I fully intended to write this yesterday, but the truth is, my Friday and Saturday were busy for various reasons, and yesterday, on top of making sure the kid did his assigned chores, folding the clean laundry I washed on Friday, and *not* making the grocery list because, for some reason, it's one of the most overwhelming tasks in the world for me... I've even thought of sophisticated solutions, like having a pre-made list just to track when to order what, but I never make it. At one point I even thought about designing an app (back when I was taking a Google UX course that the company I work for made us take, but that no one ever finished, myself included). But anyway, I'm getting off track. In the end, I caught up with
Dare You to Death, watched the first episode of the second season of
Cosmetic Playlover, and watched two more episodes of
KinnPorsche.
I started two new Japanese BLs and an anime at some point during the week. Oops.
This week I also picked up reading
Panguan again and I'd like to just keep reading instead of adulting, but that’s not possible. I'm behind on the Read Along, but it's fine. Reading the other people's posts motivates me, but I don't see it as a competition. I hope that after finishing that book, I can move on to the others I started last year. Also, I started another book that's not a webnovel or danmei:
Convenience Store Woman by Murata Sayaka. There's another book of hers I want to read,
Vanishing World, but that will be later, later, once I've finished more of the books I already have lined up.
I also wanted to edit my WIP, but again, just seeing the document overwhelmed me and I suddenly felt it would be better to make some progress on what I haven't finished writing yet, but in my notebook, and maybe that will help a bit. But it wasn't a particularly productive day. I also won't write much today about everything I'm watching, because, well, I'm not really in the mood.
Finished watching- Me and Thee (Thai BL) – 10 episodes
Currently reading- SVSSS Vol. 4 - Chapter 26
- Counterattack - Chapter 198
- Panguan - Chapter 48
- Convenience Store Woman - just started it, it’s short and I hope I can read it when I finish reading Panguan and before resuming Counterattack or SVSSS
Currently watchingDramas- Interminable (Thai BL) – Fridays – 11/12 episodes
- Goddess Bless You From Death (Thai BL) – Fridays – 11/13 episodes
- Burnout Syndrome (Thai BL) – Wednesdays – 7/10 episodes
- The Long Ballad (Chinese Drama) – No schedule – 7/49 episodes
- KinnPorsche (Thai BL) – No Schedule – 6/14 episodes
- Dare You To Death (Thai BL) – Thursdays – 4/10 episodes
- Countdown to Yes (Japanese BL) – Mondays – 1/10 episodes
- Cosmetic Playlover (Japanese BL) – Thursdays – 1/10 episodes
- Runaway (Thai GL) – No schedule – 2/8 episodes
Reality show- DMD Friendship Reality, the Third Chapter – it was on Sundays but now it changed to Friday... why??? – 5/6 episodes
Documentary- Debo, puedo y quiero: Juan Gabriel (Mexican documentary) – No Schedule – 3/4 episodes
Anime- Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter – Tuesdays – 2/12 episodes
- Sanrio Danshi – No schedule – 8/12 episodes
On holdAnime- Komi Can’t Communicate – No schedule – 4/24 episodes
- Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori – No schedule – 2/12 episodes
Dramas- The Bangkok Boy (Thai BL) – No schedule – 2/12 episodes
- Theory of Love (Thai BL) – No schedule – 2/12 episodes
- Perfect 10 Liners (Thai BL) – No schedule – 4/24 episodes
Finished watching
Me and Thee. It's over. The finale was on Saturday. I watched it with a local group of BL fans in a small private room with a huge cinema-like screen and snacks. It was nice, but this time there wasn't much mingling among the attendees. I went alone, and there were several others who also came alone, but there were also friend groups. But I don't know, haha. I think a lot of us are equally introverted. Anyway, it was fun; the vibe is different from watching it alone in your living room or bedroom. At least the laughter was shared. The final episode was charming and really fun, very fitting for the series' overall tone, and I think the previous episode, which I had a lot of comments about, follows that same dynamic. In the end, I do think the way GMMTV series structure their stories could be improved, but this show was quite satisfying even with its flaws.
I admit I fell in love with Pond's character and that's what made me look forward to each new episode. I loved how he was completely clueless at first about how to be a normal human being, how his personality was basically just memorizing lines from his favorite lakorns, or how he tried to figure out what people assume is the norm without really understanding (or understanding at all) why, and then having to get explanations about it from others… I wonder why I liked that character so much, I can't think of a reason, hahaha.
Also, I don't know if it's because I've gotten used to the style of Thai series or because I knew it was deliberately over-the-top since it's inspired by lakorns (and well, it reminds me of the melodrama of Mexican telenovelas), but I really enjoyed the humor and just went along for the ride. In the end, I enjoyed the weekly wait and every week it managed to make me laugh, and that's something I really value these days. Do I recommend it? Yes, but to a specific audience that doesn't expect a complex plot and can overlook its narrative weaknesses, or that's looking for something written with more intricacy. I think to fully enjoy it, you have to be in a particular mood and just join in on the joke, you know? The post-credit scenes in the finale were hilarious. Also, I don't know, I guess my personal policy of not having high expectations helped a lot (not always, as you can see from my comments on other series recently… it's not about having no preferences or refusing to admit when something is driving me crazy either).
Currently watchingInterminable. I'll talk about this in detail after it ends, but it's been quite disappointing. The things that initially caught my interest in the plot haven't been enough, but I guess I've stayed because of the sunk cost fallacy or something… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Goddess Bless You From Death. I love that there really hasn't been a single episode where something didn't happen that scared me. I think this is my precise dose of horror.
Burnout Syndrome. It's so intense, so intense. I love it. This week's episode was very powerful. Three red flags reflecting different facets of humanity today, portrayed in a story you can't look away from. The colors, the symbolism, even when the characters make direct allusions to what the allegory is criticizing. I don't know, I like it a lot, a lot. And I wonder how it's going to end.
The Long Ballad. I don't have much to say yet, but I really like Changge.
KinnPorsche. Up until now I'd been watching roughly one episode a week, but yesterday I watched two. I think I've reached that point in the series where I need to keep watching. It's a shame today is Monday and work gets in the way of me and my hobbies. Yesterday I watched the episode where Kinn and Porsche are handcuffed together and have to survive in the forest; it was a very fun episode for me.
That's it for now. I wrote this in the morning, but then I started my day properly and didn't have time to post it. I hope it's readable. I'll edit the tags... later...
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