AthenaTheStorierX

Teasers (with eng subs):
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1B94y1R7FZ/
https://www.bilibili.com/video/av470624716/

Officially on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/step/312886165

Official link (with eng subs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLFIvPiBzhA

Because it's just a collection of YouTube skits really. Highly doubt any of them are on MDL.

Despite the current MDL poster and the lesbian tags (which only apply to maybe like 2 skits out of this skit collection), this film is not for women. But based on the gay men I see around MDL comment sections and other online forums, it seems likely that it will be a hit for them. Especially ones looking for muscular men and femme types.

Perhaps it's because I'm a woman. Perhaps it's because I'm ace. But regardless, I didn't find it particularly funny (except for the ones that were particularly ridiculous such as "What Actually Happens when gay guys see other gay guys and straight people aren't around"). I could say more, but again - I'm aware that i was not the target audience at all, and it does seem to speak to what I've heard from those who are.

We're halfway through. Anybody have any favorites yet?

Mine are probably Fluke, Time, and Hong.

Keen, Nicky, Hong, and Time's performance from episode 5 is still such a fun watch. It puts a smile on my face every time, even though it's been almost a week since I first watched it. 🥰

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf4Fv0WLKtk&feature=youtu.be

Yea. They present him as too innocent. Too obstinate. Too, well, childish. Like so many other Studio Wabi Sabi MLs. It's the same dynamic. I'm reminded of Love By Chance (which I did read the book for). I'm reminded of My Only 12%. I'm even reminded of Pharm. It's okay to change up the formula. It doesn't work with every story - especially not one that already has a foundation somewhere else (such as a novel, or a parent story).

This is supposed to be the same character that teases Pharm. The same character who tells Pharm to eat more eggs to make up stamina for the night before. The same character who, when told about kissing under the mistletoe on Christmas keeps a couple together, unhesitatingly asks where can they find mistletoe. In public. The one who usually immediately catches on when Pharm and Dean are together. The one who stumbled to Pharm and Dean's room drunk because he had to protect his friend. 😆 Who lashes out and avoids, rather than cower. Even the like 1-2 scenes where they overlapped with UWMA, they had a different vibe to them. And not just Team, Win too.

Having trauma affect the expression of these traits is fine, from time to time. Instead, it's nearly a constant. It makes it where they're different characters with the same backstory, despite these 2 adaptations taking place more-or-less simultaneously.

It's a good story overall. It's just not WinTeam. And it's why I'm frequently reminding myself to treat it as entirely separate, no matter how many times they use flashbacks or references to UWMA.

I don't see why they would either. So here's what was in the IQIYI version just in case: Waan comes home from hospital. Mom hugs him. He looks to the father who stays silent. Waan moves to go and rest in his room. His father says sorry. And then proceeds to list everything he's sorry for. Waan and father hug. Waan asks about the distant offices, father says it was just a threat and he doesnt have to, Waan says he wants to go there anyway.

People find work arounds in the system to rate things that arent aired.

Put simply: Poi claimed that Build plagiarized her work for 4 Minutes. And when people started turning against her after his unauthorized speech on the matter, she started claiming that her and Build have been in a relationship for the past several years in which he abused, manipulated, and used her - a trend that he's had with past girlfriends as well (according to her). Fans and haters of both of them are now throwing stones at each other. And Be On Cloud has put Build on hiatus as they investigate all these claims.

Here's a link going over the progression of events: https://discluded.tumblr.com/post/707166921711353856/build-jakapan-daemis-poi-and-other-individuals

But, disclaimer, this tumblr writer glazes over the reasons why Poi's allegations are sus as well: previous accusations against her about grooming, sexual harassment, and general obsession with the KP artists; the timing of it all; the fact that she took to social media first despite having the means to take it to the courts (at best, unprofessional. at worst, the latest addition to a worldwide trend that has spurred many an innocent into irreparable social/career damage as a result of slander); and the use of stock images in her allegations without disclaiming them as such to begin with (just downright unethical and inappropriate, wtf).

But it's all being investigated. We'll know the truth down the road afterwards.

Part of it is because the BL community is surrounded by toxic stans and toxic anti-fans (sometimes the same person being a toxic stan of one actor, and being a toxic anti-fan of another). Boundaries do not matter to either party - as they've proven time and time again. And it's not just surrounding the actors. You see it around and in authors, screenwriters, directors, and managers too.

Also, BL is relatively easy to get into compared to other genres in entertainment. It's why most BL actors are newbies, or have only worked in BLs. So they're not exactly very screened. Nor do they seem to know what being famous all entails.

I generally agree with what you are saying. Except for one thing "I'll believe the victim until proven otherwise." This is the exact logic that made it where so many countries needed an "innocent until proven guilty" clause. It's the same logic that has applied to so many tragedies throughout history. By all means, take her claims seriously and don't dismiss her completely, but don't blindly trust her. There's a lot of suspect things going on here. And we've seen numerous cases worldwide of similar claims that were proven false but have been near impossible to come back from.

Thank you for the link though. Everyone is scrambling for information - often that contradicts each other due to people lying and having different results on behalf of their algorithms. But it does seem like the post author is leaning a certain direction in this case as well, as they point clearly to all reasons Build is sus, but glaze over the reasons why Poi is.

Several of the characters feel like theyre off to some degree from the characters we know even without having read the books. I was saying it in the first several episodes that Manaow didn't quite feel like Manaow (until this episode that is). And I am so glad that you pointed out the WinTeam dynamic not feeling true to who they have been (even just from the beginning few episodes of this drama alone).

It doesn't help that they're rewriting the scenes we know of them from UWMA, and leaving others out entirely so that non UWMA viewers are probably like "is that some sort of inside joke or something?" And it seems like Between Us is using Team's trauma as a replacement for the other facets of his persona that he had in UWMA.

Yea, she does that quite often (but so do a lot of Thailand actors, it seems to be a popular form). And her characters aren't very different from each other or her social media/interview persona. So there's definitely room for criticism. But she can be fun to watch. And the scene in episode 11 had a lot of relatability to it. I like her, but I can see why others wouldn't.

Prem in My Only 12% was *chef's kiss*, but even in UWMA and 7 Project, the characters' immaturity were relatively balanced out. In this drama, it feels too constant for the character's age.

😆😆

That is the power of Sammy for you. She's a spotlight stealer.

Part 6:

Glad Fluke kept his Alpha throne. I hope this performance gets him more votes. As much as I love watching him perform, I don't want him to keep going into the stand-off. It could have been 50/50 about Lego and Hong. But ultimately Lego's dancing was stand-out enough to save him. But this will definitely serve as a reminder to keep pushing forward and not sit on his laurels.
Lego's crying is so contagious. You'd think he was eliminated based on how he was bringing everyone to the verge of tears (chiefly myself, but I did see Off and several of the contestants doing the same).

Part 2:
Fluke's performance:
I love his voice here. His facial expressions felt too forced at several points though. It was a compelling performance though.

Part 3:
Hong's performance:
I don't like this song. It's a different taste to the usual songs we hear on this show though - so I can understand why others might really like it. The flashing lights made it where I couldn't really watch the performance itself, but i liked the dance solo. Very cool.

Part 4:
Lego's Performance:
Lol. I don't know if it's a farce or not, but Lego is definitely selling that he's been itching to perform. Can't say I blame him either.
HEY. This song and performance reminds of something that we would see in some of the US dance films (the Step Up franchise or High Strung Free Dance for instance).
Did Jenny really just pull out a plunger!? 💀💀😂

Part 5:
Special Performance (William, Nut, PeemPeem, Otto, Nicky, and Deaw)
... The lights and screens made this song seem like it was for a children's show. It was hard to look at this seriously. That said, some of the performers found ways to shine in this one (Nut for instance). But others lacked stage presence. This one didn't hold me at all.