I'm not sure what they're doing here. How is it possible for anyone to prefer Valen for Khaitoon over Non? It's no contest - they have better chemistry and Non is better than Valen in every way.
I have no interest in the secondary couple - I'm over plotlines that depend on someone standing there for 15 minutes saying nothing - just explain why you left? Why would he not do that? Or at least say "There's a reason, but I can't tell you." That's why I lost interest in Lovely Writer - everything could be solved with one simple sentence, but Nubsib would stand there for several days and not answer a simple question.
Anyway, Pak is really charming - I was totally OK with him taking over the ML role in Cupid Coach - they should have cast him from the start.
Gun is doing a good job as Valen, but he's just so obviously not BF material right now, whereas Non is a doctor, which Khaitoon needs because he's an uke, meaning he gets injured whenever he's in the same room with a sharp object. And a serious fever if water touches him that can only be cured by being patted with a damp towel.
Someday, someone will let Earth play something other than a whiny high-school kid - I'd like to say I think he's a fantastic actor, but he's only allowed to do one thing, so I'm not sure. But he's definitely mastered the whiney crybaby character. I want to see him play a bitchy "don't mess with me" queen. You know he can pull it off. Or the leader of a motorcycle gang.
I was surprised that Ozone was supposed to be a senior - he had a meltdown because he was locked in a closet for a while and then when someone poured a cup of water on him in the shower? I guess to be fair, water in Thailand is extremely dangerous and gives you a fever unless a seme dries your hair immediately.
Anyway, the quality was good, but the story didn't have anything to tell us. I was a bit surprised by the kiss, which was good, and that was one of the first times I've seen someone who actually knows how to act inebriated. And Santa made me have thoughts that I don't feel right about. Well, I suppose he's legal in Thailand, at least. He has what I like to call "it" and you can tell he'll be dangerous when he's 25. The chemistry was there, but I didn't feel it to the extent everyone else did - maybe because it didn't really get a chance to develop. I like that Santa isn't afraid of intimacy - he didn't have that stiff as a board "don't make me do this" pose that a lot of BL actors have when they have to kiss or be intimate. He was full-body pressed against Earth - it felt a lot more real than most I've seen.
But frankly, I was bored and 2x a lot of it. But I'll definitely be keeping an eye on Santa - I hope we see him again.
I think the director is passive-aggressively dissing the sponsor - there is product placement for WeTV, but it's always at urinals or horrific crime scenes.
Wow, what a beautiful film - the acting and cinematography in this are spectacular. Both of them are so restrained and subtle yet you feel it all.
People always downrate shorts for some reason - I don't understand it. If you're expecting a story like you get an an 8-hour series, why watch a short?
I honestly think the scene was just fine considering the level they are at as boyfriends.
To be fair, Fiat did say he wanted it rough, so in case there were to be any fisting, Leo wouldn't want to lose his watch up there. On the other hand, Fiat has made it clear he expects to receive presents directly from Leo, and you can't get much more direct than that. And it was a pretty nice watch.
I honestly think the scene was just fine considering the level they are at as boyfriends.
But he just said "I can't hold back anymore", and then he slowly took off his shirt and laboriously removed his wrist watch. Why did they give him that line? I just don't feel any heat between these two - I don't know what happened because it used to be there.
Wow you expressed pretty much everything I wanted to say concerning this drama. This felt like the most Shojo-ish…
OMG, that is the most perfect decriptor - yes, Uncanny Valley is exactly what it is. I've been calling him Robot Boy, but that's much better. That unnatural haircut didn't do him any favors. The actor himself is quite cute and charming in any other setting.
And everyone says I overthing things. :) But you're 100% right - there's no way he would do that when they were…
I'm conflicted. It seems 100% necessary for Aue to ask Aek if he knows how to handle knives, but as this is a BL, Aek should already have cut himself just being in the same room as a sharp object, so it's already clear he has knife superpowers because that hasn't happened. But I agree with you - they should have set this up better - it would even have helped if that pastry chef had made a sarcastic comment like "Oh, I'm SURE you're only interested in his sense of smell."
This is a 10/10 for me, and I doubt we've seen anything yet. I was in tears all the way through this. Just looking at Aue made me want to cry.
If the pacing is like this for the entire series it might wear thin, but it was perfectly fine for me as a first ep - I think it did a great job of setting the scene.
One thing - and this is most likely the producer's fault - that is a really puerile title, and unworthy of the quality of this series. They should have just gone with the Thai title, which is much better.
This is good so far. Yes, it's a bit slow, so my attention did stray a bit, but I'm willing to let that go since…
And everyone says I overthing things. :) But you're 100% right - there's no way he would do that when they were open - I guess maybe if it was almost closing time and things were winding down.
As for sense of smell, that is a pretty important and rare ability - it wasn't just a sense of smell but a fine-tuned one. I know a guy who got a job with a Whiskey Master because he impressed him at a party with his discerning nose.
The food porn is great, but am I think only one who thought the first episode moved really slow?
Other than Zack, yes, I think you might be. I didn't think it moved slow at all. Well, the apron-putting-on scene at the end was unnecessarily long, but that's about it.
You can't consent if you're incapacitated - you can certainly consent if you're inebriated. In this, nobody was incapacitated, and they had both had about the same amount to drink in any case. Drinking lowers your inhibitions, as in able to overcome shyness to do what you want to do - it doesn't suddenly make you willing to have sex with anything that comes your way. I've been drunk with my parents many times and I have yet to have sex with them. I've been drunk around the dog countless times and I haven't raped it yet (or been raped by it).
The idea that people can't consent when drinking is strange - that's what drinking is for. Should we ban bars? People go there for specific reason that they're trying to find somoene. I think the nonconsent label you've but here is really unacceptable - it's creates a very negative impression that will make a lot of people skip something that was lovely - and loving. I think it's a good thing to be aware of the dangers of drinking and sex, but we can get carried away - nothing is black and white.
I agree with you about smoking, though. Kissing someone with smoke breath is awful.
That was fairly solid by the standards of low-budget Pinoy BL in terms of acting and production. There were a couple of things that struck me - that was the lowest-energy Kaleb performance I've seen, as if he's not excited about the role. Usually he blows me away no mater what he's doing - he even got me enaged with Serpiente, and that's saying something. He certainly is an "old soul" type of person, which fits this role.
But the trip/fall/stare was seriously OTT and gives me little hope for any originality in the story or writing. Can we please retire this stupid trope? I'm not sure anyone in human history has ever tripped over the same shirt twice, so maybe that passes for originality? And has that ballad already been used in a different BL, or do they all just sound the same?
Anyway, it was OK, but a little dull and I had to take a break in the middle. I was drinking an especially good cup of coffee while watching or I might have had a more negative reaction. I guess I was a little disappointed, but it was watchable.
I think BL writers need to learn that while tired and stupid tropes might be familiar, they are boring and drain energy from a story.
True, but the dialogue isn't going to help anyone with their confusion - it was a very abstract teaser and had almost no clues about the plot except it's obviously enemies to lovers judging by the not-very subtle symbolism. But it was super-well shot and edited, which is really encouraging. And not one single tired trope in there, also encouraging.
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I have no interest in the secondary couple - I'm over plotlines that depend on someone standing there for 15 minutes saying nothing - just explain why you left? Why would he not do that? Or at least say "There's a reason, but I can't tell you." That's why I lost interest in Lovely Writer - everything could be solved with one simple sentence, but Nubsib would stand there for several days and not answer a simple question.
Anyway, Pak is really charming - I was totally OK with him taking over the ML role in Cupid Coach - they should have cast him from the start.
Gun is doing a good job as Valen, but he's just so obviously not BF material right now, whereas Non is a doctor, which Khaitoon needs because he's an uke, meaning he gets injured whenever he's in the same room with a sharp object. And a serious fever if water touches him that can only be cured by being patted with a damp towel.
I was surprised that Ozone was supposed to be a senior - he had a meltdown because he was locked in a closet for a while and then when someone poured a cup of water on him in the shower? I guess to be fair, water in Thailand is extremely dangerous and gives you a fever unless a seme dries your hair immediately.
Anyway, the quality was good, but the story didn't have anything to tell us. I was a bit surprised by the kiss, which was good, and that was one of the first times I've seen someone who actually knows how to act inebriated. And Santa made me have thoughts that I don't feel right about. Well, I suppose he's legal in Thailand, at least. He has what I like to call "it" and you can tell he'll be dangerous when he's 25. The chemistry was there, but I didn't feel it to the extent everyone else did - maybe because it didn't really get a chance to develop. I like that Santa isn't afraid of intimacy - he didn't have that stiff as a board "don't make me do this" pose that a lot of BL actors have when they have to kiss or be intimate. He was full-body pressed against Earth - it felt a lot more real than most I've seen.
But frankly, I was bored and 2x a lot of it. But I'll definitely be keeping an eye on Santa - I hope we see him again.
People always downrate shorts for some reason - I don't understand it. If you're expecting a story like you get an an 8-hour series, why watch a short?
If the pacing is like this for the entire series it might wear thin, but it was perfectly fine for me as a first ep - I think it did a great job of setting the scene.
One thing - and this is most likely the producer's fault - that is a really puerile title, and unworthy of the quality of this series. They should have just gone with the Thai title, which is much better.
As for sense of smell, that is a pretty important and rare ability - it wasn't just a sense of smell but a fine-tuned one. I know a guy who got a job with a Whiskey Master because he impressed him at a party with his discerning nose.
The idea that people can't consent when drinking is strange - that's what drinking is for. Should we ban bars? People go there for specific reason that they're trying to find somoene. I think the nonconsent label you've but here is really unacceptable - it's creates a very negative impression that will make a lot of people skip something that was lovely - and loving. I think it's a good thing to be aware of the dangers of drinking and sex, but we can get carried away - nothing is black and white.
I agree with you about smoking, though. Kissing someone with smoke breath is awful.
But the trip/fall/stare was seriously OTT and gives me little hope for any originality in the story or writing. Can we please retire this stupid trope? I'm not sure anyone in human history has ever tripped over the same shirt twice, so maybe that passes for originality? And has that ballad already been used in a different BL, or do they all just sound the same?
Anyway, it was OK, but a little dull and I had to take a break in the middle. I was drinking an especially good cup of coffee while watching or I might have had a more negative reaction. I guess I was a little disappointed, but it was watchable.
I think BL writers need to learn that while tired and stupid tropes might be familiar, they are boring and drain energy from a story.