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Probable nowhere... It's a HOOQ original but that platform shut down in 2020.

Yeah, let's just say the show lost me when the main dude started whacking someone on the head with a beer bottle ON THE BEAT of the background music. There was just no way for me to take this seriously. This show needed a stabilizer, better actors, and many more thoughts and prayers because that scriptwriter needed a god-given miracle.

I think the dude just wanted to expand his horizons. He films porn every day and I can imagine he just wanted to expand his horizons a little. In a way, you could even say it's quite profound: this film is a parody of the entire porn/pink film genre. That's some next-level genre-bending. 😂

It's interesting how both Rainbow Eyes and this film reveal how the national sentiments regarding transgender individuals differ in South Korea and Thailand. I remember that the Korean version of this movie implied that the transgender character was mentally ill but this Thai version, in contrast, depicts Noi's transition simply as an act of betrayal. In this adaption, Noi's transition is seen as wrong not because the surgery itself was inherently problematic but because she's hidden the truth from the main hero.

This flick was basically a better executed adaption of the Korean film Rainbow Eyes: the characters were more realistically written, and the gore and violence made sense considering the overall mood of the story. Still not perfect but I enjoyed it.

Calling this horror is an insult to the genre, really.

Yeah, it's definitely one of those lol!

Well, turns out my criticism is just as unoriginal as the series itself then 😂 I don't know man, at this point I'm starting to wonder how they're still gonna fill 5 whole episodes with a plot that is barely existing. It also looks like we won't be getting the long awaited Kuea-losing-his-shit episode anytime soon which would just be an exiting (and necessary) plot twist.

I feel like we've seen no development with this show since the second episode. I'd swear every single week has the exact same set-up: Kuea hides his interests, Lian has a silly one-on-one comparison session with Yi, and Lian tries to please Kuea in some new obscure and manipulative way-- it's literally the exact story but just packaged slightly differently. I could literally tune in and watch a random episode and I'd be missing no context to understand what's going on. This is no series. This is fanservice.

They're not free... You can only watch the first 6 minutes without subscription, unfortunately.

The title "Secret Sunday" is an oddly Westernized (and Christianized) interpretation of this inherently Buddhist tale about the cycle of karma, past mistakes, and forgiveness. Beautifully shot and drenched in symbolism, this movie is not your typical fast-paced horror flick.

Okay, thanks both of you! 💕

Could someone tell me whether the first 2 episodes will be available for free on iqiyi? Their website isn't entirely clear about it.

This movie is so hard to find that I'm starting to doubt whether its existence is merely a figment of my imagination. Anyone, please, let me know where to find this online!

Ditto!

How do I even rate this absurdist and surrealist fever dream of a story? No minute is wasted in this movie; you are immediately thrown into heavily symbolic gore, splatter and violence. There is literally no social issue that is left unexplored. While I can't say I was able to grasp all of its nuances (mainly the grandpa's story was a mystery) it managed to keep me fascinated nonetheless. I ended up loving and hating this at the same time. Get yourself to watch the behind-the-scenes interview with Khavn, tho, it's so interesting (and hilarious) to hear the thought process that went into creating this.

I personally feel like the first two episodes are a pretty good representation of the overall direction and mood of the series. It is definitely on the slower side and also tends to spend more time on setting up the insecurity of the main character than on the romance plot. I'd say that, if you didn't like initial episodes, you'd probably not really enjoy the rest either. There will be no more unnecessary drunk scenes tho, so that's a plus!

Now, this show gave me something I didn't know I needed: an insecure male lead. Scriptwriters often create flawed male leads that look a certain way: they are emotionally distant and rude because they've been hurt due to past relationships (or absent family members) and they need to learn to open up their hearts again. This main character was a welcome diversion from this trope. While Siwon does have divorced parents, this is fact is also not depicted as the core of his identity: his insecurity stems from different past experiences and manifests itself in many different ways, and romantic love is not presented as the ultimate fix to everything. Insecurity is a character flaw that is not explored nearly enough in Korean dramas--maybe because it doesn't fit within the stereotype idea of masculinity-- so this story was refreshing to watch. The plot might be nothing grant but it is realistic and wholesome.

That's fair! It has been a while since I've seen this, so correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the story meant to span over a longer period of time? Vic introduced Xiang guy to his aunt, and I also remember the story also having multiple time jumps with Xiang's activism. Do you really not know each other's occupation after that long? I would expect some level of communication because, if you're meeting the family, I'd say you're usually well beyond the 'I-just-wanna-fuck' stage. So it's indeed completely absurd that Vic dismissed the question about his occupation; it's not like the job itself is that controversial to the average person (at least, when the question comes up Vic isn't aware of Xiang's environmental interest, is he? I don't really remember). No reason to keep this hidden except for the fact that it is just a convenient plotdevice, heh.

This was my exact experience! It has been in my 'Currently Watching' list for months now (until I decided that, today, it was time to say goodbye) but I couldn't get past the 30 minute mark. Genre bending is hit or miss. This was the latter, unfortunately.