I think I lot of people that are giving this show bad reviews are judging it a bit too harshly since it hasn't even finished yet, and are perhaps looking for a more cut and dry show. Personally I love that The Shipper is not quite so black and white and that it manages to be both incredibly humorous and still very deep at times.
It's a very cracky, humorous show that I didn't think I would love as much as I do, but holy heck, the acting is fine as hell and the story is immensely entertaining.
Sure it's not perfect, but I think if you go into the show with an open mind and looking for humor you won't be disappointed. All in all I think this show is great and I can't wait to see what happens next!
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Beware all happy ending lovers this show is not for you..
I have watched soo many series and read soo many books but the one thing I had to do was know the ending before I start the series.I am a Sucker for happy endings because ik that once you get attached and then when a character dies your eyes are gonna be swollen the next day.
I watched all kinds of series in a lot of languages... English, Spanish, Korean, Chinease and a few more but in all of them I had to check what the ending would be.
Finally I had stumbled upon a bl series that had a good ending and I just thought that since it's about bl a love that's hard to come by, the characters won't die without a happy ending..
But now after watching this series I am heartbroken cause even in bl series they are killing main characters....
If you don't mind getting attached to the main character and his life and then seeing him die before getting in a relationship with his partner, this series is good. If the main character had not died in the end my ratings for this drama would be a 10/10 but now it's -10/10.
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Unexpected pot twists
I have seen a lot of negative comments on this series but to me this series is truly amazing. It's well written with actual good plot twists that kept me on my toes. The actors did such a fantastic job. They truly delivered the emotions well. I laughed so hard at the funny scenes, I don't remember laughing this much for any series. I feel like because it was a lot relatable as a shipper lol. But tbh they portrayed the shipper mentality so well and even though the scenes are super cringy it never made me cringe. I had cried my heart out at the emotional scenes. I cried so much. Every single one of them did a great job. First is such a great actor. The way he portrayed both Kim and Pan in a single story, it's very hard to do. Ohm really knows how to express himself through his eyes. His airplane fixing scene made me cry so hard. Phriking as well. I also wan to mention View and Piploy doing extremely amazing job. I have seen View in different roles and she is a versatile actress. First time saw her as a villain and holy she did so great. I had no idea Piploy is such a great actress. She carried the episodes for me in her own way. I loved the cinematography as well. It's cute. Every episode was unexpected. I loved how they also highlighted how extreme shipping can ruin a lot of things including the shippers. It was such a rollercoster ride with great plot, good acting, amazing scenes,Was this review helpful to you?
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if it wasn't this...
I just think they shouldn't have made ohm and first kiss each other because since we know their characters are siblings, it's VISUALLY creepy. they should've done what they did for all the other episodes, which was replacing kim's body for pan's, to represent that PAN is there. so prigkhing should have done the kissing scene, that way it would be WAY less weird. they did that scene just because immoral BL fans would love it, but it was unnecessary and explicit incest, externally at least. Also, I really hoped Kim would end up alive. Way deserved so much better, and I was really sad that he ended up alone. I wish it had a different ending, and I wish they deleted the kissing scene, just that.(reposted from 2020 bc my old account got suspended)
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Don’t know
I feel like this isn’t a bl for me because kim is death, and Way basically fell I love with Pan that was in Kim’s body that’s how i saw it.I feel like what they must’ve done is Kim and Pan should’ve both died and then the Angel of Death should send them both back and said, one of you must come back and only one can live, and only give them 30 days on earth to finish they Business on earth, and in that 30 days they both fell in love with people knowing they both can stay and on the 30th day she took one of them back.
I feel like that would’ve been so cool because we don’t know who will live and who will go.
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No. I hate this. thank you. sexual tension between brothers, I cant.Was this review helpful to you?
This is why I hate motorcycles, girl.
If there's one life lesson I always seem to forget is the one that says that I should not judge a book by its cover.Honestly, as a gay man, I have always abhorred fujoshi and, most importantly, shipper culture. Usually, these two cultures tend to have the bad habit of shamelessly romanticize people and behaviors that should NEVER be romanticized for their own sick fetishes. So, that being said, my original reaction to this series wasn't very pleasant, but I still decided to give it a chance out of pure curiosity due to a Japanese drama I recently watched with a similar topic and that turned out to be an absolute masterpiece.
~Story:
Here is where it gets confusing to explain. It is a well-known plot and I feel like most of us at some point have read, watched, or even imagined a similar story out of our own volition. And it is not a bad story, but what is important here is not THAT specific plot, but the twist the author(s) added to it. It is important to know that the series becomes stale very quickly, with some unnecessary events getting dragged for too long without providing nothing interesting to the continuity of the story but, if you manage to survive that slow segment, you will be greeted with the best plot twist that makes of this a good show worthy of being remembered by the audience.
I have read some reviewers that shared displeased reactions to this twist and I'd like to differ with their opinions. They say that a twist like this isn't a very "BL" thing to do, but I personally think this is the best part of this series. After so many BL series that are relentlessly reusing the same plot and tropes over and over again, it IS good to have a series that breaks these tiring patterns every once in a while. This was, in my opinion, one of the BEST and most successful ways of making sure the audience remembers this drama.
Going off the topic for a bit, I would like to give this drama the award for the best love confession coming out of a Thai BL. It was, in lack of a better word, heartwarming. Like I said, don't judge a book by its cover. Once we start finding out the real truth, this becomes a very emotional and the most heartwarming moment of the story. Everything else that connects these two characters suddenly turns into a beautiful love story. It made me wish we could have a short second season placed within a parallel universe that dwells into the what-could-have-been.
~ Acting and Cast:
Acting was not the best, but it wasn't the worst either. It is sort of a comedy style acting that I personally didn't like. I preferred those moments where the actors were more natural because it didn't feel forced. Let's talk about some of the actors:
- Pan: I was never a big fan of her. I remember her from "Theory of Love" and that was not a very good memory. She was quite stiff and barely, just barely made it better this time around.
- Way: He grows on you very nicely. Specially because he gradually becomes more involved with the story and develops at the the same pace this is happening.
- Kim: Yes and no. I appreciate that he tried to give you more Pan, but it came out a little too forced and it was obvious he wasn't fully into that "funny" side of her character. His serious moments were a lot better, more believable and natural. Honestly, #WayKimForever. His chemistry with Way was really, really good as both Kim and Pan.
- Khett: A little forced, but passable. I am a fan of this actor from some of his previous works, so I already knew what to expect.
- Angel of Death: Jennie!!! I'm a huge fan of hers and I think she brought good vibes into the series as an actress. She has that good entertaining personality that shines through anything.
If I could change something about this drama it would be the writing itself. Like I previously said, it got stale very quickly and I feel like if they had shortened down the number of episodes and only focused on what's actually important for the story, this would have been delivered more successfully and consistently.
Sis, this show has everything: Problematic fujoshis, school drama, forbidden relationships, tasteless school uniforms, toying with life, body like an angel, gestures like an idol, good inside and out, legendary love confessions, that weird kiss, and ugly facial hair. This is not a masterpiece, but I still recommend it. Good shit.
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The Standpoint of a Shipper
In the following content, I shall review from the storyline / screenplay, acting and OST these 3 perspectives.I. STORY
From the 1st teaser which shows that this is a story featuring a shipper, I've been interested in it. Because the shipping culture has existed for a long time, however, the fujoshi or the shippers are mostly seen as customers or consumers. The works always depict them as young girls who scream when seeing 2 males being intimate. What digs deep in their minds and life is very rare.
About 2 years ago, I met a 12-year-old girl and she shared with me her favourite BL manga. It occurred to me that with the development of Internet, there will be more and more fujoshis starting at a much younger age, an age that their values are not yet built, and no one can tell what differences will be made.
So The Shipper which tells the shipper, Pan to pursue her own love, is a timely production in my opinion.
This series actually reminds me of my senior high school life, during which stage I shipped my crush with his best friend. Of course it's absurd, but why didn't I just go and tell him "I love you"? I guess it's my low self-esteem, which makes me especially resonate when I hear Pan say that she cannot be compared with Phingphing after she recognized how deep the bond between Way and Kim is in EP10 (or 11) but luckily at the end her ship / crush makes her realize where is her love.
When the series were being aired, I can't help but notice some dissatisfaction about the disappearance of the main character Kim, such as how could he just show up in the 1st episode and then just lies in coma, all the stories about him are told by others.
Such a design, which tells the story of an absent person, reminds me of a gothic novel, Rebecca, though The Shipper is not crime mysterious fiction, this design helps to arouse audience's interest and curiosity. So I like it quite a lot.
There are also some tiny points in this series which make me surprised that the playwrights even paid attention to this?!
For example the "loyal" friendship of Phingphing. I like the reverse with this group: at the beginning, these 2 girls befriended Phingphing because they both tried to court P'Way but in the end they develop sincere friendship with their crush's ex-girlfriend. I've seen so much of the "mean girl" plot and learnt so much about how women fight against each other in some Chinese historical palace drama featuring empresses' power struggle that I came to wonder does there really exist true friendship between girls? The writer of The Shipper shakes my shoulders and shouts: "Certainly there does!!!"
Another point is also shown in EP 3 "Men's Universe". Pan is shocked when her male classmate spread the video
The standpoint of The Shipper's storyline is so good that it inspires me to write a novel in which an 11th grader fujoshi tried to pair her best friend, a boy, with her crush, which is of course irrational. This is just a beginning and I am still working on how it will unfold.
II. CAST
All the actors and actresses are lovely and impressive, Kim, Way, Pan, Angel of Death, cute Soda, attractive Phingphing along with her two "loyal" friends, the meow teacher Ms. Kana, Pan's stepfather, Off the bad guy.
In a interview, when the cast introduced themselves, First Kanaphan mentioned that he played the roles of Pan and Kim. I have to say First successfully handled these 2 different characters. His imitation of girl's emotion and expression is very impressive. I can see that he did learn a lot about the shipping culture (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTv2WF_aKN4&feature=youtu.be)
Fluke Pusit also did a great job in his debut. Although his face is a little bit funny in the last episode where he is saying last goodbye to his lover, generally speaking, he depicted this righteous, naughty, affectionate Way very well.
An interesting thing is, Prigkhing who played the role of Pan in this series ships OffGun in the last minute in the 12th episode, but she also played the role of Fhasai in The Theory of Love. LOL
III. OST
As I've mentioned above, the series intrigued me from the beginning with the initial teaser. And in May, when the MV of the theme song, Care Glai Glai was aired, I was immediately attracted by this song. At that time I was guessing who is this song intended for? Khet's love for Pan? Or Shippers's care for their ship? Or what else?
And at the end of episode 5, which is the famous scene where we see Way set his photo with Kim(Pan) as the wallpaper of his phone, revealing Way's crush on Kim, another song was introduced. I have looped this song since then. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XKaeC5s2Ro) this "I belong to you every day" is a strong supplement to this main plot. It can be seen as both Way's and Khett's feelings towards their love. But I think the lyrics suit WayKim better.
All in all, Kim's pass-away is not so tragic as Lan Yu, Brokeback Moutain, Tea for Two, but sad still. But I'd keep his words of leading my own life in mind, and wish everyone who enjoyed this series instructions on leading one's life.
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Good and must watch!
The Shipper is one of those few BL series that I have watched that has less to no flaws at all. If ever you found one, you can easily get past through it. From the beginning to the end, everything was delivered clearly, each scene was stitched seamlessly. There is only one thing that I don't like about this series and that is the main character's death. I am all for happy endings and feel-good plots that's why I have reservations for main characters dying in the series. Like WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 😭😭😭 WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY. I was crying when I found out that Pan changed her mind so that Way will have a full life and finish what he needs to finish here on earth. I was actually half-hearted about that, like, how would pan live for the rest of her life as Way? How would she fill in Way's shoes when he is such a perfect student. He even won a national science olympiad. Luckily she changed her mind. Although I was very heartbroken about that like WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY 😭😭😭, but I'm glad she did the right thing (but my heart was torn to pieces trying to rationalize this situation 😭😭😭😭) Over-all, I am very happy with the series. This is one of those series that I am dying to have a season 2 and speaking of which, what was that scene in the end? Was that a teaser for a second season.Was this review helpful to you?
I instantly fell in love with the characters and the story combined with the acting it's so freaking funny and cute at the same time, one moment I'm laughing my heart out and 5 minutes later I'm like "Ownnnnn". It's very fresh.
if I have to be honest the story is a little bit confusing because I can't tell where the story is going and I also don't know where I want the story to go, usually, when I watch a tv show I always know what I want to happen, who I want to end up with who, who I don't like, who I like, but in this one, I don't know and if I kinda like this feeling of not knowing and simply enjoying the ride.
The show only has 2 episodes out and I'm hooked I wanna know what's going to happen, what craziness awaits for me in the future.
By the way, check the MV of the OST is adorable!
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Una gran serie
Desde que comenzó la serie me atrapó, sinceramente, comencé a verla ya que había terminado 2gether y no tenía nada que ver los viernes, posteriormente vi el trailer y me atrapó, puesto que se me hace una historia muy original, que por lo menos yo, no había visto, vi el capitulo 1 y quedé completamente enganchado a la historia, ya que me identificó con Pan y con Soda puesto que a toda costa, espero que mis shipp se hagan verdaderos, yo creo que esta historia nos deja una gran lección, que sin importar el cuerpo, de lo que verdaderamente una persona se enamora es del alma, a mi parecer cuenta con un gran elenco, que sin duda hace que la serie tenga ese toque humorístico sin dejar de lado la trama de la serie, sin duda alguna el Ost. De esta serie me transmite un sentimiento de alegría, desde el segundo 1 en que lo oigo, aparte la coreografía es magnífica, por último deseo recomendar la serie, que todas las personas se den un poco de tiempo para poder verla, les aseguro, ¡Que no se arrepentirán!, ¡Vale mucho la pena?!Was this review helpful to you?
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Com certeza é surpreendente.
Começo falando que já sabia algumas coisas sobre The Shipper antes de assistir, pois acompanho bastante um dos atores, e sabia do plot final, mas, o jeito que a história foi se desenrolando ainda conseguiu me surpreender bastante, e pasmem, de um jeito que na minha concepção, até que fez sentido.Em The Shipper, nós acompanhamos a história de uma troca de corpo, onde Pan, uma escritora de FanFic que sempre acompanhou seu "shipper" bem de perto, acaba ficando presa no corpo de um garoto chamado Kim, que ela achava saber tudo sobre só por escrever sobre ele, mas que no final, acabou estando redondamente enganada. A trama em si se desenrola de uma forma bem risonha mesmo, tanto que apesar das idas e vindas na mesma tecla se tornarem massantes a partir de um certo ponto, você ainda consegue esquecer a frustração por causa de todo o alívio cômico, e aproveito essa deixa pra vangloriar a atuação de First Kanaphan mais uma vez, interpretar um personagem já deve ser complexo, agora imagine fazer um garoto que tem a alma de uma garota presa dentro dele, e ele realizou com maestria, genuinamente parece uma outra pessoa quando a Pan age como ela mesma costumava agir, apesar de estar no corpo do Kim.
Entretanto, apesar de começar de uma forma bem divertida e leve, no final, pode ter certeza que você vai sair mais seco do que uva passa depois de tanto chorar, a revelação de que o verdadeiro Kim, na verdade estava morto, e por isso o corpo de Pan nunca havia acordado em primeiro lugar foi definitivamente dolorosa, apesar de nós termos poucos vislumbres dele de verdade antes do acidente que eles dois sofreram, ao longo da história vamos descobrindo mais e mais sobre a vida dele juntamente com a protagonista, você fica encantado com a pessoa que ele era mesmo que ele tecnicamente só tenha aparecido no começo da trama, você rói suas unhas enquanto aguarda o tão esperado retorno dele, e ainda pior, você imagina quantas pessoas esperavam por ele, tinham assuntos para tratar com ele, e que a vida dele provavelmente melhoraria muito depois de tudo que se passou enquanto Pan estava no corpo dele.
A realidade te acerta com tudo nos episódios finais, você percebe que ele nunca vai poder aproveitar nenhuma daquelas coisas, o começo de um grande amor, que ele nem mesmo pôde confessar seus próprios sentimentos quando estava vivo, ou ouvir os sentimentos da pessoa que ele tanto sacrificaria tudo por, ele também nunca vai saber o quanto Khett, o irmão dele, queria concertar o seu relacionamento com ele, o quanto ele se preocupava e o amava apesar das desavenças, e você acaba The Shipper com o mesmo pensamento que Pan também teve, que faria qualquer coisa pra que o Kim pudesse voltar.
No geral, é uma série mediana, não tem nada muito revolucionário ou incrível, mas é engraçada, divertida, tem músicas viciantes, e me deixou com um vazio imensurável no peito, a história do Kim é um dos fatores que faz a obra não ser tão repetitiva e massante, ela te prende ali, querendo saber como as coisas vão acabar para ele, muitas pessoas acham que o plot da morte não faz sentido e que foi muito injusto, eu concordo que gostaria MUITO que ele continuasse vivo, mas ao mesmo tempo, infelizmente fez sentido sim, todos os fatores deixam claro que algo estava errado desde o começo, e mesmo assim eles conseguem alimentar suas esperanças para o momento em que o Kim vai retornar, apenas para as esmagar completamente, muitos podem achar um rumo decepcionante, eu achei ousado, algo que muitos criadores não teriam coragem de fazer, eu não digo que fizeram da melhor forma possível, mas, essas coisas são feitas justamente pra te deixar frustado, triste, e emocionalmente devastado, e é precisamente este o objetivo que conseguem alcançar.
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