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Perfect 10 Liners & Their Sweethearts
24 weeks and all I learned was that being single is not for the weak. But between ArcArm round around that started with Arc driving Arm into an accident, YothaGun's situationship that ended with them crying in the bathroom and gangsters, FaifaWine and that one fine man that showed up to give Faifa a heart attack, is being single really that bad? Also, why were these people so dramatic cuz of some small relationship they were chopping. Let us breathe peoples!! Are you the only ones in love?
Listen, this series was long, but there were episodes that had me laughing, some that had me throwing hands, and others that just made me roll my eyes, but all in all, a decent show with a rocky start, a solid middle and an acceptable ending. Let me explain.
ARC & ARM = Rating: 4/10
I’m sorry, but am I the only one who honestly think ForceBook have become too comfortable with each other to the point of being boring? They were chopping romance in that ugly orange couch and I was just vexed, cuz:
#1. Their chemistry is questionable. Yes, it’s there but like in a friendship, we are comfortable kissing each other way, so we don’t mind being paired sort of chemistry. They don’t even feel like they’re an old married couple like EarthMix, they just come off like they came to work one Tuesday and someone bet them to kiss their best friend so they were like ‘arite, but like you need to pay us for it.’ And that was it.
#2. Is that how you chop romance with a man you’re over the top in love with? What’s with all that face sniffing? My friend, let us be serious for this life. This is the type of romance you chop with someone you owe money. Is he your debt collector? Please grab that boy and kiss him and stop with the sniffing, enough already. I know they gave us that one scene, but like, after that it was all sniff here, sniff there, Arm getting drunk again.
#3. Their interactions after their arc wasn’t as romantic as YothaGun, cuz whenever they showed up, Arc was playing a cool guy with his hands in his pocket trying to look all aloof, and Arm was being loud and getting drank so he can be louder. Is it me or they had more lovey-dovey chemistry in their previous work?
#4. Meh. Was it the role? Did they just not fit it?
No. Just. This arc almost made me give up on this show. Sometimes, we just need to let things die with grace. Honestly I don’t really remember their arc all that well, heck I even forgot they had a second couple until I saw them in ep23, and I don’t blame myself, this drama aired for a hundred years and then some. No really, while it was airing, Jesus was born, and now he's about to get die, that's a whole life.
I’m still going huh at that scene when Arm went ballistic cuz he lost a t-shirt? What was up with that? Was it because it was his lovers or cuz he was overwhelmed? I still don’t fully understand why he hurt himself to get it.
Still arc had it's moments: which for me was Arm’s friend group. They had me laughing with their dramatic antics. That one who always got left behind when they met their partners, made me realised single life is is not for the weak. As for the rest of their arc, I remember the rain t-shirt scene, there was the mandatory beach scene … Sea and Tay were there, oh and the bracelet, though I personally think it's ugly/tacky was a nice romantic gesture so…
---Pond & Sand---
These two had no chemistry whatsoever. Who paired these couple? I feel like they had some chemistry in We Are when I first saw them there, here, nothing. They saying romantic stuff and I’m like: ‘who’s under the table with the paper you’re reading from?’ cuz that’s how it came off as. It felt like they were literally reciting their romantic lines off a board while they were filming. I did not feel their connection one bit, then of course they got sidelined, and didn’t keep popping up like rent was due like the other couples, so really I don’t feel bad about forgetting them.
Yeah, anyway, so this was my lest favourite arc out of the three cuz it didn’t really hold my attention, but it was watchable, so you should stick with it until the other arc starts, if not, watch episode 1 and skip to YothaGun's arc, you won’t really be missing anything important. Unless you like ForceBook like I do, then suck it up and watch it for them.
YOTHA & GUN = Rating: 6/10
You know what’s funny? How these two managed to put us in so much stress, when we knew they were gonna end up being boyfriends, cuz they literally started episode 1 in the future where they were boyfriends. Like, why were we out here stressing, crying, throwing up cuz they sucked at communicating and were breaking their own hearts?
I’d given up on this series until their arc started. They lit the fire under the show. The reason I stayed wasn’t even because of them, but because Faifa was in their arc. I love that dude so much. So yeah, I’m glad I didn’t give up and stuck with it, cuz Yotha and Gun’s arc was really good, made for some amazing discussions and brought the tl alive.
PerthSanta had great chemistry and played off each other’s character very well. There was never a dull moment with YothaGun. Al those close up stares with their faces so close, those tie scenes, those sleeping on the same bed scenes, so cute. But damn they were dramatic with their feelings: seducing and breaking up peoples' relationships, fighting with gangsters, sleeping with the lights on, crying in the bathroom there, doing the devil tango in Gun's parent's house. Yeah, they did a lot.
I’m sure everyone remembered where they were that Sunday when Yotha decided to find answers in Wa’s mouth and kissed him. Me, I was having water soup that day. But damn, I vexed. Like, how could you do that to Gun? WHY? I was so happy when Faifa took Gun’s side and they sent him packing. No, but these two stressed me out. Gun lying he could handle the no label situationship, breaking his heart over and over again, Yotha kissing Gun every chance he got, doing boyfriend stuff with him, saying lovers stuff to him then still insisting he didn’t know about his feelings cuz some dude broke his heart ones, and he has mama issues. Ahhhh, if I could reach through that tv with my rubber chicken! Like, let us breathe people. Are you the only ones in love? Let us have peace. I wanted to shake them, but, since everything ended up how it should, I guess, I’ll get over it.
I’m glad they figured it out in the end. Though my heart broke for Faifa when Yotha got his closure with their mom at his expense. That mother really sucked. Anywho, thanks to whoever paired PerthSanta cuz they did all of us a solid with that one.
---Wa & Klao---
I love the addition of them. Wa… this dude, I legit felt bad for Klao a lot of times, cuz Wa expected his boyfriend to be fine with him putting his ex first. Talking about I’m his whole universe and whatnot, how’s that fair to Klao? Then he kept breaking up with him, letting the poor boy get into fights and being all sad and pathetic waiting to beg and apologise so Wa would take him back. Nah, he did him so bad. I wasn’t even mad Klao didn’t like Yotha, who would? Wa needed to take lots of step back and check himself in the mirror cuz his attitude wasn’t it.
But they were so sexy though… oof, did y’all see them? Heck even Yotha’s room wasn’t spared. Klao knew what he was doing asking them to do it there, and then asking Yotha to help with the proposal, my man wasn’t taking any chances.
Also, I was laughing like hell when Klao character suddenly turned serious with those outfits, showing up like no I don’t smoke or drink, and now I wear grown up clothes. HAHAHAHA. Sure it was better than when he showed up every other episode to huff and puff and walk off either ashamed or angry, but still this serious version had me rolling.
FAIFA & WINE = Rating: 6.5/10
This was my favourite arc of the series. Why. FAIFA. I love him. The moment he showed up on screen, I was like, lol who is he and why he trying to slide in with the new kid like that? My arse did not know they were the third couple until like 2 coffee meet-cutes later then it clicked, and I was sold. I love FaifaWine.
These two were the kings of COMMUNICATION. After having to scream at my screen at Yotha and Gun to just talk, Faifa and Wine were a breath of fresh air. Sure, perhaps some may say they talked too much, and if they were a book they’d be more Tell than Show, but personally I loved how they talked about everything, it was in line with Faifa’s character, plus Wine was more than happy for the them to talk things out and get their facts straight, so yeah, I enjoyed the communication.
These two did not waste time in the romance department, straight to kissing, then Faifa's single-never-dated-arse tried to teach Gun dating tips, while the whole time he was just getting himself a boyfriend. Heck I hated this Tor person even before we met him, and then when we did, my arse was like… ‘hihi, I didn’t… please go away, respectfully…haha, your eyebrows are so fine!’ LOL, but why Gmmtv almost made us switch teams for a second? Not me though, I didn't switch teams for a second, trust me, my words are truer than my auntie's church wig. Mmmm hmm!
In case I haven't said it enough, Faifa was my favourite character cuz he felt the most relatable. I felt sorry for him when it came to the problem with his mother, which I still think they shouldn’t have forgiven her so easily, cuz again, the mother just suck! Plus nothing she did or said felt like she sincere meant her apology or have even learned a lesson, or even knew what she did wrong. I was so happy when Faifa finally met Wine, who wanted him to be himself instead of a people pleaser, who made him see the difference between everyone and having someone special, which… I swear I am done with the ‘word’ special, like enough, we get it, you’re special to each other. Dayum!
Now that tent scene. These children wild. Cuz what you mean you doing all that in public? during a concert? with many people around? In a tent with silhouette on full display? And for your first time together too? Wild, just wild. Damn, I wasn’t familiar with your game… but carry on.
Faifa to Wine: "My life wasn't just missing things, it was broken, you fixed it."
Faifa to Wine: "Thank you for reducing what I have too much of and filling in what I'm missing."
Just putting these quotes here so you'd know how Wine healed Faifa, in returned he also healed Wine's chipped heart. Ahhhh, they are so made for each other.
This arc didn’t have a second couple, cuz all the other couples had to have screen time. Not gonna lie, sometimes I just wanted the other pairs to go away so we can get more Faifa and Wine. What I was looking forward to the most was how Faifa and the mother fix their issue. But it was apparently resolved off screen by Gun who let the mother understood some stuff… why couldn’t we see that when it’s a big part of Faifa’s character? Meh. Sure we got her sorry arse stupid apology that was like, 'I didn't love you enough cuz other people loved you.' Hows is that... how couldn't she see problem with that statement???
Also, my arse went ‘my friends, my friends, let us be serious in this life’ when Arm and Gun were acting like relationship experts and giving advice and wanting to orchestrate things between Faifa and Wine. Peoples we saw yous a few minutes ago acting fools and crying your eyes out cuz you sucked at doing this love thing. If you don’t go sit down somewhere.
I love the friendship between Faifa and Wine, they were funny and there when the other needed them, but most of the time they were just bickering and it was fun. Also Faifa and Phuri. Hahaha those one line english drops, and their dramatic arse, I start laughing the moment I see Phuri, love his character.
FINALE:
That one hour felt longer than the entire series. My fav part was the behind the scenes in the credits, and Yotha and Faifa finally talking about the mother, no matter how short it was. Very sweet, everyone was happy all around. Well, except for Po who said no one ever died from being single then died so, I guess he's not happy. Klao and Wa are getting married. I think Yotha and Gun are engaged but like on the wrong finger, so a promise? Arc and Arm are, well, you all saw it. And Faifa and Wine like tents. All in all, a very happy ending finale as one would' expect from a show like this one.
OVERALL
The plots were nothing new we, but the actors made the characters interesting and the show fun to watch, Although I went 24 episodes?? Now that it's ended, I'm sad it won't be there every Sunday. Again, the third arc was my favourite, and Faifa was my favourite character with Gun being a close second although he annoyed me so much when he kept breaking his own heart with his dumb decision to be in a situationship with Yotha when he knew he couldn't handle it.
All in all, a good show, not sure I’d have enjoyed it as much if they did it 3 separate shows, but when everything is put together I quite liked the overall production and would recommend it to all bl lovers or at least anyone who like any of these cast. And remember, being single is not a serious disease. No one ever dies from being single. ^^
Listen, this series was long, but there were episodes that had me laughing, some that had me throwing hands, and others that just made me roll my eyes, but all in all, a decent show with a rocky start, a solid middle and an acceptable ending. Let me explain.
ARC & ARM = Rating: 4/10
I’m sorry, but am I the only one who honestly think ForceBook have become too comfortable with each other to the point of being boring? They were chopping romance in that ugly orange couch and I was just vexed, cuz:
#1. Their chemistry is questionable. Yes, it’s there but like in a friendship, we are comfortable kissing each other way, so we don’t mind being paired sort of chemistry. They don’t even feel like they’re an old married couple like EarthMix, they just come off like they came to work one Tuesday and someone bet them to kiss their best friend so they were like ‘arite, but like you need to pay us for it.’ And that was it.
#2. Is that how you chop romance with a man you’re over the top in love with? What’s with all that face sniffing? My friend, let us be serious for this life. This is the type of romance you chop with someone you owe money. Is he your debt collector? Please grab that boy and kiss him and stop with the sniffing, enough already. I know they gave us that one scene, but like, after that it was all sniff here, sniff there, Arm getting drunk again.
#3. Their interactions after their arc wasn’t as romantic as YothaGun, cuz whenever they showed up, Arc was playing a cool guy with his hands in his pocket trying to look all aloof, and Arm was being loud and getting drank so he can be louder. Is it me or they had more lovey-dovey chemistry in their previous work?
#4. Meh. Was it the role? Did they just not fit it?
No. Just. This arc almost made me give up on this show. Sometimes, we just need to let things die with grace. Honestly I don’t really remember their arc all that well, heck I even forgot they had a second couple until I saw them in ep23, and I don’t blame myself, this drama aired for a hundred years and then some. No really, while it was airing, Jesus was born, and now he's about to get die, that's a whole life.
I’m still going huh at that scene when Arm went ballistic cuz he lost a t-shirt? What was up with that? Was it because it was his lovers or cuz he was overwhelmed? I still don’t fully understand why he hurt himself to get it.
Still arc had it's moments: which for me was Arm’s friend group. They had me laughing with their dramatic antics. That one who always got left behind when they met their partners, made me realised single life is is not for the weak. As for the rest of their arc, I remember the rain t-shirt scene, there was the mandatory beach scene … Sea and Tay were there, oh and the bracelet, though I personally think it's ugly/tacky was a nice romantic gesture so…
---Pond & Sand---
These two had no chemistry whatsoever. Who paired these couple? I feel like they had some chemistry in We Are when I first saw them there, here, nothing. They saying romantic stuff and I’m like: ‘who’s under the table with the paper you’re reading from?’ cuz that’s how it came off as. It felt like they were literally reciting their romantic lines off a board while they were filming. I did not feel their connection one bit, then of course they got sidelined, and didn’t keep popping up like rent was due like the other couples, so really I don’t feel bad about forgetting them.
Yeah, anyway, so this was my lest favourite arc out of the three cuz it didn’t really hold my attention, but it was watchable, so you should stick with it until the other arc starts, if not, watch episode 1 and skip to YothaGun's arc, you won’t really be missing anything important. Unless you like ForceBook like I do, then suck it up and watch it for them.
YOTHA & GUN = Rating: 6/10
You know what’s funny? How these two managed to put us in so much stress, when we knew they were gonna end up being boyfriends, cuz they literally started episode 1 in the future where they were boyfriends. Like, why were we out here stressing, crying, throwing up cuz they sucked at communicating and were breaking their own hearts?
I’d given up on this series until their arc started. They lit the fire under the show. The reason I stayed wasn’t even because of them, but because Faifa was in their arc. I love that dude so much. So yeah, I’m glad I didn’t give up and stuck with it, cuz Yotha and Gun’s arc was really good, made for some amazing discussions and brought the tl alive.
PerthSanta had great chemistry and played off each other’s character very well. There was never a dull moment with YothaGun. Al those close up stares with their faces so close, those tie scenes, those sleeping on the same bed scenes, so cute. But damn they were dramatic with their feelings: seducing and breaking up peoples' relationships, fighting with gangsters, sleeping with the lights on, crying in the bathroom there, doing the devil tango in Gun's parent's house. Yeah, they did a lot.
I’m sure everyone remembered where they were that Sunday when Yotha decided to find answers in Wa’s mouth and kissed him. Me, I was having water soup that day. But damn, I vexed. Like, how could you do that to Gun? WHY? I was so happy when Faifa took Gun’s side and they sent him packing. No, but these two stressed me out. Gun lying he could handle the no label situationship, breaking his heart over and over again, Yotha kissing Gun every chance he got, doing boyfriend stuff with him, saying lovers stuff to him then still insisting he didn’t know about his feelings cuz some dude broke his heart ones, and he has mama issues. Ahhhh, if I could reach through that tv with my rubber chicken! Like, let us breathe people. Are you the only ones in love? Let us have peace. I wanted to shake them, but, since everything ended up how it should, I guess, I’ll get over it.
I’m glad they figured it out in the end. Though my heart broke for Faifa when Yotha got his closure with their mom at his expense. That mother really sucked. Anywho, thanks to whoever paired PerthSanta cuz they did all of us a solid with that one.
---Wa & Klao---
I love the addition of them. Wa… this dude, I legit felt bad for Klao a lot of times, cuz Wa expected his boyfriend to be fine with him putting his ex first. Talking about I’m his whole universe and whatnot, how’s that fair to Klao? Then he kept breaking up with him, letting the poor boy get into fights and being all sad and pathetic waiting to beg and apologise so Wa would take him back. Nah, he did him so bad. I wasn’t even mad Klao didn’t like Yotha, who would? Wa needed to take lots of step back and check himself in the mirror cuz his attitude wasn’t it.
But they were so sexy though… oof, did y’all see them? Heck even Yotha’s room wasn’t spared. Klao knew what he was doing asking them to do it there, and then asking Yotha to help with the proposal, my man wasn’t taking any chances.
Also, I was laughing like hell when Klao character suddenly turned serious with those outfits, showing up like no I don’t smoke or drink, and now I wear grown up clothes. HAHAHAHA. Sure it was better than when he showed up every other episode to huff and puff and walk off either ashamed or angry, but still this serious version had me rolling.
FAIFA & WINE = Rating: 6.5/10
This was my favourite arc of the series. Why. FAIFA. I love him. The moment he showed up on screen, I was like, lol who is he and why he trying to slide in with the new kid like that? My arse did not know they were the third couple until like 2 coffee meet-cutes later then it clicked, and I was sold. I love FaifaWine.
These two were the kings of COMMUNICATION. After having to scream at my screen at Yotha and Gun to just talk, Faifa and Wine were a breath of fresh air. Sure, perhaps some may say they talked too much, and if they were a book they’d be more Tell than Show, but personally I loved how they talked about everything, it was in line with Faifa’s character, plus Wine was more than happy for the them to talk things out and get their facts straight, so yeah, I enjoyed the communication.
These two did not waste time in the romance department, straight to kissing, then Faifa's single-never-dated-arse tried to teach Gun dating tips, while the whole time he was just getting himself a boyfriend. Heck I hated this Tor person even before we met him, and then when we did, my arse was like… ‘hihi, I didn’t… please go away, respectfully…haha, your eyebrows are so fine!’ LOL, but why Gmmtv almost made us switch teams for a second? Not me though, I didn't switch teams for a second, trust me, my words are truer than my auntie's church wig. Mmmm hmm!
In case I haven't said it enough, Faifa was my favourite character cuz he felt the most relatable. I felt sorry for him when it came to the problem with his mother, which I still think they shouldn’t have forgiven her so easily, cuz again, the mother just suck! Plus nothing she did or said felt like she sincere meant her apology or have even learned a lesson, or even knew what she did wrong. I was so happy when Faifa finally met Wine, who wanted him to be himself instead of a people pleaser, who made him see the difference between everyone and having someone special, which… I swear I am done with the ‘word’ special, like enough, we get it, you’re special to each other. Dayum!
Now that tent scene. These children wild. Cuz what you mean you doing all that in public? during a concert? with many people around? In a tent with silhouette on full display? And for your first time together too? Wild, just wild. Damn, I wasn’t familiar with your game… but carry on.
Faifa to Wine: "My life wasn't just missing things, it was broken, you fixed it."
Faifa to Wine: "Thank you for reducing what I have too much of and filling in what I'm missing."
Just putting these quotes here so you'd know how Wine healed Faifa, in returned he also healed Wine's chipped heart. Ahhhh, they are so made for each other.
This arc didn’t have a second couple, cuz all the other couples had to have screen time. Not gonna lie, sometimes I just wanted the other pairs to go away so we can get more Faifa and Wine. What I was looking forward to the most was how Faifa and the mother fix their issue. But it was apparently resolved off screen by Gun who let the mother understood some stuff… why couldn’t we see that when it’s a big part of Faifa’s character? Meh. Sure we got her sorry arse stupid apology that was like, 'I didn't love you enough cuz other people loved you.' Hows is that... how couldn't she see problem with that statement???
Also, my arse went ‘my friends, my friends, let us be serious in this life’ when Arm and Gun were acting like relationship experts and giving advice and wanting to orchestrate things between Faifa and Wine. Peoples we saw yous a few minutes ago acting fools and crying your eyes out cuz you sucked at doing this love thing. If you don’t go sit down somewhere.
I love the friendship between Faifa and Wine, they were funny and there when the other needed them, but most of the time they were just bickering and it was fun. Also Faifa and Phuri. Hahaha those one line english drops, and their dramatic arse, I start laughing the moment I see Phuri, love his character.
FINALE:
That one hour felt longer than the entire series. My fav part was the behind the scenes in the credits, and Yotha and Faifa finally talking about the mother, no matter how short it was. Very sweet, everyone was happy all around. Well, except for Po who said no one ever died from being single then died so, I guess he's not happy. Klao and Wa are getting married. I think Yotha and Gun are engaged but like on the wrong finger, so a promise? Arc and Arm are, well, you all saw it. And Faifa and Wine like tents. All in all, a very happy ending finale as one would' expect from a show like this one.
OVERALL
The plots were nothing new we, but the actors made the characters interesting and the show fun to watch, Although I went 24 episodes?? Now that it's ended, I'm sad it won't be there every Sunday. Again, the third arc was my favourite, and Faifa was my favourite character with Gun being a close second although he annoyed me so much when he kept breaking his own heart with his dumb decision to be in a situationship with Yotha when he knew he couldn't handle it.
All in all, a good show, not sure I’d have enjoyed it as much if they did it 3 separate shows, but when everything is put together I quite liked the overall production and would recommend it to all bl lovers or at least anyone who like any of these cast. And remember, being single is not a serious disease. No one ever dies from being single. ^^
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