MaintainingMama

This would have been a good plot had this been done by anyone who understood storytelling, editing, acting and continuity. Like Why were they in the bathroom with Te in the beginning? Why are either Te or Him at fault for Blue killing himself? It was really just the pressure from his family for being gay and not doing what was expected of him? Why does Te think that if HE was with Blue that it wouldn't have ended up the same way. Blue was a bit to needy with Him, and needed to get a life outside of Him. Why does Te blame Him so badly for Blue's death that he has seek revenge? Like this seems like a, "Dude, I don't rock with you no more, because I think you hurt my friend who killed himself' scenario, not a "I will destroy every thing you love because two of the dudes I like, pick you each time." kind of sitch. Then normally I like Chao, but he got on my nerves this episode and I know he is going to get on it again next episode. Like walk away from Pie. He has told you that he only wants FWB kind of relationship, you have made your feelings crystal clear to the point of stalking and he has given you zero indication he likes you back that way. Leave that man alone. Have some dignity and go find someone else to bother. If he likes you or misses you, let him come to you. Let him miss you sometimes. I also wish that the actor who plays Pie would act with any other emotion other than blank stare. Like in every situation he was in this episode, he should have at least showed annoyance at both Chao and Type, but nope, just staring at them both with zero expression on his face. I really want to walk away from this show, cause now that I know Blue killed himself, I don't know else I'm sticking around for. It looks like next weeks episode is more of the same. Chao annoying Pie and getting rejected repeatedly and not catching the million hints Pie drops that it ain't going happen. Him and Nail being happy for two frames and then something or someone, probably that psychopath, Te, will come and interrupt their happiness. And around and around we go with zero plot or story moving forward.
Maybe I'm sticking around to see how Te get's his comeuppance, but I may have to take a break from this really bad show and binge the rest at 2x speed when it ends.
For those who keep going, God Bless your Nerves to withstand the crap fest that they keep pumping out.

Pavel acted his whole ass off in this episode. When he said, "No, he's still warm." I gasped out loud and then held my breath for like the rest of the episode. I don't know what grief he has suffered through to channel that into today's episode, but it was well used, because this is what grief looks like. I hope he gets an award for this role, because he deserves one, if only for this episode alone.
Also, I hadn't held out hope for Alan and Jeff because they were moving at a snails pace, so I am soo excited for next weeks episode.

This was the best episode so far. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time! The back story to their past lives were riveting. The correlation between the Garuda and the Naga not being allowed to be together and being gay in the modern era is top tier story telling. If Saint and the crew doesn't get an award from this, I will be upset!

I hope that is all it is and they end up together, but I am not hopeful.

Yes! I just knew that Keen was the one recording and was so upset it was Captain just being shitty again.

Aob and Puen would have been my favorites too, but in this last episode, Puen said he was going to be better than Aob, as if he was manipulating Aob all this time, just so he could take his spot in Playboyy. I was kind of heartbroken at that, cause he looked so hurt (Aob). I am hoping that Puen was just messing with him and they work out in the end. But I'm not going lie, I don't think any of them are going to be together in the end. Kind of like War of Y, I had zero hope for any of the ships in the end. 😂😂

I liked it fair enough. It should have been a bit longer to get the romance part in, it was rushed. Or, just have it be love at first sight. I wish they had given the ghost a better grudge. Like why is she blaming the guy she tried to kill for surviving her attempted murder?! Like lady, be for real. I could see it if maybe the grandad and the monk had like tricked her or something? But they were exceptionally nice to her considering her outrageous behavior even before the attempted murder. And then also, why are they apologizing and begging for forgiveness. The American in me wanted Mr. Lee to come back and Exorcise her butt back to Hell where she should be for her crazy deeds on Earth. Imagine feeling bad someone died after they tricked you into marriage by lying on you, forcing you to raise a child that isn't your own, making your boyfriend believe you cheated, mistreat said boyfriend and then try to kill him. And then they both still live separately for the rest of their lives, one becoming a monk! Like huh! I would be cussing that ghost out.
I loved the OST. And I loved ZeeNunew's chemistry despite romance feeling rushed and kind of out of no where. The time skip helped, and the fact that they liked each other as kids helped as well, but Zee played nasty a little too well initially. I wish they had spent even 5 more minutes showing Rawee warming up to Phloeng or them falling in love by hanging out more. It would have helped.
I also needed to see more of Nammon and Namping's characters liking each other or just not include their sort of story line at all. It literally lead no where and didn't develop either the ghost story or the romance of the main leads, so there purpose was unclear.
It was a good movie, would have been better as a series to develop it better, but I enjoyed it overall.

Poor Keen. Like dude is just gone for the worst human being on the planet. I thought Porsche was bad for how he treated Jump, but Captain is the literal worst! He honestly is giving psychopath. I would not be shocked at all if he was who killed Nant. I bet you that is the twist, that Nant didn't actually die from a suicide but was somehow manipulated by the evil Captain. Normally I wouldn't have felt too bad for Keen, cause he literally heard Captain be a douchebag and still wiped him down and then let him have his say, but dammit, even I believed Captain's bullshit about not being able to tell the truth. I truly hope he gets his comeuppance.
And I really hope that that gun shot at the end was just Nont shooting into the air and not at Phop, cause I like him. He doesn't deserve to die because of some messed up people's BS.
And lastly, anyone else feel like the editing was all over the place with Zoeuy and Teena? First he is being punished then they are doing it for the first time, then cut to Zoeuy with First, without letting us know how Zoeuy's first time was. I mean the show does not suffer from lack of NC scenes, but after all that rough and kinky sex it would have been nice to see how Zoeuy and Teena do it, because he are the only ones I believe actually like each other outside of Nuth and Phop.
I will say the mystery has me complete engage.

I think he bit him, cause he looked in pain, not in ecstasy.

It's not getting any better. I roll my eyes like 10 times an episode, that is shorter than its run time. Usually that would make me made, but I don't know if I want more. I cannot IMAGINE how they are going to make this 12 episodes. Like what other horrible scenarios are they going to make us suffer through? I PRAY they finally show what happened with Blue cause it's really the only reason I am watching this show. Te is a creepy horrible person and the fact that they were talking about Nail like he could just be passed to Te because it was "his turn"!? WHAT!? The cousin is just as bad. I like that Nail is standing up to Te, but need him to put Te in his place and call him out as a creepy stalker weirdo and say LOUD and CLEAR that he does NOT like him and wants nothing to do with him. So that Te finally gets he has zero chance. Imagine being rejected a bunch of times, by both Blue and Nail and thinking it's only because Him is somehow in the way. In either case, Him was with them first, you were not chosen, you loser. Gross!
I hated each and every friend in this episode except Phai. He had some great lines, especially the one about, "If you need help to get him back, you aren't good enough for him." I agree. He could have texted Nail his side of the story. He could have simply asked Nail for a few minutes of his time to explain. And as they didn't show him trying to do anything besides waiting after the commercial shoot, where he could have said in one sentence, "Hey I know you don't want to talk to me right now, but when you feel like it, I would like to explain myself and after that, if you don't anything to do with me, I will leave you alone. I hope you have a great rest of your day, text me when you are ready to listen and I will come." The End. He walks away, letting Nail think about what he wants to do with no pressure. And no fighting with Te because if Nail wanted to be with Te, well then Him, you would just have to swallow that pill and move on.
All those friends pressuring Nail to listen against his will was ick. If they really wanted to help, all the girl at the bar had to say was, I'll tell him what you said, but that is all I can do. If they really felt they needed to be involved they could have had Him write a letter and then delivered it, with some mild encouragement to just read it, but either way it would be up to Nail. The stupid teddy bear and flowers gag was inappropriate for the problem and then they NEVER talk about it! ICK. I cannot even like the second couple, although I like Chao, (he at least makes me laugh sometimes.), because while I like Phai as a character and I like that he is straightforward, I don't see him being attracted to Chao. Chao is all in puppy love stage and Phai is like, thanks for the roll in the hay, now go away. I cannot ship them yet.
What a mess. And it had an interesting story line too...

Man, as a mother, I really dislike Day and Night's mother. While she sort of admitted she hasn't been the best mother, I believe she is literally only referring to the fact that she is always gone for work, which is not great, not with this current crisis Day is having, I would have prioritized being with him and going through what had to be the scariest situation for Day. But I also understand that she is their sole provider and that once upon a time, she was left to beg while having to take care of 2 children, so I imagine she never turns down work, especially because she has to have money for Day's surgery. But what she really needs to check herself on is her treatment of both of her children. I am here to tell you, that being a mother is a level of fear that you simply won't understand until you are one, but while fear screams out to lead a mother's way, a good one, pushes that aside in order to make her child happy. Safe, yes, but happy most of all. She had a right to call Mhok out for going outside of his duties with Day with out informing her, because if something did happen, she would be the one to fix it. But having just heard that my sone was blind all the way and that the last thing he got to see was a beautiful sunset would have been all I needed to know to thank Mhok for going against my wishes and making that happen. It feels as if she is treating Day like an object instead of a person. He is a whole grown man, why shouldn't he experience life anyway he wants to and can?! I would love to wrap my kids in a bubble and never let the awful, sometimes world near them. But at the same time, having experienced how amazing it can also be, I can't wait to see my children experience things. Being happy to keep him stuck in his room is insane behavior to me. Then her treatment of Night, blaming him, putting all the responsibility of Day and his care as well as blaming him for helping Day do something he wanted to do was maddening. She just lacks soo much empathy and I really hope someone gets the nerve to tell her off, and she apologizes to Day, Night and Mhok for her behavior.

Otherwise, outside of her, what another beautiful episode. I loved the date and the way they fought for each other while not really breaking the rules his mom had set. I know next week is going to suck (episode 11), so I'll hold on to Day's smile when ever he was with Mhok this episode.

agreed!

I agree, but he said this role is out of his element. He admitted he struggled with doing a comedy, since alot of the roles he does are dramas. I mean is it a Gun Atp performance if he isn't crying at some point. I think this just isn't his genre. Or he needs a better director to bring it out of him.

Yeah I wondered about that too.

The only reason I haven't given up on this show, is I need to know what the hell happened to Blue. So far it seems like either just a regular smegular break up and Blue left town, OR he killed himself OR he died in an accident. But I need them to hurry up and explain why Nail and Blue are identical and what happened to Blue. Also, why does everyone hate Him? First Te, now his cousin Type is up to stuff. What the heck did Him do to Blue that was so bad he has his whole friend group against him?!

I literally thought of Physical Therapy while watching this latest episode. I don't know it's as bad as PT but it's definitely a close second if its not. And for all the same reasons you stated. I was hoping, since they went back to the past, we would get to find out what happened between Blue and Him. And we sort of did, but I felt like they already said all this. And I could not agree more about Blue getting a hobby or some friends. I just kept thinking, especially after the sexual harassment by the taxi driver, that yes, you would to call your boyfriend right away, but knowing his mother was in an accident, I wouldn't have bothered. I kept screaming, don't you have parents or at least a bestie?! At least Nail seems to have friends outside of Him, and a social life.

I liked this episode, while I felt I needed just a wee bit less of the investigation and a lot more of Phaya and Tharn making up after last weeks episode to help make today's confession and NC scene be a better fit. Don't get me wrong Nat was brilliant as the artist betrayed and driven mad by love. I appreciate the fact that at times you couldn't tell what was the past or what was all in his head because that is how mental breakdowns present. I was kind of pissed off that he was arrested in the first place. Like he was being attacked by Ning and no one came to his aid. He cut her by accident because the pen was in his hand. But she was at fault, so why was she the victim and he the criminal. And if they arrested him because of her saying that he had something to do with Khao's disappearance, don't they have check first that he has actually disappeared and not take her word for it? And only after they checked he was gone, bring him in for questioning, but not detain him like they knew he did something. I am dying to know what happened to Khao though, so I don't want too much less of the crime drama stuff, just a little less focus on it. I would have loved a scene where maybe instead of Yai repeating himself about warning Tharn to stay in line, he would have encouraged his friend to maybe stop always siding with the Doctor and see things from Phaya's side.
I will say, I liked the NC scene. Someone took a page out of KinnPorche's book it seems. Mighty bold for Youtube, and I am here for it!

Listen, I have 2 degrees in psychology and the fact that the "doctor" just came spilling everything out and then sat in the meeting drove me bonkers! I have no idea what the code of ethics is in Thailand, but I would hope confidentiality would be a part of them.

Definitely need a happy ending for this show.

I haven't found a drama, but especially a BL drama to beat ITSAY. So far nothing has really come close, until this show. Still doesn't beat it, because the soundtrack to ITSAY still is better, but man, its close. That closing song as Day loses all of his sight was devastating in the best way. Mhok crying as he just somehow knows that Day can no longer see, but all he wanted was to see Mhok's face just once before it was finally gone. Just perfection! Aof has a fan for life with me. He can literally do no wrong. How he manages to get the very best out of his actors should be studied. The NC scene was probably the most beautifully shot and directed scene ever. The fact that it still maintained sexiness and romance and love while also adding the seriousness of the situation by having the scene blur in and out in moments. It was passionate with out being raunchy. I love that GMMTV are starting to get more comfortable with showing real lovemaking. And no I don't need NC scenes to like a show, MSP is literally top tier tv as far as I am concerned and we barely got a kiss. But this show is all about realism and nothing bothers me more than the obvious discomfort some actors show in simple kissing scenes, where as actors, it shouldn't be a thing. Anyway, it was beautifully done and again, I cannot say enough about Aof and the magic he weaves in the stories he decides to tell.
The ONLY thing that bothered me about this episode was Day blaming Night for his blindness. Like seriously, between the choice of having someone throw up in my car and getting into an accident (as a mother, I have literally faced this situation multiple times), I'm pulling over while screaming stick your head out the window. And I can give grace to seeing how Day would blame Night, in part, especially in the beginning when he was losing his site. But as time went on and having nothing but time to reflect on life and it's meaning (something that would be a natural thing to do in this situation), he should have been able to see that the accident was largely his fault as the driver of the car. I was happy he admitted knowing it was and accident, but then to be mad that his brother took his time away from his mother was the real reason he was mad, didn't really make sense. Especially when it is so obvious that Day's Mom is too protective of Day.
Speaking of, I just know she is going to get on my nerves next week. As a mom, I would literally let my son do whatever he wanted in this situation, except destroy themselves and others (if they became bitter). But it feels like she hasn't taken anytime to know what a blind person's needs are nor what capabilities they can acquire once taught and given opportunities. Her being upset with someone who is literally doing his job by taking care of Day, but also, helping him to fulfill some wishes before he officially goes blind is insane. I look forward to Day putting her in her place, since it looks like Mhok is no longer working there.

Overall, I love this series so much. I'll have to go back and see, I think I am willing to claim this the best series of 2023. It maybe tied with 8th Sense...will see how it ends.