This season is so damn frustrating. Nothing was accomplished by it. The father is useless. I get it. You're a…
So I double-checked the last ep of S1 since it’s been a while - Tum confessed but Tar rejected him after he told Tum about his rape. Tar just said thank you after Tum says to at least allow him to continue loving Tar even if Tar didn’t reciprocate.
Then next we see them, Tum is seeing Tar off at the airport and they do embrace in goodbye. But no explicit statement from Tar that he loves Tum back. So it ws pretty open-ended.
As an aside, I feel Hiter was a better Tum than Title. But then again, we see more of Tum and Tar on TT than LBC, so I guess Hiter had a better opportunity to really show the character.
Hey, let's be honest, if they say s3 you will watch lol. But seriously, I'm watching that tum/tar moment goin…
The really disappointing thing with Mame is that she has all these good and brave story ideas that theoretically could have strong characters who are 3D/gray and not the stereotypical “safe” BL where you know who’s good and who’s bad and the good almost have no flaws and the bad are always just bad.
She has raised themes of abuse, PTSD, rape, consent, mental health, incest, taboos, and other material that will rarely pop up in other BLs.
Unfortunately, she regularly fails in the execution. She leaves things hanging - like, she throws out these themes and ideas and then does a haphazard job in delineating and concluding it.
Tum and Tar have also been written out of TharnType s2, so it seems like that couple has been completely shot…
Yeah, exploring the implications of TumTar would definitely have been a much better tertiary plot than that KlaNo creepy thing. Like, Techno is so nice, others would have already sought a restraining order.
It’s really the director’s problem indeed. He did the same in LBC to an extent but his biggest misuse aside…
Film making is a collaborative medium, The writer is one important part, definitely. But the director is the one who has to translate and tell that story into an audio-visual medium.
So think of it as the writer is the one writing the story, but the director is the one telling that story to you as the viewer based on how he imagines it to be.
It’s really the director’s problem indeed. He did the same in LBC to an extent but his biggest misuse aside…
I think director New seems to believe all these extended crying or dramatic scenes is being “artistic.” There’s a way to be artistic in such scenes, but clearly he’s executing it badly. Plus doing it too many times dilutes the impact of just doing it once or twice.
It feels like he’s just doing “fillers” to extend the shows and complete X episodes rather than actually telling a story.
Tbh, this series is so badly directed lol. Too much staring games and unnecessary flashbacks of scenes that literally…
It’s really the director’s problem indeed. He did the same in LBC to an extent but his biggest misuse aside from LBC2 was Until We Meet Again which could’ve been 9-10 episodes but ended up around 17 eps. Too many extended scenes with nothing happening beyond crying or lingering, or repetitive scenes. Someone needs to mentor him on how to make things tighter.
Here is an interesting bit of info I learned from Teejay's youtube channel: not only his face was under the knife…
Teejay Marquez has always been mestizo (mixed). He actually IMO looked better before he underwent surgery, but he was definitely not moreno and already looked like he does now, only more... natural before? I don’t the surgery did him any favors.
Google him and look for his pics from a few years back.
All are terrible characters. I mean they are all supposed to be, but in different ways. I don't like how Kenghla…
This is actually a good view also.
At least Tul and even Lhong are really clearly condemned and their actions not justified nor romanticized (even if they tried to have Lhong be "forgiven" by Tharn's brother).
Kengkla on the other hand - his actions are being romanticized and justified.
So maybe ultimately - while Tul and Lhong have probably done more heinous things than Kengkla from an "in-universe" standpoint, the normalization/romanticizing of Kengkla's actions is probably worse from a viewer's standpoint.
At least we’re generally expected to hate Tul and Lhong. Mame wants us to think Kengkla is romantic.
At this point, I now wonder who is the more terrible human being in the MAME universe: Tul or Lhong. They make Kengkla seem like an angel in comparison.
Also, Manner of Death replaces it on the given timeslot by Nov. 30th. So yes it’s until next week only.
Then next we see them, Tum is seeing Tar off at the airport and they do embrace in goodbye. But no explicit statement from Tar that he loves Tum back. So it ws pretty open-ended.
As an aside, I feel Hiter was a better Tum than Title. But then again, we see more of Tum and Tar on TT than LBC, so I guess Hiter had a better opportunity to really show the character.
I meant Season 1. I don’t think they became a couple in Season 1 and it was left open.
She has raised themes of abuse, PTSD, rape, consent, mental health, incest, taboos, and other material that will rarely pop up in other BLs.
Unfortunately, she regularly fails in the execution. She leaves things hanging - like, she throws out these themes and ideas and then does a haphazard job in delineating and concluding it.
So think of it as the writer is the one writing the story, but the director is the one telling that story to you as the viewer based on how he imagines it to be.
It feels like he’s just doing “fillers” to extend the shows and complete X episodes rather than actually telling a story.
Google him and look for his pics from a few years back.
At least Tul and even Lhong are really clearly condemned and their actions not justified nor romanticized (even if they tried to have Lhong be "forgiven" by Tharn's brother).
Kengkla on the other hand - his actions are being romanticized and justified.
So maybe ultimately - while Tul and Lhong have probably done more heinous things than Kengkla from an "in-universe" standpoint, the normalization/romanticizing of Kengkla's actions is probably worse from a viewer's standpoint.
At least we’re generally expected to hate Tul and Lhong. Mame wants us to think Kengkla is romantic.
On the other hand, with how Taew treated him like a doormat always, I kind of think Jom may have deserved better,.
Like mother, like son indeed.
But Khet is a gem.