#Water Boyy the Series

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Water Boyy | S01E14

Thai Drama - 2017, 14 episodes

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Native Title: #Water Boyy the Series

Genres: #LGBTQ+ #Youth #Sports

Tags: #Bisexual Male Lead #Athlete Male Lead #Multiple Couples

Cast: #Earth Pirapat #New Thitipoom #White Nawat #Victor Chatchawit #Arm Weerayut #Nammon Krittanai #Mond Tanutchai

[harborpointeblvd]

I watched every GMMTV BL series (so far) in four months for science or whatever

I had never seen a single GMMTV drama before 2024 and now I know the ages of all the actors. So I'm doing great.

I'm gonna talk at you about some shows for a while, starting with 2016/2017.

2018 2019 2020

Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey* - 2016

*Not technically a BL, but I included it because it got an episode of Our Skyy.

Fourth year veterinary students, Porsche (Kang Korn Sirisorn) and Pick (Off Jumpol) belong to an animal rescue club that is at risk of termination. In order to save it, they hatch a plan to convince the dean’s niece, Emma (Cherreen Nachjaree), to join their club. The only problem is that Emma is deathly afraid of dogs. Pick enlists the help of Emma’s best friend Rome (Gun Atthaphan) to change her mind.

This series was boring, but at least it’s only six episodes. Porsche and Emma are fine together, although the climax of their story is a tad melodramatic and the drama is pretty avoidable. Pick and Rome’s relationship doesn’t develop much. Their dynamic is basically: Pick picks on Rome and Rome likes it. They do have the most ridiculous water fight scene I’ve ever seen in my life, so there's that.

How to flirt.

SOTUS - 2016

All first year engineering students are subjected to the SOTUS system before they can be recognized by their faculty seniors. First year student Kongpob (Singto Prachaya) challenges the hazing team’s methods, making him the target of third year hazing leader Arthit (Krist Perawat). Through their repeated encounters, the two start to understand each other better.

I guess this is worth watching for the lore or whatever, but seriously, this series was so over-hyped. They’re very sweet once they get together, but I thought Kongpob chased Arthit for too long. Whenever a romance starts off very one-sided like this one did, I always wish the pursuer would just back off. As for the hazing plot, there were clearly cultural differences that factored into my enjoyment of the series. College hazing is illegal where I live, so I wasn't sold on the "there are good intentions on both sides" narrative.

The lore.

Senior Secret Love: Puppy Honey 2* - 2017

*Still not technically a BL

A continuation of Puppy Honey. Porsche (Kang Korn Sirisorn) has taken an internship in the countryside, leaving Emma (Cherreen Nachjaree) feeling neglected. She finds comfort in her brother’s childhood friend Night (Krist Parawat), while Porsche finds companionship with Friend (Namtan Tipnaree). Meanwhile, Rome (Gun Attaphan) knows that Pick (Off Jumpol) has feelings for him, but Pick is in denial, until their former club member Din (Sing Harit) steps in as a love rival.

This series was a chore to get through**. I thought Emma was really selfish for guilt-tripping Porsche about taking the internship, but Porsche is treated like the selfish one for taking the internship. I ended up watching most of their scenes in x1.5 speed. Pick and Rome’s story was cute, although Pick is a dick throughout most of it and a lot of his bad behavior is never addressed or blamed on other characters. Emma and Rome’s friendship, which gave the first season a lot of its charm, was practically non-existent, which was disappointing. Also, the title sequence is absurdly long. Did no one tell them they don’t have to use the whole song?

**No one was making me watch this, I did this to myself.

Emma's brother hiding inconspicuously behind a tree.

Water Boyy - 2017

Waii (Earth Pirapat) is the captain of his college’s swim club, but refuses to compete because of a strained relationship with his father, the coach. He is forced to share a dorm room with Apo (New Thitipoom), a new club member who is a longtime admirer of his father. Pan (Piglet Charada) makes fast enemies with their new club tutor, Fah (White Nawat), but tries to play nice with him when she discovers that her new crush, Namkhaeng (Ciize Rutricha) is his childhood friend. Min (Victor Chatchawit) transfers to the swim club from the track club after an injury and must prove his loyalty to his new teammates. But this proves difficult when he starts to develop feelings for Wan (Fon Sananthachat), a girl with a vendetta against the club.

Ho ly shit. All aboard the Hot Mess Express. If I had tried watching all of these shows in the order they aired, I probably would’ve quit after this one. This review is gonna contain some spoilers. And TW for sexual assault.

So Waii sexually assaults Apo in the fourth episode. It’s very blatantly assault and is never addressed, and they still fall in love. Also, Waii has a girlfriend who he just strings along for the entire series.

Waii had a falling out with his father after he got together with Waii’s former team member and best friend, and everyone tries to force him to forgive them and accept the relationship. Like, Waii is wrong for a lot of things, but not for that. It’s also shown that the affair negatively affected the whole team and caused them to waste school funding that should have gone to other clubs, but Waii is the selfish one for being mad about it. Am I supposed to agree with what they’re telling me or what I’m seeing?

Next, Pan is stated to be a lesbian in the first episode. She chases after a girl throughout the whole series, then ends up with a guy. I want to give them the benefit of the doubt, because I’m not Thai and things get lost in translation. It felt like lesbian erasure nonetheless. And for what? For Fah? I could not tell you a single thing about Fah. Who's choosing him over Ciize? Smh.

Honestly, the show would have been better if they got rid of the three main pairs and just made it about the side characters Kluay and Achi.

Cannot be disproven.

My Dear Loser: Edge of 17* - 2017

*Not a BL, but included because it got an episode of Our Skyy.

Oh (Nanon Korapat) is tormented daily by a group of bullies led by Copper (Plustor Pronpiphat). The only thing that makes school bearable is Oh’s neighbor, Peach (Jane Ramida), who also happens to be Copper’s girlfriend. New student Sun (Chimon Wachirawit) becomes a new target for the bullies on his first day when he stands up for Oh. But when Copper’s friend In (Pluem Purim) has a falling out with the gang, he quickly grows close to Sun.

This series started out pretty rough. For the first couple episodes, Oh is just stiff walking and strained grimaces. Not to mention, he’s creepy. He does get better as he comes into his own, and I actually found myself rooting for him, especially after his breaking point when he fights back against Copper. The bullying that leads to said breaking point is pretty horrible to watch and the punishment is definitely not doled out fairly, so it really made me feel for Oh. The BL in this series is sparse. There’s a whole love triangle between Sun, In and their friend Ainam (who is the best character in this series) which didn’t feel completely resolved by the end. Both actors did a great job, but it still felt like a one-sided romance. Overall, I didn't hate the series, and even enjoyed it at times.

A true love triangle goes three ways, otherwise it's just a love V.

SOTUS S - 2017

A continuation of SOTUS.

Arthit (Krist Perawat) has graduated and has just been assigned a new position in his company. While he wants to support Kongpob (Singto Prachaya), who is now in his third year and the new leader of the now reformed SOTUS hazing team, the demands of his job start to take a toll on their relationship.

This was okay as a sequel. They brought back almost the entire cast, which is nice, but they kind of wasted them. I think it was a mistake to focus so heavily on the hazing team in the first few episodes, just to drop them entirely halfway through the series. Episode six felt too far into the series to introduce a new character and side pair. If they wanted to add another side pair, they could have just used one of Kongpob’s friends. Like Prae? Give Prae a girlfriend that we actually get to see for more than twelve seconds. I’m glad they gave Tew some focus, because I liked him in the first series, but the guy they paired him with was annoying. M and May were really cute in the first series, but now M is telling May not to wear shorts and to gain weight so other guys don’t look at her and it’s fucking weird. As for the main couple, a lot of their drama just stems from lack of communication on both parts, which is annoying, but I kinda liked the fallout from it. (But that’s just my mental illness speaking. I will sometimes return even to shows I didn’t like just to watch the penultimate episode breakup. It’s cathartic.)

OffGun fanservice.

I'm putting all of these series on a tier list. It will get better later. I promise I'm not always this negative.

Soulmate - The One. Like he was created for me, specifically. Sugar Daddy - He may not have it all, but he knows how to spoil me. Friend With Benefits - Despite my better judgment, I went and caught feelings. Second Lead - All my friends love him, but I don’t feel the spark. Overeager Pursuer - Tries to be cute but just gets on my nerves. Vindictive Ex - It’s like he’s punishing me for knowing I could do better. Love Rival - Literally what did I do to deserve this? -

[colourme-feral]

Replacing the usual weekly shared locations are locations that I've found during my scans of shows during my summer break,

Y-Destiny and Vice Versa (location)

Y-Destiny, Water Boyy, Between Us and Vice Versa (location)

Meow Ears Up, The Player, Y-Destiny, Moonlight Chicken, Make a Wish Official Pilot and Bad Buddy

Meow Ears Up and Lovely Writer

SOTUS, Club Sapan Fine 2, Fish Upon the Sky, Bad Buddy, Secret Crush on You and Theory of Love

[weepingcollectorwhispers]

Started Water boyy the series. Two episodes in and Waii has injured both of Apo's wrist. What a useless talent, lmao. Verdict so far cute.

[coffeebookslovegt]

-¿Ya no puedes ir a ninguna parte?

-Todo lo que puedo hacer es estar aquí contigo para siempre.

[gravity-knight]

Also is that the room from Water Boyy? The movie ver?

[gmmtv-bl-tournament]

Welcome to the GMMTV BL tournament! This is a fun and chill tournament to determine Tumblr's favourite GMMTV BL series.

The series were ranked using a combination of MDL ratings and number of watchers and the top 24 series were seeded into this bracket (meaning that Water Boyy, My Gear and Your Gown, and My Tee did not make it). Sequel series such as SOTUS S and Still 2gether are included with their original series but Our Skyy specials are omitted.

Link to Round 1 Polls

[gmmtv-bl-tournament-but-evil]

Hell-oh one and all to the Worst GMMTV Boy's Love Series Tournament*!

While it is always everyone's greatest wish to keep fandom a positive and wholesome experience, sometimes we just want to go ham and have a little toxicity in our lives… you know, as a treat! So that's where this Tournament comes in.

Starting next Monday, November 27th 2023, and over the course of the next ten weeks, we are going to have a series of polls to find out which is the most be-hated GMMTV Boy's Love Series. During the course of the tournament, it is allowed and even encouraged to get a little mean with it. Vote for the option you like the least, reblog the polls talking about how and why you hate the series you hate, leave asks to this blog to let me know, and feel free to engage in a little light-hearted ribbing - or even discourse! - in the replies to each round. Anything goes, the sky's the limit!

Unlike the original tournament, this is going to be a Double Elimination Tournament. That means that if a show you particularly hate has already been eliminated, fret not! because it will then be knocked down to the Losers' Bracket where it will keep competing with the other losers until it loses one last time or makes it all the way to the Ultimate Final for another chance to prove itself the worst in the business!

There are 24 shows in this tournament. The reason Water Boyy, My Gear and Your Gown, and My Tee ('Cause You're My Boy) were not included was that they're not liked enough and I didn't want to make it too easy. Also I haven't watched them so it wouldn't have been fun for me.

Now that we've gotten to know each other, stay posted for the beginning of the tournament and get ready to do your worst! I'll see you all very, very soon.

*no association with the original @gmmtv-bl-tournament. Be a little mean and have fun but don't go over the line. OP can take anything you dish but don't get too testy with others who might not appreciate the attitude.

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Gurl i just read the "scandal" and "shameless" and my good , that's the most brutal I've felt, like I'm sad for neytiri but then again so happy it burst my heart, like in shameless, where neteyam is born but he still wants her like damnn boyy, my heart was skipping inside my ribs as i read it, and Jake being"if you wanted one, you just had to ask" like that? I dead at that spot, mama mia this series has me on choke hold 😩🫶🏼, like in the part three the reader is pregnant with lo'ak or oc and everyone is shocked , neytiri might as well faint, i can't stop thinking about it, m so glad i found your page, i read one of your stories before but lost the site before i could follow you, now that i found it again, you can't compare my happiness, keep writing, lots of love 💕 and well wishes from me 😘😘😘😘

~ 💙✨

𝐀/𝐧: 𝐈 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐞𝐞!!!!𝐈 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐚'𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐮𝐩 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞…𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐭…..𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 𝐈'𝐦 𝐠𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐰𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨'𝐚𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.

𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞

𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐘/𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠

𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐤 𝐭𝐨𝐤

𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭: @myheartfollower, @laylasbunbunny, @destinyl, @deadgirI02, @sweetllamaparadise

𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

“Turn around.” You spun around in a circle.

“Raise your arms over your head.” You huffed and did as told. Mi’laa, your best friend circled you with a smirk. “Girl you’re pregnant.”

“No way you were able to figure that out from me spinning around.”

Mi’laa began hopping and squealing. “I'm gonna be an auntie!”

“Hush!” You snapped. “I need to be sure before I tell the father.”

“The father?”

Your eyes widened and you waved your hand. “Not telling you who it is. Let’s just go visit another village.”

“Why would we have to go to another village?”

“Do not question me.”

The two of you were granted clearance from work the next day and made way to a village far away. You didn’t want to visit another village on the land and risk rumors traveling clan to clan. Anxiety filled your stomach, being pregnant with Jake’s baby would not come as good news. And if you kept it, you were sure the two of you would be exiled immediately.

Days of traveling ensued and the two of you made it to the reef clan, where clan leaders Ronal and Tonowari resided. The clan saw you as a threat at first, but seeing their two leaders approach made them calm down.

“Why do you come to us?” Tonowari asked. 

“I need…help.” You looked around, not wanting to disclose your issue of possible pregnancy. “Tsahik help.” You clarified. Tonowari looked at Ronal, and Ronal looked you up and down. She tilted her head up and nodded, before waving the two of you to follow her.

“I already know what your problem is.” She said once the three of you entered the enclosed pod. “We just have to be sure.” 

Your breath hitched, how the hell could others just “tell” you were pregnant. Ronal had you lie flat on your back and began running her hands along your torso. She took a needle and pricked your skin, dropping the blood into a bowl full of water.

Moments of silence passed before she sighed. “You are indeed pregnant.”

You smiled shortly and looked at Mi’laa who grabbed your hand and smiled brightly.

“Now tell me, who is the father?”

You sat up and shook your head. “That's none of your business.”

“You came on a long journey for me to simply confirm what you already knew. You didn’t go to your own Tsahik. Why?”

You bit the insides of your cheeks and looked over at Mi’laa. 

“Jake Sully.”

---

You walked into your home and dropped off your bag, sighing after the long journey home. Walking in the dark, you made your way to the kitchen, and grabbed a piece of leftover saltfish which you had been demolishing daily for a few months now. 

“I missed you last week.”

You jolted and turned around, seeing Jake sitting in one of your chairs staring at you.

“Have you just been sitting in the dark waiting for me?” You said with your mouth full.

“Every night for a week and a half. Where were you?” He tilted his head.

You walked past him to get to your satchel but as you did so he stood and grabbed you, pulling you in by your waist. “Jake.” 

“Where were you?”

“Let me show you.” You pulled away from him and crouched down, pulling a bundled up paper from your bag. You turned to him and unraveled the paper, showing him the Metkayina necklaces given to you. Jake's eyes brightened and he snatched you up, picking you up and spinning you around.

“What I tell you girl. I got some strong swimmers.”

“Don’t ever use the term swimmers again.” You grimaced. 

Jake put you down and grabbed one of the necklaces, wrapping it around his neck and layering it amongst his other necklaces. “Got what you wanted.” He placed a kiss on your cheek. “Told you all you had to do was ask.” He smiled.

You looked down at his necklace, slightly frowning. “You can’t wear that.”

“Why not? I'm gonna be a father I should be able to-”

“You know why.”

Jake sighed, and grabbed your necklace from your hands. He placed the necklace over your head to rest on your neck. “I’m not ashamed of us. I’m not gonna hide you or my child from the world.”

“Jake, you don’t understand how dangerous this is for me!” You snapped.

Jake grabbed the back of your head and neck, pulling you closer to him. “I won’t let anything happen to the two of you. You forget that I was a corporal before all of this. I am Toruk Makto, whoever wishes to challenge me will lose.”

“Your wife.” 

Jake sighed, “In my mind you are my wife.”

“Jake!” You half scolded. “I, your mistress, is pregnant with your, the clan leader's child. Less than a year after the birth of Neteyam, your first son. If you reveal this, I and your child could-...will be killed, and you may be overthrown as Olo’eyktan.”

Jake smiled and pulled you in for a kiss, licking your bottom lip in the process. “I love how punctual you get when you’re stressed.” He smiled. “Baby, I’ve been planning the push of the panic button since the day I met you. I have connections, I have resources. Trust me if it comes to ditching this place we will be just fine.” You smiled softly and nodded, knowing that you were in great hands. Jake still had human connections, and great na’vi connections even without the title of Toruk Makto.

“All you need to worry about is staying healthy and taking care of our child.”

---

The two of you had agreed to make the announcement the next week, after you had the time to process that there was indeed a child growing inside of you. You’d confiscated Jake’s necklace and only allowed him to wear it when he was around you.

Mi’laa had moved in, preparing your home and you for the possible fallout that would ensue after the announcement. Jake was so giddy and proud that you were pregnant, maybe even more than he was when Neytiri was carrying. That worried the two of you because although the enthusiasm was nice, he was still readying to celebrate the pregnancy of his MISTRESS that no one knew about.

“Let's go mama.” Mi’laa grabbed your hand and walked through the crowd of na’vi that encircled the main area of Hometree. You took in a deep breath, clutching the necklace Ronal had made you. Jake had taken his last night, and you were sure he was going to wear it. Mi’laa checked her pockets, which was filled with knives and trinkets designed for a grand escape.

Many people began shushing one another, notifying everyone that the Olo’eyktan was coming. You looked over and saw Neytiri and Mo’at, standing tall but confused at the sudden call of the council. Cheering began and you finally saw Jake walking up, wearing a head dress and smiling brightly. Your eyes trailed to his neck where you didn’t see the necklace with his other ones. 

“As you may know, I have recently welcomed a new life into mine not too long ago.” He started. “And as we all should know, the sins of a father should not fall on his child.” His eyes averted to you, and you nodded, giving him the green light to continue. “I ask you all to refrain from violent urges, and free yourselves from the temptation of gossip.” He nodded around and glared at the crowd. 

He dug in his side and raised the necklace, displaying it to everyone. “I would like to announce that I have a child on the way.”

Everyone began cheering, but Neytiri’s face dropped. You could see her body tense and her mother placing her hands on her shoulders. “And it is not carried by my wife.”

The crowd gasped and you watched as Neytiri fell backwards, many rushing over and tending to the fallen leader. You looked at Jake with frantic eyes. He nodded and mouthed ‘go’. Mi’laa and you began pushing through the  shocked crowd, hearing all sorts of distasteful comments.

“Hey!” Someone shouted. “Your necklace!” They exclaimed.

You gripped the necklace and looked at Mi’laa. More na’vi turned towards you and pointed. “That's the mother! That’s the mistress!” 

Mi’laa yanked your arm forward and pushed more aggressively through the crowd. The na’vi exclaimed at the revelation and began crowding the two of you. Everyone formed a circle around you two making it near impossible to escape.

You stopped in your tracks, holding your best friend behind. The crowd began to fall silent, seeing your determined face and stance. A pathway began to form and forward came Mo’at, who had an anguished look on her face. “Who do you think you are!”

You smiled wickedly, and looked her in the eyes. “I am Y/n. I am Jake's mistress, and I am carrying his second child.” 

Mo’at gasped, not expecting the cocky nature of your revelation. In the background, Jake stood smiling, proud that you had finally told everyone who you belonged to.

[absolutebl]

Do you know any thai BL dramas with sad ending?

Sure thing:

36 Thai BLs With Sad Endings

The Miracle of Teddy Bear 2022

Till the World Ends 2023

Hidden Love 2021

SELF the series 2022

Country Boy 2021

180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us 2022

Restarted 2022

Love Area 2021

The Best Story (YinWar) 2021

The Love of Winter 2022

Loveless Society 2021

Timeline 2013

I Am Your King 1 2017

Waterboyy the series (remake) 2017

My Bromance the series (remake) 2016

Something In My Room 2022

My Dream 2018

The Tuxedo 2022

Grey Rainbow: Views of Love (KarnNat) 2016

Love Machine 2021

Red Wine in the Dark Night 2015

Dew the Movie 2019

Love of Siam 2007

Love Next Door 1 2013

Feel Good to Say Goodbye 2015

Water Boyy the movie 2015

Gray 2016

Present Perfect 2017

What the Duck 2018

The Best Twins 2019

Secret Love: Love Behind One's Back 2014

My Bromance the movie 2014 & My Bromance 2: 5 Years Later 2021

My Blessing 2023

I Love You 2017

Sweet Student Boy AKA Sweet Boy 2016

The Effect 2019

Sad end = by romance standards AKA the main couple does not end up together.

It's the BL bit that's a bit shaky on some of these early ones in particular. Wild times before 2019 in particular.

The bold ones are the ones that really messed with my head in a bad way.

I VERY MUCH recommend against The Effect, My Bromance 2014, and Grey Rainbow in particular. If you watch them, you can't say I didn't warn you.

Love of Siam's lead actors 15 years after the original movie. It still hurts.

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Water Boyy | S01E06

Thai Drama - 2017, 14 episodes

Episodes | Gaga | Viki | YouTube | iQIYI | WeTV | Youku | Catalogue

Native Title: #Water Boyy the Series

Genres: #LGBTQ+ #Youth #Sports

Tags: #Bisexual Male Lead #Athlete Male Lead #Multiple Couples

Cast: #Earth Pirapat #New Thitipoom #White Nawat #Victor Chatchawit #Arm Weerayut #Nammon Krittanai #Mond Tanutchai

[bengiyo]

Theory of Love Rewatch Ep 1 Stray Thoughts

This rewatch is sponsored by @lurkingshan. Shan has the rare honor of being the only straight white person to respect my tastes in the last 15 years and successfully convince me to watch two things that I went on to enjoy immensely. She convinced me to try Coffee Prince when I was willing to engage with kdrama and pushed me over the episode 10 slump. She also convinced me to watch the Pornographer series again, which I found essential. I've given her coupons to use to recommend things to me, and she's chosen to make me reengage with Theory of Love.

I didn't walk away from this show feeling great about it or myself in 2019. I identified with Third a lot, and also hated their entire friend group. I also thought Earth and White went to waste in BL again (I watched Water Boyy the series). So we're going into this on shaky ground. I kindly ask that you not argue with me in my notes about why you love this show.

Let's get started.

Right away I am reminded that I am not immune to Gun Atthaphan mooning over classic romance films that his character has protected way too much into.

Khai choosing to not mess around with folks in his faculty is a pretty good boundary for a player.

So, it's not Khai's fault that Third fell in love with him. Still, I understand the stress and angst of crushing on a straight boy who loves you platonically. Coming out is not easy, especially when you're one of the boys.

Okay, Third pouring a bottle of water over his head to be dramatic is too much. He is unwell.

Gun having second billing on this show is homophobic.

Ep 01: Best Friends

I wonder if Gun wants to produce and direct.

That line about having hundreds of girls if not for Khai feels kinda funny. Like are you gay, sir?

Goddamn this GETSUNOVA song still fucking slaps.

I forgot how this seaweed snack kept the lights on through Bad Buddy.

12,000 baht to see Blackpink? Couldn't be me.

I don't feel bad for Third about these tickets. He said no to getting them, so Khai isn't a dick for getting them from a scalper.

This is extremely tacky of Khai to start shit at someone's screening like this.

They curb stomped Khai for that behavior. You love to see an instant comeuppance.

Okay, but sending Third to reject Milk is clearly his specialty.

I wanted to know what they said about the Toy Story trilogy, especially since Khai did a Vulcan salute.

Third has a Winnie the Pooh, Astro Boy, and Chucky doll in his room. I have questions.

Khai ditching Third on a lie isn't cool and also feels unnecessary since he canceled on Third for a girl earlier. Is it because it was Milk?

Okay, but Khai is also right that he didn't tell Third to throw her shit away.

Ah, Two finds him at the end of the episode to try and keep Third invested.

This show is very different for me in 2023, because now that I'm older I'm doing what I can. I'm not trapped in a spiral frustrated and pining after a guy I struggled to get over. My living situation is also different. There's also so much more BL better suited to my tastes. Me reading Gun a certain way doesn't cover for Third the way it did in 2019, so his bisexual angst about the girls he hasn't scored because of Khai doesn't track as sympathetic this time. I'm also struggling to see what holds Third to Khai. He's just like most dudes I know. Sometimes he's a good bro and recognizes your efforts when you do something he asked for, but they never notice what you do that they didn't ask for.

It'll be interesting continuing this watch, because I've never been an OffGun girlie, and now that I've projected my gay angst into other projects I feel less connected to Third. Now I'm just frustrated for him and also a little irritated.

[respectthepetty]

So. I’m watching “the theory of love” and I have two things to ask

1. Does anyone actually like Kai? He doesn’t seem to care about Threees feelings at all or about his actions.

2. EARTH IS ON THIS!!?!!???? I stupidly have been waiting for Mix to turn up but obviously this was Pre?

3. Gun never gets a rear does he. Poor guy has to cry in every show he does.

4. They’re in uniforms a lot so been finding the colouring boys difficult so far.

Is that too many questions?! 😂

Anon, I like how you pulled a me and instead of asking two questions, you asked four! So let me get to answering them.

But first, Khai and Third are IKEA Queers, so . . .

Does anyone actually like Kai? He doesn’t seem to care about Threees feelings at all or about his actions.

Me. I like Khai. We are IKEA Queers, so we have to stick together.

Feel free to judge me, but after episode six, watching him suffer was food for my petty soul. This is what I want from my pendejos. If they are going to fuck up as badly as Khai did (THE FAKE-DRUNK KISS!), then I want them to feel pain. A lot of it. All the time. No relief.

And Khai definitely felt it.

All the time.

The idiot would not take no for an answer (but that's a JittiRain special), yet Third gave him back all the pain he gave to him, and that's what I like to see - revenge. Even in the special, Third was still kind of a jerk to Khai, and was looking even better for it.

I would never believe they would make it beyond this show (even with the four year time skip), but JittiRain said they are still together and going strong in Vice Versa with "RELATIONSHIP" right above Third's head, so . . . good for them?

Gun never gets a rear does he. Poor guy has to cry in every show he does.

Earth, Fluke, First, and Gun. Those are the men you hire if you want them good ass tears.

Amen.

Earth and Fluke had Until We Meet Again while Gun and First had Not Me, and those are both top-tier shows for most people. Imagine all four in one show, just crying, destroying our hearts every week. However, I'm going to put this on the record right now though - - First can outcry them all. I believe this with every fiber of my being. A director would just have to say "Khaotung doesn't want to be your friend anymore" and GAME OVER!

EARTH IS ON THIS!!?!!???? I stupidly have been waiting for Mix to turn up but obviously this was Pre?

The wildest thing to me is Earth played Type in Love by Chance which means he was Type of TharnType before the role was recast. Can you image Phupha as Type?! I have never watched a MAME series, but this seems WILD to me.

And Earth was paired with New in Water Boyy, like New of TayNew.

And of course, we got that taste of him with Papang in Moonlight Chicken.

So I think it's strange that Earth has worked with Mix several times when the behind-the-scenes for A Tale of Thousand Stars seemed as if director Aof was ready to murder Earth because he was playing around between takes, while Mix was crying every two seconds from stress and anxiety (which caused him to pass out). Mostly when White was RIGHT THERE!

Please, GMMTV, keep mixing things up forever and ever. Amen.

They’re in uniforms a lot so been finding the colouring boys difficult so far.

I watched it when it aired and haven't rewatched it since, so I don't remember if there was color-coding, but from my saved pictures, it seems like I had a theory that Third was a Yellow/Orange Oddity

but I have no notes, and the other pictures aren't telling me a complete story, so I think I got upset watching it and stopped tracking the colors. I stay petty.

I'd have to go back and rewatch it to give you a proper answer BUT I won't do that if JittiRain screws me over for the sixth time with Be My Favorite. So I'll make a deal with you, Anon - If Be My Favorite doesn't give me lies, manipulation, and the normal JittiRain (JR) nonsense to the extent her other series have included, I'll go back and rewatch Theory of Love for potential color coding.

But if JR fucks over my baby boy Pisaeng, not even the IKEA Queers can save this color-coding mission.

Pray for us all.

[colourme-feral]

Shared + spotted in: (Split into 2 posts: Part 1 here)

IRL: Baan Bellawin, 219 1 Sukhumvit 4 Alley, Khlong Toei, Bangkok 10110, Thailand

This post would not be possible without all the input of @virtualtadpole, who found the name of the apartment complex and discussed locations with me!

There are actually two apartment blocks, which have been used in Thai qls.

Apartment block #1: This is the apartment block you probably are familiar, but the units used seem to be different based on details, such as the white box on the door, the colour of the balcony ledge, colour of the floor, etc. The shows identified are, A Boss and a Babe (and Our Skyy 2 x A Boss and a Babe), Boyband the Series, Not Me, Only Friends, Return Man, Star in My Mind, Water Boyy (I will still identify these as a shared location, since they appear to have been shot in the same apartment block.)

A Boss and a Babe (and Our Skyy 2 x A Boss and a Babe)

Boyband the Series

Not Me

Only Friends

Return Man

Star in My Mind

Waterboyy

Apartment block #2: Across from its more recognised sibling is a second block, which has been used less frequently. Shows identified are, Y-Destiny, 2gether

Credit: https://www.dailynews.co.th/news/323594/

Part 1

[jojotichakorn]

archer's DRAMAtic list

releasing a new list of dramas that i have seen with six different categories in terms of recommendation. the series are placed in order from most to least liked in each category. each series is linked to its mydramalist page.

must-watch

1. never let me go

2. the eighth sense

3. my school president

4. we are

5. only friends

6. semantic error

7. enchanté

recommend

8. our dating sim

9. pit babe

10. 3 will be free

11. my love mix-up th

12. vice versa

13. a breeze of love

14. the warp effect

15. light on me

16. a boss and a babe

17. manner of death

18. cherry magic

19. to my star 1 & 2

20. like in the movies

21. you make me dance

22. kieta hatsukoi

23. love tractor

24. 23.5

25. dirty laundry

26. love for love's sake

27. we best love: no 1 for you (JUST season 1)

28. color rush

29. 2moons2

30. gameboys

31. a tale of thousand stars

32. long time no see

33. my engineer

34. our skyy (+ our skyy 2)

recommend but dislike something about it (in brackets: what i dislike)

35. guardian (the last 10-ish episodes / the ending)

36. kinnporsche (basically everything connected to the minor family)

37. the eclipse (political metaphor)

38. not me (political conclusion)

39. dark blue kiss + petekao cut (honestly just many small things that add up)

40. lovely writer (explained in this post)

41. he’s coming to me (thun’s backstory)

42. history 3: trapped (cops being the good guys)

don’t feel strongly about it either way

43. until we meet again

44. dangerous romance

45. i told sunset about you

46. love sea

47. 2gether (+ still2gether)

48. my pistachio

49. ingredients

50. cutie pie

51. hidden agenda

52. where your eyes linger

53. wandee goodday

54. step by step

55. YYY

56. hello stranger

57. red balloon

58. en of love: tossara

59. gen y

60. oxygen

do NOT recommend but like something about it (in brackets: what i like)

61. bad buddy (pat)

62. moonlight chicken (heart and li ming)

63. love by chance (ae and pete)

64. why r u? (saifah and zon)

65. 2moons (ming and kit)

66. star and sky: star in my mind (khluen)

67. great men academy (tangmo)

68. together with me + preq. bad romance, seq. together with me the next chapter (max and tul origins)

69. en of love: love mechanics + alt. version: love mechanics (some parts of the romance)

70. bed friend (some parts of the romance)

71. history 2: crossing the line (qui zi xuan and hsia yu hao)

do NOT recommend AT ALL

72. my gear and your gown

73. theory of love

74. the best story

75. advance bravely

76. sotus (+ sotus s)

77. tonhon chonlatee

78. we best love: fighting mr. 2nd

79. history 1: stay away from me

80. history 3: make our days count

81. water boyy

82. tharntype

[coffeebookslovegt]

-¿Por qué no podemos quedarnos así para siempre?

-¿Así cómo?

-Sólo tú y yo.