When you hang out with your gang at the bus stop but also have to hold your secret boyfriend's hand!!!
Love this scene though it was just a split second T.T
Nong Nao, you be rooting for them XD
12 Reasons Why Bad Buddy Broke The World With 12 Episodes
(Updated) I made a list of my favorite things that this drama gifted us to remember and cherish forever. In no particular order:
1. It’s a Romantic Comedy (With a Twist!)
Romcom is a genre you cannot go wrong with and the world of queer media needs more of. Bad Buddy is filled with smiles and laughter and just the right amount of melodrama that doesn’t let it turn too depressing anywhere (in retrospect even episode 11 was brilliantly written and served the purpose). It has become the comfort show that lifted our spirits for 12 weeks and will continue to have a high rewatch value. That’s what any good show must be like, easy on the heart to return to. By injecting the story with the star-crossed trope in the background, they have achieved a flawless balance between fluff and angst. It is a relatable love story that you smile, yearn and weep for, a true masterpiece whichever angle you see it from.
2. OhmNanon’s Acting
Ngl I did not see this coming even after the trailer. With every episode that came out, I was shocked by their natural chemistry that climbed to the stratosphere of romance and how they felt more like a real couple than any couple we’ve ever seen in a queer drama. Whichever show nails the casual touches and kisses has already won the lottery and OhmNanon served us the entire range. From childhood friends to rivals to lovers who gave us the bickering dynamics of an eternally married couple, the effortlessness with which two people who have known each other their entire lives fall in love, the passionate lovers who grow up to take a stand and everything in between. This casting was godsent.
3. PatPran’s Partnership
In my opinion, this is Bad Buddy’s greatest strength for why it is the best BL drama we’ve ever seen and closest to true love we’ve ever gotten in a modern day queer love story. We rarely see a couple like PatPran who are partners in everything and fight the world together all while being entirely wholesome, utterly positive and totally unproblematic. At the heart of it, Bad Buddy is about two people being in love and the extents they will go for their love to survive. We see both of them being there for each other, communicating with each other, taking care of each other, sweeping each other off their feet & fighting for each other- that’s love! Love is partnership and no one is more than the other. Love thrives in equality. Majority of shows fail to understand that and only focus on one character’s love for the other. But Pat and Pran are two sides of the same coin and we are so lucky to witness such a well-written story come to life.
4. PatPran are a Power Couple
No story understood the assignment like Bad Buddy did that we like to see stories where both the protagonists are on an equal standing in every sense; where they are equally badass, equally obsessed with each other, equally devoted in love and supportive of each other. They’re also leaders of their respective faculties, super smart, music lovers, rugby players and rivals in life and love. They radiate the magnetism of two yin yang personalities and soulmates inevitably attracting. The story itself was structured in a way where them being equal was pivotal to the romance and the whole competition is an exciting ploy on the surface because there are only winners in love. (This equal dynamics in characterization is something I’ve only seen so far in Chinese BL dramas like SHL/CQL so I am absolutely giddy to see it in a modern day setup!) These 2 reasons are why they are being hailed as the healthiest couple in BL history.
5. It Successfully Captured The Queer Experience
This show really nails the fact that queer people have entirely unique experiences in love and there is zero need to base it on/reference straight romance in the process of telling that story. BL so far hasn’t been able to ditch outdated tropes that were carried over from het romance. You simply cannot change the female lead’s role to a male one and call it a brand new gay/sapphic love story when it still feels like the characters are operating on het dynamics of the pursuer and the pursued.
Agreed!
Ur SOUL, Ur BodY — Pat x Pran animated fan MV
There's also a line "You make me sing / You make me pull my trousers up / That's how your existence in my life is" and if this song isn't literally an anthem for Pat x Pran's amazing relationship, I quit drawing xD
Watch the video to see my animation, I spent whole week on it not being able to move from Bad Buddy :'))
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Pat stealing food from Pran, and Pran’s (progressively less aggressive) reactions to it
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Facts!!