So... now we're finding out that Faye lives in a poor neighborhood and suffers from bulimia. Here's my guess as to how this plays out (and no, I have not watched the Korean version or read any story, if there is one):
Faye gets busted for being the jealous and conniving bitch she is, but all is forgiven when her bulimia is discovered and she brings out the sob story of her struggles as a poor person. She and Saint end up together. Liu and Guy live happily ever after. Any other ideas?
Cherry Magic indeed proves that if a BL is done with class and good taste, it doesn’t need to have french kisses/intimate…
While I am a HUGE fan of the Japanese Cherry Magic, I have to disagree, Adachi/Kurosawa were such a perfect couple, we needed a kiss. Honestly, I could have done without a kiss, but... remember that Tsuge/Minato delivered two kisses with no problem. With Kurosawa/Adachi, what we got was a faked elevator kiss at the end, which SCREAMED, we are two straight actors, and we will NEVER kiss one another -- eww, gross! -- or, at least, our managers won't let us. I would have rather seen no attempted kiss than that ridiculous fake. Totally took me out of the special moment the series tried to create and ruined it. Awful.
They actually did it. An amazing remake that, contrary to expectations, was just as good, if not better in some…
You are SO right! I went into this with a LOT of trepidation, after being such a fanboy of the Japanese version (and still am). But this Thai version made me a fan!
Guys, like a detective (or a stalker, depends on your point of view), I've reviewed the latest ratings for this…
I'll be honest. As a gay guy who has actually experienced much of what was in the series (well, not murders, rapes and suicides), I thought they did a great job of showing the seedy side of gay life. So I'm good with that. Not gonna lie, I've lived a lot of that.
What I didn't like was the story line... it was hard to follow, and having so many characters didn't help. I really couldn't figure out who to like and dislike. Just when I thought I was understanding someone, something would happen that gave me a wtf moment. If the point of the series was to say that gay men go through a lot of emotional struggles, then okay. I just didn't sense any kind of real delineation, which I think is crucial for an edgy gay series.
I gave this a 5.0, because I found it kind of medium. Great NC scenes, and kudos to the directors and actors for that. But, unlike series that make me excited to see what's going to happen next, as this one carried on I felt more like "Oh geez, what are they going to do now?"
I did like the overall concept and think it could have been THE Thai BL of the year. I came away disappointed.
But that's just me. No hate on anyone who loves it!
Dead fish kissing a norm in Thai bl? you must be joking? or you’re new to bls.Thai bls are the most explicit…
Definitely not new to Thai BLs! I've watched nearly 250 BLs, mostly from Thailand, going back to SOTUS, Make it Right, Love Sick... all the way to recent ones such as Dangerous Romance and Cooking Crush. Dead fish in almost all of them. Playboyy was a refreshing change in that regard! (Although I will say that MaxTul know how to deliver kisses, no problem!) I agree with you about Taiwan, Japan, South Korea. It's like... what's the point of presenting a BL when the guys are clearly weirded out by kissing each other? Any good actor should be able to handle a convincing kiss.
The only thing I liked about this were the gratuitous sex scenes.
The story was difficult to follow, there were just waaayyy too many characters and I didn't find them likeable. Were we actually supposed to LIKE any of them?
But kudos to the actors and directors for taking us out of the usual Thai BL dreck where dead fish kissing is the norm.
Faye gets busted for being the jealous and conniving bitch she is, but all is forgiven when her bulimia is discovered and she brings out the sob story of her struggles as a poor person. She and Saint end up together. Liu and Guy live happily ever after. Any other ideas?
I do like the series.
What I didn't like was the story line... it was hard to follow, and having so many characters didn't help. I really couldn't figure out who to like and dislike. Just when I thought I was understanding someone, something would happen that gave me a wtf moment. If the point of the series was to say that gay men go through a lot of emotional struggles, then okay. I just didn't sense any kind of real delineation, which I think is crucial for an edgy gay series.
I gave this a 5.0, because I found it kind of medium. Great NC scenes, and kudos to the directors and actors for that. But, unlike series that make me excited to see what's going to happen next, as this one carried on I felt more like "Oh geez, what are they going to do now?"
I did like the overall concept and think it could have been THE Thai BL of the year. I came away disappointed.
But that's just me. No hate on anyone who loves it!
The story was difficult to follow, there were just waaayyy too many characters and I didn't find them likeable. Were we actually supposed to LIKE any of them?
But kudos to the actors and directors for taking us out of the usual Thai BL dreck where dead fish kissing is the norm.
Is Win losing his hair? I can't help noticing that his bangs look really... thin. (He's still a cutie pie, though.)