Nolan Peale

Ugh. They haven't done anything bad, yet, but I really don't get Gene and Nubsib's families. So Gene's dad is this traditional Thai patriarch who wants all of his children to live under his roof so that he can still be chief rooster into middle age, but doesn't take enough interest in his kids to know that Gene's novel was actually successful and being made into a TV series. Huh? Gene's mom is aware and hip to the trends, but didn't bother to tell his dad? And Nubsib's mom doesn't know that her actor son has a lead role in a series? Do cell phones not work in Thailand? And the two families are close and never compared notes? Egads, everyone in that richie rich world is so self-centered and kind of shallow.

The fact that we're going out of ep 6 and into 7 without knowing Subsib's side of the story is just a contrived cliffhanger. I hate it, but it is what it is. Pisses me off that Sib just suddenly can't figure out to get out his "reason". Same with cutting away from the table when Mhok gave Gene his warning. Just meant to keep us in the dark.

Yeah, I'm wondering if Hin fell down a hole and we'll never see him again. He must be busy working on his novel that he's shirking his work duties.

Ah makes sense. I think he has the chicken pox. I wasn’t certain if they kissed or if that was Tue’s dream. I think it was real, because that’s a rather tame dream. Lol

The fact that Tae trusts Nite II enough to tell him who Bhu is without worrying that Nite will go off on a jealous snit, and can tell him about Nite I without Nite II backing away and calling a psychologist is a pretty good sign that these two belong together. So I'm happy with the ending.

Plus its been a long time since I've watched a show where the couple at the end wasn't predictable by episode 1. Even though that was probably the result of COVID interruptions, it made the show unique. I'll definitely remember this show for its nice opening song and for having the final boyfriend be some rando hookup in a bar.

Yep. For the fans in Asia, it runs very late at night. For those of in Europe, it runs during work hours. For those of us in the Americas, it runs right smack in the middle or the work and school days. So I guess this works out best for BL fans in Europe who are students, since it starts about the time schools let out for the day.

They want Thai fans to sign up for AISPlay. They want Interfans to not steal it and post it elsewhere. So they run it in the middle of the night when Thai fans will be sleeping and hope that we're all free for 15 weeks for 2 hours on Tuesdays.

What’s with the thumb kiss?

Ep. 1&2

Nice way to reintroduce us to Ko. Wearing nothing but that towel, reminding us that Pitchie is not your average BL waif. More of this, please.

Looks like Tak has beefed up a little in the past two years, too. I hope when this is over that they get picked up and do one more BL with a bit more budget,

New Sek should do just fine.

Ugh, new “Angels gang” type supporting cast is typically handsy and man hungry. Would it be so hard to give the Kathoey a boyfriend every once in awhile?

Ko, why are you messing this up? You worked so hard to win him. Just tell Teng who Ball is. And did you really not introduce them to each other when you had the chance? Can’t blame Ball for making moves if he’s not aware that Teng is something more than a coat rack.

Game and Run do look a lot alike. They played cousins in another series.

First Episode
*So the director must have attended Thai BL Director University. We’re referencing pee and sitting on a toilet in segment 1. I know I should be used to it by now. At least no sound effects this time.
*Paper and Sky are cute enough. Can’t blame Sky for thinking Paper thinks of him as more than a friend, because he’s making those eyes. Sky’s dad is dead. Paper is abandoned and living alone (are his parents dead, too?) so at least 3/4th of the parental antagonists aren’t going to be standing in the way.
*So is Jena also the character named Geneva? Is Near his younger brother? Anyway, Arthur is bad new. He is abusive to his ex and blames him for his own mistakes in life. So Jena, my advice to you is to go to Uni, get your degree and forget this loser. Find a nice, studious boy like yoursel. A boy who is, idk, into accounting or something. A solid guy with a name like Bob, or Brad, or Ohm. Feeds the stray dogs at the temple and is kind to old people and children. Forget this loser.
*Jena is not going to listen to me, is he?
*Yeah, I’d probably ask Near to sit with me in that cafe and pretend I didn’t know how to play Uno. I wouldn’t stand a chance, but I’ve always liked Games’ smile,

Before TharnType made a musician dating an footballer a thing, and long before 2Gether made the musician footballer a thing, we had Ko, the football playing hunk who longed to be a pop singing social media sensation. i can't wait for Season 2.

I know. The bar tender goes completely AWOL Just lets Yong ji drive away other customers! And there's no manager in that classy joint wondering where his bartender went.

I'm going to be a bit more charitable to the series in this post. I think Xing Si is caught between wanting to remain closeted to his family (even though, I bet even the father knows) by being distant from them and wanting to still be a part of the family. I think he's sincere when he wants to connect with Yong Jie as a brother, but not involve him in his actual life. We see this in this episode where he meets a gay friend at the gym and throws off his promise right away to take Yong Jie home (how rude was that!) and skedaddles away rather abruptly. I don't think he knows how to turn down Yong Jie without coming out of the closet, which is why he's ignoring what should be obvious to him. We've got home life, we've got sexual life, and ne'er the two shall meet up, even mentally.

I really wish that the series hadn't gone in for the rape, because that's what we'll end up talking about. Not this contrast between the way the Fujoshi in the office see the closet as a romantic obstacle where gay men have other consequences and reasons for staying in the closet and being separated from full participation in family lives. But they couldn't leave well enough alone, so now all we're going to be talking about is rape (important topic), step brother incest (not important!) and how sexual harassment in the office isn't really all that funny no matter how many gags they add in.

Ummm. Why just this week in my own country we discovered, thanks to the Minnesota Supreme Court, that 24 states still have an intoxication exemption on their books that need to be rewritten. Looking at Taiwan, the last article I found (2011) indicates that it uses a "use of force" standard for rape, so issues like consent have to be demonstrated by signs of physical force (if there are no witnesses). Anyway, rape laws in general suck. This series could of course call that out and be a bit more challenging to the audience (and there are some rich veins to be mined in this very odd family situation), but I think it intends to be "isn't it funny the way people sexually harass and even rape each other on the way to finding true love" BL that's been done before and is way out of sync with the times. Its not that the series isn't "woke". It just isn't very humane to its characters hoping that we'll be indifferent to them, too, to get a few laughs.

While I can't agree for rooting for the step-brothers, I can agree with you on Muren's robe and slippers. I thought "Bette Davis wore it better."

Not to get all technical legal here, but since Xing Si was seen willingly drinking the alcohol and in fact got behind the bar to mix a drink himself, what happened next would not meet the legal requirements necessary for a conviction for using mood altering substances to commit rape in many jurisdictions. Now, if Yong Jie had put some additional substances in the drink, that would be a different story. Not that it matters. For all intents and purposes, "literary alcohol" served its purpose of serving up a sexy scene to fans who might have been bored of the series. See lots of photo stills and video captures of the sexy time scene on social media without any context that it is a rape scene. And that is, of course, what really matters now, isn't it? (snark)

Director: ok. What happens in ep 3?
Writer: he takes his brother to a resort, gets him drunk on cocktails, carries him to his room and rapes him.
Director: Perfecto! But wait. No one is going to believe that a 20 year old knows how to mix cocktails.
Writers: umm. Let’s say he was in mixology club in high school. Lots of high schools have clubs that promote underaged drinking these days. Maybe.
Director: Perfecto! Makes sense to me. Now about the mother. You’re telling me she’s originally against her son's plan to court his step brother, but comes around. What changes her mind?
Writer: her son has saved his allowance and has money in the bank.
Director: Perfecto! Wait. I don't know if interfans will be convinced by that explanation.
Writer: Well, they can ask their Chinese friends about it.
Director: So you want a bunch of people to ask their Chinese friends if its o.k. to start having sex with your step brother in Taiwan as long as you have money in the bank? Won't that be, you know, a bit awkward?
Writer: Yes. For everyone involved in that conversation.
Director: Perfecto!

Yes. Not only does the CEO of this company aid his employees in trying to trick a new hire into dating, he's apparently got a handsy gay Executive VP on staff, who uses the rumor that two other Directors are dating as an excuse to get handsy. The sexually harassing nature of the VP being well known around the office, yet the CEO does nothing. HMMMMM. The employee comments and ratings section of the MUSE Weddings Indeed.com profile must be quite a thing to read.

"(two stars) - Pays well enough for me to wear fashionable clothing, but stay out of the bathrooms."
"(one star) - New employees who are good looking seem to get promoted very easily."
"(one star) - Wouldn't recommend the place. Employees allowed to sleep at desks. Most hope that managers never call them into their offices for special counselling sessions."

Instead, it managed to transfer the ire of the fans onto the writer and director. LOL.

Hopefully the issue with Chol and the photographer is over. Glad he was clear, although a bit concerned what he would have said if his heart wasn’t already taken. Maping, however...who knows what he’ll do.