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OFTS Ep2 - Stringed throughts

As last time, I already watch the episode yesterday. These are my thoughts on rewatch. I know it may be weird to process this way, but I want to actually watch this series and not focus on analysis first. It also allows me to connect elements better and perceive things I hadn't.

Under the cut.

I thought mew was our narrator, but with more characters showing in the confessional, it's now obvious he isn't. Interesting way to borrow from reality tv format to get insight in characters thoughts. Also, it gets very noticeable that nick has not been shown in the confessional (yet), but every character introduced in the first bar scene of Ep1 has. Is nick set as an outsider of the main group?

[had to take a short break, because my partner is cutting onions]

love to have Jennie and her partner in a stable relationship

cheum is the most romantic of the group, to the extent of being a bit too cheesy/naive for me

boston: it'll last 3 months - mew: watch me

mew, why are you taking top's time limit as a challenge ? also, please reassure me, and tell me your plan to resist top's advances is a joke... that's not a good way to handle any relationship

boston is the worst judge of character. He's convinced himself top is exactly like him (he's wrong), he thinks he and nick are on the same page (they're not)

ray starting to drink in daylight because mew's in a relationship now... ouch, my heart. I appreciate their friendship dynamic though, it's not fully honest, but there's true care

is Top the possessive kind? weird how this doesn't match with the dynamic he and mew have when it's just the two of them... maybe he just doesn't like to share (his toys)

Was wondering how Nick would end up crying in Sand's arms, now I know. I love how Sand looks like he hit the jackpot just because he won't have to move out

I liked that the public confession and the uneasiness it creates for the person on the receiving hand were mentioned.

Top will have ticked 2 of Mew's 3 conditions by the end of this episode

Ray stalker era

whoever guessed sand's weird bottles were plum wine was right

the "favorite"... this felt so manipulative. Nick, run!

the way ray empty his glass in one go, while sand takes his time.

2 characters with past traumas. Is there more?

that shower scene made me so uneasy. it felt like top didn't know if he wanted to go on or to stop

mew is such a tease

boston using a nickname Nick specifically said he didn't like. I would have been pissed if someone had done that to me

see, as much as I don't trust top not to cheat on mew, he, at the very least, doesn't push the boundaries mew clearly sets (the ending of the shower scene is an exception, but it feels like there were more to it). I don't trust boston to do that with anyone

ray stalker era part 2

boston definitely knows about ray's feelings for mew. will he try to use this to drive top away from mew? (this is me clowning, i'm just wondering as to how it'll play out)

so sand is not a hooker, only accumulating odd jobs

back to the confessional: we opened the episode with perspectives on romantic relationships, and we're closing with perspectives on sex relationships

the closing credits have each character alone (mew in ep1, ray in ep2)... will we see characters in pairs later on?

I really like how each character handles relationships in different ways, how we get different views on romance, sex, and even friendship to some extent.

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OFTS Ep1 - Stringed throughts

Let's just dwell in. It's long, so under a cut.

so we have: Mew as table keeper, Yo (❤ Jennie) as bar owner, Cheum the dancer, Sand the singer, Ray the drunkard (or maybe the burden from this translation note), Top as top tier (the translation pun is not lost on me), Boston the hunter

interestingly, Nick is not introduce in the context of the bar.

Ray is a moody drunker, not my favorite kind by far... also your jealousy is showing, sir

that wristband system intrigues me: white single, green free to hit on, red taken... any other colors? is it a special night thing?

Cheum was wearing red 👀 and Ray's color isn't visible

Boston, you're such a slut (affectionate)

love the opening sequence (was title kirati in the trailer? at all?)

they're never getting an A, or if they do it'll cost them their friendship (or both...)

the teacher pointing out how it won't work is incredible foreshadowing

one braincell, and Cheum holds it most of the time, right?

for a sec, I thought Nick would be the designer

Nick knows who is Boston. He seems pretty sure they're the same age. btw is it an inside joke that mark looks younger than neo, even though he's older?

Jojo's music choices are always on point

Mew doesn't drive and doesn't drink. I like that

Ray = designated drinker

Is Cheum family related to hotel industry? Top's is

Boston's plan of bringing in Top is gonna backfire so hard

do boston and ray not like each other much? that the second time I get this feeling

the pressure to lose one's virginity... sigh

i feel top has started to feel exhausted of one night stands, could explain why he got so into mew from the start

boston don't be such a snob about mew's music taste (honestly this attitude always rub me the wrong way, it's personal, sorry)

so who's the next guest who'll hook up with boston (hi drake!)

Sand, your conscientiousness will loose you

what's an airport taxi fare like in thailand? (I'm actually curious because it's regulated for paris airports)

did I already mention Jojo' musical choices?

also does that count as the belt trope?

give me khaotung's single now!

top: I love your room, it looks like you - mew: it's impersonal a fuck and you don't know me

mew may be a virgin, but he is not naive or a prude, he knows very well what's the implication of inviting top in his room

the only trouble is he doesn't want sex for sex

is it the first time someone said no to top? that must be the most surprising experience ever for him

nick... what you're doing is unethical, and also probably illegal

mew: i'm only red flags - top: i only see green

no but seriously, what mew describes is something top never had

wondering if ray's experience feels real to people who have had a blackout

"did we have sex?" -> Sand was so insulted, like who the fuck do you take him for Ray?

mew and top prolonging the night with a date at the library, that would be nice if not for all the mess to come

Ray being distressed because he didn't sleep home. is it just about waking up somewhere unknown?

why mew doesn't want to say who he is with?

also that belt-induced frustration... been there done that

who the hell owns that mobile phone shop? where are you? how did you not walk on your employee having sex with a client? so many questions

top inserting himself in all the groups activities, ew

I honestly had to google PM 2.5, I only know them as fine particles

does Ray know boston and top hook up? or at least suspect it?

and does boston know ray has feelings for mew?

honestly their dynamic is so screwed up, it's hard to think of them as friends, and it makes so much sense how it's going to become a mess

ray leaving right when top arrives. the only way he could be clearer is by actually saying he doesn't like him

sincere apology... that was an unexpected nice touch

Sand don't burn yourself

why is top giving me brian kinney's vibe? is it just me?

please don't sing... thank god... but also wtf, it's literally been a week.

See you next week

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