Before I even begin, this post WILL have spoilers. Like, seriously. And also, I’m sure someone is going to get their panties in a twist over this post, but honestly – I said what I said, when I said what I said.

So, I keep seeing comparisons between Cutie Pie the series and Meow: Ears Up. And quite honestly, I don’t get it. I don’t get why anyone would compare these two dramas, they’re a million lightyears away from each other. Aside from both of these being low angst and cute, they aren’t in the same ballpark. But it’s happening. Tiktok, Facebook, MDL, Twitter–more and more people are comparing the two. And that’s going to happen – we compare dramas all the time. But the fact that people are saying that Meow: Ears Up is better than Cutie Pie the series, I had to go and binge watch Meow because I couldn’t imagine that. It was never a drama on my list because I thought the premise was stupid as all hell. But in order to write a post on this issue, I had to watch it.

After watching BOTH these series, I’m over here wondering what these people are talking about.

Meow: Ears Up is about two men in love with cats. Sure, the cats are shifters, but one of them, Meow (yes, his name is Meow), can’t shift all the way, so he still has his ears and I think his tail.

Now, I’m a shifter romance fan – but he is still a cat!

Cutie Pie the series is about two guys who were set up for an arranged marriage when they were younger and it’s coming up time for them to actually start toward getting married. The secondary couple – well that relationship between Diao and Yi was a hostage situation but still – they aren’t cats.

Let me tell you first about Meow Ears Up.

The plot sucks. – A cat shifter from the “Ear Tribe” who can’t transform half the way. The Alpha takes the stray cat home and he transform into a guy and that’s pretty much it. Now no one is supposed to know Meow is a cat shifter – but Meow gets lost in a market. Dermderm is in the middle of a market, A MARKET, ringing a tiny silver bell and yelling “MEOW? MEOW?” *facepalm* – Sir, what is the reason? And if no one is supposed to know he’s a cat or from the Ear tribe, why name him Meow????
The acting sucks – Bodo Schaefer, who plays Evan the alpha in the secondary couple looks as if he was stabbed in the face by all the botox in the world. Like ALL OF IT. And every picture I’ve ever seen of him has the same stiff look on his face. So, he’s not even acting. The few times he smiled in the actual drama didn’t make a difference. The character sleeps with his arms crossed over his chest like dracula – which, *rubs brain* I can’t even. Both these couple have no chemistry – like ZERO.

3. Meow and Faiyen – They are the bottoms in the couples. And they are basically children. I’m not sure who wrote this, but these characters should not be in adult relationships. They are CIHLDREN. Faiyen, not so much, he wasn’t too too too bad. But Meow is a child – that’s my sstory and I’m sticking to it. He has the mental capacity of a six year old and that should be problematic for people. Chawarin Perdpiriyawong (NuNew)

Now, let’s talk Cutie Pie.

The acting was good – Zee is a very good actor and he seems to be able to have chemistry with anyone he works with. He has this stare that looks through your soul and I love that. NuNew is new to me (ha! see what I did there?), but it’s obvious he is a talent. A few times I wanted to slap his character, but still a good actor. The chemistry between the two actors is top notch.
The Storyline is good – It’s not perfect. They are some holes that I thought they should have fixed. But the premise is good and what they did get right was fantastic.
ADULTS – The characters are adults. Sure, Keau is a dope sometimes, but he doesn’t have the mentality of a six year old.

I don’t understand why anyone would compare these two BLs with each other. And I don’t agree that Meow: Ears Up is better than Cutie Pie the series. Maybe it’s because I like my romance with people who act their age and not stereotypical bottom. We all like what we like, but I don’t get what the allure of a character like Meow in a romantic relationship is–it’s a weird watch for me when a character act like such a child being put in adult situations. Meow’s character if I met him in real life, I’d want to protect him because I’d think either he was a child, or he was stunted in his mental development.

Pruk Panich (Zee Pruk)

I don’t think there is anything romantic about that.

While I was irritated with the relationship between Diao and Yi in Cutie Pie, and wanted to shake Keau and smack Lian at times, I still think writing wise, acting wise, production wise – Cutie Pie is still a better drama.

I don’t know.

Keep your eyes on the stars,

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