MikeO

So funny. I just dropped a comment about that on YouTube. For completely different reasons but this was the Ohm Nanon episisode that turned Bad Buddy from Good to Great

Yes. 99 out of 100 times it would be a cringey cheese alert, but on this show, when the mic come out, it works. The whole show gust works. And gold was struck casting those two actors.

I am so with you. What an episode!

I came here tonight hoping I wasn’t alone in seriously adoring this show and especially the execution of this episode. I couldn’t agree with you more

Ok. I’m here for a sanity check. I’m the most jaded and cynical BL watcher. From making up BL Sponge Bath Drinking games to seeing how long i can hold my breath without lapsing into a coma during “Bite Me” dialogue pauses, I show no mercy when it comes to badly executed BL shows, so it surprises me to no end that I’m about to gush about ep 5 of My School President. But wow, I madly respect the artistry of this show. A school BL show. Where I thought nothing could surprise me. But ep 5 took this show from good to great. I need someone to call BS on me. Am I just infatuated withe the MLs?

That music video sequence near the end of the ep would normally be the apex of cringe if inserted randomly in 99 out of 100 BL series , but it really worked in this show. The musical sequence was a bookend to an earlier comedy routine about each character having to decide withe the help of a jaded and cynical guidance counselor about selling out or following their dream in life. It was great really funny opening opening scene, and an escape from what usually passes as funny on these types of shows. Free of any bing and boing sound effects too. And in between those bookends, we are treated to competent writing and plot development, amazing acting from two eighteen year olds and expert directing and pacing. A school BL that feels totally fresh and constantly puts a smile on my face. We are only half way through and maybe I’ve lost my objectivity, but this little series has really surprised me. In my opinion it’s punching above it’s weight class. And for different reasons, tonight’s episode 5 was on par with the ep of bad Buddy that delivered Ohm and Nanon’s epic episode finale first kiss.

I’m really really surprised that THiS of all shows is the one that consistently puts a smile on my face and makes me really happy for an hour each week. Like Eternal Yesterday made me shed tears in tribute to its greatness, this little gem is having an equal and opposite effect as I grin in tribute to how well done it is.

Yup. I’m right there with you.

For those deciding not to watch this one, I respect your choice. The world is sad enough. However, if you decide to give it a try, it just might help you make sense of all the grief and sadness life brings and make you appreciate more those fleeting moments of joy. Hopefully, if you do watch, you'll be treated to a series that is the absolute epitome of how great storytelling can elevate the BL genre to truly epic heights. Eternal Yesterday was my " number 1" for 2022.

Thanks for that rant. First, the whole grooming over reaction to "I Will Knock You" isn't worth addressing because these characters are presented as peer aged with no power dynamic - The tutor not in a position of authority nor the aggressor. (if anything I supposed what's "toxic" is the knife wielding gang leader forcing the tutor to do its bidding. But you won't hear me making that argument.) We need toxicity in BL's...or maybe it's better put, we shouldn't shy away from topics that involve toxic characters or situations that make us uncomfortable. It's though artistic expression that change happens. Male - Male relationship normalization represented in these shows has likely done more to improve tolerance around the globe than we really even know. Here is the US, at a time when the extreme right wing is making a lot of anti gay noise and gay night clubs are getting shot up, our Senate actually passed a law codifying gay marriage where it's legal. Given the backdrop, it's remarkable. To those of us who've been subject to intolerance , harassment and (in my case) violence, I appreciate that the BL movement has contributed to that rising tolerance world wide (long way go, but progress is huge) . And yes, I understand that BL is a not gay genre and it's supposedly for straight women...but here we are I'm tankful to these shows. But,( JPNY thanks for allowing my sub-rant, and Inusike sorry to be a squatter ..just one more point). Dramas need conflict , and conflict is often driven by toxic ..... every day, like cheating , domestic violence, bullying,. trafficking, abuse, sexual harrassment.....discrimination, h, etc. . I hate to see times when artistic expression get punished or intimidated because a pocket of viewers didn't want that subject matter in their show.. Great shows come from writers, directors, and other crafts people that want to tell great stories, and those often come from the world around them or "ripped from the headlines" Great stories perpetuate great acting.. Take the ending of Make Our Days Count: there was a such a backlash against that show because the creators made an artistic choice. I'd argue. if you go back and rewatch the finale, it was one of the greatest dramatic achievements in BL story telling. Yet i know there was a movement to "cancel" the writers and showrunners. Great art causes a catharsis - strong emotional reactions and it's important to story telling. I've notice more shows that successful ly avoid toxicity by avoiding having a plot altogether. As a result of nothing going on, we either get BL plot on repeat "Fahlunruk" where the same exact things happen every week, Or AiLongNai, which has been 12 episodes of looking gorgeous and acting adorably cute...oh wait,...they threw in in a last minute scandalous parents plot because there's nothing going on in the series. That's my issue - intimidating artists out of making a creative choice that could make a show great because you don't want others to get exposed to it is almost as bad a government censoring because it thinks it knows best. Now, obviously, some of these programs target teenagers, and different rules apply there. And I do agree that creators have a responsibility if a show is obviously targeting underage viewers. I'm more referring to cancel culture in entertainment for grown ups. Ok, my soap box just turned to flakes. I'm done. Thanks again

Thank you. "Oddly Refreshing" the perfect way to describe it. I'm getting or I'm going to get EVERY last possible B/L trope and cliche imaginable along with a predictable enemies to lovers story line. So, why do I freakin' love this show?. "Self, you make no sense", I say. " Every series, you make me play a drinking game with you, Self, to predict which episode the BL sponge bath scene is going to happen, and whether it will be a fever-reducing BL sponge bath, a clean up drunk vomit/food spillage sponge bath. After "Bite Me" and "Check In", haven't you learned your lesson about oddly refreshing starts?!" (And I though for sure ep 2 was going to deliver on the BLSB...damn!) Self says he thinks the show stole our heart was when Noey strapped on his red shirt and bow tie and broke out into his 1930's confession song about soul mates.
We hope "I Will Knock You" buries itself way down in the quirk and stays "oddly refreshing" the entire way...

I missed the suppository thing but on rewatch I see what you mean. I wonder if Mame got burned by a lover that turned out to be gay and this is her deviant way of getting pissed

Your positivity worked. I thought it ended really well. Even the kiss seemed authentic and believable

We got the happy ending we were hoping for!

While I’m a fan of the show mostly for its understated take on the BL formula and melancholic tone thanks to the OST, I can’t disagree with the criticisms of the plot. That the cross dressing and school President competition plot holes aren’t glaring shortcomings. Even if they get jammed back into the last two episodes it will be forced. Also, so much time wasted on the secondary couple Spat over the first kiss. This seemed like well worn territory for a show that otherwise tried to hit different, and was a missed opportunity to tell a more compelling story. . So while I gave a glowing review in my own comment I can see why these rather big issues would detract. From peoples enjoyment. I’m a bit of an outlier anyway, as I thought the final episode of make our days count, another show under this director’s helm was brave and courageous and very well done. By no means an opinion shared by many

This BL hits different. I get a little depressed when each week’s short pair of episodes comes to end because I know how short a series it is, and the world they’ve built is one I don’t want to disappear. I’m just so touched by it.. “Second Chance” hit me the same way, and this show is better written. Part of the show’s spell on me is the melancholic soundtrack . It fits. But it’s also the young talent and the soft and gentle way they are playing the roles. Many “Second Chance” actors were like these folks. And of course it’s in the capable hands of the History team. I know this won’t be popular but this series tone similar to the final episode of Make our Days Count. I’m not talking about the plot dynamics. Just the ambience. Most of MoDC had more of a Thai BL comedy feel to it until that tragic final episode where the pace slows and the camera lingers longer. The sadness is here but from events long past, except for those awful parents .The whole story just hits very real and doesn’t try to be more than it’s simple little story. Even translated, the dialogue seems very authentic the character lines especially when the drama flares keeps everything grounded in the plain, the simple and the real.

I have to admit, I’d been on the fence about this one. But episodes 4 and 5 won me over. Originally, I came for the criminal underworld BL universe extension and braced myself for Mame, my guilty pleasure BL writer, but I stayed for the main leads and the promise of the side couple. What chemistry. Mame always asks more of the actors when portraying characters she writes, but these two pull off the intimacy really beautifully. How many BL Behind the Scenes videos show actors barely touching lips wiping the plague off themselves immediately after “cut”. These actors don’t over compensate either by doing the two sharks attacking each other either. . It’s real intimacy And the chemistry isn’t limited to the bedroom, the ML relationship really seems to be growing organically, after the awkward journey getting there in earlier episodes. I’m totally bought in on the relationship now.. Yeah some of the husband and wifey stuff is a little cringe, but for a Mame show this so far is as non toxic as I’ve seen her get. The power dynamic seems pretty equal. I’m glad to see this show scoring over 8. It deserves it. And the extra street racing element about to come more heavily into play is another could formula update ..thanks KP and Not Me for paving the way. I’m really rooting for this show to hold its plot together and keep the couple unified through the external conflicts it’s setting up. Hopefully no jealousy suspected cheating through miscommunication tropes we’ve seen a million times before. Let’s see a plot where the ML have each others’ backs against street racing foes. Maybe Mame is maturing.