Beautiful gowns

While maintaining its beauty and poignancy throughout its 150-minute run, I'd be a liar if I said that the lengthiness of this coming-of-age film wasn't felt after the 2nd hour. There's also an issue with the movie biting off more than it can chew. There are a few storylines with no storyline feeling like it takes precedence over the other.

The romance between the two male leads feels like it should be the main focus of the plot but for me, it felt like a subplot to the storyline with Tong's family. And without spoiling much, I'll just say that that entire storyline felt implausible and out of place in this move.

And then there's the ending... and don't get me wrong; I'm not complaining about the ending because it wasn't the ideal happy ending. I'm complaining because it ended on a bittersweet note just for the sake of doing so. It set itself up perfectly for the happy, ideal ending and then, for no reason, it took a left turn. It was a transparent attempt at being "realistic" but failed due to its very own plot and character development.

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From the photo cover alone, it's clear that this film is promoted as an exploration of polyamory between two guys and a girl. And while that dynamic does eventually come to fruition, I feel like the plot is simultaneously more and less than that.

There's not much dialogue here. This film does most of its storytelling with showing, and not telling, which sounds better in theory than execution. Especially in the third act, where nothing that any of the characters do seems to make much sense.

At a few minutes short of being a respectable hour and a half long, this movie doesn't overstay its welcome. But it spends just about the entire first hour establishing the unconventional lives and relationship of two free-spirited roommates and occasional lovers residing in beachside China. So, by the time the girl enters the picture, we're already well into 2/3 of the movie.

That's where this otherwise slowly paced spectacle starts to engage itself a little more. Most of the film's dialogue takes place here but by that time, it's too little, too late. Just about all three character's actions and motivations feel shockingly sudden, given that the earlier portion of the film didn't explore them much outside of lingering and pensive vanity shots. The last 10 to 15 minutes were especially jarring with an ending that feels thrown together for shock value.

In closing, I feel it's necessary to mention that if you were watching in hopes of balanced bisexual representation, you won't get that here. Although the movie, to a detriment, introduces the female lead much later than it should have, the film aesthetically (and arguably, narratively) leans towards the hetero intimacy of it all. However, it's made in China so the queer destitution tracks. I'm sure that fault had more to do with censoring itself for cultural sensibilities and less to do with careless writing.

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"Enjoyable and cute," said the biased viewer

While I don't think Sky in Your Heart is groundbreaking, I also believe that not every show has to be groundbreaking. This short 8-episode series is competent enough in all aspects to be enjoyable for the casual viewer. I think. Honestly, I'll admit that I have a few biases. For one, I really like Mek and so I was very excited to see him as a lead in a BL. Secondly, I love A Tale of 1000 Stars and this show has similarities (however weak in comparison they may be to 1000 Stars). Lastly, I think this show is objectively better than its companion series Star in My Mind.

At the start of the series, I was actually disappointed by Mek. I thought he was a very convincing male lead in Kiss the Series but for the first few episodes, I had a hard time buying the insta-love dynamic. I felt like Mek was trying too hard in the beginning. Luckily, he pulled through in the moments that really count later on. And while the setting was similar to 1000 Stars, I just feel like this show didn't breathe as much life into the village in the same way 1000 Stars did. The supporting cast had funny lines, occasionally, but were mostly forgettable. Khuafah's relationships with his friends and the other villagers felt formulaic and flat.

I think the biggest disappointment with Sky in Your Heart is that it clearly had the potential to be something better. Mek is typically a compelling actor, but his range was severely underutilized in this series.

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Solid idea but lackluster execution

*I don't spoil the identity of Enchante in this review*

While Enchante isn't the BL harem that it presented itself as, it's still an enjoyable romcom with electrifying chemistry from the main pairing. Personally, it took me a while to get over the disappointment of this BL not being a harem. But once I did, I was able to enjoy it for the mystery/romance that it really was, despite the occasional flaw.

For one, I just couldn't wrap my head around the Enchante "character" and how they didn't easily sniff out the liars. I do understand that the actual mystery wasn't about "who is Enchante?" but more like "why are at least three guys lying about being Enchante?" But the tactics used by Akk and Theo to identify Enchante were a bit cartoony. To be honest, the entire aspect and execution of the Enchante "mystery" (right down to the reveal) requires the viewers to suspend all disbelief.

Screentime among the supporting cast could have been utilized a lot better. Even with only 10 episodes, there's a decent amount of filler and not enough character or relationship development apart from Akk/Theo. And even though the show isn't exactly a harem, the concept still calls for a certain amount of development between Theo and the ambassadors. However, the Akk/Theo relationship was prioritized above all else, which made for the Enchante mystery to be even less engaging. Tbh, they should have revealed Enchante halfway through the 10-episode run and then went in a different direction for the 2nd half of the show. I would have liked to see more from all of the ambassadors. The subplots involving them were bare minimum screentime, if that.

Theo was one of the flattest protagonists that I've seen in a while. The series starts with him losing his grandma, who took care of him for his entire pubescent existence, and then he moves from an entirely different country before settling in right away. We, as the viewers, never really get the sense that Theo has suffered a great loss and is going through a reverse culture shock all at the same time. These conflicts could have provided great obstacles for Theo to overcome as an individual character, or even be used as talking points for Theo to bond with the other ambassadors. But they never really do anything with Theo's tragic predicament, which makes Theo's hasty decision to move back to France in the last episode all the more bewildering. The opportunity to properly set up Theo's homesickness and departure was there but it was completely untouched until the very last minute, which inadvertently made Theo look selfish and unlikable.

But in all the ways that the show came up short, the chemistry and romance between the two leads didn't. Though, with Enchante coming fresh off the heels of Bad Buddy and mostly airing simultaneously with Not Me, the intimacy between Akk/Theo can sometimes feel a little tame in comparison. In a lot of ways, Enchante may feel slightly outdated in the ever-evolving BL subgenre. Enchante follows every beat of a typical romcom BL: lack of communication, misunderstandings, jealousy, nonexistent peripheral vision, forced last minute side couples, etc. But the cinematography, locations, and music are amazing and really leans into the French-inspired theme of the show.

Overall, the short 10 episode run makes this easy to recommend to anyone who just wants to enjoy a generic BL with a cute main couple.

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Not Me started off as a slow burn but eventually expanded into a huge flame that, unfortunately, lost a bit of steam near the very end. While I enjoyed the gritty ambiance and production value from the very beginning, I don't think Not Me will have every single one of its viewers hooked from the start. It takes times for both the plot and romance to really get rolling but once it does, this series proves itself to be one of the best Thai BLs as of late.

Maybe I am speaking from a subjective standpoint but I think that Sean/White's slow burn enemies-to-lovers dynamic is one of the best yet. I really enjoyed seeing them and seeing how they gradually became lovers in a world where they prioritize social justice over their own lives.

There are decisions in Not Me's writing that I think could have used some fine tuning. For one, I find the whole "Parent Trap" arrangement to be completely unrealistic. It would have been easier to believe if Black and White had occasional reunions throughout their years apart. It could have easily been explained away with saying that Black visited his brother and father in Russia on certain holidays; that way, it would still be justified that Black's gang had no idea about White and it would have made the scene between White and his mother near the end of the show more impactful. Tbh, that entire scene between White and him mom felt shoehorned in, considering he never concerned himself with the whereabouts of his mother, nor was it mentioned beforehand that Black and his mother were on bad terms. With 14 episodes, they could have easily explored that relationship deeper.

And don't even get me started on GramBlack. As much as I was rooting for a GramBlack relationship, I'm not faulting the writing for the bait-and-switch with Eugene being Gram's endgame. I just think it was overall sloppy writing that the audience was given the illusion of Gram and Black being best friends. After Gram was done with the exposition dumping and being used as red herring for hurting Black, it's as if he never had a friendship with Black at all. Gram didn't seem to care about Black being hospitalized for weeks, or the fact that he kept his twin a secret for their entire friendship. Any chance that I had for liking the Gram/Eugene pairing was ruined when the flawed execution presented itself.

And, lastly, I thought the entire final arc of the show could have used a different direction. For a show about a gang conspiring corporate espionage, there was very little action in the last episode. The scene in the van was tense but it soon fizzled out right after the gang got saved. While I do understand the message about how the fight against an unjust system isn't over but has just begun, I think the last arc could have used a big bad. Other than Sean and White's relationship, everything about the final episode felt underwhelming.

Still, despite all of that, I still think Not Me is one of the best BLs yet and I highly recommend it.

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One of the biggest appeals for me while watching Theory of Love was the nuanced portrayal its two leads. I see a lot of people saying how they hated Khai in the first half of the show but, personally, I thought he was still somewhat likable. I thought he was maybe a little inconsiderate at times but I thought that that he genuinely cared about his friends. He just had some selfish character traits that he needed to work on.

I love that the first half was from Third's perspective, and the 2nd half was from Khai's perspective. I think that was a very smart storytelling decision to make the friends-to-lovers execution believable. Third's unrequited love arc was both heartwrenching and terrifyingly relatable. Usually, when characters make dumb decisions in dramas, like trusting untrustworthy characters, it's executed in such a cookie-cutter and naive way. But in TOL, Third really struggles with how often he expects more from Khai, only to be disappointed every single time. But Khai is very charming and always seems genuine, so I never really got annoyed with Third's decisions.

Even though the show never dragged for me, I think that objectively, it should have trimmed some fat. It could have easily been 8 to 10 episodes instead of 12. Or, at the very least, we should have gotten a different story arc for the last 3-4 episodes. All 12 episodes should not have been dedicated to the romantic pursuit. The subplots probably could have used more substance too. Two's subplot was fine, I just didn't think that he had that much chemistry with Un. And honestly, I never really knew where or when his feelings for Un started to develop. I actually had no idea that there was even a romance between them until the later half of the show and whether that was intentional or not, it was poorly executed. Bone's storyline had a great resolution, imo, but the overall plot was meatless. His entire storyline could have easily been told in three episodes. I also didn't care for the cliched last-minute girlfriend. *Because there's no such thing as a happy ending without an unnecessary and shoehorned romance*

Don't get me wrong, my gripes with the sideplots aren't dealbreakers. I never actively disliked much at all about the show while watching it but upon reflection, noted most of my complaints written in this review. I think Theory of Love is very enjoyable and criminally overlooked in the genre of Thai BLs.

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Great, short series. The concept could have used a longer runtime.

For over a year, I have seen "Where Your Eyes Linger" at the top of so many people's favorite BL lists. I was always intrigued by the concept, cliched as it may be. I was deterred from watching it for a long time because I didn't like the idea of such short episodes. And while I still stand behind that after watching all 8 episodes, I will say that it's still quite enjoyable, regardless of the short runtime.

To be honest, my reservations about the short episodes could have been challenged if the bodyguard aspect wasn't included in the plot. For one, the characters are only in high school, but it is stated multiple times throughout the series that Kang Gook has been Taejoo's bodyguard for 15 years. Having a child be a bodyguard for another child requires backstory. There was no backstory revealed throughout the entire series. Nevermind the fact that Taejoo never seemed to be in any imminent danger. So, why did he have a bodyguard at all? For the sake of the short runtime, having Kang Gook just simply be a friend who is protective Taejoo, or having him only be a bodyguard for a much shorter period of time would have been a better fit. I don't necessarily feel like giving the characters 15 years of companionship really added anything to the story except justification for a codependency that was never fully explored or emphasized.

However flawed the execution of the bodyguard aspect may have been, it doesn't ruin the show. I found everything else about the series to be quite enjoyable. The acting was phenomenal. The actors really sold me with their chemistry and sexual tension. Great visuals. OST was always spot-on and pulled me right into every intimate or intense moment. There were multiple times throughout my single sitting that I googled songs from the series.

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A bigger budget than its predecessor but at the cost of little-to-no story or personality

2gether was the first BL series that I ever watched. It has a very special place in my heart and even while objectively better BLs have since aired (Bad Buddy, for example), I still consider 2gether as one of my favorites. Despite its jarring editing, and sometimes evidently low production value, it's my comfort show. I've rewatched it more times than I can count. Unfortunately, I don't share the same amount of love with this collection of special episodes.

While I do appreciate the special episodes for showing us how much healthier Sarawat and Tine's relationship grew to be, it isn't enough to justify its existence. For one, there's barely a plot. The conflict between the music club and the cheerleading team is miniscule. It's much more fitting as a storyline for a single episode rather than an entire arc.

But honestly, my biggest gripe with the special episodes is that Tine loses his entire personality from the series. In 2gether, his head is always in the clouds. He spends so much time daydreaming that he could barely process his own emotions without talking them through with his friends. He overthinks everything and is honestly kind of dumb, but in a very adorable way that's not overt. In Still 2gether, his entire personality is just being Sarawat's cute (and sometimes whiny) boyfriend. It's clear that the writers wanted everyone to squeal over how cute they think Sarawat is as a boyfriend, therefore, Tine's entire personality is sacrificed. His purpose in Still 2gether is just to tease his handsome boyfriend so that cute moments can come out of it. So many of their interactions don't feel right to me because Tine is a completely different character.

That said, I thought that the subplots with the side couples were just as enjoyable in these special episodes as they were in the series. And the final scene does manage to hit me right in my feels on the rare occasion that I do rewatch.

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A cute, quick watch

My Mate Match just feels like a production made during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic; the production is cheap and it's set entirely in the house. But it makes up for its lack of environment with good cast chemistry and some genuinely funny moments.

The show is literally just about the three roommates having either outlandish, intimate, or intense interactions together. There are entertaining dynamics regardless of who is onscreen and even moreso when it's all three of the boys. Personally, I would have preferred a poly endgame but maybe that was just me? If they weren't going to allow the throuple endgame, I would have preferred a Ryu/Mix ending. I didn't really connect with Match through the series and that's because he didn't have much of a character journey. But with only 5 episodes, it's not a major offense.

The ending left things open for a sequel series and I would love to see a follow-up with Ryu as the lead character.

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When I first began watching BLs, I wasn't aware of the common criticisms of the subgenre. When I started to see people say that BLs are written by girls for girls, it struck me as odd that m/m romances were written more for girls than gay males. Despite that, I always felt that even gay males can write stories and relationships similar to the one in BLs. I often argue that the common BL criticisms are a little too harsh.

But TharnType is the first time where I felt like this story appeals to girls more than boys. The plot is driven by extremely toxic behavior. TharnType is popular for the same reason that movies/books like After, Fifty Shades of Gray, Twilight, 365 Days, etc. are popular: romanticization of abusive relationships. Only difference here is that the physical abuse is brushed off completely because it's a male-on-male offense.

Nearly every review mentions it but in the first few episodes, Tharn makes some hella rapey decisions. It took me a while to not snarl at him every time he appeared on screen. But eventually, I stopped snarling because Type is such an abusive boyfriend that I started to feel sorry for Tharn.

And even outside of the glorification of the abuse and sexual assault, the writing still left much to be desired. I never really felt like Type got over his homophobia. Even while he was in a committed relationship with Tharn, he still openly admitted to hating gays and even expressed his homophobia to his GAY boyfriend, as if it was a cute interaction. Type never fully processed his homophobia at any point in the show. That storyline feels just as incomplete as Seo and Klui's; and whose genius idea was it to close out their arc with a love confession? It feels like a dropped storyline rather than a purposeful storytelling choice.

I couldn't watch TharnType back-to-back, and it wasn't because I didn't care enough about the story but because I just wasn't rooting for titular couple. Sure, there are some individual scenes that (when disregarding the history of abuse and toxicity) I thought were either heartwarming or heartbreaking. Truthfully, I didn't absolutely despise TharnType's relationship and that in itself is a triumph. Both characters have given me so many reasons to HATE them and their relationship, but I didn't. I still didn't like them or root for them, but I didn't hate them.

I think a lot of that is because the leads are great actors. They really bring these character's emotions out and it makes me feel for them in individual moments. The entire cast gave a solid performance, which helped soften the blow with some extremely melodramatic material in the last couple episodes.

The music also played its part in making the show somewhat enjoyable despite the writing that only seemed to care about making exciting drama for TharnType's relationship instead of holding them accountable for shitty personality traits like homophobia, physical abuse, and rapey tendencies.

Simply said, the show had potential, but the writing just needs to be ironed out.

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Good chemistry and visuals wasted on a lackluster plot

I really wanted to like Oh My Boss because I personally like both Luke and Mook but the plot was just boring when it wasn't forcing random drama. For example, more than halfway through the show, we start to see more of Noomnim's home life. She lives with her mother and older brother who just got into a pyramid scheme that his mom monetarily helped him out with. Suddenly, Noomnim has money struggles as she tries to help pay her mother's debts. Never was this mentioned or hinted at in the previous episodes. And the entire storyline was played as if Noomnim was extremely broke. But she has a position as the boss's secretary in a corporate job while living rent-free in her mom's house. I don't expect her to be loaded but she didn't even have $450 in her bank account. How and why is she dirt poor?

The show, in general, was just inconsistent in every aspect. Luke's hair length changed from scene-to-scene (and why they ever decided to film when his hair was so big, I don't know. It looked hideous). Noomnim and Koji's relationship was everchanging. Sometimes, Koji came off as a bossy, entitled jerk and other times he was completely selfless and understanding and they never cared to explain his entitlement.

It's disappointing that the writers would introduce the Japanese characters into the show without utilizing it in a believable and frequent way. Even on one-on-one scenes, Koji and Hazobe (both native Japanese characters) would speak to each other completely in Thai. Which, I suppose, is for the best because Luke says his Japanese lines with very little vibrancy. He sounds most scripted during his Japanese-speaking scenes. And that's saying something because he had a very noticeable word fumble when he forgot how to pronounce a Thai word correctly.

And I hate to admit it but Luke just didn't strike me as a corporate boss. Maybe a big part of that was also in the way that Koji was written. He has no workplace etiquette and would always laugh about possibly exposing his secret work relationship.

Overall, there just wasn't much going for the show. Even when I finished watching an enjoyable episode, I never felt the hunger or anticipation for the next episode. I watched almost every episode at least a week or weeks apart.

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It didn't give what it was supposed to gave

The irony of Golden Blood is that despite a good (albeit unoriginal) concept, it was more enjoyable when it strayed from the bodyguard and mafia shenanigans. All of the action sequences looked cheap and poorly done. I never felt like there were any real stakes or danger, even when the slow-motion yelling and sudden rainstorm that appeared from nowhere tried to convince me otherwise. There were a grand total of two stunts (both in episode 7) that weren't eye-roll inducing but overall, the action lacked choreography and style. One could argue that most viewers are only engaged for the BL romances but if the plot calls for action, there should have been a better attempt to commit. The action sequences drew me out of the show every single time. Which is why I couldn't even complain when episodes 5 and 6 took a break from the action.

But even outside of the obvious issues with the bad action sequences, the writing lacked. Scenes were written for pure convenience of cuteness or drama without really leading up to it. For example, in ep 5, Bank and Pitch are fully aware of Sun being a hired bodyguard for Sky. Yet, in ep 6, they suspect that they aren't cousins so they spy on them, ultimately leading to an almost-kiss in a pond. It made no sense that they were suspicious about the validity of their kinship when it was already revealed that Sun was a bodyguard. And again with Bank and Pitch; Pitch pursues Bank relentlessly for 4 episodes and when they finally kiss, he panics. No nuance whatsoever.

Toktang and Juno were quite likable for characters who served absolutely no purpose to the story other than forced drama. It made no sense that the girls continued to pursue Sun and Sky until the very last episode, as they were paid dust up and until episode 7. And what bugs me more than the terrible writing for the girls was that Sky selfishly used them and played with their feelings for revenge against Sun but never apologized or got called out for it.

So far, I've only complained about the writing and less-than-stellar production value but I was genuinely invested in the two main romances, despite all. Gun's (Sky) acting wasn't always the best (to put it lightly) but he had great chemistry with Boat (Sun). Boat's acting was good even though he wasn't very convincing as an intimidating bodyguard. I think the Bank/Pitch romance was equally as enjoyable to watch. Arguably moreso as they had a more palpable dynamic.

Overall, it's far from the top of my recommendation list but with only 8 episodes, it's a quick and fun watch. Maybe the poor action sequences won't bother the typical viewer as much as it bothered me.

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Great ideas, sloppy writing

Cause You're My Boy isn't one of the most regarded selections in the BL genre but many from the community have a soft spot for FrankDrake's chemistry and after watching this show, I understand why. Where this series fails in the writing compartment, it makes up for with genuinely heart-warming interactions between the main couple, Tee/Mork. There were so many moments that felt truly intimate. I appreciated the way that the boys would openly discuss experimentation and curiosity about sexuality and boners.

I also had an appreciation for the environment, despite the apparent low production. Cause You're My Boy is one of the only shows I've watched so far that depicts Bangkok as the busy, high-traffic metropolitan that it is. There aren't very many quiet moments on the show. Even in bedroom scenes, there are still times that traffic can be faintly heard. However, the sound mixing was sometimes noticeably lacking. Thankfully, it was never a major distraction. Along with the technicalities of sound in post-production, there were some very bad editing choices. For example, one scene in which Mork is covered in post-its and Tee begins removing them with his mouth. He takes one from his right cheek in the wide angle shot but in Drake's coverage, the post-it is still there.

I wish I could just say that much of my issues were with post-production but the writing was all over the place. The story was sometimes hard to follow because people would do things without explanation. Early on, I was completely unsure at how Mork and Tee viewed their relationship because there was no consistency. Sometimes, it would seem like Tee was pursuing Mork while Mork was hesitant and in the very next scene, the roles were reversed. The characters acted with no nuance or build-up.

The one storyline that had good foreshadowing was Mork's sickness, but even that got dragged down by lack of explanation onscreen. Mork's nosebleeds were indicators of his declining health but they were cleverly disguised by his wild thoughts of sex. Excellent allusion to the storyline but then they never even bothered to reveal what the actual illness was (YT comments say that it was Leukemia in the book). Mork's hospitalization was executed very poorly. I didn't even realize right away that he was hospitalized for a long time until a later scene.

A storyline that I thought suffered from poor development was Au's feelings for Mork. I liked the storyline but I thought there should have been more done to allude to that in the beginning. All hints leading up to the revelation came halfway through the show. And then when Mork reveals to Tee that he may have slept with someone (never saying who), Tee was completely unbothered. That wasn't very realistic at all.

There was a storyline with Bambi and Ching that came out of nowhere and then went nowhere. In fact, as soon as there was some apparent tension between the girls, they went missing for the next few episodes until the last episode where they have one single scene to hug it out.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this drama to someone who wants a coherent story but if you're in it for the sweet moments then I say go for it.

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There's something decent hidden amongst the clutter

Kiss Me Again is... decent. There are some moments/episodes/plots that I really enjoyed and others that I found objectively bad or problematic. In my opinion, KMA suffers most from its bloated cast and uneven pacing. For a show with 4 main couples, I don't think that every single pairing should have been involved in a love triangle or square. There were many times while watching when a supporting character would appear and I would completely forget what involvement they had in their respective storyline.

None of the hetero pairings felt like an epic romance to me. Thinking back on how flawed Kiss the Series was, the one thing they did right was Sandee and Thada's relationship. As nonsensical as the drama dragged, their relationship felt epic. Kiss Me Again is all the drama with none of the epic. Except for Pete and Kao.

Not only do Pete and Kao work well as romantic interests in this series but their storyline feels the most environmental. Pete/Kao and their friendship with Sandee, Thada, June is extremely enjoyable. The absence of the complete gang in the 2nd half of the show was felt. I even liked Mint's character development throughout the show. It's unfortunate that her story didn't continue in Dark Blue Kiss.

There are very many terrible production choices. From editing, to framing, to sound mixing. At the beginning of ep 14 (which I began immediately after finishing ep 13) when So runs to Sanson in the hospital, showing concern for Sansuay, I had initially thought I accidentally skipped an episode. I had completely forgot that Sansuay got into a car accident in the previous episode because 1) it ended with a cute/sweet PeteKao phone call and 2) the execution of the accident was unconvincing. It looked like a tiny bender fender; nothing worth an overnight stay in the hospital. But, I'll admit, Sansuay's car accident was more convincing than a couple of fake kisses. Mint "kissing" Kao was painful to watch, as was Sanson and Matt's first "kiss".

Even when the kisses actually happen, they can be slighted by poor editing. For example; the PeteKao kiss in the pool. Kao goes in for a kiss while Pete is dripping wet. Pete's hair is wet and stuck to his forehead but as the angle changes to a wide shot, he's suddenly damp and his hair is no longer sticking to his face. Great scene but not-so-great editing and continuity.

Sanwan/R was a very problematic storyline for so many reasons. For one, R was a pushy person. And I hate that he made so many comments that she looks better without glasses, which isn't even true. She literally looks the same. It's annoying and rude. Don't even get me started on when Sanwan was almost raped. It ended with R getting stabbed and hospitalized and the perpetrator didn't go to jail or anything. He just apologized a couple episodes later and walked away. Like wtf?! I'm not sure how things work in Thailand but in America, when a person is hospitalized with a stab wound, a police report is filed by requirement.

Sanson/Matt was equally as problematic. While they did have pretty good chemistry, I just never understood why Matt liked Sanson. It was very crappy of her to try and out him to his mom. But, I appreciate the bisexual love triangle-ness. There was never really any confirmation on Matt's sexuality but I'd like to believe he's bisexual. It makes me appreciate their storyline a little more.

Sansuay/So had "epic romance" potential but there was some episodes that missed them completely and for most of the first half, they were stagnant. But despite that, the Sanson/So kiss reveal was still very shocking to me. I honestly don't have much negative to say about this pairing or storyline. I mean, I could have done without the love triangle (which had a very anti-climatic ending) but it wasn't as prominent in this storyline as it was in all the other ones. And I think it would have worked better if they got together much sooner while Sansuay dealt with a more personal conflict. It sucks that, at the core of every storyline is only the pairing that comes from it. The only characters that I felt had any personal growth was Mint and Pete (even though Pete's development is retconned in DBK).

Overall, it's neither the best nor the worst. I didn't fully dislike any storyline but moreso disliked certain aspects or developments within the storylines.

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