A camp cult classic bl show we've never seen before

Before reading or watching, please read the mdl tags as a trigger warning for any serious themes you cannot watch.

Spoilerwarning: I will mention details from the plot and characters here.

As of now there is an open ending. If you can't enjoy the show, because of this, be warned.

As mentioned in the headline Playboyy is a camp show. What does camp mean?
Merriam webster defines campy as
"absurdly exaggerated, artificial, or affected in a usually humorous way".

Writer Susan Sontag wrote in 1964:
"Camp asserts that good taste is not simply good taste; that there exists, indeed, a good taste of bad taste"
"Camp is a vision of the world in terms of style – but a particular kind of style"
"It is the love of the exaggerated, the ‘off,’ of things-being-what-they-are-not"

In a simple way people describe it as "so bad that it's good".

And this is what Playboyy gives us:
The plot, the characters, the fashion, the way they talk (the random english), the nc scenes (yes, there are a lot), the action scenes, the product placements (rich underwear and cathy doll embraced their sponsorship like no others), the pop culture and western movie references ( I dare anyone to name all the references)...everything is over the top.

The plot starts with a group of university friends. When one of their friends go missing his twin arrives pretending to be him in order to investigate what happened.
This is the basic plot, but half way through you sometimes forget about the missing twin as so much more is happening.
It's a rollercoaster of characters and events from finding your one true person in a bdsm relationship, sexworkers and drugdealers finding love and us rooting for them and an over the top sugar daddy villain that we love to hate. Every character has his secrets and flaws.
But this is also more real than some other rom-com green flag main character could be.

If you embrace the camp character
of the show you will get mindblowing nc scenes involving popcorn, Ketchup, masks and a Thermometer to just name a few.
You will get iconic one liners (First) and funny remarks in serious situations (Captain, Porsche).
You will get interesting fashion choices ( granny scarf scene) and almost all actors wearing rich underwear with "the safe" cup that makes those scenes even funnier.

The actors are mostly newcomers, but they worked hard and were dedicated while filming the show.
The director is not a newcomer, so flaws in acting or lines that are spoken in english I presume to be intentional in the show.

If this review makes you curious about the show, I recommend to get a bunch of like-minded friends and watch the show together, because that makes it even more fun.
Or stop by the comments section here to find open-minded, positive people that can embrace the camp attitude of this show that will become a classic in the future and is our hidden gem for now.

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