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demichirua · 7 months
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Disclaimer: I still haven't started watching Only Friends so below is just my predictions based on teaser, trailer, my experience/understanding with P'Jojo's series (Friend Zone), and the idea that Only Friends is a series that is quite similar to Skins S1-2 (starring Nicholas Hoult), which was suggested by a fan I forgot where I read from.
So, what I want to talk about is the end game, eg. Who will end up together and what not. And my predictions are theorised(?) on tropes/archetypes.
To start with, I believe that BostonNick is the pair that most likely would get a happy ending. I theorised this based on TaStud (AjPlustor) in Friend Zone 2. Nick was like Ta, who persisted in pursuing the "bad boy" despite knowing fully well that he's being played with, and Boston is like Stud, who messed around and played with fire, then got hurt and lost friends because of it. If Nick is a patient dog type boy that I perceived from the teaser and trailer, highly possible he could end up with a Boston who's lost all friends. And there's a slim chance that Boston could reconcile with his friend group.
Then we have Mew, who is most probably going to end up single and heartbroken. Again we refer to Friend Zone 2, and Mew is like Earth (Singto). We can see that Top is like Dr. Sam (Nat), who is cheating with Stud (and an ex) behind Earth's back. So high possibility is Mew got tired of his manipulative ways and call it quits like Earth did. Mew might try to go back to Ray, like how there was a possibility between EarthStud because Stud had a crush on Earth, but it's too late because Ray got Sand, like Stud got Ta.
And for Ray and Sand, we have to switch to Skins as reference. Ray is probably like both Cassie (his alcoholism and maybe substance abuse to her eating disorder) and Sid (having a crush on someone who never looks his way) at the same time, so it gives quite an open ending to RaySand's relationship. I dont think Sand follows an archetype, but if i must choose, from Skins, I guess he's a teeny tiny bit like Maxxie. Struggling with his own problems while getting flirt by someone possibly dangerous. Him supporting Ray could be like how Maxxie helped Tony in his rehabilitation. So, if Ray doesnt have a bad end personally (eg. death), then RaySand could end up happy.
At last we come to Top. As mentioned earlier, I think it's very likely Mew will dump him for good, like how Dr. Sam ended up in Friend Zone 2. And with the lack of TopMew ending scene in teaser and trailer, I feel like it's even more likely they broke up. And I would even suggest that Top got a tragic death, based on how much he's like Tony in Skins. He could be involved in a car crash while begging for Mew's forgiveness over the phone, and without a second season for the series, he's gonna stay dead. He may also just die like Chris, out of nowhere and only brings trauma to others, because P'Jojo loves to portray how life is unpredictable and fate can be cruel. (At least thats what I got after watching 3 will be free.)
Or if we do get a second season like Friend Zone, then every prediction will need to be reassessed.
Thank you, if you have read my baseless predictions til now. Wish you a good time watching the series.
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