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telomeke-bbs · 10 months

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BAD BUDDY – WHO ARE YOU REALLY, NONG NAO?

I had never thought much about Nong Nao in Bad Buddy, dismissing Pat's favorite comfort object – a puppet of undefined genealogy and gender – as just another prop/device to highlight Pat's kid-at-heart nature.

But now I think there's just a tiny bit more to Nong Nao than meets the eye, if you look a little closer. What we learn also tells us more about Nong Nao's owner Pat (and it's not all light-hearted fun when it comes to the fore).

The Thai words for Nong Nao (I got this from the GMMTV online shop, linked here) are น้องเน่า, and running this through the online dictionaries turns up some interesting information.

The word nong (น้อง), as everybody knows now, is a term of address for someone younger than you (that also carries connotations of familiarity and informality). Most often employed for younger siblings, it can also be used in relationships where there is an older + younger sibling dynamic (e.g., between friends, seniors and juniors in school and university, sometimes at work too). And of course it can also be used as a term of endearment between two romantic partners, especially when the nong is younger and gives off babygirl energy.

The word nao (เน่า) actually means rotten or decayed. So one way to read Nong Nao is Rotten Little One, which helps to explain the doll's jumbled, Frankensteinishly patchworked appearance. But remembering that nong is also used for friends – another way to read Nong Nao is Rotten Little Pal. And tell me now, doesn't that sound more than just a little coincidentally like… Bad Buddy?

What this seems to be telling us is that Nong Nao must be the doll-pillow counterpart for the real bad buddy in Pat's life – Pran Parakul Siridechawat. Although you wouldn't really have needed to know this to have worked out that Nong Nao can easily be seen as a Pran-substitute in BBS.

Pat refers to Pran as the Nong to his Phi or Hia a couple of times in Bad Buddy (e.g., at Ep.10 [3I4] 18.50 and 19.56) and they themselves joke about Pran being Nong Nao/Nong Noo at Ep.8 [3I4] 6.30. Also, when Pran manages to fend off Pat's romantic thrusts during their Ep.7 courtship competition with gigil/geram-inducing parries, Pat's instinctive reaction is to vent his frustrations out on none other than poor little Nong Nao, his stand-in for Pran (see Ep.7 [1I4] 17.11).

But I think Nong Nao's significance goes deeper than just reminding Pat of Pran. We're also allowed a look into Pat's psychological interior, especially when we contrast his relationship to Nong Nao against what we know about Pran.

If I'm reading this right, I think Pat's comfort object Nong Nao is also the parallel to Pran's comfort object – his PP hobo bag.

The double P on Pran's faithful tote can be seen as a single P hiding a smaller one at its center, just the way Pran was nursing an unseen, unspoken crush on Pat in his heart for years (written up here).

And we saw how Pran, when out and about, would rarely be seen without this emotional crutch that he would clasp to his person as some sort of psychological armor against the external world.

This makes sense, especially when we see how introverted Pran put in so much effort to build up walls against the outside, much preferring the solitude and psychological stillness of his own inner world, desolate as it might have been (see this write-up here for more analysis).

But Pat in many ways is the opposite of Pran, and nowhere is this more immediately visible than in his extroversion. Pat's energy is directed outward and (after Ep.1 and Pran's return) he is often, if not always, full of sunshine and jovial smiles in the company of others (not when the situation is sad or threatening of course, but definitely when it is at least neutral, if not happy).

A clear example of this would be the scene at the Jae Si Curry House starting at Ep.2 [2/4] 0.18 – Pran's demeanor at the Archi boys' table is so serious and buttoned-up, compared to Pat's hearty laughs and unguarded body language at the Engine boys' table (and BBS also takes a highlighter pen to this with Pran inside under shelter while Pat is outside in the open). 🤩

So for extrovert Pat, being out in the world is his comfort zone, and is also why in Ep.8 he couldn't stop himself from posting little photos on Instagram hinting at their love affair with the hashtag #JustFriends (see Ep.8 [4/4] 0.56), much to secretive Pran's chagrin.

However, what BBS only quietly suggests (without showing it to us directly) is that Pat doesn't seem to do so well when it's just him alone. He says at Ep.7 [2/4] 5.46 "I can’t sleep if I don’t have Nong Nao in my arms", which at first I took to be solely a ruse to get Pran over to his apartment. But now I think it hints of more, that extrovert Pat's inner world is not really a place he likes to inhabit, unlike introvert Pran who takes refuge in his internal sanctuary.

With regard to Nong Nao's age, Pran refers to the doll-pillow as neither new nor old, but "oldish" (see Ep.7 [2/4] 5.43). So it's not a relic from Pat's early childhood, which would be about a decade and a half prior (and Nong Nao's appearance also aligns with this).

I'm only guessing, but it would seem that Pat took to needing Nong Nao to help him fall asleep maybe in his early teens or just before? This would be around the time when an individual starts questioning their identity and how it relates to their sense of self.

I think what BBS shows us is that Pran has a pretty strong grip on his own mindset and identity. His inner world can't have been the most comfortable, but it was comfortable enough for him because it was the single source of truth about himself and reassuring in its unchanging nature (see this write-up here).

On the other hand Pat's innermost self, at least before he coupled up with Pran, must have been quite a different environment. From childhood Ming had pushed his son to be a proxy in his battle with the Siridechawats, and the naturally-open and loving Pat was taught, maybe even forced against his better instincts, to "hate" Pran next door (using own word from Ep.10 [4/4] 10.32).

So when in the world outside, Pat was fully sure of himself and his role there. But when it was just him alone, his outside self wouldn't have gelled with his internal reality and must have caused him all sorts of unease and uncertainty.

For how can you be comfortable and secure in your own company, when you are in some ways a stranger to yourself, and you don't truly recognize who you are? Within his inner confines, Pat would have been seeing diverse versions of himself juxtaposed and jostling for centerstage, and to have had these different, seemingly-familiar faces haunting your (sub- or semi-) consciousness would likely have been a scarily disorientating scenario in one so young.

And when Pran was sent away, teen Pat no longer had Pran's company and counsel, and no more tin-can phone calls right before bedtime to comfort him and keep him safe from whatever demons lurked in the darkness whenever it was just him alone in his world.

It's not surprising that Nong Nao would have been a tremendous comfort to Pat, because this reminder of his unadulterated friendship with Pran, borne from his true self and unpolluted by Ming's influence, was also a reminder of his true nature and identity in his head, where other renderings of Pat planted by Ming also had to co-exist like various ghostly beings, animated but not true to life.

What terrors must plague your night-time dreams, that you have to clutch a little stand-in babyghoul, appropriately monsterish as a shield against the monsters haunting your loneliest moments – and the horror only multiplies when you realize that the monsters are various versions of you?

How tragic is that, not to know your own heart, or to feel safe alone with it?

Maybe this is why for most of BBS, Pat is shown to us as being out of touch with his inner self (e.g., he could not tell that his incipient romantic feelings were for Pran and not Ink). I can see him escaping into the day as much as he could, fleeing from the darkness within – and when he had no choice at night, he had to have Nong Nao/Bad Buddy/Pran clutched to his front as armor. (But it appears that he could not escape things entirely, and the darkly-frowning Pat of Ep.1 [1I4] 1.08, devoid of Pran and beset by demons, is our first view of him before Pran comes back into his life.)

Pran was the original savior in BBS, when he saved Pa from drowning in Ep.1. He may not have known it, but I think he saved Pat too – from himself and the monster he had become. For it was Pran who helped Pat to see who he really was inside – someone open-hearted and capable of loving truly, not just some ghostly shell programmed only to hate the boy next door.

But just as Pran remained loyal to his PP bag throughout BBS, Pat never abandoned Nong Nao either, even when the little stitched-up imp no longer had to understudy for Pran in Pat's life after they became a couple, and even after Pat settled into knowing himself for who he truly was.

And I think this is because – even with Pran in his life as partner, soulmate and protector of his heart – our big-hearted boy with so much love to give isn't ever going to forsake any reminder of Pran Parakul Siridechawat, and will hold him tightly to his heart physically and figuratively, for all the rest of his life. 💖‌

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incdogemporium · 10 months

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wiersze9348 · 2 years

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Klasa_6_1_i_2_tydzien - Publiczna Szkoła Istotna W Dąbrówce

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6fofficeci6 · 2 years

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13 Best Stuffed Animals For Anxiety In 2022 And A Buyer’s Guide

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Stuffed animals are liked by folks of all ages, as they are perfect for cuddling and provide warmth and comfort. Besides, they also make loyal buddies to your children and furry pets. And while you, your youngsters, or furry mates are stuffed with anxiety and stress, these stuffed animals can supply much-wanted consolation and supply a way of calm.

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TeeTurtle The original Reversible Octopus Plushie

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1. TeeTurtle The original Reversible Octopus Plushie

If you are someone who follows the latest trends on TikTok, you've got already come throughout this plush toy by TeeTurtle. Resembling an octopus, this reversible plush toy made from extraordinarily delicate fabrics can be used to point out your mood without saying a word. Depending on how you feel, you can flip the plushie to get its completely satisfied or offended face.

This plushie is definitely portable and makes a terrific companion for adults and youngsters alike. It is obtainable in a plethora of colours and animal designs, together with unicorns, cats, canines, pandas, and turtles. So, carry house one or add as many as you may to your stuffed animals assortment and enhance your temper.

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2. SmartPetLove Snuggle Puppy Heartbeat Stuffed Toy

Snuggle Puppy from SmartPetLove has been designed to consolation you and assist you to sleep tight at night time. It features a real-Feel dual-mode heartbeat that may be set to beat for eight hours or 24 hours. Product of safety-certified materials, this toy is straightforward to wash and is machine-washable too. Further, it features a disposable hotter that is odorless and straightforward to use. It is powered by two AAA batteries and is out there in black, brown, and white. You might additionally deliver this dwelling to alleviate your pet’s stress at any time when you aren't round.

3. Gund Cozys Kitty Cat Stuffed Animal

Gund brings you this cat stuffed animal that deserves hundreds of thousands of hugs for its delicate and huggable body and cute face. Product of super-gentle and huggable materials and featuring rippled and textured fur, you're assured of happiness everytime you hug it. This toy is an apt choice for gifting on any occasion, be it Valentine’s Day, birthdays, child showers, or Easter. Further, it's suitable for youngsters throughout completely different age teams and is ideal for cuddling and relieving children’s stress at house or school.

4. Purrble Companion Calming Toy

This toy from Purrble is an interactive toy that responds to touch and movement by sighing, giggling, and grunting to create a lifelike expertise in your youngster. This toy is appropriate for Gen Z and millennials too, so whether your baby has stress due to school, college, or work, this toy has obtained them covered. The calming toy is manufactured from extraordinarily gentle plush and makes an ideal cuddle companion that helps relieve stress and alleviate anxiety.

5. Moropaky Heartbeat Toy

Not only humans, but dogs too face anxiety that can manifest through indicators reminiscent of yelling, crying, destructive behaviors, anxious barking, and chewing. To assist them calm down and relieve their stress and anxiety, this toy from Moropaky depends on sound therapy. It additionally helps create a comforting setting in your dog and helps them adapt to their surroundings. Your furry buddy will feel that heartbeat of this dog toy whenever they feel anxious or lonely and get again to regular. The furry dog toy runs on three AAA batteries and is appropriate for machine wash. To clean this toy, take away the center simulator, and you might be good to go.

6. 1i4 Warm Pals Lavender Scented Elephant Stuffed Animal

This super mushy and cute elephant stuffed animal from 1i4 is not just a toy but a comforting buddy for you and your children. It's full of natural grains and infused with a lavender scent. It helps you loosen up and calm down when you hug it and helps release your tense muscles. Further, the stuffed toy is compatible with a microwave or freezer-you possibly can warm or cool this toy to assist it reach the proper temperature for cuddling-thus making it an incredible choice for aromatherapy. This toy is suitable for youngsters of all ages and could be an apt buddy for them once they play or sleep. Further, you could possibly additionally use it for bedroom decoration.

7. 1i4 Peppy Penguin Microwaveable Lavender Scented Plush Toy

Here’s one other tremendous-mushy and adorable stuffed animal that may be heated or cooled that can assist you calm down. This penguin stuffed animal is crammed with natural grains and infused with a French lavender scent to allow you to get pleasure from aromatherapy in the consolation of your house. To use this toy, place it within the microwave for ninety seconds or in the freezer to cool. This toy just isn't only a toy but in addition a finest pal to your youngsters. It is suitable for all ages and likewise makes an incredible collectible for children, teenagers, and adults.

8. Weok Behavioral Aid Plush Toy

This heartbeat canine stuffed animal from Weok has been designed to relieve anxiety and loneliness and assist your furry pals adapt to a brand new atmosphere and assist them sleep higher. Its pulsing coronary heart is powered by three AAA batteries. The pet toy is manufactured from high-high quality plush fabrics and has a Velcro design, making it secure and snug to play with. Further, it's washable in a washing machine. Are you on the lookout for a new greatest pal in your pet? Due to this toy, your search ends right here.

9. Sensory4U Panda Bear Weighted Blanket

Here is an adorable panda bear toy for youngsters aged three years and above. It's silky comfortable and helps calm the nerves of your little ones and provides them extra consolation when heated in a microwave. It comes with a top quality zipper and has a removable inner weighted blanket pad full of glass bead that is easy to wash. Further, this toy makes an ideal companion for youngsters with autism, ADHD, and poor focus ranges.

10. Disney Mickey Mouse Plush Animals

Here’s a weighted plush Mickey Mouse toy from Disney that's manufactured from tender and stretchable fabric. Since this toy is made of weighted plush, it helps provide sensory stimulation while you or your children cuddle or hug it. Your kids will love snuggling subsequent to this adorable toy at night time and even carrying it with them to highschool. Further, the weighted stuffed toy weighs two pounds and measures 14-inch tall, making it perfect for cuddling. Get the Minnie Mouse and Stitch weighted plush buddies too and complete your child’s assortment.

11. Fun And Function Plush Weighted Stuffed Animal

Here is an adorable teddy bear that helps promote children’s focus and attention and soothes anxiety. This 14-inch tall toy weighs three pounds and has undergone a number of exams to satisfy the security standards. It is made from high quality polyester and stuffed with polyester fiber. Further, your little ones can take this toy alongside for consolation when touring. It additionally helps develop children’s gross motor expertise and stimulates their senses. So, reward this tender and cuddly toy to your child to supply them with much-needed comfort at any time when and wherever.

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This relaxation companion is designed to peter rabbit teddy bear calm your child’s nerves and reduce stress and anxiety. It is weighted to put on your child’s lap, shoulder, or legs to offer consolation. The toy is manufactured from quality fabrics and filled with non-toxic polyethylene beads. This stuffed animal is easy to scrub and makes an ideal cuddle buddy at college or residence.

How To decide on The correct Stuffed Animals For Anxiety?

Consider the next factors when choosing a stuffed animal to soothe anxiety.

1. Animal

Stuffed animals can be found in numerous animal sorts. So, choosing one that's modeled after your favourite animal or that of your child’s is crucial.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. Do warmies assist with anxiety?

Warmies present a gentle compression that may be therapeutic whenever you sleep. They are similar to weighted blankets and offer a compression that looks like a warm hug. These not solely assist with relieving anxiety but also provide warmth.

2. Why do adults carry stuffed animals?

Carrying a stuffed animal might not be completely different from having a pet that provides you comfort and helps manage your feelings. While some have a liking for stuffed animals, others desire to make use of them as cuddle companions when stress-free, touring, or sleeping.

Sometimes, the most effective natural remedy for anxiety and stress can be so simple as cuddling the very best-stuffed animals for anxiety to relieve your self from stress. These stuffed animals may are available in useful in soothing your kids and pets. To select a stuffed animal, search for ones that resemble your favorite animal or that of your child’s, as it helps in bonding with the animal instantly. The stuffed animals listed here include extraordinarily gentle supplies and are designed to reduce stress.

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Klasa_6_1_i_2_tydzien - Publiczna Szkoła Pierwsza W Dąbrówce

Dodatkowe artykuły i poradę na Messengerze. Termin realizacji zadań: 20.04.2020. Dodatkowe wiedze na Messengerze. Termin realizacji: 17 kwietnia 2020, zdjęcia na domowy Messenger nauczyciela. Termin - do 22.04.2020 r. Każde zadanie zawierało wskazówkę, gdzie szukać kolejnego wyzwania. Zadanie 17 do zeszytu. Zadanie 1 s.287 wykonaj ustnie. Wykonaj pisemnie w zeszycie: zadanie - Na rozgrzewkę s 288, zad. kliknij 82str. w szkoleniach. Wykonaj zad. 4/90str. (podręcznik) - połącz zdania za pomocą odpowiedniego relative clause, są to pojęcia określające, a a nie używaj przecinków. Wykonaj zad. 5/90str. (podręcznik) - połącz zdania za pomocą odpowiedniego relative clause, są to dania nieokreślające, a dlatego musisz zastosować przecinki. Spróbuj rozszyfrować te świadczenia i spraw zadania nr 5i6/91str. w przepisie oraz 1i4/81 str. sprawdzian . Przeanalizuj nowości w podręczniku str. Przeanalizuj tekst z przepisu str. Proszę wykonać zad.5 i 9 str. Proszę przeczytać temat s. GCA7AuZ4TU , który pomoże Ci ponad lepiej poznać temat. WO8-8G8LW0w , który pomoże Ci więcej lepiej poznać temat.

Temat lekcji: Sejm i senat. Na lekcji: nauczę się z treścią fotografii, odkryję w kontekście niezbędne informacje, uporządkuję wiadomości zgodnie z poleceniem, skorzystam z pozostałych źródeł informacji, zinterpretuję przekaz danej fotografii oraz wypowiem się na materiał wartości estetycznych fotografii. Wyjaśnij pojęcie aspiracji dodatkowo je oddaj ( weź z uzasadnień w internecie). Zastanów się nad sposobami pokonywania przeszkód w poszukiwaniu do zaspokojenia aspiracji. 1. Przekładanie butelki z ręki do ręki - z początku, z końca, nad głową, pod kolanem. Zapiszcie temat: ‘To be’ negatives and questions - in the past. Herzl thought this an excellent idea, and it is now to be found definitely embodied in Protocol VI! Przeczytaj materiał z przepisu str. Przeczytaj na głos dialog, jaki szuka się na str. Niestety mieszkam w terenie, który podaje się taką interpretacją judaizmu, której nie akceptuję. Rzymie rolę papieża odgrywał biskup imieniem Klemens, który tam urzędował w latach z 88 do 97 n.e. Po nim stanął Ewaryst (97-105 n.e.)” (por. Wykonuję zawód, który lubię.

125-128 z przepisu. W zeszycie zdaj na badanie 1 i 3 s. Przeczytaj temat s. 129-132 z przepisu. Przeczytaj uważnie materiał na częściach 280-283. Wykonaj w zeszycie pisemnie zad. 154-156. Jako materiał podsumowujący grupę pochodnych węglowodorów - alkoholi wykonaj kartę pracy . Przeprowadź w zeszycie uwagę na dodatkowe zagadnienia: historia fotografii, rodzaje fotografii i jak ocenić fotografię. Paskudne menu, opóźnienia, brak animacji, brak choćby tak trywialnych opcji jak rodzaj skalowania obrazu. Warto korzystać wiedzę, że mimo niewielkiej rozległości zabiegu, również labioplastyka - czyli więc w sytuacji ostrzykiwania warg sromowych większych kwasem hialuronowym, czy zmiana kształtu warg sromowych mniejszych chirurgicznie - niesie za sobą ryzyko powikłań. Wysyłam również link do strony e-podręczniki. 1 - link do wykreślanki ortograficznej. Proszę ułożyć 5 zdań z wybranymi z wykreślanki charakterami i dać nauczycielowi w informacji na Messenger. Wykonane prace, proszę dać na samodzielny Messenger prowadzącego do 23.04.2020 Powodzenia ! 142 - 149. W zeszycie proszę o zapisanie problemu i rozwinięcie zagadnień:1. W zeszycie wykonaj zadania 4-7 s.

Wykonaj notatkę: 1. Glicerol (gliceryna, propanotriol) - budowa 2. Właściwości fizyczne glicerolu 3. Właściwości chemiczne glicerolu 4. Zastosowanie glicerolu. Zastanów się, ile Ty dziś dajesz innym? Zastanów się i odpowiedź na badanie: Co można poradzić koleżankom/kolegom, aby realizowali swoje aspiracje? Następnie rozkładamy go wierząc, żeby się nie podarł. 92 w podręczniku. Uwaga - możesz zobaczyć i odsłuchać dialog na kartce MyEnglishLab (wcześniej musisz się zalogować - instrukcję wraz z kodem zlokalizujesz na głębokiej stronie okładki Twoich ćwiczeń), zaznajom się z różnym słownictwem (1/92str.) też z wyrażeniami (4/92str.) dotyczącym rozpoznawania pracowników na zdjęciach - tłumaczenie odkryjesz w słowniczku. Jego przyczyn upatruje się w zaburzeniu równowagi pomiędzy mechanizmami zapalnymi oraz hamującymi reakcję zapalną bądź w zamianach w pracy mózgu. Biologii, oraz są certyfikowane przez Deltica Optical w obsłudze mikroskopów biologicznych, stereoskopowych, polaryzacyjnych, fluorescensyjnych i środków mikroskopowych, pasjonatami Cytologii, Histologii, Mikrobiologii, Botaniki, Biochemii. Minimalnie przez tydzień należy ograniczyć aktywność fizyczną, która zawiera podwyższenie ciśnienia krwi.

Subiektywne końce są zwykle widoczne już po rozpoczęciu leczenia: Stanowią toż ograniczenie bólu, wybrane przez zmniejszenie ilości i częstotliwości stosowania narkotyków i środków uspokajających, wzrost poczucia dobrobytu, zwiększenie apetytu, zniknięcie fetor z zmian , zwiększenie szybkości i form, przyrost mocy oraz zwiększenie siły mięśni. Naucz się z historią fotografii s.284-286. Zaznajom się z omówieniem zagadnienia zdań przydawkowych na str. 1, 3, 4, 5 str. Ich muss mir eine neue Hose kaufen ! Thema: Ich muss mir eine neue Hose kaufen ! Thema: Das ist die ideale Kleidung für die Schule ! Das ist die ideale Kleidung für die Schule ! Poprzez przemoc symboliczną obie strony podkreślają swoją obecność w niej. W aktualnym punkcie miał nielogiczne, przerażające uczucie, że pewien paranormalny pasożyt istniał w zakładu, i że już karmiony jest szkodliwą energią generowaną poprzez fizyczny ból, pełne strachu emocje tego traumatycznego wydarzenia. Chętni zad. 2,4 s.287. 138/139 w podr. Zdjęcie pracy zaproszę na messengera.

#sprawdzian #kartkowka #rozprawka #wypracowanie #szkola

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Tiny Knitted Jackalope Amigurumi: 👉 https://wp.me/pjlln-1I4

#jackalope #handmade #diy #knitting #mochimochiland #amigurumi #knit #miniature

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From the DVD commentary, episode 1:

Douglas: So we go back to the Bentley, and the Bentley is a big character.

Neil: In the book it's a 1926 Bentley but on TV - because the 1926 Bentleys actually didn't look very impressive, but the 1933 Bentley - which, incidentally, we were able to obtain, which, really was the... the thing that sold us on it.

Douglas: I think what you’re saying is, 'It's a 1933 Bentley 'cause that's the Bentley we could get.'

Neil: Yes, that is exactly what I'm getting at! I was doing a...

Douglas: ...skirting around it.

Neil: ...skirting. Big skirt.

#good omens #goodomensedit #neil gaiman #douglas mackinnon #ep1 #commentaries #good omens dvd #1i4 #fun fact #bentley #1926 bentley #1933 bentley #bts

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MOONLIGHT CHICKEN – JIM AND LI MING'S CONFRONTATION

I saw a couple of posts on here about how Jim and Li Ming sensibly stepped back from their confrontation in Ep.4 [1I4], and I do agree that both parties were able to regain control of themselves and defuse the heat of the moment at least in part because of the underlying bond that they share (almost like that of father and son).

But what I think may not be apparent to most non-Thais is just how close to the brink of disaster this moment was for their relationship. When we saw the usually phlegmatic Jim flash with uncharacteristic anger in the face of Li Ming's rage, it was actually almost a point of no return.

Building up to this confrontation, we'd often seen Li Ming sullen, sulky and sarcastic with his uncle. There were always moments when his simmering exasperation bubbled over into words and actions, but these were usually brief, and Jim's reaction to them would typically be a form of calm but troubled sadness, some admonition perhaps, but never really anger.

This scene was different. It's notable because of Li Ming's hugely overt, extended display of hot-headedness, beginning at Ep.4 [1I4] 12.21. This was a show of escalating emotion, that exploded into incandescent rage at Ep.4 [1I4] 13.52 (with little Li Ming roaring his fury inches from Jim's face, even throwing in the shockingly vulgar เหี้ย/hia, quite the Thai equivalent of f**k).

I think it was to some extent understandable – to Li Ming, a teen on the cusp of manhood, chancing upon Jim poking around his belongings must have been an unforgiveable betrayal of trust. And it lit the fuse on his keg of already-seething frustrations.

But in Thai culture, one of the absolute worst things you can do in a social situation is to lose your temper at someone. Not only is it seen as a terrible loss of face for you, it also means the other party loses face as well and it is enormously insulting to them, almost like a violation of the self. (Some links here if you'd like to read more: Don't Lose Your Temper, Losing Your Temper in Thailand Will Make You a Loser, and Jai Yen – Don’t Lose Your Temper.)

I've actually seen this blow up in a (naïve) colleague's face once, when we were in Bangkok on a work trip. He angrily raised his voice at our tuk-tuk driver, who up until then was smilingly but quite pushily trying to divert us to a different destination (one that would give him a commission if he brought in some gullible tourists, we later found out). All of a sudden the driver's smile vanished, and his pleasant-enough (if somewhat smarmy) demeanor was replaced by one of abject fury. I was convinced we would soon find ourselves in a fistfight, but luckily all that happened was that we were roughly ejected from the vehicle and abandoned in the street.

It's important to remember that Thai culture has time-honored rules regarding social engagement, and foreigners who are not used to Thai ways may mistake the formal pleasantries on the surface as indicative of submissiveness, weakness or pliability – but they are not. Likewise, people from more voluble cultures may not realize how offensive their behavior can seem to Thais – it is absolutely not the Thai way to use aggression in negotiation; in the wrong situations you may find yourself quite literally getting knifed because it's almost like an invitation to battle.

In Li Ming's case, it's not just that he'd committed the ultimate faux pas of forsaking the prized jai yen (ใจเย็น, meaning coolness of heart) in his exchange of words with Jim. His blatant show of disrespect to an elder of his own family was akin to a violent slap in Jim's face, given how much importance is given to seniority and hierarchy in Thai culture (which is what the various honorifics and forms of address are all about – there is immense emphasis placed on recognizing and respecting those who have come before you, especially within the family). Li Ming's lack of self-control was striking at a very core tenet of Thai culture, and this was the breaking point that caused the normally placid and patient Jim to react with his own lightning bolt of anger.

Basically, his raised finger and exhortation "Don't you raise your voice at me" at Ep.4 [1I4] 13.58 – with his lips curled in anger and disgust – were a last warning to Li Ming that he was crossing an uncrossable line, whose significance is deeply ingrained in Thai culture and family relations.

Luckily Jim's flash of emotion managed to jolt Li Ming out from the blindness of his rage. Remembering where he was, especially his place in relation to his uncle, he deflated and reacted as appropriately as he could – and what he did then was to retreat into cultural norms (for Jim's reminder was as much about broader culture and tradition as it was about interpersonal respect). Li Ming's deferential wai was an immediate apology not just from a junior to his elder, but also for his deeply offensive transgression of cultural traditions.

But Li Ming wasn't done. He might have backed down, but he wasn't fully backing off in this battle of wills. Maintaining the cool-headedness that is so highly-valued in Thailand, in a calmly defiant tone somehow also imbued with sadness, he reminded Jim of how his own thwarted happiness, in a life marked by impoverished desperation, was not a blueprint he wanted to follow.

And the plaintive despairing pride of Li Ming's words certainly burned more corrosively than any show of anger could – for Jim could only react with wordless tears.

Later in the episode we do see them healing their relationship (at the surprise birthday party for Jim) and I think it's testament to the bond they've always had that they were able to overcome this moment of rupture, even if some hurts and frustrations still remained embedded (sure to resurface again).

But in the moment, the confrontation of Ep.4 [1I4] allowed us a searing glimpse at the hidden currents turbulently coursing below the surface of Jim and Li Ming's relationship. And I only have kudos for Fourth and Earth, who managed to deliver some of the flintiest, hardest-hitting lines in Moonlight Chicken thus far, flitting through variously heated emotions, without ever letting us forget – not even once – the humanity and sadness underlying all of that weariness and anger. 😢

#moonlight chicken #moonlight chicken jim #moonlight chicken li ming #jim and li ming's confrontation

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BAD BUDDY'S BASEBALL MOM – ROOFTOP RUGBY WITH LUCY IN THE SKY… OR ON A BASEBALL DIAMOND?

One of the most mystifying aspects of Bad Buddy was the decision to have Pat wear the now-iconic Baseball Mom tee for the Epic Rooftop Kiss at the end of Episode 5.

It's so utterly incongruous with the drama onscreen. The scene was a pivotal moment for the narrative, with Pat's big coming out to Pran followed by the very steamy demonstration of mutual emotions, after episodes of unending turbulence around where they stood with each other. And The Kiss they delivered was so stupendous, it rocked the Internet to its very foundations.

And for that hugely important moment, Director Aof decided Pat should wear – a big woman's t-shirt more associated with loud, overzealous American moms cheering on their kids at Little League baseball? 👀

At first I thought production simply wanted something open and sporty for Pat, to contrast with Pran being all covered up (mirroring their states of mind – Pat actively seeking to confess his feelings on the rooftop, Pran all closed-off and repressed). That line of thinking was definitely behind a lot of Pat and Pran's outfits, and I assumed they just used a random tee and cut off its sleeves for this.

But in retrospect this seems altogether too blasé an approach, especially since we can see how purposeful the wardrobe decisions were throughout the rest of the series. (The Soon Vijarn Recap video for BBS Ep.5 also makes it very clear Director Aof was closely involved in wardrobe selection, choosing all the outfits for their appropriateness to the narrative – see this link here, at timestamp 23.24.)

(above) The Soon Vijarn Recap video for BBS Ep.5 timestamp 23.49

The examples of the wardrobe reflecting the characters' inner states are copious. Pran's emotional journey in the first half of BBS – learning to open up, getting his feelings returned, and falling into a relationship – was mirrored by his sartorial journey, and he went from all colorless and buttoned-up to a wardrobe filled with more relaxed, expressive and colorful outfits when out in public:

(above) Pran all buttoned-up in his early whites (Ep.2 [1I4] 1.56, Ep.3 [1I4] 12.40 and Ep.5 [1I4] 6.03)

(above) A selection of Pran's more relaxed and colorful sweaters that he wore outside later in the series (Ep.7 [3I4] 2.52, Ep.10 [3I4] 0.26, Ep.12 [3I4] 6.36 and Ep.12 [4/4] 10.14)

Loud extrovert Pat on the other hand was decked out almost from the beginning in bright prints and wacky t-shirts (with some rivaling Baseball Mom in wackiness), all the better to broadcast his outgoing character and personality:

(above) A selection of Pat's bright and wacky tops (Ep.2 [2/4] 5.03, Ep.6 [3I4] 4.37, Ep.8 [2/4] 8.30 and Ep.10 [1I4] 4.52)

The mystery deepened further when the fandom tracked down the maker of Baseball Mom – it looks like a small, possibly home-based business in the US, and the t-shirt is part of a line, one of several related tops (see this link here). It simply wasn't a random tee from some small Bangkok shop (unless the vendor had gotten it secondhand off some American tourist, and was re-selling it locally). This looks like a t-shirt that was specifically procured for the show (possibly even sourced from overseas), rendered sleeveless with low-cut armholes to echo the openness of Pat's personality, and then put on Ohm with absolute intent.

But why?

I'm convinced that there is an element of subversion about this (not the least because the t-shirt undercuts the heavy drama of the scene so drastically). @ranchthoughts has already pointed out in this write-up linked here that the feminine Mom is an allusion to the subversion of gender roles embodied by Pat's character, and I very much agree. It's also possible that this particular tee was chosen because the baseball standing in for (and thus somewhat obscuring) the letter 'O' in the word Mom kind of makes the word call out to M🤍M or MLM. (And here's an afterthought that occured to me watching Only Friends and the promo trailer for My Golden Blood – the baseball bat is also visual shorthand for the emotional violence that Pat and Pran wreak upon their relationship when each figuratively beats up on the other – and on himself too – while acting out their strange, rambunctious relationship as enemies who are secret friends and later lovers.)

But I also do think that there's still more to Baseball Mom than the above, and this particular train of thought was triggered by an Ask from @pandasmagorica about Ep.5's rooftop scene (linked here).

I now think we can piece together a reason for Baseball Mom on the rooftop, but it's only fair to signal that this wackiest of wardrobe choices is getting possibly the wackiest of explanations (and it's a doozy).

Now what @pandasmagorica's Ask triggered for me was the realization that Pat's directness on the rooftop was actually almost the complete opposite of something that he'd been doing very often, right up until Episode 5 – and that was his propensity to torment Pran with the bait-and-switch.

Time and again, Pat would reach out with the offer of something precious to Pran – a smile, a kind word, a tender moment, a suggestion of intimacy – but then quite suddenly he would subvert the situation and switch out the proffered affection with something wholly discomfiting, crushing hopeful Pran's expectations.

There are several examples:

During their childhood, Pat returned Pran's watch after Pran saved Pa from drowning (Ep.1 [4/4] 9.46), signaling the start of his friendship with the lonely little boy next door – only to impose the caveat "But…don’t talk to me in front of people. They might think we're buddies."

That (almost shirtless) bedside conversation at the end of Ep.4 (beginning at Ep.4 [4/4] 10.43), when Pat kept bombarding poor Pran with personal, leading questions, half-begged to be allowed to share his bed and cuddle, before shattering his neighbor's heart by declaring that it was Ink whom he liked romantically.

Tending to Pran’s injured shoulder at Ep.4 [3I4] 7.07, before suggesting he only wanted Pran to recover so that they could compete in rugby again;

Returning Pran’s long-lost guitar to him, then ruining the tenderness of the moment with “I just like to see your face… when you lose” (Ep.3 [4/4] 10.30).

And with Pran deep in his feelings for Pat, the constant intimations of closeness and deeper feelings, shell-gamed away at the last minute, must have been soul-crushing for our poor yearning boy. (This is also what the lyrics of Pran's theme – Just Friend? – are all about, e.g., "I can’t make sense of what you’ve done"/"Are we just friends or are we more?"/"If you don’t mean it, don’t act that way".)

No wonder Pran was trying so hard to keep a distance from the cheerful boy next door, who was always invading his personal space (after having taken over his heart). So much so that Pran on the rooftop was expecting more of the same, which explains his blunt statement "Pat, you've got to stop doing this to me. We are not a thing" in response to Pat telling him that it hurt to see the song they co-wrote in high school played with someone else.

Pran saw this as more of Pat's teasing games, but irony of ironies Pat was being totally serious this time. And yet, even on the rooftop in Ep.5, Pat did a version of the bait-and-switch one more time, but with the polarity reversed for once – he listed all the ways Pran's exile should have brought him joy, only to end with "It was so depressingly lonely for me." 😢

I think Pat learnt early on that this is what you do to your loved ones – because there's actually an example of Ming doing something similar to his son at Ep.8 [2/4] 16.12. Helping to wash Pat's car, he quietly allowed his son to natter on about his day with fibs about rugby practice, before landing a sledgehammer blow saying "When did I teach you to lie?" at Ep.8 [2/4] 16.41. This was an ambush, intended to take Pat by surprise and inflict the maximum amount of damage – and judging by Pat's despondent moping after, Ming certainly succeeded.

But it's not only Pat doing this to Pran, or Ming doing this to Pat, that we see in BBS. Director Aof and his writers actually littered the narrative with other examples of the set-up and switch-out as well, doing it to us the viewers:

Pat may have started out Ep.1 a ruffian, but then we saw that he was really a cheery big kid who needed his popsicles and cuddles from Nong Nao for comfort (Ep.1 [4/4] 8.37 and Ep.2 [1I4] 1.36).

Ink was introduced as a demure girl from the north (remembering that northern Thailand is seen as close to the birthplace of Thai culture) in Ep.4 [1I4] 7.41; then she tripped and let out a curse word at Ep.4 [1I4] 8.01.

Pa's glow-up at Ep.7 [1I4] and subsequent story arc subverted her initial (albeit not very successful) portrayal as the frumpy kid sister with no life and no agency as a character.

BBS placed the emotional burden of Episodes 1 to 4 solely on Pran's pining shoulders, and then suddenly whipped it away in Ep.5 and dumped it squarely on Pat (kudos to Ohm, who gamely played Pat as a shining object of affection for the first third of BBS, before showing us that Junior Jindapat was so much more than a lovable, empty vessel himbo, and was instead someone who actually did possess an inner life that he could access).

And perhaps the biggest BBS bait-and-switch of all – Pran's unrequited love for inaccessible Pat turns out to be requited after all, but then without warning it's Pran who spins out of reach on the rooftop.

Looking at BL as a genre, the bait-and-switch is sometimes employed as a storytelling device to provide an unexpected dramatic twist (though whether or not it satisfies is debatable). For example there is the trap set for Lhong in TharnType, the aloof ice prince Sarawat turning out to have been carrying a torch for Tine in 2gether, and Nubsib's reveal in Lovely Writer as someone who also shared a past with Gene.

And if you think about it, all of Bad Buddy itself was kind of one big bait-and-switch as well. They set it up so that – at the start – it looked like the series would be shaping up into a run-of-the-mill, formulaic romance. The roadmap was laid out quite clearly – enemies to lovers, Romeo and Juliet or Kwan and Riam but the BL version thank you very much, star-crossed and kept apart by their warring families.

So we were expecting BBS to follow the usual romcom beats and rhythms, delivering the standard tropes, with the main storyline about how the enemies would fall in love against the odds, then find a way to beat the odds and stay together, or fall victim to it and be forever driven apart.

Except that Director Aof and his team pulled the rug out from under us time and time again, after setting this all up. The idea that Pat and Pran were enemies got turned on its head (they'd been secret friends since childhood). The process of falling in love didn't follow conventional beats at all – Pran was already in love, while Pat was… possibly already beset by emotions, just getting them all mixed up and projecting them onto Ink.

Instead of showing us the main couple falling for each other over the course of 12 episodes, this was firmly established by the end of Episode 5. Instead of their families being the primary conflict driving them apart, it was Pran's overthinking and emotional walls that drove a wedge between them in Episode 6. When family conflict finally did rear its head to threaten their relationship, well Pat and Pran just sidestepped it and carried on.

And the tropes? One by one they fell by the wayside as well. Ink turned up in Ep.4, looking like a formidable love rival for Pran (and he believed it too). Except that she wasn't the stereotype of the evil girlfriend at all – she turned out to be Pat's supportive bestie, while her eye (and camera) were focused on Pa instead. Any stereotypes overhanging macho Pat and pernickety Pran got subverted too, with Pat ditching sports practice for musical theater and Pran a credible street fighter and also a star player on his rugby team – so much for the seme and uke in this BL. The "gay for you" trope got put down (Ep.9 [2/4] 1.41), as was the "wifey" one (Ep.9 [4/4] 8.48). There are so many examples.

Even the end of Ep.11 was a bait-and-switch as well, when a large portion of the fandom was hoodwinked by Director Aof's Ep.12 preview into thinking that we were headed for a break-up. (Fortunately they switched it out for the happy ending that we got instead, thank goodness.)

There's so much of this going on, it seems as though BBS was actually celebrating the bait-and-switch (and in that way kind of subverting its use in BL as well). The thing is, nothing was ever what it seemed in Bad Buddy, and it was all intended to be so, from Day One, because it's solidly a thematic preoccupation underlying the series.

I now think Baseball Mom really plays into all of this glorification of and subversion with the bait-and-switch as a storytelling device. But in a really wacky way, as perhaps is only fitting for the wackiest of Pat's t‑shirts.

So looking back on decades of popular media, who's been crowned the Big Boss of the Bait-and-Switch, the Grand Poobah of Switcheroos, the Queen of the Short-Con, the House Mother of all Bamboozlers?

It’s this little lady right here: 😍

This is Lucy Van Pelt, from Charles Schulz's comic strip Peanuts. Lucy is many things in the Peanuts universe, but one thing she's iconic for is a bait-and-switch prank, where she holds a football and then goads Charlie Brown on to kick it. He usually takes a bit of convincing, but eventually he goes for it and at the last second, Lucy pulls the ball away and poor Chuck ends up kicking the air, sent flying in the process. It's a running gag in the comic strip, first appearing in 1952 and recurring every year after that:

So what's the link with Baseball Mom though?

Football aside, in Peanuts Lucy is also a member of Charlie Brown's baseball team – and significantly she's absolutely terrible at the game. She misses the easiest of pitches, and even when perfectly positioned she gets hit on the head by the ball instead of catching it in her mitt.

So while she may be totally, confidently in charge of the situation baiting Charlie Brown with the pigskin, when it comes to baseball instead of football – Lucy is completely out of her element.

The parallel with Bad Buddy is that master of the bait-and-switch Pat Napat Jindapat – the BBS manifestation of Lucy – was pulling different versions of the Charlie Brown football prank on hapless Pran over and over again, causing much anguish to the latter's battered heart.

But suddenly on the rooftop, the tables got turned and Pran pulled the big switcheroo on him instead – by confirming their mutual feelings with a kiss so dizzyingly sensational that Pat must have been delirious with happiness… only to send it all crashing down by abandoning him there without a word of explanation.

(above) Bad Buddy Ep.5 [4/4] 12.58 – an abandoned Pat stares uncomprehendingly as Pran walks away from the wreckage of their broken hearts

In that moment Football Lucy morphed into Baseball Lucy, from self-assured manipulator to incompetent klutz, all alone in right field when the ball came zooming in from way out left. And what better way to mark this moment than with a t-shirt loudly proclaiming Pat's newly-minted Baseball Lucy status on its front?

(above) The Baseball Mom graphic – BBS's own version of The Scarlet Letter

Yes, I know this explanation is outlandish; that's how it sounded to me too when it first took shape in my head. So I decided to test it, by looking for supporting information elsewhere in the context of Bad Buddy. And the findings are truly surprising. 👀

No characters from Peanuts actually appear (in canon form) within any of BBS's visuals (not that they could, I suppose, for licensing reasons). But Charlie Brown and his cohort of characters aren't unknown in Thailand – there is a Charlie Brown Café (79/335 แขวงช่องนนทรี เขตยานนาวา, Bangkok, Thailand, 10120) that was previously at MBK Centre and a Charlie Brown's Restaurant (315/303 ซ.นราธิวาส24 แขวง ช่องนนทรี Yan Nawa, Bangkok 10120, Thailand) at Belle Park Plaza/Fortune Condo Town:

(above left) Charlie Brown Café; (above right) Charlie Brown's Restaurant

And even though we don't directly see Charlie Brown, Lucy or any other Peanuts characters in BBS, there are oblique references. One of the more obvious ones alludes to Lucy's younger brother, Linus Van Pelt:

When we see Pran out in the world with his PP hobo bag (written up here) or Pat snuggled in bed with his beloved Nong Nao (written up here), we know by now that the bag and the stuffed doll-pillow are our boys' favorite comfort objects, providing psychological security even as they face their personal fears.

(above left) Bad Buddy Ep.2 [1I4] 3.01 – Pran and his PP hobo bag, that he deploys like a shield when outside; (above right) Bad Buddy Ep.2 [1I4] 1.37 – Pat cuddling Nong Nao for comfort when he's all alone

But another name for these comfort objects actually has a connection to Peanuts – they can also be called Linus blankets, after the security blanket that Lucy's brother carries around with him all the time. Just a coincidence? I'm not so sure. (I think it's also significant that all three objects have blue as their predominant color.)

There's also a nod at Charlie Brown himself later, on the rooftop in Ep.7 [4/4] – Pat's tee is an unmistakeable visual reference to Charlie Brown's signature yellow top with its zigzag motif:

(above left) Bad Buddy Ep.7 [4/4] 1.48; (above right) Charlie Brown in his own iconic t-shirt

After their roles were reversed on the rooftop at the end of Ep.5 (with Pran pulling the ultimate bait-and-switch move back on Pat by walking away after The Kiss), the mantle of Charlie Brown the football prank victim was thrust onto Pat instead, and that is what we see here in Ep.7.

The brand name emblazoned on Pat's t-shirt also rings some bells – it's Patriots, which immediately calls to mind the NFL team from New England, and is another nod at Lucy's American football. (There is also a Minor League baseball team called the Somerset Patriots based in New Jersey; not as well-known as their counterparts – compatriots? – a few states away, but still… 👀).

(above) Bad Buddy Ep.7 [4/4] 2.13

And looking a bit closer the Ep.7 scene on the rooftop (the last one to be filmed among all of Bad Buddy's queues) really starts to overflow with meaning because it's actually a parallel to Ep.5's rooftop bait-and-switch.

It's far too much to include here, so I've put it into its own separate post (see this write-up linked here) – the short of it is that Pat as Charlie Brown plays the bait-and-switch one last time on Pran in Ep.7, but for the very first time turns the last-second switch-out into a win for his beloved instead, rescuing Pran who was floundering with the musical. And this reversal of the bait-and-switch, a redemption of sorts, is what convinces Pran to end their courtship competition and enter into confirmed couplehood instead. 👍

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Now all that aside, there's still one more element in Bad Buddy that I think is a direct reference to Lucy's bait-and-switch in Peanuts – and that's all the rugby, doing its part as a stand-in for Lucy's American football.

(above) Bad Buddy Ep.4 [4/4] 2.04 – the boys face off on the rugby pitch

It would never have been possible to feature American (gridiron) football authentically in Bad Buddy (it's not a popular sport outside of North America, to be honest, and would have been totally alien in a Thai setting). So they shone the spotlight on rugby instead, most probably because the ball used for play there is ovoid and almost the same as the one used in American football – it seems like the rugby in BBS is pointing at Lucy and the American football she deviously deploys.

(top) Bad Buddy Ep.7 [2/4] 13.01; (bottom) Bad Buddy Ep.7 [2/4] 13.02

This would explain why Director Aof and his team opted to feature rugby instead of soccer –the latter is far more popular in Thailand, and would have been a more obvious choice. In addition, soccer would have been far easier to stage – all the BBS rugby scenes had to be filmed at a completely different campus from the primary uni location (Bangkok University instead of Rangsit University) because the latter doesn't seem to have a rugby pitch, though it does have a soccer one. In case you were wondering as I was, the goalposts are starkly different so they couldn't just pretend to play rugby on the soccer pitch – it would have been a terribly obvious fake-out if they had.

They couldn't substitute another team sport even if it was easier to accommodate, because rugby (or rather the ball) was integral to this aspect of the storyline. It needed to be rugby if the intention was to evoke Lucy's favorite weapon of torment.

Further evidence in support of this can be found when you look at the original (rough-draft promo) Bad Buddy trailer that was released in 2020 (I think) to promote the 2021 lineup, before actual filming of the series itself in mid-2021:

The rugby was present even at that early stage (and Toto was on Pat's team! 😂). But what's mindblowing is that they're actually using an American football (the AF500), not a rugby ball (you can tell from the laces, which modern rugby balls do not have). 👀 So the gridiron football was very much part of Bad Buddy's primordial DNA, way back at its inception, even before actual filming began. Another nod at Lucy in Peanuts here.

(above) A screenshot from the original Bad Buddy promo trailer at timestamp 1.48

(above) A screenshot from the original Bad Buddy promo trailer at timestamp 2.15

Now all of this is dandy I suppose, but even with Linus blankets, Pat dressed like Charlie Brown, the oval ball and BBS's insistence on rugby (masquerading as American football) over soccer, for the longest time the hardboiled skeptic in me still wasn't fully convinced that Pat wearing Baseball Mom was actually Lucy in disguise getting her comeuppance, Bad Buddy style.

UNTIL I DECIDED TO LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THE RUGBY MATCH IN EPISODE 4. And that was the clincher, that cemented the intentionality behind Baseball Mom in my mind, because there actually is a sequence where Pat executes Lucy's signature bait-and-switch move, with the rugby ball standing in for an American football, and with Pran as his fall guy.

The sequence in question starts at Ep.4 [4/4] 3.33, when we see Pat running with the ball, coveted by Pran (in more ways than one).

(above) Bad Buddy Ep.4 [4/4] 3.33

Pran tackles him, but in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Pat flicks the ball away and before any of us (Pran included) can realize what's happened, Korn is off and running with it instead (and I think he scores the rugby version of a touchdown too).

(above) Bad Buddy Ep.4 [4/4] 3.38

Meanwhile, Pat and Pran are still locked in a full-body clinch – and if you look closely, it's Pat who's actually holding on to Pran, not letting him go (with obvious delight, even if he's unaware of exactly why he's relishing the contact so much).

Much of Bad Buddy is really chaste, but there's something about this moment here that makes it seem like a line has been crossed, and that things have turned inexplicably raunchy somehow. There's full-body grappling, legs spread wide, crotch jammed to butt, a whole lot of heaving and panting. Pat is clearly enjoying every second, almost as though it’s the successful climax of his great big plan to waylay Pran with this bait-and-switch. And of course it's the perfect cue for him to deliver that now infamous, golden line: "If you hug me this tight, you might as well take me as your boyfriend." 😂

Actually Pat had been teasing and taunting Pran with hints of romance even before the game (going so far as to acknowledge that his behavior was flirtatious, at Ep.4 [4/4] 0.48) so it's impossible not to see that body tackle on the pitch as anything but a close encounter suffused with sexual tension – and Pran would of course be the first to notice it. (It's possibly also a subversion of the accidental "falling on you" trope, since it's at once contrived yet consensual.)

If you break it down, Pat used the ball to get Pran to tackle him, only to switch it out at the last minute with something else (close, practically intimate body contact) that poor Pran (drowning in his crush) would have found absolutely devastating. This is practically a playbook version of Lucy doing the football bait-and-switch with Charlie Brown.

To be honest though, I'd always found this rugby clinch a little odd and confusing, and had wondered why they even had this scene. It was logistically complicated to set up (two whole teams of players!), and the bait-and-switch portion would have been extremely tricky to choreograph and film. The whole rigmarole was also a lot of work for just a few seconds of screen time. That the ball slips away unseen also makes it seem anti-climactic for the viewer – but not for master gameplayer Pat, who successfully got his planned payload nonetheless.

And because he did it using Lucy Van Pelt's signature move, I now think the reason for this scene is for it to be held up as the paragon of Pat's bait-and-switch traps in Bad Buddy, and a parallel for the Epic Rooftop Kiss when Pran slaps the old switcheroo back on Pat instead.

On the rugby pitch Pat baited Pran by pulling away (with the ball), and then crushed his heart with physical intimacy (hugging him like a lover, but making it seem like he was only play-acting at returning Pran's love). On the rooftop Pran baited Pat with physical intimacy (The Kiss, proof to Pat that his feelings were returned), and then crushed his heart by pulling away (and taking with him all promise of his love).

Atop Chana City Residence at the end of Ep.5, perpetual prankster Pat couldn't stop himself and went in for the bait (Pran offering himself up romantically), only to see it whisked away from him at the very last second.

Suddenly the rules changed and Football Lucy, the House Mother of all bait-and-switch bamboozles, became the victim of the biggest bait-and-switch of them all, and was thrust into a different game instead. Bereft of Pran and denied his moment of victory, Pat became Baseball Mom indeed. 😔

(above) Bad Buddy Ep.5 [4/4] 13.06

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P.S. You can order Baseball Mom (the t-shirt, not Pat 😂) from Amazon at this link here. (If the link doesn't work, you may need to change your "Deliver To" location at the top left of the landing page on Amazon to another country – not useful if you want to buy it when they don't deliver to your location, but useful if you just want to view the page, or get them to deliver to a third party who can then forward it to you. If changing the location doesn't work, try following the other instructions in this post linked here.)

I suspect the fandom has been buying up Baseball Mom like crazy, because it went from limited stock and availability on Amazon (selected locations only), to becoming available for other global locations and on Walmart.com as well – so maybe demand from the BBS fandom has boosted sales so much they started marketing it on more channels? Thai BL soft power trickles down. 🥰👍

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P.P.S. OK, just a little aside – this Peanuts fan theory for Baseball Mom is really wacky, but I think the universe is telling me to put it out there anyway because just as I was finishing the write-up, this random post about the Peanuts football bait-and-switch appeared on my dashboard.

What are the odds of it crossing my dash at the same time I'm writing about it, when I've not seen it referenced before throughout my history on Tumblr, ever? (There were a few random Peanuts and Charlie Brown posts that appeared at the same time as well.) I'm not superstitious, but I do think the universe has spoken. 😂

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