When Puifai dies after a night of partying with friends, new police inspector Kamin and Captain Jade, adversaries, compete to find out the truth behind her passing, even as their attraction grows. The case, however, proves not to be as simple as it first appears. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from the novel "Dare You to Death" (Dare you to Death ไขคดีเป็นเห็นคดีตาย) by MTRD.S. Edit Translation
- English
- Arabic
- Українська
- Русский
- Native Title: ไขคดีเป็น เห็นคดีตาย
- Also Known As: Khai Khadi Pen Hen Khadi Tai
- Screenwriter: Sorawit Muangkaew, Yui Kanokphan Ornrattanasakul, Eng Issaraporn Kuntisuk
- Director: Dome Jade Bunyoprakarn
- Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Romance
Cast & Credits
- Joong Archen Aydin"Jade" Jaruwat ChotisuntrakulMain Role
- Dunk Natachai Boonprasert"Kamin" Kananon WiriyasakMain Role
- Pahn Pathitta PornchumroenrutPuifai / "Fai"Support Role
- Chimon Wachirawit RuangwiwatChampSupport Role
- June Wanwimol JaenasavametheeCherreen / "Cher"Support Role
- Ohm Thipakorn Thitathan"Jay" Jirawit ChotisuntrakulSupport Role
Reviews
Dare You To Death Delivers a Dark and Addictive Crime BL Experience
Crime, forensics, murder cases, and police dramas have always been my obsession, so the moment this genre was combined with BL, I was already sold. Adding JoongDunk into the mix made it even better. Seeing them return on screen as police officers feels absolutely right. From villains in The Heart Killers to police heroes, the transformation is satisfying to watch. Joong and Dunk look incredibly good in their dark, understated police looks, proving that police without uniforms can be just as commanding and stylish on screen.Their initial meeting was such a fun and ironic moment, with one police officer issuing a fine to another officer. You could immediately tell that Jade, played by Joong, was experiencing love at first sight with Kamin, played by Dunk, even while handing out the fine. Honestly, it felt like he did it on purpose just to get Kamin’s licence and have an excuse to know his name and address.
We have seen JoongDunk in different genres before, and while The Heart Killers leaned into darker themes, placing them fully in a serious, crime driven story still feels like a refreshing step forward. From the very first episode, the tension pulls you in and never lets go.
The storytelling so far feels confident and well paced, with a moody atmosphere that perfectly suits the forensic and police theme. The acting is consistently strong, and the emotional weight behind each scene makes the story even more gripping.
By the final episode, Dare You To Death proves itself as a polished, intense, and thoughtfully crafted series. It delivers exactly what a crime focused BL should be, suspenseful, emotionally charged, and completely addictive.
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I See The Intention But... Such A Wasted Opportunity
I've never tried writing a review before but I'm watching BL's for over three years now and I wanted to try writing it. So please bear it with me.Dare You To Death was one of the tough ones to watch it. Writing in this series is... well to put it kindly: childish, sloppy, unprofessional. I understand the intention when they produced this series. But, my god the story just kept getting worse and worse each episode. Irrational behaviours of police officers, stupid decisions of the victims, jarring tonal shifts from romance to "mysterious" murder scenes... The list goes on and on. Firstly, writer/s clearly did not know how law enforcement bureaus work because the errors that have been made during solving the cases is just stupid. Knowing the potential victims but not providing them protection, not asking for a full autopsy report for the first deceased, or even not interrogate the suspects/victims fully in a police station is wild. And these things I mentioned here is just a glimpse. Anyways, there is so much to talk about the script of this series; but if I get in to that, it'd be full on spoilers so I'll cut it short here. It's just full of many illogical things that doesn't even cover up other story plots and left us with a whole bunch of mess.
The acting very surprised me. In my opinion, we saw the potential of Dunk's acting in Heart Killers. He was really good in that series. But unfortunately, Joong kept getting the same roles over and over again which is a very boring caracter type for me, we couldn't see his acting range. But in this series, I believe he really outdone himself. both Joong and Dunk. They both play different characters from their previous works which is refreshing. And seeing Joong in a character that can actually show emotions was really nice. Their acting really carried this series.
If I really have to say something about the music, its just boring. GMM has stock music/sounds to play in certain scenes. And they used those musics so much that using it here too is just feels lazy at this point. Also, the production quality was a mess either. Especially for a series that's been produced for Netflix. The audio issues were jaw-dropping. The editing that caused tonal shifts were horrific. At one point, It felt as if the production team didn't like certain people who were involved in this series so they tried everything in their power to ruin this show. And clearly they succeeded.
It's such a shame that these good actors were wasted in such a sloppy series. The only reason I gave this show a high overall rating is the acting in this series.
As I said in the beginning, this is my first attempt to write a review. I know probably not many people will see this review but if there are things you want to discuss or just talk about the series, let me know so that we can discuss it.
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