Teetee Wanpichit as Jai and Por Suppakarn as Pik in Friend Benefit official pilot
As a relationship anarchist with a core group of friends where everyone and their mother is unapologetically polyamorous, the more I watch the pilot the more I realize that my biggest wish for this show would be for it to have Jai and Pik sit down and talk about what they both want from their relationship, and to have them consciously shape it into something that suits both their needs, regardless of what it'd look like to others; the scene where Pik is asking fucking Google or worse, ChatGPT or whatever that garbage is called now what friends should or shouldn't do made me shudder even on the very first, giddy watch (because more Teetee and Por on my screen! I miss them!). Whatever made Jai a chronic dater, whether it's trauma or simply because this is how he ticks, let him become aware of it and own it, because without that, he'll keep repeating the old patterns no matter how much he loves Pik. Whatever made Pik stay silent all this time, whatever makes him not confront Jai either way, let him become aware of it, own it and act on it, because otherwise the resentment will erode the love he still has for Jai. Let them make deliberate choices, together, let them be honest with themselves and each other and communicate, please. Don't make them just fall into either getting together as lovers or breaking up completely just to fit the goddamn amatonormative narrative.
