Don't get me wrong, I am absolutely here for the ride P'Au and MSP team are taking us on. I appreciate the developments of ep 11 and I adore chinzhilla's friendship. I'm also relieved the ep 11 curse did not unimaginatively separate tinngun and their relationship is stronger than ever. But I'm trying to understand how these events fit into the overarching romantic vision of the show, and perhaps I will feel differently after we've watched ep 12
I was somewhat caught off guard when chinzhilla lost hot wave. I was so sure they would win because the show has already told us about the outcome multiple times: That love is not a dream's greatest enemy but the very essence that fuels it, and dreams are also meaningless without sharing it with the person you love. Love makes Gun sing love songs better and hence love will be what eventually helps him win hot wave with the song he wrote about the people he loves. Because Tinn has been by his side since day one as his most ardent believer and supporter. Shouldn't Gun watch his dream come true with Tinn by his side then? Did that outcome not make the most sense narratively speaking? If this was a more serious show, I would've entertained the possibility they may not win cuz that's quite an idealistic and clichéd storyline. But MSP has been the most perfect romcom to date and there's no other show this would've worked on, so I'm sorry if I was wrong to hope
Through 10 episodes, MSP has built a light-hearted but realistic universe which had no traces of homophobia so the ep 12 preview (which maybe lying) is also confusing me. Since the first episode we've been watching Tinn bend over backwards to facilitate Gun's dream and I always thought, "I'm so glad this is a romantic comedy cuz Tinn would be getting into sooo much trouble for using his position as the school president to help his boyfriend" - because I didn't think for one second this was the kind of a show that would really land Tinn in trouble 😩😩
I do still believe everything that's to come in ep 12 will bring better answers and give them the happy ending they deserve. But I'm a little sad and trying to understand why it seems like the story has gone back on some key points it established before, and if the story is heading in a more serious direction than it set itself up as. I'm just trying to wrap my head around this and if y'all can share your views on this, I would really appreciate it
I am halfway into Episode four and my heart is already done, the happiness when ever I see Heart and Li Ming together and the absolut tragedy that is Wen and Alan’s Relationship. Help me
Added: fuck now I watched it and know I wish I didn’t. I am sad, everybody is sad, my babies a gonna be sad. FUCK
Add2: fuck the most redeeming thing about todays episode is that’s it is the Thursday one aka we get my school president tomorrow and if I don’t get some happy geminifourth there I don’t know what to do.
MSP add: so thanks to know one , the MSP episode was also a fucking rollercoaster and I can’t , fudge😅😌
I am happy that part of my hopeful prediction came true.
They are using the principal of the school to set the right standards this time. No homophobia, and she will be there to support them
PS: I would personally be delusional that she and gun’s mom hit it off really well in the first meeting itself , kindred spirits :P .. they’d make such a cool pair of friends.. T’s mom needs someone like G’mom to chill .. and G’s mom needs some forced discipline to take care of her health
There's this really... sweet undertone in MSP where it's just, it lets these kids be kids? They make stupid decisions and jump to conclusions and get weirdly defensive over things and feel unsure about their own feelings - and none of this is ever played as a bad thing, or something that ruins relationships.
For example, Tinn being jealous of Sound would have destroyed other couples we've seen in BLs, or at least led to like a huge fight and/or separation. Win being uncertain about his feelings could have meant Huge Emotional Blowout That Culminates In Either A Frantic Makeout Or Punching Each Other In The Face.
But it doesn't. MSP is so honest and refreshing because it shows these negative emotions, yes, but it also shows that they don't mean the end of the world. And I think that's part of why I love it so much