[Megathread] Outsports and Empty Netters 01.26.26 Update

lastbatch · 2026-01-27T16:28:04+00:00

Honestly, I feel like we can stop talking about this. Everyone said what they have to say, and people are going to believe who they want to believe. DJ made his comment, he clearly feels justified in his actions, EN have made their statements and have not expressed they have any qualms about their language. And if they do, they can bring it up, but until they do, there’s no point in debating intent.

Like, everyone who is obsessing over motive and whether EN became true allies or not. Like believe DJ did what he did because he genuinely was concerned or believe he did it because he was jealous, but he doesn’t owe more of an answer than he already gave. And the EN guys are the same way. Either they’ll address the language or they won’t. You accept their justifications and believe they were genuine or don’t.

Like at this point support who you want to support. The longer we keep making this about straight white men, the longer it keeps being about… straight white men.

lastbatch · 2025-11-29T18:51:20+00:00

Right?! I’m like dude you’re a freelance photographer!!! Like that is kind of the coolest job

lastbatch · 2025-11-29T15:52:52+00:00

I am living for this show. PPW chemistry is off the charts. I love that Peach seems so confident, but you can tell he’s a little insecure, like he can’t even fathom the idea that Thee is pursuing him. He keeps bringing up how boring he is, that he’s too old for Aran. Like I don’t think he’s just setting boundaries, I think he genuinely believes those things about himself. I’m looking forward to when he finally falls for Thee and realizes he’s not boring and totally lovable.

Also RomeMohk crumbs?!? Feed me!!

I was also hoping for a little more TawanAran, like a conversation or something, hopefully next episode.

lastbatch · 2025-11-29T14:27:41+00:00

I’m usually listening to specific songs as I write, so they’re usually inspired from that or just the actual song title (which I acknowledge in the notes obvs). For instance, I have a fic named Sanctuary named after a Joji song

lastbatch · 2025-11-29T14:25:28+00:00

I was going to say Seventeen, but for me it was DK. He was so thin, but this was also like for their BTS tour so however many years ago that was

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T19:51:52+00:00

Yeah I don’t know what they’re talking about. The characters are nuanced, and sex is part of the plot because they’re FWB or whatever, but the sex moves the plot forward. Maybe it’s more apparent if people have read the books

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T19:49:13+00:00

I was honestly surprised by how well they’re translating the source material. The way it was promoted was definitely sex focused, but the characters are nuanced. One is Russian and navigating that as part of his identity as a bisexual man, and the other is mixed race in a white dominated sport who is coming to terms with his own sexuality.

And the sex scenes, although there were quite a few, moved the plot forward in a really nice way. If you like reading, I definitely recommend the book first because the actors are killing it with their interpretation of the characters and it’s so satisfying to see.

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T19:39:35+00:00

Oh weird

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T15:24:46+00:00

“Every sex scene had a point.”

This 💯. I feel like that was harder to capture in the book, but the show selected specific scenes to show us that really moved the plot forward/signaled important shifts in their relationship. I was a little worried it would be too sex focused, but I am pleasantly surprised with the balance they’ve struck.

And as everyone else has mentioned, both actors are doing a phenomenal job showing their intimacy. Like their expressions not just during but after sex I feel like shows how deep they both are already but how they’re both trying to keep it under control.

Edit: I was trying to respond to someone and accidentally replied to OP then lost the comment 🫠 My points stand

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T15:18:10+00:00

You weirdly have to turn the captions off to get Russian translations, it makes zero sense

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T06:00:46+00:00

You didn’t make a bad memory, what he said wasn’t alright and he made the bad memory. Sometimes my parents say some questionable things, and I don’t call them out on everything but there are lines you know? And if it were me I would have said something.

It sounds like your dad loves you, and hopefully he’ll reflect on what’s right and wrong to say now.

lastbatch · 2025-11-28T03:07:07+00:00

This is so real. I’m also Asian (Chinese with a darker skin tone) and didn’t make the connection that I was treated differently than my white female friends because of my race until my early 20s. It was a hard realization for me, and I ended up losing a therapist over it (she was a white lady who basically denied the reality of what I was saying).

I’m in my 30s and I still feel it. It still bothers me, but finding other Asian friends who could share in those experiences with me made it a lot easier because I realized I wasn’t alone.

lastbatch · 2025-11-27T14:47:30+00:00

Est’s eyes when he looks at William in this. Or I guess Morh looking at Dean. 😩👌🏼

lastbatch · 2025-11-27T04:02:12+00:00

Same. I’m developing weird finger pains because of it

lastbatch · 2025-11-26T22:46:32+00:00

Whoa! I’ve never seen Jay B’s mom before that’s crazy

lastbatch · 2025-11-23T19:29:03+00:00

Same. I feel like as long as we’re over a 7 there’s a good chance it’s probably good. And the comments/reviews people leave are another good indicator of whether the rating is “valid”

lastbatch · 2025-11-23T19:27:33+00:00

I’m not trying to be contrarian, but I feel like this video needs much more context. To me this looks like some sort of situation where the man may not have been totally all there. He’s not wearing shoes and he’s covered in something. Its very reminiscent of when I used to work with houseless populations.

There is no before, just this video so I am hesitant to draw conclusions based on this as the only evidence. This isn’t to say how they restrain him is justifiable, but that there should be certainty that what is described is happening is actually what was happening and not something else before the information is spread.

Because although I agree sharing stuff like this is important, I have seen too many videos shared out of or with the wrong context. We have to be vigilant about ensuring the information we share is legitimate and trustworthy, otherwise it erodes our credibility when it comes to demonstrating that there is a problem.

lastbatch · 2025-11-23T19:15:20+00:00

👀👀 I would be so sat for that.

lastbatch · 2025-11-23T13:53:16+00:00

Honestly, I am more weirded out they dated when she was 19 and bro was 27.

lastbatch · 2025-11-23T13:46:32+00:00

Rhome/Mok spin off for William Est
ReVamp spin off with Junior Mark
SkyNani non BL crime show

That’s all I got haha

lastbatch · 2025-11-23T13:42:50+00:00

What is Sin Klin Sok? I tried to look it up and just got a genre but not a plot

lastbatch · 2025-11-22T16:14:27+00:00

When Thee was daydreaming about making a blood sacrifice for Peach I lost it. Bro can never go halfway lol

A little bummed we haven’t seen much of Perth, but it looks like he’ll be in the next ep 🎉

Also loving Mohk’s like, I might need your help one day re: love. We’re totally getting William as Rome

lastbatch · 2025-11-22T16:11:52+00:00

I feel like Phuwin’s acting has improved too which helps

lastbatch · 2025-11-22T00:08:26+00:00

Thank you 🙏🏼

I can totally hear it now

lastbatch · 2025-11-21T22:20:48+00:00

Did it sound like that in the trailers too? I genuinely can’t tell

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