23.5 Watch Party
May. 18th, 2024 09:11 amThere was a lot of interest in GL earlier and GMMTV's first is nearly finished airing (ep 12 airs 24th May) so let's try an asynchronous watch party for this. Watch at your own pace and join in the conversation as you want. I've only just started it so I can't summarise and I'm not going to link to the MDL page because the comments are currently full of spoilers. Seriously, stay away. It's set in a high school. Milk (Ink in Bad Buddy) plays a shy awkward girl, Love (Pa in Bad Buddy) is as kind as she is cute, and View's character is her own unique self.

From left to right: Love, Milk, June, View, Ford, Earn, AJ, Euro, Ciize, Godji, Golf
My summary: Cute youth series about first love, growing up, and seeing your own worth.
It is very much a youth series, about 10th graders making 10th grade kinds of mistakes and figuring things out. There's a lot to like about it, although some aspects (especially the humour) are uneven. Aside from one episode, the messaging is clear and very good.
Trailer and playlist here.
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From left to right: Love, Milk, June, View, Ford, Earn, AJ, Euro, Ciize, Godji, Golf
My summary: Cute youth series about first love, growing up, and seeing your own worth.
It is very much a youth series, about 10th graders making 10th grade kinds of mistakes and figuring things out. There's a lot to like about it, although some aspects (especially the humour) are uneven. Aside from one episode, the messaging is clear and very good.
Trailer and playlist here.
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23.5 - episode 1
Date: 2024-05-18 10:00 am (UTC)Really liked this first episode.
23.5 - episode 2
Date: 2024-05-18 06:54 pm (UTC)23.5 - episode 3
Date: 2024-05-19 03:24 pm (UTC)23.5 - episode 4
Date: 2024-05-20 07:47 pm (UTC)23.5 - episode 5
Date: 2024-05-22 06:47 pm (UTC)Aylin being there for Ongsa, Ongsa being there for Sun despite and because of her own hurting 💔
23.5 - episode 6
Date: 2024-05-23 12:56 pm (UTC)23.5 - episode 7
Date: 2024-05-26 04:14 pm (UTC)The jealousy plot was off-putting too. I wish they'd just let Ongsa and Sun take it slowly like they wanted, or something cute like Luna switching off the lights to speed it up. I'm not inclined to either jealousy or possessiveness myself and have only been harmed by others' so I struggle to see how it could be healthy. I know many enjoy it though so shrugs. 9 rating for the episode on MDL.
23.5 - episode 8
Date: 2024-05-26 08:17 pm (UTC)23.5 - episode 9
Date: 2024-05-26 09:14 pm (UTC)23.5 - episode 10
Date: 2024-05-27 07:56 pm (UTC)Mawin as the one who first understood it as bullying said much more than the dialogue.
23.5 - episode 11
Date: 2024-05-27 08:59 pm (UTC)Charoen
I'm still liking this role for Earn. AJ's character is annoying and doesn't fit the rest of the series vibe but I do like Charoen's WT? attitude towards Ton. Ciize is lovely as phi sao Alpha.
All that between Sun and Ongsa was hard to watch but worth it as they've both grown.
23.5 - episode 12
Date: 2024-05-28 11:57 am (UTC)