This is a series that everyone should watch.

I feel like this series deserves to have my first review for so many reasons.
As many others, I came across this series for OffGun but stayed for the series. I believe "Not me" shouldn't be cataloged as a Bl series because it just happens to have gay couples. The purpose of this series is to open people's eyes to what's happening in the world, the political issues Thailand is facing and I love how many issues such as black lives matter, corrupted cops, seme-sex marriage were adressed. I personally think this would open people's eyes if they could just watch it for what it is, not judging it for having LGBT in it.
For me, thriller/mystery/psychological series are the best, especially when they're well-made and after "Manner of Death", which was such a refreshing breath to the BL industry, "Not me" came even stronger, setting such high standards for everyone. This series is far away from all the cliches we see everywhere in Bls and don't get me wrong, I've watched almost every korean/thai Bl and I sometimes love cliches as well, but I'm tired of all the rape scenes, all the toxic couples that remain together in the end and can make viewers think that it's love when it's not and many straight dramas promote that as well. For me, White and Sean were such a healthy couple, I loved all the details that showed what consent means and other couples as well. I also loved how the girls weren't portrayed as some obsessive and crazy exes who would do anything to get the guy back. Both Eugene and Namo had their own personalities and were so supportive even when they were hurting. They also fought with others for human's rights and tried their best. I loved the friendship between Gumpa, White, Gram, Yok, Sean as they grew closer after White came and even tho they fought and sometimes had different opinions, they stood together, never abandoned each other and were together at best and worst. Every single character had flaws and qualities and the fact that they chose to not put any makeup on the actors and let their imperfections to be showed was such a nice touch for me.

The story follows White as he finds out about what happened to his twin brother, Black from a friend of his, Tod. Loving his brother and wanting to find out who did that to him, he disguises himself as Black and meets his friends Gram, Gumpa, Yok and Sean. In the process, he finds out that he didn't know his brother at all and finds himself being a part of their group, fighting along with them, even growing romantic feelings for Sean. I loved how dark the story started but also how it had funny elements and moments where we could laugh and smile. As a watcher who waited for episodea every week, I can say that having to wait was such a torture but excitment at the same time because I found myself creating theories based on how the last episode ended. The trailer also made me interested in the story because the scenes were edited so flawlessly, without giving away any spoilers.

The acting was flawless. I believe that the story wouldn't have been so great if it hadn't been for these magnificent actors. All of them did their part perfectly but let's start with Gun who, damn, outdoned himself. He was always amazing but until Not me, I didn't know how much he can do. Everything from his voice to his eyes was perfect. He put all his emotions into the character, I could see so clearly through his eyes when he was hurt, happy, in love and everything he felt.
Off was amazing as well, seeing him in "Theory of love didn't amaze me but, damn boi, he grew so much as an actor from then, he learnt so many things in acting and this time I think he delivered the feelings perfectly. Fluke and First were amazing as well, as the rest of the cast. They all delivered the perfect feelings and didn't miss a thing. Even when they weren't talking, I could feel what they were feeling.

As for soundtracks... I got goosebumps. You know how in most of the dramas and series in general there are like 2-3 songs that are replayed and replayed everytime? Well, that's not the case in Not me. Each scene had their own soundtrack to convey the feelings. I loved the fact that there were mostly english songs, songs that I'd never heard about before and got to know them through Not me.

Overall, Not me is an outstanding series that deserves much more recognition than what it gets already.
The lighting and cinematography were amazing as well. Every scene was filmed in such a beautiful way, delivering the feelings with the song's help. If this series was one's first Bl, they would have such high standards.

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