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One Suspenseful Ride

Warning: If you are looking for an average and fluffy BL storyline, this series is not for you.

Overall, this was an awesome series. Then again, I am a sucker for suspense filled paranormal storylines. I also loved this series because it was a paranormal/mystery drama first with underlining gay storylines incorporated into it. The script was excellent and had me immediately hooked by the first episode. This had so many twists and turns that will keep you guessing what’s going to happen next. However, I’m not a fan of how the series ended. All of the actors did an amazing job with portraying their characters. The cinematography and special effects were outstanding. They also did a great job using different screen formats to establish the changing time lines to reduce possible confusion.

Random Notes:
My only criticism is the ending was too ambiguous which left too many questions unanswered.

Don’t stop watching after the ending credits in episode 14 because there are additional scenes after it.

Although there are no standardized directions on giving it, the way Brother Anurak used the Rorschach inkblot test was very random.

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I placed a potential spoiler at the end of this review.

This was an interesting, but slightly bizarre series. Overall, the script was not bad. It just felt a little underdeveloped and became dark at times (for me at least). I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but this is not really a BL series. However, this was not a problem for me. The main theme was how two individuals helped each other to come to terms with their past and look forward to the future.





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Again, this is just my opinion. The only BL story element was there is a hint that one of Takashi’s classmates had a crush on him.

My main criticism is the ending was too ambiguous and a bit of a letdown.

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The Curse of the Rambling Script

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

This was an interesting series. The script was good, but not great. On the positive, the ending was very satisfying and left no loose ends. On the downside, the main story concept was not always clear and there were some weird components. Some sections felt rushed and introduced things without context at times. There were also some side storylines that were unnecessary. It felt like they needed filler material for a script that could have been a 12-episode series but needed it to be 16 instead. The actors did a great job with their characters. However, I was not a fan of Lee Hong Jo’s coworkers. They were very annoying during most of the series and I skip many of their scenes. I know this will be an unpopular opinion, but I did not see any on-screen romantic chemistry with the two main leads. See the spoiler alert at the end of this review if you want more information. This had beautiful cinematography and special effects.

Random Notes:

Overall, I enjoyed watch it. Although the script had some flaws, it was entertaining and had a great ending.

Why do I love seeing familiar locations used from other series? The bar used in many of the scenes was the same one used in the “Love with Flaws” series.



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I’m not a fan of love triangles, but the one in this series was well written. However, I still found myself rooting for Lee Hong Jo to end up with Kwon Jae Kyung instead of Jang Shin Yu even though I knew that would not happen. Jang Shin Yu and Lee Hong Jo looked cute together, but I was not seeing any romantic connection with them.

The romantic storyline with Gong Seo Gu and Ma Eun Young was cute but seemed out of place with the rest of the script.

The storyline with Jang Shin Yu’s parents also seemed out of place and was just weird.

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My review for each section of this series is based on the following criteria:
- Did it add anything to the original series
- Was there either an absence, advance, or regression of character/couple development
- Was the story concept interesting
- Script quality

Did it add anything to the original storyline? No, but that was the point with this section. I have to admit I was nervous about the alternate universe concept, but it was done very well. They did a great job with altering the storyline just enough to keep it interesting but still mirror the original. It was also cool to see the character role reversals. Just like the original series, the actors did a good job considering that many of them are still new. It also had really great music. The only complaint was the dance scene in the first episode. While it was cute, it was very clear they did not get enough time to practice the choreography. The actors looked awkward and stiff during the entire scene.

Random Note:

It was brilliant to incorporated three couples from previous BL series (He's Coming to Me; Bad Buddy; A Tale of Thousand Stars) into the music video.

Was that a hint of a possible second session at the end? One can only hope.

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Well, It Was Something

I placed a spoiler alert at the end of this review.

The series/movie: The story idea(s?) seemed cute. However, there really is no clear story concept. The script is greatly under developed and goes in many different directions for no reason. It also had many elements that made no sense. See potential spoiler alert at the end of this review if you want more info. There is also very little character development with both leads. The acting from most of the cast was good.

The movie: They did a great job editing the episodes together to make a very cohesive movie version. They also added a nice introduction scene at the beginning of the movie to explain why Han Ba Da is moving to the town. There was one major editing problem towards the beginning of the movie.

Random Notes:
Watch if you have some time to kill and have nothing else on your must watch list.



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Another Korean BL series that has a 1-year time jump for no reason. There really is no explanation why Tommy left Han Ba Da. Yes, he wanted to continue with his music career but that didn’t mean he had to completely cut ties with Han Ba Da.

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A for Effort/C for Execution

I placed a spoiler alert at the end of this review.

This series was good, but it could have been a lot better. However, it was nice to watch a mature BL series that didn’t use the typical university set-up. The script was ok, but there are a few elements that don’t make sense. I have no medical training, but even I found the medical scenes very unrealistic. If they didn’t have the budget to do them correctly, they could have found a better way around it. I like the cast, but the acting was not the greatest at some points. As for production, the series does suffer from poor background music choices and bad editing.

Random Note: The English title is not grammatically correct. It should be Dear Doctor, I’m Coming for Souls.





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The ending is bittersweet, but it makes sense considering the storyline. The time jumps in the last episode is the only editing in the series that was done correctly.

My main criticism is two characters sleep together when one is very drunk. It doesn’t matter who initiated it; this is not ok. The other character was sober and should have said no. It was also out of character for the other one to move forward with it.

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Identity Problem

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Overall, this was a very cute series. However, you will need to change your mind set before you start watching it because this series had an identity problem. It seems the marketing department and production team received two different memo’s and were not on the same page. It’s marketed as a BL series, but the script had more of a slice of life vibe involving an ensemble cast. There is a BL couple and storyline, but it’s incorporated with other random storylines. For the positive, the relationship development between Jane and Ryan was great and had a nice, even pace. I also liked how all the interns supported each other and formed a good friendly working relationship, well most of the time. The Ryan after Work sections at the end of each episode were cute and informative. Now for the negative, there were big sections that didn’t involve the two main characters which is one aspect that created the series identity problem. The other aspect is there is one storyline that seems completely out of place when you watch this with a BL series mind set. However, it does make senses if you watch this from a slice of life viewpoint. The quality of the script was also inconsistent. There were parts that were very good, but were mixed with long periods of boring scenes. The comedy was also not quite right and there were too many sound effects.

Random Note:

The ending was ok, but it has one story element that I’m getting sick of seeing wrapped up in another story element that I’ve always found annoying.

The scene location used for Judy and Ba-Mhee’s work area was also used in the series GAP (Work section that Mon was assigned to).

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The storyline with Tae and Ba-Mhee quickly became annoying.

Beside the fact it was poorly written, the storyline with Tae, Ba-Mhee, and Judy seemed very out of place in a BL series.

Not only do we get a study abroad component, it comes with a 5-year time jump. The study abroad concept has been around for a long time, but it seems to be very popular lately.

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It Gets Better after the 2nd Episode

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

This is one of those series that starts off a little rocky but slowly improves over time. The general story concept was good, but the script was a little messy with the execution. The first few stories were touching but was just missing something that I can’t put my finger on. I almost dropped this, but then the script finally started to pull through. It started to explain some things that seemed odd in the beginning and also introduced a storyline that got me hooked in. For me, the ending was absolutely better than the beginning. This is another good example why casting is very important. The entire cast was great at making me care about their characters. This also had beautiful cinematography.

Random Note:

This is one of those series that I don’t regret watching but don’t see myself wanting to rewatch it.

The school reminds me of the Montessori concept of learning.

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At first, the transition of Shizuku becoming adaptable to the alternative school setting seemed too quick. However, it makes sense later on.

I continued to watch this after the introduced Sora’s storyline and wanted to see the outcome.

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Buckle-Up, Many Twists in the Night!

This was a very intriguing series. Although the script had some weak aspects, I still really enjoyed it. The production team did a great job grabbing my attention from the very beginning. There was a point when I felt the storyline was dragging a bit by the 9th episode in which they introduce the first plot twist. Although it’s a very heartbreaking twist, it revised my interest in the series. The script was very well laid out and did a great job connecting multiple aspects together. It also did a great job integrating many of the supporting characters into the various stories during the different timelines. This also did an incredible job switching between the various timelines. This series had some very complex characters. Just when you think you understand their actions, the script flips it around. However, the main weak aspect in the script was the 2002 storyline involving He Xiao He. A very minor weak aspect was the questionable police work done throughout the series. The styling and costume department did an incredible job creating different looks with each character for the various time lines. They also did an amazing job with the props and set/location designs to create the lapse of time. The entire cast was incredible throughout this. This also had amazing cinematography, CGI, and special effects. However, there was some odd background music choices at times.

Random Note:

Yuanlongli International Gardens should also be listed as a main lead.

This has a lot of plot twists. Two were a big surprise for me and one I guessed from the beginning.

This had some of the most heartbreaking moments I’ve ever seen in a drama. This included the very last scene which was also slightly bizarre.

The series synopsis on MDL does not give an accurate description and is a little off. My favorite miss information is “use a yellow-painted jeep and a makeshift excavator for investigation”. This part is hilarious and nether one is in the series. The synopsis on Viki is more accurate.

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Cool twist to the Zombie genre

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Overall, this was an excellent series. It had a solid story idea that did not play it safe. I just wish it was executed a little better.

The Positive: It was great the script did not use the typical ideas of what a zombie should be. It was an interesting spin to this sub-genre which made it thrilling to watch unfold. I also thought it was brilliant that they did not use a traditional linear time frame with only one exception. The entire cast did an incredible job with their roles. The production team did an outstanding job with the cinematography, special effects, and FX make-up. They also did a great job with pacing and used the screen time wisely for a 7-episode series.

The Negative: The main problem was this had to many cast members/characters, at least they did not try to give all of them their own storyline. It did not help that they also did not do a good job introducing them. I don’t even know how all of the characters are linked to each other. This also made it hard to care about some of them. A minor problem was the script jumped straight into the chaos without giving us any reason to care about it.

Random Notes:

Warning, this has a lot of gory scenes. If you don’t have a high tolerance and/or don’t like gore, you should probably skip this series.

I liked the nod to “The Night of the Living Dead” at the very beginning of episode 1.

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I like that this had very little romance.

I rated the music a 5 because there really was not much music to rate.

This has an open ending with hints of a possible second season. Well, I’m hoping it does because I really would love to see more of this world and the characters.


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I like the general idea of getting the viewers’ attention at the very beginning but the first episode became too chaotic. My critique is they should have started with the 6-month earlier section first to get the views care more about the characters.

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A Nice Reunion Series.

Overall, this was enjoyable. Although the script and directing was not perfect, it still kept me invested in the storyline and characters.

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

The Positive:
The cast did an outstand job and it was cool to see Krist and Singto work together again. Each episode had a nice even pace with a good time balance between all of the storylines. It did not feel like one storyline overpowered the others. They also did a great job incorporating the flashback scenes throughout the series. The scenes were done in a way to give us the needed information without being confusing. It also had great music and cinematograph.

The Negative:
The beginning of the first episode was interesting enough to get me hooked, but didn’t like how they went straight into a comedy aspect with Phi and Tawan encountering each other again. For some reason, this seemed weird to me. This will probably be an unpopular opinion, but I wanted to see a little more anguish from Tawan. The first half of the series was a little ruff because it had some odd placement of comedy between the two main characters. I felt that many of the scenes with Phi and Tawan would have been more effective with a serious tone instead of the comedy aspect they used. There were a few times I didn’t like Tawan. I don’t know if this was a problem with the script and/or poor directing. However, the character got better over time.

The In-Between:
I appreciate that they did not use the predictable relationship conflict scenarios we often see in the second to last episode of a series. The ending was heartwarming, cute, and uplifting, but had some weak aspects to it.

Random Notes:
Tawan’s house is the same one used in the series “To The Moon and Back” (Mata’s house), “I’m Tee, Me Too” (Watee’s house) and “Lovely Writer” (Gene’s garden house). Phi’s condo is the same one used in the series “Your Sky” (Muenfah’s Condo).

The silent nodes to Krist and Singto’s previous series (SOTUS) in episode 3 and obvious node in the last episode were cute.

Was the radio caller (Koa) on Paul’s show in episode 6 a silent nod to the series "Dark Blue Kiss"???? Maybe I’m reading to much into it.

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This had a feeble redemption arc with the characters Te and Suwit.

Although it was not too bad, the 2-year time jump was completely unnecessary and came across as lazy writing. This may have been a silent node to how their “Our Skyy” episode ended.

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I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Overall, this was an enjoyable series with a very interesting story concept. The script did a great job with setting up the series and introduced all of the characters. I apricate that it did not have the second to last episode syndrome of introducing the very obvious conflict scenario which allowed two episodes for a good resolution. Although the script started off very good, it did have a few weak sections by episode 9. As for the cast, they did a great job considering most of them are new to acting. This series did a great job showcasing LYKN’s musical talent. The songs were great which helped with the music industry backdrop.

Random Notes:

The opening credits was cute and the name of each episode is a song title.

You have to love the cross merchandising of their own productions. The series in episode 4 was “Good Old Days” and the constant reference of the move “Love You to Debt”.

It was cool and very smart to have the actors from “Only Boo” reprising their group (Gump) roles. Especially considering that series also delt with how production companies view artist as products and not as humans.

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The main weak aspect of the script: There was a constant emphasis from many individuals on how it was important to be discreet when dating as an idol, but you see the main characters constantly doing things out in the open where everyone can see. There was even one scene where they are holding hands in the middle of a food area but will not hug because there in public. However, this scene was even weirder because you see absolutely no people around.

I was a little annoyed with the slight redemption story arch with CEO Pemika in the last ending. She also gave this really lame speech to Po in episode 11 about how she was doing everything for their own good.

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Cute series, but had a few misses along the way

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Overall, this was a very cute series with some odd execution choices. I was enjoying the nice relaxing pacing because it did not have over the top drama. Unfortunately, the pacing took a drastic turn in episode 9 because they decided to pack in as much drama as they could. Despite this, it had a very positive and uplifting ending.

On the positive, they did a great job in the beginning with introducing all of the characters. Well, with one exception that is. They also did a great job with color choices which created an aesthetically pleasing world. For the most part, the script was not bad. One of the good parts was the overall relationship development between Diew and God was sweet and didn’t feel rushed. Although the misunderstanding between them was weird at times, at least it was not drawn out and they eventually talked about it like adults. It was nice that the two side couples’ storyline didn’t overpower the main couple’s storyline, but both storylines also had some weak aspects. As for God’s friend group, they were ok. They were very annoying at one point. However, one of them did give God some good advice in episode 11. All of the actors did a great job portraying their characters and gave it their all. There were some inconsistencies within a few scenes with the placement of props and actors, but this was only minor. I liked the main theme song, but it is a little unrealistic that a band would use the same song over and over again for a competition.

Random Note:

The letters hovering over to note the different types of personalities in the first few episodes were annoying.

Am I the only one that noticed that God spelled backwards is dog in English. This is probably a coincidence, but I fond this interesting because Diew always tells God that he reminds him of a dog.

It was cute that the BL novel that Diew picked in episode 5 had the same name of the series.

The timing for the subtitles was horrible in the beginning of episode 12 on GagaOOLala, but was fine after the opening credits. I hope they fix this.

The English subtitles on GagaOOLala were ok. There were some grammatical errors and they kept spelling the character God’s name wrong (Got) in the first 3 episodes. There were a few times that English subtitles were not shown when printed content appeared on screen. GagaOOLala also did not edit out the break credit between the episode sections.

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Wan and Beer’s storyline was interesting, but was underdeveloped towards the end. Their conflict resolution was very weak and lack luster.

I would have also liked just a little more screen time with Win and Game. Just enough to see how their relationship development throughout the series.

It was horrible how God’s friend group treated Diew in episode 9. What made it worse was that God did nor said anything about it and that Diew forgave them so quickly.

I like how Diew did not forgive his ex-boyfriend for how he treated him in their relationship.

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Strong start, Weak Ending

Overall, this series was good. Do not let the title scare you off because the episodes range from creepy (in a good way) to suspense thriller. My only complaint is this was not terrifying nor extreme. However, I grew-up watching horror films from the 80’s and 90’s which means it takes a lot to scare me. Warning, some of the episodes have gory scenes in it. The good thing is none of the episodes are linked together and you can skip one with no worries. The script for the first 5 episodes were the best for me. The last 3 episodes were the weakest in this series. The cast did a perfect job with their characters. It also had great cinematography, special effects, and make-up.

Random Note:

I’m not 100% positive, but I’m almost certain that the apartment location used in episode 6 (Girl Next Door) was the same one used in “1000 Years Old” series.

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Weird All Around

First off, this is not a horror movie and I don’t know why it has this tag on MDL.

This move was just weird, and not in a good way. It tried to incorporate action, comedy, and romance to give a meaningful message. Unfortunately, it has a bizarre mix of all three elements that did not succeed. I apricate them trying to use comedy to balance out the serious topic of suicide, but some of it was not funny. The script also did not fully explain many aspects about the world it introduced and events that were happening. However, the movie ended with a clear heartfelt message. On the positive side, the acting was great. The movie also had spectacular cinematograph, graphics, and special effects.

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