TianQi

I actually saw 2gether first. I liked this couple, so I came to MDL to see what other stuff they were in and I found this. So for me, it was like what I wanted to happen in 2gether, I got to see happen here. lol

I really liked this series. It hit all the right points for me. The story was decent, the acting was good, the scenes that were supposed to tug at my heart strings definitely did. I also really enjoy Ohm and Singto together.

A word of advice to the BL fan who needs it though: don't watch this alongside or right before/after Until We Met Again...the emotional weight is a LOT. )':

I was thinking that too, but I guess if the person who actually got murdered can let it go, everyone else can? lol I think that was their logic.

Really interesting opinions. I don't really have a response to point 1 since that seems like a very personal opinion. For point 2, I think as far as Thai BLs that involve a lot of deep, sad emotions, this one kinda deserves the credit. There were some scenes when I wasn't convinced (like part of the scene where Thun gets the grandpa to admit), but for the most part, the acting was good (again, within context of Thai BLs, I think). To point 3, I agree, but I don't think I ever found myself bored while watching. To point 4, I really don't think that part was meant to be taken that seriously? Even with the way Mes says "Oh, a little" it seems very plainly written on his face: "What a creepy thing to say, Thun, but I'll indulge your weird joke." lol

I think it would make more sense if Tine were like muscular and had pecs or if he were a little fat, but making a joke about grabbing the "boobs" of a super skinny guy is just weird...and Sarawat always seems so creepy about it. lol The fact that it isn't funny is what makes it funny to me...if that makes sense. hahaha

I have the EXACT same complaint. Addicted's ending was the worst it's ever been. I think they fully intended to make a sequel, but weren't expecting the widespread success and attention that it received in China and the consequences of that, which was the gov't banning it.

It's really, really sad (and ironic) to say, but: if Addicted weren't SO popular, it probably would have gotten a sequel. Look no further than Like Love. That was low budget and showed intimate scenes like Addicted, but the lead actors didn't have the looks of GuHai and Bai Luo Yin, so it was popular enough to get a sequel, but not popular enough to get a decent amount of mainstream and government attention.

I'm banking on getting my satisfaction from the side couples. I'm rooting for Man/Type and I need Mil/Phukong to actually happen so it can bring back my My Tee feels. I swear that show wasn't good, but the chemistry sold it for me.

So more Chinese bromances: Men With Sword (2 seasons) are from a while back and they were epic. The second season much more than the first. No females in the entire series, which is weird, but one gets used to it.

Also, Love Is More Than A Word and Till Death Tear Us Apart are also at the top of my list. These last two dramas, at least in my view, push the romantic/sensual aspect a little bit further than the newer Chinese bromances do. Like, even people who went into it not knowing what BL was would be like, "OK, this sh*t's a little gay." lol

I've been trying to get through Guardian since like January, but I seriously haven't made it even halfway through. Zhao Yun Lan just comes off as so arrogant and annoying and I can't get into Shen Wei as the Black Cloak Envoy. He's way too 'cute' and nerdy-looking. He's also starring in a drama right now in which he plays a super, tough adventure hero and I just don't get it. lol I suppose I like the story, but I'm not feeling the chemistry. :(

Good point about He's Coming To Me. I'm watching it now and Ohm/Singto pile more chemistry into five minutes than Bright/Win do into episode imho. That said, I guess Bright/Win are still new to BL, but....I just have so little confidence in Bright's acting skills right now. His looks really will be what carry him, but hopefully along the way, his acting will improve.

They seemed like really close friends before, so they added a year's worth of a relationship, but now they seem like...brothers?...

For a couple that's been together for over a year, there's a lot of shoulder pats instead of hand-holding and lingering stares with each other. Before they came off as best friends. Now, they come off as an older and younger brother. meh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATzhEdfss10

I think this episode is OK. Even though I'm still not convinced by Bright's acting, there are enough other stories going on to focus on (at least there are for now). I really like the closing song too.

I love them too. I'm watching Still 2gether now.

You keep responding to things I'm not even saying and I'm not going to try to clarify anything else again as it's hopeless at this point. Have a good rest of your life.

Thank you!

Is there an order in which we're supposed to watch these?

The premise of this drama: three effeminate gay guys and their lesbian friend was enough to make me completely open my heart to it. These types of characters don't often get the proper attention and respect they deserve, but this show does just that. Sure, we get the stereo-typical silliness that come along with "tootsies" (the amount of squealing in this series omg lol), but we also get to see other sides of them too. This show also sends out a lot of good messages about friendships and relationships (even if those lessons are about what NOT to do). At times, I really didn't buy Gus' acting (mostly just one sad scene), but otherwise, I really enjoyed this series and appreciated the message.

"its not ignorant when the majority of the thai chinese support military dictatorship and suppression of free speech in Thailand. So to think foreign chinese people aren't the same unless from Taiwan isn't that much of a stretch isn't it? Its rare that a Thai chinese would speak up for the oppressed in Thailand."

It's not a stretch to have that thought in general, but I took issue with the fact that you attacked *me* personally as if those were *my* sentiments. I never insinuated they were or said they were, but you just made the assumption and went of on a rant to me about stuff I complain about with my own friends in my own country. That's the hilarious irony of the many paragraphs you've written about the Chinese government thus far.

"People like you are RARE. Every mainland chinese person i've talked does not see it my way and pretty much think their country is in the right"

Again, not as rare as you think.

"Lol now you're trying to backtrack as if you weren't trying to steal the identity of many Thai people a couple posts back and claim them as chinese? Thats what you were totally saying a while back!"

I'm not backtracking and I don't need to. The comment is still there...and I didn't steal anyone's identity. That's not what I was saying at all.

"That there were "more Chinese than actual thai people" in the media!"

It's interesting you put that in quotes because I literally did not say this...at all, nor do I think this.

"This is what chinese nationalist tend to do, they see a yellow person in Southeast Asian country and will automaticaly mislabel them as chinese!"

Well, I didn't do that.

"And even if your claims were the case. Thai Chinese represents more of the population to JUSTIFY REPRESENTATION. Half white (just like half blacks) are the smallest minority and represent the tiniest percentage of the Thai population yet why are half whites constantly in LEAD ROLES and mixed black are NOT? Because ITS RACISM, white privilege and eurocentrism. Thai mixed Chinese are visible full asians and can be seen as comparable to represent a normal Thai person at least. You can not say the same for other mixes. And if you're gonna hire Mixed Whites in LEAD ROLES all the time, then DO THE SAME FOR HALF BLACK BECAUSE THATS CALLED EQUALITY."

Yeah, they do represent more of the physical population. Around 10-11% if I'm not mistaken, but they have a greater representation than that percentage in the media. I don't feel that's justified which is why I originally said they were overrepresented.

I hope this clears everything up.