Reviews

Honest Opinion

As someone who had was really looking forward to seeing lattekim in a series I did love this show!

I just think I had my expectations too high. every week I was left on a cliffhanger that kept me coming back for more but the ending felt empty.

I also personally struggle a lot with second hand embarrassment and sometimes JJ’s acting admittedly put me off, but they all worked so hard on the show that it doesn’t matter.

Overall a good show! I wouldn’t rewatch but I enjoyed tuning in every week. A bit dissapointed in some aspects but I am just picky.

Well done to everyone in the cast!

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Historical, Romance, Fantasy? All three genres fit this series perfectly.

If you like stories like this, you won’t find anything particularly new here. It’s the same old tale that’s been rehashed a million times. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Sometimes you just want to sit back and enjoy a familiar story done well.

This was actually a very pleasant, beautifully shot, and emotional series that kept me hooked enough to look forward to a new episode every week. The pacing is solid, even though it slows down a little after the midpoint. The characters are easy to like or dislike, depending on the situation.

As a romance, it was mild, incredibly cute, and charming. I genuinely felt that the love between Phop and Klao was real and deep. You could see their feelings in the way they looked at each other, how they talked, how they touched, and how they cared. The teasing, the sweet moments, and the times they showed vulnerability were absolutely adorable. I was really grateful that the story didn’t rely on over-the-top drama to prove their love.
Seeing them reconnect was delightful.
And can we talk about the side characters? Kaew and Jom were the cutest! It was a bit frustrating at times because they just needed to sit down and talk, but I loved how everything turned out perfectly in the end.
Romance aside, I really loved this show for the friendships and the overall warm vibe.

As a fantasy (time travel) story, I understand how difficult it is to do something truly fresh in this genre — and that wasn’t really the main goal here. What mattered more was why he ended up in the past and what he needed to do to find his way back. That emotional core was handled nicely.

As a historical drama, it captured the atmosphere beautifully. It gave me enough detail to imagine the world and how people lived at the time.

Overall, I had a lot of fun watching it. It’s a really good series. My only small complaint is that the miscommunication was dragged out until the very end, and I wish I could have enjoyed their time together in the present a bit more.

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A rollercoaster ride

I am really enjoying this drama so far. The drama has a perfect mix of horror, mystery, and adventure. Every episode introduces new clues and secrets, making me curious about what will happen next.The mysterious places and unexpected twists made me want to keep watching. The main characters work well together, and their friendship is one of the best parts of the drama. Another reason for liking this drama is the dark atmosphere and strange cases, the action is also top notch. I love how the story slowly reveals clues instead of giving away all the answers at once. The mysterious events, eerie locations, and unexpected twists make the drama very engaging. It feels like every solved mystery opens the door to an even bigger one. Even though the drama has not ended yet, it has already become one of the most enjoyable mystery dramas I have watched recently, and I cannot wait to see how the story unfolds.

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I honestly think that it was a really great series. The acting was great, and the chemistry between the actors was amazing. I’m hoping that in the future NetJJ and LatteKim will get more recognition because they both did an excellent job bringing their characters to life. Even though I don’t usually like BLs that involve past lives and time travel, I really enjoyed this one. The story kept me interested, and it was fun to watch.

The emotional moments felt genuine, and the characters were easy to connect with. I also liked how the relationship developed naturally throughout the series. The production quality, soundtrack, and overall atmosphere made the experience even more enjoyable. Overall, I really liked this series and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a BL with a great storyline, strong performances, and great chemistry between the leads.

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10/10 - Absolute Masterpiece!

I just finished the finale Episode, and I am honestly so sad that this journey of waiting for new Episode is over. I used to look forward to new episodes every single Friday, and now it leaves a huge void. To be fair, I don't usually watch historical dramas, but this Series completely blew me away. It is easily one of the best series I have ever seen. Before this, I didn't even know JJ, but his performance along with the entire cast was absolutely phenomenal. On top of that, the music and the soundtrack are incredibly beautiful. Everything about this production is just perfect. I am heartbroken that it's over, but at the same time, I cannot recommend it enough. If you haven't watched it yet, please do yourself a favor and stream it. It deserves all the love! 💖

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dare i say this show is a masterpiece?

yeah folks we can stop right here we've officially done it: this is the best bl not only of this year, but in my opinion the best bl ive ever seen (and ive seen a decent amount). i dont even know what to say, i usually break my reviews into a positive paragraph and a negative paragraph, but i kid you not i dont have a SINGLE negative thing to say, isnt that insane? miss negative nancy over here doesnt have a single bad thing to say, this is a rare sight ladies and gentlemen.

ive been watching this show since the first week, and i was lowkey kinda nervous bc i havent seen netjj in anything, since i STILL havent watched the next prince. i watched some of bed friend, so i did kinda know net's acting before this, but holyyyyyy shit absolutely NOTHING could have prepared me for the acting both net AND jj delivered in this show. not even kidding this might be the best acting ive seen in a bl in a veryyyyyy long time. net is really great in this, i genuinely could not get enough of phob i love that man so much. jj was amazing too!!!!! i really enjoyed seeing the slow shift in his word choice from when he originally traveled back to the past to when he was there for a long time. while i am not fluent by any means in thai, nor am i extremely educated on the linguistic differences between modern thai and the thai spoken during the ayutthaya period, what language differences i could gather from my somewhat decent thai skills was really fun and cool to see. latte and kim were really great, i do wish they couldve gotten a LITTLE more screentime, but hey, beggars cant be choosers, am i right ladies

guys i love phob so much. i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i love him i think i could go on for days about this man. genuinely i think he's broken into my top 5 bl characters of all time (hes right in fourth place behind palm from never let me go, style from the heart killers, and karan from cherry magic in case anyone was curious). not only do i love phob because net is amazing, i love him becauese he is a very well written character. i FELT that mans emotion dude, like i felt that shit deep in my soul. every scene that man cried i was right there with him like i havent felt this attached to a fictional man in quite a while. he was sooooo green flag, and he made a lot of sense. like, does that make sense? i feel like obviously a gay romance occuring in the ayutthaya period is obviously a little far fetched, but the way phob's character is written and acted doesnt make it seem ridiculous. it feels rooted in something real, and i really enjoyed that. klao, or nakkun (but i think im gonna stick with klao) is so cute guys like AWWWWWWWWW!!!! i feel like that one tiktok sound thats like awwwwww so cute!!! so cute!!! is that niche? guys idc like everytime i would see klao on screen i would wanna pinch his cheeks like i love jj so much hes so cute i cannot like UGHHHHHH!!!! omg and jom and kaew in the past had a veryyy good plot in my opinion. i really enjoy when bls actually explore the deeper themes of societal homophobia, and i was really scared that this show wasnt gonna do that properly. obviously a bl taking place in a historical time period warrants at least a little bit of discussion on the homophobia of their society, but ive seen a lot of these shows do it in a very surface level way. i feel like the plotline with jom not wanting to be judged was a really good one because it EXPLORED those themese on a bit deeper of a level. now was it the most complex, well thought out, and emotinoally moving plot ever? not necessarily, but it was deep enough that it at least satisfied me.

i also really did enjoy how they explored the controversy of phob and klao's love with phob's parents. when i tell you i sobbed for MULTIPLE DAYS over when phob's dad was gonna kick klao out i mean it. i legit had tears welling in my eyes when i thought about it during class like yall it was genuinely consuming my every waking moment. i know i just said i like when bls explore homophobia and the societal issues with being gay that still persist, but MAN that shit gets me. i feel like bls that explore those themes are more geared at an actual LGBTQ+ audience, and less just straight girls that wanna watch two hot dudes kiss (no shade to those people but..) this show felt geared towards the LGBTQ+ community, if that makes sense. as a member myself, i really saw myself in the characters. these struggles still persist in the modern day, hell, my parents are very similar to phob's in a lot of ways. in addition, the ending really felt like it was meant to hit home for LGBTQ+ people because of the marriage. i am actually still crying over the ending a little bit, and i finished the episode almost an hour and a half ago. that full circle moment of seeing a love transcend both centuries AND societal norms like yall dont know how that gottttttt meeeeeeee!!!! im sorry guys but that ending was PHENOMENAL. like actually. that ending felt so earned, that marriage felt so powerful, and it was a perfect conclusion in my opinion. yes i cried when thee and jun got together. yes i cried when phob and klao met in front of the car. yes i cried when they visited the temples. yes i cried THE WHOLE FREAKING EPISODE. i cant make this up the last episode was 1 hour and 27 minutes (ayyyy 127) of me genuinely struggling to see through my tears. god, this show is everything to me can you guys tell?

in terms of the plot itself, the time travel element was very interesting. was it a little underexplained? kinda, but i could figure it out well enough. the coming back to avenge klao's dad plot was fun, and so was the whole opium thing. i'll be honest here, i didn't 100000% understand the opium plot the whole time. like, a good comparasion is the snake plotline from revenged love. like did i fully get it the whole show? like no, but it got it ENOUGH for me to still have a fucking awesome time. the opium search and trying to find cherd and all that made enough sense for enough of the show for me to be happy. it could have been explained a LITTLE better but once again, i still knew what was going on for the most part. besides, the important parts of the plot made perfect sense, so thats really all that matters to me.

okay, so this has been an absolute glazefest of this show, i get it. i know this review might be hard to take seriously since i havent brought up any major criticisms, but unfortunately i cant bring myself to have an issue with anything in this show. are there some nitpicks i could see others having? sure, absolutely. i could see people hating pim, i could see people thinking the time travel is stupid. i could even see people disliking the ending, and thinking it should have been opened ended or it should have ended with klao and phob never getting together at all. however, i myself dont have these issues. i think that phob and klao getting to live together is such a powerful message about queer love, about how strong it is. i found pim to be a very interesting and important character, and she conveyed how men can control those of weaker social standings. the time travel thing i dont have a big speech to make that seem cool and important, but i thought it was fun like i vibed with it. idk, for all the faults i have seen others pointing out, i just havent felt the same. every tiny issue i see is so inconsequential that the thought barely even crossed my mind while watching.

WOAH. thats a lot of writing. im not reading this back, i really hope there arent any typos or grammar mistakes since i take pride in my writing abilities. i want to wrap this up so if anyone is still reading they can finally rest their eyes and take a breath. let me end with this: i found this show not only to be a fun watch, but to be a meaningful one. this show has left me with this feeling in my chest that very few others have been able to do. it feels like i just finished thamepo, never let me go, boys in love, and my school president all at the same time (these are all my favorite bls in case anyone is curious why i picked those ones). i feel like i laughed with this show, i cried with this show, i held my breath with it, i cowered in fear with it, i did everything with it. i mean this so genuinely when i say this show feels like it was a core part of my life for months. literally every week revolved around friday, because i would get a new episode. letting go of love upon a time is really hard. this sounds soooooo dramatic but its really how i feel. i am so beyond jealous of anyone who waited until the show was over to just binge, because omg you're in for the best time of your life. so to anyone still reading who hasnt watched: RUN BITCH RUN GO WATCH IT NOW PLEASE GO PLEASE GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO YOU WILL LOVE IT RUN GOOO GOGOGOGOGOGOGOG PLEASE!!!! okay im done! :)

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This is so incredibly beautiful

I wasn't planning to give this a 10. That's a rating I reserve for my absolute favorites: My Personal Weatherman and Khemjira. But then I started selecting the star rating for this review and thought, well damn, I really loved this one!

Full disclosure, I'm an older BL watcher and probably have more in common with the leads here than with most of you reading this. Maybe that's part of the appeal for me. But I also think they did a great job. The acting was so good. The storytelling was lovely. There was tension and release but no sharp peaks and valleys. Just the undulating tale of two lovers finding each other and themselves.

I love so many things about this. The chemistry and intimacy was great. The love they showed for each other and the people around them was so real and unadorned. I loved how beautiful their mature faces were. I loved the way they looked at each other.

Watching this one was like a long, warm hug. I didn't know I needed it, but I did.

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“Some wounds cannot be seen, but they still deserve healing.”

Doctor John is an good medical K-drama that focuses more on pain, emotions and medical ethics than typical hospital stories.

The drama starts strong with Cha Yo Han, a genius doctor who can diagnose patients quickly but secretly lives with a condition where he cannot feel pain.

The patient cases are emotional and often raise difficult questions about life, suffering and whether keeping someone alive is always the right choice.

The chemistry between Yo Han and Kang Shi Young feels mature and comforting rather than overly dramatic. One of the strongest parts of the show is watching Shi Young slowly understand Yo Han’s loneliness and stand beside him despite his illness.

The drama becomes more emotional after the reveal of Yo Han’s condition and his connection to the euthanasia controversy.
Some episodes in the second half feel slower and the hospital politics become repetitive. The 3-year separation near the ending may frustrate viewers because it feels unnecessary after all the development.

Still, the final reunion gives a satisfying and hopeful closure. Doctor John may not be a perfect medical drama, but its emotional storytelling, strong acting and meaningful themes make it memorable.

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Great Potential That Stopped Halfway

Step by Step is a clear example of a series that had so much potential, but failed to live up to it. The drama started off great, completely hooking you with its workplace setting, but unfortunately, it declined toward the end, leaving us with more questions than answers.

The pacing was one of its biggest issues. On one hand, we have Pat and Jeng: they have incredible chemistry on screen, but their story moves very slowly, causing the plot to stall at times. Speaking of the main characters, Pat is adorable, especially when he's drunk, but sometimes he was irritating. There were episodes where his actions were quite questionable and his reasoning didn't make much sense, making it hard to empathize with him.

However, what disappointed me the most about the series was Jaab and Jen's story. At first, the tension between the two of them was so obvious that it completely pulled you in. When they finally kissed, I thought we would finally get to enjoy more of this couple, but the execution was a flat-out "What just happened?". Right after the kiss, they vanished from the screen without a trace. Very bad.

By the time the drama ends, an inevitable feeling of emptiness remains: where is all the middle story, especially Jaab and Jen's? It is a real shame because this series could have been so much better if they had known how to wrap up their character´s storylines instead of leaving them forgotten.

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okullara bakın

korenin eğitim sistemi de aynı bizimki gibi leş götürüyor gördüğüm kadarıyla. onlarda da artan sınav baskısı, yeni nesil sorularla beraber zorlaşan eğitimin yanında okullarda uyuşturucu, şiddet, akran zorbalığı, torpil hat safhada. en güvenli olması gereken eğitim yuvaları okullar suç mahaline dönüyorlar. diziyi izlerken aklıma ister istemez bu sene kendi ülkemde, Türkiye'de olan 15 nisan Kahramanmaraş okul katliamı geldi. öpüp koklanarak evlerinden sırt çantalarıyla okullara gönderilen çocuk yaşta öğrencilerin kendi sınıf arkadaşları tarafından öldürülmemek için camdan atladığı kayıtlar geçti gözlerimin önünden. bacakları kırılan ya da öldürülen çocuklar ve onlar için canlarını vermeye hazır öğretmenler... türkiye yüzyılında eğitim bakanımızın eğitim anlayışı bu mu? bir kendi ülkeme bakıyorum bir de bu diziye. kore de bizden farklı sayılmazmış anlaşılan ama en azından bu mevzuyu konu alan diziler ve olası çözüm önerileriyle halkı biliçlendirmeye çalışıyorlar. burda uygulanan çözüm, her şey gibi suistimal edilebilir bir yol. bu yüzden de dizideki eğitim bakanı ve müfettişler gibi yetişkinlere bizim ülkede de rastlamak en büyük temennim oldu izlerken. dünyanın çivisi çıkmış, dedim bir kez daha. böyle ciddi bir konuyu bu şekilde ele alan bu dizi projesini çok takdir ediyorum ve lütfen her şeyi bırakıp okullara bakın.

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Character driven crime drama: Nice twist to legal elements with excellent acting

I adored the show!
I'm not even sure why the comment section is so lukewarm (and all about Mibu! I mean Machida did great and the character is important, but still...). I thought I'll hate the Yakuza track and yet another grey character willingly walking on a dangerous path; but surprisingly Kujo turned out to be a completely good guy! That flip of character as explored by Karasuma alone deserves applause. Acting was truly excellent and for a change I loved the well-roundedness of the plot. We still don't know exactly what kind of connection Kujo and Mibu have but we're intrigued to know. We know Karasuma cares about Kujo deeply and it happened through the course of the first 8 episodes and that was extremely believable. The Yakuza guys are violent, the scenario is set in an underworld atmosphere where clients are usually criminals or exploited to be criminals, which is unique in itself. Kujo is amusingly eccentric but also an excellent judge of peoples' character. Karasuma is more straightforward and considered a brilliant graduate from Todai, still reeling from a past tragedy. Yakushimae san is sort of the light part of the plot, often bringing a much-needed fresh breeze in the the very condensed 40-minute run of the episodes. Not one unnecessary character anywhere. Kyougoku as the underboss of Fushimigumi is played so brilliantly, you'll actually understand why people fear him.
Now Mibu is clearly a criminal. But with a functioning brain and probably a little bit of heart. His mission is clear; he wants to take down Fushinigumi. Kujo trusting him is understandable, but in no way did I like him. Dude is a murderer! But Machida played his part excellently, still thinking about the scene where Karasuma surprises him by being informal, the eye movement alone gave meaning to that scene.
My favorite case was the 'old home' case. It was equally disgusting, violent, sharp and somehow dynamic and warm; handling so much as part of the plot like filial love, dementia, hardship, regret and how well Kujo is when reading people and when comforting them.
There'll be a second season hopefully. I know the cliff hanger is stark, but I'd say it was worth it. Yuya Yagira and Hokuto Matsumura served us well. Loved the cinematography, the graphic yet limited nature of the violence, the deep moody maximalist colour palette, the music. May the next season come soon and with a good ending to an excellent show.

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THE BEST SHOW IVE WATCHED IN A WHILE

Now hold my hand while you read this, I think the plot overall worked so well with Netjj as a couple. Especially since the original pilot was with James but I think Jj suited the role overall better.

Although they adapted it from the novel and changed parts especially with holding Khlaos stuff when he died, I think they way they changed it made it prettier. The fact they still were intertwined and that they showed the confused effect on JJ’s character both times he changes time zones just helps illustrate the plot altogether!

ALSO IN THE LAST EPISODE I DONT KNOW WHAT KIM ATE BUT HE LOOKED STUNNING!!

The showcase of the Marriage Equity Law of 2025 was also illustrated amazingly and you can’t help but feel so happy and the representation of it was amazing!

100% would rewatch!!

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