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High school love stories stories can have an interesting storyline. There needs to be a hook to make the viewers look forward to this show week after week.

Like MSP had the music contest and the long term pining. Love Sick had the will they won’t they dynamic, love rivals etc. Even Your Sky, which I don’t think is good, had the fake dating hook to keep audiences engaged.

For KimMon, my initial thought was that it would turn out Mon liked someone else and Kim would be heartbroken but start helping Mon get his crush, in the mean time Mon would fall for Kim due to his kind nature. For KitShane, the enemies to lovers bickering could be prolonged further.

Romance tropes are popular for a reason. Too fast buildup is just not that interesting, audiences need to see why a pair falls for each other.

Almost 60% of the series is over and it’s still at the same level popularity wise as at the starting. This is probably going to be another Only Boo situation, liked by its few fans but not breaking out or reaching wider audiences.

There are lots of things to admire about this show, namely the direction, production and most of the acting, but the lack of an interesting storyline sabotages it. The boys are all cute but there’s no tension or any particular hook to keep the audiences interested.

I’m glad they chose the actors that they did fr. To film the scenes that they are doing, they definitely need older and experienced actors, and to find a 30 year old who passes as a college student very believably, plus can act really well, the casting team were not slacking.

For the NC scene, I will defer to gay men and their lived experience. Also, maybe this is controversial, but I think sex between 2 men may not always have the same sexual energy as the sex scene between a man and a woman. It’s not unrealistic to me that the portrayal of sex between two men may look slightly rougher on the average than that showed between a man and a woman on tv.

The thing is, I don’t even like NC scenes too much 😂 explicit or lengthy NC stuff is not for me. But somehow I don’t mind them in this series? I think it’s because this series portrays desire and enjoyment between the characters very well. It’s not just two actors slurping all over each other and showing skin in awkward camera angles. Most importantly, I think the leads, esp Jun, can act even beyond NC scenes. I agree with you, casting the right actors, who are older and can actually act, makes a big difference.

I too would have liked seeing them prolong the flirting phase. The way Keen initiated the seduction in the shower but then gets flustered repeatedly by Thun making advances, it’s very cute. They are very sweet together, so hopefully the spark stays alive lol.

The second couple is awesome too!

This is how you do a NC heavy bl series - make it sexy and funny and sweet. Full credit to the leads, they can act, they are good looking AND they have great chemistry together.

There’s no plot but I don’t mind that since this is a slice of life series, it’s just showing their daily lives. Also, zero plot is better than a bad or boring plot.

Gmmtv failing their scripts, what else is new 🫤

Gmmtv is usually competent in their direction/production/acting departments but their scripts are so often flimsy and/or bland. Idk why they don’t hire more writers. Tbf, other Thai bl series scripts are also bad or even worse, so it seems to be an industry wide problem.

Yep, that’s my main complaint about this series, that the build up is lacking. The direction/editing/production values are top notch and the boys are super cute, but the actual meat of the love stories are not there. That’s why this series is not blowing up like My School President.

I’m with you, KimMon have that extra it factor in their chemistry, but they are let down by the storyline. I don’t fault Aston for promoting like crazy lol, he needs to secure the main lead bl series in the next lineup.

That doesn’t make sense either though, since the vast majority of Gmmtv’s BL pairings are intact and continue to make more BL series. Not saying what you said won’t happen, but that’s hardly Gmmtv’s play book.

Who?

This is a slice of life series, not plot driven. Jun getting injured and Sorn taking care of him shows their relationship progression. Sorn is comfortable being caring towards Jun in public, other characters notice their behavior towards each other. Sorn sees how easily Jun shows affection towards Tai and he clearly wants that for himself.

I giggled like a fool at the forehead kiss 😍 both of them are so pretty!

This show is so simple and plotless and yet so enjoyable, it’s crazy. This is coming from someone who generally doesn’t even like NC scene heavy shows!

“Before we got another Dunk in our hands” 😂😂

Don’t speak that into existence please! I can’t believe someone can be so stiff even after 4 lead roles. He has chemistry with Joong sometimes, but the rest of the time …

KimMon have little depth because they have very little screen time. They need more time and a meaty script for them to portray depth.

I agree that the acting from Sorn and Jun is quite good, but I also don’t see anyone calling them stiff? Maybe the second couple, I don’t get their appeal, but the leads are not bad at all.

At this point MDL should have a template response for all sensitive users to link to whenever they see anybody writing even the slightest criticism about any show they stan. Because nobody says anything different, it’s always the exact same sentences.

I dont skip everyone else because I quite like them, but ChokunAston have the biggest spark. It’s unfortunate they have such little buildup and screen time. Gmmtv better have a great script with lead roles ready for them next year, they have huge potential if only they get the proper material.

Fantasy doesnt mean illogical. Good fantasy has its internal set of rules within its own universe and universal human emotions should exist even within fantasy, otherwise everything is meaningless.

He doesn’t really force kisses on him though. The first time he kissed Jun at the koi pond, he asked. The time he helped out in the car he asked as well. Then when they started their whole teaching session, he asked permission for that too.

Asking about who Jun is with is a base level of possessiveness without which this show might as well not exist, if Sorn doesn’t care about that there is no story. To be clear, I’m not saying his behavior is healthy, just it’s not super toxic or red flag.

Most toxic and biggest red flag though? He’s confused and emotionally repressed, but he's not that bad lol.