I enjoyed it overall, but have to say I'm with the 'Season One Was Better' team. Why? I'll add my thoughts below, so I can wrap them in a 'Spoiler' tag.
On the plus side, though, I was super impressed with Jin Seon Kyu's acting skills. I totally believed each of his changing personae!
Are you new to Thai bls ? Thailand is known for having the spiciest bls ? followed by Taiwan) lol You are not…
I was about to indignantly say no, but something made me think I should check my facts. Luckily (!?), I'm one of those anal people who enjoys keeping records of everything. Of the seventy-two Thai BLs I've got, I've actually only seen four so far, and only twelve out of 105 from other countries. (So, 25% of what I've watched so far is Thai.) I keep adding to my collection, fully intending to watch, but I guess something is diverting my attention.
The above doesn't include "Make It Right" which, whilst I KNOW I've seen it, doesn't seem to be showing up. So, thanks for that. I now get to spend hours working out what's wrong with my records and correcting them! (I'm actually NOT being sarcastic. I very weirdly enjoy doing things like that immensely!)
[Afterthought: My compulsion for accurately recording everything may well be the reason I've not actually had time to watch much yet!]
I'm confused by the comments about the "bromance". The relationship between the main characters was never friendly…
It's been a while since I watched this, but no way is this anything like a 'bromance'. Anyone who thinks it was needs to spend a little time with a dictionary and/or a therapist!
Wow! My first Thai BL where the leads actually do more than just press their lips together, once, in the last few seconds of the show. It's almost realistic! :-)
How this get a 8.3? I knew when GMMTV BL rated so high on here, it is just good to be true.The script is so weak.…
I think many on here don't realise the numbers three to seven exist. It either gets a 1 or 2 if they're haters, or 8+ if they even remotely liked it. I gave up taking any notice of a show's rating on MDL when I'm deciding whether or not to watch something long ago!
Nothing profound or Earth-shattering, but enjoyable nonetheless.
A note for any directors who happen to be reading, though: My recollection of school is that corridors and other non-teaching areas are very quiet during the actual class periods. Therefore. when you need to send a main character out of class midway through (as seems to be a requirement in every school-based drama I've seen), having lots of extras wandering round pretending to be students doesn't remind us we're in a school. I think most viewers have a long enough memory span to be aware of that. It actually reminds us that we're watching a show where people are PRETENDING to be at school!
Such a bummer that they want to be more than shallow entertainment ๐
Ah, Ok. Have to admit, I find it hard to think how a Rom-Com COULDN'T be just shallow entertainment nowadays. I'd have to cast my mind back to my youth to try to think of one that wasn't, and that's a VERY long time ago!
Such a bummer that they want to be more than shallow entertainment ๐
I wouldn't describe shows like "The Killing Vote" and "Vigilante" (2023) as shallow entertainment. Many viewers would surely question, even if only subconsciously, whether the majority of SKs would really vote for the death of someone for a crime they believed hadn't been adequately punished. If people did vote that way, would it be morally right? Is it just that people who have avoided a fitting punishment for their crimes because of corruption or an inadequate legal system be punished by people taking the law into their own hands?
Nor would I consider shows like "The Glory" and "Revenge of Others" (2022) to be 'shallow entertainment'. I'm sure they made many people think about the effects of school bullying, in both the short and the long term.
I can't, yet, come up with examples from this year because I still have a lot to get through.
Yes, there are a lot of shows out there that are, purely, shallow entertainment, but I don't think those that make you think a bit whilst you enjoy them have become particularly rare. You just need to be a little selective in what you watch.
People should understand the meaning of versatile before voting.
You're right, but unfortunately the evidence here often suggests that many voters can't read, can't understand what they've read, or just don't care what is actually being asked. They just see the picture of the pretty face they like most, and click on it.
Could I just remind readers that this poll asks the voter's "all time favourite" drama, not "best" or similar. There's no right or wrong answer, and for anyone asking "why isn't [insert what you watched last week] here", it's because whilst it might be YOUR all time favourite drama for the next few weeks, that doesn't mean it has to be other people's!
I watched this for park so dam and she absolutely delivered in this movie. This movie felt like โwatchingโ…
The actor which led me to find and watch this is listed as playing a "Support" role. He actually had about twenty seconds of screen time. Curious what would be defined as a 'Bit Part'. A two second glimpse of the back of someone's head, perhaps? I may start disregarding MDL's role classifications.
To sum up this movie, first 1 hour was decent or I would say boring (not getting idea in which direction this…
You've pretty much summed up my thoughts. Found the first hour hard going. It has actually taken me a couple of days to watch, 'cos I kept getting a bit bored and finding other things to do instead. Hate leaving movies half watched though, so I came back to give it another try. Glued to my seat for the later part, and realised that the first part of the movie , whilst slow, really helped me get the most out of the second!
On the plus side, though, I was super impressed with Jin Seon Kyu's acting skills. I totally believed each of his changing personae!
The above doesn't include "Make It Right" which, whilst I KNOW I've seen it, doesn't seem to be showing up. So, thanks for that. I now get to spend hours working out what's wrong with my records and correcting them! (I'm actually NOT being sarcastic. I very weirdly enjoy doing things like that immensely!)
[Afterthought: My compulsion for accurately recording everything may well be the reason I've not actually had time to watch much yet!]
A note for any directors who happen to be reading, though: My recollection of school is that corridors and other non-teaching areas are very quiet during the actual class periods. Therefore. when you need to send a main character out of class midway through (as seems to be a requirement in every school-based drama I've seen), having lots of extras wandering round pretending to be students doesn't remind us we're in a school. I think most viewers have a long enough memory span to be aware of that. It actually reminds us that we're watching a show where people are PRETENDING to be at school!
Nor would I consider shows like "The Glory" and "Revenge of Others" (2022) to be 'shallow entertainment'. I'm sure they made many people think about the effects of school bullying, in both the short and the long term.
I can't, yet, come up with examples from this year because I still have a lot to get through.
Yes, there are a lot of shows out there that are, purely, shallow entertainment, but I don't think those that make you think a bit whilst you enjoy them have become particularly rare. You just need to be a little selective in what you watch.