#playboyy ep5

[mygwenchan]

Let me think a bit about this scene between Jump and Porche to distract myself from the fever 😩

So! I guess a lot of us have wondered why Jump was so interested in Porche's dad during the car scene. After all, what does it matter to him who Porche's father is? But of course, Jump has already shown that he can be quite attentive. He is someone who likes to acquire information about the people around him, because you never know when it'll come in handy!

So now we have Jump who notices a piece of paper in the car's trunk. It tells him that the car is registered under the name Jason Lee.

He then learns from Porche that Jason Lee is Prom's and Porche's dad. But wait... Lee? Jump gets very interested all of a sudden, because neither Porche nor Prom use that family name. Their name is Ponglred!

Jump immediately moves away from Porche and continues to ask "Are you mixed?" (aka dad is Chinese while the mom is Thai) and most importantly:

Now I don't know about you guys, but Jump actually looks really concerned to me here. It's like he wants Jason Lee to be Porche's stepfather and not the biological one...

My guess right now is that Porche and Prom are the sons of Mr. Lee's mistress. That would explain why they have their mother's last name (divorce hasn't been mentioned so far). It could also be the reason why the two of them are allowed to sort of waste their potential. Mr. Lee sounds like a very rich and powerful CEO, yet Prom doesn't get pressured into being a big shot at the company (Porche is the only one who told him to quit that job at Playboyy, but only once and Prom dismissed him. Cause really, why should Prom bother? He still gets to live in that villa with the giant pool!). There doesn't seem to be too much pressure on Porche either, if he's able to spend his days fucking the car wash boy (and before that Porche was hardly ever present at the car repair shop). Yeah, sounds to me like the spoiled kids of a rich guy's side chick.

And that might very well mean that Mr. Lee has more than just those two kids (the old cougar probably jumps onto everything that moves...)! Maybe some other mistresses' son didn't get as lucky as Porche and Prom. Maybe his mom got cast aside and ended up living in poverty, meaning her son had to pick up sex work to survive 👀

Playboyy likes to drop hints pretty openly and in-your-face (like Nant's necklace for example), so I'm very certain that Mr. Jason Lee will play a bigger role in future episodes. Who is he exactly? Just a random CEO? The owner of the Playboyy lounge? Or maybe even a sort of king pin who is pulling the strings from behind the curtains? Also: Does he have a third son?!

One thing is obvious. We should keep the name "Jason Lee" in mind!

[hurlumerlu]

As usual, badly put together thoughts on Playboyy episode 5 under the cut :

My main thought on this episode is how heavy on melancholy it was. It was a lot less funny and dramatic and a lot more, idk. contemplative ? or at least that's how it felt to me. Also a lot more unsettling, we are definitely not playing anymore. Funnily enough, this gravitas is pretty close to what I hoped for when I started Playboyy, but now that I actually have it I feel wrongfooted and unsure. Which is great ! I've always enjoyed shows where I didn't know what I was in for before starting an episode (perhaps a little too much) and I appreciate the unease.

Related to the above : I like that the Nuth & Phop scenes are packed with tender moments (the piggyback, the very begining of the shaving scene, "haha i'm halucinating him :D/i'm right there", waking up in each other's arms) amidst the constant current of dread. It helps lay out the reasons Phop comes back (drugs aside) on an emotional level, and it also makes the peaks in tension that much stronger because you keep waiting for the other shoe to drop and because it could be sweet ! it could. it's good suspense.

Honnestly the fact that Nuth has been so strongly established as suspect n°1 when we're only in episode 5 makes me really doubt that he is, for lack of a better term, our Big Bad. Which does not mean I think of him as an innocent little sweetheart (don't pay people in drugs is imo a pretty low bar and he couldn't even clear that) and he absolutely had something to do with Nant's troubles, but I feel like there is something else at play. Could be way off though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Unpopular opinion probably but I worry for him too. He does not seem well ! He also doesn't seem to have much of a support system ! If this all ends badly - if it already has, for Nant, because of him - I don't think I'll be able to shake off the feeling that it all could have been avoided.

Please don't kill Phop please don't kill Phop please don't kill Phop

Other characters I would like to not see die are Nont (very much so), Soong, and Jump. (and Puen because I play favourites) the others are fair game for me not because I don't like them but because I can see multiple narrative payoffs for their death. It all depend on how it's done. (honnestly I can also imagine narrative payoffs for Nont's death, and worse endings for him than death, but. uh. I'll be gutted for sure)

Since I mentioned Soong - I told myself I would not gripe about this but I am absolutely going to gripe about this : how did Nont convince him to drink/take drugs with him ? Did he think this was Nant ? it was all very weird and I did not get how we got for point a to point c. You could argue it doesn't matter but it's the kind of things that matters to me ! Anyway, moving on :

Soong keeps having a bad time. And I'm sure many would say he deserved it, but as I'm not generally interested in characters getting their just deserts (unless it's funny) I'm still mostly feeling kinda sad for the guy, in an awkward sort of way

I'm sorry I said Nont was not good at threatening people. turns out he's just not good at threatening people with sharp objects. He's disturbingly into it when it comes to fire though ! (but also Nont baby you're gonna burn your thumb)

Zouey & Teena were very cute. So where Zouey & First trying to investigate Soong.

You know who isn't cute ? Porche. I want to sit that boy down and have a loooong talk with him. It probably wouldn't help but someone has to try.

Anyway we knew that already but the fact that none of these rich little fuckers where willing to help Nant out when they could easily have pooled their money... with friends like these, honnestly.

This may have been a wake up call for Captain ? wait and see I guess.

Captain and Puen being on good enough terms that Captain told him everything about the fake sex tape is interesting. I'm still really interested in their dynamic !

Look. Puen was so charming (and charmed) all episode and Aob was so prickly, it's hard for me not to get into the relationship that is dangled in front of us (and I didn't try). However everytime I watch this series I think of Love Conquers All (2006) and its ironic-ass title, so I look at every single relationships promised by this show with doubt and mistrust

SPEAKING OF WHICH : lmao @Prom and his little evil smile. control your face, sir.

But I still believe he didn't know why Nant was missing, so I wonder what he was smiling evily for. Plenty of options to chose from though ! Maybe he just wants to get back at the ex-playboyys for asserting their independence, which would be bad enough, but I doubt that's all. Oh well, we'll see !

Last thought : I could have sworn I saw the bottom of a brazilian flag in one of Nuth and Poph scene but I can't find it again :(

[gillyweedgrl]

I’m so sorry but all I could think during my first watch of this scene was “someone please put some baby powder on that fake tatt” 🤣

That and the fact that, by this point, I was starting to note the episodes by the colour/style of Soong’s hair.

it should be impossible to look this good while being threatened

[scarefox]

plot twist

[singto-prachaya]

Playboyy EP5 gifs

[autisticbokutoenthusiast]

playboyy ep5 stray thoughts:

- there’s something striking about the music that plays during zouey and teena’s scenes but i haven’t figured out why yet

- captain continues to have that dog in him

- ok so if puen(?) was able to figure out it was zouey in the video couldn’t anyone else on the team or do they just run in entirely different circles, also when did he and captain become close or are they bonded by trauma

- finally porsche and jump i nearly forgot about them. still don’t know what’s happening with them

- first in his lil pearl necklace ooo my boy

- oh no workplace beef between aob and puen…

- ok does prom or does prom not wear glasses too im losing my mind

- prom is really fascinating to me because i can’t read him…

- ok for the aob and puen scene, the scene is interesting but more so the music. like it feels suspenseful but also like calming- like it’s not quite sad but veering a bit towards cautious- HOLD ON THE SONG SWITCH

IF ANYONE READING THIS HAS ANY META POSTS ABOUT THE MUSOC PLS SEND THEM MY WAY

- puen lowkey about to become my second baby boy

- the porn to be wild sign lol

- soong kinda want me yall im sorry but… yeah

- THE SET UP EITH NONT IN FRONT OD THE ANGEL WINGS i’m a sucker for this shit

- “ i’ll let you choose if you want to be cooked medium rare or well done” NONT?!?!?!? like what happened to him that he rolls up ready to impersonate fuck and arson his way to the truth?!?!?! i’m obsessed with him

- oh nuth kinda shady ain’t he…

- i like the music that plays for nuth and phop, idk why yet but it feels like all encompassing? like it makes the scene feel very full

- this scene is one of my favs so far like the music switching to this very eerie string the close ups on the shaving blade the way the camera switches between their faces THE SHOT OF THE FUCKING N NEVKLACE ON THE FLOOR really well done imo

- “and in order to find my missing brother we shoul-” “ did no one hear about how my man broke my heart 🥺🥺 im sad by the way 🥺🥺 cause my heart is broken🥺🥺” first my baby boy i luv u

- obsessed with the framing of zouey, first, and captain all messing around and being friendly and off to the side nont is starting to understand their bond but beside him is porsche who looks like an outsider too…

-is the scene with puen and aob like actually happening or is it meant to be theatrical… i interpret it to be theatrical recreation

- the music is really hitting for me this episode also the shots and their sequencing as well. also i love this shows use of projectors, even when i can’t understand what it’s showing it adds a nice texture to the visuals

- so it is nants necklace…

[scarefox]

Nuth: actually it stands for

duuh

[mygwenchan]

I'm still wondering if First and Prom hooked up with each other...

If they did , we were totally robbed of that scene 😭

[mygwenchan]

And will you look at that? Nont is back in Prom's arms after all! Well, who wouldn't love a psycho switch master? Hehe

Damn, that's cold, Nont. Just enjoy the cuddles ;; I mean, not everything needs to be classified as after care. Sometimes a dude just wants to hold another cute dude in his arms 😌

Yeah, i really can't bring myself to trust Prom. He seems a bit too eager to "get all the suspects together" meanwhile his own alibi with the slave contract and everything sounds too perfect to be true...

LOOK AT THAT CREEPY LITTLE SMILE! Prom, I see you. I know you're not innocent!

Ok, that's the last scene of episode 5 :)

And damn, the preview for the next episode looks wild as hell 👀

[mygwenchan]

Oh? That's a surprise. I thought Prom didn't want to talk to First. But I guess that cute little face and the expensive jewelry made him think twice about sending First away for good lol

And we get some information about Soong: He's now an OK/XX Rider? So illegal racing? Or another sex worker job? I'm a bit confused here tbh

Oh? Now that's quite the development 👀

Maybe First and Prom...? 😳

[mygwenchan]

Omg...

That's Nont!

He found Soong (probably with the help of First) and drugged him! That's already the second time Nont has drugged someone... where does he get the pills from anyway? Maybe they're old prescriptions from his mom? Sleeping pills or something like that

Beware, for the angel of death has set his eyes upon you!

(Nont is so dramatic, I love this little psycho XD)

Kind of ironic that Soong is now in the same kidnapping situation as First was during their play time. Only now it's very real 😨

Yeah, he knows you're not sweet little Nant...

You're his dark twin!

Fuck, Nont went full psycho just now 👀

He's really lost it. I think the whole situation was too much for him... He's not just a bit of a sadist anymore. He's cray cray

Fucking hell

[mygwenchan]

It's yet another Thursday and I'm back with my commentary on the newest Playboyy episode 🤗

Last time we left off with Nont telling the baddie bunch that he is in fact not the sweet Nant they all knew, but his twin brother. Let's see what will follow after this shocking reveal!

And damn, we're starting the episode with a ton of new information about Nant:

He contacted Nont before his disappearance

Their mother wasn't sick, but tried to commit suicide, most likely not for the first time

Nant wanted to visit Nont in the US, but went missing before he could catch his flight

Nont and Nant last talked on their birthday, June 11th

Nont is revealing this to Nant's friends and finally the boys start talking. And.. well, there is a lot they have to say 😳

Captain: He was indeed the one who suggested that Nant should get more experience when it comes to sex. All because Nant wasn't able to get into character for the play "Desire under the Elms". That's a real play actually, you can read the Wiki summary here. In short: it's like a Greek tragedy set in 1850s England. Nant was most likely meant to play Eben, the son of a farmer who has recently remarried. Eben and his step-mother have an affair, there's a baby too... but in the end she kills her child to prove her love to Eben and both Eben and the woman get taken away by the police. It's a play that requires a lot from the actors, with passion and jealousy and twisted minds. So in order to save this project, Nant followed Captain's advice and went to the same online platform that Phop and Nuth are also using.

And wouldn't you know? Nant actually met up with Nuth! Maybe they connected over their shared passion for film making and plays?

(those colors are giving me VegasPete flashbacks 😅)

Zouey & First: Our little Zouey reveals that after those encounters with Nuth, Nant started asking his friends for money, for 100.000 Baht to be exact. When asked why, Nant gave the excuse that his mother is sick and he needs the money for her treatment. Both Zouey and First refused to give him anything.

Porche: And since Nant didn't get any money from his friends, he turned to Proche's older brother Prom. That must've been when Nant signed the slave contract with Prom and they started their journey into the world of bdsm. Prom gave a good amount of money to Nant, but apparently it still wasn't enough.

Then Porche got pissed off and told Nant to quit getting involved with Prom, going so far as to threaten to kick Nant out of the house. Nant asked First to mediate between them, but First refused.

Basically: Nant had a ton of reasons to slip and all of those combined probably led to his downfall. The question still is though: What did he need the money for? Maybe to give it to Nuth? For what? Did Nuth film their encounter and blackmail Nant with the video? We already know that Nuth needs money, he keeps lending it from his Phi, sells drugs, sells porn videos too... Nuth has a dream, most likely to make a movie and revive his old glory days when he'd get one award after the next. He seems to be willing to do almost anything to achieve that goal...

And Nont also reveals to the friends that in the end Nant sold porn clips to Captain in order to get more money. Yeah, they should all feel bad about this. Nont is rightfully pissed at them (maybe he should crack out a whip? A paddle? Go all dom on their twink asses? hehe)

In the end they still don't know who the dog guy is though and what Nuth's role is in all of this. So Nont decides to recruit the baddie bunch as his new detective assistants!

To quote First:

It's a mess, but I'm here for it!😌

[mygwenchan]

Oh no

OH NO

OH NO NO NO

Soong, what did you do?!

Ah fuck man...

That's not good...

Nont, I give you permission to burn his ass 🙂🔥

Well.. now we know, guys ;; Nant may or may not have used up Soong's drugs, Soong took advantage of the situation and then afterwards threated Nant, probably making him pay for those drugs. Well, at least Teena and Jump seem to be ok guys? Since they tried to get Soong away from Nant.

Soong, I thought better of you 😥

That's were that "vision" with Nant begging came from...

Ugh, now I'm sad

Yeah, punch him, Nont. Punch him good!

But we still haven't reached the bottom of it all... There is still more to be uncovered. I honestly wonder how Nant actually survived that long. Poor dude.

Ok, so the money Nant needed was indeed for Soong. But it seems that Nant got involved in drug dealing after that. He probably got those drugs from Nuth. So... Soong is an asshole, but ultimately not the one who made Nant disappear?

The hunt for Nuth is on, bitches!

[mygwenchan]

JUMP AND PORCHE AT LAST!!!

And damn, Porche is really making sure to punish Jump thoroughly. They've already been at it for hours 😳 (I feel a bit sorry for Jump's dick, it's gonna be sore when they're done... ouch)

Oh noooo~ Jump, your master is really pissed off! You better hurry and make him feel better~~ hehehe

And naughty Porche, he's been using his dad's car for their little session (what is it with these boys and them disrespecting their father's property? First also did the same by masturbating in his dad's office... Sigmund Freud would like to have a word)

Hmm, Porche doesn't like it when people ask too many questions. Jump, be careful, or you might get "punished" for another day or two! 🤭

Oh, I think we've just now found Jump's limit! I understand him though, even as a slave/servant he should be allowed to ask questions and get some respect.

[mygwenchan]

AWKWARD~ XD

That looks as if Zouey and Captain were married once and now they're meeting each other again after their divorce with their new significant others lol

Why are you like this, Captain? 😂

Well, he probably feels bad for selling Nant's porn clips and for pushing his friend into dangerous sexual relationships in the first place and... yeah, ok. Captain has a lot of reasons to feel awkward around Zouey and the others...

Nope, Zouey is done with your messy ass. Sorry, Captain.

(I already forgot about that fake girlfriend clip with Zouey in a wig that led to Teena thinking Zouey has had sex with Captain. So much happened and it's all Captain's fault 😭)

Also since when are Captain and Puen so chummy with each other? I kinda like it though. The height difference is super cute :3

Puen consent king 👏👏👏

Captain, shut up. Don't be mean to the only friend you've got left ;;

And Puen is probably not as sweet and innocent as you might think. My best guess is that that boy went through some shitty times and it made him wise beyond his years. So far Puen seems to be the most intelligent one of the whole bunch.

[mygwenchan]

Ok, so the two cuties ARE trying to help Nont with the investigation. But it still doesn't seem like Zouey only went back to Teena because of that. Good good.

But! Where did Soong go? Is he trying to hide? Why? What did he do?

YESSSSSS~ PUEN AS A PLAYBOYY :D

Fuck, he looks good in that tight shirt 👀

Aob is kinda pissed obviously, because Puen is getting really popular. But Prom is having a good time while sampling the "goods" lol (maybe that's the reason he likes to work at the club? Touching pretty boys... naughty, naughty!)

And First went to the Playboyy club as well! Oh, it's gonna get messy now 😋

Prom still gives off creepy vibes... he's a bit unhinged that one. Reminds me of Wednesday Addams. Prom too would burn down a whole summer camp, wouldn't he?

First is left standing there alone like a lost puppy (rude) and we're suddenly back with Aob and Puen (FUCK YEAH GIMME!)