The relationship between Akk and Ayan didn't do much for me. I thought Ayan was way too pushy. A gag reel consisting of all the times he asked Akk to "tell me what you feel about me" would prove that better than anything.
To me the chemistry between the two leads was more like what it actually was, which is two real-life friends acting in a series together. I didn't sense anything romantic at all, so whenever Khaotung and First started to get all kissy-kissy it was just cringe for me.
Ayan's detective skills were terrible. To get the truth about his uncle he had to have it explained to him in the next-to-last episode. His rage against the school was based on a belief that it had pushed his uncle to kill himself, but when we learn the actual circumstances it turns out the suicide had to do with one specific person and not the "institution". Yes, the school made that other person make a choice, but the choice was that other person's to make, so why blame the school?
(And will nobody bring up the fact that his uncle's mental health must not have been too good to start with, if something like that would drive him to suicide?)
The highlight for me was the side couple of Khan and Thua. It was nice to see Neo in a role where the director wasn't making him shout his lines. And while I couldn't stand Louis in "Fish Upon the Sky" I thought he was terrific here. This is probably why I'm the only person who noticed that in the final episode, when Thua and Khan sing the song that they've specially prepared for their friends, the rest of the gang dutifully listens for about 10 seconds before getting back to their previous conversations. Ouch!
And what of "The Eclipse" of the title? It ended up as a backdrop for one of those awkward love scenes between the leads, with apparently nobody else in the school giving a crap that such a rare astronomical event was even happening. That rooftop should have been filled with awed students. It doesn't say much for the science curriculum at Suppalo if they didn't make a fuss about it.
Yo thx a lot for the review btw do u know any dramas with somewhat similar story line, strong tomboyish fml cuz…
I scanned my list and came up with these possibilities. They are all Cdramas.
"Meeting You"
"Always Have, Always Will" - The female lead's best friend is fearless and tough and she ends up as one half of the "side couple".
"The Best Of You In My Mind" - I never finished this but I remember that the ML had a childhood history of the FL always picking on him.
"Go Ahead" - The FL in this might not be as tomboyish as you'd like, but she's assertive and confident ... and this is one of the best series I've ever watched.
As of Episode 2 this is definitely the straight couple's story. The only consolation is that the guy is the blandest of the bunch so it's no big loss. He seems more like an accountant than a musician. (As often happens, the drummer is the cutest.)
If you're planning to fast-forward to skip to the BL parts, good luck ... there are none. It's like a middle school instructional video where anything BL-related is explained and literally spelled out (in Thai) on-screen, and they make a point of portraying everything BL as staged for marketing purposes. (Maybe it is, but "F" them.)
Could be the series is meant as a quietly subversive take-down of the industry. I'll keep watching because I'm curious to know what they're up to, and at least I now know to busy myself with other things while the guy-girl couple's snoozer of a love story dominates the screen time.
Does anyone know when this story takes place? Cause it seems like they own old computers and saying MSN is trendy…
I suspect that if anyone did close analysis they'd see that the artifacts on set come from different decades and were selected because they were simply old.
To me those long-hair wigs seem styled like something you'd see in the 60's or 70's, not the 90's or 00's.
the show is pretty good so far actually but the freaking background music is SO ANNOYING my god, this constant…
Yes. It's like they're trying extra hard to establish an air of whimsy.
If one of the characters dies, what music will play for those scenes? In "My Gear and Your Gown", cheerful piano noodling plays under a scene where one of the characters learns that his mother has died. I've never forgotten it.
Man Shun deserved a little more time, just an allusion to POSSIBLY getting with Oh , ugh. Not enough. Not enough…
A Shun and Oh love scene would have been a nice parting gift. As would hearing Oh say "Oh!" when Shun first unbuttons his shirt to reveal that fantabulous chest and abs.
At least the director was kind enough to give us a moment of shirtless Shun in the finale.
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The relationship between Akk and Ayan didn't do much for me. I thought Ayan was way too pushy. A gag reel consisting of all the times he asked Akk to "tell me what you feel about me" would prove that better than anything.
To me the chemistry between the two leads was more like what it actually was, which is two real-life friends acting in a series together. I didn't sense anything romantic at all, so whenever Khaotung and First started to get all kissy-kissy it was just cringe for me.
Ayan's detective skills were terrible. To get the truth about his uncle he had to have it explained to him in the next-to-last episode. His rage against the school was based on a belief that it had pushed his uncle to kill himself, but when we learn the actual circumstances it turns out the suicide had to do with one specific person and not the "institution". Yes, the school made that other person make a choice, but the choice was that other person's to make, so why blame the school?
(And will nobody bring up the fact that his uncle's mental health must not have been too good to start with, if something like that would drive him to suicide?)
The highlight for me was the side couple of Khan and Thua. It was nice to see Neo in a role where the director wasn't making him shout his lines. And while I couldn't stand Louis in "Fish Upon the Sky" I thought he was terrific here. This is probably why I'm the only person who noticed that in the final episode, when Thua and Khan sing the song that they've specially prepared for their friends, the rest of the gang dutifully listens for about 10 seconds before getting back to their previous conversations. Ouch!
And what of "The Eclipse" of the title? It ended up as a backdrop for one of those awkward love scenes between the leads, with apparently nobody else in the school giving a crap that such a rare astronomical event was even happening. That rooftop should have been filled with awed students. It doesn't say much for the science curriculum at Suppalo if they didn't make a fuss about it.
Loving this so far. I doubt my opinion will change.
Big ups to the director and screenwriter. That scene was the perfect opener for what was to come.
"Meeting You"
"Always Have, Always Will" - The female lead's best friend is fearless and tough and she ends up as one half of the "side couple".
"The Best Of You In My Mind" - I never finished this but I remember that the ML had a childhood history of the FL always picking on him.
"Go Ahead" - The FL in this might not be as tomboyish as you'd like, but she's assertive and confident ... and this is one of the best series I've ever watched.
It really is an excellent character analysis.
If you're planning to fast-forward to skip to the BL parts, good luck ... there are none. It's like a middle school instructional video where anything BL-related is explained and literally spelled out (in Thai) on-screen, and they make a point of portraying everything BL as staged for marketing purposes. (Maybe it is, but "F" them.)
Could be the series is meant as a quietly subversive take-down of the industry. I'll keep watching because I'm curious to know what they're up to, and at least I now know to busy myself with other things while the guy-girl couple's snoozer of a love story dominates the screen time.
To me those long-hair wigs seem styled like something you'd see in the 60's or 70's, not the 90's or 00's.
If one of the characters dies, what music will play for those scenes? In "My Gear and Your Gown", cheerful piano noodling plays under a scene where one of the characters learns that his mother has died. I've never forgotten it.
I need to go back and see if Frau Doktor was still in her stiletto heels when she was traipsing through the forest.
At least the director was kind enough to give us a moment of shirtless Shun in the finale.