#GLs like to redeem their problematic characters

[fluent-in-lesbianism]

What do you think of the whole Pang/Pim/Jan scene? It was kinda underwhelming and awkward but to be fair, I don't think it's meant to be a serious thing because they're not in the books originally. It's just really messy and I feel bad for all 3 of them. Curious to see what's their endgame next week.

It was haphazard, underwhelming, random as hell, confusing, etc. I was kinda glad for it tho. If they did anything else major in that episode, I probably would've fucking died from the over stimulation. I don't blame them for saving the big reveal for the finale because I think going all out on BOTH the main and side plots would've killed us lmao

But if they don't throuple the girlies (which I doubt they will bc nobody's ever brave enough to poly their characters anymore, even Thailand), then I think Jan should get with Pang and Pim should get with Oom. Controversial, but it's the best way to round everyone out.

[thequeenofsastiel]

Idk how fair it is of me to judge other shows right now. I think of the dozens of BL shows I've seen, Bad Buddy might be my favorite, though UWMA and ATOTS are definitely pretty close. It's got a main couple who are played by excellent actors who have incredible chemistry, a GL side couple(!), good music, a moving story...it's just fantastic. My only criticism is that the friends so far don't really have almost any redeeming qualities. Their only purpose is to cause conflict between the main characters, and we've learned very little about any of them except Wai, who I think a large majority of us agree is just the worst. But other than that, this show is a masterpiece.

As far as ships go, though, Leofiat is still my favorite. They speak to me on a much more personal level than Pran and Pat. Admittedly, though Ja and First definitely have chemistry, it isn't nearly as much as Ohm and Nanon. Still, I find their scenes to be the most moving, because it's much closer to the type of relationship I want to have. DSN as a show was a bit of a mess, though. The side couple was cliché with that the gross "stalk them until they like you" trope, which I find to be deeply problematic and violates consent on so many levels, and consent is of the utmost importance to me. And they just don't mesh as well as other couples who use that trope, like PhuKao and MarkKit, who really only get my enjoyment because of the affection I have for all of those characters. Leon and Pob just didn't interest me as people, and thus I wasn't interested in their relationship. Overall, DSN retains my love solely because of Leofiat. And tbh I still find it hilarious that the conflict that broke them up in episode eleven was that Leo didn't tell Fiat he was into caging/confinement. I mean, it was sad that they had to go through so much stress about their kinkiness, but the unique nature of the conflict was deeply enjoyable. It's just so much more interesting than most of the other things that break couples up in ep 11. It's usually perceived cheating or some other misunderstanding. One character not telling the other character about a kink they have is just not something you see in other shows.

Wow that became about Leofiat. Apologies to my new Bad Buddy followers, I think I miss them.

Despite my love of Leofiat, Bad Buddy is still a better show. And I feel like they raised the bar for me way higher.

Anyways I love BB and Inkpa and Patpran and Ohm and Nanon and Aof. It's so great that this show exists.