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DMD Friendship the Reality EP5
Let me say this again: Give whoever is writting and directing this show a drama to work on, because they know how to deliver what the audience wants
Indeed. The new series seems to me even more orchestrated than last winter's show (Gen 3), but I'm not saying this in a bad way: I love it! It does a wonderful job of showcasing the actors and the new couple pairings, even if it's highly dubious as spontaneous "reality TV". It's also a very different outcome from last winter in terms of the pairing rate (10 out of 12 compared to 4 out of 9, as FirstOne/Tle only came later).
Like you, I can't wait till next week's final, as there's a lot of talent and potential in Gen 4 (not to mention mouth-watering cuteness, not that such things are important to me, slobber slobber). Other than Ohmkrit, who I "knew" fairly well already from his lead role in "Night Dream", the Gen 4 artists were all mostly or completely new to me, and now I feel like I really know them all, which is precisely the point of the show.
I agree with all your comments on the new pairings. It would have been a stunning upset if the Jimmy/Ohmkrit or Net/JJ ships had been capsized. I supposed that Latte/Kim was still in an early enough stage that it could have been changed, but from their "friendship time" together, they seem to have a genuinely good chemistry (or else they're simply good actors, but you could say that for pretty much all of this supposed "reality" series).
Like you, I'm also fully satisfied with Por/TeeTee and AuAu/Save. I'm not entirely sure whether they chose for themselves or Domundi chose for them, but whatever - I'm invested in them and can't wait to see what they can deliver in terms of future BLs. (Same for Latte/Kim.)
And finally, you're totally right that the two youngsters, Patji and Ryujin, have high potential but aren't ready yet, just as was the case with TeeTee last winter - and look how much he's matured since then!
P.S. My lawyers are negotiating an omnibus harem contract with Domundi, covering all Gen 3's and Gen 4's, or as I like to call it (appropriately), a "blanket deal", haha! Official announcement should be coming soon.