While Ex with Benefits is about the TOTGA (The One That Got Away), what I found interesting are the different instances of gender dynamics:
- Adam, as a pre-eminent doctor, dangled his all-important endorsement for medrep Arki‘s product and she engaged in an “exwith benefits” arrangement with him.
- Scarlet, upon learning of her rival for the good doctor’s attentions, immediately denigrated Arki’s appearance sight unseen. For example, “Arkisha? Parang pangalan ng mataba!”
- All this sex in exchange for favors going on as if everything of value that a woman can give involves access to her body. The scene where the windows were closing on Arki right before such a scene was very disturbing.
That said, Ex with Benefits is entertaining, filled with #hugot lines and steamy scenes.
