I agree with Synchonicity about the episode being better than I thought. I just hated that the series had to drop…
I absolutely agree about Tutor's breaking up with Fighter because of his dad... and then not saying why! Also, I thought the whole "woe is me" speech by Tutor at the end was over the top and ridiculous.
And yes... if this goes into a rape story next episode, I'm gonna be ready to cut a bitch!
After reading all the comments here, I was expecting a horrible episode. I thought it was just fine.
We finally got a story, after three weeks of nothing (well, okay a couple of steamy sex scenes). I breathed a sigh of relief when Fighter's dad came back onto the scene, as well as HwaHwa. The scene between Kae and Fighter's dad was powerful. What we got to see from ZonSaifah was cute.
Given the current COVID situation, this episode was way better than I'd expected.
You are wrong . Why can't it be I don't like men only duen . Tharntype the series that have recently been the…
You do realize you are talking about fictional characters, right? The fact is "I don't like men, I just like one guy" is not something found in real life. If you like even one guy, then you are not straight... you like that MAN. It would be very easy for the writers/directors to include more realistic gay/bisexual characters. Tharn was gay, and people had no problem with it. We need more of that.
Sorry if you think I only have negative thoughts, because I still like the series. For you the gender thing may be all in fun, but for me and many, many others -- who have been forced to feel that there is shame or perversion in being gay or bisexual -- it is an attack on our LIVES.
BL is a separate genre for me where there's no labeling based on gender. There's rarely any BL where characters…
I hear you, BL is often written as a fantasy in that regard, but I'm hoping that will change sooner than later. We've had recent gay characters: Pete in LBC, Pete in DBK and Tharn come to mind, some from Make Our Days Count and UWMA... and these are from some of the most popular BL series around.
BL may have started out as a genre for the fujoshi fans, but that fan base has grown to include a great number of young gay men, many who post reaction videos. It's really important, especially for them, that same sex attraction is depicted as real and normal, not just some kind of abnormal fetish. Hearing "I'm not gay, I just like one guy" is a slap in the face to young gay/bisexual people struggling with self acceptance.
Maybe someday all these labels won't matter anymore (same for labeling people based on race/nationality), but for now they are a big part of society and they're not going away anytime soon.
To me it looks like Bohn is always wearing blue eye shadow on his eyebrows. Is that a thing in Thailand? Or anywhere? (Not that it looks bad, I actually like it... I'm thinking of trying it on myself, lol!)
Well, it was only four short episodes... :) I think we've all seen not-so-great BL series on this level, that lasted for months. Since this was short, it wasn't nearly as bad as it might have been.
As the entire series was about Gun and Bar, I'll add my two cents: they really should have left out the part about Gun being the most gorgeous, desirable and hunky guy ever to walk the planet. He's not ugly, he's kind of dorky cute. Nothing wrong with that, so why didn't they just go with it? (I do hope that the actor hasn't been hearing a lot of the comments that have made him out to be uglier than a hagfish. He doesn't deserve that.)
While I wasn't wild about Gun's stalking Bar, his character wasn't all that different from some other BL plots (Bohn is doing the same thing to Duen in My Engineer). But frankly, Bar -- while cute -- had such a nasty personality I couldn't see why Gun would have been salivating over him in the first place.
This series was going so well, and then Bohn had to go and say: "I don't like men. I only like Duen." Seriously?? 5 years of BL -- we've evolved to have real gay and bisexual characters -- and we're still trying to make people believe that crap? AAAARRRGGGHHHHH!!
Am I the only one who cringes whenever Tutor is carried by Fighter on his back (Fighter's back)? OUCH!!
That can't be comfortable for Fighter... Tutor is taller and (probably) heavier than Fighter. You can see that Fighter feels burdened by it. (No shame on Saint, he has a nice body. He's just too big for Zee to carry!)
Stupidthinker is right. If television programming is similar in Thailand, as in the West or the US, local stations/networks…
Good points. However... the COVID-19 issue is a global pandemic. It has changed everything. Pretty much everything has been put on hold, we have no choice.
It's clear that there can't be filming at the present time, for a BL series, where all of the actors are in close contact, with intimate kissing scenes, etc. I realize I don't know the ins and outs of the local networks in Thailand, but wouldn't it make sense to simply re-air some episodes for the time being, and put the ending on hold for the future? If the last couple of episodes were never filmed, then they can't be aired anyway... so how can they possibly finish up the series by the projected last episode date?
(Slightly off-topic, but I work in the music industry. All performances and contracts are just gone. It sucks, but there it is.)
Not trying to be contrary here. Just wondering... Thanks.
And yes... if this goes into a rape story next episode, I'm gonna be ready to cut a bitch!
We finally got a story, after three weeks of nothing (well, okay a couple of steamy sex scenes). I breathed a sigh of relief when Fighter's dad came back onto the scene, as well as HwaHwa. The scene between Kae and Fighter's dad was powerful. What we got to see from ZonSaifah was cute.
Given the current COVID situation, this episode was way better than I'd expected.
Sorry if you think I only have negative thoughts, because I still like the series. For you the gender thing may be all in fun, but for me and many, many others -- who have been forced to feel that there is shame or perversion in being gay or bisexual -- it is an attack on our LIVES.
BL may have started out as a genre for the fujoshi fans, but that fan base has grown to include a great number of young gay men, many who post reaction videos. It's really important, especially for them, that same sex attraction is depicted as real and normal, not just some kind of abnormal fetish. Hearing "I'm not gay, I just like one guy" is a slap in the face to young gay/bisexual people struggling with self acceptance.
Maybe someday all these labels won't matter anymore (same for labeling people based on race/nationality), but for now they are a big part of society and they're not going away anytime soon.
As the entire series was about Gun and Bar, I'll add my two cents: they really should have left out the part about Gun being the most gorgeous, desirable and hunky guy ever to walk the planet. He's not ugly, he's kind of dorky cute. Nothing wrong with that, so why didn't they just go with it? (I do hope that the actor hasn't been hearing a lot of the comments that have made him out to be uglier than a hagfish. He doesn't deserve that.)
While I wasn't wild about Gun's stalking Bar, his character wasn't all that different from some other BL plots (Bohn is doing the same thing to Duen in My Engineer). But frankly, Bar -- while cute -- had such a nasty personality I couldn't see why Gun would have been salivating over him in the first place.
That can't be comfortable for Fighter... Tutor is taller and (probably) heavier than Fighter. You can see that Fighter feels burdened by it. (No shame on Saint, he has a nice body. He's just too big for Zee to carry!)
It's clear that there can't be filming at the present time, for a BL series, where all of the actors are in close contact, with intimate kissing scenes, etc. I realize I don't know the ins and outs of the local networks in Thailand, but wouldn't it make sense to simply re-air some episodes for the time being, and put the ending on hold for the future? If the last couple of episodes were never filmed, then they can't be aired anyway... so how can they possibly finish up the series by the projected last episode date?
(Slightly off-topic, but I work in the music industry. All performances and contracts are just gone. It sucks, but there it is.)
Not trying to be contrary here. Just wondering... Thanks.