#sorawit

[astasky]

S: พฤติการณ์ที่ตาย | Manner Of Death

"You're scared of needles. You cry over a little bit of pain. Why did Dam let you work for him?"

Episode 05: Part. 01 (GIFs List: #)

#manner of death #mod #that #sorn #sorawit #thatsorn #astasky #thailand bl

[booksandwords]

"Out of the corner of his eye, he can see Tan and Bun whispering back and forth; can see Tan pull the doctor closer, tucking him in against his side. A part of him wants to laugh at the way the doctor shies away, nodding in his and Sorn’s general direction—but then Sorn’s hand is ruffling his hair, taking away all of his attention with a wide smile, but not until he has another thought. He wonders, for a moment, if things were different, would they still somehow end up as they are now?"

let love die with me by kagako

Anyone who has seen Manner of Death knows exactly where this fits in the wider scheme of things. In Tan's house during episode 11. I don't know why that line vibes MoD as hard as it does. A lot of things happened for the shows events to happen as they did. It's also just a cute That/Sorawit fic from That's perspective.

#manner of death #fanfic rec #sorn sorawit #that (mod) #danger children #kagako

[recentadultburnout]

Laws of Attraction characters names meaning

ฌาน แสงเสถียรพงศ์ Charn Sangsatienpong

charn-meditative absorption, one-pointed meditation, contemplation

sang-light, gleam, shine

satien-stably, firmly, strongly

pong-lineage, family, race, kinship, pedigree race

ติณห์ เกิดกสิณ Tinn Koetkasin

Tinn-tough, sharp

Koet-form, beget, procreate, spring, happen

Kasin-a way to meditate

Fun fact: between the first teaser and the final version, there is a change in Tinn's last name on the cash check. In the first one, it's ชิดสมบูรณ์.

สรวิชญ์ Sorawit (Chan's secretary)

The one who has power over all, the one who is greater than all

เมธี Methi (Tanthai's bodyguard)

savant

แทนไท Tantai

Tan-instead of, for, vice, represent, supersede, respond, return

Tai-free, independent, Thai, liberty, emancipation

ทัศน์เทพ Thatthep

That- seeing, look, sight, sighting, vision, show, view

Thep-deity, god, goddess

ย่าแอ๊ว Grandma Aew

Flirt(slang)

It could be from something else or even be just a meaningless sound.

เจ๊น้ำ Nam

Water

สมพล Sompol

full of strength

ต้นข้าว Tonkhao

rice stem

มายา Maya

jugglery, wiles, delusion, illusion, deception, fallacy

โรส Rose

Not a Thai word

Index

#name'smeaning #กฎแห่งรักดึงดูด #laws of attraction

[waitmyturtles]

I am hardcore traveling at the moment, and my watch schedule has gotten all kinds of messed up (I still haven’t watched the latest episode of Be My Favorite, EGADS), but anyway, I have thoughts about another show on my mind at the moment: I didn’t have Wi-Fi on this ultra-long flight I took last night, so I could NOT live-blog the FIVE EPISODES I was able to slam out of Manner of Death for the OGMMTVC. And I was DYING because all y’all and I know that this is SUCH A LIVE-BLOGGABLE SHOW, AAAAHHH!!!, so let me just see if I can remember everything I wanted to write about in my travel haze that I usually live-blog during my very late hours (I’m caught up to episode 10):

- Bun and Tan: PRIORITIZE THE SEX *BEFORE* CHECKING THE LAPTOP Y’ALL STOLE FROM THAT CAR YOU SMASHED, obvi

- I KNEW Inspector M would come around

- Um, REALLY LOVED the elder uncle looks that Inspector M was giving Bun and Tan in the safe house after the fake shooting, lol

- So are That and Sorawit a side couple?! SMART MOVE for a not-BL

- KIND OF OBSESSED with the lovey music during Bun and Tan’s romantic scenes, like — this show hasn’t forgotten its roots, whatever those roots are (BLs? CSI?)

- I kinda think Rungtiva is somehow involved in the whole crime ring. She can take in a whole bunch of trafficked women? AND ask why they need to leave her place afterwards? A little sus. I hope I’m wrong, because I love her outfits

- Speaking of outfits, I like how MoD is quietly repping rural Thailand. I LOVE shows set in the country or outside of Bangkok — ATOTS, MLC, The Promise (not the show, just the setting, ha), ITSAY, the parts of BBS in the eco-village. Even Dew the Movie was revealing by way of setting. I really appreciate seeing clothing more akin to ethnic Thai clothing choices — reminds me of watching Indian movies and shows

- There is a SURPRISING amount of food in this show, for which I am very grateful, and

- Just, MaxTul. Love them. So my read right now (without having finished the show yet) is that I think Max is the better actor. When I was looking up Viangpha Mork, I came across a Reddit post on MoD that commented on Tul having this tic where he kinda takes a half a breath and looks up before saying his lines, which made me lol a bit, and doesn’t really bother me, but it’s like, he *does* need a second before he says anything, and I’m not sure it’s intentional for Bun. But I’m not complaining, I just think it’s funny that I saw that about him. Max, on the other hand — he’s GREAT, and I think they’re both so much improved from Together With Me.

- Oh, one more point. Bun and Tan: CLEARLY INVINCIBLE. Too many injuries to count!

I am TOTALLY into this show. Going from ITSAY to YYY to MoD has been a damn SWING, but a fun one, and it’s just extremely cool to watch a show where a romance aspect is not necessarily the center of the show. More on this analysis in my write-up, but like 3 Will Be Free, queerness here is inclusionary, and not the central point of the plot. I just love the structure, and ABSOLUTELY see how it precedes KinnPorsche. More soon as I finish it out over the next few nights.

#manner of death #maxtul #ogmmtvc

[hamishpetersen]

Heavy Trees, Arms and Legs

A book project made when I was writing and publications Co-ordinator at The Physics Room Gallery in Ōtautahi Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand. Features the artworks of Sorawit Songsataya and Nicola Farquhar following their exhibition at Te Aratoi o Whakatū, The Suter Gallery, curated by Abby Cunnane. Published by The Physics Room Edited by Hamish Petersen and Gwynneth Porter Designed by Yujin Shin Contributors include: Abby Cunnane, Nicola Farquhar, Gregory Kan, Rebecca Tamás, Sorawit Songsataya

#artist book #animation #sculpture #painting #aotearoa #contemporary art #projects

[kattahj]

I read part 2 of the Manner of Death manga, which wasn't as good as part 1 – and I don't think I'm only saying so because I'm biased in favour of the TV show, though of course that's a factor as well!

Spoilers and pics below!

The pacing is pretty weird. They solve 95% of the murder and then grind to a halt while dealing with Bun's personal life.

There's a lot of stuff with Bun's brother Boonlert, which I assume sounds less like a PG Wodehouse character's name in Thai!

He also has a wife and child:

Tan is off dealing with his sick mother, who eventually dies, and then we get a lot of romantic scenes, which I suppose is what a lot of the readers are there for, but it honestly feels a bit corny. Yes, even in comparison with the melodramatic TV counterparts, shut up!

And all of that is fine, I guess, but then they throw in some romantic complications in the form of doctor Wut, who has a crush on Bun, and Bun's jealous ex-boyfriend Tah, and I just don't care.

Sidenote, That shows up, and he is BLOND!

There's no explicit ThatSorn, but Sorawit does show up again and... uh...

That's... not good. I know the relationship on the show started with That beating Sorn up, but that was a misunderstanding and he was very protective later on. This seems like a red flag!

Anyway, at the end we get literally a couple of pages rounding up the murder plot, after roughly 90 pages where it isn't mentioned at all!

There's no trafficking plot, and no Evil Men in Power, rather the murder is committed because Jane discovered that Rungtiwa and Pued were committing fraud, and they killed her together. So the social commentary of the show doesn't really exist here.

Just as Bun and Tan have once again consummated their love, we get a random murder as a lead-in to a possible sequel:

And then some more love scenes, and that's the end!

#manner of death

[blackcatcore]

so

I've just rewatched Manner of Death and I have to share some thoughts. Yes, this is my review under the cut. (it's not spoiler free!) and fyi english is my second language, you definitely will find some typos etc

Now, plot wise. MOD is well constructed. I've read the novel and is a little different of the drama, but it's good all the same. MOD the series is a good adaption and the changes that were made were good changes, (I don't recall how many changes but yeah they existed) BUT I wish we had more time with Inspector M & Doc Oat and That/Touch & Sorawit. especially the last couple were so cute, it warms my heart!

First, I've had the same reactions when I've seen like two years ago and yes, MOD is good, who tells otherwise is dumb.

MaxTul chemistry is out of this world, they must work together again like NOW! Sapol is so handsome as Inspector M

in fact, all of them (those who were involved in this scheme) were scumbags and such but yeah, her in particular shocked me

Talking about characters, I must say one thing first.

Jane, you were so strong, so brave!

This girl managed to gather all the evidence to bring down that disgusting scheme. and she could take them down herself, if she weren't her stupid sister. (I really hate you, Rung.)

Speaking of that stupid bitch now, even though she was a victim at the beginning of that scheme, she handed her little sister over to those disgusting guys with the excuse that she was looking out for her/ that she (Jane) was paying her back - for context Rung raised Jane. by far, to me, she was one of the most disgusting characters. Because she betrayed her sister and in the most disgusting way and all because of jealousy. like be ffr.

and now an illustration of Tan asking Bun hand in marriage:

I've missed Bun stubbornness and Tan boldness and them being all lovey-dovey and at the same time dads for That/Touch and Sorawit.

oh i could watch them being a little family for hours!

I always recommend MOD because it is a perfect mixture of mystery and horniness. I love it

and yeah

BE GAY AND SOLVE CRIMES!

#manner of death #🐈‍⬛'s reviews

[clairificusrex]

Studio Commuan's “#Selfเราเห็นนาย #SELFSeries” starring Zen Burapha and Triton Theeradech — premieres on October 13 on YouTube!

Depicts "Tang" a young new artist who mysteriously lost his reflection. He sees a strange boy "Neo" in the mirror instead. Odd relationship start with the conflict between Suspense and Trust.

** This project is under the direction of K'Too Aussada (#TriageTheSeries), a story by K'Chookiat (#LoveOfSiam), and a screenplay by K'NutSor Sorawit (#DewTheMovie).

** The Official Trailer is scheduled to be released on September 29.

(From BLUPDATE2020)

If this the weird mirror Sci Fi show you were talking about b4 @heretherebedork ?

@absolutebl @aliceisathome @bengiyo @weekendatennuis

#bl drama #thai bl #SELFseries #youtube #coming in october

[moonchildridden]

hey, I hope your day is going well. I’m curious to know your top 5 favorite bl series/movie

Hey love, my day is going fine, and I hope yours as well. So...this question took me a while to get an answer because my top 5 changes a bit after I watch some series and it's difficult for me to get a definitive and solid set of series that I would kill to watch again and again, non stop. But I got it...I guess (this is for series that already finished airing and based on some that are still airing and I really like it, this list can change at any moment)

5. Bad Buddy

Enemies to lovers? Slow burn? Mutual pining? Angst? Pain and suffering? Bad Buddy provided me with that in a good amount and even doubled a bit in some of those aspects for good measure just to make me suffer a bit. Granted, the novel had more of angst than the series, but it got angst nonetheless and I LOVED IT!

Emotionally constipated characters like Pran are a very truthful representation of how I am in real life and how difficult it is for me to navigate in personal relationships without overthinking to the point of freaking out when something actually happens (episode 5, specially the rooftop scene, was one of my favorite episodes of the series, because of the amount of feelings it managed to pour in those two characters. I even wrote something in Pran's POV of the kiss, and it hurts me to read til this day)

Also, the OST was absolute fire and Nanon (one of my bl boy) was in it, so I was sold.

4. Manner of Death

I don't usually talk about my favorite midia but if there is something that I adore in story genre is police investigation, murder and suspense. Give me a good mystery to solve, good places puzzles to put in place, dubious characters and I will follow you into the dark like a character in a horror movie. Even if MaxTul weren't the actors portraying the protagonists of the story, I would've watched because Sammon is a good writer and I really enjoy her stories.

This story also gave me mutual pining (TanBun really wanted to get on each other but we're simply repressing themselves, Bun more than Tan, for obvious reasons), fire chemistry, a spoon of angst (I really love to suffer, I know), swiftly adopted son (Sorawit is TanBun's child and I won't accept contrary opinions on that) and a happy ever after (or a happy for now, because we really want "Transplant", the continuation of MoD, to be adapted as a series and the chances are getting higher by the minute).

3. Vice Versa

Stories with supernatural/fantastical aspects have me by the neck, let's start with that. So, when I heard there was a series with parallel universes involved, my interest got picked immediately and I waited to see what I was going to be served (JittiRain, just like MAME, has a reputation of starting well her stories but midway do something that would ruin one or both characters, or even be sus the entire story), considering that I had liked two series based on her novels (2gether and Theory of Love). PuenTalay became my babies the second they met on that airport bathroom. Literally a soulmate meeting.

Another emotionally constipated character in the form of, well, both of them, in various degrees, and two people with an absurd will to love but not having the chance to explore the way they can really love until they are forced to spend time in a different universe than theirs, searching for a way to go back. It was so beautiful to see Puen have a chance to be himself, even if it was in somebody else's body, explore more his interests, gain friends, a family, learn how to express himself, how to pursue something he really wants and how to fight for what he wants; Talay, my sweet boy, someone who also wanted to love but his life was constantly in a blue color mood, only focusing on work because his love life was empty and no one seemed to get his attention, learned how to let go and just enjoy life for the simple things it can offer.

Both of them had an incredible growth, learned how to deal with their insecurities, how to lean on other people when they have a problem, how good it can be to let other person paint your life in a different color. "And now he paints my life pink forever" line, you'll always be famous.

2. Triage

Another Sammon work being adapted into a series (when I say that woman has me in a chokehold, I'm not joking. And when I say that stories with supernatural/fantastical elements also has me in a chokehold, I'm definitely not kidding. This time, were going time loop.

It took is almost three full years to have this series airing, and while some people had already lost all hope of seeing that happening, I kept waiting for it, because TaeTee really wanted to star in this series. And the wait was reeeeeeeeealy worth it.

Granted, there are a lot of differences between the source material and the series, mainly all the story surrounding the human organ trafficking stuff, that wasn't exactly on the novel. The novel focused on piecing together the reason Tin was involved with Tol, what was their relationship and why he was the only only being tasked with saving that boy from dying, over and over again. Seeing the disastrous attempts from Tin to approach Told and warn him about his death, starting from directly telling him that he was going to die (too straightforward, my friend, are you insane?) to make Tol break up with his girlfriend and fall in love with him, so he could save him (very weird plan, my guy) and how things slowly unfold between them was something that I enjoyed reading and watching, and would love to forget everything so I could experience the feelings I had while watching it for the first time.

1. Love In The Air

At this point, are we even surprised with this?

Seriously, I didn't even wanted to watch this series (MAME and her reputation have the power to push away potential viewers in the speed of light, I'm a living proof of that) and was going to let this one pass but then I decided to watch the first episode and see how things would turn out. Not gonna lie, I'm glad I decided to watch the first episode the day it came out.

Payu grabbed my attention with his long hair in a ponytail and his Daddy vibe. Prapai decided to step in and whistle, and I was sold. Rain was my baby himbo, so innocent and fragile that I wanted to keep him wrapped in bubble plastic and never let him go anywhere. Sky called to me because I, unknowingly, saw myself in him. PayuRain and PrapaiSky are literally two sides of the type of relationship I would like to have: as someone with a fairly long lost of kinks, having someone who not only understands but also encourages the exploration of said kinks and the possible discover of many others, Payu is the type of person I would like to have by my side, someone who's secure and stable in their skin, knows how to live their live and has a heart of gold (also because I can be bratty sometimes, give a brat tamer, I would love to push their buttons, just for the kicks. And as someone who is a trauma holder, Prapai is the embodiment of the idea that I would find someone who would understand my pain, my hesitation and my fears and, instead of forcing me to overcome them while I'm not exactly ready, would be by my side every step of the way, being a safe haven, reminding me that I did not deserve what happened to me and that I'm not a broken person or undesirable.

I love how they are so fundamentally different but manages to win my heart in a way that not many couples did and I continue to love them even more everyday. It doesn't matter if my heart leans more towards PrapaiSky (again, trauma holder here, it was bound to happen), I will always carry my weather boys in my heart until the day I die.

I know you only asked for my top 5 but every time I think about my favorite BL series, there is this one series that even if it's not on the top, will always be the favorite amongst all favorite, not only because it was my first bl but also because the amount of identification aspects I found in one of its characters really hooked me and till this day, I smile every time I think about it. So, a honorable mention:

SOTUS/SOTUS S

Many people have various opinions about this one, about a lot of things, but what makes this particular story stick out to me is the fact that Arthit's self discovery journey felt a lot like my own journey, down to a T (or almost down to a T). How he never really thought about it, used to make jokes about queerness but was really not homophobic, how he was "forced" to deal with it by having Kongpop kick his way into his life, the brief "enemies/haters to lovers" thing going on between them, the pining, the leap of faith, the doubts, them trying this new relationship to both of them (I have a headcanon that Kongpop is demissexual but that's not the point here), and how the support of their friends was really important.

And that's just SOTUS. The second season (one of the few early series that didn't have a cheating plot on the second season or a breakup in the penultimate episode of the first season) tackled the transition from the University life, a controlled environment, to the working world, where your life and what you do in it affect more than it is supposed to, how we need to constantly come out to other people, the development of their relationship, how being outed affects your life, your head, the way you react to the situation, how society becomes more judgemental the older you get, how they managed to overcome that; the side stories where one of my favorite things in SOTUS S, and gave us a more in-depth look into their private life, how they were managing that new stage in their lives, how their love continued to grow.

Don't get me started on their episode in Our Skyy, because I cried like a bitch when I watched the first time (without subtitles, because it was a LINE TV production, that primarily only distributed that in Thailand), and then with subtitles because it was so good. Being a couple that has to maintain their relationship at distance is not something I would like to see anyone go through (been there, done that) and when Arthit cried while talking with Kongpop about it...it broke my heart. Fortunately, everything got ok in the end, and my heart was healed.

Well, there you have it. It was really difficult to get to this definitive top 5, when I could rant about so many series, but these are the ones that really managed to grab my heart, tie it into a chair and don't let go. It got longer than I intended but what to expect from someone who got known here by making analysis and theories posts, right?

Ask my top 5 anything

#moonchildridden answer #m: ask #top 5 #bad buddy #manner of death #vice versa #triage #love in the air #patpran #tanbun #puentalay #tintol #payurain #prapaisky

[indigoair]

More appreciation is needed for the scene where they are at Nam's house trying to find out if she had been abducted and That, delinquent offspring of a mob family, is like "nobody's home, what should we do? should we climb the fence? Is that wrong?" and then he looks back and sweetest innocent bunbun Sorawit is looking at him through the bars like "I am already inside"

#I saw it coming and it was still so funny #solid gold #manner of death

[whataboutcloneclub]

A close friend of mine tragically lost his battle with mental health on the 16th of February and we are currently raising money to pay for his memorial, his parents are unfortunately not in the picture but he lived with my family for the last two years so we've decided to take it upon our selves to plan this celebration for him. We have partnered with a men's mental health group to help raise awareness for those suffering silently. If you can't donate please share this post so we can reach as many people as possible.

JUSTICE FOR JJ

#mental health #mens mental health #youth mental health #gofundme #mental health awareness #justice for jj

[ablazenqueen]

10 Series, 10(ish) Characters, 10(ish) Tags

Tagged by the lovely @ragingbyesexual!!

In no particular order:

1. Triage - Sing

2. Manner of Death - Bunn or Sorawit

3. 911 - Chimney

4. The Devil Judge - Jae Hee

5. Cupid’s Last Wish - Win

6. Bad Buddy - Ink or Pat

7. Uncanny Counter - Ha Na or Mo Tak

8. Theory of Love - Two

9. Semantic Error - Yuna

10. I’m Tee Me Too - 😏

Tagging @7nessasaryevils @thepancakelady @arisprite @non-binarypal7 @nobodynobodyno (but no pressure, as always)!

#shhhhh just let me have it #thanks for the tag el! ❤️ #tag games

[recentadultburnout]

I fear it's going to be Sorawit who betrays them.

I really don't want him to be.....

That's my designated Chan's emotional support person, ya know? I know he didn't get much screen time, but I'm already attached🥲🥲🙏🙏

#laws of attraction #กฎแห่งรักดึงดูด

[utakoattack]

Tag 9 people you want to get to know better

I always feel strangely, incredibly, honored whenever somebody tags me in these things, so thank you @somewhatavidreader and it was really fun reading about you!

Three ships

Sky and Prapai (Love in the Air) - I am a basic human, craving that good hurt/comfort, and they DELIVER. also love how much Pai finds Sky’s sass so hot, as its equally relatable and hillarious

Yona and Hak (Yona of the Dawn)  - Again, a man who just finds his beloved doing violence upon others really hot, it’s just something special~

Sorawit and That (Manner of Death) - I do not understand just WHY I love them so much, they dont have much screentime together and are in that vague-zone relationship wise, but daaaang they had something so unique

First ship

I realised that shipping was a thing while watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, and I became so pissed at Aang and Katara ending up together, when Zuko and Katara clearly had soooo many loaded and emotional moments, and then promptly fell down the youtube-AMV hole

Last song

I See You - MISSIO. This song makes me groove and cry at the same time, so it’s perfect for doing the dishes:)

Last movie

Watched Knives Out with my dad recently, and it was definitely an experience!

Currently reading

I’ve started Heavens Official Blessing and Orwell’s 1984 at the same time, and its quite the mix

Currently watching

I’m trying to train my chinese by watching Love Between Fairy and Devil, but I also got my mom hooked on SPY X FAMILY, along with Heavens Design Team

Currently craving

Control and solutions. I’m moving to China for 6 months in like two weeks and there is just too many things to keep in mind. And now I’ve become sick, and sorta just crave death and marshmallows.

I do not really know many people here, but i suppose the purpose here is exactly to change that! As is only propper, no pressure at all, ever!

@fijit4 @mycopingmechanismisdenial @jhontography @tomieowo @toooldforkpop @cianthemighty

[surrealsunday]

Crazy theory anon here, coming back to scream at you about Manner of Death like I threatened promised👋🏻

Okay, I actually really enjoyed it even though I’ll admit it took me a few episodes before I got into it but once I did, maaaaaan it got good. So I’ll share some thoughts below.

1. Why do so many people in this place live in these mansions all by themselves? I think Bun and Nam were the only two that lived in normal people dwellings but the rest of the town seemed to be making a career out of haunting their houses.

2. After you said there were some twists and turns that you didn’t see coming, I was excited to be surprised. Majority of media I watch/read that are mysteries or “who done it” type stories, I figure them out very early on. It’s one of the downsides to having good pattern recognition but unfortunately the same thing happened here. It’s ok though because I’m still able to enjoy it and instead find the beauty in the intricacies of good storytelling.

3. *sigh* Let’s talk about Rung. The moment Rung showed up to Janes house the morning after her death I knew she was involved and honestly suspected she had done it. I know that sounds crazy but I thought it was odd. Tan was there that morning to pick Jane up for work and Rung would have known that her sister was teaching and wouldn’t have been home at that time. So why did she show up when her sister wasn’t supposed to have been home? Then her whole reaction felt… performative. Maybe so nobody would question her and maybe even a way to get any info she could about where the investigation would go but she really played the perfect grieving sister. The more that was revealed as the story progressed just kept reinforcing my suspicions. She showed up at the most opportune times to help Bun and Tan but each time I could see how it would actually benefit her and whoever else was involved if you looked at it from a different perspective. Human trafficking? Rung owns a “spa”? The “rescued” girls are staying there? Interesting. When Sorawit got shot outside the secret house in the woods, he fell in front of a car that looked just like hers. The hell would she be doing out there? Definitely involved. At the end of the day she wanted power and money and had no qualms about torturing her sister to get it all because she was jealous and vindictive over Pued. Did you see the light in her eyes when she saw that the Judge was lusting after her baby sister? The opportunity she saw there? Disgusting. Maybe she was used in the past as well like she hinted, and I would have some sympathy for the person she was then but I’m not sure I believe her. If it is true that actually makes it doubly worse bc how could you then turn around and willingly do that to those children while profiting? That woman was a heartless monster, I never had any sympathy for her crocodile tears and I’m glad she ended up the way she did. A murder staged to look like a suicide. Beautiful. Poetic. Deserved. 👏🏻

4. I really wanted to be shocked about the Judge! That looked like such a breathtaking reveal if you didn’t see it coming. He also seemed rather obvious from the start. Too helpful and too calm about everything. Then they showed that flashback to Jane threatening to expose them at the party before she died. I knew I was right the moment I saw the judge sitting at that table with the rest of them. When I saw that I was like damn, yeah, he’s definitely involved. Only later to find out he was the most violent and depraved of all the men there.

5. On a positive note I will say that I’m happy Inspector M turned out to be a good guy and a great cop. He seemed like he’d be a character with strong morals in the beginning but, I did start to wonder if he’d been bought off when he started his shit about the autopsy report, trying to go against Buns findings in order for Janes death to be ruled a suicide, and the tug of war with the laptop. They almost had me questioning him but I never lost hope that he’d make the right decision and I’m so glad that it didn’t go another way. He ended up being such a key part of what made the plan work and I don’t think it would’ve gone their way had he not helped Bun and Tan. I’d also really love to live in TV world where people get beat to shit and shot multiple times only to be kicking ass a day or two later with nothing more than a minor limp. Man has healing powers to rival Kinns lol! Also the actor was super attractive. Just saying.

6. Nam! Omg this girl wasn’t phased by anything! After all the horrors she was put through, after all the failed escape attempts and failed rescues, she never backed down and was able to stay strong. The experience will definitely leave some permanent scars but she seems like the type of person that could deal with it head on and push through. She also had the balls to I.D. the Judge right in front of his face. Like yes you go girl! I just respected her so much for her strength.

7. That and Sorawit were adorable. I didn’t expect That to be a character I’d like as much as I did. When he beat up Sorawit in the beginning and then was threatening Bun I was wary of where they’d take it with him but he ended up being a brave kid with a good heart just like Sorawit. I’m also a little bummed that their relationship didn’t progress much on the show. They obviously had feelings for each other but that was never really fleshed out so I’m not sure why they hinted at it so much in the first place. Either way I enjoyed their schemes and interactions.

8. I’m not going to say much about Pued bc I’m still not sure how I feel about him. I’m disgusted that he was willing to do what he did to Jane (and possibly at one time to Rung seeing as his Playboy status was mostly him “recruiting” girls for the business) and I do feel like he loved Jane at least in some way but to sell your girlfriend out like that? For a better position? At least in the end he regretted his part in all of it and especially what it had done to Jane. So I don’t like him but I do respect that he was going to do the right thing in the end. I’ll give him that much. I also very much liked his relationship with Tan. They had such a messed up family dynamic so it was nice to see that Pued loved him as a brother, a whole brother, and was willing to stand up to Por when he was being unfair and cruel. That’s the beauty of flawed characters I guess. I also wish they had revealed more about the brothers and their past with their father.

9. I didn’t expect to like Por. I really didn’t but I liked him in the way I like any morally ambiguous character. He wasn’t law abiding nor “good” by any means but he had his own fucked up moral compass that sometimes just made sense and he really would do anything to protect the ones he loves. Even Tan once he got past the grudge he held against him for so long. That man had a life mission to avenge his brother and I was rooting him on the whole time. Honestly I just think he’s neat 🤷🏻‍♀️

10. Also a big shoutout to Pat. I need to apologize for calling him a heartless asshole in the beginning because they wouldn’t have had any info without that man and he didn’t deserve to meet such a horrible end. He gave his life to tell the truth and almost didn’t get the chance.

11. Okay okay okay. Onto Bun and Tan finally. I’ll admit that I wasn’t into their dynamic in the beginning but I think that mostly had to do with me not understanding what exactly Tans relationship was with Jane. I was hoping they wouldn’t hook him up with Bun immediately after his supposed gf was murdered but then when it was revealed that they were just friends, it made more sense. As for their chemistry? Listen, you know as well as I do that it’s hard having KP and MA as your intro to BL couples because their chemistry is just off the damn charts. Everyone else has paled in comparison so far. Now, Bun and Tan did have good chemistry and it was very apparent during a couple of their more intimate scenes but I do feel that their relationship progress was somewhat hindered due to the enormous plot of the story. The mystery was great and executed well but I feel the main characters relationship suffered because of it. It would’ve been nice if they’d spent a little more time developing them. For example: why make it a big deal that they met 8 years ago at school only for them to pretty much do nothing with that later on? It’s not even just about them as a couple. I kind of walked away feeling like I learned so much more about the side characters than I did about the two leads. I’m also not a fan of how a lot of BL’s like to make one character very affectionate but the other half is always reluctant/defensive with it and they did some of that with these two. I did enjoy at the very end to see Bun finally being cheesy and romantic with Tan in their final scene together. And the marriage proposal? I mean I would’ve still said yes but Tan would’ve received a crisp slap for that set-up. Not funny Tan. Not funny. The box was cute tho.

12. Can we talk about Jane? Just poor Jane. Everyone she trusted just used her up and then gaslit her when she begged for help. That’s why imo out of all of the people who were a part of this disgusting organization, Rung was the worst. Watching Jane in those last couple episodes almost broke me and I couldn’t imagine my older sister doing those things to me and not having the slightest ounce of compassion watching me breakdown because of it. Jane was unfortunately naive and her sister knew she could use that to her advantage and for too long it worked. Then that moment when Jane sees Natty at the Orgy and realizes how bad it truly is? The realization that this is happening to children and one she actually knows? Yeah I fully understand why she risked it all. It’s so heartbreaking that a good, trusting person was used and abused like that but her perseverance and determination to tell the truth, no matter the risk to her, is what made me love her and I’m so happy that Bun fought tooth and nail to make sure her voice was heard and that she didn’t die for nothing.

13. Inspector Tong was so pathetic he barely deserves mentioning and I’ll forever be livid that the Congressman escaped. Although I do find it a bit funny that he had to escape the same way they transported those poor girls. I hope it was a nightmare.

14. Also another big shoutout to the computer geek superhero who’s name I never learned. They would’ve been nowhere without him and he was also a much needed comedic relief on more than one occasion. That cute lil hug with Tan and Bun at the end made me giggle.

15. That town had one braincell and unfortunately Bun and Tan were the two who used it the least. I was yelling at them when they saw Junes email and password in that book. CLUES YOU IDIOTS THERE COULD BE CLUES! Glad Bun remembered at the very last second.

I want to add that I appreciate the content warning you gave. I’m someone who’s a big believer that we are responsible for our own triggers out in the world and I think it’s actually important to face those things when we encounter them. That being said, the subject matter was dark and some things affected me in a way that I didn’t expect and without going in prepared, I think I would have had a different experience. So again, thanks for the heads up. I really enjoyed this though and I’m kinda sad it’s over tbh so I’m excited to start “Not Me” in the next few days and see where it leaves me. Again, thanks for the recs Jaime! Sorry this got so long.

Omg yessssssssss

Ok I'll put my response under a jump so this isn't too long...

So I agree, it took me a couple eps to get into it too but thankfully I was in the mood to endure and I was intrigued enough by the premise.

1. True! There were some wild homes actually. In fact, a lot of the scenery in general was pretty gorgeous. But Tan's home was crazzzzzy.

2. I remember being a little sus on the sister initially but I fully did not see the story of her literally selling her sister coming. When you lay out your own suspicions though it totally makes sense you figured it out. Tbh, I just didn't pay that close of attention. Rung really was the most despicable human and I think the depths of her depravity and how viscious she was to her sister was what shocked me the most. Especially when her sister loved her so much. That was heartbreaking. I completely agree that I loved how she met her end. Very deserved.

4. I also had figured the judge was involved. He just seemed like a well placed character for it an a 'surprising' choice. I found the details tended to throw me the most. As you say, he was absolutely depraved. I was so not used to BLs diving into such dark themes and the way this story committed... damn. Like, the story required it, but holy shit. It was a dark story.

5. One thing I loved was how Bun was constantly calling out the police force on being corrupt and inept. So I was pretty damn critical of Inspector M initially, but I liked how that developed too and that he actually was a good guy. I lol’ed at your comment about healing powers. The power of the BL world truly lolol. 

6. Nam was such a badass. I was so disturbed by that moment Jane sees her in the... I don’t even know what to call it? But you’ll know the moment I’m referring too. Like, I could just feel Jane’s total horror in that moment. I’m so glad things turned out the way they did for Nam. 

7. The That and Sorawit story was quite adorable and unexpected. I think it was supposed to be a cute little ‘Tan and Bun if they had met in the past’ sort of thing. Nothing too serious and a way to help humanize and soften That. 

8. I agree that Pued was a hugely flawed character. I actually liked how dark the truth was - with him basically handing her over. It was terrible but I liked that he had serious reasons to feel an incredible amount of guilt. I didn’t like him either but I did appreciate a lot of his scenes, especially that love but conflict situation he had with Tan. And it did break my heart when Tan started crying when Pued collapsed. Because as much as the brothers fought, Pued was one of the only family members that truly loved Tan. 

9. “Honestly I just think he’s neat”  😂 😂 😂

10. I felt so bad when Pat died even though it was pretty obviously coming. I liked the reveal of Jane slipping him the USB drive. It really was nice to realize there was more going on there than him just being a dick reporter. 

11. Omg the thing about not understanding Tan’s relationship to Jane. SAME! Like, obviously that was intentional on the shows part but I saw this post that basically said, ‘To think how easily Tan could have cleared so much up by just simply saying ‘I wasn’t dating her’ but he refused to do so’ and it’s so true 😂. What a chaos gremlin. So I admit I felt very conflicted and weird about Tan and Bun initially too. I kept waiting for the reveal about Tan and Jane not being together but it was unclear for a while. I do agree that the relationship progress was hindered by the plot. This show felt much more plot-driven with a sprinkling of ‘romance’. And there were moments I was confused by them not taking more advantage of the situation. Like Bun and Tan sharing a bed for so long? And we basically just... never saw it? All I could think was that the show was trying to very actively avoid common tropes (i.e. sharing a bed trope). I get what you mean about not being a fan of that whole thing with Bun being so much more timid and resistant (on the surface). It’s not my fave thing either. And I’m actually not sure what that whole ‘they met 8 years ago’ thing was about. I was thinking maybe it had more impact in the book? And that was just lost in the show. I enjoyed them but I do think the show was massively helped in that department by the actors’ chemistry. I did love the domesticity aspect of their relationship and how they so easily and comfortably sunk into life lived together. It made them getting married at the end not seem out of the blue. Tho... SAME. I would have punched Tan for that proposal stunt... my god. For Bun to still find that moment romantic... truly they must be made for one another lol. 

12. God, poor Jane!!! Ah yes you mention the moment when she sees her student here. She really was just used and abused by everyone she trusted the most. That’s why I was so glad that it was made clear throughout the show that Bun truly cared for her and wanted justice for her (and Tan too - though that was unclear for much longer as his motives were so mysterious in the beginning). Her story was just so gut-wrenching. But I am glad the show didn’t pull punches. You know how in some shows it’ll be the surprise reveal of ‘oh look, they’re not dead!’ so that the story isn’t so dark? I always feel like it completely takes away from the impact of the original story they were telling. And this story was too damn dark to pull punches in any way. So as horrific as the details were, I was glad they didn’t flinch from them. 

13. Ohhhh I forgot the Congressman escaped! It made sense to me in the storytelling because... well, that’s reality. It’s exactly what I would expect to happen. But god that made me mad too. 

14. Bless the computer geek! 

15. OMG the password moment 😂😂😂. Yes, same! Thank god they didn’t draw that out. 

I’m glad I did warn in that case and you were at least a little more prepared. It’s definitely a way different take on a show from what is normally seen in the world of BLs. That’s I think why I appreciated it the most. I’m so used to the more teeny-bopper takes on these stories, that I truly welcome more adult approaches (hello Kinnporsche). It was so interesting to read your review! I loved hearing all of your thoughts. 

I will be so curious to hear what you think of Not Me. I just had a friend watch it over the past couple of days too so I’ve been reliving it. I think you’ll enjoy. Something to know about it is that it was shot on an extremely small budget and in some cases they were literally shooting scenes the week before they aired, with the director editing up until the night before the ep aired. So that’s not to warn you the quality will be bad, because it’s not, but just to give you context on how incredible what they achieved was. They used real footage from protests as well as actual protestors and protest leaders in scenes. And some of the events that take place are based on real events. So it’s a fascinating story. Also the director is a transwoman and I think that pov really adds an important dimension to some of the issues tackled. It has some definite flaws (you’ll likely notice this more in the last couple of eps as the story wraps up) but overall it’s a far different level of quality from other BLs. And it’s absolutely the best acting I’ve seen in BLs outside of Kinnporsche. I think you’ll be entertained! 

#Manner of Death #crazy theory anon #manner of death spoilers

[kattahj]

Manner of Death the manga!

It was really fun to read this and see what's the same or different from the TV show. Of course, neither is the original, as both are based on the novel I haven't read!

More below (with spoilers and some pictures)

Bun is aware that he's gay, but SUPER closeted, and was recently dumped by his long-term girlfriend because she figured it out.

He is very confused by how Tan likes to hold his hand and flirt with him yet claims not to be gay. The explanation, of course, is that Tan is a lying liar who lies.

There's no drunken kiss or party flirtations, Bun and Tan meet at the murder scene.

Bun doesn't know Janejira before, she's just a murder victim to him.

Tan fully calls himself Jane's boyfriend, it's not just Bun and M making the assumption. The truth is that she was his knowing beard. Unfortunately for both of them, she was also in love with him for real, and when he suggested she should get a straight boyfriend, she repeatedly threatened to kill him and herself. Yeesh! That's why he wasn't initially shocked by her death.

Sorawit has a puppy crush on Bun and tries to flirt with him. This gives me such second-hand embarrassment!

M is still bursting out of his shirt.

He doesn't pressure Bun to have the death declared a suicide, Bun caves to the pressure of (Tan's) threats.

Oat and Fai are combined into one cute girl called Fai, whom Bun seems to consider making his next beard.

Pued has confessed the murder to Tan, and both of the brothers are forcing Tan to try to help them cover it up.

Por orders Tan to murder Bun, which he doesn't want to do, because he loooves him.

Instead, they fake the death, which makes Pued upset since he didn't want Bun dead.

He did, however, want... uhh...

WTF Pued?

Tan's mom is still alive, but very sick, and the family are threatening to hurt her or stop her treatment in order to make Tan do what they say. Which is something they have been doing since he was a kid.

The handcuffs come into play early on, but not quite the same way!

Oh, and we meet Bun's brother briefly towards the end:

#manner of death #tanbun #yukari umemoto