Positive points : - I love TeeTeePor - I love Duang's personality
Negative points : - "I know nothing about you but I like you because you're pretty" trope - Could have done with less makeup - A bit tired of the over the top quirky friends moments
The kind of slow burn I love. I really like flashbacks when they are tastefully done like in this series (reminds me of The Ex-Morning). Through them we see that they were always boyfriends but weren't aware of this. And that Minato was aware of his feelings way back. I guess he didn't confess because he knew Wataru wasn't there yet. The boy's been really patient.
Ain't nobody ask Teh to sacrifice for his brother. He just had to expose Jimmy's scheme and everything would have…
"You might not understand this, but in normal human interactions...". Cut the patronising BS. Your "friend" is using your older brother and instead of exposing him you're accepting his dumb deal to lie to your brother because...what ? You know your friend is a fuckboy, a horrible person and ultimately is going to hurt your brother. So why the sacrifice ? Isn't it better to tell Toh everything now instead of in a couple of days/weeks when Jimmy drops him like a hot potato ?Teh told him Jimmy is a player, so what prevents him now to tell " you see, he's not a good person, look what he's doing, please stop seeing him"? Also, Toh sleeping with Jimmy is none of his business, you don't have to explain your actions to your little brother just because he asks. Lying about overhearing Jimmy isn't selfish and is certainly not the reason Teh was forced to accept Jimmy deal. Especially not when Teh made the deal with Jimmy right off the bat, while Toh was still in bed, hearing awful things said about him. The guy just heard he's been played, he's confused, hurt and certainly ashamed. Why should he run to his brother to cry and tell him everything ? What a fucking weird take.
I'm reading the comments here from people who are intent on defending Toh and his stupidity. If it were only stupidity,…
Ain't nobody ask Teh to sacrifice for his brother. He just had to expose Jimmy's scheme and everything would have been resolved. From episode one Teh has been lying to Jimmy about his feeling for Fah and now he's lying to Toh supposedly to protect him. I don't see why Toh is the selfish one.
The story IS bad, not because of the red flag character, because it's a womans non-realistic fantasy. This story…
What's more realistic than college students fucking around, betraying each other for some asses? What's more realistic than an innocent virgin guy being played by a casanova ? Stories like Love Alert are much more grounded in reality than fiction like To My Shore and Revenged Love for example.
To My Shore storyline is presented in a pretty bow (good directing and acting for sure) but Fan Xiao motivation isn't fresh nor sophisticated (when you've read many books and seen many dramas). The "you're too nice, I'll defile you and bring you to hell with me" trope ain't come yesterday. Anyway, at the end of the day, to each their own.
how is Teh at fault ?! he was in love with Fah for a long time didn't wanted Jimmy to be with him.. when Fah told…
Yes Fah doesn't like Jimmy. He told Teh in ep 1 IIRC but did Teh pass on the info to Jimmy ? No, he didn't. In ep 2, he thought something like "oh too bad for Jimmy, Fah doesn't like him, I will seize my chance". In the first 2 episodes did he ever say to Jimmy "Fah told me he doesn't like you, and since I like him I'll pursued him. Please as my friend, leave him alone" ? He didn't. So we don't know what Jimmy would have said or done. Jimmy is a playboy and a cheater but we don't know if he doesn't understand no, if he's a stalker or even if he respect the bro code.
The issue isn't about Fah. We're talking about Jimmy and Teh's friendship. Jimmy's whole scheme isn't about jealousy, but because Jimmy feels betrayed by his bestfriend and wants to punish him. By lying several times to Jimmy, Teh disrespected their friendship and exposed himself to Jimmy's revenge.
how is Teh at fault ?! he was in love with Fah for a long time didn't wanted Jimmy to be with him.. when Fah told…
Teh lied to Jimmy several times. Teh knew Jimmy was interested in Fah, so he should have told him when Jimmy said he wanted to fuck Fah. I bet Jimmy would not have pursued Fah. Then when Jimmy asked him if something happened with Fah on the night they shared the romm, he lied again.
Please, people, red flag characters don't mean the story is bad. We can have, I'll even say we deserve, all kind of stories : fluff, dark, comedy, green flag characters and toxic characters... Lovely couple dynamics and problematic couples... Fiction doesn't have to be a Disney movie. Also, you all lapping up chinese bls with crazy and criminal characters yet you'll criticize thai bls for mild toxicity. Be serious for once.
Jimmy is one fucking dumb bitch. Can't wait to see him cry for Toh. The whole thing is about his ego. He doesn't care about Fah but since Teh betrayed him and Fah ignores him, he's bent on punishing them. Crazy behavior. This show is quite entertaining. It makes me feels so many emotions : I'm disgusted by Jimmy' scheme but I can see he likes Toh (from the moment he saw him), I'm sad for Toh but his passiveness annoys me. And well, his brother warned him...
Am I the only one loving this show? I am tired of fast paced romance in BL. I like this slowburn but the pace…
The pacing isn't the issue. What's frustrating and unrealistic is Akin refusing to explain to Than why he broke up with him, and Than still simping for a guy that disappeared on him without a word. A simple "bitch, I left you cause you're a cheater!" would have resolved their issue in 3 to 4 episodes and then they could have reconnected, with Akin groveling to make up for his stupidity. We're in ep 7and we're going in circles : Than asks for an explanation, ready to apologize, Akin refuses to communicate... rince and repeat. This isn't a slow burn , that's a weak storyline. There are so many ways this could have been done better but they chose the lazy route.
Oh I love Minato already. I like that he seems aloof and mysterious but he's the one initiating things : making friends with Wataru, hugging him spontaneously, asking to live together again... I enjoy Jbls a lot more when the MCs aren't tsundere or overly shy.
- I love TeeTeePor
- I love Duang's personality
Negative points :
- "I know nothing about you but I like you because you're pretty" trope
- Could have done with less makeup
- A bit tired of the over the top quirky friends moments
Also, Toh sleeping with Jimmy is none of his business, you don't have to explain your actions to your little brother just because he asks. Lying about overhearing Jimmy isn't selfish and is certainly not the reason Teh was forced to accept Jimmy deal. Especially not when Teh made the deal with Jimmy right off the bat, while Toh was still in bed, hearing awful things said about him. The guy just heard he's been played, he's confused, hurt and certainly ashamed. Why should he run to his brother to cry and tell him everything ? What a fucking weird take.
Stories like Love Alert are much more grounded in reality than fiction like To My Shore and Revenged Love for example.
To My Shore storyline is presented in a pretty bow (good directing and acting for sure) but Fan Xiao motivation isn't fresh nor sophisticated (when you've read many books and seen many dramas). The "you're too nice, I'll defile you and bring you to hell with me" trope ain't come yesterday. Anyway, at the end of the day, to each their own.
The issue isn't about Fah. We're talking about Jimmy and Teh's friendship. Jimmy's whole scheme isn't about jealousy, but because Jimmy feels betrayed by his bestfriend and wants to punish him. By lying several times to Jimmy, Teh disrespected their friendship and exposed himself to Jimmy's revenge.
Also, you all lapping up chinese bls with crazy and criminal characters yet you'll criticize thai bls for mild toxicity. Be serious for once.
Jimmy is one fucking dumb bitch. Can't wait to see him cry for Toh. The whole thing is about his ego. He doesn't care about Fah but since Teh betrayed him and Fah ignores him, he's bent on punishing them. Crazy behavior.
This show is quite entertaining. It makes me feels so many emotions : I'm disgusted by Jimmy' scheme but I can see he likes Toh (from the moment he saw him), I'm sad for Toh but his passiveness annoys me. And well, his brother warned him...
We're in ep 7and we're going in circles : Than asks for an explanation, ready to apologize, Akin refuses to communicate... rince and repeat. This isn't a slow burn , that's a weak storyline. There are so many ways this could have been done better but they chose the lazy route.