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Jessica
Through the looking-glass
This series takes place roughly 2-3 years after Season 1. Kongpop is now a third year and the head hazer while Arthit is facing new challenges that come with entering the workforce. Campus life is largely left behind, as SOTUS S focuses primarily on Arthit's life at Ocean Electric, along with the potential strain this puts on his and Kongpob's relationship. New challenges arise, along with new faces, and I think fans of Season 1 will enjoy this season as well.
Once again, the acting from all of the characters is fantastic. As Kongpob, Singto retains his sweet, endearing manner. No longer the head hazer, Krist shows us Arthit's softer, shyer side, and it's absolutely adorable. Krist makes the most melt-worthy expressions and seeing him interact with Singto's character is really cute. They have the same chemistry between them as they did in Season 1, which I think is both a good thing and a bad thing, and something I think a lot of people justifiably critique. My main issue is that Kogpob and Arthit still act as though they're in the beginning of their relationship, rather than a couple years in. I totally understand that Arthit is shy, and am in no way asking for full on public PDA, but a soft touch or brief hand-holding every now and then would have been nice. It just felt like their relationship hadn't progressed at all since the end of Season 1 and that which, again, occurred several years prior. It felt like Kongpob was still chasing after Arthit even though he already had him. We do get some more lovey-dovey moments towards the very end, and very cute ones at that! It just would have been nice to some of that scattered throughout the series. It's certainly not a deal-breaker, but those going into this expecting a bit more romance than what was given in Season 1 be warned.
The story line, I thought, was interesting, although I was getting a little bit bored towards the end. Something special about SOTUS S is that the director includes special scenes at the end of each episode, which are primarily flashbacks of events between Kongpop and Arthit after the latter has graduated. These were a cute touch. As with Season 1, there wasn't a lot of development with the side couples, which was disappointing as they had so much potential. One of the side couples could have been eliminated altogether and it wouldn't have made any difference to the story. I'd definitely be interested in seeing both couples developed further in a future series or movie, but I have a feeling that probably won't happen.
That said, I did enjoy SOTUS S, but I did enjoy SOTUS a little bit more. The university setting and hazing challenges provided a bit more diversity and variation than the obstacles in this season. Still, I enjoyed watching SOTUS S (incredible acting + charming MCs) and would recommend this franchise to anyone looking for their next BL to watch.
Once again, the acting from all of the characters is fantastic. As Kongpob, Singto retains his sweet, endearing manner. No longer the head hazer, Krist shows us Arthit's softer, shyer side, and it's absolutely adorable. Krist makes the most melt-worthy expressions and seeing him interact with Singto's character is really cute. They have the same chemistry between them as they did in Season 1, which I think is both a good thing and a bad thing, and something I think a lot of people justifiably critique. My main issue is that Kogpob and Arthit still act as though they're in the beginning of their relationship, rather than a couple years in. I totally understand that Arthit is shy, and am in no way asking for full on public PDA, but a soft touch or brief hand-holding every now and then would have been nice. It just felt like their relationship hadn't progressed at all since the end of Season 1 and that which, again, occurred several years prior. It felt like Kongpob was still chasing after Arthit even though he already had him. We do get some more lovey-dovey moments towards the very end, and very cute ones at that! It just would have been nice to some of that scattered throughout the series. It's certainly not a deal-breaker, but those going into this expecting a bit more romance than what was given in Season 1 be warned.
The story line, I thought, was interesting, although I was getting a little bit bored towards the end. Something special about SOTUS S is that the director includes special scenes at the end of each episode, which are primarily flashbacks of events between Kongpop and Arthit after the latter has graduated. These were a cute touch. As with Season 1, there wasn't a lot of development with the side couples, which was disappointing as they had so much potential. One of the side couples could have been eliminated altogether and it wouldn't have made any difference to the story. I'd definitely be interested in seeing both couples developed further in a future series or movie, but I have a feeling that probably won't happen.
That said, I did enjoy SOTUS S, but I did enjoy SOTUS a little bit more. The university setting and hazing challenges provided a bit more diversity and variation than the obstacles in this season. Still, I enjoyed watching SOTUS S (incredible acting + charming MCs) and would recommend this franchise to anyone looking for their next BL to watch.
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