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Meus Atores Prediletos
Como comecar falar de uma série que tinha tudo para ser um sucesso!Pois tinha uma ótima história, elenco magnífico com alguns personagens inesquecíveis!
Mas o contexto da história foi mal trabalhada, primeiramente com o personagem Pharawee que só aparecia de relance pois o ator que fez esse personagem em 2Moons se recusou fazer outro bl, pois sujaria sua imagem, como foi informado na mídia após o término da série 2Moons, pois a segunda temporada é com outros atores e outra produtora!
Dando continuidade com meu comentário, o ator que fez o personagem no último episódio da primeira temporada foi o Big Thanakorn, que eu já conhecia de um outro trabalho, que eu gostei muito, a série ele contracenava com os atores Jame Kasama e Jet Jetsadakorn, que também estão na série com os personagens Koh, estudante de Odontologia e Jack, estudante de Engenharia, que disputam o amor do Wayu que interpretado pelo ator Bas Suradej, um dos meus atores favoritos, após ser largado pelo Pha!
O enredo dessa série não foi bem distribuída, muitas histórias mal contada, principalmente do personagem Sandee, interpretado pelo ator Bank Thanathip, na história do sumiço do retrato do personagem Phai, interpretado pelo ator Pon Thanapon, que para mim, sumiu como os personagens Thanu, Padbok, Kalae, Jil, Saeb, Klui entre outros!
A história que para mim segue um contexto e enredo dentro da série é dos personagens Tong e Pok, interpretado pelos atores Bonus Tanadech e Bank Toranin e não podendo esquecer dos protagonista da série Kimmon Waradom o Mark e Copter Panuwat o Kit...
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Clichê básico "assisti pelo cast"
Certo, vamos começar a análise levando em conta que todo o plot de Gen Y é uma grande fanfic do universo de 2Moons. Eu não sei dizer quanto disso é problemático na questão "direitos autorais" mas, em primeiro instância, o nome dos personagens da série é uma versão alterada dos nomes em 2Moons. Por exemplo: O protagonista Wayo, se torna Wayu; Ming se torna Mark e o famigerado P'Phana, se torna Pharawee. Além da história inteira ser uma versão distorcida do original, 2Moons, com uma backstory aleatória pra PhaWayu cheia de frufru e um término precoce que continua nonsense até o último episódio.Mas, deixando essa questão toda de lado, ainda levarei em conta o plot em si, sem pré conceitos e comparações ao trabalho anterior dos atores (porque o elenco fez parte da primeira temporada de 2Moons, caso alguém não lembre rs).
Em resumo, a premissa conta a história de Wayu, que levou um fora do seu namorado e está sofrendo e perdido, porque não entende os motivos de ter sido abandonado. Enquanto isso, o melhor amigo de Yu, Mark, tenta conquistar o coração de Kit, que é melhor amigo de Pha. E, mesmo que ele não pareça interessado (nem com o mínimo de paciência), Mark não desiste tão facilmente.
Certo, conceito copy/paste estabelecido. Seguimos para os personagens:
MARK: Ao longo dos episódios, eu senti que a diferença destacada entre o Mark e o Ming é que o Mark tem um pouquinho mais de atitude e é um pouquinho mais irritante. Se você for parar pra pensar, Ming não toma muitas atitudes ativas em relação ao Kit, já o Mark tá determinadíssimo a conquistar o coração do P'. Se em 2Moons o romance deles é pautado pelo sentimento de "deixa acontecer naturamente" (que acaba sendo meio travado porque o Kit não coopera), então em Gen Y dá pra dizer que quem pauta o clima é o próprio Mark, seja com suas investidas diretas que deixam bem na cara seus sentimentos, sejam nas provocações só pra ver o Kit irritado, ou até na parte em que eles brigam, sempre é o Mark quem define o clima, tudo que o Kit faz é seguir ele de longe (sempre fazendo o doce, como a gente bem conhece);
KIT: Mesma pessoa nos dois universos ponto. Claro, isso até a história ir se desenrolando, mas a excência se mantém a mesma. A única diferença entre Kit 2Moons (e aqui me refiro à primeira temporada apenas, já que na segunda o desenvolvimento do personagem vai um pouquinho além) e Kit Gen Y é o tempo. Em Gen Y, por ser uma série protagonizada por MarkKit ~~~em teoria~~~, o Kit tem mais tempo de mostrar sua evolução como personagem (por mais que 2Moon2 consiga fazer um pouco disso mesmo com MingKit sendo secundários). Na minha visão, a linha que separa os dois Kits é a briga do casal principal. Depois que eles se afastam, o Kit acaba tendo que encarar seus sentimentos e se obriga a levar o Mark a sério, mesmo que seu ego insista em lhe prender no padrão antigo de fingir que não se importa. Depois desse marco nós somos capazes de conhecer um novo Kit, um Kit mais maduro que não é guiado completamente pelo ego. Em consequência, um Kit diferente do que vemos em 2Moons;
WAYU: Antes que eu pareça muito dura com o Yu, sinto que preciso contar aqui que eu já não vou muito com a cara do Bas (sorry bae). Não que a atuação dele me desagrade (em parte isso também, mas eu consigo ver que ele evoluiu desde 2Moons), é só que ele tem cara de Bella Swan (FGTYUIJHGVFGTHJsorry again). Levando isso em conta, me sinto mais livre pra dizer que todo o drama do Wayu me irritou PROFUNDAMENTE durante toda a série. Todo o tempo que ele passou sentindo pena de si mesmo, correndo desesperado atrás do Pha me dava vontade de entrar na tela, dar um tapa estalado na cara dessa criança e dizer "ACORDA PRA VIDA CRIATURA". Sinceramente Yu... Mas, certo, roteiro a parte, eu ainda sinto que o Bas não fez um papel incrííível como Yu (as always cof), principalmente depois de observar o desenvolvimento dele com o Thanu. Tinha tudo pra ser um romance lindinho, apesar das tretas envolvidas, eu super queria que eles terminassem juntos, mas toda vez que dava close no Bas eu pensava "Eu sei o que você é... Você é... Um vampiro, P'Thanu!". Blé;
THANU: Um dos personagens mais decentes, até o plot twinst. Eu realmente gostava do P'Nu, apesar dele não aparecer com tanta frequência (quando os produtores ainda estavam dedicados em manter MarkKit como protagonistas /faleiesaicorrendo). Gosto do estilo dele, quieto e meio avoado, daqueles que quando sorri faz você se derreter inteiro. Daí ele começou a se aproximar do Yu, teve toda a questão com o Pha e depois o Phai e aí eu fiquei irritada com ele. Fala sério! O menino não se decidia, mesmo que tivesse plena conciência de que o que ele tava fazendo não envolvia só ele, mas também outras duas pessoas que confiavam nele! Isso me deixou indignada, não gosto de gente que finge não ver a responsabilidade que tá bem no nariz delas. Pff;
PHAI: Pobre alma. Jurava que ele ia ficar com o Sandee, mas aí uma problematização bem aleatória, na minha opinião, surgiu do nada com um conceito meio sobrenatural. A personalidade dele é fofinha, faz você querer que ele tenha um final feliz, mas todo o contexto da história é tão confuso e bad vibes que você fica sem saber o que sentir direito em relação a ele;
PHA: Eu entendo a problematização que as pessoas colocaram na presença dele na série. Não cheguei a pesquisar qual foi a desculpa da StarHunter pra manter o rosto do Pha escondido até o último momento do drama, mas também foi uma decepção pra mim no final. Acho problemático o argumento de "ele poderia ser tão bonito quanto o God" porque, convenhamos, beleza é relativa e não faz sentido comparar um ator com outro, por mais que eles interpretem o "mesmo personagem" (meu coração ainda pertence ao Ben rs). Em relação ao desenvolvimento do personagem em si, eu odiei o que eles fizeram com o Pha. Transformar ele num fuck boy que "roubou" a presença do "verdadeiro amor do Yu" é uma forma bem zoada de ver as coisas. Quer dizer, por mais que ele tenha feito tudo errado a partir do momento que termina com o Yu, não faz sentido desvalidar tudo que os dois viveram com aquela desculpa esfarrapada do final. Pha amou o Yu e ponto, independente do que tenha acontecido antes deles se conhecerem. Ainda assim, também me irrita tudo que o Pha fez, desde afastar o Yu até ficar dando falsas esperanças pra ele. Você pode me dar o motivo que for, desde "ele precisou estudar fora" até "a família dele não aceitava", nenhum desses motivos justifica o fato dele ter fugido e deixado o Yu no escuro. O que o Pha faz em Gen Y é ser um covarde do início ao fim. Um covarde que acha que continua tendo moral, mesmo depois de quebrar o coração do Yu;
Finalizando essa narrativa, minha conclusão é que a trilha sonora não me chamou nem um pouco atenção e eu tampouco reassistiria toda a bagunça que é Gen Y. Aos interessados, eu não desaconcelho que assistam, principalmente se, como eu, vocês gostam da química KimCopter e tenham apego emocional com o cast de 2Moons (que, apesar de eu adorar criticar, estou sempre acompanhando os trabalhos deles todos). Não deixa de ser um drama divertido e intrigante PLUS tem as cenas em templos budistas que eu sempre adoro rs.
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Agente do caos
Uma das séries mais polêmicas para o fandom BL brasileiro. Praticamente gerou guerra nas redes sociais por causa das opiniões sobre o casal principal.Antes de mais nada é preciso dizer que essa série não tem ABSOLUTAMENTE NADA A VER COM A PRIMEIRA TEMPORADA DE 2 MOONS! Escrevi em caps lock pra ficar bem claro e visível. Quando eu fala nada, é nada mesmo. Não é mesma autora, não é mesma produtora, não é mesma história. Alguns atores que atuaram em 2 moons, como o ship Kimmon & Copter e o ator Bas Surajed. Com excessão desses 3 atores e nomes PARECIDOS, nada temos de ligação. Está posta a primeira polêmica.
A segunda polêmica se deu por algo mais fútil por parte do fandom brasileiro: De acordo com alguns fãs, a série não seguiu à risca a novel. Isso não deveria ser motivo de confusão, não é a primeira vez que uma série vai ao ar sem estar 100% gravada, e as gravações com as desfechos de cada personagem vão acontecendo de acordo com a vontade do público. Também aconteceu dessa forma com a série Why R.U., a série foi sendo gravada de acordo com a interação dos fãs e estava tudo bem! O que problematizou essa? Na novel, que até então tinha apenas os dois primeiros livros escritos e estava aguardando a autora escrever o terceiro com o final, inicialmente o personagem P'Thanu ficava com o personagem Phai, tinha um lance de almas gêmeas entre eles que não ficou tão bem explicado, até mesmo pq, repito, a própria novel estava sendo escrita, eram 3 livros, a primeira temporada abordou os 2 primeiros, e o terceiro livro com a finalização da história não estava escrito até o fim da série, portanto, mesmo os fãs brasileiros espumando, eles não podiam alegar que estava diferente da novel pois a mesma (livro 3 de GenY: Destiny) não estava escrita ainda. O personagem de Thanu, apesar do tal lance com Phai, também teve um lance com Yu (Bas), e esse foi o motivo do apocalipse, o fandom se dividiu, metade queria Thanu e Phai, a outra queria Thanu e Yu.
A produtora da série foi muito sagaz, percebeu que na Tailândia a preferência do público era por Thanu e Yu, pois o ator que interpretava Phai já tinha um ship consolidado por lá (The moment i need you/The moment since), e Bas tem uma fanbase gigante. É preciso dizer que o que sustenta a indústria BL antes de tudo, é a "venda" dos ships. Também é importante lembrar que quem paga por esse sustento são as fãs Tailandesas e dos países asiáticos, pois são elas que consomem os produtos que eles vendem, são elas que compram os photobooks, as revistas onde eles modelam, são elas que geram o engajamento oficial das produtoras, pagando para ver o conteúdo, são elas que pagam pelos fanmeetings... Estou desmerecendo as fãs internacionais? Jamais! Falo pelas brasileiras onde tenho lugar de fala, muito pouco engajamos os canais oficiais das produtoras, nosso maior apoio é engajar redes sociais, mas até a publicidade que eles fazem graças a esse engajamento, nós não consumimos, até mesmo pela distância entre os continentes. Dito isso, é natural que o público a ser mais agradado seja o público tailândes, e assim nasceu a ideia de criar uma votação on-line onde as fãs decidiriam quem ficaria com Thanu na segunda temporada (insta frisar que enquanto isso acontecia, Bas e Dun faziam um fanservice pesado), teria direito a votar quem comprasse um certo produto. Resultado: por uma maioria esmagadora, o ship campeão foi Bas e Dun, ou seja, prevaleceu a vontade das fãs tailandesas, já que o tal produto era muito difícil de comprar aqui do ocidente. Isso é errado? Não, isso é perfeito, elas pagam, sustentam a indústria. Nada mais justo que tenham lugar de fala.
Encerradas as polêmicas, vamos ao roteiro. Um roteiro simples, nada de especial. Garotos universitários se apaixonando, brigando, sendo correspondidos ou não. Muitas perguntas ficaram sem resposta, como o motivo de Phawaree além de ter abandonado YU, ainda se esconder dele. A cota de fofura foi preenchida por Kimmon e Copter (Mark e Kit). A cota de safadeza foi preenchida pelo casal Bonus e Bank (Tong e Pok). Tivemos um vilão não revelado, que insatisfeito com a escolha de Thanu resolveu estragar seu relacionamento com Yu. Tivemos potenciais ships sendo testados (Koh e Jack) depois de caírem nas graças do povo, o roteiro fez uma grande salada e não respondeu coisa alguma, justamente para que as pessoas vissem a segunda temporada.
Sobre a atuação, tenho minhas ressalvas, mas prefiro culpar a direção do que os atores, pois já vi eles atuando e bem melhor.
Uma bela ost, bela fotografia, foi uma série que eu amei apesar da polêmica. Já a revi várias vezes e recomendo, mas adiantando que não espere respostas na primeira temporada.
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Nem bom e nem ruim. É para passar o tempo.
A história não tem nada de especial, típico BL Tailandês com estudantes universitários, mas eu gostei de como foram apresentados os casais livres de preconceitos, inclusive eles não fazem distinção de gênero e muitas vezes os personagens demonstram interesse tanto pelo homens quanto por mulheres, então achei uma grande evolução se comparada a outras séries do gênero. O grande destaque ficou para o casal Mark e Kit que eu gostaria que tivesse mais cenas, porque tinham muita química e apesar das personalidades opostas realmente se completavam.Ponto negativo da série, tem muito personagens secundários e as histórias de entrelaçam de uma forma um pouco confusa e superficial. A história do triângulo Wayu-Pha-Thanu-Phai ficou muito mal explicada e as vezes até um pouco irritante.
No geral é aquele tipo de série para passar o tempo mesmo e distrair. Não é nem bom e nem ruim.
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Confusing and Tiring
Just to be clear, Im only giving this show a 6 because of Kim and Copter, the show is a big confusing mess taking itself too seriously and tried to give us a big smorgasboard that didnt really work.Let me talk about KitMark first, cause they are the main reason why i watched this show. Kim's acting can sometimes be silly but as silly as it is he is still lovable, and Copter is, as expected, always a pleasure to watch. Put them together in a scene and they just complemented each other well. The sad part is the series lacked consistency and at the last few episodes it felt like they were donwgraded to support characters.
Now lets discuss Bas and his character Wayu. I didnt enjoy him in 2moons but at least he was tolerable there. Here, the constantly crying Wayu is just annoying. His character was written like a princess who is more delicate than a real girl and is almost always vulnerable (and fainting or falling) and in need of assistance. He even needs help in washing his own hands for crying out loud. Girls act tougher than this guy in real life, its frustrating.
Whats with the supernatural element in this show? Thanu and Phai's destiny premonition or whatever you call that came out of nowhere but acceptable. But doing the same exact thing for Thanu and Wayu just pushed it to the edge of ridiculousness.
And then there's the fact that this show featured hundred thousand actors that everyone felt like minor characters. I hate shows that feels like nothing is happening after an episode, but this one tried to cram too much that you end up forgetting what and whose show it is in the first place.
One thing i also have to comment is the fact that this university has almost non-existent straight characters. I know this is a BL show, but for for the love of the goddess all girls were treated as shrieking accessories that oggles for cute guys even if he is obviously gay. I think in the finale they even forget that the real world has girls in it.
Will i rewatch, hell no, not even the KitMark scenes. Will i reccommend, maybe for tweens and for those who are still stuck at home and nothing to do but watch, but lower your expectations and i mean really low. Yes im glad that i at least get to watch Kim and Copter again, but i hope producers in Thailand realize how ridiculous it is to produce exactly the same low quality university themed BL stories over and over again - gay life is not this black and white boring.
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Another Finale, Another Disaster.
Imma just dive into it. All that suspense, built-up, for what? All the back shots, Wayu’s constant suffering, for what?Talking about the big reveal first. Personally, I feel betrayed and conned by this. Because I was extremely hyped and excited to see Pha’s comeback but i never expected to see a 40 year old looking man with an illegal hairstyle. I don’t know how to say it without sounding shallow but Pha was not it for me considering that his looks had to compensate for all the shit he put Wayu and us through . The way Pha was portrayed throughout the season, I expected someone at par with Thanu’s looks at least( for fair competition purposes) . Now that i’ve got that out of the way, moving forward.
MarkKit did not get the screen time they deserved at all, considering this season was supposed to be devoted to them. Once they got together, the whole focus completely shifted to the Wayu, Thanu, Phai debacle, which was very disappointing because considering that the second season is going to be about them anyway, more time could be devoted to MarkKit, they were the saving grace of this season for me and I loved watching them on screen but their screen time kept contracting with each passing episode. In fact, I would’ve loved to watch more MarkKit than the whole extremely unpleasant Tong and Pok scene in the finale which was just torturous to my eyes. The finale didn’t feel well planned at all and it felt as if most scenes were fillers just to delay the big reveal till the end of the episode.
Now onto the part I did like, evil Sandee. I dig it a lot and not just because it adds spice to the basic love triangle plot, but also bec I really want SandeePhai. It’ll be refreshing to watch Phai with someone who actually cares for him and doesn’t treat him like an option. It was also not cringy and engaging according to me. Also, the build up to the final scene, it was well done. Wayu receiving messages, red and white roses from Pha and Thanu. The whole sequence kept me on the edge of my seat and it was exciting to watch.
I’m not going to lie, this season was good entertainment and it got interesting in between but the finale was not as appealing to me. I’m still looking forward to Pha’s redemption arc and what season 2 has in store for us. ( except for the love triangle, of course). i’ll be praying.
ALSO, if i didn’t mention it before, MarkKit KINGS I STAN
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Great start, but idk what happened...
If you watched 2moons you will recognize the actors Kimmon, Copter and Bas.Though I personally liked them more in Gen Y the series where the mains are not Pha and Wayu as in 2moons but instead it focuses on Mark and Kit, who appeared in 2moons as Ming and kit, and as the support couple.
Story: I think the story is fine, nothing amazing or extraordinary but just fine. Mark is the best friend of Wayu who is dating Pha, who’s best friend is Kit. Mark catches an interest in Kit as soon as he lays eyes on him and decides to approach him. Kit at first, doesn’t seem interested at all but more annoyed.
Yet, as time goes, the change and growing trust for each other is visible and interesting to watch. Their relationship has a good dynamic and it will become clear that they somehow go well togther despite being so different. As they bicker and argue a lot, their sincerity and care for each other is there.
Acting: Their acting is pretty well performed. Kimmon and Copter are both actors from earlier and no beginners. I can also see they really improved a lot. They capture their characters well as the handsome and charming, yet deep caring Mark and the tough and clever Dr Kit. Their characters are very different but if you're open for it, you will grow to understand them both. Coming to their chemistry, it's there and have improved a lot as well.
Extra:
I think one of the best things about this serie is the fact how being “something else than straight” is seen as something so normal. And yes, it is very unrealistic I know, and I do think it's important to reflect reality in dramas but to be honest, that part was still realistically performed. I know that it would never happen in reality but wishing is free right? And I do wish it was like this in real life too. Even if it is far from reality "being not straght" is something that should’ve been normalized long ago. There are no struggles with the thought of being gay or even about sexuality at all. They just like someone, a person, and isn't that enough? Mark and Kit doesn’t seem effected by liking a guy at all and none around them seems to look at it as something unusual either.
EDIT (finished it):
So I finished the serie now and first of all I wanna say, this serie started off really well but what actually happened towards the ending? Despite that I can say now that I will watch season 2.
After Markkit got together they had some happy moments that gave me a happy feeling as well. Towards the end their story sort of ended and they became a support couple while the main focus started focusing on the love triangle for Thanu, Wayu and Phai. For me it was hard to decide who to ship with who because the dize did not get thrown for a while, some of them were just lacking personality and it all could feel very dragged out sometimes. Their story got boring sometimes because it just moved too slowly or felt too dragged out from time to time. Some of their scenes were too slow or just straight up unnecessary. Despite their love triangle drama they were all kind people and deserved good (especially Phai, such an angel honestly). I hope this gets clearer in season 2.
We also get to follow two other boys, this was a sort of "hate-yet attracted to each other" relationship with some real serious tension. Two of Sansab's friends, Pok and Tong. At first I wasn't that interested in their story because their story literally came from nowhere. But it did get a bit more interesting later on. It was too toxic for me sometimes though which I didn't like but in the end, what got me stuck was probably the excitment in their tension. It was on a surprisingly high level and I could feel their insanely strong hate yet desire for each other if that makes sense? I really hope this gets cleared up in season 2 as well.
About Pha... I understand why they hid his face in the beginning. At first I thought it was because they could not include Pha's original actor God, but it doesn't seem like that now when Big has the role. Pha's sudden return though... no. I don't like that, it's the least they need now tbh.
The end of this season 1 left me with a lot of questions. Now all I can do is wait for next season.
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Holy smokes, Gen Y is good! Because they have several seasons planned for this drama, they have the time to actually develop all the relationships. And they do it so well!Mark & Kit are pretty much in the can, the resident Happy Couple(TM)! So I wonder what the drama has in store for them in S2, what will be the wrench that proverbial monkey will throw in. Because they seem as ridiculously happy and content as two peas in a pod at the moment. Suspicious, if you ask me!
Then the whole Pha/Wayu/Thanu/Phai quadrangle! Gosh, it’s so well developed. Pha who seemed as the perfect guy at first now seems almost threatening, that creepy music that started playing whenever Wayu received one of his gifts in the finale was, well, creepy! And Thanu is just so, so sweet! And Phai, too! But it’s this quadrangle that’s at the centre of the supernatural plot of memories sharing and fated soulmates. And it’s so intriguing! I have never, ever, ever seen this plot done before, fate giving someone two soulmates and telling them to deal with it.
(It’s interesting, though, that with Wayu, Thanu shared memories of the past. With Phai memories of the future. Similar but not the same.)
Then there’s Sandee who somehow, in some way fits into this quadrangle. Because Pon Thanapon and Bank Thanathip who play Phai and Sandee, respectively, played a couple in two dramas before already and even the ad at the end of the finale featured them together so... I would say Phai and Sandee are headed in the way of becoming a couple in the future, too? Probably? Maybe? The fact that Sandee kept asking Phai if Phai believed in destiny would suggests so. But... is Sandee actually a good guy or not? Because, boy, did he do some really shady stuff in this drama. While looking incredibly, amazingly, stunningly hot! (Sue me :P)
And Thong and Pok. Holy smokes! The naughty, naughty scene with them was one of the hottest things I’ve ever seen, hands down. The way Thong got off on Pok being so rough with him. Goodness gracious, he loved it. You know, for two newcomers, these actors were just stunning there. At first, their interaction in the drama seemed stilted but as we saw more of them, their chemistry got so much better and when that sex scene happened? Christ on a cracker! I can’t wait to see where S2 will take them.
Also Jack and Koh, the mystery of Padbok and Thanu etc. and so on, of course!
This drama is so, so good! The first half focused mainly on Mark and Kit and only laid very rough foundations for the “kids” that joined the university later on. But when they did, I actually knew them already so I was honestly interested in every single one of those pairings! That was such a smart writing. I loved it.
So yeah, this drama has humor but also real intrigue and you never know what direction it will take next. Amazing. It makes me want to go back to the very beginning and watch it all anew now that I know more or less what’s going on and learn more about the characters that I paid little attention to before. From me? Both thumbs up!
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A solid BL until it wasn't.
So, one couple at a time.Kit & Mark:
I felt that Mark was too pushy and demanding. In his defense, Kit was constantly hiding how he truly felt. It couldn't have been easy for Mark. I can admire him for not giving up. They did have many sweet moments, despite the long chase. I am happy Mark stopped when he and Kit were getting it on because Kit was drunk after all and not in the right state of mind. I didn't appreciate how Mark tried to make Kit believe they had done something, though. This series was about Mark and Kit, but they quickly became rather insignificant to the story. I found that odd.
Tong & Pok:
Their relationship was quite toxic. What saved them was their to-die-for chemistry. In my opinion, they had the best chemistry out of all the couples, and they were barely even a couple. I didn't enjoy the scene in the last episode where Pok was forcing himself on Tong. No, he didn't rape him, nor did he kiss his lips, but he did kiss his neck and such. Overall, they didn't have a very healthy relationship. I thought it was obvious that they were in love. Unfortunately, they were horrible at communicating with each other and showing that love.
Jack & Koh:
Their endless fighting over Wayu was ridiculous, honestly. I kept expecting them to stop and realize they should get together instead. That didn't happen in this season, though. They had so much potential.
Padbok & Sab:
We didn't get to see much of them in this season, but from the promotional videos, and such, I believe they are supposed to become a couple, just not now. They were only really shown together right at the start, and then they disappeared. I would like to see more of them.
Wayu, Thanu, Phai, and Sandee need to have their own individual section.
Wayu:
They made him such a crybaby in this. In the first half of the series, he was crying nonstop. I didn't dislike him as much as other people did, however. The part about Pha was so dreadful. I didn't care that much, quite frankly. Maybe Wayu should have just sorted out his feelings before falling for someone new. I mean, that was sort of hard when Mark kept pushing him into moving on, I guess.
Thanu:
The man was boring. He had zero personality until the very last episode, and even then, his character was still very vague. His way of handling things was stupid. Ignoring Wayu for his own good, you said? You said you didn't want to hurt him? He had just gotten ditched by his boyfriend, and then you proceeded to think ignoring him wouldn't hurt him? Not just that, but you also made all of his friends help you ignore him. This man got me heated multiple times over his inability to know how to act properly. He also did Phai so wrong. Why couldn't he just have decided what he wanted, or more accurately, who he wanted? His feelings made no sense. All of a sudden, he liked Wayu when there had been no indication of that prior? He just left me with so many questions.
Phai:
He was an angel. The best character, I would say. He knew he had lost, so he sacrificed his own happiness and let them be happy in peace. He never tried to get in between them. Phai deserved way better than Thanu, anyway. Hopefully, he gets someone in the next season.
Sandee:
I didn't quite get him. I thought he liked Phai, but what he did in the last episode would make no sense if that was the case. Maybe he did like him, and I misunderstood his intentions completely. I don't know. I also didn't get why he was so interested in other people's business. He should have just minded his own business.
As a bonus, Pha:
I won't say much else than fuck him. I did NOT care about him, not even one bit. No matter what his reason was for leaving Wayu like that, I still won't care. Bringing him back was unnecessary.
Negatives:
The series as a whole was a little messy. There were just too many characters. I thought we had gotten past the whole everyone is gay/bi/pan. Although a world like that would be beautiful, it's just not realistic, not that this series ever claimed to be realistic, but still.
There were a lot of repeated scenes and long pauses. I assume they found it hard to fill out hour longs episodes. Perhaps they should have just shortened them a bit instead. I'd rather have shorter good quality episodes.
Also, the amount of almost kisses Thanu and Wayu had, my God. I don't know how they managed to butcher Thanu and Wayu's chemistry so badly. In real life, Dun and Bas have great chemistry. What happened? I'm going to blame that stupid love triangle situation.
I really hope the next season is better organized.
Positives:
Bas, Copter, and Kim have improved their acting a lot since I last saw them. I didn't feel as forced.
Sab. Just Sab.
The kisses were surprisingly not awkward.
There was no, I'm-only-gay-for-you bullshit.
I think that's it, sadly.
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Believe in destiny?
I'll start off by saying, I enjoyed the original 2moons cast very much so I was excited to see Kimmon, Copter and Bas to play in another BL together. As before; They have not let me down with the chemistry. Up to now they've managed to make me cry several times and laugh as well. One thing I wonder tho is the reason for keeping Pha's face a mystery.Now for the side characters; I love each and everyone of them, even the jerk, Padbok. I especially love Phai and Sandee since they're played by Pon and Bank from The Moment: I need you mini series. I love the chemistry between their respective future partners and with Wayu, Kit and Mark; They all play off eachother really well in my opinion. Since there's so many of them though, it is a bit unfair on screen time but if you're only interested in the main that won't bother you. Will update once it's over.
The Ost is catchy as well.
Update: Just finished the final episode of Season 1 and I seriously can't wait for season 2! That twist at the end oh my god. At the end I came out rooting for WayuThanu, PokTong and MarkKit of course ♡. Also sideeyeing some characters...Anyways, give it a chance you'll enjoy it.
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This was so much FUN!
I fell in love with this show and it's going to sound like I hated it. But I didn't.We're used to college themed BL's where an Engineer and some snarky or innocent "bottom" fall in love. That would be Mark/Kit. But the two main leads in this, Wayu and Thanu, are both very sweet, soft boi's. And neither of them are Engineers! Thank fuck!
In the web-series the drama was adapted from, Wayu and Mark are the center around which most things revolve. That's true in the drama as well, but Season 1 of Gen Y also goes way past where the web book left off-- which began as a sort of fan-fic based on 2 Moons. The author understandably didn't like Phana's character and set out to build a world where Wayo had options. She of course knocked the edges off by renaming the main characters and adding in original ones. Wayo became Wayu. Ming became Mark. Phana became Pharawee.
Mark and Wayu aren't really that much like Ming and Wayo. Mark isn't just an exuberant playboy with Teflon sensibilities. He's loyal. He can be hurt. He gets angry. He's fierce at times, tender at others. And while Wayo was defensive and closed off and couldn't easily express himself--Wayu is a people person who communicates well, is kind and open, and has big, BIG balls. Coming through the other side of a brutal breakup still having faith in love takes big, big balls. Standing up to Padbok when Wayu knew Padbok was probably going to kick his ass? Big, big balls. And yes, getting back in the saddle and trying another relationship after being literally abandoned took big, BIIiiggg balls. People rag on his crying in some of the other reviews. But crying doesn't mean weakness. Emotional vulnerability doesn't mean weakness. Real grieving takes time.
But Kit is still Kit. Still kind of stuck up. Still reactionary. Still very cross. Still not a pleasant person to date. The upside to this version of Kit is his relationship with Wayu. He's very sweet and soft for Wayu. For every moment when he gives Mark hell, he's caring for Wayu. So at least that adds dimension to the character and gives Copter something to run with. He's still not a character I much like. If I was Mark I'd have given up and chased after someone who acted like they actually wanted to be in a relationship.
Thanu, or as I like to call him--Captain Eyebrows--is handsome, tall, intense, kind and good-natured. Which naturally means he was doomed to struggle. He started out attracted to a boy he only saw in passing and didn't get to actually meet until Thanu was already falling in love with Wayu. He finally meets Phai and quickly becomes the textbook definition of fucked. Shared visions? Really!? Some may criticize that he avoided Wayu to take time to choose which boy he really should be with. And yes ghosting Wayu was a dick move, considering Wayu's past. But I think Thanu was trying to avoid hurting Wayu. Which made the choice stupid, not malicious. If that had been going on when I was in college, I'd have needed a trip to Tahiti, my metric weight in Rum and a complete social media blackout to handle it. So I'm good with Thanu. He picked Wayu. Plus, he's got a Mustang. How can I not love that?
Sab. While Wayu is somewhat of an ideal--cute, nice, polite, socially adept and genuine, Sab is snoopy to a prurient degree, he teases his cousin Wayu, he's meddlesome, hyperbolic and manipulative. In other words, he's perfect as Wayu's polar opposite. And they cast an actor that legitimately looks like he's related to Wayu! Love it!
I think Phai was supposed to be sweet and interesting. I wouldn't know. He has two expressions--'eyebrow up' and 'eyebrow down'. I've seen smooth river rocks with more personality.
In fact, except for Sandee and Sab, most of the support cast is forgettable. But Sandee? Wow, bro. Disney villain much? Though he's going to get out of baby bad-boi jail later on, because some of the fucked up stuff he does is due to being in love with Phai (and crazy) and the rest because he's deeply, deeply maladjusted (and crazy). For now he's as interesting as the support cast gets.
I didn't like Koh, who was insufferable. Or Pok and Tong who were hugely toxic? Padbok... Bro, you don't strangle someone because they're your frenemy's study-buddy. Klui and Kalae. Uh... Who? Jack was probably best of the rest, but even he made my eyes roll. Manhandling someone because they're smol is NOT cool, Jack. And I know I should probably care about the characters from the media arts faculty, but I don't. As for Pha... He was there for 30 seconds. I've got nothin' except Dayum. So, so tall.
As I said in the opening, I sound like I hated this show. But I loved it! Because Thanu/Wayu made it all worthwhile. In any given BL about 70% of it needs reworked or thrown out. It's that golden 30% you love a BL for. And that 30% is Thanu and Wayu.
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