I've been using MDL for a long time, and one thing I've consistently noticed is that most reviews tend to focus only on the negatives. It's genuinely rare to find a review that praises a series or highlights its strengths. This isn’t something I’ve seen just for one country’s dramas—people seem to point out flaws no matter where the show is from.
Because of this, I decided not to rely on MDL reviews or anyone else's opinions before watching a series myself. I try to give every show a fair chance so I don’t end up missing a masterpiece just because of someone else’s negativity.
Take Last Twilight for example—it's such a beautiful series, and honestly, I’d call it a masterpiece. But when I checked the reviews on MDL, most people were just busy pointing out the flaws instead of appreciating what made it special.
I also watched I Told Sunset About You a month ago and loved it. But when I looked at the reviews for I Promised You the Moon, they were mostly negative. A lot of people were upset about the cheating storyline involving Teh. While I don’t think what Teh did was right, I do believe we need to see things from his perspective too. He’s just a teenager—maybe 19 or 20—going through a tough time. Being away from family is already hard enough. In the later episodes, you can sense that he felt isolated. Oh Aew had a lot of new friends, and when he got a tattoo without telling Teh, it might’ve made Teh feel like he was no longer an important part of Oh Aew’s life—even if that wasn’t true.
Again, I’m not justifying what Teh did—it was wrong. But I really appreciated that they took a break and found their way back to each other in the end. They genuinely complete one another, and being together makes them happy.
Note: Don’t be like Teh in real life—learn only the good things from him. Because let’s be honest, you’re not going to have someone like Oh Aew who forgives everything. Be practical, be kind, and most importantly, be happy.
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Because of this, I decided not to rely on MDL reviews or anyone else's opinions before watching a series myself. I try to give every show a fair chance so I don’t end up missing a masterpiece just because of someone else’s negativity.
Take Last Twilight for example—it's such a beautiful series, and honestly, I’d call it a masterpiece. But when I checked the reviews on MDL, most people were just busy pointing out the flaws instead of appreciating what made it special.
I also watched I Told Sunset About You a month ago and loved it. But when I looked at the reviews for I Promised You the Moon, they were mostly negative. A lot of people were upset about the cheating storyline involving Teh. While I don’t think what Teh did was right, I do believe we need to see things from his perspective too. He’s just a teenager—maybe 19 or 20—going through a tough time. Being away from family is already hard enough. In the later episodes, you can sense that he felt isolated. Oh Aew had a lot of new friends, and when he got a tattoo without telling Teh, it might’ve made Teh feel like he was no longer an important part of Oh Aew’s life—even if that wasn’t true.
Again, I’m not justifying what Teh did—it was wrong. But I really appreciated that they took a break and found their way back to each other in the end. They genuinely complete one another, and being together makes them happy.
Note: Don’t be like Teh in real life—learn only the good things from him. Because let’s be honest, you’re not going to have someone like Oh Aew who forgives everything. Be practical, be kind, and most importantly, be happy.