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Never Let Me Go thai drama review
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Never Let Me Go
2 people found this review helpful
by zeesqueere
Jun 1, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 10.0

Nominated for an Award for a Reason

This is a drama that improves upon rewatch; you can't always make that claim. P'Jojo's homage to the mafia lakorns of his youth blended with his passion for telling nuanced stories that transcend genre limitations mix for a sometimes stilted but always earnest exploration of class and queerness in contemporary Thailand.

This is more than just a BL/Series Y, but it's not playing the game of being above its genre the way The Eighth Sense strives to be something more akin to SKAM than I Told Sunset About You. Do not come into watching this drama with any preconceptions set by 3 Will Be Free or any other of P'Jojo's works or you will be disappointed. This is not as polished perhaps, but only because he's trying to push his own stylistic limitations and the growing pains around the edges are to be enjoyed rather than admonished.

Do give it an earnest try with an open mind and cautious heart. You may be surprised how many tears your eyes can shed.
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