Gameboys (2020)

DA VOMITARE, ho messo 1 solo perchè non c'è 0

Ho iniziato questa serie perchè tutte le recensioni erano da 10, a quanto pare era piaciuta un botto a tutti e ciò la rendeva qualcosa di promettente.
Ma già dal primo episodio mi è letteralmente scoppiata in faccia un’ondata di CRINGE, stavo per vomitare, gli atteggiamenti con cui ci provava con l’altro, la parola “baby” ripetuta trentamila volte, era tutto così dannatamente cringe.
Sono riuscita a esistere soltanto 3 episodi poi veramente mi ero sfracassata le palle dal cringe e dalla noia, sembrava una storia senza senso.
Per non parlare degli atteggiamenti di quella Pearl, mamma mia che cringe.
Data sta situazione sono andata di nuovo nelle recensioni per capire cosa ci fosse di bello in questa serie e ho trovato scritto che poi si sarebbero incontrati quasi alla fine della serie, lì allora mi è venuto il dubbio di cosa potesse mai succedere fino a quel momento e così mi sono messa a guardare giusto velocemente, quindi senza sapere cosa succedesse, gli episodi seguenti; ne ho skippati tanti e sono arrivata a scoprire che si sarebbero incontrati al 10° episodio allora lì ho guardato solo loro che si incontravano e cazzo che cringe.
Ho visto sti due che si guardavano con un sottofondo di una ballad e praticamente era una parodia di una di quelle scene da k-drama, peccato che faceva a dir poco schifo. Si so messi a piangere così alla bho, sono passata avanti senza neanche vedere cosa si dicevano e poi sono morta, letteralmente il tizio ha portato l'altro davanti un coso di plastica per abbracciarsi senza toccarsi e poi si sono baciati attraverso la plastica, lì sono scoppiata, mi sono messa a ridere come se non ci fosse stato un domani, stavo per piangere dal ridere. Non ci credevo che avessero fatto na cosa del genere, capisco il sottofondo del covid ma cazzo certo che questo era cringe, dannatamente assurdo. Sono morta.
Sono passata così alla seconda stagione (tutto questo dal terzo episodio in poi nel giro di una mezz'oretta, giusto per farvi capire come abbia skippato il tutto senza pietà) e la situazione sinceramente l’ho trovata leggermente migliorata, erano lo stesso così cringe e ho skippato molto ma vi giuro a una certa non ce l’ho fatta più perchè stesso al primo episodio entra un tizio a me sconosciuto nella videochiamata e pronuncia una delle frasi che cazzo non mi sarei mai aspettata…."baby boy”.......non ho parole, appena l’ha detto mi sono soffermata a pensare e ho chiuso tutto. Veramente lì non ce l’ho fatta per l’ultima volta perchè dio mio che cringe, non è normale ma poi il tono di voce. Da non parlare poi Pearl durante la serie che quando ho skippato l’ho trovata due volte ad urlare in videochiamata a quelli di riprendersi il loro baby, poi per non parlare di come fra di loro si chiamassero baby.
MI VIENE DA VOMITARE
È LA COSA PIÙ BRUTTA CHE ABBIA MAI VISTO
IL FATTO CHE ABBIA RESISTITO 3 EPISODI È GIÀ ASSURDO.

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A story of love and acceptance even in the worst of times.

Story: I’m writing this as a lesbian who experienced the same events as Cairo within this drama as I can understand and appreciate the plot in a different way because of this. I also struggled with my sexuality the same as Cairo, and was outed when I was still not ready. I (like Cairo) was outed by my now ex best friend who I thought would accept me, but turned completely against me. Being outed by the person you thought was your best friend completely breaks your trust which explains why Cairo is so closed off. Dealing with the burden of such a huge secret weighs you down and having friends by your side is the most important thing you can have when you’re struggling with your own identity. The way Cai also handled it, when she apologised he accepted her apology but did not forgive her yet, made me happy. When someone hurts you that much, especially a close friend, it’s almost impossible for your friendship to go back to the way things were before, so I love that they didn’t make what his best friend did as a minor issue and showed the consequences of her actions both for him and her. The slow but quick progression of their relationship was fast but also felt quite natural in some ways. When they finally met you could see so much love in their eyes I actually teared up when I saw them crying. This was not just a story about a simple internet romance during the Covid-19 pandemic, this is a story of love and acceptance even in the worst of times.

Cast: Elijah Canlas as Cairo- At first I did think Elijah’s acting was a little awkward but as the series progressed we saw an actor who took on a role giving it his own interpretation and completely taking on the role of Cairo. It wasn’t even the big things, but the most subtle actions made his role so believable. When I first realised I was interested in woman the term ‘gay’ or ‘lesbian’ felt so foreign, so when I finally confronted my sexual preference I remember getting choked up and it took me a few seconds to even say the word ‘gay’. When Cairo did the same when talking to his mum I had to pause the episode and breathe because of how emotional I felt. I can officially say that Elijah as Cairo is the best actor to have played such a role in order to represent the fear those of the LGBT community still face even to this day. When he portrayed his father dying, it wasn’t the case of quickly moving on, but it also wasn’t portrayed as him being constantly depressed, it was more he was sad but wanted to continue living his life and carrying on his father’s memory which I loved.
—Kokoy de Santos as Gavreel- Kokoy created a character for Gavreel that was more than just the simple playboy he may seem on the outside. He created a confident but secretly insecure character who always wanted the people around him to be happy. He was a character that was pushy in some ways, but also understood when Cairo needed space and would back off but still show and send his love and support throughout all the tough times he faced. Gavreel was also just as prone to jealousy as anyone would be, and although he clearly struggles to communicate he does try and we watch him grow through the series.I really loved the character of Gavreel and I think describing him as “boyfriend goals” would be especially fitting.
—Adrianna So as Pearl- Wow, Pearl was literally my favourite female character not just in this series, but possibly ever. She was the shipper female friend that was there for the couple, defended them, but also knew when not to interfere with their love lives. She had a strong sense of right and wrong and would even argue with her best friend on Cairo’s behalf if she thought he did something wrong. My favourite quote of hers is “if you did something stupid don’t use mental health as an excuse, own up to your mistakes make up for it and don’t do it again”. She even drove all the way out to help Gav and Cai meet for the first time, and left as soon as they were together so they had chance to be alone as if she knew how important this meeting was. She’s someone that seems like she would be easy to make friends with and talk to when you go through tough times. I can’t wait to watch her own series when it comes out.

Music: It was pretty enjoyable with some good backtracks and sound effects, but nothing I thought was incredibly memorable.

Rewatch value: I can definitely say as soon as this series ends I’ll straight away be rewatching it, and I can imagine that I’ll go back to this series many times.

Overall: I’m so grateful for this series and I believe this series alone will help so many people in Cairo’s position. This is more than just a simple BL series and I can’t thank The IdeaFirst company enough for creating this. This will definitely be a game changer, not only for Filipino BL’s, but the representation of gay characters as a whole. I’m so glad I was able to watch this series when it first began.

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