Pit Babe: Uncut (2023)

it was a fun ride

Overall: I enjoyed this series, though I watched most scenes at a faster speed. 13 episodes about 45 minutes each. Aired on iQIYI uncut & YouTube cut which reduced NSFW scenes. Note: this was based on an omegaverse novel which I read but reviewed the series on its own.

Content Warnings: murders, sexual assault, blood, kidnapping, parental abuse, punch/slap, beaten up, stalking, manipulation, stalking, non con recording/sharing, violence, child trafficking

What I Liked
- supportive friends
- sweet moments
- Jeff & Alan
- excellent truth about how family isn't always the best
- pretty good NSFW scenes
- visuals

Room For Improvement
- quite a few characters were introduced at once and it took awhile to figure out who was who, there ended up being too many characters and not enough time to fully develop the relationships
- I realized they wanted mystery but it made it difficult to really support the Charlie/Babe relationship and the fact that they changed that plan from Jeff's idea to Charlie's was a mistake
- total nonsense/huge plot holes, many characters shared 1 brain cell
- cliche ghosting trope, Babe also shoved Charlie a bit too much/frequently
- the NSFW needed to be a longer (even in the uncut version) and were choppy at times
- cartoonish villains (and stupid)
- I wish they had either leaned into the omegaverse and explained it more or just omitted it entirely
- not sure how I feel about a certain character's redemption arc

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AEAWOW, this BL series was an absolute trip!

Seriously, I can’t recall ever watching anything quite like it- even beyond the Boyslove universe.
It all kicked off with a sports racing star and a groupie fanboy sexy story. The vibe was all about that, you know? But then, out of nowhere, it took a wild spin into… (You need to watch it yourselves, really—NO spoilers). And guess what? I managed to dodge all spoilers, so I could savor every twist and turn to the fullest.

What did I like about it?
-This BL was so incredibly sexy and Engaging!
-I adored Pit’s character, and honestly, all the actors nailed it—perfect job, in my humble opinion.
-Tony’s Charm: That freakin’ (and devilishly handsome) guy named Tony.
-The intriguing originality of the BL and its unexpected plot twists (though some were quite predictable )

Now, let’s dive into some points for improvement:
Omegaverse Explanation: Yeah, it would’ve been nice if they’d thrown us a bone on the whole omegaverse thing.
Where Are the Ladies? I’m scratching my head here. Aren’t there any girls in this omegaverse universe? Seriously, this series won’t even pass the Bechdel test. It’s like all the girls vanished into thin air.
Tears, Tears Everywhere: I get it—emotions run high. But maybe—just maybe—a tad less crying would’ve been easier on us.
❤️ life’s too short for boring series! Keep up the good work!

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The ending ruined it

OK.........first off good for them to try and bring the whole Omegaverse to the TV screen, however there were a few areas of it that they didn't really go that far into, and thats why some people (i know personally) seemed to be so confused as to why Babe became so obsessed with Charlie so quickly. The show did mention that Babe doesn't like Alpha scents and Charlie doesn't have one, but other than that it kinda skipped over it and lots of people didn't see that as a reason for their relationship. The whole Way being an Enigma thing was the same. Some people didn't understand it, and it was only partially explained in the show.

Personally I loved it, I loved the way they didn't follow the stereotypes of 'tops' and 'bottoms' in gay relationships.........with Babe being perfectly comfortable being the 'bottom' in their relationship, and not one even raising an eyebrow at it. That was great. Pavel and Pooh had great onscreen chemistry, and really worked together well. It's the first time I had seen either of them on screen and i'm glad I did.
Babe was really well written and Pavel knocked it out the park. Charlie was a little less understandable, but that was his character, still Pooh did well with it. Even Nut in playing Way.......you know an actor is doing brilliantly when you want to reach into the screen and strangle their character!

This show was seriously going to be one of the best shows i'd seen in a while with its new Omegverse plot, cinematography, actors and interesting plot..........until about episode 9...........then it fell off a cliff!

I have no idea what happened after that but YIKES!
There was no reason to 'kill' Charlie except for to devastate Babe and separate our two leads for a while...........and it was WAY too long! But even then, while Charlie was 'dead' how they handled it was seriously messy. After Babe had had a breakdown weeping for the loss of his partner, Charlie was never mentioned again by anyone, except once when Charlie himself asked Jeff how Babe was dealing with his death.......it was almost like the show was going 'ok he died, and now we move on'. It didn't work right.
Then you had the Kenta/Kim/Pete/Way mess. They were setting up Way and Pete only to then set up Pete with Kenta, who they had kinda set up with Kim......they couldn't decide what they were doing. And I'm sorry but turning Kim into basically the third stooge with North and Sonic was just a waste of that character after its great introduction.
Babe's father and his magic 'antidote'.........they spent so much time on that.........but in the end nothing happened. That was pointless and just wasted time.
Charlie's 'plan' to save Babe by dying.......again nothing came of it, and it just wated time the writers could have used better by forwarding the plot, character relationships and development.
The end episodes where a mess and really let the show down!

Still I liked the show and would watch it again, simply for the chemistry of the cast and because those first episodes were well written.

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A poorly “parked” relationship on the race track

Cinema and television, like all art that reflects the society in which they develop, have shown the trafficking of children through notable films, documentaries and television series. Numerous films and television programs expose this illegal practice and many of them are based and inspired by real-life cases.
Asian dramas are committed to bringing all genres to the public, including those in which their protagonists have a romantic bond combined with supernatural powers.
Has the fact that Thailand is a point of origin, destination and transit of human trafficking aroused the interest of Nopachai Jayanama (Peter), as director, and Kanokphan Ornrattanasakul and Issaraporn Kuntisuk, as scriptwriters, to tell us in 'Pit Babe' a story that mixes homosexual romance, sport, intrigue, action, human trafficking, fantasy and supernatural powers?
This drama, an adaptation of the web novel by _alittlebitch, winks at Thai reality: the value of child victims of human trafficking does not lie in using them as sexual slaves, in forced labor or to extract their organs for commercialization, but in possessing special powers.
Are we facing a social drama of denunciation of human commerce? I would like this to be its purpose, but consistent with its BL condition, 'Pit Babe' will enhance the romance. This arises between Babe (Naret Promphaophan-Pavel), the king of the racetrack, and Charlie (Krittin Kitjaruwannakul-Pooh), his supporter.
Will the series have a hidden message? How many of Tony's “sons” among the superpowered children are gay men today? Babe, Charlie, Jeff, Kenta, Pete, Way...? That is, the main characters with powers who were raised-educated by the person dedicated to human trafficking ended up being homosexuals. Is there a hidden message in this, simple coincidence or something of “destiny”?
Babe is a very popular racing driver and admired by everyone. His achievements in the sport have led him to be considered number one. Among his followers is Charlie, a young man who wants to be a racing driver like him. However, he does not have the money or the contacts necessary to achieve it. Therefore, he looks for an opportunity to get closer to the leader of X Hunter. When he succeeds, he asks for your help and to lend him a car so he can materialize his aspirations. The only solution he can think of is to reach a strange agreement with Babe. Against logic, he agrees to help Charlie realize his dream.
On this journey, will Babe be able to win Charlie's heart? Will he lose the race he most wants to win this time? Will Charlie be the one interested in captivating the racing driver? Will the relationship that began as a game triumphantly cross the finish line to become a real romance?
The most notable thing about the series is its exciting scenes and the attractiveness of the actors.
There is a secondary couple, made up of Alan and Jeff.
The cast also includes Supanut Lourhaphanich (Nut), as Way; Obrnithi Leelavetchabutr (Ping), as Pete; Natthapong Pathong (Benz), as Kim; Asre Wattanayakul (Lee), as Dean; Hemmawich Khwanamphaiphan (Sailub), as Alan; Thanapon Aiemkumchai (Pon), as Jeff; Michael Kiettisak (Michael), as North; Pataraphol Wanlopsiri (Pop), as Winner; Pantach Kankham (Garfield), as Kenta; Supakorn Saokhor (TopTen), as Sonic; and Vorarit Vaijairanai (S), as Tony
The chemistry between the protagonists and the bed scenes fail to lift a series whose characters are unrealistic and undeveloped. Pavel and Pooh have charisma and are attractive, but the script does not help their relationship connect with the viewer.
I must clarify that it is not that I find being 'passive' degrading. It's not that I assume that, in a relationship between two men, there is a "superiority" on the part of the one who is 'active' compared to the other who is 'passive', but the abrupt change in Babe's personality seems inconceivable to me. . This transformation comes at the same time as the loss of his powers, at the hands of Charlie.
Babe abandons his well-crafted playboy image for years. In all his previous relationships he played the role of seme or asset. In the words of the BL series themselves, he was, of the two, “the one on top.” He began his relationship with Charle by assuming this role in bed. Suddenly, without a convincing explanation, Babe becomes Charlie's uke. Babe swaps to play the role of the “bottom.” So, you would have to ask yourself: Did the loss of his precious powers lead him to be the passive one in their relationship? Didn't this move cause a loss in his character's potential?
Despite being in front of the cameras practically all the time, the actor who plays Charlie fails to connect with me emotionally. They are not facilitating emotions, but hindering emotions that are transmitted to me by a character who fails to sensitize me. By not feeling or understanding Charlie's emotions and feelings, I cannot essentially grasp whether it is love or just sex that drives him. Only his acting stands out in the sex scenes. Note that I do not say “when making love.”
The transformation of the character played by Nut, already in the final moments, is not logical either. About an obvious thing, the incurable remorse that must have accompanied Way throughout much of his life for betraying Babe for years, causing the rift between him and the man he loves, as well as many, if not all, of the problems that have hit to the positive characters by being infiltrated into their ranks, Way's evolution from evil to purity, from darkness to light is narratively constructed, sustained by the effort to achieve the viewer's identification with the traitor. It is necessary to save it, the creators thought.
Way drinks with Pete because “he wants to make the situation better.” He doesn't know “what to do next.” He does not know if “what I have always believed is the right thing.” He asks Pete why he decided to leave Dad, and Pete tells him, “Because the truth is not what I thought… I decided to leave to end the vicious cycle that Dad had created.” And he tells her that she still has the chance to choose what she wants to do. Way has been asked to show the despondency caused by guilt. Way has had the option all his life to choose the right path, but he has decided to be by Tony's side, even knowing what this means. But suddenly, some words from Pete whispered in his ear between sips of liquor and a few pats on the back invite him to “do the right thing.” And this would not be a problem if they had gotten rid of the rampant schematism in the character design and the all-too-evident desire to redeem him.
A story that fails to convince, clumsily designed characters, characters lacking development and therefore generating empathy, limitations in the explanation of the characters' decision making, poverty in the development of events and irregularities regarding changes of personality, are several of the main characteristics of the drama.
Peter throws together a few tropes and too many clichés. With fewer ambitions and fewer plot holes, perhaps the series would have become a full-throttle, full-speed car swallowing up the race track.

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Foi como percorrer uma montanha russa

Eu gostei...
Esta serie foi como percorrer uma montanha russa .
Uma serie com um universo alternativo... Sem prefundar no assunto para não confundir mais. Tem varias Ost que nos ficam no ouvido mesmo não entendo a lingua.
Em vez de um casal tivemos dois casais consumados. O Way cumpriu o seu destino. O Kenta deu a volta e matou o Tony ... O Sonic e o North juntos até ao final. Kim na equipa X Hunter...Winner levou a surra merecida e se calhar foi para a prisão para a beira do Dean. O Pete foi curar o coração partido... Não temos as respostas todas se calhar poderemos ter num futuro proximo um episódio com essas resposta...

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La distribution vole la vedette à l'histoire.

Soyons honnête, sans cette brochette de beaux mecs, cette série n’aurait pas eu le même succès. Bien que l’histoire ait eu un fort potentiel, les scénaristes semblent avoir délaissés l’intrigue au bénéfice de scènes sexy. Cette œuvre tirée d’un roman (J’ai essayé de le lire, mais le surplus de scènes de sexe m’a fait décrocher. Il faut apprécier le genre, outre, ce n’est pas mon style.) pourrait être fantastique. C’est la première fois qu’un BL traite des omégaverses! J’avais donc de grandes attentes, mais malheureusement, ils semblent avoir trouvé le concept trop étrange pour embarquer dedans pleinement. Ils n’ont fait que titiller le sujet, juste suffisamment pour créer l’incompréhension chez le spectateur. Pour les non-initiés au genre, les mots « Alpha » ou « Enigma » doivent sonner étranges à leurs oreilles. D’ailleurs, où était passé les bêtas? Jeff est censé en être un, selon le roman. North aussi.

C’est toujours agréable de voir un BL mature, qui n’a pas lieu dans une université. Les courses de voitures ou le trafic d’être humain, c’était vachement intéressant. Cependant, ils ont touché à tant de sujets, que rien n’a été complété. Tout semble avoir été poussé du revers de la main, comme s’ils ne savaient pas quoi en faire. À la base, le style me rappelait un peu KinnPorshe, mais version bâclée. Suis-je la seule qui a trouvé que souvent, les scènes sautaient du coq à l’âne? Les personnages rentraient tous chez Tony comme dans un moulin! Pour le repère d’un malfrat millionnaire qui trame dans des trucs louches, la sécurité laisse à désirer.

Beaucoup trop d’intrigues ont été laissées sans réponse. Quel était le fameux plan de Charlie et Jeff? Ces personnages sont arrivés en se faisant passer pour de potentiels méchants, mais finalement, leurs intentions étaient nébuleuses, laissant juste place à la romance. Hum… J’étais un peu confuse. Je trouvais Charlie tellement louche au début. Tout ce qui concerne les alphas, les enigmas, etc. ont été tellement délaissés que je ne suis pas certaines d’avoir saisie la totalité de l’histoire. Les capacités de Babe semblaient tellement importantes et pourtant, on les connait à peine. OK, ses sens sont multipliés, et alors? Je trouve personnellement qu’un gars qui peut lire l’avenir est plus utile qu’un superhomme, mais ça reste à débattre.

Parlons maintenant des personnages.

Jetez moi des pierres si vous le voulez, mais je n’ai pas du tout accroché à Babe et à Charlie. Au début, Babe est un fuckboy qui est l’image même du vilain garçon, ce qui pourrait lui conférer un certain intérêt. Néanmoins, il s’attache tellement vite à Charlie que ce côté inaccessible est balayé du revers de la main. Et il ose encore dire qu’il a du mal à s’attacher… Les deux alphas se mettent en couple si rapidement qu’on n’a pas le temps de voir naitre la chimie, autre que sexuellement. Ils aiment s’envoyer en l’air, mais quoi d’autre? Ils se connaissent à peine. De plus, leurs nombreuses disputes sont lassantes et je me demande encore comment Babe a pus pardonner si facilement à Charlie d’avoir simulé sa mort. Ce dernier revient comme un cheveu sur la soupe, après lui avoir brisé le cœur brutalement et Babe n’a rien à en dire? N’est-il pas un temps soit peu agacé? IL A CARRÉMENT ÉTÉ EN DÉPRESSION DE NOMBREUX JOURS! Quelque chose cloche. Cette intrigue n’avait pas le moindre sens.

Contrairement à beaucoup de commentaire que j’ai vue, j’ai adoré l’histoire de Way. Mon amour pour Supanut y est peut-être pour quelque chose, mais je l’ai trouvé très intéressant. Way est un garçon qui vit sous l’emprise de son « père » et qui prends de mauvaises décisions. Oui, il n’a jamais hésité à manipuler Babe pour le convaincre de rester seul, mais c’est ce qui rendait ce « vilain », intéressant. Il a commis des actes horribles pour un amour à sens unique qui le faisait souffrir. Ne nous mentons pas, Babe aurait dus voir les véritables sentiments de son meilleur ami avant que les choses ne dérapent. J’aurais aimé que Way ait un avenir glorieux, loin de Tony et auprès d’une personne qui prend soin de lui. J’adore les méchant profond.

Kenta a vu son histoire développée un peu sur le tard, mais j’aurais aimée en voir davantage à son sujet. Celui qui a été élevé comme un chien a une belle évolution, faisant lentement voir au spectateur le traitement horrible que son père lui réserve et l’endoctrinement qu’il a vécu pour en arriver où il est. Je l’ai adoré. C’est dommage qu’à la fin, il ait été laissé aux oubliettes, sans conclusion. Est-il allé vivre avec Pete? Je les shipais à fond.

Jeff et Alan ont une belle histoire. Contrairement au couple principal, leur relation se crée graduellement et l’on voit l’intérêt qui grandit. Malgré leur grande différence d’âge, ils se complètent bien et voir leurs échanges amusants sont divertissantes. J’aurais aimé que le don de Jeff soit mieux développé et que la série parle de son statue d’oméga. D’ailleurs, il se fait trop souvent kidnapper. Pourquoi cet idiot est allé seul chez Tony? Comment Kenta l’a retrouvé chez Alan? Bonjour la confusion.

Kim a été abandonné dans un coin de la série, oublié. Lui qui voulait seulement être un coureur automobile, le voilà mêlé a des histoires louches. Il revient un peu à la fin, mais… était-il vraiment nécessaire? De son côté, Dean avait de bonnes raisons d’être en colère, même s’il a pris des décisions discutables. Pourquoi le monde devait-il impérativement tourner autour de Charlie? Il a une vie à gagner. J’ai trouvé la scène où Alan apprend la vérité à son sujet très touchante.

Les meilleurs pour la fin, North et Sonic! J’étais impatiente de voir chaque épisode juste pour regarder leurs scènes. Ce duo est magique, mignon et hilarant. Ils ont volé la vedette. Pourquoi ont-ils seulement titillé une potentielle relation entre eux sans l’explorer ?! Ils étaient le couple parfait! Leur amitié fusionnelle et leur chimie naturelle m’a charmée. Comment ne pas les aimer?

Bref, cette série vaut le coup d’œil pour les acteurs attachants et le concept différent, mais ne vous attendez pas à une histoire bien ficelée. Les lacunes sont trop nombreuses.

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