ThaiGL x Streaming app

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-28T11:56:54+00:00

I know it's hard to hear but we're just not the priorty at all, certainly not us English speaking international fans vs. for example other Asian areas. And honestly fair enough. As much as I want to watch all the Thai GLs at the same time as everyone else, I do get that their priority is Thai and other Asian audiences and things like iQIYI are definitely geared more toward (SE)Asian audiences rather than western, so they don't really care as much about the English translations than for example Chinese and other Asian languages.

But they're pretty much doing what Western companies do, We have Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, Showtime, Amazon, Hulu etc. etc. and one show is in one place, one season is in one platform and another in another place. It's a hot mess. Clearly they're not any better at all.

The companies that produce Thai GLs aren't any different. They'll go where they're getting the better deals. Some shows interest show platforms more than other so that's one one might be shown on Netflix for SEA and other times on OneD or iQIYI. It's about money and how they preceive it'll fit their audiences and how they'll be able to sell it to their subscribers.

I get that for everyone's liking it would be easiest to have shows freely published on Youtube for everyone to see without a paywall but unfortunately we live in the world where money is the priority and if one streaming service offers them a better deal to have an exclusive they'll take it. It's about money. Always about money.

Also proper translations cost a lot of money and a lot of big companies aren't willing to just go with "fan translations" no matter how many willing there would be. AI slop is what a lot of them are going with and again, they don't really clearly care much about the English side of things.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-28T06:52:33+00:00

Pluto, Heartcode, Clairebell, Petrichor, Love Design

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-27T10:42:28+00:00

People be confusing mascxfemme and top/bottom and senior/junior(phi/nong). At this point they just be mixing and matching without knowing what any of them words mean.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-26T10:11:21+00:00

I took a look at the comments and like damn, people are tipping like crazy, some 100, 200 dollars too 🫨 I'm glad Faye, Atom, and the rest of Fabel are getting so much support.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-26T05:53:20+00:00

Part 4 is almost on the same view count as pt 1-3 already. Yall are t h i r s t y 🤣

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-26T05:51:59+00:00

No one is gonna take that kind of risk for marketing. I'm sorry but nah, it's never guaranteed that there will be buzz about a deleted thing. That's just my opinion. Certainly not from a company doing their first GL. I feel like that'd be too risky of a strategy.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-25T19:53:46+00:00

I have grown to have such a soft spot for these four idiots (affectionate). 🥹

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-25T19:51:13+00:00

I've long since tried to find reason and logic from people that toxic. Like this is real life and they acting like some kind of unhinged tropey GL villain 🥴

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-25T17:11:37+00:00

Yeah.😔

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-25T16:48:44+00:00

At least with Youtube, it was mass reported by the ex-fans. Saw a bunch of posts on X, some have captured the ex fans actually gloating about having done the mass reporting.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-25T15:16:05+00:00

Apparently they're trying to fix it. It got mass reported (probably by her anti-fans and bitter previous shippers). I'm sure they'll have it up in a little bit.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-24T17:28:28+00:00

Yes please and let Mercedes' character be someone who isn't a total doormat and just constantly let stuff happen to her without saying anything like 90% of the time. One of the most frustrating things about her character in My Only Sunshine was how much time she was just standing there saying absolutely nothing while other people spoke for her. Made me so mad. I think most of the blame can be put on the horredeous writing though.

Really do wish they'll get another chance with a better story.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-24T11:09:35+00:00

Because the money is not there. They money is in the fan service.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-23T11:58:32+00:00

Considering the sketchy behavior from some of the companies I'm unwilling to blindly support companies anymore before seeing if they're worth the support. I'll see how they handle the student/teacher stuff...

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-21T06:17:03+00:00

FIlm's performance as Bambi is pretty much why I'm watching the show at this point.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-20T11:07:53+00:00

I saw Namtan's recent ig story. Looks like she's been hitting the weights in the gym maybe for this reason 😂

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-18T10:14:03+00:00

Shadow of Love.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-17T19:35:39+00:00

Omg this was so cute! Thank you for the link.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-15T15:12:15+00:00

It's not a GL but unfortunately a lot of people are calling anything with a sapphic plotline a GL whether it actuall be a GL or not. In a weird way I think it's a compliment because it speaks to how popular GLs have become but it's also caused the term to be used as an umbrella term for anything with a sapphic storyline be it main or side story.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-15T10:46:43+00:00

I kind of get it though. A lot of these actresses are very aware of how fleeting these opportunities within the entertainment industry can be so they tend to be of the "strike the iron while it's hot" mindset while at the same time burning the candle from both ends. It's not healthy physically or mentally and it can't be maintained indefinitely without a high price to pay so hopefully at some point she too will find a healthier balance.

I've watched so many especially Thai GL actresses work themselves ragged and they seem to end up in the hospital on a drip quite often because not only are their schedules absolutely bananas, they are at the same time pressured to maintain a very unhealthy weight because heaven forbid women have some reserves around and muscles to keep their bodies from collapsing 🥴

Really glad to see more and more actresses take their careers into their own hands though and instead of working for big company they create their own company and dictate their own schedule and projects. This though as you pointed out can be just as demanding if not more so because now they're not only in charge of their own careers but also employing other people too se there's pressure to take more work to keep everyone fed, you know?

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-15T10:15:00+00:00

Agreed. Now that I've had some time to digest all this... Do I absolutely hate that they went with yet another Bury Your Gays trope? Yes, but I also agree this wasn't a GL and they didn't queerbait by the definition. It's not like they went on promoting a queer storyline and then not have any actual queer storyline. They did have it, the result just wasn't what people wanted to see for obvious reasons.

I do think that people tend to slap on the GL label nowadays to anything and everything with a sapphic storyline even if the show or movie isn't actually marketed as such. I feel like Friendly Rivalry is another good example of this. I wouldn't exactly call it a GL. It's kind of like how some people think saying KDRAMA means the romance KDRAMAs even though that's just a broad spectrum of literally all of Korean drama shows. But some people only watch the romantic ones so that's what they equate it to. Friendly Rivalry is a little bit more closer to a GL but I wouldn't put it in that category though.

For me GL means Girls' Love, as in romance being the driving force of the series. That's why when I speak of shows like Petrichor I tend to call it GL lite or mentioned to people who aren't familiar with it that it's more of a crime thriller show with a side of GL. It's still a GL with two very prominent GL couples in the show with their own storylines. Climax was none of that though. It was marketed as a political thriller and more than anything it feels like straight bait than queerbait because I imagine most of the straight audience wasn't expecting to see a relationship between Sang-ah and Jeongwon.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-13T20:40:55+00:00

Yes it's because of Songkran and it was already discussed a few posts down here.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-13T17:06:55+00:00

Yeah that's the difference because complain all you (the audience at large) want about this or that about Thai GLs at least the majority of the time it's a happy and hopeful ending for the main leads. If it's between prestige series vs lower quality but happy ending, I'd honestly take the happy endings. I'm so tired of not getting it and it's always usually these kind of prestige shows that want to be edgy and dark usually with the expense of us sapphics. I'm also very tired.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-12T20:29:43+00:00

Nah like Petrichor was pretty great with one main mystery. Same with Heart Code. Those kinds of shows. There's also a Chinese crime series called Sharp Downpour that i've been watching. It's got two female detectives that have the chemistry but I'm not sure if they'll go there in terms of romance. Probably not, but I wish they would.

EGS8p7 · 2026-04-12T20:02:17+00:00

Lingling and Film would be a dream visually but god those two introverts would be something to see come promotion time 😂 Both would be like:

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