damsel in a dress

You mean we should all start using objective criteria to rate shows? ... the idealism of that thought is truly inspiring! ❤️

One31 has a record off hit and miss BL. I was looking forward to this as production and thrill-intensity looked very decent in the trailer but, then there was the random jacuzzi scene in minute 6. If you are in doubt about the plot quality of a series then 'abs before ep 3' (that's what I call it) are never a good sign. I mean, like any BL fangirl, I don't mind abs. They are nice abs. Here, too- but random abs - soapy or otherwise - ... nope. Not buying.

I hate myself. 3 minutes? That's even less than last week. No scene with both of them even in the same room. Director are you kidding me? Would it have killed you to make their story progress an inch? If I extrapolate you have about 6 minutes left to make Wenlang realise&verbalise his feelings, find out about GaoTu, go off his rocker about the broom cupboard-incident and swear eternal fielty. That is just going to be a car wreck. Why not take another 20mins or so from HuaYong's plot who could easily spare this?

Every time I finish an episode to wonder 'where is this "feral filth" everyone one is moralising about?' and then I come to this comment section... 'Ah~ there it is'

When everything is picture perfect in one popcorn clip and you are already heartily fed up knowing that in the next part (*cough cough* 3/4 *cough cough*) shit will hit the fan. It's so sadly predictable I really don't even want to watch anymore...

And all I can think is: No-one's uniform ever fit as snugly as Inspector M's did.

Is it me or does this feel like the final 4 eps of a gmmtv drama? What are they going to do for another 10eps if they keep up this pacing?
Ps. How can you end a Shakespeare tale on a kiss? (700 yo Spoiler) Romeo dies. They both die.

Come what may, in my mind, Great will forever be Inspector M, whose uniform was so tight his buttons earned a salary for their job.

Seriously, this made me crack up so hard. ♥️
I mean: the staircase of looooove ~~~

I want to like Tam, I really do. And I want to think he moves the earth for Phi. But looking at it objectively, he behaves more like a supporitve friend. They find a co-producer because Yong hires her. They find a camera women because she wants to support Phi (not because of anything Tam did), he doesn't even come up with a show theme by himself that fits Phi and brings out his best side. what about him screams 'successful producer'?
Mediation means looking at what either side wants. But he does not take into consideration what the team wants (maybe an apology) and then trying to get that done. when they don't have funds he wants to spend his own money? Producers go and raise funds. To be honest I am impressed the Good News pays him.
'I tried nothing and I am all out of ideas' - is really not a professional attitude. If saying 'pretty please' is sufficient to make one a successful producer I could try having a shot... sorry the passive-agressive bitching was uncalled for. It just makes me so angry that (from my perspective) there is so much lost potential in the character.

Yes, my point exactly...

The role of Tawan is sadly not fleshed-out. He does nothing a professional producer should do, instead alternating between mopey and cheeky (read: inappropriately handsy) and simply standing around like a potted plant. If they had given Tawan more spine / maturity letting him actually help Phi to turn his character around through a reality check that would have been nicer. why neglect a major role like that?
And what is the use of the little fan girl? She adds nothing to the story - seems he sole purpose is to distract from the fact that there is total lack of substantial plot between Phi & Tawan in the 'now' timeline (ps. I can do my own squeeling off-screen, no need for an on-screen squeeler to cue me in)

I see passions are running wild over this one. And is it any surprise?
They are iconic, And set aside all the off-screen drama, I am truly happy they have come together for another project. Are they peerless actors? probably no. (although my inner bias screems : hell yeah) but they truly look like they had so much fun with ep. 1 - it's tangible.
Is Singto's character a bit skin-deep so far (yes) and did Phi make a random 180-character turn (yes) but, pls- it's just ep1. Krist's facial expression are truly priceless and there are hints of Singto's unforgettable cheek. Am I undeniably biased? yes, But that was as strong a start as could be hoped for. And with only 10 eps, maybe even GMMTV has finally realised that they never (for any drama) had enough plot for 12 episodes before and made a script that will do justice to these two and what they mean to so many of us.

Yes, I know KinnPorsche is very popular. And I also enjoyed it. It brought new elements to the genre and the chemistry was good. But I found the source material gouache and harebrained and the side story sadly neglected. But it was pretty, funny & had great editing. It was solid, and I allow anyone to have loved it :) If you mean by 'bias' having a favourite out of all the series I have watched, then yes. In the context of my BL journey, I am biased towards it. As you are biased towards KP, as your favourite. That just happens :) I do not expect anyone to share my bias, nor did I mean to press it on anyone. I agree that SOTUS is (in many ways) not as pretty as KP and, in light of recent productions, a bit old-fashioned & tacky, but it has solid writing, meaningful plot, considering it's age it does not have any problematic tropes and the romance was extremely tangible (even without abs or snogging in the pool) - while we disagree on the best thing since sliced bread, we may agree on this though:
It is truly better to have diverse recommendations, since in the end we all share a love for BL (in all its forms!)

Amen.

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"Sorn, a composed, orderly man who absolutely cannot stand kids like Jun, ..."
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Orderly = *** in the garden
Composed = drawing cat faces on his junior at work

Never has there ever been a summary so misleading.
He must dislike kids because he himself is too much like one.

He does remind me a lot of War, too! He has some of the same facial expressions & similar charisma . Not sure Who is the better crier, though...

I am glad they toned down Smart's makeup in the last eps.

Try 'Double Mints' but check the tags before watching. :)

SOTUS is not an abbreviated title like ITSAY (I told the sunset about you) if you type in sotus in the mdl search bar you will find it. It is the system still used in Thailand colleges (though I am not an expert) that values SENORITY, ORDER, TRADITION, UNITY, SPIRIT and endeavours to teach these values by means of various hazing activities. It's a highly problematic topic but this Thai BL is set against this backdrop, but it is very light despite trying to show the SOTUS system from both perspectives.