Just noticed, flower varieties painted during the title sequence changed every two episodes. EP 1 and 2 are the same. EP 3 and 4 are the same. So on and so on...
Mawin's honest feelings, rubbed raw from neglect and delivered through tears under the guise of an audition, were the croutons on my salad today. Beautiful and broken.
Mawin, come live with me. I can't paint for shit but I'll try it without AI if it heals your broken heart.
The Korean guy was HILARIOUS. In an unserious way, similar to the way Koreans would make fun of a character in a Korean drama.
Can we talk about that guy's table spread??? It was one of the funniest scenes in the show.
Never have I ever witnessed a Japanese Ramen bowl piled high with rice on a Korean table, or a bowl piled high with rice on a Japanese table for that matter. I choked on oxygen when I saw Seon Jae sipping seolleongtang (chicken bone broth soup) with Korean fried chicken LOL. Those two things are almost never eaten together.
For context, I speak survival Korean, I've been to South Korea (and Japan). I've eaten meals from restaurants, street carts, open markets and temples. The comedic nature of the character didn't feel mean, to me. It felt like a respectful nod to the Korean culture and Korean humor.
Ok, I get it now. This series is meant to be completely unserious. Yea, it's full of death but even the unalivings are comical.
Took 5 episodes but JoongDunk is finally hitting a lick. Comedy is their specialty. Had to pause the ep several times because I was laughing so hard. Like Jimin, when he told the members to stop making him laugh because he couldn't see through his eye smile (sigh... I miss them).
AouBoom is also in my Top 5 list of Thai CP's, so that was a lovely surprise!
Almost dropped this series after episode 3. Glad I stuck with it. This was the best week yet.
Jira... Do you need to feel valued? What better way to boost your ego than by triangulating two emotionally unavailable friends. It's not that difficult. Package yourself like a snack. Lie a little. Look the other way, Manipulate, betray. Play the victim. Blame the victim.
Koh... RUN. Angels are actually pretty destructive, papi. Stop thinking with your delicate, uh, flower.
Pheem... FOCUS. Mawin is dying of thirst. Please save him ... send pics.
1. P'Sorn, cover your eyes. 2. Picasso, cover your eyes. 3. Bro, is this too much lipstick for an interview? 4. That lipstick is an uncredited third lead. 5. Corn, Interrupted. 6. Tighty whities. 7. Not on the white couch. 8. In the end, it has a plot? Cute.
Off is majestic, he is so real in every scene, even more so when he has no lines.How can I admire him and dislike…
High-functioning geniuses figure out that most people are predictable, so it's easy to play their feelings against them. Some will adopt a villain code, like Koh. Because most people are also predatory and unaware of how they prey on others, like Pheem.
JoongDunk is a fan fave. So why is the production value of this series so low?
Writers... I can't remember the character names in this series because you forgot character development was a thing. I still call them Style and Fadel because those writers embedded those characters into our hearts forever.
Stylists... Why does everyone have Elvis hair? I can see the wig lines on their foreheads. It makes me yell at my TV.
Director... Wake up, bro. Were you lucid during filming? To be fair, I didn't expect THK without the Dream Team of Aof, Rath and Jojo. But the action in this series feels like it was generated by AI. No one acts that way. No one anywhere would sit perfectly still in a tub while being attacked. No one anywhere, in any genre.
Love them. Wanted more for them. Hope production improves in later episodes.
Two episodes in and I'm already running out of flags. Every character is a hot mess in a cute bunny onesie. Reckless one minute, calculated the next. Everyone knows but pretends not to know. I need to wash my hands. What a delicious mess. More, please and thank you.
The show is losing me to boredom at epi 8. I've hung in there long enough to conclude this is not going to get…
Yes, yes, and yes. Same for me. I'm holding on with my fingernails at this point because I genuinely enjoy these actors.
Production is excellent. Acting is good; some actors better than others. But the story never progresses. Some characters are irrelevant. Conflict and tension went missing. Dialogue is flat.
I think I know what you mean about the intimacy. It's not about the physical aspect. The vibe is "off" between Pooh and Pavel, both in the series and in fan-meets prior to the premiere. We know what "locked in" looks like with Pavel. He portrays intense feelings well. I swear he broke my heart a hundred times during emotional scenes in PB2. But Pavel is not feeling it in this series, for whatever reason. Acting is still top tier but the vibe is not vibing in some scenes.
The series has everything it needs to be phenomenal. It "almost" gets there a few times but it fumbles, every time. Episode 4 was excellent, so I can't figure out why none of the other episodes were written, acted, or directed in the same way.
Immediately, Pheem began testing Jira's tolerance for outrageous statements. Next, disarming Jira with incremental touch and closeness. This is ASPD behavior. Jira dives right in because normal is boring, right? This series is going to be fun. (Side note: Dew always gives me Kim Young Kwan vibes. Here, Dew feels like Kwan's character "Yuno" in the Korean series, Somebody.) (And another thing: Sound editing needs work. I could barely hear Koh over the hum in his condo.)
The dubcon is suffocating. Make it make sense. And the price? No. Barely a month's rent. Butane lighters and pinky rings suddenly became the dom/top signature set after Revenged Love? The same motifs were used in To My Shore.
Mawin, come live with me. I can't paint for shit but I'll try it without AI if it heals your broken heart.
Can we talk about that guy's table spread??? It was one of the funniest scenes in the show.
Never have I ever witnessed a Japanese Ramen bowl piled high with rice on a Korean table, or a bowl piled high with rice on a Japanese table for that matter. I choked on oxygen when I saw Seon Jae sipping seolleongtang (chicken bone broth soup) with Korean fried chicken LOL. Those two things are almost never eaten together.
For context, I speak survival Korean, I've been to South Korea (and Japan). I've eaten meals from restaurants, street carts, open markets and temples. The comedic nature of the character didn't feel mean, to me. It felt like a respectful nod to the Korean culture and Korean humor.
Took 5 episodes but JoongDunk is finally hitting a lick. Comedy is their specialty. Had to pause the ep several times because I was laughing so hard. Like Jimin, when he told the members to stop making him laugh because he couldn't see through his eye smile (sigh... I miss them).
AouBoom is also in my Top 5 list of Thai CP's, so that was a lovely surprise!
Almost dropped this series after episode 3. Glad I stuck with it. This was the best week yet.
Koh... RUN. Angels are actually pretty destructive, papi. Stop thinking with your delicate, uh, flower.
Pheem... FOCUS. Mawin is dying of thirst. Please save him ... send pics.
1. P'Sorn, cover your eyes.
2. Picasso, cover your eyes.
3. Bro, is this too much lipstick for an interview?
4. That lipstick is an uncredited third lead.
5. Corn, Interrupted.
6. Tighty whities.
7. Not on the white couch.
8. In the end, it has a plot? Cute.
Money stops working? Switch to admiration.
Admiration stops working? Switch to seduction.
Seduction stops working? Switch to invalidation.
Invalidation stops working? Switch to sympathy.
Sympathy stops working? Switch to flirting.
Pheem is only focused on controlling his own emotions. Results follow focus, my guy.
BUT SERIOUSLY.... Pheem needs to focus on that fine ass roommate. Every day. Sometimes twice a day. Flowers optional. I'll see myself out.
Writers... I can't remember the character names in this series because you forgot character development was a thing. I still call them Style and Fadel because those writers embedded those characters into our hearts forever.
Stylists... Why does everyone have Elvis hair? I can see the wig lines on their foreheads. It makes me yell at my TV.
Director... Wake up, bro. Were you lucid during filming? To be fair, I didn't expect THK without the Dream Team of Aof, Rath and Jojo. But the action in this series feels like it was generated by AI. No one acts that way. No one anywhere would sit perfectly still in a tub while being attacked. No one anywhere, in any genre.
Love them. Wanted more for them. Hope production improves in later episodes.
Production is excellent. Acting is good; some actors better than others. But the story never progresses. Some characters are irrelevant. Conflict and tension went missing. Dialogue is flat.
I think I know what you mean about the intimacy. It's not about the physical aspect. The vibe is "off" between Pooh and Pavel, both in the series and in fan-meets prior to the premiere. We know what "locked in" looks like with Pavel. He portrays intense feelings well. I swear he broke my heart a hundred times during emotional scenes in PB2. But Pavel is not feeling it in this series, for whatever reason. Acting is still top tier but the vibe is not vibing in some scenes.
The series has everything it needs to be phenomenal. It "almost" gets there a few times but it fumbles, every time. Episode 4 was excellent, so I can't figure out why none of the other episodes were written, acted, or directed in the same way.