#PHU AND NAN STORY TO CONTINUE

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THE PROMISE:

The series that was spawn from two mini series in 2022 (PHUPHA) and (NANFAH) and based on a true story. Starring KITTIKUN TANSUHAS aka KUN and WATTIKORN PERMSUBHIRUN aka KIAK. While the series received criticism for its slow storytelling is said to have been given a season 2 as the story isn't over. Both main leads will return.

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Having The Promise and Our Dating Sim airing at the same time is a fascinating study in different ways of structuring this kind of friendship separation and reunion.

Our Dating Sim is about the love confession coming first and about the separation that makes you ache and both of you are hurt and both of you were lonely and now you're coming back together but forgiveness and understanding are not instant and sometimes even the reunion you want can bring you more pain and running away from your problems isn't a solution, it's a temporary stop gap and it can make those problems worse.

The Promise is a much slower story about one person leaving and lying and the other person so desperate for his return that he cannot bring himself to question or doubt his return because he needs this more than he needs his own anger and the other person coming back jealous and upset that life continued without him despite him being the one to leave.

Ki Tae and Nan were both left behind with no way to contact the person they missed, both talking to ghost sand wishing for more. But Ki Tae held onto his hurt and his frustration and he is trying to reconnect but he also needs Lee Wan to face what he did while Nan is simply clinging to Phu's returned presence the way a flower turns to the sun.

Lee Wan and Phu have both found themselves returned to the person they loved and still do love but with apprehension, unsure of the time that has passed but also certain that their feelings were not, are not, never were returned and they are both struggling with time that has passed and the world that has changed but that they, they have not changed despite their best efforts to become the person they wish they were.

Ki Tae will not let Lee Wan down easily, he will not let him forget that he left and that he never gave him a chance to explain, to talk, to be clear, to be his friend and more.

Nan wants nothing more than to forget that they were ever separated, to return to them as they were, to have Phu back at his side as if he never left and to care for him the same, to be cared for as they cared.

Lee Wan wanted none of this, wanted to never see Ki Tae again, wanted to move on with his life with nothing of the past except the pain that he couldn't outrun.

We don't know what Phu wanted, not exactly, but he came back when he thought he was ready but he's not because Nan did not stand still in university and wait for him unchangingly.

They are such fascinatingly similar but different stories and I love it. This is one of my favorite tropes, no hesitation, and I am definitely hopeful for both plots.

(I just need Nan to have a chance to get mad, a chance to be upset and hurt and angry and aching. Yes, Party is helping but Nan deserves to be upset the way Ki Tae is upset and more considering Phu lied to him for a decade.)

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Okay, I’ll try to be quick about this. I’ll do it in list form to set some ground rules and get my analysis going.

(I am arguably very frustrated overall about what I’m about to write, because of how excellent The Eighth Sense was, and watching this was just a bit of a downer, man.)

1) I will own that at this point, I might be the only The Promise apologist on this site. I might have led friends astray at this show. For that, I offer a 90-degree wai of apology. I gotta check the tag, but I wouldn’t be surprised. 

(Senpai @respectthepetty...I’ll watch The Shipper as self-punishment.) 

2) Yes, Phu DEFINITELY sucks. BUT, there’s a but that I’ll get to in a sec.

3) For the first time in this show, I am actually frustrated by the pace. 

4) Party definitely rules, Mr. Sassy.

Alright, all that out of the way, get ready to hear why, once more, even I surprise myself by saying, I STILL like this show, but we’re on shakier ground. The Promise, episode 7, here we go:

We’ve now established two social rules by which Nan and Phu operate: 

a) Phu is afraid of loss, 100%. He’s scarred by his father’s death, and doesn’t want to lose anymore people in his life, especially his best friend. 

(HOW that equated to him RUNNING AWAY for 10 YEARS is STILL unclear to me, but I SUPPOSE that if Nan can STILL wait for an answer, then WE, as the audience, are expected to wait, TOO, which I THINK, dear director Khom Kongkiat/Uncle Tong, is ASKING a little MUCH of US, BUT ANYWAY)

b) Nan has said this shit in the past and present about how he wants FRIENDS, and separates that from LOVERS. And Phu is all up in his confusion about that.

I mean, I think I can get that those are legitimate reasons why Phu continues to hold back from revealing his truth to Nan.

But, fuckin’ GO PARTY. Party is like.... what the fuck, dude? Just come out and say it!

AND: Party put himself out there! He put himself out on the line! He revealed himself to Nan! Nan rejected him. But guess what? They’re still gonna be friends! PHU SAW ALL THAT!

Will Phu NOT be satisfied IF Nan rejects him? I mean, Phu will be sad, but... can’t they be like Party and Nan, and still be friends? NO? 

On the one hand, I say: WHAT THE FUCK? Phu -- you are REALLY hyping this up! Why should everything be 100% with you?

On the other hand, I say: My socio-emotional read is that because Phu experienced the death of a loved one at an early age, things might HAVE to be 100% with him. 

I just don’t know if Uncle Tong is weaving this complicated and emotional story as well as he could be at this point. I don’t know how efficient each episode is at selling the skincare. I absolutely loved the focus on the coffee farm and the process of the beans and everything. I love, love those slices of village life. It very much harkens to P’Khom’s actual role in Bad Buddy, and obviously goes to show how much he wants to profile these slices of Thai village life. I love those parts.

But at this point, as I said last week, we’ve waited too long. We need clarity. I get we have three episodes at an hour each, but the pace has now started to drag. I love what this show gives by way of a respect of the rural life these guys come from, but the imbalance is there among Devonte commercials/life in Chiang Mai/Granny and how she’s there to explain who Phu really is/Nan’s patience. 

It’s not quite working anymore. I’m gonna stick out this show, because who knows if Uncle Tong can give us a huge and surprise ending, and there are only three episodes left, anyway.

But seriously, Nan is getting fuckin’ seriously played, and like, I think Phu is not as dumb as he’s being written. Maybe Phu’s read is that he thinks Nan is a lot stronger than Nan actually is. I don’t know. I just don’t know why Phu would play his homey like this for SO LONG. WHY DID PHU COME BACK, ONLY TO ATTEMPT TO RUN AWAY AGAIN. 

Yes, you’re held back by your demons, but -- maybe it would have been best if Phu had just permanently stayed away. 

Come on, Uncle Tong. PLEASE clean up this mess. I HAVE HOPE.

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THE BEST AND WORSE & I AIN'T WATCHING THAT by Country (THAI)

Post 4: The Worse (and/or Most Disappointing) BL 2023

11. The Middleman's Love: This was the worse because of the way Jade's character was portrayed. The constant false starts and misunderstandings on an 8 episode BL. The coupling was good but King and Uea carried this series and they were barely on. I did like Gus and Tong but their story was limited but ended well.

10. 7 Days Before Valentine: I have no comment just not for me.

9. Absolute Zero: What can I say this one had more time lines and confusion than I can say. And the relationship that went on between Adult Suansoon and Teen Ongsa was cringe as a story. It made it seem like Teen Ongsa settled for Teen Suansoon because he missed Adult Suansoon.

8. Crazy Handsome Rich: Do I need to say anything? Woof!

7. Low Frequency: 😴😴😴

6. Dinosaur Love: no comment

5. The Luminous Solution: no comment

4. Love Syndrome III: A prequel/sequel to UNFORGOTTEN NIGHT and it was trash. Lee Long Shi deserves so much better than what he's been getting and a new partnership wouldn't hurt nothing against Frank for sure. Maybe Rossi who played his brother Night in this one. They are hot.

3. Tin Tem Jai: Lee Long Shi saved this series for me which is why I made it through but the main couple were serving nothing.

2. Future: The Series: I use to adore Rookie Thailand with The Best Story (even though it ended sad) and 21 Days Theory (even though ended happily it needed at least one good piece of Intimacy) but then came Future. Luckily all I remember clearly is I hated it the rest my brain is protecting from.

1. The Promise: This series is not the worse but the most disappointing. It set up a compelling love story of 2 Lifelong Besties in 2 mini stories before the series. And then the series happened and it managed to disappoint. I love Phu and Nan together and can even understand why Phu ran away even though it hurt the one he loved the most. In the mini it was a sad misunderstanding that caused him to run but the series made Phu unlikable by having his reason for run appear more selfish. I'm glad they made it in the end but the dragged out story instead of continuing where the minis left off did this series no favors.

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