Nice to see Mark Siwat in something new.

I just watched the first episode of Bite Me (GMM ONE TV, premiered Aug 29, 2021, airing on VIKI and YouTube on Sundays.) There are currently 4 episodes available, with Ep. 5 on the way this coming Sunday 9/26. The first episode was very promising, the cast are all talented, the cinematography was very atmospheric -- I could literally smell the curry, and the theme of the show seems that it will focus on the characters inner development more than any dramatics about their sexuality. The series is based on the novel Grab A Bite by Sammon, the same author who wrote Manner of Death, whose series adaptation of course stars the iconic BL mega-ship MaxTul. 

It's nice to see Mark Siwat distance himself from the horrific mess that is the Love By Chance franchise (TharnType universe.) I know people love AePete / PerthSaint, and those two are the ONLY thing that is good about that vile shitstorm, and even their behind the scenes drama was kind of disgusting. Mark Siwat is a gorgeous guy and a tremendous actor and it was too bad to see him mired down in the glorification of rape and bullying that the LBC / TharnType franchise revels in. The authors of those stories seem to love rape and sexual assault as cheap plot tools and think they can pass off Stockholm Syndrome as real love. I'll probably get my BL Pass revoked for speaking ill of the gods of BL but I don't care. LBC was disgusting and A Chance To Love was trite and featured the world's biggest asshole Tin (no disrespect to Mean Phiravich) who did nothing to deserve the love of someone as sweet and cool as Can. (At least there wasn't much rape in that season...) Mark's character throughout that multi-series franchise, Kengkla, is the worst of them, not only using alcohol to facilitate a rape, but then bragging about it and forcing his victim into a non-consentual relationship that leaves him terrified and traumatized, but we're supposed to believe he works through that and they live  happily ever after. So. Fucking. Gross.

At any rate, Bite Me has no relationship to the TharnType universe, not even authors or any other actors as far as I can see. And as I said, I am very happy to see Mark Siwat moving away from that rut. If Bite Me is anywhere near the caliber of Sammon's other work, we are in for a very great treat. Also, his costar, Zung Kidakarn is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 very cute. 

Mark Siwat (IG: @marksiwat )

Zung Kidakarn (IG: @zung_kidakarn )

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