Not a Robot

For the sake of argument, I thought this generation was all about fluidity. Noey and Thi are Gen-Z, so why aren't they allowed the same sexual orientation fluidity/spectrum as defined on the Genderbread Man? Okay, I'm half joking but, having done practicum at an AIDS organization, there is an outreach a category defined as MSM, where men who do not identify as gay/bi/pan have sex with men. Truthfully, the vast majority of gay men I know realized their sexuality young and have never been with a woman. The younger generation is so adamant that sexual orientation is a spectrum, and fluid, so is it? If it is, shouldn't Noey and Thi be given the same latitude?

Truthfully, BL is mostly for women. Gay men are present in the world of BL as directors, writers, e.g. power positions, but we still haven't seen many series where lead characters are overweight men, hairy men, or fem men either. When you look at fan meets, there are barely any men in the audience. Women spend money on this genre, so they will cater to women. I think that BL is relying on fluidity, or the non-disclosure of sexual orientation. The gay community hasn't stepped up either. Quality gay film or series are few and far between. Brokeback Mountain starred straight men, even though the director is gay. Feel free to disagree with me, but I don't think many gay men will financially support BL even if every character identifies as gay or bi.

I understand your point of view, and you make very good points. I totally agree about the people with disabilities. They missed opportunities to really treat that topic with sincerity. I think that providing constructive criticism is good. I am very lenient in my assessments and I will give everything a 10 if I can. You provide good reasons for your opinions, and back them up. I think that does help contribute to BL getting better.

I watched Check Out because it was an unintentional comedy. Something has to really suck, like Quaranthings 2 or be angst for the sake of angst like Papa and Daddy 2 for me to drop it. As long as Mean doesn't send me a horrible wig, we're good. haha

You make good points, but I like this series because I like slice of life stories, and this is how people in their late teens and early 20's acted when I was that age, even now.

Golf and Gun break-up: I've know so many people get in a fight, break-up and 3 days later they get back together more in love than ever. I pity the fool who slept with someone else during the "break" though.

Chompu dumping Nan: I know some men who are way more into a woman who is reluctant to be with him. In this case, Chompu was trying to make the ultimate sacrifice for love, but for Nan to ditch his exams and want to take up farming? I've known people who switched whole universities and majors to move closer to their boy/girlfriend who wanted to take a break while at different unis so they could focus on school. They didn't have the horrible wigs though.

Champ: You always have to have a perpetual victim in the crowd. He creates some of his own pain, but it's always the other guy who screwed up. He doesn't answer calls and opts out of group chat, but it's his sister's fault about the dog. Now that he's going to be an uncle, he is rethinking his POV.

I don't know anyone like Em and Name, so they should have focused on them. It's been 15 years and I still don't know if Em and Name are just friends.

I see this as a stroll down memory lane. However, I am a very lenient critic, everything is a 10, and I drop very few series, so my opinion is close to basement level. haha

It will be funny to see how Thi "surrenders" next week. Getting into a gang fight is probably a good start. lol

It isn't horrible, but it is SLOW, slice of life, full of frustrating human behavior and bad wigs. I like it though because real people act stupidly like these characters at times.

If people still say First can't act after this series, they just are anti-fans. Even this episode had Gun all over the place emotionally with Gold, his parents, his friends and he did a great job with all situations.

This trope has been around for so long, so I don't see much change. Canadian author, LM Montgomery, wrote Anne of Green Gables in 1908. A classmate, Gilbert Blythe, called the red haired protagonist Anne Shirley, "carrots" and she hit him over the head with a slate, declaring him an enemy. A few books later, they got married and had children. I'm sure the trope dates way before 1908, but here we are in 2023. This series also has the redemption trope.

I had forgotten that Noey thinks Thi is madly in love with him. That would be a big sacrifice helping the person you love flirt with another person.

I think that Noey had feelings, but I think Noey fully realized his feelings when they were in bed. He looked sad, but Noey did not chase Oh and threaten to beat him up when he took Pam away. Nor would he have gotten over Pam so quickly and asked to study Thi.

Thi is still straggling behind, thinking he is being a good "gang" member.

It was good, but I had to listen to the song without the visuals because they were really good. I'm old, do not listen to new music so I've never heard of Mad Tsai or that song. I think the song and the video goes well together. I Will Knock You fans do good work. I'm waiting for the merit coin flower bouquet tutorial. Lol half kidding.

Thank you!

Their channel should subtitle some of the BTS. They post short clips but without subs. I think since Tar is only 18, he will have a different view on life. Maybe in 10 years, he will answer differently. I know I sound condescending toward Tar. Sorry Tar!

This is why I love Thai fans. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpLPoH4ZFik

This show will be over by the time I get there, so I hope they keep posting these vids.

I wanted to find the date of version of Destiny by Winai Chulalabusapa in the end credits, because I love the 1930's-40's Jazz. That led to a rabbit hole about Eua Sunthornsanan. I knew the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej composed and played music, jazz included. Even so, since I don't know Thai, I still couldn't find the date of the Winai version. Maybe this is boring, but I'm just a nerd.

Original Gangster. It's an old rap term. Now it has evolved to means old school.

It was also sweet that Thi slept on the floor too. I thought it was really cute how that dog walked by during the fantasy sequence. This series is just too much. I really love it.

It's hilarious because Noey already thinks that Thi likes him, Thi does sort of like Noey, but he hasn't figured it out. I also think that Pam is very cute, and I loved that O went over there and whisked Pam away. I already knew that Pam and O liked each other, even when O set Pam up.

It was published in 2010. The main characters tend to argue a lot in the series, until the tsundere figures out his feelings. This is a multi-volume series, and Japanese shows tend to only be 8 episodes.

I'm shocked that more international viewers are not watching! I was worried that Thai viewers were not watching because it's such a slow burn, and it's the Thai fans who will propel the popularity of the actors. This series is such a gem, I can't believe that it isn't number 1 worldwide.