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Off topic: Queen of England Elizabeth II dies at 96, just now.

Episode 4 part 1 eng sub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddVDuviuYaQ

Official youtube channel for the show.

There's a count down clock above.

Phayu is such a baby Dom testing Rain.
-I don't like you using bad words Rain.
-I wan't you to be successfull Rain.
-How about a little reward for persisting Rain.
-Come to me Rain. (the hug)
-Good boy Rain.
I'm in charge of how you can reach me Rain. I'm in charge of ordering food Rain. I'm in Charge Rain.

Basically Phay is saying: Let me be in charge, TRUST ME RAIN.
And Rain is saying: I don't trust myself or you Phayu, not yet.

Edit. The way Phayu is so sarcastic towards Rain isn't working for me in this context. It reads too mean.

P.S. That spanking didn't really flow with the story. 🙄😂
As always, I'm a little worried, since in principal there should be concent in D/s also, and this is MAME who is writing. She doesn't seem to be a kink expert, but then neither am I 😃.

Load more comments, people talk about that quite a lot.

You don't even realise right out of the gate, you started off douchey... okay, bye!

LOL at people obsessing over Boss. He really does have a presence about him. Another one that has that, even stronger I think, is Jeff Satur from Kinnporsche. I mean, people can be crazy good looking and still not have that extra charm about them that just draws you in. I have to admit, I'm really enjoying watching Boss in this show.

😀 ...and screeching about things being "FICTION" really endears you to people, I'm sure.

Criticising things that you don't like is to be expected, and is as normal as criticising things that you do like. How is this hard to comprehend...

Realising the issues is indeed important, and it's concerning and saddening that there are people who might not.

Mizuki Lea said "... and people are like uuuuu cute, just because it's two handsome actors and forget how horrible such situation would be in real life. Yeah this is not real life but whoever finds this adorable or romantic... needs help."

This is the part that reasonable people take issue with. It assumes that everyone watching this show is unable to recognise where this show is problematic, and thus they all need their head examined.

They are giving me mild D/s vibes.

Could be I dont know. I haven't gotten past episode 6. I got bored. I do remember there were good bits, but some of it was silly in an unentertaining way and there were issues with the acting.

At least it doesn't make you want to weep with boredom and fast forward like Don't Say No and TharnType. It's actually kinda funny that TharnType could be that boring and that toxic at the same time.

Did Boss/Phayu bite on somekind of fake blood capsule before that kiss, is that part of why the kiss felt off? So closed mouthed to keep the liquid in? Was the bleeding really needed? He moved smt in his mouth before the kiss, you can see it. The whole kiss, I don't know how I'm supposed to read it, it was odd. Was it just bad acting and directing or was it trying to convey something specific?

Otherwise, the show is a bit silly, and I think I'm here for it.

Yes, we're mostly on the same page. 🙂

Hi Not a Robot! You said: "It isn't the general BL audience because only those who can read Thai are able to read her books. It's the Thai readership who have elevated her works to be popular enough to be made into live action series." Obviously that's true. You also said: " Sometimes, Thai fans seem to like things foreigners don't care for. I'm sure if Thai readers read some western fiction, they would hate it too."

I was simply pointing out that the issue is not strictly speaking Thai versus West, it's Yaoi versus not Yaoi. When you are consuming kink, you are supposedly aware that's what it is kink. With MAME and specifically her filmed works, people aren't all that aware of what tradition the product comes from. Kinky versus mainstream etc. The way some of the kinky Yaoi bleeds into the mainstream and is consumed by people who are clueless of the intricacies, is what makes it kind of harmfull and annoying, especially when it's related to a sensitive subject like lgbtq+.

I have zero interest in being morally superior to anyone. I'm not kink shaming, nor am I advocating for people to stop reading and watching. If anything, I'd be advocating for people to be MORE AWARE of what they are consuming, TO UNDERSTAND the whys and wherefores. When I say personally rapey Yaoi annoys me, and I want it gone, the statement does lack nuance, I guess. Though, it doesn't mean I'm about to start a book burning club or want to ban it. 😁

It's not the Thai audience that created and sustains MAME, it's just general yaoi tradition: "...typically created by women for women and is distinct from homoerotic media marketed to gay men, but it does also attract a male audience and can be produced by male creators." (wikipedia)

YAOI: "Rape fantasy is a theme commonly associated with yaoi. Anal sex is understood as a means of expressing commitment to a partner, and in yaoi, the "apparent violence" of rape is transformed into a "measure of passion". Rape scenes in yaoi are rarely presented as crimes with an assaulter and a victim... "(wikipedia)

I don't agree with the Puritanical people, I can do complicated. I'm just over toxic yaoi, and wish that MAME would just give up on it too, because it's unnecessary and many people don't even know what it is, or where all the noncon comes from. I'm not saying "Love in the Air" is crazy toxic, so far I don't think it is going to be.

Are you talking to me? Jelly says you should not criticize the content of this show, because it's fiction. That is a rather idiotic take on things. Jelly can certainly disagree with what people think about the series/MAME, but to tell them not to have opinions, because FICTION, come on now, that's silly!

Jelly said: "this new wave of people attacking anything morally wrong or ambiguous in a FICTIONAL story is so weird like BRO ITS NOT REAL TT"

Let me spell it out for you, so you can stop looking like an idiot.

LITERARY CRITICISM (literally the criticism of that, which is NOT REAL🤯) i.e. the comparison, analysis, interpretation, and/or evaluation of works of literature. Literary criticism is essentially an opinion, supported by evidence, relating to theme, style, setting or historical or political context.

And no, literary criticism is not limited to text in actual books, jus FYI.

Facts!