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If not at work, at home watching dramas

lestay

If not at work, at home watching dramas
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My Dear Gangster Oppa
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by lestay
Dec 15, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.5
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
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Believe it or not, it is better than their previous BL together

I originally was not going to watch this series. Why? Because of the MC's Meen and Ping. Last year, I watched another series with them called 'Ai Long Nhai'. I gave that series a 1.5,0.5 for the two actors who played Meen's father in the series. So, when I saw this, I told myself not to watch it. However, I caved in and watched it. And I must say, it is actually a lot better than their previous series.

The first three episodes of this series were phenomenal for me. After, that I don't know what happened. I just felt that more episodes could have been used to properly explain this series- and not twelve episodes but like just one or two more to just flesh out the storyline. Pacing is an issue for me in this series, especially at the end when a few weeks have passed, followed by a few months. Also, some of the supporting characters annoyed me a bit (Wal and Kenji). Because of all of, this I give the story a 7 because Meen was actually good in this.

As stated previously, some of the acts stood out to me in their acting skills prepare for others. I have watched other mafia shows (some good and some bad) and the acting here by Meen and Tien (the actor who played Tul), is good. I also liked some of the supporting characters in their roles. Because of this - I will give the acting a 7.

The music is memorable, and I know that I am going to miss hearing it every Thursday. so, I will give that an 8. For the Rewatch Valu, I will give a 7.5, because I really did like them, and the story and I don't mind watching them again.

So, it can be seen that this series is not perfect. But this second outing of Meen and Ping as a couple shows us that the actors have improved (for me), drastically as I rated their previous series a 1.5 and I am now rating this series a 7.5.

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In Love and Deep Water
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by lestay
Nov 26, 2023
Completed 0
Overall 6.5
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Simple movie with a weak love story and an easy murder mystery to solve

Netflix little blurb on this movie states " Romance, mystery and mayhem unfolds aboard a luxury liner heading for the Agean Sea, when a butler and a passenger try to solve a baffling murder.' With that little blurb as well as when I saw it being advertised, I took the opportunity to watch it today. And... well...it just did not live up to the expectations.

Now, other murder mysteries that I watch, I just don't know who done the dirty deed. But I kid you not, LITTERALLY halfway through this movie, I realized who the murder was. I mean, another murder mystery that I watched some months ago, I And besides finding that out, I really did not like how some of the customers treated Ubukata. Like they could have appreciated him a bit more. And out of all the supporting character, I only really liked the kid- he seemed to have more common sense and a better grasp to like that the ML.

And then all the thing that Mr. Kuruma Michihiko and his wife did (making it look like Mr. Kurma was alive for so long until they announced he was dead, pushing down Sakumoto Kanatolike's mom like that after she found out the truth. Like they also should have been arrested and locked up until they returned to Japan. And well, the romance really was not as strong as I was expecting it to be. I mean, it was okay. Just not mind- blowing.

So, in the end I give this movie a 6.5. It had an interesting storyline that just wasn't formulated in an exciting way. The actors were okay (especially the young actor who plays Sakumoto Kanatolike).

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You Are Mine
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by lestay
Nov 12, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.5
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Personally one of my faves for the year 2023

First let me start off saying that I am writing this review a day after I have completed this series (11/11). Alright! Here's the thing- I really, REALLY liked this series. However, I'm not going to try to convince people who don't like it to like it. I understand why they don't like it. And those are exactly the same reasons on why I do like it.

Story-9/10

I love this story so much! How it started with the cranky boss and the kind hearted secretary. And the it just turned into an excellent cat and mouse chase between the MC's.

And okay- yes it had a pet peeve that I absolutely ABHOR in series (miscommunication). But, I don't know, I felt that it was dealt with good in this series. Like, because how Xia Shang Zhou was raised, he just wasn't able to express himself properly to Yao Shun Yu (I mean he was comparing to get Yao to like/ date him as if he was taking over a company!) I am glad that they were able to clear up this misunderstanding between them and was able to get together in the end.

Now, why did I chose to give it a 9 instead of a 10? Because the mother basically came out of nowhere and just slapping my poor little Yao! And what got to me is the fact that Xia's mother basically knows nothing about him! How the heck you don't know that your own son gets bad headaches and can't et certain types of food! And forcing im on dayes that he clearly does not want to be on because he uses his secretaries to act as his significant other just not to date them. What kind of mother are you!

Acting/Cast-9.5/10

I loved the majority of the acting (the mother part still does not sit right with me!) From the interactions between the two male leads, to the other secretaries and even to the VP. They were all a joy to watch over these past few weeks. That's why I give a 9.5.

Music-10/10

Music is a 10/10 and ain't anybody going to change my mind about it!

Rewatch Valu-8.5/10

While I do like this series, I don't see myself watching it immediately, due to scenes that I must say did annoy me a bit. But I will say that there will be times where I will watch certain parts and smile uncontrollably. So, for that, I will give an 8.5.

Overall-9.5/10

Overall, I give this series a 9.5/10. I really did enjoy it and I do know that it really isn't for everyone. I'm gonna miss this series so much!

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Only Friends
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by lestay
Oct 30, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 10
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Gonna miss all this messy chaos from these characters

From the first trailer last year, I just know that this series was going to be messy (love) story. I was actually afraid that I was not going to be able to follow it, but...I actually did!

Story-9/10
I'm not even gonna try to explain it, because like I said, I was hella confused from the first time I saw the preview last year. But all I can say is that all of the main characters had their good side as well as their bad side. At one point, I was rooting for them. And then at another point, I was screaming bloody murder and wishing death upon them. It can also be seen as realistic, because not all of the three couples got their happy ending together (and this is why I was most happy for Nick's ending because he chooses to love himself than to be in a relationship with Boston who wanted to change for Nick, but still was the same- although I must say that he did try at least).

I just didn't really like the character Boeing (and nothing is going to make me to). All in all, I'm going to give it a 9.

Acting/Cast-9/10
Everyone was phenomenal, especially First, Khatoung and Mark. I really loved their character and felt that they portrayed the emotions well. Force and Neo played their characters well also as they had me hating on them at one point of the series. Due to this, I'm going to give them a 9.

Music-8.5/10
The music was interesting and went well with the series. As such, I will give an 8.5.

Rewatch-10/10
I will most definitely give this another rewatch. Because it may give me a better understanding of the characters. Also, I like messy and complicated stories once told properly, which this one was. I would give this a 10.

Overall-9/10
Overall, I give this series a 9/10. I was thoroughly entertained. And was interesting in seeing Force and Book yet another character that were totally different from their previous two. I would most definitely recommend this to others who want to watch a messy and chaotic series done right.

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Step by Step
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by lestay
Jul 11, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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This did not met my expectations

I watched the last episode on Saturday and now finally got a chance to write a review on Monday about this series.

The first time I watched the official pilot, I was actually interested in seeing this series. And then the trailer came out, I was super excited to see the story of Jeng and Pat. And then I sat down and watched this series and was...dissapointed. It did not live up to the official pilot as well as the trailer for me.

Story-4/10
In all honesty, I ONLY liked four out of the twelve episodes (episodes one to three and then ten). The others, I honestly didn't and couldn't care for then as they were focusing on characters that I don't care about or want to know about.

I was here for Pat and Jeng (and sometimes Chot). I don't care about thier friends, Pat's ex-boyfriend, Jeng's brother, Jaab and Jane, Jeng's father- nothing! And because the series focused on all of this, I felt the time it took for Pat and Jeng was too long and then they happened to quickly and broke up. Also, it had like two time jumps in the space of two episodes?! ( three months I think and then two years). All of this annoyed me and for that reason I am giving the story a 4, which is being very generous because I really should give them a 3.

Acting/Cast- 6/10
You know what? I only liked the actors who played Jeng and Chot. The others, because I really didn't care for thier storyline, thier acting didn't really impact on me. So, just because of these two and the scenes that they stole throughout the series, I am being generous again and giving them a 6.

Music-6/10
I honestly couldn't recall it. I had to go back to the beginning of an episode and play it over. Because of this, I will give them a 6.

Rewatch Valu-2/10
Okay- I honestly do not think that I will rewatch this at all. Because it has left me soooo dissapointed. And I know people would say that maube I am not accustomed to a slow burn series. But this was really too slow for me that I did loose my attention a lot and I only really was watching to see Pat and Jeng end up together. Which they did. For like two episodes and then broke up for two years! As such, I am givnig the rewatch valu a solid 2.

Overall-4.5/10
Overall, I give this series a 4.5. And that's just sad, because I was super hyped when I saw both the official pilot and trailer. I also thought that this series would have scored much higher (like between 8 to 9) after watching the first three episodes. But, it didn't and every week I slowly lost interest in this series until episode 10. But by then it was too late to save this series for me.

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Zenra Meshi
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by lestay
Jun 30, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 7.0
Story 7.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
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Started good. Got muddled in the middle. Ended on an okay note.

When I started this series, I told myself that 'Maybe this was going to become my first ten for BL's this year!' This was my thought as it started off on an excellent note. But then, the middle happened.

I have said this numerous times- I HATE miscommunication. And that is what happened in this series. When I thought that they were actually going to get together- you get miscommunication upon miscommunication. They see things, but never fully approach one another to clear it up. They (or mostly I guess Souta), takes things at face value and just believes what he sees until it is cleared up later. And by then, it's a wee bit too late for me to feel as happy as I did when I started watching this series for the two ML's. Honestly, I was personally getting annoyed with them.
But hey! They got thier happiness in the end and to see that Mahiro accepted Souta for the way he relieves his stress after working overtime, that's a plus for me.

So! Because of all of that, I am going to give this series a 7. I truly wished it was higher, but I just can't.

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Love Tractor
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by lestay
Jun 30, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 10

Sometimes I just need fluff

This was actually a well done fluff series. Everything was done well from the execution of the story( as everything seemed to flow seamlessly), to the talented actors who played thier roles so well and a cool OST. I am still amazed that not a single character annoyed me from the ML's to the supporting characters. I adored everyone of them so much!

And this series is now my second 9.5 (my highest rating) for a BL this year. That's how much I enjoyed watching it. If you just want a cute fluff series, this right here is for you.

P.S- I know that I am gping to miss them so much.

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Our Skyy 2
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by lestay
Jun 10, 2023
16 of 16 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
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I enjoyed the last four couples more than the first four

After having finished this series on Thursday (08th June), I am finally getting the time to write a review today (10th June). I actually need to write this review to know what my rating for this series will be. I would like to say that I was a huge fan of the first ': Our Skyy' anthology series (I gave it a 10 and no one can change my mind about it). So, I was super excited to hear we were getting another one with eight couples from previously aired series (except for 'A Boss and a Babe'. That was airing while this was airing too). And I just want to say that I wasn't a fan of four out of the eight series. And I guess, because of that, I really wasn't able to enjoy their stories as much as I did the last four couples (matter of fact I told myself that they saved the best for last with these four).

Story-7.5/10 (when adding up all of the couple episodes)
Because it was eight different stories being told, I graded each story on their own and then added it up to get my final rating for this series.

Our Skyy 2: Never Let Me Go- The first in this anthology series was from 'NLMG'. I honestly did not like the series when I watched it (I had to watch it before OS2 premiered to prepare myself). I gave the original a 6/10. With that being said, I still kind of like this and the storyline was a bit different to any of what Thai BL series have offered to us so far (although I just recently saw someone may be doing an upcoming series like this soon). This was also one of the series where I was more invested in the secondary couples than the main couple. I am giving a 7/10 for their unique storyline and for their secondary characters, making this my fifth liked in this anthology series.

Our Skyy 2: Star in My Mind- I really, REALLY did not like this original series (I gave it a 5.5 and I preferred 'Star and Sky; Sky in Your Heart). So, I was a bit disappointed that it was being a part of OS2. I still watched it and...yup, this became my least liked in the whole anthology series for OS2. I didn't care for any of the couples AND I didn't like how they put one of the supporting characters who was wooing Daonuea previously in a relationship, as it felt a bit forced for me. So, I didn't like the storyline nor could any of the characters saved it for me. So, I gave it a 5.5, just like it's original series.

Our Skyy 2: The Eclipse- This was my sixth liked in the anthology series. I felt like I just wasn't able to grasp it as much as I thought I could. But I did love the supporting characters and it was nice to see them again. As such, I gave this a 6.5/10.

Our Skyy 2: Vice Versa- I'm going to be honest here. I felt I would have liked this if I didn't watch the original series. And because I did, I really wasn't that excited in watching it and honestly, I felt bored. This is my seventh liked in the eight couples and I will give a rating of 6/10, just because it did not draw me in when I was watching it.

Our Skyy 2: My School President- I saw a lot of comments from people who did not like this series, as they felt robbed. I am basically the opposite because I actually liked how they did a multi universe and told us this is how it would happen in this universe. All of the characters still had their chemistry and I thoroughly enjoyed it. This was my third liked and I give this an 8.5/10.

Our Skyy 2: A Boss and A Babe- As was previously stated, this was airing while this anthology series was also airing. I wasn't in that big of a rush to watch it, but when I saw that it was apart of OS2, I buckled down and started to watch it. And imagine my surprise, because I actually liked this series. And OS2: A Boss and a Babe did not disappoint me. This was my fourth like din the whole series and I gave it an 8/10.

Our Skyy 2: Bad Buddy- I was super excited to see these guys again. And while I was a bit annoyed of the fact, they did a cross-over and unlike the previous episodes, they didn't have two full episodes for themselves, I have now come to the conclusion that this was actually a good move. I give them a 9/10. Also, I am going to miss these boys so much.

Our Skyy 2: ATOTS- I told myself this before I watched this seirs and I am saying it now- they knew what they did by leaving ATOTS last (because they saved the best for last). And while many of us may have found them to be a bit childish, we kind of know the reason now. I felt that they got the better ending and story. Except for a small flaw I had, I gave them a 9.5/10.

Acting/Cast-8/10
I actually have no flaws with the acting. I felt that they all did a stellar job in what they were given to work with. As such, I give them an 8/10.

Music-9/10
The music did not disappoint at all. It was nice hearing new songs. And then to hear the opening OST again just brought back memories to me. As such, I will give a 9/10.

Rewatch Valu-7.5/10
I actually do see myself rewatching this (especially the last four couples). I know that I really won't watch Star in My Mind, because as I have previously stated, I just don't like the original and was not feeling this at all. But I actually do see myself watching the other seven couples, especially Vice Versa and The Eclipse because maybe if I watched them over, I may give them a higher rating.

Overall-8/10
Overall, I liked this series and I know that I will miss some of the characters. And GMMTV has made it easy for some of us who don't want to watch all sixteen episodes where we can choose to watch whatever couples we want to.

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Love Syndrome III
12 people found this review helpful
by lestay
May 21, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 1
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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I'm crying...in joy that it's finally over

I thought that I would have never reached here! Yet, here we are! The end of this series! I'm so full of joy and happiness that it's all finally over! I started this series as I learnt about Itt and Day as secondary couples from ' Unforgotten Night ', which I wound up rating a 3.5. They seemed interesting, so I decided to give this a chance. And...I was sooo dissapointed.

Story-1/10
And no, this is not due solely for the toxic level in this series. The storyline is all over the place, with weak ass antagonists that is all cleared up during the series run and wrapped up neatly in the end.

And how the relationship (with not just toxicity but also abuse and/ or sexual assualut) starts for the MC as well as 2 secondary couples just is not right for me. And why is there so much guys who want Itt?! And Day needs to take a chill pill. Because after all the crap that he put Itt through, Itt will still (unfortunately) choose him over all of his other suitors. That's why I am giving them a one. I mean, the only good thing from this whole series was the last episode, where Itt and Day got married. That's basically it.

Acting/Cast-1/10
It is sad to here that the acting Frank was doing (which I found atrocious), was exactly how the character (Itt) acts in the book. This just makes me don't want to read the book.

I have previously stated that I know Frank and Rossi (who plays Night), can act as I have watched some of thier previous qorks and they clearly did a better job there than in this hot mess of a series. I don't know how I managed to sit down for twelve weeks and watched this series religiously with this type of bad acting.

And okay, maybe it was how the actors were directed and also how they presented the finished episodes to us. But, it just still sucks. And for that I'm giving them a one.

Music-1/10
The music in the beginning was just not it for me. I'm sorry. If I could have given a score lower that one, I would.

Rewatch Valu-1/10
There is no way that I will sit down and rewatch this again. I mean, there is literally an uncut version that is currently airing and I don't even think I have the time and enery to watch that version (although a lot of people are saying that it is better than this version). So, because I can't give t a zero or 0.5, I'm giving it a 1 for the rewatch, eventhough it is a strong hell no.

Overall-1/10
Overall, I give this series a 1. This was clearly ot made for me. And, hey- that's okay.

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A Boss and a Babe
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by lestay
May 20, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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A series that I wasn't that eager to watch but actually liked in the end

Let me start off by saying the only reason why I watched this series is due to the fact that I eanted to watch 'Our Skyy 2' and this couple was going to be one of the eight couples being used. So, because of that, I started this series. And...I actually liked it!

Story-8/10
I think that if this was told as a simple cute, fluff story without the attempt of angst and trying, but failing to have an antagonist, it would have been one hell of a series. I mean, they tried to add something that wasn't really dealt with nor, to me, was even needed.

I mean, what happened with Thop and his case? It was kind of just brushed over. And also, Thop just forgiving his mom so easily eventhough she knew what the step-father was doing to his sister and did NOTHING about it?! And then you have Gun's mom basically telling Cher that he was not good enough for her son. I mean, it's cool if he wanted to better himself for himself- not for somebody else.

And due to these issues, I give this story an 8.

Acting/Cast-9/10
I adore all the actors in this series. The banter between friends, Force acting kind of stiff, yet cool as Gun. And Book as Cher, although there were sometimes the character did annoy me. I enjoyed Force and Book here more than thier previous series 'Enchante ' ( which was why I really was not that eager to watch this).

Music-8/10
The music was cute and adorable. I'm really going to miss it.

Rewatch Valu-8/10
I surprisingly actually do see myself watching this series soon. Despite it's few flaws, it really was a good series to watch that entertained me.

Overall-8.5/10
Overall, I give this series an 8.5. It's a cute, light and fluffy, with some moments that I did not enjoy as the outcome was not really dealth with. I am now eagerly awaiting for next week for this coulpe in 'Our Skyy 2'.

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Chains of Heart
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by lestay
Apr 23, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 4.5
Story 4.5
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 2.0
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In the beginning, I was confused. At the end, I was confused, annoyed and disappointed

This has got to be the first series that after watching the first episode, I had no idea what the heck was happening and what was going to happen during the course of ten episodes. This series really had me scratching my head. And I know a lot of people would ask 'Then why did you continue it?' Two simple reasons: 1. I never drop a series and 2. I wanted to know what happened till the end. And what happened has just left me confused, annoyed and disappointed.

Story-4.5/10
In all honesty, I had NO clue whatsoever about whatever was going on in this series. I can safely say that I was confused for the first seven episodes (yes, you heard me!). Heck! I didn't even know the woman who went to jail was Inpha (the Chief)'s sister until I saw it in the comments section! I only finally started to get the grasp by episode 8. And by then it was a little too late.

That and the fact that I was getting annoyed with nearly every episode up until 7 or 8 where Ken was getting choked. Anyhow, they go through all that crap ONLY for them not to get back together. I mean, it was already hard for them to get back together due to the fact that Din and the doctor literally stole the face of a dead man and gave Din his name. So, why not kill the Chief on top of that as well? But I must say that the cinematography was indeed beautiful (so that will get a .5 from me). So, for all of this, I'm giving the story a 4.5.

Acting/ Cast-5/10
If I had any idea what this series was about before episode 8, I would have given their acting a higher score. But I have no idea and out of the kindness of my heart, I'm giving them a 5. However, I would like to add that hopefully in the future Boom Raweeqit Jiraphonggkanon will get a better main role. Because I knew him from the hot mess that was 'My Dream' and he was one of the few actors that I liked there.

Music-7/10
The music was the only good thing about this whole series. So, for that, I will give a 7.

Rewatch Valu-2/10
Yeah...I can't rewatch this. Because, as I have stated before, I was confused for the majority of the episodes. And I don't think rewatching this series will help me in any way at all.so, I'm going with a 2.

Overall-4.5/10
Overall, I give this series a 4.5. Maybe if it was executed better, it would have gotten a higher score from me.

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Bed Friend
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by lestay
Apr 23, 2023
10 of 10 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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From FWB to a happy ending!

Let me start off by saying this- I shockingly actually like this. Is it perfect? No. Is it getting a perfect score from me? Absolutely not- it's not wven getting a 9. But out of the three Thai BL series that I have been watching for 2 months now (Chains of Heart, Love Syndrome III and this)- this one is actually the better one out of those 3.

Story- 8/10

I give this series an 8 out of 10 because y'all had my boy Uea go through hell and back. He really didn't have itveasy with a sh#$y crappy mom, a crappy ex-bf, a predatory step dad AND boss. Like- he couldn't catch no break. But he actually got one in the form of King. King may have started off as a Casanova but over the episodes you can see how much he cared for Uea. Would I have liked for them to suffer more? Yeah, I actually would because I felt the four of them (ex-bf, ex boss, mom and step dad) were kind of let off easily and they deserved to be punished. And I was so happy that King's parents accepted Uea as thier aon's boyfriend and then fiancée because I would have thrown a fit if they had to go through another obstacle.

And while I usually quarrel about what was the point of the last episode because it really did not add to the series- I'm not going to do that here. Why? Because Uea deserve his happiness and that's what basically that last episode was about (plus we get to see a few seconds of Mai. And now I am eagerly awaiting for 'Middelman's Love!').

Acting/Cast- 9/10
Hey, all the actors portraying these characters made me feel how I believe they wanted me to feel (extreme hate for Uea's mom and step dad, happy at seeing Jade, sad/upset at Uea's storyline, etc). And because they were able to make me feel all of these emotions through thier acting, I'm giving them a 9.

Music-8/10
The music was addictive every week and for that I'm going with an 8.

Rewatch Valu-8/10
I do actually see muself rewatching this in the future. Because as stated befor, it had a good storyline with good actors.

Overall-8.5/10
Overall I give this series an 8.5. And as I stated before this is really due to the storyline and the actors. Some of the NC-17 was a little bit ridiculous to me and really did nothing for me.

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Never Let Me Go
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by lestay
Apr 15, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.5
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 4.0
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While it had its moments, I felt that it was missing something

I honestly binge watched this series because of Our Skyy 2, which premieres on Wednesday. The MC here will be the first couple. And...what I thought I was going to get, I felt that this series kind of fell short on.

I mean, the acting is good and the music is addictive. But the storyline wasn't presented properly as it felt choppy in certain parts. Also, some of the things that were happening just made me want to scream.

And then, unfortunately, I didn't click or feel something for nearly all of the characters. Only one character I can say that I really cared for and that was Palm's mom. She admitted that she was selfish, yet she still loved her son. Heck! She gave up her life for Palm and Neuengdiao. Also, I was getting a wee bit bored with those last three episodes. And then that ending for me? Yeah....personally I just wasn't feeling it.

My overall score is 6/10. And here's hoping the two special episode from Our Skyy 2 will make me fall for these characters .

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Moonlight Chicken
1 people found this review helpful
by lestay
Mar 3, 2023
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 9.5
Music 10
Rewatch Value 8.0
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I feel that something is missing.

I have been waiting for this series for such a long time. And now it has done. While I do love this series, I felt that something is missing from this series for it to be perfect for me.

Pros:
❤️ Beautiful cinematography
❤️ Excellent acting from not just the main actors but from all of the actors (looking at Khaotung Thanawat Ratanakitpaisan. While I didn't really like 'The Eclipse', he got my attention with his acting there. In this series...he impressed the hell out of me).
❤️ Time jumps did not actually annoy me
❤️ Getting to see Earth and Mix again in another series, where they did not disappoint me as well as watching another series from Aof.

Cons:
? I felt that something was missing. I really can't explain it better than this. I guess that I had extremely high expectations and it just wasn't able to reach it. Because the series did start off good and... something just went off. But it was able to get back on track by episode 7 and 8. Please note that this is my personal opinion.

In the end I give the story an 8, the acting a 9.5, the music a full blown 10 and the rewatch an 8. Overall, I give this series a 9. I honestly thought that this was going to be my first 10 BL for this year.

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HIStory5: Love in the Future
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by lestay
Mar 1, 2023
20 of 20 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 3.5
Story 1.5
Acting/Cast 1.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
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Ok. Time for me to give the HIStory franchise a rest

Mmmm...nope. This was not it. SO many things were just not working for me in this series. It's a miracle that i was able to complete it as I have no idea how I watched this series from December 28, 2022, to March 01, 2023. This right here was pure torture! And I know why I always continued watching it- I foolishly thought that it would have gotten better. news flash- it doesn't. And I don't care what anyone says but the last good series with both couples they had was HIStory 3: MODC 9and yes even those last two episodes that people don't/ haven't watch was WAY better than this!). They have been downhill since then. (HISTory 4: CTY was okay with 1 couple. The next one, not so much).

Story-1.5 /10

It started off with Tai Che Ne, from the year 2000, being transported to the year 2022. He is so distraught and wants to return home to his grandmother in the year 2000 that he does anything in his power to achieve this...for like the first few episodes. He then begins to spend a lot of time with Hai Yi and their relationship developed. This relationship takes the forefront as we aren't really mentioned about his desire to return home to his grandmother until quite episode 14 (I think).

And then, let's not forget about the secondary couple -Liang Wen Hsen and Lin Huai En (a.k.a Wynn)- who really brought...nothing for me. Thier main concern with their relationship was the age-gap, which isn't really a concern for me. For them to know that it was okay they brought in a couple from HIStory 4: CTY- the secondary couple. Now, let me start off by saying- I have nothing against an age- gap relationship as well as stepbrothers being in a relationship. What I have an issue is HOW this relationship started. I still have an issue with this to date and seeing them again in this series just made me feel meh.

Out of all twenty episodes, I was only able to follow 3. Yes- you heard me. Only 3 episodes out of 20!!! And that's when Hai Yi's dad died, and he took over. Because I was hella confused from the get-go. I even felt that the synopsis was wrong only until these two episodes aired (it was either 11 and 12 or 13 and 14. I don't even know anymore). The third episode that I was finally to grasp what the heck was going on was episode 19. It finally cleared things up for me. But now it's a little too late as I have lost any care for whatever is going on in this series.

And the sad thing is, the concept sounded interesting. And I just don't know what went wrong. Because a lot went wrong. Due to all of this, I am giving the story a 1.5.

Acting/Cast: 1/10

Because of how the cast was not able to portray their characters in a way for me to enjoy this series, I am giving their acting a 1. I was just turned off from the get-go and tried really hard to like them. And I don't know why but I was not feeling either of the couples during their intimate scenes with each other. I actually just wanted it to be over. I guess as how I didn't feel any connection with their relationship being developed to that point- that when they reached that stag in their relationship, I just meh and wanted those intimate scenes to be over with.

Music- 8/10
The music was the only saving grace for this whole entire series. It was addictive and memorable. I know that I am going to miss it so much. As such, I give the music an 8.

Rewatch Valu-1/10

You guys will NEVER see me watching this series again. I am grateful that I did give it a watch, so I won't wonder be left wondering what happened with these characters.

Overall- 3.5/10

Overall, I give this series a 3.5. It is safe to say that the HIStory franchise is not what it used to be and maybe, just maybe, we need to give this franchise a long rest to see if we can get it back to the glory days that were HIStory 2: Crossing The Line, HIStory 3: Trapped and yes even HISTORY3: Make Our Days Count. If you still want to watch this series, you can go right ahead. But i just cannot and will not recommend this series to another individual.

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