EngLot’s chemistry is overflowing.
Basically, ‘Love Bully’ is just another chaotic Club Friday installment. However, unlike most Club Friday series, the premise of this drama doesn’t involve affairs or cheating, which deserves a good point there. The storyline is not that bad, but it’s not the best either. Certainly, it focuses on the one who cares too much would be more hurt, while the one who cares less would be more frustrated at having to put up with all the crap all the time.It's a Club Friday drama, so the conflicts are expected to be a little overdramatized. But despite that, good directions help convey the story well. In terms of acting, Charlotte deserves praise for her performance this time. She nailed it. The only thing about this drama that I personally like is the great chemistry between Engfa and Charlotte. The EngLot tandem makes the scenes they share look natural. Given that they are one of the most famous GL pairings in Thailand and also well-known internationally, it's not surprising that this series has become the most anticipated, most talked about, and most watched compared to other Club Friday series.
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Englot Chemistry at its Best
“Love Bully” ended up being a lot more fun than I thought it would be going in.I didn’t know what to expect since I have not watched any Club Friday story before this. For those unfamiliar like I was, Club Friday is an anthology based on stories submitted by listeners to the radio programme by the same name. The shows consist of dramatised retellings of the stories in a few episodes each. “Love Bully” is a part of the 16th season of Club Friday, and depicts the story of two women named Night (Engfa Waraha) and Irene (Charlotte Austin).
They meet at Night’s bar the night Irene returns from the US, and hit it off instantly. They are quick to realise their feelings for another and equally quick to get together, which to be fair, makes sense given the short runtime. However, their relationship is threatened by the classic soap opera tropes of a meddling vamp character who tries to ruin their relationship as well as Irene’s career, an evil ex-boyfriend who aids her, and the rich mother who scoffs exaggeratedly and demands Night to stay away from Irene, but comes around by the end to support them.
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Quando eu vi a primeira vez o trailer eu fiquei super animada porque achei que finalmente englot receberia papéis dignos, mas realmente decepcionou bastante.É uma produção bem básica e sem sal, mas que tinha tudo pra ser um GLzao. Não dá pra dizer que a atuação das englot não melhorou, pq é bem visível a melhora, só que ainda assim me deixa meio com um pé atrás.
Elas vão estar em outro gl futuramente e sinceramente eu estou com um pouco de medo desse ser o 3° gl delas que eu me decepciono🤡 Espero que não venha bomba.
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GL with badass women and a touching story
I've never seen anything from Club Friday, nor have I ever heard of it. 'Luve Bully' was randomly recommended to me by Youtube (thanks for that!). I watched it, googled 'Club Friday' and – holy shia – 16 seasons?? Good thing it's an anthology, alas, you can watch each story on its own. (I hope...)As for the actual review:
Story-wise it's nothing new for these type of Dramas. But it being GL surely gives it a bit more originality.
It really touched me in episode 3 and 4. I didn't think I'd cry that much – because I could relate to both Night and Irene a lot –, but I did.
I found it quite awkward, in the beginning, how Irene kissed Night on the cheek and her hands, after having talked for, like, 2 minutes. Now, I've watched some one-night-stands, so it's not uncommon that people kiss without knowing one another, but they usually do when the vibe or atmosphere is there. Which wasn't the case here.
I'm gonna say it's because they didn't have time to let them part and meet up later again, due to having a maximum running time.
On the other hand... since it's based on true events, maybe it's just Irene's character? I guess it is, but it was still very weird.
The way they got together also was a bit... kind of mood-ruining? Reminds me of the manga 'How do we relationship?'. Basically like: "hey we're both lesbian and single and we happened to meet each other, don't you think it's fate? Let's date."
At least they did have a proper kiss soon, to not only be "girlfriends because I don't wanna be alone" but actual ro-se partners.
They had 3 sex scenes, but just like with the hetero pair, you saw them kissing – cut – and then they were lying in bed (or in a bath tub) together.
It was cute though. The actresses do have quite the chemistry.
Irene was quite badass, like you'd expect it from a woman who has spent 10 years abroad in the USA. And I like how she points out Thai's fake politeness, due to the language and culture being overly polite. (Don't get me wrong, I do love the thai language. But fake politeness can be found in many languages/cultures and it is always quite annoying imo.) It does also become part of the story.
I liked that there was an open transgender person (where the word "trans" was acknowledged verbally, not just through subtext), but I wasn't a fan the way she was outed. At least the main girls did treat her positively and respected her pronouns afterwards, but that moment was a bit cringe. (Especially Irene asking whether she can call her "Dad" or "Daddy"...)
The antagonists were annoying af (especially the guy, oof) but I'm glad that one of them changed sides and befriended the 3 main characters. That was a sweet ending. I'd actually love to see more of them, especially the teased partnership between Jo and another woman (well, Jo said she's not into women, but it could be a QPR for example) ... <3
-03.09.24
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