TianQi

(EP. 11) **edit**
What I liked:
-the relaxation of the beach scenes and the expressions of love
-Pran asking Pat "on a scale from 1 to 10" lol
-breaking the masc=top stereotype

What I didn't like:
-the Junior storyline...that could've been time spent on InkPa, hell even KornWai (since it looks like might be endgame anyway)

Also, do all BL couples really need to scream at the top their longs to Poseidon their undying love for each other in order for it to be legitimate? lmao

"if it's fun keep it fun" I 100% agree with this. It's remarkable how often BLs lose momentum in the same way by the end. I don't think I'm necessarily unsatisfied by this one in particular, but I totally get what you mean.

I thought they would bring the going home/confronting the family scene up in this episode, but it looks like they're saving that for next episode. This one was just as they said: a honeymoon.

Finally!

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My Engineer is another one with three couples that get more or less an even amount of screen time and one more that doesn't get as much, but is still very sweet.

Looks like three

One of the boys grows up and becomes a teacher while the other dies and gets reincarnated into the body of a 16 year old, female student of said teacher. They eventually recognize each other and, yeah, things get awkward…I dunno. I get what they were doing, but I still didn’t particularly enjoy it. 😕

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know of any BL series that's rated even lower than this? lol

We actually did get a vampire BL a looooong time ago (2015). It's called Red Wine in the Dark Night. It stars Fluke. If you decide to watch it, please keep the year of production in mind. lol

I'd like to see some historical BLs though. Thai and Japanese, specifically. I've never seen any Thai historical drama at all, so I'm just curious. Homosexuality and culture is very meticulously documented in Japanese history though, particularly during the Edo-period, so I'd love to see some of that come to life. Imagine a drama about kabuki performer and his wealthy patron (think: Winter Begonia, but in Tokyo instead of Beijing).

I agree. That perpetually late afternoon lighting is what immediately made me think of ITSAY.

Feelings so far:
-I just like to look at this. The set, the lighting, the shots are all well done imo.
-I always get worried when I see more than two couples in a drama because I always feel like one of them gets shortchanged.
-I think Suar is good. I liked him in You Never Eat alone, but I'll be damned if I'm not missing Chap with Tae. Not that Chap/Tae would have better suited these roles in particular together, but I just miss seeing them on screen together.
-The child actors were really good!

I was pleasantly impressed with the first episode, but this quickly went the way of so many Thai BLs which is that of mediocrity. The production quality was good enough though. I wouldn't say "Don't watch this.", but I don't know that I'd recommend it either.

I think I need a break from "just OK" Thai BLs. There are too many being made and too few that deliver.

This drama is meh so far to me, but I’m obsessed with the OST. Jeff Satur’s voice lives in my heart rent-free. 😌

Who are the gay characters in this?

Not me scrolling down through all the comments trying to find out who exactly the gay characters are before I start watching. I'm glad I'm not alone. lmao

Who are the gay characters in this?

Everyone else has explained about the legality of the separation of the twins etc., but I'm with you in that I feel like, 10 years ago, there was already so much social media around for 11 year olds to be involved in. I think if they were just a few years younger, maybe 7-8 years old, this bit could have could have been accounted for.

A pity I just found this now, but even after just the first episode, I can tell I'm going to be into this one. I already like the way it's tackling bullying. It's involving the stories of all categories of people involved. The best friend who's helpless to save the victim at the moment, other students who are out to do the right thing, the 'rationale' of the bully and why he's being one and, rather surprisingly, those in authority like the teachers and head masters. It's very clearly saying: Look at this. This is a problem for everyone and everyone should be involved in solving it.

What an episode. I thought it would be something more along the lines of a grand misunderstanding than what it turned out to be. Tbh it's a little hard to be so angry toward Pran's mom given the circumstances.