Dead Friend Forever - DFF (2023)

Mediocre

It's a good thing that someone took a step to make horror with gay characters but that doesn't mean I will ignore the obvious plot holes, unnecessary and abandoned plot devices that were completely forgotten out of nowhere...the ending is quite fitting for a horror-thriller if done correctly...but it was not done properly with many loose ends...too many questions were left to be answered to call it an open ending, rather call it and incomplete ending...open endings does not work like that...seemed like the writer didn't know what to do with it anymore...
as someone said in the comment section that the writer of this show has a tendency to do that as the same thing happened in manner of death...she did not improve at all rather worsened a bit...I see her potential so if she really tries I think she can do a good job...some actors really did good but some of them were overdoing it time to time...but overall it was okay...
As a huge fan of suspense thriller horror etc genre I hope that upcoming projects of this genre will be better...

In conclusion the comment section was much more interesting...so many creative people...so many weird people...

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It was very good until the last ep.

So i have watched this from bugging to end watched many reactions and also rewatched it as well. And finally give you my honest, unfiltered opinion.

1) Is the show good?

+) Yes and no. why? The show started with amazing plot but at the end of the series it left me on a huge disappointment. The show was good and it some ep's it was getting better and in some ep's it was getting worse. I couldn't even bare the last ep,vthats how bad the ending was. The ending of the series was not build apon at all. Im fine with an a open ending and they could have just ended it but nooo, they must drag on. The open ending was not structured properly, it wasn't strong, It didn't have a back-bone. ( One good open ending that was very very build and had an actual back bone was The ending in "P.S I Hate You" that Wanwan's open ending made so much sense and it was so beautiful. The dff open ending makes on sense.)

2) Is the acting/Characters

Acting was very very good specially the actor who plays 'Tee' and the actor who plays 'Fluke'. Fluke was played beautifully. Tee made me cry so hard.
Acting was amazing.

3) Is the producting good?.

+) Yes but something its pure garbage. Like cutting of someone's head with just a string. That's not possible at all. That makes no sense at all.

+) There is a character that makes no sense. They say "They dont want to be a murderer" and they literally kills someone . They say they don't want to be a murderer when they just murdered someone. (This shit was 180 and it makes absolute no sense at all. Im not even joking they say they dont want to murder and legit kills someone the same day. wtf?)

4) How is the romance.

The romance was beautiful and got me shipping ans invested in there love love. Kina sad we didn't get much romace between white and tee (Not a spoiler. they are together from the start).
They where the most pure, healthiest relationship of the series who where so cute together, and which was very wholesome. But the ending ruined it all. They fucked up there relationship and left me with the most bitter tast i filt ever in my whole life. When i mean the fucked it there relationship, I mean it. They fucked up there relationship so bad u couldn't keep watching and just skipped, yup it was so unbearable.

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Very bad at the beginning, much better afterwards but an unexceptional ending

It gets off to a very bad start: messy, excessive, directionless and, frankly, not very well acted (these actors generally have trouble with intense scenes). I almost gave up.

Then the story takes a step backwards, and the story becomes more interesting. The whole is much more coherent and we begin to understand. There's a desire to get away from the traditional Manichean schema, and this complexity is welcome. Karma plays its part, which is logical for a Thai series.

But the last episode ruins it a little. The aftermath should be more developed and - without wishing to spoil anything - the very end is rushed through with more questions than answers. I'm okay with an open ending, but this one's just too confusing.

In short, this could have been a great show; in the end, it's just okay.

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After that finale i got fucking noooooothing ??????????

Just finished episode 8 and it has me in my fucking feelings. My baby NON. everybody he trusted turned on him Everybody. Even though phi decided to fight for him in the end he still walked away when he needed him the most but his hurt was justified, but you see that Teacher, Tee, Jin, Por, Top, fluke all of them needs to die. Non is no saint but he didnt deserve that from them. For people to sympathize with jin has me confused. The apauler is worst than the theif. He did not just stand by while Non was being bullied. All of them needs to fucking die and i hope tan is non brother and phi there for revenge. As the lady said in GOT let it burn. Just finished episode 10 and they all still needs to die Just finished episode and am like WTF ENDING IS THAT

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Where to start?

This show has taken me on a roller coaster for really wow just finished it and I have so many questions.

The series was really good different from any BL series which is good horror/mystery and BL a prefect combination. If you looking for something different then this is the show for you.

Starting off with Non! Absolutely loved him from the beginning he was just a typical kid trying to fit in and make friends and with that I sympathize with him cause everyone wants to fit and belong. Now he was too trusting and that was his downfall and I understand that as well he was just innocent and a pure soul. I didn’t like how they used him and later died got something he didn’t do. #justiceforNon

Phee makes me so at the end I loved him in the beginning with his relationship with Non and then there was doubt and trust issues within the relationship and that is also unhealthy. When New and Phee come up with their plan and it works and things unfold in the end it seemed that Phee is willing to betray P’New but forgive Tee nah that was not cool at all.

New, the brother that looked for justice got his was my favorite I loved him until the end of the show wow wow he is your ride or die kind of person all he did was try to find answers on what happened. Now he was left all alone no brother, mother or father it was so sad and I cried the most for him like it was just so so sad ?. Loved him till the end.

All of Non’s friends were not friends they were terrible until the end all looking out for themselves and they died in the end. Jin, Tee, Top, Fluke and Por just terrible friends.

In the end it was all a hallucination and they didn’t make it out of there so it makes you wonder what happened? But White didn’t deserve to die at all he was an innocent baby.

Overall it was a good series and I recommend it! It gives you a taste of something different if you like mystery stores plus BL!

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Should have kept it simple

I wasn't quite sure what to expect going in to DFF, but it really got me hooked in the first episode. Though there were some frankly unnecessarily explicit sex scenes for a thriller, the setup to the plot was done really well.

Eight college friends take a trip to one friend's house in the woods, where there's no internet or cell service, to get away from the stress of school and have a big party before one of them goes off to study abroad. Our main(ish) character Phee (Ta) finds an old recording of a short film that 5 of the friends had made back in high school - but there's a 6th friend in the video that Phee doesn't recognize. That 6th person is Non (Barcode), who went missing after filming. The vibe turns eerie as they attempt to remake this short film, only to feel as though they're being watching. Suddenly, bad things start happening, and with no way to contact others, the 8 friends are left stranded, scared for their lives.

I assumed this show would take the typical cabin-in-the-woods horror movie idea and turn it into a TV show. However, the plotline started to become overly complex as it delved into the backstory of the original short film. Breaking up the tension at the cabin really did a disservice to this show, as it felt like it had to do a lot of explaining over the course of multiple episodes just to get the audience to understand what was happening. I felt like I was waiting to get out of the flashbacks and back to the cabin to figure out what was happening. I think they attempted to make this show overly complex, which ended up not working in their favor. There were too many characters and too much messy backstory for what could have been a really great thriller. Not to mention, the show gets really gore-heavy towards the end. However, as I expected from beoncloud, the budget was clearly pretty high for this one and the effects and production were great, as was the acting. I think they lost themselves in the story a little, but it was still very enjoyable to watch.

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Actually pretty well done

Going into this I didn't really know what to expect. There was quite a bit of hype built around it when it first came out so I was quite excited to watch it.

The story is very interesting. It's new and I think they did a pretty good job in developing it. We get various characters, all with their own individual flaws and baggage. You come to despise the characters(which is not a bad thing at all obviously, especially when the characters are inherently bad people) as the story continues and we unpack this very complicated, layered story. When we are first introduced to the couple Tee and White I was so in love. And then when Tee's personality is given to us I was just hoping they wouldn't show any more romance between them cause I knew I wouldn't be able to enjoy it BUT they managed to use the romance to add more devastation which I thought was actually genius. It's not just a stupid romance in the midst of this disaster, but rather used as Tee's and White's worst fears and punishments.
The ending I thought was perfect. Like I was not expecting that at all and it suited the storyline I think.

The production was really well done. I don't know if I'm insane, but at the beginning of the drama the camera work takes on the 'found footage' style when we have super dramatic scenes like running in the woods and fighting/arguments. The camera shakes a lot and follows the actors in this almost rapid way that gives off the impression that it's not by a professional camera crew, that we as the audience just happen to be stumbling upon what's happening to these boys in the woods. And then as we go back to the past, and more of the story comes out we go back to that production and camera style we are used to and I thought that was a cool touch(if I registered that correctly).
They also really managed to give the drama this eerie, uncomfortable feel to it that I really liked. They really had me flitching away and genuinely scared.

I thought the acting was good, especially taking into account that most of them are very new actors. I was more impressed by how great they did in really dramatic scenes that need really good acting to pull off like in the last episode. Mio left a wonderful impression on me, I think he did an absolutely great job.

This was actually a pretty good watch, I really enjoyed it. i think they really did the plot justice.

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Amazing but a bit confusing for me

BeOnCloud have done it again. The budget budgeted, the acting was incredible and there were the perfect amount of NC scenes. As someone that came form Kinnporsche, it was so great to see more of Barcode as well as Us and 2J. The production and direction was perfect.
The only thing is that I need to rewatch it because watching each ep weekly meant I ended up SO confused as I'd forgotten what happened the week before. I didn't understand the ending at all, and in my opinion the storyline got complicated (doesn't mean it was! I mean that it was complex and makes you think but it was very interesting, I just had a weak brain and memory between eps), I didn't know what was a flashback, what was a hallucination etc. If I rewatch it all in one go I'm sure it will make more sense, but honestly the story seemed a bit convoluted at times.
It was so powerful though, it really had me questioning the morals of all characters - I was feeling sympathy for characters that had done awful things, and White's death had me sobbing SO HARD (he was the only one that didn't deserve anything to happen to him).
Basically, I got confused and still am a bit, but the actual show was phenomenal. Acting, production, special effects, maturity: all perfection. I can't wait for more series from BOC.

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Rollercoaster Ride

This started out interesting, slowed down, got emotionally disturbing, then downright insane.

I ended up liking this and all of the effort the boys put into making this. My biggest problem with this was the confusion caused by constant flashbacks. I had a hard time keeping the timeline straight.

Let me say this made me cry so hard. I had strong emotions about each and every actor in this series. Whether it be love, hate, pity, or utter contempt. I usually cry pretty easily while watching emotional series but never have I been driving home from work and thought about what I had seen and burst out crying in the car.

I don’t know that I can recommend this to anyone. I’m still traumatized and don’t really wish this on anyone else. Maybe you are tough enough to handle it.

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Good but could have been better

Although Be On Cloud come in for a fair amount of criticism they do need credit for doing some different things.
On the whole I did enjoy this series though the execution was a bit messy and with a slpit personality having a completely different feel to the countryside and school based sections
It didn't get off to a great start with the audience being thrown into the deep end with scenes involvong 8 of the main characters -and it took a while to actually get to know each of them, and they did overdo the hand held camera style in trying to give it a dramatic style.
I don;t think I would really class this a s a BL more as a drama with some gay characters as that aspect doesn't really play a major part much of the time, however when there were kissing/NC scenes at least they were more realistic as per KinnPorsche and not like on GMMTV.
The bullying was almost uncorfortable to watch at times but Barcode really stood out frrom the rest with his acting peformance particularly in episode 11.
So obviously a 2nd series is planned though possibly a big loss with Copper moving abroad so I guess he might not be in it.

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An Unexpected Delight

I went into this expecting a slasher TV show with a BL element. DFF is precisely that in the first four episodes. However, the show is weakest when it sticks to that expected premise. I usually binge BL shows, but this one took me until the 5th episode to get into. This show has a BL element but is not the central focus. It is similar to the popular BL show Not Me in that way. If you are looking for a romance like many other BLs, this is not the show for you. You also must endure through the first four episodes to get to the really good stuff in the middle of the series.

Once you hit episode 5, it becomes a high school bullying story. It then evolves into a high school queer love story, a crime drama, a problematic relationship with an older man, and the various ways people are culpable in driving someone to the edge. The character who suffers from all this is Non.

This is not a happy series. There is no happy ending, no redemption, only pain, sadness, death, and tragedy.

I enjoyed this show because it did something VERY different within the BL context. Barcode did an incredible job as Non.

A major drawback to the series, aside from waiting until almost halfway to build up the story, is the way it tells its story. It feels like it borrows from the Rashomon formulation of going over events from different points of view. Still, it fills in the gaps of missing information with each character we focus on rather than seeing the same scene from another perspective.

The ending scene is ambiguous, a mixed bag. I am just glad this series broke out of the box of BL tropes and formulas. However, it did fall into a lot of slasher tropes and formulations. You can see influences of Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and even your standard Friday the 13th or Halloween movie. I would be surprised if none of those movies influenced the people behind this show.

Definitely worth a see. I would have rated this higher if not for the first 4 episodes being rather subpar.

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