This show has a weak plot and pretty boring character portrait. Not to mention toxicity and weird grooming vibes.…
You can wait another month, and someone YT, will have created a compilation video of all the scenes of the Alpha (Lian) with his little Omega (Kuea) from the series. So, you won't have to spend up to 9 plus hours watching, an uncomplete plot, with extra fan service added. It'll be 3 hours max.
Everything about the last episode summed up the problems with the series. It was awkward and full of unearned…
"It was awkward and full of unearned moments. The few shout-outs to gay rights and marriage equality felt completely disingenuous and made my skin crawl."
Agreed.
The last 5 minutes of the finale was something, because as I tried to listen to the message about love, marriage equality, and the importance of being there for your partner, in good times and bad, ALL that I kept thinking was, "Why wasn't this type of messaging told in the screenwriting for these characters relationships, and development, during the series run?! Why did we have to rely on the tired miscommunication trope throughout 11 episodes? Why was Lian so damn insistent on being the one to propose first before Kuea?!" And I realized, because he's the "Alpha" to Kuea's "Omega". He couldn't be shown as still not having the ultimate control, and decision making in their relationship. That's simple not what those fans want to see.
"This show and these characters have shown nothing but privilege from start to finish and the hardships that real gay people face were ignored."
Well, this really doesn't go against what most BLs are all about: a total fantasy.
Some BLs have actually made a real efforts to blend in real-life LGBTQ+ issues, within the fantasy world of their BLs. This one, did not, even with the sporadic 3 minute dialogues about certain issues in certain episodes.
Damn, I've never left a comment but here goes. I'm very surprised by this show and how much I enjoyed it. The…
Yup!! Our "confident exhibitionist bi king" really loved having his bae's eyes, and interest always on him. I joked earlier in the series, that I had expected to see Nuea, clearly losing patience, breaking into Toh's dormroom, to lay on his bed, absolutely naked to continue their "practice kisses". After he ripped off the comforter, and bedsheets with his image on them. 😃 😊
Good jobs are hard to find, so why does Tian continue to mess up Poon's opportunities for other placements in his desired career?! Especially for there to be a chance for them to be a couple in the future, they need to have their personal lives separated from their professional careers
The possessiveness isn't an attractive trait at all.
nuea, sky and touch are walking green flags and that was the biggest surprise to me because i just expected at…
Seriously. In last week's episode, we had Nuea breaking down, in total fear that Toh, would end their relationship, because he thought that Toh would be much more happier with having the memories, over having a future with him.
Then in the finale, we have Sky, also in tears over being given a gift, by his lover Jao, in which he showcases his love for him, as the equivalent to the nighttime sky.
Let's not forget the below dialogue between Daisy, and her man Intouch.
Intouch: "Truthfully, I don't want to back away, but it pains me you are not being your true self."
Daisy: "I'm a trans. Don't you think it's weird?"
Intouch: "Even if you're a man, and asked me to be your wife, I'm willing to do it for you."
"I hope this show will become a benchmark for other BLs so we can see more of these themes."That is my hope as…
That was a great tangent to go long on, because it's true.
There has to be a great, thought out script, for the director, and performers to be able to generate the performance, and recreate the world these characters are living in.
It was great when InTouch basically said to Daisy, "I really do like being with you, but if I'm the one, making you feel like you cannot be who you are, than I think we should end things now."
They literally showed how difficult it is, when you're the other half of a relationship, and you see your loved one struggling in being, and expressing who they need to be.
They showed both sides of the situation, for ALL of the 3 pairings, and had Nuea, Sky, and Intouch all being the ones ready, willing , and so able to be supportive, loving, understanding, and present for their loved ones.
I always joked that Nuea has the next 5 years planned, for his future life with Toh. Yet, I can see those plans being created in the minds of Intouch, and Sky. Especially Sky.
Though this drama didn't really cover certain topics as well as they could with Daisy and Jao's body issues but…
"I hope this show will become a benchmark for other BLs so we can see more of these themes."
That is my hope as well. I would love to see a BL series, with a lead character, who has body issues like Jao, portrayed by an actor that is more than 50 to 100 pounds overweight.
Or even a BL with a trans male character, with a trans actor in the role.
Will the audience be willing, and rooting for those characters HEA? Or will they be hesitant, from the very beginning, because they just cannot see that sort of ending for those types of characters?
I was nothing but smiles throughout the whole second half of the final episode. Who could have predicted that…
"Who could have predicted that this show would have such wholesome, healthy relationships and one of the best friend groups I've seen in a bl. This is my favorite series of 2022 as of right now."
Agreed, especially regarding the relationships between the friend groups, and the pairings were developed, and showcased. None of the developing pairings, forgot about needing support, or being support for their friends. In fact, those initially separate friend groups, helped to strengthen the pairings.
When I initially saw the trailer for this series, I said that this would be "pastel candy coated trope for the young ones!"
I never, ever could have foreseen how wonderful this series would turn out to be. Turning certain overused tropes to show, how the "outcasts" have every right to be front, and center, so that they too can be seen as the preferred, desired, adored, appreciated, respected, and loved ones of the popular class. That they too have every right to be seen in a BL, as not the laughing stock, not the undesirable ones, not the ones being made fun of, but the ones that are praised. The characters of Toh, Jao, Som, and Daisy will be remembered, due to their true bond that was established in the writing for their characters, and their strong, supportive, loving, understanding, and caring friend base.
How Nuea, Sky, and Intouch were able to be portrayed as the emotional, caring, understanding, and at times, insecure guys, that also needed to affirmations, confirmations, and declarations of their love accepted, and returned by Toh, Jao, and Daisy.
Even the messaging was done in a creative, fun, and important way.
Bravo to everyone connected to this series. I'm definitely ready to see what Saint, and Idol Factory have in store for us with "Gap The Series", starring Freen, and Becky!!
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Agreed!
Agreed.
The last 5 minutes of the finale was something, because as I tried to listen to the message about love, marriage equality, and the importance of being there for your partner, in good times and bad, ALL that I kept thinking was, "Why wasn't this type of messaging told in the screenwriting for these characters relationships, and development, during the series run?! Why did we have to rely on the tired miscommunication trope throughout 11 episodes? Why was Lian so damn insistent on being the one to propose first before Kuea?!" And I realized, because he's the "Alpha" to Kuea's "Omega". He couldn't be shown as still not having the ultimate control, and decision making in their relationship. That's simple not what those fans want to see.
"This show and these characters have shown nothing but privilege from start to finish and the hardships that real gay people face were ignored."
Well, this really doesn't go against what most BLs are all about: a total fantasy.
Some BLs have actually made a real efforts to blend in real-life LGBTQ+ issues, within the fantasy world of their BLs. This one, did not, even with the sporadic 3 minute dialogues about certain issues in certain episodes.
The possessiveness isn't an attractive trait at all.
Exactly. I know that most BLs are TV adaptions of novels, but has there ever been a BL based solely off an original manuscript?
Then in the finale, we have Sky, also in tears over being given a gift, by his lover Jao, in which he showcases his love for him, as the equivalent to the nighttime sky.
Let's not forget the below dialogue between Daisy, and her man Intouch.
Intouch: "Truthfully, I don't want to back away, but it pains me you are not being your true self."
Daisy: "I'm a trans. Don't you think it's weird?"
Intouch: "Even if you're a man, and asked me to be your wife, I'm willing to do it for you."
There has to be a great, thought out script, for the director, and performers to be able to generate the performance, and recreate the world these characters are living in.
It was great when InTouch basically said to Daisy, "I really do like being with you, but if I'm the one, making you feel like you cannot be who you are, than I think we should end things now."
They literally showed how difficult it is, when you're the other half of a relationship, and you see your loved one struggling in being, and expressing who they need to be.
They showed both sides of the situation, for ALL of the 3 pairings, and had Nuea, Sky, and Intouch all being the ones ready, willing , and so able to be supportive, loving, understanding, and present for their loved ones.
I always joked that Nuea has the next 5 years planned, for his future life with Toh. Yet, I can see those plans being created in the minds of Intouch, and Sky. Especially Sky.
That is my hope as well. I would love to see a BL series, with a lead character, who has body issues like Jao, portrayed by an actor that is more than 50 to 100 pounds overweight.
Or even a BL with a trans male character, with a trans actor in the role.
Will the audience be willing, and rooting for those characters HEA? Or will they be hesitant, from the very beginning, because they just cannot see that sort of ending for those types of characters?
Agreed, especially regarding the relationships between the friend groups, and the pairings were developed, and showcased. None of the developing pairings, forgot about needing support, or being support for their friends. In fact, those initially separate friend groups, helped to strengthen the pairings.
I never, ever could have foreseen how wonderful this series would turn out to be. Turning certain overused tropes to show, how the "outcasts" have every right to be front, and center, so that they too can be seen as the preferred, desired, adored, appreciated, respected, and loved ones of the popular class. That they too have every right to be seen in a BL, as not the laughing stock, not the undesirable ones, not the ones being made fun of, but the ones that are praised. The characters of Toh, Jao, Som, and Daisy will be remembered, due to their true bond that was established in the writing for their characters, and their strong, supportive, loving, understanding, and caring friend base.
How Nuea, Sky, and Intouch were able to be portrayed as the emotional, caring, understanding, and at times, insecure guys, that also needed to affirmations, confirmations, and declarations of their love accepted, and returned by Toh, Jao, and Daisy.
Even the messaging was done in a creative, fun, and important way.
Bravo to everyone connected to this series. I'm definitely ready to see what Saint, and Idol Factory have in store for us with "Gap The Series", starring Freen, and Becky!!