PPBongi
California, USA
Honestly, I liked it
This is a rather refreshing Thai BL and I liked it even though it got a lot of less than complimentary reviews. Why? Because it breaks the mold of Thai BL stories. This one tells its story through honesty and communicating with each other. Not through obfuscation, misunderstanding, misinterpretations and assumptions. This is who they were with flaws and these are my flaws. I thought the premise was interesting. One character was gay while the other was not sure and did not fully understand his feelings. Admittedly, he was unorthodox and difficult to be around and had quirky ideocracies. He wanted to 'see' him and all his faults. Very refreshing for a change! A rather enjoyable series, actually.Was this review helpful to you?
It is a remarkable and surprisingly good series about love
It is in so many ways a soft, impressible BL series with its end message literally taking off like wildfire. It is an astonishing and extraordinarily good series about love. But told deeply reflectively and more so without words than with words.The series is more abstruse than the storyline because of the complexities of the main characters. The acting is simply superb. They underplay the roles yet bring such an underlying tone of sincerity to them. Both are misfits. Both are passionate, sincere, honorable, and dedicated. Both easily get wounded and without a doubt wear their emotions on their sleeves yet try to pretend they are not there. They speak volumes by what they do not say.
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A Romp Through Boredom
For me, this was a disappointing side story from UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN. That was one of my favorite BLs ever and so it is hard to recapture any magic from that series. There were a few references to it but it is essentially a story that stands on its own. It started out well but then droned on and on into just another Thai BL series. There were some good acting in this series and the whole issue of guilt for perhaps contributing to an accident was handled with sensitivity. That was a painful chapter in anyone's life. Manow steals this series and I just adored her characterizations. Sure, she is sometimes over the top but that who Manow is and good for her. These long belabored recountings in Thai BLs to show love is really getting old. This same theme has been done over and over.Was this review helpful to you?
Just Missed Being Memorable
There is such a natural rhythm to this series, and I have to admit that all the performers were top notch. I applaud their level of comfort in showing us the love scenes with naturalness and intensity. They were not afraid to show us that they were in love, and I felt like they meant it. This is a remarkably impactful series that just missed being profoundly memorable. We needed to see, feel, and know the pain of being raped, physically abused and psychologically tortured from an early onset so we could feel it on a deeper level. Do not be afraid to take it one step further. There was a deeper message here. Show it all. But I applaud this series for the progress that has been made. I was deeply moved. I sobbed a lot in the last episode of this series.Was this review helpful to you?
Interesting Premise but Felt Rushed
It is hard to dislike this cute but rather short series. It absolutely is all fluff with very stilted love scenes. But there is something enticing about the story. I am, admittedly, a sucker for continuing love stories reincarnated from the past if you will. And this is one of those stories. There is an odd mixture of characters in here that make it entertaining for sure and had it been longer, they could have expanded on the story and made these characters more interesting and entertaining. Interestingly when it reverts to the past, it becomes a way more interesting story and better acted.Was this review helpful to you?
Under The Radar Gem
Honestly, I do not think this production knew what a gem it had on its hand. If they did, they would have beautified this story and made it into an epic love story of two different loves – of intimacy and friendship. Indeed, it is a beautiful story that never reached its full potential but it is still an exceptionally well crafted series. Why? Because it has integrity and shows compassion for a friend in pain. A highly principled series that shows the integrity of ethical and moral behavior.Was this review helpful to you?
One For The Ages
Now this is how you do a coming-of-age series. This is brilliant. While the story may not be unique, it is carried out as if it is the first one ever done. It should set a standard on how you do a coming-of-age story with flair, grace, and intensity. What made it so? Two things. A brilliant and phenomenal screenplay. Neither schmaltzy nor overly dramatic. But kept it real. And the second reason is the astonishing and brilliant acting of the four main performers. They understood the characters and with youthful intensity made them come alive and scream First Love to us. This is a first rate series and should be on everyone's Must See for 2022.See my full review of this series on my website, BLBliss.com.
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An Avant Garde Romp
If you take the time to observe this short series, it is brilliant. This series is an Avant Garde romp through a mystical journey of love. The ending is perplexing but gives us a sense of enchantment and a harmonious closure. It shows that while they had little time to foster a relationship, what time they had together was spent in doing what they both loved to do, and in their own way. To watch this, you must free your mind of conventional thinking and go into the realm of esoteric thinking about love.Was this review helpful to you?
A Hot Mess
This BL series is a ‘hot mess’. The story makes no sense, the translations even less sense, and the characters are merely caricatures. Yet, I enjoyed it. Well, not all of it, but parts of it, especially the end. What made this enjoyable is the characters were just so cute, adorable, and had pleasant dispositions about them, that it was hard to dislike them. While it bills itself as a romantic-comedy, I found very little of it funny; amusing perhaps on occasion. Some scenarios were simply down-right perplexing. Sadly, this is a ‘throw-away’ series that could have been fun but became only mildly amusing. I did not hate it for sure, as the end was rather compelling.Was this review helpful to you?
Good, Just Not Remarkable/Memorable
Perhaps I am in the minority here with this series. While it is enjoyable to watch, it just is not memorable. But something felt missing for me. Maybe it was its too clean and polished production. It was too cute and a bit saccharin sweet for me. It just did not seem real to me. I also found the characters wooden and we honestly did not get to know them. Overall, this series for me was forgettable and had little impact on me. Its production was too unfocused, and the plot too predictable. Although this series is good, it just is not consequential or remarkable.Was this review helpful to you?
Falls Flat
What can you say about this series that has not already been said about a zillion other Thai BL series? Handsome actors, great ambience, fabulous clothes, imprecise story. Which is too bad because the main actors can act, as they did bring some character intensity to their roles. The story went flat and pedestrian. The story was promising yet rather than be original or creative, it slipped back into what is a familiar plot and worst of all a deprecatory understanding of mental illness. It is so formulaic.Was this review helpful to you?
Awful
I have seen my fair share of bad sequels but this one was one of the worst. I rather liked the first one and was looking forward to the continuation of the main characters relationship. But it simply turned out to be nothing like the first one. It was as if they had never seen each other or were not sure that they liked each other. What? A relationship was budding in the first series but this one was barely viable before it broke apart like a gust on wind would blow out a candle. The side stories were just as atrocious. This appeared as directionless as you can get. So unfortunate.Was this review helpful to you?
Not As Good As The Series
This is a well acted move starring two of the hottest and best actors in BL today. But the story for me, just did not work. It became formulaic. The original series was fresh, creative, and beautifully done. This stuck to a formula and became predictable. It added scenes to I guess move the movie along but all that did was distract. I really wanted to see, feel, and understand better the intensity of their own relationship. I also realized the end from the beginning. That took the magic away. It is not a bad movie in fact it is good. It just is not great. I know, I know. I probably am the only one who does not see a connection between these two. I just do not feel the spark between them even though they act like they do.Was this review helpful to you?
Simply Brilliant!
This is a phenomenal series. Sure, it is graphic, raw, and are not afraid to show lead actors/actresses dying. It is a brilliant zombie series that is creative, contemporary, and full of human emotions. The action is fast-paced and full of surprises. I know there are only so many directions you can take a zombie series but this one took new paths. How? By actually making us care both for the humans and zombies. It also gave them a human soul despite them being more dead than alive. I also love the twist between humans and zombies. I thought that was so creative and even scarier than a pure zombie apocalypse. There is a lot of superb acting in this series and some awesome physical prowess by many of the actors and actresses.Was this review helpful to you?
Surprisingly good!
Perhaps I was just in the right mood, but I really liked this series a lot (or at least this season). While it is ordinary and the story has been told a million times, it seems to work mainly because of the acting of the main main characters. Their approach to these characters, while again ordinary, still made them feel fresh and unique. The interplays between the two main leads is very good and believable. The one suffering from unrequited love obviously shows painful expressions on his face but maintains the quiet dignity of someone who can only look at someone from a distance and hope.If you want to read my complete review of this cute series, go to BLBliss.com. Thanks.
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