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Allow me to quote something from the business and military jargon:

..what a truly seasoned and experienced warrior is willing to recognize – is that when he or she is faced with superior or overwhelming forces the only way to live to fight another day is to RETREAT – REGROUP, tend to their wounds, devise a more effective strategy or plan and then RE-ENGAGE again later...

#BelieveinPatandPran

...& P'Aof's mercy...

That Pran's final "thank you" and a smile helps a little. One way or another, their love will endure. They are WAY TOO STRONG characters to be defeated by surrounding circumstances.

Pat rolling his invisible sleeves to beat up the Architecture gang knocking at the bedroom door comes to my mind to represent the final episode. We the audience are all Junior who just brought bug incense to the room gently.

After rewatching ep. 11 for the second time after work on Friday evening local time, I walked back home with my mind NOT in the right place. I need to rewatch it for the third time, but I dread it tbh...

Thinking of it now, I wish I could unsee the epi 12 preview...

I guess it's about the same idea as the playlist: a separate aggregate post that collects all your insights in order of scenes/episodes; something that's easy to locate at any time, perhaps in the discussion section?

Fact: Pran, being an OCD early riser, got up early after a fun-filled night, got shaved, showered, brushed his teeth, changed into a fresh pair of clothes, and slipped back to bed to cuddle with still very much groggy Pat. The mystery has been solved

I second it

We shall be very much thankful to P'Aof homophobia doesn't exist in the BBS universe. That has elevated the whole story to another level. I guess that was his deliberate choice. Unfortunately, it's not the case irl, even in the so-called more enlightened countries.
However, were we to simply mentally substitute family drama arc, due to some events from the past, with families' opposition to being generally a LGB person, more so in a relationship, then BBS would still work brilliantly to deliver the message

BBS looks definitely like a gem to rewatch almost ad infinitum, more so with all the hindsight gained on the way that will allow viewers to catch all the subtleties we have surely missed the first time

If you wanna take your mind elsewhere and decompress a little, there is a frikkin' GAY MUSICAL from the Philippines!
It's called Rainbow Prince Series.
The first epi is up (in the usual four parts). It looks (and sounds) promising

https://youtu.be/ZfM6CRUOtx4

Partly subbed edit from #taitaituanxohmnanon feed
https://youtu.be/w1j0m5C4HUw

If you are craving a cute distraction, this is a short subbed q&a with half-sleepy Nanon ( no idea how old it is)

https://youtu.be/MZumiuTr-Hc

Oh, so Ohm could high-five Metawin without much effort 😉

Do I see it right? Rank is down a few notches, but popularity is up...?!

Cutie Pie from Tencet?

Talking about BBS reach...
Fresh results from the Premios Cultura Asiática (Asian Culture Awards) 2021 run by La República - one of the two main Peruvian national daily newspapers  (don't ask me how I came across it 🤪):
Best Thai Actor: Nanon (35.3%, followed by Win Metawin at 22.8% & Ohm 20.7%)
Popular Thai Artist: Ohm (31.5% of votes, followed by Win Metawin with 24.9% & Nanon at 24.6%)
Best Thai Series/Movie: drums please...BBS with 57.1% share, followed by 2gether the movie at 39.5%

https://larepublica.pe/cultura-asiatica/2021/12/28/pca-2021-lista-completa-de-ganadores-de-los-premios-cultura-asiatica-categoria-kpop-jpop-cpop-doramas-thaidramas-y-actores/

Edit: it looks like the newspaper runs a weekly summary of each episode too (at least in the online version)!

Oh my, I didn't remember it and had to google it. It sorta works with BBS too!

The 7 stages of grief:

Shock and denial. ...
Pain and guilt. ...
Anger and bargaining. ...
Depression. ...
The upward turn. ...
Reconstruction and working through. ...
Acceptance and hope (for ep. 12 denouement, that is!)

#7!#7!#7!

Where are we at today...

Why feeling being hit like a truck? My bf lives across the ocean. We have been in a LTR since the beginning. It is in the ninth year, and counting... We love each other dearly. Distance was never an issue. We'd see each other frequently. We'd do even  crazy five day dashes across the Pacific... Then the s**tfest started. It will be two years soon, that we cannot see each other in person. Our love is enduring and is as strong as it has ever been. Is it easy to be apart for so long, even if it is not our fault at all? HELL NOOOO. When I saw Pat crying at the gate, I've got emotional myself thinking of many moments I was just about to hug my bf before heading out to the security and emigration gates at the airport. How one would even envisage it is the last time you will see him for a very long time?
That's why my mind went haywire, especially rewatching the preview. I was genuinely feeling anguished and distressed for PatPran!!! Those two beautiful souls don't deserve to be apart. Nobody does...
However, I still keep in mind P'Aof's promise about a spectacular happy ending, or that was at least my understanding. Wishing a very happy end to y'all irl too!