FrankIncese

Wow. I can't believe Elijah has won awards. I thought he was the weakest link in Gamebois. I know... I'm horrible.

Agree. Agree. Agree. Mom's initial reaction was horrible. But grief cannot be measured, nor should it be judged. My cousin still posts 5 times a week about her loss... 9 years ago. My best friend still can't get over her loss 8 years ago, ranging from violent anger to crying fits of depression. And yes, plenty of alcohol. So some people never get over the death of a loved one.

And Sandee... ARGH! Smack the ho'. But then again... she's 16 and in love with Ken. Teenagers make mistakes all the time. Forgive her... eventually. Maybe not as quickly as Ken did. But then again... he's dead. You probably don't hang onto your negativity once you pass over.

But none of these misguided characters make me hate this series. They make me hate the homophobia that still exists in today's world and the fact that some kids still live with these issues weighing on them.

Remember, it's the network - not the creators - who chose which BL to make the first nationwide primetime series. The straight males running the network could have chosen a gay-positive series and message. There are plenty of them in the Pinoy universe already. But this is what the ultra-conservative (read: Christian) management was comfortable with. I'm not saying it's right. But don't blame the creators for anything except the content itself, not the "groundbreaking" status it has received.

And yes, the message that homophobia destroys lives HAS been done many times before. And yet look at the world we live in and the homophobia that still exists. The message is still necessary.

Yeah, I should not have mentioned the acting. It is some of the strongest in BL, even with some weak spots. That's not my main objection to this season.

When faced with any challenge the job of a filmmaker is to figure out creative solutions to said challenge. Covid should have ZERO effect on the writing, so a bad script is a bad script no matter the level of the plague. How Covid effects the direction, I'm unclear about that as well. Once you're on set you either make good choices or not. Once you're on set, you either can act, or you can't. If Covid is the reason this is sub-par... then wait a few months. Obviously the super fans will watch no matter when it comes out.

What's worse, for me, is that these serious issues NEED to be examined in depth and after some serious research. Bringing up rape and then casually dropping it is potentially harmful. If you're not going to do justice to the issues, then don't include them. Rape, PTSD, etc are not convenient storylines so you can promote sympathy for your bland BL characters.

Thanks! That made #my day.

And there was a little bit of tongue too!

It's also weird here because Sky tells Ace he's actually dated guys before - just never had a boyfriend. So... I guess he kept that. secret from Kim?

It's not the same level. UWMA had buckets of tears. Here it's just a quick clean up with a sponge.

Wasn’t my cup of tea, but glad ur enjoying it.

I really wish BL would get better hair overall. Lol.

I do not want it dumbed down. But 90+% of audiences will never do research. It’s up to the creators to get their point across in a way that the majority can understand or they are just making it for themselves. IMO

Oh yes, I think it was all pretty clear, but just not overt. All subtext, as you say. No declarations of love. I wouldn't say my experience was unfortunate, because this was so damn good from start to finish. I just had unrealistic expectations. Thanks for your comments!

I thought so, but in his YT channel he calls Elijah "baby" so often that I had to ask (I know this is what he calls him in Gamebois, but these were BTS)

I just watched it. He is hot. But to me, his sweet goofiness is what makes him so appealing.

Skinship is a commercial for a skin care clinic, disguised as a show.

I'm way behind everyone else on this one. Only 4 eps in, so far. I started, watched 2 eps and then wanted to wait til I could binge a whole bunch. But the story was so boring I had to go back and watch from the beginning again, because I had forgotten everything.

So far, really disappointing. Some of the cutest actors in BL (Gui, Kao, even Khem), but the direction, editing, pacing are all horrible. There are small moments where I think "that's a fantastic touch" but then 99% of the time I'm screaming "WHY?!!!?" Stupid example, but I just watched this scene... Gui is missing Solo and decides to make himself warm milk... so he pulls 2 gallons of milk out of the fridge. 2??? For one cup of milk?

I've seen some comments that I totally agree with. Are these guys botoxed to the max? Cuz I can't find an actual expression for the most part. I commented below and will say again, Solo looks like he's on drugs. His eyes are glazed over. Give this guy some Oxygen.

Anyway, I'm not sure I can stick with it. I may just watch the Pho/Kao scenes, since Kao is the best thing in this and I've read your comments about his... exposure... in future eps.

Sidenote: The song Oxygen is beautiful and beautifully sung. Kao's song is also very well done.

You are funny!

100% agree. I think it's the director. He has moments where you can see real emotion, but someone told him to stop emoting and look like a zombie.