I have to disagree. Kens behavior is understandable but not ok. Falling in love is not an excuse to ditch your friend. I said I dont condone her behavior but I also dont condone his behavior.
In Lovesick, Noh always seemed to care for Yuri more than he should, and here Ken is the opposite. Both extremes are wrong. When Noh breaks up with Yuri, he cries. She is his friend and he fears loosing her.
Why cant Ken understand that he is risking loosing a friend who is important to him? Because he is in love of course but it is wrong for Ken to do what he did regardless of Sandees feelings.
To be clear I am not justifying her actions, but I dont think her character deserves the hate. Ultimately it is Kens moms decision as an adult to react the way she did that sets the apparently tragic events in motion. Sandee is literally a catalyst who accelerates the inevitable.
I agree. The director needs training first. Only Moira's and Sky's mother's acting are believable. It's a pity…
Perhaps, but Psychomilk says in its website that it is written and directed by him and I am pretty sure the opening credits state this. So it is his script, even if he had someone "revise" it and/or write part of the screenplay. According to the US WGA, a person credited as "written by" also contributes to the screenplay, which makes sense because as I said before, this is HIS project.
Is it true that the producers are trying to censor the reactors who don't like the series? When they put the warning…
I am not saying it is ethical. I am saying that I understand where they are coming from and it is within their right. You are using their intellectual property. They can decide what gets used and what does not. It is exactly like someone using your image to promote a product: you own your image and you control how it is used.
This is not a criticism or an attack, but what was mind-blowing about Ace bottoming?
I agree that it is useless to argue about who is top and bottom but yes they had a lot of hints that "Sky is the TOP of his class", etc.
Ace could simply be what we call a dominant bottom. If I recall the morning after sex conversation they first had included some references that made it sound like they do flip or have flipped but that it is indeed mostly Sky who is the top.
I do not know if I am projecting but I rather imagine Sky as the top anyway LMAO
A good series, using the current pandemic situation as a background of difficulties and obstacles between human…
Pearl Next Door just premiered this weekend. It had an OK start, not as awesome as I thought it would be but I think my expectations are too high coming from the Gameboys finale ;) But yeah, I agree, Pearl is an awesome friend and I also wish her series the best.
Oh no, the Toxic GB fans will attact you because of that. They cannot accept that GB is just a so-so BL series.…
I am curious to know why someone who didn't like the show is here to comment about the "Toxic GB" fans yet not a single toxic GB fan comment yet on this... hmmmm.... I wonder where the toxicity is coming from....
The only problem I have with Filipino dramas is being able to find them with English subtitles. Fortunately, I…
well, if you like BLs.... ;) They are many available with English subtitles via official channels including: My Day, Gameboys, Boys' Lockdown, Gaya sa Pelikula, My Extraordinary, Quarenthings, HookUp, and the list goes on.
Gameboys and MyDay are both available on YouTube with English subtitles (as well as Spanish, Portuguese etc.).
Just so that you all know, Gameboys is the SECOND HIGHEST rated BL and one of the highest rated dramas in all of Mydramalist (ranks at #33 with a rating of 8.9 based on thousand of users).
It is a true masterpiece of storytelling and it really tugs at your heart strings. I can't tell you how much I laughed and cried with this show!
Another show worth mentioning that seems to set to compete with Gameboys in terms of ratings is Gaya sa Pelikula (Like in the movies), another BL/queer story from the Philippines... Also available on youtube with English subtitles.
It was OK, but forgettable. The acting was OK but not very natural - I felt like I was watching people acting,…
I am not fluent in Tagalog but I didn't see a problem with this show. The acting was good, the visuals are great (the guy driving down on the bike with Boys Lockdown displayed on the screen is a great intro), the whole concept is very original..... So I really don't know what you see wrong her. Yes, Gameboys did this first and so did Hello Strangers but they are all different takes on the same problem. This one feels very cute and refreshing.
This is not a criticism or an attack, but what was mind-blowing about Ace bottoming?
I don't know tagalog, only a couple of words but when he speaks Tagalog.... OMG it is so hot. I think he would have me in his pocket if he was my BF lol He just talks like that and I do anything... :) Tagalog is sexy but his tagalog is super sexy.
This is not a criticism or an attack, but what was mind-blowing about Ace bottoming?
I will be very honest, many people I know think Ace is very hot but I am all over Sky. To me he is so hot and don't even get me started on his Tagalog accent, which totally melts me. Miko Gallardo is at least several notches above most BL actors in terms of hotness level. At least for me he is sex on sneakers. I could munch on him all week and not get tired. :)
Episode 11 was another low point for the show in terms of scripting and directing. I am seeing more and more that Miko is growing as an actor but Inaki seems a bit more stuck, probably due to bad directing.
The shout-out match in the house was awkward. The dad's rat tail was distracting. The actor who played the dad is just terrible. I hope he is not in Season 2. The mom was OK but having her pop up like that was just weird. The whole thing was very telenovela. Inaki needs to learn to control his lower body when he is doing emotional scenes and he needs to learn that he can convey anger without raising his voice.
The hospital scene was OK. I felt true emotions from Miko but Inaki overacted a bit. Hey, you are just putting some space between both of you, is not like you are breaking up forever! Also, why didn't he wait for Sky to be back home? It seemed a bit cruel to take a break now that he is in the hospital.... Also, why even take a break now that he is in the hospital?He is literally not able to be with Ace until he gets out of the hospital so.... Like, seriously, were they planning to hump each other on the bed? Never mind, let's not ask that LOL
Overall, the hospital breakup scene and the coming out scene were overacted and badly scripted or too improvised. I love both Inaki and Miko and I have to say, my hat is off to Inaki because you can tell he tries very hard... I mean, the man is literally leaving sweat and tears in this show. Sometimes he seems to be the only one that is trying to act, everyone else, except Miko and Moira, comes out as dull and like a caricature. So while I want to criticize the episode, I have to say I am not putting down Inaki, Miko or Moira's performance (or Sky's mom or Miss Becky). I think those guys are doing a terrific job with the poor script and vague directing they are given. Inaki will do great with a director who is more focused on polishing the acting...
The whole ruse to get the camera in the room seem so impossible that it was a break in my suspension of disbelief. Same goes for the scenes in the hospital. I kept thinking, why is there a coffee maker in the room? Speaking of rooms, why did the hotel room not have a bed?
I feel a bit bad criticizing the director of this show because he has given us some great moments. My conclusion is that the director needs more maturity or perhaps needs some help. It seems that he edits, directs and scripts the show. It would be nice if he off loads some of the directing to another director, at least every couple of episodes, and if he gets someone to help him polish the script. He also should get someone to do the editing and fire the sound guy LOL Well, not always but sometimes the sound is bad too. I think it could be better...
If you look at a well written show like Gameboys, it had several folks who contributed to the writing of the script...
Anyway, I digress. Overall, Episode 11 gets a 7/10 from me. Sorry, it wasn't that good. The steamy scenes and Sky's reaction in the hospital were the only saving graces for me. BTW In that steamy scene, it was so nice to see two people look like they are having real sex. We finally get some stuff that looks realistic, even more realistic IMO than TharnType... You have to appreciate the level of intimacy the actors are willing to go to... I mean, tasting each other's bodies LOL Also, when someone sucks your nipple, it is very titillating. The ear can also be very erogenous, though that depends on the mood but I don't think the nipple is something you can control. You really know that both of them had to be mildly sexually aroused during that scene. It is just biology.
I am waiting on the series to end to write my much-awaited Disney analysis of the show but just wanted to mention that there was another Disney reference in this episode. Who caught it?
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In Lovesick, Noh always seemed to care for Yuri more than he should, and here Ken is the opposite. Both extremes are wrong. When Noh breaks up with Yuri, he cries. She is his friend and he fears loosing her.
Why cant Ken understand that he is risking loosing a friend who is important to him? Because he is in love of course but it is wrong for Ken to do what he did regardless of Sandees feelings.
To be clear I am not justifying her actions, but I dont think her character deserves the hate. Ultimately it is Kens moms decision as an adult to react the way she did that sets the apparently tragic events in motion. Sandee is literally a catalyst who accelerates the inevitable.
Ace could simply be what we call a dominant bottom. If I recall the morning after sex conversation they first had included some references that made it sound like they do flip or have flipped but that it is indeed mostly Sky who is the top.
I do not know if I am projecting but I rather imagine Sky as the top anyway LMAO
Just so that you all know, Gameboys is the SECOND HIGHEST rated BL and one of the highest rated dramas in all of Mydramalist (ranks at #33 with a rating of 8.9 based on thousand of users).
It is a true masterpiece of storytelling and it really tugs at your heart strings. I can't tell you how much I laughed and cried with this show!
Another show worth mentioning that seems to set to compete with Gameboys in terms of ratings is Gaya sa Pelikula (Like in the movies), another BL/queer story from the Philippines... Also available on youtube with English subtitles.
I hope we get more of his bare tummy and his beautiful hairy stomach.... He is so beautiful it hurts looking at him LMAO
The shout-out match in the house was awkward. The dad's rat tail was distracting. The actor who played the dad is just terrible. I hope he is not in Season 2. The mom was OK but having her pop up like that was just weird. The whole thing was very telenovela. Inaki needs to learn to control his lower body when he is doing emotional scenes and he needs to learn that he can convey anger without raising his voice.
The hospital scene was OK. I felt true emotions from Miko but Inaki overacted a bit. Hey, you are just putting some space between both of you, is not like you are breaking up forever! Also, why didn't he wait for Sky to be back home? It seemed a bit cruel to take a break now that he is in the hospital.... Also, why even take a break now that he is in the hospital?He is literally not able to be with Ace until he gets out of the hospital so.... Like, seriously, were they planning to hump each other on the bed? Never mind, let's not ask that LOL
Overall, the hospital breakup scene and the coming out scene were overacted and badly scripted or too improvised. I love both Inaki and Miko and I have to say, my hat is off to Inaki because you can tell he tries very hard... I mean, the man is literally leaving sweat and tears in this show. Sometimes he seems to be the only one that is trying to act, everyone else, except Miko and Moira, comes out as dull and like a caricature. So while I want to criticize the episode, I have to say I am not putting down Inaki, Miko or Moira's performance (or Sky's mom or Miss Becky). I think those guys are doing a terrific job with the poor script and vague directing they are given. Inaki will do great with a director who is more focused on polishing the acting...
The whole ruse to get the camera in the room seem so impossible that it was a break in my suspension of disbelief. Same goes for the scenes in the hospital. I kept thinking, why is there a coffee maker in the room? Speaking of rooms, why did the hotel room not have a bed?
I feel a bit bad criticizing the director of this show because he has given us some great moments. My conclusion is that the director needs more maturity or perhaps needs some help. It seems that he edits, directs and scripts the show. It would be nice if he off loads some of the directing to another director, at least every couple of episodes, and if he gets someone to help him polish the script. He also should get someone to do the editing and fire the sound guy LOL Well, not always but sometimes the sound is bad too. I think it could be better...
If you look at a well written show like Gameboys, it had several folks who contributed to the writing of the script...
Anyway, I digress. Overall, Episode 11 gets a 7/10 from me. Sorry, it wasn't that good. The steamy scenes and Sky's reaction in the hospital were the only saving graces for me. BTW In that steamy scene, it was so nice to see two people look like they are having real sex. We finally get some stuff that looks realistic, even more realistic IMO than TharnType... You have to appreciate the level of intimacy the actors are willing to go to... I mean, tasting each other's bodies LOL Also, when someone sucks your nipple, it is very titillating. The ear can also be very erogenous, though that depends on the mood but I don't think the nipple is something you can control. You really know that both of them had to be mildly sexually aroused during that scene. It is just biology.