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Stop! That! Train!

By Golu
Coming out of the same studio that gave us RuPaul's Drag Race, and stacked with a whole crew of former contestants, Stop! That! Train! plays like RuPaul basically taking a bow for the entire franchise she's built. It's not really a gay film in the traditional sense, but with so many drag stars from Ru's shows popping up alongside a few cameos from well known out gay actors, I figured it earns a spot on this blog anyway. The whole thing is completely over the top, packed with GenZ slang, loud flashy visuals, and humor that's constantly winking at you knowing how ridiculous it is. Going in you'd assume it's meant to be a laugh riot, and a lot of critics online seem to be eating it up, but I just couldn't get into it at all. I've never really been someone who vibes with campy silly stuff like this, so honestly my reaction doesn't surprise me one bit. The setup follows Tess and DeeDee, two low level stewardesses who sneak onto the fancy Glamazonian E...
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With Love (Thai Series)

By Golu
Another Thai BL show in the ocean of many many many series that Thailand is constantly churning out non-stop. Although its from a couple of years back, but given my backlog of things, I am very slowly trying to catch up. IT doesn't help that only a few of these handful shows are actually good. Rest others are average or below at best. This show falls under the latter category. At 15 episodes of about 22-25 minutes each, there are too many characters in this and as audience, you never get to invest in any of them.

This series is about four couples who live in the same house, With Love house.
Prin & Nathee: Prin is rich boy who is at loggerheads with his father, while Nathee I a country boy who has recently moved for university. Because of some situation, they end up sharing a room and before you know they become a couple. For some reason, Prin instantly likes him and flirts non stop.
Thann & Kavin:Thann is Nathee's cousin and lived abroad in Korea. He reunites with his ex-boyfriend Kavin, but Kavin now has a girlfriend Irin. Kavin wants to date Thann again, but he's still dating Irin. Meanwhile Thann's friend from Korea, Jihoon, comes to visit Thann making Kavin jealous. Kavin is struggling to tell his girlfriend the truth and Thann doesn't want to be the second fiddle anymore.
Kun & Parfun - The only straight couple, who have known each other since they were kids. Kun breaks up with his girlfriend just around the same time Parfun breaks up with her cheating boyfriend. Kun has always been in love with Parfun but they choose to stay friends. Later Parfun's friends try to set her up with different men. Kun can only watch as Parfun dates other guys.
Kaowkla & Plod:Plod is Prin's little brother. He is introduced to Kaowkla at a party at their sharehouse. Plod is still in highschool while Kaowkla is in college and is juggling several jobs including being an art teacher. Plod asks Kaowkla to teach him art. From the start Plod was instantly interested in Kaowkla, but Kaowkla doesn't see him that way, because
he is just a 'kid'.

The series was strictly ok, with typical comic feminine characters who run the house who are constantly boggling over the good looking meat, but thankfully its always harmless, even though it feels very very objectified. Even though Prin/Nathee feel like main couple, they hardly get any time. Nathee was obviously falling for Prin, but it's kind of ridiculous how Prin could get over his daddy issues and how Nathee could go from don't hug me to I love you in just a few hours. It felt rushed. Compared to that his brother Plod's story, even though short, was very cute and innocent and relatable at some level. But the show doesn't make dup their mind whether they ant the couple to eventually get together or not. I also enjoyed Thann/Kavin story. It was juicy, drama and also a bit funny at times with Thann trying to make Kavin feel jealous. But also clearly Kavin wanted to hav best of both worlds and we know that sooner or later it doesn't end well. The straight couple who have been friends and who eventually find love with one another is a a classic romantic film plot. In this story I definitely empathized more with the boy since he was so much smitten by her , but she couldn't care less. As actors I think. They were all new and did a decent job. All of them will probably take a few years to learn how to act well. Having said that, I have sen much worse in other shows.

Overall this was strictly ok as a show. It had all stereotypes of a typical BL trope, but without kisses or physical intimacy which is core. I would recommend this only if you have absolutely run out of any other Thai BL to watch. (3.5/10)
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