OVERRATED

I was so excited for this to come out when they announced that there’s going to be a series. For someone who loves Jittirain and most especially Theory of Love. I can’t even contain my disappointment for how this turned out.

The review that I’ll be giving is for the series itself and not the novel.

STORY - The story was... inconsistent. Okay, yes it was light and there’s only butterflies in your stomach when you watch the first few episodes but there are a few double standards for this one.

First of all, i don’t like how Green is pushing himself to Tine when Tine clearly said no already. On top of that, it’s bizarre to even think about that Tine’s initial response to that situation is “get a fake boyfriend” like— what even is that? Also, what Green did to Tine is basically the same thing Tine did to Wat, not to mention the stalking, harrasing in bathrooms and even going as far as joining the music club just to make Wat agree to be his fake boyfriend. IT WAS A MESS. Tine and Sarawat’s relationship? A MESS. There was no substance or anything. It was a bromance, not romance.

I’m not gonna go into details about Man’s catfishing incident because that’s pretty much self explanatory. PhukongMil deserves so much better. Unlike other bl series that pays attention to side pairings/couples, this is the only series that confused me the most with regards to this. The series literally paid PhukongMil dust.

ACTING/CAST — I’ll be reviewing Win and Bright only. As a rookie actor, Win Metawin definitely didn’t disappoint. Given that there could be so much improvement, considering this is his first series or acting role, it was pretty much okay to me. He can definitely portray the bubbly and outgoing personality of Tine, I think he would be a promisinga actor in the future.

As for Bright, man I don’t know what happened with this one. This is not his first series, i’m not sure if he’s uncomfortable with the idea that it’s bl or if he just didn’t get enough workshop. I mean, sure he can portray that kinda snob popular guy but other than that, he’s so... lifeless. His facial expressions are always awkward and he really really looks uncomfortable acting in love with a man.

This is why the industry really needs to hire ACTUAL LGBT+ people and not straight men, but oh well.

MUSIC — as someone who doesn’t understand Thai, Scrubb’s songs are definitely AWESOME. I have no words for the OST by Max Jenmana, it was catchy. The story itself is somehow based upon scubb songs so all in all, SCRUBB superior. Kinda like Eraserheads of the Philippines.

REWATCH VALUE - If you asked me if this one on the first few episodes then my answer would be yes, i would love to rewatch it. But like i said, the series lost its spark halfway through the series and it’s a very bad adaptation of the novel. If there’s some clips on twitter or youtube then yes, I would watch bits of it but if it’s the entire series, I don’t think I want to go through all of that awkward acting of Bright and getting confused with the inconsistent story line.

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10/11 RECOMMEND

SOTUS walked so all of the other thai bl series could run.

I agree with this statement. Although, i’m not sure if there are amazing bl dramas before SOTUS, this one here definitely took thai bl dramas international.

A friend of mine told me that it romanticize hazing but in my own opinion, it does not. I think “hazing” is not a right term for what they’ve done, in my country there’s a compulsary military training in which, the activities are basically the same? The hazing portrayed in the series does not even depicts actual violence. It’s basically just like working out in the gym or training for a sport, haters are just trying to find loopholes for this one.

The story itself was light and served a very amazing coming to terms with sexuality for Arthit (Krist). I don’t like university settings much, but this one is actually a top notch. Arthit’s character development is amazing.

The music really give off that university kind of vibe. I graduated college 4 years ago and hearing the OST kinda brings back uni days.

The acting of Krist and Singto is... not perfect. They can still improve but with that storyline then I guess I can deal with it.

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10/11 WOULD RECOMMEND

First of all, if you’re looking for a light bl series that doesn’t tackle much issues then this isn’t the bl series for you.

You must have an open mind to be able to watch this series. While I agree that there are problematic parts, the plot and storyline definitely made up for it.

Most of the haters of this show is just hopping in the bandwagon without watching the entire series first. And yes, when I first started watching this there are scenes that are uncomfortable for me and could do better. But, i still gave it the benefit of the doubt and I fount out that this show is not for the weakhearted lol. You must be very mature and open minded to understand the whole concept and not judge the series based from what you read on twitter just to hop on the bandwagon.

But anyways, like every other bl series, this one is not perfect. But in terms of plot, storyline, acting, visuals and everything, this is the one that I liked the most. The chemistry between the two actors are just 100% match. Mew Suppasit, despite being in his late 20s, didn’t disappoint and as a rookie actor for Gulf Kanawut, i must say that I am bery impressed on how he lived and portrayed his character, Type. THE PLOT TWIST is definitely unexpected.

So overall, 10/11 would recommend.

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