Thai production companies like to stay close to the source material whenever possible - especially with the mains.
(For those who don't know there was some behind the scenes drama with Ryan, which also resulted in them leaving him out of any post-filming appearances and promotions, and potentially being at least part of the reason they dubbed over his voice - there's 2-3 different rumors as to what exactly happened, but nothing official so I won't go into that. But regardless, he in all likelihood will NOT be in season 2 ).
From Cutie Pie:
https://youtu.be/l77JBJOwNVY
https://youtu.be/yvSKjMsE6bc
Other songs/covers:
https://youtu.be/nqsdkLPAUDM
https://youtu.be/GlRlM4dvT5M
BLs had to go through the same phase where there wasnt much content, and then they were all tragic and/or toxic, and now its a bit more mainstream with several happy endings. But BL probably came first because, like you said, many cultures respect/prioritize men more - especially cultures that the West have influenced.
GLs are starting to get a spotlight though. Theres quite a few indie productions on GagaOOlala that have gotten decent attention. And studios have been testing the waters with support couples and anthology episodes and have seen good feedback (7 Project, Dont Say No, Bad Buddy, and Secret Crush On You are some Thai ones that come to mind), and now we have a GL series called GAP thats gonna be coming out soon.
There are some GL couples in a few BLs and anthologies (7 Project, Dont Say No, Bad Buddy, and Secret Crush on You are some Thai ones i can think of right now). And a few upcoming ones (like GAP).
You can find some low-budget indie ones on queer streaming service GagaOOLala.
I know some people are commenting that they aren't looking forward to it, because theyre not used to it - all the more reason to start this next episode.