After all the harrowing events of Ep. 9, the situation for Prince Saenkaew and Sasin seemed hopeless in the extreme and could not have been more dire. Yet, despite all this unalloyed drama, bloodshed and misery, our two lovebirds were ultimately saved, first by Pin and then by Grandma. Events then took their course, including the unexpected stabbing of Prince Bodin (Pin's father) by the distraught and half-crazed widow of Prince Inthorn, who he had shot earlier, saving them from being shot too. Safely on the train to a new life together, the two lovers escaped to a region far from where anyone could find them, to lead the sort of life they could only dream about. The happy reunion at the end was merely the icing on the cake.
The revelation of this series was Peak's acting, who has been in BL dramas since his standout role in 'Make it Right' (2016). Everyone else, too, was perfectly cast, contributing to the overall excellence of this series. No wonder it rated so well.
The movies were the first BL's I watched more than a decade and a half ago!! So I was very much excited till I…
The original five Takumi-kin movies from 2007 to 2010 were, on the whole, much better than this series, which in my opinion is a mess - hard to follow and all over the place with the various relationships, none of which except the main one are dealt with properly. The original was told in a linear fashion and was mainly about Takumi and Gii. In this series, Takumi is far more introspective and uncertain with how he should react to Gii's love for him, until finally here we see them in bed together for the first time, happy and content. It took long enough to get there.
This was an outstanding political drama with a dash of BL thrown in for good measure. However, I had trouble following the convoluted political shenanigans at the end. Dr. Nong blackmailed the PM, Vee's father, without telling him about it, and later, someone tipped Vee off about it, which led to him resigning from the party and joining a different one. At the same time, Vee severed his relationship with Dr. Nong but when the latter returned to his office, he found a box of croissants, and under one of them Vee said he loved him. There's more to this than what I put here, so what am I missing out on? I'd be grateful if someone could explain to me the finer political details.
Many viewers will remember Ja as Leo, with First as Fiat, his troublesome and eventual love interest, who first appeared in TharnType as supporting characters before getting their own series, Don't Say No. In that, Leo played the older, steadying and calming influence on the unpredictable and excitable Fiat. Well, here is Ja again, smooth and as debonair as ever playing Saint, in a role that bears some resemblance to his previous persona as he deals with Ice, with whom he had a falling out but now lives with and will be his acting partner in a film they're about to make. Ice had a traumatic home life that still gives him nightmares, and he's none too happy he's mixed up with Saint again, but true to his name, Saint puts the past aside, being gentle and understanding with Ice until he wins him over. That's the setup for what's coming next. I think this will be an engrossing and at times intense series that I'm looking forward to getting into.
Despite the earlier warning, I don't think Nawa stood a chance of not yielding under the full charm assault from Phu. However, having let himself be smitten, I don't think it's going to be smooth sailing for them. Choppy seas for some characters are ahead.
Forget how cute/handsome the guys are. The storyline is so hard to follow. It all seems to be just random little altercations between the various characters. I'm not even sure who the goblin is.
It's going to get very messy, with Pokpong being misled by Jett and persuaded to join the Hunters whose mission is to kill vampires. Little does he know that Punn, his older brother, his brother's boyfriend, Ramil, is the head of the vampires.
The revelation of this series was Peak's acting, who has been in BL dramas since his standout role in 'Make it Right' (2016). Everyone else, too, was perfectly cast, contributing to the overall excellence of this series. No wonder it rated so well.