Mario said that ghosts should resolve their deep sorrow b4 their 49th day to avoid become evil spirit. So it means…
I believe Mario said it’s a possibility, not automatic. I need to rewatch later,
So if it’s just a possibility, then Mario could have been able to overcome becoming evil.
Or the other theory, which would probably be more dramatically interesting, is that Mario did in fact become evil and he’s there acting all nice but in fact has evil intent. He may even have slyly hinted this to them when he said they become evil (the whole “right in front of you” evil without saying jt outright), and they were just too dense to realize it.
I love Tommy and would be happy if he were a benign helpful spirit guide so will be ok if possibility #1 above turns out true.
But from a storytelling standpoint, I think the idea of Mario being the villain in the end is probably more interesting and powerful (as long as they execute it correctly).
After all, usually your main cast would have an antagonist, right? So far the 4 main cast members don’t have a true antagonist, with the mother being painted now more as a torn woman and not as bad as Yoon Oh thought of her.
I’m not convinced the driver who ran over Yoon Oh will be a main antagonist, especially considering they’re headed in the direction of him being innocent and Yoon Oh likely being a suicide.
Of course, the mother does seem shady with all the hospital scandals on the side, but I feel she will be a more gray character than an outright antagonist.
So my money is on Mario turning out to be the real antagonist. Him stating the info about evil spirits might not be a plot hole but rather a clue.
And if he’s really evil after all - I’d even throw it out there he could have been involved in Yoon Oh’s death (for reasons to be determined, but he’s been hanging out at the resort, right? And clearly has some probable connections to the backstory there).
There have so far been two possible causes of death for Yoon Oh: accidental manslaughter by the driver or else suicide. Maybe the real cause of death is something else entirely - perhaps Mario had something to do with it and got Yoon Oh killed.
I kinda love that romance isn't entirely the center of the plot but more towards the drama and life of Yoon Oh…
In the last few years, I’ve found that the newer BLs that don’t entirely center on the romance are the ones starting to shine in terms of story quality.
Manner of Death - murder mystery
Cherry Magic - while romance is key, it’s ultimately about self-worth and confidence
Gaya sa Pelikula - while romance is key, it’s ultimately about being ready to be yourself first
History 3: Trapped - mob action/thriller
Light on Me - coming out of one’s shell and learning to make friends
And now…
Peach of Time - despite Peach being there, a big piece of this is really that it is a family drama between mother and son with some mystery involved from the past. Also, Peach of Time being Korean and Thai at the same time is an interesting approach.
im on ep 3 and im so sad idk if i should continue . when peach successfully helps yoon oh with whatever he has…
It’s worth it. It can be heartbreaking, and ultimately unless they jump the shark and resurrect Yoon Oh, I think we need to be ready for the most likely conclusion they will not be together. It’s how the story unfolds and what the resolutions are that will be important.
i don't know if it's because the language barrier, but i feel like the Thai actors' acting in scenes when they…
Most likely the language barrier.
Plus Tommy and Jimmy have been acting together for so long plus they often promote stuff together as a BL pair for endorsements, social media, etc. So they definitely have already developed a strong and natural chemistry and likely very comfortable opposite each other.
Also, Tommy is a really great actor, and he so far has minimal scenes opposite the Koreans.
On the other hand, Jimmy, while he has improved from Why R U, still has to further polish his acting - so this becomes more apparent when he’s acting opposite Jae Hyun and Ae Yun, who are both clearly very polished actors too. And Jimmy is the one who has more scenes with the Koreans, so it becomes even more apparent compared to Tommy.
I’m back on the NubsibGene track, after not liking episode 6. Episode 7 was so fluffy. That house of Nubsib…
That’s because it’s the same house.
That mansion appears in several BLs - it’s also definitely the house of Pai in My Gear and Your Gown. There was another one, IIRC, but off the top of my head could not fully recall (might be Tonhon Chonlatee BUT I could be misremembering that one).
I guess the owners have a connection in the industry and is a go-to location for when folks need a residence for wealthy characters.
PS Nubsib’s house is also Gene’s house if I’m not mistaken :) They’ve used camera angles and different parts of the house to make it seem like two houses next to each other, but they pretty much used the same house.
And I haven’t observed closely, but I think they may have also used it parts of it for Aoey’s family’s house.
even in real life, celebrities in many countries including the BL actors in Thailand come from well off families…
Yup, they do seem to lead more average lives hehe in hindsight, I think the top-tier GMMTV BL actors (the Royal Three) are really outliers across the BL industry in terms of pay grade.
Probably the only ones who command similar pay ranges outside GMMTV are Mew and Gulf.
i can't remember seeing in any other BL dramas where there is Tum and Tiffy kind of characters. i loved them from…
I love them. They are that rare thing in BL: an actually interesting and good non-BL side couple.
I was initially going to say straight couple, but Tiffy says she has dated girls - so it’s another rarity: actual bisexual representation (let’s hope they don’t have bi erasure as the series progresses).
They also are such great challenges to gender stereotypes: Tum who is associated with what are socially-viewed feminine characterstics and skills; Tiffy who associated with what are socially-viewed masculine characteristics and skills.
even in real life, celebrities in many countries including the BL actors in Thailand come from well off families…
Yes - Tul Pakorn is another rich kid (and one of Tay’s best friends IRL). Tul’s family owns an entire luxury golf course / resort in Chiang Mai.
Family wealth aside - BL actors IRL, just like any actor, would have a wide range of earnings based on their popularity and marketing and studio/management. Someone like Krist, Tay, Gulf, or Bright would most certainly be earning from their shows significantly more than, say, Cooper Patpasit or Perth Nakhun.
so i have a question is his character ever named p min or was it just a translation errorcan anyone please tell…
Depending on where the letter is located, what we would “see” as the equivalent of an L when the word is transliterated into English alphabet... actually is pronounced as N.
Hence Tul Pakorn’s nickname is actually pronounced “Tun.”
Off Jumpol’s first name is pronounced “Jumpon.”
Nonkul is pronounced “Nonkun.”
So the name of Mil/Min is (in Thai script) ends with that letter that looks to be the equivalent of L, but the sound is actually an N.
So the original subs spelled it as Mil based on the Thai letters being transliterated. However, other subs would spell it as Min based on the sound we hear.
Yup! He played a small role in Our Skyy: PickRome plus he was also in After Dark.
Huge trigger warning, though, if that’s so. It’s pretty disturbing and more violent than normal, even for a horror series. And I say that as a huge horror fan.
Has a pretty good cast, though. Aside from Green, it has Jane Ramida, Na Naphat from UWMA (Sorn), Nat Kitcharit of ITSAY (Hoon), Piglet Charada, Benjamin Varney, etc.
This is a perfect example of toxic labelling and exclusion. There is no such thing as a difference between BL…
Yes. This is why I appreciate shows like Manner of Death and even Dark Blue Kiss (where Pete and Kao and Sun and Mork reveal their preference, and there are more realistic discussions about actual gay experiences, not the usual “I still like girls except for you.”)
And I feel that, despite flaws in Episode 1, Lovely Writer can potentially have that meta-deconstruction and criticism of BL tropes while still giving sufficient (good) BL content. I just hope it sustains it and doesn’t fall apart.
So if it’s just a possibility, then Mario could have been able to overcome becoming evil.
Or the other theory, which would probably be more dramatically interesting, is that Mario did in fact become evil and he’s there acting all nice but in fact has evil intent. He may even have slyly hinted this to them when he said they become evil (the whole “right in front of you” evil without saying jt outright), and they were just too dense to realize it.
I love Tommy and would be happy if he were a benign helpful spirit guide so will be ok if possibility #1 above turns out true.
But from a storytelling standpoint, I think the idea of Mario being the villain in the end is probably more interesting and powerful (as long as they execute it correctly).
After all, usually your main cast would have an antagonist, right? So far the 4 main cast members don’t have a true antagonist, with the mother being painted now more as a torn woman and not as bad as Yoon Oh thought of her.
I’m not convinced the driver who ran over Yoon Oh will be a main antagonist, especially considering they’re headed in the direction of him being innocent and Yoon Oh likely being a suicide.
Of course, the mother does seem shady with all the hospital scandals on the side, but I feel she will be a more gray character than an outright antagonist.
So my money is on Mario turning out to be the real antagonist. Him stating the info about evil spirits might not be a plot hole but rather a clue.
And if he’s really evil after all - I’d even throw it out there he could have been involved in Yoon Oh’s death (for reasons to be determined, but he’s been hanging out at the resort, right? And clearly has some probable connections to the backstory there).
There have so far been two possible causes of death for Yoon Oh: accidental manslaughter by the driver or else suicide. Maybe the real cause of death is something else entirely - perhaps Mario had something to do with it and got Yoon Oh killed.
But it’s just a theory. We’ll see.
Manner of Death - murder mystery
Cherry Magic - while romance is key, it’s ultimately about self-worth and confidence
Gaya sa Pelikula - while romance is key, it’s ultimately about being ready to be yourself first
History 3: Trapped - mob action/thriller
Light on Me - coming out of one’s shell and learning to make friends
And now…
Peach of Time - despite Peach being there, a big piece of this is really that it is a family drama between mother and son with some mystery involved from the past. Also, Peach of Time being Korean and Thai at the same time is an interesting approach.
Plus Tommy and Jimmy have been acting together for so long plus they often promote stuff together as a BL pair for endorsements, social media, etc. So they definitely have already developed a strong and natural chemistry and likely very comfortable opposite each other.
Also, Tommy is a really great actor, and he so far has minimal scenes opposite the Koreans.
On the other hand, Jimmy, while he has improved from Why R U, still has to further polish his acting - so this becomes more apparent when he’s acting opposite Jae Hyun and Ae Yun, who are both clearly very polished actors too. And Jimmy is the one who has more scenes with the Koreans, so it becomes even more apparent compared to Tommy.
That mansion appears in several BLs - it’s also definitely the house of Pai in My Gear and Your Gown. There was another one, IIRC, but off the top of my head could not fully recall (might be Tonhon Chonlatee BUT I could be misremembering that one).
I guess the owners have a connection in the industry and is a go-to location for when folks need a residence for wealthy characters.
PS Nubsib’s house is also Gene’s house if I’m not mistaken :) They’ve used camera angles and different parts of the house to make it seem like two houses next to each other, but they pretty much used the same house.
And I haven’t observed closely, but I think they may have also used it parts of it for Aoey’s family’s house.
Probably the only ones who command similar pay ranges outside GMMTV are Mew and Gulf.
I was initially going to say straight couple, but Tiffy says she has dated girls - so it’s another rarity: actual bisexual representation (let’s hope they don’t have bi erasure as the series progresses).
They also are such great challenges to gender stereotypes: Tum who is associated with what are socially-viewed feminine characterstics and skills; Tiffy who associated with what are socially-viewed masculine characteristics and skills.
Family wealth aside - BL actors IRL, just like any actor, would have a wide range of earnings based on their popularity and marketing and studio/management. Someone like Krist, Tay, Gulf, or Bright would most certainly be earning from their shows significantly more than, say, Cooper Patpasit or Perth Nakhun.
Well it’s true there aren’t that many who are out gay actors in the Thai BL industry, Bruce is hardly the “next/second one.”
Hence Tul Pakorn’s nickname is actually pronounced “Tun.”
Off Jumpol’s first name is pronounced “Jumpon.”
Nonkul is pronounced “Nonkun.”
So the name of Mil/Min is (in Thai script) ends with that letter that looks to be the equivalent of L, but the sound is actually an N.
So the original subs spelled it as Mil based on the Thai letters being transliterated. However, other subs would spell it as Min based on the sound we hear.
Has a pretty good cast, though. Aside from Green, it has Jane Ramida, Na Naphat from UWMA (Sorn), Nat Kitcharit of ITSAY (Hoon), Piglet Charada, Benjamin Varney, etc.
And I feel that, despite flaws in Episode 1, Lovely Writer can potentially have that meta-deconstruction and criticism of BL tropes while still giving sufficient (good) BL content. I just hope it sustains it and doesn’t fall apart.