Maybe it is because he haven't had a boyfriend eversince and he only like girls before wat came. So it is hard…
Yes... I can imagine Tine being in a daze over everything that's happened. I think he'd be wary of saying the word "boyfriend" to someone as rough and unpredictable as Mil.
Tine is for sure a very insecure person since he will feel threaten by Pam's presence. I mean, Sarawat has shown…
When a guy who's only dated women is suddenly in a relationship with another man, the dynamics can seem confusing. It can feel like having to relearn what it means to be in a relationship and to communicate with your partner. Like, in a culture where the male is expected to be dominant, and that's what you've played at for all of your dating life, how do you adjust to being with someone who can also be dominant?
Tine might also be used to being the pursuer and feel thrown off by the very act of being pursued. That would make him a little uneasy if he thinks his pursuer might also be pursuing someone else.
And if the someone else is the opposite sex, there's that potential feeling of insecurity over the fact that you yourself aren't also a female, so you're not competing on equal turf.
If you boyfriend was lost in the woods, and after searching frantically you finally found him huddled on the ground, wet and injured and cold, would you simply squat down beside him and put a hand on his shoulder while you ask if he's okay?
If you then were able to get him to shelter, away from everyone else, and watch while he viewed a video that you'd made for him months before you'd ever met, where you sing a song by his favorite band in a hope that someday maybe you'd meet him, would you just sit there, apart from him, and not at least hug him close?
If you were outside on a beautiful, clear night, gazing up at the stars with your boyfriend, feeling the wonder of the moment, would you simply stand next to him and not put your arm around him?
If you were sitting next to your boyfriend on the bus and felt tired and decided to take a nap, would you avoid resting your head on his shoulder and instead just lean back in the seat?
If your boyfriend is going to be sleeping next to you in the cabin and it's time for lights out and you're saying goodnight, would you not even kiss him on the forehead? Hug him, maybe?
For me, if I was in any of these situations with my own boyfriend and he avoided contact so studiously, I'd wonder if his feelings had faded and that we might be on the way to splitting up. I'd be concerned.
So, I'm starting to think that what they might be doing in '2gether' is purposely taking all of these common and iconic romantic situations from other movies and shows, where couples *would* show some physical affection toward one another, and teasing us. Maybe it's all just a meta commentary on what people expect from BL or love stories in general ... lure us with a romantic mise-en-scène and then suddenly thwart our expectations at the last second.
Given how much I'd looked forward to this series, and even tried to get my friends who aren't into BL to at least watch the first few episodes because it had such great leads and such a cute story, I'm disappointed. I hope the last two episodes aren't like this one.
(I mean, seriously, when Sarawat and Tine found that abandoned bus and went inside together, I thought they'd finally exchange a little kiss or two. Silly me.)
I haven't seen any comments here asking for "explicit" sex scenes. For me personally I'd like to see a more realistic…
I don't take back any of it. My statement wasn't meant sarcastically.
The series is providing a fantasy scenario for straight females, and that makes its depiction of a gay relationship unrealistic. The lead actor could be Bright or could be anyone, including one of the actors I like.
If by chance '2gether' does start to show Sarawat and Tine doing more than kiss on the cheek (and in a recent interview both Bright and Win say that it will), I'll be interested to see the reaction here.
I'd really love to see how alternate version of this drama would play out where instead of disappearing, EunByul…
Regarding the bullying, I think you mean So Yeong?
And I agree that in the end her misdeeds were glossed over something fierce. It's frustrating when dramas like this decide to play the sympathy/rehabilitation card for the villain at the very end. It's a cop-out.
Another series that did this is "My ID is Gangnam Beauty". For 3/4 of the series Soo Ah is a fantastically evil character, so devious and clever, and then they start to introduce all these biographical details to "explain" her mindset. And of course in the end she suddenly sees the light and decides to be good, and all is forgiven.
In both of these dramas it would have been more realistic if the villain had simply moved on to other territory to continue making trouble - in So Yeong's case, transferring to another high school, and for Soo Ah transferring to a different university. It seems more realistic that both characters would want to continue acting on their evil impulses and just find another place to do it.
I feel many people here obsess with sex scene or something and miss what importance about gay relationship outside…
I haven't seen any comments here asking for "explicit" sex scenes.
For me personally I'd like to see a more realistic portrayal of two college guys in a gay relationship. But I shouldn't forget that BL's fan base is mostly straight women, so the gayness will be filtered through their fantasies about what two men do when they're together: hugging, sleeping side by side in a bed for the first time with clothes on and not touching, occasionally crying, etc.
For me, THAT is the fan service that a series like this provides.
I'm here in the comments, laughing because of all the people saying this drama is overrated, the acting is so-so,…
I didn't say he looks uncomfortable in a gay role because of a lack of kisses. Before you put people on blast you should comprehend what they say, "cupcake".
I like it, but I still think that it's overrated. It's already in people's fav series of all time and I don't…
Yes, the emotional commitment isn't there. Bright is holding back. He also looks uncomfortable in the interviews and appearances that I've seen him do for the series. It's so striking when you compare him to Win, who seems to be having a really good time dealing with fans and fame -- or when you compare Bright to the actors who did promos for other series like UWMA, TharnType, Why R U, etc.
It's also interesting to compare Bright and Win's Instagram feeds. Win posts a lot of funny, goofy stuff. All I can remember from Bright are still photos of him in different poses.
Contractually he'll be obligated to do fan meets once the Covid19 situation calms down. I'm curious to see how he will handle all those screaming girls, or (god forbid) a request that he show some affection toward Win live on-stage.
Unpopular opinion: It had the potential but it fell flat for me. I'm sorry but this series is so overrated. I…
I think a lot of people are blinded by a "Bright" light lol. To me he seems uncomfortable in a gay role, which would explain why he's playing Sarawat with a kind of cool detachment that makes it harder and harder for me to even imagine him making out with Win.
It won't surprise me if we never get a true, affectionate, reciprocated kiss between Sarawat and Tine. As others have commented, other BL series have done that. The odd directorial choices in Episode 10 make me believe that they're purposely putting guard rails around the production when it comes to that sort of thing.
It also won't surprise me if we never see Bright in another BL series.
I suspect the main reason for the series' indifference to physical affection (let alone intimacy) is because it…
Yes, not only that, but he mentioned something like that in the exact same interview where he told the story about getting the part and not realizing it was a gay role, and meeting Win. The exact ...same ... Hello Asian interview.
Win backs up Bright's story about being stand-offish and walking away from him.
Later in the same interview Bright says that they had mentioned "2gether" to him as a possible series so he had read the novel, and he thought the character fit him. At this point Win says nothing -- maybe because he was as confused as I was, since a few minutes earlier Bright had said he was surprised to get the part and unhappy that it was a gay character.
I hope Bright feels more charitable toward gay roles now. Before "2gether" he was in a couple of series and his career went nowhere. Now he's a star with 3 million Instagram followers.
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I figured Meanie Mil had somehow stolen it when he was helping Tine with the dust speck in his eye.
Tine might also be used to being the pursuer and feel thrown off by the very act of being pursued. That would make him a little uneasy if he thinks his pursuer might also be pursuing someone else.
And if the someone else is the opposite sex, there's that potential feeling of insecurity over the fact that you yourself aren't also a female, so you're not competing on equal turf.
If you then were able to get him to shelter, away from everyone else, and watch while he viewed a video that you'd made for him months before you'd ever met, where you sing a song by his favorite band in a hope that someday maybe you'd meet him, would you just sit there, apart from him, and not at least hug him close?
If you were outside on a beautiful, clear night, gazing up at the stars with your boyfriend, feeling the wonder of the moment, would you simply stand next to him and not put your arm around him?
If you were sitting next to your boyfriend on the bus and felt tired and decided to take a nap, would you avoid resting your head on his shoulder and instead just lean back in the seat?
If your boyfriend is going to be sleeping next to you in the cabin and it's time for lights out and you're saying goodnight, would you not even kiss him on the forehead? Hug him, maybe?
For me, if I was in any of these situations with my own boyfriend and he avoided contact so studiously, I'd wonder if his feelings had faded and that we might be on the way to splitting up. I'd be concerned.
So, I'm starting to think that what they might be doing in '2gether' is purposely taking all of these common and iconic romantic situations from other movies and shows, where couples *would* show some physical affection toward one another, and teasing us. Maybe it's all just a meta commentary on what people expect from BL or love stories in general ... lure us with a romantic mise-en-scène and then suddenly thwart our expectations at the last second.
Given how much I'd looked forward to this series, and even tried to get my friends who aren't into BL to at least watch the first few episodes because it had such great leads and such a cute story, I'm disappointed. I hope the last two episodes aren't like this one.
(I mean, seriously, when Sarawat and Tine found that abandoned bus and went inside together, I thought they'd finally exchange a little kiss or two. Silly me.)
The series is providing a fantasy scenario for straight females, and that makes its depiction of a gay relationship unrealistic. The lead actor could be Bright or could be anyone, including one of the actors I like.
If by chance '2gether' does start to show Sarawat and Tine doing more than kiss on the cheek (and in a recent interview both Bright and Win say that it will), I'll be interested to see the reaction here.
And I agree that in the end her misdeeds were glossed over something fierce. It's frustrating when dramas like this decide to play the sympathy/rehabilitation card for the villain at the very end. It's a cop-out.
Another series that did this is "My ID is Gangnam Beauty". For 3/4 of the series Soo Ah is a fantastically evil character, so devious and clever, and then they start to introduce all these biographical details to "explain" her mindset. And of course in the end she suddenly sees the light and decides to be good, and all is forgiven.
In both of these dramas it would have been more realistic if the villain had simply moved on to other territory to continue making trouble - in So Yeong's case, transferring to another high school, and for Soo Ah transferring to a different university. It seems more realistic that both characters would want to continue acting on their evil impulses and just find another place to do it.
For me personally I'd like to see a more realistic portrayal of two college guys in a gay relationship. But I shouldn't forget that BL's fan base is mostly straight women, so the gayness will be filtered through their fantasies about what two men do when they're together: hugging, sleeping side by side in a bed for the first time with clothes on and not touching, occasionally crying, etc.
For me, THAT is the fan service that a series like this provides.
It's also interesting to compare Bright and Win's Instagram feeds. Win posts a lot of funny, goofy stuff. All I can remember from Bright are still photos of him in different poses.
Contractually he'll be obligated to do fan meets once the Covid19 situation calms down. I'm curious to see how he will handle all those screaming girls, or (god forbid) a request that he show some affection toward Win live on-stage.
It won't surprise me if we never get a true, affectionate, reciprocated kiss between Sarawat and Tine. As others have commented, other BL series have done that. The odd directorial choices in Episode 10 make me believe that they're purposely putting guard rails around the production when it comes to that sort of thing.
It also won't surprise me if we never see Bright in another BL series.
And you make an excellent point that destroys my argument. That series included a lot of physical action. So much for my credibility lol.
You can see for yourself here:
https://youtu.be/ZQWnuk6unqs?t=27
Win backs up Bright's story about being stand-offish and walking away from him.
Later in the same interview Bright says that they had mentioned "2gether" to him as a possible series so he had read the novel, and he thought the character fit him. At this point Win says nothing -- maybe because he was as confused as I was, since a few minutes earlier Bright had said he was surprised to get the part and unhappy that it was a gay character.
I hope Bright feels more charitable toward gay roles now. Before "2gether" he was in a couple of series and his career went nowhere. Now he's a star with 3 million Instagram followers.