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BAD BUDDY (2021-2022) | insp by @miscellar
‘Don’t you want to be free?’
“Do you think your mom will ever forgive my dad? If you were her, would you? We can’t change what happened. We can just live with it. If you want to, go ahead. I will not live with it. What are you going to do then? Run away to a place where there’s only us. Do you think they will allow that? Our parents won’t. But some people might.”
Let’s get away from here. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
PatPran scenes as Taylor Swift songs.
The thing that has been stuck in my mind is the way you can literally see the moment when Pran realized just how much Pat loved him. I mean sure from all the things that Pat has already done for him, it should already be evident enough but still, you can see the look of realization in Pran's eyes when Pat suggested that he would post the status stating that they broke up just to make it easier for Pran. He's so taken aback from this idea because this is one of those telling moments where you see just how deep his love is.
As someone who has had feelings for one person for so long, them liking you back is a shock and you're always second guessing yourself and their feelings. There's always a constant fear that maybe one day they'll realise that you're not enough and they'll move on to someone better. But I think this is "THE MOMENT" where Pran understands that there's definitely no going back from this. Pat is as invested in this relationship as Pran, if not more.
He sees a man who's ready to be portrayed as the "heartbroken one" or "the one who got dumped" and does not give a damn if people make fun of him or tease him, just so that his boyfriend could get back with his friends. Pran, at this moment, finally gets it and that's why he reciprocates his feelings through Pat's love language, i.e. physical touch.
The little conversation about saying boyfriend instead of husband and wife is darling because it's so sweet and soft and honest but also because it brings into mind that heteronormativity that comes from those words and how unneeded it is.
Boyfriend is enough.
i know we all know how much pat considers pran's feelings and needs with their new relationship.
but the first thing i noticed when the curtain dropped and they had to face everyone in the theatre is that once pat processed what was happening, the first thing he did was to look at pran to see how HE was processing it all.
his first thought was to know how pran was feeling, how he is reacting so that he'd be able to know how to act himself.
i love that throughout the entire episode, we saw once more how this is a give and take relationship from both sides. they're both fairly new at this yet they try to understand the other, prioritize the other, they COMMUNICATE.
pat knows how much more difficult it is for pran to process their relationship (mostly because of their families and friends) although pran wants it as much as pat does.
i just thought it was a really nice detail that just showed once more how much of a walking green flag pat is and mostly how important pran's feelings are to him.
Did you hurry back home? I hurried home after I heard your sad puppy voice. “Heeey” you said. I was worried. Hey. You’re being cuter and cuter every day. I want to hug you. Let’s do a virtual hug for now. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
“We’re not like parents in tv dramas”
Right, more like parents in Shakesperian tragedies
I want to point out something SO important about this episode…
This scene right here. Omg. I got emotional. The way Pat was originally coming over to continue their teasing, but saw that Pran was in a sad mood so he changed his tune real quick to become a more lighthearted and supportive person for Pran to lean on. They understand each other in ways even their friend groups wouldn’t understand 😭😭
Do we all agree that ‘conceding’ the bet came so easily for Pran here…
…because Pat had already confessed here:
You’re good now. My teacher taught me well. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
Riam is right here, my dear Kwan.
Pat, open the door! She’s your sister. But you’re my boyfriend.
Are you guys friends? BAD BUDDY (2021), dir. Backaof Noppharnach
People are preparing to get on the bus. Too many people there. When the bus is here, my boyfriend will come and get me anyway. Who’s your boyfriend? There’s the bus. We will leave in 15 minutes. That means I have some times to hit on you here. BAD BUDDY THE SERIES (2021)
Pat giving Pran a safe place to explore their feelings for each other by giving him the familiarity of the competition and bet is one of the most beautiful acts of love I've seen in a long time.
seize the chance | "requested" by anonymous
The "OH" Moment
Why can’t I say it?
bonus: gotta poke the dimple
Have you not had a secret crush on anyone before?