p43425:
Tsk tsk. You of all people should appreciate that, in fluffy-cute series, action is superfluous.
True, but Earth is always OTT. That's just what he does - and in this series (as with "My Only 12%") it works for me.
Ohh definitely, it's what I have come to appreciate about Earth. It fits him, it comes off natural and authentic, and he executes that type of character portrayal very well. Was not a complaint towards Earth, just an observation. I don't know if you saw that I posted his recent TikTok live here a couple days or so ago, where he was chatting with fans and talking about the new series. He was as animated there as anywhere we've seen him, probably even more lol. He's definitely a born entertainer.
Now Bas on the other hand, that's where it feels forced. I love Bas to death, he's one my favorite BL actors that I did wish we got to see in more series, so I'm glad we get him in this series. Something about this type of character that they're having him play irks me a little bit. Maybe I need to give myself a little more time to get used to him playing such a different character type than I'm used to seeing him playing as. I'm trying to be charitable and do my best to explain this. I think he plays off of Earth well, and being his counterpart friend and roommate is a great friendship pairing. I think I guess I just feel that they were a little too heavy-handed on making him so ott. In some instances it's to where it just doesn't come off as funny and genuine, but more makes me want to cringe and recoil in those moments. I think they could have dialed it back a little bit for his character and he still could have matched Earth's energy without going so hard where it makes it feel like it's on the verge of being a campy sitcom. I feel like it cheapens his role and his character having him being directed to be so ridiculous at times.
Just ignore me if you want, it's just my spur of the moment, off the top of my head, just woke up still in bed, of Bas' early character analysis that I'll probably change my mind after I get a couple more episodes in lol. I like the series overall so far. It's cute and exactly just the kind of quality you'd expect from everyone involved and it's making.