#we are

[heretherebedork]

Do y'all remember when I did those polls for the We Are couples every week? It turns out @iguessitsjustme is AMAZING and we have, together, made A CHART.

LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS. Look at it! All the babies! I love them all so much and how they really tracked across the weeks and ChainPun's little spike towards the end and how TanFang NEVER went too low.

AND ANOTHER. I love seeing this. It's so pretty. ;.; It's gorgeous! To see all the data compiled! And it does show me something that I suspected, especially the line graph!

Anyway, @iguessitsjustme is the most amazing person ever and these charts are beautiful and I need another show like We Are so I can do this again. BUT ALSO LOOK AT MY BABIES' NUMBERS. TanFang got over 100 votes in one poll!!! MY BABIES.

[hotasfahrenheit]

the extra long university BL thing: Perfect 10 Liners vs We Are

something that @poetry-protest-pornography and i started discussing the other day and that i just started getting into with @tortibomb in some reblogs is the differences between Perfect 10 Liners vs We Are, which are in many ways similar shows on the surface, but for me at least, P10L is working SO MUCH BETTER and has kept me captivated for 20+ episodes already where We Are had me complaining about how slow it was and itching for it to be over by episode 10, and barely held my interest to make it to the end at episode 16. why is that?

the main, most important difference between the two shows is in the structuring and how that has drastically effected the pacing of the plot and the focus on the characters. We Are was set up like a traditional college drama, with a whole set of main character couples to follow, and a handful of secondary characters that pop up through the series. there was one timeline happening through the show besides some flashbacks sprinkled in here and there, and we followed the entire group as they went through various events and struggles and falling in love with each other. at 16 episodes, even tho the characters were likable, the story felt unwieldy and slow for a lot of it, and i had to watch most episodes sped up to get through them and even doing it sped up felt like a struggle sometimes. i know a lot of people absolutely loved this show, but watching it a few months after it aired was rough, and it took me a long time to get through all the episodes because i just kept deciding to watch other things instead.

Perfect 10 Liners, in contrast, has a set of main character couples as well, but the show has used three story arcs to pull the main characters in and out of focus instead of trying to keep them all in the forefront the entire time, and it's made a WORLD of difference. the first arc (hah) mainly focused on Arc and Arm in an extended multi-episode flashback, but did tease the other couples here and there in a more current timeline. the way that they were then moved into being side characters for the next couple, Yotha and Gun, let the story feel fresh again while still having familiar characters around. beginning to set down the building blocks for Faifah and Wine in the second arc made the transition into the third even better since the seeds were planted so that you want to care about them and their story by the time it's their arc. you're already invested, and you're ready for them to take over the lead spot.

the problem with attempting to have four main couples all some degree of active at the same time in We Are meant that everything was spread too thin across the episodes. we got a small amount of progression for each couple sprinkled into episodes, and when all that is then spread over 16 episodes, it made the story feel achingly slow. i know a lot of people who actively watched the show while it was airing weekly didn't feel like there was an issue with the pacing, but i missed out on the weekly viewing and my viewing of it started as binge watching the first few episodes on a plane trip. after that trip and further into the show, i hit a point where i was spacing the episode watching out between other things and sometimes letting days or even a week or two pass between episodes, and i still struggled to finish the show. the cast couldn't save it for me, the characters couldn't save it for me. it was a struggle. i was watching episodes sped up and it was still hard to focus on them and care about what was going on.

meanwhile, Perfect 10 Liners has had me the whole run. with the cycling of the main characters, we've also had different sets of side characters introduced to go with them, and that hasn't felt overwhelming or cumbersome to the story. the shifting of the plot has felt like a natural progression between leads, and having the settings change a little has helped keep it fresh. the arcs have kept any part of the story from feeling like it goes on for too long; even something that's carried through, like the bad relationships that Yotha and Faifah both have with their mom, have been handled differently between their arcs as we've seen their problems from two different perspectives. the show feels more like it could have been three short seasons of one show instead of one show run all at once. being able to see each of the main couples function past the point of them finally getting together has been a bonus of the second and third arcs, as they've stepped aside once their arc is done. it's added a lot to the overall narrative, and made the whole thing just flow better.

when they announced Perfect 10 Liners was going to be 24 episodes, i was flabbergasted. i didn't think there was any way i would be able to handle watching the whole show, and i guessed that i would have to watch it sped up like i did with We Are. i've been so pleasantly surprised by it, and as it's drawing to a close, i'm finding myself sad that it's going to be over and i won't have all these beloved idiots on my screen on sundays anymore, when they've been with us for so long at this point.

also to be clear, if you haven't watched We Are yet, this isn't me telling you to not watch it. everyone likes different things, and just because i struggled with watching it doesn't mean you won't like it. maybe the structure of Perfect 10 Liners will drive you crazy. maybe you'll love both! maybe you'll hate both! everything is subjective! i just wanted to write about the thing that's made the difference for me. go forth and watch whatever shows you want and enjoy whatever you like! that's the beauty of having so many options these days.

the real thing i hope for coming out of both shows tho for real is MARC AND POON LEAD ACTORS WHEN because they were SO GREAT in both shows and they just need their own series already. pls. i'm begging you, gmmtv.

[brainrotcharacters]

a lot of penetration happened in that Honda Odyssey for it to be straight

[lazzarella]

Perfect 10 Liners Ep 16 // We Are Ep 15

[namtan]

WE ARE | EP 16

[chinzhilla]

It took them so long before ending up together. (or, pun is eager to make up for lost time, and chain indulges him as always)

[jimmysea]

WE ARE THE SERIES (2024) - Episode 16

[nanihirunkits]

What’s with you?

WE ARE | EP13

[aprilblossomgirl]

a context and a changing perspective.

We Are (2024) | Ep.08//Ep.09

[polarnightt]

[taeminie]

I once had a crush on my close friend. I knew it was impossible. I wanted to confess my feelings, but I knew I stood no chance.

Poon Mitpakdee as Pun & Marc Natarit as Chain We Are (2024) dir. New Siwaj

[heretherebedork]

In which Peem vogues because he is having Deeply Gay Thoughts about someone he isn't sure about.

[chainmail-butch]

All I can think as the masculinity debate roars back and forth is that there are so many stark differences between butch masculinity and man masculinity.

[aousboom]

Annoying? You just said you love me a lot.

WE ARE SERIES (2024)

[sherrymagic]

WE ARE | EPISODE 16