#i think it was tharntype

[givemeabreakimbig28]

guys guys guys help so i kinda remember this thing where someone's boss is a dickhead and then that person runs out of the building and someone else litteraly just punches the boss and follows him out idk if thats what happened but its the closest thing

[omgtheregoesthefuckidontgive]

WHY AM I JUST REALISING THIS NOOWWWWWWWWWW

The boy next world is a side story to the big story to tharntype

Phu is Tharn cousin???? Were getting their story and it's a supernatural type story what is this universe

But love in the air is also a side story cuz Pai knows Leon whose brothers with Leo whose going out is Fiat who tried to get with Type

So that means Boss and Noeul are playing two different characters from the same universe

[blmpff]

scanning TharnType 2 looking for a location, and getting jumpscared by Title and Haii being a couple

you know,

Haii from Chains of Heart

Title from La Pluie

[babridai]

whether or not pit babe 2 is amazing or it sucks or they remove all the omegaverse or whatever, im just glad that a thai bl is getting a fckin proper second season for once,, like when tf was the last time that happened !!!

[kinnbig]

never not thinking about that time that one of the big-name BL blogs on this site tried to insist to me that Tong isn’t gay and it was actually all just ‘marketing’

[cankersoregirl]

Fun fact: love by chance, 4 minutes, tharntype (partially I believe), and most recently the boy next world were all filmed at the same location—Mahidol University

For example:

Love by chance

4 minutes

The boy next world

So in a way… 4 minutes is part of the MAME cinematic universe…..

[sunshinechay]

15 Day BL Challenge! Part 3!

Day 44: Well that escalated quickly. What dramatic scene really stuck with you?

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

So this was was actually very difficult for me because there are so many great scenes that could get picked for this also my memory is my enemy aka just absolutely terrible. But the more I thought about it the more I landed in this one.

Dean and Pharm’s confrontation at the end of Until We Meet Again. The entire drama has lead to this moment. The moment when Dean and Pharm would have to reckon with how their last life ended. They would have to deal with the unresolved trauma and family problems. Not just Dean and Pharm but Korn and In as well. As much as In loves Korn with his entire heart, having to watch him die by shooting himself left such an impression that Pharm has panic attacks at many kinds of loud noises. Korn thought he was making the best decision and maybe he was but it was still a shit one in the end.

All four boys are in the end, a couple of scared kids who just want to be able to love each other. Korn and In may not have had the chance and they had to confront that fact head on so Dean and Pharm WOULD get that chance.

Bonus:

I mostly disqualified this one because it’s not really a dramatic scene but the scene where Type tells Tharn he’s willing to have sex with him to repay him for helping out with the bullying incident. This scene hit me like a freight train the first time. Yes I know what show I’m watching. Yes I know what genre it’s in. Yes I know who fucking wrote this show! That being said, it felt out of left field to me the first time I watched it, especially because Type still felt like he was in his “I hate Tharn because he’s gay, even if he helped me” era and the fact that he was willing to use sex to repay him was just wild to me. In retrospect it makes perfect sense but boy was I surprised the first time I watch it! 😂

[rythyme]

from what i can gather, MacDennis is like if MAME ate the souls of a few white mid-40s American comedians and then decided to write old man yaoi

[negrowhat]

top 5 reverse 'oh' moments? This might be a bit harder to think of but i see the potential.

Reverse oh meaning where another character either realizes they don't have a chance OR when a couple realizes they're done.

Hey friend! I had to sleep on this but I'm here! Sorry it took so long! Top 5, "Welp, I guess this ain't working" moments.

Ingredients the Series. Dome brings home a very drunk Win (he's sad he's leaving to the US without Tops) and he accidentally bumps his head as he's being hauled inside. Tops immediately runs to Win's side and pretty much elbows Dome to the side to take over. Dome tries to make light convo...maybe flirt a bit, but Tops is not even listening he's too busy wiping Win's sweat and keeping his hair out of his face and making sure he's well taken care. In that moment Dome realizes that he has ABSOLUTELY no chance with Tops and kind of just slips out and bounces.

TharnType the Series. Right before Lhong gets exposed he befriends Type and takes him out to drinks. Type already knows that Lhong is absolutely bonkers by then so he pretends to be drunk and allows Lhong to escort him home. Lhong tries to have a little teasing banter with his bestie Tharn as he pushes Type into his arms. Type takes a moment to "drunkenly" tell Tharn he belongs to him and from that point Tharn completely forgets Lhong is there. He grins happily and agrees that he belongs to Type and kind of just closes the door in Lhong's face and at that point Lhong realizes that AGAIN his pick-me ass was not chosen by Tharn.

Love Mechanics. I think it's after Bar basically tells Mark that he's not interested, he's at the pool practicing with P'Bar (I think Vee is ther too but I can't remember tbh) and Gun shows up and Mark sees them being all sweet and flirty with each other and I think reality hit him that his beloved P'Bar had chosen someone else. I'm pretty sure that's what happened.

To My Star 2. Sung Yoon and Ji Woo are sitting out back finally hashing things out about their failed relationship a decade ago. Sung Yoon is hopeful that they can get back together again (which is why she came back to their hometown). They apologize to each other and then Ji Woo says something along the lines of, "Sometimes it takes having someone by your side to realize you need someone else." and Sung Yoon can tell things are going downhill from there because she knows Ji Woo means that literally. He tells her he's grateful to have had her in his life when he did. She pulls out her old couple's bracelet and asks if she can still wear it and Ji Woo says, "Yea, I won't be wearing mine anymore so it's not a couple's bracelet anymore." And that was it, she knew it was done.

The Eighth Sense. Basically the entire first beach trip was Eun Ji realizing that Jae Won was not checking for her trifling ass anymore. Of course he hasn't spoken to her since his return from his enlistment, but she was definitely expecting to rekindle things during the trip. I think she really realized things were over when she saw how close and sweet Jae Won was with Ji Hyun, I know she did because she was pissed about it. Then Jae Won completely losing interest in their conversation when he noticed Ji Hyun on the beach and leaving her hanging mid-sentence. She knew things were over, but her pride wouldn't allow her to lose to some smalltown freshman. It was about winning by the end of it, she didn't care about how Jae Won felt.

[nothingbutentropy]

I'm glad BL shows are actually acknowledging bisexuality now, in name and action (by not making it a big deal that they all have ex girlfriends), but it's weird as fuck to me that we're still not getting many straight up gays for whatever reason. Why do they all have ex girlfriends? We've finally progressed from the evil ex girlfriends to the cool ex-girlfriends but like. Can we get some straight up gay men? I'm just asking for a friend.

[he-is-lightning-in-a-bottle]

The main reason I'm inclined to believe this is because of the talk about Phu's guardian angel in episode one. Someone said his angel must be sick to account for Phu's bad luck, and the camera immediately cut to Cir in the hospital. It immediately made me think that Cir had been high-key crushing on Phu since high school but unable/unwilling to approach, so he just stalked him and did him anonymous favors instead -- favors Phu attributed to his 'guardian angel.' Of course those favors stopped when Cir was hospitalized.

Then I remembered two other things from episode one:

1) Cir got hit by a car after fighting off car thieves protecting PHU'S car. He sat at that bus stop bench until Phu safely got in his car and drove away completely oblivious to Cir's actions, and only then did Cir stand up and start walking (only to be hit by the car). This gives further proof to the stalker/'guardian angel' Cir theory.

And 2) Jin's comment to Phu questioning whether it's that Phu's never seen Cir before in all these places, or that he's just never noticed (which implies Jin did notice, and knows that Cir has been Phu's 'guardian angel' all along).

If this is the case, then Jin's ominous comment about Cir telling Phu the truth is specifically about fessing up to having been his benevolent stalker/'guardian angel.'

And if this the case, I expect Cir really did just have a coma dream about being in a relationship with Phu and woke up confused, since the scene of him alone in his apartment in the dark in episode one clearly showed his confusion.

ALTERNATIVELY, JIN COULD BE FROM CIR'S OG WORLD (which could be slightly ahead of this world time wise) AND KNOW SOMETHING TRAGIC ABOUT PHU (like that he's dead? himself in a coma?). This theory is not incompatible with this world's Cir being Phu's 'guardian angel.' and it also explains why Cir is not trying to get back to his own world's Phu. It also explains Jin's mysterious comments (and why he seems to know some of what's happening before it happens, like predicting the quiz in episode 1).

There’s another possible explanation that occurred to me for Cir hiding things, Jin calling him a liar, that high school flashback not being from Cir’s original world (which is what I would expect a genre story to be showing us at this point), and the relative lack of genre trappings in the beginning of the story. Which is that none of this parallel world stuff is real, and Cirrus is making it up as a way to get close to Phukan.

MAME does love writing characters who push boundaries in ways that are over the line and then finding a way to make them redeemable. And she hasn’t done a genre story before. So if Cirrus is making it up, the real mystery here is why on earth he would do that rather than just approaching Phu in a normal way. What would be the reason??

[elhanoka]

i honestly don't know if someone has already pointed this out or made this correlation but i think the reason all of us are finding thamepo to be so nostalgic and romantic in the [remembers your phone number by heart] [walks you home 5 times a night] [talks to you on the phone in the evening and never hangs up when you fall asleep] [waking up to a 9+ hours phone call still ongoing and getting a wake up serenade] sense is precisely because the project has been in the works for 5 YEARS. and i don't know how long it took to write the script itself.

you guys it's been half a decade and if you're quite an oldie bl/ql watcher you know what that means. times have changed. i heard the observation that nowadays some projects are more lighthearted and lack in script and coohesive writing because the trends are changing so fast, the demand is rising and the cash is flowing — bl is a business & entertainment after all. make that coin, folks. people will always eat up boys and girls kissing on screen and im right there with them.

but remeber what we had in glorious year of 2019? the tropes? the theory of love of it all? the tharntype enemies to lovers with all its faults that are kinda cringe now... but back then it was delicious! the dark blue kiss classic? the history:3 trapped that walked so kinnporche and many more could run? that fucking salt in make our days count? the doomed soul mates of until we meet again? those were the days you guys. and we've come so far!

however, i hope the companies observe the impact that a well-made, thoughtful and personal piece of media will always have on people despite its genre... because imagine any project of the above being made in 2025! the literal hysteria it would bring out. people would go insane. fires everywhere. and this is exactly what thamepo is doing. and this is exactly why it's so outstandingly good!

[little-one-eyed-monsters]

A hot take on Mame Orawan's lead casting choices

I have so many problems with Mame (of MeMindY)'s writing, screenplay and directing in general (and not even on the tropes, just on pacing and consistency)...

But as a Casting Director, she is AMAZING at making sure her couples have chemistry.

I'm not even on LITA levels yet. I'm talking about the OG Love By Chance.

This post was prompted after I went on socials recently and saw Saint Suppapong's new bl partner for his industry comeback. The new guy Poom is a cute, solid choice. Out of nostalgia, I also went back and rewatched a few episodes of Why R U, and I thought Zee and Saint were cool, too. I think Saint improved a lot. I remember thinking the same thing when I watched Perth and Chimon's bl series, then again after watching Perth and Santa's storyline in Perfect 10 Liners the series. They're cool.

But that's just it. They're all just cool. The series just didn't stand out to me. I could remember the plot well enough, but man, would I recommend it? Honestly, no.

And besides a good plot (which some series don't have the luxury of having), I really think it boils down to how believable the actors were in playing lovers who actually... loved each other. Felt genuine passion for each other. Their chemistry.

And I think this is what makes Mame special (and why her shows can go against big hitters from GMMTV and bigger Thai channels)

If someone gave me individual headshots of Saint and Perth (both gorgeous actors), or showed me videos of them acting in different films and told me they'd pair up, I'd say it wouldn't work. This was the first poster of LBC I saw:

And it was a NO for me. The body language, the setup, all screamed rookie (and they were at the time). I didn't like the trailer much either.

But damn once I gave the series a chance (ha), these two carried that script on their shoulders. I love rewatching LBC just to see Saint and Perth stare at each other and give everyone and their mom butterflies-- something that I think is missing in their later works.

(Seriously though, to this day I still don't know what the plot's supposed to be. There's a toxic ex-boyfriend somewhere?)

Anyway...

Of course, Tharntype's plot and pacing was problematic as all heck (and the fandom is even more bonkers. And I can say that, I was a loyal member of this fandom for years). But my gosh Mew and Gulf did genuinely look like they fell in love on that set. I mean WHAT WAS THIS?!

No offense to both Mew and Gulf, I'm sure they're both talented actors. But I honestly believe chemistry like this goes beyond any acting skill. You mean to tell me actors can do this??? Have this much chemistry then go home to their respective SOs like it's no big deal? How do you DO that?

(Double whammy since Mew and Gulf had the same level of chemistry on Tharntype 2, even though apparently they weren't on good terms during filming. Go figure.)

(I couldn't bring myself to put Don't Say No here. I tried, I really did. That one was just a miss for Mame overall)

And I know only two people and the cast watched Wedding Plan (I am KIDDING, please don't come after me SunnyPak fans), but once I gave it a chance, I also found that the leads played well off of each other.

Shame about the plot though. They REALLY needed stronger actors to save that premise.

FortPeat are just mythic level at the chemistry game though. I don't really like Peat's acting style in both LITA and Love Sea (again, no offense to Peat. I honestly think he just hasn't found the right role for him yet. He has a bite and nuance that doesn't really fit the characters Mame keeps giving him), but him and Fort play absolutely convincing lovers.

Y'all have no chill. Keep doing that.

But of course, Mame struck diamonds with Boss and Noeul.

These two are the very definition of chemistry and sexual tension. They play off of each other so well viewers are asking for MORE love scenes instead of the usual complaining about the oversexualization of bls. I think that's the highest compliment any bl actor can get at this point. And I honestly don't know what these two are to each other, and frankly, I don't need to know. I just need them to keep making shows.

And all this to say, I think what makes Mame an expert at this genre is because absent of a good plot, she makes sure that her actors are not afraid to just... touch each other. And not even from a sexual sense, I'm talking about casual touches here. These actors are given the freedom to move their hands and fiddle with their partner's hair and fingers and shirts. They randomly lay their heads on each other's shoulders and wrap their arms around each other without prompting. A more experienced filmmaker wouldn't allow any movement that may disrupt the overall vision and script (especially considering that most of these actors are rookies), but Mame lets her actors get free reign over their interactions on camera. In other words, she just tells them to do what lovers ought to do.

It adds a touch of realism, I think. Lovers don't think about when they have to hold hands. They don't think twice about bumping shoulders or teasing a person they already sleep with. They don't notice the small touches because everything is familiar. Her (lead) actors get the same stage direction: act like you actually WANT each other. And it works.

To be fair, I don't think this is unique to Mame. Mandee Channel (Domundi) also does the same thing with their couples. My only issue with Mandee is that aside from the shows of their two main couples ZeeNunew and MaxNat, the rest of their leads get ZERO PLOT in their shows (I'm looking at you, Battle of the Writers. You were especially difficult). At least Mame TRIES to have a good enough plot for her shows.

And if nothing else, I hope more casting directors follow in Mame's footsteps (but just for that one. Don't follow anything else)

(Also, I hope Mame can fix her second lead problems. Please don't bother adding side couples if you don't know what to do with them).

Anyway, this is in response to my anxiety over waiting for the TBNW finale. Thanks for coming to this long TED talk.

[dramas-vs-novels]

Do you know MMY characters sexualities? Not actors, characters- like who are confirmed as what?

I think so... I included book characters too.

And let's do 💋 for the free wheeling ones, and 🌺 for the innocents (if it is known). If they have no mark, it is either unknown or between the two.

Lesbian

Kaimook (Love Sea)

Vivie (Love Sea)

Yiwa (Wedding Plan)

Gay

Connor (Love Sand) 💋💋💋

Khom (Love Sand)

Lom (Wedding Plan)

Namnuea (Wedding Plan)

Sky (LITA)

Tharn (TharnType) 💋

Tongrak (Love Sea) 💋💋💋💋

Win (Try Me)

Bisexual

Chai (Try Me)

Mahasamut (Love Sea) 💋💋💋💋

Pakin (Try Me) 💋💋💋

Payu (LITA) 💋💋

Prapai (LITA) 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋

Type (TharnType)

Unknown or Partner-Sexual

Cirrus (Boy Next World) 🌺

Graph (Try Me) 🌺

Jin (Boy Next World)

Marine (Wedding Plan)

Phukan (Boy Next World) 🌺

Rain (LITA) 🌺

Wim (Boy Next World)

*Rain is on the Unknown list because he pursued girls more because that is just what he considered the normal order. He and Sky both say there were never feelings behind it, so IDK if he even knows what he is beyond Payu-sexual.

[italianpersonwithashippersheart]

I do understand where you are coming from op, I also think some criticism of Mame crosses a line at times.

For me I tried re-watching TharnType recently and found it really didn't do much for me now.

I am someone who enjoys a wider range of BLs then most, I loved both Until We Meet Again and 1000 stars, I also like some other Mame stuff. The thing about TharnType is it was pretty unique at the time (with heat levels and chemestry) but now because I enjoy more bls then most people I have just seen better.

That said i do understand the criticism of Mame. I think for me the biggest things that piss me off with her works is how fixable some of the boundary crossed are to fix. Like all the things her love interest do that cross the toxic line a bit too much would be fixable and you get the same story.

The other biggest thing for me is Love By Chance s2. Just all of it. I have so many grievance with lbd s2 and I will take them to the fucking grave, i do not forgive her for that.

Like i said i do enjoy some Mame works, i enjoy Don't Say No, Love in The Air and Wedding Plan, And Love By Chance s1. Although I also completely understand why some people would take issues with all four of those show.

I am someone that if the relationship (platonic amd romantic) and characters grab me and work for me, I will forgive bad plots and plot holes amd a lot of narrative and technical stuff that bothers a lot of people. It's only the couple or the characters are not working for me that I start to notice all the other problem the story.

Okay, you've been relogging TharnType gifs (which I appreciate as one of the cursed TharnType's enjoyers, sue me) but where are the hot takes? Where's the meta?! Pikachu, speak, please!

Anon what's this cursed business I enjoy tharntype without shame I don't gaf what the discourse says the show is a bodice ripper mess with some truly genuinely well done char development especially for Thai BLs in 2019/2020

I'd rather watch tharntype again than 2gether or 1000 Stars I said what I said bake that hot take in your pie Ms Lovett

Speaking of tharntype tho I saw this twitter thread talking about it and was like yeah ppl ARE weird about tharntype and some of that weirdness is understandable and some of that weirdness is sus as fuck hot take dos putas

tell me I'm doing "doing being queer wrong" b/c I like some dumbass soap yaoi like baby go outside, knit some mittens for some kittens at least Type has an actual char arc unlike a ton of squeecore BL protagonists hot take tres chepies

look if ppl don't like tharntype idc y'all do you I don't like a lot of popular BLs - wait till the episode on Until We Meet Again drops on the pod lmaoooo - I even GET why ppl don't like the show and I think some of the critiques are valid but god damn some ppl be WEIRD about the show and Mame to the extreme l

ike jfc I saw someone call Mame a bigot for tharntype - but the dude director of the series got absolved he was gucci lol - some of the weirdness just feels less about genuine critique and more Christian rebranded moral high groundness and I have no time for that hot take cuatro

Anyway pour one out for Techno he was the one really suffering in Tharntype my little dude, my funny man, my ever suffering dude

[absolutebl]

12 Favorite Thai BL Branded Pairs Active Right Now

Based on screen chemistry and personal taste entirely (not projects, rolls, characters). Some of your favorites will missing from this list (sorry not sorry). September 2024, not responsible for pairs getting busted up after this moment in time.

I would watch more from any of these boys even if I've disliked their previous work and am likely to continue to do so.

1 FirstKhaotung

2 JoongDunk

3 YinWar

4 Perth & Talay - YES STILL!!! I HOLD OUT HOPE!

5 TutorYim

6 JimmySea

7 MosBank

8 TayNew

9 G4

10 SailubPon

11 BillyBabe

12 GreatInn

MaxTul would make this list, but I think they're unofficially busted at this juncture, Tul seems pretty much out of the biz. And if he went back to BL most everyone would likely demand Mew.

Others that I'd pull but I don't think my own rules allow me to: JeffGameplay, BoomPeak (YES THEM), BoyTod (Ghost Host), BossPeter (Starhunter). Frankly GreatInn might not stick either.

Never Pair Branded

But not officially busted either. So I want them to do another show together. Some of these are pretty obscure, so I put in origin shows.

BeverTee - 21 Days Theory

BoomHaii - Chains of Heart

BossPre - Destiny Seeker

BrightNonkul - I Feel You Linger in the Air

PokeTongue - Star Hunter boys

BoatKenji - My Secret Love

Poom & Up - My Stand In

NohPeter - Oh My Sunshine Night

KunKiak - The Promise

OppNut - Secret Crush On You

JuniorFluke - To Be Continued

TT - Triage

PoohFiat - Top Secret Together

BoatJame - TharnType 2

JumpBoom - You're My Sky

I'll watch but I'm not invested

EarthMix

OffGun

PondPhuwin

ForeceBook

KristSingto

ZeeNuNew

MeenPeng

BounPrem

OhmFluke

DaouOffroad

MaxNat

KarnNut

PavelPoom

BossNoel

FortPeat

MileApo

Honestly I am always happy, if not gleeful, to see pairs busted up, but I do still have favorites. And I would feel a little twinge if any of those 12 were seperated permanently.

(source)