Whale Store xoxo: Episode 10 ~ FINALE {Watch Party Wednesday #9-GL}
Hello, Internet, and good mornight to you all!
My name is Taffryne, shoppekeeper of Midnight on Memory Lane, and it is my absolute delight to welcome you to the GL-type post for this week's gathering of Watch Party Wednesday!
'Tis a pleasure, 'tis a pleasure indeed.
As the title of this post says, we're going to be talking about the tenth and final episode of the Thai GL drama by GMMTV staring MilkLove, Whale Store xoxo!!!
I humbly present my thoughts for your enjoyment and consideration. Accordingly, please mind that there will be spoilers ahead!
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Trigger Warnings: Emotional Conversations with Parents, "Do I stay or do I go?" Dilemma, Parent Being Awkward Around Gay Child's Partner, Happy Ending
Episode 10
Recollection
- Flashback to young student Maewnam getting scolded by her mother for getting a 3.7 GPA instead of a 4.0
- Maewnam reveals that she started Maewnam Service to boost her self-esteem and prove herself useful to those around her (alongside finally getting praise from her mom)
- She also reveals that Wan's Dad was a huge influence in her learning her various skills and believing in herself
- Mahnmook confessed that she wanted Wan to fall for her instead of Maewnam, but the two make ammends and declare peace
- Tonnam and Chom have a meal with Chom's Mom which is still awkward, but she's getting better
- Maewnam and Wan go to see Maewnam's Mom, wherein Maewnam gets the weight off her chest about her Mom's expectations and her Mom confesses to her that her dad had an affair and she was stuck in that anger
- Her Mom apologizes for the pain she's caused Maewnam and the two reconcile
- Wan reveals she's been asked to come back to her old client's office in Japan and might close the store
- Maewnam says they'll stay together even if she leaves, but does not actually want her to leave
- Wan succeeds in the interview for the Japan job, so Maewnam takes her on an incredibly fancy dinner date with cup noodles after
- Chom's Mom properly and officially apologizes to Tonnam and Chom with (slightly questionable) gifts, and Chom reassures her once again to just treat them as she normally would
- The community throw Wan a going away party
- Wan reveals she's not going away at the going away party because she's become too happy and too caring about the store and community around her
- Wan tries to be cute and put a ring for Maewnam on Som's collar, but then Som runs away and reppaears without said collar
- Maewnam reveals she already found the ring because she was trying to do the same thing to Wan
- Maewnam and Wan get married!!!
And then the series ends with a very cheerful and bright outlook on the future of our main and supporting characters! I'm really glad Wan decided not to go after she (and everyone else) had already put in so much work to build up the Whale Store into what it is.
I'm overwhelmingly glad that our girls Tonnam and Chom have finally been able to cross the bridge with Chom's Mom!!! My goodness, that was painful. Here's to them making happier memories moving forward!
For Wan and Maewnam, congratulations on helping each other heal and connecting further with the community. I'm happy to have invested and rooted for you two.
To the members of the community and supporting cast...thank you for watching out for these two and learning some lessons on your own. It's really nice to see that everyone got to learn and grow with the story.
Finally, to Som, you keep being the perfect little kitty cat you are!!!
Series Reflection
I've quite enjoyed my time with Whale Store xoxo! It's such a sweet story with some pretty deep emotional strings to tug. I think my favourite part is that none of the storylines were overly dramatic and every important character had a chance to show off their growth throughout. It handled grief, financial issues, parent/child issues...really just a good melting pot of common things people have to face in life. Granted, I don't think "whoops, I've inherited my dad's grocery store" is a common issue, but you get what I mean.
It made me cry, laugh, enraged, and smile. I can't really ask for more from a piece of entertainment than that. I'm pleased to have spent my time watching Whale Store xoxo and I thank everyone who worked on it for giving me a good story to experience.
My compliments to Milk and Love for having such great chemistry together. I felt every ounce of pining and adoration from these two. That whistle scene will join the club of those that haunt me, and I'm stealing some of those flirty quips!!!
Their next series is called Ditto and I will definitely be tuning in once it starts airing!
The Questioning Query
What did you think of this series? Who was your favourite character? Do you think Maewnam/Wan or Tonnam/Chom had the better romance arc?
Bonus: If you inherited a grocery store to run, would you even try or would you sell it off straight away?
Thanks for Reading!
I hope you've been able to watch and experience the story for yourself!
If you haven't, that's okay too! My thoughts are here to keep you updated and entertained in the meantime.
That'll be the end of this post, so off into the nighttime I go to publish the next one shortly!
May we always meet at Midnight!