My Goofy Deskmate (Vietnamese Mini-Series)

I am not sure of there is really a whole lot to write about this show. I read that he videos of this show were originally released as small 1-3 min TikTok videos, which actually makes a lot of sense. I guess at some point they became popular, so this is when the makers decided to stitch them into episodes. As of now, there are 13 episodes available on YouTube, each with about 12 ish minutes of content. There are some lengthier episodes but they show interviews with cast members.

The focus Simon two couples in high school. The first couple are the best of friends since forever and they both enjoy each other's company and also constantly keep flirting. Their's is the kind of relationship that draws blurry lines between friendship, bromance and romance. As you can imagine, in these episodes we see many many disconnected shorts of interactions between this young friends and various scenarios that happen in school. Some of these were meh while others were really fun. I loved, every time that reporter would come and ask them odd questions, putting them on spot, making them kiss etc. Like a silly goofy fun sorta thing.

And then we have another couple, another two boys, friends of the couple who also have this love hate relationship. They are not really a couple but have the full potential to be one, given their interactions. Like like the previous couple, we see plenty of short skits/videos of their interactions.

Overall the show is an easy watch to just fill your time. There is no continuous story that you need to follow and remember and this could be a good stop gap. There are two other students who show up occasionally but don't really have a strong bearing. The one thing thats noticeable is how gorgeous are all 4 of he teenage boys. I am absolutely beautiful, in a cute sort of way, not hot. It's gonna be hard to rate this, so I am just gonna leave it at average; since this is more like a collection of short videos than really a series of sorts. (5/10)

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