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The pilot is not bad at all, indeed, a complete story in itself. I hope the series is not far off.

Keep posting the links. Thanks. I'll then watch them all at once.

Video and audio quality are poor, the subtitles are often hard to read, being in vertical film style doesn't help either and the plot seemed familiar. It was more melodrama than drama. Never has a character's face been slapped so often as Bert's has. Fast paced, Bert and Ken went from one dire situation to the next one, much of it caused by Ken's bitch of a fiance, Ink, who was often dressed in slinky and revealing clothes. Near the end when she's gone crazy and out for revenge, she has Bert tied up, has poured kerosene on him and is pointing a gun at Ken. It's not clear how they escape certain death, but of course, they do, thus allowing for a happy ending. However, it takes a lot of effort to watch right through.

The problem is not they both have the same name, it's that the male and female versions should be spelt differently - Jun for male, June for female. Even though it's a Western name, plenty of Thai characters use them. They should have done that to avoid confusion.

The description vastly overstates what is seen. There is no spoken dialogue - the few lines spoken are not heard but are subtitled. It is also repetitive. Barely worth watching.

You'd think given the short format of the series that with three episodes the story would be clearer than it is. The boys are easy on the eyes, the traditional Thai costumes are a visual delight but as for everything else, it's just a bit of a mess. I hope it gets better.

The reason something's not right is that the three of them overthink everything, whether it's to do with themselves or someone else. That's probably why the love confession which resulted in two kisses - one from each of them - suddenly blew up. Where it goes from here, heaven only knows.

The relationship at the centre of this movie took up less than 5% of its content. The rest was mostly irrelevant. Some scenes went on for far too long. There was a little homophobia and an incident of astounding ignorance about HIV transmission. The choice of music seemed to be at random. One pop song that was first heard (for far too long) was later repeated over different footage and fragments of the first movement of Tchaikovsky's 'Pathetique' Symphony was heard three times - the sombre opening at the beginning, the ending at the end and most bizarrely, in the middle, where the opening music accompanied a scene of two boys prancing on the beach with sparklers. Overall, it was dull and a waste of time.

Now that you point it out, I now understand how going to London to bring back Earl Grey tea morphed into a mission to expedite the return of Prince Khanin.

Out of curiosity, I checked the Balenciaga website and the men's products are limited to very expensive footwear, sandals and what they call mules, which are chunky slipons. I don't think you can call it product placement because Balenciaga is not listed in the end credits. As for Sorn buying a pair and giving them to Jun because they were the wrong size is so much nonsense; he could have exchanged them but instead gifted them to Jun as a secret expression of his affection. He scored the jackpot with this attractive young man who is new to being gay and wants him for himself using the pretext of being his sex teacher and relishes every moment of his tutelage, especially kissing him, of which he takes every opportunity. Sex buddies be damned: Sorn is besotted with Jun but outwardly speaks to him in an offhand manner to conceal his growing emotional attachment.

Freakin' cute, adorable, add any other adjective that you can think of. Give me Boys in Love over The Bangkok Boy any day, no contest.

Can someone explain to me how and why Sun ended up in such a rough prison? Thanks.

It has the crunch of a limp lettuce leaf, on top of which, the subtitles leave much to be desired, especially when people refer to themselves in the third person, and the pronouns are also wrong.

There IS something wrong with KBLs. Having just watched episodes of Business as Usual and this one in succession, I find it difficult to differentiate between them as they have in essence similar storylines, neither of which are particularly engrossing, just cute boys wondering if they like each other, thinking of their past together and whether it's worthwhile to do something about it. It's about as enthralling as watching grass grow. Instead of waiting until the series has been released in its entirety, I begin watching them as each episode appears. This is not a good idea and I should exert more control over my viewing habits. Good advice for the future.

Officially, this series has only seven episodes. Still, the way it ends leaves one with the suspicion that there is more to come, for it doesn't have a caption saying 'The End' and Fifa's bittersweet departure, allied to his feather-light farewell kiss to Hem, suggests that once he completes his scholarship, he'll return and resume where he left off. I certainly hope that is the case and we'll be treated to a seven episode Series 2.

What grooming? I don't see it anywhere. Sorn and Jun are both consenting adults and according to Sorn, Jun is a bad kisser so he's taken it upon himself to teach him how to do it properly. He's also very serious about it, going so far as to tell Jun if anyone questions why they're together, he's to tell them, "you're my boy". The thing is though, Jun isn't such a bad kisser and is a quick learner, but Sorn won't tell him that because he's enjoying it too much and taking every opportunity he can to plant kisses on Jun's adorable lips. Furthermore, the more they indulge themselves the more their feelings for each other inevitably begin to assert themselves. Ah, love - it's never far away.

As noted, the subs leave a lot to be desired, but so does the rest of the production. The sound isn't the best, the songs are mediocre and there's a lack of atmosphere. The two leads are passable. I don't think it's going to improve much.

Having told Chan Yeong that he once liked him, Chan Yeong walks away without a word. The next time they meet, Chan Yeong explains himself - and just like that, everything's fine between him and Hee Su. What I wasn't prepared for was Hee Su's sudden switch to liking Seung Won with that long preamble before confessing. Of course, he had to more or less take it back and run away, thereby not giving Seung Won a chance to respond, which he managed to do the next day. It's all smiles and happiness after that, Hee Su with Seung Won and Chan Yeong with Ji Yu. It took 98% of the series to get to this point, with not all that much happening beforehand. Much talk, no real gay romance to be seen, it's no wonder so many people are disenchanted with this series.

On the strength of Ep. 10, I just upgraded my score from 7.5 to 8.0 for the sensual dance that exploded from Jaret with Gin, in what was a complete surprise as it came out of nowhere. Then to top it off, they kissed ON STAGE to the shock and disappointment of Gin's mother. But it was so worth it.

For me, the second couple didn't make much of an impression throughout the series, so I was surprised with the emphasis placed on their marriage and subsequent bed scene.