VixenByNight72

But, Jun's supposed to not act/behave as though he actually enjoys the sexual experience he's having with Sorn. He's supposed to behave as though he just wants to cuddle, and be taken care of by Sorn.

Thanks for providing the link.

But, as BL viewers do we really need the "coding" to get a better understanding of the characters and the "roles" that they portray in this series?

It's pretty interesting how this series was able to get away with making this BL, along with showcasing the domestic abuse that women face daily at the hands of their husbands, and fathers.

Wen Ci's mom knew that the spirit inside of her daughter's body wasn't really her, and that Gu Shen been knew that his "brother" Gu Chen had been reincarnated in Wen Ci. That's why he realized how much knowledge she had about him. He was always around Gu Chen.

"It feels like it's doing something different and new than what has already become a standard Thai GL pattern. A butch lead, and possibly heading towards exploring polyamory? Yes please and thank you."

B-Friend does feel a bit new and different from the other Thai GLs that have been released since GAP The Series. Lan and Dawan are an established couple, who the employees at the resort are familiar with them. While Lalin and Lan have known of each other, since Lalin was in college, they never touched upon their feelings for one another. Lalin definitely has unrequited feelings for Lan, yet she's found herself attracted towards Dawan.

We also have multiple GL pairings, and characters that all don't seem to come out from the pages of a fashion magazine.

Because in a Thai BL, when the best friend of the main character (Jorn) is more outraged and focused on getting back at the other former best friend (Chain) than the guy who was betrayed (Sun), it's setting up the former friends to lovers trope, with just a bit of added naughty violence to spice things up. All that pent-up agression has to have an outlet/release for both characters.

You have to turn off your brain, and not use critical thinking when watching this series, because it's so dated with these tropes.

Chain, who has had, at the most one or two scenes with Nu, has confessed his feelings for him, with an impromptu guitar solo (wouldn't be a Thai BL without it) and three words on a sheet of paper (which is something that a middle school kid would do). While Sun slides in, and gives his own solo tune towards Nu. Unbeknownst to the entire crowd in the courtyard, we have the two bitter witches, aka girls who have no clue that boys who have shown absolutely no friendship/romantic/sexual interest in you, does NOT mean, that you should commit assault towards the person that the guy, who hasn't returned your affections actually likes. Again, those losers committed assault towards Nu, Sun got harmed, yet nobody got arrested.

I wasn't clutching my pearls over the child actors as Nu and Sun kissing.

Of course, Nu and Sun knew each other as kids. The kiss that they shared was an innocent, and not sexual discovery. Little Sun kissed Little Nu's wound on his arm, so when Little Nu saw the blood on Little Sun's lip, he thought that it was okay to do the same.

Maculay and Anna were both 11 years old, when they kissed in the well-known film "My Girl".

I knew that Chain and Jorn would eventually have hate sex in the next episodes (after a slight bit of assault and kidnapping). Jorn's way too mad about his former girl that chose to not speak with him, regarding an issue that broke up their relationship, and too offended by the other girl, who was supposedly Sun's former love interest, hooking up with Chain in a public men's room.

No on screen development for the WLW pairing, while the high school plot is still stranded on its own.

Only three more episodes left.

"Kids will try to get away with whatever they can. That's quite a bit different than their parents suggesting that they go and watch NC-17 content."

"1) BLs that are explicitly sexual aren't for children. Doesn't matter if they have a fantasy plot or not, and

2) In the BLs I've seen the romantic partners are always a dominant top and a submissive bottom, save for Pit Babe."

"I remember one deleted scene where it was was pretty clear that Kuea was engaged in anal intercourse with Lian."

"It's up to parents to monitor what their children watch or read not up to the producers of entertainment to censor themselves."

These are all quotes from you this afternoon.

I don't exactly get what you're trying to state nor your point of view.

We haven't even seen a romantic kiss scene between any of these characters. Yet, you're already questioning the possibility of how explicit the sex scenes might be. Also, Naughty Baby and Cutie Pie had entirely different premises and storylines from The Next Prince.

"That's quite a bit different than their parents suggesting that they go and watch NC-17 content."

I haven't seen anyone on this page advising parents to let their kids watch NC-17 content. It's up to the parents to try and supervisor/monitor what their kids view and/or read, not try to say that these BLs that are centered around a fairytale fantasy, should tone down the potential sexual aspects of these characters in this setting.

As a mddle-aged Western woman, born in the early 70s and became a pre-teen in the early 80s, I can recall reading, bodice-ripper novels, Jackie Collins, Judith Krantz, Danielle Steele, Flowers in the Attic, AND discovering my very first gay romance novel called The Lord Won't Mind by Gordon Merrick. I also remember watching very not safe for children films like "The Last American Virgin". All under the watchful eyes of my parents. Reading and watching those books/fims, didn't turn me out. It just made me aware of things and situations, that I wasn't aware of, familiar with, nor ready for, because of who I was at that time.

These things are out there and I am glad that some 12 to 13 year old, regardless of them knowing their sexuality or not, may be able to find a chance to watch these series and read these books. because maybe, just maybe, if they have a good, loving, open and trusting relationship with their parents, they may feel comfortable enough to ask those parents things about what they have read or seen.

I am so excited to see Pond and Peterpan as a pairing in this series. I had been hoping for Peterpan to be reunited with Noh from "Oh My Sunshine Night", but that wasn't in the cards. I hope that this series keeps me interested for the next 10 weeks.

With this BL series, we get all of these BL actors paired up with someone new.

I am not trying to harsh anyone else's squee, but what you wrote above is exactly how I felt when watching the special. These characters were different in the main series, so it was a little off-putting watching North, just doing housework, focused on Johan's health, his sleep and eating patterns, while also worried about Johan spending too much money on items for him.

It's a fantasy.

Same!!

It's in the the series synopsis on this very page.

LOL. OMG. Tontae (the actor) is always portraying these slapstick characters: from Venus in the Sky, to the second season of that Thai-Japan collaboration, and now this Northern Thai travel BL.

"And these episodes were clearly made for the part of the fandom that think gay guys in 2025 should fit into heteronormative standards that were created decades ago."

I don't think it was a good thing for the North character as well, but allowing him to have any sort of goals (besides playing video games, taking care of P'Jo and getting married) doesn't fit the fantasy of the HEA in these specials. I kept trying to remember if he was still a freshman in college. At least P'Jo is patient enough to wait until North graduates from university. I feel weird even typing that sentence out. It's giving me flashbacks to when "Cutie Pie" was airing. I felt like I was watching some retro 50s Western TV comedy series.

North literally described his life as "born to play games, love P'Jo and just die".

She doesn't care at all about Shane, nor her other children. She made it about her feelings, and needing confirmation that she's loved. How successful can you be, when you AND your ex-husband tell your four kids (whom you both don't live with anymore), that things professionally in both of your lives aren't going well with your other families, so the plan for them is to be split up?!

"Do they not realise that any girl lover using this page who is also into BLs as well will feel some type of way seeing comments like that?"

Let's just be honest: They don't care, and that's why they feel confident and comfortable in announcing their distaste for any sort of GL scenes being included in a BL. Why any sort of physically attractive woman character in a BL is written as either a threat or a fujioshi. They can be supportive, but have no other purpose.

It's very interesting in seeing these pathetic "eweww GL NC", reactions when this series is clearly about all aspects of sexual relationships with adult characters, who also happen to be gay, bisexual, and lesbian.

"Back home—married couple cosplay unlocked.
Jun cracks three eggs.
Sorn melts.
Forehead kiss.
Domesticity: achieved. Delusion: thriving."

Next week, it looks like Sorn will be outrageously jealous over his own sibling regarding Jun.