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PWTP -- Porn With Travel Promotion, part 2 (now with added plot!)
Someone watched "Kiseki Chapter 2", and really said "This makes me want to sponsor a second season"? Well, why not.
Compared to the prequel, this one was an improvement, which isn't saying much -- it's still soft porn with travel advertisement more than anything else.
The outside shots in Japan were certainly not bad, and the actors were certainly better than before -- although I can't say whether this was because they had better directing (or rather, any directing at all) or because they were more comfortable in their presence before a camera.
The sex scenes were longer and more detailed, and had more variety than in the previous drama. Whether they are in any way realistic, I'll leave that to every viewer's own judgement. I did like that most of the sex scenes with P and Pan had a certain levity and a good amount of playfulness to them, which I haven't often seen in BLs.
We also got somewhat of a story, and I think that contributed to the overall feeling that this season was more cohesive than the one before. I do wish that this premise (namely how the Thai way of promoting artists with "imagined couples" severely impacts their private life) were devoloped into a better story, there's a lot of potential there.
I think the plot -- simple as it is -- made the outings much better than in the prequel, in that I didn't make me want to skip the scenes; and it gave me a bit of background to connect with the characters. It also grounded the sex scenes a bit more and made them feel warmer than those in "Chapter 2".
And I admit it, I like the manager, even with all the toilet humour (he should definitely see a doctor about his bowel movements), and I hope he'll find his own lover some day.
The camera work is still on an elementary level, and especially the outing in the last episode looked and felt like an average vlog post.
That last episode was a let down plot-wise too -- I had hoped for a better resolution of the problem than just "yeah, the other hashtag is trending now, so it's all good" -- and in the last few minutes, it just kind of fizzled out.
This is one of those dramas I choose to watch when I am feeling physically unwell, as it doesn't require me to engage with anything much, and still is somewhat entertaining.
To be honest, there are Thai BLs with worse plots and/or acting ("Coffee Melody", "The Renovation", "2Gether", "Bad Guy My Boss") which nevertheless get loved by some because the actors are "cute" or something like that.
However, I can't in good conscience recommend this drama.
Compared to the prequel, this one was an improvement, which isn't saying much -- it's still soft porn with travel advertisement more than anything else.
The outside shots in Japan were certainly not bad, and the actors were certainly better than before -- although I can't say whether this was because they had better directing (or rather, any directing at all) or because they were more comfortable in their presence before a camera.
The sex scenes were longer and more detailed, and had more variety than in the previous drama. Whether they are in any way realistic, I'll leave that to every viewer's own judgement. I did like that most of the sex scenes with P and Pan had a certain levity and a good amount of playfulness to them, which I haven't often seen in BLs.
We also got somewhat of a story, and I think that contributed to the overall feeling that this season was more cohesive than the one before. I do wish that this premise (namely how the Thai way of promoting artists with "imagined couples" severely impacts their private life) were devoloped into a better story, there's a lot of potential there.
I think the plot -- simple as it is -- made the outings much better than in the prequel, in that I didn't make me want to skip the scenes; and it gave me a bit of background to connect with the characters. It also grounded the sex scenes a bit more and made them feel warmer than those in "Chapter 2".
And I admit it, I like the manager, even with all the toilet humour (he should definitely see a doctor about his bowel movements), and I hope he'll find his own lover some day.
The camera work is still on an elementary level, and especially the outing in the last episode looked and felt like an average vlog post.
That last episode was a let down plot-wise too -- I had hoped for a better resolution of the problem than just "yeah, the other hashtag is trending now, so it's all good" -- and in the last few minutes, it just kind of fizzled out.
This is one of those dramas I choose to watch when I am feeling physically unwell, as it doesn't require me to engage with anything much, and still is somewhat entertaining.
To be honest, there are Thai BLs with worse plots and/or acting ("Coffee Melody", "The Renovation", "2Gether", "Bad Guy My Boss") which nevertheless get loved by some because the actors are "cute" or something like that.
However, I can't in good conscience recommend this drama.
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