One of the main problems with Revamp is that it never quite settled into a singular genre and stuck with it. In the first couple of episodes I thought this show was going to be a romcom, it was very cute and funny and I was very much looking forward to cute vampire fluff, but then the genre shifted. Out of nowhere it changed into an action show and it was very intense and exciting, really had me on the edge of my seat. I happen to love fighting choreography so I wasn't mad about the change, just a bit confused... and then it changed to a family drama. No more fighting, romance on the back burner, Ramil cleaning the antique shop.... This change was definitely a choice that the script writers made.
With that being said though, the show still succeeded quite well in every genre it took up. The fluff was fluffy, the romance was steamy, the action was exciting, the drama was dramatic. It never flopped in whatever it was trying to be and I think that was wholly due to the great casting. GMMTV really brought in the best and every member did their best. I think the only actor that really got the short end of the stick was Prem/Punn. Everybody else was given one narrative, one genre for them to act in, but with Punn being the main character he unfortunately had to bounce around into different roles. One minute he's an antique's dealer, the next he's fighting vampire hunters, and then he's playing older brother, etc etc. Prem had a lot on his plate for this role and unfortunately this hampered his abilities. There were a few moments where he shined through--the intimate scenes with Boun were lovely, the five seconds we got to see him use a sword lol, and the cottage scenes were all done very well.
As for the ending, I really don't understand why everybody was hating on it. It made perfect sense to me. Ramil hated being a vampire--he never drank blood, kept shirking on his duties as the leader, not to mention with Mekhin's awful backstory I thought it made perfect sense that Ramil didn't want to turn Punn into a vampire, especially when there was a perfectly decent second option for them to take.
Also if there does happen to be a MarkJunior spinoff (which there likely won't be, but who knows), I would gladly pay to see Junior playing a more serious, bad boy type of character. l think he would be fantastic in that type of role and it would play off of Mark's prince character so well.
Overall, I gave the show a 7/10. I liked it, I think it could have been better if someone had bothered to trim down the script and make the story more cohesive, but it's still a watchable and enjoyable show.
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Not bad, but not perfect either.
I think my only problem with this series is that it feels like the filming was rushed. Like every scene feels like it was shot in one take and the actors weren't really given a chance to properly embody their characters and portray the emotions fully. Otherwise I really did like it. The cinematography and the setting were gorgeous, the plot was interesting enough and very different from other bls, the wardrobe was very pretty (I especially loved the outfits made for the Mudan tribe), and I think the actors did a decent job. I liked PearlPeak better in Moonlight, but this series is still a good watch. A solid 8/10 for me.As an aside, I find it hilarious that all through Moonlight I kept thinking that Peak's character must have some sort of healing pheromone because anytime he was away all of the characters would be on death's door, but then would get magically better the moment he came back. And for this series his character actually does have special pheromones lmao, really manifested that one.
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Better than I thought it would be~
I was a bit unsure exactly what this series would be like. WeTV is very hit or miss with their series, but I saw a fan edit of it that convinced me to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. This series does a great job balancing humor, drama, romance, and action. Unlike a lot of other Thai BLs out there that really struggle to evenly showcase each genre Love of Silom hit every note just right. Nothing felt out of place, the pacing was excellent, the actors did a great job bringing the characters and story to life. There also wasn't a side couple to divert away from the main romance plot instead there are only side characters and they're all phenomenal. Even the characters I didn't like were still fun to watch on screen. I 100% recommend giving this series a shot.The few critiques I have for the show: I wish the brief period that Wayu worked as a police informant had been part of the plot more. He helps out for a couple episodes and then stops and everyone just pretends like it never happened. Admittedly I just really like action series so of course anything that plays more into that genre I'd prefer lol. The second critique is for the dances at the club, honestly they were kinda repetitive. I wish the choreographers had done a bit more and made the dances different from each other. Other than that I really liked this series, I thought it was great.
General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Is it spicy? Weirdly enough no. Despite being about bar hosts/club dancers the sex scenes were all pretty mild. There are a few scenes that show bondage and sex toys, but it never shows them being used (besides as impromptu weapons lmao). The most spice the series has are the dances at the club which are essentially strip teases.
• Is there violence? Yes. There are multiple fight scenes that are actually decently done and sometimes result in bloodshed, a few noncon moments, there are scenes depicting human trafficking, and honestly Krit's dad was a dick the whole series and the main instigator of the emotional damage inflicted on the main characters.
• Is there a love triangle? Yes, but also no. Lets just say that the main characters had multiple love interests but they only ever had eyes for each other. They were practically beating the love rivals away with a stick lol.
Also, if you like the bar host/club dancer aspect of the series I'd recommend checking out Toy Boy. It's a Spanish drama on Netflix. The main characters are also dancers and the series does a great job depicting the work that goes into being a club dancer ie learning choreography, working with different concepts, and being hired for events. Toy Boy is a lot darker and dramatic as the story centers around an sa and murder mystery plot and the BL plot line is for the side characters not the mc, but it's still a pretty good watch. The BL was super cute, the only reason I wanted to watch the series in the first place lol, so even though it's not the main focus it was still worth sitting through everything else to watch that relationship unfold.
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At least the music was good
To be fair I went into this knowing full well that this was plotless smut and so I had full expectations that what I would be watching would be trash lol. Sometimes I just want to watch some mindless trash though and not give anything too much thought. But genuinely even with the bar set low I still felt a little disappointed.The acting was not great, it improved throughout the series, but the beginning was very rough. The production quality looked like garbage, the first couple episodes were especially bad. I checked and then double checked that this series was made in 2025 cause the episodes looked like something from 2015, again it improved as the series progressed, it was around episode 4 when it started to look like a modern BL series filmed on an actual camera instead of on someone's phone. The sex scenes, which are meant to be the main focus of the series, were also not that great. They just looked messy tbh. None of the side couples piqued my interest either, I honestly wish the writers had opted to not have any and instead put more focus on SornJun, but I suppose there would have had to be an actual plotline for them to do that lol.
There were a few things I did like though. There was open communication about what type of relationship the couple would be having and when the feelings changed they openly told each other about it. Love to see it. Sorn turning into a complete simp for Jun was absolutely adorable. I adore a clingy/cuddly seme. Sorn's character development is seriously the main reason why I didn't rate this series a 5, I dedicated a whole star and a half for those hugs and forehead kisses. Lastly, the music selection. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the music in this series. It was clearly catering to an international audience since they were mostly english speaking songs. None of the songs were overplayed and there was a good variety of soft and fast paced songs which worked very well with the intimate scenes. I definitely plan to hunt down the names of them so I can add them to my playlist.
Also the special episodes, definitely better than the main series. If you manage to get through the 12 episodes of trash than I would recommend watching the 2 specials (I rated them a 7.5). They were much better quality and the sex scenes were much more fun to watch. If the energy they brought into the specials is what they bring into Knot than I'll definitely be looking forward to that series as well.
General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Is it nsfw/spicy? Yes. It shows the full sex scenes (and there are a lot of them) even though it does not show any nudity from the waist down.
• Is there violence? Nope. No violence, no trauma, no tragic backstories, just two guys having a lot of sex.
• Is there noncon? Surprisingly, no. There are a few scenes where Sorn begins by forcing himself onto Jun (ie pushing him against a wall and kissing him), but he always asks for consent before they initiate any actual intimacy.
• Love triangles? Despite rampant jealousy and possessiveness, no there weren't any love triangles.
• Are the specials worth watching? Yes, read review above for more details.
• And the Beard? Don't worry it only lasts for a few seconds. Like jfc what was the style team doing to poor Boat? I don't even know how anyone kept a straight face during that scene.
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Short and sweet
I liked this movie well enough. I don't typically go for movies, but I didn't feel like starting a whole series so this was able to perfectly scratch my BL itch. This is my first time watching ZeeNunew in a BL and I thought they were very sweet. A lot of the comments on the cut version complain about the relationship building to be very abrupt, but I think for the uncut version it was fine considering it's only a two hour movie. I think my only complaint is that I wish it had been scarier lol, it started off pretty strong, but then kind of weakened at the end. Overall though I enjoyed it, it wasn't anything spectacular, but it wasn't horrible either. A decent watch for anyone wanting to watch a horror BL.As an aside, that bed they were sleeping on was gorgeously carved, I kept ogling it every time it came into frame.
General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Is it NSFW/spicy? No, this movie is very SFW. The most nudity we get is ZeeNunew taking their shirts off.
• Is there violence/gore? A little bit, not anything to stress about though. Nunew's character gets injured multiple times throughout the movie via accidents/ghost shenanigans and there's a small fight scene at the end of the movie.
• Is it scary? Not really. The movie has a couple jump scares, but it's more eerie and has an unsettling ambience rather than being actually scary.
• Is there singing? It's a ZeeNunew, of course there's singing.
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If you can get through the noncon fetish....
This series was surprisingly cute. I'd already seen BossNoeul in Boy Next World and I was curious about FortPeat so I decided to give this one a try. The series is broken up into two different stories, eps 1-7 are for BossNouel/PayuRain and eps 8-13 are for FortPeat/PrapaiSky and there's a 14th special episode which features all of them.PayuRain eps: As much I loathe the noncon fetish (I know some people like it, but it's defs not for me), once the story moved past that the relationship was actually really cute. I liked that Payu and Rain set clear boundaries early on in their relationship to help manage their love, school, and work lives. There wasn't any major conflicts in their story either which I personally liked, the plot conflict was them trying to understand each other and build a relationship. I'm not a fan of overly convoluted storylines so the straightforwardness of the story appealed to me. Another thing I liked (strangely enough for me) were the sex scenes. I will fully admit that I often skip sex scenes. Even if a couple has good chemistry, if the director would rather film the scene like its some kind of fantasy than it's not for me; I hate it when there's over the top music, when the camera bounces around to different body parts, and the scene has weird edits (I'm looking at you DMD). This thankfully was nothing like that, it was very straightforward, very realistic, normal sex. I also liked that Rain was an active participant during the scenes. Usually childish uke are treated like dolls and act very shy during intimate scenes so it was refreshing to see Rain act like a regular guy wanting to have sex.
As an aside, the background characters in this story were wilding istg. There was literally a character who randomly started licking a pen. Weirdest thing I ever saw.
PrapaiSky eps: Again, noncon fetish alert, but again very short lived (I seriously don't understand the appeal). I definitely enjoyed this couple much more than PayuRain. Sky is more mature and reserved than Rain, but still very sweet and friendly. A very cute combo imo so I immediately took a liking to this character. The main conflict in this story was Sky trying to overcome his emotional trauma and open up to Prapai. The trauma backstory was very heavy which involved verbal and physical abuse and sa. As much as I liked the characters I'm a bit back and forth on the story line. On one hand I liked that they portrayed Sky's trauma realistically ie, once he and Prapai started going steady the trauma didn't magically go away. Sky still had anxiety, still had nightmares, still had trust issues. Real trauma takes time to heal and getting a boyfriend isn't a magic solution and I'm glad that they showed that here. What I didn't like though was the way it was all dumped out. Admittedly they only had 6 episodes, there wasn't much room for the writers to ease into the topic, but I still feel like it could have been handled better than it was. Also, to be completely honest, I didn't like Peat's crying scenes. I get that crying is a very difficult skill for actors to learn so I didn't let it affect my rating, but seriously all of Peat's crying scenes were not great and he had a lot of them. Fort only had a couple crying scenes and they were way better. It didn't detract from the story though and like I said I enjoyed these characters a lot. The relationship building between Prapai and Sky was super cute.
I think my biggest critique for this series was the ending. It was very abrupt. I was actually very confused and thought that the 14th ep was to continue the storyline only to start watching it and realize that it was just a side story and completely unrelated. Not that the series ends on a cliffhanger, but it still felt not fully finished.
General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Are the stories overlapping? Yes. I would recommend watching the whole show in its entirety rather than skip to just the story you want to watch. All four characters pop in and out of each other's stories enough that I think it would be confusing if you just watched one story or watched them out of order.
• Is the series spicy/nsfw? Yes. But it's very well done imo. The scenes were a good balance between realism and censorship. We don't see any nudity from the waist down, the scenes last a normal duration, and we see the characters using condoms.
• Is there violence? Yes! Both stories have violence which involved fighting that leads to blood shed, kidnapping, physical and emotional abuse, and sa. (If you're someone easily trigged than I'd recommend giving this series a pass.)
• Is the special episode worth watching? Sure. If you liked the series than watch the special as well. It's not relevant to the main plot, it's just a side story/beach episode that's mostly for spice. We also get to see sassy Sky/Peat though which I admit had me grinning like an idiot. It was a fun watch.
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It's shounen-ai and it's perfect.
I honestly have no critiques for this series. I loved the ost, I loved the sfx, the fighting choreography, the actors, the characters, the story, I loved it all. Everything was perfect.The story was short and concise with no pandering subplots. The characters were fun and engaging. The relationship building between Niran and Pete was beautifully done. The fighting choreography was genuinely impressive (if they bring this level of choreography into the High&Low series then it will be something to look forward to). Did I also mention how much I loved the ost Destiny by Flio? It's such a beautiful song and they utilized it perfectly within the show. Most series have a tendency to overplay their osts to the point where it gets annoying, but this series had just the right amount in all the right places.
SkyNani got so much hate and trolls repeatedly bashed them and accused them of queer bating. A completely ridiculous sentiment. I've never read or watched a shounen-ai that got so much hate. Asexuals are part of the queer community too, they're the A in LGBTQIA+, trying to erase them and throw a tantrum because a series was made that caters to that audience is simply acephobic and awful. And people who who keep saying that this isn't BL clearly don't know what BL stand for, it's Boy's Love which is what this series is about, two boys who learn to love and trust each other. It's an amazingly thoughtful and well done series and I hope SkyNani make many more like this and stay partners for a long time.
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Once you start you won't be able to stop~
Let me begin by saying that I really did not like season 1 of Fourever You, I rated it 7 stars and that was being generous. Season 2 though, ooh this season was a whole different ballgame.Beside the Sky (eps 1-8) was an absolutely devastating story to watch unfold. Completely gut-wrenching, the actors (especially Tonliew) did such an amazing job. If you like heartbreak and family drama this one is for you. The way Typhoon's depression is depicted here and the abusive relationship he has with his father and how that affected his mental health is so well done, the writing team did a really great job while handling such a sensitive topic.
The Sun From Another Star (eps 9-16) while, having it's serious moments, was more light hearted. Honestly the ghosts were a great subplot. I wish there'd been more ghost shenanigans throughout the story, but once the initial ghost subplot is wrapped up and the romance plot begins the ghosts become a nonexistent footnote. I really enjoyed all the characters in this story though, the dads were fun and Arthit and Dao's relationship building was great to watch. I don't typically go for hate to love plotlines, but Arthit grows on you like mold and you can't help but fall in love with his stupid antics.
Winter Season (eps 17-24) was the story I was looking forward to most. I really like tsundere characters, so Tiger being a mafia boss son and also a giant sweetheart immediately grabbed my attention. I won't say I was disappointed, the story had it's highs and lows. The romance plot completely overshadowed the mafia subplot though to the point where anytime the mafia stuff came up it felt completely out of place. That being said though, the romance plot was an absolute delight. I really wish this story had more episodes, I feel like it would've benefited a lot if it'd been twelve episodes long instead of eight to help fully bring the mafia subplot to life. I still enjoyed the story though and I enjoyed how much care was put into Tiger and Nao's relationship.
General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Are the stories overlapping? No, not really. Some of the characters show up in other stories, but you don't have to watch one story to understand another and you don't have to watch them in order. They're all meant to be stand alone stories, just set in the same universe. You might consider watching a few episodes of season 1 just for context of the side characters, but other than that watch however you want.
• Is the series spicy/nsfw? Not even a little bit. It's mega fluff! Hugs, hand holding, cuddling in bed, forehead kisses, and all the cute stuff. All the intimate scenes are a pan away, fade to black type scenes.
• Are the books worth reading? Yes! The series follows the books very well, it's a near perfect adaptation. I've read Another Star and am almost done with Beside the Sky and I'm definitely planning on reading Winter Season next. If you can find a translation in your preferred language I would definitely recommend giving them a read.
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