#night dream the series

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NIGHT DREAM THE SERIES || EPISODE ONE

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

Rosy Reportings

So I know we're all very much into Cherry Magic and The Sign this lovely saturday but in case this passed by some people I'm here to report on 2 Bls that started today.

Colorful Memory

There are 4 episodes already on WeTV, but I've only seen 2 yet. The first is 18 minutes and the second is 22 min. No info on the total number on mdl. Mdl description: Day is a violinist auditioning in pursuit of his dream. In that pursuit, he goes to Sangkhlaburi to compose music. There, he meets drawing teacher Mem. Through their time spent together, they develop feelings for one another. Their path together, however, is not easy. Cast: Ter Sittar (The Love of Winter); Newcomer; Team Pokawin Nut Nattapong (Hit Bite Love / Love in the Air).

At first glance this screams 1000 Stars. Volunteer teacher goes to a rural area, in this case, to teach music. So of course we have singing before the 10 minute mark. But before the music teacher arrives at the village, he meets the art teacher at a bridge. The one from the poster above.

Then in the first 40 minutes, the first 2 episodes we get ALL the tropes.

We also get this. Which if you know, you know.

With all that said. The actors are okayand I love the village untie but I didn't love it. I mean it's all okay I guess. But I'm not in a rush to watch the next 2 despite them being available so...

It's mostly fine. And the landscape is beautiful.

I would say to watch this if you have nothing better to watch and I like this particular set up.

Night Dream

First episode is out on YT with english subs here. Total of 6 episodes.

Mdl description: Night, a senior literature student, was still unable to complete his final novel project because he didn't understand the concept of love. He had the chance to meet Dream, the owner of Tokyo Boy, and his close friend in high school whom he had lost contact with for years, and he never found out why Dream left his life. Then, Dream and Night rekindled their friendship.

Cast: Ohm Thanakrit from Dinosaur Love; Toosafe Krittawat from Dinosaur Love/ Future; Jeff Nathadej & Frong Thammasiri both from Future / Love Mechanics), and more.

The episode it's 30 minutes long and the setup is nothing new. I mean childhood friends separated for years for some mysterious reason just to reconnect by chance.

And no, we don't know why they drifted apart and yes it was probably because one of them liked the other, or something like that. But...

I really liked the first episode, it's very soft, and I adore Dream already. It's obvious from the start that he has a crush. It's also obvious that a girl is coming in between them, past and present. I mean, framing, hello?

It's well shot, very good use of the 30 minutes, and the actors seem good. It kinda reminded of kbls but I can't pinpoint why yet. It's super cute and I'm invested so I'm sticking with it. I'd say since it's only 30 minutes an it's on yt so go see it for yourself.

[heretherebedork]

And, to think, just a moment before this scene we had:

But, seriously, Night... Dream might wait for you but how long do you think anyone can wait? Especially with no sign from you that even want to stay friends with him? You gave him literally no response when he asked about your relationship to each other and then never showed up to at least assure him you could be friends?

Instead he has his friends trying to comfort him as he decides he isn't loved.

I do love Dream's new friends, they're great! This boy deserves so many supportive friends. And better friends that Night.

I know Night is facing his own fears of homophobic parents... but you can't expect someone to wait for you if you don't at least talk to them.

[alejunsu]

Nigth Dream EP 3

[poetry-protest-pornography]

I don't know how many of y'all watched episode 1 of Night Dream, but i am in lives with the way they're telling the story.

All the flashbacks woven into the story are so well done. Getting to see the way that the characters are feeling through how they're remembering each other is beautiful. Often, we have to wait for the Big Reveal of where the characters are coming from, but here, the memories are shown as they happen, and the actors are doing a great job of showing how what's happening now is calling up the memory-- and how they're affected by the past and present.

I love non-linear storytelling, and I don't think I've ever seen it in tv or film this way before, and I am really looking forward to seeing where it goes, and how the story unfolds in both the past and the present. It's a fascinating way to get to know the characters and to see their different perspectives.

[pickletrip]

Teasers for Night Dream has dropped! Thanks @yousaygoodbyeandisay for the heads up.

Starting on December 16, we're getting another Saturday show. It'll be on the Youku app I think. MDL doesn't have a description of the story yet. So here's one from the comments -

Two friends used to be super close, but after a misunderstanding they stopped speaking. Now, at the end of school (their final year?), they find themselves thrown together again. - AthenaTheStorierX

[hirmienworld]

Night Dream, 2023, episode 3.

[guzhufuren]

head in hands.. they are so tender i'm obsessed

[twig-tea]

Rose's Day of Asks

Top 5 beach day scenes.

Have a great Day💜

Rose ILU this Day of Asks is supercute and also I love how you've tailored this ask to my personal interests and inability to limit myself to five choices!

Beach scenes are all about that transition, from one phase in a relationship (usually not-yet-a-relationship) to another. A good beach scene uses the beach as a metaphor even as it also highlights the beauty (and intensity) of the ocean. The ocean is for contemplating things bigger than we are, and helping us to feel humble. And the beach is a place for raw honesty.

With that in mind, there are so many to choose from because most directors get this instinctively! So I'm going with my heart and the scenes that came to me first (and ngl, that have the best gifs):

His: I Didn't Think I Could Fall in Love

I love this scene so much; the intensity in this hug is everything to me. These two kids are both so terrified of being in love with one another, and both so relieved they don't have to lose this connection they found. The ocean being the thing that first brought them together (via Shun falling in and losing his keys lol) is now looming in front of them as the thing that will separate them for a time (because they met on an island). It's not a typical beach day scene, but it's the first one I think of because of how hard this scene hits me every time. And of course I love thinking about it in the context of the very different rocky lakeside beach in the sequel film.

The Eighth Sense

The ocean was (again) what brought them together, and was also a source of trauma in the past for them both; the exchanges "why did you kiss me?" "to get past your trauma...why did you kiss me?" "to give you trauma" was iconic even before it became Too Real. I love how the ocean is a looming presence in this entire story; the trauma from both of their childhoods looms even on campus, it's there as a soundtrack to their vulnerable conversations, and of course it's in the background of their first sexual encounter. When Ji Hyun acts out the 'two steps forward one step back' with Jae Won before Jae Won finally breaks and admits he wants to be with Ji Hyun, that movement is like a wave relentlessly washing up on shore. Anyway! This entire series is an ocean scene to me.

Blueming

SiWoon's first kiss by the water going so poorly, the brief sulk, and then DaUn initiating this re-do moment?! Whew. In terms of standard "beach scene" fare, this ranks highly at the top for me because of the second take at a first kiss. I love a realistic 'oh wait it's my first time so I'm actually not very good at it' moment. This also comes after the first time they've really talked and listened to one another; plus it comes with a bonus "blinding light of love" visual. Love it.

Until We Meet Again

Is there anything more iconic than this scene? The double confession; the flirting; the lift; playing in the water; the kiss. These two were so desperate for an escape and this scene was real catharsis. And of course this dialogue; Intouch insisting that in order to get through what is to come, they'll need each other. Heartbreaking considering we know what they both do not long after this. It becomes almost a curse for their reincarnated lives--you won't be happy until you have me with you. AND THEN WE GET THE PROPOSAL SCENE that perfectly parallels this one, between Dean and Pharm in Between Us the series. The only thing I love more than a beach scene is a beach parallel. Speaking of which....

Last Twilight in Phuket

How do I choose only one beach scene from this set of shows? There are so many; I love all of them so much. So many from ITSAY: The hammock scene; the scene on Their Beach where Teh and Oh-Aew play the most tension-filled game of chase I've ever seen; the float and underwater kiss; the post-kiss blow-up; the conversation they have when Teh first reappears in Oh's life and Oh says he isn't sure he can be close to Teh again (!)...and then of course in IPYTM the scene where they reunite and agree to try again. But I'm going with LTIP because of all the symbolism they wrapped up in this scene. Teh and Oh-Aew try to go to their beach but it's closed, they need to instead go to the public beach, and so their goodbye is imperfect. We get to see the way they are both so much more comfortable being in pubilc and visibly together than they were in I Told Sunset About You--this is something they both had to work on for different reasons. They're both struggling with having to say goodbye, because they'll be going to different universities. They also know they're leaving Phuket and they talk about how by the time they come back, Phuket will have changed. This moment at the beach bridges their childhood and adulthood, and is so symbolic of life as ever-changing and those changes being impossible to stop.

Gameboys the movie

Speaking of beach scenes that aren't about getting together; this was a particularly good moment because it was not about establishing their relationship it was about reaffirming it/cementing the strength of their bond in the face of separation. I loved that they go out there ostensibly to spend time together and get away from the crowded house but it's also a way for them to have the scary looming conversation about separation. I love so much how good this show is about real conversations, and this one felt so real. The way they talked about not holding one another back, and how they could make it long distance, and what that would look like for them in future...it made me so happy. Gav and Cai looking at the possibility of long distance as doable and not an immediate obvious need to break up was such a breath of fresh air after so many noble idiot plots that all rely on the assumption that long distance is not doable. ANYWAY also this scene is just really pretty.

Life~Love on the Line

This one is so interesting because it was the moment Ito convinced himself he couldn't stay with Nishi. Technically this is the morning-after-the-beach-day but I'm counting it because it's such a unique version of the beach day; in this case, the truth Ito thought he was facing was that he and Nishi had no future--rather than seeing the blinding light of love for what it is facing his own fears head on, he closed his eyes and embraced them, and ruined years of their lives. This scene is an important reminder that the beach is not an infallible relationship panacea! It is your (the character's) responsibility to bring the right energy to it or it may lead you astray.

Bad Buddy

Pat and Pran at the eco-village finally with a moment to themselves, admitting to one another that they feel most free when they're together. This is the first time they acknowledge to one another that the situation they're in is bullshit; that they actually do like one another's company, and that maybe there is a possibility that this thing could actually work between them, if they try for it. I loved this scene so much as a turning point for them, and the way it keeps pulling in and out so we get these close-ups of Pat and Pran, and then the camera pulls away and we see how small they are. The perspective in this moment is so important. As is the hand touch (whew).

Theory of Love

This is one of my favourite twists on the beach scene: Khai goes to the beach alone because he has to figure himself out. He's not at the stage where he's ready to have an honest conversation with Third yet, first he needs to have an honest conversation with himself and realize his own feelings. He has a good, open conversation with someone he hurt in the past in order to figure himself out in the present and pave way for his future with Third. And then we get the bestie trip when all of them go together, which was delightful.

Bonus gif because I don't have enough shots of group friend trips in this list and it's so important to me that after this solo trip Kai comes back with everyone:

Your Name Engraved Herein

This beach scene is crushingly painful. Birdy and Jia Han go as far as they can to scream their frustrations into the sea, have a moment of freedom, but with the knowledge they can't have any more than this and will be saying goodbye afterwards. It's the most devastating truth of all of these faced at the beach: They can't be together in this time and place.

Bed Friend

The silhouettes are iconic; I love the way body language was used for these shots. And the way it felt like King was finally, slowly getting Uea to see him as a dating prospect in these moments? Really beautifully done.

Be My Favorite

Including this scene because it is one of the few beach scenes that leads to a rejection (of course the show then fixes this later with a parallel scene at the end, my beloved). I loved this anti-beach moment; rather than going to the beach to face hard truths, Pisaeng (and then following him, Kawi) went to the beach to hide from the truth. But the beach doesn't work that way and Kawi had to face hard truths after all, including the truth that in this universe he ends up losing Pisaeng from his life entirely because of the way he treated him. The line "you want to get in the water but are afraid of getting wet?" from Pisaeng to Kawi was so heavily loaded with meaning. Perfection.

The Day I Loved You

This was such a beautiful gesture, especially from a high school boy. Including this as an iconic beach scene because it both does what a beach scene should do (get the characters to face hard truths, be honest, and progress in their relationship) and was intentionally meant to invoke a trip to the ocean (they're freediving!) at home for Nikko so I don't even feel like it's cheating.

Night Dream

The show wasn't perfect but the way they paced the reveals about their past with the flashbacks was good storytelling and the tension in this beach scene was palpable over several episodes!

The Eclipse

This conversation between Akk and Ayan made me cry. The entire sequence, driving out with Ayan as an interloper, hiding from the The World Remembers crew and their boyfriends, Ayan being so worried about Akk because he is so on alert for suicidality, and Akk just doesn't know how to face any of it. Ayan telling Akk "you're allowed to be weak" broke me. Luckily the beach is here to help facilitate personal growth. [Also have to shout out again the reciprocal beach scene where Akk then says the same thing back to Ayan, my beloved]

Love Sick

I love them your honour. AUGH. Honestly, the Love Sick scene that always comes to mind is the night before this when Noh is dancing on the stage whipping his hoodie around his head and Pun is watching him fondly, but this moment afterward in the quiet of the morning, when they've agreed to have just this moment of truth by the sea and then go back to their lives, is so beautiful (especially your gif of it Rose!). This is another melancholy one, where they're coming to the sea to admit that they want what they can't have, and giving it to themselves anyway for one night (little did they know, they were going to fail at abstention lol). The longing is so palpable between these two in these scenes, so much good tension.

My School President

Gotta have at least one scene with the whole crew! What i love about this beach outing is that the hard truth they were facing was not about whether or not they cared about one another, but how to tell people and when--and this is one of the reasons why it's important it's a group trip, because that decision affects the whole group. And look at this gif, it is perfection. These kids are puppies! I love them.

3 Will Be Free

Talking about group dynamics reminded me of this iconic moment. It's not quite a beach day trip in the traditional sense because they're on the run etc. and this is night time, but it's very personal to me. The sea said make it poly, so they did.

Never Let Me Go

Can't talk about one of Jojo's series without bringing up this other one. Listen, I know that its placement in the series was...oddly timed [I think my mother might be dead, let's go to the beach and frolic]. But this is one of the most beautifully shot and colour graded sequences, and for aesthetic reasons alone it is on my list! Sometimes I am but a simple bisexual (which is also why I'm using this shot from the BTS rather than one from the show, even though there are so many pretty ones to choose from). Speaking of!

BONUS GL addition:

Lulu

Gotta have at least one song! This entire GL takes place at a beach house so the whole thing is pretty much beach or beach-adjacent scenes but this one where they are flirting and then sing together was a good turning moment for them; and of course it calls back to when they first met (where Abi saves Sophie from drowning) and also parallels the end credits scene. I was so here for how thirsty Sophie was as soon as Abi showed up, and this beach scene is one of the places where this played out most memorably to me.

[bellarkeandclintashaandsuch]

Night Dream Episode 4

Another great, but too short, episode. They're 30ish minutes, but it's not enough!

But Dream's confusion and reluctance to believe Night likes him is starting to make sense if Night keeps kissing him and then leaving! And just never talking about it?!

Night looks at Dream with the most sincere expression and asks about his love story.

He says Dream's crush must love him too. And it starts cutting back and forth between the present and the stargazing scene. At which point, I was like, hmm we've already seen this. What else are we going to see here?

(Do you know he's in love with you, Night? Do you know you're in love with him? Who knows what?!)

And they're just staring at each other and getting closer to each other's faces. And Night's got his hand on Dream's wrist, and he's pulling him closer.

And then they're kissing IN BOTH SCENES! They kissed during the stargazing scene? They KISSED during the STARGAZING SCENE!

I don't know when that scene happened in terms of timeline. Like was that kiss why Dream was going to confess on Night's birthday?

But then Night stops kissing. And he looks away. And Dream wakes up alone and proceeds to be sad and distracted all day.

Night's so confused that he asks his friend at school about love, too. I wonder who's absence could hurt you, Night? Maybe think back to when Dream was gone for 4-5 years?

And we see Night and Dream staring at one another before Night leaves. But I wonder what happened. Did Night break up their kiss again? Did Dream? Why does this keep happening? How many times have these two kissed exactly? They both looked so sad and confused and hurt, so why?!??

Dream just sadly puts the wound tending supplies away :(

And we're left with Night's pondering face. But what is there to ponder, Night? You are in love with your best friend, buddy. Process that, so you two can be happy, please!

This guy is going to tell Namwan he likes her next episode? Why, Night! Did he really kiss Dream with tongue and then just never talk about it with him? What is going on in this man's head?!

I'm hoping it's a misleading preview. I wonder if maybe Dream tries to push him away again. And that's why he tells Namwan that. If he kissed Dream, and Dream told him that he likes Namwan, actually, then he must like Namwan, right? How many times can they kiss and not talk about it?

Other random thoughts for the episode, could Dream and his friends hear Night and Namwan talking? Did Dream think Night was agreeing to date her, if they couldn't hear? Because she was saying friend, but her hands were saying lover. I did really enjoy the two friends spying on Dream and Night and just going "Is it clear?" Yes, yes it is clear. I also loved Night asking if he would confess to his crush and bringing up how people in novels will try to confess but lose their nerve if they're interrupted, since Dream did plan on confessing to Night but got interrupted and then never did. Granted, the interruption was the death of his parents, so he had a lot on his mind at the time.

I really loved Night being ready to fight those bullies for Dream in the past and now. And how the one guy was taunting them by saying, what, are you his boyfriend? And Night's response was just "so what?" 🥰

[my-rose-tinted-glasses]

[heretherebedork]

Honestly, Night yelling after his father and begging for anything from him, anything at all, just falling apart because he feels stupid and unloved and unloveable and like he can never, ever been enough for anyone... heartbreaking and beautifully done. Him pleading and begging for anything from his father and getting nothing and then just giving up on his own dreams and still getting nothing in return? My entire heart. He does nothing. He gives up and they just nod and there's nothing because there is truly no support for him at home, nothing at all, even after his father cried for him. None of them can support him, none of them can say a word to give him hope. It's utterly devastating.

Especially Day begging to talk to him and then, when faced with him making a choice, still saying nothing at all.

[poetry-protest-pornography]

Dream. Dream, listen to me, this is important. I am cradling your face lovingly and looking deep into your big sad eyes: You need to fuck Night's brother.

You need to let that man absolutely ruin you in the most affectionate and attentive and sheet destroying way, and then you need to not pretend you didn't. You deserve better, and that man is it, baby.

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[hirmienworld]

Night Dream, 2023, episode 2.

[guzhufuren]

first episode of Night Dream is damn excellent. what goes wrong with this show, why weren't many people blogging about this lovely little thing