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gay office romance, boss/employee, queer authenticity, external pressures

This was Thailand’s answer to The New Employee, and everything I loved about that show I loved about this one. This was an office romance between stern boss and sweet subordinate that felt more authentic to an office environment and queer life than previous Thai BLs of this ilk. And that authenticity added tension to the narrative and character development (how novel). Now that might be because it has western source material, or it might be because it is actually kind of old-fashioned (it’s been years since I worked as an office grunt, so don't know if the workplace is still like how they depicted it). I also really enjoyed the brothers’ relationship, and kinda wished they hadn’t attempted to give said brother his own side BL. That one flaw made it a 9/10 for me but I still really enjoyed this one.

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What you get with 25 minutes..

Having just watched this on youtube I can confidently say, what was the point of this?

This was in short, weird. It's an easy watch if you got a half hour to waste and want to question what you did with it.
The plot is basically swimmer can't swim because of thieving incident, let's be mad at dancer boy/friend (?). There wasn't enough plot, even with that amount of time, I feel like you could've tried a bit more and gave some information.

From what I gathered, I liked the acting, they stayed in character and seemed liked they tried with that.

Can't judge the music, I watched a copy of this where the audio was messed up.

If you want to rewatch this, go ahead, try to make sense of it for a second time.

Even though I've said things wrong with this short film, they did have some nice aesthetic shoots and a few original ideas for certain scenes. Let me know if you check it out and what your thoughts are.

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It had potential but terribly written & executed.

Story: 6/10
The story was super cliche. A novelist gets into a contract marriage with a CEO who also happens to be her childhood friend. And this friend of hers has loved her for years, so he's internally celebrating. The female lead has no idea, of course, but she starts falling for him as she works on her first romance novel and experiences it with her husband.
(x . x) ~~zzZ
Characters: 4/10
The characters were terribly written, in my opinion. Su Jianan was way too selfish, too invested in her what she wanted that she was blinded to the feelings of those around her. Her development didn't convince me, no. Lu Boyan was controlling, kinda obsessed with his wife. He wanted to do everything for her. I know some people admire this trait in men but in my opinion it kills the sense of privacy which everyone needs. The supporting characters were just ok. Ruo Xi was the perfect example of an obsessed girls and Rui Cheng had potential as second lead before his character was butchered (I'm really angry, lol)

Acting/Cast: 8/10
Thank heavens the acting wasn't terrible but just OK. It was watchable but there isn't anyone who stood out for me.

Music: 4/10
I saw this drama on youtube and I think they've muted some scenes to avoid copyright. So, there wasn't enough music and the scenes were too quiet (Yeah, they were muted).

Rewatch: 4/10
NEVER, EVER!

Conclusion: 6/10
I would've dropped it around episode 8 or so but I didn't because I don't want my dropped list to increase. But, if you're in the mood to watch something light, the contract marriage kinda thing (it's my guilty pleasure but this one ruined the impression on me) then this drama is for you! (o^-')b

P.S: I know this is a very angry review but I was so annoyed by this drama that I wanted to let it out, lol. (´∀｀ゞ

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This was another good historical drama. I loved how the screenwriters made this historical drama from the beginning of Empress Dugu's life to the end of her life. I love these types of historical dramas. Joe Chen who played Empress Dugu played the main lead with all she had. She did awesomely well. She played a strong role as a younger Jialuo but her role as an Empress kind of softened. Empress Dugu hung in there for her love of Yang Jian who later became the Emperor. The romance between the two main roles is impressive to me. What they had to go through to get where they were. Wow! Chen Xiao what an excellent actor who played Yang Jian who later became the Emperor. The love he had for Jialuo is impeccable. I love this actor.

The costumes, OMG were beautifully designed. The visuals, the martial arts, and the music all were excellent. Thanking the other two main leads and supporting actresses, I applaud all of you. The rest of the team, I also applaud you, this story became alive in our thoughts once again.

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Life meaning

I must say "You're actually plan B" really nailed it!!
The story really makes me rethink the meaning of life and work. It has inspired careers far beyond doctor. If you feel lost in life/career, take a break just watch this series.

I really like their motive of work, not because of money, reputation etc., but pure heart of rescue (romantic XD). This means that one must be passionate about the profession, and this is rare in reality. I was inspired to become like them although my career wasn't doctor, that why I said it inspiration is beyond being a doctor. I really encourage those who lost their way to finding a meaning in job or life to watch the series. You don't have time you can just watch season 3 alone, which in my opinion was the best and they don't really connect much to previous (It would be best if you could watch all 3 seasons to get more involved in the story).

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Suspenseful

Oct. 2, 2021

Squid Game is one of those dramas where humans are in such a desperate state that they have lost their ability to have human compassion. To be honest, I really love the first half of the series. I am assuming that there must be a plan for a second season as the ending implied it unless they really wanna fk us up and give that ending with no sequel.

For the characters of the Squid Game, I think that the writers really gave us a huge variety of personalities and perspectives through each ones. Though, there are some characters that I absolutely despised and thank god they are gone. But I fking hate those VIPs. I need them dead, I don't think I will be able to rest and I will not continue to shut up unless those mfs get their deserved karma for using people for their fking entertainment.

With all these, I did feel a bit underwhelmed with the latter half of season 1. I feel like the writing has become sloppy and that it kinda fell into the constant repetition that made it a bit harder to finish the series. I did skip multiple scenes in the latter half as it seems uninteresting and unnecessary. I did cry for all the characters that I loved since they all really just died. Like damn, that hurt like a bitch tbh. I wished they kept my girl like come on. But oh well, it is what it is.

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I’m going make this simple

I can see why this is one of top BLs. I mean, it has all the qualities. Fluff, smut, parent issues, beach scene, BL fan girl you can relate to, cute characters/cast- you name it
I would 100% recommend this to watch. Although the casting could be better and I felt it was a tad confusing, the storyline was very sweet, the acting made me swoon, and so did the tension. Between Zon and Saifah, I felt like the smut scene was very forced... And why were they always going on a vacation?
Still, sweet beginning, a sweet end, and I throughly enjoyed watching it ?? also I’m attracted to most of the characters. Tutor just swept me away lol
I watched this on YouTube FYI so please go see for yourself! It’s worth it

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This series was so darn cute!! I loved every minute of it and finished it in 1 day (oops)!

The main characters were adorable, incredibly handsome and so sweet! The romance between them was unbelievably cute and sometimes a little corny, which made me love it even more!!

Story:
Not to heavy, but deep enough. No background story for the second leads, but not really necessary in my opinion. The story between the main characters had the most depth and was satisfying enough for me!

Acting:
Sometimes a little awkward, but I absolutely loved it! The mains had cute chemistry and the second leads were adorable. Definitely a beautiful cast; they are all gorgeous! Completely swoon worthy!

Music:
The songs were nice, nothing special to report! I thought one of the songs was a perfect fit (watch it if you want to know which one! *insert evil grin*)!

Overal:
Cute love story, which made me laugh out loud and even squeal! Loved every second of it and I recommend people to watch it!

Have fun watching! <3

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One of my all time favorites

I watched this series as it was airing and immediately fell in love! This was my first Korean drama and the first time I saw this actors performance. When I saw Jun Ji-hyun it was love at first sight. Her performance was completely captivating, playing a character who is a bit of a bully and giving her heart and making the audience like her and root for her is difficult, but she did it effortlessly. Kim Soo-hyun's charisma is magnetizing, this was one of the best couples I've seen, and in a way, two of the actors with the most chemistry on screen. The story was very beautiful but also realistic at the time. The entire supporting cast is exceptional, so much so that they have all become renowned actors since these roles.

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Swooning for 33 episodes

I just finished this drama & need to share my feelings about this truly wonderful drama.
(small spoilers at the end)

First let me thank:
- the amazing scriptwriter for writing not only the drama but also creating such wonderful and emotionally healthy main leads <3
It was EXTREMELY refreshing to see & experience.
- the two main lead actors who brought them QW & LX to live. It was my first time seeing both of them and they‘ll be engraved as those characters in my brain. I was swooning soo much and their interactions felt sooo natural.
It didn’t feel like acting, it felt like they were really experienced their story.
- the director & supporting cast for creating a lovely set up, wonderful family & friends surrounding the main leads.


The Pros:
- the romance… I don’t think I have ever seen sooo many kisses in a drama! And I don’t mean the starring-into-each-others-eyes-and-then-kiss kisses but rather those that just happens in daily activities. Came home from work? Here‘s a kiss. You look cute today - kiss. Kiss kiss kiss ?
aww it was wonderful ~
Also other types of daily skinship that would actually happen in real life.
- the ML who always liked FL and his bossy behavior in the first episode was explained so quickly that I fell for him on the spot. How refreshing!! I could write a whole essay on his character alone but without spoiling I just wanna say how much i loved his character & love for FL.
- the bickering couple. You know often „bickering couple“ is just an excuse for toxic relationship in asian dramas and where ML treats FL like trash, but here they’re really just bickering and flirting, while also supporting each other & overcome struggles.

The Cons:
…really there is just one bad thing to say about this drama and that was that the last 3-4 episodes felt a bit off as they suddenly focused on the shady side of law. But in the midst there was also romance, that I ate up like good cake ^^
I would have preferred if they didn’t suddenly make it into a suspense law/crime drama and but the ending itself I loved - so all is well!
It just made me rate it 9.5 instead of 10/10


…anyways I loved it & it‘s probably my favorite contemporary ceo & employee romcom cdrama :))

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