Such An Amazing BL
Such An Amazing BLThis was such a pleasure to watch! The acting, love story, chemistry and everything in between was amazing!
When this was premiering I’m not sure why it wasn’t talked about more!
Yin and War set such a high standard for acting and chemistry. This show had me pausing, giggling, swinging my feet, yelling at the screen, and crying.
Yin and War are also so good looking and cute - watching their faces was defs a bonus. The supporting cast was also amazing and gorgeous and hillarious. Like what a supportive gang and truly loved the plot. It focused on love and that’s how I like it!
Such a good show and I rewinded to watch certain scenes A LOT! Highly recommend ya’ll.
Watch this ish cuz it will have you hooked!
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You'll definitely get hooked at this series!!! In my opinion lol
May contain a slight spoiler (?) Read at your own discretion.I can't even remember how did I start watching this series lol. But I can say I enjoyed the series. I watched LM first before En Love so I have no comparison but will probably watch En Love also because I've found some comments/reviews that there were some scenes that was better portrayed or emotions were more felt than the full length and vice versa.
I am satisfied with the ending with a literal dessert on top (rooftop I must say lol) ? I must say Yin and War has THE chemistry!!! And you can really feel their emotions every time they are contemplating about their feelings. And that window scene that broke me where Vee was stuck between Ploy and Mark. The ginger tea scene. Yin did well on his acting I just want to hug him.
I also want to praise War for his acting. And also as for Mark's character, his character was not that likeable at first bec of how he approaches someone he likes but as the series went he showed how big his heart was. Forgiving was never that easy.
Some issues about conversation but also showed character development on both leads. And I really like the comedic scenes, their friends (but sometimes not lol iykyk) and how VEE turns to ᴠᴇᴇ when he realizes how he acted on his outbursts (Ep 9) and in front on Mark. Oh the smile got me!!!
Favorite part: the shower scene. Can't get over it hahahah!
But lastly, I just want to say that some scenes were cliché like when you found out your boyfriend was kissing their ex and you just don't want to hear what happened or the explanation at least. But I can't blame them, because hello trust issues.
And please tell me i'm not the only one that has an unsettling feeling until the end because we all know that both Ploy and Vee cheated on that same day. But Vee and Mark's cheating were never addressed or came to light. Like maybe deep down I'm hoping that it was revealed so I can finally be at peace with my mind. Even though I know it will lead to problems but at least it can be solved and will not affect Vee and Mark's relationship in the future (hoping for another series hehe)
And I think it was my 3rd BL series that I have watched and loved ❤️
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A well done on this one
This was definitely a better done drama as opposed to the other short stories that came out, this was really enjoyable and well played out.This expanded version of Love Mechanics was the expansion of Vee and Mark's story, however I do feel they could have spent more time on other things, for example, they could have showed how sad Vee was after losing Mark, like they did in the original series. The characters are not meant to be squeaky clean, but even in their worst moments, they’re vulnerable, honest portrayals of what it means to be a painfully flawed and confused human being. Mark and Vee’s interactions are littered with tense, flirtatious interactions and non-answers, making it clear that their relationship is not nothing. But the best thing is that Love Mechanics doesn’t try too hard to fill in the gaps or explicitly articulate what characters are feeling in each scene.
Overall: it is a really a good drama to binge watch in one sitting, I unfortunately did this while it was on going and i really looked forward to every up coming eps. I did like the last one the best, as it showed how far they came to be what they are and the challenges they had to face to get to where there are. A must watch
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Double Standards at it's finest...
Another BL that lives of the main actors chemistry. I admit, the two of them are really good together, the acting is on point, the love scenes believable. It's not their fault the writing is so bad, they do the best they can with a bad script.The story is trash and boring, the typical teen-romance with almost no plot and waaay too much unnecessary drama.
But what got me the most and is also the reason I couldn't finish this, is the double standard. It's a common thing to portray women as the mean, dumb and/or lying b****** in this kind of dramas, but wtf?!
Vee is crying about his cheating girlfriend when he does literally the same thing to her with Mark. His first night with a very intoxicated Mark (which is so problematic in itself because taking advantage of a drunk person? ... I can't even...) was brushed over like nothing. Then he stalks after Mark every chance he gets, constantly mentioning their night together and the moment he discovers Ploys affair, instead of breaking up (and confessing to his own cheating!) he starts an affair with Mark behind her back. Meanwhile judging her for doing the exact same thing... Wow.
Not to mention Vees behaviour towards Mark, treating him like his dirty little secret, promising to break up with Ploy but not doing it and just let him suffer...a classic.
But who is the only one portayed as the materialistic, ruthless devil? Of course the girl...
The whole thing made me so angry that I couldn't continue watching this after episode 5, so I don't know if they manage to fix at least some of the problematic topics in later episodes. Maybe I'll try again sometime in the future, just for the sake of finishing the series but for now I'm through with this.
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realistic & catching
Not your typical lakorn in any way, i'd say the american influence is strong... Very fresh view on love, as unconventional as BL can be.The actors are also quite common-looking - but not by far boring! They are NATURAL and FRESH to the point you might believe you watch a reality show! Kudos to the director who spotted their potential... They are unbelievably gifted and sooo engaging! The cast is the strongest point of this drama, which also has the quality of keeping things simple - nothing over the top. Everybody can relate to this slow-paced teen story, and i mean - everybody, since the young actors succeed in conveying a lot of emotions with just their eyes and expressions...
I give this drama a 10 for the pure love of the fragile-but-strong Mark and the unbelievably-not-shallow Vee, and also for the rest of the cast, that succeeds in depicting a not perfect but serene college life. Excellent!
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So good yet so bad
I'm profoundly and inconsolably torn about this series, and it's driving me nuts.As it is an ongoing title, with only episode 4 just having aired as I'm typing this, and me not having seen its prior version nor read it, might writing a review right now not be the most fruitful. But as said am I so torn that I need to vent my mind somehow somewhere.
The STORY is my main, big issue so far. Actually, every trope which has, in previous series, had me drop them is present in Love Mechanics; the persistent pursuit of someone who's been very clear that they're not interested, unbalanced power dynamic during intimacy AND non-consensual intercourse, jokes about previously mentioned situations as if it's nothing serious. Sprinkle that with the weirdest and back-and-forth phasing, too much screen-time for certain scenes and too little for others, and unclear relationships. The list goes on.
I can admit to being on the picker side but I can overlook a lot of things in favour of a good plot, but that's also it - LM's plot isn't anything special: Two students catching interest in one another, one already in a straight relationship and the other dealing with whether they're fine being a side piece or not. Some overly dramatic incidents on top (a car crash and the escape of a weaponised and delusional, mentally unstable patient) which are brushed off and forgotten within minutes just... it's a lot yet absolutely nothing at all.
I've also yet to figure out just how much Vee and Mark knew each other before their first night together, as it's seemingly hinted that they're barely acquaintances with Vee only knowing Mark as the boy who isn't leaving his friend alone, yet does no one care when they seemingly out of the blue start to spend a LOT of time together. Which I naturally read in as that they’re not that estranged. This alone makes me incredibly frustrated as I can't tell whether the phasing of their relationship, banter and the reaction of people around them are to be expected and developing accordingly or not.
Nothing makes sense to me folks, nada. My hope rests in the coming episodes.
So why am I even watching it, if it's all so bad? Yin and War's ACTING. Their chemistry, how they portray emotions, how they make me buy every little thing between them (or around them) even as there's not a single horizontal line of the story to be found, has gotten me in a neck-lock. Each episode is roughly an hour but they make it feel like 10 minutes.
The way these two look and interact with one another onscreen reminds me of PPBK in I told sunset about you and it's breaking my mind.
Yin has me feel for Vee although he's the one causing every heartache so far, and War lets Mark show every emotion that he's feeling and shows us the struggles of being someone who falls in-love fast and hard. I'm rooting for them even if it's so clear already that the best for both would probably be to NOT get together; a new sensation which I rarely experience. In that sense am I a little conservative and never see the point to why one would want to fight for something that's barely begun yet is already causing so much pain and confusion. But I WANT them to get together. And seeing as they haven't followed the regular BL pattern, already turning the knife around a good few times while just releasing episode 4, do I fear the absolute misery heading our ways.
MUSIC and REWATCH value? The music is alright, nothing has really caught my attention but more importantly hasn’t it been throwing off the vibe of any scenes besides maybe ones. Rewatch value is and will probably remain very low, as I - as said - don't like how a huge portion of this drama has been made. But each to their own.
Overall will I class this as a huge guilty pleasure. It's beautifully made, the lead cast is incredible and the storytelling is horrid. I'm glued to the screen, can't wait for the next episode and I'm infuriated over it.
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People Are Weird
The thing is there are plenty of BL shows that show wholesome love and that's it but if BL is to be comparable to Hetero shows then it also needs to include other types of real life situations. I like the show for what it is a toxic relationship or not it's a show that is exploring these types of things that happen in real life.If people don't like this style then just don't watch it and go watch wholesome BL's because other people like me enjoy seeing different types of situations in Hetero shows and BL shows and GL shows.
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Why was this considered 18+?
Why was this drama considered "mature?" There wasn't anything really 18+ in it. It was cute, but a bit boring with no real story. The kiss scenes were weak and no NC scenes at all that were worth watching to even be considered as mature. It was just a very, basic BL series. I'm at a crossroads on whether I'd watch it again. If I'm looking for something soft and a bit boring, then maybe, but I have to be honest here; I don't recommend this BL to anyone, especially if you like BL'S with more spice, because this isn't it. It's more fluff. I'm more of a spicy BL fan with series that contain more NC scenes, with a good story too. That's why I loved Venus in The Sky. Good story and spicy scenes! Need more BL'S like it.Was this review helpful to you?
Definitely an Upgrade
I've watched both versions and can honestly say this is definitely an upgrade from the original. The chemistry between the 2 male leads is amazing and they play their respective characters well.As with all series in this trope, there are the clichéd moments and characters. The story could do with more polishing and of course you will find yourself talking to the screen, in various exclamations! Would really like to see what happens with some of the other pairings that happened along the way, not just Bar.
Will be watching out for new series with this duo, they are just that good together x
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Started this for yinwar and ended this for yinwar
PRO: DEFINITELY the acting and chemistry. Yinwar has one of the most or not the best natural chemistry out there. Uknow how sometimes BL couples do the extreme skinships/moments off screen just so that people Believe they’re in love on screen? With Yinwar, they don’t have to do all of that, the chemistry just felt so natural that I often watched some cute scenes over and over again just to see whether it’s the characters VeeMark or isit just yinwar. It’s just that natural, like not acting and it’s scary ?. War always known for his great acting so I always know he’ll be good, he is more than good, he is great. But What surprised me is Yin. Yin improved by leaps, he wasnt jumping or running, he’s flying to the top. He made the flawed character so alive, relatable and loved. Super proud of him ! They deserve more opportunities in other series, I want romcom for them, they’re natural comedians with natural chemistry. Please make it happen ??PRO: I loves all the soundtracks, especially Mist (The only rock song in here). The cute orchestra music of Aon Mae Geng (yinwar’s song) sometimes reminds me of Bridgeton’s soundtrack and I love it.
CON: PLOT. For me, up till ep3, I love it, nothing to complain about (even better after watching the Director’s cut). But ep4 starts going downhill. I don’t know why the writer pushed the character Ploy so much, as if shes a main character, as if her story, her reason to cheat, her troubled relationship with other man is important, like? No…I don’t want to see that, why we have to see that? Shes definitely the most irritating girl character I ever seen, so shameless. The writer really hated her, or love her so much idk, thats why they decided to put so much of her in the story. Some of the plot is predictable, and too dramatic sometimes. The writer also hate veemark being happy I guess, emphasizing so much on them in pain rather than the happy time that usually cut short. I know this is an angst genre, but still…do u have to be that cruel?? Well, it’s preference after all, for me thanks to this, I realized I can’t with angst, too painful. And because of that, I can’t fully enjoy the plot as I was hoping for. It’s not a bad plot, it’s just decent. It has so much potential to be much better.
In conclusion, whether i will rewatch, I will deff say I will, but only for the cute veemark’s parts, not the whole thing. Will I recommend people to watch? Yeah I will, but with disclaimer. Only watch if you want to be in pain and u don’t mind messiness.
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my 1 year waiting was finally paid off !
well ofc first thing it's better no lt me correct alot better than en of love !i waited 1 year for this and finally when It came out and I finished it was regretting as i had lot more other choices but , i was curious for this one ! Story is bit not to my expectation but not that bad aswell to the extent that you gotta drop this drama ofc actors are not to be blamed it's scriptwriter after all! romance was insanee ! I loved the chemistry between yinwar ! everything was well directed till the end ! I liked how they maintained the story level so that the viewers interest is not off lane ! well I highly recommend you if you want to go for something which is more realistic not always cute or fluffy !
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paturnie adolescenziali senza traccia di trama
mi domando se questo drama abbia una votazione così elevata perché è stato votato da un pubblico di ragazzine della stessa presunta età dei personaggi.non sono riuscita ad andare al di là dell'episodio 4 perché già sono stufa di vedere tutti questi falsi malintesi, indecisioni, rimescolamenti continui di coppie, eccesso di persone omosessuali all'interno di un gruppo, quando sappiamo benissimo che non sono queste le percentuali di distribuzione, e così via.
l'eccesso di commenti sonori pseudo umoristici contribuisce a irritare parecchio lo spettatore/ice che abbia raggiunto la maggiore età.
sarà l'ambientazione troppo lontana dalla mia età anagrafica, sarà la completa assenza di temi che possa trovare interessanti, sarà anche il fatto che questi drama scolastici senza alcun sugo mi hanno veramente rotto le scatole, ma non sono più disposta a sprecare il mio tempo, sempre più breve e quindi sempre più prezioso, cercando di sopportare una situazione che mi urta i nervi.
in giro ci sarà sicuramente di meglio e mi accingo a cercarlo. lascio la sufficienza perché ho abbandonato molto presto.
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