Only Friends

Such a interesting fun messy show to watch

Watching this whole show was a massive roller coaster of emotions, they have such amazing acting and the cast did an amazing job executing this show. I loved every single character and I’m so sad for it to end, I miss them already.

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I loved all of the relationship duos, fights, and everything. Some of it made me so mad sometimes especially when the fights, but I never got bored once of this show. Personally Sandray was my favorite duo and whenever they fought it made me so angry or upset, I felt like I wanted to throw my phone!😭
They all were rollercoasters of their own in the relationships, but very enjoyable to watch and had me so worried.

After every episode, I always had something to rant about to my friends for hours. I even would rant so much it made 3 of my friends interested and now watching it. Even some kids who don’t sit next to me in class know the whole storyline to only friends cause I always wrap up every episode or even quote what they say on Monday when I see my friends.

All of the relationships were very cute and they had their chemistry, I’ve watched a decent amount of firstkhao since I’m a sucker for firstkhao, but this one was definitely one of my fav firstkhao. (Love them so much)

Another thing is normally when watching shows, I tend to get bored easily and skip a lot. Especially when I want to know what happens, but with this show I never skipped any parts and had my full undivided attention. Love you only friends you are my most favorite show now and will hold a special place in my heart 🫶

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Art of the Anti-Hero

This is perhaps the BL series that most authentically reflects the darker side of the gay community. It is a remarkably ambitious project that refuses to shy away from the complex, sometimes toxic, reality of romantic and sexual relationships. The series' greatest achievement is the exceptional development of its six main characters: Sand, Ray, Boston, Mew, Top, and Nick.

This ensemble is deliberately constructed to be flawed and deeply human, creating a dynamic where their lives constantly interlock, resulting in both passion and self-destruction. Every protagonist makes morally questionable decisions, often driven by self-hatred, emotional yearning, deep-seated insecurity, a fear of commitment, or simple emotional manipulation. They are not written as heroes; they are written as people in varying states of emotional disrepair.

Crucially, the screenwriters don't just present these dark deeds for shock value. They invest plenty of time to explain the rationale, the trauma, and the complex internal logic behind each morally ambiguous choice. This depth is what forces the audience to engage and empathize. We may hate their actions, but we are made to understand their pain.

This unwavering commitment to presenting flawed characters in a mature, non-judgmental light elevates Only Friends from a simple drama to a profound character study. The result is a messy, yet utterly compelling, narrative that earns the audience's sympathy for its sinners, solidifying its place as a groundbreaking piece of modern Thai BL television.

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Only Friends Review

I'm going be honest, I'm not a big fan of 18+ stuff, It was a good story. I like how their friendship and relationships where going,but I think tone it down a little on the sex parts. I really loved "Let's try" Khaothung made a hella good of song, it's always in my head and when I listen to it ,it reminds me of Only Friends. Love the chemistry, I felt bad for Nick when Boston didn't want more than just fwb. Mew and Top ,great couple I'll give them a 9.5/10 for that,it's just Top should have been honest you know. It has been a while since I watched it, but I did like it for sure.

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Only Emotional Damage

Every Saturday I was parked with my phone ready to inhale this show, episode by episode. Each week I laughed, smiled, and definitely screamed into my pillow.

But the last 2 episodes did me in and stripped this show from a 10 to a 9. Which isn't a big drop, but despite how upset episode 12, ESPECIALLY, made me, I can't rate it any lower. I might hate the ending, but overall I still loved this show. Each week it provided me so much anticipation and excitement.

I loved this messy show and all of it's messy characters... except you Boeing. Never you Boeing. Boeing was the downfall of the show for me. His entrance felt like unnecessary drama for couples who had already been THROUGH it and come out of the other side. By the time he came in and stirred up all the same drama we just recovered from it was like beating a dead horse.

Me thinking this series would end any different than it started: 🤡

In my delulu episode 12 would've looked like:
-Everyone gets their shit together
-Everyone makes up and is friends again
-Every couple is together and gets a HEA

I don't care how unrealistic that is! It's just what I wanted! Argue with the wall! 😂😂😂

The actors were INCREDIBLE. I couldn't have imagined a better cast. Khao did amazing on the OST also.

Here on MDL, I thoroughly enjoyed commenting each week with the viewers. This was such a fun little community to be apart of these last couple of months. Whether we shared the same opinions or not it was always a blast for me. The comments especially helped me process my experience with this last episode. 😂

I'm officially closing this book and going to touch some grass because my chest still hurts several hours later. 😂

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love this

I love this series, is has deep meanings behind characters and shows awareness on addiction, mental health and fake friends. i'm not saying i watched this bc of the NC scenes but i watched it for the actors and the amazing acting. i love FirstKhaotung and they were the reason why i watched this. i didn't like the cheating all too well but of course the plot is amazing. i also love how it ended in a happy and sad way but also on a little cliffhanger. i love that they gave us a sign that there will be a s2 and i can't wait for it. this was my third BL that i watched in Feb and totally worth it.

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This show gave me anxiety but I loved it

Omgg this was a hot meeeess but in the absolute best way. All the characters are flawed and human and really just looking for Love and Companionship. Usually a messy show means that the plot is bad but Only Friends has to be the expectation for this. The show never lost its way. Yes it got messy and I had to watch through my fingers bcs omggg wtfff but all the characters always stayed true to themselves. Nothing gets brushed over. Emotions get felt! People get hurt, hearts broken but thats life. All the releashionships in this show get portrayed in a deeply human and flawed way. Showing that we enter releashionships and we may open ourselves up and even love someone but that dosent mean that the releashionship is perfect or that it will even last. Love takes so much more than just passion its hard work. Its commitment and always a choice made everyday anew. I hope our Only Friends Couples continue choosing each other.
The cinematography’s and music was also just chefs kiss so good. Someone needs a raise
Also i smell a season two or a special episode. Please please just something. So I can get over my bruised heart from all the pain.

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this is one of my favorite gmmtv series because i like drama and the tension between people so this show was great i've rewatched it so many times that i can't even count. this is also the bl that i recommend the most to all my friends. i really like the cast they're all good actors and they are all attractive and this is the show that got me into firstkhao (im firstkhao biased) and also forcebook both of them are a great pair and have really good series, and since this is the show that got me into firstkhao my favorite couple was sandray there is no doubt that they had the best romance story and chemistry. i remember when i first watched this in 2023 (the year it came out) finding both sand (first) and mew (book) really good looking. what i really like as well is the ost, khao is a really amazing artist and he made the ost/intro songs for two other firstkhao series which are really good but my favorite will always be lets try (the ost/intro song) it always is my go to thai ost song. i find everything in this series amazing, the intro, the cast, the acting, the chemistry, the drama and the friendships but this series as messy as it is it shows important topics for example addiction if you've watched the series you would know that ray is a drug addict and alcoholic which almost ends his life and also affects mew when they start dating because mew starts to become a drug addict as well. luckily ray and mew aren't addicted anymore but it was the help of their partners sand and top. another theme they cover is friendship some fall and some rise like boston with mew, ray, and cheum and friendships rising like sand and nick (they were already friends but their bond got closer when they moved in together). overall this is a really good series that i recommend and will rewatch many more times again!

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they don't make them like this anymore

finally posting a review of one of myfav thai pieces of media, after rewatching it after i've finished ofdo...oh boy it's even better than i remembered

watching this when it came out was such an experience, you really had to be there fr 🚬

in short:
- amazing acting and chemistry from everyone (special mention: mark, neo, first and khaotung) + insane cast assemble and cameos
- interesting, well developed characters that feel real and raw and flawed and human (!!!), that keep developing and growing as the story progresses
- every plotline was covered and closed in the end, which isn't that obvious in gmmtv bls lol
- ships mixing, everyone making out with everyone!!! it was so fun to tune in every week and wonder who else we're gonna see kissing lol
- amazing ost and iconic intro
- extra sprinkle of GL
- not one episode went by without me screaming at the screen lol talk about captivating drama
- it still feels fresh and hits the same almost 3 years later

it might not be a bl for everyone (i would actually say it's more a queer show than a bl)

it's intense, it's dramatic, it's messy, it has flawed, morally grey characters that are hard to root for without questioning your values

and it's as far as you can get from your typical cookie cutter happy ending gmmtv formula, sometimes i still can't belive it was made by gmmtv and aired on yt lol

but i'm so glad it was made

what a ride it has been



(sandray you'll always be famous)

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It was so worth it to wait every week

What a ride!! Only friends, a group of friends with a lot of backstabbing, cant stay loyal, a lot of kissing and NC- scenes (mostly from Boston).

It was a very well written serie with a bunch of great actors. Everyone acted sooo good. My favorites were sandray and bostonnick. Almost everyone was a red flag and I loved it! Everyone kissed everyone and there were couples you wont usually ship.

It was the best serie this year (imo). Im gonna miss this. I hope we get a season 2!! I hope Boston comes back from New York and there is Mix who seems interested in Book's character. This is interesting!! Cant wait!!

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Damn that was Good!

Only Friends is a show with little to no flaws. It is modern so if you are not a fan of mature scenes or topics I can say to skip this one. It's a fun story that keeps you on the edge of your seat on what will happen next. The soundtrack was great, and the setting and direction were great. The actors did an amazing bringing their characters to life everyone has chemistry. From episode 1 to the Final I never got bored they always gave us something to make us excited in every episode, It was a happy ending yall and yeah kind of the Euphoria of Thailand but not as intense. A story you don't see often written about how some young people live and I love that.

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