I'll adjust my rating as the show goes on, but for now I'm not invested. I'm entertained, yes, but not engaged. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot to like here: some of the humor, Poon, PerthSanta, Poon, how half of the GMM actors are involved in this projects, Poon, some friendship moments, Poon, AouBoom, did I mention Poon? But there are also plenty of things to dislike, and since I'm better at talking about what's bad than what's good, I'll rant my feelings now.

First, let's talk about the friendships. While there are cute moments (such as Arm and Sand both talking to their boyfriends-to-be while Pipo is laying lonely in their middle), the show fails to capture the true love aspect of friendship in the way We Are did. I'm only comparing the two shows because it is glaringly obvious that 10Liners is going for that same vibe, and so far, it's not failing entirely, but it's also nowhere near We Are levels of adorable, loving chaos. The actors have solid chemistry and the characters do have funny banter, but I think the show is trying a little too hard, and it's not landing. It sort of feels forced, like they're trying too hard to recapture something else rather than creating their own thing. While the friend group in We Are gave chaotic, lovable ride-or-die, this is giving your stereotypical BL college friend group, just a little funnier and a little dumber. I'm not getting the love vibes they're clearly aiming for, in part because some of the humor is to the detriment of the whole true friends thing. Take episode 5 for example, when Arm and Sand just leave a fainted Pipo in the middle of the courtyard. Was it funny? Yes. But it also took away from them being good, caring friends. Say about the guys from We Are what you will. They were idiots and they bickered all the time, but they came through for each other. No way in hell would any of them have left one of their gang lying there. They would've grabbed the guy by the arms and legs, and dragged him away. Which would've been equally as funny (maybe even funnier) than what Arm and Sand did, all while showing genuine care. The same thing happened in episode 8, where Sand goes into Pond's car and Arm goes into Arc's car, both driving off with Pipo left behind. I get that Pipo being single is a running-gag, but his two best friends just driving off with their boyfriends and leaving him alone when one of them could've easily taken him with them just seems cruel. You could've made him sit in the backseat and focused on his single ass while the couple in the front is being all lovey-dovey. That would've had the same comedic effect without making Sand and Arm coming across as unkind and inconsiderate. The humor actively takes away from their friendship, so that's something they need to be careful with if they want me to buy the whole friendship thing. The show also suffers from having way too many side characters, all of which have little to no personality, so it's hard to get attached to anyone who isn't in the main cast.

Now for the ships...

ArcArm:
My main issue is the same problem I have with every ForceBook show: their lack of chemistry. Look, I love the two of them together behind the scenes as much as the next guy, but I really do not like them as a romantic pairing on screen. Their kisses look good in terms of mechanics, but there's no feeling. They have zero romantic sparks between them, and their acting leaves a lot to be desired. Especially on Force's end. I don't know why, but he has zero charisma in any role he's played, Arc included, which is surprising considering Force has a lot of charm in real life. Somehow, though, none of that translates onto the screen and the characters he's portraying. It's a shame because Arc especially would benefit from some damn charisma. His character is not exactly likeable with his hot temper and his 'I'll push you around until you love me' approach to flirting. If Arc had some charm, it wouldn't be so hard to watch him drag Arm around. Not that him having more charisma would make his behaviour okay. A guy you've known for about a week pulling you down on the bed against your will while he's half naked is not okay, no matter how much charm there is and how good he looks. But a bit of rizz and more chemistry would go a long way and would certainly help in making me not want to scream whenever he manhandles Arm. Sadly, though, Arc has the rizz of a piece of cardboard and the chemistry is as sparkly as a dead firefly, so I just feel sorry for Arm for having to spend all his time with this piece of work. Arc is also a little too controlling for my comfort, and jealous to a toxic degree which is one of my personal pet peeves. As for their story... Well, it's yet another uninspiring love story following all the BL clichés and adding nothing new to the table. If you've seen any other campus BL, you've basically seen this. Dressing wounds, falling on top of each other, playing in the ocean, buckling seatbelts, and so on... It's all there. Arc is the I-Will-Harass-You-Into-Loving-Me stereotype, so you could pretty much exchange him for Fighter from Why R U or Johan from Fourever You which is currently airing. Arm is also just an empty shell of your ditsy, dumb BL bottom who is the last to realize he's being flirted with. And of course a failed relationship has given him a fear of love, because everything else wasn't cliché enough. Then again, usually it's the tops who fear love, so I guess there's at least a little twist.

YothaGun:
At first, I thought I was going to hate Gun because he seemed like the 'toddler in a grown man's body' stereotype which I despise. Luckily, though, he's not quite as immature as he seemed in the first episode centred around him, but he still feels a little too childish for my liking. He doesn't get much of a personality besides being the bubbly good guy but since I adore Santa, it's still fun to watch him. Perth is fantastic as Yotha, but that's not a surprise. Sadly he doesn't get to be much other than a walking BL cliché. PerthSanta's chemistry is fantastic and the two of them have me in a chokehold. I cannot really comment objectively on their story because they could portray the worst characters in the worst story ever written, and I'd probably still enjoy it just because they're in it together. That being said, I do realize that their story is nothing unique at all. It feels very samey to the bad-guy-turned-good-guy trope in so many other campus BLs. Comparing characters to a dog was cute at first, but now it's being used in every other show, and while I do like how Yotha first pronounced Beagle wrong, now the constant comparisons are getting old. In terms of how fast their relationship progresses, Yotha opening up as quickly as he does makes little sense for his character. I understand they're limited by only having a few episodes to themselves and them being roommates could definitely quicken the process, but Yotha's walls sure crumbled fast. All in all, the two of them kind of just feel like a slightly different shade of Arc and Arm. Still, I'm having a wonderful time watching them and they have me kicking my feet and squealing every Sunday. I do enjoy the air of awkwardness. It's the right kind of shyness/awkwardness, not the kind that gives you secondhand-embarrassment, luckily. Their story also regularly has me angry at how other people feel like it's appropriate to tell Gun things about Yotha that aren't for them to tell. Faifa and Newton are both guilty of oversharing about their brother's personal stuff and I find that disgusting. If my brother told my relatively new friend that I had trauma surrounding love, I'd definitely not talk to that guy for at least a month. Also, I have questions regarding Yotha and his ex, Warit. How old is Warit supposed to be? Because they talked about him being "much" older than Yotha, who is a college freshman. I assume Warit is at least three or four years older, so they must've dated while Yotha was still in high school, right? That's pretty icky...

All in all, this is pretty much what I expected it would be so far and if it weren't for PerthSanta, Poon and AouBoom, I probably would've lost interest very quickly.