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Be Friends First (Thai Mini-Series)

This was yet another one of those Thai teenager gay dramas that just feels wrong too watch. These boys barely look 13 or 14 years old and having to watch them talk about love, sex and be naughty made me very uncomfortable. Thankfully, it is only 4 episodes of about 20-22 minutes each, but still a simple yet uncomfortable story to see

Tankhun is a young boy who loves to drive his scooter fats. Worried bout that, his father takes away his scooter and instead asks his friend's son Kim to pick and drop from school. The friendship starts blooming. Kew knows he is gay but Tankhun is interested in a girls ho he realizes just liked to get gifts from boys. When another boy in the class starts sowing interest in Kim, that makes Tankhun jealous and he doesn't know what's happening. But everytime he sees them together, he doesn't like it and tries to break thier bond. Eventually he confesses to Kim that he likes him. But Tankhun still is uncomfortable accepting that in public which he eventually does. We see one episode spent on both wanting to have sex , but also sacred at the same time. The series ends at a cliffhanger where Tankhun's dad has decided that he will go overseas for further studies, so he tells Kim a lie that he was not in love with him but just playing with his feelings.

I have watched, by now, many really low production shows, which thanks to product placements probably recover some of the money. But then, you may ask, what is the point of making shows when you do not have anything relevant to say or show. Half the time I was uncomfortable watching the show, the other half I was like why are we abusing kids. I mean, I really dont know who the show was made for and then there is a threat for a second season too. The only good thing is that it's a short series and if you watch in double speed, you can finish it off very quick. (2/10)

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