Wasn't the point that love does NOT transcend gender? They could only have a platonic relationship in the second…
Do not equate love to a romantic relationship. I will borrow Tong's line in "Love of Siam"... "I can't be your boyfriend, but it doesn't mean I don't love you."
The reason why they did the 'Romeo and Juliet' so they can "restart" at the same time. It is a big deal, a teacher-student relationship, anywhere in the world, most specially in secondary schools.
If they didn't jump off the bridge, then all they can do is to have a platonic relationship until Lew can no longer be considered a minor, that is the reason why they didn't pursue a relationship, not because Dew becomes a girl. How long can one wait until the person you are longing for becomes no longer a minor knowing that the minor next to you is the reincarnation of your previous love, your first love? It's like lying to everyone, including yourself. Phop and Dew already had a rough life, they (Phop and Lew) don't want a repeat of the same rough life and decided to jump off that bridge.
Same love, different conditions. I know both of the are aware that when they reincarnated that they won't be the same men. Heck they might be same women.
It transcends age as well. Both of them was able to recognize the love they shared before, despite the significant age gap between them.
So, I wasn't the only who thinks that PP looks like Tor (check my comment 20 days ago). And Billkin reminds me…
I need to get this over and done with right away.
PP's, as Tikaow in "My Ambulance", acting is kinda weak. I guess his character wasn't abel to show how good he is in acting, but you can already get hints that his... Then came along this. Suddenly, an explosion. His emotions is getting to the audience, his script delivery is spot on, his body language is more relaxed as well, you can already distinguish him from Tor right away. Tor is good in acting a "angry" way, but, PP excels in the dramatic way.
Going to Billkin, his character as Dao is already loveable. Here, he is too but with a pinch of being a-hole. One thing that you can tell that an actor is good in acting, he is able to get you angry at his character when the character is indeed being a dic*. It is hard to dislike him when his dimples is starting to show. =============================== Now the story proper.
Between "Hi" and "Sorry".
Two of the most important words that were uttered that sets the pace, the mood and perhaps a foretelling of what might happened.
Both of them is just waiting for the other to say either a "Hi" or "Sorry". But it took far too long, that Bas filled the space that Teh left when he had a fight with Oh when they were kids.
Is it really too late to make things like the way before? Teh is clearly making up for the lost time and Bas is seemingly won't give up on Oh that easily as well. This might be the conflict of the story.
I feel really bad for Oh, acting is the very first thing he didn't get bored nor gave up easily. That is why when that dream of his was came crashing down, it feels like his world too. Good thing that Teh is there. Teh giving a suitcase filled of books for Oh to study for 3 months, should remind Oh how Teh helped him when he was chosen to perform in the Chinese drama. How he helped him, not only in acting and getting the confidence in front of a crowd to do so.
Episode 1 was masterfully crafted in terms both for story and character development. It managed to build layers on Teh and Oh's respective characters right away. For the story, what started as their falling, being rival in acting, suddenly becomes helping, building each other up. A lot of series would spend like an episode, or 45 minutes just to show another layer of one's character. Here it just took 1 episode, just minutes above an hour, to manage to do it in both main leads and the backstory as well.
Before I forget, Billkin singing in the background of somescenes, takes the scene to a different level of emotions.
When Teh and Oh are talking under the tree in their sected hideout while they were kids, that is the time my eyes got watery and the reason why I was hesitant to watch in one sitting. Kinda reminds me of "Dew the movie".
When Gameboys set the bar high for Filipino BL's, a number dared to challenge. Like in the Movies is on its way…
A domesticated Vlad... Check A sulking Vlad... Check A jealous Vlad... Check A shy Vlad... Check
Never expect vlad would be speechless during a conversation. He becomes conscious that he might do something that Karl would be turned off.
And when Vlad is hugging the plush killer whale, he is longing for some afftection and cuddling.
When Karl went out of the bathroom and Vlad almost fall off because of what he seeing, kinda reminds of Wayo from 2Moons1 when he just got out of the shower and Pha, Ming & Fourth is in the room. LOL
There goes again, I don't think when I hear people say, "you don't look like gay", I often reply, "what do you want? Me to act girly? This is me. I am man who falls in love and have sex with another man. But I still have what a man has."
Funniest scene, when Anna's phone rang. Both Vlad and Karl shriek like a little girl.
Sweetest scene, the dance. It's actually funny too. Karl started as the man in the dance but ended as the "girl".
Why Karl?! Why! It took you this long to cozy up to Vladddddddd! Why?!!!!!
You started it off when you were hanging your clothes and ended up with the dance. Damn that power! Why you have to be restored when they about go on the first base!
Okay, I'll go there...Is Isaw (chicken intestine) considered a real delicacy in the Philippines? Has anyone here…
The vendor usually is the one prepares the isaw. You will know that the person who prepared it take his/her time in preparing it if you didn't taste the bitterness and just the creamy taste. But others, prefer it slightly bitter. Others consider the bitterness is the one the brings the food in a different level.
However, it all boils down to and this where vendors differ: the dipping sauce. Basically, each vendor have 3. Soy-sauce+vinegar with a hind of spiciness, the other is a sweet thick sauce and the other is sweet thick and spicy one. What I usually do is pour in the soy sauce+vinegar first so it could get into the inner part of it, then the thick sweet spicy as a "coating". But, to each his own.
Can I ask how in which part did they show that Ohm's potential has progressed? Was it on the first EP when he…
Yeah. He has a total control of his potential, errrr, not potential anymore since he can control it, so it's already a gift. But I think they will leave him at that stage, you know, so if they pursue another sequel, then Ohm can still improve.
That's two for two for me. Refer to my "Reveal Spoiler" in my comment "Suddenly it becomes similar to X-Men". Classic Director Supot playbook.
So far we have Ohm, Claire, Korn, the Twins, Punn... We only have yet to see Pang, Wave and Mon for Class XV. If you haven't figure out it yet, I will tell you without spoiling it, we have yet to see the last 3 member of Class XV how their potential improved. I think Wave will be the biggest bomb to drop. The Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde is definitely a curve ball, I even didn't see that coming. Another reference to X-Men.
For the newest class, it is only Grace has yet to show her true potential. Well, there are only 3 main characters for the role so I am limiting it to the three.
The human walkie-talkie is the cutest and funniest for Episode 7.
Clearly shows that Vlad is so into Karl.My comment about Ep 3:"After Vlad's sister left, he could easily shy away…
We all have different things to consider and cannot be selfish about it, after all you not living alone in the world. It just so happen for my case that I was able to anticipate that my family and friends would accept me, after all, I never gave them a reason not to. I can still remember when I went out to my parents, I promised to them that nothing will change in and outter part of me and I still keeping my promise. Let's just say that they are neither for nor against my sexuality, that goes as well for my 3 siblings.
It is quite liberating that you don't have to hide something or pretend someone that you are not. To each his own on how to live your life.
I thought that the "mistletoe" is foretelling. LOL Thinking that it will be a Win-Team kinda thing.My thoughts…
Clearly shows that Vlad is so into Karl.
My comment about Ep 3: "After Vlad's sister left, he could easily shy away from Karl to make his way to his Ex, but he chooses to stay with Karl. To say the least, he forgets his ex when he is with Karl. When you're in that situation, it is a clear sign that someone new is already occupying your mind and soon to be, your heart."
There are some of Vlad that I can related to like, secured about my sexuality (going back to Episode 2, when he and Karl is having a meal on the dinning table, Karl can't utter the words "boyfriend" and "gay". And Vlad said, spill it, i won't be offended. Me too, I don't get offended when someone calls me gay or any slang for it, that is if they know that I am one. After all, the way I dress, speak and act still like a man very much like Vlad.
I have a female bestfriend that know every inch and centimeter of me. What ticks me off, and when I am in love.
I was born 2 days before Christmas, so I am a Capricorn as well.
I am tough on the outside, sweet in the inside.
I am a straight-bender as for all of my ex's, I am their first boyfried.
Me too, when I sense a guy that is straight, I immediately see him as a friend,nothing more, nothing less. But Vlad could smell that Karl is "fishy", but he is too scared to tell Karl and perhaps pride is kicking in as he "forcefully" asked Karl to be his rommate. That's wher I differ from Vlad. I am very open. When I like a guy, I say upfront so he knows that the following moments that we spend together is special to me and not just "friends".
Sadly, half of the series is over and the big reveal or Vlad haven't dropped the "bomb" yet.
Karl is definiltey seeing Vlad more than just a friend. Imagine the effor he did the next day when returns? You only do that to the person that is special to you. You take down all the Christmas decors and replace it celebrate Vlad's bday, bold move if I may say. Hopefully Vlad is not too dense nor insensitive about that. And definitely he felt the spark when their two hands touch each other.
Karl now is clearly torn into 3? Work, family and Vlad. And I do not envy where he is.
Does anyone know how the talent thing work in the industry? Are they contracted to a company and the company chose…
Here is what I know about the entertainment industry.
The US have talent agencies and have contracts with different actors/actress. A producer normally ask a talent agency to provide a talent to act for a film/series. If both sides agree, they enter into a contract for the # of movies/seasons of a series they will be tied to.
Others have individual managers to manages their talent's projects. Instead of a talent agency, a manager will be approached.
In Thailand, I know there are two big production companies are GMMTV and Nadao Bangkok, both have exclusive actors and actresses to act if the prod company wants them to appear in a certain movie/series. They, however, can be requested to do a movie/series that is not being produced by their employer. Case in point, Ohm Pawat did the movie "Dew the movie" but it wasn't produced by GMMTV, after all, GMMTV focuses on what is shown on TV. Another one is ReminderS, White is being under GMMTV and Captain under Nadao, and yet it was produced by Studio Wabi Sabi.
At any point, a talent agency, manager or whichever entity holds the actor/actress a contract with, ultimately has the final say if they are going to appear in a movie or series.
Just a few of my biased. It would be a dream come true to me if aside the 3, White Nawat, Ohm Pawat, Mix Wanut will appear in a series... That is for GMMTV.
For Nadao, it would be Captain, Jaylerr, Oab, Sky & Tor. Don't care if it is a BL or not, but I haven't seen Tor in a BL so I will take it even it is not BL.
It is not as much as Prof. X-Magneto, but Prof. X-Stryker.
Prof. X wants the mutants to live peacefully with the humans, similar to Pang. He wants the normal students to become on equal footing. Theme: equality.
Jeff Stryker wants to eliminate the mutants and that what Korn wants. Normal, average is enough. Theme: retaining the status quo.
I don't believe Korn is dead. His potential is self healing and Nyx-88 doesn't suppress gifts, it kills the host. Given that Korn can heal himself, then Ms. Darin will keep him as a pawn, after all, he is the leader of the Anti-Gifted, Korn.
Time's death is a classic Dir. Supot playbook. In season 1, he let the Class XV believed that Kor and Mon "left" the program, but he just hide them. So, it is likely that it is the same thing they did to Time. Why hide him? I guess, Dir. Supot have something need to be located to use against the Minister.
Is Claire seeing the bad Punn is surfacing? I think so, but I think she is keeping it to herself, much like when she hid that she knows that Korn was behind the Nyx 88 attack.
I can't really tell Chanon's goal and intention is. Still murky for me to say the least. He is work in the Ministry of Education, so he maybe align with the Minister. How? Yes he is working in the IT Department and gave Korn the details of the Nyx 88. But is that the only thing he did? Give and didn't tell Korn to use it? On the other side of things, it is unlikely that Dir. Supot is not keeping tabs on him. He's a threat to him for not to bet monitored, that is why his memory were erased.
I won't be surprised if Chanon is behind to all of this, Angel Beside Me all over again? LOL
The reason why they did the 'Romeo and Juliet' so they can "restart" at the same time. It is a big deal, a teacher-student relationship, anywhere in the world, most specially in secondary schools.
If they didn't jump off the bridge, then all they can do is to have a platonic relationship until Lew can no longer be considered a minor, that is the reason why they didn't pursue a relationship, not because Dew becomes a girl. How long can one wait until the person you are longing for becomes no longer a minor knowing that the minor next to you is the reincarnation of your previous love, your first love? It's like lying to everyone, including yourself. Phop and Dew already had a rough life, they (Phop and Lew) don't want a repeat of the same rough life and decided to jump off that bridge.
Same love, different conditions. I know both of the are aware that when they reincarnated that they won't be the same men. Heck they might be same women.
It transcends age as well. Both of them was able to recognize the love they shared before, despite the significant age gap between them.
PP's, as Tikaow in "My Ambulance", acting is kinda weak. I guess his character wasn't abel to show how good he is in acting, but you can already get hints that his... Then came along this. Suddenly, an explosion. His emotions is getting to the audience, his script delivery is spot on, his body language is more relaxed as well, you can already distinguish him from Tor right away. Tor is good in acting a "angry" way, but, PP excels in the dramatic way.
Going to Billkin, his character as Dao is already loveable. Here, he is too but with a pinch of being a-hole. One thing that you can tell that an actor is good in acting, he is able to get you angry at his character when the character is indeed being a dic*. It is hard to dislike him when his dimples is starting to show.
===============================
Now the story proper.
Between "Hi" and "Sorry".
Two of the most important words that were uttered that sets the pace, the mood and perhaps a foretelling of what might happened.
Both of them is just waiting for the other to say either a "Hi" or "Sorry". But it took far too long, that Bas filled the space that Teh left when he had a fight with Oh when they were kids.
Is it really too late to make things like the way before? Teh is clearly making up for the lost time and Bas is seemingly won't give up on Oh that easily as well. This might be the conflict of the story.
I feel really bad for Oh, acting is the very first thing he didn't get bored nor gave up easily. That is why when that dream of his was came crashing down, it feels like his world too. Good thing that Teh is there. Teh giving a suitcase filled of books for Oh to study for 3 months, should remind Oh how Teh helped him when he was chosen to perform in the Chinese drama. How he helped him, not only in acting and getting the confidence in front of a crowd to do so.
Episode 1 was masterfully crafted in terms both for story and character development. It managed to build layers on Teh and Oh's respective characters right away. For the story, what started as their falling, being rival in acting, suddenly becomes helping, building each other up. A lot of series would spend like an episode, or 45 minutes just to show another layer of one's character. Here it just took 1 episode, just minutes above an hour, to manage to do it in both main leads and the backstory as well.
Before I forget, Billkin singing in the background of somescenes, takes the scene to a different level of emotions.
When Teh and Oh are talking under the tree in their sected hideout while they were kids, that is the time my eyes got watery and the reason why I was hesitant to watch in one sitting. Kinda reminds me of "Dew the movie".
That child actor that plays the Young Teh has a very bright future in acting.
I didn't want the episode 1 in one sitting, I just feel uncomfortable to do it... Finally I had the courage to finish it.
My thoughts about Episode 1:
The noisy, crazy one: Off
The angry one: Tay
The charming one: New
The inquisitive, peacemaker one: Gun
The dramatic ones: Singto and Krist.
Kudos GMMTV, Kudos!
A sulking Vlad... Check
A jealous Vlad... Check
A shy Vlad... Check
Never expect vlad would be speechless during a conversation. He becomes conscious that he might do something that Karl would be turned off.
And when Vlad is hugging the plush killer whale, he is longing for some afftection and cuddling.
When Karl went out of the bathroom and Vlad almost fall off because of what he seeing, kinda reminds of Wayo from 2Moons1 when he just got out of the shower and Pha, Ming & Fourth is in the room. LOL
There goes again, I don't think when I hear people say, "you don't look like gay", I often reply, "what do you want? Me to act girly? This is me. I am man who falls in love and have sex with another man. But I still have what a man has."
Funniest scene, when Anna's phone rang. Both Vlad and Karl shriek like a little girl.
Sweetest scene, the dance. It's actually funny too. Karl started as the man in the dance but ended as the "girl".
Why Karl?! Why! It took you this long to cozy up to Vladddddddd! Why?!!!!!
You started it off when you were hanging your clothes and ended up with the dance. Damn that power! Why you have to be restored when they about go on the first base!
Oh man! Oh boy! The romantic excitement just went through the roof! It went from 0 to 100 in under a minute!
My thoughts about episode 5:
However, it all boils down to and this where vendors differ: the dipping sauce. Basically, each vendor have 3. Soy-sauce+vinegar with a hind of spiciness, the other is a sweet thick sauce and the other is sweet thick and spicy one. What I usually do is pour in the soy sauce+vinegar first so it could get into the inner part of it, then the thick sweet spicy as a "coating". But, to each his own.
So far we have Ohm, Claire, Korn, the Twins, Punn... We only have yet to see Pang, Wave and Mon for Class XV. If you haven't figure out it yet, I will tell you without spoiling it, we have yet to see the last 3 member of Class XV how their potential improved. I think Wave will be the biggest bomb to drop. The Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde is definitely a curve ball, I even didn't see that coming. Another reference to X-Men.
For the newest class, it is only Grace has yet to show her true potential. Well, there are only 3 main characters for the role so I am limiting it to the three.
The human walkie-talkie is the cutest and funniest for Episode 7.
It is quite liberating that you don't have to hide something or pretend someone that you are not. To each his own on how to live your life.
Did they? Really?
When?
LOL
Well, from the looks of it, is the biggest leap forward.
My comment about Ep 3:
"After Vlad's sister left, he could easily shy away from Karl to make his way to his Ex, but he chooses to stay with Karl. To say the least, he forgets his ex when he is with Karl. When you're in that situation, it is a clear sign that someone new is already occupying your mind and soon to be, your heart."
There are some of Vlad that I can related to like, secured about my sexuality (going back to Episode 2, when he and Karl is having a meal on the dinning table, Karl can't utter the words "boyfriend" and "gay". And Vlad said, spill it, i won't be offended. Me too, I don't get offended when someone calls me gay or any slang for it, that is if they know that I am one. After all, the way I dress, speak and act still like a man very much like Vlad.
I have a female bestfriend that know every inch and centimeter of me. What ticks me off, and when I am in love.
I was born 2 days before Christmas, so I am a Capricorn as well.
I am tough on the outside, sweet in the inside.
I am a straight-bender as for all of my ex's, I am their first boyfried.
Me too, when I sense a guy that is straight, I immediately see him as a friend,nothing more, nothing less. But Vlad could smell that Karl is "fishy", but he is too scared to tell Karl and perhaps pride is kicking in as he "forcefully" asked Karl to be his rommate. That's wher I differ from Vlad. I am very open. When I like a guy, I say upfront so he knows that the following moments that we spend together is special to me and not just "friends".
Sadly, half of the series is over and the big reveal or Vlad haven't dropped the "bomb" yet.
Karl is definiltey seeing Vlad more than just a friend. Imagine the effor he did the next day when returns? You only do that to the person that is special to you. You take down all the Christmas decors and replace it celebrate Vlad's bday, bold move if I may say. Hopefully Vlad is not too dense nor insensitive about that. And definitely he felt the spark when their two hands touch each other.
Karl now is clearly torn into 3? Work, family and Vlad. And I do not envy where he is.
Either of the two better man up and fast!
My thoughts about Ep4:
Respect to you!
Don't watch the YouTube link if you haven't seen the latest episode:
https://youtu.be/k5aN1YnRiJY
The US have talent agencies and have contracts with different actors/actress. A producer normally ask a talent agency to provide a talent to act for a film/series. If both sides agree, they enter into a contract for the # of movies/seasons of a series they will be tied to.
Others have individual managers to manages their talent's projects. Instead of a talent agency, a manager will be approached.
In Thailand, I know there are two big production companies are GMMTV and Nadao Bangkok, both have exclusive actors and actresses to act if the prod company wants them to appear in a certain movie/series. They, however, can be requested to do a movie/series that is not being produced by their employer. Case in point, Ohm Pawat did the movie "Dew the movie" but it wasn't produced by GMMTV, after all, GMMTV focuses on what is shown on TV. Another one is ReminderS, White is being under GMMTV and Captain under Nadao, and yet it was produced by Studio Wabi Sabi.
At any point, a talent agency, manager or whichever entity holds the actor/actress a contract with, ultimately has the final say if they are going to appear in a movie or series.
https://youtu.be/eSqoj8ruV0k
Just a few of my biased. It would be a dream come true to me if aside the 3, White Nawat, Ohm Pawat, Mix Wanut will appear in a series... That is for GMMTV.
For Nadao, it would be Captain, Jaylerr, Oab, Sky & Tor. Don't care if it is a BL or not, but I haven't seen Tor in a BL so I will take it even it is not BL.
Prof. X wants the mutants to live peacefully with the humans, similar to Pang. He wants the normal students to become on equal footing. Theme: equality.
Jeff Stryker wants to eliminate the mutants and that what Korn wants. Normal, average is enough. Theme: retaining the status quo.
I don't believe Korn is dead. His potential is self healing and Nyx-88 doesn't suppress gifts, it kills the host. Given that Korn can heal himself, then Ms. Darin will keep him as a pawn, after all, he is the leader of the Anti-Gifted, Korn.
Time's death is a classic Dir. Supot playbook. In season 1, he let the Class XV believed that Kor and Mon "left" the program, but he just hide them. So, it is likely that it is the same thing they did to Time. Why hide him? I guess, Dir. Supot have something need to be located to use against the Minister.
Is Claire seeing the bad Punn is surfacing? I think so, but I think she is keeping it to herself, much like when she hid that she knows that Korn was behind the Nyx 88 attack.
I can't really tell Chanon's goal and intention is. Still murky for me to say the least. He is work in the Ministry of Education, so he maybe align with the Minister. How? Yes he is working in the IT Department and gave Korn the details of the Nyx 88. But is that the only thing he did? Give and didn't tell Korn to use it? On the other side of things, it is unlikely that Dir. Supot is not keeping tabs on him. He's a threat to him for not to bet monitored, that is why his memory were erased.
I won't be surprised if Chanon is behind to all of this, Angel Beside Me all over again? LOL