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Sorry if you misunderstood. What i mean is that for me:

1) its too early to make that kind of statement. I need to see more of the actors.
2) i think there are some (like Yuri) who arr better in the OG.

Hope that makes more sense!

You are very right and I fear this next episode, I will cry because of the scene that is coming up. It is my favorite scene in the entire series and it made me cry hard the first time I watched it. Tears of happiness.

I wrote a blog explaining why I cried. Here is the relevant portion of that blog:

This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. The first time I watched, I cried real tears when Phun confesses his love for Noh. Why? This is the FIRST Thai gay movie or series I watched after watching Love of Siam almost 10 years before. Love of Siam is my favorite LGBQT movie. To this day, the ending makes me cry and even sometimes listening to the OST makes me cry. If you haven’t watch it, go watch it. It is a work of art and a work of love.

Anyway, spoiler alert for Love of Siam follows, so be warned!

In Love of Siam, the two male leads, Mew and Tong, can’t be together because Tong love for his family takes priority over his love for Mew. Mew is happy that Tong loves him. He feels complete because he is not lonely anymore. I read that this is how it is in Thailand: Gay men often have to balance their love life with their family life. Love of Siam, despite being a beautiful movie, traumatized me. I didn’t watch Thai romantic movies afterwards.

Then my Netflix suggested this show, Love Sick. I knew it was from the same country as Love of Siam. I read online it had a happy ending. I gave it a go. So here I was, still thinking of Mew and Tong. So when Noh says to Phun that if they forget who they are supposed to be, what would Phun really want? it really hit me: this was an emancipation of sorts. Noh is giving Phun the get-out-of-jail free card that Tong didn’t get from his mom. When Phun then answers back that he “wants Noh”, it is a big statement. He is free of the shackles of tradition and in that emancipated state, his first action is to declare his love for Noh. I cried for Noh, for Phun, for Mew, for Tong and I cried for all those young gay men who never saw their love life fulfilled.

This is why Love sick stuck with me. This is why I became obsessed with this show. It is that simple statement that love knows no gender and that we should be allowed the freedom to love who we want and not who we should.

LMAO I don't think I can make a blanket statement like that yet. But I agree that Almond and Progress are thus far better than White and Captain were at this stage of the series.

Personally, I like original Yuri better. I also haven't made my mind up about Aim.

Pete is great, but the OG Pete was also good. Earn is also good here but the OG Earn was very good.

This Ohm is better than the OG Ohm. In fact, most of the background actors seem to be more polished.

Production quality is generally better here too.

https://boyloveperusal.com/2020/06/07/a-brief-history-of-thai-bl/

Just a bit of background so you understand how critical this remake is!

"BL without kisses"

I think that's your biggest issue with this.

Funny thing is they did kiss. TWICE. We are just waiting for a romantic kiss.

I have a Love Sick blog for all things Love Sick. You will find Synopsis and Analysis of Season 1 (and some Season 2) episodes of the OG.

I have begun to blog about the 2024 series. I analyzed the trailer and now I am doing episode by episode synopsis, and analysis, as well as comparisons with the OG....

If you are a huge fan of the series, you definitely want to browse my blog!!! :)

Episode 1 was fantastic. Episode 2 was great. I should have the episode 2 review uploaded in the next couple of days.

For now, here is the link to my episode 1 review:
https://wordpress.com/post/boyloveperusal.com/1172

The director, Cheewin, was involved with Love Sick and Make It Right. He also did Why R U?

I consider P'Andy, New and Cheewin as the 3 "fathers" of modern Thai BL. So yes, having Cheewin helm this is huge!

Keep watching! If they follow the book and the OG, you will get to change your mind on Phun! :)

Technically, Yuri is not Noh's girlfriend. Keep that in mind as you watch because it is a HUGE point later on...

How long have you been watching Thai BL and what other BLs have you watched?

Phun was assertive, just not as cocky maybe? Well, I take that back. There is another famous line in the original in which Noh says something along the lines of where are your [word for male genitalia], and Phun pushes his hips forward and says "they are right here". LOL

This Phun is different, but I don't think it has to do with his assertiveness. I think the director is trying to make sure we know Phun likes Noh. In the OG, they never made it clear. The book makes it very clear. Phun has liked Noh for YEARS.

why?

They will, I am sure. They are already at the end of Episode 4 of the OG in just 1 episode. I have a feeling next episode will be 5 -7. I think this series will be done with LS OG season 1 by Episode 6 at the least.

I call it the Mother of all Thai BL series, while I call the Grandad, Love of Siam ;)

Earn and Pete, Per and Mawin (Win), and Ohm and Mick.

In the OG, Khom has a girlfriend from the convent school.

Hmmm... you do know this is based on a book? And the numbers not matching is not a trope of the OG. It was in the book. It is just a plot device to get the boys to find out that Noh slept at Phuns house so they become suspicious.

Actually, I think that more than that, maybe the thing that is more important about the uniforms is that in both the OG and in this one, Phun proudly tells the convent girls that Noh is wearing his uniform because he slept in his house (You can only see this scene in the IQYI version). Phun is proud of this. Why? In the book, Phun has been in love with Noh for A LONG TIME. Noh staying with him at his house is the highlight of the day.

As a gay man, I can assure you, there is something special about sharing clothing like that with your crush and something even more special about being able to spend the entire night with him.

So, I don't see it as a trope. It is necessary for this story and for the characterization of Phun.

TBH I thought that in the OG and the novel, Phun came out as a bit of a manipulator and kind of too much into the "physical" aspects of the relationship? Like, he was more interested in sex than in loving Noh. IDK maybe it is just me. I am realizing it as I watch this new version that it is one thing I didn't like about the OG. Phun was not someone that I would put out as an example to follow. He had Aim but wanted Noh. He deflowers Aim and then deflowers Noh. Some of this is coded in the series but more explicitly addressed in the book.

I just can't see this Phun being like that. He seems sweet. He seems like he is giving hints to Aim that he doesn't want her at all.

I really love Almonds take on Phun. He is killing it.

LOL OMG I was thinking the same thing and I just went and look how old he is and he is 19. Still young but I think he stands out because of how much older he is. Like, all the other ones look pretty much like kids except him and Earn. :)

Earn looks good too, but I agree that Pete looks the best.

I am glad you recognize the importance of this series in the history of Thai BL even if you didn't like the OG and I am so happy you are watching this remake.

I am a huge fan of the OG and I am enjoying this remake so much. I think the Noh and Phun story is still one of my favorite stories. Noh really and truly ends up loving Phun, and while I don't think Phun came out as loving in the novel or the series, I think he does in this remake. Almond doesn't always smile but he smiles at key moments that let you know the character is falling in love with Noh. He really has the marks of a great actor.

I actually liked it. It was a good way to introduce the old characters and learn what their faces look like in this version. It is also a good way to learn all the new characters in this version.

It was also great for us Thai learners to practice reading the Thai script ;)

I hope they get some development. The original characters were dark skinned, and thus it was a rather colorist stereotype.

The issue here is that this is a Cheewin series (he is the director) and he LOVES that type of humor and he loves putting trans characters in it and super girly characters in general. Like, he even played one himself in Make It Right and he did a cameo in Love Sick season 2 in which he was also a very effeminate character being overly gay for comedic purposes.

So lets just hope they get at least a little bit of development.