Inception in the BL genre!!
I decided to watch this series on a Sunday afternoon coz I was bored. Obviously started it casually and without much expectations. The first 2 episodes were good, nothing exceptional tho, but it was intriguing enough that I kept watching. Starting from episode 3 I started to feel the shift, and by ep 4 I was hooked. Ep 5 is what made me obsessed. The rest is history.This is not what you think it is. Everyone watching it thought they knew what they were getting into but its nothing like that. Ngl mid series I even searched up the novel and asked every person who said they had read it about spoilers in detail, coz I was too invested in the characters and anxious about what was going to happen to them. I NEEDED this to have a happy ending on both ends. But the novel exceeded my expectations too..and not in a good way. It has a great start, but in the middle everything goes downhill for one of the characters, arguably my most favorite one, and by the end there's one crazy ending for all. The journey to an end is equally as important to me as the end itself and in this one its really rough and extremely traumatizing. This almost made me fear for this character and what they were gonna face in the series, and I was literally praying that it doesn't follow the novel in that regard. Thankfully they didn't and I'd say everything wrapped up fairly well. They also didn't follow the novel ending(with the extras included), and its the only thing that I wish they had done..in my opinion that would've made this one of THE best BL series, period.
This is definitely NOT for everyone, it doesn't tell you everything you need to know about the characters, and the story has this incomplete feeling that you sometimes need to feel in the blanks for, and idk if that's on purpose or not. Overall I'd say its a solid 9. But I have personally rated it a 10 mainly coz of the actors and how obsessed I am with them. They're both near to me in age, rookie actors, and sometimes that did show, but there are also moments where they surpassed my expectations and left me shocked and surprised! They also have insane chemistry together, I've watched all their livestreams, vlogs and BTS of this series..so I think that says a lot about how 'deep in' I've been with them and this series. Oh and the OST, with 15 songs almost all in English, is one of THE best I've ever heard. That also helps.
All I can say is they have achieved their purpose and convinced me about why this series is called what its called!
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Really good insight into the series
So since there is only one review on this and idk what they're trashing on, I'll give my own two cents about this documentary as more of an unbiased opinion.As an introduction, this works quite well as we get to meet all the actors behind the scenes and kind of get their perspective about the story and what we can expect from it. Its a solid 50 mins of all the cast and the directors explaining why they chose to go with this particular concept and what they'll be highlighting through this series. They said it might seem light-hearted at first but won't hesitate to get into the heavier topics so viewer discretion is advised. My hopes are even higher up now..
I also found it quite informative and love the actors too, they seem authentic in their portrayal of the charactors, especially Auau, who plays Third. When he was crying, talking about the struggles they had to go through, ngl I could relate a lot..not exactly in terms of being in the same situation as him but having the same kind of fears and self-doubt. All in its a solid watch.
I did think that Kla, having directed Duang With You, is approaching the pairing of AuauSave with that same mindset, which I don't really like, for now. He said Third would be like a puppy once he starts acting cute with Save, and will follow his owner around. I know they love this imagery and use it a lot, mainly with TeeteePor, but its kinda getting annoying, and sometimes feels like they're pushing it.
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Wow. This was something..lol
This is a drama that embodies the catch phrase- So bad its good. This is something to be watched when you just want to turn your brain off and relax, and be entertained by laughing at what you're watching. Its great if there's a watch party, in fact I think that's what the makers of this show had in mind when they made it. Atleast I hope so.I did have fun on this journey, but not sure if I'd like to repeat it. This is just something you should experience once in your life and then move on. I won't rate this above 7, as that'd be an insult to all the average AND great shows I've watched, as this falls under none of those categories. Its still unique, even after having a thousand clichés, and that's the reason why I felt the need to start my very first review on MDL with this one.
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