Friend Zone (2018)

Kisses for Lee Thanat

I liked the series, Lee Thanat is hot! Boom is my favorite character, not only because she's interesting, but also because she really stands up for herself and I felt horrible for all the slutshaming she had to endure from those creepy guys throughout the WHOLE season. I mean, does the author hate her??? The poor woman couldn't have 1 minute of peace without getting verbally harrassed by some random dude. At least she always defended herself and didn't let them opress her. Am is also a character I really like. She suffered a lot as well, being deceived by her boyfriend, having to give her mother money, getting suddenly pregnant and being in a dilemma about getting an abortion or not. I would support any decision she made, and it's cute that she chose to keep the child. I hope the baby grows loved by her, since she is a lovely person who deserves the best. About the central protagonist, Boyo, I don't really have much to say. I relate to some of her feelings, but I really thought she was a bad friend to Boom several times. Calling her a slut unprovokedly and thinking Boom was a prostitute, like NOT IRONICALLY, shows a lot about her impression of her so-called best friend. Besides that, I think she and Good have potential, even though they are an emotional mess. Good is hot and that's all he needs!

About the love triangle with Stud, Sam and Earth: Stud is indeed a needy person and couldn't stand coexisting with a happy but broken couple, so he took the opportunity to try to feel something since he was already attracted to Sam, and Sam unfortunately was weak and an asshole by cheating on Earth. I know long relationships aren't always easy, because couples sometimes fade out as years go by, but come on, Earth tried his best to hold onto this, and Sam was already annoyed by the whole situation, so it was no surprise that he felt tempted to hook up with Stud, a new and attractive person in his life who didn't need his attention all the time. Both of them are wrong, and Earth had the right to feel upset, but obviously I wouldn't act like he did, trying to get revenge or something. It just makes him seem childish, when he should be classy to show them he is superior. I don't like Singto but his acting is never something I complain about. The actors made this work pretty well.

Now, one thought I should emphasize here is: not every drama needs to end with the couples getting back together. Tor and Bern are complete assholes who evolved magically??? One was completely rude all the time with his girlfriend and never defended her. The other literally stole money from his girlfriend's bank account (that she shared with him but still) to pay debts he knew he wouldn't be able to pay back soon pleeease! To be honest, I kinda thought Boom and Bern were cute, but I still didn't like him in a relationship. At least he was better than Tor, this one has so much to learn... The ending was really rushed, suddenly all of them got back together and I didn't like that. Earth still loves Sam but in his place I wouldn't get back with him, like... it's so "corno manso" of him. Well, if he thinks it's the right decision, who am I to judge, right? The only couple I wouldn't complain about is Good and Boyo because all they did this season was sleeping together a couple of times and looking at each other, and as I said before, they have potential.

Obs.: "Corno" is a term for someone who was cheated on. And "manso" means calm, so "corno manso" is a brazilian term to make fun of people who get cheated on 1 or several times but still wants to be in a relationship with the cheater.

To conclude, it's a likeable series that I had fun watching, the stories were captivating and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. I hope Friend Zone 2 is as good or even better, because I'm starting to watch it in a few days! And then let's see how these creatures are doing.

(reposted bc my old account got suspended)

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xx --- So spoilers ahead --- xx
I honestly thought it was pretty entertaining and I loved Boom she was a class act till the end :') I really was shipping her with Tor but he literally became so much of a jerk I was getting pissed and there was no underdog theme with his character because the true underdogs were Bern, Boom, and Stud. And none of their endings felt right to me. I was really hoping Boom would end up with Bern, they were both so supportive and understanding and just generally kind at the core.

As for Stud, another SLS disappointment lol but at least this one I was ready for. Because I knew the spoilers ahead about the love triangle. I mean they couldn't even give him a proper loving kiss with AJ!!! Ffs.

The thing is this show has some good writing if not great, but where it failed for me was the repetitive nature of scenes. Basically the entire second half was Sam saying "nothing I'm doing is good enough for you " and Earth giving some variation of "I hate you for what you did" seriously it got tedious after a while. And tbh despite Stud being 'slutty' there were truly MAYBE two proper HOT SCENES and one of them was Stud and Doc ! And yes why was Arm's character even THERE. he's GORGEOUS , CAN ACT - so why did you not make him part of the story when there was literally no content in the second half.


Another thing that majorly pissed me off was Stud, Bern being called losers because they didn't have a job such typical capitalist propaganda it was just wrong. And Stud man another total fail like Art's arc in WTD. Bunch of racy scenes and after that confession omg I cried for him lol but just a total mess of sl like Rambo. Just literally they could have talked about why he was so impulsive, a mental health issue or even if it is just typical fuckboi behavior give it some nuance.

I didnt even mind Joss was such a text book fuckboi cause he wasn't part of the story, he was just there for Boyo to grow. And Oh and btw Lee and the girl lol I just couldn't get into them as a couple. Literally ended on a HANDSHAKE and felt forced. He was clearly in love with the Joss of chicks lol and when she turned out to be married he finally goes to Boyo. How is that love? And dont even getme started on Boyo lol the woman was an entitled bitch who called her friends sluttyy, shamed them, and even when she'd supposedly grown because she had a career I just couldn't believe she had any real feelings for Good.

As for the happy ending for Sam Earth - tbh I feel cheated. It just feels like an easy way out. And again characterization was lacking here as well, so we never quite understand why Sam is so attached to him. Maybe just staring into eyes isn't enough, and most of their script composed of the same rehashed 'i love youso much, u love you too. The only nuance there was like i said it was either in the Earth Stud relationship or Sam Stud . I know it sounds strange but that kissing scene in the bathroom bw Sam Stud was just SO GOOD!

And when Stud confessed to AJ and even stopped himself from screwing him, he goes 'I ruined the life of the person i love the most.' Like ffs. That's really something. Before till that point it felt like Stud was into Sam. That he wanted to be in Earths place but from the beginning he was trying to come to termswith the fact that he Earth is no longer available. Arm was right all along and probably he realized at some point too that Stud willalways love Earth so he doesn't get close to Stud either.

Anyway so I did enjoy it and going to watch season 2 pretty much just out of curiosity XD hopefully they'll do better

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me amarrou como corda e o nó foi brabo

Eu já tentei assisti há alguns dramas heteros mas não consegui, mesmo que tenham casais bç/gl transvessalmente na historia eu sempre ignorava, os únicos que assisti pra valer foram good morning call, kiss me again (eu pulei todas as partes só pra ver o casal gay) mas friendzone realmente me prendeu, não sei se é a historia, a atuação ou essa emoção que esse conjunto todo que a serie traz, até os casais heteros são interessantes, algumas situações são cansativas mas no final entendo o quanto foram precisas. eu terminei só há alguns dias atrás e sem duvidas comecei a segunda temporada, realmente me prendeu como se fosse uma corda com um nó bem apertado. A atuação é incrível, com ênfase nos atores que fazem o bl, achei a química nota 10, a forma como eles expressaram tesão, raiva reprimida, paixão e tudo mais. Essa é uma das series que você não odeia o vilão mas na verdade você quer que ele continue tendo mais tempo de tela porque ele acrescenta muito no drama. As meninas também estão de parabéns a atuação é ótima e o roteiro também, os furos que eu percebi foram mínimos mas são besteiras que acho que deixaram passar mesmo, finalmente essa produtora liberando uns beijos né?

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Muito boa apesar da raiva

Drama perfeito para quem quer passar raiva... Apesar da atuação excelente e do ótimo roteiro, as situações que esse grupo de amigos vivenciam nos levam a desistir de passar pano para as burrices deles. São jovens, inconsequentes, mas não justifica aceitarem tantas coisas sem noção.

Comecemos com as meninas: Boyo, Boom e Am.
Boyo claramente rouba para si o protagonismo entre as mulheres. Foi interessante ver o crescimento da personagem até o final da temporada. A menina lerda que começou aceitando migalhas de Safe, se submetendo a ser amante, depois aceitando mais migalhas de Good, mas no final se tornou uma moça decidida, e por fim até terminou com Good, mas por ele ter insistido. Nos momentos de crise, Boyo se mostrou ser madura e empática, sempre mais madura que os demais.

Boom foi uma surpresa meio que negativa, pois no início era bem perceptível a dependência emocional que ela sentia por Tor. Mesmo acabando o namoro com ele, era nítido que a dependência existia. Após terminar com ele, foi ficar com o ex da amiga, além do fato de não ter tido consideração, ainda tem o fato de Bern ter sido um boy lixo pra sua amiga Am. Ao final de tudo, ela ainda era louca por ele, aceitava as atitudes depreciativas que ele fazia, sempre voltava para o relacionamento tóxico que existia entre eles.

Am pra mim, foi a mais coerente das garotas. Ela foi a que tinha mais problemas familiares, um namorado que não servia para nada além de um peso, mas na hora que ela se revoltou, simplesmente decidiu dar um fim, e ao final, nem mesmo a gravidez fez com que ela mudasse de ideia.

Vamos aos meninos, Safe, Good, Tor, Bern, Stud, e nosso casal Dr. Sam e Earth.

Safe: um grande gostoso, porém canalha, que simplesmente usava Boyo na cara dura.
Good: um idiota... Foi cego ao não perceber seus sentimentos por Boyo, se iludiu com uma mulher casada, e mesmo depois de perceber que amava Yo ficou fugindo disso, pelo menos no final se decidiu.

Tor: ultrapassou todos os níveis possíveis de babaquice. Cara tóxico, infantil e ridículo. Para mim, as atitudes dele foram abomináveis desde o início, não assumia Boom, depois acreditou na história da prostituição sem nem pedir explicações a ela, depois não a defendeu na briga do bar, ele esgotou a lista de imbecilidades...

Bern: Outro idiota... Queria viver em casa às custas da namorada, coçando os ovos, e só reagiu na hora que ela colocou o cropped, e mesmo assim reagiu a roubando. Ao menos teve a hombridade de defender Boom dos idiotas, quando nem o próprio namorado dela o fez.

Stud: meu Deus, que ser humano desprezível... Invejoso, claramente sentia inveja ao ver o relacionamento saudável do amigo e só sossegou quando o traiu. Fiquei super chocada ao ver o quanto ele era sujo, e não me sensibilizei nem um pouco ao vê-lo chorar.

Dr Sam: sem comentários...
Earth: não consigo perdoar ele ter voltado para Sam depois de ter sido traído.

Apesar das raivas, é muito boa essa série, as atuações são ótimas. Eles transmitem emoções de forma muito intensa, existem situações que pra mim são surreais de vivenciar na vida real, mas mesmo assim eu achei interessante, principalmente ao saber que as burrices seriam redimidas na SS2.

Os aspectos técnicos são bem interessantes e bem feitos, não tem muito a reclamar. Eu com certeza indico essa série, mas depois também assistam a segunda temporada para que muitas coisas façam sentido.

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