Oxygen (2020)

Soft and Endearing...

Oxygen was probably the most anticipated BL series of 2020 based on all the hype and buzz that I've seen on social media. I've read so many people stating that Oxygen was the BL that they were most excited for so my expectation for the series was quite high.

The premiere episode was cute and charming though a bit disappointing considering its massive hype. It was great to see multiple BL couples being formed. As others have noted, it was also refreshing to see characters be comfortable with their feelings for another guy, instead of struggling with them (though there is nothing wrong with that either). So far, I'm liking Solo and Gui the best, which is perfect as they are the lead BL couple. Though I don't like Khim, the annoying fujoshi character, I'm still excited to see more!

This series is slow, but the interactions between Solo and Gui are so cute as Solo becomes more forward while the scenes between Kao and Phu are quite endearing as Kao begins to break down Phu's walls. Upon watching Episode 3, I have become hooked and can see this series start to live up to its hype! I am really liking how this series takes its time showing the blossoming relationships between its main couples. I don't care for Dr. Perth and Khim's budding relationship though.

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started strong but it went downhill with determination

I only finished the show, because I was looking forward to a "3-years-later-happily-ever-after"-scene for Kao and Phu, but as the season progressed even the happy-bunny couldn't save this show...

Both the main couple, as well as Kao/Phu and the doctors started out strong, but the "mysteries" surrounding Solo and Phu were - simply speaking - lacking. (I won't speak about the whole Khi(/e)m-Doctor fiasco, I refuse).
It may have been the subtitles translations, but non of the "obstacles" the couples faced seemed anything but childish exaggerations.
(Also if you wanna run away with your lover get some cash before daddies freezes your bank account. Seriously, that's running-away-101... And don't let your boyfriend make decisions (or drive a vehicle) if he hadn't had barely anything to eat for "weeks"! That's just asking for running-away-without-a-plan-destination-or-money-and-turning-around-before-you-eve-left-the-city and a fainting-behind-the-wheel-accident).

The apostrophes around weeks are there, because there is no feeling of time in the series. The plot could have developed over a couple of weeks or months. No idea.

In addition to the subpar plot the acting (except maybe Kao, Khim, Khem and sometimes Phu) is rather stiff and dull. But to be fair to the actors: it is hard to flesh out characters emotionally if the plot glosses over any scenes that could show characterization or character growth.

All in all: I have seen worse, but this show could have benefitted from something called storytelling.

Also please, for the love of everything holy, abandon the old "boys-don't-cry" and
"emotionally-distant-father-only-means-well-with-the-abuse-we-promise-he-meant-well" clichés. They are getting old.

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I Needed Oxygen to Stay Awake

Well this was a very big, boring disappointment. I actually read the novel that this BL was based on. While the novel itself wasn’t hugely exciting, it was cute and heartwarming. You saw why Solo was attracted to someone like Guitar. He brought light and smile to his life. They really needed each other. I don’t think that the drama conveyed the novel in the same way. It was just very boring and hard for me to even finish. The acting was stilted and the actors did not fit the characters from the novel. They didn’t fit them looks or even in characteristics. And how they portrayed them in the drama was not how they were in the book. They just ended up being very unremarkable, like how did this even get made?! Whether you read the novel or not, going into this you have some expectations of what a BL drama should and can be. Sometimes you can give up a little bit of the acting for newcomers if the story is interesting or the actor has charisma to lend to their character. But none of this was the case with this drama. I will very much forget it after today and I will probably never think about it again. I might read the novel sometime in the future if I have nothing else to read.

Also, can I just say that Thai dramas have some of the worst music of any BLs out there. I know it’s a preference, but I really don’t care for Thai pop music at all. I don’t like the sound of it and I don’t like the singing, it just really sounds terrible to me. But to make things worse this drama had weird moments where you just had harp music. And this wasn’t as a joke, it was serious. But it was a very odd choice and really would ruin the mood for me many times throughout the series

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a good paired Maincopuple with a random story.

As i saw the first Three Episodes, i really enjoyed this, cause of the good chemistry between Sol and Gui.
But then it‘s getting boring and feels like an old bubblegum.
The Mainstory should be dramatic (there are Problems with an Orphanage, a bad father, a jealous lover, etc),but it doesn’t feel dramatic, there is no impact in the scenes and it feels all still nice and slow
(sometimes a little bit cheesy too.)
The sidestories are skippable too for me and i couldn’t get a good Connection to the Characters.
To be mentiod would be the good Theme Song and the sweet love story between Sol and Gui especially in the begining and the end of this series.

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Re-use

Same formula. All of the characters are like the same characters we have seen in other bls. Nothing new nothing especial. I was excited at the beginning because I thought Solo and Gui were really cute,but then I couldn't even keep myself awake watching the series. And the side characters are like a re use set of characters. Khao)(kao?) and phu were the only saving grace *and even then I felt like it was a drag*. Solo story was so slow that I even forgot he had a "complicated" storyline, it wasn't even well written, Gui's story was meh, i am everybody's. There's nothing new here, i am pretty sure that what you see here, you'll see it in two hundred others bls.

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Tooooooooo GOOD

The music of the series is way too good, I’ve watched so many series but i swear i honestly like the music here the most it’s my favourite already.

The story plot line- we don’t know much how it’s gonna be coz it just started but i feel there are deeper stories hidden which will unreveal in the later episodes.

The actors - To be honest it’s my first time seeing all the these actors acting probably I haven’t watched these actors other series(if they have acted in other series)
But in this series i can honestly say “They’ve acted so well”

Like Gui and solo very quiet / but straightforward which makes the audience breathless and needing more “oxygen” like the title itself says: 55555
Solo is like a confident gay in the series (he’s eyes speaks it up all which gives a really good feeling to the audience he doesn’t even have to say anything as his eyes speaks it up for him sweetness overloaded and Gui a little quiet but a caring one.


Also not forgetting “Phu and Koa” they are just adorably cute....! Phu looks like a stern and not friendly guy but i know he will have deeper stories for this. And Koa is an open minded / extrovert .
Just like people says opposite character attracts more!

As a fan if BL i always want sweet moments coz we all know it’s not possible in real life. So atleast make the audience happy in the series world.

I have to wait for a week for each episode wanting more oxygen for me to breathe (Ps-Honest fact 5555)

I’m definitely rewatching again and again hahaha coz the series makes me breathless just like the title “OXYGEN”

Definitely worth it.... :)


xoxox much love from Nagaland . .

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Oxygen

Sobre a história, sinceramente eu gostei muito do roteiro, mais precisamente das histórias de vida de Gui e Solo, e que apesar de ainda existir a universidade dentro da trama, ela não foi o cenário principal. Tem uma coisa que me chamou atenção no amor deles dois, foi que mesmo se tratando de um muito rico e o outro muito humilde, em nenhum momento e sob nenhum pretexto desistiram de seu amor. A parte da história entre os irmãos da cafeteria e os médicos também me deixou satisfeita (apesar de não entender como um homem pensa em conquistar uma mulher convencendo-a de que ele é gay). A única coisa que não curti foi o final entre Phu e o coelhinho, acho que eles mereciam mais, pelo menos um beijo, mas o final deles ficou em aberto pois sua história é contada na novel subsequente, "Nytrogen", que infelizmente não sei se será adaptada para a TV numa possível segunda temporada, espero que sim.
Com relação à atuação, eu não conhecia a maioria dos atores e não dou nota 10, mas posso dar um 9,0.
A ost me encantou, e eu passei a gostar ainda mais do Solo quando vi que ele é o cantor, e sim, recomendo essa série, eu já vi duas vezes e veria de novo.

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Belle le canzoni, ma la storia e i personaggi propio non funzionano

Ho deciso di guardare questa serie poiché lo sceneggiatore era lo stesso di altri drama che ho apprezzato tantissimo. Purtroppo anche i migliori sbagliano, e questo ne è un esempio perfetto. La storia - quale storia? - è noiosa, prevedibile e poco coinvolgente. Il cast solo in parte azzeccato, l'attore che interpreta Guy non è stata una scelta brillante a mio avviso. La caratterizzazione del pairing principale lascia molto a desiderare: Guy è una sorta di orsacchiotto di peluche perennemente sorridente e pronto a dispensare buoni consigli di una banalità allucinante, Solo più che starsene impalato e fissare (sguardi che non trasmettono nulla), altro non fa. Se parliamo di un personaggio volutamente taciturno, deve essere in grado di esprimere tutto il non detto in altro modo, ma non è questo il suo caso. Tra le poche cose che meritano sicuramente la coppia secondaria formata da Kao e Phu: buone le premesse, buona la chimica tra i due, ma poi la scintilla iniziale si spegne e il rapporto evolve senza trasmettere più emozioni allo spettatore, ho avuto la sensazione di seguire con attenzione una bella bolla di sapone che, ahimè, a un certo punto è inspiegabilmente scoppiata. L'unica nota davvero davvero positiva riguarda la musica: le canzoni sono indubbiamente molto belle.

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Une bouffée d'air frais

J'avais commencé le visionnage il y a de cela ce qui me parait être des éons puis j'ai arrêté de regarder la série parce que... je ne saurais dire exactement... je pense que cela me paraissait avancer trop lentement ou le fond sonore toujours très lent qui accentuait la mollesse des scènes.

J'ai repris le visionnage et je dois dire que bien m'en a pris !

L'histoire d'amour entre nos deux leads est vraiment touchante et rempli de moments tellement mignons, ce n'est jamais "gnangnan", c'est une relation assumée et qui vient naturellement. Ici pas de moments de rejet comme on peut le voir dans d'autres productions - et ceci pour toutes les relations de la série -, on aime quelque soit le genre, seul l'amour compte. Et ces deux là, quand ils se regardent... On a réellement l'impression que Solo va bouffer Gui ! C'est un affamé d'amour celui-là !

J'ai également adoré notre autre petit couple phare : le gros nounours et son petit lapin (d'ailleurs Phu Phubeth Tharathonchanakul, le personnage de Phuri est du signe du lapin, un clin d'œil ?), il forment un couple très différent du premier mais non moins intéressant.

La série soutient plusieurs thème différents tout au long de ses épisodes comme la découverte du sentiment amoureux (voire des sentiments tout court concernant certains personnages j'ai eu l'impression), le cheminement du deuil, la manière de prouver sa valeur,...

J'ai juste eu du mal concernant une partie de la série :

ATTENTION SPOIL
le fait de séquestrer son enfant pendant plusieurs jours en l'affamant, c'est pas illégal ? n'y a-t-il pas une limite à faire taire la police ?
FIN DU SPOIL

Je sais bien que c'est pour créer de l'enjeu, du drama, mais ça m'a paru tout de même assez invraisemblable que de telles choses puissent arriver sans que personne ne réagisse.

On a droit à des scènes de couples très mignonnes (même si je suis quelqu'un qui préfère quand ça devient un peu plus "chaud" en général). Seul petit point qu'il auraient pu travailler un peu plus : les scènes de combat. Autant le personnage de Phuri nous montre qu'il connait des techniques et des prises de combat, autant la réponse de ses opposants et les bruitages desservent lesdites scènes, on avait l'impression d'entendre une crêpe qui se retourne dans une poêle, c'était assez pathétique mais drôle en même temps alors je ne dirais rien de plus...

J'ai aimé l'histoire secondaire avec la fujoshi, son frère et les deux médecins même si parfois le scénario m'a paru un peu bancal et, sur la fin, on voit un espoir sur un nouveau couple dans un simple échange de regard... Je veux bien une série pour ce couple là !?

En définitive, je recommande chaudement cette série pour les amateurs/amatrices de romance tout sucre et tout miel, j'ai vraiment passé un bon moment.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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