Loved this! Even though there was less plot here than in season 1, I think I preferred S. I love their established relationship, especially how flirty Kong got and how blushy Arthit was. I do side with a lot of the other reviewers here when I say I wish there was a liiiiiiittle more skinship between them though. Not even just sexy times, it felt strange that even when they were alone/in private they wouldn't put an arm around each other's shoulders, walk into the bathroom when the other was in there, or give a goodbye kiss on the cheek. They implied often enough that they did have a sexual relationship, so I wonder why even these little touches weren't shown? Is it a Thai censorship thing? I feel like if they can be shown kissing on the mouth they could also show them kissing cheeks, or laying in bed together.
I loved this show, and my goodness I fell hard for Premwad, but the main takeaway that I feel I need to comment about is the subbing. I am so thankful that fans put in the time and effort to sub shows, and often in the comments I can find other fans explaining moments of cultural significance, puns, or other things that might slip by a non-native viewer. I love that side of the fandom. But, throughout the entire season of this show every single subber I watched from included comments of their own on the screen. One even kept up a constant running commentary scrolling across the top of the screen. That is so frustrating! It really takes away from the viewer's enjoyment of the show because they are jolted out of the show by the fan commentary catching their eye. (Eg. "*squee* kiss him already!" in a bright pink bubble-letter font.) I want to be able to enjoy the show and make my own feelings about the characters and plot lines, and the most frustrating thing is having to try to ignore the emojis and comments written in by the translators. Please, just keep your comments to a card at the start or end of the show, don't intersperse them throughout! Please!!! (Sorry, just needed to get that rant out!)
I adore this show. Yes, some of the plot points (especially towards the end, with the ex-wife) are a little rushed, but seriously, the main draw of the show is just how sweet and domestic and caring the two men are. I have watched this over and over and over and it never fails to put a smile on my face. I like the age gap here, because I feel like it isn't played up for erotic purposes. I like that every now and then Yi Jie is able to comfort the younger Xiao Fei specifically because he is older and has a little more experience in life's ups and downs. And..... Hang Zhang is just so cute! I definitely have a thing now for how Yi Jie and Xiao Fei liked to cradle each other's faces. One final point that I adore is how frank they are when they talk about sex. It isn't a big deal in the show, they just check in on each other "did you use a condom?" "are you feeling okay?" and I like how easily those types of things are mentioned. Their entire relationship just feels so natural and comfortable, this is one of those scenarios where I am legitimately sad that the show is so short. Why couldn't this have been a storyline in season 3 and gotten 20 episodes?!? *shakes fist*
(P.S. How could I forget the little girl? Major props to Ye Yi-en, for such a young child actress I thought she did a phenomenally believable job. I think she is actually crucial to the generally high rating for this show: if they had used a child actor who was stiff or awkward, the family atmosphere would have been much less charming and the whole drama would be pulled down.)
I waffle back and forth between really loving this show and finding it pretty basic. Pound, New, and August were well acted, and I did enjoy how Pound and New were friends who both wanted something more (I am sure they would have been a fantastically cute and sweet couple if the show was longer...). I think the man who played August blew the others out of the water though: his love for New was heartbreaking and the image of August sitting quietly and just watching Bright after their night together has really stuck with me. In that moment I felt like I completely understood August: the mixture of anger, resignation, sadness, confusion, and bone-deep tiredness. As for Junho and Matt, I feel like they weren't acted as well, and their plot line was just completely dropped/ignored by the last episode. All in all I think it just should have been longer so that each plot could have a little room to breathe.
I loved this movie. As others have said, it is never fast-paced heartbreaking tragedy or burning hot passion, but rather something more quiet and sad and tiring (in the best way!). I really felt with Yong Joon and the mother: I feel like I kind of went through the phases of terror, grief, acceptance, and moving on with them. It was a pleasant watch, and I can see myself pulling this movie back out on rainy days when I just want to indulge in being a little sad. I also align myself in the camp that I think the boys will get together again sometime later on: I think they definitely still love and care for each other, they (especially Yong Joon) just need time to be in the right mental place to return to a relationship.
I enjoyed this movie, but it really isn't as much of a comedy as you might think. I thought it would be a goofy story of two couples trying to fool their parents, but it is actually quite serious and sincere. A little over the top at times, I enjoyed the gay mens' camaraderie. But really, don't disregard the "and a Funeral" portion of the title.
(P.S. How could I forget the little girl? Major props to Ye Yi-en, for such a young child actress I thought she did a phenomenally believable job. I think she is actually crucial to the generally high rating for this show: if they had used a child actor who was stiff or awkward, the family atmosphere would have been much less charming and the whole drama would be pulled down.)