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U-Prince:  The Handsome Cowboy thai drama review
Dropped 8/8
U-Prince: The Handsome Cowboy
6 people found this review helpful
by NOYBA
Jan 29, 2018
8 of 8 episodes seen
Dropped
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
I'll be honest and admit I haven't really watched the full drama. All episodes: yes, all scenes: no. I started skipping quite a bit after things escalated in a bad way. So there are probably some nuances I missed.  The thing is, I've seen slap/kiss lakorn before and some I drop and some I don't (I've seen the Sawan Biang, one I would label as pretty hard core). I agree with what a commenter said:  inappropriate for teens but up to the adults to watch or not watch based on their preference.

However I couldn't really stomach the set up of this story because if felt waaay to real. A girl and guy dates, they have issues but like each other and can be pretty sweet. Then the guy becomes increasingly physical and violent. Not an uncommon story from life I would say. Compared to other slap/kiss dramas which have pretty unrealistic plots (makhjang, revenge, kidnapping etc.). Also, I don't know, was it a slap/kiss? While definitely going into that territory at the same time it felt way too "mild" in general for that... It felt more like a normal drama to me. Slap/kiss is generally way more present in the whole plotline and feels different from the ones where the guy is just an a-hole.  So not a slap/kiss just a normal drama with assault, then happy ending.  To me that feels pretty odd. Slap/kiss does get extra leeway as it is a pretty specific genre and you know what you are getting yourself into.

This wasn't genre: I really felt that this was just a romantization of abusive relationships, and especially TEEN abusive relationship which I really feel sends a terrible message. I don't know what the writers were thinking when making this, and especially in comparison to the other chapters of this series.

Its a shame since the actors were great and had amaazing chemistry.... but some dramas just crosses that bottom line even the for a person like me who has a pretty high tolerance. Even some dramas I don't personally watch because I can't handle them I think its fine if other likes them: taste and what is too much differ. This one though... Young characters in a realistic setting (comparatively) in modern days where the guy is abusive and its in the end forgiven. Nope, I don't think that is a good idea.
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