Never Let Me Go (2022)

One of the better Thai BLs I've seen in more than a year!

Despite all the negative comments I read here on MDL, I really liked this one and am going to miss it. Here are my pros and cons:

PROS

STORY. Yes, that's right. Sure, there were some moments that suspended belief, but what Thai BL doesn't have those? For the most part, I found this compelling. And, contrary to so many BLs, it actually HAD a story (yes, I'm looking at you, Bad Buddy). Even better, everything was wrapped up in the end, and with no cliffhangers.

ACTING. I really had no issues with the acting. Nat was great as the villain, as was Perth as his conflicted son. Phuwin played his lead role respectably, with some really good moments here and there. Pond was pretty good, as was Chimon (in a part that gave him little to do). And Pawin was delicious as the conniving and underhanded Phum.

OST SONGS. Phuwin has a beautiful voice and I loved his OST. Pond singing was surprisingly pleasant and I enjoyed his OST, played in the ending credits. (As for the rest of the music... what was up with all those misplaced Christmas carols? And that hideous cowboy song??)

CHEMISTRY. Palm was so adorably sweet and protective with Neung. And they weren't afraid to kiss with some passion.

CONS

"ELDERLY" PEOPLE. That dance class for the elderly! The oldest person I saw looked to be maybe 45. What's the life expectancy in Thailand, 48?

"JUST SHOOT ME!" It was either Episode 10 or 11 (I forgot) where three or four of the characters (separately) got themselves in a situation where they felt compelled to scream out "Shoot me! Go ahead, shoot me!" A bit silly.

THE NOTES AND LEAVING. It was annoying enough with Neung did it. It was downright ridiculous when Palm returned the favor in the finale.

Still, none of those were dealbreakers for me. I'm giving it a 9.0.

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KP shippers still trying to keep a good series down.

Its disturbing when there is a mafia series the KP shippers rush to the comment/review sections to attack the ratings of what they view as “competition“ to their beloved KP. I enjoyed this series and you will be missing out if you don’t give it a watch. It’s refreshing to see some of the production companies moving away from the toxicity that have been taking over the BLs recently. Many fan are upset with the size of Perth’s role in NLMG. Why? When he finished his last BL he said he would not be returning to BLs at all. Well that didn’t really work out for him and now he is back, fans should be happy it’s more than a cameo, he definitely couldn’t carry the series alone. I’m actually surprised GMMTV gave him a role at all after his vocal exit tbh. Take the negative reviews with a grain of salt. A series shouldn’t just be rated to send a message to the production company that some fans are not happy over how large an actors part is or how much skinship or negative behavior is shown. No worries, Love Syndrome is on the way for all those toxicity lovers

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