Thai Skins — ambitious, messy, and a little too much of everything
Thai Skins. That's genuinely the best way I can describe it, and I mean that as both a compliment and an explanation for why I ended up skipping large chunks of it.There's a lot going on here — multiple couples, overlapping storylines, drama upon drama — and at some point I simply lost the thread. Not because the show is bad exactly, but because the ensemble is so large that I never got close enough to anyone to really care. When you're spread that thin across that many characters, emotional investment becomes difficult to sustain.
FirstKhaotung have their moments and I can see why people connect with them. But for me personally, nothing stuck. The overall feeling is diffuse — I watched it without ever being fully in it, and by the time I decided to stop, I didn't feel like I was missing much. I couldn't tell you honestly whether I'd go back for any of the pairs.
Sometimes a show tries to give you everything and ends up giving you not quite enough of anything. For me, this was one of those times.
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Problematic in a interesting way
I can't lie, this series are extremely messed up. All of the characters are manipulative, kinda stubborn, really horny, also some of them have certain addictions, BUT!! I think you can learn a lot from the characters. They're all so interesting for analyzing and you can make so much theories and conspiracies about their behavior. It's not all sex, it covers a lot of social problems. And the cast is so strong, they all are perfect for their roles everyone is delivering his role in the best way possible. Go watch it if you wanna talk with people about social problems and analize people's behavior. And of course to support the amazing cast, they deserve it.Was this review helpful to you?
Broken??
This series is definitely not for everyone as many people won't like it including me. This is my honest feeling about the show:The story itself is trying to reach into a reality of today's young people with bad habits, but what it more felt like was actually broken story with no further continuity for the characters in the plotline. This applies not just to the character's habits, but also their personalities.
Actual rewatch value : 0
I cant think of a less brief review so you dont have to read any further :,DDDDDDDD.
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firstkhao meus pais??
que dorama!!achei a temática bem diferente de outros bl's, que assisto normalmente mas tem algumas coisas que eu pessoalmente não gostei, mas dependendo a pessoa nao vai importar!
uma das coisas que eu nao gostei muito foi a questão de ter 3 casais, sou acostumada a assistir dramas simples e curtinhos de 1 casal principal e pronto, mas isso é so uma preferência minha
também acho que em poucos episódios ja tentaram trazer muita informação e muitas tramas que sinceramente nao sei se seriam necessárias agora
nao consegui simpatizar com os outros dois casais além do sanray, principalmente o secundário, nao acho que eles tenham química alguma, também pelo fato de ser uma relação complicada, acho que mais pra frente isso pode melhorar
e espero de verdade que tenham mais cenas do first e khao, fiquei um tempão esperando pra ver eles atuando juntos novamente e ate agora to achando perfeito, eles sao a única coisa que ta realmente me prendendo nesse bl
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Messy, Messy, Messy
Frankly, it could’ve been even messier. Still disappointed they cut out the scene with Sand and a baseball bat from the teaser trailer lolAnyway, I really like that GMMtv took on a queer centric drama directed by an accredited gay director. He clearly had a vision and you can see the influence of series like Queer as Folk and other media.
They delivered what you expect: a messy, somewhat toxic series about a group of LGBTQ+ young adults. It’s got solid acting, decent flow, and overall delivered an entertaining experience.
Acting is really solid. They pulled several of their heavy hitters for this. Khaotung was especially impressive as he managed to balance a flawed yet sympathetic character struggling with alcoholism. His scene in therapy was probably the most impactful of the show.
Since it’s a BL, I should discuss the relationships. Each relationship had a full arc and for the most part they felt fairly complete.
MewTop is probably most central to all the drama. I found them the least compelling and I honestly don’t think they are going to work out long term lol. They’re like rushing to move in together at the ending after the cheating debacle. I just don’t see Mew ever fully trusting Top again and I frankly don’t think he should lol.
SandRay are probably the healthiest and they communicate the most out of all the pairings. Their arc is primarily about working through their baggage and helping Ray toward sobriety. Sand is a bit of a desperate character when it comes to Ray, which I didn’t like much for their dynamic. Overall though, they seemed the most likely to work out.
BostonNick has caused the most discourse between fans of the show. For the most part, their relationship can be nailed down to two people wanting completely different things out of their relationship. I’m glad they did not end up together because it would not have worked out.
Boston is a polarizing character and personally I think he got the most screwed by the narrative in the end. He’s a promiscuous gay man who prefers casual sex over relationships. Should he have slept with his friend’s bf? No, that’s shitty and he deservedly lost his friend because of it. But then there was all this stuff about people having sex tapes of him without his consent and lying about him assaulting his friend’s brother. And it’s treated like that’s not a horrible thing to happen to him… like damn.
I did like his conversation at the end with Nick. Nick broke it off but he acknowledged it was just because he didn’t want to force Boston to be someone he wasn’t. And that Boston was fine as he was.
I’m honestly not sure how I’d feel about the show if I binge watched it. It was fun to just kind of tune in every week and not worry too much because all of the characters were going to be messy regardless lol.
Either way, it was fun and I would recommend.
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the friendship and the relationship between friends and care sweet
this is the best series I ever watched ❤️❤️❤️🤌🤌🤌🤌❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️I love all of them I wish I have friends like them 🔥😫😫😫🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ you must watch it and you can also watch it on hitv and gotv in free really I amm so excited to watch 2 episode of the series just go and watch nowwwwwwww ❤️❤️❤️❤️🥺🥺🥺I love the acting and there Romance and the love between them I just love it ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Was this review helpful to you?
Keeps getting better
Brst episode yet. Episode 7 crushed it. So many tangles. I am rooting for Sand. Actimg and plot twist are great. Love that they are tackling some gritty content. I really hope Nick gets a happy ending and Boston seeks redemption.One of the most risque BLs. They are exploring and representing so many facets dealing with sexuality. Great acting particularly this episode 7. Cant wait to see what happen with all the entanglements. Ray and Mew should remain friends.
Love how the stories are interwoven and the pacing is great. Something for everyone here.
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Soulless
Personally, very overrated. I have tried to finish this series multiple times and have never been able to watch over half of it. I believe the big popularity stands from the fandoms and loved actors, not the series itself. The acting is good, the soundtrack is good, the cinematography is good, but there is something about this series I just can’t get past to actually be interested in the story and characters.It feels like this series has no soul in it, only horny young adults with drinking problems. Not even one character seems lovable, or honestly fully redeemable from what I have watched. It gives the same vibe as Playboy the Series: a lot of eye candy and NC scenes that overshadow the plot, storylines, and character development.
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Best so farrrr
This is my first review I've ever written..but I can't keep calm this series is fab.I'll start with my fav sand and ray omg!!!! Acting 100 chemistry 100 they got everything what this series demand
I'm not big fan of force and book but they were also good ..and they have same typical story line but it's okay there acting made it look good.
I'm not interested in other couples but they are good.
First and khautong I hope they do more projects in future ...they look so good together.....
I'm watching this series only for them and it is worth it
Do watch
I'm gonna watch it back when it ends.
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If you feel like the insane hype for this show has been lying to you, I know how you feel.
If you love basically everything GMMTV puts out, odds are you'll love this too. For me though, this show has everything I dislike about Thai BLs all in one place: mediocre directing and writing forcing mediocre performances out of otherwise perfectly good actors resulting in a story that, while it at least makes sense so far, I couldn't possibly care any less about. Everyone's kinda shitty, a couple guys are alright, a couple have room to grow, but it's all so bland and flat I could scream. Including the music, the try-hard lighting, etc etc. None of it has enough authenticity to feel even the slightest bit convincing.Even the sex scenes so far--the thing everyone is really here for--are just...bad. The making out is mostly fine, but the actual intercourse is *hilariously* awful. Hire better intimacy coaches, I'm begging you. And do they want us to watch these guys jerkoff or not? Because those scenes are so poorly and rapidly edited that it feels like they're trying to edit around their own eroticism.
I'm a firm believer in the right for "I didn't say it was good, I said I liked it" content to exist, and I could hardly begrudge anyone for liking anything because that's silly. But wow is this show not for me, and the way people go on and on about how great it is and how good the acting is makes me feel like we are literally watching two different shows. I'm only sticking around to skip through episodes in case the sex scenes get better.
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Rollercoaster, had no idea how this show would be like, but i'm content
This show should have been called 'not even friends'.They all love each other. They all hate each other. This is crazy!
10/10
Advantages of watching this:
It's a show that can be watched very fast and doesn't ask much energy.
It's a shock that almost no one of the main characters are good people, but I love how the actors played their roles.
Really love First and Khaotung in this show.
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