A Wednesday Club full of insufferable brats

Ok, so I'll be honest and admit that I mostly skimmed this show for Phuwin's parts. However, I could barely even get through the parts that I did watch, so that tells me enough about how much I would want to slam my face against my desk if I forced myself to watch the entire thing in one sitting.

I like doing Pro and Con lists....but I genuinely don't think there was annoying that was a pro in this show compared to a con. I have never thought I could find a show that would make me immediately rate a 1/10 of rewatch value, not even Tharntype could evoke that in me, but this one somehow did almost instantaneously.

Characters: I don't think I have ever seen a show where I strongly disliked the central cast as much as this one. I honestly was SO annoyed by everyone and had a hard time sympathizing with ANYONE. Well, like I said earlier, I watched this show for Phuwin's character Kun, but even he started to lose me by the end because I was spacing out any time anyone was on screen. I'll run through my thoughts on them real quick (yes it will be quick af because I could name about two traits that they each had because they never got any more development as this dumpster fire continued burning).
Kong: from what I saw, he was alright I guess. Seemed kinda generic, but he was played by Ohm so I was probably biased into liking him from the get-go.
Phali: I genuinely cannot recall a thing about him. So forgettable and I watched this YESTERDAY.
Pheem: bro was just so gullible and jumped to conclusions too fast; dumb.
Mac: Oh brother did I find him SO ANNOYING! I think he was supposed to be the most sympathetic, yet I found him to be one of the worst viewing experiences of this show. So whiny and the way he acted towards Kun in the last episode made my blood almost boil over. THIS GUY HAS BEEN BLACKMAILED, THREATENED, AND HAD HIS LITTLE BROTHER PUT AT GUN POINT, BUT YOU STILL HAVE THE AUDACITY TO VICTIM BLAME HIM???? And I am honestly not even a fan of Kun, but this Mac guy made me feel such sorrow for Kun in that scene. So infuriating.
Tam: can't remember too much about her, but she is in the same boat as Kong for me. Less annoying than most of the others. Oh, but the whole thing with wanting to meet her birth mother and finding out the chick doesn't even acknowledge she had another daughter at any point was honestly kind of heartbreaking. I lost my pity for her however when she decided to not tell the lady anyways. Maybe it's just me, but I would tell the fuck out of that in order to get my closure before letting that lady live her life to the fullest whilst I live feeling completely unloved and forgotten. Maybe that says more about me though.
May: resident bitch here. She annoyed me so much and her snarky look pissed me off to no avail (sorry for the hate towards the actress).
Kun: ok, so now we are at the part that I tuned in for (because I saw an edit of him to Teen Idle on Youtube lmao). This guy was put through the ringer the most I believe. He was trying so hard to fit in and look lavish, yet it all went crumbling down on him at the end. Like I said under the Mac section, Kun was blackmailed and threatened until the last episode. I felt the most bad for him, yet I despise this show so I lost any feeling of sorrow real quick by the end.

The acting: no one really stood out to me except maybe Ohm a tad bit. I came here for Phuwin, yet it felt like his performance was lacking in this one. I have seen him do far better than this, so I was disappointed. It felt like he truly didn't want to be there and I can't even blame him tbh. Bad writing.

The Music: I genuinely cannot for the life of me recall like any music from this, so I gave it a medium score.

The production: Ok so I have seen quite a few GMMTV shows and this one stands out to me as being especially bland and ugly. Like, it was noticeable early on for me (before I became a dry hater of it). The lighting, camerawork, set designs, etc...... They have done far better with probably less funded shows.

The last episode: Dear....gawd......if there was a counter for the amount of times my facial expression twisted from disgust into disbelief and into disgust again then it would easily be past 20 times. I'll do a list here because it'll be less messy that way (warning: tons of swearing and heavy bias incoming).
1. The way Top was handled. Oh. My. God. I cannot fathom why this was allowed on the screen. How come the like only confirmed queer that had any relevancy to the plot was a FUCKING MOLESTOR AND ANTAGONIST THAT BLACKMAILED A GUY INTO SLEEPING WITH HIM AND SOLD HIS NUDES ONLINE WITHOUT HIS CONSENT. WHAT THE FUCK!?!??! I tend to overlook things like this in most shows because as a queer person myself I can appreciate a good gay villain. This trainwreck however, somehow offended me worse than like any other questionable queer portrayals I can recall seeing on a screen. Oh and of course the only queer has to fucking die in the end. Great writing/10 guys.
2. Kong had the motherfucking audacity to say "I can't believe he fell for you" about Kun towards Top, except, no the fuck he didn't?!?!? Since when did Kun feel anything for Top other than fear, anger, or disgust?!!? Man fuck right off with that man.
3. Top's dad was so one note villain that he didn't even break with that domineering shit even when his son was lying dead in his arms. Bro really said "I command you to get up" like okay, sure dad, just remove THE BULLET FROM MY FUCKING BRAIN AND RESTORE ME TO LIFE DIPSHIT. Even Until We Meet Again knew how to do this sort of scene, man.....
4. Wtf was Kun's sexuality? I genuinely didn't have any idea except for that idiot Kong's bullshit statement he pulled out of his ass.
5. May gets shot (yay!), but lives (boo....) and still gets to be with the guy she probably doesn't deserve.
6. That idiot pairing of Mink and Karn took up way too much time in the show and were so pointless when the great "twist" was revealed. Thank god at least a few other comments I saw mentioned this.
7. The whole hospital scene where the worst friend group on planet Earth started beefing and it all around lead to victim blaming of Kun was so fucking infuriating. I cannot for the life of me like this piss brain Mac. That scene gave me such a headache and I could not wait for it to be over. Also, why didn't Kong tell the clearly distressed Kun that he was about to go save his little brother when Kun begged him??? Like, he clearly intended to, yet left this guy on the floor thinking he didn't give two shits about the guy.
8. The principal lady shows the molestation video directly after an honoring ceremony??? Like, you couldn't wait for a day or a week??? Like. what Top did was very wrong, but you just basically pissed on his sorrowful slideshow.
9. The fact that they showed a whole friendship meetup at the clubhouse (or somewhere I honestly do not know or care at this point), but these people were literally victim blaming each other not even 10 minutes ago????? Fuck right off with that nonsense.....
10. Okay so why are there so many piss scenes in this? Like what weird kink does this writer have with using piss as a form of salty revenge.......another reason why I do not like Mac was because he pissed on an already damaged and insanely expensive watch........which in turn ruined Kun's life and made him a borderline sex slave for a very sadistic guy that also later tries to molest Mac......but Mac still victim blames Kun anyway even though Kun faced arguably worse circumstances than him because of Top (yes I will not stop mentioning the victim blaming because it pissed me off to no avail).

In conclusion: I hate this show. X O X O.

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My Stand-In? More like My Stand-6-Feet-Away-From-Me-Please....

Okay, so I actually kind of enjoyed it, but I also found myself feeling immensely unsatisfied at the end. I like doing pros and cons lists, so I'll start with that.

Pros:
1. The acting. I especially though Ming's actor really gave this snarky and condescending, yet desperate attitude to Ming.
2. There were no overbearing advertisement placements that are unfortunately abundant in Thai BL series.
3. It wasn't a show that had overbearing comedy or goofy sound effects.
4. The show looked pretty nice. I mean, some of the fashion choices were not it, but the lighting and directing looked enchanting at times.
5. Did not take place in a generic high school or college.
6. Some of the characters worked for me (I'll go into more depth about this later).
7. Some of the fluff scenes were actually extremely cute, but I had to turn my memory of the previous episodes off in order to enjoy them fully.
8. The nsfw scenes were pretty good ngl.
9. That catfight between Ming and Sol was pretty funny and just made so much sense character-wise lmao.

Cons:
1. Joe.
2. The fact that they end up together. It has been a MINUTE since I found a main couple nearly equally intolerable (the last time was probably Clary and Jace from Shadow Hunters.
3. Sol's existence.
4. The semi-rushed last like two episodes.
5. The random old blind guy that can astral project or something for some reason???
6. Joe's death was entirely unintentional. Call me basic but I actually wanted there to have been some bigger conspiracy or something idek.
7. His family suddenly became accepting???
8. The side pairing of Mike and Jim was barely explored in the slightest. Truly unfortunate because I hadn't seen Inntouch in a role since My Engineer and I was looking forward to more scenes from him.
9. It felt like acting and stunt doubling became lost in the plot already by the halfway point.

Sound:
Pretty forgettable, but not the worst I've ever heard in a drama. Sometimes I liked it, sometimes I actually wondered what a song had to do with the scene it was playing in (maybe because I can't understand Thai I couldn't tell why it was playing during certain scenes).

Characters: Oh boy, where do I even start?
Joe: I cannot stand how he was written. I do not understand how he could continuously be the biggest loser to the point that I didn't even feel bad for him anymore after the 100th time of me yelling "BREAK UP WITH HIM!!!" at the screen whenever he forgave Ming for being the absolute worst lover. Also, I know calling yourself "paramour" makes you feel a little better about the situation, but let's be honest here; you're a hoe-for-hire. And don't get me wrong, I love a good hoe character, but Joe was not a fun or relatable hoe character he was just a pathetic one. I actually sympathized with him at first but then I lost all sympathy by the end when he forgave Ming completely after LITERALLY DYING TWICE BECAUSE OF MING AND TONG'S ANTICS and had the audacity to say "you should forgive yourself as well" like okay man, just admit you are a complete pushover that has a hero complex enough to sacrifice yourself for this guy Tong that literally ruined your life. Also, why did he choose to lose his virginity to the incredibly intoxicated Ming? Like, that was dubious consent (and stupid) right????

Ming: He was a walking red flag. Bro was clearly selfish and narcissistic and it makes me sick that he got to be with the guy he treated terribly in the end. Also, why did he have such a fetish on male backs? You're telling me that he fell head over heels for someone solely based on their back in dim lighting that he saw on a mall screen? Yeah, okay. I also have no idea why he kept putting so much faith into some random blind old guy that set up like Mickey Mouse tea tables and chairs in the MIDDLE OF A FOREST. But, whatever.

Tong: Okay so I might lose some people here, but I actually liked Tong. I mean that I liked how he was as an antagonist, not his personality because FUCK THAT GUY. It was honestly refreshing to see an antagonist that seemed realistic rather than cartoon-villainy in a Thai series. He felt like someone you might actually meet in real life and that made me more invested in his character. The way he was mostly chill, yet still felt the need to put his name on things to secure his position made sense and the way he got cocky and took a gamble that backfired so he secretly abused his in-laws' trust to attempt to cover it up messily also felt kind of believable. Then the way he was using his own future baby as leverage as a last-ditch effort just sealed the deal for me. Though I do agree with other reviews mentioning how he didn't deserve a semi-redemption arc and happy ending, I think it made sense for his character. He never struck me as fully morally black, so while that redemption arc felt rushed, it also didn't feel impossible to me. His happy ending made sense because a lot of the time people like him get away with the things they've done because of status, reputation, family ties, wealth. etc. So while I find him detestable, I get why he got his happy ending in the end.

The rest of Ming's family:
1. Mike was cool. He's played by Inntouch so I automatically felt a little (a lottle actually) endeared to him as a character. I liked how you could tell he did care for his brother, yet wasn't just going to give him everything off the bat without verifying things for himself first. One of the few characters I sensed true maturity from. Too bad him and Secretary Jim were so neglected because I was kind of getting interested in them by the end.
2. May: poor girl was as forgettable as Secretary Jim. She had such a lack of relevance that I genuinely started to wonder if they forgot to include her in the family drama or what. Literally just served to be Tong's walking leverage.
3. The mom: I did like her by the end. When she called Joe a gold-digger I kind of laughed.....but then I thought that was probably was too because her and the husband look like they are at least 20 years apart and they already have three adult kids so I have no idea what that was about. The way she was avoided being seen by Ming made her seem a lot scarier than she actually was, which I felt was a bit anti-climactic. I could tell from her reactions that breaking Ming and Joe up actually hurt her deep down, but she thought was doing the best thing for Ming and her family by keeping someone like Joe out. Also, that final scene where she had dinner with them was adorable. Loved that.
4. The dad: This man just screamed domestic abuser to me. The way everyone in the family was scared of him (except for that ballsy loser Tong it seemed) and even his wife had no power to sway his mind honestly irked me. Though, there are actual families out there like this, so I didn't think it impossible. But, like, then they tried to push him just wanting the best for Ming and not being homophobic at all and I was just like "Huh?" They really tried to give him a Fighter's dad from Why R U? treatment I swear. I MEAN HE LITERALLY PULLED OUT A GUN TO THREATEN JOE AND THEY SAY HE IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY UPSTANDING GUY? YEAH MAYBE PULL THAT ISH IN A UNIVERSE LIKE LOVE SYNDROME, BUT NOT HERE MATE.

Other Joe's mom:
She annoyed me. I have no idea why Joe was SO attached to her. I understand feeling the need to repay her for her efforts, but this man called her "mom" like it was natural like one month into being her impersonator son. OH R.I.P. original Joe btw. He was so irrelevant and his weirdo ex too like anything linked to him lost relevancy by episode 5 or 6. Also this mother made me so mad when got mad at Joe for being a "paramour" and lying about taking out a big loan, but bitch didn't you also take out loans and sacrifice your livelihood to help your son live well? Stop acting like he sold his soul to the devil or something. You know I bet she wouldn't have acted NEARLY as hypocritically like that if he agreed to the hoe to a rich WOMAN instead. Just admit you are still mega homophobic and be on with it sis.

Sol:
Dear god he made no sense to me whatsoever. You could take him out of the story and virtually nothing would change. Why was he even here? His reason for leaving Joe was already dumb and rooted in homophobia to begin with, but then he suddenly, what, became gay and missed Joe so he no longer felt like Joe had bad intentions? Wtf. Okay, guy. Also, this man could NOT TAKE A HINT! Joe was so CLEARLY NOT INTO HIM.....yet he still kept pushing that fact that he liked him onto Joe...like, I'm pretty sure Joe knows you like him after the fifth time you told him so you don't have to reiterate it again mate......him leaving for South Korea was so refreshing because if he decided to stick around and be an eternal third wheel I think I might start feeling sympathy for Joe again. Oh wait, how come Sol could keep coming to Thailand for extended periods of time? Isn't the Kpop industry quite demanding on its actors? I figured he was a solo actor, but even that didn't make up for the times I questioned how he could spend so much unfiltered time in Thailand. Also, he filmed a BL music video....but isn't South Korea pretty homophobic? I wonder how that went over for him when he returned......


In conclusion; this series gave me a semi-headache. By the halfway mark I was already counting down the episodes until the finish mark because the characters (JOEEE) were tiring me out so much. Joe will now go down in my TierListMaker BL Protagonists list as near-bottom tier. Let's make a more tolerable main couple next time please. <3

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