immoralq
This review may contain spoilers
Well....yeah.. That was.....an experience.
My first problem with this show is the mixed up timelines. Having Tin x Can's story start from the beginning, whilst carrying on the storyline from series one for the rest of cast makes for very disjointed storytelling. It also means that several scenes are repeated....and aren't as good as the originals.
Having Ae weepy over Pete for the first three episodes was, unfortunately, boring. This is no slight on Perth as an actor. He was great in LBC, and his acting has only improved. It just felt like his character was there to link the two series, and it wasn't necessary. Just having Tin x Can would have linked them just fine.
As with Why R U?, there are too many couples and characters eating up screen time and it would have been better if the series had focused on Tin, Can, Tul and Hin. Tum was there solely for Ae's song, Tar was barely there at all and any episode Kengkla was in was solely to apologise to . and chase after, Techno, albeit in different ways.
I know this show isn't Tharntype or Together With Me, but we had several bed scenes in series one and so now I'm left wondering WTF happened here? Tul and Hin's kiss was filled with more passion than any of Tin and Can's and it wasn't a problem in the first series. The chemistry was there but, somehow, the performance wasn't.
I realise that this series being made whilst Covid-19 is still ravaging the world may have contributed to some of this, but it can't be the sole reason for it.
Mean's acting, like Perth's, has only improved - and it was already pretty damn good - so I have no complaints about the acting. Even the weaker actors like Gun (Techno) who is more of a model than an actor have improved dramatically.
This series had a lot going for it, and yet it still failed to hit the mark. Whether that is because of the writing, or the directing or the fact that it was airing on a Chinese company's streaming service and had to cop to China's daft censorship laws is a matter of speculation.
Is it any good? Yes, in parts. Is it worth watching? Yes. Is it worth rewatching? Again, yes, some episodes were pretty good. Is it a 10/10 series? No, not for me.
A third series was teased, but after this I'm not sure I'd even want to think about what a third season would look like.
Having Ae weepy over Pete for the first three episodes was, unfortunately, boring. This is no slight on Perth as an actor. He was great in LBC, and his acting has only improved. It just felt like his character was there to link the two series, and it wasn't necessary. Just having Tin x Can would have linked them just fine.
As with Why R U?, there are too many couples and characters eating up screen time and it would have been better if the series had focused on Tin, Can, Tul and Hin. Tum was there solely for Ae's song, Tar was barely there at all and any episode Kengkla was in was solely to apologise to . and chase after, Techno, albeit in different ways.
I know this show isn't Tharntype or Together With Me, but we had several bed scenes in series one and so now I'm left wondering WTF happened here? Tul and Hin's kiss was filled with more passion than any of Tin and Can's and it wasn't a problem in the first series. The chemistry was there but, somehow, the performance wasn't.
I realise that this series being made whilst Covid-19 is still ravaging the world may have contributed to some of this, but it can't be the sole reason for it.
Mean's acting, like Perth's, has only improved - and it was already pretty damn good - so I have no complaints about the acting. Even the weaker actors like Gun (Techno) who is more of a model than an actor have improved dramatically.
This series had a lot going for it, and yet it still failed to hit the mark. Whether that is because of the writing, or the directing or the fact that it was airing on a Chinese company's streaming service and had to cop to China's daft censorship laws is a matter of speculation.
Is it any good? Yes, in parts. Is it worth watching? Yes. Is it worth rewatching? Again, yes, some episodes were pretty good. Is it a 10/10 series? No, not for me.
A third series was teased, but after this I'm not sure I'd even want to think about what a third season would look like.
Was this review helpful to you?
