I expected FUTS to be rather mediocre but ended up positively surprised. It wasn’t anything earth-shattering but it was better than the average Thai BL. The story was a typical university-setting but with some nice and surprisingly enjoyable moments.

I liked Pi a lot. He was a well-written and well-acted character (Phuwin did a great job). He had depth and his concerns and anxieties were legitimate and believable. His insecurities had a reason to be and the way he explained them made sense. As someone who was bullied in school I could definitely relate. Mork on the other hand didn’t have as much depth and was written as a rather typically perfect fantasy-boyfriend. I wish they’d given him some palpable faults but alas, haha. I still liked him though. All in all, their story wasn’t anything special but I still enjoyed it a lot.

For me, the show absolutely nailed the comedy. The comedic timing was great and the series had a lot of lovable characters (Duean and his crazy gang of friends!) I savored every second Duean was on screen and especially his screen time with Pi. Their brotherly shenanigans and relationship was great! It felt very natural and their family actually seemed like a real family. When the eldest brother came home and they had dinner and afterwards talked in their room. I loved those scenes. Oh and how could I forget Meen? Such a breath of fresh air! He had a unique personality that meshed well with Dueans. He was cute but bold, seemed a little shy but also confident. Truly a wonderful character!

I can’t say much about Pi and Morks relationship bc it wasn’t really anything special. It was cute but the drama was predictable in a way. What I did like was the fact that Mork wasn’t the only one trying to kiss Pi. Pi openly expressed his desire to kiss Mork too and that was so nice! I’m a little tired of all these “typical uke/mia” characters who never want to kiss their partners, even after they’ve been together for years lol.
I want to say that the show did surprise me when it decided to put some serious drama into episode 8. Usually you see Thai BL overburdening their last two episodes with all the crazy drama and ruining the pacing in the process ;)
I was actually excited to seem them correctly build up the drama and let it have time to resolve itself in a natural, non-forced way. What I didn’t expect though, was that they straight up ruined it by introducing another big (and unnecessary) drama in the last 35 minutes of the final episode lol It was a very strange move bc that specific conflict didn’t make sense and needed to be resolved pretty forcefully, not giving it enough time to ebb down naturally.
Not to mention that I really thought we were slowly getting past the trend of villainizing female characters in BL but I guess not -_-

I was also pretty annoyed by the inclusion of super crazy fujoshis/fudanshis. They weren’t really necessary for the story and were mainly used as comedic relief in a story that already has plenty of good comedy (come on, we have Duean and the gang!) Not to mention that I personally didn’t really find their scenes that funny. At this point Fujoshi and femme gay or trans people have become a synonym for a personality trait. I hope this changes soon.