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KoryM
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Oct 13, 2020
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Above Average BL Drama

I really loved this drama, mostly for the strong performances by the two leads played by Oreo and Strong. Their chemistry is terrific. I don't want to give away the plot but the second season ends on a tragic note, but sets the stage for another sequel where, I hope, the outcome we've been waiting for through nearly 30 episodes will be resolved. Like most of these dramas, this episodes seem heavily padded just for the sake of filling time. The plot is a refreshing departure from the formula of two guys in Engineering school. Oreo's character Pop is drawn as a bit of a gay cliche, being a little too interested in skin care and plush toys but thankfully Oreo plays him straight. Strong's character Oat is true to the BL formula in being mostly obnoxious to Pop. This is supposed to be his clumsy way of saying he likes Pop. Also to formula, there are endless scenes of our heroes crying and saying they're sorry to each other. The most interesting element in this drama is Pop and Oat really have more of a bromance going on and it raises some interesting questions about what it means for two guys to love each other in a platonic way. That's a very contemporary topic among men who identify as straight. There are obligatory gay stereotypes in the supporting cast. I guess those are suppose to provide the audience with almost cartoon comic relief to contrast the main characters. Happily, there isn't too much time wasted on those characters as the drama go on. I do hope there is a third sequel to resolve these stories as the audience hopes they'll end up. We have a lot invested in these characters.

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Dropped 3/8
AudienceofOne
4 people found this review helpful
Jun 9, 2019
3 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
I honestly can't believe this came out of the same writers' pen as the first season of What The Duck.

Maybe it didn't. Maybe it had different writers, different producers, a different production company. Maybe it came from a strange, horrible parallel universe where What The Duck was dark, twisted, disturbing and grimly unfunny.

Not that What The Duck's humour was its best quality. To state the obvious, some of season 1's most powerful moments were not typical campy Thai BL moments involving confused schoolboys, a Boy Sompob OST and a cut to a fish tank. Parts of season 1 were dark. But they were dark in a thoughtful and intelligent way that suggested the writers understood the theme they were trying to explore.

This season's darkness is shallow, almost trite, in its obvious shock value - a kind of second-rate gay soap opera designed to horrify you into watching more.

Assault,
Rape.
Abuse.
Incest.

It does not make me want to watch more. It makes me want to drop it. Which I have.

What a disappointing ending to the series.

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MalamaOla
1 people found this review helpful
Sep 6, 2019
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 6.0
I must say my feelings for WTD2 differs ????‍♂️from others listed in the comments. In my personal ????opinion I loved the storyline! I love the characters/actors they all did such a good ????convincing job in their roles. I never cried ????so much over a show before! Although I am very upset at how they ended season 2, I did truly love ❤️ and enjoy WTD2 Final Call.
Having said that how they ended the season was just extremely disappointing and unsatisfying ????. Each of the storylines for each character was left unanswered in a way that makes you think that the producers ran out of money ???? so the story was abruptly stopped ???? . Extremely frustrating ????to have such a good show without closing its storyline. My hats off to the cast for doing such a great job????. I do hope???? that you’ll all get back together and complete Season 2 the proper way and yes I even hope they’ll be more!!

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Dropped 2/8
Richard Riddle
5 people found this review helpful
Oct 14, 2019
2 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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*SPOILERS*

[also contains spoiler for together with me, bad romance characters]

Without having read the original story, I still figured half way through season 1 a perfect ending was probably not going to happen.... Pop’s reactions never hinted at truly giving in.... season 2 was disgusting though....

IF pree/rambo line had been filmed outside of the BL umbrella, it might have had a better reception and got to season 2’s drug/sex parties without being so tasteless. If you want to take a close but fictionalized review of the drug/unsafe sex LGBTQ subculture, just watch Queer as Folk (US) and follow the Ted Schmidt storyline. He takes a painful journey of drugs and unsafe sex (with tenuous consent) and the consequences of putting yourself in a shady situation.

I would rather watch Korn cheat on Knock again before finishing season 2 of this show.

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Dyeson
1 people found this review helpful
Jul 22, 2020
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5
In this season (Final Call), I can say that it was a heartbreaking scene with Pop and Oat. It's hard to move on. To be honest, I skipped the other scenes due to the sex and drugs scene. I just focused on the story of Pop and Oat. In this season I can't control my emotions with Pop and Oat. It's very very hard for me. I really feel the pain they went through. In the story of Pop and Oat, I saw here the true meaning of love. Oat chose to become a monk for the sake and dreams of his beloved Pop as a steward even though it is really hard for him.

In terms of romance. I really love their stories, From the first season, it was super "kilig" and comedy. But in this season OMG, it's opposite more on drama and really I really can’t stop my emotions from crying. I can't breathe as in

I'm looking forward to season 3 if any. I'm so excited to find out what was inside the box they buried and they will open it after 10 years as their promises.

Really LOVE is SACRIFICE. That's it.

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PS. We already know that there are many ways in letting go of the person we love that are not too painful but they chose that.

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Vermillion Cat
3 people found this review helpful
Nov 20, 2021
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 2.5
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 3.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Ahorraos el tiempo

¿Por qué en casi todas las segundas temporadas deciden arruinar un buen drama?

Si hubiésemos tenido continuación bien hecha de la primera temporada esto hubiese sido aguantable, pero los protagonistas casi no salen, yo vine a ver un BL, no un drama hetero como cualquier otro, que es lo que parece la mayoría del tiempo, pues Mo es la ÚNICA que tiene un final decente.

Bo y Pent siendo asquerosos lo poco que salen, nada nuevo, pero el CASI violar a Oat lo hace peor.

Oat y Pop casi no salen, y cuando lo hacen no nos dan ni un mísero beso entre ellos, luego por alguna razón no pueden estar juntos si Pop es azafato ¿Por qué? Pop veía a Pree todo el tiempo mientras Pree era azafato por dios, qué excusa más tonta para separarlos ¡Y Oat se hace monje así por la cara!

Win y Newyear, no me quedó claro si eran hermanos o no (supongo que si) pero fueron lo más cercano a interesante en esta temporada, de resto salté TODO (menos a Oat y Pop, porque guardaba la esperanza...mal hecho) aunque dejan muchas cosas en el aire.

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Laurasia
3 people found this review helpful
Dec 14, 2019
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 5.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 5.5
Alors, j'ai vraiment bien aimé la saison 1!

Du coup, j'étais vraiment enthousiaste pour la saison 2 et j'attendais beaucoup!

On commence le premier épisode avec de magnifiques scènes, du coup on se dit "géniall!" .

Puis au fur et à mesure c'est la décadence...

Les relations ne semblent pas réelles. Je parle par rapport aux récits de l'histoire... On a un couple fou amoureux qui veut se marier et comme dans la plupart des mauvais BL une fille fout la merde. Excusez-moi, mais sérieusement, je n'ai jamais vu ça dans la vie réelle! Si tu es homo , que tu aimes vraiment ton mec, c'est pas une nana qui pourra faire quelque chose.

Bref, il y a encore ces histoires de parents... Et malgré le fait qu'on parle ici d'adultes, on a encore l'impression d'avoir affaire à des enfants. Je prends en compte le côté culturel, mais un moment faut arrêter. Cette histoire me donne juste l'impression que tous les homos d'Asie n'ont d'autres choix que de se soumettre à leurs parents , d'épouser une fille et d'étouffer leur sexualité. Du coup, une question: "comment ces hommes gay , mariés font pour avoir des relations sexuelles ou sexuellement épanouissantes dans leur mariage? " Et "comment ces femmes vivent-elles ces situations? "

Je suis une femme hétéro.. Désolée, mais jamais je n'accepterai de me marier avec un homme homo qui n'aura pas envie de mon corps, mais devra se stimuler en pensant à un gars! C'est le truc qui m'ennerve le plus dans les BL (surtout les chinois), on ne se met jamais à penser à la femme hétéro.. C'est peut-être parce que j'en suis une que je pense à ça!

On tombe dans tous les clichés énervants: l'homosexualité c'est le sexe, l'homosexualité c'est la drogue, l'homosexualité c'est être malheureux.

J'ai déjà regardé ce genre de films, et le message ne tournait qu'autour de ça et ça me va! Parce que oui, parfois ça veut dire ça ... Je l'ai vu, et en été spectatrice de près avec un ami.

Mais ça n'est pas toujours ce qu'ils veulent! Ici, cette série nous donne l'impression dès la saison 1 de parler "d'amour"... Donc quand on parle d'amour, on parle également de combat pour l'amour . On dirait ici qu'il n'y a pas d'amour.

Un qui va renoncer à son amour... L'autre qui trompe l'autre.. L'autre qui frappe l'autre...

Tout ce que cette série m'a donné comme impression c'est qu'on a voulu vite finir la série... Et pour la finir, fallait que tout parte de travers!

De plus, j'ai l'impression qu'on voulait juste énerver , faire pleurer le spectateur. On est manipulé dans nos émotions. C'est un peu le truc des mauvais BL.

Je pense à ces jeunes qui viennent de se rendre compte de leur homosexualité. Je ne voudrai pas qu'ils regardent ça!

Surtout que beaucoup d'articles que j'ai lu dernièrement expriment combien la personne homosexuelle a d'avantage de chance de se suicider, d'être malheureux. On associe même à un stress post-traumatique ce qu'ils ressentent tant ils doivent toujours être sur leur garde!

Si on veut intégrer la communauté LGTB de manière correct et épanouissante, ça commence par l'image que la société leur renvoi d'eux-même. Ca commence par les médias, les films! Quand comprendra t-on que les Films et séries peuvent influencer la société? Cette série va renvoyer aux jeunes homos : "préparez -vous à une vie de merde" et aux hétéros "voilà tout ce dont sont bon les homos". Quel est le message qu'ils ont voulu véhiculer? Il me semble qu'ils n'y ont pas pensé!

On se sert de la mode du BL, du Yaoi pour juste manipuler les émotions.. Ils devraient s'en servir pour véhiculer des messages positifs. Combien d'homosexuels vivent la monogamie pure? Très peu!! Certaines études montrent que certains ont jusqu'à 52 partenaires dans leur vie!

Mais personne ne se demande pourquoi... "C'est parce qu'ils sont gay", dit-on! Non, c'est juste que dès le départ on leur a véhiculé l'image qu'ils ne sont pas comme les hétéros, qu'ils doivent se cacher pour aimer, se cacher pour avoir des relations sexuelles, se tenir la main, s'embrasser... Quel couple hétérosexuel pourrait s'épanouir en vivant ainsi?

Un couple se construit avec des projets. Si on ne donne pas l'occasion à quelqu'un d'avoir des projets, c'est perdu d'avance.

Bref, cette série m'a plus que déçue.

Point positif: les acteurs incroyables!!!

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Apaixonada por BL
3 people found this review helpful
Jul 14, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 5.5
Story 3.5
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.5
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Perda de tempo

Essa série me ensinou que não há nada tão ruim que não possa piorar. Além das polêmicas que envolveram essa série (falei na resenha da SS1), essa temporada conseguiu superar a primeira no quesito: péssimo roteiro.

Temos aqui um casal principal que realmente não se decide, com um dos piores finais que já vi. E pior, a série prática prometeu uma continuação, que talvez explicasse os furos, e desse ao casal que não parecia casal, o seu final feliz, mas não veio aí!

O casal Rambo e Pree não se reconciliou, não estou reclamando disso, estou questionando o fato do idiota que o Pree se tornou, se envolvendo com pessoas ruins e fazendo toda sorte de coisas idiotas.
Pelo menos Mo teve seu final feliz, depois de sofrer tanto... Os amigos do casal principal são uns completos idiotas, não sei se amo ou odeio Rambo por ter causado a separação do casal principal, aliás, sinceramente, eu shippei Rambo e Pop o tempo todo.

Sobre aspectos técnicos, não há muito o que dizer. Tudo está na casa do "razoável".

Eu não perderia meu tempo vendo de novo, mas se te interessa, vá em frente.

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Jotajota El Negro
2 people found this review helpful
May 20, 2019
8 of 8 episodes seen
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Overall 8.5
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.5
Muy buena la serie en su primera temporada, esta temporada me gusto la nueva pareja BL que incorporaron pero descuidaron las de la primera temporada y no le dieron un bien final a la historia. Quede con ese sabor amargo al finalizar de ver la serie en esta temporada.
Los actores fueron Buenos, me gusto el contenido, excepto en la tematica de las drogas y sexo le falto que enviara un mensaje a lso jovenes sobre el tema de las drogas y el sexo, ya que es algo que se ve en todos lados aun mas en los jovenes
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