Cutie Pie (2022)

all the things

I loved Zee until this series, now I'm struggling to even want to watch him in anything else because the character he plays here gives me the skeevies. I never thought that could happen because I loved him so much as Fighter, but apparently, it's the character I love.

In Cutie Pie, there's so much toxic manipulation going on. And I dropped it at episode 5, imagine how bothered I would be if I had kept going, which is why I dropped it. I know it's super popular, fans are all over Zee and Nunew, and all of that, but I honestly don't care about the hype, and did not like the drama. It's got loads of manipulation and toxicity running around the table, people not being their authentic selves, communication issues, and for all I know, consent issues later on. I didn't get that far.

I think if folks have any sort of trigger related to narcissists, manipulation, and toxic relationships, this is not going to be the drama for you. I handled the manipulation of Fighter with Tutor just fine because Tutor was one tough cookie in Why R U and knew how to hold his own where Fighter was concerned. Just like Saint held his own with Zee. But in this, Nunew just seems young and out of his depth and that's how the character is played. It bothers me because they're continuing to play the roles for the fans and recognizing Zee's addictive personality (watch him in interviews and such with Saint 3 years ago, you'll see what I mean), it's just going to get worse and likely Nunew doesn't have any defense mechanisms in place like Saint did.

I just backed out of Cutie Pie before it got worse. I actually was excited for this drama when I first heard about it so I was disappointed that it ended up being so concerning. But it's going to continue to grow in popularity, people will continue to love it, and so be it. I just had to join the small group of folks who didn't like it and have been brave enough to say something. I hope Nunew and Zee are excited about being glued together through the rest of their acting careers, because that is exactly what is happening. And, honestly, it's a cute trend in old Hollywood, but not today.

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idk...

I had high opes for this series because... well, Zee. He's a wonderful actor and he acts with his eyes and he literally can be paired up with a wall and it'd still be good. but for some reason, I just could not get into the Main CP or MaxNat. It was one of those common toxic masculine relationships. I was only able to get through until ep. 5 and I couldn't even finish that.

I know people say MLs chemistry is amazing but in all honesty it was not different form some other BL CPs I've watched. I'm glad it's popular and people seem to love this series but it was just not for me.

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Good start but a little draggy mid-end

First off I wanna start this review saying that I don't understand the main reviews from this drama. Why are they so bad?
I feel like these people started watching it and then when KP started, they kinda left it to the side and weren't as focused on Cutie Pie no more tbh.
For me it started really good, to the point that I ranked it on my top 3 BLs ever. But towards the end it has unfortunately fallen down. Now that it's over, I don't think it can make it to the top 5.

PS: I loved the ending (not the drama itself, but the extra things that they gave us). I love how BL series lately are addressing Thailand's nonsensical relationship with the LGBTQA+ community. And then there are like 2 little plot twists, and some behind the scenes in between. I'm glad that they ended the series this way instead of straight to the credits.


STORY
The story isn't something spectacular. It does have some different vibes from the usual, since the premise is two rich guys engaged to each other while one of them keeps his real personality secret from his fiancé. You have to always keep this premise in your mind. If you don't, then you won't enjoy it as much.

It started really good. I liked the fact that Kuea was hiding his "secret life" to Lian. I mean... it's not like he was cheating on him with someone else, it was a pretty innocent white lie. But yeah, I liked that contrast of the character. I would have preferred Lian finding out later on the series, but anyway it still worked. Then the story progressed with a push and pull, and we can see the doubts that Kluen has in regards to the relationship. Mainly because he isn't truly being himself in front of Lian, and because Lian has never really told him that he loves him back so he is doubting about his feelings.
I must be honest, it started to get draggy from episode 8-9. The dynamic of Kluen and Lian was the same all the time. Their interactions were copy paste, so it felt a little boring towards the end. Some lack of communication and stupid assumptions didn't help, but the chemistry was on fire.

We also have two other couples in the show. The second couple was portrayed by Nat and Max who "debuted" as a short lived couple in Why R U. Unfortunately due to covid it wasn't possible to enjoy them as BL partners. Then they had a couple other projects but Cutie Pie is definitely their best one to date. They have improved so much! And they seem to be way more comfortable around each other which helps a lot when acting. I feel like their story needed a little bit more of explaining.
How did they meet? What's the accident that Yi mentions all the time? What's the relationship between Yi and Diao's fater?
I liked them as a couple but I'm still missing more background story to be able to fully enjoy them.

The third and last couple is my favorite, and probably the most popular one. Unfortunately they don't have much screentime. Their story starts late in the drama, but it has so much potential! The actors have good chemistry, they look cute together, and I want to see more of their relationship as Syn and Nuea. They gave us too little, and I would be pleased to watch a spin-off or a special episode only about them. Definitely the hidden gem of this drama.


ACTING
The acting in general was good. Zee never disappoints with chemistry and steamy scenes, he really knows what he is doing.
This is NuNew's first drama and I'm surprised. He was so good on his debut. He was able to make me feel for him, even if sometimes I couldn't understand his reasoning.
As I've mentioned before, Max and Nat improved a lot from their previous works and their chemistry is great. I think Nat shines better playing characters like Diao and Blue (WRU?), instead of the sassy/power bottom Nuea (Y-Destiny).
And what to say about Tutor and Yim? Although I couldn't see much of them due to the little screentime, I can't wait for their next project. And hopefully they will partner again. Cutie Pie was their first drama too and they did good based on the fact that they had no experience. I will repeat myself: I want more of them!


MUSIC
I like the main song. I was singing it every time the episode was over. It's catchy. However unless the song gets into my head, I barely pay attention to it. I tend to focus on the acting/scene and the dialogues. So although the drama has many musical moments I can't say much about them. But I've been getting notifications from YouTube of music videos by the cast singing the OST, so maybe I will take a look soon out of curiosity.


REWATCH VALUE
I don't think I will rewatch the whole series. But I will definitely rewatch NueaSyn scenes, and probably some specific LianKuea and YiDiao scenes. But a whole rewatch? I doubt it.

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I LOVE THIS SERIES!

What a bunch of grumblers writing some of these reviews! Stop complaining. This show is as cute a Thai BL romantic comedy as I have seen. It's not meant to be a drama or a social commentary, it's just meant to be fun. It's not perfect, the plot might be a bit far-fetched, but not a single series I've watched is flawless or makes entire sense, for goodness sake!

What a talent NuNew is! He can sing and play beautifully, and boy, can he act. I'm actually watching the series through for the second time and I'm seeing the finer nuances of his performance. For one who is still so young, he's just so good! And his pairing with Zee is wonderful. One of my other favorite BL series is Why R U? in which Zee also stars. He is a good actor and he is beautiful to look at. (In episode 3 of CP when he's sitting on the edge of his bed in nothing but... well, enough of that!). His role in WRU called for more expression than his role here (though I'm catching more expression on my second viewing). He's great!

It's also great to see Max and Nat again and to see them as a couple as Hia Yi and Diao. I admit I was a little disturbed by the idea of two men who are supposedly in their mid-twenties having two young lovers who are basically still teenagers, but both couples are just so cute together, especially as the secrets they are hiding from one another are revealed and they come to understand each other better.

As for the other characters and actors, for the most part they are peripheral to the story and serve little purpose, especially the members of Kuea's automotive engineering class team, but they still play their parts well. I particularly like Yim as Syn, the Buddhist wisdoms-quoting monk-in-the-making, and the rest of the team's 'satu' responses to him. It's so fun. As for his budding relationship with Nuer, they are cute but not integral to the main story.

The direction and pacing of this show is better than in other series. It's tighter and there aren't so many long pauses and repetitive action views. There are a few scenes that don't add a lot of value to the show, and--for me--there is a bit of plot confusion in the latter episodes concerning the secrets and who knows what, but overall the plot moves along logically and smoothly.

Truly I love this series more with the second viewing and I expect I'll watch again. Watch it with an expectation to enjoy the fun and I think you will.

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My fav bl

Okeee first let we start with the song, this series have the best ost, i really fall in love deeper with the ost of this series, i love thisss
The story', OMG so cute ,just like the tittle of this series cutie pie, the story' very warm, fluffy and many cute moment, i really enjoy watching this series, light story' line but with big hidden message, if u really watch it u must know about the message this series want u to know, i love the plot, i love the cinematography like Korean series, and the acting, i really love their acting, best acting, best kissing, warm and fluffy, there's no skip skip when i watching it, must watch and rewatch series ever

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My Fav Series

Okeee first let we start with the song, this series have the best ost, i really fall in love deeper with the ost of this series, i love thisss
The story', OMG so cute ,just like the tittle of this series cutie pie, the story' very warm, fluffy and many cute moment, i really enjoy watching this series, light story' line but with big hidden message, if u really watch it u must know about the message this series want u to know, i love the plot, i love the cinematography like Korean series, and the acting, i really love their acting, best acting, best kissing, warm and fluffy, there's no skip skip when i watching it, must watch and rewatch series ever

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A masterpiece

I've never watched any Asian drama / any BL drama in my whole life but when I’ve discovered Cutie Pie I instantly fell in love with the show. I would wait for Saturday so hard, as I couldn’t find the quality and statements of Cutie Pie in any other drama. I’ve learn a lot about the BL industry throughout the months and I’m super happy that P’Aof decided to do a show that highlights the struggle surrounding LGBTQIA+ rights and not just queerbait about them like many series does.

Can we also talk about the very talented NuNew who just proved that he can basically do anything perfectly ? Sing, dance, act, talk 5 different languages… It was his very first role and he nailed it ! Zee is phenomenal as well ! He portrayed many different kinds of feelings in a very cold-hearted character, which is very difficult to do, and the chemistry between him and NuNew is HUGE ! I really hope they’ll do many more shows together !

I’ll miss so much about this ! Thumb up to Foei who is the best characters that has ever existed !!!

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I have absolutely no idea why this show is as popular as it is?!

This was great, I think depending on my mood or how much I miss the characters/actors I would rewatch it! definetly adding the songs sang by NuNew to my playlist <3

The production was amazing except for transitions some had abrupt cuts and the music change between was like a jumpscare lol the story was cute but a hot mess tbh I have absolutely no idea why this show is as popular as it is?!

Syn was my fav!! <3 and the assistants both from Yi and Lian they were hilarious made up the entire show.

Syn and Nuer need to have a spinoff PLEEASEEE!! they were the 'greenest' couple and I need an detailed background of why Syn seems to live at a temple and Nuer's pressure because he changed course half way and why? if not pls act together again that kissing scene in the club woah the C H E M I S T R Y (saw that they are acting in Our Winter when it's finished airing I'll watch it).

Now all the kissing scenes *chefs fucking kiss* but the tongue and I mean every couple did tongue even when I expected it, it still suprised me not that I'm complaining BUT the second hand embarrassment I got from all the PDA, public kissing and that proposal omg save my poor little heart (the assistant Foei reacting to all the PDA tho truly hilarious love him!!)

I have so many questions which should be answered in naughty babe but Yi and Khondiao were my least favourite couple and they are the mains for that one so still on the fence if I should watch it maybe I will if I get super curious.

The fights with the curfew, lying, misunderstanding, bankrupcy literally didn't understand why it was happening came out of nowhere some of these should have not even been a problem. So many questions like why did Kuea have to be perfect? why did Lian say he didn't love him? why did Lian turn so cold? what's up with the arranged marriedge/ how did the families even know each other to get their kids into this uneccessary situation? and the reasoning for things was eye roll motivation, no i do not accept that as your answer its straight up stupidity. Don't get me started that at one point i was wondering if everyone was just straight up toxic?? like u cannot just be that controlling and possesive tf

Whoever recommended this under Love in the Air clearly made a mistake anyway like Syn said where there is a show you love there is also pain or smth like that. Sadhu!!

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cutie cutie cutie

The production promoting this series well!!!
A lot of people know this series and i do an observation from youtube viewer in this drama every week.

The plot is uniqe, its about a same sex engeggment which is rare!

The soundtrack is good to hear and the sinematograpy is very great. The main actor acting skill is very nice and their chemistry is over power. They like Comfortable for each other and its great to watcg

I like nnew english accent! Its very nice to hear. As a rookie, i think his acting is very good!
I bet this drama gonna be a legend LOL cause its so sweet, great plot, good sinematograpy, and tge chemistry between the actors

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Wonderful for what it is!

I'm gonna point out main characteristics of the show that I liked. You may or may not like these, and that's okay!

PLOT/WRITING:
Clichéd arranged marriage trope with typical top x bottom behaviours. Lian and Kuea just circle around keeping the engagement by indirectly discovering more about each other (heavily through a lot of lovey-dovey moments and some lovemaking scenes). LGBT+ issues are pointed out here and there, while the main couple have discussions on same-sex marriage in Thailand (both of which make sense to me and did not come off as preachy, considering that this is a BL show with a premise of arranged marriage).

CONFLICT:
The main sources of conflict and drama remind me heavily of telenovelas and teleseryes I watched growing up: lack of communication, characters' individual insecurities, and characters' poor decision-making. Add to that huge problems being solved either abruptly or through trivial solutions. I have an acquired taste for this 'vibe', so even if it did frustrate me during a couple episodes towards the end, it didn't deter me from watching the series.

PRODUCTION/SOUND:
The cinematography is really good. I also loved the OST which comprised of love song ballads and cutesy pop songs. Again, the songs work well for me from an Asian soap opera perspective.

ACTING:
The cast's performances are really good for the script they've been given. Absolutely no stiff neck or dead fish moments with the kissing scenes. I personally think the couples have insane chemistry, and I also think the cast did well in emotional scenes.

Stuff I want to address about other reviews:
This is a fictional show. If the outdated tropes being depicted come off as romanticization to you and you can't help but apply them in your real-life decisions and views, then you are not yet mature enough to watch this. It is perfectly normal to avoid the show altogether.

End note:
I don't know if it's common practice for users on here to keep watching a show they dislike, but I think it's much better to just drop the show if it bores/annoys/stresses you early on and mention that in your review. You do not have to watch the entire thing to justify your opinion on disliking the show. It's OK to dislike things for little to no reason at all, especially when it's about subjective topics such as TV shows!

I'm definitely gonna rewatch this since I enjoyed it. If you're still reading this, I hope you give the show a try and form your own opinions on it, whether you finish watching it or not :)

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I got used to it...

Firstly let me say that i give it 7/10 only because of the message in the end of this bl and the side characters. The clear message that isn´t puzzled or anything stupid was nice. If it wasn´t for the message and side characters, I´d give it 6-6.5 max.

STORY - I know it might sound weird from someone who supports lgbtq+ community as much as they can but i didn´t actually like the story cuz i just couldn´t understand how can someone arrange a marriage for two guys, especially when society isn´t okay with it and they know that if they do it, society will look down at them. Idk...the whole beggining was kinda not it for me but after few episodes it got better.

ACTING - I don´t have any problem with acting in this bl. All couples and also even not main characters have very good chemistry together. What i definitely helping with that is the fact that for example also in real life they all have really good cheistry together. What shocked me were the kissing scenes...LIKE WHAT WAS THAT?!? I think I can say that i´ve already seen quite few BLs but this one have one of the best kissing scenes I´ve ever seen. I gave it 9.5/10 because sometimes i was cringing a little bit too much, but like who haven´t at least with one BL, right? lol

MUSIC - Very good! I love New´s singing voice and overall the music was really beautiful :>

REWATCH VALUE - Gave it 2/10 because, to be honest, I´d rewatch it mainly for the kissing scenes

OVERALL: 7/10, already explained why

I also get why people give it like 4-6/10. I wanted to give up on this BL after first episode, but I always want to give series at least 2 episodes to impress me because I know that the start may be slower and then I could miss beautiful series. I didn´t gave up on it, because like I said, it got better. The final episode had me cringing sooo much tho lol but it´s propably just my VERY introverted personality because I just couldn´t watch them ( LITTLE SPOILER...IS IT A SPOILER? ) kissing infront of everyone and all the sweet talks lmao. ( END OF THE LITTLE SPOILER ) I wanted to skip the whole part but if i did, i´d skip literally 5 minutes of the final ep lol. Anyways, i enjoyed it :>
Have a good day :)))

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