I‘m enjoying it for what it is- a cute little drama, very loosely connected with the original Chinese drama. The perfect comfort food between watching heavier stuff.
I had to drop this series. SA is treated like a joke by CWD/the script and the age question makes it even worse. I want to root for them but the closer we get to the series finale, I don’t want to see them riding off into the sunset. I want Moxie and FY free!
Mio better be just playing his allotted role in this reality show, acting as the resident bad boy. Because saying out loud he wants to be a singer and treating THC like his personal vehicle to get fans/visibility for his music career is plain dumb. This isn’t band camp and he neither has the talent nor work ethic of Jeff to become a breakout star.
I‘m not sure putting Woody and his toxic boyfriend on the spot as talking point (~ it’s all about trust) was a smart decision. For once, I hope it was all just made up for the show/episode- controlling guys can become dangerous real quick. Don’t bait them, help the abused party in getting out of the relationship safely and shut up.
Right now, Woody is the one who has to go home alone, back to his boyfriend, after their toxic relationship rules were discussed and judged on television. If that was my friend, I‘d be scared for their safety.
Of course they are all in it for money, fame and connections. Is that really surprising to you?
Do you think putting people in good/bad categories is helping? You want to engage them, make them see the consequences of their hurtful actions and change! Because just telling homophobes they are evil and bad won’t get them off their butt to legalize gay marriage in Thailand!
Homophobia, misogyny etc is rampant in the BL scene. There are a lot of videos on YouTube with a lot of examples of BL actors (!) saying f* up stuff. This show might help counterweight that.
I fully agree with your last paragraph. Especially considering how hesitant Tong was to come out- and he has what, 10 years on the kid!!
Episode 1: Considering gay marriage still isn’t legal in Thailand, I guess this show is trying to take a very firm stance against bullying, homophobia, toxic masculinity etc. Which in and of itself is admirable, I‘m just not sure how I feel about young guys in their late teens, early 20ies sitting in front of the camera and nodding along as Pond preaches to the audience. And the guy didn’t pull his punches! He isn’t in it for quick money for sure.
However , did the cast fully realize what they signed up for? Is any of it even real or just curated for maximum effect? This show isn’t your average lovey dovey BL reality show, it is almost a social experiment. I’m curious to see how it is received in Thailand!
up until episode 13 I kept thinking, "wow. this is one of my fav dramas ever." and then.....???? what the heck…
I had to drop this drama, too. Totally didn’t see him assaulting the FL coming, though some of his previous actions were already raising red flags (dragging the FL along etc). They turned him into a thug! I could actually see them fully replicating her parents dynamic 10 years from now.
I think there will be a season 2 but yes, i didn't see a new about that
While I‘d love a second season, the way they released this show doesn’t make me confident. But who knows? We‘ll know more after it finishes airing for non-VIPs.
After binge watching 20 episodes I want the director’s cut. I don’t believe we get a second season, I just…
So Yeksha is the Emperors nephew and was supposed to be the fall guy for dynastic reasons? Somewhere in there, I thought the Captain was a traitor, then they had me think the Lord was secretly evil- Eliminating the competition for the throne if he is really favored by the childless emperor. Except he wanted them to run away happily ever after?
Where did dad+granddad disappear to? Between one blink and the next, they were out of the army and them and the wife pregnant by someone else gone. Hanging out at the place Miss Chun bought?
After binge watching 20 episodes I want the director’s cut. I don’t believe we get a second season, I just think they slashed this down to get it out finally. It does have an acceptable ending, just rushed beyond belief.
I really like the female lead. She is allowed to have an adult voice and gets to be competent. Her dad and grandpa are old fashioned but well meaning, I hope her dad makes it to the end.
The grandma has some strong shipping game!
Charn thinks he is in control now but he‘ll definitely fall hard for Jam and I see some groveling in his future.
Right now, Woody is the one who has to go home alone, back to his boyfriend, after their toxic relationship rules were discussed and judged on television. If that was my friend, I‘d be scared for their safety.
And I’m not sure this public tribunal of sorts (packaged as: tell us your story) did any of them any favor in the longterm.
Do you think putting people in good/bad categories is helping? You want to engage them, make them see the consequences of their hurtful actions and change! Because just telling homophobes they are evil and bad won’t get them off their butt to legalize gay marriage in Thailand!
Homophobia, misogyny etc is rampant in the BL scene. There are a lot of videos on YouTube with a lot of examples of BL actors (!) saying f* up stuff. This show might help counterweight that.
I fully agree with your last paragraph. Especially considering how hesitant Tong was to come out- and he has what, 10 years on the kid!!
However , did the cast fully realize what they signed up for? Is any of it even real or just curated for maximum effect? This show isn’t your average lovey dovey BL reality show, it is almost a social experiment. I’m curious to see how it is received in Thailand!
Where did dad+granddad disappear to? Between one blink and the next, they were out of the army and them and the wife pregnant by someone else gone. Hanging out at the place Miss Chun bought?