I wonder if "Stay With Me" has changed my outlook on non-Chinese BLs where the mains don't kiss.
"Stay With Me" had to tie itself in knots in order to depict a m/m love story that could get past the censors, whereas this Thai production doesn't bother to take advantage of the artist freedom afforded it.
I kept waiting for romance to break out in the final episode, but nope. Just a couple of dudes hanging out. Phooey.
Love how Sailom isn’t taking any of the shit Kang is trying to give him. Despite his money struggles he isn’t…
Kang is a despicable person, actually. It's a mistake for the series to make the character so mean and unprincipled to start with.
He gets outsmarted by a classmate, so he plots to take away his scholarship?
He gets outsmarted again, so he tries to destroy his life with a pedophilia accusation? (What he did there was more than take away Sailom's tutoring business.)
In a real person this would be a severe personality flaw, and honestly I think such a person wouldn't come to his enemy's aid if he saw him getting beat up by a couple of thugs. He'd gleefully take a seat and enjoy the show.
To anyone confused, it helps if you now go back and watch from the beginning. I did that this morning before the new episodes went up and now I can fully appreciate the bravura storytelling that this series is delivering.
Kim An teasing Lee Hyun with his abs was the cutest.
It's a good thing Kang turned a corner in this episode because up until now the tutoring he needed was in how to be a bully. He and his corny crew really couldn't cut it, time after time. They should have started small, maybe by shaking down elementary school kids for their lunch money. 🤡🤡🤡
I honestly wonder if the director was aiming to add a little comedy with their repeated failures to score against Sailom. They're just so hapless.
Nawa acting tough with Guy -- now that kid is downright delusional. For sure that's an indicator that as a second couple they're going to be the (intentional) comic relief.
To me, Perth just can't do "menacing" in a convincing way, so I'm glad that phase of the story is done with. As soon as Kang shifted to compassionate mode the role suddenly fit him like a glove. I think things will go well from here on.
Oh come on! He's such a cute little baby 🤣🤣No seriously I think Buxia's character is that of a naive young…
He's adorable, and his chemistry with Jiang Chi is terrific. He's a sweet kid who constantly questions himself, but it's been nice to watch him settle into himself as the series progresses.
I'll be sad when this is over. I can't recall any BL where the two leads were as comfortable getting intimate with each other.
Referring to Sun Woo as an NPC seems funny at first but it's actually an indifferent way of saying he's an non-entity, with no motivation to have an actual life. That and his barren refrigerator really struck me.
And Lee Won -- that actor looks so much like New Thitipoom he could be his younger brother.
With only eight episodes it's going to move at a faster pace and leave out a lot of what was in the Thai version, and I admit that it was surprising to realize that the Korean Fighter-Tutor couple is not the primary focus.
For me it's a plus that the approach is different. A shot-by-shot remake would be a terrible idea, and if they'd done that, I think all the haters would have had their knives out even faster than they did already.
I guess it's a sign that Korean BLs have established themselves if people are suddenly demanding first-class production values and making comparisons based on acting, as if the acting in Thai BLs is all that great. I can list several Thai productions that people rave about that have shitty acting and a production budget that must have been around 300 baht. So, when I see comments that start banging that old drum I'll just stop reading and move on.
Totally disagree. I enjoy dramas and movies that challenge my assumptions and push me toward the outside of the…
To each his own. The murderers in "Till The World Ends" killed a old woman's dog and then shot her in the head as she grieved, because they couldn't stand her nonstop weeping. And this was just for starters.
The attempt to later entice me as they made out and had rough sex seemed so bizarre, but, as you say, there were viewers who thought the sex was hot stuff and couldn't stop posting about it. They seem to share your ability to experience that kind of programming without any sense of distaste.
Wow ... I absolutely love the first two episodes. The slow burn is delicious! The script and acting are on point, production values are great ... there's really nothing for me to criticize.
The only concern I have is for the future episodes, though, which is that they'll pair up the MODC couple again and expect us to ship them, and now that one of them has relished the act of killing a defenseless person I have no interest in seeing him in love. Instead I just want his character to die.
This is one of the huge mistakes that "Till The World Ends" made, wanting us to ship two demented murderers just because they're two hunky guys. The height of stupidity.
The couple who appears to be the official second couple looks really cute though.
Finally, a series to help me move on from "Stay With Me".
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"Stay With Me" had to tie itself in knots in order to depict a m/m love story that could get past the censors, whereas this Thai production doesn't bother to take advantage of the artist freedom afforded it.
I kept waiting for romance to break out in the final episode, but nope. Just a couple of dudes hanging out. Phooey.
He gets outsmarted by a classmate, so he plots to take away his scholarship?
He gets outsmarted again, so he tries to destroy his life with a pedophilia accusation? (What he did there was more than take away Sailom's tutoring business.)
In a real person this would be a severe personality flaw, and honestly I think such a person wouldn't come to his enemy's aid if he saw him getting beat up by a couple of thugs. He'd gleefully take a seat and enjoy the show.
Kim An teasing Lee Hyun with his abs was the cutest.
I honestly wonder if the director was aiming to add a little comedy with their repeated failures to score against Sailom. They're just so hapless.
Nawa acting tough with Guy -- now that kid is downright delusional. For sure that's an indicator that as a second couple they're going to be the (intentional) comic relief.
To me, Perth just can't do "menacing" in a convincing way, so I'm glad that phase of the story is done with. As soon as Kang shifted to compassionate mode the role suddenly fit him like a glove. I think things will go well from here on.
I'll be sad when this is over. I can't recall any BL where the two leads were as comfortable getting intimate with each other.
I have it and could post it for you to download, but the file is big: 1.7GB.
Lmk soon either way because I should delete this comment before too long lol.
And Lee Won -- that actor looks so much like New Thitipoom he could be his younger brother.
With only eight episodes it's going to move at a faster pace and leave out a lot of what was in the Thai version, and I admit that it was surprising to realize that the Korean Fighter-Tutor couple is not the primary focus.
For me it's a plus that the approach is different. A shot-by-shot remake would be a terrible idea, and if they'd done that, I think all the haters would have had their knives out even faster than they did already.
I guess it's a sign that Korean BLs have established themselves if people are suddenly demanding first-class production values and making comparisons based on acting, as if the acting in Thai BLs is all that great. I can list several Thai productions that people rave about that have shitty acting and a production budget that must have been around 300 baht. So, when I see comments that start banging that old drum I'll just stop reading and move on.
The attempt to later entice me as they made out and had rough sex seemed so bizarre, but, as you say, there were viewers who thought the sex was hot stuff and couldn't stop posting about it. They seem to share your ability to experience that kind of programming without any sense of distaste.
The only concern I have is for the future episodes, though, which is that they'll pair up the MODC couple again and expect us to ship them, and now that one of them has relished the act of killing a defenseless person I have no interest in seeing him in love. Instead I just want his character to die.
This is one of the huge mistakes that "Till The World Ends" made, wanting us to ship two demented murderers just because they're two hunky guys. The height of stupidity.
The couple who appears to be the official second couple looks really cute though.
Finally, a series to help me move on from "Stay With Me".
His animosity is so overdone that I expect its cause to be surprising.