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PIT BABE (2023-2024)
HAPPY PIT BABE FINALE DAY! Let's collectively acknowledge THE father figure of our favorite mpreg vroom vroom show.
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Having dropped Dangerous Romance, I am now down to three shows. As our intrepid BL adventurer, what would you recommend I watch?
Airing or Recently Finished
Of the things currently airing, I would recommend the following.
My Personal Weatherman (Gaga, Viki)
This show has been a fascinating examination of a new-ish relationship with some heavy kink overtones. This show is not so much about the chase, and so much more about how these two could actually function long-term. I've enjoyed reading @lutawolf kink talk about this one, and the leads have some of the best sexual chemistry we've seen from Japan.
If It's With You (Gaga)
We have a sexually active and assured gay protagonist who knows who he is and what he wants. He's also a menace with some sort of trauma. I am absolutely obsessed with him. This show is going to be very short at 5 episodes, so it may be one you don't want to miss out on. Truly, this has felt like nothing else we've had in a long time and I've been thinking about it for days.
Love in Translation (iQIYI)
This just finished and is an absolute delight. This is one of the better executions of a workplace romance we've seen this year, and was the show anchoring me with all the heavy shows and silly shows airing at once. This show had so much heart to it. It had some wobbles towards the end, but the kindness underpinning this show makes it one of my favorites of the year.
Past Shows
Because you're still doing the homework, here are some shows I know you missed.
Make It Right (Grey)
You should still finish this. I still believe this is one of the most important foundational works for what made Thai BL start to feel more queer. This show asked big questions about male sexual maturation and I don't think any of the Thai high school shows have gone there since.
We Best Love (WeTV)
You probably haven't watched much from Taiwan, but this is one of the best examples of why we remain committed to them. Sam Lin and Yu have hands down the top three best paired chemistry in BL.
Rainbow Prince (YouTube)
This camp masterpiece from last year is one of my favorite shows. It is a hot mess, but the songs are fun and the plot is ridiculous.
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https://lynn-905.mxtkh.fun/uk/oaYPByW
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Something that will always puzzle me is how these freaking assbutts keep their bangs perfectly styled in the middle of an apocalypse!
Like masters teach me your ways what freaking hairspray do you all use?!?!?!!!!
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Finally getting around to catching up on Naughty Babe and, as per usual, I am here to talk about language~
Disclaimer: not a native speaker, still learning, do correct me on any mistakes or oversights 🙏
Last episode, when Yi woke up, we got this reaction:
มึงเป็นใคร /mueng bpen khrai/ = "Who are you?"
He's using the rude 2nd person pronoun มึง, considering he thinks a stranger is sleeping on him.
ผมคนเดียวไงครับเฮีย /pom khon diao ngai khrap hia/ = "It's me, Khondiao, Hia!"
In response, Diao puts on the brakes by using the formal polite male 1st person pronoun ผม, whereas he usually calls himself Diao. His name, คนเดียว /khon diao/, literally translates to 'alone, by oneself, one single person' so the way Yi understands this sentence at first is "I'm by myself/It's only me here, Hia".
Keep an eye out for this as it's a bit of a running joke. It even comes up again in the same scene, when Diao asserts Yi was cheating:
เพราะว่าเฮียมีคนอื่นน่ะสิครับ /praw waa hia mee khon euun na si khrap/ = "Because you have someone else." (lit. a different, another person)
ที่สอนให้เฮียรักคนเดียว /thee saawn hai hia rak khon diao/ = "For teaching me to love only one person."
...which can be read as "For teaching me to love Khon Diao/you." hehe
Back to my original train of thought though!
Compare that to the beginning of episode 2, after Makorn has clearly given him a talking-to in defense of Nong Diao lol:
ปกติเราเรียกนายว่าอะไรนะ /bpohk ga dti rao riiak naai waa a rai na/
Yi uses the 1st person pronoun เรา and male 2nd person pronoun นาย, both of which are polite, pretty neutral, and used among people around the same age.
คุณ นาย เธอ น้อง /khun naai ter nong/ = "You (x4)" 🥴
I can only imagine the subbers looking into the camera like on The Office, at having to come up with translations for pronouns. Choosing to just say Fuck it and use pet names is a pretty good solution.
All of these are commonly used between lovers so it makes sense for Yi to be ticking them off a mental list. Making this easy on myself by linking @recentadultburnout's comprehensive Thai pronoun and pet name guides for those interested in reading up! :)
Ending this aimless as per usual post by highlighting how much I love DMD saying- We're speaking queer rights into existence, putting that energy out into the world, you can't stop us ✨
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BL Actor Pairs - Meta Guide
A lot of these posts are dated, because pairs have broken up and things move fast the the entertainment industry. But since were were talking TayNew and Cherry Magic recently....
Basics of Actor Pairs, Cobranding, and BL Couples
A Guide to Thai BL Actor Pairs for New Watchers (old af)
Thai BL Actor Pairs... REDUX! (late 2021)
GMMTV and Co-Branded BL Couples - pairs and marketing tactics (early 2022)
How to get over Thai BL Pair Branding (mid 2022)
GMMTV’S BL Pairs, Ranked (late 2022)
Rankings, recs, & fantasy casting
BL’s Top 10 Most Deserving Unresolved
10 BL Pairs That Should be Reunited in New Rolls!
Crazy BL Actor Pairing I'd Love to See
TOP 10 BL PAIRS + What They Should Play Next
Your Favorite Thai BL Couples = What to Watch Next?
As of end of 2022 the oldest still active pairs are...
KarnNat (origin Grey Rainbow, latest Dear Doctor) - they cobrand only when they have a show and don’t feed shippers, CURRENT MONARCHS*
BoomPeak (origin Make It Right, latest 7 Project) - they don’t actively cobrand and never feed shippers
MaxTul (origin Bad Romance, latest Manner of Death) - champions (and origin) of Thai BL IRL ships
OffGun (origin Puppy Honey, latest Not Me) - announced Cooking Crush for 2023
TayNew (origin Kiss, latest Dark Blue Kiss) - announced Cherry Magic for 2023
All these pairs started in 2016, some of them as side couples. I consider the oldest established pair to have completed a recent BL the reigning Kings, as of typing in Dec 2022 that’s KarnNat.
(source)
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The Thai Communal Wardrobe item #32
He's Coming to Me ep 3:
Wolf ep 12:
Vice Versa ep 5:
for @starryalpacasstuff 💙
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Photo Help!!!
So finding the pics for the polls is always one of the more challenging aspects of this bracket, and this round in particular has proven to be exceptionally hard! So, for the first time, I have some characters who are confirmed to be in the bracket but I'm struggling to find a good photo of least one of them. So I decided I'm going to publicly put out a thing for them.
If you have a photo or link to one of the characters, please send it to me via the asks or dms! Or, if you happen to know which episode (and roughly what time) I could look up to find them, that's helpful too!
Ideally, I'd like photos of the siblings together, but I'm fine with just individual photos of the characters too! (turns out BL directors seem to hate putting siblings in the same frame of a shot that clearly shows both/all of them :/)
(bold are the characters that I need photos of!)
Intouch & Ahn (Until We Meet Again)
Koichi & Younger Siblings (Eternal Yesterday)
Tsubasa & Younger Brother (Kabe-Koji-Neokyashiki-Kun Desires to be Recognized)
Mikey & Livy (Rainbow Prince)
Vlad & Judit (Like in the Movies)
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