omg you literally described this series in 6 words and you're totally right!!
Let me give some insights. And you can take this with a grain of salt.
The author of the novel where this series is adapted from is actually the write for this series. In addition, that novel is unfinished and there was a claimed that before the series was aired, the author, @Caffeinedekd, actually published the ending on Twitter and how it ends, let's just say, heartbreaking. But it was deleted eventually. In short, the author/writer has a full control over the series.
You can treat this series like a jigsaw puzzle. Scattered and doesn't make sense when you lay down all the pieces. But what is the trick in a jigsaw puzzle? Look for the 4 corners first since they are the ones with 2 flat sides and make your way from them.
One corner I can think of is the revelation at the end of Ep 1 that they indeed know each other back then. Another piece that is connected to that is the very first attempt of Mork to touch Tee's private, which we all know that didn't ended so well. The confusing piece is the flashback after the episode, when they have a marshmallow ice cream on a bridge, was it before or after Mork's attempt to touch Tee? And why I was able to say it was flashback, since Ep 2, what signal the end of the episode is when a black and white photo of Tee and Mork are shown and after that is the flash back. So far, only Ep 2 & 4 has that. For Ep 1,3 & 5 it goes directly to the preview of the next episode.
Another clue to the puzzle, Tee is allergic to shrimp or seafoods. In Episode 2, when Tee caught Mork eating at the cantee and Mork choked, he went to get a drink and when Mork got back, he has another plate and drink for Tee. Tee push aside the shrimp in his plate. 2nd instance, when the two of them are eating noodles, Tee ordered a "thick rice noodles, no pork blood, no shrimp balls also no squid or octopus. Episode 3, when Tee was in Mork's room and said I wanted to eat rice congee but Mork cooked a pork and prawn congee. Tee eventually said that Mork that have that instead. Is this allergy is somehow connected to when Mork collapse when he was leading the marching band? I guess we need to wait for the Saturday in their time line.
Back in Episode 2 again, when Mork tried to call Bambi and Tee's another phone rang, Tee closed the zipper of his bag so it wouldn't make a noise. In the very same episode, a certain "Bambi" called Mork. The question now becomes, who is the one that called Mork that pretend to be Bambi? For that, I still haven't found any connection in Ep 3-5. Or I just didn't notice it.
This could be the other corner of the puzzle. Remember when Mork is introducing his family. He said that he took from his mom and Morn from the dad. And the preview for Episode 6, it shows a very young Mork and when the mom (presummably) asked Mork "Why are you mad at Daddy Moo, today." Young Mork answered, "Mork don't like Moo. Moo only takes care of Morn." It is now possible that Moo is not Mork biological father. Well, that is for now a speculation. And perhaps that could also be the reason why Moo didn't recognize Tee when he first entered the barbershop. At first I thought it was a Superman effect like when Yo started to use contact lens and Pha wasn't able to recognize him from 2 Moons. To add to the speculation, though it hasn't been establish yet when Mork's mom died, right? How that will come into play? The only way that I can think of, provided that Moo is not Mork's biological dad, is that between the young Mork and 3 years ago, Mork and his mom is living separately from Moo and Morn. And only after the 3 years ago that Mork's mom died and in turn would explain why Moo didn't recognize Tee for the first time he visited the barbershop.
Towards the end of Ep 5, Bambi wants to talk to Tee knowing that Tee and Mork are in a "ship" the time when Mork talked to Bambi in the market. Does Bambi want to be in a "ship" with Tee again? Possible. However, remember the time when Bambi was constantly walking ahead of Ching until Bambi crossed the street and Ching wonder "What's up with her?" and Bambi knows Ching is into girls too. Is it possible that Bambi wants to know how Tee and Mork be as such?
For the unoffical subbers, most of the time they deliberately make mistakes to trap others if they decided to create a video on their own and claim it as if they subbed it themselves. It is like signature, a trademark for the subbers. But it will eventually up to you which one you will watch.
My take on this series is that you need to take note of the small details, most of the time it can be irrelevant for that time, that is somehow connected to the latter part of the series. I'm guessing that the author/writer doesn't want to spoonfeed the audience by giving all the details upfront and wants the audience to think and in the process get hooked by confusing and giving little answers and more questions. Hopefully though, the puzzle will be complete when the series ends.
Finally, I can categorize this series as a Romance-Mystery.
Okay I mean this series is cute with lovey dovey and all but I'am so confused with how I feel for this series.…
Lemme try to answer your questions,
why did Tee react the way he did when Mork asked him to come with him to the canteen early in the morning? ---> When did Tee agreed to come with Mork? After Mork said: "You know me very well. That I'm not interested in anyone else." And you can see after that line, a little but noticeable smile from Tee. It is possible that he just want Tee just want to be with Mork all by himself and being in a school, Mork might look to others thus making Tee jealous and hurt. That is my speculation though.
Did they have sex? Like wtf? Wasn't Tee not okay with sex? ---> Then you answered your own question. They didn't have sex because Tee is not okay with it. In addition, Mork already tried twice, the first one was 3 years ago and the second one is the test after he forcibly let Tee watch, I guess a porn, and didn't get a hard-on. I think Mork will not take the first move too since that could strain again their rekindle "ship". Though, I wasn't shown if Tee's sheet were creased or not. LOL
And trust me, you're not the only one who wants to get a glimpse if they really went down and dirt.
Yes, at most they been together again for a week. Obviously, Tee is still cleaning toilets. And that reinforces the fact that they had something going on 3 years ago and they just picked up from where they left off.
This is what I noticed from Episode 1 to 5.If you check starting Ep 2, towards the end of this episode, pictures…
Here's what I know, the novel where this series adopted from was discontinued several years ago. I'm not sure if after the author agreed to make the novel into a series or before, on Twitter posted the ending of the novel. Unfortunately, it was delete few days after.
The good news though, is the author of the novel is also the writer for this series.
With those things said, the ending can be anything, the author/writer can change to ending in any way suits the story. The author's Twitter account: @ Caffeinedekd
If you check starting Ep 2, towards the end of this episode, pictures of the just recent scenes are in black and white of Mork and Tee. This is actual means that that current episode is finished and safe to assume that any scenes after that are flashbacks other than the preview for the next episode.
For example, in Ep 2, the black and white pics are those of the toilet scene. And the start of EP 3 is from that scene. The flash back in Ep 2, starts with Mork seems like waiting for the rain to stop and comes Tee with an umbrella and give Mork one.
Ep 3, the black and white photos of the moment of Mork's touching Tee's private area. But no flashback was shown and just a preview on what to come in Episode 4.
Ep 4 starts with the scene when Mork learned that Tee didn't get a hard-on. And the black and white photos, after when Mork asked Tee "Are you still keeping this?". It is safe now to say that the bridge where they have marshmallow ice cream is also a flash back?
And Ep 5 picked up where Tee and Mork is sitting side by side on Mork's bed talking about the pic that was taken 3 years ago. The black and white pics of Tee and Mork is outside's Tee's room. Same with Episode 3, there was no flash back and just a preview of what to come in the next episode.
Regarding the flashbacks, are they in sequence to what happened 3 years ago? Or are they random flashbacks? If they are in sequence, they after Mork touched Tee's private part, they were able to overcome that part. It the two flashbacks are random, then, they need to tie it up in the following episodes.
Additional theory, though may be inaccurate since there are only 5 episodes aired. The episodes that are in odd numbers (1,3,5) will not have a flashback and only those that are in even numbers (2,4) will have. Again, this is just my theory and observation. ====================== As for Episode 5 itself...
What stand out beside the obvious:
"MOTIVATION", the first time Tee mentioned this to Mork is when they are eating noodles. And second one in this Episode.
Also, Mork pursuing medicine, in the first episode. The guy that entered the barber shop thinks Mork can be a good Doctor after he attend to Morn's burn. In this episode, it was mentioned again. ===================== Theory again.
How is these two important, motivation and Mork being a doctor?
In this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4rMj4QrQU , which is the OST of the series, at 3:37, we can see that Tee blacked out. And it is widely speculated that Tee has a sickness.
There is also a 50-50 chance, as of now, that this will not be a happy ending if Tee will die. If and when that happens, will Tee's death be Mork's motivation to become a doctor?
I feel you! It has been just 4 episode and i think that we are heavily invested with the series, emotionally. So it is going to be a heartbreaking one.
Does anybody know what happened to the My Tee international Facebook group? I had not even made it to watch ep…
Tess, the admin of My Tee International Fan page took it down after a lot of people re-uploaded it in their respective pages and didn't share her work. And there's a subber who claim that she herself did subbed it GMMTV youtube page. Video title: Eng Sub] ‘Cause you’re my boy | EP.4 [3/4]
Let's just say, that the admin got tired and let others to sub it starting from Ep 5 up to Ep 12. I hope someone will pick it up.
Episode 4 has the answer of the flashback on what happened 3 years ago. It’s almost of the same scenario of…
That may be indeed the start. But I think there are aggravating circumstances that led to the eventual them being "strangers".
It is established already that Mei knows Mork by calling him without any of the students introducing himself. One aggravating circumstance that I can think of:
At -0:38, Mork is with Mei where the latter is crying. Could their conversation related to 3 years ago? Or is it because Tee is sick that is why he distant himself from Mork for him not be hurt when he dies. And the reason why he came back searching for Mork is to make amends? The car scene can also be when Mei admits Tee's condition.
Also, questions like why it is seems that Tee is living by himself, why Mork's dad didn't recognize Tee.
As a follower of the series, I'm not ready to accept that the flashback is all that has as the 3 years ago is concern. This is more and more becoming a jigsaw puzzle, when you learn something that happened 3 years ago, there are some things will make you think twice.
I guess we all just have to wait till the series is finish to make sense of it all.
Man, do you really like What the duck? What a peculiar taste.
I agree. WTD's setting is not in a school. Unlike 2 Moons, Sotus, Together With Me, Make It Right. It is a fresh air to breath in. Among Oat, Pop, Pree, Rambo and Mo, it is only Mo that appear in a series before, Together With Me. The 4 are relatively new-comers. So yes, there are flaws but at the end of the day, these 4 will appear in the Season 2, if that doesn't speak volumes how they were able to carry their respective roles, I don't know what.
Definitely My Tee (Cause You're My Boy), is a challenger for What the Duck as my personal favorite Thai series.
This series will keep you hanging episode after episode, asking for more! I guess it all started towards the end of Ep 1, revealing that Tee and Mork knew each other and what happened 3 years ago. And this I guess what makes this series not dragging as you wait for more information on what happened 3 years ago and doesn't drop a bomb in one episode.
This will leave you with more questions than answers.
The age old question: "What happened 3 years ago?" is still left unanswered even after Ep 4. But like what Ep 2 have shown, there's a flashback. A glimpse of 3 years ago.
For me, there are two characters that have developed a bit but will leave you hanging for more details.
Then explain this? https://i.imgur.com/paNOUMV.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Xb8bw1k.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Aa4WvNL.jpghes…
I was trying to figure out when Strong's character said about skin color, good thing you showed a image with the timestamp...
And I have an explanation for you.
And I will go back minutes before that to establish something.
@15:51, Oat's mind: *high purchasing power* "Wow. Do you use this many facial cream?"
Pop: "Yeah"
Then Oat went on survival plan no. 2, flatter your friend then borrow their money and eventually computed how much it cost, 28 Baht a day.
Pop: "What's wrong with treating your skin 28 Baht per day? You're facing sunlight, wind and dust everyday."
Oat: "Yeah, it does feel smooth but.. Why so dark? Look at my face, I don't even use anything. It's even more light than yours. Look at my face, I don't even use anything. It's even more light than yours."
Pop: "Even if my face is dark, it's still smooth. Unlike your face."
Oat: "Why? What's wrong with my face?"
Pop: "Light skin, but filled with acne. Blemsih. Even wrinkles, like those on my feet.
Oat: "Want my kiss marks?"
Pop: "Your face is light but it's no match for my face.
Oat: "If so... Apply for me too. Here... That's it? What good does it do?"
Pop: "If you want more then buy it yourself."
Oat: "Buy?"
Pop: "What are you doing?"
Oat: "So my face can be like yours." =========================
If you're not going to consider the scene as a whole and just focus on that line, you would think that it is racist. And the part when Oat said: "It's even more light than yours.", he is discouraging Pop to buy those beauty products so he can borrow money from him. However, it is evident that the scene is all about the beauty cream Pop is using to the point what Oat said towards the end of the scene, "So my face can be like yours." Surrendering that a lighter complexion is not superior. Any statement regarding having a lighter complexion is not directly racist but a skewed concept of beauty that show business is creating. You have to know and understand how it was used in a certain scene before you can really tell if it a racist statement or not. But in this very scene, he is trying to downplay the effectiveness of the cream.
The phrase "Why so dark?" was taken out of context, plain and simple.
Any link you could reply to show that he is half-European? Well, it doesn't really matter now since you completely missed the point of the scene. I tried rummaging the net for his ancestry and only found his FB page, https://www.facebook.com/stroonng and has one brother connected with his profile. It is possible though that he is half-thai and half-chinese as it is not uncommon for people in South East Asia to have Chinese blood in their heritage. And could explain why his skin complexion is ligther than a typical Thai.
He actually looks like more of a Chinese in these photos:
Zach Lu's role here in Crossing the Line/Boundary Crossing requires him to be a geek, determined, laser-focused, needs to hide his frustration and caring. Were those delivered, I think yes. The eyeglasses help his acting for the first three, while the last two were shown as the story progresses.
His physique suits the theme of the series, lean, tall and sporty?
Some may think that almost all through out the series, he sporting a straigh-face to a degree of having a poker face, yes. Because his role demands him to be.
Lastly, he is also capable to show when he is confused, happy and in love too, just like Fandy Fan.
And before I forget, his and Fandy Fan's chemistry in the very last scene. Flawless. No hint of hesitation.
As far as Crossing the Line/Boundray Crossing goes... My assessment of this guy:
I tend to like bad-boy image guys but when he smiled before he jumped over the fence on the very first episode, I was swept off my feet.
What I like about actors is that they can express and convey thoughts and emotions without talking through facial expressions. He is a master at this.
In this series, he was able to show when he is determined, happy and in love with less spoken words.
My favorite scenes of this guy in the series: - before jumping the fence - when he shakes his head after Zi Xuan reach over to give him the boxed meal - his reaction to Zi Xuan's question if he likes someone - piggyback - when Zi Xuan is tutoring Yu Hao where his chin is resting on ball given to him - the shower scene - when he was laying down the stairs looking to the stars - the confrontation among Zi Xuan and his sister and Yu Hao, i felt his sadness and frustration
The author of the novel where this series is adapted from is actually the write for this series. In addition, that novel is unfinished and there was a claimed that before the series was aired, the author, @Caffeinedekd, actually published the ending on Twitter and how it ends, let's just say, heartbreaking. But it was deleted eventually. In short, the author/writer has a full control over the series.
You can treat this series like a jigsaw puzzle. Scattered and doesn't make sense when you lay down all the pieces. But what is the trick in a jigsaw puzzle? Look for the 4 corners first since they are the ones with 2 flat sides and make your way from them.
One corner I can think of is the revelation at the end of Ep 1 that they indeed know each other back then. Another piece that is connected to that is the very first attempt of Mork to touch Tee's private, which we all know that didn't ended so well. The confusing piece is the flashback after the episode, when they have a marshmallow ice cream on a bridge, was it before or after Mork's attempt to touch Tee? And why I was able to say it was flashback, since Ep 2, what signal the end of the episode is when a black and white photo of Tee and Mork are shown and after that is the flash back. So far, only Ep 2 & 4 has that. For Ep 1,3 & 5 it goes directly to the preview of the next episode.
Another clue to the puzzle, Tee is allergic to shrimp or seafoods. In Episode 2, when Tee caught Mork eating at the cantee and Mork choked, he went to get a drink and when Mork got back, he has another plate and drink for Tee. Tee push aside the shrimp in his plate. 2nd instance, when the two of them are eating noodles, Tee ordered a "thick rice noodles, no pork blood, no shrimp balls also no squid or octopus. Episode 3, when Tee was in Mork's room and said I wanted to eat rice congee but Mork cooked a pork and prawn congee. Tee eventually said that Mork that have that instead. Is this allergy is somehow connected to when Mork collapse when he was leading the marching band? I guess we need to wait for the Saturday in their time line.
Back in Episode 2 again, when Mork tried to call Bambi and Tee's another phone rang, Tee closed the zipper of his bag so it wouldn't make a noise. In the very same episode, a certain "Bambi" called Mork. The question now becomes, who is the one that called Mork that pretend to be Bambi? For that, I still haven't found any connection in Ep 3-5. Or I just didn't notice it.
This could be the other corner of the puzzle. Remember when Mork is introducing his family. He said that he took from his mom and Morn from the dad. And the preview for Episode 6, it shows a very young Mork and when the mom (presummably) asked Mork "Why are you mad at Daddy Moo, today." Young Mork answered, "Mork don't like Moo. Moo only takes care of Morn." It is now possible that Moo is not Mork biological father. Well, that is for now a speculation. And perhaps that could also be the reason why Moo didn't recognize Tee when he first entered the barbershop. At first I thought it was a Superman effect like when Yo started to use contact lens and Pha wasn't able to recognize him from 2 Moons. To add to the speculation, though it hasn't been establish yet when Mork's mom died, right? How that will come into play? The only way that I can think of, provided that Moo is not Mork's biological dad, is that between the young Mork and 3 years ago, Mork and his mom is living separately from Moo and Morn. And only after the 3 years ago that Mork's mom died and in turn would explain why Moo didn't recognize Tee for the first time he visited the barbershop.
Towards the end of Ep 5, Bambi wants to talk to Tee knowing that Tee and Mork are in a "ship" the time when Mork talked to Bambi in the market. Does Bambi want to be in a "ship" with Tee again? Possible. However, remember the time when Bambi was constantly walking ahead of Ching until Bambi crossed the street and Ching wonder "What's up with her?" and Bambi knows Ching is into girls too. Is it possible that Bambi wants to know how Tee and Mork be as such?
For the unoffical subbers, most of the time they deliberately make mistakes to trap others if they decided to create a video on their own and claim it as if they subbed it themselves. It is like signature, a trademark for the subbers. But it will eventually up to you which one you will watch.
My take on this series is that you need to take note of the small details, most of the time it can be irrelevant for that time, that is somehow connected to the latter part of the series. I'm guessing that the author/writer doesn't want to spoonfeed the audience by giving all the details upfront and wants the audience to think and in the process get hooked by confusing and giving little answers and more questions. Hopefully though, the puzzle will be complete when the series ends.
Finally, I can categorize this series as a Romance-Mystery.
why did Tee react the way he did when Mork asked him to come with him to the canteen early in the morning?
---> When did Tee agreed to come with Mork? After Mork said: "You know me very well. That I'm not interested in anyone else." And you can see after that line, a little but noticeable smile from Tee. It is possible that he just want Tee just want to be with Mork all by himself and being in a school, Mork might look to others thus making Tee jealous and hurt. That is my speculation though.
Did they have sex? Like wtf? Wasn't Tee not okay with sex?
---> Then you answered your own question. They didn't have sex because Tee is not okay with it. In addition, Mork already tried twice, the first one was 3 years ago and the second one is the test after he forcibly let Tee watch, I guess a porn, and didn't get a hard-on. I think Mork will not take the first move too since that could strain again their rekindle "ship". Though, I wasn't shown if Tee's sheet were creased or not. LOL
And trust me, you're not the only one who wants to get a glimpse if they really went down and dirt.
Yes, at most they been together again for a week. Obviously, Tee is still cleaning toilets. And that reinforces the fact that they had something going on 3 years ago and they just picked up from where they left off.
https://www.screencast.com/t/cEBPWG5LTPS2
The good news though, is the author of the novel is also the writer for this series.
With those things said, the ending can be anything, the author/writer can change to ending in any way suits the story. The author's Twitter account: @ Caffeinedekd
ADDENDUM 4 hours after I posted the above reply:
https://www.screencast.com/t/cEBPWG5LTPS2
Can we now be rest assured?
If you check starting Ep 2, towards the end of this episode, pictures of the just recent scenes are in black and white of Mork and Tee. This is actual means that that current episode is finished and safe to assume that any scenes after that are flashbacks other than the preview for the next episode.
For example, in Ep 2, the black and white pics are those of the toilet scene. And the start of EP 3 is from that scene. The flash back in Ep 2, starts with Mork seems like waiting for the rain to stop and comes Tee with an umbrella and give Mork one.
Ep 3, the black and white photos of the moment of Mork's touching Tee's private area. But no flashback was shown and just a preview on what to come in Episode 4.
Ep 4 starts with the scene when Mork learned that Tee didn't get a hard-on. And the black and white photos, after when Mork asked Tee "Are you still keeping this?". It is safe now to say that the bridge where they have marshmallow ice cream is also a flash back?
And Ep 5 picked up where Tee and Mork is sitting side by side on Mork's bed talking about the pic that was taken 3 years ago. The black and white pics of Tee and Mork is outside's Tee's room. Same with Episode 3, there was no flash back and just a preview of what to come in the next episode.
Regarding the flashbacks, are they in sequence to what happened 3 years ago? Or are they random flashbacks? If they are in sequence, they after Mork touched Tee's private part, they were able to overcome that part. It the two flashbacks are random, then, they need to tie it up in the following episodes.
Additional theory, though may be inaccurate since there are only 5 episodes aired. The episodes that are in odd numbers (1,3,5) will not have a flashback and only those that are in even numbers (2,4) will have. Again, this is just my theory and observation.
======================
As for Episode 5 itself...
What stand out beside the obvious:
"MOTIVATION", the first time Tee mentioned this to Mork is when they are eating noodles. And second one in this Episode.
Also, Mork pursuing medicine, in the first episode. The guy that entered the barber shop thinks Mork can be a good Doctor after he attend to Morn's burn. In this episode, it was mentioned again.
=====================
Theory again.
How is these two important, motivation and Mork being a doctor?
In this video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4rMj4QrQU , which is the OST of the series, at 3:37, we can see that Tee blacked out. And it is widely speculated that Tee has a sickness.
There is also a 50-50 chance, as of now, that this will not be a happy ending if Tee will die. If and when that happens, will Tee's death be Mork's motivation to become a doctor?
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https://www.screencast.com/t/OL2uZUWg
https://www.screencast.com/t/h2uClnLVJ
I feel you! It has been just 4 episode and i think that we are heavily invested with the series, emotionally. So it is going to be a heartbreaking one.
Or, one of the mysteries waiting to be unfold.
Morn is also growing on me. Especially when he teases his "hia".
The most hilarious scene in Ep 4: UFO! UFO! UFOOOOOOOOOOO!
Let's just say, that the admin got tired and let others to sub it starting from Ep 5 up to Ep 12. I hope someone will pick it up.
It is established already that Mei knows Mork by calling him without any of the students introducing himself. One aggravating circumstance that I can think of:
https://www.facebook.com/MyTeeInterFan/videos/2127956224146807/
At -0:38, Mork is with Mei where the latter is crying. Could their conversation related to 3 years ago? Or is it because Tee is sick that is why he distant himself from Mork for him not be hurt when he dies. And the reason why he came back searching for Mork is to make amends? The car scene can also be when Mei admits Tee's condition.
Also, questions like why it is seems that Tee is living by himself, why Mork's dad didn't recognize Tee.
As a follower of the series, I'm not ready to accept that the flashback is all that has as the 3 years ago is concern. This is more and more becoming a jigsaw puzzle, when you learn something that happened 3 years ago, there are some things will make you think twice.
I guess we all just have to wait till the series is finish to make sense of it all.
Definitely My Tee (Cause You're My Boy), is a challenger for What the Duck as my personal favorite Thai series.
This series will keep you hanging episode after episode, asking for more! I guess it all started towards the end of Ep 1, revealing that Tee and Mork knew each other and what happened 3 years ago. And this I guess what makes this series not dragging as you wait for more information on what happened 3 years ago and doesn't drop a bomb in one episode.
This will leave you with more questions than answers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_4rMj4QrQU
For me, there are two characters that have developed a bit but will leave you hanging for more details.
And I have an explanation for you.
And I will go back minutes before that to establish something.
@15:51, Oat's mind: *high purchasing power* "Wow. Do you use this many facial cream?"
Pop: "Yeah"
Then Oat went on survival plan no. 2, flatter your friend then borrow their money and eventually computed how much it cost, 28 Baht a day.
Pop: "What's wrong with treating your skin 28 Baht per day? You're facing sunlight, wind and dust everyday."
Oat: "Yeah, it does feel smooth but.. Why so dark? Look at my face, I don't even use anything. It's even more light than yours. Look at my face, I don't even use anything. It's even more light than yours."
Pop: "Even if my face is dark, it's still smooth. Unlike your face."
Oat: "Why? What's wrong with my face?"
Pop: "Light skin, but filled with acne. Blemsih. Even wrinkles, like those on my feet.
Oat: "Want my kiss marks?"
Pop: "Your face is light but it's no match for my face.
Oat: "If so... Apply for me too. Here... That's it? What good does it do?"
Pop: "If you want more then buy it yourself."
Oat: "Buy?"
Pop: "What are you doing?"
Oat: "So my face can be like yours."
=========================
If you're not going to consider the scene as a whole and just focus on that line, you would think that it is racist. And the part when Oat said: "It's even more light than yours.", he is discouraging Pop to buy those beauty products so he can borrow money from him. However, it is evident that the scene is all about the beauty cream Pop is using to the point what Oat said towards the end of the scene, "So my face can be like yours." Surrendering that a lighter complexion is not superior. Any statement regarding having a lighter complexion is not directly racist but a skewed concept of beauty that show business is creating. You have to know and understand how it was used in a certain scene before you can really tell if it a racist statement or not. But in this very scene, he is trying to downplay the effectiveness of the cream.
The phrase "Why so dark?" was taken out of context, plain and simple.
Any link you could reply to show that he is half-European? Well, it doesn't really matter now since you completely missed the point of the scene. I tried rummaging the net for his ancestry and only found his FB page, https://www.facebook.com/stroonng and has one brother connected with his profile. It is possible though that he is half-thai and half-chinese as it is not uncommon for people in South East Asia to have Chinese blood in their heritage. And could explain why his skin complexion is ligther than a typical Thai.
He actually looks like more of a Chinese in these photos:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=632536690255447&set=pb.100004973641590.-2207520000.1527522055.&type=3&theater
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=596318710543912&set=pb.100004973641590.-2207520000.1527522067.&type=3&theater
Bottom line, Strong renewed his role as Oat in season 2.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcokJDYrago&t=13s
Now, if Strong's performance in Season 1 is terrible and still cast him in the upcoming season 2, then the production team is committing suicide.
There are 3 sides of the story.
1.) Mine
2.) Yours
3.) The truth
His physique suits the theme of the series, lean, tall and sporty?
Some may think that almost all through out the series, he sporting a straigh-face to a degree of having a poker face, yes. Because his role demands him to be.
Lastly, he is also capable to show when he is confused, happy and in love too, just like Fandy Fan.
And before I forget, his and Fandy Fan's chemistry in the very last scene. Flawless. No hint of hesitation.
I tend to like bad-boy image guys but when he smiled before he jumped over the fence on the very first episode, I was swept off my feet.
What I like about actors is that they can express and convey thoughts and emotions without talking through facial expressions. He is a master at this.
In this series, he was able to show when he is determined, happy and in love with less spoken words.
My favorite scenes of this guy in the series:
- before jumping the fence
- when he shakes his head after Zi Xuan reach over to give him the boxed meal
- his reaction to Zi Xuan's question if he likes someone
- piggyback
- when Zi Xuan is tutoring Yu Hao where his chin is resting on ball given to him
- the shower scene
- when he was laying down the stairs looking to the stars
- the confrontation among Zi Xuan and his sister and Yu Hao, i felt his sadness and frustration
Oh wait, i should have said the entire series!