Emotions are running high, and I get that people are upset at the villagers and Phupha, but try to take a step back and remember that they were only responding to the information that Tian gave them, and he said he was responsible. Just like people are upset with the show, the villagers would reasonably be upset. They'd just been told that Torfun was dead and that Tian caused it. It's not entirely unreasonable for them to respond with a deep sense of betrayal, especially since Tian didn't tell any of them what we later came to know...
only on the 1/4 +2/4 parts of 8 episode I can't say I am dissapointed but I can say it's boring and nonsence I…
I wasn't bored at all. Ii get what you're saying about blaming but remember that Tian took the blame onto himself to everyone. That was all the information they had at the time. As for Phupha, he also only had that amount of information before the doctor painted the full picture for him. Everyone was in shock at that point...
I can't believe that the doc told Phupha. He's somewhat redeemed himself by following through and determining that it wasn't Tian driving the care, but STILL... it was a total violation of ethics and confidentiality =-/
I can appreciate that Tian feels responsible, but he asked his friend to stand in for him at the race, not to kill someone on the way there. I wonder if Prem got the money from Tian's parents...
WE ABJURE YOU, PRINCE OF LIES! RETURN TO THE FOUL PIT FROM WHENCE YOU CAME! IN THE NAME OF THE ANGEL TORFUN, WE CAST THEE OUT! IN THE NAME SAINT PHUPHA AND BLESSED TIAN WE CAST THEE OUT! LEAVE THIS CONGREGATION OF THE FAITHFUL AND DARKEN THE DOOR OF THE CHURCH OF 1000 STARS NO MORE, O HERETIC OF INFAMY!
Weird prediction.. but am more worried about Phupha... What if he gets shot like in the trailer... Am not ready…
We might get both... Phu getting shot while out on on a mission because he's distracted by the pain of Tian's revelation and departure could just be a extra twist of the knife...
(As Mike Myers put in in his book about our country, "Canada;" "Canadians are morbid.")
Everyone of us is flawed in many regards. This is the human condition. It is those who seek out and face their…
I've enjoyed every moment of 1000 Stars, except the docs kinda shady ethics on display in the last episode. The end of Grey Rainbows was cruel but people have had to suffer such cruelties in their real lives, so I could ultimately forgive it. Together With Me was great, although I tended to skip over the BrightFarm portions. I enjoyed TharnType with reservations, as well. I finished ITSAY today and it didn't appeal to me as much as it did to many. I posted my rationale on its page. I haven't seen the others you mentioned.
One of the appeals of Bls, for me, is the opportunity to see male romances. There aren't many LGBTQ+ romantic films out there that don't have a heavy dose of angst, suffering, and/or sad endings. I can get into heavier drama in a BL if it has a purpose other than sensationalising the plot. I also have to find the leads likeable or at least relatable. For me, there are enough @ss#o[es in the world that I don't want to watch shows or movies featuring them. (Unless it's specifically a crime drama or horror film.) That's kind of why the second series of this show lost it's appeal for me.
I'm also a lot less forgiving of film than I am of these dramas, in that I can be unforgiving of plot holes and weak writing in films. If I understand that a BL employs certain tropes, though, I don't even watch them.
Yeah, SOTUS? I dropped it after the first episode for employing some b#llsh[t tropes...
It's a visual feast, that's certain. Either they had a production budget other BLs could only dream of or they managed to assemble the most talented production crew I've seen work on a BL series.
The actors were very natural in their roles, which is not so surprising, considering the the male leads had these roles based partially on their personalities. The supporting cast was very strong, particularly Tarn and Bas.
Ultimately, though, I'm not half as swept away with it as so many seem to be. For me, it really did feel overwrought and melodramatic at times. That dulled my empathy to the point where I didn't shed a tear, and I'm a pretty sentimental kind of guy. I just felt like too many of the emotional moments were overplayed. The three closest points that I came to tears were the beach scene between Teh and Oh after the underwater kiss, Teh's discussion with his brother and Tarn's visit to Teh's after the exams were done.
I also felt that the story really lagged at times and I was tempted to fast forward.
Last, what I found was that I struggled to really identify with Teh, as a character. Yes, he's young, yes he's insecure, and he did have his good points but his contemporaries in the series had their heads on well enough (Bas and Tern, for example) and Teh's plights felt tropish. Ultimately, I feel his character got more breaks than he necessarily merited. (On a minor note some of the scenes exploring Teh's olfactory issues were just a bit weird: The way he scooped out that coconut and put it to his face as he ate it was just creepy and he also seems to be a little too fond of paper...)
Oh, for his part, made so many allowances for Teh's behaviour that he was a doormat, at times. The only way that I can comment is to ask, if I saw a good friend behave like Oh with a guy like Teh would I good with that? The answer is no. I'd be talking with my friend about valuing himself more and not making allowances for poor treatment. We deserve to be loved in a healthy and respectful way and we shouldn't have to accept and settle for mixed messages and/or being someones secret side order. I would be doing a disservice to a friend not to point that out and I feel it's worth mentioning, here.
A hallmark of something that I've really enjoyed is that I'll know I'll enjoy watching it again and again. I don't want to rewatch this. I'm not so put off that I won't give the 2nd season a go. If it feels to much like this one, though, I'll pass on the rest as soon as that feeling strikes.
None of this is a slight to anyone who really loved the series, I was just explaining why it didn't work so well for me...
He’s so handsome and sadly I’m not feeling him and Tiffy though ugh
I have to say that the toilet scene was honestly one of the worst things I've ever seen outside of an Adam Sandler film. It was truly a new low in my BL journey, to date...
I can't believe that the doc told Phupha. He's somewhat redeemed himself by following through and determining that it wasn't Tian driving the care, but STILL... it was a total violation of ethics and confidentiality =-/
I can appreciate that Tian feels responsible, but he asked his friend to stand in for him at the race, not to kill someone on the way there. I wonder if Prem got the money from Tian's parents...
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Tissues are Standing By and Ready for Deployment...
WE ABJURE YOU, PRINCE OF LIES! RETURN TO THE FOUL PIT FROM WHENCE YOU CAME! IN THE NAME OF THE ANGEL TORFUN, WE CAST THEE OUT! IN THE NAME SAINT PHUPHA AND BLESSED TIAN WE CAST THEE OUT! LEAVE THIS CONGREGATION OF THE FAITHFUL AND DARKEN THE DOOR OF THE CHURCH OF 1000 STARS NO MORE, O HERETIC OF INFAMY!
(As Mike Myers put in in his book about our country, "Canada;" "Canadians are morbid.")
Change "might' to "will" =(
"Tian will need us all to be there for him, tonight!"
(I'm just running it through a translator and adjusting for idiom/expression.)
I hope so. It'd be brutal to have nothing else left but misery and just a glimmer of possibility at the very end. =(
EDIT TO ADD: You must mean this:
https://twitter.com/GMMTV/status/1372729539265241092
Caption translation:
"Prepare the tissues! Tonight, your tears will fall uncontrollably!"
Just under 8 1/2 hrs before we all get gutted...
One of the appeals of Bls, for me, is the opportunity to see male romances. There aren't many LGBTQ+ romantic films out there that don't have a heavy dose of angst, suffering, and/or sad endings. I can get into heavier drama in a BL if it has a purpose other than sensationalising the plot. I also have to find the leads likeable or at least relatable. For me, there are enough @ss#o[es in the world that I don't want to watch shows or movies featuring them. (Unless it's specifically a crime drama or horror film.) That's kind of why the second series of this show lost it's appeal for me.
I'm also a lot less forgiving of film than I am of these dramas, in that I can be unforgiving of plot holes and weak writing in films. If I understand that a BL employs certain tropes, though, I don't even watch them.
Yeah, SOTUS? I dropped it after the first episode for employing some b#llsh[t tropes...
It's a visual feast, that's certain. Either they had a production budget other BLs could only dream of or they managed to assemble the most talented production crew I've seen work on a BL series.
The actors were very natural in their roles, which is not so surprising, considering the the male leads had these roles based partially on their personalities. The supporting cast was very strong, particularly Tarn and Bas.
Ultimately, though, I'm not half as swept away with it as so many seem to be. For me, it really did feel overwrought and melodramatic at times. That dulled my empathy to the point where I didn't shed a tear, and I'm a pretty sentimental kind of guy. I just felt like too many of the emotional moments were overplayed. The three closest points that I came to tears were the beach scene between Teh and Oh after the underwater kiss, Teh's discussion with his brother and Tarn's visit to Teh's after the exams were done.
I also felt that the story really lagged at times and I was tempted to fast forward.
Last, what I found was that I struggled to really identify with Teh, as a character. Yes, he's young, yes he's insecure, and he did have his good points but his contemporaries in the series had their heads on well enough (Bas and Tern, for example) and Teh's plights felt tropish. Ultimately, I feel his character got more breaks than he necessarily merited. (On a minor note some of the scenes exploring Teh's olfactory issues were just a bit weird: The way he scooped out that coconut and put it to his face as he ate it was just creepy and he also seems to be a little too fond of paper...)
Oh, for his part, made so many allowances for Teh's behaviour that he was a doormat, at times. The only way that I can comment is to ask, if I saw a good friend behave like Oh with a guy like Teh would I good with that? The answer is no. I'd be talking with my friend about valuing himself more and not making allowances for poor treatment. We deserve to be loved in a healthy and respectful way and we shouldn't have to accept and settle for mixed messages and/or being someones secret side order. I would be doing a disservice to a friend not to point that out and I feel it's worth mentioning, here.
A hallmark of something that I've really enjoyed is that I'll know I'll enjoy watching it again and again. I don't want to rewatch this. I'm not so put off that I won't give the 2nd season a go. If it feels to much like this one, though, I'll pass on the rest as soon as that feeling strikes.
None of this is a slight to anyone who really loved the series, I was just explaining why it didn't work so well for me...