Whale Store xoxo: Episode 6 {Watch Party Wednesday #5-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 sixth 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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Disclaimer: I apologize if there are any crucial cultural notes or nuances that I misunderstand or fail to recognize. I, unfortunately, must trust the accuracy of the translated subtitles to accurately represent the story and characters.
Trigger Warnings: Questionably Unthorough Police Work, Fears of Parental Rejection, Physically Intimate Affections
Episode 6
Recollection
- Maewnam gifts Wan a whale charm bracelet (ahh, I see what you did there)
- Maewnam sleeps over at Wan's after her bike tire suddenly goes flat and it's adorable because they just have a fun sleepover together with games and feels and cuddles
- Flashback to the rainy night 10 years ago where Maewnam and Wan first met each other (the night where Maewnam got her crush and a new umbrella)
- Flashback to Maewnam's parents arguing, getting a divorce, and her mother remarrying
- Mouse Mart Creep's attempted assault on Wan was reported to the police by her Uncle
- Noey (Wan's Childhood Best Friend) has unrequited feelings for Wan that she's trying to get over now that Wan and Maewnam are a thing
- Maewnam tries to convince her stepfather to move the location of the new Mouse Mart to protect Wan's store, but the construction and franchising are already too far to progress
- Chom and Tonnam are going to use Wan and Maewnam's relationship announcement to gauge how Chom's mother would respond to them
- Chom's mother is excited for Wan and Maewnam's relationship, but Chom still seems worried about something
- Wan and her Uncle make merits and bond over how much they miss Wan's father (her Uncle gave such heartfelt comforts to Wan)
- Wan has a dream of her dad making dinner for them again and gets closure about her regrets towards him
- Maewnam and Wan start renovating the store together to stick it to Mouse Mart and put up a fight
First off, very good for Maewnam and Wan for being a healthy relationship. Maewnam originally said she wasn't going to spend the night and Wan accepted it and it wasn't a big deal or a betrayal. Low bar, but I just really appreciate when series show what having respect for the other person looks like, ya know?
The sleepover sequence was so dreammmyyy!!! It was the perfect balance of comfy clothes, fun games (though UNO brings out the demons in people), some trips down memory lane, and a good dash of feels. Then they kept flirting and being all girlfriend-y and just, agh, my heart!!! I love how Maewnam keeps decorating Wan in whales and now the store motif is whales and agh, my hearttt!!!
Regarding Maewnam's father...I'm not entirely sure I trust him. I appreciate his speech about "crown shyness" and that he listened to Maewnam's reasoning and agreed with it (even though it's too late to change directions). Yet, I can't say I'm fully swooned or believing of him to be ethical. If he's so concerned with things, shouldn't his team have already scoped out the area that Maewnam suggested? Wouldn't they already know about the local grocery store that the community uses already? I completely understand the logic behind franchise rights and onboarded workers entirely. It's not ethical to just boot people out because changed your might, but couldn't a transfer happen? "Hey, we scoped it out and actually, Area X has more potential to be profitable to your franchise." Granted, I'm most certainly not a business person, so there could be a plethora of things I'm ignorant of regarding that.
Tonnam, Chom, Chom's mom...you three give me such heartache every episode. I am incredibly privileged enough to not be in a circumstance where I have to be worried about my parent rejecting my choice in partner purely because of their sex. I'm thankful for that, truly. But, Chom, what are you so nervous of? What keeps holding you back? Your mother didn't have an adverse reaction to Wan and Maewnam getting together (I know that sometimes there's the issue of "for others, not for us" in families, I do), isn't that a good sign? Maybe she keeps hounding you about getting a boyfriend because you've never told her you like women? I just hope they can all clear the air and get it out soon because I'm right there with Tonnam in being fed up with the secrecy. Rip that bandaid, support each other in whatever happens, I believe in you two!!!
Episode 5 Preview
Ohhh, oh no. Tonnam is gonna pop her gasket next episode. Please, please, please let this just be a misunderstanding and Chom's mom is actually okay with it!!! Can't wait to see the renovations too~
Thanks for Reading!
I hope you've been able to watch and enjoy 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.
This caps off this post, so off into the nighttime I go to publish the next one shortly!
May we meet again at Midnight!