ABS-CBN’S Tayong Dalawa

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For the record, I am not a Kim-Gerald fan nor am I a Jake Cuenca groupie.

It all started when my brother saw the telenovela’s trailer on ABS-CBN and had a laugh about the network’s attempt in doing a show like that inside the holy PMA grounds. My kuya, being a PMMAer, was curious as to how the two male leads would act being a ‘plebo’ and toughen it out with the academy’s notorious training regimen. To be honest, we did not care about the plot because shows like this would always come out rehashed and half-baked.

To be honest the plot isn’t so bad at all; typical, yes, but quite realistic. The show is realistic in its storyline but not having Anderson and Cuenca play PMA cadets. Of course, the show wouldn’t revolve around PMA but the selective scenes e.g. the training and that awfully staged ambush while doing their military exercise, were just blah. Not awful, but lack-luster. The show had the opportunity to show the world how hard and exciting life is inside the academy but instead they showed us nothing. The PMA aspect of the show is too little, too insignificant to make the two male leads wear the PMA uniform in this ad material. I mean, making them wear those uniforms in the main campaign ad means that it is a vital part of the show when the truth is, it is not. The scenes with Anderson and Cuenca inside the academy were not enough to evoke any sympathy from me. They were just actors inside the academy; that’s all. I also find it funny that their upperclassmen were darn too nice to them. And those privileges Anderson kept on having even if he wasn’t a first class cadet. Goodness me. Even going around having a date with Kim Chiu in casual clothes. Oh well. If the academy wanted to recruit more people, then they should forget about using the show as an avenue for propaganda. The academy has done so well in the past without ‘Tayong Dalawa’ using her name.

But the redeeming factor of the show, ironically, is its cast. I think it had a lot to do with having the veteran actors do most of the heavy acting. Anderson, Cuenca and Chiu have a long way to go before they could deliver their lines with sparkle. I mean, they’re still newbies after all so let’s just give some space for them to improve. I also love the fact that the show has Coco Martin (insert screams and kilig-shaken hands and birit to the max sigaw ng ‘Ang cute mo!‘) to make me stay glued to the t.v.

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