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The 'Hot Mess' One
We all have that one show on our list that is, on paper, a complete disaster that has you wondering how horny was the writer and how drunk was the editor?
Mine was Love in the Air because, BossNouel's NC scenes swept the floor with everyone else's half hearted attempts LOL
My Stubborn has topped it, as aggressively as Sorn, because at least Love in the Air made sense.
I looked forward to this every Sunday and I can give credit to the stylists who knew what they were doing when they gave Boat that hairstyle.
This reminded me those old school yaoi's I would read in the 00s, on some website, covered in links with all sorts of digital viruses, posted inconsistently in parts by some exhausted student who translated it, and would stop in protest at the mere mention of the next chapter by readers.
Jun is a naive, perpetual child loved by all and often treated like he's five. So of course, Jun most of the time, acts like he's five. He occasionally shows some sort of self awareness but it's over ruled by Sorn, who is a walking red flag incarnate.
Seriously, in reality, he would have been slapped with a restraining order by episode 3.
Perhaps Boat is just too pretty to ignore, and his chemistry with Oat is heavy for most of us, which is probably why we kept watching.
Boat and Oat, undeniably kept this show above water. The mess that is between Sorn and Jun's relationship could have been thoroughly investigated over the 12 episodes by an emotionally intelligent writer, but that's not what we're getting here.
The two, yes TWO, side couples are so underdeveloped, I wonder why they bothered. Was it just a checklist to add more gay? Because My Stubborn was not afraid to get graphic with Sorn and Jun so it really wasn't necessary.
I would ff them because I just wanted to get back to the glorious dumpster fire that was Sorn and Jun. There was so much of an emotional mess between them, that they didn't have time for anyone else, and in comparison to BoatOat's NC scenes, when the side couple's NC scenes happened, it was painfully obvious that it was two actors, and not a couple in love.
This was borderline porn logic at times and other times, there were brief, just could almost taste the reasoning, it was right there at the tips of my fingertips, until Sorn did something to remind me that this is old school yaoi and the Seme never stops being an abusive jerk. Super controlling and possessive that seems to be a thing for some people for some reason.
Sorn only learns to ask before physical intimacy and even then, he struggles because he just eternally lusts for Jun like a starved animal. It gives that feeling of changing the bad boy, without actually changing the bad boy because we don't the bad boy to lose his edge. That's what made him dangerous and sexy.
I dared to say that this could have been translated easily into a BDSM relationship, if the writer knew how. All throughout, I couldn't help but feel that Sorn and Jun's relationship had a Pet or Daddy, or even the controversial 'Little' relationship vibe to it. If the emotional maturity was there, heck, even if they grew into it, it would have worked for these two, because that's how Sorn treats Jun. And that will understandably, run an ice cold finger up some people's spines.
The show is what it is. It's a creative disaster that was completely upheld by BoatOat's chemistry. If it wasn't for them, I think this show would have bombed harder.
One thing they did get right though was the music. I quite enjoyed the backing tracks, and it added to the seediness of a fwb relationship.
Overall, this is a trainwreck, a trashy kind of show that will have it's own audience, and we will all now be hoping that Boat and Oat act together again in a more mature show.
Mine was Love in the Air because, BossNouel's NC scenes swept the floor with everyone else's half hearted attempts LOL
My Stubborn has topped it, as aggressively as Sorn, because at least Love in the Air made sense.
I looked forward to this every Sunday and I can give credit to the stylists who knew what they were doing when they gave Boat that hairstyle.
This reminded me those old school yaoi's I would read in the 00s, on some website, covered in links with all sorts of digital viruses, posted inconsistently in parts by some exhausted student who translated it, and would stop in protest at the mere mention of the next chapter by readers.
Jun is a naive, perpetual child loved by all and often treated like he's five. So of course, Jun most of the time, acts like he's five. He occasionally shows some sort of self awareness but it's over ruled by Sorn, who is a walking red flag incarnate.
Seriously, in reality, he would have been slapped with a restraining order by episode 3.
Perhaps Boat is just too pretty to ignore, and his chemistry with Oat is heavy for most of us, which is probably why we kept watching.
Boat and Oat, undeniably kept this show above water. The mess that is between Sorn and Jun's relationship could have been thoroughly investigated over the 12 episodes by an emotionally intelligent writer, but that's not what we're getting here.
The two, yes TWO, side couples are so underdeveloped, I wonder why they bothered. Was it just a checklist to add more gay? Because My Stubborn was not afraid to get graphic with Sorn and Jun so it really wasn't necessary.
I would ff them because I just wanted to get back to the glorious dumpster fire that was Sorn and Jun. There was so much of an emotional mess between them, that they didn't have time for anyone else, and in comparison to BoatOat's NC scenes, when the side couple's NC scenes happened, it was painfully obvious that it was two actors, and not a couple in love.
This was borderline porn logic at times and other times, there were brief, just could almost taste the reasoning, it was right there at the tips of my fingertips, until Sorn did something to remind me that this is old school yaoi and the Seme never stops being an abusive jerk. Super controlling and possessive that seems to be a thing for some people for some reason.
Sorn only learns to ask before physical intimacy and even then, he struggles because he just eternally lusts for Jun like a starved animal. It gives that feeling of changing the bad boy, without actually changing the bad boy because we don't the bad boy to lose his edge. That's what made him dangerous and sexy.
I dared to say that this could have been translated easily into a BDSM relationship, if the writer knew how. All throughout, I couldn't help but feel that Sorn and Jun's relationship had a Pet or Daddy, or even the controversial 'Little' relationship vibe to it. If the emotional maturity was there, heck, even if they grew into it, it would have worked for these two, because that's how Sorn treats Jun. And that will understandably, run an ice cold finger up some people's spines.
The show is what it is. It's a creative disaster that was completely upheld by BoatOat's chemistry. If it wasn't for them, I think this show would have bombed harder.
One thing they did get right though was the music. I quite enjoyed the backing tracks, and it added to the seediness of a fwb relationship.
Overall, this is a trainwreck, a trashy kind of show that will have it's own audience, and we will all now be hoping that Boat and Oat act together again in a more mature show.
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