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Post by HQ75 on Jan 22, 2024 13:11:42 GMT -5
I really dislike this because all they would have to do is rewrite Ben as someone who is actually growing and maturing as a human being. All of the characters in the square have done horrible things and behaved horribly yet they have been around way longer than Ben. The idea that a fictional character can't be rewritten to be better or more nuanced or just more pleasant, to me, is absurd. The connection between Ben's multiple traumas, he severe abuse and abandonment as a child could all have been dealt with so much better. These characters are only as good or bad or boring or interesting as they are written. Soaps kill characters all the time but legacy characters matter and I still think Ben should be allowed to actually grow well into adulthood just like some of the other characters that are now in their 40s and started on the show as kids.
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Post by HQ75 on Jan 22, 2024 13:05:55 GMT -5
I remember the actor Michael Fatogun who is going to play Moses also playing a gay character on Doctors. It was such a good storyline that was never fully realized. I am excited to see how well he is integrated into the cast of Coronation Street
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Post by HQ75 on Jan 16, 2022 18:53:13 GMT -5
Can someone please add James to the cover for this thread? Attachments:
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Post by HQ75 on Mar 19, 2021 8:28:28 GMT -5
Does anyone know of a channel that is doing Marty clips for Casualty?
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Post by HQ75 on Dec 28, 2020 7:21:00 GMT -5
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Post by HQ75 on Oct 20, 2020 10:46:19 GMT -5
I am a bit befuddled by the last part, I don't know if it was a translation error or what - but I really felt like something was missing there. Guitar's explanation to Solo didn't really seem to answer anything. The beach scene was nice when they were hugging - but I think Solo is still a bit too reserved. Dr. Perth is definitely jealous. Khim is still the worst shipper ever. Dr. Petch is oblivious to the pain he is causing Dr. Perth. I hope that this storyline is not going to go to some teenage crush from Khim's brother for Dr. Petch - because, yuck. Phu and Kao were nice together - but the actor behind Phu could use a little more coaching on scene delivery. I just do not see Guitar ever wearing a bunny shirt - Phu had to have specially bought that for Kao. I have a lot of questions about everyone's ages. How old is Khim? How old is her brother? How old are the "Drs? Are they residents or have they completed med school? Dr. Perth & Dr. Petch are still in school but we don't know their age. The bunny shirt belonged to Solo, not Guitar. Solo & Phu are actual brothers and I think they used to live together.
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Post by HQ75 on Oct 20, 2020 10:42:01 GMT -5
This is why closeted men should not get involved with men who are out of the closet. If you want to be closeted or you are not ready to come out, find someone who also wants to keep things secret or keep it in your pants. Judah may have money but his is clearly lonely and emotionally damaged by his grandmother's behavior and his mother's disregard for him. Rocky is a very loving family who adores him including his late mom who made it clear she would accept him for who he is. Judah wasn't asking Rocky to go Facebook officially, he just wanted to know clearly where he stood. If instead of ignoring Judah and pretending he didn't have sex with Judah and then trying to leave, Rocky had just said "I like you, I want to be with you. I'm not ready to be out" I bet Judah could have handled that. They are on lockdown so it's not like anyone was going to know what was going on between them unless they told folks. It is the perfect opportunity for them to figure out what they feel for each other and for Rocky to get comfortable being open with a man. Instead Rocky acted like sleeping with Judah was a mistake he regretted and only did because he was drunk which hurt Judah's feeling and feed into his abandonment issues and feelings of low self-worth.
They are both very young so they are not great at communicating and they didn't really know each other at all when they started living together. They just need more time to figure out what they each want.
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Post by HQ75 on Oct 20, 2020 10:35:45 GMT -5
Itt is a teenager whose mother just died and whose father moved on while his mother was still in the hospital, in secret, with his mother's close friend. Itt has a LOT to be mad about.
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Post by HQ75 on Jul 10, 2020 13:14:43 GMT -5
Each Actor films their scenes separately. They have daily meetings with the director, etc
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Post by HQ75 on May 7, 2020 20:14:31 GMT -5
Latinx is not a racial identity. THAT was my point. It is a cultural identity. That is something that Latinx people will tell you themselves. Puerto Rican is a cultural identity. You can be Puerto Rican and be mixed, white or black. This board has become so negative. Damn.
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Post by HQ75 on Apr 27, 2020 16:34:22 GMT -5
Whatever you do, don't read the comments on Instagram. I made that mistake and now feel sick about the amount of hate towards cis gay men from the woke brigade (who, for all their wokeness, can't seem to differentiate between white and Latinx people). There are exactly two - yes, grand total of TWO - shows in the whole world which have a gay male lead. " A couple things: Latinx people can be White, Black or mixed. Being Latinx does not mean you are not White. And you can't always tell what someone "is" or how they identify based upon how they look. Are you saying that you literally believe there are only 2 shows IN THE WHOLE WORLD with a gay lead or are you just speaking of Netflix?
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Post by HQ75 on Apr 27, 2020 16:31:03 GMT -5
Why do folks feel the need to analyze a trailer. That is so extra. LOL
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Post by HQ75 on Apr 27, 2020 16:25:52 GMT -5
I think we need a THAI DRAMAS section on the FRONT PAGE of this board so they are all in the same section and easier to talk about and find. They are produced by the same companies and use the same actors so it would be nice to have them all together and not spread out across all the other shows. I have watched all of them and love them and would be great to chat about them together here.
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Post by HQ75 on Mar 3, 2020 21:47:50 GMT -5
Kyle, John Paul, James, Ste, Mitchell and Scott are all gay/bi male characters. I sincerely hope they don't kill off Liam as I like him a lot AND it would mean Grace's entire family had been murdered or died, her mother, father, step father, sister, husband, step son and all 3 brothers. That is a lot of death even for Hollyoaks.
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Post by HQ75 on Oct 28, 2019 15:48:48 GMT -5
Aled is above the age of consent in the UK. The issue is more that Tyler was his teacher which makes any physical contact between them against the law.
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Post by HQ75 on Oct 15, 2019 16:41:49 GMT -5
Is anyone else following James' story on Coronations street? He's adorable.
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Post by HQ75 on Sept 17, 2019 16:20:30 GMT -5
It has to be Ste (if it is gay related) there is no where else for him to go story wise
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Post by HQ75 on Aug 28, 2019 16:36:24 GMT -5
OMG! He was the longest running cast member of the show. WTF?
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Post by HQ75 on Aug 17, 2019 23:55:38 GMT -5
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Post by HQ75 on Jul 16, 2019 23:48:10 GMT -5
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Post by HQ75 on Jul 12, 2019 17:05:27 GMT -5
Also a very valid perspective LOL And HEY TIHKON2! I love Ben so as long as he is alive and getting some loving I'm glad about it.
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Post by HQ75 on Jul 12, 2019 12:13:49 GMT -5
I don't disagree about the human trafficking. It made NOT sense. It was far too extreme for who we know Ben to be. It would have made more sense to have Ben move back to work with Jay at the funeral parlor and have that be the context in which Ben and Callum met.
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Post by HQ75 on Jul 12, 2019 10:45:23 GMT -5
I think it has more to do with Ben still suffering survivor's guilt about Paul. It's not that he wants to be beaten up because it is exciting or sexually arousing. He doesn't believe he deserves to not be in pain. If that's the case, someone should have told Max Bowden not to laugh and smile as Ben was being beaten. I think that was the perfect response from a person who does not believe he deserves to not be in pain. It's like cutting. You create a pain you can theoretically control to deal with the pain you can't. I think you are willfully choosing not to get it. I don't LIKE the idea of a gay man being everyone's punching bag. But in this instance, with this character, it makes sense that around the anniversary of Paul's death BY BEATING Ben would have a difficult time. Beating is something Ben is used to. He has been bullied and beaten his entire life. He knows that he can "take it". I think folks underestimate the impact Paul had on Ben's life and since returning to Walford with all the ghosts of Paul Ben is basically falling apart. Smiles don't always mean someone is happy or enjoying an experience.
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Post by HQ75 on Jul 11, 2019 21:21:35 GMT -5
I think it has more to do with Ben still suffering survivor's guilt about Paul. It's not that he wants to be beaten up because it is exciting or sexually arousing. He doesn't believe he deserves to not be in pain.
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