ABAAB were, for me, the best episodes so far. It had all, except some spicy scenes, but I can live with that. The topic was, actually, the same as last week's MSP: a role switch. However, in ABAAB Cher tried to be the boss, but Cher's personality always came up. That was fun. In MSP last week, it was just switching the actors, so it looked absolutely boring. I am sad that ABAAB is over, 'n hope that there will be a special any time in the near future.
This was for me the best set of episodes so far. Really entertaining. The role switch made sense, Cher being the boss was perfect. A total contrast to MSP.
That was okay. A bit too "Make BL films for dummies", but solid.
I don't get the "chicken and beer" thing near the end, because they apparently eat a shrimp soup with red wine. Is that a joke or just a translation error?
Hmmm....I would venture to say that most of us here are not okay with the elderly Western sex tourists (and now…
I see that I am a bit too harsh. I wrote after reading comments here and on Reddit. Yes, it is quite an age gap. But both are mature, and it's legal. I am into mature people, anyway, and I would've chosen the Uncle Kiew over the younger.
My shout-out was not only directed to the viewers, but also to the series (doubt, though, they are reading). It is quite normal in Thailand to have an older husband. Creepy or not, it is how it is. My ex-bf's sister (22 yo)'s husband is 64, by the way. They even have a daughter now. Quite normal here.
I don't understand the people who rumble about the age gap. Thailand is literally a country, where Western sex tourists of age 70+ jump on 12yo boys 'n girls. No one even gives a #### about that. But when a 20yo goes with a 40yo, people totally freak out.
"Based on true events" or similar can have a wide meaning. It does not necessarily mean that what we see in the…
The range of verifiable trueness can be between 1 - 100 %; I have already seen writers who just claim that it is true. I have written pieces on "true events". It is, in fact, also a legal issue. If it is too true one might get into legal issues. Biographical/autobiographical stories would be considered as always true, but even then many authors (or filming directors) throw a bit of fiction into.
I don't know what's true and not here. I guess, the actors and the director will talk about this series finished.
Does anyone have a list of all the time travel BL?
You can search and filter "time travel" and "gay character"/"gay relationship". Unfortunately, there is no "BL" or similar keyword, but many of the results are actually BL style. History 1, 609 Bedtime Story, Tinted with you, Once again. If you play a bit with the tags you might get more results.
Is there anybody who knows the real story? I mean, it's from a real story, right? How similar is the series to…
"Based on true events" or similar can have a wide meaning. It does not necessarily mean that what we see in the series is what happened in reality. It just means that the writer/developer was inspired by something real. What this "real" is, we cannot say. Since the title is "The Promise", my guess would be that this promise is real. Unless the writer/director/developer reveals it, we will not know...
Well.. one year later. It just popped up on my YT: https://youtu.be/Lt5DbD2HQ3sMaybe this helps others. Hope you…
I just finished it. I found it okay. It is nothing special. And it is not BL, though one of the leads is gay and has a crush on the other. It has a happy end, though (for the lead, maybe not for the viewer).
It reminds me of "Coffee Shop" with Boy/Tod from 2022. Only that there they solved issues with talking and coffee, here with talking and ice cream.
Episodes are around 20 minutes, so all in all a bit more than 1 1/2 hours. I recommend to watch it. If you are only in BL, maybe it won't be your cup of tea. The focus is really and the girl-boy relation.
Anyone know where I might find this English subbed?
Well.. one year later. It just popped up on my YT: https://youtu.be/Lt5DbD2HQ3s Maybe this helps others. Hope you have found it and watched it already!
Found the last episode a bit dull. ForceBook fans probably had their share in cuteness, but everything looked too artificial. No naturalness. That's not really due to ForceBook's acting, but of the story. It did not really give more space for them to act. The kisses looked uninspired. I guess, they're doing their job: two straights pretend to be gay.
Some critised Cher's overexpressive behaviour. I have worked with "interns" and met now and then people like him. Can be sometimes hard to work with.
The different plots were not really solved. Sexual abuse and suicide are things too heavy to just cancel them out in a subordinate clause in the final. The message is clear: The father gets punished because the superrich took it on and his super-well paid lawyer handled it. They should at least solved that issue to show the average Thai viewer that there can be a kind of justice. In reality, most Thai won't go to the police, because doing so is in vain.
In sum, this is much better than Enchante. I liked that it was comedy, but did not pretend to be serious. Light and fluffy, though I probably won't rewatch it any time soon.
So, I made it to the end. I had to take long breaks to prevent my blood pressure shooting up. The good thing is: It ends next week. Yeah, I know, a lot of Cooper fans are sad. But let's say this: It can only be better for him in the future.
What makes this disappointing is that they have just swapped the actors, not the characters. Gun is not playing like Gun in MSP, but as Tinn in MSP. So the fun is gone. It would have been much better to have a rebellious school president against this meticulous rule citing music club leader. That was what I was looking for. Now it is just the same story, just the same characters but played by different actors.
I am 28 minutes in. Does it get better at the end? This looks like random scenes now. I won't even talk about that mental abuse of a boyfriend, but a cooking competition? Nothing makes any sense any more...
Am i the only one watching this confused abd kinda bored
Nope. Actually I just came here to ask if someone can tell me what this all about. I do not see any progress, nor a plot, somehow. I cannot understand why all others seem to love this so much. Not that I want to say that this is bad. I just cannot find any content, nor message, in this. And to be absolutely frankly honest: I neither like Jeng, nor Pat... The first is somehow creepy, the second annoying.
I don't get the "chicken and beer" thing near the end, because they apparently eat a shrimp soup with red wine. Is that a joke or just a translation error?
My shout-out was not only directed to the viewers, but also to the series (doubt, though, they are reading). It is quite normal in Thailand to have an older husband. Creepy or not, it is how it is. My ex-bf's sister (22 yo)'s husband is 64, by the way. They even have a daughter now. Quite normal here.
I don't know what's true and not here. I guess, the actors and the director will talk about this series finished.
It reminds me of "Coffee Shop" with Boy/Tod from 2022. Only that there they solved issues with talking and coffee, here with talking and ice cream.
Episodes are around 20 minutes, so all in all a bit more than 1 1/2 hours. I recommend to watch it. If you are only in BL, maybe it won't be your cup of tea. The focus is really and the girl-boy relation.
Maybe this helps others. Hope you have found it and watched it already!
Some critised Cher's overexpressive behaviour. I have worked with "interns" and met now and then people like him. Can be sometimes hard to work with.
The different plots were not really solved. Sexual abuse and suicide are things too heavy to just cancel them out in a subordinate clause in the final. The message is clear: The father gets punished because the superrich took it on and his super-well paid lawyer handled it. They should at least solved that issue to show the average Thai viewer that there can be a kind of justice. In reality, most Thai won't go to the police, because doing so is in vain.
In sum, this is much better than Enchante. I liked that it was comedy, but did not pretend to be serious. Light and fluffy, though I probably won't rewatch it any time soon.
This looks like random scenes now. I won't even talk about that mental abuse of a boyfriend, but a cooking competition? Nothing makes any sense any more...