So, gang, how "gay" is this adaptation? Is it a case where I have to look at every frame of the show with a magnifying glass to identify the sub in the subtext? Or is there some sexual tension palpable enough that I'd be as eager to cut it as a 5 year old would a birthday cake?
You know... you should really use ChatGPT. You'll get a more coherent -- and more convincing -- spam out of it than the shite you've managed to write here. And I know this is no bot, because bots can do so much better.
Lol. I find many of your comments about Baabin and his hopeless crush on Fou4Mod fascinating...
Again, I wonder if it's a generational thing, or if it merely says something about who I am as a person: but I'd happily miss a concert or two -- and have -- to be in the company of someone I loved. I've done far worse (or, in my view, better), just to be able to stare at the face of my beloved...
1. Since it's Boss, and he loves torturing his gays, no one will end up together. Call it the 'realistic' ending, which no one wants. 2. Bua and Baabin will end up together, whereas Fou4Mod and Chian -- both of whom spurn their loves, and are almost universally condemned in these forums -- will break up. Call it the 'moralistic' ending.
Self inflicted he should of confessed when there was a chance
That's harsh. Confessing one's love is one of the hardest things to do, most of all when you suspect, fear, and know that the other person does not care for you in the same way.
I think I'm missing some translation here. Am I right in understanding that Baabin had added Chian to a group chat earlier in the episode, and after the concert, after his retracted confession, he sends a screenshot to Chian to tell him how much Fou4Mod loves him? (In other words, he's being the noble lover who sacrifices himself for Fou4Mod?)
If so... that is ridiculously naff and clichéd. If not, I'll retract this statement faster than Baabin and Fou4Mod went back on their desire to confess.
Hmmm... I absolutely loved the first episode. I mostly adored the second, and defended it against accusations of being plotless and dull. The third had its stretches of longueur, but I forgave it because of the brilliance of the ending. But the fourth episode is really testing my patience so far...
I'm all for plotlessness, if done well, and I get that this is what being a teenager feels like. The problem, however, is that both episodes 3 and 4 now just seem like variations on a theme, and I can't see what separates the three characters apart from longing from someone else who does not reciprocate their affection. I got something of who Fou4mod was in the first two episodes, but Chian and Baabin have so far been defined entirely through their longings. An absence, as it were. We'll see how the rest of the episode plays out, but something is missing here. I don't think the characters of Chian and Baabin are being done full justice.
EDIT: Having seen the whole episode, I stand by this assessment. That said, Baabin's tearful confession was heartbreaking and really well done.
I know this is a generational thing. But do you young people actually text each other when you are sitting next to each other with no one looking over your shoulders? Or is this a middle-aged writer attempting to imagine what the young are like?
You are so sweet! Thank you! And yes, a British accent is very advisable in this case, as the language is straight…
Oh, I don't know.
It's a novel from 18th century, and is in 5 volumes, and the best translation is from Penguin Classics. So if you're going to read it, that's what you should get. Be prepared to put aside several months (or even a year) for it!
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Again, I wonder if it's a generational thing, or if it merely says something about who I am as a person: but I'd happily miss a concert or two -- and have -- to be in the company of someone I loved. I've done far worse (or, in my view, better), just to be able to stare at the face of my beloved...
Was I born in the wrong era? :)
1. Since it's Boss, and he loves torturing his gays, no one will end up together. Call it the 'realistic' ending, which no one wants.
2. Bua and Baabin will end up together, whereas Fou4Mod and Chian -- both of whom spurn their loves, and are almost universally condemned in these forums -- will break up. Call it the 'moralistic' ending.
Well, at least it brought our boy some closure, I hope!
If so... that is ridiculously naff and clichéd. If not, I'll retract this statement faster than Baabin and Fou4Mod went back on their desire to confess.
I'm all for plotlessness, if done well, and I get that this is what being a teenager feels like. The problem, however, is that both episodes 3 and 4 now just seem like variations on a theme, and I can't see what separates the three characters apart from longing from someone else who does not reciprocate their affection. I got something of who Fou4mod was in the first two episodes, but Chian and Baabin have so far been defined entirely through their longings. An absence, as it were. We'll see how the rest of the episode plays out, but something is missing here. I don't think the characters of Chian and Baabin are being done full justice.
EDIT: Having seen the whole episode, I stand by this assessment. That said, Baabin's tearful confession was heartbreaking and really well done.
It's a novel from 18th century, and is in 5 volumes, and the best translation is from Penguin Classics. So if you're going to read it, that's what you should get. Be prepared to put aside several months (or even a year) for it!