#kinnporsche episode recaps

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KinnPorsche: Episode 13

notes: Spoilers! content warning: mentions of suicide Ep 12 /// TOC /// Ep 14 Part I

In this episode: Hot tub sex, international bank fraud, crashing your own funeral, introducing your boyfriend to your dead parents and putting all your plot twists in the last 5 minutes.

We finally get “that scene” from the trailer. You know the one I mean.

Timecoded Review

1:52 These two.

dude you abducted someone and tortured them- you kind of are a freak

unless you're a kidnapping torturer, in which case maybe don't be true to yourself

2:57 Kinn and Porsche move back to bodyguard HQ. They have soup w/dad, but Porsche can't stop thinking about the picture from the end of the last episode- what's Dad's connection to his family? Is it the fish maw soup?

5:54 Vegas makes lunch and his dad comes in to ruin it

14:30 Tankhun, I love you. Tankhun is apparently clairvoyant as well as being a fashion icon. He senses something is amiss with Pete.

17:00 Pete's had enough of the hostage lifestyle. He gets a knife away from Vegas and threatens to kill himself. This relationship makes absolutely no sense to me.

20:00 Finally, Pete escapes!

21:15 Tankhun has roped the bodyguards into holding a memorial service on the lawn of the compound. He's worried Pete's soul won't be able to find his way back. 

Tankhun is a very conscientious friend making sure Pete has friends to accompany him as well as an eternally full ATM. 

Pete interrupts his own funeral.

But Tankhun doesn’t care if Pete is an undead revenant or not; he’s just glad to have him back.

27:23 Kim tries to call Chay, Chay won't answer. Kim looks through old photos of Chay and realizes he is catching feelings.

31:00 Vegas sits sad and alone in his dungeon. Let's see if I can conjure up any sympathy for him. Yeah... no.

34:38 Worst idea ever- Tankhun taking Pete out to Yok's

36:00 Porsche has turned to Vegas for help with the photo- but first he gives him a couple punches for Pete.

This partnership will end well, I know it.

39:50 Pete and Vegas have a reunion that's pretty much what I expect from them.

43:30 Kinn takes Porsche to his parents' graves, and they have a very sweet scene with Porsche introducing Kinn to his parents.

47:26 ITS THE SCENE FROM THE TRAILER Y'ALL! They bang it endlessly in the pool, while the Deutsche Bank sign (and probably all the neighbors) bear silent witness. These actors have really earned their pay because we've seen pretty much every square inch of them at this point.

This seems like a great opportunity to remind you that Deutsche Bank was almost solely responsible for the subprime mortgage crisis that caused a global financial meltdown.

Deutsche Bank was also found guilty of laundering money for its Russian clients- 10 billion dollars worth in fact.

"It was a grave mistake to take Jeffrey Epstein on as a client in 2013." -Deutsche Bank

Basically what I'm saying is that if Satan exists, he would definitely have an account at Deutsche Bank. But don't take my word for it- here's a top ten list of their most egregious scandals- so far.

52:05 Vegas has found some info about Porsche's family. Porsche wakes up Chay and they sneak out of the compound.

55:57 Wow if I ever tell you I'm laying low in Thailand, catch me at the temple. Everyone seems to hide out here. 

We meet up again with Uncle Bitcoin who tells Porsche that his parents were shot- they weren't in a car wreck. But who shot them?! We don't find out because Uncle Bitcoin himself is shot. Porsche has some flashbacks to his childhood.

59:18 Dad is accosted by Porsche who demands to know why he shot his parents. Wait- is that something he remembered from the flashback? Dad reveals a secret:

So Porsche’s mom was Dad’s sister, making Porsche and Kinn cousins.

Bonus Round: Dad’s Hobbies

Dad appreciates work/life balance. So far we have seen Dad:

raising fighting fish

making pottery

playing chess

playing the piano

Ep 12 /// TOC /// Ep 14 Part I

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Was showing me Big dying in the recap REALLY NECESSARY?! Have we not suffered enough?? 😭😭😭

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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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Kinnporsche - I'll be ruined by episode 14. Happily.

I can’t believe I just wrote this monster, but I need to talk about this. Please let me. Let me get it out of my head so I can breathe. Episode 4 was so SO good guys and I rambled, I do apologise - But before I touchdown into any rabbit holes, please read this and be free:

This. This is Be On Cloud showing us that the creators and actors understand the sensitive nature and importance of the issues revealed here, they know what they’re doing, and they aren’t going to brush it under a rug. Its respectful and responsible and mostly combats exactly what I imagine is going on with Porsche now and what may happen in the next episode.

There won’t be any shying away.

But let’s make it very clear:

KP is a grey zone drama.

Kinn is morally grey.

Porsche is morally grey.

The show will host a sea of morally defunct traditions dedicated to presenting just how bent any mafia syndicate can be, but let’s focus on this particular issue:

Vegas… violates Porsche. It doesn’t matter that he barely managed to touch Porsche, the intent was there, he was going to rape Porsche - especially after Porsche’s marvellous headbutt - and Porsche will remember how it felt to be defenceless. Porsche could even transfer full responsibility for this feeling to Kinn who was there to support him but ended up sleeping with him anyway.

Was it Kinn’s intention to take advantage? No. Kinn fully intended upon helping him. But his feelings – feelings he’d been determined to stamp on – pushed him to kiss the man. Porsche provided an opening and Kinn allowed himself to view it the way his body was being pulled to. Once they kissed, Kinn fell into what Porsche was offering with his open, intoxicated, arms.

Was Kinn right to do this? No. Am I saying Porsche asked for it? No. Am I saying it was completely fine and consensual? No. Am I saying there aren’t layers – beautifully encoded layers to this scene that explain why this happened? Nope, there definitely are. Porsche, despite not being in his right mind revealed something to me and now I finally get this.

Though the situation isn’t quite as bad as it could have been - Vegas raping Porsche - but don’t be surprised if Porsche feels betrayed when he wakes.

Just to recap: am I completely aware of the issues here? ABSOLUTELY. Did Kinn have sex with Porsche KNOWING Porsche was gone three ways to Sunday? YES. Will this be resolved? Heck Yes. That’s the point of showing it to begin with. Will there be worse things on this show? Inevitably. They won’t all revolve around KinnPorsche.

If you didn’t know before that this show is a grey zone, you freaking do now. If you find that this kind of content doesn’t interest you, please don’t watch it. It’s not going to change. It’s going to get worse – I’m fascinated, and I want to see how this all gets resolved and just how far down the moral grey zone it can go before it pushes full black. There are movies and series that fully encapsulates the mafia syndicate – this is fluffy in comparison. This is rainbows and care bears. The mafia are terrifying.

I also think that if you can appreciate Vegas’s character - for being sputum of the lowest order to compare goodness to - then you can comprehend, even whilst you vehemently disagree, Kinn’s mentality.

Vegas? I’m not a fan – I’m not supposed to be. He’s the villain. A true villain. Kinn is various shades of grey with black streaks intermingled and the odd slash of red. This guy’s all black streaks. Of all the characters, Vegas is the most deeply disturbed and I’m not just saying that for every word and action in episode four. It revolves around Kinn and the way Vegas is constantly emasculated by him: by Vegas being the in the second family and not the first, for Kinn being better at his job than Vegas, for being the rising head of the family whilst Vegas is just drifting, for being someone his father respects more than his own son and so on and so forth. This goes back YEARS – it must. Vegas hates Kinn. I don’t know if there’s a foundation for the hatred beyond diminished ego and entitlement, but he’s aiming at Kinn’s newly revealed weak spot.

Porsche.

Now… Kinn doesn’t have many, if any, weak spots. He doesn’t let himself. The man displayed some serious dominant alpha male tendencies in the latest episode that had me near fanning myself, whew boy. He doesn’t even kiss his escorts – I LOVE that btw. Love it. Kissing means something to him. It doesn’t for everyone. It does for Kinn.

Don’t you think, after being ordered to watch over Porsche by his father, that Vegas caught them kissing by the pier? Kinn, who he’d KNOW doesn’t kiss just anyone. Suddenly Vegas’s obsession is relit anew – he has a new way of getting to Kinn. Daddy dearest didn’t tell him to fuck with the middle son of the first family. This is all for Vegas and just to be sure, he pushes and pulls some buttons. Vegas is adept at that. For all the ways he fails in comparison to Kinn, he reads people as easily as he would open books.

And he sees exactly what Kinn was afraid would be revealed – Kinn treats Porsche differently to the other bodyguards. He enjoys Porsche’s mouthy tendencies and lets him get away with a lot in comparison. He’s already displaying possessiveness and that’s only going to get worse for Porsche. Kinn, who’s endeavoured to be Fort Knox, has revealed a chink in his armour.

Best way to push it? To mark it and lay claim on it before Kinn can. Kinn who’s also displayed remarkable patience with Porsche’s God-Tier obliviousness. It would absolutely KILL Kinn.

…If Vegas thinks this is the best way, I’d start questioning the escorts Kinn sleeps with. And any ex’s and oh’s. Did Vegas get to them too? Did he mark them where Kinn didn’t know and got off on Kinn not knowing?

Well, now he wants Kinn to know.

He just underestimates Kinn’s growing feelings for Porsche.

Don’t tell me that Kinn would cut short his speech and time at the auction that he was ordered to attend by his father for every bodyguard. Vegas doesn’t have the time to do what he wants. He has to get gone, frustrated and turned on and full of testosterone. There’s no way he’s going to leave Porsche alone now.

He just doesn’t know Kinn and Porsche have had sex – though he will very soon if he has an insider. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the insider is responsible for spreading the gossip of Kinn sleeping with his bodyguard.

(A note on the insider: I still say it’s Big. He dishes out info to Kim that he’s delusional in believing helps protect Kinn - from the new, nasty uncouth bodyguard with his perfect face, his perfect body and perfect penis - and if he can do it with one person, he can do it with another. Especially if it’s for himself, which… it is. Come on. The dudes in love with Kinn or something, he’s like the other side of Vegas’s coin.

Did he have anything to do with drugging Porsche? If so, Kinn’s going to kill him. God Speed. But if I’m correct, it won’t end there – he’s going to help hurt Porsche again and again until he loses sight of his original goal. And then he’ll lose everything.)

So yeah. Vegas. I like him as an antagonist – he makes my skin crawl. Look what he said to Porsche – I’ve never had to force anybody. As if, at the end of the day, everyone secretly wants to fuck him and be fucked by him. As if he weren’t about to destroy something in Porsche. And I like what he brings to the table – he’ll make Kinn loose it and stir up trouble in paradise, but I also don’t see that lasting more than a couple of episodes, so what ELSE is he going to do?

Yes. I’ve seen EVERYBODY refer to VegasPete – Jesus, how the hell does that happen? How are they going to do it to make us all accept sweet – extremely capable – Pete with a nutjob like Vegas?

See, I also want Vegas to burn.

Anyway, back to THE scene:

It helps that Porsche threw up. There is awareness there – he headbutted Vegas (ROUND OF APPLAUSE) because he knew exactly what was happening and he was scared. He didn’t want it.

Then Kinn arrives and Porsche… relaxes.

(AGAIN - I am in no way stating the sex was 100% consensual, that’s not what I’m doing and I’m not repeating that.

We good? We’re good.)

So, Porsche relaxes. Stops fighting. He can sense who’s with him, sense the safety here and I’ll get back to that too in a moment.

Then he throws up, his body rejecting the drug – that’s another good thing. A very good thing. It takes some of the fog away and it’s why he’s more verbose with Kinn later.

Verbose, hah. Porsche is veeeeeeeeeery forward. The drug does that so him happily grabbing Kinn’s dick when Kinn might not have wanted him to is more than forgivable, but the direction of his thoughts was the interesting thing.

It’s sort of devastating that Porsche seems to only channel his inner gay when he’s a) inebriated/under the influence and b) with Kinn. These seem to be the prerequisites.

What do drugs/alcohol do? They release us of our inhibitions and, generally, give us a bit of a lift. For a sad boy like Porsche, it would likely have a sharper affect than on most.

Porsche is nearly as tightly controlled as Kinn. Whether he’s aware of this or not, he’s suppressed the part of himself that yearns to just let go and it seems to be tied to his bisexuality. If he even is bi. Look at the things he’s said about women: they’re there for sex. They have a vagina; he has a penis. Key meet lock. Orgasm. But that’s all it is. Sure, the fact that they’re all gorgeous is a power trip for him, but he doesn’t associate the sex with feelings. Of any kind. It’s almost professional. So, he’s never considered a relationship before.

Yet, in episode three, he got drunk, turned into a 15-year-old boy with hearts in his eyes and dragged Kinn over to the pier for a little alone time. Where they kissed. It takes him a full day to remember - as if he shuts it out until it's 100% affirmed that Kinn is gay - and when he does, it isn’t shock he feels… instead he questions Pete if it could mean anything.

I don’t know about the book version – clearly the show is different from the book so I’m not going to try to wonder about those differences.

Porsche is more than accepting of homosexuality in the show, I just don’t think he’s seen the light yet in himself. A light that shines like the fucking sun whenever Kinn paid attention to him when he was under the influence.

So, basically, Porsche is gay for Kinn and only Kinn and only when he has an absolute freedom of inhibition.

And that’s fine – or it would be if it weren’t tied to the death of his parents.

See, we don’t all learn about our sexualities when we’re teenagers. For some of us it takes lifetimes.

Porsche lost his parents – I think he was 13.

Loosing his parents meant losing his safe place: where he could come home and be himself and explore himself and be free whilst his willingly parents took the responsibility that adulthood demands. Without them, he was forced to be the responsible one. To be the adult. To be restricted before he was ready.

Of course, his potential homosexuality would be put in a locked box and covered in heavy chains of duty, pushed somewhere deep down. Inevitably it would start to link up with his duty to his brother, his need for control, for purpose and the lack of love in his life.

Something about Kinn rattles those chains and threatens to turn the key in the lock.

Porsche gravitates towards Kinn whenever his inhibitions loosen.

In episode 1, they first meet after Porsche has gotten laid – endorphins released – and after he’s had a drink or two. The scene where he takes Kinn’s watch from him is charged to hell.

Episode 2, he deliberately gets drunk to subvert Kinn’s authority and takes pleasure in the reaction.

Episode 3, he gets drunk, hangs on Kinn’s back and arms, dances with him, pulls him away from the crowd, reveals vulnerabilities and kisses him back.

Episode 4, Porsche is drugged and spends the whole time talking about and touching Kinn’s dick, wanting Kinn to acknowledge his attraction to Porsche and basically finding the idea of Kinn’s attraction extremely fascinating.

You like me. I know you like me. I don’t know why you like me, but you like me.

It gives him a little control back whilst letting go of everything else.

Porsche spent episode 4 in a strange place of vulnerability. He doesn’t understand what he’s feeling but he knows Kinn’s attitude towards him is changing. He’s starting to think that Kinn sees him differently to everyone else and… it doesn’t feel bad. He doesn’t know what to do with that.

Of course, this is Porsche. Porsche has no idea that he thrives off of someone’s good opinion of him. Kinn thinking he’s doing a good job, Kinn allowing him free reign, Kinn spending time with him in the Onsen, Kinn kissing him when he heard the escort admit that Kinn never kisses anyone – it’s validation. From the Alpha himself. It’s heady. He wants more.

So, he tests it. He asks Kinn if Kinn would have asked his brother to hand Porsche back to Kinn.

And Kinn stomps down on any ideas Porsche has of Kinn’s regard for him.

The subtle hurt on Porsche’s face after that was sort of painful. From someone becoming so beautifully open with his unconscious need for Kinn’s affection.

If I’m not mistaken, they’re both already displaying Dom/Sub tendencies too – e.g. Kinn ordered him to stand, to strip, to do it NOW.

Porsche did.

He wouldn’t have weeks before, at least not without argument.

Porsche looks to Kinn when he’s offered water. WATER. And he asks Kinn with a look to see if it’s okay for him to drink it.

Kinn doesn’t get where Porsche is at here – he doesn’t understand what his dominant pheromones are doing to this poor guy, so he’s pretty much ‘why is he staring at me?’

FOR PERMISSION, YOU IDIOT.

Already Porsche trusts Kinn. Kinn is becoming a strange, alarming kind of stability for Porsche and he’s unconsciously gravitating towards him with each new development between them. It got worse after seeing Kinn with the escort (does the escort have a name?).

Subconsciously, Porsche wants Kinn.

So, when he gets drugged and he’s touching Kinn, teasing Kinn’s evident attraction towards him and basically egging Kinn on by kissing him and saying ‘this is the real deal – right here, not with your escort who you don’t kiss’, that’s the part of him that was abandoned when his parents died. The part completely untouched and uncultivated.

You can see it in his smile.

God, that SMILE. I don’t know how to create gifs; I’ve never taught myself and I regret it now because I can’t frigging find that smile on any gif posted about that gorgeous moment.

He might be high off his ass, but there’s real emotion there. Part of him was hurt when Kinn tried to convince him that he was like every other faceless bodyguard. Having Kinn go hard from his kiss confirmed Kinn’s attraction. You don’t go hard from every kiss given to you – just the one’s you feel more about at the right moment with the right person. Lust, love – whatever, it’s something. And he didn’t understand why Kinn would kiss him –he’s clueless, we know, but it doesn’t stop him for wanting to understand, because underneath the façade of the idiot who goes through life by the seat of his pants, Porsche really does want Kinn to want him.

So, when they have sex there’s this fucking beautiful, achingly sweet and happy smile on Porsche’s face. It’s right before Kinn turns him around to face the window. It’s pure freedom – the kind only Kinn seems to be able to bring out in him. It’s permission to exist in the moment. It’s feeling new things, it’s exploring what he hasn’t been able to before. It’s touching Kinn and being worshipped by the man, being wanted so thoroughly, being adored. Kinn’s all over him and Porsche is eating it up.

Oh, the next day might not be pleasant. But right there, for Porsche, it’s cloud 9.

Do you see the layers? In that one scene?

The other reason why I could watch that scene and not be conflicted about consent is because I know they’ll follow through with it. They kept it in the storyline for a reason.

Acknowledge it or don’t, it’s unavoidable now. Kinn kissed Porsche and lavished attention on his body in a way that’s very suggestive of where Kinn’s at emotionally. Porsche ate it up and couldn’t stop smiling. He won't jump up and scream rape in the morning no matter what our opinion is because that's not where he's at mentally.

He's going to be shaken, confused, conflicted, hurt and all over the place. He may even feel betrayed. He may tell Kinn that he took advantage and to go fuck himself.

Or maybe they’ll surprise us – maybe he’ll feel completely differently. They’ve surprised us with every episode so far and I’m thrilled with what we’ve received up to now. So, I have more than enough faith to not be worried about episode 5.

There first time was never going to happen under normal, wanted circumstances. Not on a show like this one. But they have another first time coming up: a time when no one is drugged or drunk or coerced, where real, honest feelings will be involved and where the sex will be had by two people who want each other.

This is the love scene. THE love scene. The first one where he and Kinn will be 100% in it, together, without any miscommunication, despite ongoing issues between them.

Or at least I HOPE they have because look at the raw emotion in their faces – that’s - there's a lot. There’s an apology on Kinn’s face but, correct me if I’m wrong, I see a lot of yearning and need and love there too. And Porsche looks so frustrated and wanting – like he hates that he wants Kinn but feels so deeply about him he can’t help himself. That’s just- it’s a lot. To take in, yep.

Also, did Porsche throw water at his head?

I mean, we’re screwed for now. Vegas isn’t done yet – give it a couple of episodes for Porsche to realise what a shit Vegas is (PLEASE REALISE WHAT A SHIT VEGAS IS) and Kinn won’t make it easy for him. He’ll step back from Porsche, even when he steps forward. Episode 4’s ruffled his feathers, spun him about and made him feel exposed. He left control at the door, which isn’t normal for him. There’s a chance that he’ll try to make Porsche feel… not small, but definitely not wanted. He’ll probably also go back and forth on that – he’ll be possessive one second, then cold as ice the next. He won’t know what to do. And that’s after knowing the repercussions of their night together.

Fuck.

I love it.

Why?

Because the show has proven to be very effective at connecting these dots and unearthing new ones.

The way Kinn was with Porsche probably connects to his past, connects to a side of Kinn that hasn’t been touched in a long time, just like the side he brings out in Porsche is reminiscent of a gay teenager desperate for someone to want and take care of him.

Vegas will most likely lure Porsche, try to get him to switch families. If Kinn does what I think he does – if he makes an ‘example’ out of Porsche to try to protect him from future attack - then Porsche might feel hurt enough to consider accepting.

I do truly hope Porsche sees Vegas for what he is sooner than later.

But, silver lining, we have a beautiful parallel in store for us. When they make love after the first real time, AFTER the above scene and after they’ve confessed that love and AFTER Vegas and after after AFTER… they’ll be face to face, it will be 100% consensual and Porsche will have willingly given himself to Kinn who will have willingly accepted Porsche right back.

[luckydragon10]

KinnPorsche Ep06 Lines of Power

Me again, bringing you lines of power, framing, and staging in KinnPorsche. Whew. Who knows a cure for an emotional hangover?

I normally organize and post for LoP on Sundays, but I have a busy day tomorrow, so I'm pushing this out extra fast. In case this gets buried in rapid-fire posts in the KP tag... could a few kind folks please do me a reblog? 🥺

More LoP posts: [Trailer] [Ep01] [Ep02] [Ep03] [Ep04] [Ep05] [Ep07]

DILF. Such a DILF, P'Chan.

The staging here is fantastic and logical for the situation but so rare. We have characters in foreground with focus, midground, and background, AND we have characters at varying levels throughout. It makes a great composition, in my opinion, while still being sensible for the situation and the setting. Getting up higher on a rock affords a better view, just the thing for a search party.

Also...Big, I gotta say, P'Chan is so far above you it's not even funny. The vertical height difference really underscores that P'Chan is Big's superior in numerous ways.

Nice low camera angle to catch the stars, much appreciated! Adds to the tenderness here.

The ratty cover and sides of the truck make a great frame, almost like they're in a nest. (Calm down, @moerusai. I know exactly what you're thinking. Tsk.)

You know what else I'm seeing? Looking at the bottom of the truck cargo bed, it's neatly horizontal and even. We tend to see a lot of tilted lines — either subtly tilted or dramatically — in KinnPorsche to show things that are out of alignment, but here, things are balanced between the two leads. They're equals in this situation. Equally in trouble, equally desperate to survive.

Speaking of tilted angles....

The line I'm looking at here is easy to miss on first watch because Pete's head is well framed and upright, but look at the angle of the lower part of the car door. It's really, really tilted to the left.

The music in this scene adds very obvious tension, but that line helps underscore the threat that Vegas poses because, frankly, this dude is scary. Run, Pete, run!

Crooked line, curvy, wandering, lost.

Actually, there are multiple crooked lines. This shot has a beautiful almost-symmetry with the road cutting the top section and the dark body of water below also creating crooked, funny lines.

Lost, they're very lost.

Also, if you were to align this shot vertically, you could see a sort of hourglass, like so:

I doubt the cinematographer was intentionally trying to make an hourglass (??), but I like it anyway. Then again, maybe it really was intentional and represents the passage of time? Or it represents that there's a limit to how long they'll have this opportunity to communicate? Always fun to speculate.

Yesss, one of my favorite shots from the trailer!

It's been significantly darkened here, which I find interesting. Perhaps it was kept light in the trailer for better visibility and pop, whereas here we need it darker because of the time of day. The darkness of this shot wouldn't have stood out well in the trailer.

Quick recap of what I said back when I analyzed the trailer:

Bless drones. This. This damn scene with the expansive space, and yet these two leads are squished intimately close to one another. Look, I realize they’re handcuffed, but still, exaggerating that proximity with the huge view is MWAH *chef kiss* perfect. Plus…c'mon, that soft curved line of the road? Such a contrast to all those harsh verticals before. It’s a softening, a bending, which is going to be necessary for the relationship to come together.

Yep, still holds up. All I'd like to add now is that they are turning a corner in their relationship. This episode is about both of them (though perhaps Kinn especially) learning how to bend their pride and meet each other in the middle.

To me, the two walls of the crevice look like puzzle pieces that fit together. The angles of the slopes match and are made to be placed together.

Kind of like our two leads. 😭

Additionally, their arms create a line between them, balanced and connected and sharing that power evenly.

That background rock is being brilliantly used. It's practically a third character here, representing the heavy, heavy weight of their emotions.

Also, Kinn is diminished. He's partly obscured by the rubble slope from his legs down. He diminished here because he's giving up control, willingly, to Porsche. Porsche meanwhile has the front slope that tilts right as well as the upward slope of the top of the rock opening the right side of the frame to him, showing him the way he can run to freedom.

Porsche has the power here, and the lines emphasize that.

And yet he hesitates, frozen in place. 😭😭

That rock is working overtime, adding weight and gravity. I titled this screencap "You Are My Rock Now." And yet they let each other go.

😭😭😭😭😭😭

Nope, nope, done being analytical now. You'll find me in a hole in the ground, trying to process my emotions.

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More LoP posts: [Trailer] [Ep01] [Ep02] [Ep03] [Ep04] [Ep05] [Ep07]

I was in a bit of a rush for this post, as I mentioned, so feel free to shout at me if you find any other special gems.

You can also visit @antique-forvalaka for some color theory, @yeetlegay for voice analysis and other meta, @chaoselmo and @gradienta for costumes, and a whole bunch of other cool KP fans and meta in my Damn Good KinnPorsche Meta doc.

[orangemocharaktajino]

I’m catching up on the Hidden Character

should I do a recap since a lot of people aren’t bothering to watch this? okay, I’ll focus on strictly the inane details

the Kinnporsche cast is so chaotic in episode 4

also, I was sad that Perth left because he was my favorite but now he’s the host

unfortunately, at the expense of host Mile...

Then Ta and Barcode showed up and Ta became a competitor?

Barcode validating the BOC’s casting decision to have him play Apo’s brother

Then more cast members showed up to spectate the challenge which was basically a chutes and ladders / 3 legged race mashup

Bible learned about dice sizing

One team (New and Bump) got -2 their first roll so Bible helped them draw two extra spaces in the sand behind the starting point with his foot

 Then the cast decided to help with the dice rolling

Job: *barely throws it so it stays the same way it’s already facing*

The team (Fuaiz and Jet) had to pick a card as punishment for Job’s roll instead of moving on the board

Then Bible almost took a dice to the head / ran into Barcode

When they went to leave, Barcode faced the wrong way and got some help

Bible starred in a totally candid scene of beverage consumption and appreciation

Ta helped prayer boy Lotte get some extra screentime

Then Ping and Tong showed up to help with the next challenge

Not pictured: anything about the actual challenge

Copper and Woody won the challenge and got to go on a catamaran trip, get a fancy dinner, and sleep in a suite

The type of suite with 1 king bed and no shower curtain

Woody says he forgot to tell his boyfriend that he would be gone for a while for filming and his boyfriend was requesting photo updates of his whereabouts. I’m sure that’s going to go over well.

[frostfire-17]

KinnPorsche: the recap, episode 1

HI FANDOM, I LEFT FOR LIKE EIGHT YEARS and now I'm back with an ambitious KinnPorsche recap project. Does that need an explanation? You know, I don't think it does. Let's talk about KinnPorsche instead.

(Now with a recap master post!)

KinnPorsche is a Thai show about a mafia boss and his bodyguard falling in love. It is very, very high quality for a BL show, which is mainly because its production history is wild and beautiful. It still has its flaws! Its plot is bonkers, its characterization is inconsistent at times, it has(!) consent(!!) issues(!!!), and it truly does not know whether it is a drama or a comedy. Still, I love it with all my heart and I want others to have the chance to love it as well. To that end: a recap. (This is a very long post. And it is just episode 1!)

SO. We open with Kinn, the mafia boss. He leaves the opulent fortress of a compound where he lives, and is driven to a meeting with an Italian mafioso. Mafioso receives him with surprise; he was expecting Kinn's dad. But Mr. Korn's health has caused him to take a step back, and Mafioso is informed that from now on, Mr. Kinn is going to be in charge. There is some INTENSE subtitle action as the Italians speak Italian, the Thai people speak Thai, and they speak English to each other. I pay close attention because this is my third time watching this series and I cannot for the life of me remember why the Theerapanyakun family is connected to the Italians, even though this is a medium-level plot throughline: from this conversation, I guess they run a casino together? Or the Italians run a casino that funnels profits to the Theerapanyakuns somehow, maybe money laundering? It's all I've got.

Meanwhile, we are cutting back and forth with a scene at the bar where Porsche works; Porsche is satisfying three women at once with his magical cocktail-making skills, while his less cool coworkers murmur in jealousy. He makes a special sugar-rimmed blue thing for a particular lady that I would love to try. (The drink, not the lady, although also the lady is very beautiful.)

[The master at work.]

Back with the Italians, Kinn is insinuating that someone is embezzling from the casino. Guns come out! Mafioso says, chewing the scenery a little, "I've been working with Mr. Korn for years, and he's never been disrespectful with me. With ME!" Kinn creates the biggest cocktease of a backstory EVER IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD by replying, "People say…I'm more like my mom," and shooting the embezzler straight in the head. We will never learn what about Kinn's mom inspired this comparison, and it is the thing that has most upset me about this show, which is a pretty high bar to reach.

[Mafia tableau, dead embezzler at center.]

So then Kinn admits that the corruption was coming from his side of the table, not the Italians' (the dead guy is Thai), and Mafioso is very entertained by his boldness, while meanwhile Porsche is doing a million shots while the bar cheers him on. It's an interesting contrast, because they're both demonstrating their ability to command a room, but Porsche appears to be having a fantastic time, while Kinn is pretty clearly not. (I mean, that is not the only difference between their respective scenes, but it's the one I care about the most.) Porsche ends up in the back room of the bar with yet a fourth beautiful lady, whom he totally does right up against a wall.

On the way back from the meeting, men on motorcycles with guns surround Kinn's car! His driver detours, stops real fast so that Kinn and his most specialest bodyguard Big can slip out of the car and disappear - but the motorcycles are onto them. They're chased on foot; Big gets shot in the shoulder and sends Kinn on alone. He is chased by like six dudes and ends up darting into a door that leads to…the back room of the bar, where Porsche is having a post-coital cigarette.

[Yup.]

Kinn asks (orders) Porsche to help him; Porsche says, "Fifty thousand," and Kinn says, "You got it." Porsche lazily and easily dispatches all of the dudes, helps Kinn up from where he'd gotten knocked over, then won't let go of his arm after, because: "Hey. Fifty thousand." Except one of the dudes has recovered and has a gun! Kinn kicks Porsche out of the way of the gun, and then they both run back through the crowded bar out into the street, where Porsche has his motorcycle parked. They drive away, and end up at a gas station, where Kinn gets off, and they do a kind of a, "Well." "Well," thing, except Kinn is thinking, "Huh, where do we go from here exactly?" while Porsche is thinking, "Please give me my money." Kinn eventually figures this out, and they have an entertaining back-and-forth where Kinn does not have 50,000 baht (~$1300) OR A PHONE(??) on him, so he's trying to get Porsche to give him his bank account number (fucking forget it), or HIS phone (fucking FORGET IT), and Porsche is yelling at him, until finally Kinn is like, "So what do you want?" Porsche grabs his wrist and wrestles his watch off, saying, "Be still," while I think wistfully about a world in which Porsche is always this toppy. Kinn relaxes after a second and says, "Take it," while I think wistfully, etc.

[In the romantic light of the gas station.]

(The music, by the way, is this Italian-restaurant-accordian theme that has been off and on since the mafioso beginning. Against the gas-station-watch-extortion, it is WILD.)

Watch acquired, Porsche is satisfied, and starting to get a little nervous that things might go wrong from here; he gets on his motorcycle and gets ready to peace out. Kinn, having regained his general imperiousness, demands, "What's your name?" Porsche: "And what's that for?" Kinn: "I'll send you a gift hamper." They stare at each other for a minute, and then Porsche gives Kinn the fakest smile there ever was and says, "My name is Jom." He drives off, leaving Kinn to contemplate what-all just happened, circling his empty wrist with his hand, until four cars pull up and like fifteen henchmen get out, looking extremely upset and guilty. (How did they know where to come if Kinn doesn't have a phone on him? Don't ask!)

Porsche's house! He finds his little brother patching up their uncle, who's been beaten up. Turns out Porsche is behind on the rent, and their landlord is the sort of dude who sends people to beat you up if you don't pay; good thing uncle was visiting so he got the beating instead of teenaged Porchay! (Yes, Porsche and Porchay. This name confluence is not as wildly confusing in spoken Thai as it is in written English, since they lean on the second syllable or just call him Chay, while "Porsche" is often pronounced without the final consonant present at all.) Why is Porsche behind? He's paying for an expensive school for his brother. But now evil landlord wants 200k baht this week, or he'll take the house! Luckily, Porsche has this cool new watch, which he gives to his uncle to sell. He also participates in a…street gladiator fight?? I think that part is just to let us see him doing cool fight moves, which is an interesting narrative choice since we did already see that when he was protecting Kinn - maybe the point is that he has a pretty good time doing it.

[My favorite part of this scene is that they have a girl sexy dancer AND a boy sexy dancer as hype people.]

Anyway, the watch sells for 700k, so everything is fine! Right? Right?

We cut to Kinn. He is with his dad, who does not seem particularly sick; Dad's head bodyguard is reporting that Big is pretty seriously hurt and will possibly be recovering for months. Dad reproves Kinn for being reckless and arrogant; the implication is that it's the Italians who sent the motorcycle dudes after them, I guess just because Kinn was kind of rude. Kinn apologizes without any hint of remorse and says he sent an apology gift; we cut to Mafioso turning into a hallway to find three of his henchpeople tied up with a big red bow, which sends him into a pretty serious conniption. This is interesting just because of how flippant Kinn is about defying his dad, which is a little inconsistent with how he is later on in the series, but also Dad doesn't seem too genuinely upset, just kind of "boys will be boys" about it. Which is also interesting, because as he points out, Kinn could easily have been killed. Dad leaves and Kinn presses Dad's bodyguard about finding Jom ASAP.

There's a scene where Porsche stops by the college he supposedly attends (his friends, to whom he is a little bit of a dick, are shocked to see him actually show up, which is fair because this is the only scene that even hints at the possibility that he might be interested in school) to learn that someone is looking for his friend Jom. Oops! And then when he arrives at work that night, who should be waiting at the bar but five dudes in identical suits! Oh, and Kinn.

Kinn is chatting up Yok, the bar's owner and the only regular female cast member, by saying he wants to buy into the business. So when he's like, oh, hey, your best bartender? Can I talk to him? she's like, YES ABSOLUTELY, PORSCHE GIVE HIM WHATEVER HE WANTS. What he wants, it turns out, is to be kind of an asshole and order Porsche to make him a drink. The dynamic in this scene is really interesting, because on the one hand, Kinn has ALL the power and Porsche has zero, but on the other hand, Kinn is obviously somewhat invested in Porsche as a person, has been thinking about him since they met, and is super into this little bar tableau powerplay he's set up, while Porsche has totally moved on and would prefer that Kinn just leave.

[Porsche: This is NOT nice, and even your ombre suit jacket will not convince me it is.]

Unfortunately for Porsche, Kinn has his five bodyguards kidnap him away from the bar instead! Cool! Great beginning to any relationship, professional OR personal. Porsche ends up tied to a chair in a big room on a river yacht with bodyguards standing over him and Kinn reading a list of facts about him from a tablet; we learn that Porsche is 23, an orphan, and was the national Tae Kwon Do champion at some point in the past. (How he got lessons that brought him to the point of national championship with no parents and debt collectors at his door, we will never know.) Porsche calls Kinn a psycho, which I think is fair, and demands to be let go. Kinn says, "Be my bodyguard."

Porsche laughs at him, which I think is MORE than fair. "Be your bodyguard? And hold my balls like a wallpaper, like these maniacs?" (Ken, one of the bodyguards, is pretty annoyed at him for that one.) Kinn says, "I know you don't like it," which does invite the question of why he thinks this is a good idea, "but this job will make a fortune for your brother and your family." Porsche spits in his face, literally, and points out that he'd have to do terrible things for that money - like, for example, kidnapping innocent people and tying them to chairs! I am TEAM PORSCHE on this one.

While he's been talking, though, he's worked his hands loose, and suddenly he jumps up and throws the chair at one of the bodyguards - but he gets caught anyway. Kinn motions for him to be let go, and steps up and meets his eyes - and they fight! They are pretty evenly matched, which 1) I do not like, because Kinn already has all the power in this relationship, jeez, let Porsche be able to kick his ass at least, 2) makes me wonder what kind of intense self-defense training these mafia kids had to go through growing up, if Kinn can hold his own against a literal national martial arts champion who underground gladiators as a second job. I guess a lot!

[It's not what it looks like, BUT IT WILL BE.]

Anyway, Porsche eventually incapacitates Kinn enough to get away, but unfortunately they're on a boat. He gets up on deck and is looking frantically around for a way to escape when Kinn shows up behind him with a gun, which he fires into the air. Porsche does an EXCELLENT flail-and-exasperated-turn, like: what the hell is even HAPPENING? Kinn reiterates, "Be my bodyguard…or be the fish's food." My dude, this is not going to get you what you want! And in fact, Porsche decides to leap over the side of the boat rather than take this particular employment opportunity. Kinn opts not to follow.

We cut back to Dad, who is playing chess with his own bodyguard. Dad: "How come you're back empty-handed?" Kinn, angrily pouring a drink: "I told you, a guy like him wouldn't work for us." AHA, MUCH BECOMES CLEAR. My main question about the whole above sequence is whether and how much Kinn was purposefully sabotaging this recruitment attempt; he's not an idiot, he has to know that kidnapping someone and threatening to kill them in order to make them your bodyguard is PRETTY DUMB. If I were to guess based on how things go in the future, I would say yes: I think Kinn is aware that Porsche gets under his skin, and does not particularly want him around all the time. Doing a fun power trip scene where he makes Porsche dance around and make him a drink? Yes. Have him standing behind him during every meeting and taking up a position outside his bedroom? No.

[But Daaaaad, I don't WANT a bodyguard to have fraught sexual tension with! I don't even need one who plays chess! Just guarding my body is plenty!]

Dad makes the point that a person who can't be bought is the best kind of bodyguard. (It is unclear to me whether he's going off Kinn's one introductory line, or whether he's had a report on what happened; as we will learn later on, Dad's eyes are everywhere.) How many of their people have been paid off by rival gangs? This might be exactly the guy they're looking for. Kinn is restless and unhappy. Dad checkmates his bodyguard, who is resignedly good-humored about it, presumably from LONG experience. I ship it.

Meanwhile, Porsche comes charging into his house (NOT wet, by the way; did he stop at laundromat or something on the way?), yelling, "Chay, pack your bags!" But when he comes inside, Chay is cleaning up the living room: the house has been trashed. Porsche thinks it was Kinn's people, but it turns out no, it is shady landlord! Porsche goes looking for him and finds him in an alley, directing his flunkies to beat Uncle up. Porsche doesn't get it: they paid him! Didn't they? No, it turns out that Uncle is a gambler, and owes Shady Guy two million baht. Porsche gets them to lay off Uncle by promising to get the money to them by tomorrow; Shady Guy says he'd better or they're both dead. There follows a VERY sad scene where Porsche is hurt and furious at Uncle, who is alternately defensive and abject. Porsche tells him to get lost, they're not family anymore.

Porsche comes back to the house and starts sadly cleaning up (it was, by the way, the politest trashing ever: stuff is knocked over and spilled off of shelves, but as far as I can see, nothing is actually broken; maybe the prop department didn't want anything messed up?). Chay brings him food, and Porsche tries to cheer him up; Chay, on the other hand, tries to convince Porsche that the way to solve their money problem is to leave the house, move somewhere smaller, Chay can work instead of going to expensive school, etc. Porsche, predictably, is not on board with this: he loves the house, he wants Chay to have a degree and a good life, he doesn't want to disappoint their parents. Chay tearfully presses his point, to no avail. They hug and cry and eventually Chay goes to bed and Porsche tugs a blanket over him and darkly contemplates the future.

[Just ONCE I would like one of these scenes to end with the Designated Protector saying, "You know, Designated Protectee, you make a good point!"]

Sure enough, when Chay gets up the next morning, he finds a note saying that Porsche has solved all their problems! Yok has a rich friend who's going to clear all their debts, but in exchange Porsche has to go tend bar on their private island, where there's no cell service. Too bad! But everything's wonderful! No need to worry! It is not clear how much Chay buys this. Meanwhile, of course, Porsche is being led into the Theerapanyakun compound by Ken and a be-slinged Big.

[This is gonna go great.]

He says to Kinn, "Don't forget our deal." Kinn: "Well, you don't forget that your life is mine now." Porsche, indignantly: "My life is mine." Big loudly objects to anyone talking to Mr. Kinn like this. Porsche: "Why can't I? Are you a god?" (Ken says, "Hey, watch your mouth," in English, because the actor is Australian and this show never misses a native English speaker opportunity if it can help it.) Big keeps objecting, but Kinn cuts him off, and then Dad's bodyguard comes in to call Porsche in to meet the boss, causing Big to shake his head in despair and Kinn to chug a finger of something expensive. No one is happy!

[A totally reasonable alternate title for KinnPorsche: The Series would be, "How This Rando Ruined Big's Life."]

They all troop over to meet Dad, who says to Porsche, smiling gently, "I heard you didn't want to work here. But I'd love for you to be here and be happy." Porsche, tiredly: "To hell with happiness." Awww, buddy, that attitude is probably best for now, actually! Dad keeps smiling and says, "And about your brother, don't worry. I'll take care of him as promised." Porsche very obviously is not comfortable with this much attention on his family from this many dangerous rich people, and retaliates by saying, "If you really want me to be the bodyguard here, I must be in charge of these two," and points to Ken and Big, who are Not Pleased. Dad is pretty tickled at this display of bravado, though - Kinn, too, in the background - and he laughs and says, "Good. You've got the guts. All right. Because now Big isn't in good condition." Big, desperately: "But sir…" Dad's smile disappears, he shoots Big a look, and Big immediately shuts up and bows. Can't wait to work for this guy!

[What a coincidence, my dad's fountain-overlooking balcony-tower looks exactly like this one!]

Dad dismisses all the bodyguards, while Kinn stays behind for one last attempt at dubiousness about all of this, but it falls on deaf ears. We cut to Dad and his bodyguard alone, at chess; he says, "At last, all the pieces are in place." DUN DUN DUNNNNN. End of episode!

So that is KinnPorsche. Stay tuned for next time, when everything gets worse!

[tachineko]

what're ur fave BLS of the year so far?

Looks like it's that time of the year? As gif-makers and content creators here in Tumblr BL some of us are in charge of recapping our favorite BL's this year. So far I need 10 but I only have 5 that I truly loved this year.

Kinnporsche

It's no surprise why this is number one. I watched it while I had COVID and also during long COVID and grew attached with the cast during post-show. It's probably one of the first time's I've seen a BL go full-on with production and plot. I was hooked with everything Kinnporsche during the middle of the year and even planned saving some money for their fan-meet when they went here. Truly, a star studded cast and an amazing plot that builds up for another season.

2. Blueming

Now this was something else. Never had I ever had a BL encapsulate what I was currently feeling like Blueming. The feeling of feeling lost and having to leave the past self despite being a part of you after all these years. Blueming spoke to me because I was feeling the same things that the plot was currently revolving. The feeling of finding one's self, one's comfort with others and one's acceptance of past selves. Love Blueming and can't wait for season two.

3. Semantic Error

Shameless self promo for my own gifs. Semantic Error was something sweet and not as intense as the last two that I really enjoyed. One of the BL's that I know that dips into the romantic BL's but not much of emphasis on others. I love Jaechan and Seoham. Post-show and airing I was always so fond of those two. Kinda sad that Park Seoham didn't have a chance to promote it all the way with Jaechan due to military enlistment. Regardless, I love this short sweet series and I love the chemistry between the two actors.

4. Old Fashion Cupcake

Here's what I never thought I could forget in BL settings. Middle aged men! I can't believe no one has come up with this but here it is and it is beautiful. Aging and never having to bask in the glory of experiencing things, especially "feminine" things, and finding it towards the love of your fellow co-worker. OFC is heartwarming and it shows that even in later ages we can experiences loneliness in matters that are not limited within love.

5. Triage

Here's the most underrated of them all. The reason being that AISPLAY (the company who is distributing this series) is barring it from international audiences and only allowing it to be viewed 2 days after it is aired. Then the channel deletes the video. Thus, making it hard to watch legally. It's a shame that this isn't as well gif-ed or talked about in the community. It's about a doctor who constantly tries to save his patient and falls in love with him as he tries to find ways to save his life. It's criminal how underrated this is. But, if you're not the kind to watch one hour episodes 12 times then I suppose just look at the gifs here at Tumblr. I hope they redistribute this somewhere accessible for everyone in the future.

Overall, there were alot of BL's this year. And currently they're still pumping out more. But as many as they currently are, I have to give props to these five for having an amazing story, cast and production.

[purplehanfu]

KinnPorsche: Episode 5

notes: Spoilers! Ep 04 /// TOC /// Ep 06

Kinn is waiting for Porsche to wake up. When he does, Porsche asked what happened and who would want to target him. Kinn says "You work for a crime syndicate now, don't take the attempted murder so personally". Kinn does not mention what happened the night before, and it's unclear if Porsche remembers.

Kim brings his dad a tray of deep fried dough sticks and when he sees dad isn't in the office he starts snooping. 

He messes with the wall clock pendulum and instead of getting yelled at for touching great-great-gramma's clock that she brought with her all the way from Alsace, when Kim does it a previously locked drawer in the office slides open. 

He rifles through the drawer and finds a Filofax with two red handprints on one of the pages. 

Unfortunately Kim is interrupted by Dad returning. Kim asks his dad about Porsche's background. Then the two stare at each other while tense background music plays. They don’t even eat the donuts.

Kinn also visits his dad. Instead of asking "why did you spend three million dollars on an ugly necklace at that auction last night?" Dad talks generically about business as the two play chess. Then Kinn confesses he's not focused today because Porsche was drugged last night. As a boss shouldn't I take care of him? Yes says Dad, but take care of does not mean sleep with. Zing.

Glad Dad has time to keep up on all the latest gossip. Don't these people ever do any crimes?  

That evening Tankhun is feeding his fish and knows Kim is up to something. Kim calls Chay and asks if he wants a guitar tutor.

All of a sudden it’s a bodyguard CrossFit competition. Kinn calls Porsche a failure as a bodyguard and makes him do the worm crawl across the gym floor shirtless and with his hands tied behind his back.

please, he's way finer than Gretzky

Afterwards in the bathroom Porche remembers everything from his encounter with Kinn. He falls into a deep reverie. Pete tells him he looks awful, then drops a bombshell- Pete says Tankhun has done the same to him. 

Porsche looks disgusted on Pete’s behalf. Then Pete reveals he meant the physical punishment, not the sexxxin.

It’s Getting Dark in Here

Both the lighting and the psychological tone get dark. Kinn has a new temporary romantic acquaintance come visit. Porsche takes the night off to go to Yok's bar with Tankhun. Porsche gets frisky with a lady customer from the bar; but all he can think about is Kinn. 

Kinn is getting busy with his date for the evening, but all he can think about is Porsche. 

Neither of them can finish the deed.

At the end of the evening Tankhun needs to be carried out of the bar. Vegas shows up on his new bike. Porsche and Vegas bond over a shared love of cherry red motorcycles.

This is the happiest we’ve seen Porsche in quite some time.

wait till you see his Pilates studio!

They end the ride with a promise to be bros. Porsche heads inside where Kinn has fallen asleep in a chair while waiting up for him. Arguing ensues.

But... Engineering!

Meanwhile Porchay is preparing to throw it all away on a music degree. He visits Kim for some guitar lessons and Kim suggests they write a song about Porsche. Chay you dumbass, he's just trying to get info on your brother. 

Kim borrows Chay's phone so he can snoop through it. Strategic intel gathered: Porsche is a cool guy, loves his little brother and is good at everything. Phone gallery- cats and food. 

Chay charms Kim as they work on the song together. For some reason the song “Just a Friend” by the incomparable Biz Markie popped into my head as Chay and Kim collaborated. Probably because I had the volume turned all the way down during this musical interlude and Biz Markie turned all the way up (see the bonus round below for the unfortunate result of that).

Hot Water

After the argument with Kinn, Porsche goes home to visit his brother for a week.

This week’s sponsor appears to be the very boring Stiebel Eltron tankless water heater which we see for two seconds before the camera lovingly slides down Porsche's body as he showers.

Back at bodyguard HQ Kinn visits Porsche's roommate Pete. Pete has surprisingly insightful advice for a man with no pants on, telling Kinn to be patient and calm when speaking to Porsche.

Kinn pays Porsche a visit and crashes his BBQ with friends. Kinn then tries to be the patient, sensitive boyfriend/mafia boss. 

It leads to more arguing which is interrupted by the appearance of masked gunmen. 

Kinn and Porsche are abducted and thrown in the back of a truck. As per the rules of dramas, they are handcuffed together so we can get some HIStory3: Trapped style shenanigans in the next episode. 

Cue an action sequence with plenty of car chases, motorcycle crashes, and shooting. At the end of the episode the truck crashes and we see that Kinn and Porsche have made their escape.

Bonus Round: Songwriting w/Kim

(to the tune of Just a Friend by Biz Markie)

Have you ever had a bodyguard you tried to stalk; But his brother was clueless and wouldn't talk? Let me tell you the story of my frustration; He was just another piece of my investigation. The way that we met was on a career day tour I autographed the uniform shirt that he wore; He had hearts in his eyes and a song in his heart; so I knew I could reel him in right from the start. I whispered in his ear come to my recording booth; So I can ask you some questions to see if you've got the proof.

Ep 04 /// TOC /// Ep 06

Master list of all recaps

[lutawolf]

Unforgotten Night Episode 3

You will be able to find the lovely iffy’s companion post here. Be prepared! We have vastly different views this time.

As usual let's start with the porno, I mean promo poster.

Eventually we are going to run out of horrible promo pictures and I'm actually kind of sad about that. I've had far too much fun making fun of them. I mean what the fuck are these. Now we don't even have a bike chain but somebody's necklace tying them together. You will not leave me muahhhaaa... Um, well you broke that rather easily. Also could we please give the eighties their fashion back. They wore it better. Cry Baby looks like he has a staring role in Dazed and Confused while Baby Face is still constipated. 🤦🏽‍♀️

Episode 2 recap can be found here and here. I cried and drank as much as the subs from Episode 1. Seriously guys, for shits and giggles I had my 17 year old watch AND she was pointing out what all was wrong with the BDSM.

Episode 3

I can't even. Just a few minutes in and the sub has more chemistry with simp lobby boy.

Then Pillsbury Dom shows up and acts like an ass to poor simp boy. There was some gentle correction here but no respect earned yet. That's a Bad Dom move. I was feeling sorry for brat boy until he started whining... It made me want to choke him and not in a kinky way.

He agreed to go to lunch and he obnoxiously whined the entire time.

I don't know a Dom that would put up with his attitude. Seriously, a sub's respect should be earned and Pillsbury hasn't done anything really to do that. So I absolutely respect the push back from Cry Baby. That being said Brat was an ass and should of been called out. I absolutely love the challenge of a Brat but this one had me screaming at my ipad on several occasions.

If we are going to talk about good Dom/sub chemistry it's gonna be these two. Sadly it appears completely non-sexual but I'm holding out hope. Seriously though, Metawee gives the command and Jin jumps to it. Not to mention that Jin is hysterical. At one point Metawee had her come up with a distraction and she gave such a stunning performance. They easily have more chemistry than the main and side couple.

Hell Jin and Sub have more onscreen chemistry.

What does it say that I'm seeing more chemistry between the Dom and his reflection in the mirror during product placement?

Seriously guys, that looks like true love to me. I'm completely buying it. Now could he just turn that chemistry on else where. All kidding aside, I enjoyed parts of this series. When the mains were acting with ANYONE ELSE but each other! I don't think that's how this is supposed to work.

This whole series could have been campy and fun. You have points in which this is slightly enjoyable in an over the top way but the main couple are more forced that my high school jeans. So in conclusion.

That's all folks... Like literally that is all I can take. Please don't make me watch any more. I need brain cells for the next season of Kinnporsche or anything that isn't this. Hope you enjoy the review as much as I and iffy didn't in writing it. lol

[having-conniptions]

Love In The Air episode 2 live reaction under the cut (long post)

Quite the long recap tbh

Yhe way Payu scolds Rain for not saying hi - idk what dynamic he's trying to create there but I'm listening

"Discuss the fee", "not 'how much' but 'what'", "I don't want money" and then he just scolds Rain again? He's really trying to be a 50 Shades kinda dude but failing miserable

Have I mentioned how adorable Rain is

HIS VOICE LMAO

And Sky is just so done with him

Poor Rain will never beat the gay allegations after holding Payu like that and covering his moth IN FRONT IF EVERYONE'S SALAD

Few things are as homoerotic as hiding in a bathroom stall together bc someone walked in on you flirting in the restroom

Payu telling Rain to call him "P'Payu" and Rain being a brat about it 👀👀👀 their dynamic already has me in a chokehold

AND PAYU TEASING THE FUCK OUT OF RAIN UNTIL RAIN SAID "P'Payu, please let Rain go" LIKE PAYU TOLD HIM TO AAAAA

Love how Payu goes straight for boobs and neck tho, I get it

"You weren't trying to force yourself on me?" Nah he was trying to seduce you so you'd agree to stop swearing at him and it worked

Rain covering his crotch and cursing himself for getting turned on and refusing to get up with Sky there lmaoooo the interactions between Rain and Sky always crack me up

And Sky being grumpy but agreeing to help Rain without question awwwwwww

The weather metaphors lol

Aaaaand now we've caught up with the start of episode 1

One guy is wearing jeans with one leg cut off above the knee, so they're like half-jorts lmao I can't

The girls. The girls!!! Me so gay aaaaa

Aaaaand now Rain is totally in Payu's debt again.

HE IS NOT SP- NO- WHAT? HUH???? WAIT WHAT i expected a lot of things but not a spanking and definitely not of the fully clothed, "parent-spanking-their-kid" variety wtf is going on

Aaand there's the "I'm mad because you put yourself in danger" speech...

"I'll make you so head over heels with me that you won't call me stupid ever again" Rain my boy that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard but go off baby

HE BOUGHT HIM SIZE S UNDIES PAHAHAHAHA

AND HE ACTUALLY GUESSED CORRECTLY LMAOO

Between this and KinnPorsche, what is it with tops making fun of bottoms' dick sizes??

What about Sky tho he's probably worried sick about Rain

Payuuuuu coffee is not a meal have a proper brekfast

The forehead flick lol

Payu pretending he hasn't already completely fallen for Rain like bro you ain't subtle your emotionally unavailable ass is DONE FOR

The scene after the ending title card tho 👀👀 going after Rain is more important than the race aaaaa

[divorcedmalewife]

ok. kinnporsche recap. this is literally a wattpad fic come to life. who greenlit this. and why can't i get a tv deal out of MY fics. also those last 2 episodes were a trip and a half. and their mom?? sorry bestie but everything about their mom really weirded me out at the end 😭 😭 AND VEGAS??? HE SURVIVED THAT?? and petevegas........ the smut fic for that pairing must be the most insane section on ao3 i can only Imagine and i fear my own morbid curiosity. and then not even any kimchay at the end :/ anyway it was good!! i got a little bit tired somewhere in the middle bc it really was just like yeah ok we've all read this exact mafia au at some point or another but then it got crazy again lmao bestie HOW do you find these things lmao

YOU WATCHED IT AND YOU DIDNT EVEN MESSAGE ME ABOUT IT???? THE ABSOLUTE BETRAYAL.

also don't read the novel if you want to keep your sanity. the tv series is much better and way less.... uh...... well..... everything.

also bruh the whiplash I experienced in the final episode 💀💀 everything about Namphueng and Korn makes me so fucking nervous I fucking sbdksksks. fuck Korn, me and the homies hate Korn.

And yeah I've perused the v/p tag and it's bonkers in there. I love that for them. I have such mixed feelings about them but overall I'm like "good for Pete. he and I have a lot in common, we both ignore major red flags because... well... Vegas is hot"

and yeah bestie the kimchay ending...... now you understand why I've been so fucking feral about them.

ALSO kp is like blowing up the BL world because it's just leagues above most other BL series. thank my mutual @kinnsporsche for also being unhinged about KP (and other series that they made me watch, like bad buddy and semantic error, the former being another one of my top fav TV shows of all time)

I thank god everyday that mile phakphum was like "by god I am going to have fake gay sex with apo nattawin if it's the last thing I do" and he's so fucking valid for it

[telomeke-bbs]

Or maybe instead of lol I need to type 555. Okay, after re-watching all of ep 5, I watched the Soonvijarn ep 5 recap, then watched (am watching) ep 5 4/4 once more. During Soonvijarn ep 5 there's a moment where I'm guessing they're not happy with, which is subtitled as shi and they flash a road sign ซิ! which Wiktionary only says is an intensifier. But at ep 5 4/4 8:57 Pran says an un-subtitled "ซิ" (I think) in "Pat, you've got to stop doing this to me." I don't know Thai. Thoughts?

Hi there Anon! 😊 Your Ask there had me a bit confused for a spell.

I couldn't find the road sign in the Soon Vijarn Ep.5 recap, but found it in their recap of Ep.4 at timestamp 11.17 instead:

The word on screen is (I think) actually ชิ (pronounced "shi"), not the ซิ (pronounced "si") that you have in your Ask (I think that's a typo; a thai po? 😉). The two letters are awfully similar though – there's only a tiny notch above the little circle to distinguish them.

The word ชิ ("shi") is "an exclamation of disgust or contempt" (according to thai-language.com). The Soonvijarnies use it during their Recap critique to mean any aspect of the episode at hand that they feel could have been done better.

However, it's also not the same as the swear word that Pran uses on the rooftop at Ep.5 [4/4] 8.57:

The word that Pran says here is เชี่ย (pronounced "shia"), which is a softened version of one of the worst curse words in the Thai language – เหี้ย (pronounced "hia").

The word เหี้ย ("hia") actually refers to the Asian water monitor, an animal hugely reviled in Thailand because it's associated with carrion-feeding (and is thus considered beyond base and unclean):

(above) The Asian water monitor, photo by Carlos Delgado, link to license here

"Shia" (เชี่ย) is considered milder than "hia" (เหี้ย), but both are still extremely vulgar and should not be used in public – you can get beaten up if they're said in the wrong context to the wrong people. This Twitter thread has more information if you'd like to read more: https://twitter.com/ogtnaf/status/1206502403312365568.

Rude as they are, "shia" (เชี่ย) and "hia" (เหี้ย) do appear elsewhere in Bad Buddy. 👀 Some other examples of "shia" (เชี่ย) in BBS:

Pat at Ep.3 [1I4] 13.09 (when he opens his apartment door to see his friends all battered after the bus stop brawl);

Korn at Ep.3 [4/4] 0.37 (after Pat hits him on the back of his head);

Pran at Ep.5 [4/4] 3.07 (grappling with Pat during the fight scene, frustrated that he won't play along at being enemies in front of Wai).

And some examples of the ruder "hia" (เหี้ย):

Pran at Ep.5 [4/4] 2.32 (mock-swaggering toward Pat during the fight scene);

Wai at Ep.5 [4/4] 4.14 (also during the fight scene);

Pran at Ep.6 [2/4] 9.50 (when he confronts Pat on the beach and asks to be left alone);

Pat (several times) when he confronts Wai during their rugby game against Chaiwiwat in Ep.9 [2/4] starting from 10.51 – especially clear at 11.02;

Their rugby coach at Ep.9 [2/4] 11.16 and 11.30 (when he chews out the team for their performance);

Korn (I think) at Ep.9 [3I4] 11.24 (running to Pat's aid during the car park fight outside the Flagpole Bar);

Ming (I think) at Ep.10 [4/4] 1.33 (when he confronts Pat and Pran at the mall).

I'm sure there are others, but I'm not trusting my ear to pick them all out – I think the above are the more obvious examples though.

Pa also calls Pat "hia" all the time, but it's a different word and she's not being rude. She's using the Teochew Chinese term of address for elder brother (เฮีย in Thai or 兄 in Chinese). "Hia" as an honorific for an older Chinese male is also heard all the time in Thai BL (it's used in My Engineer, Manner of Death, Between Us and KinnPorsche, for example). This word is pronounced with the neutral mid-tone in Thai, whereas the rude "hia" (เหี้ย) is pronounced with the falling tone (as in it starts high and then falls).

Multi-hyphenate actor Perth Nakhun (of My Engineer and KinnPorsche) also explains the difference between elder brother "hia" (เฮีย) and monitor lizard "hia" (เหี้ย) in this video at timestamp 10.50:

Hope you found this all interesting! I just love the language side of things, and Bad Buddy is so rich with verbal flourishes and wordplay that there's always some fascinating linguistic detail to look at – although it could also be that it's something common to all Thai dramas, and I'm just relatively new to it 🤷‍♂️. But regardless, I'm so happy to have found someone who shares the same interest that I do. 🤝

It was really fun chatting; let's do this again soon! 💖

[rongzhi]

You watched old fashion cupcake???!!! Omg what did you thibk about it? (P.S. thank you so much for your douyin translations)

(SOME SPOILERS AHEAD)

T_T I keep trying to reply to this and Tumblr keeps glitching and erasing my big long answers so I guess at this point I'm just gonna say I thought it was really good, the acting was wonderfully grounded, the chemistry was There, and the dialogue was delicious.

(👀 ok not glitched yet, proceeding with caution)

The thing that drew me to show in the first place is that I watch douyin drama/movie recaps (I've been fighting for my life to avoid KinnPorsche spoilers these past few weeks.... alas!) and I liked that the characters were supposed to be in their 30s/40s. I think that fact really brought a natural edge to the show and helped it be a lighthearted 5 episode series that still had a level of drama.

(👀....mmkay 🚩 save point)

Both characters were really interesting; I loved the quiet intensity of Togawa and I think the actor did a great job of portraying that sort of earnest and frank vibe without it coming across as creepy or overbearing. Nozue also never got boring, which is sometimes a danger for the type of character archetype he's supposed to fit into. I think the dialogue between them being so good really helped with that and I liked how both characters were honestly a little bit hard to read yet still felt pretty fleshed out (gotta hand it to the acting chops there!).

(🚩haha!! my save point saved me... but I don't remember what I was writing that got lost... uhhhh)

OH yeah. And much respect to the show for not going overboard with the food glamour shots because I know dramas love to do that I personally find it rather boring. There was a larger reason for the characters going out to eat aside from one of them being written as a foodie, so that was a plus in my book!

Lastly, the thing that I was HGHGHGGHing about in the finale episode was.... why no kiss??? AH??

(Tumblr glitch on me all you want but I have grown wise to your wily ways and I am going to live forever)

Like I just really wanted a triumphant reciprocated kiss to complement the desperate one from the previous episode. Is that too much to ask 😔 Is that so unreasonable 👁👄👁🔎

LOL but aside from that, REALLY good, especially for its length! Just wish it was longer lmao :')

[superlocktvd]

KinnPorsche | Episode 10

Kinnporsche episode 10 deserves a freaking recap because it had me pausing the episode 50 times and slamming my head on wall, squealing and then just pulling my hair to eating my fists. I have gone through a 100 different emotions but let’s dive into it shall we

Vegas has keys...Sus.. the person you love...Really.. Rolls eyes so hard they are in the back of my head

Porsche and Pete fight.. the choreography to that scene.. Pete you are not the baby everyone tells you to be..

Kinn you trusted your man.. you go baby.. I am never putting down my Kinn defender hat.. Never Kinn..like I said you made them eat your words and I am so proud. You truly were the mafia boss we saw in episode 1

Porsche I will give you credit but  don’t think meditation is working out for you considering it took you less than 10 minutes to trust Vegas.. 

Tawan you slimy and glib son of a bitch. Glad you are dead though I wished Big would have had the honor

Vegas really.. Tawan you couldn’t go any other route.. oh you really need Pete in your life don’t you and you don’t even know it yet

Vegas’s father gets on my nerves with the same intensity as Tawan and that’s saying something. I have wanted to punch him ever since he talked down to Kinn through the video during Episode 7 

Ken what were you thinking was gonna happen to you.

Big I never should have doubted you. You truly are one of the most trusted bodyguard this family can have. Also is he dead? 

Arm..I wish you would have smacked Tawan’s face while he was interrupting you

Porchay, he knows so what is gonna happen now is going to be something note worthy especially how does the I am your side scene fits coz they resolved everything right. then what else is gonna happen. 

Kinn and Porsche sharing a cigarette..oh what has it come to

Kim Theerapanyakul you are beauty you are grace and I would do anything for you. That tank, that hair and that mother freaking gun oh la la la 

Tankhun Theerapanyakul I am glad you are sitting in these mafia meeting because they need freaking mirrors showed to their faces. You go Tankhun..

Vegas you are diving dangerous territory with Pete, you will regret it.. you truly will Pete hang on, although you smiling like that has me bit creeped out.. but hang on

Precap - I honestly think Vegas is going to do whatever torture he is to Pete and let him go before Kinn realizes. Vegas wants to engrave and instill fear in Pete’s mind and he is gonna do that.. Hook or Crook