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[talkingbl]

Top 6 Most Anticipated [Confirmed] BLs of 2023 (so far)!

If I can speculate...I'd add something something Semantic Error 2, something something Bump Up Business, but I'm tired of looking stupid. DMD had me placing Bed Friend as a most anticipated BL for damn near two years now and stayed coming up short. This time, I'm sticking to what I know. So, here we are--my top 6 most anticipated BLs of 2023 (thus far)! -

6) HIStory5: Love in the Future | LinusSean & JasonAnson

lbr, this is a 2023 bl trapped in a 2022 bl's body. Either way, I love a good time travel theme (gives fish out of water--my favorite trope!!) and the HIStory series usually gives us a good main couple.

5) Love Upon a Time | NetJames

Either DMD really believes in NetJames or they feel bad for cucking them in favor of ZeeNunew this past year. Either way, I am somewhat seated for this. Wild, I never expected this from NetJames or DMD more generally, but the historical portion of the story is giving everything I've been begging for from Thailand since I started watching BL. While it's not giving MileApo's period piece trailer in terms of care and attention to detail, it seems very interesting to say the least.

4) Bed Friend | NetJames

After 2 years of blue balling viewers, DMD is FINALLY giving the girls Bed Friend. I am so excited to see an office romance with actual tension between the leads and that forbidden love vibe I love so much. The story is so classic and seems entertaining from beginning-to-end. Hopefully the writing is good and the acting takes a step forward from what DMD has given so far. That said, the trailer looks promising, so fingers crossed!

3) The Next Prince (....what? It gave budget....) | ZeeNunew

Listen, I am not a zonzon or bonbon or ztormborn or whatever they call ZeeNunew stans, but I am SEATED for this. In my last list, I included Cutie Pie in my most anticipated list. Unfortunately, it didn't hit like I thought it would. But I'm willing to give them another chance as this trailer is intriguing. They're hitting budget, royalty AU, enemies (??) to lovers, direction, cinematography, etc. with this one. And the fact that the trailer was mostly silent gives me hope that maybe, just maybe, they will take the show-don't-tell subtext-led approach to acting and writing. Just hope it's not wasted on a terrible plot that goes nowhere and grating acting. S/n: Zee doing stuff w/feet again??

2) Cherry Magic (Thailand) (stfu GMMTV antis and jbl elitists, I'm tryna see sth...) | TayNew

She has no trailer and I'm already here for her.

Per MDL -

Adapted from Japan's 30-sai made Dotei Da to Mahotsukai ni Nareru rashii. Adachi Kiyoshi [Achi in the Thai version] is a regular salaryman who, at the age of 29, was still a virgin. On his 30th birthday, he suddenly finds himself acquiring a new power - the ability to read other people's minds whenever he touches them. Shocked and unnerved by this new ability, he struggles to cope. That is, until one day he accidentally touches the handsome and popular fellow office-worker, Kurosawa Yuichi [Karan in the Thai version], only to find out that [Karan] actually has secret romantic feelings for him. How will [Achi] cope with this new revelation?

Look, I tried the original Cherry Magic and while the concept was appealing, the execution wasn't for me. Ngl chefs, I was bored a bit. But I still love the concept and am interested to see if and how GMMTV and Taynew can handle this. It better give budget at the very least (probably won't lol). Perhaps we'll also see Newwie grow into a more serious BL role. But honestly, even if they turn it into a rom-com, I think this can really work. Either way, they have a lot of eyes on them and a lot of folks predicting their downfall. They must deliver.

1) Only Friends | NeoMark, ForceBook, FirstKhao, ForceNeo, to say the least

Where do I even start with this? Who in the fresh hell could have predicted GMMTV to come through with this? ALL the pairings are intriguing, MANY of the actors can ACT (or at least try to), THE PLOT is something straight out of my romance dreams!!! We love hotties being messy!!!! I am incoherent at this. How did GMMTV manage to outplay the player (ME)?

But to be serious, this is the most interesting BL plot in awhile... And it gets at a real part of the 20/30-something hookup culture that we have (and that people are afraid to show in the context of LGBTQ+ relationships). It's also breaking the mold and allowing actors to explore characters outside of their established ships. It's not adapted from anything (that I know of), which is, like, a first for a GMMTV BL. It includes pairings that are either on the rise (FirstKhao) or that no one could have ever seen coming but somehow feel just right (NeoMark, ForceNeo) (btw, NeoMark are up next in this industry ;)). Plus, it's directed by Jojo Tichakorn who directed and wrote for 3WBF (one of my favorite Thai dramas with a strong BL theme), and has his hands in Never Let Me Go and The Warp Effect (both with strong showings thus far). I trust him but it's gonna really come down to the budget, post-production, and, most importantly, the acting.

Thing is, Neo and First are going to show up and I trust Khao to give a strong effort. Force, I'm not too sure about but the trailer doesn't give me high hopes to be honest. Still, I'm willing to forgive if he can fuck Neo like he means it if the rest of the cast can pull their own weight. And for Mark, I'm willing to bet he'll improve from My School President (which he already is showing promise in). I'm mainly weary because the story looks to be told from Mew's perspective, who is played by Book. IMO Book is not the best....so I'm hoping he shows up. I just need it to really come together and Book holds the key to it in his hands. GMMTV already is a sketchy company for other reasons, don't waste my fucking time with yet another good concept gone by the wayside b/c y'all wanted face over talent.

Also NeoMark please don't be problematic. I want to love Badminton shawty and the best actor at GMMTV not named Gun ATP 😢

[butterwaterjin]

I'm supposed to be doing work, but this was stuck in my head

Book is friends with Khaotung and Neo is friends with Book. Neo and Khaotung are also friends.

Forgot to put those in.

This is all I could tell from the trailer tell me if you saw more.

[thebvbbletea]

Only friends not only giving us forcebook, firstkhao, neomark and lookjunnonnie. But they also showering us with the pairing that we'll never thought we needed it before. Forceneo, bookkhao, firstmark, neodrake, drakebook, neotitle, markpapang, forcemond. LIKE HOW COULD ALL IF IT BE SO RANDOM BUT ALSO SO MAKES SENSE AT THE SAME TIME? 😭

[charles-edwin]

Who do you want to hook up with who in Only Friends? 👀

hi!!! EVERYONE???? if not, what’s the point akskakdkskd

i mean. Realistically, besides the ones we know that will hookup like forcebook, forceneo, firstkhao, neomark, i’d REALLY like to get at least one khaobook make out scene?? FOR SCIENCE 👀👀👀👀👀

i’m a firm believer top has hooked up with all 5 of them at some point so maybe some forcefirst could come up 👀👀👀👀👀 they would literally kill people with a scene like that. TRUST ME

and not realistic but neobook should also hookup. but like ANGRILY. i want book to bite neo so hard he draws blood. FOR SCIENCE ALSO

and maybe even some forcebookneo 👀👀👀👀 and suddenly mark joins the chat ASKKAKSSKKDKSKD

anyways. nobody should leave this show without a good make out session with everyone. builds character! tis my opinion!!

[talkingbl]

so let me get this straight (lol)...

Boston is fucking Top who is fucking Mew who should be fucking Ray who is fucking San(d) who is friends with Nick who is fucking Boston??

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Predictions for next week...

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Only Friends Ep. 4 Predictions!!

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okay so what if boston is just hurting nick the way top hurt him? and top hurt boston because sand hurt him? and sand only had to hurt top because top hurt him first (by being a whore). and now he's looking for a sand replacement in mew. and sand is cool off bar goblins/cruiser-types like top/boston/(and, in his brain, ray) so he's fearful of getting with ray?

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Only Friends Post-Ep. 4 Character Alignment Chart

This was a big Ray-Top-Mew Episode. And what I have to say is this:

Top may not have been seen fucking Beam, but he's definitely using Mew.

Mew is not as good as he first appears and definitely has something up those sleeves.

Ray kissed Mew, WITHOUT HIS CONSENT, even after knowing that Mew didn't like him like that. For these reasons, I had to move Ray.

TopBoston evil, wbk.

Nick is still extremely hard to place for me.

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Post Ep 3 Character Alignment Chart

Notes:

Boston is, of course, just straight up evil.

Nick is hard to place right now but he's definitely chaotic.

I know Top is coded as a good guy but he did sleep with his bf's friend with no hesitation...even if it was under manipulation.

Mew has managed to keep his hands clean thus far but there's something clearly brewing there...

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Episode 3 Predictions!