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Not as good as only friends, but still worth watching
Only Friends was a fantastic series and somewhat spoiled me for this second series. Although good, Dream On did not have the same level of intensity or chaos. I think part of this shortfall was its known pairings so if you are a fan of GMMTV’s other works you will know who will end up with who eventually.
The story is set at university and centres round the play Romeo and Juliet that Jack, the director, rewrites to include two male leads and renames to Romeo and Romeo. It’s a given that his boyfriend, Dean, will play one of the Romeos but what soon becomes apparent is that he must reluctantly split this part across two actors - not only his boyfriend but another student, Raffy, who makes no bones about the fact that he also wants Jack. Added complications arise when the second Romeo, played by Arnold, is caught on camera in what looks like a compromising position with Dean the fallout of which is felt across the whole department with Dean and another student Tua becoming the main casualties. Added to the mix and also collateral damage are Rome, Pete and Boston (from the original series).
There are also cameos from First & Khaotung and Book & Force and Mark resurrecting their roles from the first series, namely Sand & Ray, Mew & Top and Nick which is sweet and a very GMMTV thing to do.
There is much to love from this latest offering from GMMTV - production values, plot line etc are all top notch but I struggled with Jack, played by Earth Pirapat who wrestled unbelievably uncomfortably with pretending to smoke and adjusting his glasses but many of his facial expressions and body postures were rather stilted as well. He may have a gorgeous physique but I felt Dean, played by Mix, outshone him completely and perhaps this was why Earth’s performance appeared so lacking - the actors were poles apart in their level of delivery.
I loved Aou and Boom’s portrayal of Raffy and Rome (a pairing who I’d met before in Perfect 10 Liners where they played polar opposite characters to this story) and Joss and Gawin who played Arnold and Tua who’s own storylines were complex yet believable. Boston was more grown up, mature and oddly slightly sad when we first meet him but when he encounters Nick you get to understand why.
If you watch this as a separate story to Only Friends season 1 it’s ok, but not a patch on it.
Would I watch it again? No
The story is set at university and centres round the play Romeo and Juliet that Jack, the director, rewrites to include two male leads and renames to Romeo and Romeo. It’s a given that his boyfriend, Dean, will play one of the Romeos but what soon becomes apparent is that he must reluctantly split this part across two actors - not only his boyfriend but another student, Raffy, who makes no bones about the fact that he also wants Jack. Added complications arise when the second Romeo, played by Arnold, is caught on camera in what looks like a compromising position with Dean the fallout of which is felt across the whole department with Dean and another student Tua becoming the main casualties. Added to the mix and also collateral damage are Rome, Pete and Boston (from the original series).
There are also cameos from First & Khaotung and Book & Force and Mark resurrecting their roles from the first series, namely Sand & Ray, Mew & Top and Nick which is sweet and a very GMMTV thing to do.
There is much to love from this latest offering from GMMTV - production values, plot line etc are all top notch but I struggled with Jack, played by Earth Pirapat who wrestled unbelievably uncomfortably with pretending to smoke and adjusting his glasses but many of his facial expressions and body postures were rather stilted as well. He may have a gorgeous physique but I felt Dean, played by Mix, outshone him completely and perhaps this was why Earth’s performance appeared so lacking - the actors were poles apart in their level of delivery.
I loved Aou and Boom’s portrayal of Raffy and Rome (a pairing who I’d met before in Perfect 10 Liners where they played polar opposite characters to this story) and Joss and Gawin who played Arnold and Tua who’s own storylines were complex yet believable. Boston was more grown up, mature and oddly slightly sad when we first meet him but when he encounters Nick you get to understand why.
If you watch this as a separate story to Only Friends season 1 it’s ok, but not a patch on it.
Would I watch it again? No
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