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dribs-and-drabbles · 11 months

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Colours in Our Skyy 2 Bad Buddy x A Tale of Thousand Stars ep 3

In which I get a little bit more meta than I usually do...

So as we know, this ep was spent mostly in the forest on a few days during which the characters couldn't change clothes, which means there are less colours/clothes to comment on. That being said, the red and blue pairings were provided in all possible places.

Tian's plaid shirt from the night before also has thin red stripes to accompany the blue, and kampung's jersey and Pran's tote bag offer another pairing. I think there's also blue, red and yellow in Kampung's t-shirt. I love that Pran brought his bag with him - despite being lost in the forest, Pat is still metaphorically with him. I think it's also interesting that Pran's shirt looks almost camouflage, and that he mostly wears it when he's taking the lead - looking after Tian on the way to Bull Camp and then accompanying Phupha when Kampung goes missing. Knowing that Pran ends up portraying Phupha in the play - and despite Pran playing Tian in his and Pat's role-playing of the other couple - it's a clever choice in this ep.

Pat, on the other hand, does get a change of clothes at the start of this ep, and with the brown, green, and cream he looks like he's trying to imitate the rangers' uniform to be included in the search party.

Plenty of people have commented on how Pran and Tian have been made to look very similar, especially with their hair, but in the below scene it's so clear how the show is trying to have the characters 'imitate' each other. Pran and Tian are in the same colours, only the white and yellow are reversed in their clothing. Pat and Phupha, as already mentioned, also sporting the same colours. But the mixed-pairings also have similar shoes - Pran and Tian in canvas lace-ups with cream toes/soles, and Pat and Phupha in leather boots. The show is really drilling into us, 'look how similar these people are!', but as we learn from their interactions it seems Pran and Phupha are more alike, as are Pat and Tian (hence why they end up playing those roles in the play).

Once Pat and Tian have made their way back to the village, Pat changes into his teal shorts and a brown shirt. I haven't offered much colour-interpretation yet in this post but in general brown and olive green feature quite heavily this ep, especially with all the camouflage. I think this partly comes more from the atots side of this crossover and the use of earth tones in the original series, but it's incheresting that there's been so. much. talk. about sacrificing arising from this ep. I won't go into it all but they're all dealing with something (or multiple things) they have to yield on or sacrifice.

But Pat here, below, has a moment - a mini-Oh! moment - where he realises he has to yield to himself. Having this 'nonsense' fight with Pran and going through their experiences in Pha Pun Dao has made Pat confront and admit to himself something which he either hasn't realised or has been repressing for a long time - that he can't live without Pran. Yes, Pat has always wanted to be around Pran, he always wants to help him, and he's been depressingly lonely without him...but being unable to live without Pran seems heavier. And this realisation goes beyond acquiescing on the fight with Pran, because it has consequences for the bigger picture of their lives and hiding from their families. And that's scary. So no wonder he's perhaps repressed this from himself, instead feeling easier to tease Pran about him always needing Pat, to bicker about who needs the other the most, and to sit in the nonsense fight rather than acknowledge what it really means.

Incidentally, I like that Pat pulled the watch out of his shorts pocket - the object that Pran links to Pat and the teal that seems to symbolise their union as a couple.

Someone (sorry I don't remember who) mentioned that Pat wears a lot more stripy shirts now than he ever did in BBS, which is potentially an influence from Pran, but I love that they're both wearing their love and happiness when they reunite back at the village. I also sat up at seeing Tian's brown t-shirt with the yellow rectangle over his heart - reminiscent of Pran's long-sleeved top in ep 8 of BBS. Tian is ready to sacrifice himself and his health again to go into the forest to look for Kampung and Phupha, with his love for them driving him to do it. (In ep 8, Pran's love for Pat took him away from drinking with Wai to comfort a sullen Pat).

And then on to that final scene with Pat and Pran and we get Pat in Pran's red and cream/yellow shorts, and Pran in Pat's dark blue (or their teal)...and an ominous dark green. They're finding a resolution to their little fight but it's bittersweet.

Coming back to what I was saying about Pat's Oh! moment above, I think him asking Pran to apply the bruise cream was a way for Pat to admit to himself and Pran, albeit subtly, that he does need Pran, and for Pran to understand that admission. (And I'll quickly say that I don't think Pran needed to be the one to say it first but I'll come back to that below). When Pat gives Pran's watch back, however, he reverts to the teasing "Like I said, you can't live without me", he's trying to keep things jovial. Tian has already told Pran about Pat's realisation though - not to aid any teasing or to bolster one side of the fight, he doesn't seem that type of character (he's not a gremlin like Pat and Pran). No, I think he sees that Pat and Pran need this knowledge open between them and facilitates a way for it to happen. In true PatPran fashion, Pran goads Pat into saying it and Pat's soft look to Pran shows his gratitude to have the opportunity (below). Pat needs to admit it out loud to himself and to Pran - the person to whom it means the most for him to hear it. His sigh before he says it is a relief, it's releasing the hold he's had on his fear about what it might mean for them, and Pran's reaction helps alleviate that.

Pran's "Neither can I" isn't as big and dramatic as Pat's statement, but that's because it's not revelatory, not for Pran (who's known it since he fell for Pat in high school and couldn't get over him even after being sent away and pushing Pat away once they had reunited at Uni), and not for Pat - there was always some truth in Pat's original words, "without me, he can't do anything" and they both know that. Pran wasn't the one who needed to admit to Pat that he needs Pat because it's been known all along. But Pran repeating now, in his own way, that he can't live without Pat helps to strengthen their bond.

This moment is bittersweet because of their situation - there is no option to not be together, they've known this already but now it's been explicitly said, so until their parents can be comfortable with them together they will always be hiding something, making sacrifices. This is their life. They're able to understand that on a deeper level.

With this understanding, Pran, unable to do or say anything else, takes his focus to something tangible: The watch, and what it represents - Pat, his time with Pat, their history and connection from childhood, the gaps when they were separated, and their reuniting in Uni. @btwinlines started off a great thread about how time stops for Pat and Pran when they're apart, but the watch also represents how time might make things easier in the future and that all they can do is hope. And, in the meantime, love each other the best they can through all these little fights they have. It's not a grand resolution for them, like Phupha and Tian get later in the show, because they're not in the same place as the other couple. This is just a snapshot of their journey towards where we see them at the end of ep 12 in BBS, so if it feels like they're in limbo when we leave them, they are, but with a renewed perspective of each other and the poignancy of it all.

I'm almost certain this will be a coincidence, but I love that when Pran puts the watch on again it's almost at the same time as when he reset it at the end of BBS ep 1. I love that it's ten minutes later though, because it symbolises how time has moved on for them - i.e how much has changed - since they got together, and therefore how much more will change as time keeps moving forward. And that's something they can trust in.

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p3l0k3n · 1 year

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MSP 11

I have seen people talk about MSP being a fluffy, serotonin-boosting series, a show that lacks the depth that its predissessor Bad Buddy had, and I have wondered what show they have been watching. I did not take it for granted that Gun's mom would survive the surgery (whereas Pat surviving being shot was never in question) or that Chinzhilla would win Hot Wave. Even after the scene when Gun wakes up I was not sure that they had lost (I had to wait for Tinn's flashback to be sure). Even with Gun's mom post-surgery recovery coming to a close I do not know she's truly alright. I have learned to let series unfold without too many assumptions (I thought Pat and Pran would be able to bring their parents around. Instead they had to figure out how their relationship would work without their support). That doesn't mean I'm going to like the series when it is all said and done.

Gun has been shown to be plagued by two major issues - being left behind and never being good enough. Tinn needs to talk to Gun sooner rather than later as Gun is vulnerable to seeing his worst fears coming true in the smallest of things. On the other hand, Gun rises to the occasion of being on his own as his mother recovers.

I found Win's outburst at Sound to be a really low blow, as well as the one at Gun. Our insecurities can bring out the worst of us. "What if" is a good question when thinking about the future as it opens possibilities you might not have thought of before, but not so much when you apply it to the past where it undermines your perception of your "best."

Tinn comes throught not only by trying to visit Gun and his mom in the hospital but by providing Chinzhilla an opportunity to get back on their feet by playing at prom. They'll need to process their lose and disappointment first, and that gets ugly.

"Do you think we raised him well enough?" This question is usually triggered when you see something in your child you don't like. What Tinn's mom doesn't like isn't explicitly stated.

"What mistakes do you think we've made along the way?" This question comes when you fear that what you don't like about your child is your fault. Both of these questions come from the belief that there is something wrong about your child. We are not to the point where you believe there is nothing wrong with your child, but others won't agree with you. This is not yet wanting to protect your child as he is or to save him from the difficulties of being who he is in a society that doesn't accept him. This is a crappy "between a rock and a hard place." You acknowledge that there is a problem, but you must decide if it is your child or your society that is in the wrong.

You want me to believe this conversation is about how Tinn's mom wasn't at his singing test, and that he messed up the lyrics because she wasn't there? Nope. I can't wait until they figure out what happened when neither of them could celebrate his birthday with him.

At face value, this looks like the beginning of Tiw and Por. I want more context.

The conversation between Gun and Tinn's mom went better than expected, but that is mostly due to the fact another costumer came in. Like his mother before him, Gun tells Tinn's mom more information about her son that she wasn't aware of.

The conversation between Tinn and his mom also goes better than I expected. Tinn told the truth this time, and his mom gives him permission knowing that he will be with Gun. That is major growth.

I don't have a good understanding of Buddhism, let alone Theravada, but wouldn't the Buddha want you to give your friend the drink if he is thirsty even if it means that you can't make the offering? Surely you wouldn't deny your hungry family food just to make sure you can give alms to the monks?

Seeing a video of Tinn singing happily on stage because of love and receiving some words of encouragement from your husband is what little it takes to make the shift? You see the positive effect Gun has made, and now you're all good with it, and you make the change to worrying for his well-being?

I was wondering why Tiw wasn't going with them, but I realized what was going on a split second before the camera pans to him.

I also wondered what this episode's song would be about if next episode was going to be prom, and "Healing" fits really well to move the band forward.

I was hoping the music box would play "City," but "Hook" does seem more fitting.

We already now that Gun's mom is fine with Tinn and Gun, but getting a read on Tinn's mom is difficult. What exactly is she going to bring up in her conversation with Tinn? Does she foresee trouble coming from the school itself, or will that blindside her?

Until Next Week

#my school president #my school president the series

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