Watch it only if you are a fan of the leads, the story is rather tame
If you are a fan of Joon-Dunk and/or First-Khaotung and are here to watch them being cute, smexy, etc., then you would definitely enjoy this. Otherwise its just tame and yet another OTT Thai BL that ends up offering the same old.BL-needle score- 8, reasonably high BL-ness
I find Joon really hot, and like Force's acting - two main reasons that I had started watching this. But it just grew more and more tame and lost reasons for me to continue to watch it. I mean its not worse than a lot of other shows that I have watched earlier, and I wasn't expecting a lot from it anyway, but given that I am not a fan of the leads (the reason I continued to watch Jack & Joker, for example :D) and have grown more nit-picky these days about the story, I dropped it.
My verdict - go in only if you are a fan of the leads, otherwise you will be disappointed.
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The seduction of retro, politics, forbidden lust, and a powerful love...a must watch!!
This is a show of the proverbial 'second couple' ...they plain steal the show, and no, not by accident...it is meant to be that way....Apo and Mile are great too, but they, and all the other players in this drama, pale to Son and Euro, particularly Son, I would say.....they made it beyond stunning..a must watchBL-needle Score: 8. Reasonably high BL-ness
They had me seduced right from the start with those retro yellow tones, the flower-power vibes, the 70s guitar-sax-jazz tunes......and the quietly unfolding political map for a script, seeping with layers of deception, infidelity, decadence, and sauve.... Apo-Mile's comeback show seemed all set to bang, and how!!!! And then, it actually turned out to better!!!
I loved that retro-styled credits at the beginning! I was off course looking forward to Apo-Mile's next, but did not really expect it to be this good! This was a slow burn story with strong love-hate equations, deep-simmering lust and a powerful love playing havoc, in the backdrop of political turmoil of a nation that is in the throes of change.
Should you watch it? YES and YES
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One more to add to the Kawaii JBL gang..super cute start
Super cute JBL Alert!!! I think this was just the kind I needed with so many bleak and dark ones airing...the Japanese Kawaaii 🥰BL-Needle Score: 7. Reasonable B:L-ness so far
The visuals and drift gives me vibes similar to Chosen Home, which was one of most favourite JBLs in the recent times.... though the story is less of slice of life-philosophy-coded in comedy kind that Chosen Home was, it just gives off the same lighthearted feel good...may be add a dash of 'family wholesome' ...maybe a cross between Chosen Home and School Trip: Joined a Group I’m Not Close To, if you know what I mean....even if the storyline hints that the brother will fall for the elder sister's boyfriend ...it doesn't look like there will be much of a hard feelings here given how casual Sota and Riyo's 'relationship' seems to be ...
I just love the warm, close-knit their family and friends seem to be....and how Natsuki's fandom, his mom's friends immediately cheer him up after being dumped 🥰
I think I'll thoroughly enjoy this. 💓
Verdict: Watch
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Another time travel to ancient Thailand- BL drama which lost track after a few episodes
Even though I tried to show up for this, watch and support it so much, I just couldn't go on beyond episode 4.....at present the script coherence is all over the place, logic is razor thin, too many characters, too many sub-plots and too many couples to ship....its like the show has 4 directors who all want it to be a different story...I feel sorry for August and Leng, even the other cast members are good too, but with a lame script and storytelling you can only go so farBL-Needle Score: 7.5 Reasonable BL-ness
I wanted to watch because firstly, I am a time-travel story-addict ever since IFYLITA left us hanging (going around in a never-to-be-found-closure loop I guess?)...secondly because I kinda like August (Addicted Heroine Thailand, Love Sick 2014) and feel that he never gets the really good roles...and thirdly, to support Leng who kinda got sidelined due to the hate he got for his pairing with Ohm...
A great doctor from the present times named Great, time travels to be in the body of Gaew (both played by Leng) an arrogant, and always angry orphan child of a noble man, who seems to be fuming all the time for no apparent reasons, or maybe there are reasons that we are yet to know....the guy ends up rubbing people the wrong way enough number of times for the guardians to unleash a deadly spell on him, which makes this soul swap happen...I'm not sure if Gaew's soul gets to inhabit the Great's body though....so episode one ends with the soul swap and the confused doctor waking up in Ayutthhaya kingdom times, with a whole lot of confusion and disbelief (Hello, IFYLITA, remember?)
This is directed by the same director as Interminable (which I didn't watch) and the Cursed Love (which I dropped). The script is not its strong point, the period effects are alright...but damn why do Thai dramas make the butterflies so damn fake even in this age of AI? First it was Flower Boy and now this one .
There are so many good shows airing right now, and I decided not to allot any more time to this. Dropped it
Verdict: Nah
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How many times does one expect the 'cute brothers in love' clickbait to work? Mostly lame
Ok, you were probably like me - jumping into this just looking at China and BL, well, don't. The first episode was pretty lame. The only good thing are the production values and to an extent, the cute boys, But it ends there.BL-needle score: 7.5 Reasonably high BL-ness
I mean how many times does one want to do the step-brother/grown-up together-brothers being in love with each other!! And even if you do, wouldn't all the precedence of it need you to make it extremely compelling for people to want to watch it?? This has none of that. The script is all over the place and so is the logic (ok, I still discounted that since a large number of BLs anyway defy logic). I clicked on it with a lot of interest only to have cold water poured on me. Avoid :/
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One word - SIZZLING!!! Go watch.....WAIT...WTF was that ending!!!!!!
Damn!! This is sooooooo good.....woof!!! Yes, that's what I wrote after Ep 3 and continued to be convinced till Ep 15.....and then, we had THAT ending!!!! You can watch for how good Hua's actor is, but don't expect too much...and definitely not any redemption. I am downgrading it to 7.5 for that rushed and shitty ending!Please be aware that this a Omegaverse story that involves fantasy setting of men getting pregnant, etc., so check that bit out before you start watching.
BL-needle score: 7. Reasonable BL-ness. Frankly, I'm at a loss with this score for this show since it is hardly a quintessential BL. May be I need to revise the constituent of my BL-needle score. I probably will if there are enough content like this coming our way. :D
This show has all the potential to change how BLs are made and consumed....the script, production, acting, every damn thing is so much more matured than almost 90% of the BL dramas that we see. I have rarely come across BL shows that invested so much in its script, nuance and small details, that I see in this show, which is an absolutely welcome change. I just hope it doesn't get stuck mid-way with the whole censorship miasma in China for BL content.
While the story itself may not appeal to those who have issues with the Omegaverse, I would say that if you are giving this a miss because of that, you'll loose out
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They are wasting the Sky-Nani chemistry with cute but tame scripts
It started off well...but became tamer with every episode....I was waiting with a lot of anticipation for this one, after the rollercoaster that High School Frenemy was, and though this was cute, I am disappointed with how surface it is. This was not even remotely close to the electrifying experience that High School Frenemy wasBL-Needle Score: 7. Reasonable BL-ness
Sky-Nani pairing up to fight Yao energy together while (B)Romancing with their angst-love energy......was supposed to be plain delish...but well, just that it was not...it was cute and had some arresting moments....I know this was supposed to be a bromance, but why waste Sky-Nani's chemistry and acting abilities for just decidedly tame, feel good stories? I am even ready to overlook/accept the Bromance fence-sitting that they have been asked to do...at least that somewhat added to the charm of High School Frenemy...but Wu was too surface and they are capable of so much more. I hope GMMTV Team finds them a more 'intense' script next time.
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Gameboy-ish, fluffy start to a typical tropey Thai BL that is getting tamer with new episodes
It starts off on similar premise as Gameboys in ways, two people meet on the game and start engaging and liking each other....with an additional Pi-Nong element (typical Thai) and a fake rivalry build-up that leads to cute exchanges. But with passing episodes it just gets tamerBL-Needle Score: 8, reasonably high BL-ness
I am not expecting much from this one but plain cuteness and fluff. The way Soh wears that bear head and the reactions that show up on the screen despite his face being behind that is completely narak!!
Dropped this after Ep 2
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Go for it Shiono-kun....we are rooting for you!!!
Kawaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiii....this will surely lift the blues...I love itBL-Needle Score - 9. Very High BL-ness
This is a mix of Love is Poison, Old-Fashion Cup Cake and several other OTT-Hilarious-Adorable JBLs....this is almot sure to win hearts for the lighthearted, unadulterated fun it promises to be
Takoi is a kindhearted, super-popular, and a tad messy cop in his forties who is constantly clashing with his junior, handsome-colleague Shiono, who seems a stickler for rules and mostly stone-faced. As soon as a potential date walks into Takoi's life, Shiono throws all caution to wind and says the 'Sukida' word..... and then we are set for an adorable-hilarious-messy ride that promises to keep us smiling and going 'awwwwwww'.
Verdict: Watch this for the fluff and messy
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This promises to be fun-cute...kinda looks like Bad Buddy 2.0 with a twist
This is kinda cute...I think they are trying a Bad Buddy 2 with a twist....the whole premise of two people seething with attraction for each other under the garb of rivalry always gets me...Ep 2- Its getting to the nice part....next episode is going to be big time narak!!
BL-Needle Score: 8. Reasonably high BL-ness
I like Teshow...he's cute...Ping has indeed improved his acting, but still some way to go...also waiting for AJ &JJ 's entry
Btw Chimon looks sooooooooo different in this one, I almost didn't know him.
Verdict: Watch
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Cute JBL- started off really well!
That whole 'I realised I love you only when I saw you leave'-trope - never gets old I guess 🥰BL-needle Score: 7.5. Reasonably high BL-ness
I really liked the first episode. Has a simple story line and the execution doesn't feel over the top or comic-ish, which is the case for many cute JBLs these days. Wataru realises his attraction to Minato only when he leaves for another town for his job after having lived together for 5 years.
The way Wataru keeps repeating 'Tomodachi'(just friends) while running to meet him when Minato returns to town exactly on the 10th anniversary of their first meeting, was so awwwwww. And Minato has such deep eyes and stares with such meaning at Wataru that you can't but melt.
The only thing that felt off is that for a friend who is that close, Wataru should have been dropping Minato off at the airport when he was going off, and not said bye outside their apartment.
I love the pent-up longing and the delish tension of unspoken words and desire between them
Definitely looking forward to the next episodes...:)
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