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So this show's cast includes Mai Jirawat Vongdilokvath, War Jirawat Vachirasarunpatra and now also Uno Laothong – all of whom recently appeared in "Love Upon A Time". Almost like a reunion. Also: watching Uno use his badboy charm was a delight.

That's so very nice of you to say! I'm glad you like them. Ep. 9 pics have just been uploaded.

I don't think I'm confusing anything; I just did not expect to see more between Boat and Kong than we get in the show nor does it "piss me off" that we didn't. We can agree that both trailers show a possible romantic attraction – and the show gives us exactly that, but not more (this is what I meant writing "The show actually delivered what was in the trailers – there simply wasn't a lot to be delivered"). I say there was no basis to expect more – you say there was; that's where we see things differently. I'm not disputing that Chimon and Sing were included in the trailers and other marketing material, but for me it does not imply anything more than we got in the show, nor am I convinced by your arguments that we should have gotten more between their characters. Where I disagree with you the most (and why I commented on your post in the first place) is accusing the show's marketing of "hypocrisy". It's one thing to be disappointed by a show not meeting one's expectations (regardless of how justified they were) – the accusation you made is something entirely different and simply goes too far, especially when we both agree on the lack of a literal promise regarding Kong and Boat. I'm not trying to convince you of anything here, simply explaining my point of view – and let's end it on that. On a different note: prior to ep. 9 airing I posted in this comment section why I like Boat and Kong the way they are, even if this was not intended: their would-be relationship provides contrast for the main couple's actual relationship and serves as a mirror for their actions.

Can't believe I'm doing it, but I'll be a contrarian and defend GMMTV a little. I'm not sure the marketing for "Match Point" can be called hypocritical or deceiving or even misleading when it comes to characters portrayed by Chimon and Sing. Let's start with the initial trailer for the show, presented on 25.11.2025, during last year’s GMMTV event. Chimon and Sing are in it together for about 9 seconds (the trailer is less than 2,5 minutes long), for what's made to look like part of a scene. In that mock up scene Sing asks Chimon to help his brother win and promises him a "reward" in return; hearing this Chimon asks Sing whether he likes him, which Sing denies. That's all – an innuendo at best, and it's from a mock up trailer, shot more than 10 months ago, when the script for the actual show probably was not finalized yet. The official trailer uses 3 snippets of scenes from the actual show which include Sing and Chimon. In one they talk about keeping Sun's and Bay's relationship a secret, the two others are hinting at Chimon's character being attracted to Sing's character. 2 trailers, less than 5,5 minutes of footage, almost all of which is about Bay, Sun and their fathers. It's not like the trailers promised Sing and Chimon to portray a secondary couple of the series and the show did not keep that promise. The show actually delivered what was in the trailers – there simply wasn't a lot to be delivered. It's not really surprising either: GMMTV does this with new pairings all the time, "testing the waters" and soft-launching them via supporting characters in a relationship or "situationship" (see Winny and Satang in MSP, Save and Franc in "My Magic Prophecy", Aun and Stamp in "Revamp" or Ken and Paul in "Boys in Love"). Chimon himself was in a situation like this – his ship with Perth was tested in "Never Let Me Go" prior to them being cast in "Dangerous Romance". This does not mean Chimon and Sing will get an opportunity to portray a couple. They are both recognizable/familiar enough for supporting roles in a series with a brand new ship and a mostly new/less known cast. That – and not launching a new ship nor making them a one-time couple – might have been the entire reason for casting them.

I'm enjoying the show so much that I'll dress nicely to watch the final episode next Sunday. BTW: it should be called "Sun's Bay" or "Sun's bae" or "Sun-Bay", not Sunday.

Relax, it's just GMMTV's shenanigans and preview trickery.

I just checked and - at least for me - episodes 5, 6, 7 and 8 are still available on YT (episodes 1-4 are either removed entirely or unavailable from my location; this might be linked to those episodes becoming available on viki). If the above episodes are not available for you this might be due to geoblocking - try finding out whether people from your country can access those episodes.

Not sure it was intended, but I like the contrast between the main couple and Boat and Kong – a couple that could have been, but is not. It is more than providing contrast, actually – they also act as a mirror for Bay and Sun and their relationship. Supporting characters usually do not do that, but it is a very good way of utilizing them without giving them too much screen time. While Bay and Sun have a troubled, but intense past of a childhood friendship and later rivalry, which turned into mutual attraction, Boat and Kong appear to have always been on friendly terms and their attraction seems to have was always been there. Bay and Sun gravitated towards each other, collided and became one – for Boat and Kong the mutual pull was not strong enough and they drifted apart for years. Bay and Sun are both horny and passionate – about what they do, what they like and about each other; by comparison Boat and Kong seem settled, even a bit resigned, cautious and muted. Since this is a love story, there are no actual opponents; instead there are obstacles to overcome – and those are very different for the main couple and the supports. Once Bay and Sun end their rivalry, the only real obstacles for their relationship are external – mainly the conflict between their fathers. For Boat and Kong all obstacles are internal: it is not the lack of mutual attraction or feelings, but years spent on not acting on those feelings, growing apart and ending up in a limbo of awkwardness, with both of them hesitant or even afraid to say or do anything to change it, even when the opportunity is there. This is where the mirror works best: Boat and Kong are like Bay and Sun who did not fight for each other; it is a reminder not to give up, or you will end up alone.

I think it's happening gradually. Up until last night episodes 2-8 were available on YT, only ep. 1 was missing (removed at some unspecified time). Right now all I can find are episodes 4-8. No idea why this is happening nor why it's happening now.

I get these "where did this come from?" moments all the time in BLs. Remember Bright's Sarawat driving a brand new white BMW in "2gether"? That was my first one.

I was actually moved by today's episode (ep. 8). Watching it premiering on YT, I paused at one point and walked out of the room, as I was steaming a little (because of something Chun did). When the episode ended, I was surprised by how relieved and happy I felt. I've been watching BLs for several years now, I shed my share of tears over some of them, but most of them are nothing more than entertainment. Last time I felt really touched by a BL was back in May, when I watched ep. 7 of "Love upon a Time". Crazy how time flies. Another random note: I like how music was used in this episode. I'm usually annoyed by Thai productions using music in scenes which should stay quiet and - in general - using music which is too loud and does not fit a scene. Not today on "Match Point" - the music was not distracting nor interfering, it was exactly as it should have been.

Going from cocky to horny to a green flag - Bay's evolution in this series is smartly written and enjoyable to watch, mainly because Teshow pulls it off almost effortlessly. He and Ping look fantastic together and have great chemistry. Surprisingly and unexpectedly, it's a very well matched ship. BL magic does work in mysterious ways.

I think it's the song indicated in the show's end credits, sung by Ford Kunanon Chirarungsaengstid (credited Ford Kunanon Chirarungsaengsthit), who performs the song you pointed to in ep. 3. The title - in Thai - is given in the episode's end credits; I used i2OCR's image tool to extract the Thai title and it is as follows: "เพลง มันยังชัดอยู่เลย". This translates to 'The song is still so clear in my mind'. Not sure this is accurate, but the English version of the song's title, given in the end credits next to the Thai original, is "Full HD". No idea if the song was released.

The last part of today's episode - with Fuen and Physics - was actually good; I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed it. Good work, Krit and Phop!

No idea why it says the show is/will be available on iQIYI - I'm a iQIYI subscriber and can't find the faintest trace of "You Maniac" there.

Ep. 7 was too rushed for my comfort - and 1-2 scenes too short (at less than 50 minutes). It felt a bit like the showrunners realized that after 6 episides the main plot is undercooked and needs to pick ip the pace - but still wanted all the side plots and support characters to get their screen time.

Ep. 1 surprised me with how different it was than what I expected - with both vide and tone - but I rewatched it and everything fell into place. Ep. 2 - great from start to finish. Also: we deserve more than one SeaKeen series per year. Just sayin'.

To clarify one small detail: Keen and Krit are both 20 y.o. (however, Keen is 6 months older than Krit), Sea and Phop are both 21 y.o. (Sea is 3 months older than Phop). That being said I fully agree with you that SeaKeen should have left highschool roles behind them.

"You can use gravity on me" and "Are you into older people? Maybe not that much older".
The innuendos keep coming.

Not sure that bit about Justin's part in ep. 11 and 12 of WOF getting reduced is true. I couldn't find any proof to support it, like an announcement of GMMTV, a statment from Justin or any of the cast and crew. What I did find was that before ep. 11 of WOF aired people speculated online whether GMMTV would do something like that, with the sole reason to even consider it being that Justin will not attend the fan event and screening of ep. 12 (the show's final episode). Apparently those speculating about it did not see a connection between Justin getting fired and him not attending the event (you lose your job, so you no longer perform said job - and attending fan event obviously used to be part of Justin's job); for those people these two things were somehow separate and Justin not attending the event was presented almost as a punishment (for him, not for the fans), part of what GMMTV did to him. At least that's how I perceived those early speculations. The resoning was: he was cut from the event, they'll cut him from the episode. When ep. 11 of WOF aired last Wednesday - and Justin was in several scenes - more and more people in MDL's comment section claimed that Justin's appearence in that episode was reduced, that a scene or scenes were edited out. Some wrote that they "think" or "feel" that, while others were sure of it and stated it as a fact. No evidence was presented - apparently none was needed. I tried to figure out why people thought all that - pointing out that ep. 11 was the longest episode of WOF so far and that focusing on the main and support couples seems obvious (the show is primarily about them, not about a Justin and Keaton) - but got no clear answer.