There's something inter fans would probably not have caught on because it's so pop-culturally specific that it couldn't be directly translated, but as early as Episode 2 there's a hint that the "real" Karl Frederick Almasen is hiding something feminine inside him:
In the tarot, the upright Three of Swords represents heartbreak, betrayal, loss, death, and grief.
My commentary here is that of all the Filipino BLs of 2020, the first one that makes it to national television is this series, which prominently features a Bury Your Gays trope. Personally, I'm tired of watching gays die tragic deaths. At the very least, not this year? Is that too much to ask?
Unpopular opinion: It's 2020. Unless there's a deeper reason, gratuitous shirtless men should be a one-and-done trick. Harmless fun, or is this how shallow the show thinks its audience is? Is Kuya Whilce on duty, or is he a walking uniform fetish?
Unpopular opinion: for all the wokeness, their solution was for Judah to go home to his grandmother, bringing with him his toys and his boy.
Rocky has demonstrated that he has the guts, the grit and the street smarts to survive, of course, but I just feel like them living together under Lolly's roof would have him ending up like a household retainer or a kept man.
In this particular case, my opinion is the sad ending would have made the better ending.
Since it seems Filipino food will figure prominently in this series:
Ep. 1 - "Bicol Express" is a stew made from long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, and garlic. The dish was named after the passenger train service from Manila to the Bicol region, a region in the Philippines famous for its spicy cuisine.
I noticed that Judit loses her pretentious accents when she's caught off-guard or vulnerable -- It's a front.
She's made a personality out of being an ally, and that includes being this woke, cosmopolitan big sister who drops phrases in Thai, French, Japanese and Italian, speaking with affectation and fluctuating accents because she doesn't really own those languages and accents, she just cribs them for show.
That's because she's trying to cover up/make up for how she treated Vlad when they were younger. Her accents are the masks she wears to face the music of everyday life.
And that's why she had an accent at the start of their dinner at the restaurant, then lost the accent when she was practically about to cry, then slowly returned to her accent as she tried to assume control of her emotions. Capisce?
Just realized that JP Habac also directed I’m Drunk, I Love You which features a character called Pathy with…
There are Filipino pop culture references up the wazoo in this series. If you follow JP Habac's twitter, he reveals shot-by-shot comparisons between the show and the reference.
Hey, not bad at all, I liked it. I suspect there's something going on between Oh-Aew and Bas, so I hope the emotional bombshells will be worth it in the next episodes.
I have a very specific pet peeve in the show -- Ken acts like he only learned to wear eyeglasses a week ago. He places his eyeglasses lens-down on tables, and practically lies down on them in bed. As a life-long "four-eyes", all of this is extremely immersion-breaking to me. I doubt the show has a deeper meaning for Ken's carelessness with his eyewear, so I think it's just sloppy.
P.S. Speaking of immersion-breaking, who leaves a car outside with the windows rolled down?? It's Laguna, not Malibu!
OffGun was also acknowledged. But yeah, the creator is a huge Polca stan, and in general Thai BLs. *pink milk…
Because we say no to historical revisionism, let it be known to all present that the Filipino BL boom of 2020 owes its existence to Thai BLs in general, and to 2gether the Series in particular :)
Rocky has demonstrated that he has the guts, the grit and the street smarts to survive, of course, but I just feel like them living together under Lolly's roof would have him ending up like a household retainer or a kept man.
In this particular case, my opinion is the sad ending would have made the better ending.
Ep. 1 - "Bicol Express" is a stew made from long chilies, coconut milk, shrimp paste or stockfish, onion, pork, and garlic. The dish was named after the passenger train service from Manila to the Bicol region, a region in the Philippines famous for its spicy cuisine.
She's made a personality out of being an ally, and that includes being this woke, cosmopolitan big sister who drops phrases in Thai, French, Japanese and Italian, speaking with affectation and fluctuating accents because she doesn't really own those languages and accents, she just cribs them for show.
That's because she's trying to cover up/make up for how she treated Vlad when they were younger. Her accents are the masks she wears to face the music of everyday life.
And that's why she had an accent at the start of their dinner at the restaurant, then lost the accent when she was practically about to cry, then slowly returned to her accent as she tried to assume control of her emotions. Capisce?
... to end. Ever.
P.S. Speaking of immersion-breaking, who leaves a car outside with the windows rolled down?? It's Laguna, not Malibu!
What? It's almost Halloween!