asliceofkate
SE Texas, USA
The dialogue and relationships were also quite good. Good chemistry within the cast.
The plot while ok at the beginning the longer you watch the more frustrating it gets and when the truth is finally revealed it is almost nonsensical. The plot is easily the weakest point. There were a ridiculous number of 'coincidences' that seemed to happen for no other reason than to prevent the plot from moving forward. I am not easily frustrated and I found it so annoying.
If I had not been watching with a friend I probably would have watched a lot of this on 2x speed and just stared more at Krist and New. They whole cast is sooo pretty.
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It did a very good job of getting that authentic high school feel. Many shows set in school kinda feel like a caricature of a real school, but this feels really believable.
Once I learned the main characters, and got used to the horror of white socks/black shoes and just how much thigh you see when the boys sit down in those tiny blue shorts, I really, really loved it. ALL the feels. Minimal angst, and what's there seemed mild (though maybe that's just compared to TharnType which I had recently finished) the acting of the main couple was very good and had a subtlety and intimacy that I look for in an emotional show. Yes there is some awkwardness, but that is part of being a teen and discovering who you are and it did not feel out of place here.
The production value is kinda all over the place, particularly the sound, but it was not unexpected from what I've seen of older Thai shows.
Also the 1st ep should maybe have a seizure warning for flashing lights.
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Enjoyable but average. Was hoping for more.
By far the best part of the show for me was the middle 4-5 or so eps. The beginning spent too much time on P'Por (honestly just too much P'Por all around) and the end was really lackluster. It felt like their relationship built slowly to this certain point of the first kiss then never grew beyond that for the rest of the series. That was the peak.Since I mentioned it, I'm also disappointed with every kiss scene. I don't need a full make-out or anything but let me not see daylight peeking between their lips at least. Make solid contact. I'd rather see no kiss than these barely touching things. This really killed the chemistry in those parts for me because it seemed so artificial. I did think their chemistry was cute otherwise though they are not flashy or intensely passionate.
The idea that none of the characters were anyone amazing, just normal people living their lives made the story seem a lot more realistic than the typical BL tropes. The slowburn was nice but after a certain point felt too same-y, and tho I liked the characters there wasn't much character growth either. I had looked forward to this series a lot and though there were things I liked about it they were not stand outs, leaving the whole thing feeling rather average.
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Mediocre but has some cute moments and may be worth it if you're bored.
While cute enough to watch weekly while it was airing, it wasn't anything amazing. Lots of clichés, not that clichés are bad, but some of these have been done to death. This is a hate to friendship to love story and follows ALL the expected plot lines. This was pretty messy relationship wise, though all the characters were surprisingly mature about for high school kids.....for the most part. There were still some childish antics. It was far beyond the usual love triangle or square. Love chain-link might be a better way to describe it, lol.A lot of the acting was pretty cringe, though both the main leads were not bad. There were a couple of stand outs among the side characters, most notably Chol's photography friend Q.
The side couples were petty cute, though most interactions were plagued by the sub-par acting and a somewhat stiff script(or maybe just weak translation?). The only one I had zero interest in was the student/teacher couple. I did like Maping (the student) as a character but the whole situation was just borderline creepy. I have no issues with student/teacher or age gap story lines in general (and their age gap was less than I expected when revealed) but this just really didn't sit right with me. It didn't help that the actor playing the teacher was incredibly stiff.
All in all I'd say there really wasn't much that stood out in this show but it wasn't bad. It could have been better with a stronger script and a more experienced cast but it was still pretty watchable though the last few episodes were weak.
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I did find something endearing about the idiot couple Oat and Pop. I would have dropped this if not for them. I also really super loved the side character played by Mild. He was so freaking cute I cannot.
This was also the first drama which I thought a female character that was being bitchy was so completely justified. Mo had to put up with soooo many horrible things it's perfectly believable that she'd get mad.
If you're thinking about watching this for Mew then just know that his pairing is really frustrating and he's only in maybe 2.5hrs of the drama total. He doesn't even appear until like ep7-8. It would be better just to look up gif sets on tumblr honestly, or maybe you could find a Pree/Rambo cut if you just have to see it.
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