Friends And The Benefits?

Okay at first I wasn't going to give it a chance bececauae of the feedback but decided to in the end anyways, so here is my review. I'm not going to tell you to watch it or not watch it, that is up to you. Just don't let other people's opinion persuade you one way or the other.
On to my review;

Sher and Fah:
Honestly I thought they were cute together during their domestic moments. Their issue of mistrust and jealousy tho, I understood tho from both end to an extent more in Fah's favor but I related to Sher in the family situation and why his heart was closed off. Tho I related to Sher, I understood Fah more because Sher wasn't exactly showing the same seriousness for the relationship as Fah and Sher's relationship with Prince, anyone would side eye if they were in the same situation with the person they liked. At one point Fah apologizes for feeling jealous and repeats to Sher that he didn't do anything wrong, that it's his own fault for feeling jealous then it turns into a fight and Sher slaps Fah unnecessarily once (poor guy got slapped unnecessarily so many times) and punches him the second time tho, that time it was justified cause Fah was kissing on him when he didn't want it, I think that whole thing didn't need to happen, it added unnecessary toxicity to the point that I was doubting whether Sher deserved Fah. Yes whether SHER deserved Fah. In the end trust is earned and I suppose he earned Fah's trust with the whole Pie situation. Speaking of which; People constantly trying to take Fah for themselves got on my nerves, I know he used to be a playboy but geez these people had no self respect, it made me crack up how he turned them down though so there's the plus side to that. Am I happy with their ending? Yes. Did they end up on my fave couple list? No. Also as far as intimacy chemistry between the actors goes, I think it was decent but I'm not one to fuss over that stuff really.

PingTap and Namwhan:
The whipped, nosy besties. I would've loved to have seen a flashback to how they became friends with Fah cause honestly their dynamic had me cracking up. Ping was always so nosy and Tap also but he knew how to keep it to himself, the perfect calm to the nosy storm that is Ping; Made for eachother. Nam surprised me, usually the girls are villanized in BLs so I was pleasantly surprised that she wasn't and handled her situation with Tap gracefully, helping him open his eyes to his feelings for Ping. Though how they got together was a little rushed in my opinion, they still managed to make me smile an look forward to their screen time.

Gear And Prince:
Just like with Sher and Fah, they also dealt with jealousy over Prince's relationship with Sher, understandably so. Glad they didn't drag it for too long and they went back to being the cute relief. Their first time was also filmed beautifully in a fairytale way and honestly it was fitting, just for them.

Tar and Pink:
Loved Pink and her mission to get Sher and Fah together while Tar followed her around like a puppy. Though we didn't get a clear answer for them, I was rooting for Tar to get his girl haha.

Tam and his guy:
I was both confused and intrigued by them just to be left in confusion about them lol.

Music:
Nothing too special. Ost was nice.

Overall with everything considered, I enjoyed it and give it a 8.5. Would I reach for it for a rewatch? Maybe depends on my mood. One thing to take note of is that Dark Blue Kiss is one of my fave thai BLs so do with that info what you will lol.

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Bring tissues and enjoy the worthwhile ride.

Sobbing cause it ended even though...Yes it was a happy ending; So watch without worry for those of you who don't like sad endings. My heart is aching because I'm gonna miss them all so much. The journey it took us on was a hell of a ride and I loved it all. Only thing I wish was for... and this is where I get into spoilers so don't read on if you don't want to be spoiled... Pat's dad and Pran's mom to apologize to Pat and Pran cause I only ended up respecting Pran's dad honestly but can't stand Pat's dad the most; Like it was said in narrating tho; Not everything has a happy ending. Glad my girls InkPa stayed together years later as they should. In my head Korn is engaged to Chang instead of a girl and no one can change my headcanon on that. It wasn't clear for me if Wai had anyone but I'll go with no for his karma, since nothing really came from what happened besides his big mouth getting him in trouble. In the end I still cared for Wai but still thought he was due a bit of a punishment for his impulsiveness even if his feelings of feeling betrayed were valid; His action wasn't, luckily they weren't surrounded by homophobia. LOVE my Doctor, Jimmy tho. Speaking of the friends, I wanted to see more of them this finale, it's like they suddenly disappeared. I thought we'd see them in the time skip for the reunion but it turned out to be the reunion I didn't think of oh well lol. That ending? Screaming and that's all I'll say. This series is gonna be so missed that I'm heartbroken that it's over. It taught us lessons and gave us hope and made us feel very single and has become a for sure comfort show of mine. Everyone gave what they were supposed to have gave, especially Ohm and Nanon; Who delivered on their emotions so well. I felt every kiss conveyed such emotions with so much intensity and passion and no awkwardness, their chemistry is next level. Will we get to see them in more projects together? Hope so but if not, we get to look back on this masterpiece for their first project together as a CP.

The soundtrack will be on repeat I can tell you that. Such catchy tunes, great lyrics and vocals ♡

I thank you Aof and the writers and producers and everyone else on staff for this amazing series that subverted all the BL tropes, it will remain in my heart forever...You all still owe me for emotional damage lmao

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In my 100% you're the %1 I'll only love ♡

Definitely recommend just maybe bring a whole roll of bounty, a teddy and chocolates with you if you wanna binge it.

9/10 For me. Santa and Cooheart did an amazing job their chemistry was top notch and the story heart warming and gut wrenchingly painful at times I.e. last two eps especially for me who has had to deal with the same thing as Eiw. Where it gets the point deducted is with Peak and Hom's storyline, I didn't think it was necessary and inappropriately placed within the second to last episode, their relationship was the last thing on my mind, I did not need to see Peak pull Hom aside to talk while she was in the hospital. The rest of it I enjoyed and loved actually, Santa and Cooheart as Cake and Eiw will be missed 🥲

Music- The scoring was beautiful per usual standard with a Wabi Sabi Production.

Acting- 10/10 Tho the dad was a bit questionable with his crying still everyone did great whether I liked their character or not.

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A Mame show making it to my top faves..

Didn't think I'd be writing about a Mame show being my fave and having a spot on my faves list but here it is. I loved DSN so much with its pain and everything. The communication, the topics, the chemistry. I loved it all. Ja and First really nailed it with these roles, every episode I was captivated by their story and I usually tend to go towards the second couple more but LeoFiat grabbed at my heart so hard. That's not to say I didn't enjoy Leon and Pob's story, I very much did and I loved Leon's patience with Pob and how realistic their end was, I was just pulled in by LeoFiat a little more. What can I say I live for angst with sweetness thrown in. I do look forward to the special episode cause SmartJames have undeniable chemistry; Their final scene omg...would love to see them work together in the future. The friend group, the parents Leo's and Fiat's and as well as Fiat's step mom and sis were all great in bringing the story together. I even commend Earth for playing the annoying Punn and Natt for playing the disgusting King; They played their roles well cause I hated their guts LMAO. My only complaints would be the order in which they handled Leo's cowardness after what he and Fiat had gone through, didn't really make sense to me why he handled the situation like he did at the time. My other complaint is filming wise, some shots were held on too long so it felt awkward at times but other than that, can't complain and would rewatch it over 100 times. Definitely reccomend.

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I too wish to stop time right here

MINOR SPOILERS AHEAD: 110% Recommend tho♡

First to quote Talay's friend, Gyo;

"It's Puen's personal business who he dates. I'm just a fan not his master of life." Every toxic fan should take note when obsessing over their idols.

Now onto my gushing;

The scream I let out at that bonus scene in the finale. I'm gonna miss them so much, 12 weeks went by so fast. Them and everyone will be in my heart always, it's definitely a top BL for this year for me. Loved that we in a way got to see what everyone in the other universe is doing in some way. Also Puen and Talay building the Friend Credit studio warmed my heart but I'm sure they set fire to it that night. I'm definitely going to be rewatching it.

If there's anything I can complain about, it's the way they didn't swap between their real bodies and their souls enough to show us what people in the other universe were actually seeing wasn't actually Talay and Puen but Tess and Tun's bodies. Also the character development for Tess was non-existent but after what he did to Talay's life I didn't really care for him to be honest.

People may complain about Jimmy and Sea's chemistry but I thought that it was definitely there, they had me from the very beginning all the way to the end. Sure their kissing might not be up to everyone's expectations but for me what I love most is the intimacy shown in other ways like the meaningful stares, backhugs, sweet words and gestures done for one another. They warmed my heart and had me smiling from ear to ear every week... well when they weren't making me cry haha.

Having seen Bad Buddy and 55:15 Never Too Late, I was aware of how skilled both of them were in acting so it's no surprise to me that it turned out as well as it did. I felt every emotion from both and if I could, I'd erase my memory to watch it all over again new.

Neo, Aou, Boom and Pepper all did an amazing job too, gonna miss the friend group so much; They definitely became a new fave friend group in BL for me.

Ohm and Nanon did well with their screen time also. I know OhmNanon may be upset with how little they got and might judge the series by that but I hope they let their minds and heart be open enough to let Jimmy and Sea in.

Music; 10/10 I love Sea singing the Ost and the songs sung by Jimmy & Sea throughout the series very much.

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A great step in the right direction.

Pearl Next Door gave me anguish, happiness and sadness in the short amount of time that it aired. The acting was great, the intro always brought a smile to my face; The vlog style of it was cute and the production was just as great as it's parent drama (GameBoys). The story was a bit frustrating at times tho with Pearl being in love with someone who could devalue her sexuality because of their past trauma; I honestly was so annoyed with Kathleen's Biphobia, definitely team Alex.

I fell in love with the way Alex handled herself against Kathleen and knowing what and who she wanted from the start, so I was surprised when she revealed her red flags, didn't stop me from liking her though cause she was only showing that she's human too regardless of being amazingly understanding. Pearl's friendship with Fonzy was also another one of favorite things about the series; The side story with Fonzy and the polygamous guy had me cracking up. It's nice to see all types of lifestyles being represented in a GL, hope future GL/BL scriptwriters, novel writers take note.

The ending was satifying and I would rewatch it again. I look forward to a possible second season? To see where they take these characters next.

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Prepare To Feel Single!

First, I 100% recommend this show but prepare to feel single at almost every episode lmao. Anyways onto my review.

Payu and Rain:
When I first started it, I had not read the novel so I went in blind and I gotta say, I sincerely enjoyed their half of the series. It was sweet, funny and slightly wild at times. I enjoyed it for what it was, the kidnapping was a bit nonsensical but gotta have drama I guess haha. I read the novel and it follows it pretty much to a tea with a few much needed changes. I loved their love story even when I was at a loss for why Rain did the things he did at times but that's his charm haha. As for Payu, as hot as he is, I don't think I would fair as well as Rain with Payu as my boyfriend since he seems to have a humiliation kink and I'm not really into that lol, his seriousness for keeping up with my grades would come in handy tho. Speaking of Rain tho forgot to say his friendship with Sky is honestly everything to me, I love them and it saddens me that people don't see how much they actually care for eachother. I can't wait for the special to see a certain scene that Boss and Noeul talked about play out, I know I'm gonna die >_< seeing it come to life. Anyways Boss and Noeul's chemistry was of course top notch, no complaints, they constantly made me feel single. Missing them as I type this... I've actually rewatched it a couple times already lol.

Prapai And Sky:
MY BABIES. Am I a sucker for a good second couple? Yes, yes I am. Prapai and Sky gave me everything and more, I read the novel for their story too so I knew what to expect knowing it was going to be a darker story; Fort and Peat gave me everything I needed as Prapai and Sky, I felt the angst, love and overall playfulness of their characters. As far as husband material, to me Prapai is it. Also relating to Sky In a way, I felt his feelings of thinking he's unlovable and the massive pressure he would put on himself to help those around him instead of himself. I know Prapai's tactics could be seen as red flags but his intentions behind everything he did were never malicious so to me he's still a green flag with minor flaws. In the end he's exactly who Sky needed to as he put it "wake him up from his nightmare" with tough love, persistence and consistency to crack through his wall. Fort and Peat truly had me in my feels and I'll never get over PrapaiSky's love story and can't wait for the special to see them interact with Pai's family more hopefully, for those that read the novel- Shirts! ♡♡♡

Gun and Petch:
No disrespect to the actors but Gun and Petch are at the top of my hit list. The way they boiled my blood... kudos to the actors for playing such disgusting characters.

Production:
The sound issues were disappointing honestly but didn't distract me much, I still enjoy the series regardless thanks to the actors that make the characters who they are. Also some of the directing decisions for the second half of the series were off but of no fault of the actors whatsoever.

Music: Both intros for both halves and the outtro are on a loop, love them all.

Another thing I wanted to add is that I liked the format of splitting the episodes per couple cause one doesn't outshine the other at least for me, I loved both couples and didn't get second couple syndrome like usual and it gave us more time to pay attention to each story than we would've if they were intertwined with eachother. Anyways, love the cast so much and I'm now in my mourning period till the special.

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Emotional roller-coaster

This season was such a roller-coaster, though there was times that I was annoyed, I can say that I enjoyed it. Each of the side couples gave me something to look forward to from their stories. LeoFiat with their misunderstood feelings and abandoment issues on Fiat's half resulting in making him the villian of the season, ChampDoc with the secret crush, CirPhugun with the sugary sweet moments as a break from the drama in between. Another part I enjoyed was the friendship between Type, Techno and Champ and the bond between Thorn, Tharn and Thanya. Also, though hardly around, I enjoyed the Seo and Klui moments.

The maturity development between Tharn and Type this season was great to see, especially from Type's part. Communication though still needing work, was there this time around rather than fists flying. The issues of work place abuse, homophobia and same sex marriage as percieved by the outside world are all showcased through Type and his daily life as a working adult. As well as the struggle of maintaining a relationship when time their time divided between their busy work life and their social life.

Production was off this season though; Plenty of audio screw ups but I didn't let it bother me too much. The acting distracted well enough from it.

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I'm a sucker for the cheesy

Since I can't rank in intervals less than .5 I gave it a 8.5 tho it's more 8.2 as a whole it's just a bit above History 4 since I genuinely enjoyed both couples this time. Seeing that couple from History4 be brought back and not Li Cheng and Teng Muren makes me sad tho ( No shade to Michael and Lin Chia their characters as a couple just make me uncomfortable after everything Yongjie has done and the legally step sibilings part, had to skip most of the last few minutes) but still it was a lovely show. Best part of the finale tho was the beginning for sure, the way I screamed out of happiness 😂. Is it by any means their best one? Nope. Am I still gonna watch the ones that come after if they continue to produce more? Yep lol

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Unforgotten Series♡

Solid 8.7 series for me. I'm gonna miss it, gonna miss KamolKim the most really. Was it perfect? Not by any means but whether you hate it or love it, , I'm sure it'll be an unforgettable experience having watched it live weekly for everyone cause it kept people talking; To hate on it or give genuine feedback and point out things they did like about it. I personally would definitely rewatch it again no problem. Hope to see YoonTon in future projects also.


Positives:
-The chemistry between Yoon and Ton, I loved. Some people may say Yoon didn't fit the role but I think he did and did it well. I found the way he played Kamol to be alluring, loved seeing that side of him. Ton as Kim did great as well tho admittedly, Kim was abit annoying at times but that's no fault of Ton that his character is the the way that he is since the script is based off a novel. The growth they go through together, they had me rooting for KamolKim's love to workout and make them a fave ship of mine.

- The chemistry the rest of the cast especially Ton and Peat (Baiboon). I haven't read the book but was told that Kim treats him like a son and they have an adorable relationship in the novel and I got that in series. Given the circumstances of the age issue from the novel, Peat did well with his role acting alongside everyone, Gun (Khom) included; Their storyline was sweet and innocent and I appreciated that. Speaking of Gun, I also love the shoot out scenes him and the other 3 bodyguards had, so much, they were amazing in those scene, so props to him, Ku, Tong and Tan.

- Amen as Danil had my blood boiling so kudos to him for playing a good irritating character, tho his evil laugh could use some work. Ging as Cherry was great in her role also, again not her fault Cherry was quite annoying but that's to be expected unfortunately with BLs and females. Beam as Danai was entertaining to watch.

Negatives:

- Lack of DayItt, while others were complaining of their screentime, I honestly didn't mind them and wanted to know more about them. Who knows they might've given me second couple syndrome or have me like them just as much as I love KamolKim.

-Lack of backstory for the bodyguards, it was a nice surprise tho from the promo posters and from what I was told about the novel, I knew it was gonna happen. I just wish we had gotten more to their story.

- Jin? My girl Sammie went missing and I was hoping for something to happen with her and May, oh well.

- The filter on the intimate scenes, weird editing choice.

That's all for the negatives like I said, I enjoyed it. I know people were fussing on about the background music but I didn't care one way or the other about the music to be honest. The intro ost had me singing along to it for sure. Anyways, I recommend this series if you want to something entertaining to shut your brain off to.

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Glad I gave it a chance.

Mentions: Rape, Stalking, Manipulation and Incest

Is it perfect? Not by a long shot. Dialogue at times was sketchy. Am I glad I gave it a shot? Yes. I went into it skeptical at first because of the trailer but I ended up liking it. Now would be the time for Fu Yongjie apologist to stop reading or continue and be triggered cause I at no point in time enjoyed anything dealing with him(Wico tho is the cutest, I have to make that distinction cause some don't seem to know a person's opinion on a character can differ from the actor themselves.). Anyways, Li Cheng and TengTeng at first started a little off to me because I had my reservations from the trailer but by the second episode I warmed up to them. Now we know the pretending to be gay to get with a girl trope can be annoying but the plot turned away from that pretty quickly and it became more about Li Cheng and Teng discoverying and admitting to themselves what had always been there all along from their years of knowing eachother, they just needed a catalyst to make them realize. It was a rough journey with mistakes, awful advice( seriously why take advice from the rapist of Fu Yongjie) regret and overcoming problems of power and rumors in the workplace. In the end it turns out to be a beautiful relationship with Li Cheng always letting Teng know that there is nothing wrong with their love, it's for only the two of them to enjoy and the opinions of others do not matter. Be warned there's an attempt at sexual assault in their story, that's where the problem of power in the workplace comes in. The rumors revolve around the fujoshi side of the story.

For the 2nd CP. (DONT CONTINUE IF YOU DONT WISH TO BE REALLY SPOILED )
I feel it's necessary to speak on them as the storyline is triggering and should be made aware of for those wanting to watch.

Incest..Xingsi knew Yonngjie since he was ten years old and treated him as a brother and was raised like one, Xingsi's dad treated him as his own son and loved him as such. It's incest to me, argue with your mother about it if you want to.

Manipulation and Rape...Yongjie literally made Xingsi believe he was about to jump off a building if he didnt speak to him after getting him drunk and raping his drunken body as a gift to himself...not to mention recording it and showing it to the dad.

Stalking...Fu Yongjie was truly a piece of OBSESSED trash character. Yes obsessed, I wouldn't call what he felt love whatsover especially with how he stalked Xingsi and his friends to hurt them for being so close to Xingsi. That's all I can say since I skipped over majority of the scenes he was alone with Xingsi after Xingsi had accepted him as his lover...and brother 0.o I kept hoping Yongjie would have something redeeming about him but it never happened for me, anyways, onto Xingsi.

Xingsi's relationship with his father was beautiful, I loved it and he truly deserved a better option to show him the love he deserves. I was glad he had Teng and Li Cheng in his corner when he needed them most and never left his side.

As far as parents go, Xingsi's dad is alright with me. The step mom though who let her be a mother cause I have no words for how irresponsible and ableist she was with Yongjie.

Dont let that all scare you, unless of course you have a sensitivity to those topics then feel free to skip it.

Acting...Fell hard for Charles and Anson's chemistry, loved Michael's chemistry with Charles and Anson as a trio. If you can make me hate a trash character I say you did great at your job, not Wico's fault he was dealt such a poor hand to deal with, really looking forward to seeing him in something better. Yongjie aside, Wico was looking mighty fine behind the bar mixing those drinks. Loved the actor who played the dad, it was always worth a peak when he was on screen. The mom..as I said if you can make me hate an awful character you've done your job well. Also liked how Cindy went about portraying Meifang, I didnt find her as annoying as i usually find fujoshi characters.

Music...I love the theme so much, History generally doesnt disappoint with their Osts.

All things considered I would personally rewatch it cause ChengRen and Xingsi make it worth it for me. Just my honest opinion on this controversial mess of a show.

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Setting a new standard for Thai BLs

This show was amazing from start to finish to me. I loved the crazy storyline and the fact that the gay aspect of it wasn't such a big portion of what it was about; Just two guys trying to solve the mystery of their mutual friends's death all while getting close intimately. The plottwists will have you questioning everyone and it's just that thrilling. The side characters captivated me as much as the main and I was invested in everyone.

Acting: If you're not new to most of these actors then you know of their talent and chemistry. You can tell they put their heart and soul into their roles and it definitely paid off.

Production: Hats off to the cast and crew who bought us this series.

Music: Love the suspenseful music for the intro, it got me excited to start the new episode.

Rewatch Value: 100.

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Full Bloom

This series was so sweet and fluffy, I loved it. The bullying of course irritated me but that's the point so great job to the actors on their part. I know this was a story about two boys raised together but the fact Haebom always addressed Taesung's mom as Tae's mom and not "our mom" helped with the weirdness of that part of it. I was able to see them as just childhood friends living together(With the subs from Viki anyways, i don't know if it's subbed differently anywhere else). I only wish Yonghee got his own happy ending though it was hinted at in the end cause he turned out to be my fave. The mom lowkey annoyed me with thinking about herself and what others thought instead of their happiness but I know she meant well. Anyways, cute quick watch. I recommend it.

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