I agree with you that Pat has the right to be angry at Jeng for doing something like that WITHOUT telling him.…
I mean I agree that breaking up was a bit too much, but then I also see it as Pat just being disappointed in another partner again. Put did a similar thing with Pat with sort of not communicating with him or doing things without Pat knowing and learning about it later...so there is a trust issue going on there that Pat himself needs to work on. He needs to learn to trust his partners.
Some people are unnecessarily harsh on Pat. It's like some people don't know what is like to experience having someone who supposedly loves you and supports you actually not having much faith in you, which is what Jeng essentially did though it was coming from a place of love. It's like Jeng using his money to support Pat without telling him just makes Pat rethink his value as an employee and his ability to do something on his own. Pat never had equal footing in this company and the ONE time he could prove himself, his boyfriend *also boss* goes behind his back and puts money into the very project that Pat finally felt proud of. Wouldn't you *some of you* feel slighted? I know I would be angry and hurt, but most probably depressed because I would wallow in self-doubt about my worth. And Pat has been shown as a very sensitive still pretty GREEN young man, who isn't even really Adulting yet. Such a big disappointment could make even seasoned office workers feel disappointed in themselves if they couldn't do a project tasked to them on their own.
Seriously the problem with this drama isn't the acting or the story, it is the execution of it. They could have fleshed out so much earlier on. Many BLs tend to do this thing where they don't focus on the plot much until the very last minute and I wish they would stop this. There isn't anything wrong with having a couple in BLs get together early on and then having them really face problems together in a healthy way. Why the need to always add the dramatics? A good story doesn't have to always rely on cliche plots and I wish Thai directors/writers would get this through their thick skulls!
What they should start doing is filming their dramas and then having them previewed by a select group of fans and getting their opinion on the story. I remember in my younger years going to movie screenings and having the screening team give us papers and polls about what we liked about the movie and what could have been changed. I remember when my cousin was one of the people who sat in the screening of My best friend's wedding and she told me that the ending was different from what she saw because people hated the original ending.
BLs should do this and let us the viewers help them put a coherent story together.
I shall call this episode the "Parental Episode" all about the different dynamics with the parents. Pi's mom actually not being "evil" Pear's dad trying to be "ethical" and Kawi's dad the "giving up but want to make sure I keep some money saved up for my son"
Great episode all around and I love the outtakes scenes that we don't get to see until the end of the episode to explain some of the "plotholes" and such.
I am not sure how people want Pat to react after learning that his boss, who he thought was straight and in a relationship with a "woman" (remember that episode where Pat heard him talking to someone on the phone and he assumed it was his female lover?) is actually Gay and had been hitting on him for some time. Pat initially was attracted to his boss and then kind of pushed that attraction away and then his ex came into the picture throwing his emotions out of whack and confusing him. What Pat was really clear about was that he wasn't in love with Put any longer.
Then his breakdown makes sense to me. He is still young and figuring out his life and career. He has so much at stake given the opportunity to do a big project that failing isn't an option for him, but to deal with everything that has been happening as well, just keeps mounting for him. Pat is surrounded by friends yet he is still "lonely" and that's as pretty common feeling for many young people trying to figure out where they fit. Two of his friends are starting their family so very little time for him. Another friend is just there when they decide to get togher, but not to hang out with just one on one. Then Pat isn't close to Jab and knowing that Jab is the brother of his boss, that makes it even more awkward for him to have an open friendship.
To me he is straddling between youth and adulting. It isn't all rainbows and unicorns and the portrayal of his struggles seem very plausible to me.
Now the issue is that the directing of this has been kind of hit or miss. This last episode (9) was messy and didn't showcase the flow of time well. That is where I saw major glaring issues and why it just seemed like we didn't get enough of a sesne of what Pat was really dealing with.
Now Jeng's character has been done pretty well. I believe him as an adult who finds himself attracted to a younger person who is also his subordinate. He doesn't want to cross that line, but his heart just keeps telling him to go for it. I love that he rather be Pat's safe zone and not cross that line despite how hurtful it is for him. The only real solution to their dilema is that either Jeng just focuses on being a chef and not Pat's superior or for Pat to work in a different department where Jeng isn't his supervisor so there isn't any issues with HR/Gossipers.
We have to understand that there is an ethical issue when a boss dates a subordinate. From favoritism to issues of love drama if they break up which can make things difficult for everyone else in the company.
The directing and script is what is keeping this drama from being really good. However, the portrayal of work environments in many places is the most "realistic" so far that we have seen out of a Thai BL drama. No alpha boss that is one dimensional, no real "enemy" or villain women, just some humans portraying classic (typical) office workers.
This is how you end a good series. A nice proposal that isn't "public" for all to gawk, with a nice reconciliation, great callbacks to previous actions in the original series, and harmony all around. I give it a 9 because they should have focused more on the main couple, but I do appreciate that they included others and didn't make them look out of place.
This is how you end a good series. A nice proposal that isn't "public" for all to gawk at, with a nice reconciliation, great callbacks to previous actions in the original series, and harmony all around. I give it a 9 because they should have focused more on the main couple, but I do appreciate that they included others and didn't make them look out of place.
This was amazingly beautiful and not overly dramatic nor pandering. It was just a great slice of life drama with some real life issues that were handled with care. Loved Tane!
Seriously the problem with this drama isn't the acting or the story, it is the execution of it. They could have fleshed out so much earlier on. Many BLs tend to do this thing where they don't focus on the plot much until the very last minute and I wish they would stop this. There isn't anything wrong with having a couple in BLs get together early on and then having them really face problems together in a healthy way. Why the need to always add the dramatics? A good story doesn't have to always rely on cliche plots and I wish Thai directors/writers would get this through their thick skulls!
What they should start doing is filming their dramas and then having them previewed by a select group of fans and getting their opinion on the story. I remember in my younger years going to movie screenings and having the screening team give us papers and polls about what we liked about the movie and what could have been changed. I remember when my cousin was one of the people who sat in the screening of My best friend's wedding and she told me that the ending was different from what she saw because people hated the original ending.
BLs should do this and let us the viewers help them put a coherent story together.
Great episode all around and I love the outtakes scenes that we don't get to see until the end of the episode to explain some of the "plotholes" and such.
Then his breakdown makes sense to me. He is still young and figuring out his life and career. He has so much at stake given the opportunity to do a big project that failing isn't an option for him, but to deal with everything that has been happening as well, just keeps mounting for him. Pat is surrounded by friends yet he is still "lonely" and that's as pretty common feeling for many young people trying to figure out where they fit. Two of his friends are starting their family so very little time for him. Another friend is just there when they decide to get togher, but not to hang out with just one on one. Then Pat isn't close to Jab and knowing that Jab is the brother of his boss, that makes it even more awkward for him to have an open friendship.
To me he is straddling between youth and adulting. It isn't all rainbows and unicorns and the portrayal of his struggles seem very plausible to me.
Now the issue is that the directing of this has been kind of hit or miss. This last episode (9) was messy and didn't showcase the flow of time well. That is where I saw major glaring issues and why it just seemed like we didn't get enough of a sesne of what Pat was really dealing with.
Now Jeng's character has been done pretty well. I believe him as an adult who finds himself attracted to a younger person who is also his subordinate. He doesn't want to cross that line, but his heart just keeps telling him to go for it. I love that he rather be Pat's safe zone and not cross that line despite how hurtful it is for him. The only real solution to their dilema is that either Jeng just focuses on being a chef and not Pat's superior or for Pat to work in a different department where Jeng isn't his supervisor so there isn't any issues with HR/Gossipers.
We have to understand that there is an ethical issue when a boss dates a subordinate. From favoritism to issues of love drama if they break up which can make things difficult for everyone else in the company.
The directing and script is what is keeping this drama from being really good. However, the portrayal of work environments in many places is the most "realistic" so far that we have seen out of a Thai BL drama. No alpha boss that is one dimensional, no real "enemy" or villain women, just some humans portraying classic (typical) office workers.