The Show That Started It All

In episode 8 of Love Sick, Noh asks Phun, "If we ignored everything and forgot about who we are, what would you want to do?" Phun's answer to this question changes the path of their lives forever.
If you enjoy watching the explosion of BL series out there today, you must watch Love Sick. This is the show that launched a genre, the careers of many young actors (you'll be amazed at how many people you recognize...and they're so young!), and that of the singer of the theme song Shake, Boy Sompob.
The show is long with 48 episodes (you can't watch season one without watching season two...nothing is resolved at the end of one) and it has a large cast and several sprawling plot lines. At the center of it all is the development of the purest, most innocent love story I've ever watched unfold between two people of any gender.
As mentioned in other reviews, the actors are young and inexperienced. Unlike western high school dramas, these actors really are teens. To me, this lends authenticity to their actions and makes the story very believable with all of its confusing emotions and stumbling along the way.
Some of the characters do get annoying (Yuri for God's sake), but the journey is well worth it. In the last few episodes it all comes together, and the bird cage scene in the final episode is my favorite ending of any BL, I was just bawling.
After completing Love Sick, be sure to watch ReminderS, the short three episode mini-series where we catch up with Noh and Phun grown up and now in university.
Love Sick literally wrote the book on Thai BL series and will remain a classic for years. I'm sure you'll love it.

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