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Bad Buddy thai drama review
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Bad Buddy
5 people found this review helpful
by Stardust
Jan 22, 2022
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 10
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 10.0
This review may contain spoilers

ONE OF THE BEST BL SERIES TO EVER BE MADE!!

Okay so ive never written a review which will probably be pretty obvious once you read this.... So,
THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THIS DRAMA
*Enemies to lovers plot done right:- This is probably one of the very few dramas that has the enemies to lovers trope but has been executed so well. Theres no kind of toxic relationships here and every kind of relationship is done right
*LOVE:- One of the things that I really like about this drama is that they potray a very healthy way of all kinds of love and relationship; whether it may be romantic, platonic, friendship or relationship with parents
*ACCURATE REPRESENTATION OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY:- This drama is definitely not made for the straight cis girls who fetishize on gay relationships. From the earlier episodes its very clear that is bl is not like other ones where there's almost no plot and a lot of unnecessary NC scenes. Neither pat not pran identify as straight but only like the other person kind of thing
I mean what else can you expect when a queer person directs a story about queer people ;) This is why you should never let straight people write/direct stories about gay people
*CLICHÉS DONE RIGHT:- This is one of the best parts,
No evil ex girlfriend trying to win her boyfriend back trope
No unnecessary angst where the instead of communicating, they break up
A very healthy and cute gl couple
No fujoshi girls who keep screaming their throats out each time either of the MLs are next to each other
A very realistic representation of 2 people in love
No hetronormative shit about calling each other husband and wife or 'I'll make you my wife'
No ' im straight but you are the only guy i like'
Infact they even acknowledge gay bisexual and pansexuality as a thing
Communication is the key; pat and pran are the most healthiest BL couple (or any couple for that matter) I've ever seen

*ACTING:- There's absolutely no doubt that ohm and nanon are one of the best actors in gmmtv but seriously they have st the bars way too high for the future bl series. They sync together so well and have out of the world kind of chemistry. Even though its Nanon's first BL he still mansges to outshine himself especially in the emotional scenes.i think for me one of the best scenes from the drama is the bed scene from ep4 where pran acknowledges his unrequited love for pat and how the tears flow out of him... that was exceptionally done and ofcourse the rooftop scene from ep5. No doubt that scene will forever be iconic. Both ohm and Nanon are amazing. And obviously the director p'Aof, he's my favourite director since bad buddy. The way he directed this series to become one of the best BLs to ever be made is fascinating

*One thing that i wish could've been a lil bit more better is INKPA, dont get me wrong, my sapphic heart loves them and im really happy to finally get a gl storyline in a BL series but I feel like they could have been explored more... Even then I'm absolutely living for them

*Another thing that i liked was waikorn. I like how in the they were not a couple(though many people might think otherwise) Because that could have been a not so healthy relation considering their dynamic during the earlier episodes, so its really nice to see them evolve as characters to a point that they become best friends and colleagues even and start a bar togther but not to a point that they become romantically involved and that even though they have their respective girlfriends they still love each other platonically. Personally i think it was beautifully done

*THE PARENTS: I agree that most of patpran's relationship issues were their parents and it was definitely not fair for the parents to make their kids suffer because of their mistakes. But i like how in the end even if their issues were not completely solved they still kind of came in terms with it. It wasnt like just because its the last episode, the parents were all happy suddenly and that all issues were resolved. I know that the was a 4 year gap but their issues have existed for more than a decade of two, its not something that can be resolved in the blink of an eye. But after four years both the parents have learned to chose love for their sons over hate for each other and thats beautiful. When pran's mother gave him the guitar at the last episode, it was her way of letting him know that she cant control him anymore and that she trying and learn to be happy with his choices and the person he chooses to be with. Similarly when pat's father kept those letters in their mailbox, he was taking a step towards easing their issues and understood that their sons have taken a decision; they can either choose to be angry and hateful and eventually lose them or be happy for them. Although either of them are not yet the happy go kind of parents yet, they're still trying to come in terms with it and thats betterthan nothing right? I thing thats beautiful and very realistic portrayal



Tl;dr ---> In a nutshel this drama is perfect and everything you'd want to expect from a BL series, its a fluffy and cute BL with lots of emotion, fun and chemistry
If youre still planning of whether or not to watch it, I'd say go for it, its definitely one hell of a ride!
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