Amylouise
Fulfilled Promises
I was hesitant to start watching I Promised You the Moon because I Told Sunset About You made such a good impression on me and others. However, I started watching along with everyone else when the series was airing, and ended up abandoning it at episode two, because I just couldn't handle seeing Oh-aew broken again. After watching, my intuition was definitely right, but both Tae and Oh-aew had to grow up (let's not forget they were teenager when they first got together and so are obviously going to make mistakes) before they realised exactly what they meant to each other.
The pacing of this drama was definitely similar to I Told Sunset About You, but the awkward pining that dominated the first series was replaced with Tae being an all round dumbass (now that I think about it, very similar to the first series). It's definitely different to the first series though, there's a different flavour of despair and less hopefulness for the future of both main characters. Honestly, this isn't a series you can watch again and again because of the subject matter being more raw compared to other BL dramas but I love that both instalments are different from the cliché led BL industry, if you want something honest and real then this perfect.
The acting was amazing, especially the actors who play Tae and Oh-aew, they're honestly the best actors I've ever watched and were able to portray the couples conflicting emotions towards one another perfectly. I thought that the cast switch ups were essential and overall good. I especially liked Jai's character, I know, he's the villain, but the evil mind-f*cking director angle really held an impression with me as it's something I haven't seen before. I also loved Oh-aew's friend group, without them I think this series would have been ten times more depressing than it already was. I also really loved seeing Bas at the end of the last episode and it definitely helped that he looked so damn adorable.
Overall, definitely a series that I will watch again, I honestly think that this production overall is a masterpiece but I'll have to wait a while, just to prepare myself for all the heartbreak.
The pacing of this drama was definitely similar to I Told Sunset About You, but the awkward pining that dominated the first series was replaced with Tae being an all round dumbass (now that I think about it, very similar to the first series). It's definitely different to the first series though, there's a different flavour of despair and less hopefulness for the future of both main characters. Honestly, this isn't a series you can watch again and again because of the subject matter being more raw compared to other BL dramas but I love that both instalments are different from the cliché led BL industry, if you want something honest and real then this perfect.
The acting was amazing, especially the actors who play Tae and Oh-aew, they're honestly the best actors I've ever watched and were able to portray the couples conflicting emotions towards one another perfectly. I thought that the cast switch ups were essential and overall good. I especially liked Jai's character, I know, he's the villain, but the evil mind-f*cking director angle really held an impression with me as it's something I haven't seen before. I also loved Oh-aew's friend group, without them I think this series would have been ten times more depressing than it already was. I also really loved seeing Bas at the end of the last episode and it definitely helped that he looked so damn adorable.
Overall, definitely a series that I will watch again, I honestly think that this production overall is a masterpiece but I'll have to wait a while, just to prepare myself for all the heartbreak.
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