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"my concern for you is not unrequited"
Love Upon a Time is a plot heavy mystery/historical BL that is over all a very fun ride.
Starting off with the positives, the main character (I'm just gonna stick to calling him Nakun) was very lovable and easy to root for. He provides many great comedic moments, especially with his voiceovers in the beginning, and we witness his character mature over the course of the series. Nakun is also the most well developed and best written character, he feels realistic, which contributes to the drama's enjoyability.
I also loved the historical setting and the sets and costumes very absolutely amazing. I feel like I learned a lot about the Ayutthaya period of Thailand and this series made me interested enough to do my own research to learn more. (To be fair I am someone who is quite interested in history, so I understand that this might not be everyone's cup of tea.)
As for the main romance. Nakun and Phop had pretty great chemistry and watching Nakun fall in love was incredibly adorable. The scenes between the two where they are cuddling or just being generally lovey- dovey are soooo cute and I was rewinding to watch them multiple times (I'm looking at you episode 9). Also the two NC scenes our main characters had in episode 8 and 12 were INTENSE (in the best way possible of course).
Lastly, this series was paced super well and the end of every episode kept me hooked and wanting more.
Now on to what I didn't like as much... In my opinion Phop's character was not developed enough. He was a bit too clean, a bit too perfect... He just didn't feel real. Like we barely know anything about who he is as a person besides his love for Nakun. His continuous romantic declarations towards Nakun even felt a little overbearing at times. Like, we get it you love him, but why? Maybe it's hard to see where he's coming from because we didn't actually witness him falling for Nakun. Idk, but besides all this, there were moments where I really enjoyed Phop's character and his sincerity is very sweet.
This may be an unpopular opinion but I did not like the second couple. I don't know why but I didn't feel their chemistry and I found their plotline boring compared to the main plot.
My last negative for this series is that I did not like the way the final episode concluded things. It felt like such a cop-out to have Phop remember everything from his past life and for them to get back together so easily. But maybe I'm just a sucker for angst.
All in all Love Upon a Time is super entertaining and great for those who enjoy plot focused BL's. I'm glad I watched it and will for sure stay tuned for more NetJJ projects.
Starting off with the positives, the main character (I'm just gonna stick to calling him Nakun) was very lovable and easy to root for. He provides many great comedic moments, especially with his voiceovers in the beginning, and we witness his character mature over the course of the series. Nakun is also the most well developed and best written character, he feels realistic, which contributes to the drama's enjoyability.
I also loved the historical setting and the sets and costumes very absolutely amazing. I feel like I learned a lot about the Ayutthaya period of Thailand and this series made me interested enough to do my own research to learn more. (To be fair I am someone who is quite interested in history, so I understand that this might not be everyone's cup of tea.)
As for the main romance. Nakun and Phop had pretty great chemistry and watching Nakun fall in love was incredibly adorable. The scenes between the two where they are cuddling or just being generally lovey- dovey are soooo cute and I was rewinding to watch them multiple times (I'm looking at you episode 9). Also the two NC scenes our main characters had in episode 8 and 12 were INTENSE (in the best way possible of course).
Lastly, this series was paced super well and the end of every episode kept me hooked and wanting more.
Now on to what I didn't like as much... In my opinion Phop's character was not developed enough. He was a bit too clean, a bit too perfect... He just didn't feel real. Like we barely know anything about who he is as a person besides his love for Nakun. His continuous romantic declarations towards Nakun even felt a little overbearing at times. Like, we get it you love him, but why? Maybe it's hard to see where he's coming from because we didn't actually witness him falling for Nakun. Idk, but besides all this, there were moments where I really enjoyed Phop's character and his sincerity is very sweet.
This may be an unpopular opinion but I did not like the second couple. I don't know why but I didn't feel their chemistry and I found their plotline boring compared to the main plot.
My last negative for this series is that I did not like the way the final episode concluded things. It felt like such a cop-out to have Phop remember everything from his past life and for them to get back together so easily. But maybe I'm just a sucker for angst.
All in all Love Upon a Time is super entertaining and great for those who enjoy plot focused BL's. I'm glad I watched it and will for sure stay tuned for more NetJJ projects.
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