The Heart Killers

DUNK IS A BAD ACTOR

The biggest letdown for me is Dunk Natachai as Style. This is the main reason I'm docking the score so low. While the role of the flirty, bold mechanic plays to his visual strengths and natural charm (and the JoongDunk pairing has undeniable physical spark), Dunk's performance lacks range and depth. He relies heavily on exaggerated expressions and idol-like appeal, coming across stiff and one-note in emotional or dramatic moments. Compared to his co-stars, he feels out of place—especially in heavier scenes where subtlety is needed. It's frustrating because the character had potential to be iconic, but the acting holds it back, making key plot points involving Style feel unconvincing and pulling me out of the story repeatedly.

If you're a die-hard JoongDunk or FirstKhao fan, you might bump it up a few points for the fanservice alone. For me, though, the uneven execution and particularly Dunk's limited performance make it a disappointing skip in an otherwise strong era for Thai BL. 4/10 – style over substance.

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Not really for me

I waffled about writing this because for me, this show was mostly style and no substance, a slick nothingburger that I ate happily enough while I was there but an hour later was hungry again with zero memory of what the burger even really tasted like (the tortured food metaphor feels appropriate here, lol).

First, what I liked: the set and styling was great. I enjoyed it. Everything and everyone was so pretty. The acting was mostly great as well, with special standouts being Joong as Fadel and First as Kant. Joong especially was a force as Fadel, most of the stuff I remember is his. He did such a great job showcasing Fadel's hard outer shell and the vulnerable man underneath who really does just want to be loved. For all the talk about Bison wanting that, it came across to me way way more with Fadel. I just wanted to gather that man up and tell him that it would all be okay, but at the same time I did believe that he'd be capable of cold bloodedly killing a dude and just sort of tossing the body into his jeep to dispose of. Kudos to him for that.

And First as Kant was great. He had to walk a really thin line there for a while - we the audience had to be able to see through Kant's mask while but still find it believable that Bison would not, and then he had to slowly work in Kant actually starting to feel things amidst all the lies. And he did so well. No one does subtlety like First Kanaphan, but I do hope that he gets to be more expressive, if only because I sometimes think having to play all of these reserved or subtle characters all the time makes people think he can't act. And I would be horribly remiss if I didn't call out the boat scene specifically, because my god was that a masterclass. Just...whenever I see him do his thing I am so impressed.

The chemistry was on point, too. Say what you will about the speed of their love or whatever, but JD and FK never miss when it comes to this.

Now the stuff I was less into: I'm just going to get it out of the way right now - I thought that Style is the best Dunk has done yet, but yes, he was still the weakest of the four. He is improving though, and i think that he does much much better when he's not being pigeonholed into the sweet, naive little virgin roles that he was getting for so long. My biggest critique for him as Style was that he sometimes overdid it.

The really unpopular opinion I have though is that I thought that while Khaotung was good, it was the weakest performance I have seen from him to date. Now I'm not a particular fan of Khaotung's (I like him but I won't watch a show just because he's in it) so I've not seen his entire backlog but Bison is not his best work of what I have seen, in fact it's my least favorite. I didn't believe him most of the time, and the line that he was suppose to walk between charming and chilling never worked - I found him to be more charming more successfully but chilling never landed for me, and I think he overdid it about as much as Dunk did, which was very obvious whenever he was in an emotionally charged scene with someone acting more subdued - notably the boat scene and the scene where he and Fadel find out about Lilly. Oh, and the beach reconciliation scene with him and Kant. An actor can mostly only act as well as the character is written and so I mostly blame the writers, but I wish someone would ask him to dial it back just a bit, sometimes.

Also, speaking of Bison, the betrayal from Kant never landed for me the way it did everyone else. I didn't hate Kant or think he needed to die for what he did or apologize and grovel for years. Bison and Fadel kill people but the show and the fandom wanted me to believe Kant was the horrible one? I couldn't help but find that amusing.

I was also deeply annoyed with some of the structure. I noticed this in OF too, so it's not a new thing, but it felt sometimes like things just happened to happen. And the way that plots were just dropped or ignored the second they became inconvenient. Kant is being blackmailed with his brother's safety to work for the cops? Suddenly a non issue when he makes up with Bison. Kant's water trauma? Totally not made worse by Bison nearly drowning him, nosir, he's over it now because love. There are other examples I'm sure but like I said, a lot of this show left my head directly after I watched it.

Last but not least, everyone was so incompetent. The cops couldn't manage to take down two assassins that could barely find their own bums with both hands (seriously, who forgets GLOVES), Kant clocks the CCTV at Fadel and Bison's house but I guess immediately forgets it's there, Bison was literally being photographed from three feet away, cops standing there bold as brass, and he noticed not a thing...literally the only two people who got their jobs done with any degree of competency were Lilly and Style.

I had decided not to watch because the novel was so bad but I am weak for First Kanaphan, okay, and I caved. I'm not sad I did the thing because it was better than I expected, but I also feel unsatisfied and disappointed. I will not be coming back to this one.

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This Show Will Have You Sweating, Swooning, and Obsessing

I just finished the first episode of The Heart Killer and... wow. I’m OBSESSED. 😱 From the moment it started, I was already glued to my screen like, “How can something this good exist?” The cast F-I-R-E . The chemistry? I swear these two could start a fire with just a glance. I'm over here thinking, “Is it hot in here or is it just them?”

And the visuals? OMG the production has done great job. The direction is seriously next-level. It's like they sprinkled a bit of magic dust over the whole production.

But let’s talk about the storyline because OH MY GOD, this is not your typical Thai BL drama. Like, I’m used to the usual love stories with a side of angst, but The Heart Killer is like, “Nah, let’s add some spice, a plot twist, and maybe a little chaos, just to keep you on your toes.” The suspense, the tension, and don’t even get me started on the spice—I’m over here sweating bullets.

I’m already rewatching the first episode because the way it sucked me in from the first scene is honestly unfair. It’s got all the flavors—like a five-course meal of drama, spice, and swoon-worthy moments. I’m officially counting down the days until the next episode. If you haven’t seen it yet, get on it. The Heart Killer is about to be your new obsession.

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AMAZING!

Phi jojo you are wonderful 👍 please don listen to any trash talk about the heart killers. This series is gold, only episode one and am drawn in already. The casts are amazing too!! phi Jojo the heart killers is mind blowing and I can't wait to see more.
To first: whattttt you look sooo hot am down on my knees!!!! You really let phi kant character shine so bright.
To Khaotung: narakkkk! How can you be a killer and be sooo cute, you also make the character of Bison so lovely and amazing.
To Chen Chen: ooohhhooo Mr poker face🤣🤣 I love your vibes and your handsome face. You really key into fadels character and brought it to life.
To dunk: Mr stubborn hehe you are such a not giving up fella, I love the effort you put to bring style to live.
GOOD JOB EVERYONE 👍👍👍👍👍 Am enjoying everything about THE HEARTKILLERS.

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Save my life thk

How can you create such a great series? wish success to Firstkhaotung,JoongDunk Keep going , the chemistry between you mind blowing , you guys best group actor through my heart to you, 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💓🫶🏻🥰 Well, the atmosphere and the chemistry between the actors is really greattttra I only watched the first episode!!!!It was great☹️In terms of directing,photography, and acting,everything was very good😩😩😩i hope they get many awards🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻💓In terms of the OST, it is really great you did good job khaotung I congratulate you💘🎉🎉🎉🎊It has deservedly become one of my favorite songs🎀🎀👏🏻💓💗💞💓

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