I’m sorry but do you even know what queer baiting actually is bc neither of those two are that.
Maybe some of you don’t understand the difference between a story about friendship between two men and whatever GMMTV is doing.
A friendship centered story is exactly that: a story about friendship. The relationship is written, framed, and presented as platonic, even when the characters deeply care about each other. There are countless great shows built around male friendships, and you can clearly feel that that’s what the story is trying to portray.
What GMMTV often does is something different. When you deliberately fill a relationship with romantic coded scenes, lingering looks, intimate moments, suggestive dialogue, jealousy, and constant ambiguity designed to make the audience question whether there’s something more going on, people aren’t imagining the subtext. The subtext is being intentionally created.
And to be clear, I’m not saying actors who don’t want to do BL should do BL anyway. That’s not my point at all. I’m saying that if you’re going to tell me a story about two friends, then make it a story about two friends. Don’t create something that constantly winks at people who see it as romantic while simultaneously trying to reassure people who don’t want to see it that way. And before anyone brings up Chinese “bromances”: that’s not really the same thing. Chinese productions are often forced by censorship to present romantic relationships as friendships, even when the source material is openly romantic. That’s very different from intentionally writing and marketing a relationship with homoerotic tension while still calling it “just friendship.”
They eat fried worms? Is there anything that chinese people don't eat? It is a wholesome story though.
Yes, they did. Every culture has foods that seem unusual to outsiders. That’s one of the things that makes learning about different cultures so interesting.
Was it satisfying? A little. Was it enough? Absolutely not. I wanted that cheating bastard exposed on every screen in the airport for the whole world to see.
Anyway, Kanit, your chemistry with Toto is right there. Time to stop suffering and upgrade your life 😌
I think there's a disturbing trend towards toxic characters in BLs. And I'm saying this as someone who watches…
As someone who enjoys dark romance, I don’t think that’s the issue at all. I absolutely love this show and think it’s a real gem. The problem, in my opinion, is that people have become so used to fast paced stories with plot twist after plot twist that they struggle to connect with something slower and more poetic.
how can this have such rating ? i have watched 2 episodes so far and i hope it gets better because it's so boring…
It’s clearly a poetic story, told with the slow rhythm of a poem. It’s far from mainstream, so if you were expecting that kind of story, this isn’t it.
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A friendship centered story is exactly that: a story about friendship. The relationship is written, framed, and presented as platonic, even when the characters deeply care about each other. There are countless great shows built around male friendships, and you can clearly feel that that’s what the story is trying to portray.
What GMMTV often does is something different. When you deliberately fill a relationship with romantic coded scenes, lingering looks, intimate moments, suggestive dialogue, jealousy, and constant ambiguity designed to make the audience question whether there’s something more going on, people aren’t imagining the subtext. The subtext is being intentionally created.
And to be clear, I’m not saying actors who don’t want to do BL should do BL anyway. That’s not my point at all. I’m saying that if you’re going to tell me a story about two friends, then make it a story about two friends. Don’t create something that constantly winks at people who see it as romantic while simultaneously trying to reassure people who don’t want to see it that way.
And before anyone brings up Chinese “bromances”: that’s not really the same thing. Chinese productions are often forced by censorship to present romantic relationships as friendships, even when the source material is openly romantic. That’s very different from intentionally writing and marketing a relationship with homoerotic tension while still calling it “just friendship.”
Their chemistry is insane, and I’m already obsessed.
Can’t wait for more! ❤️
Was it satisfying? A little. Was it enough? Absolutely not. I wanted that cheating bastard exposed on every screen in the airport for the whole world to see.
Anyway, Kanit, your chemistry with Toto is right there. Time to stop suffering and upgrade your life 😌