While Aoey gets lots of screen time where his tragedy life is explored in detail. It is lopsided in the portrayals of the different storylines that are unfortunately detrimental to the characters. Bruce portrays his role perfectly as he acts spoiled and as if the fan adoration doesn’t affect him at all. His beauty and sexuality doesn’t matter to those, who know him well. I live for the way he is presented in small vignettes, almost always alone, highlighting his lonely persona on the social media. But he does love his family, even if they have cruelly dismissed his personal dreams. His sister outed his sexuality to his parents and there is an underlying tension between them. Major sections of the succeeding episodes focuses on this character, as his role becomes more consistent in the later portion of the series. Or it was to allow Gene to be swayed by his emotions to that he would allow Nubsib back into his life even though Gene knows that their love life has an expiration date.Īlongside their nearly all encompassing romance, the show also focuses on Aey’s personal struggles. Maybe it was to validate Nubsib’s clingy attitude. The scriptwriter’s failure to address this problem in the eighth episode is disappointing. Their issues are clearly emphasized as Nubsib explains and re-explains his childhood trauma of abandonment, when Gene left abruptly.īut only Gene knows it wasn’t a choice he made easily. The duality of their emotional perceptions of and ensuing arguments becomes the real conflict in this series. How can he trust someone who has created an illusion, that he now enjoys surreptitiously, based on false pretenses. His insistent frowns and reluctance to accept Nubsib comes from a place of reason and logic. It is clear that this is something that everyone knew except for Gene. That’s the feeling I got as their relationship is discussed by the people who know them best. I wonder if it was the writer’s intention to create a bubble around Gene, where Nubsib was the surface. Whether he is on the screen or not, his name is uttered in almost every scene. But by episode nine, the focus shifts to Nubsib. From the trailers to promotions, the artwork works on the pretense that the series is solely focused on Gene. I do wish that same character development had been attributed to the other characters. Because I don’t think an empathetic person would personally manipulate another person in pursuit of what they feel solely belongs to them. It almost validates the age difference, with Nubsib being almost five years younger than Gene. But that’s only because his character is written in a way that creates both empathy and sympathy. I enjoyed his high level of astuteness, when it comes to Gene. But since the entire cast personally know Nubsib no one seems to bat an eye over his possessive attitude, except for Gene. In a normal situation, this level of manipulation would be considered as rebelling, making him an unfit choice for Gene. It stuns me as a viewer that not many characters took offense on Gene’s behalf with regard to Nubsib’s actions. In his mind, all his lies and withholding of information was worth it and nothing anyone says will dissuade him of this path. The younger man in the relationship is actually the more mature of the pair. I can’t help but applaud Kao’s portrayal of Nubsib. Kao’s solemn face evokes sad feelings, as he accepts his long year schemes to win Gene. It’s clear the series has taken off the training wheels. So, I’m continuing my review on this series from the eighth episode onwards, as Gene and Nubsib begin a romance that is both cute as well forbidden.īrilliantly shot in the dark night, Nubsib resolutely answers to every accusation of his duplicity in regard to his courtship of Gene.
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