We Have...A Lot of Feelings...About Things...

We forgot how good this show really is.

It has everything.: AI, Root, Shaw, Carter, Reese, Finch, great writing.

Us conflicted feelings.

On the one hand, it gave us Bonnie and Emi finally meeting, on the other hand, it gave us yet another problematic storyline.

We weren't going to comment about it anymore, because, well, it's GMMTV, and it's Girl Rules and they can do whatever they want, that's fine but saw some viewers enjoying where the story is going so, let us be clear:

It is NOT and it will NEVER be okay, for anyone, regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, level of attraction, etc. to manipulate someone the way Sasha manipulated Gorya by having both Kris (Emi) and Prim's sister, Baipor (Bonnie), be in on making Gorya jealous so she can go running back to Sasha.

Actually, at this point, Gorya should be running away from Sasha, not towards her.

Bambi (Film) being equally as manipulative to both Prim (Namtan) and Zee (Kapook) is also not acceptable.

As it turns out, Min (View) and Praew (Mim) are turning out to have a better dynamic than all these other characters.

We don't mind complicated, complex, conflicted characters, but not understanding the characters' (or the writers/directors) end game here. Is it to be entertained? Is it for us to hate these characters? Not sure.

There is such a thing as character growth and having well-rounded characterization. Neither of which the characters discussed possess.

Viewers might think, chill, it's just a story, people are like that IRL. Yeah, they are, but media is so powerful, and when they show these kinds of toxic, negative behavior (manipulation, s*xual assault) within GL without proper context/processing they normalize these kinds of behavior, and people (impressionable ones, def) think these kinds of behavior are okay (they're not)(Gender-based violence, even in LGBTQIA relationships, is on the rise. Manipulation is a kind of violence, too, masquerading as attraction/love, used deliberately to gain power and control over a partner).

Saw that Girl Rules was going to end soon and was like, what? Already? But...?

to the mothers, the motherly, and those who mothered.

is honestly one of the best to come out of GMMTV since we started watching their shows.

*Spoilers*

Where do we even start?!?

This is one of the most wonderfully, sex-positive (GL or non-GL) series we've watched so far.

It's also neither cringe, nor preachy about it.

Lal and Wine behaving like actual adult women who process their feelings about sleeping with each other, has got to be one of the gayest, but also healthiest, most positive depictions we've seen so far. Bonus: Wine thanking Lal for a wonderful night, with that smile, made us go oh, we get it now, why Jingjing Yu is a supermodel. LOL Like, WTF, she's actually hot?

Lal has got to be the greenest flag that ever existed in GL verse. She's protective of Wine when some creepy, married guy tries to get her drunk during yet another company event (bowling, this time), outdrinks the guy, and makes sure she gets home (to her haha) safely. Despite drunken Wine coming on to her, Lal tells her to go to sleep and that they'll talk when she's sober. Lal even volunteers to sleep on the couch like the green flag she is.

How cute are these two for deciding to have some probationary period for sex-ing? LOL Like, so nerdy and gay at the same time!

Half expected Wine to whip up some friends-with-benefits type of contract actually.

Points for Wine for formally informing Lal she passed the (sex) probation Lal was confident she would pass anyway. LOL

New product placement alert!

The flirting between these two is honestly top-tier. And really, really hot and sexy.

Honestly, they're giving Heart Code's Capt.Tharn (Tungpang) and Vicky (Jessie Natsiya Prommart) a run for their money.

There's really something about Janhae Ployshompoo - and it's not just because she's really pretty, but it's her acting/performance, it's the little micro expressions on her face, it's the comic timing, it's how adorable she is, it's that confidence and maturity she brings to a role that if it were any other actor, would have felt flat/cringe. She has talent and had years of experience, and it shows. We understand now why the other GLs sometimes didn't work for us.

Jingjing Yu has that certain je ne sais qua people keep talking about that we didn't quite get but we get it now. LOL

The chemistry between these two is sizzling.

It's like GMMTV has learned from previous series they've produced and through the various permutations, finally got one right. Also, feels a bit like they were saving the best for last. So, yay, GMMTV!

We continue to thank DutchMill. LOL

We've come up to decide how to watch anything 'cause there's so much stuff to watch right now:

Based on this, the gayest we have watched thus far are:

For its continued commitment to make us gayer...

Like, it's only May of 2026, but Thailand has managed to make us...even gayer than ever...

So, thank you, Thailand!

If we

a) hate the writing

b) hate the story

c) hate Fun

d) hate Channel 3

d) all of the above

Three episodes in and Fulfill the Series continues to

a) Test our patience

b) Test our sanity

c) Question our life choices

d) Give up on this series altogether

Like

Oom and Fun reunite, garden with Oom's mom, have world's most awkward sex (for reference, pls watch Monomax's "Heart Code"), then immediately go back to...Fun making it all about herself. Like, okay, Oom forgets Fun's laundry at the laundry shop, forgets to buy her favorite noodles at the noodle shop, bought the wrong shampoo, and bought food she was allergic to. In addition, Oom also made the mistake of having fun with her colleagues, celebrating professional success, and being the mature one in the relationship. Like, okay, Fun, you could have picked up your own laundry? Picked up your own favorite noodles? Appreciated that Oom found time to do a grocery run for you? Bought stuff on sale? Like, not sure we're getting this correctly, but are we right in assuming Fun doesn't want Oom to have a life outside their marriage? That she wants Oom's life to revolve around her and only her?

After this episode, we conclude that the only way we can power through this is if

a) Lena and Miu make another cameo, until the end of the series

b) Lingling can, too, if she wants

c) the actors from PlayPark also cameo, but only if the 3rd member of Gelato also does a cameo (she used to sing and dance with Tungpang and Jessie, so by association, she cool)

c) Fun follows through and dumps Oom so

d) Oom, who is actually cute, can be with someone who actually appreciates her.

Anyway, we know we watch this every Friday, but every Friday ep seems more disappointing than the last?!?

Us something to live for look forward to:

Even better question 👇:

*Spoilers*

It's that time of the week again:

Everyone's main character energy means everyone also isn't given the proper moment to shine. If everyone is a main character, then no one is a main character.

As it is, it feels a bit like too many cooks making the broth (or in this case, too many queer women characters? Or too many familiar faces)?

A better way of doing this could have been a multi-season series of episodes, with each season having a character/couple arc, and plot, so everyone has a chance to shine. We would've wanted to see everyone for more than a few minutes. The first season could feature Milk/Love, 2nd Namtam/Film, 3rd View/Mim, with mini-seasons or spin-offs? Alternately, it could be an anthology, which worked well with Mu Te Luv.

As it is, feels a bit like a season-length trailer for everyone's future projects: Moon Shadow, Her, that Bake-Love thing, etc.

We're in Ep 8, but we're introducing new characters and love triangles? Emi with Love? But last time it was Emi with Milk? Before that it was Bonnie with Milk? Then there was Milk with Film? Like, yeah, okay, Milk's character in-verse is a stud, but this feels like half fan service/fan fic? Also, Ciize with Namtan? Like, why? She was one of the best things about 23.5.

Milk/Love continue to be the glue that keeps this story together. We're still here for Gorya and Sasha, tho 8 eps in, and having just watched Enemies with Benefits (Ep1), the discrepancy in a lot of things is glaring. Also, these two need to get it together, OMG. Losing patience over this will-they-won't-they thing.

The bit about harassment in the industry was pretty good story-wise, and this was a moment where Girl Rules could have truly shined. This is what the whole season could have hinged on, as it is compelling enough to propel the series forward. The fraudster manager would've been an interesting season-long story, too. This was all easily resolved in one ep though, so.

Film continues to be cute, though we'd prefer better-written, more well-rounded, complex characters for her.

Will Emi meet Bonnie? Would love for them to cross paths here.

*Spoilersss*

So, verdict's out:

Enemies with Benefits is actually good, entertaining and worth the wait. Janhae Ployshompoo Supasap (Lal) continues to be the GMMTV GL MVP, a consistently good actor, endlessly charming and talented while Jingjing Prariyapit Yu (Wine) continues to be hot.

The premise may be overly done (two Hollywood movies starring Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis, and Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman come to mind) but the story, the tone, and Jan and Jingjing give it a fresh spin.

Jan's Lal is a newbie sales exec who immediately locks horns with the strict, no-nonsense accounting head, Wine (Jingjing Yu).

Lal tries to befriend Wine but Wine isn't interested until

A company night out with their Japanese clients reveal that, well, Wine is actually into her.

Hence the beginning of their friends-with-benefits arrangements.

Some familiar faces here, including the cast of 23.5 (hey, A.J.! And Golf!) , Mim, Ciize and Kapook. Starting to get convinced these are the only actors available all the time for GMMTV GL series!

it's great to see queer female characters in their 30s now because we can only take so much high school and college GL!

Jan and Jingjing continue to be hot and sexy together. But

Nobody has sex with their glasses on, Wine.

Lal making sure Wine is not too drunk to give implied consent before they do the deed and Wine confirming it by saying "Actually, I'd still like to do this even if I am sober..." Like...finally! Consent, yay!

Also, once consent is given, Lal wastes no time since, well, she's been having yogurt-related sex dreams about Wine like...? LOL.

Like, yogurt-related sex dreams, Lal? Really? Can you be an even bigger (but cute, adorable) dork? Nobody has sex dreams about yogurt, Lal! LOL (Yogurt may have been ruined for us but we're not mad. Somehow, it's...simultaneously hot and healthy?)

Thanks, Dutchmill for sponsoring this! If Dutchmill is sponsoring, when can we expect noodle product placements? 😁

It's great to see Jan and Jingjing again!

Can't wait for the next ep!

(or any Channel 3 GL series really)

Just realized why Channel 3's "Fulfill"'s main GL relationship seemed weird to us: the depiction of Fun and Oom's relationship feels off somehow?

Fun running off to her mom when Oom is worried sick about her own (possibly injured) mom and thinking Oom no longer loves her when Oom actually married her feels childish to us. Meaning Oom actively wants to spend the rest of her life with this child. Then Oom having to cajole her and woo her back with fruits and Fun crying and sulking making it all about her like Oom's mom wasn't just rushed to the hospital?

Whereas in Heart Code, whenever Capt. Tharn and Vicky have a disagreement, they apologize to each other, like actual adults.

Vicky apologized to Capt.Tharn for sending her to the hospital.

Capt.Tharn apologizes to Vicky for snapping at her and for not having time for her and Vicky apologized for suggesting she ask her dad to transfer Capt. Tharn to another department.

Capt. Tharn apologized to Vicky for lying and Vicky apologized for her dad.

Neither one rushed off to their parents (granted one's mom and the other's dad are gone, and one is in the States, but still!), threw a sulk or tantrum, cried, made it all about themselves, etc.

We interrupt this gayness to comment on this post about The Devil Wears Prada:

And we're like, yeah...

AI took over, so actually, what's terrifying is AI, billionaire tech bros, and unregulated tech.

As a long time GL series viewer, watched enough to notice common patterns/themes/tropes in GL, so made a GL series bingo, like so:

Heartcode is still our favorite tho.

Dunno, guys, Tungpang is really cute, but Jessie does things to us.

It's like, the more we see Jessie, the gayer we become. Just when we think we couldn't be any gayer... LOL

Anyway, did we miss anything?