My Extraordinary (2020) Episode 3: I Came, ISaw, I Conquered

Episode 3: I Came, ISaw, I Conquered was funny, romantic, and scary. The humorous and lovey-dovey characteristics of the previous episodes continued on this episode. What surprised me was that it pursued the ghostly features mentioned during last week’s episode. While combining the boys’ love (BL) genre with the paranormal genre isn’t entirely new (off the top of my head, I can think of at a least three recent Thai BL series that dabbled on the otherworldly: My Dream, He’s Coming To Me, and Ghost Runner), My Extraordinary, nevertheless, sets itself apart from other Filipino (Pinoy) BL series. What I hope it does in succeeding episodes is establish its difference with similar BL series from other countries by incorporating Pinoy culture in its treatment of the supernatural. Screenplay was relatable as always. Acting was solid. Enzo, Darwin, Karissa, and Keijee were all good but Darwin needs to minimize the unnecessary hand gestures (case in point, during ShaKen’s “date”). While they may show Shake’s awkwardness in front of Ken or even his naturalness, too much may also distract the audience. Episode 3 also presented more character background not only Shake’s but also Sandee’s. Even with only three episodes released, we’re already sure that Sandee will not be portrayed as a one-dimensional jealous female antagonist. She’s a very interesting character. Production design and cinematography were very good. But recaps should be shortened. The OST “Hindi Niya Alam” (He Doesn’t Know/Without Him Knowing) performed by Kenji Exaltacion was also very good. Overall, Episode 3 was an awesome episode.

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