#kp ep 12

[howdaretrashships]

This is a few days late, but to celebrate the one year anniversary of getting re-inspired to write here's the fic that wouldn't leave me alone until it was written.

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - Lesbians WIN & I'm excited about a Thai BL again!

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

April 2024 Wk 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

My Stand-In (Thai Fri iQIYI) ep 1 of 12 eps - Adaptation of Chinese novel Professional Body Double by Shui Qiang Cheng. Stars Up (Lovely Writer) and Poom (Bake Me Please) directed by the same team as KP (not a recommendation IMHO - my biggest criticism of KP was the clashing directing styles). The MDL description made it sound complicated af but actually it's not so bad. In fact it's GOOD.

Stuntman Joe dies on the job and wakes up in the body of another Joe who has an entirely different life. But our Joe just gets his new body right back into his old existence, full of friends, enemies, and one troublesome ex. Poom is absolutely killing it in the lead. Mek is perfectly cast as the Actor du Jerk. I’m not sold on Up’s bratty brokenhearted rich kid... yet. The show though, I like it. I like a one (two) night stand starting things off and I like a lot of morally gray characters. Fun fun!

Deep Night (Thurs iQiyi) ep 8fin - The lesbian moms are the cutest thing in the world and my favorite thing this week. Bar none.

Summation:

It's about a host club and all the gay boys in it and some stuff that's not important because... PEOPLE OF EARTH WE HAVE A HONEST REP OF POLY IN A BL. Stand up and raise your hands in prayer to the Thai BL gods because sure as shit no one else was ever going to give this to us. For that alone this show gets 8/10 from me. Bonus Lesbian moms and great kisses.

Two Worlds (Thurs iQIYI) ep 7 of 10 - Say what you want about MaxNat all these years that they've been paired makes them great onscreen boyfriends. And you know me, I'm a total sucker for linguistic negotiation. Makes my heart go all mushy. That said, now that the leads are together, I’m really uninterested in all the drama around the ex-boyfriend/triangle. I'm glad this is only 10 eps.

1000 Years Old (Thurs iQIYI) ep 11 of 12 - They gave me the tiniest teaser for the kinky vampire BL that I have wanted my whole life. And now I'm just fucking annoyed with the rest of the show. 

We Are (Weds iQIYI) ep 3-4 of 16 - Q & Toey are the only interesting thing going on. I actually didn’t like this pair in My School President, but I’m enjoying them here. The others are all fine but these two have my heart. I have questions like: did Phum ever get his shopping bags back? And why is Phum driving a different colored car half way through the ep?

Only Boo! (Sun YouTube) ep 3 of 12 - The quality is good (it’s GMMTV) but the acting is... not. Still I loved that Moo just made the confession for both of them. Very in character. Does this plot remind anyone else of Footloose? Just me? Side couple was cute but now a bit too stalker for me. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Unknown (Taiwan Tues YouTube & Viki) ep 10 of 12 - It’s fantastic. Such a great show. We are so lucky. This is basically Taiwan’s The Eights Sense. I didn’t know they had it in them, but I’m really glad that they did.

Living With Him AKA Kare no Iru Seikatsu (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 3 of 10 - As JBL’s go this is way more my speed (than Alaska). It’s just so sweet and awkward but charming about it. The confession was so earnest. 

Blue Boys (Korea YouTube) 2 of ? No MDL link - It’s very sexy this one. Not sure what Korea thinks it's doing, but I’m not mad about it. 

Gray Shelter (Korea Thurs iQIYI) ep 5fin - summation: About a slacker nursing a crush on the (brief) older stepbrother who abandoned him. Upon finding him again he moves in with him, upends the mans lost suffering life. A dark gritty piece with confusing subs making it too chewy to really grok. It's trying to do too much for its length. The tension is real and the acting is good, it's just everything else stymied clean execution of the core concept. Frankly I spent this show expecting (and wanting them) to just fall into bed together - in a kind of desperate fight sex. It didn’t happen, and I’m disappointed by the non-ending we got. (Whether it’s going to have more in the series or not.) 7/10 I'm open to changing the rank if a part two fixes this one's flaws.

Boys Be Brave AKA Roommates (Korea Thurs Viki) ep 1-2 of 8 - Oh dear. Terrible hair. Jock nerd pairing. OCD baby cakes. Cohabitation trope. Killer side couple. Def unhinged. 

At 25:00 in Alaska AKA 25 Ji Akasaka de (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 2 of 10 - I’m still genuinely not sure about this one. It’s just a little too awkward for me in the wrong way. I expect all Japanese BL to have a certain aura of awkwardness so I don’t know what it is about this one turnign me off. I do enjoy that we’re getting both stories, the one between the actors, and a little bit of the roles that they’re playing on screen but... yeah

Love is like a Cat (Korea Mon Viki) eps 7-8 of 12 - The leads finally had a moment but there is negative chemistry. Why am I watching this? 

It's airing but...

Lady Boy Friends (Thai WeTV grey) 16 eps - reminds me a bit too much of Diary of Tootsies only high school. Not my thing. DNF unless it turns a corner and is truly amazing.

Memory in the Letter (Thai WeTV) - 6 eps, when it's done, tell me if I should bother?

In case you missed it

Kiseki Chapter 2 (Sun iQIYI) 6 eps - finished its run but I won't be finishing it. Stays dropped.

GMMTV announced the second half of their 2024 line up. I got excited and picked my favorites, details + trailers here. Basically my ranking is:

The Heart Killers

ThamePo

Revamp

Sweet Tooth

Perfect 10 Liners

The Ex-Morning

Ossan’s Love Thailand

Next Week Looks Like This:

What happened?

Knock-Knock Boys (Thai WeTV) - 4 college friends conspire to help their friend lose his virginity. Familiar faces like Seng (yes, Billy's previous pairing) and Best, news here. But will it actually air this month?

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENT

I have adopted him. He is MINE. I love him, your honor. (The Stand In)

I love them SO MUCH. (Deep Night)

(Last week)

Streaming services are listed by how I (usually) watch, which is with a USA based IP, and often offset by a day because time zones are a pain.

The tag BLigade: @doorajar @solitaryandwandering @my-rose-tinted-glasses @babymbbatinygirl @babymbbatinygirl @isisanna-blog @mmastertheone @pickletrip @aliceisathome @urikawa-miyuki @tokillamonger @rocketturtle4 @blglplus @anythinggoesintheshire @everlightly @renafire

If ya wanna be tagged each week leave a comment and I will add you to the template. Easy peesy.

[thisautistic]

Welcome to the chillest re-watch event there's ever been! Over the next 14 weeks we are going to re-watch KinnPorsche the Series!

This event is for people who just don't have the time or inclination to participate in shorter, higher intensity events!

You can participate in as much or as little of this event as you want. Even the dates are more a guideline than an actual rule!

April 2-8: Ep 1. April 9-15: Ep 2 April 16-22: Ep 3 April 23-29: Ep 4 April 30-May 6: Ep 5 May 7-13: Ep 6 May 14-20: Ep 7 May 21-27: Ep 8 May 28-June 3: Ep 9 June 4-June 10: Ep 10 June 11-17: Ep 11 June 18-24: Ep 12 June 25-July 1: Ep 13 July 2-8: Ep 14

The original run was two weeks longer than this but I figured we should just stick with weekly!

the tag i'm using is #kpann2k24 and I will continue to use that. PLEASE feel free to also use it as you go through the show so that I can see all of your posts! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 you all and happy watching.

(if you have any questions my dms and ask box is open)

Also: If you are looking for a more structured, bigger event (that's actually an event) dreamy has @2-years-of-kp starting april 9 which is the official event for the fandom!

[mirabella96]

Pit Babe ep 12

hahhahahahhahahahhahahahahha brothers

Pete has a saviour complex but good for him, or rather people around him

OH so this is why we saw the retrospect (and you dared to call him brother!)

Jeff! They are talking about Jeff

That was faster than expected

North and Sonic adventures miniseries when?

I am really glad I am not Alan right now

Kim really got adopted

Poor Alan am so sad

(And also this kiddpaping does a bit have a Chay being taken in KP vibe)

So Kenta was kinda helping him ealier

More past!

I AM GOING TO Flip is this sunglasses product placement hahahhahahahahhahahahhahahahahhaha

I did not expect a motivational speech from Babe

I am not really sure if it's "poor boy Kenta" or "really stupid boy Kenta" or is he planning sth

it's stupid poor boy

BUT Winner is an idiot

OH my this outfit is gorgeous

HOW CAN YOU not save THE CHILDREN

Just how

or when

or how he did know

Pretty sure Babe is thinking that he got hit in the head stronger than he feels

[toxicrevolver]

I AM BACK AND I HAVE DONE THE PEOPLE THINGS SUCH AS SLEEP AND EAT. WE’RE FINISHING THIS SHOW TONIGHT IF ITS THE LAST THING I DO.

Anywho. Continued commentary for Ep. 12 (spoilers under the cut)

- my previous comments still hold. I rewound a little. I’m living for Pete/Vegas being weirdly domestic given their situation/setup.

- I’m still on Porsche’s side. He has every right to be angry and demanding answers. However. IF HE CRIES AT ANY POINT. I WILL CRY. SAME GOES FOR KINN HONESTLY. I LOVE THE EYEBROW MAN TOO MUCH.

- OKAY. I KNOW THE HEDGEHOG DIES. BUT I’M NOT EMOTIONALLY PREPARED. (I saw the poll asking people who haven’t seen KP which scene was the made up scene)

- THATS RIGHT PETE. GO BACK AND GIVE MY BOY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT IN HIS TIME OF NEED.

- I want to give Vegas a hug. Character development (from me)

- I WAS NOT EXPECTING PETE TO INITIATE THE VEGAS/PETE MOMENT (again. I knew this scene was gonna happen. I wasn’t surprised by the scene. Just Pete.) ALSO. THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT BY EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PETE

- IT WAS SAFE (questionable) SANE (they’re both not sane) CONSENSUAL AT LEAST.

- THE SHACKLES. THE ROPE. PETE ASKING FOR HIS HANDS TO BE TIED. VEGAS KISSING PETES KNUCKLES. CINEMATICALLY THAT WAS PHENOMENAL. I officially ship them. Is it shipping if it’s canon (sorta)? Idk this is the first time I’ve had this happen.

- Kinn and Porsche are so cute and their infatuation with carbs is hilarious I’m assuming the bread company was a sponsor or something.

- KINN IS SO SWEET I CAN FEEL MYSELF GETTING A CAVITY.

- Time and Kinn cooking while Tay and Porsche do the prep work. We love domestic house husbands and platonic polycules. Okay, Tay is just sitting being pretty but still. Someone’s gotta supervise.

- PORCHAY MY BABY ON HIS EMO HEART BREAK SPIRAL. NEVER ACCEPT DRUGS IN A CLUB. KIM. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP BUT ALSO FUCK YOU FOR BREAKING HIS HEART IN THE FIRST PLACE.

- Porsche. Sweetie. I’m not NOT condoning violence. But please either kill your uncle or let someone else kill him. I don’t like him and he’s a spoon.

Kinnporsche review thread part 2

Episode 5 down.

- Big. Stop getting hurt. Please. I am begging you.

Episode 6 complete

- I HATE ALL OF YALL AGAIN. I AM DISTRAUGHT.

- What started as domestic boyfriends camping in the woods ended in mafia bullshittery. I should have expected this. Fuck happy endings I guess.

[kissporsche]

Okay, last one, I promise - and no need to answer ANY of these, obviously. I'm just in the mood to be annoying today. 🙈💕

Top 5 KinnPorsche scenes - WITH and WITHOUT VP (because I think the latter would be really interesting) 👀

BLESS YOU FOR THAT, YOU KNOW ME TOO WELL (and you are not annoying AT ALL 💕💕💕)

Top 5 VP scenes

Ep 12 hedgehog funeral + sex scene

I meeeeean. I mean. I mean!!!!!!! When is a monster not a monster? When you see him utterly broken sobbing over his dead pet and your catastrophic empathy instinct kicks in because you see yourself in him and him in you and you KNOW this will backfire but need NEED to go back anyway and it NEEDS to be your choice and it KEEPS being your choice and kissing him is your choice and fucking him is your choice and offering up your wrists is your choice and you fucking SMILE because for once you got everything you wanted and for just a minute the whole world falls into its proper place.

Ep 13 break-up scene

My beloved. This is legit one of my favourite scenes in any piece of media, ever. It enraptures me. It's every terrible, beautiful, instinctual decision that they've made together being CRUSHED by the world outside their safehouse/prison/escape/condemnation and exploding in their faces. It is everything to me. It's inevitable. And so necessary even though it hurts like hell.

Ep 13 alleyway scene

THE DRAMA. Vegas with his prince hair pulling his One Move. Pete with the cigarette and the realisation and the gun. They both look so insanely good sorry for being shallow. But GOD. "Don't you want me to disappear?" "Shoot me!" "I don't think you can. And you know why." like ugh UGH it's the PEAK of fucked up romance! Vegas risking it all on Pete feeling the same and not caring if he loses his life on that bet, Pete unable to even speak in response but just breaking down in Vegas's arms because he can't and he knows.

Ep 14 pool scene

Okay now obviously this one is also everything to me. It's... yeah. This scene was to my brain what a magnet is to a VHS tape. I lost the ability to form coherent thoughts for multiple days. I still can't adequately express everything this scene means to me. It's a masterclass in writing and character work and ACTING!!!! Like with anyone else this scene could have failed massively but instead we got CINEMA. My favourite, most unhinged viewing experience of my entire life. Maybe if I loved it less I might be able to talk about it more.

Ep 14 epilogue

THE SOFT EPILOGUE THEY DESERVE. Their lives have beaten them down into the dirt, they've nearly lost their humanity entirely, they barely know how to be people and yet. They find each other. They choose each other. They live for each other. And they get happiness as a reward, and a family they will keep choosing again and again and again.

I could have picked so many other scenes, literally any of their scenes! But 12-14 really is just hit after hit of some of the best television ever created so. holy shit there's a whole other half to this ask OOPS- Top 5 KP scenes (no VP)

Ep 1 Porsche and Chay

Porsche wiping his tears away and hugging his little brother is what sold me on his character and really the entire show.

Ep 5 Porsche breaking down in the bathroom

Talk about a masterclass in acting. Phenomenal.

Ep 6 final scene

All the lead up too. Kinn apologising, Porsche deliberately failing rock paper scissors, Kinn's speech when they escape, Porsche running back to kiss him. GORGEOUS.

Ep 10 warehouse scene

Oh I live for gloves-off Vegas. And the horriblest little man Tawan. Sleeveless Kim. Big's sacrifice.

Ep 14 office scene

I'm being soooo good and not counting this as a VP scene but like. Oh I love it. Namphueng reveal, "you're just as bad as papa was", "the truth that Namphueng is-", Vegas surrounded by a halo of guns, Korn at his most menacing, "I can't keep betraying my feelings", the look between Porsche and Pete, I-. I love it. There's just so much to keep coming back to.

[shou-jpeg]

fam i need help - for a secret special reason i need to know if we know what date all this in kp ep 12 was happening on? or like month anyway. 

[rocketturtle4]

On Repeat tag game

In the unlikely event anyone saw the original version of this post that was up for 12 minutes before I realised I'd done it wrong and panic-deleted it only to realise 12 seconds later that no one would KNOW I'd done it wrong...

...no you didn't

It's Friday evening, I'm blaming weekend brain.

ANYWAY

Tagged by @visualtaehyun @sorry-bonebag and @thegalwhorants I feel so popular! Thankyou!✨

The game: Put your Spotify On Repeat playlist on shuffle and post the first 10 songs! (don't forget the shuffle like I definitely didn't)

Let's see what happens, I was very relieved to realise this is like RECENT on repeats lol, if it had been for the whole year...who knows what would have appeared. My music get's updated very rarely but recent joining of a spotify blend has dragged my music tastes kicking and screaming towards a little bit of variance lol.

Also this On Repeat thing is very cool so TY for the new feature!

Unsteady by X Ambassadors

ahhh what an opener. As some of you may know my bestie @plantsarepeopletoo has been breaking down the Only Friends music on the regular (it's so interesting, the music is almost predictive of the character arcs!!) and occasionally sharing the feeeeeels with me and @shouldiusemyname as they work through it. As part of this we have regularly discussed other songs that remind us of different characters and relationships in OF and this song put me deeeep in my Ray feels after Ep...5? or maybe 6 and yep I've been playing it A LOT ever since.

2. Mad love - Sped Up Version by Mabel, Speed Radio

I don't even remember how I found this one but it's a vibe

3. SPARK by A.C.E

Ooooh interesting, I recently finished a rewatch of Light On Me where I was reminded how much I love the ending song hence this!

4. Don't Blame Me by Taylor Swift

I'm with you @thegalwhorants, I'm a swifty, not a big one, but her voice and music are excellent. Plus Reputation yk?

5. Free Fall by Slot Machine

Lol is commentary even necessary? I'm not even a huge KP fan but this song kills

6. I do not know how to write/copy Thai sorry but its by Selina and Sirin

The Only Friends feels are everywhere it seems. But this is SUCH a beautiful song.

7. betty by Taylor Swift

Same swifty disclaimer as before, this is one of my all time fav T Swift songs and I will take no judgement.

8. Belly Dancer by Imanbek, BYOR

Now here's a throwback I'm surprised to see on my repeat playlist, I guess I listened to it enough that it's lasted lol, for a while I studied to this song on repeat for hoooooours. Don't know why but the repetition is non-distracting, Mad Love above falls into that category too.

9. Pretend by Nanon

Ahhh now this is no surprise, I am currently on ep 13 of the Jungle, hoping to finish it this weekend and this song is gorgeous. Love it, love Nanon, love The Jungle.

10. Bad Habits (feat. Bring Me The Horizon) by Ed Sheeran

oooh finishing off with Ed that rounds it out nicely. Ed Sheeran's concert came to my state in little old down under in March of this year and it was my first ever concert. Love his music and the concert was AMAZING. Though this version of the song can actually be blamed on a recent blend I've joined to drag my music kicking and screaming into any sort of variance as my personal playlists have the original.

I have NO Idea who has already played cause my PhD has suddenly dumped three projects which need immediate attention in my lap all at once so my tumblr time has vanished into the ether.

Of course I COULD stop watching 15 shows at once but they'd have to STOP AIRING first

[Image of Ayan from The Eclipse saying "I don't get myself either"]

Soooo @grapejuicegay @wanderlust-in-my-soul @pandasmagorica play if you want and if you already have feel free to tag me retroactively! I basically only see stuff if I'm tagged these days... or if they happen to appear in the 20 random posts I see at some point through my day.

[gloriousmonsters]

it's late but brief ep 12 kp updates

vegaspete storyline is. a lot so far. i do like it, even tho it feels extremely speedrun by being brought in so late. them bonding over the abusive dads thing was good, the unhinged bdsm is sexy, and somehow despite the torture and light sexual assault they have better consent than kp for their first sex scene plus vegas uses a condom, so. a confused thumbs up about that

vegas babe i think your hedgehogs die because you keep them in antique birdcages with a light scattering of sawdust and no toys or stimulation or places to curl up. i hate to tell you this because you are Very wet and sad about it but. this is probably on you

on the other hand i guess vegas losing pets because he just doesn't know how to care for things properly and going '????? why happen?? is it because i'm a bad person or everything hates me maybe???' is very on brand

'i was responsible for covering up your parents' death' says korn, surprising nobody. honestly i expect another twist where he's MORE responsible or something cause. rancid vibes, but we'll see

you know how i said kinn was still likeable/enjoyable...? unfortunately not anymore. the followup to the bar sex scene was way too suddenly 'cute and sweet fluff' for me to really like it, and then the fucking tawan storyline happens, and i hate everything about it because 'ex from the past comes back and is an arbitrary villain' is not my least fave romance trope but it's Right up there, and it's a whole thing of kinn. not looping porsche in on important information and then blaming him for not wanting to be locked up/being mad kinn doesn't trust him. and he has just not recovered from that, because they keep on being either cloyingly cute while nothing happens, or it's another 'porsche get the FUCK out of there' scene. there are 2 eps but i'm genuinely unsure if kinn can get himself out of my bad graces in them. guess we'll see

currently i'm like. vegas has 2 hands. yes he lightly sexually assaulted porsche and nearly shot him and lied to him but. kinn has also done all those things and he's more insufferable, plus even if it's fake or w/e vegas and porsche had cute chemistry. plus if he and porsche and pete had a thing their abbreviation could be pvp

kim and chay are INSANE. they have so little time but every moment is fantastic. kim finds out chay has a shrine to him and is like 'hot. write me a love song, kid'. he then tries to ghost him and chay lightly stalks him in order to find him and perform his love song on the sidewalk. they sort-of kiss and cuddle together overnight and chay's like 'i love you! do you love me' and kim makes dial-up noises for five minutes while looking for emotions that he stopped having at the age of seven, and finally settles for, 'i'm hungry'. chay confronts him about lying and is wailing sobbing emoting his little heart out and kim is just like ._. then chay decides to cope by bailing on music college, styling himself to look more like kim, and trying to get into substance abuse (this FAMILY!!) whereupon kim remembers the emotion of anger and shows up just to punch a guy, yell at chay ambiguously, and leave. obsessed with them. no idea where this is going

[tomin-go-trpg]

*2024/08/12

Call of Cthulhu 6th

夏に至る病

ep.1 「無事でよかった」

ep.2 「道端のいし」

ep.3 「逃げ水駆け足」

ep.4 「夏に至る病」

作：稀彦ハウジング - 稀彦 様

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KP：とみん

PL：

すみま

本多 優真 (ほんだ ゆうま)

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▹▸ END2 / END2 / END3 / END1 ｰ 生還

[キルキル継続]

　

[chalkrevelations]

Hmm.

srb partly because someone liked it recently and brought it back to my attention but also because now I look back particularly at this part

I do think there’s something thematically going on here not only with the symbolism of Pete as the universal giver donor vs. Vegas as the universal taker recipient but also to the way it’s set against Vegas’s drive to be an overachieving service top need to feed Pete and Pete’s voraciousness  hunger  need to be fed. They manage to hold those two oppositional dynamics in various approximations of balance as they spin out the relationship through the course of the show, and ... the blood-type conversation strikes me as a way to get to some of that, and when Pete says he’s type O, he’s saying he can give and give and give, but he couples it with the desire to be type AB, essentially saying, “I wish I could take and take and take while someone else could give and give and give,” i.e. “I’M HUNGRY, and I want someone who can FEED ME until I’m bursting with it.”

with some additional time and knowledge under my belt, and now it makes me wonder, well, first of all, how much Bee Pongsate's fingerprints actually might be all over the KPTS script despite the fact that we never hear about him (maybe he's too bl for BOC to want to cop to having in their DNA?), and also what complexities we might still get to see in the KanghanSailom relationship in Dangerous Romance.

A lot of people seem to have thrown up their hands and given up on DR because of what they see as a facile and unsatisfying turn to domesticity - although it always baffles me when they point to the writing team's resume as a reason it shouldn't be happening that way, given Bad Buddy was the comparison I immediately made and called out for having given cheap treatment of bullying that went immediately down the memory hole in favor of that show's romance. But also, we've seen in the trailers that deep-seated issues between Kanghan and Sailom come to a head in scenes we've yet to see on the show. Things are going to get complicated and messy again. None of that's solved, it's just tamped down under the surface. DR keeps reminding me of a Vegaspete HS AU, and a kind of look on the slant at what it might be like if the speedrun of KP Eps 11-14 were actually a full season long. We're not even halfway through. I'd argue we're at the "Pete's blissful smile at having the best sex of his life in Ep 12" stage, which means there's still plenty of time for Vegas's Kanghan's bullshit to catch up with them and things to go horribly wrong before they can be resolved.

I don't know, maybe I'll be proved wrong in the upcoming weeks. But I look at the complexity of the VP relationship, exemplified by that balancing act of character dynamics that happens in this blood-type conversation, and I have to wonder what Perth and Chimon might be to be able to dig out of Kanghan and Sailom before we're through.

normal conversations to have with your kidnapper part 2 (1)

[absolutebl]

This Week in BL - it was a pretty darn good time, frankly

Organized, in each category, with ones I'm enjoying most at the top.

Feb 2024 Wk 4

Ongoing Series - Thai

The Sign (Sat YT) ep 12fin - Everyone looked like they were having a lot of fun in the fight sequences. I’m very happy for them. I’m not surprised they shot Khem and Chart. A little shocked it wasn’t also Yai, TBH.

I found this final episode rushed. According to rumors, The Sign was originally slated to be 14 eps, and it probably should’ve been. And I don’t say that often about Thai BL. But we all knew it was getting too bloated for its britches, so I'm not surprised they fumbled the ending. For me personally, it just wasn't that bad. It was fine and I was fine with it.

Tho, Billy does not look good with facial fur, messes up those gorgeous angles.

I was ultimately amused that the solution to the mythology thread was simply to talk to the river god and persuaded him to give up... off screen. It felt very old school wuxia. Or like Aeschylus or something. I did adore the stinger, Saint was basically like “I want wings too”. 

FINAL THOUGHTS

This show is literally everything (except straight) all at once. It's BL, queer, band of brothers, romcom, erotica, PNR, fated mates, police procedural, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and slasher. It’s the king of genre mash-up chaos. Sure, it's madness but there is genius in it. Was it a crazy unhinged mess +1 roll for damage? Yes. Yes it was. Did it manage to hold all those tangled threads together? No it did not. Was it also a charming, sexy, engaging, non-stop piece of entertainment? Sure thing. I think this show is basically my KinnPorsche, and frankly I’ve been chasing that dragon naga since KP aired. Is it perfect? No. But it was balls to the wall FUN and that gets a 9/10 from me.

I'm thinking of doing a full recap review (partly because I have so many great screen shots.)

Cherry Magic (Sat YouTube grey) ep 10-11 of 12 - Since this series is following the yaoi so closely, I knew these were the separation eps. (Also I knew with would be a soft non-doom ep 11, Japan rarerly does these.) I like that they used it to show improve communication and development in all relationships, but, frankly, TayNew are just best when they are TayNew together on screen. So yeah. Let’s keep them back together, please?

Meanwhile, TayNew gifted us a gorgeous loving sweet sex scene. Thanks OG for doing us a solid. 

I wanna add, it sure is fun to see New play as soft and vulnerable character, I feel like he hasn’t done that since SOTUS. 

(Read all about distribution issues here.)

Cooking Crush (Sun YT) ep 12fin - 1/3 of this is a sweet romance about a student doctor falling in love with a student chef, and the rest of it is utter dross. Look the OffGun bits were GREAT.. In fact, I think they’re better AS A PAIR in this show than in any of their other BLS. And I'm a hard sell on any OffGun being better than PickRome. Saying that, how can I review a show where I could only tolerate 1/3 of it? Because I didn’t like any other aspect of this show, no other pairs and no other plots. That gives me: 9/10 for the OffGun bits, 5/10 for everything else. Frankly it probably should be an 8 but I gotta go with my gut and it's upset about this so 7/10. Sorry boys. It’s GMMTV’s fault. Your heart was in this show, mine wasn’t. 

City of Stars (Fri iQIYI) ep 4 of 12 - These two are so good at making heart eyes at each other. It’s ridiculous. They don’t need any cartoon images or noises. Moot crush but "I wanna flirt and court more" is so flipping awesome. I love this for them… and us. 

1000 Years Old ep 2 of 12 - It’s very silly and we have been gifted with the dorkiest vampire ever. But... the smell thing makes me so happy. And I like that the vamp uses chan/nai or tan = v old fashioned. Nahlak. I love our ghost girl. Did you notice she wasn’t in the room with them but they left an empty chair for her? Also nahlak.

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Perfect Propose (Japan Fri Gaga) ep 5 of 6 - Kai was pretty much just “you're a workaholic but I basically married you whether you like it or not.” SMOOCH. What can I say? I'm a sucker for this dynamic.

AntiReset (Taiwan Fri Viki/Gaga) ep 5 of 10 - How is this show so cute? How do they both love and hurt each other so much. They are both just scared of loosing each other. Gah.

Unknown (Taiwan Sat Youku YouTube) 1 of 12 eps - Youku dropped the first ep to their YouTube channel but I doubt we can expect that to continue. Still, it was nice to be able to watch it in a convenient way. I enjoyed it. But I am cautious about it. Of course this is possibly two of my favorite tropes of all time (stepbrothers or a variation + hyung romance). So I’m looking forward to the romantic thread, but from the gritty style, it feels a lot more like a Taiwanese short. Which means it could go very dark and may not end happy. 

Although I Love You and You AKA Sukiyanen Kedo Do Yaro ka (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 7 of 10 - I just don’t know if the main couple should be a couple. But when they finally get around to talking to each other, they sure are lovely. Also how great is it to see a uke initiate a kiss? Even if it’s not a very good kiss. 

My Strawberry Film (Japan Thurs Gaga) ep 2 of 8 - I am still not sure about this one. I am not contesting its quality, just saying it’s not for me. Also I’m not wild about what amounts to basically a redo of everything that already happened in the first episode from a different perspective. I know it’s a tall order with Japan, but I would like (when it’s a short series) for each new installment to actually move the plot (such as it is) along in someway. Am I asking too much?

It's done but I have no time

What Did You Eat Yesterday Season 2 AKA Kinou Nani Tabeta? Season 2 (Japan Gaga) 10 eps - will binge when I have any spare time. 2024 is crazy busy for me so far.

The Servant and the Young Master - from Vietnam, it's on YouTube. I will give it a try when I have a window of time.

Began Beginning (Myanmar YouTube) - A Burmese BL? @heretherebedork vouched for it, so I will give it a watch.

It's airing but...

Dead Friend Forever (Thai iQIYI) - rumors are it's interesting but full of unlikable characters. I'm waiting to know how it ends.

Ossans Love Season 2 (Japan Gaga) - 5 years later, will anything have changed? This is Japan so… probubly not. I won't be watching this. I disliked Season one and actively hated the follow ups. No thank you.

Playboyy (Thurs Gaga) 14 eps - Dear Playboyy, it's not you, it’s me… I hate you. You’re about as deep (and as palatable) as a shot glass of cum. While I'm sure you’re someone’s kink, you're my weakest link. Goodbye. I DNFed this at ep 5. Frankly I'm impressed with myself for getting that far. Ends next week TF.

Time the series (Tue Gaga/YT) 10 eps - dropped it at ep 4.

A Secretly Love (Thai WeTV) - I tried but I can't get into my WeTV account anymore and I'm way too lazy to figure it out. Should I bother to go grey for it?

To Be Continued (Thai C3 Thailand YT) - High school sweethearts who had a bad break up reunite when both of them have full time jobs but coming out is still a problem. You can watch this on YT but it has no Eng Subs.

Next Week Looks Like This:

We're light on content right now, but frankly I'm so busy with work I don't really mind.

3/6 Born to be Y (Thai ????) 10 eps - 14 contestants who audition to compete in Born To Be Y, a program that searches for the best couple of the year to work together on a giant project. Described as semi-reality series. So I probably won't bother.

3/7 Deep Night (Thai iQiyi) 10 eps - Multiple romances set in a host clubs. Nice to see First back on my screen but this is not my favorite setting.

Upcoming BLs for 2024 are listed here. This list is not kept updated, so please leave a comment if you know something new or RP with additions.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

The eyes have it.

Your random BL moment brought to you by my ult-bias being a hyung smartass to his maknae.

(Last week)

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BIBLE WICHAPAS as VEGAS & BUILD JAKAPAN as PETE | KINNPORSCHE (2022)

[kinnspocketporsche]

Rewrite: Starting over

Why?

Don't think about the parallels, don't think about Pete having an actual answer this time around, don't think about how "I can't run off to anywhere" isn't just Pete choosing Vegas, it's Pete deciding to give himself no other choice. He's not just refusing to run off, he's not allowing it to be an option. Handing the rope to Vegas, all over again.

If you run now, I'm alright with that.

Don't think about Vegas being unconditionally selfless for the first time and giving Pete a way out anyway. Don't think about how this is better than all of the apologies because they're literally rewriting their lowest moment, going back and correcting all the wrongs of the past in order to move foward.

I got nothing left.

For sure don't think about this fucking line getting reused. Reframed. Don't think about the way it was originally Pete who was split open, hurt and empty, the fight drained out of him. How this was Pete with nothing left to give. Don't think about how now the fight is out of Vegas. How his will to keep taking is gone.

I don't want to be your burden. I just want to follow my heart.

Don't think about this confirmation that staying isn't just what Pete needs, what Vegas needs, it's what they both want.

From now on, you're no longer my pet. You're the most important person in my life.

Don't think about how it's so important for to them that they have this conversation in full before they even consider touching each other. Don't think about the way healing is important to them. Don't think about how KP said "Can we start all over?" and VP went ahead and did this.

Are y'all fucking??? Okay??????? Because I'm not.

[telomeke]

Hi @pandasmagorica! The monk who blesses Thun and the gang when they visit a temple in He's Coming to Me (Ep.3 [3‌/4] 3.28) is definitely not the same as the one in BBS, KinnPorsche, The Sign and Pee Nak – he's missing the birthmark/age spot on his right cheek, and also has a tattoo on the top of his head.

The other two scenes with a monk in HCTM are at Ep.4 [1‌/4] 5.24 and Ep.6 [4/4] 0.11. While this second monk looks more like the Thai BL monk of BBS, KP, The Sign and Pee Nak, he's slightly heavier-set and also lacks the birthmark/age spot on his right cheek.

Thanks for reminding me about other BL scenes with monks! I went looking for the scene in Until We Meet Again where Pharm and Dean were blessed by a monk (it's at Ep.12 [1‌/4] 10.54) and he too is a different actor. Still, with four out of seven monk roles in these various series played by him, our guy still looks like he's ahead! 🤣 I still wonder if he has other appearances... 🤩

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THE THAI BL MONK

We know of Thai BL's shared locations (thanks to @colourme-feral and @blmpff 🤩) and Thai BL's shared wardrobe (thanks to @dribs-and-drabbles 🤩), and even Thai BL's shared beach chairs and death stairs. 🤣 Now get ready for...

Thai BL's shared monk!

It seems like there is one venerable monk in particular who keeps popping up in various Thai BLs. Don't know if he's a real monk with a penchant for acting, or just an actor who specializes in this kind of role – a BL-specific monk???👀 – but I found out only today he's in at least three BL series:

BAD BUDDY

He's one of the monks in the street, perplexed by Pat and Pran's moms' competitiveness.

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KINNPORSCHE

He's the monk who provided Porsche with his ghost-fighting palad khik (ปลัดขิก) or phallic amulet.

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THE SIGN

He's the abbot Luangpor, who helped raise Tharn and watched over him even in adulthood.

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Unfortunately this BL-friendly monk is uncredited for his appearances in the above (at least as far as I can tell), so we don't know his name (or if he is even a real monk – I think he is). But he has a distinctive birthmark above his right cheekbone that's a real identifier, even if the characters he plays differ starkly in presentation and demeanor from series to series. 🤩 I think he's become a bit of a go-to when Thai BL needs a monk.

Just when you think Thai BL has no more surprises! 💖

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Yeah Vegas kissing Pete's bound hands was hot but Pete's feet being suspended in chains?? Yes please and thank you.