GoodRick

Totally agreed.

I agree with almost everything you said. Oh-Aew was such an inspiration in both ITSAY and IPYTM especially in IPYTM. I think I enjoyed ITSAY and IPYTM almost equally.

No I haven't seen PP Krit's movie. Could you please send me a link, I'd absolutely love to watch. Thank you!

Oh yikes. I think I'll skip Waterboyy. Thank you for this warning.

Yes you should give it a try. Also to be honest, it's not a significant time commitment. It's 5 episodes of roughly one hour each.

Oh I need to watch that if it has hot guys in swim trunks. But I don't want to see toxicity. Ugh.

That sounds a reasonable request. I'd sign up for that same request.

I just finished watching IPYTM and I absolutely enjoyed it. I would say, yes, you should watch it. It is a part of Teh and Oh-Aew's journey. Without giving away too much, I'll say that relationships are extremely tough. Love while important is NEVER enough. Relationships go through ups and downs. IPYTM is realistic in that sense. Also PP Krit is amazing in this. There are some fictional characters that leave a permanent impression on your life. Oh-Aew was that character for me. Oh-Aew is my damn hero. Will always remember this character.

Yup its the protective instinct similar to the right arm (or left arm if you drive on the left side of the road) reflex passenger save while sudden braking. I've seen and experienced women doing it though. Men not so much.

Oooh. I did not catch that. But I couldn't catch that anyway as I don't understand the language.

Haha. Yup. My thoughts exactly.

I thought Hokkien mee was more of a Malaysian and Singaporean dish and not so much Thai.

Yup, you are correct.

OMG you are absolutely correct and this is a big one. There is so much romanticization of sexual assault that happens in Thai BL dramas (TharnType anyone?, also Love By Chance) and that trope was broken. Bad Buddy is a role model in how important consent is in a relationship, to the point that Pat even asks Pran if he may kiss him.

Haha. I guess they must be. Drake is such a superstar. Love Drake. And did you know he is ripped? He was shirtless in one of the shows and I was like Damn Drake, you ripped boy!

I know right. I'm kind of excited about watching a GL, although two women getting it on does nothing for me. LOL.

Oh okay. Will need to check it out.

“only gay for each other" trope was broken or as you called it "i'm not gay, i just like u". It was made clear that the characters have distinct, queer identities outside of their attraction to and love for one another.

"toxic male masculinity and casual misogyny" trope was broken. Pran calls Pat out when he makes a gendered joke about their roles as “husband” and “wife.” “Does calling me a wife make you feel superior?” asks Pran, pushing back against Pat’s casual misogyny. “You don’t need to call us husband and wife.”

"homophobic parents are the villains" trope was broken. Both sets of parents are supportive of their children's sexuality and the parents are never treated as villains.