GAP

In between the GAP was madness

GAP was a waste of time. I watched episodes 1-3 normally, 2x episodes 4-6, 3x 7-9, and skimmed episodes 10-12 so basically I’m dropping this at episode 9 though I saw the ending. I understand that this is one of, if not the biggest GL series from Thailand right now but the show did not need 12 episodes to tell its story. The plot was interesting but the delivery was unhinged.

Pros:
- The plot
- Some of the outfits were cute. Sam’s outfits, house, and car fitted her lavish lifestyle.
- Ampere Suttatip Wutchaipradit & Yo Tassawan Seneewongse

Cons:
- The actresses. Rebecca is a good “Mon” but I cannot invest in Freen as “Sam”. Nothing about Freen screams ‘I’m a hardass, rich b*tch that everyone fears’. Even Freen’s RBF (resting b*tch face) is NOT intimidating. Instead, she looks as if she’s always pouting. Her speech and voice color is also not terrifying. I have nothing against the actress as I simply don’t know her but she did not make a good ‘Sam’.
- The characters. I hated all of them but Tee, Yuki, Noi, and Kirk. Nop is okay but that’s kind of it. He has no life outside of Mon’s story. Then again, no one really did. Mon’s stepfather was cool but the way they kept pushing Mon towards Sam was just odd. Mon’s mom is the show’s scapegoat, in order for Mon and Sam to be together, Mon’s mom makes poor decisions after poor decisions that would force them to be together.
- I detest that Sam was coined as someone who always says the opposite of what she means because WTF was all that firing and work-related things in the beginning about then? When does it begin and when does it end? Does her indirectness apply to work, too? If that's the case then all those employees who got fired need to come back. How is anyone supposed to take her seriously when she’s an indirect person? Do you just get to decide what she means depending on your relationship with her and hope for the best? I don’t get it. I mean, no wonder Grandma and Kirk didn’t take her seriously when she wanted to call off the engagement. You can’t take her for her word. Stupid.
- Sam is friends with the trio that bullied Mon when they were younger. Okay, small world.
- Sam and Mon don’t consider biting lips, making out, and having sex cheating on Kirk. Oh, okay…I guess it’s not cheating if it’s same-sex or as Sam liked to claim ‘girl friends do this’. I don’t remember suckling on my friends’ lips but whatever you say Sam. Because of course, we’re also supposed to take everything you say at face value, right? Righttttt.
- Sam appears to care about her business but does absolutely nothing to expand or grow it. We don’t even see her applying her talent or skills. She rejects Kirk’s idea of a joint business just because. She threatens to fire employees who do not bring her and her company good or successful work ideas. She hands out tasks that we never see come into play. I’m shocked her company lasted five years when the employees are clearly the brain of the company but they’re being fired left and right for anything and everything. The work environment she’s built is purely toxic and she didn’t get enough shit for being a horrible boss.
- There are always talks of working but we never see them work. Sam clearly doesn’t care about work once she’s got a taste of Mon’s lips.
- Mon is frustrating to watch. She’s like a little robot with pretty privilege. The girl has three, maybe four, expressions at most. She forgives everything right away after some late nights crying. I don’t know why she’s seen as someone amazing or great. She completed one project and never kept up with it; her co-workers had to update the audience and her of her finished work. Make it make sense.
- Mon and Yuki both are sucky friends though Yuki at least seems to care about Mon. Mon is painted as kind and gentle but she always belittles or scoffs at Yuki’s problems. It beats me why Mon has friends at all.
- Sam is the biggest hypocrite. She made the rule that fired two employees at the beginning about dating (and why did Mon act like a kid who didn’t understand the concept of office romance? She asked even after she was told and warned about it three times!) then she started dating when she hasn’t called off the engagement with Kirk yet. Kirk can’t keep secrets from her but she has no problems stringing him along. She calls Yai and Chin’s cheating ‘immoral’ but sees her cheating on Kirk as fiction because she ‘doesn’t love him’. Guess I missed the part where it’s only cheating if you have romantic feelings for more than one person even if you’re engaged or married. I thought the show and characters said Sam was clever. Clever, where?
- Yai, clear as day, condoned cheating twice (and it's not just Yai. All of Sam and Mon's friends and families did. Not a one told them they were cheating on Kirk. All of them suck. All of them are horrible.). “You can’t help who you fall in love with” might be true but you can always control your actions. Being a homewrecker because of a crush isn’t an excuse. It’s a crime, thank yew very much.
- This part bugged me the most. Sam slut-shamed Mon, loud and clear. In public, in front of Nop, and how was this cleared up? Sam who was clearly angry and jealous at the time twisted it later on to say that she wasn’t done talking. That it was meant as a compliment because the slut Sam shamed Mon with is a pretty, clever, and hard-working individual just like Mon. Gee, thanks? There are plenty of pretty, clever, and hard-working women out there that aren't cheaters or sluts but I guess if the only one you could think of was a slut then we’re taking it. It’s not like you were mad when you said it, you were just jealous. Though I personally might have said Oprah, Mrs. Obama, Reese Witherspoon, Tokiko Shimizu, Tam Debhakam, or my favorite actress Yaya to avoid misunderstandings. The best part is, Mon forgave Sam right away because Sam said she was ‘jealous’. Oh, my freakin…I couldn’t deal. I had to pause the show before I punched my computer screen.
- The dinner scene in episode 9 was borderline unnecessary. One, Sam had it set up by the housemaid as per Sam’s apology to Mon. Why couldn’t Sam just pull out three placemats and one 1800s candlestick to showcase her sincerity was beyond me. Two, the production team refused to and purposely chose not to shoot the table itself and it gave low-budget reasoning. Three, the revelation was so poor I almost choked on air. Mon’s ‘wow’ was giving fake energy. Nothing about the table was wow but the 1800s candlestick.
- The GAP between Sam and Mon in terms of age and social status is interesting but we never felt it. I never feel that there is a gap of eight years because they’re both emotionally and mentally 12.
- This is just me nitpicking but Sam was holding the photo album of Mon in episode 9 and while talking to Mon’s parents, it vanished into thin air…? Where did it go? It was nowhere in her proximity when the camera zoomed out. Continuity error.
- The music wasn’t terrible but wasn't memorable either.
- This show should have been about Tee and Yuki. With Tee’s senses and logic, and Yuki’s communication skills, we would have gotten GL series of the year that wasn't this but I digress.

Had the series focused on Sam and Mon working together, building their relationship in a natural way, and less on their childish love life, I think the balance would have kept the show more realistic, less repetitive, and enjoyable to watch. The build-up of their relationship was no fun at all and they failed to show us just how important the company is to Sam. This was a big miss and one I’ll never want to see again.

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What a let down!

Okay now they've done it. Btw dropped this at chapter 9 as I couldn't handle the frustration anymore. I thought Sam would've cleared up the air with Kirk by then. I like Sam and Mon together but I low key started disliking Sam. I mean let­s be real she clearly is the two timer here and her reactions at times just made her look like a hypocrite. Sam and Mon are cute together but I feel sorry for Kirk who seems genuinely in love Sam who is just leading him on. I read somewhere that Kirk was the antagonist and well good for him. Sam deserves whatever comes her way but I won­t stick around to watch. I­m not into ntr so Imma just drop this here. What a waste of a good story! smh!

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GAP The Series will always be something incredibly special to me

GAP: The Series will always be something incredibly special to me because it was my very first GL and honestly, I don’t think any other series will ever replace it. This is the show that made me fall in love with the whole GL era, and for that alone, it will always be my favorite. What makes GAP stand out so much is how it makes you feel. From the very beginning, there’s something so warm and exciting about it. The story pulls you in, but it’s really the connection between the characters that keeps you there. Their relationship feels genuine, and you get to experience every stage of it the awkwardness, the tension, the sweetness, and the growth. The chemistry between the leads is just incredible. It feels natural, not forced, and that’s what makes all their moments together so enjoyable to watch. Whether it’s the small, soft scenes or the more emotional ones, you can really feel the bond between them. And the romantic scenes? They’re done in such a way that makes you smile without even realizing it. The acting also deserves so much credit. Both leads bring their characters to life in a way that feels real and relatable. You can feel their emotions, their struggles, and their happiness, and that connection makes the whole experience even more meaningful. But more than anything, GAP has that comfort feeling. It’s the kind of series you can go back to again and again and still feel the same excitement and happiness. It’s not just a show t’s an experience, especially if it’s your first GL. It opens the door to a whole genre and shows just how beautiful these stories can be.

For me, GAP: The Series isn’t just another drama. It’s the one that started everything. And no matter how many GLs I watch in the future, this one will always have a special place in my heart.

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I actually had high ecpectations for this series. Coming from the same production team as SCOY, and based on their chemistry on there, I had some expectations.

Not sure why I was so hesitant to tackle this series. I actually only started when ep 4 aired. I think it may have been the color gradient of the series and the thumbnail. And then finished watching it when ep 12 aired, and even that took me a week to finish. My driving force was I wanted to watch gay sht cause I’m a gay sht myself.

Anyway, on to the review. I’ll start with the positive.

One of the good things on here is the lesbian representation. It was quite good. I saw myself in the characters most of the time, so I dont have much issues there. I like how they made Sam to be a confusing character, her upbringing and her surroundings made her so she doesn’t know how to express herself, meanwhile Mon is the more grounded. And the conflicts kinda made sense as well since their backgrounds, their differences and society (since they took on the more “realistic” approach) will cause problems.

I also like FreenBeck’s chemistry. They look good together. Which just reminds me why Im single. Im not 1% as pretty as these girls, so thanks for the reminder girls.

Also, I love how the passion and their eagerness to see this series to fruition is also translated in this series. It looks like they did their best, and it looks like a lot of work went into this and it shows, kinda. So i love that. We need more passion and eagerness in this world. So that’s a plus for me.

So onto the negative.

I think this series would’ve been better if they made it shorter. I know they wanted to make it a full 12-episode because it will be more at par with full scale BL, but it only made it seem like they had fillers? Well not really fillers, but it created more plot holes and writing mistakes. Which is usually the case for long episodes anyway. Maybe if they made the writing and the pacing a bit better? Like with Kirk. I think if they didn’t need to fill in those 12 episodes, they wouldnt feel the need to include Kirk-related conflict into the series. Althoo it kinda happens in real life anyway. Not all antagonists are evil. Sometimes they could be people who’s just after the same thing as you and they become problems instead. But idk, something about Kirk doesnt feel necessary to me. Althoo it would feel even more BS if they didnt include him at all. Fiances dont just disappear into thin air.

But I think because of the artistic post production choices they took, it made the whole thing a little confusing. The top review here commented on the angle they used in the show, and i honestly didnt notice that was one of the reasons that made this series hard to watch. Something about their angles made it feel like you were looking through a telescope, like your view is restricted.

And they used very bright colors, just the whole color gradient of the show and the acting was on the animated side, and so you’d think they took on the more “fantasy” approach. And those “funny” sound effects. Like DMD did with Cutie Pie. Both series have the same feel to me. Not sure why. And Cutie Pie’s plot is kinda on the unrealistic side.

But viewers like me would expect Gap to be on a more darker gradient since the plot is supposed to showcase real life. Especially that they emphasized on the power dynamics and the social class difference. Office setting, age gap, economical status difference, these all very serious issues, but Gap failed to deliver the severity of these issues because of the overall feel.

Anothing thing, I love Becky, she seems like a sweet girl, but her character Mon is a bit frustrating at times. I know she’s young, and I know she can be flustered, but the way these writers and directors made her character is a tad annoying. Like they sometimes made her out to be a little airhead? Which doesnt make sense to me sometimes. It was what made me question why Sam liked her so much. They made it seem like she’s just the pretty new employee, thats why Sam fell for her. Which is BS because they couldve made her character have more sustance.

Okay I know they kinda needed that for character development, but the delivery was lacking. So for me it made their dynamics a little annoying.

Also, some of the extra characters were a bit unnecessary cause they contributed little to the plot. I know they needed some of them to show different stories but some of the extras were really not contributing to the plot. But thats just me.

Lastly, I just want to reiterate that if you dont have enough material for 12 episodes then make it shorter. People will gobble up anything you give them. Just make it good, make it make sense. There’s more to love in a 8-10 episode, amazingly made, and rewatchable series, than a 12 episode hard to digest anything.

Okay im out. Peace!

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Love Gap the series

I never knew anything about thai GLs. One day i saw youtube video and watched the series. The OST was a fun and i like it so much.
Sam and Mon are different characters who fall in love and i felt as though it happens in real life. It may feel cringe , but we do cringey stuff in real life that too in first love. So even when ppl criticize that , i feel its real and appeals to me. They liking each other and not understanding it was fun to see. The friends were a good support to Sam. This story had solid back story of Sam and why she is very cold to others and is a weird person. At first we will be wondering if we should like Khun Sam, but we see her life and understand her and she is a softie at heart and such a sweetheart for her lover. She does many mistakes but apologizes and changes herself for Mon. I like her character arc.
So happy that i watched it.
The rewatch quality of this series is so high. Because of this i saw many GLs. But still come back to watch Gap the series. It has romance, comedy, sadness, love for family , friendship , character arc and above everything happy ending for GLs.

I will always adore this series. Gives me happiness everytime i watch it.

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One of the best with a higher rewatchable value

I've watched w/w series from many countries and nothing can be compared with the feelings gap gives. The chemistry and interactions between two lead actresses are mind blowing. The acting, dialogues, music, songs, the fact most of the song were sung by the lead actresses and cinematography: all of these are at next level compared to most of the w/w series and even with bl dramas. The way the story goes on, how their relationship developed has been potrayed in a very sweet way. This is one of the shows that people are not getting tired of rewatching. I get the fact that most heterosexual girls only like bl series and hate gl series, but gosh, to a person who watch mainly w/w series Gap is a masterpiece.

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First thai drama I ever watched

First of all, the chemistry between freen and becky (sam and mon) is unmatched ,they carry the entire show ,watching their relationship evolve from a cold boss-employee dynamic into a deep, passionate romance was so addicting. The show balances this intense romance with genuinely funny comedy, making it an easy and entertaining watch.

Can we talk about the supporting cast????
I absolutely loved Yuki, Nop, Kade, Tee, and Jim ,a lot of dramas make the friends feel like background noise, but here, the way they fiercely supported sam and mon through everything was beautiful to watch, they brought so much heart, loyalty, and comic relief to the story ,they are the ultimate definition of a found family.

The only part that really dragged the show down for me was sam’s grandmother ,her constant interference, outdated mindset, and the endless drama she caused grew incredibly frustrating by the end. It felt like the story kept going in circles just because of her.

Despite the annoying grandma drama, Gap is a must-watch , between the legendary main chemistry and the amazing friend group standing by their side, it’s a beautiful, historic GL that I won't forget anytime soon.

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