MaintainingMama

This wasn't as bad as I expected, given the director. I actually laughed alot to this, once you realize this show is so unserious. But it could have been 8 episodes, skipped the ex-boyfriend/psycho current boyfriend sets fire to my bar with zero repercussions plot. Just skipped to the beach. I also feel like for all the sex talk/dirty jokes, and an established couple who do crazy NC scenes, their intimacy scenes were lame. They honestly hardly kissed and when they did, it was pecks. It should have been hotter to balance out all the silly, imo. But over all, a good show. I know there is one episode left, but I don't imagine my thoughts will change much on this series.

Little Jane got on my nerves this episode. Once he found out from Tee in jail that he did indeed steal and that Jui did cheat and steal as well (not that I think she should have been beaten up like that for that) AND that Put's reason for making him suspicious of Big Jan was because he liked him, that should have been a wrap on believing any one else. He never asked Dan what he asked for and what Big Jane did to him to make him go after him. Now if Little Jane said, I don't want to date you because you keep necklaces with other peoples blood on it and you cooked with raw meat, wore gloves and still touched your face and your cabinets, then fair. Also, why was the guy who got helped after the house fire acting like a crack head in front of Big Jane? I can see Little Jane questioning that stuff. But Big Jane literally did the right thing with Tee. And not involving himself with Jui's issues makes sense, cause she seemed like a hot mess, especially when you find out she was the one sleeping with Tee. I feel bad for Big Jane, up until now, he hasn't really done anything. And I am confused with Little Jane moving on to Dan!? Like what?! Great acting by both actors. Tee is doing an outstanding job as Big Jane, because he is portraying this character as equal parts scary, sexy, soft and cuddly, menacing, smart, charming. Sometimes at the same time. Big Jane is meant to doubt his intentions until the big reveal and he is doing that so well! This and Knot are the highlight of the week. Mess central for both of them and they are delivering!

Second episode was wild! Definitely going to be skipping the second couple. Apparently this company got lucky with BoatOat and no one else. The terrible acting from literally everyone else is...Alot. Oat acted his butt off while he was suffering. And my jaw was on the ground when he reached back there to show he was wet! I love Omegaverse, so I never thought a show would show THAT part. I like that Boat and Oat are so committed to these type of scenes. Boat knows that his body is the star of the show. That close up of his chest was absolutely unnecessary, we appreciate Boat's sacrifice for his craft! 🤣🤣 I do hope that when they do future NC scenes, that they calm down a bit. Flailing all around like that kind of took the sexy out of it. I need Boat to do to Oat what he did to the cup in the first episode. I need Oat to do what he did to the jacket in this episode. It was desperate, but not cringe. I also hope that Oat gets some new shorts. 1)they are terrible and I hate them. 2) Does he not have any other clothes?! It bothered me that he was supposed to be cold, but came out in shorts and shirt, but his friend who was in normal Thai weather came out in a long sleeve shirt, pants and a sweater over the long sleeve. Make that make sense. Overall, I'm here for the absolute drama of it all, but it could be so much better...

I don't know, I need to see a new MosBank project to see if they are truly saved. But maybe.

100% agree! But I wonder what other company would be able to deliver BoatOat as they are now but with better...everything else. I fear any other company wouldn't work either and we would lose that top tier sexual chemistry. Maybe MeMindY....

Much like BossNoeul, BoatOat may not have award winning series, but their sexual chemistry is off the charts and more than make up for any series that is...meh.

Ditto! Boat and Boss are sex personified and they should come with a warning.

🤣🤣🤣 When you are right, you are right!

100% Agree

Is it good, not really. The subtitles are not great. Music is trash, acting is meh. I HATE the shorts that Oat wore like in every scene. Boat in them too tight suits was doing it for me. Action scenes are pretty good. And I don't mind the effects for the pheromones. What sells this show is the sexual chemistry of BoatOat. Let's face it, we are never going to tune into a series from this production house for the story. We are sat and seated for scenes like Boat smelling that cup. Who knew that smelling a cup could be hot? Not me certainly! When they meet for the first time and Boat walks up to Oat and smells him....sheesh! And that was just the first episode. Next week is going to be crazy and I am sitting only for that/them.

That first episode lived up to the trailer! Sheesh! So much tension! This is going to be a toxic ride and I'm sat and seated.

Beautiful story, mature, smart, beautiful cinematography and well acted! Not your typical BL because these were grown men, but you still got butterflies in your stomach. I loved that they dealt with adult problems with out being bitter about it. So much open communication! This was definitely a great example of what it looks like when you find your person. This is going up there in one of my favorite JBLs. It was a easy watch in that the couple had no major problems. Just two adults navigating life the best the could and seeking each other out because they brought out the best in each other. Really well done!

I agree that JackDean's last NC scene was their best, for me, it and all of their other scenes, gave, "We are TRYING to finally do a NC scene." Rather than naturally doing one. For me, everyone in the first OF were natural together (the least natural being ForceBook, even though they weren't bad together). Even ForceNeo. The reason I preferred RomeRaffy was because it looked natural. I agree with you that the script did not give any of the actors much to work with. Almost none of the characters were "likeable". And I mean in a "hate to love them" way. Boston wasn't likeable, but he was super nuanced, so much so, his appearance in this season, much more subdued presence, made sense because the first season showed us that he was capable of it.
I also will concede that my being okay with the ships co-mingling is probably a international thing. But imo, it made for a boring series.
I want to thank you for your feedback with out being mean! I cannot tell you how many times someone disagrees with me by basically calling me stupid, not even just my opinion. I loved your rebuttal, gave me food for thought, even if I still don't agree. I wish all replies on this site were like this.

Tua's outfits are the absolute worse and they never got better. This was not as good as the first one. The only "sexy" ones were AouBoom, right til the end. I love each pairing, but this wasn't exactly the best casting for this kind of show, not to compete with the popularity of the first one. The actors in the first one committed to their roles entirely. While this second one respected the ships so all sexual tension went out the show. Hell, Neo and Mark's cameos as Boston and Nick had more tension. And to be honest, so did Ohm...
The fact that in the end, both pairings broke up for what was essentially a hug was lame. I do think Jack and Dean needed the time apart, but at the end, when Jack asked Dean to be his boyfriend again, I didn't want another mid NC scene with them. I needed to see Jack continue his speech about maturing and realizing that he didn't want to live with out Dean. And maybe have Dean mention that the reason he didn't have a boyfriend was because he had been waiting for Jack this whole time and would forever. Unrealistic, sure, but it would have been nice to see the romance between them since they spent most of the show arguing.
I will say that Mix acted his ass off in this series. Much like Neo in the first one, Mix surprised me. My favorite part was when Jack told him before the play that he wanted nothing to do with him and they do a single shot of him walking, completely shattered, through the chaos behind the stage and just when you think Dean isn't going to be able to perform, the brilliant in love smile appears on his face and off he went to perform. It was really well done.
Overall, I didn't hate it, but I probably would rewatch it, not like I would and have the first one. And I really hope they don't do any more. I like Great, but I think it's time to let this series go...unless they are going to have a cast that is going to go all out, emotionally and physically.

This was basically for those who heard this show was terrible but still wanted to watch the NC scenes.

While I thoroughly enjoyed this series and it will instantly become a comfort series/rewatch series for me, Domundi has a problem with their side couples. Thinking back, I don't think they have really done well with a side couple since Cutie Pie with MaxNat. I could maybe argue AuAuSave were a good side ship, but we should have had more with them than we did. I feel like Khun Yai and and Kongdio had a fleshed out story line and enough screen time as couple. They even did a good job of the third couple in Cutie Pie with TutorYim. Every Domundi series since has been down hill. While I loved the cute running date that Marvis and Jamie had, it seemed to be written with out any purpose. And it's purpose should have been Jamie asking Marvis to be his boyfriend. It was the perfect opportunity for it and that is what I thought that scene was going to be. Then they missed the opportunity again when Marvis joined the group. There was another opportunity to at least finish their story together. And it isn't like this episode didn't have plenty of time. In fact, (I'll state again I LOVED this series) this last episode felt like it had run out of story and they were just showing what ever. I love a DMD NC scene, and yes, usually they are extra long, but normally, the couple is doing all the things. Today's NC scene seemed extra slow with very little happening. Lots of staring at each other. Okay fine, whatever. But everything after that could have been devoted to JamieMarvis.
Overall, I loved this series, but I do hope Domundi realizes that if they are going to include a side couple , they have to write enough story for the side couple.

I agree on Earth. I love EarthMix, but I knew that they couldn't pull this off when they announced the casting. I was really hopeful they would surprise me, kind of like Force surprised me and even Book in their performance in Only Friends (not so much ForceBook together, but their individual performances.) I will say Mix as Dean is well acted, but it's not all there either.

I'm going to have to call it. The first one is way better. Like in every thing. Acting, script, soundtrack (although I like song that AouBoom have together for this). I'll start with my biggest complaint, which is Tua's outfits. He consistently been dressed as if he was the character Stuart from Mad TV and it infuriates me. No one else has terrible wardrobe. And Gawin being tall probably doesn't help, but it is obvious that this a deliberate styling choice and it was the worst decision in this whole series, and that says alot considering this show is not working how they wanted it to. You cannot change my mind on this, I will be taking no further questions on the subject.
Now on to the rest. It's a small thing, but the swing dancing was cringe. And the OG OF had cringe stuff as well, but somehow this was worse and instead of being sweet I found myself rolling my eyes. On this part though, I'll admit this is probably just me, because I know the intention behind it was to get to the ending of the show where Arnold asks Tua to be his boyfriend. I'm also going to have to admit, I don't like Tua....or I don't like how Gawin is playing Tua. Something about this performance isn't working for me, although I like Joss as Arnold and I like both actors and this pairing. It may also be the directing for this that is making it not click for me.
Next, I am annoyed to the max with Raffy. And kind of with Rome. Here is where the script and the direction are ruining these characters. So far, there has been nothing to like about Raffy. Even though Boston was terrible, you kind of loved to hate him. He was also awful in an extreme way, and Raffy is simply annoying and whiny. So what you like Jack. He has told you on more than one occasion he doesn't like you, so get over it. I think if the script had made it that Jack was the super friendly type who flirts with everyone making Raffy get his hopes up, or if at one point Jack and Raffy had slept together and then he ghosted Raffy, so Raffy is always trying to get back with him, it would make more sense story wise. But Raffy simply having a crush is not enough to justify everything he has been doing. Rome is also annoying because why would you confess your feelings knowing that Raffy hasn't changed how he feels and or acts. Rome knew that he recorded that video to break of Jack and Dean to get a chance to be with Jack. Why make this character act so surprised and hurt that Raffy did the thing he was doing the entire time right in front of Rome's face? I wish they had kept Rome continuing to act aloof, at least in front of Raffy, instead of breaking down.
The entire deliver flowers to the wrong person and having to run for their lives was weird and out of place. Not only with this particular show, but both series. It was kind of slapsticky and it do anything for the show. If they wanted to get to the alley way wedding confession (?), they could have literally delivered the flowers as normal, admired how romantic it all was, walked to the alley way holding hands and then delivered the same scene. Running away from a knife wielding lunatic was so out of left field.
And finally, all Dean and Arnold had to do after their talk AND the reveal from Rome that Raffy knew and made a recording was go sit down and confess to Jack and Tua. They didn't do anything wrong, they were both extremely drunk and technically they weren't going out with any one when it happened. Confessing and just sincerely apologizing and maybe swearing off getting drunk again, should have sufficed. AND why did Dean go and antagonize Raffy just because he thought the evidence was gone?! Like Dean, Raffy hates you because you are terrible to him, and he keeps coming up with ways (pretty good ones too) to get back at you, you might want to stop poking at him.
This entire episode was annoying, barely held my attention, was poor written and didn't really live up to the original OF drama. Honestly, the whole show hasn't. To be frank, the first one was hotter. Even ForceBook, who were pretty tame most of the time, had hotter scenes than any of the ones we have had so far.
I didn't want to compare, I was trying to reserve judgement because I kind of knew it would be this way based on the cast, but I'm disappointed because I was kind of hoping to be surprised by this casts performance. I've seen them all do good work, but this isn't it...at least for me.

Well, I'm writing this to say that now episode 11 is my favorite. It literally had everything! It was sad (Duang telling Qin's parents that a hug is all that it takes to fix things between them and Qin, gah, ripped my heart out), it was funny (Qin with his friends never fails to make me laugh out loud. And Duang's Mom was freaking hilarious!!), it was impossibly sweet and romantic (literally the entire episode with Qin and Duang), and it was sexy (even though they didn't even really kiss the entire episode!) The writing and directing for this are amazing, but the acting, especially TeeTee's Duang, is top tier. It was like they said, act like you are a dog who found your favorite person, how would you behave and TeeTee performs it perfectly! Duang is my new favorite character, and I'm not sure how anyone could top him. I'm going to miss this show, but it will be one that I rewatch all the time.

It was painful how stupid every one was.