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Resolves The Problems of the Original Series
The original "2gether" series is one of the better BL dramas. It's got the best looking collection of actors and mostly plausible storylines. But the first series played down the romantic elements so much that our main characters, Tine & Sarawat barely get beyond a straight bromance. And the much promised "Kiss until you drop" is never delivered. A new director was brought in for "Still 2gether" and the results are much improved. Tine & Sarawat still never reach the romantic gold standard set by Tutor (Saint) and Fighter (Zee Pruk) in the "Why R U?" series but we do get to see a nice kissing scene in the final act. I'll defer to the producers of BL dramas who know their audience better than me, but I do find it odd that they'll steer clear of anything that gets too "gay" while, at the same time, embracing tired gay stereotypes like calling a partner a "wife" or "wifey" and introducing over-the-top, girly-acting characters -- presumably for cheap laughs. This undermines the normalizing of same-sex partnerships. The highlight of this series is Win Metawin's touching performance when his character, Tine, sits alone by the pool, missing his traveling boyfriend and talking to a doll with the likeness of Sarawat. Up to this point, I've never been convinced that Tine, who was introduced as decidedly heterosexual, had bought into a same-sex relationship. (Sarawat clearly liked boys at the onset). So this was a much-needed resolution to that issue. This is Win's first major role. Blessedly, the sequel is only 5 episodes and it nicely resolves most of the loose ends of the original series without padding the drama out to 13 hours. I like these characters. It would be interesting to wait about 5 years for another visit and maybe, by then, the audience (and the actors) will be a little more accepting of the kind of intimacy we've seen in "Why RU?"
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