This definitely wasn't the worst series of the year, but it feels outdated in every way. This might have worked in 2017, but now the film making aspects are laughably bad, both couples were more believable as bros than as boyfriends and the absurd time travel elements make it nearly impossible to feel invested in the show.
But there is a sincerity in everything that made me not hate it. It felt like it was written by and for little kids who hadn't gone through puberty and just wanted to tell a sweet story. Everyone was smiling constantly and even though the characters never evolved, I still liked everyone. Except the coffee shop owner.
I think it was watchable until episode 9. That's when everything came crashing down and it's clear the writer ran out of ideas and was just stretching things out to fill the remaining episodes. Things got progressively worse as the show dragged to the end.
The final episode was spectacularly bad. CREEPY just like others have said. If you stop for even a second and think about it, it's odd, nonsensical and just plain off putting. I'm usually fine with age gap plots, but the way they wrote this one was a big no. That gave me Twilight flashbacks in the worst way possible.
Overall, Marc and Cooper have zero romantic chemistry and Marc seemed genuinely uncomfortable in every "romantic" scene. The actor playing Moodaeng seriously needs acting lessons. But I finished it. Though I wouldn't watch it again.
And the makeup artist should find a new profession quickly!!!!
Smdh!!!! After all the ptsd you and this series have caused me over the last weeks and as we're talking on the Our Story page, of course I'd think you were talking about an Our Story sequel!!! 🤬🤬🤬
Wait wait wait. These characters are dead to me (ok not Fifth). But I'll never watch another minute of this world. That's done PERIOD. What I meant is I'd watch another series by Xion Productions IF it's not awful. But anything with Zeke, Joel, Jason, Kim, mama Linda, boring Kendra or little Chukchuk and his family is a 100% NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO for me.
The ending made it seem like a sequel was planned. That series was great, but it's hard to imagine where they could go with a 2nd season that wouldn't be completely depressing or full of forced conflict.
I'm not ruling out future series. Mainly because there are so few Pinoy that are actually watchable that I would give a new series a chance. But if it's clear from the first episodes that it's on par with Our Story, I'd quickly drop it and not sit around for 13 weeks of misery. Also, this is easily the worst series by Xion productions. I think it's basically impossible to make a good BL sequel especially if it's written and released so soon after the previous season. This crap was doomed at conception!
That EarthMix series had it worse though, isn't that the one exclusively available in Disney+ when it aired? At…
Yes, I think EarthMix had it worse. Cupid's Last Wish only aired on Disney + and then months later on youtube when the hype had already died down and most fans had already watched elsewhere.
I agree that it's part of the business, especially these days. But it's still rare for GMMTV to have BLs with cut/uncut versions. I just wish OG weren't the latest test case for the company to expand their reach. But I'll keep watching either way.
Same, Pooh or Charlie ain't working for me. Babe letting him move in and not really questioning where he came…
Yeah all of that is a factor. If their relationship hadn't developed sooooo fast, I'd be fine waiting for more development or character growth, but we met the guy and 2 weeks later he moved in. So yeah, it seems like pacing issues created by the original author that weren't resolved by the current director/screenwriter.
Same, Pooh or Charlie ain't working for me. Babe letting him move in and not really questioning where he came…
100% Uhaul relationships exist, but not in a situation like this. Babe's whole org is under threat at the exact same time that this random kid shows up and Babe is so dickmatized that he let's him invade his entire life. Umm what?!?! If Charlie is that good in bed, SHOW ME, otherwise I won't believe it!
After finishing episode 6 I can say the only thing I enjoyed was the return of my favorite BL character, white…
Good point. These days a damsel could walk past a puddle on a sunny day and end up in the ER. Damsels are required to be the most fragile/sickly character in any series they're in because...
Once again this was the best cooking BL of the week. I didn't expect things to move forward so quickly, but I'm not complaining at all. This series is really good.
After finishing episode 6 I can say the only thing I enjoyed was the return of my favorite BL character, white…
That washcloth has been a BL staple forever. It brings back fond memories whenever I see. Even though I know it had no business being there. Like what exactly caused his fever? Sleeping in a chair for too long 🤔
It's ok that I'll be in the minority when I say this...something about Charlie & Babe is off to me. I'm not feelin…
Same, Pooh or Charlie ain't working for me. Babe letting him move in and not really questioning where he came from or why he's so sus, isn't believable. So during their cute/sweet moments I just keep wondering why Babe is putting himself in this situation.
Pavel is such a great actor. Every second he's on camera I believe that he is Babe. Unfortunately, him being great makes Pooh's amateur skill level that much more obvious. He's cute and innocent looking, but the line delivery is lacking as is the believablity of his portrayal of Charlie. Charlie is pretty much the elephant in the room when he's around. With all the other characters always wondering why he's there and so am I.
I hope they spend more time really delving into why Babe is treating him so differently than past sex buddies. Since the whole story revolves around their relationship, I really want to be invested in it, but so far I'm not. Maybe when we learn more about Charlie's backstory, his character will feel more like a person and like a plot device.
I'm also a bit surprised by the complete lack of NC scenes. This seemed like it would be 18+, but at this point it's barely 13+. I'm fine with limited skinship. But here more skinship makes sense for the characters, but we're not seeing any of that throughout the show.
When the first trailer came out a year ago, I thought the story wouldn't be very good, but I was still excited because it's OffGun. I didn't comment last week because I wanted to give it another chance before lowering my expectations.
For me, episode 2 was slightly better than episode 1. But the problems are obvious. Any time OG are on camera together, even if they're doing something silly, I enjoy it. But my enjoyment gets sucked away the second other characters are on screen. I LOVE Neo and I think it's kinda nice that Gun's irl sister is playing his sister in this series, even though GMMTV has many other more experienced actresses on its roster who could play the role. But all of the other side characters are dragging the series down for me.
I've loved OG since Puppy Honey. I'm glad they're doing something light and simple. I'm glad they're working on a project together that they picked. I can accept that this was made for a younger audience like most GMMTV series are. I can accept that this form of Thai humor doesn't align with what many international fans want. But I don't get why GMMTV released a cut version on youtube and an uncut version on a different platform. I feels like they're sabotaging the ratings like they've done in past EarthMix series and I don't understand why. Episode 2 has non-BL level ratings on youtube and I'm sure that's partly because people are watching the uncut version elsewhere.
Overall, the plot/premise is weak, but not terrible. OffGun are wonderful together as always. But them playing college students AGAIN when they're already 30+ is ridiculous and makes it hard for me to turn my brain off and just go with it. This plot could have worked fine with Off playing a doctor and Gun playing a young chef. I know I'd be ready to drop this if OG weren't in it. And that's disappointing.
But there is a sincerity in everything that made me not hate it. It felt like it was written by and for little kids who hadn't gone through puberty and just wanted to tell a sweet story. Everyone was smiling constantly and even though the characters never evolved, I still liked everyone. Except the coffee shop owner.
I think it was watchable until episode 9. That's when everything came crashing down and it's clear the writer ran out of ideas and was just stretching things out to fill the remaining episodes. Things got progressively worse as the show dragged to the end.
The final episode was spectacularly bad. CREEPY just like others have said. If you stop for even a second and think about it, it's odd, nonsensical and just plain off putting. I'm usually fine with age gap plots, but the way they wrote this one was a big no. That gave me Twilight flashbacks in the worst way possible.
Overall, Marc and Cooper have zero romantic chemistry and Marc seemed genuinely uncomfortable in every "romantic" scene. The actor playing Moodaeng seriously needs acting lessons. But I finished it. Though I wouldn't watch it again.
And the makeup artist should find a new profession quickly!!!!
I agree that it's part of the business, especially these days. But it's still rare for GMMTV to have BLs with cut/uncut versions. I just wish OG weren't the latest test case for the company to expand their reach. But I'll keep watching either way.
I hope they spend more time really delving into why Babe is treating him so differently than past sex buddies. Since the whole story revolves around their relationship, I really want to be invested in it, but so far I'm not. Maybe when we learn more about Charlie's backstory, his character will feel more like a person and like a plot device.
I'm also a bit surprised by the complete lack of NC scenes. This seemed like it would be 18+, but at this point it's barely 13+. I'm fine with limited skinship. But here more skinship makes sense for the characters, but we're not seeing any of that throughout the show.
For me, episode 2 was slightly better than episode 1. But the problems are obvious. Any time OG are on camera together, even if they're doing something silly, I enjoy it. But my enjoyment gets sucked away the second other characters are on screen. I LOVE Neo and I think it's kinda nice that Gun's irl sister is playing his sister in this series, even though GMMTV has many other more experienced actresses on its roster who could play the role. But all of the other side characters are dragging the series down for me.
I've loved OG since Puppy Honey. I'm glad they're doing something light and simple. I'm glad they're working on a project together that they picked. I can accept that this was made for a younger audience like most GMMTV series are. I can accept that this form of Thai humor doesn't align with what many international fans want. But I don't get why GMMTV released a cut version on youtube and an uncut version on a different platform. I feels like they're sabotaging the ratings like they've done in past EarthMix series and I don't understand why. Episode 2 has non-BL level ratings on youtube and I'm sure that's partly because people are watching the uncut version elsewhere.
Overall, the plot/premise is weak, but not terrible. OffGun are wonderful together as always. But them playing college students AGAIN when they're already 30+ is ridiculous and makes it hard for me to turn my brain off and just go with it. This plot could have worked fine with Off playing a doctor and Gun playing a young chef. I know I'd be ready to drop this if OG weren't in it. And that's disappointing.