AKAshon
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A Compelling Trainwreck...
A complete mess. But a compelling and absolutely engaging one at that. This series started off strong with logical, natural plot points but delved into cheap melodrama like its prequel, Together With Me. I like how there are a lot of scenes with Korn and Knock this season as I felt that the first season didn't have enough. But I don't think that Korn and Knock are popular enough to have a fan page and to be a top trending topic on Twitter. Like what? They're not a celebrity couple. They're not famous for anything. Why do they get so much attention on social media?
I do like how the series handled coming out to one's parents. The fear of losing your parents, being disowned by your parents was portrayed quite well in this series. It's nice how they show a homophobic parent (Korn's father) who is willing to disown his son just because he is gay. It provides a different viewpoint that is more realistic. The series shows him struggling and trying to accept his son's sexuality, but that it would take time. You don't see that often in BL's. I have yet to see that personally ever since I started watching. They all either don't come out to their parents or their parents aren't shown. And if they are, the parents are supportive. On the flip side, Knock's parents were supportive. I loved how supportive they were and willing to learn about LGBT. It's kinda cute how both Knock and Korn's parents think that they want to be women just because they like guys. A lot of people probably think like that, so it was nice to see the show answer that honestly. I also liked how the series portrayed the struggle of bisexual people and the allure of a 'normal' family life since they do have a choice.
Several plot points that don't make much sense like how Jay doesn't like that Korn and Knock tells him what to do since that is his job and they are his superior. Since he worked there longer, he probably had other superiors who told him what to do. There are anti-discrimination laws in regards to employment in Thailand, so what Jay threatens to do could get him fired. So, that didn't make much sense.
I was so invested in the Knock and Korn's relationship. You get so angry at Korn for delaying coming out to his father because it's affecting his relationship with Knock. It is clear that Knock is visibly being affected with the stress of having to hide his relationship and it's taking a toll on his ability to work and yet Korn does nothing, which makes sense, but still! You get so angry! You need to believe that Korn loves his father enough to not want to cut ties with him. Not sure if the series was able to portray that fully though. Their bond could have been more fleshed out in my opinion. Also not sure why Korn and Knock would go swimming with Pete, their boss, in the first place. Why are all the older gays in this series lusting after young guys? Why are all the older gays in this series trash? Like literal trash that preys and manipulates young gays. It's disgusting and unneccessary portrayal of older gays.
Don't really cared for Yihwa's straight relationship to be honest. Only cared for the gay relationships, specifically Korn and Knock. Knock's coming-out scene! My heart was FULL! And F*CKING KORN cheating on Knock with their boss! WTF! What Korn did makes sense on paper: Korn was angry at Knock for not understanding him and he was drunk. And there was Pete, who understood him. However, was Korn drunk enough to cheat? I don't think that he was, to be honest. He only seemed buzzed. Definitely not drunk enough to lose his rational thinking. And yes, he was angry at Knock for not understanding him when it came to coming out to his father, but he wasn't angry to the point of doing something to hurt Knock. Especially for someone who is so paranoid that their partner would cheat on them. What Korn did didn't make sense. The reasons he gave to Knock when everything was revealed made no sense. And anyways, in the first place, if Cho felt weird about Pete and knew that their boss was hitting on Korn & Knock, why didn't he go to the party to make sure that Pete wouldn't hit on Korn or Knock. What a sh*tty friend!
Why the f*ck did Korn and Knock believe a word coming out of that f*cking snake, Pete's, mouth? Like literally, they cannot be that dumb! And in regards to Pete abusing his position, they trusted him as a mentor and as their superior and he broke that trust. How disgusting! Its nice seeing topics of sexual harassment at work and abusing one's power and seniority be addressed in BL's.
What is up with the excessive amount of cheater in this series?! I cannot fathom it! And from characters who would never cheat! It's out of their characters! Yihwa would never cheat, but she did. I lost all hope for Farm who did a complete 180 at the end of the first series. It's like the writers can't create compelling stories for the characters without inserting some cheap cheating drama (which are engaging and edge-of-your-seat no doubt, but still cheap). Manipulative, but it works. I got so emotionally invested in Korn and Knock's story. Absolute character assassination. I can see why people criticize this series. However, the fact that I and many others can get this emotionally invested in these characters, their lives and choices, does say something though. The fact that we get so angry when they cheat on their partner is an impressive feat in itself. I must say that I do like that they show forgiveness after cheating and not just break up forever. Everything can be solved if they just talk to one another.
The acting was on the same level of the first season. MaxTul's chemistry was undeniable no doubt and their intimate scenes were extremely hot. I felt that Tul's acting did slightly improve from Together With Me though. However, Max's acting seemed to stay the same, being unable to emote properly in emotional scenes.
Together With Me and Together With Me: The Next Chapter are similar to SOTUS and SOTUS S as their prequels focused on the chase and accepting one's feelings while in school and the sequel dealt with coming out and the work environment. On a side note, interesting that Phubet and Professor Kavitra weren't in this season at all.
Lastly, I felt that the takeaway message of this series is: Learning how to be in a relationship; what it means to be in a relationship; about compromise, priorities, being monogamous, forgiveness and sharing your life with another person.
On a final note, I hope that there will be another season of Together With Me. I thoroughly enjoyed both Together With Me and Together With Me: The Next Chapter. Yes, they both were flawed. They both started off really strong but took a dip in the second half. I would like to see the characters grow though and see their journeys progress. Hopefully it will happen though I don't think that it will as it seems that only 2 seasons are the consensus :'( MAXTUL 4EVA!
I do like how the series handled coming out to one's parents. The fear of losing your parents, being disowned by your parents was portrayed quite well in this series. It's nice how they show a homophobic parent (Korn's father) who is willing to disown his son just because he is gay. It provides a different viewpoint that is more realistic. The series shows him struggling and trying to accept his son's sexuality, but that it would take time. You don't see that often in BL's. I have yet to see that personally ever since I started watching. They all either don't come out to their parents or their parents aren't shown. And if they are, the parents are supportive. On the flip side, Knock's parents were supportive. I loved how supportive they were and willing to learn about LGBT. It's kinda cute how both Knock and Korn's parents think that they want to be women just because they like guys. A lot of people probably think like that, so it was nice to see the show answer that honestly. I also liked how the series portrayed the struggle of bisexual people and the allure of a 'normal' family life since they do have a choice.
Several plot points that don't make much sense like how Jay doesn't like that Korn and Knock tells him what to do since that is his job and they are his superior. Since he worked there longer, he probably had other superiors who told him what to do. There are anti-discrimination laws in regards to employment in Thailand, so what Jay threatens to do could get him fired. So, that didn't make much sense.
I was so invested in the Knock and Korn's relationship. You get so angry at Korn for delaying coming out to his father because it's affecting his relationship with Knock. It is clear that Knock is visibly being affected with the stress of having to hide his relationship and it's taking a toll on his ability to work and yet Korn does nothing, which makes sense, but still! You get so angry! You need to believe that Korn loves his father enough to not want to cut ties with him. Not sure if the series was able to portray that fully though. Their bond could have been more fleshed out in my opinion. Also not sure why Korn and Knock would go swimming with Pete, their boss, in the first place. Why are all the older gays in this series lusting after young guys? Why are all the older gays in this series trash? Like literal trash that preys and manipulates young gays. It's disgusting and unneccessary portrayal of older gays.
Don't really cared for Yihwa's straight relationship to be honest. Only cared for the gay relationships, specifically Korn and Knock. Knock's coming-out scene! My heart was FULL! And F*CKING KORN cheating on Knock with their boss! WTF! What Korn did makes sense on paper: Korn was angry at Knock for not understanding him and he was drunk. And there was Pete, who understood him. However, was Korn drunk enough to cheat? I don't think that he was, to be honest. He only seemed buzzed. Definitely not drunk enough to lose his rational thinking. And yes, he was angry at Knock for not understanding him when it came to coming out to his father, but he wasn't angry to the point of doing something to hurt Knock. Especially for someone who is so paranoid that their partner would cheat on them. What Korn did didn't make sense. The reasons he gave to Knock when everything was revealed made no sense. And anyways, in the first place, if Cho felt weird about Pete and knew that their boss was hitting on Korn & Knock, why didn't he go to the party to make sure that Pete wouldn't hit on Korn or Knock. What a sh*tty friend!
Why the f*ck did Korn and Knock believe a word coming out of that f*cking snake, Pete's, mouth? Like literally, they cannot be that dumb! And in regards to Pete abusing his position, they trusted him as a mentor and as their superior and he broke that trust. How disgusting! Its nice seeing topics of sexual harassment at work and abusing one's power and seniority be addressed in BL's.
What is up with the excessive amount of cheater in this series?! I cannot fathom it! And from characters who would never cheat! It's out of their characters! Yihwa would never cheat, but she did. I lost all hope for Farm who did a complete 180 at the end of the first series. It's like the writers can't create compelling stories for the characters without inserting some cheap cheating drama (which are engaging and edge-of-your-seat no doubt, but still cheap). Manipulative, but it works. I got so emotionally invested in Korn and Knock's story. Absolute character assassination. I can see why people criticize this series. However, the fact that I and many others can get this emotionally invested in these characters, their lives and choices, does say something though. The fact that we get so angry when they cheat on their partner is an impressive feat in itself. I must say that I do like that they show forgiveness after cheating and not just break up forever. Everything can be solved if they just talk to one another.
The acting was on the same level of the first season. MaxTul's chemistry was undeniable no doubt and their intimate scenes were extremely hot. I felt that Tul's acting did slightly improve from Together With Me though. However, Max's acting seemed to stay the same, being unable to emote properly in emotional scenes.
Together With Me and Together With Me: The Next Chapter are similar to SOTUS and SOTUS S as their prequels focused on the chase and accepting one's feelings while in school and the sequel dealt with coming out and the work environment. On a side note, interesting that Phubet and Professor Kavitra weren't in this season at all.
Lastly, I felt that the takeaway message of this series is: Learning how to be in a relationship; what it means to be in a relationship; about compromise, priorities, being monogamous, forgiveness and sharing your life with another person.
On a final note, I hope that there will be another season of Together With Me. I thoroughly enjoyed both Together With Me and Together With Me: The Next Chapter. Yes, they both were flawed. They both started off really strong but took a dip in the second half. I would like to see the characters grow though and see their journeys progress. Hopefully it will happen though I don't think that it will as it seems that only 2 seasons are the consensus :'( MAXTUL 4EVA!
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