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I totally agree about the moving in thing - they just met! The milk thing I could dismiss as the schtick of this particular show if it weren't part of a long list of creepy co-dependent warning signs.

I hadn't even heard of Hook, but I'll check it out. I can't do LBC2 - even Mean seems to be phoning it in, and whatever magic there was in TinCan is absent in this show.

I assume you're watching Gaya sa Pelikula - and if not, don't walk, but run to go watch it.

I think some people get so heavily invested in shows that they feel that if anyone has a negative impression it's somehow an assault on their validity as a person.

I can ususally see why people like something even if I don't, but I am totally unable to see how anyone could possibly find Solo & Gui appealing.

I think the audience might be younger for this show, which is why dating someone with a homophobic crime-lord parent or moving in when you've just met are not the red-flags they are for people with life experience, although at least the first one of these should be concerning to anyone, I would think.

TharnType had problemmatic aspects but it never hid that it was about damaged people doing f#$%ed-up things. That makes a show interesting, as opposed to fluff like this with no character development.

And maybe @MoonOverStar should consider that wanting a show to be sanitzed fluff is an offensive fetishization of gay relationship at the expense of an oppressed minority who's lives and struggles are being trivialized and exploited to tittilate 'tween girls. :)

"This series is all fluff" isn't exactly a strong argument - that would make it pointless and boring. Also, Solo specifically said Gui is in danger and he would know, right?

It completely made sense to foreign viewers because we all know what a boutique is. Like every single one of us.

It was OK, but forgettable. The acting was OK but not very natural - I felt like I was watching people acting, which is not ideal. and after Gameboys and Hello Stranger, this feels like something that should have aired a few months ago - it seems dated now.

I wasn't really feeling the chemistry that everyone else was - too early to tell I guess, but the connection was situational rather than organic to the actors themselves, and might be related to how incredibly cute both of them are, especially Ali.

I'm not really sure what this is about that we haven't already seen. And I'm really not sure how this can have a higher rating than Gaya sa Pelikula - I mean seriously?

Have you found it in higher resolution? I want to be able to see Tan's face clearly so I can properly drool. 360 is too blurry.

I'm afraid the horror-movie viallain soundtrack playing in all It's scenes makes that unlikely.

"Not as good as Amore" is about level with "better than the Holocaust, but worse than COVID. I'll watch Ep 4 of BBL, but unless it picks up in several regards, that's it for me.

I thought I would have My Engineer just because of the title, but it had a satirical edge that made it entertaining.

I think it's not cute, but at least normal for a 20-year old to not want to be apart from a new bf for 12 weeks. My bigger problem (besides the fact that it would be more interesting to date a carboard box than Solo) is that he knowingly put Gui's life at risk without informing him and allowing him to make his own decision. That Gui's answer when finally told was "Sure, why not? If you kept secret that your father is a mafia lord who wants to kill me, there can't be anything else i don't know, right?"

I only watch Oxgygen because Kao in the cutoffs and tank top and Kao shirtless.

How about putting his life in danger without giving him a choice by informing him? Is that OK?

This is something different for sure - I'm so tired of the usual formula. This is the rare Thai BL where I love the main couple most.

I like Oil too - but I'm head over heels for Tan - he's so beautiful. This is a strange series in the best way.

I'm not sure I can make it through another episode. Is Ep 4 actually good, or just better than Ep 3? Mussolini was better than Hitler, but I still wouldn't vote for him.

You reflect my opinion exactly. The problem with Solo is that you can desribe his expression as flat in a novel because you are reading his thoughts and feelings. In a visual medium, it's a total failure and limits him to the charisma of a cardboard box. It's a pity because the actor is cute and charming when he's not in Oxygen.

Dr Petch is OK for me, because he's totally clueless and doesn't mean to be such a dick to Perth. But Khim... When Petch thought she was going to kill herself, I missed most of the dialog because I was chanting "Jump! Jump! Jump!" Maybe she could land on Gui and Solo and leave all the air time to PhuKao. OK, that's too mean. If She landed on Solo, Kao would be sad so I would never want that. She could just land on Gui and then Solo wouldn't have a story anymore and it would have the same effect.

The actor playing Kao is amazing - he's really expressive and talented, and let's say it, hot as f@#$. When he took his shirt off... Good God. My blood-pressure was already reaching dangerous levels in the beach scenes, let alone seeing him shirtless. And so cute, and that smile... Anyway, it takes some skill to play a comic side-character but also give him depth and gravitas.

Phu is really handsome too, and the actor is playing a difficult role - he has to show his feelings very subtly because he's a stoic character - and he does it brilliantly. Even though he wasn't very nice at first, you could tell from the beginning that he had already fallen for Kao - the bunny makeup, but also the expression in his eyes when he finished it. That's what happens when you put good actors in important roles.

I've been surprised by the actor playing Khem - he's actually very expressive and I find myself caring. He's the only thing keeping from skipping all the Khim/Petch scenes (instead I play them on 2X and slow it when Khem is on).

If I were to guess, I'd say Dr. Perth will end up with Khem and Petch with Khim.

Phu went back for it while Kao was sleeping. Is what he says, covering for the continuity team...

I didn't notice that he was Jet on In Between - he was barely in it. I agree, Jim didn't do much for me. Although Ben didn't either because he was rude to the delivery boy for no reason. I'm hoping the main pair are more appealing next ep! The production quality is good, so I'm optimistic.

Well, Asian-looking. Teejay must have a lot of White too, although judging by interviews with him they "whitified" him for this show because he has black hair. Same with Cooper in My Engineer - he looks way more Asian au naturel. BL in general, but particularly Thai BL, has a bias for lighter skin. I don't know if that's because of the Korean craze or some sort of relic of imperialism, or the "rich people don't labor in the sun" thing, but it's weird. And in the USA it's the opposite. Nobody wants to look pale. Obama raised a huge amount of money with a surtax on tanning salons. Now it's spray tans, which is worse because it makes people look orange.

The editing needed to be tightened. Every scene was a little too long and it dragged down the energy a bit. Like the last scene when Ben was pining at the window, or when he was selling stuff. But it was certainly competent technically. Nothing really exciting either though.

I don't find Teejay all that attractive, but then I'm into Asian guys (like Tine is 10 times more attractive than Sarawat to me). He's certainly not hard on the eyes , but I thought the delivery guy was the most attractive of the three, especially when he smiled. I'm also shallow though, so I may change my mind when Ben takes off his shirt.

Edit: I think I was awat from my screen for a few second at the beginning, and I like him much better now. :) I also liked it when he messed up his hair.

That would have been better if it weren't in the trailer.