I am greatly bothered by something in the third story of the trilogy. Nobody seems to remember that early on Suea…
That's what I meant with "no consequences because he is Mafia I suppose". I have no clue how the novel handled it... I understand how they can keep it hidden, but I would have expected Suea to be traumatized, because he clearly did not like to do it. But as usual thai scriptwriters are the worst and no thought has been wasted on it.
I did indeed! I researched what you said and found it was spot-on and completely accurate.
With all the AI slob out in the world, confirming something will get harder and harder because AI is learning from haluzinating other AIs. Big publishing houses is firing left and right and AI is writing stuff up which may be true or not. Nobody knows :)
I also don't use social media for anything, because it's just a cesspool of toxicity and a confirmations bubble for any bubble imaginable.
Tips: Domundi has only boy/girl pairings if you have not already noticed. There is no boy/boy pairing. The closest to a boy/boy pairing would be Max & Nat but they are always punished with very bad scripts. We will see if that changes with their new series. So to rant about it, will not help in the least :) But you can rant about the scriptwriters :D And the scripts are always hetero-normalized, which is quite sad for a "gay" company. Don't expect anything out of Thailand, most shows will be mediocre at best and awful at worst.
Explore the japanese realm which much more diversity in stories and characters. The only two Thai shows I recommand are "Shine (uncut aka Orchestral Version" and an oldy "180 Degrees Latitude Passes Through Us".
PS.: Double Helix is not the most toxic, that goes to "To My Shore" - which is not only toxic but the most manipulative and mentally abusive male lead you have ever seen and because of it, it's really painful to watch. It's not entertainment at all. But I like both of them because the acting is great, the productions is great and compared to other toxic series they do try to explain stuff and have an redemption arc.
I did indeed! I researched what you said and found it was spot-on and completely accurate.
I c. And when have I ever lied in my reviews? Nope, it don't say that to be mean. I'm happy that at least one person reading my reviews, is doing the research all the fangirls ignore, because they never care about a story.
Not really :)I have too much to do to watch crappy thai BLs, so I always hope for the best. Thankfully Japan is…
You should skip most TBLs and skip only occacionally JBLs which would make you a saner person overall :) Khemjira was one of the best what Thailand produced in the last 3 years, but the script had a nosedive in the end... When JBLs focus on NC scenes, it's for a reason. In TBLs it's just fanservice. 2023 "My Personal Weatherman" shocked the viewers because it was very explicit from the start... I would also recommand watching this.
You have probably seen me like quite a few of your reviews. However, this was very helpful! I had originally started…
Not really :)
I have too much to do to watch crappy thai BLs, so I always hope for the best. Thankfully Japan is growing up with not only BLs but also just plain gay stories.
It was ok till the revealed the plot and that was soooooooo awful... and that they neglected the side-couples is a cardinal sin in my book.
As of "Why on earth did I enjoy this"... you learn, you grow up, but many girls/woman do not... it's best said from one of the leads of "The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days" (a series you should watch): "Those people who love watching guys making out, they only put us on a pedestal because we're two guys kissing. And they get all excited debating who's the top and who's the bottom." (not much guessing with thai ships) - But that's the problem with the whole industry... it's over-sexualized and a dumbed-down industry. As long as the ships are hugging, kissing and f*cking most people don't care about the story.
Hmmm... one source says the series has 10 episodes... so they may resolve the issues.I just hope it's not a forced…
Of course it does... there is no fluff and no f*cking... there is nothing over sexualized in this series... There are no villains in the pairing, only the boss of Yuma was a slimey dirty asshole :)
Wow you rarely give out 10s, I will definitely watch this one because of your rating. Will binge it this weekend.
rarely? nah... "Life in Smokey Blue" & "Fake Fact Lips" were also a 10. For good reasons. But medicore thai BLs don't justify them... There are only two thai series worth a 10 (Shine Orchestral Version & 180 Degrees Latitude Passes Through Us).
Hmmm... one source says the series has 10 episodes... so they may resolve the issues.I just hope it's not a forced…
MDL decided the show ended... so no worries about that anymore... In a year they can do a season 2 and then we will have had time to process all of their failings...
I know this is probably an unpopular opinion, but I felt the story did not do a good job balancing sympathy with…
Both are flawed character and yes both did bad/wrong things, that's the point of the story. In their way both were selfish, disregarding their partner. They never respected each other as different individuals with different desires and world views. And both were very bad in communicating. Their meeting should have been a one night stand, but ended up in an ill faited relationship.
So there is no need to be balanced.
We all know they did wrong - Over the episodes they both recognize their failures bit by bit. But the story ended here and we can only speculate if they can turn in a better human beings in the future.
I think there are too many BL series. Its hard to catch up. I don't have much time so i watch BL series only checking…
just skip it, it's atrocious anyways... and the problem is not too many shows, but too many bad shows imho. And sorry, can't write a review after watching the series, because it became unwatchable for me.
3 years ago, we were all clamoring for different storylines, now the studios are trying so I will give them credit…
The police storyline was bullshit The cliché "bad" guys are always the same We always get a homophobic father or mother This time we additionally got a gamble addicted mom who looses all the money her son brings in... And the best, all of them turn 180 in an instant.
Sorry, I don't accept this. This is bad writing and this is lazy writing. The characters have no depth, especially the villains.
And as a gay guy I'm sick of all the homophobic parents I have to watch. That's why shows like "Life in Smokey Blue" are so far ahead to most thai BLs. It would be so nice when gay directors (most male directors in thai BL are), queer production teams would not only cater to fangirls. You can cater to them but still produce a good story and this story was sooooooo 08/15 it is seen in each other BL from Thailand. And I mean the family dynamics.
And so no, I will not squeeze out a 7.5 to support such crappy stories. They already got bonus points otherwise I would have rated even lower. Was it entertaining? Nope, most of the time it was boring. They run in circles for 4 episodes. I guess they had to induce drama, otherwise the series would have been a total flop because the crime story which could have been central did not carry the series at all.
I have no clue how the novel handled it... I understand how they can keep it hidden, but I would have expected Suea to be traumatized, because he clearly did not like to do it. But as usual thai scriptwriters are the worst and no thought has been wasted on it.
I also don't use social media for anything, because it's just a cesspool of toxicity and a confirmations bubble for any bubble imaginable.
Tips: Domundi has only boy/girl pairings if you have not already noticed. There is no boy/boy pairing. The closest to a boy/boy pairing would be Max & Nat but they are always punished with very bad scripts. We will see if that changes with their new series. So to rant about it, will not help in the least :) But you can rant about the scriptwriters :D And the scripts are always hetero-normalized, which is quite sad for a "gay" company. Don't expect anything out of Thailand, most shows will be mediocre at best and awful at worst.
Explore the japanese realm which much more diversity in stories and characters. The only two Thai shows I recommand are "Shine (uncut aka Orchestral Version" and an oldy "180 Degrees Latitude Passes Through Us".
PS.: Double Helix is not the most toxic, that goes to "To My Shore" - which is not only toxic but the most manipulative and mentally abusive male lead you have ever seen and because of it, it's really painful to watch. It's not entertainment at all. But I like both of them because the acting is great, the productions is great and compared to other toxic series they do try to explain stuff and have an redemption arc.
And when have I ever lied in my reviews?
Nope, it don't say that to be mean.
I'm happy that at least one person reading my reviews, is doing the research all the fangirls ignore, because they never care about a story.
Maybe a season 2 where they learn about each other?
I have too much to do to watch crappy thai BLs, so I always hope for the best. Thankfully Japan is growing up with not only BLs but also just plain gay stories.
It was ok till the revealed the plot and that was soooooooo awful... and that they neglected the side-couples is a cardinal sin in my book.
As of "Why on earth did I enjoy this"... you learn, you grow up, but many girls/woman do not... it's best said from one of the leads of "The Boy and I Who Will Break Up in 100 Days" (a series you should watch): "Those people who love watching guys making out, they only put us on a pedestal because we're two guys kissing. And they get all excited debating who's the top and who's the bottom." (not much guessing with thai ships) - But that's the problem with the whole industry... it's over-sexualized and a dumbed-down industry. As long as the ships are hugging, kissing and f*cking most people don't care about the story.
But medicore thai BLs don't justify them... There are only two thai series worth a 10 (Shine Orchestral Version & 180 Degrees Latitude Passes Through Us).
In a year they can do a season 2 and then we will have had time to process all of their failings...
I just hope it's not a forced happy end.
So there is no need to be balanced.
We all know they did wrong - Over the episodes they both recognize their failures bit by bit. But the story ended here and we can only speculate if they can turn in a better human beings in the future.
The cliché "bad" guys are always the same
We always get a homophobic father or mother
This time we additionally got a gamble addicted mom who looses all the money her son brings in...
And the best, all of them turn 180 in an instant.
Sorry, I don't accept this. This is bad writing and this is lazy writing.
The characters have no depth, especially the villains.
And as a gay guy I'm sick of all the homophobic parents I have to watch.
That's why shows like "Life in Smokey Blue" are so far ahead to most thai BLs. It would be so nice when gay directors (most male directors in thai BL are), queer production teams would not only cater to fangirls. You can cater to them but still produce a good story and this story was sooooooo 08/15 it is seen in each other BL from Thailand. And I mean the family dynamics.
And so no, I will not squeeze out a 7.5 to support such crappy stories. They already got bonus points otherwise I would have rated even lower. Was it entertaining? Nope, most of the time it was boring. They run in circles for 4 episodes. I guess they had to induce drama, otherwise the series would have been a total flop because the crime story which could have been central did not carry the series at all.