ChermChey

Knowing the Multiverse Makes It Even Better

As a film teacher, I taught Christopher Nolan's "Memento" for years. What most people don't know about this seminal film is that his brother, Jonathon, wrote a companion short story to the film. Both the film and the short story act as standalone pieces, but when placed in juxtaposition, a third narrative appears that has you questioning your interpretations of the film and short story.

ChermChey, while obviously nowhere near the cinematic and literary masterpieces of both Nolans' works, may act in just the same way: taken out of the universe it lives in, the series seems to be a rather "pointless" slice-of-life narrative piece that is kind of a "love it" or "leave it" situation. But ChermChey is connected to Love Upon a Time and Khemjira, and when you have that knowledge, ChermChey is a ten episode long "happily ever after" for two seemingly "throw away" characters from Love Upon a Time. I am loathe to say more than that as I don't want to spoil either show. For anyone interested, I can make the case for the three dramas existing in the same universe.

Even without putting ChermChey firmly where it belongs in the "LUAT/Khemjira" universe, I thoroughly enjoyed the chemistry and interplay between the two male leads. This show was definitely "conflict-lite" and redemption arcs for the only conflict that did appear were unearned. ChermChey was an overall "pointless" story- which I think is the point. It was a little underwritten, so I don't think that Erng's central internal conflict really had defined moments that built towards a personal epiphany (i.e. obvious character growth that was shown, celebrated, and earned). But even with its flaws, I enjoyed what was there- showing how two characters crash into each other with abandon (thinking it's a one night stand so no need to filter oneself) only to have to pull back when they realize this connection may actually have a shot of enduring after the sun has come up.

I can see this becoming a comfort drama, owing to its "conflict-lite" nature. Sometimes it's comforting to watch the evolution of a quirky relationship- to feel the warmth the actors brought to their characters and how that warmth seeped towards the other person. Much is lost in translation (I fear) with their bantering, which I think may be why the international audience is missing some of the witticism of the show.

Overall, I enjoyed it for what it was (both as a standalone piece and as part of a larger narrative universe). In fact, once I made the connection to Love Upon a Time, my appreciation for the small details in ChermChey increased. If you like slice-of-life, give this one a shot.

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An effort to cover up the bad plot with NCs. No amount of dmd actors can save this one.

I didn't have much expectations from this cz the trailer itself didn't seem wow and it had tutoryim in it. Knowing their previous records i think BOW was their best series which was average and i had to force myself to finish it. Not gonna do that again i am dropping this one😅😅 i shouldn't hv doubted the comments and tried it out. They're not lying.

- When the episode started i thought Yim had this badass character compared to the nerd character we usually see but then once he met tutor that changed🙄 he went back to his usual.
- the ex's punch is barely visible. Who the hell did the makeup😆 i was looking for the bruise for a while
- the entire meeting between the 2 feels odd and weird not like fated or anything barely any spark
- when the hell did tutor even fall for yim? Like i didn't see it not even in that weird fight they had when they met
- yim's character was supposed to be someone hurt by his ex but it looked like he didn't care at all he's hooking up the day after breakup🙄 n with a stranger who he told can't be his fated partner
- Tutor looks rich??? Bro looks like a broke teacher or writer. The styling is off or confusing i am not sure.
- the background noises were overused like every 2 sec there's a ting

Overall there's nothing i liked felt like they just used NC n some dirty slangs to cover up the terrible plot. Even the next episode preview served nothing. I thought I'd watch it cz i saw badass yim and jimmyohm but no this is pure torture😅. Someone needs to get them better stories. I wasted an hour with this.

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Nada com nada

Até gostei do primeiro episódio, mas, conforme os episódios foram passando, percebi que a história não parecia saber para onde queria ir, o roteiro me pareceu perdido. Senti que a história estava indo rápido demais com eles com juras de amor em tão pouco tempo, mas também senti que se estendia demais em coisas desnecessárias.

O tom de comédia que resolveram utilizar também não é muito do meu gosto. Senti mais vergonha alheia do que diversão, então várias cenas que provavelmente eram para ser engraçadas simplesmente não funcionaram para mim.

Os protagonistas, Intha e Eung, pareciam personagens bem pra frentex, mas senti que eles mais ladravam do que mordiam, sabe? Viviam se provocando e fazendo insinuações um para o outro, mas raramente isso realmente levava a algo a mais. Dito isso, não consigo nem me lembrar de um beijo decente deles. Sei que há defensoras de que beijo não é tudo e, dependendo da temática da obra, eu poderia até entender. Mas estamos falando aqui de dois personagens adultos e aparentemente vividos, em uma história que acompanha justamente o romance e o cotidiano deles.
Eu não fazia questão de cenas íntimas, mas pelo menos um beijo em que eu olhasse e pensasse "nossa, que beijo bonito" era o mínimo. E nem digo "bonito" no sentido sexual da coisa, mas sim um beijo que passasse sentimento e romantismo. Eles chegaram a se lamber, mas beijar que era bom... nada que eu me lembre.

Os outros personagens e casais secundários foram um grande tanto faz. Se apareceram em dois episódios seguidos, foi muito. Não consegui criar simpatia por praticamente ninguém.

O bar do Eung, em que o Intha se tornou sócio, era para ser meio que a liga e o centro da história. Mas o bendito nem começou a funcionar e já foi jogado de escanteio de novo.

A trama do ex e do namorado também me incomodou bastante. Os dois foram extremamente tóxicos, cometeram crimes praticamente, para no final se perdoarem e ainda serem perdoados como se nada tivesse acontecido.

Mas é isso mesmo. Acho que, para quem gosta muito dos atores ou quer assistir a uma história com a cabeça mais desligada, talvez funcione melhor. Não foi para mim. Acabei empurrando com a barriga até o final... e preciso parar com essa mania.

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Tontonan yang ringan, tolong gausah dibawa serius..

Ku tonton series ini karena lagi seneng2 nya sama TutorYim. Gegara mereka jadi cameo di Love Upon a Time, aku kepoin lah series mereka kan, pas banget waktu itu episode 1 nya ChermChey udah tayang. Tontonlah, dan ternyata, wow! not bad, aku suka (banget) kalau dibandingin sama Middleman's Love atau Battle of the Writers. Oiya, sedikit ingfo, selama aku ngikutin ChermChey setiap pekan, sembari menunggu episode baru aku sambil nontonin Middleman's Love dan Battle of the Writers ya!! jadi penilaianku sudah berdasar. Hasilnya, ChermChey adalah series TutorYim yang terbaik, sejauh ini.

Standing point:
^LUCUUUU, wkwkwk full ketawa. Tingkah mereka beneran kayak ngga di-script dongg. sukak bgt actingnya natural syekalii.
^Background song disetiap Intro dan Outro. menurutku itu Fire AF as fck as F as fucek AFF. gilakk. had me dancing kayak ulet goyang di karpet alias asoyyy enak bgt coii.
^Guest role, Cameo, dan supporting character yg unik. Keng muncul dengan peran dia yang sama kayak di Khemjira! sukak bgt tapi kok perintilannya dia nggak dibawa huhuuu.
^Sinematografi nya bagusss banget. ini salah satu aspek yang ngga dipikirkan dan kurang diapresiasi sama ribuan orang di situs sampah ini. kalau Script-nyajelek yaudah lihatlah aspek mana yang bisa diapresiasi. Emang kadang2 situs ini penuh dgn org tolil bin delogok.
^NC scene yang ngga terlalu dilebih-lebihkan, at least better ini daripada yang di Battle of the Writers.
^Cultural appreciation (kuilnya cantik syekaliii).

Ruang untuk pembenahan:
- IYA YA TAU iyaaa, scriptnya. Plotnya udah bagus tapi apa ya yang bikin ini jd ada flaw nya..
- apa ya? ngga ada lagi.

apa ya, mungkin orang-orang butuh pil pereda kecenderungan terhadap demand tontonan yang over-perfect. kek- padahal kan kalian bisa nonton series ini ditengah-tengah tontonan series lain yang sekarang lagi ngetren series dengan karakter black flag/red flag. series dengan cerita yang sangat heavy, lagi ngetren kan? disaat semua series lagi berlomba-lomba buat jadi yang terpaling perfect, series ini hadir sebagai "buffer", sebagai penengah, sebagai penetralisir. Seharusnya kehadiran series seperti ChermChey bisa lebih diapresiasi lagi karena effort productionnya ngga kaleng-kaleng, yah walaupun dalam artian lain DMD ni kesannya kayak men-abandoned TutorYim, paham gak sih? Kenapa series2 nya TutorYim selalu di-handle antara kerjasama 2 agensi?. DMD ga niat nih ngurus artisnya, cuihhh.

Sekian, damai, cium, muahh (harus ku terjemahin soalnya isi review ku banyak kebencian kepada pengguna platform ini hehehe, harus dianonimkan!)

sekian salam rodok rodok (becandaa).

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MUITO RUINZINHA

cara muito ruinzinha (e assim não queria fazer uma resenha acabando com a série pq eu não to com ódio dessa série nem nada ela só é bem ruinzinha mesmo)

mas tipo a história disso não vai pra lugar NENHUM plmds é um monte de fodase com porra nenhuma

a gay briga com o marido pq ele traiu ai eles terminam
ai ele vai rezar num templo
ai ele segue um mano q tava indo pro mesmo templo e pede pra eles irem juntos
ai eles começam a dar em cima um do outro e saem pra comer juntos
ai depois eles transam (MAS NAO TEM NEM BEIJO NA BOCA)
e ai depois disso eles ja tao se tratando como ficantes fixos quase namorados falando q se amam, se chamando de marido, TAO VIRANDO SÓCIOS DE UM BAR JUNTOS
O QUE É ISSO
COMO Q VC CONHECE A PESSOA TEM NEM UM DIA E JA PLANEJA INVESTIR NO NEGÓCIO DELA

e isso tudo em 2 EPISÓDIOS (ai no segundo ep eles passam um tempinho sem se verem e conversarem ou seja quando eles se veem de novo é só o SEGUNDO DIA DELES SE VENDO)

eu achei TUDO super rushado
pelo menos a atuação dos atores não dá dor física pq se fosse assim definitivamente teria sido uma experiência horrorosa

o roteiro é super ruizinho cara e as cenas nao se conectam nao faz o menor sentido
eu acho q essa série vai se apoiar só na química dos atores durante as nc e é isso🫩

to tentando ver o ep 3 mas real não tem nada interessante vou dropar
é foda mas acontece👎

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