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Thank you!

Hm. I've talked about this before but I personally think that our society and culture have conditioned us to think of love, sexuality, and attraction as something you can put into boxes, when that isn't the case. They are actually much more fluid than people realize. Just because I identify as straight because I'm attracted to people who identify as male, that doesn't mean that if I happened to fall in love with a woman I would automatically consider myself bisexual or lesbian, or that I would close myself off from the possibility of a relationship just because their gender isn't what I'm usually attracted to. You never know who you will meet or what could happen to you in the future that may change that. I learned that actually from personal experience, as I have a friend who identifies as straight but fell in love with someone of the same gender and they've been happily together for over five years. He still isn't attracted to other men and admits he still finds women attractive, but he's completely in love with, attracted to and committed to his partner. He fell in love with the person, not what's between their legs. There have also been cases of people who've come out as transgender in relationships and have happily stayed with their partners even through gender reassignment surgery. There have actually been studies done that have proven how surprisingly fluid attraction and sexuality can be. Obviously being attracted to one gender is primarily how we're constructed as Mammalia. But saying that falling in love with someone for who they are, rather than what they are is outside the realm of possibility is a pretty narrow-perspective. I personally don't like the idea of putting sexuality in boxes because it's constraining and I think promotes "Othering" due to hetero-dominance, but that's just me. I think it's perfectly fine for people to label themselves if they feel they need to, but labeling others based off your own opinions or experiences of sexuality doesn't sit right with me. So yea, no I personally don't think love should be, or really is, about gender lol sorry that was long.

Ugh. Based off what you said this series is going to drive me nuts then. Damn.

After the last episode, I'm really hoping that Tine, my precious clueless baby boy, will f'ing finally OPEN. HIS. EYES. I'm pretty sure the ending to the last episode will be the catalyst finally triggering him questioning what his feelings might be for Sarawat. My only reservation right now is that I feel like so far we've gotten zero indication that Tine is interested or attracted in Sarawat at all. I think they've tried to show there may be a spark there but haven't done a great job of showing there is potential coming from BOTH of them rather than just Sarawat. Hoping that changes after the last episode. I'm probably just impatient but all I want is for Sarawat to get his man, ok? How hard is that? lol still completely in love with the chemistry between the two actors. It's also a pet peeve of mine when it looks like one character seems to be strong-armed into the relationship rather than showing genuine interest.

And I don't know if anyone else watched the video that was subbed of Bright (and Win) talking about gay roles, and his sexuality but can I just how much I love him for his responses. I think it's beyond stupid that people are quibbling that what he said has been said before. Who the hell cares? They both showed full support of the LBGTQ+ community and were open in saying exactly what people should feel, that love is love no matter what your orientation is. I also love that he said just because he identifies as straight that doesn't mean he wouldn't be open to love no matter what the person's gender was because love isn't and shouldn't be about what gender you are (my thoughts exactly!). He also doesn't like that LGBTQ+ is segregated into its own genre as "other" rather than being accepted as a norm which I was also impressed by. Very mature and supportive answers, you can tell this is a guy who's completely comfortable in his sexuality. Big thumbs up from me.

Even though the premise is bizarre, and one of the scenes (the one where they're lost in the woods) is pretty blatantly problematic, still not sure how anyone can call that comedy...I'm really liking the second lead couple. I also like a lot of the other characters, particularly the dad. It's a nice change of pace that this is set in the countryside and is very different from the typical BL settings and characters. So far I'm not sure how they can redeem the main couple's story for me, considering the methods Ko is supposedly using to win Teng's heart. Not amazing but if you've got the time while practicing social (physical) distancing, it's worth binging. It's currently being subbed and subs for each episode are slow in coming (which for me is totally fine) but thaiblfan has already subbed up to episode 6 and there are only a couple of episodes left.

He's a baby for sure lol

Yeah, I'm honestly wondering if Win might have connections in the industry or something because I'm completely mystified over how he got one of the leading roles. He's not leading man material imo but if his acting were strong I think he probably would have been able to carry it off. Yeah, I don't know what's going on with New lately. The two (wait, maybe three, wasn't Reminders his too?) projects I've seen of his since LBC have left me completely confused on how it's the same director for all of the projects. Though I'll admit that UWMA had great potential and some really great acting and characters, what really let it down for me had everything to do with the directing, unfortunately. The way the plot developed was really mishandled. OT there was some disconnect between Fluke and Ohm for me, but Fluke completely nailed the emotional scenes, especially at the end. And I was left super impressed by Earth and Nine, especially Earth. So New did have a lot of acting talent in that series. It was strange.

Ugh. I forgot there was a rape trope in one of the story arcs. That's a huge bummer. I'll still give it a fair shake and an honest opinion while I watch, but man, I'm disappointed. Though I'll be honest, I knew pretty much from the teaser it probably wasn't going to be my cup of tea.

The texting scene in class during episode 2 had me dead on the floor. Bohn and Duen's interactions for the most part just crack me up, they have a cute chemistry for sure. I'm dying for Ram and King already though, I'm really interested to see how that plays out. Also really proud of Ram for sticking up for his impaired friend and responsibly taking him home when they didn't really know the person who wanted to take him home. So far I think it's a really cute series, funny and interesting enough to still have snatched me for now. We'll see how things progress.

Bohn and Duen
King and Ram
Thara and Frong
Mek and Boss

I honestly think Folk has some great potential, which almost makes this even worse for me. I also think the same of some of the friend characters which is why I'm sticking around to see if one or both of the other stories will be better. Guess we'll see.

You are very welcome to your opinion. You asked why I used the word 'unfortunately' in my response to someone else, and I gave you my reasoning why. Never once did I "tell" anyone what to do. Like I said you're welcome to like what you like, and I'm within my right to find it disturbing. Contrary to what you may believe there have been studies done in countries where rape culture is normalized, particularly through the media. Many of these countries also have few laws in place to protect victims of rape and assault, or the laws make it difficult for victims to come forward (for example Japan). This difference in itself makes it a very different case from gun violence already (I also won't go into how glamorization of gun violence, economic factors, education, and mental health can all play a role in higher gun and gang-related violence, particularly in at-risk youth). It has been found that there are higher instances of unreported rape due to the normalization and lack of effective punishment. This was proven when a stricter penal code was enforced and reported rapes skyrocketed from one year to the next.

You may know right from wrong and that's great, however when you have grown up in a culture where sexual violence is minimalized, joked about, glamorized or in some cases seen as an acceptable way of initiating or furthering a relationship (these cases mainly due to lack of rights and protection for women and lgbtq+) it's harder to know where those lines are. Even in the country I'm from (the U.S.) the gray areas our culture puts in place make sexual abuse and harassment a normal part of everyday life, particularly for women. You may think most people know right from wrong, but there are a shocking number of people who don't, or worse, don't care regardless. Perpetuating that environment by glamorizing sexual violence doesn't help what is currently being considered a global crisis. I'm sorry if you felt like I was targeting you specifically with my comment, though I'm unsure why, but I stand by my opinion on the subject. I also contend that showing this as BDSM play can be dangerous and irresponsible, and if nothing else adds continued negativity to the practice between two consenting adults when that shouldn't be the case.

I'm honestly confused. This is probably one of the most basic, random series' I've come across in a while, and there were some doozies last year. I think this is one series where it might have helped to have more stories intertwine to help with the plot a bit. Either that or the writer needs some help. I'm also not entirely sure how the roles were chosen considering the acting leaves a lot to be desired. It's not even that it's rookie acting, it just feels like there's zero enthusiasm or emotion. Half the time I feel like they're reading their lines from a teleprompter or something. I don't want to come off as bashing so I'm going to stop by saying the way Win acts drives me insane. The only reason I'm sticking through this is because (thank God) it's four episodes long and I'm hoping my interest in some of the other story arcs will be worth it.

EDIT: I felt like I was being overwhelmingly negative lol so I'll add one positive is the way they've handled the introduction and development of love between the two leads. It's been focused on the interest and love between them, not drama or the typical denials/rejection because it's two male leads. The friends, in particular, have been really great and supportive. That's always refreshing, and I think it's a common thread with P'New's series which I can appreciate.

I don't know, maybe because it perpetuates and normalizes very serious societal problems we have, like sexual violence. People can like what they like, but personally I find it disturbing that there are people in this world who can actively enjoy rape scenes. To me that points to deep seated issues that should be addressed. What's even worse is adding sentimental ties between the person being violated and their aggressor. It's also BS to argue this as BDSM when it's not the same thing at all. BDSM is a very controlled play that involves deep levels of trust and consent between partners, things like this completely misconstrue what it is and it's wrong on so many levels. Particularly if you have someone who doesn't really know what it is, using something like this for reference. That's my personal opinion.

I'm glad you brought this up, I agree! haha

When it first came out people were pissed there was an issue with the release on Youtube, and there were people who didn't like it and immediately dropped the series and rated it a 1 (all of which I think make things glitch on the ratings). Now that things have calmed down it looks like the ratings are back up...slightly. I was kind of annoyed overall because it sucks for the actors and producers who put so much time and energy to get this series off the shelf, it almost didn't happen like two or three times, so I wish people would at least give it a chance to get going lol

Bohn and Duen
King and Ram
Thara and Frong
Boss and Mek

unfortunately the genre is incredibly popular, so it's not all that surprising.

I'm so glad they got their own series to develop the story further. I loved the characters in My Ambulance.

This has the most bizarre plotline. It's not great, passably cute I suppose. I like the second lead Folk for his role but Win was seriously miscast, I have no idea what they were thinking with that one. Honestly, Bar's friends are what made it somewhat entertaining. I love that they didn't judge from the beginning and one positive that I'll give the show is that there is no "gay shaming" or "gay panic" so far. Just a guy hitting on a guy, no big deal, which was refreshing. I'll keep watching to see where things go but I'm not super optimistic. I'll be honest, I've been disappointed with New's newest directing roles, they've all been pretty choppy and poorly paced. It's so strange, the episodes drag but yet they don't seem to really go anywhere.

I really enjoyed episode one. I love that it looks like there will be character development beyond just the relationships because we got to meet Duen's family and his adorable little sister. It just seemed really wholesome so far. And I'm loving the sparks between Duen and Bohn already haha I think they will be cute once Bohn makes it more obvious to Duen he's only teasing him because he likes him (I'll add that it so far it doesn't seem like bullying rather than teasing which is a fine line some BL get a little too close to for me). Bohn getting Duen to bring him a rose every day is cheesy in that adorable way you can't help but smile at (his reaction the first day is also priceless lol). I honestly can't wait for them to introduce Ram and King (heart eyes) and Frong and Thara. Both couples seem well-matched and their stories should also be interesting. The only couple I'm meh about right now is Mek and Boss. We'll see how it continues but so far it seems fun, lighthearted and cute. Nothing stellar but it seems really well produced and the acting so far is pretty good, a little over-acted but not in a bad way for me. Thumbs up from me so far.