wow dunk's acting has vastly improved and is carrying this series.
Agreed. Dunk seems to have really improved with this series, For once, he's NOT playing some dimwitted airhead. IDK, I just wish at least once in the Dunk/Joong ship, that Dunk is allowed to be the dominant character (and I don't just mean the seme/uke stuff).
Good question. Well Thiu is presented as a detective captain from a a bid city back in a small town. But, in the first three eps., he's not exactly behaving like a detective, allowing easy clues, cues and suspicions get by him. Then he's easily swayed by the flirtations of Dr. Kan, whom he doesn't really know and has suspicions. In other words, everyone else in this series seem to be way ahead of Capt. Thiu.
This series is ok. But, there's something missing and I can't figure out what it is???? Maybe if this series didn't make Captain Thiu seem to be so "inept" it would probably flow a little bit better. IDK Just something's missing.
This series is obviously a knock off to Manner of Death. I guess we'll have to wait and see if it's better or worse. Right now, it's hard to tell. But, I do know it will be difficult to do another bait-and-switch like MOD did. We're already hip to the probability that it isn't Dr. Kan. So, I guess the next best suspect is the Director. Hmmm?
I've been reflecting (?) about this post and my conclusion is that I still watched it so, ultimately, it's my…
Not so! Don't beat yourself up. I started watching it, dropped it, and then came back for the final ep. to see if it had improved. It did NOT. IMO, whether anyone watched this series for the tropes and stereotypes, the pretty faces of the MLs, actually liked this series and thought it was good, or just because it was available (something to watch), this series was bad! You said it right the first time. LMFAO!!!
I dropped this series way back. Thank goodness that I did! I watched the latest ep. to see if it had improved any, it did not! I guess I will drop it again and wait to maybe binge it later, maybe. But, this is one of the worst series I've ever watched and that is saying a great deal.
I started the series when it was airing, couldn't get passed the 5th episode, dropped it. Everyone was loving…
I kind of felt somewhat the same way. I, too like the Fang/Tan coupling. However, towards the end, Tan's (Aou) character (along with several of the other characters) was becoming so juvenile and silly that for me it was becoming less funny and more annoying. After all they're supposed to be sophomores/juniors in university, but constantly behaving like elementary school kids. I guess I just wanted to see a little bit more "maturity" amongst all the silliness. I guess I was asking for too much. IDK
Dear Lord, I really want to rate this higher... but what a disappointment was that final episode? I am diving…
Don't hold your breath! IMO, Heart Killers is already showing that it may be a big bust. But, I could be wrong. Unfortunately, I wasn't wrong about the second half of Jack and Joker. It started off strong and ended very very weak.
Interesting ending. I liked the plot twist. Didn't like the redemption arc. And, the choice for the new boss made little to no sense whatsoever. But, it was still a good show. Wondering if some of this was leading up to possible season 2? Hmmm!
You make very valid points. And in this first ep, there was no specific reference of any character being the top or bottom. That may have been an incorrect inference on my part based on this first ep. If so, I stand corrected. If it isn't brought up in future eps., then, IMO, that's a good thing because it would go against stereotypes and tropes. However, casting a particular actor for a particular role can actually affect whether or not the character they play is perceived as a stereotype or as part of a trope. On this we will have to respectfully agree to disagree. But, this has been an good discussion. Thanks!
Good question! Well, for one, the perception that "tops" are always taller the bottoms. Another is that the bottom is always portrayed as a sexual object, while the top is not. Yet another is the brother from the same mother but different father trope. Another is the top is older in age than the bottom, even though in reality First and Khaotung are about the same age and Joong is the youngest of the group. Technically, there are more, but this is a good start. LOL!
Like I said, it would've been nice for the production company to kind of bypass some of this. But, instead they stuck to the Thai traditional BL playbook.
Like I said, it would've been nice for the production company to kind of bypass some of this. But, instead they stuck to the Thai traditional BL playbook.