My Romance Scammer

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It feels like all the good series are ending lately… 😭

What am I supposed to do now without my weekly dose of JuniorMark?

I got so attached to them, and now it just feels empty.

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not the best but still good

The story was good overall, not something i had watched before personally, it had funny moments but without being cringe that made me genuinely laugh, good character development and good acting too.

About the story i have to say i'm really sad about the drastic change that TimPai relationship had (totally understandable if you're scammed lol) but what i mean is de difference from the start to the later chapters even after Tim was forgiven by Pai (supposedly) like i understand that trust is not something you fix overnight, but if there is love and trust to get married again... idk is just really missed the way they were when their relationship started, you can tell Pai was never the same.

UNorth although having the same problem, i think they handled it better, U made sure to gain North's trust again by actual actions and not just words and promises, giving North his space and respecting whatever final decision he made about the future of their relationship.

The point of the comparison i'm making is not me saying that TimPai should've done or act the same, i know reactions are different i get that, is just about the fact that both got married again but one felt actually genuine and the other one ¿? idk.

Also i really loved North's character develpoment, i think he's the one who changed the most, for the better ofc, he communicated more and was just more mature, but i'm satisfied with the overall development of all characters. Not sure i could say that about the end tho, i wish i got to see more of TimPai after they made up or even after they got married, they mentioned through out the whole show how Tim had all these plans for his future with Pai and i would've liked to see that, even just a little compilation or a time skip.

Apart from that i really liked the show, ppl said it was just a silly romcom but me and the characters cried a lot😭

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I honestly didn’t expect to love Romance Scammer this much

The story itself is really good, but I do feel like it needed more time or a few more episodes to fully flesh everything out. There were moments that deserved deeper development, and you can tell the potential was there for something even bigger.

That said, it’s still one of the best series I’ve seen this year.

I’ll admit, I completely misjudged Junior and Mark — their performances were actually impressive and added so much depth to the story.

And of course, my biases OhmPoon… they really carried the emotional weight and made the whole experience even more enjoyable.

Overall, a solid watch that deserved more recognition.

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Does what it says and delivers what's promised

It's a lighthearted romantic comedy from start to finish and it does just that—lightens up the mood and makes you believe in fairy-tales for a couple of hours.

You obviously don't watch it for a deep plot or a hidden meaning. Compared to many similar rom coms, it was fully executed: the conflict, the humour, the chemistry, the closure—everything's there.

For me personally, JuMark is one of ~3 pairings in BL industry, who can satisfy a viewer even without a NC scene (and I'm a big fan of good NC scenes). If it were others, I would've felt robbed, but with these guys I'm down for the cute bubbly vibe.

And again, I appreciate GMM Thee V for making another series that includes mature love without the student tropes 😌👍

Kudos to OhmPoon—a pairing we didn't know we needed, but we were seated for it during the whole show.

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I was hooked from the first episode

I will never stop praising JuniorMark's acting. Everyone should watch and learn how a couple should look and treat each other. There's more to portraying a couple than holding hands, kissing, and calling it a day. Their performance made me truly feel their love for each other and took me through a lot of emotions in such a natural way. Mark didn't even need to speak to make me burst into tears. They did such good work they made me ignore the bad script, but whatever. I would say this has become the best work I've seen from them so far.

And of course I don't want to leave OhmPoon out because they were just as important and protagonists in this series. I started watching this show because of JM but thanks to that I got to know them, their first time working together as a pair, and I was really surprised by how good their chemistry was. There were scenes where it was simply impossible not to laugh; they were like the spark of the series.

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It's amazing!!! go for it....

I love the chemistry between the main leads I mean they are amazing together just perfect.....I loved this couple from perfect 10 liners series and now after this series they are one of the favourites💜....this series was so wholesome....if you like the couple I think you should definitely watch it there is no doubt in it💗...but if you're looking for some realistic series which elaborates about ground reality then this is not cup of your tea...
Overall it's cute,fun and very romantic series like you can literally feel butterflies in your stomach when they say "teerak" to each other 😩🤌...I just love these pookies and I really want to see them together in another series to come 💕

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Good pacing. No idiotic plot. Clean, simple, enjoyable.

I have no notes. GMMTV has been a bit of a flop for me lately and nothing has been hitting the spot so I didn't have much of a high expectation coming into MRS. Suffice to say all my expectations were blown out of the window.
While the plot might not be anything that'll blown you away with plot twists or never seen before concept, it's comforting in its simplicity and very well executed story.

The series was well-paced, every episode was filled with content, stories and some sufficient romantic scenes without abandoning the overarching plot. There's no idiotic Gmmtv ep11 curses, no nuisance dramatic misunderstanding plot for the sake of drama. This is not one of those shows where lack of communication and dramas bottle up and overboard till everything explode at the very end and then quickly scramble up some resolution in the end. The writer utilized all 12 eps to craft a moving, funny and content-packed story. While some of the character's background might not be relatable, their struggles, weaknesses and growth are something I think MANY viewers (especially Asians) will find very relatable.

Characters' chemistries are good, although admittedly I care more about the main couple (TimPai) compared to the secondary couple (YuNorth). YuNorth's actors performances felt a bit stiff at times and take some viewing to ease into, but generally still didn't tamper the series for me. I have to commend Pai's actor specifically. His acting truly was the star of the show for me, he performed well on some of the more difficult or emotional scene of the show that truly sell the plot and story to the viewers.
Additionally, I also enjoy some details about Thai Chinese' cultures that's woven into the series thanks to Pai's family background.

This show quickly becomes one of my top 5 favorite series from GMMTV. Not because it's an extraordinary 'never seen before' concept, but because they took a concept that works well, and worked it well. Good execution, enjoyable, funny, with good chemistry and generally good acting.

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very meh

The actors are known for being great at their job. However the story made *some sense*. Literally some.

It started well with a very nice overview of where the story was going, but even I cannot say when it became weird. All 12 episodes feel like 3. Each episode is based on desperation and anxiety, and while romance exists it really does not feel like it does. I vaguely remember the romantic scenes, but in every episode the main focus was on future problems.

Although every series has a bit of story focusing on future issues, in this series it becomes the main topic. The audience does not have time to relax from the overwhelming feelings (scamming, finding out the lies, not being wanted by family etc), and the supposed romantic story line, is completely left out.

I personally will NOT place this on a MUST RE-WATCH list. I hope the producers and writers use the advantage of having great actors like them, to write and produce great series.

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I could fall asleep watching this

Going into this series, I didn't have very high expectations & I was honestly pretty sure I wouldn't like it. And well, I didn't hate it, but I was incredibly bored. Mind-numbingly so. I wasn't interested in a single part of the plot or the characters. Everything felt like it lacked substance as well.

To start, I could already tell that this series didn't need to be 12 episodes long; the pacing was already slow, and to draw out a plot like this for so many episodes is just unnecessary. I was watching at X2 speed from the very beginning, and it still felt like it took an hour to get through each episode.

The characters are also flat, and good acting can only do so much to cover that up. The relationships weren't handled any better when we speed-run Tim & Pei's in the first episodes, so we are basically working with their first meeting & some flashes of moments until they've known each other for a year. Yu and North just get married after meeting, stupid, and up to the part where I stopped watching, we haven't seen any real development for them either. They are so focused on the scamming part of the plot that it feels like the characters are just going through the motions instead of living through the experience.

I'm not technically dropping the show because the production and acting are great, and I may try to continue it in the future, but right now it isn't worth my time.

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Not the Best but still Good

Somehow it feels a lot of good series ended these days, yesterday "Duang with You" and today "My Romance Scammer". The premise was some mix of known elements. Rich and not so rich people becoming couples, scam and lies, breakup and getting back together. While it was nothing new, the mix had a potential to be great. But I felt in end, despite enjoying it mostly, it felt odd and lacking in some aspects, and it wasn't easy for me at first to see exactly what it was.

The series starts well enough with two different types of scammers fishing for rich people to get their money, and two different scam targets. First to the actors: Junior and Mark are a tested pair and played their roles well, and I was very happy to finally see Poon to get his long overdue main role, which he played out excellent, with Ohm being his new partner, whom I felt was a bit the weak link in the four of them. But then Poon and Ohm are new as pair and I am sure a somewhat better script and directing can give them more growth. I am quite clear here: the acting of the four MCs was good, but it wasn't perfection to write home about, which I assume is due to directing, where I have my biggest issue.

The story felt kinda all over the place. Handling two main couples and four very different characters IS challenging by any means. And that requires a very good pacing, which I felt just wasn't there. While didn't feel any particular scene in itself was bad, the connection of scenes was somewhat lacking. I enjoyed the start up to the revealing of the scam the most, and felt it went a bit downhill falling apart from there. During the scandal wedding it was way too quickly clear that each couple would stick together. I mean, duh, we knew this, but such a deep betrayal of trust was done, especially given Tim and Pai were together a long time already, with was done away too quickly and easily. I really would have liked to see some more lasting drama, some suffering from the guilty, when in fact right after the scandal revealed it was in a very slow and sort of tiresome path towards the second marriages. And this being so clear so quickly felt like the rest of the episodes dragged on without really much having to tell, and I blame this square on the directing of the series.

Still, I can't deny it was a feel good series, though just personally speaking I am a bit overfed with billionaire families. And not this is a mere cultural comment, not a political one. It just has a certain sameness having it seen for a bit too many times now and the harmlessness, so to speak, felt a bit like a fallback to past Thai BL years. There should have been more dramatic tension, more played out dark moments and emotional darker moments, to make the happy end feel actually something of weight. Especially if I recall the very great last episode of “Duang with You”, this last Episode was largely exhausting, somewhere nice but a bit too much “finally done” leaving me entirely clueless what to think or feel

While that all sounds quite negative, I still felt by far the positive entertainment was more than the critique I have about pacing and directing. I just wished the characters had been emotionally more intense, given the plot. Maybe making it a Rom-Com was just a bad choice, where a drama would have fitted better. With the background ensemble being solid, the location being scenic (though a tad bland) I rate this series a well meaning

7.5/10
Solid but fell short of it's potential.

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Junior, lo hai fatto di nuovo.

Junior un giorno ha deciso di diventare il mio attore preferito (assieme a Gun, Tay e Phuwin) della GMMTV e continua a confermarsi come tale. Io amo la coppia JuniorMark, quindi quando infatti hanno proposto questa serie, dove quindi loro sono i protagonisti diciamo quasi principali (perché anche la coppia di Ohm e Poom ho trovato molto molto valida), ho veramente gioito. E si sono confermati proprio una bella, anzi bellissima coppia. E anche la storia mi è piaciuta parecchio, l'unica cosa che ho un po' detto "meh" è stata quella cosa tipica che fa la GMMTV di solito di perdonare troppo in fretta i familiari. Tipo il nonno di Pai non era, almeno secondo me, di così facile perdono, e invece. Vebbè. Chi invece ho amato alla follia è ovviamente TIm. Mi sono piaciute molto le sfaccettature del suo carattere e nel complesso ho proprio apprezzato non tanto la sua crescita, in senso stretto, ma più che al altro la sua metamorfosi, da quello che si mostrava a quello che era veramente. Mi sono piaciuti anche Pai e Mark e come ho già detto, anche OhmPoom. Devo dire che nutrivo alte aspettative per questa coppia, perché il loro fanservice, mi ispirava e di conseguenza sono molto contenta che le mie aspettative siano state colmate.

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