there is a 10/10, and then there is ticket to heaven.
this show hits close to home. as a queer girl in a single sex catholic school, this show delivers a message and story so impactful that its difficult to put into words. the entire final episode i was sobbing. not JUST crying, i was full on blubbering, squinting through waterfalls of tears trying to read the subtitles. this story is so delicate, its entire premise is extremely sensitive and SO easy to mess up. but they didn't, and i am SO glad they didn't.
i want to keep this spoiler free, so i won't go into insane detail. what i will say is that gemini and fourth acted their asses off. i feel like i say that about actors in all my reviews, but i truly mean it here. i do not think i have ever seen acting this raw and emotional in a thai bl literally ever. not just gemini and fourth, the performance from ashi, the performance from the actor of the priest, the other students, literally EVERYONE delivered. the pain, the confusion, the shame, the guilt, i mean, you could see it all of tanrak's face. gemini did great, everyone did great, but fourth really deserves the MVP award here. tanrak is far from an easy character to act, and he played his part beautifully. if this performance doesn't earn fourth an award then i will personally riot in the streets.
the story here is beautiful, simply beautiful. while it may hit harder for me than others as i am actively living out a very similar circumstance to barth and tanrak, this story truly is for everyone. the religious elements are incredibly important to me due to my background, but anyone of any religious upbringing or faith can see themselves in either barth, or tanrak, or both. i sure saw myelf in both. i will warn anyone who is on the fence about watching this show that you are going to cry. thats just a nonnegotiable. you WILL cry, like, a lot. thats not a bad thing, but just be prepared before you start that first episode. if you want fluff, maybe go hit up duang with you. come back to this one another night.
overall, i can/t go into crazy detail about how incredible this show is, since i want to keep this spoiler free. however, i will say this: i truly believe ticket to heaven is one of the most meaningful and impactful pieces of queer media ever, out of all queer media, from all countries, and from all time periods. yes, ticket to heaven, in its short 6 episodes, moved not just MY heart, but the hearts of thousands of others in a way that very, VERY few pieces of queer media ever have. this show explores themes most other shows do not dare touch, and it does so with a quiet beauty. it trusts its audience, it does not go over the top and it does not hold your hand through the plot. ticket to heaven allows the audience to interpret many elements in their own way, and it allows the viewer to find the joys and pains of queerness and religion. i would do anything to watch this show again for the first time. these six weeks have gone far too quickly, and i will miss so so dearly the moments i shared with my barth and tanrak. this show is special, it is one of a kind, and it deserves all the acclaim it has received and more.
i want to keep this spoiler free, so i won't go into insane detail. what i will say is that gemini and fourth acted their asses off. i feel like i say that about actors in all my reviews, but i truly mean it here. i do not think i have ever seen acting this raw and emotional in a thai bl literally ever. not just gemini and fourth, the performance from ashi, the performance from the actor of the priest, the other students, literally EVERYONE delivered. the pain, the confusion, the shame, the guilt, i mean, you could see it all of tanrak's face. gemini did great, everyone did great, but fourth really deserves the MVP award here. tanrak is far from an easy character to act, and he played his part beautifully. if this performance doesn't earn fourth an award then i will personally riot in the streets.
the story here is beautiful, simply beautiful. while it may hit harder for me than others as i am actively living out a very similar circumstance to barth and tanrak, this story truly is for everyone. the religious elements are incredibly important to me due to my background, but anyone of any religious upbringing or faith can see themselves in either barth, or tanrak, or both. i sure saw myelf in both. i will warn anyone who is on the fence about watching this show that you are going to cry. thats just a nonnegotiable. you WILL cry, like, a lot. thats not a bad thing, but just be prepared before you start that first episode. if you want fluff, maybe go hit up duang with you. come back to this one another night.
overall, i can/t go into crazy detail about how incredible this show is, since i want to keep this spoiler free. however, i will say this: i truly believe ticket to heaven is one of the most meaningful and impactful pieces of queer media ever, out of all queer media, from all countries, and from all time periods. yes, ticket to heaven, in its short 6 episodes, moved not just MY heart, but the hearts of thousands of others in a way that very, VERY few pieces of queer media ever have. this show explores themes most other shows do not dare touch, and it does so with a quiet beauty. it trusts its audience, it does not go over the top and it does not hold your hand through the plot. ticket to heaven allows the audience to interpret many elements in their own way, and it allows the viewer to find the joys and pains of queerness and religion. i would do anything to watch this show again for the first time. these six weeks have gone far too quickly, and i will miss so so dearly the moments i shared with my barth and tanrak. this show is special, it is one of a kind, and it deserves all the acclaim it has received and more.
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