180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us (2022)

Sasiwimol is an extremely successful director. She has a close, friend-like relationship with her teenage son Wang. What will she do when Wang experiences his first love with Inthawut, her old friend? Love, relationships, understanding, mother and son learning from each other in this era of changeability. A friendship will forever be altered.

Both of them explore how the three main characters have been affected by the death of a loved one. In the case of "180 Degrees," it shows how the (ex) wife, the son, and the (male) friend have coped with the absence of their husband/dad/former crush and how his absence has also influenced the dynamics and relationships between the three main characters. Similarly, in "Dear Ex," we see how the wife, son, and (male) lover are coping with the death of the person they loved, and we get to see how his death brings them together, thus forcing them to learn more about the other while reminiscing the memories they have of the person they lost.

Both "180 Degrees" and "Dear Ex" also address LGBTQ + topics since the person who dies in both stories is a queer man who ends up marrying a woman and having a son with her to keep up appearances despite being in love with another man.

They are very different in tone, but the underlying lessons about growing up and being in the closet are the same, and they both have the same bittersweet but cleansing ending.

Sasiwimol is an extremely successful director. She has a close, friend-like relationship with her teenage son Wang. What will she do when Wang experiences his first love with Inthawut, her old friend? Love, relationships, understanding, mother and son learning from each other in this era of changeability. A friendship will forever be altered.

"180 Degree Longitude" is not the typical Bl series, but tells an unusual story involving a gay relationship of two men with a remarkable age gap. "On Cloud Nine" is an unusual series, too, and it isn't a typical BL series either, although it centers around a love story of two young men. Both series have an unusual topic, and an outstanding quality of directing, editing, and cinematography.

Similarities
-Both are BLs but focus on other storylines more
-Filmed in beautiful and unique locations in Thailand
-Excellent script, solid plot, and great production value
-Both shows' leads try to learn and understand someone close to them that had passed away
-Incredible OST

Differences
-The aesthetic in 180 Degree Longitude is overall darker (including music)
-180 Degree Longitude doesn't have obvious product placements and weird sound effects that lots of other Thai series put in (including ATOTS)
-ATOTS focuses on self-growth and the village, whereas 180 Degree Longitude focuses more on family

Both shows figure nadao actors and have this very quiet, thoughtful and artistic vibe to them that is rarely seen in bl shows

Similarities
-Age gap!
-Both are BL
-Based in the countryside of Thailand
-Tonhon, who plays the lead in Lost in the Woods, and Pong, who plays the lead in 180 Degree Longitude, are both former Nadao actors