Love in the Air (2022)

Rain is a ditz and Payu is the only person who knows what's going on in his head!

Rain, Payu, Sky, and Pai were acted amazingly. I loved their scenes together and apart. It was interesting to have the couples in the same drama but with their own set of episodes. Of the two couples, there isn't one I liked more. Which is odd, considering I tend to root for the side couple. But, then again, it didn't feel like there was a side couple. In fact, I missed Rain and Payu when it was Sky and Pai's turn.
Something similar between Rain and Sky is that they both become more innocent/childish once they get with their respective boyfriends. For Sky that made sense. He felt safe and probably let some mental blocks down. For Rain... I think he was just being more submissive to Payu? Which isn't a bad thing! Just something I noticed.
I wish we had seen Payu with his hair down, and the constant Chelsea boots instead of steel toes in the mechanic shop were driving me a little crazy. P'Aon, Nui, and P'Joy were funny. I thought more would happen with the whole illegal race thing! They brought in this whole plot point and then bearly used it!
I'm glad Sky came clean to Pai, but I would have appreciated seeing Gun get the life knocked out of him! He fucking gang raped a minor and then had the audacity to claim Pai had sent him after Sky! And the whole kidnapping event with Rain? Give my boys a break!
My favourite couple moments were 1) Payu having to lean down ever so slightly to kiss Rain after Saifah brings him to Payu. 2) When Pai puts his forehead against Sky's when Sky is sick.

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Still SMH Over This Series!

I usually don't write detailed reviews of the BL series because I know my thoughts about the series tend to change over time. But with Love in the Air, my thoughts never changed, because I really couldn't think about what was going on in this series. However, I think if I give my personal PROS and CONS, it may make more sense.

PROS:
1) All four mains were certainly "eye candy!" No doubt about that.
2) The two stories were fairly easy to follow and not that complicated to understand.
3) The cinematography was pretty good (meaning the technical aspects of the series were really good). It felt like a quality
production. The pacing of the episodes was pretty good.
4) The acting of the main characters was not bad, especially since most of the main characters were novices prior to this series.
5) It had a lot of good discussion from the posters about the actions in several of the scenes. Whether you liked the scenes or not, it did elicit good discussion.
6) Finally, the sex scenes between Phayu/Rain and Prapai/Sky were pretty hot! Remember, PRO #1 did say that the mains were "eye candy." "Eye candy" having wild passionate sex will certainly bring in the viewers!

Now for the CONS.

CONS:
1) The biggest Con, IMO, is this is a MAME production. Each time I've had the opportunity to watch a series based on her books and novels (as well as read the novels), I wonder what is going on with this chick! Is she a female sadist? Is she overly obsessed with sexual assaults, sexual violence, and rape? Is she trying to make an analogy of the treatment of women and girls in male-dominated cultures such as in Thailand and other southeastern Asian nations by using male LGBTQ2+ characters? Finally, is she trying to "make a statement" within the LGBTQ2+ community, simply make money, or both?

2) I was NOT a fan of some of the scenes in the series. For example, 1) the scene in which Phayu messes with Rain's car just so he would break down and have to be "rescued", 2) the scene in which Phayu gives Rain a "forced enema" as "punishment," 3) the scene in which Prapai "coerces" sex from Sky in order to allow Sky to leave his room, and 4) the scenes in which Prapai is "stalking" Sky. These are merely a few examples of some very disturbing behavior in this series. There are also quite a few other scenes just as questionable when it comes to the behavior between individuals who are "supposed" to care for one another.
However, some of this CON is mitigated by some posters providing the opinion that the relationships portrayed in this series represent a "Dom/brat" or "daddy/son" type of LGBTQ2+ relationship. If this is what MAME had intended, then this CON is simply another of my personal dislikes.

3) Another CON is how with the complexities of the relationships mentioned in the previous CON, it appeared that by the end of the two series (remember it's broken into two sessions), everyone has fallen in love and wistfully jotting off into the future to be "life-long" loves. Yeah right! LMFAO!

Those are my primary PROS and CONS. All-in-all, it was not a bad series, just a series with some plot flaws. If the plot flaws were intended, then I would guess that it's a matter of opinion whether anyone would enjoy this type of series. All I can say is that I would've probably enjoyed the series more if the sexual assault and deviant stuff in the series was either addressed more "maturely " or rewritten. In other words, treat mature themes as mature themes and not as some form of high school or college hijinks.

But, any of you who read this (and probably not many), watch the series and make your own judgements and conclusions.

HAPPY VIEWING!

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Unexpected Destiny

I have decided that this is a review I need to write. Why, you ask? Because after reading all the reviews here, I need to add my two bit. I can't resist. Maybe I am going to sound like a broken record, but I am more than willing to accept the flak that comes my way, because honest truth, I am biased!
Two separate reviews coming your way: PHAYU and RAIN, PRAPAI and SKY, and a combined one!

PHAYU and RAIN: Okay, not exactly the perfect start, but be honest. How many relationships in the world begin in the most perfect way? Rain is cute, and a completely clueless teenager. He has a breakdown in the middle of the road, during heavy rains, and is helped out by a handsome stranger, whom he totally enthralled by! He has just started college, and is besotted by a girl in his class. But to his dismay, the girl he likes, likes their super senior, Phayu, who has already graduated. So Rain sets out to do what every love-lorn teenager does(not)! Seduce this senior, so that he can get the girl!! But you know what they say about best-laid plans. Rain is pampered (not in a bad way) and foul-mouthed but something about him catches Phayu's attention. He decides that Rain needs to be taught a lesson (probably a moment which everyone felt that it was about dubious consent, although I would not completely agree, but I would like to not hurt anyone's feelings.) But Rain does the unthinkable, and throws the gauntlet at Phayu, declaring that he will seduce Phayu in 30 days. Phayu is all too happy to accept the challenge. And then starts a beautiful journey, where unhindered acceptance and total support from Phayu makes Rain want to be a better person, so that he can stand beside the man he is in falling in love with. You can see the depth of his love from the angst in his face when Phayu tells him that it's time to stop chasing him, and the happiness when his choice is always Phayu. Episode 5 is filled with beautiful moments of the two in their honeymoon and domestic phase, including a beautiful song that Phayu sings as a confession for Rain. And Rain's character growth is phenomenal. He becomes responsible and hard-working. But what set this whole thing apart? Rain turning kinky AF! Wow! That was some turnaround. From someone who is somewhat reluctant to be touched in the 1st episode, becomes the initiator by the 6th episode .(it was revealed in the BTS, that Noeul left an actual hickey on Boss's neck!) The 7th episode ties up their story, with them declaring that they are in a relationship and confessing to each other as well. They just seemed so destined to be together!!

PRAPAI and SKY: They had an even worse start than that of Phayu and Rain. But what can you expect when a relation starts with mind-blowing sex? Prapai is a playboy, sleeping around is a game to him. But then he finds Sky. A one night stand that he can't get out of his mind. So he decide to connect with the boy. However, Sky has a severe trauma hidden in his past. Something he doesn't tell anyone. Something he is ashamed of. But Pai is not deterred. He has decided that it's going to be Sky who is going to be his partner in life, and he does everything in the world to convince Sky of that. Although he is enamoured, he keeps his hands to himself, at Sky's behest, helps him in his homework, becomes his shoulder to lean on, takes care of Sky when he is sick, and most importantly, becomes his safe haven, where he can hide his past, and not feel dirty about it. I must say, episode 13 should have come with a trigger warning. Watching Sky grow happier and Pai fall more and more in love, is amazing and so peaceful. Sky deserves the world! I especially love Pai's expression when he sees Sky smile fully for the first time! Like what was that? It gave me butterflies in the stomach!! And Sky back hugging Pai is such a sign that there is complete trust now! They are so special! It takes a long time to overcome trauma. But Pai's efforts in helping Sky definitely go a long way!

Pluses:
- When Pai and Phayu go on a rampage, it is a sight to behold. The boys give such mafia feels that it's no wonder that people say that Pai is Kinn and Porche's son and Phayu is Vegas and Pete's son.
- How brilliantly the characters have grown. Each of them has a development arc. What is even cuter how the two daddies Phayu and Pai are such softies for their babies.
- The special episode is the icing on the cake. I think, Rain calling Phayu 'DADDY' is going to be etched in my mind for all eternity! No one can do that like Rain does. With that narak, narak and adorable face, saying that in that sexy tone, was an absolute delight, and no wonder Phayu can't keep his hands off him.
- The kissing scenes were simply fabulous. I have not seen these kind of kisses in any BL drama that has a university trope. Both the couples just blew the screen with their kisses. There was no hesitation at all. They just went all out. And moreover, the love and lust in each kiss was so visible!
- The NCs. Now here is a topic on which I can wax lyrical for like 5-10 pages. So I will keep it short, I mean I will try to do that. Let me warn you. None of them are passive lovers. Phayu and Prapai are totally 'I can't keep my hands of my baby' power 'tops' and Rain and Sky are absolutely 'I am so sassy and I know you love it' power 'bottoms! I have never seen such beautifully well-matched couples. Let me talk about it one by one.
Now Phayu and Rain, from the end of of episode 4 onwards, can't seem to keep their hands off each other. There is such phenomenal chemistry that it seriously was mind-blowing, mind-numbing... just boom!
Prapai and Sky started with sex, then there was a lull, but boy, not a dull moment with this couple also. They have 'back against the bed', 'back against the wall', 'back against any kind of surface' sex!
- Saifah's expressions: I think that Saifha is the most supportive and the cutest sibling! And constantly tortured by Phayu and Prapai's PDAs and out of nowhere declarations of love!
- Rain and Sky's, Phayu and Prapai's friendships.
- P'Chai.... OH DAMN! So handsome!

Minuses:
- I would have loved to see Rain's mom's reaction about her son with Phayu. It would have been really funny I feel.
- A little more development of P'Pakin and his power. Could have been an interesting arc.
- The sound editing. Something was seriously wrong at some points, but I must admit, the sound team did a fabulous job when it came to the kisses and the NCs. Not one sound was lost!

Music: Songs sung by the lead actors themselves? In one word? WOW! If you can find me a more talented bunch of guys, I will be surprised. I love 'My Strongest Love' by Boss Chaikamon and Noeul Nuttarat.

Rewatch value: For someone who has already seen this show more than 5-6 times, what can I say? It definitely has rewatch value! Absolutely! No question about it!

Overall, I love this drama, and no matter what anyone says, it is one of my top three comfort dramas (the other two being Love By Chance 1 and Secret Crush On You)... Much power to my loves Boss, Noeul, Fort and Peat!!

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Better than the Novel! It's 100% Chemistry between the Actors!!

Love in the Air is a must watch, but only because of the chemistry between the actors!
The story itself is cliché and has been told numerous times, but the reason I have this series on repeat is simply because of Phayu and Prapai breaking toxic BL standards of consent and because of the chemistry between all of the couples. I want the love that Phayu and Prapai give to their lovers! I'm so jealous!

~~ STORY ~~

Phayu and Prapai are best friends who enjoy underground racing. Phayu works as an architect while also running his own luxury auto repair shop. He is also mafia-boss Pakin's most trusted car mechanic. Prapai is not only runs his own company, but is Pakin's most fasted racer. They meet college freshmen Rain and Sky after a series of unfortunate events for Rain, including his car breaking down in the middle of the road. Phayu is love-struck by Rain's naivety and innocence, while Prapai can't get enough of the duality between Sky's hot and cold persona. Both couples end up in a game of cat and mouse which leads to lots of love in the air.

Love is the Air is based off of two novels written by Mame; Love Storm (Phayu/Rain) and Love Sky (Prapai/Sky).
The series doesn't really take much liberty in changing much from the novels. What you read in the novels is exactly what you get in the series. The story itself isn't the best or the most unique, but it is different compared to other BLs currently being produced into TV series... Meaning it isn't another high school or college themed drama.

While Love in the Air features college students, most of the setting takes place outside of the college, making it different from most Thai BLs being produced. Phayu and Prapai are men who have already graduated college and are already quite advanced in their careers, while Rain and Sky are freshmen in college. Due to Phayu and Prapai being working members of society, the way they act and treasure their lovers is very mature leading to both couples having the most healthiest relationship out of all BL couples. Phayu and Prapai had multiple occasions where they could have taken advantage of their lovers, but always told them "I'll wait for when you're ready." Phayu and Prapai also encouraged their lovers to take responsibility for their actions and correct any errors their lovers made even if it put them in an unfavorable position.

PHAYU & RAIN

Phayu is your stereotypical rich bad boy that everyone wants to date. Meanwhile Rain is your typical naïve to the point of stupidity freshman. Phayu is lovestruck from the moment he met Rain, but instead of approaching Rain like the usual suitor, Phayu choses to tease Rain and bring him into a game of cat and mouse with a surprise twist.... Phayu is the mouse.

I personally like how Phayu treats Rain. I'm not a big fan of the game Phayu sets up for Rain, but Phayu has never been malicious or mean to Rain, so it's tolerable. Phayu really treats Rain like royalty and his entire life revolves around Rain, so I think Rain is the luckiest guy on the planet. I really like how Phayu respects Rain and his boundaries, only pushing the boundary as far as Rain will let him, without ever crossing the line. He never really touched Rain unless Rain was the one to initiate it, which was a pleasant surprise from our bad boy. I hope to find myself a man like Phayu one day.

Rain... He's not the post memorable character out there, but Phayu loves him. Throughout the story everyone calls him Phayu's boy and that's honestly how I remember him. Sorry Rain!

PRAPAI & SKY

Prapai is another stereotypical rich bad boy, while Sky is a quiet nerd that actually has a dark past. Prapai saves Sky from a situation that Rain gets them in, and gets hooked on Sky after they have a one night stand. At first Prapai chases after Sky for the sex, but before he knew it, it was less about sex and more about wanting to be with Sky. On the other hand, Sky hated Prapai from the moment he met because Prapai reminded him about his ex. However, after getting to know Prapai he learns to love and respect himself, as well as learn that Prapai and the love he has is better than his ex in every way, shape and form.

While a bit extreme in his methods, Prapai gives out all his love in ways that everyone should aspire to give out and receive. Prapai never really had a hidden agenda and was open with Sky about his love from day one. The loving looks and helping hands he gave Sky regardless of whether it was reciprocated or not, was beautiful to watch. It made me want a man like Prapai.

Sky... He joins the ranks of characters that have a dark past that he overcomes with the help of love. His dark past was rushed through and used as the climax of their storyline, but it wasn't really memorable. It's his past that defines his current actions, so more emphasis should have been placed on it if they wanted to make that the climax, but instead they focused on Prapai's love. Focusing on Prapai's love for him, made the climax lose it's meaning since his past wasn't explained well and rushed through in less than one episode. I guess want to see Prapai and Sky is their own series, so they can focus on Sky's past and not rush though it.

~~ ACTING ~~

This drama is 100% chemistry between the actors and honestly, it's really the actors that are keeping this show alive. Boss and Fort, who play Phayu and Prapai respectively, really know how to act with body language. They don't need to speak any lines to know what their characters are thinking. Noeul and Peat, playing Rain and Sky respectively, are also able to keep up with Boss and Fort.

I don't know what else to say but watch it.

~~ BOOK vs DRAMA ~~

So I watched the series and read both books. What you saw in the series is almost exactly what you get in the novel, however, there are some small differences. Also, t's not really worth it to read the novels, so I'll talk about it below.

Love Storm:
The main storyline is almost exactly the same in both the series (ep 1-7) and the novel. There are some small differences here and there, but the plot is basically the same. Though, if you are interested in listening to Phayu and Rain's thoughts, the novel does go into more detail.

The biggest change the series made was replacing Oat with Prapai. In Love Storm, Prapai makes a few appearances as Phayu's friend and does ask for Sky's number, but it's unknown if he is a racer. The best racer in the novel is Oat, who is also the protagonist of another of Mame's novels OatShin's Diary. Oat is the one who races Stop. Other than that everything else is almost exactly as you see on screen.

Love Sky:
The second half of the series (ep 8-13) is based on Love Sky. This is where most of the changes occur between the novel and series. Love Sky deals with darker subjects like sleeping around, trust, abuse, rape, and trauma, so the series did make a few changes.

Some of the major changes include, but are not limited to:
1. Sig in the series Sig is Rain and Sky's friend, who isn't that handsome and is there for comedic purposes. In the novel, Sig is just Rain and Sky's handsome classmate who houses Sky after he breaks up with Prapai.
2. Prapai's mom, brother and sister meet Sky as soon as they become official. Sky also visits Prapai's house and becomes close with the family.
3. Prapai's actor uncle makes more physical appearances in the novel.
4. Sky's past with his ex is explained in more detail and is a lot more graphic and traumatic.
5. The scene where Prapai confronts Sky's ex is slightly different and more graphic. The aftercare scene is also extended.
6. P'Chai makes an appearance during the confrontation scene as well.
7. Phayu is barely in the novel, appearing only a few times, while he is mentioned a lot in dialogue.
8. Rain a better friend in the novel than in the series.

Overall, while there are some changes between the novel and series. I think that once you've watched the series, there is no need to read the novel. I thought the series improved most of the flaws of both novels. While in the novels you can read and understand the character's thoughts, I found that their thoughts were a lot more immature and made their actions less wholesome. As mentioned earlier, in the series Phayu and Prapai are portrayed as mature adults, but when reading their thoughts in the novels, their thoughts contradicted the way mature adults think and ruined what could have been amazing mature characters. Even Sky was written as more selfish and less sympathetic in the novel. The only character who was written slightly better than their series counterpart was Rain, but only in Love Sky. During the series which covers Love Sky, Rain is portrayed more as stupid rather than naïve. In Love Sky, Rain is naïve, but takes better care of Sky than in the series. When Sky is sick, he doesn't just throw Prapai the keys to Sky's house. He actually didn't want to even call Prapai.

The series greatly improved the novel. However, as mentioned earlier, the climax for Prapai and Sky's love story was rushed in the series and its also very different. If you're curious or want more details about what happened between Sky and his ex, as well as how Prapai actually deals with it in the novel, I would read Love Sky... At least the last few chapters because the ending is a little different as well. However, if you are planning to read the novels, be warned that you may not like how the characters are portrayed in the novel.

~~ OVERALL ~~

Love in the Air is a series that I have on repeat. While the storyline isn't unique, the way Prapai and Phayu show their love for Sky and Rain is really something to watch. Also their chemistry is amazing. Don't worry too much about the storyline and just watch for their chemistry. I swear you won't be disappointed. Also don't worry about reading the novels. It's not worth it.

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I think (almost) we all agree in something

Today i was changing the scores of some of the dramas ive seen and i saw this had 8.5 so i felt the need of writing a review.

Actually this wasnt BAD but it wasnt the best series ive seen. I saw this series while being on air so it might different for the people who will watch it afterward.
While the first half of the show was airing (phayurain's part) i can't say i wasnt enjoying it but after the 2nd part (prapaisky story) aired i definetely can tell the 2nd story was 1000 times better.

1st part: I dont hate it but it was plotless, like, they just be a hot motorcyclist and a cute student meeting and then falling in love. NOTHING ELSE. I was trying to explain the series to a friend of mine when it was airing to convice her to watch it and i couldnt like seriously it has no plot.
Aside from that, the chemistry and kiss/bed scenes saved it and made it more enjoyable.
They had some cringe-watching scenes but it coulve been worse since its a thai series lol
Their story itself doesnt require a outstanding acting so there's no much to talk about, just an average thai-acting from them.
If you don't mind the lack of plot and story and youre here for the cuteness and a hot couple kissing. go ahead.

2nd story: This one was way more deep and complex than the 1st half
At first I thought they were like the second couple, but it turned out to be ?two main couples? (kind of confusing when airing but youll quickly understand that they changed leads in the 2nd half)
Yes, I'm kinda biased of them specially sky, he's my fav character of the show since ep 1 bc we're very much alike (except the trauma part lol) but he definetely made phayurain's and his story way more funnier. He also added this depth missing in the series and the actor's acting was top-tier too.
I cried w their story, you'll definetely connect a bit more with them.
Their kiss and bed scenes were also enjoyable, good chemistry.
My 8.5 score was definetely bc of this half of the show it woulve been lower if it was only 1st couple focused
-but as i was writing this i lowered it to 8.0 hehe :b

(You can also only watch pp-sky story, it is from ep 8 till the end if im not wrong)

Music: I dont remember anything so..
Acting: as i said before, 2nd story has better acting, nothing incredible too but not bad.

If someday i rewatch this series it would be prapai sky story.

nothing else to add i love u sky mwah ^_^

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worst show ever.

Worst show ever. I don’t think I can stress it enough but I absolutely and utterly despise this series.
My take on Love In The Air:

- Beginning of the show / Rain‘s and Phayu‘s relationship:
So basically they met through Rain‘s car being broken or whatever, but what really just throws me off is the moment where Phayu goes to visit his old school where ge meets Rain. Rain proceeds to make a fuss out of it and drags him towards the restroom even though they don‘t even really know each other?? Like where and when did their relationship start to form at that point? It doesn‘t make any sense.
This scene however leads to a next and certainly bigger point:

- Sexual As$ault:
In the restroom they ended up together in one cabinet where Rain kinda tried to hold Phayu back?? From whatever?? (Acting like they‘ve got any history going on). Anyway, basically this is where the sexual assault begins. Phayu starts to appear as the dominant powerful guy and makes a move onto Rain. However Rain never really consented which means Phayu forced himself onto him by touching him in his private part. This is where probably most of the watchers thought it was sooo hot of Phayu to act like this… like no?? Only because Rain kind of reacted in a "horny" way, it‘s just because of his body‘s reactions which are NATURAL. HE however never consented. Same thing kinda happened when Rain somehow?? ended up at Phayu‘s apartment for the night (which also didn‘t make any sense like why would you trust a stranger?) and Phayu made moves onto Rain without him consenting. I think this happened before the restroom scene.

This whole thing leads to the show literally being built on sexual as$ault which is disguised as "horniness" and "hot characters having sex".
The show has NO storyline due to just random stuff being thrown into the room, most of it being sex. This is what so many people find sexy instead of concerning.

Rain‘s and Phayu‘s relationship is NOT hot.
Prapai‘s and Sky‘s relationship is NOT hot.

- Heavy fetishization of gay men by strictly forcing dom/sub and top/bottom roles:

As we may know, the fetishization of gay men is a sadly common situation.
LITA goes crazy with those labels and really points out the feminization of the bottoms/subs.

-> Rain: Even from the beginning he never seems to try to speak his mind against Phayu which is really irritating. The story between them seemed to be an Enemies to Lovers kind of thing which however wasn‘t really executed. Rain tried to show his hard side by trying not to give in to Phayu (he hasn‘t even known him for like a week..) but visibly failed from THE START ON which doesn‘t make any sense!! Phayu was an irritating and arrogant character from the beginning on yet Rain still let it happen??? Make it make sense.
Then their relationship proceeds to form into a "Dom/Sub" kinda thing. Rain the cute bottom who fully submits to his Alpha Daddy (-> Him actually calling Phayu that is totally and utterly cringe.) which feeds into the fetishization of gay men yet again! Also the whole wife calling thing is just completely weird. I get that it could be a kink (IN BED which they definitely didn‘t stick to) but why even bring that up in a BL that a lot of uneducated and younger people will watch? Why not use the chance to educate people by being AGAINST the usage of feminine attributes. Why the hell would Rain be Phayu‘s WIFE? No. Another cringe scene was where Rain was emotional or something and immediately went up to Phayu and hugged him etc. making him seem he‘s completely bonded to him even though they‘ve known each other for just a few days. It doesn‘t make any sense for him to be so emotionally dependent on him already. However if that really was to be linked to his character‘s background story then why not show it so it can actually make sense?? They gave us nothing.

-> Sky: I‘m going to be honest, despite the disappointment the show had put me through I still kinda expected something from Sky since in the first part he appeared to be a rather sassy character who spoke his mind. However, when the second part with the focus on him and Prapai began, it was totally disappointing. I get that this just shows that his character isn‘t always strong which is really true and also good to show, but why would he also be submissive etc.??
The thing with Sky is that he really has the most interesting character background with his trauma, toxic relationship, etc. ( = Serious issues!) which makes him have trust and attachment issues, however after only a few days of "really" knowint Prapai he is immediately bonded, has seperation anxiety and loves him. MAKE IT MAKE SENSE. Such a traumatized person would NEVER act this way. Especially not after the lowkey blackmail Prapai used against Sky during the first part to have sex with him. (Relationship again based on toxicity, assault…). Prapai was invasive to begin with and never left Sky alone. I would understand if Prapai is the a$$hole and Sky doesn‘t give in because of how weird Prapai is but the bad thing is he actually gives in which makes zero sense. How could a person with a r4pe trauma let someone like Prapai actually take part in their life?? Also the whole thing with Prapai shoving his way into Sky‘s life was weird. Another thing I didn‘t understand was when Sky fell sick and Rain couldn‘t take care of him (due to stupid reasons) that Rain really called PRAPAI to take care of Sky instead of any other ACTUAL CLOSE friend. Only cause he trusts him cause he’s his boyfriend’s (Phayu’s) friend??? It doesn‘t make any sense! I would go crazy if my supposedly best friend just let some dude I don‘t like and that has been pushing himself onto me for the past few weeks into my apartment when I‘m in my most vulnerable state. That‘s like the worst case scenario.
And then Prapai proceeds to take care of him etc. which makes Sky kind of soft towards him. He says things like "I‘m taking care of you so well but all you do is push me away" like? That‘s manipulation.
It just doesn‘t make any sense for Sky to be so dependent on Prapai! I would understand if Prapai was like the sweetest and most considerate guy to ever exist because obviously that‘s someone that Sky could perhaps really need in his times of loneliness and darkness, however Prapai‘s character is none of that! Everyone keeps saying how cute it is of him to call Sky "honey/darling/wife (again..)" but no one seems to understand that his invasive character is just yet again disguised as a good one. They just brush it off as if it‘s nothing.

PrapaixSky:
Two things that happened towards the end of the show that I also find stupid:
1) Prapai lowkey cheating on Sky at the party by taking his time to tell the flirting guy to back off since he has a boyfriend. It was a total red flag and I cannot tolerate such behavior. He was on the couch literally CUDDLING with that guy for at least ten minutes but then proceeds to call it a misunderstanding on SKY‘s SIDE when he addresses the situation??? Like what?!
2) Prapai screaming at Sky after seeing him being r4ped. Literally the worst thing you could do towards such a hurt person. It made me so angry cause why would you scream at Sky if he didn‘t do ANYTHING.

All in all you could say that the show mainly puts its focus onto the sex which hides all the sexual as$ault since the characters are hot. It basically glorifies SA and toxicity.

- Side characters:
Totally cringe. Most of them were just fillers to actually have something going on however it seemed SO unnatural and awkward whenever there were people in the background. Especially at the races the people just STOOD THERE and did NOTHING which was like sooo awkward and just icky!! Really threw me off.

Rain‘s and Sky‘s friends also didn‘t really add anything to the story.
The whole thing with Ple and Som was also really weird, I can‘t even explain it.

I must say that Aon, Nui and Joy really carried the show lol.


-Acting/Facial expressions:
The acting was super bad, like really, there was not one time where I didn‘t cringe.
"Do it better" No. I know for a fact that I just wouldn‘t act if I can‘t do it.
The whole acting seemed awkward, stiff, cringe, stupid, etc. I just didn‘t feel comfortable and at peace watching it.

The facial expressions really threw me over the edge. Rain and Sky continuously made such childish and "cutesy" facial expressions that gave me the biggest ick. Most of the time they acted like that in front of Phayu and Prapai, their "doms". It‘s just totally cringe. They‘re trying to feed into the imagination of Sky and Rain as the cute, small and weak ones and push Phayu‘s und Prapai‘s characters as the cool powerful ones.
-> Prapai‘s smirks annoyed the hell out of me. There was not one time where he smirked in such a cocky way, as if saying he‘s better than everyone. Just ugh! Full ick. And Phayu did the same.

All in all: The characters‘ chemistry wasn‘t bad but everything was just cringe in the first place.

Making of/Producing:
The production isn‘t bad obviously, camera quality etc. was good except for the sound quality. There were times where they shuffled around which could be directly heard through the microphones that kind of ruined the vibe. Like.. just edit better lol.

The music was TOP! Literally the only thing that I genuinely enjoyed throughout watching the show. 10/10.

Scenes where I really had to slap myself or even laugh because of how absurd they were were the ones with phone calls. For example Prapai was calling Sky and there was a BLACKSCREEN to be seen. Like what?? How bad, like genuinely. Just call him forreal.. Or in the special episode where Sky was supposedly playing a game on his phone but when Prapai turnt him around on his chair and his phone could be seen on the camera, there was a blackscreen. It just made it seem much more unserious.

All in all it really isn‘t worth it so use your time wisely and don‘t watch Love In The Air. Xx

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Ride It, We In Control, Ride It Ride It!!!!! (This series is for MATURE Audience 18 & over)

While watching the 2nd half, I wish they gave more episodes to Prapai & Sky.
Their story could have being a complete seperate series but loop in Phayu & Sky
in it, just a longer version for both stories.

It also accrue to me that this is a pattern or habit the writer MAME use to induce these trauma
scenes in all her novels, It’s not necessary to keep adding it in all her work.
In real life if this may happen to someone you know as a friend or have dated,
you would help that person to get professional help, in this case there is no recovery period
for Sky, he did not tell his best friend Rain and held everything inside until Prapai came
along which he still had a hard time to accept that someone can still love him after all
what he experienced with his ex. They only needed to show what happened to Sky earlier
in the series then he would have healed by the time he met Prapai, the throwback came too
late and this is what disconnected me with my mix feelings.
The writer just needed to add recovery in her trauma writing pattern to have a smoother
story telling. Budgeting can also be an issue as well.

I watch dramas for different reasons, sometime it's because I am a fan of the lead actors or
like this I was just watching because
I enjoyed MAME work on TharnType and I was hoping she did not ad the trauma too much
in this drama which she sprinkled it in Prapai/Sky episodes then went for
the kill on the last episode and thats where it felt rushed and no atmosphere for a more
fluffy ending but the Kiss scene on the Balcony had a nice head tilt from Prapai and I can
live with that lol.

Favorite duo >> Favorite actor >> Ratings
For the most part of it, I enjoyed the series immensley.
My favorite part of the story is Phayu/Rain. My favorite episode was #12 with Prapai/Sky.
My favorite actor overall is Fort (Prapai), He has a good engagement with his eyes
and body posture, it's just beautiful to watch him chase Peat (Sky) who also did an
amazing job playing a victim of abuse and enduring it to fall in-love again with Prapai.
Boss is the flavour and gave jaw dropping NC scenes and Noeul just went for the ride!
Prapai gave good care and attention to Sky and also had beautiful NC scenes!
I hope others can see some beauty in this drama and cheer on these first time actors on
this beautiful series. I rate it 9/10 since the beginning and will remain that way.
Overall It's enjoyable for the most parts. Totally recommend for anyone haven't yet
watched it. I love and wish them all the best Boss/Noeul, Fort/Peat ??

Writing 8.5/10 >>Direction 9/10 >>Cinematography 9.5/10 >> Production Value 8.5/10

Acting>>> The 4 main leads have done a great job on their characters, but some did
a little better and this is my score:
#1 = Fort portrayal as Prapai 10/10
He did an amazing job, very smooth, good eye engagement,
follow his sub and did a great job chasing him. His dialog were delivered flawlessly and great
body posture for framing. My favorite episode in the eititre series was #12, Prapai called
Sky from 3 different phones until he finally answered, the tears roled down on Pai's face
got me crying too, then the scene with the notebook he read out all what Sky wrote about
him, had me tearing up again, this whole episode was just so beautiful and Fort just embraced
his dialog and his eye engagement the most affective way that wheeled me in.
He just moved his body so alluring and the cameraman must have had a great time filming him.

#2 = Boss portrayal as Phayu 9/10
Boss is the reason this Series ratings went up! he gave us a beautiful and yet provocative
NC scene and his sub just went with it for the joy ride, I am guilty to rewind multiple time
and Boss did that to us. The reason I took off 1 point because his eye gave did not melt me
as much as Fort but came close. He looks like an Anime, you just need to copy & paste.
I think the director had way too much fun directing their love scenes cause I sure enjoyed
watching him.

#3 = Nouel portrayal as Rain 8.5/10
Nouel was feisty but fun, he was also very brave and fun to watch.
His dialog were the funniest and laughed alot because of Rain. Rain thought he
spotted Phayu first in the Rain scene but, but that was not the first time Phayu saw
Rain and I loved how Rain played the role of pursuing Phayu but only Phayu knew he
was the one that actually lured in Rain to his world.
I also loved the chemistry Rain & Phayu had. Again the camera must
have had alot of fun capturing that ride scene of Rain!!!

#4 = Peat Portrayal as Sky 8.5/10
Peat is such a babe, he truly played his character well, at first I did not understand
why his good mood changed to being moody but after watching the last episode
I understood he had alot on his plate. I gave him and Nouel the same ratings because
they played their roles simialar. The best episode for Sky was with Prapai after the
notebook when Sky cried and finally told Prapai he loved him too. BRAVO!!!



I will rewatch again! It's not for children, recommend to age 18 and over.

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Another hit and miss by Mame

How this Mame person is still writing BL stories and hasn't been chased out of Thailand, tarred and feathered, is beyond me. This woman is built entirely of gay stereotypes and not even the good ones at that... Seriously, stalking, forcing oneself onto someone and rape leading to romance is something that just does not happen. Ever! The "words say no, but body says yes" trope is beyond despicable. If the "words say no", it doesn't matter what the body says. It's no, just NO! I managed to get through 6 episodes of this insufferable drivel, trying hard to see past the many, many flaws, but in the end it was just too intolerable. Cringe acting (especially by Noeul and Fort), horrible sound, repetitive and stretched out scenes, gratuitous semi porn scenes,... If I would have to find one redeeming feature, it would be the music. Steer clear. In fact: steer clear of anything that has sprung from the sick and twisted mind of Mame.

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incredibly overhyped -->

the way everyone was raving about this drama i expected it to be good and well rounded but instead its Cutie Pie 2.0.

there is a semblance of plot initially but it is very quickly abandoned. plot and any sense of story is lost to make way for explicit kissing and sex scenes which is the reason most people seem to be enjoying this show. the writing is weak and the acting is consistently not the best

i really tried to give this a chance but i couldn't put up with this anymore. hope to see better quality for thai bls in the future.

rating reflects what i did manage to sit through

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Why do I do this to myself: the series

I should've known this series would turn out this way, it's Mame ffs, SA and toxicity are her specialty so I only have myself to blame for watching it.

I had hope for this one especially after Rain and Payu's storyline, because while they had some parts that had me side-eyeing the plot, it was still watchable, possibly enjoyable even, despite it being infested with typical 2015 BLs undertones/tropes, I was still able to enjoy their plot, hell I was about to rate this, a Mame series, a 7.5/10 and that's basically unheard of especially coming from me, but then they had to hit us with the PrapaiSky storyline and now I don't wanna watch it anymore. True, I did like some of their moments but their whole relationship dynamic ticked me off and I found myself skipping a lot of their story, the latest episode just served to further solidify my dislike for their story, was it the acting was it the setting for them idk if I'm being honest, but I'm thoroughly uncomfortable watching their side of the equation so I'm dropping it, even if there's only one more episode to go, I'm not gonna bother with watching it because I know my rating for this would drop even further, so I'll keep it at that. The current rating is mostly because of the PayuRain storyline because if I'm being honest, the other couple's storyline wouldn't have gotten anything more than a 4 from me, if I had to rate solely based on each couple's part it would be:

Episode 1-7 :
Plot: 7.5/10
Cast: 8/10
Music: 5.5/10
Rewatch value: 4/10
Overall rating: 7.3/10


Episode 8-12:
Plot: 5/10
Cast: 5/10
Music: 5/10
Rewatch value: 3/10
Overall rating: 4.5/10

My final rating is somewhere in the middle if we're taking into consideration both parts. I really thought this was gonna be different, but I guess I shot myself in the foot with this one, alas, it is what it is, I hope the rest can enjoy this series, I'm sorry if I couldn't really help with anything insightful but honestly I'm super tired and I really don't know what I'm typing at this point, but have a nice day/night everyone, hope you enjoy your watch.

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The best bl series ever.

Boss and Noeul are wonderful, young actors who act so effortlessly and naturally that as a viewer you can feel every emotion they are living through. They have great chemistry and they are the best bl couple compared to all otgers in other series. Passion that they share is freely shown on the screen which is cream on cake for bl series. I recommend this series to be watched because I am sure Boss and Noeul will leave viewers in an ocean of emotions and speachless in the end. Boss Noeul have put some high level standard how bl actors should work together and potray their roles. I cant express myself in a way that would do justice to these serie and Boss Noeul, I can only say to the reader of my comment to watch this serie and everything will be understood by itself. ❤

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