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I Love William and Est, but Chemistry Alone Is Not Enough
I know fan shipping is not really a big thing in Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese BL, but it has a massive audience in Thai BL. Personally, I do not mind fan shipping as long as it works. What I do not agree with is giving a series a high rating just because our favourite couple is back together.
For example, Gemini and Fourth were great in My School President, Moonlight Chicken and Ticket to Heaven. All three had completely different stories and I loved seeing them together in those roles. But for me, My Love Mix Up was a completely different experience because I thought the plot was extremely weak.
My point is simple. Just because your favourite couple is in a new series does not automatically make the series good. If the plot is bad, then it is bad. Do not give it a 10 just because you love the pairing.
Now back to You Maniac.
The first two episodes is only around 40 minutes, yet there are already so many 10 star reviews calling it a masterpiece. Yes, William and Est are back. They look absolutely gorgeous together, and the chemistry is definitely there. I love them from ThamePo and gave that series a 10/10, so I was genuinely excited to see them together again.
But honestly, after Episode 1 and 2, I was disappointed.
Where is the plot?
There was literally not much happening in this first two episodes. The setup has potential, with Dean trying to win over the cold and hard to read Moth, but I did not feel like we were given enough story to become invested yet.
Instead, I felt like GMMTV was doing the copy and paste formula again. Take a popular pairing, give them great chemistry, make them look incredible together and let the fan shipping do the rest.
And this is where I have a problem with all the 10 star ratings already.
I am not saying You Maniac is bad. I am saying it is far too early to call it a masterpiece based on one 40 minute episode. You can love William and Est and still be honest about the quality of the story. I love them too, but I am going to judge the series itself, not just the pairing.
Maybe the story will become much better. I hope it does because I really like the cast and I want William and Est to have another great series together. This review is based only on Episode 1 and 2, so my rating can definitely change once I watch more.
For now, though, the chemistry is there, the cast is great and the leads look amazing, but the plot is too weak for me to give this anything higher.
For example, Gemini and Fourth were great in My School President, Moonlight Chicken and Ticket to Heaven. All three had completely different stories and I loved seeing them together in those roles. But for me, My Love Mix Up was a completely different experience because I thought the plot was extremely weak.
My point is simple. Just because your favourite couple is in a new series does not automatically make the series good. If the plot is bad, then it is bad. Do not give it a 10 just because you love the pairing.
Now back to You Maniac.
The first two episodes is only around 40 minutes, yet there are already so many 10 star reviews calling it a masterpiece. Yes, William and Est are back. They look absolutely gorgeous together, and the chemistry is definitely there. I love them from ThamePo and gave that series a 10/10, so I was genuinely excited to see them together again.
But honestly, after Episode 1 and 2, I was disappointed.
Where is the plot?
There was literally not much happening in this first two episodes. The setup has potential, with Dean trying to win over the cold and hard to read Moth, but I did not feel like we were given enough story to become invested yet.
Instead, I felt like GMMTV was doing the copy and paste formula again. Take a popular pairing, give them great chemistry, make them look incredible together and let the fan shipping do the rest.
And this is where I have a problem with all the 10 star ratings already.
I am not saying You Maniac is bad. I am saying it is far too early to call it a masterpiece based on one 40 minute episode. You can love William and Est and still be honest about the quality of the story. I love them too, but I am going to judge the series itself, not just the pairing.
Maybe the story will become much better. I hope it does because I really like the cast and I want William and Est to have another great series together. This review is based only on Episode 1 and 2, so my rating can definitely change once I watch more.
For now, though, the chemistry is there, the cast is great and the leads look amazing, but the plot is too weak for me to give this anything higher.
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