Girl Rules EP 3 - UNCUT

I didn't think things could get messier; I should have known better. Also Bonnie?! What are you doing here? P'Emi please come collect your girl XD I saw someone post a meme relationship chart for if girl rules and moonshadow is connected, it was quite funny how much messier that makes things.

Episode 3 „Straight Girl“ starts with flashback to six months prior of Shasha witnessing Gorya standing up to a photographer (Off), who doesn’t remember greenlighting the model’s outfit, unafraid of him threatening to fire her, and scolding him for having a goldfish memory before leaving the set. This was Shasha’s first encounter with Gorya, and she left an impression. After the credits, Shasha and Gorya meet each other in the thrift shop. Gorya is surprised to see her in a shop that only stocks used items, but Shasha argues that she like both exclusive and used stuff, as the latter tend to go up in value when she own them. Gorya thinks that those who hide behind a fake shell will never get honesty from anyone, and argues that she is looking for a casual relationship, and maybe she should follow her heart. Shasha remarks that Gorya in still waiting for her talented director (Prim), and want to know if she’s waiting for Prim to break up with Bambi again. And she offers herself to kill time while waiting. But Gorya rather spend her time sewing. Shasha argues that she still has some hope left, and reminds her that she still lives in the same condo, should her hope disappear. Praew shows Min the photos she took from her as Min was drunk. She wants to know if she did anything embarrassing, but Praew argues she was cute. Min thanks her for the photo, and thinks she looked pretty, but a bit sad. But Praew argues she can look prettier, and repeat her request to shoot her as a back model. But Praew is not giving up, arguing that she found the courage to break up wait her boyfriend, and thinks she should try something new. Then, she needs to go and leaves Min, who is still looking at the photos. Prim shows Bambi’s mother the video from the shooting, and she is happy, claiming that it’s different from her main brand. Prim thanks her for giving her the chance, but Bambi thinks she should thank her instead, as it was her who selected for the project. Her mother wants her to see the project though for a change, and wants to know if she has any plans for the band opening event, but Bambi tells her not to worry, she has in plan, and Prim will be helping her. This comes as a surprise to Prim, but her mother wants her to take care of it, too – and of Bambi, making sure she gets the work done for once. And Prim agrees. After her mother leaves, Bambi says Prim should brace for lots of work, as her mother doesn’t usually compliment anyone. But Prim claims she won’t help her with the brand opening event, because working with her on the video gave her enough headaches. Bambi argues that she in just afraid to be unable not to kiss her again, but Prim maintains that she initiated the kiss, and it was only ten seconds long. But Prim’s body tells a different story, Bambi claims – that she misses her. Prim argues that she must have received a confidence boost from her studies abroad. But Bambi doesn’t remember, and claims that when it comes to Prim, she needn’t study, she already knows everything. Shasha asks Gorya about some afterparty that she could us for networking, and offers to inviter as her plus one – but Gorya will ask Prim to take her. Shasha tells her to keep trying, one day might be her day, and she’s rooting for her. (I somehow doubt that … 😊) Meanwhile, Min is looking back at her relationship with Park, who thought her work outfit was too revealing for working with (lesbian) girls, and asked her if she wanted to seduce them as he was covering her up. Then, she remember Praew’s praise of her. She takes her jacket off, checks out her backside in the mirror, and finally calls Praew to accept her offer to shoot her. Prim and Bambi are visiting a gallery which Bambi wants to use for brand opening event. Prim wants to know whether the gallery is a match for her concept of the event, but Bambi chose this place because she has a good memory of it: this was the place where Prim askes her to be her girlfriend. Prim doesn’t remember. Then, Bambi wants Prim to take photos of her, but Prim doesn’t want to, until she guilt-trips her by claiming she only got so far in her career because back in the day, she modeled for her. She takes a few photos, then Gorya calls her asking her about the afterparty, she doesn’t want to go, but because wants to use the afterparty for networking. Prim has to visit her mother, but she will help her anyway. Bambi argues that Gorya is pestering Prim, and she should tell her that her heart belongs to someone else. At her mother’s, she is asking for money again, and Prim wants to know what about the 50,000 she gave her two weeks ago, and her sister (who is played by Bonnie) claims that their mother will give the money to their father. Prim wants to know why she’s giving him money when she told her not to do it. Her mother claims that their father has a problem, and she is just helping him to get back on his feet. Prim suspects that they are getting back together, and she won’t welcome the man who left her to take care of her family. Her mother argues that they are still friends and she wishes him well, but Prim argues that he’s probably more interested in her money than herself. Her mother storms off, but her sister argues that she will soon cook a meal for her. Prim wants to know if her sister – who is called Baipor – has found a job yet, but she’s still looking. But she wants to take a break after studying. Prim wants her to help her earn money, but Baipor argues that she’s not as talented as her. Prim claims she doesn’t need to be; she only needs to find a job that makes her happy. Praew is shooting Min, but Min is too stiff and needs to relax. She wants to have a beer, because she will loosen up when she’s tipsy, and Praew gives her a bottle. She takes a big gulp from the bottle, then she loosens up and poses more boldly for a camera. Praew has to focus not to loose herself and keep shooting. At the afterparty, Gorya is networking; Bambi joins her and asks her why she is that hard-working at a party, but she argues that not everyone has a spoiled life (like Bambi), and she needs to network for a living. But Bambi argues that people like her are just lucky, and mentions that it’s too bod that Prim didn’t come to the party because she went to see her mother. She mentions that she was with Prim when Gorya called. She mentions that there is a chance that they will get back together, and wants to know if she’s okay with that and will continue working for them. Gorya confirms it, saying she has to work for a living, then, she leaves. Gorya sees Shasha asking another girl out to her “afterparty”, but Gorya just kisses Shasha and agrees to be her one-night stand, after all. Min wants to know when Praew realized she was into women. Praew tells her that in junior high, a guy expressed to her that he likes her, but she didn’t like him, and when she turned him down he accused her of “following the trend of liking women”, and thought she would go back to liking men anyway. But she claims she’ll always be attracted to women. Then, Min thinks she drunk enough for the last set of photos. Min exposes her backside claiming that she’s never shown this to anyone but her ex, and Praew thanks her for choosing her to be the lucky one. Praew carefully arranges her hair, then starts to shoot again. Bambi has fun alone at the afterparty, when some girl – Pae – want to talk to her. Bambi claims she found the wrong person, the practically flees the party. Bambi takes medication to cope with meeting Pae. Baipor and Prim are looking a footage of Shasha. Prim claims she shot that last month, then realizes that Baipor still has a crush on her, and Baipor confirms it, but not as much as before. We get a flashback to her university days, where Shasha agreed to model for her project, and even took a picture with her. But she only saw her as a sister, whereas she fell hard for her. That’s why she doesn’t like her, Prim argues; she played with her sister’s heart. But Baipor claims she allowed her to do that, and Prim should stop being mad at her. Then, Bambi calls and she claims she’s watching a movie with her sister, but Bambi wants her to come to the party and take care of her. But she decided to drink for herself, Prim argues, and thus should also take care of herself. She calls her “mother” and thinks she’s boring. Prim tells her to go home, but if she wants her to go home, Bambi argues, Prim needs to pick her up. Baipor, who witnessed this exchange, tells her she can go if she wants to, and argues that’s Prim is worried about Bambi, but Prim maintains that she is just seeking attention, she won’t fall for that trick. But Baipor is not convinced. Gorya and Shasha are in her bedroom, and Shasha want to make sure that this is really what she wants, and throws Gorya on her bed as she is about to leave, telling her not to regret it later. But Gorya doesn’t expect anything anyway, she just wants to have fun. So, they start to kiss, make out and undress each other… Man and Praew are having dinner, and Min wants to know where she lives after moving from Chiang Mai. She tells her that she’s living with a friend. After her parents passed away when she was young, she was living with her sister for a while, but her husband kept making advances on her, so she moved out. Min thinks she is tough, and went through a lot in life, and is surprised she’s still that optimistic. But Praew argues that anyone can change their lives if they want to. Then, a guy want to know Min’s IG account, and she says sorry, but no. But he doesn’t give up until Praew cuts in and tells him, “no means no”. Then, he leaves. Praew curses the man for not listening, and Min want to know if all lesbians hate men, but Praew argues, it’s not about gender, but rather manners. Then Min wants to know if she wants to keep her for herself, and Praew confirms, saying it’s obvious. Min claims she’ll play hard to get, then, but Praew wants to know if that means she has some feelings for her. But Min denies it and she reminds her she’s not a lesbian, but Praew believes in gender fluidity, and who knows, she may be bisexual. And Min remarks that sometimes, she gets butterflies around cute girls. Like herself, Praew want to know, and Min deflects by saying she doesn’t know, but right now she only sees her as a sister (well, I don’t believe that…). But Praew want to wait for her because she likes her. Min warns her that she doesn’t know how long she will have to wait, but Praew choses to interpret that to mean that she still has a chance. Of course, Prim comes to the afterparty to look for Bambi. When she finds her Bambi calls Prim her baby and beautiful angel, and kisses her, but she scolds her for not answering her calls. Prim wants to go home but Bambi still wants to party and wants to stay until 4 a.m. Prim finally get her to leave by promising she will take care of her. Then, they are leaving much to the despair of the other guests. She carries her home to her mother, who is disappointed at seeing her drunk again. Prim want to take her to her room, and her mother remembers that she used to take care or her when she was in college. She wants to know whether they are back together, but Prin claims they are just friends. Her mother thinks it’s too bad that Bambi let a great person like Prim slip away, but she’s not surprised – if she wants to have a bright future, she argues, she shouldn’t get back with her. In the room, Bambi first wants to know where they are, then thinks that Prim should sleep over. Prim claims she needs to get home, but Bambi argues that this is also a home – and she takes care of Bambi’s shoes and her like before, when they got together as girlfriends. As she puts her to bed, Bambi proposes to sleep over again, because she is scared – to lose her. Prim give in a lay down on Bambi’s bed with her. The next morning, Gorya wakes up in Shasha’s bed, and remembers their night together. As she walks down, Shasha has prepared breakfast, to replenish the energy they used up that night, but Gorya just wants to go, claiming that the night was “fine, not bad”, which prompts Shasha to promise she will do better next time. But there is not gonna be a next time because Gorya thanks her for her first and only one-night stand. Shasha claims in was an honor for her, but argues it could last longer. But Gorya has told her that she could only be her type for one night. Min talks to Prim on the phone asking her to handle business alone because she has to run an errand, and Prim claims sarcastically that she can handle her troubled ex and the model she can’t stand alone. Shasha of course overheard this, and promises not to be high-maintenance that day – they agree that they are both professionals. Shasha argues they could be friends, and Prim mocks that she is honored for thinking she is in the same league with her. Then Gorya wants to talk to Prim – about her: did she get back together with Bambi. Prim claims not yet, but all but confirm that she kissed her. Just as Bambi arrives, Gorya claims that cutting ties with her is not easy for Prim, and Prim confirms that they went through many things together. She doesn’t know how thing between Prim and Bambi will turn out, but claims that Gorya is still loke a sister to her. Gorya then claims that they shouldn’t have kissed that night, and Prim is sorry and claims she didn’t know she was coming back – but would she have been more than a sister, Gorya asks, or would she never have gives her a chance anyway. And she argues that there’s only one person in Prim’s heart. Prim is sorry and claims that she didn’t want it to turn out this way, she hugs her. Bambi comes in and tells her that everything went exactly as she predicted. Now, she knows who should move on. Gorya just tells her not to hurt Prim’s feelings again, and leaves. Min is looking at the photos Praew took of her, and Praew praises her for many good things that just were suppressed. But Min claims no one can suppress her unless she lets them, it was her fault, but she walked away from him. Now, this is the new her. Praew wants to know if the new Min is ready to try new things, like kissing a girl. Min asks her if she should try it with her, and Praew is open for an experiment. They flirt a little back and forth, and Min wants to try it for real. She leans in and kisses Praew. Afterwards, Praew want to know how it was, and Min claims it was good, and she never felt this way before. Praew in happy, then, Min kisses her again with more passion. Later, Min sits in her car, and remembers the kisses, and apparently she liked them. 😉 Prim and Bambi are talking about Gorya; Prim wants to know whether she told her that they kissed, and Bambi admits it but tells her she shouldn’t lead her on. Prim then wants to know if Bambi came back so Gorya and her wouldn’t have a relationship , and Bambi of course came back to start over with her. But Prim wants to know what happened in the year that Bambi ghosted her. Bambi claims to tell her the truth then posits that Prim still love her and cares for her. Prim is the only one who accepts her no matter how messed up she is. Bambi wants her to admit that she is the only one for her, and other girls, she just uses to kill time. Then, she kisses her, and promises to make her happy again. Prim turns her around and tells that this doesn’t mean that they will get back together, and then she kisses Bambi back. Shasha is having a disagreement over her fees, just as someone rings her doorbell. And it’s Gorya proposing they should become friends with benefits, and sleep with each other again, no strings attached. Gorya wants to leave if this doesn’t interest Shasha, but of course, she accepts and kisses her passionately. And as their new song “Cross the line” plays, the episode ends. ___ That was another wild ride. I saw excerpts from earlier chapters of the novel, and of course chapter 15 aka Gorya/Shasha’s first night together (which is more detailed in written form), plus chapter 12 aka Min/Praew’s first kiss (which happened differently), and Prim’s family is an invention for the TV series, But in general the show still follows the trajectory of the novel, and Prim is obviously still into Bambi, though she probably doesn’t know herself whether this is a good thing or not. Shasha comes across as more of a player that in the books, but I suspect this will change soon. Praew has fully fallen for the titular “straight girl” though I would argue that there are no straight girls in this show. This is not the best GL of the year, but it certainly is one of the most entertaining ones.