TheGayMedic

It's called "Antique", it's a drama of 11 episodes. You can find its page here on MDL: https://kisskh.at/2106-antique

Dropping it. I will consider that the movie has no sequel, a tragic ending is always better than a "tragic" sequel.

Being an ass? I wasn't being an ass. It ain't in my nature and education to disrespect people. You asked a question, I replied objectively. I'm sorry for that.

It would be fun to watch for people with the Alzheimer Syndrome, but, for us, it's just a multitude of episodes devoid of story development. We had to watch the same scenes again and again (the angry Type with his boss, the awkward Champ and his doc, the stubborn Fiat with his Leo, the clingy Tharn, the talkative Techno, the overbearing Cir...) Episode 7 had potential but the noise was greater than the nuts in the end. A whole flat episode for a foreseeable punch. 7 whole episodes aired already and my favorite character wasn't on the screen for more than 10 seconds, it doesn't help. Episode 8 will very likely be the traditional dramatic episode that causes a mess that would be solved in the remaining episodes. Not fun.. but I keep watching, it's still better than some other series airing at the moment and I know pertinently that this season isn't the worst ever made, it's just way below average in comparison with season1.

I'm not hating on the series, I'm only disappointed. I waited for this series ever since I first heard about it, and the first episode came as a blow. Chonlatee's story looks a lot like my current situation, I too am sharing a house with a friend that I'm crushing on in silence, I too have an annoying best friend of Pang's kind, I too had a witty and supportive family member who used to push me to get the guy I wanted... so I identified a lot in these points, and wanted to watch another series with Podd... but the outcome is way too disappointing for me. Absurd humor can be attractive, but a shallow script can't be an option. And I'm psychologically tired, so I get easily annoyed with shows lately... which doesn't help.

This new episode was redundant and boring, honestly, I expected something else from the preview of episode 6. But I liked it for having stroke me with nostalgia. I think, I'll be even more disappointed with the 8th episode next Friday!

I know how to enjoy humor when there is humor. I wouldn't call the atmosphere in this series satirical humor. You can read Infinite Jest by David F. Wallace to understand the real meaning of satirical humor. You'll see, it ain't this. In this series, it's dime-store "humor", some sort of baseless nonsense. As for me, I work in a public hospital and in these hard times the last thing I want for my rare moments of respite is having to watch my sexuality be toyed with in a low-quality series. The LGBT+ community shouldn't keep silent in regard of these practices.

I agree with every word you say. GMMTV is on my bad side since a while now, and it's only getting worse. I put the series on-hold (on episode 3) because I couldn't stand all the BS, but I just might drop it completely in the end.

I'm gay so I talk from my own experience. I have gay friends, I don't say otherwise, gay people hang out with other gay people but not only, we have non-gay friends as well. And, in a mini series, to have so many gay couples, it's a bit too much as the main story loses screen time in favor of other stories that don't get enough screen time either. I think, if they focused on Tharn and Type's story and eventually added another couple of supportive gay friends, it'd be enough :)

@Ashley Aqui I agree with you on the neighbors. Their presence in the show is an eyesore (I barely support the doc and Champ already). Too many gay couples would make any show insipid and unrealistic. I don't know any gay couple in my close neighborhood. Gay people aren't sectarian, we don't necessarily hang out with other gays, we can have straight friends... but those Thai shows (with rare exceptions) usually take the matter too far with homosexuality.
* I didn't notice for Mew though.

I'd punch him myself. I can't take homophobia.

I lived in Japan for a very long time and I know a bit about other Asian countries (mainly China and Korea, I can't tell if it's the same in Thailand). The authority is no joke there, it takes A LOT of nerve for an employee or a subordinate to stand up to their superior/employer as it's considered shameful in these cultures to oppose an order or an advice coming from someone who's supposed to be wiser/older. That tradition of total respect for the hierarchy is prize-worthy but a lot of issues are noticed at the same time as a lot of mistakes/abuse are committed and silenced by employees for fear of reprisals and being the target of the society/colleagues. Things change lately but they change slowly, to contradict your superior is still a big deal there. Even when they know they're right, people keep silent.

I think he goes after guys to make Leo react. Not necessarily to make him jealous (since he seems to be oblivious of the dude's feelings) but to preoccupy him and keep his attention on him. As long as Leo's attention would be on him, he'd deal with his supposedly "unrequited" love just fine.

I think he wants to help Type instead... since Champ seems the minimize the problem.

I re-watched it, but I still favor the Japanese version. Abe Hiroshi weighs too much in the balance!

There's no rape and no attempt at it. The story-line just lives up to the title. The lead is obsessed with the MC, he'd do anything to get him but he can't go so far as to hurt him. I'm gay and I'm a medic, I'm not a psychiatrist (obsessive-compulsive disorders are treated in psychiatry) but I saw enough rape cases involving the gay community in my career and life to tell the difference. I think you can watch it peacefully, no need to see too much into it, there's no rape intention.

I don't know if I should laugh or cry. I'm so happy that Kao gets a main role and want to watch him play again.... but I hate the plot so much, I can't bring myself to have any sort of interest for it. Hard times are awaiting, certainly!

You're welcome. Love is love, it answers to no gender.

I feel sorry for that person. Not having a chance to meet someone special, falling in love with them and building a long-term relationship must be tough for them. I understand the feeling and the situation, and get the causes of such reasoning; it's not easy for gays to have what straight people have, not when they live in "enemy territory" and not when they are deep in the closet... it ain't easy either when they look for the one in the wrong places. So, yeah... a lot of gay guys are unhappy and lonely... and sometimes they fall in love and end up ditched and betrayed because the other one doesn't believe in gay love either. But it ain't always the case.
When we're lucky, our love life is as normal as straight people's. Not everything is colorful with rainbows everywhere, we go through ups and downs, we have our doubts, our unreachable targets, .. but we meet our special someone sometimes, we fall in love, we make it possible, we build our future piece by piece... and, when luck is on our side, we get married and have our happily ever after.
I didn't get the HEA personally but I know unconditional love, I know that two men can burn for each other, I know that love can be genuine and selfless between two guys, I know that I am not the only guy who felt and lived what I felt and lived, I know other gays who love and are loved... I also know some that are lonely and heartbroken... straight guys in that situation as well.
So, generalizing ain't good. We are no different from straight people, sex and cheating aren't solely restricted to gay people, straight people have their dark shades as well. Fiction ain't always different from reality. The person just has to make a difference between BL and gay shows. BLs are indeed a tad too fictional and, sometimes, insulting even, to us, but gay shows are most of the time very realistic.

Now I understand what this second season is for. They just want to milk the cow until it's dry!