Reviews

The writers bit off more than they could chew.

After reading reviews the number one complaint that I kept seeing pop up was the past and present timelines being told side by side, but I actually really liked this sort of frame narrative because typically when we have a reincarnation or time travel BL the story almost exclusively focuses on only one timeline/one story at a time and the other timeline only gets a few minutes at the beginning and/or ending of the series. With the two stories being told side by side though the audience is able to compare and contrast the characters and the relationships better. Unfortunately, the writers here got very hung up on explaining the past lives because around mid season the story's focus shifts more and more on to the past timeline and we only get a few snippets here and there of the present timeline. The storytelling became unbalanced and all of the problems and subplots from the present timeline were quietly swept under the rug which was very unfortunate. I wish they had explored more of the ghost powers, shown more of the temple and monks, discussed the relationship between Sin, Saen, and Ruedee, taken more care to explain the reincarnations, and actually taken the time to develop the relationship between present day Kaewta and Khun Yai. With that being said though the story that was told here was very lovely and moving, the death scenes from their past lives made me tear up and I was so excited when Kaewta and Khun Yai finally got their happy ending. The actors did a fantastic job bringing these characters to life and you can tell that the production team put in a lot of effort and care to build the setting. I think if they had kept the past timeline as only brief moments told through dream sequences for the audience to piece together the story would have been better off, but I still really liked it and I can understand why the writer's wanted to fully explain the past timeline, because there was a lot of emotional baggage to unpack from that side of the story, but it hindered the present timeline story from being told the way it should have been. Overall though, I definitely recommend giving this series a watch if historical dramas with a sprinkle of fantasy are your jam.

General info for anyone wanting to know:
• Is the series nsfw/spicy? Yes, the intimate scenes are fully shown and we get to see naked butts.
• Is there violence/noncon? Yes, there are fighting sequences, murders, suicides, a whole lot of emotional trauma, and a very brief noncon scene.
• Is there a love triangle? Yes, unfortunately. It becomes a whole thing.

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Beautiful Chemistry, But Far Too Rushed

I really enjoyed this drama, even though I have to admit that the pacing became one of my biggest problems. The story had so much potential, especially because the characters and their relationship were what kept me watching, but towards the end everything felt extremely rushed. I often found myself thinking, “Wait, that happened already?!” 😭
What I loved most was the chemistry between the leads. Jing Bo Ran really impressed me in this role. His acting, expressions, styling, and especially the way he portrayed Luke’s softer and more playful side made the character so memorable. He completely understood the charm of the character, and honestly… Luke became one of my favorite parts of the drama. 😭❤️
Sun Qian also did a great job. I already knew her from another drama, but I really enjoyed seeing her in this role. Her acting and styling suited the character very well, and I thought she had great chemistry with Jing Bo Ran.
The monologues and dialogue were another highlight for me. Some of the emotional scenes were genuinely beautiful, and the OST added a lot to the atmosphere. The scenery was also gorgeous, especially the travel scenes. Everything could have been even more impactful if the drama had simply slowed down and given the characters more time.
My biggest disappointment was the ending. I really wanted more of their future together instead of everything being wrapped up so quickly. There were also side characters and relationships that I would have loved to see developed more. It sometimes felt like the production had to rush to finish the story, and that prevented some emotional moments from reaching their full potential.
Even with those problems, I still loved watching it. The characters, chemistry, acting, OST, and emotional moments made the drama worth it for me. I just wish the production had given the story more room to breathe instead of rushing through so much towards the end.
Overall, not perfect, but definitely a drama I enjoyed and will remember. ❤️ I would happily watch more of these characters if we ever got the chance!

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A Poignant Disappointment

If you are expecting this review to be one of glowing expressions and falling in line with the vast majority of people who think this series is some masterpiece, then you had best move on. You will be disappointed. I separated the presentation of this series, which is phenomenal, from the story itself because for me the presentation overwhelms what is a very weak, confusing, and disjointed story. I could never put my finger on exactly what it was we were to be concentrating on. And therefore, I found my emotions being scattered and torn in all different directions. I was truly surprised by my reaction to this series. Although I liked it more than I disliked it, not by much, however. Its visual presentation is stunning. Its screenplay is first-rate. Its cinematography is top-notch. Its story lacked conviction. I say this not to be condemnatory but the whole idea of trying to find a commonality to pampered privileged individuals who are in a world completely unrelated to my own in which one can retire at an age between 20 to 30 something and wait around for his lover for 5 years in a paradise world so carefree is completely alien to me and one no tugging-at-heart-strings can make me feel I can relate. I cannot. To even promote that is counterproductive, excessive, and solipsistic. That is why I disliked the story. It was just too overindulgent for me to enjoy. Surprisingly as it sounds, I am deeply affected on a personal level by the intent on a BL story. I found very little to this story romantically beautiful or emotionally enriching. This one left me feeling very empty and sad.

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I wish there's more...

It literally took one Yai & Dao edit on the clock app to convince me to watch this drama, and somehow, I ended up finishing the entire series in one sitting. 😭

It’s been a while since my last Thai lakorn, and * this series reminded me exactly why I love them. The plot itself isn’t anything particularly new or unpredictable, but somehow, the series manages to capture everything that makes a romance enjoyable—love, family, growing up, and the journey of two people finding their way back to each other.

I especially loved seeing Yai and Dao as a young couple, but I think I loved them just as much, if not more, when they grew into adults. There’s something so satisfying about watching their relationship evolve as they mature. Their younger years had that innocent, youthful charm, while their adult relationship had a different kind of warmth that made me want even more of them.

And honestly, that’s probably my biggest complaint: I wish we got more sweet moments after they got married!I was ready for all the domestic fluff, married-couple moments, and little scenes showing them enjoying their life together. 🥹

Overall, this was such a lovely surprise. I didn’t expect one random edit to send me down the rabbit hole, but I’m definitely glad it did. Sometimes, you just need a good lakorn to steal your heart—and this one absolutely did.

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Watching this drama was so worth it!

The Early Spring had its shortcomings but it was great. They had me on chockhold throughout the drama. Never a dull episode, I was excited everyday for the episode to drop and watch it as the first thing. The only thing that could have been better was that the time skips and timelines were not clear enough, I was confused many times. Nevertheless, this one is the one of the best dramas I've ever seen, and my taotao and nian had the best Chemistry, Jing boran and Sun Qian made me their fan. The best part of this drama was the wholesome friendships. And also the girl gang, the way they were for each other and supported each other. I also love that they changed kitty's character from the novel, that was such a nice development.

I loved every bit of it. These past few days the only thing on my mind were them, i couldn't focus on anything else. Their relationship was far from perfect, it was messy but realistic, which makes it very special from a lot of dramas, which is why this drama sticks out. I definitely recommend this drama. I'm sad that it's goodbye time (TT).

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watchable, but forgettable. ?

This was… okay. 😅 There is a story here, and I could see what the series was trying to do, but I sometimes found myself confused about which story I was supposed to be focusing on—their real-life relationship or the roles they were playing in the script.

I kept waiting for that big twist or something that would make the story suddenly click. There’s definitely a seduction element happening, and I think that could have been much more interesting if the series had pushed it further.

The overall story also reminded me a lot of Top Form. And unfortunately, even the production gave me that same feeling—limited budget, limited action, a relatively simple script, and not much that felt particularly new.

I don’t think it was bad. It was watchable, and there were moments I enjoyed. But I kept thinking, “Haven’t I seen this before?” 😅

For me, Deep In needed either a stronger twist, a more ambitious script, or something in the production that would make it stand apart from the other BLs with a similar concept and budget.

It had a story, but it didn’t give me enough of a reason to remember it.

Overall: okay, but nothing new for me. I’ve seen similar stories done with a similar level of production, so unfortunately, this one didn’t leave much of an impression.

My rating: watchable, but forgettable. 😅

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A movie about a tragedy. About a mother who lost her child. About healing and forgiveness. And about how a person can hold on with all his might, but as a result, break down thoroughly.

This is the strongest mental pain that a mother can experience. A mother who has lost her child will never be healed, no matter how. Nevertheless, this movie shows how in the church she poured out all the pain and despair that lurked in her heart and hurt and pressed so much. She was healed. I found faith in the Lord and received the Holy Spirit. I didn't shed a single tear at the funeral, but everything came out in the church. It just shows how much it hurt.

The film also shows that faith in the Lord cannot heal cleanly. The pain will become easier to bear, but it won't go away. And it can even become much stronger and break you completely.

This is clearly visible in the scene of the meeting with the prisoner, when she saw that he had found peace and tranquility. I'm almost sure that she sincerely wanted him to suffer from the offense he had committed. And it is also shown in the scene when she came to the church and began to take out her anger and despair. And in the scene, when she expresses her pain and strong despair to the believers at home. In the scene when she came to the meeting of believers and turned on the music, she essentially gave up her faith.

Against the background of all this, she developed PTSD and began hallucinations - both visual and auditory. Became mentally and emotionally unstable.

The man who helped the main character in everything is a good man, worthy of respect. It's good to have such a person around.

At the end of the movie, she cuts her hair - it's like a symbol that she started a new life.

Incredibly deep and heavy movie.

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When Prideful man meets Insecure woman

What a drama! It gets you hooked from the get-go and makes you feel like you just entered a toxic situationship but you just can't leave. The actors did a fantastic job, we end up hating and loving both at different point in the drama. It's a bit fast paced but it's the right pace for the show. You have to pay attention because there is a lot of time skips and it's not well indicated throughout the show. The chemistry is wonderful, sparks everywhere. ^^
There is no boring épisodes, matter of fact, you'll wish there were more épisodes, lol. Brace you heart, you will go through a rollercoaster of emotions and ups and downs. We have a really nice supporting cast with several endearing characters.
The show is easily bingeable. There is some nice character development and a beautiful ending.
If you're wondering what might be the vibe of the show, think Ex-factor by Lauryn Hill. ^^

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A blast.

Nothing extraordinary to say; I am not very good with words, but what I loved about this drama is the natural vibe of it. The difficulty to navigate our situations, the authenticity of our decisions, how we face our reality and what we really want to make of it, with the keys we have in our own possession.

Things can seem very tricky when one single thing can make a wall fall, and for us to spread our wings to get what we deserve and dive into a greater experience waiting for us.

The OST was everything.
The acting was just natural and characters were interesting and authentic in who they were.
Highly rewatchable!

Anyway, oldies but goodies for sure.
I had a blast and loved how it ended 👌!!!

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POV: me and thee reviews.

them:
"don't you dare watch it, your life will be miserable."
"that's a comedy, khun thee is a nuts there."
"good luck sa on watching that series (*expecting that you'll just cry of khun thee's craziness in there*)

me:
*didn't see me and thee as comedy*
*feel bad of khun thee 'coz maybe he grow up just watching soap operas of her mother to the point that he's imitating what the series act by feeling that it's the correct way to do*
*though khun thee is a nuts, but still sensing that he's still sincere, not just to peach but to everyone else around him.*
*likes how khun thee protects peachayarat for all the evils*

though me and thee is not a typical mafia series just like others but still, the lesson is still surfacing there and for me, it shows the result of how child's behave despite of their life status. and also, khun thee clarified that he's not close to his parents because his parents based on abroad rather than in thailand. so basically, it's a lonely life for khun thee that no matter how rich you are, what's the use of it if your family can't take care of you and just let the body guards take care of you instead, i get also how khun thee act, or why everyone see that he's a nuts, because he grow old watching soap operas over and over again to the point that sometimes, the way he construct his words is just like a classic drama over there. it's understandable though and others may not see this kind of side but i feel bad for khun thee, because being rich is not an excuse for your family to live or grow distant in you. yes, khun thee can buy everything but always remember that money can't buy a true happiness. and that's what pond naravit portrayed here.

kudos to all the production team, and to the management company, gmmtv because they air this amazing series and of course to pondphuwin as well because they give us an amazing performance of their acting. you guys did a great job. 👏👏👏

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Why not make every single one count?

Yeah, it’s funny—funny all over—but it still can’t compete with, you know… the major series.

The whole replay/recreation gimmick where they revisit a scene from Season 1 with different actors felt like a filler to me. It was funny, naahhhh, I’ll give them that 😂 But at the same time, I think smarter viewers are going to look for something more.

There was just TOO much fluff! They could have used that opportunity to actually build more of the story and develop the characters. I kept thinking Episode 3 was finally going to introduce that unique something and take the story somewhere more interesting, but then I realized… wait, there are only FOUR episodes. 😭

And honestly, that explains a lot. With only four episodes, there simply wasn’t enough room to properly develop all the ideas they were throwing at us. Peach and Me had the comedy, the chemistry, and the cute moments, but I kept feeling like there was a bigger story hiding underneath all that fluff.

I enjoyed it, but I can’t help thinking: you had four episodes—why not make every single one count?

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One of the Best Modern Dramas I Have Ever Watched ?

Believe me when I say this, The Early Spring is one of the best dramas I have watched this year.

I read the novel about a year ago. I don't usually read novels, and this was only the second one I had ever read. The first was Legend of the Female General. I had already watched three dramas starring Sun Qian: Dr. Cutie, Love Song in Winter, and Love Story in the 1970s, with Love Story in the 1970s being my favourite. As for Jing Boran, this was my first drama of his. However, from the moment I saw the cast and read the synopsis, I somehow felt that Jing Boran was perfect for the role of Luan Nian.

When I first started reading the novel, I actually wanted to quit because Luan Nian was such a jerk. 😭 But I continued because I wanted to see Shang Zitao's journey and how her character developed.

After finishing the novel, I came across some BTS clips from the drama. When I saw Jing Boran crying, I felt strangely relieved. I remember thinking that at least he probably wouldn't be exactly the same arrogant and difficult man from the novel. 😂

Then came the long wait for the drama.

The moment The Early Spring was released, I immediately started watching it. And the very first thing I fell in love with was the opening song sung by Liu Yuning. It was so addictive that I couldn't bring myself to skip the opening even once. That's honestly how much I loved it.

As someone who has read the novel, I am genuinely very happy with this adaptation. There were so many misunderstandings, unspoken feelings, and moments of pain between the two leads, but I am really happy that eventually both of them came to understand what the actual problems in their relationship were, even if it took them a long time to realise them.

And Luan Nian... what happened to that proud, stubborn and arrogant man from the novel? 😂 He became a total green flag and an absolute simp. I loved seeing that transformation. At the same time, Shang Zitao gradually became the person she wanted to be, and seeing her journey was one of my favourite parts of the story.

I don't know why, but today I feel genuinely happy after finishing this drama. It has been a while since I felt this happy after watching a C-drama. There is something about this story that just stayed with me.

Of course, the drama did have one noticeable problem: the time jumps. But considering that the drama was reduced from 32 episodes to 24, I think they still managed the adaptation surprisingly well.

What I especially loved about The Early Spring is that the story feels very close to real life. People can genuinely love each other and still have problems in their relationship. Lack of communication, misunderstandings, trust issues, jealousy and unresolved feelings can create distance even when two people deeply care about each other.

But the drama also shows what is necessary for a relationship to survive and grow. Nobody is perfect. Making mistakes doesn't mean that someone is incapable of loving or being loved.

One line from Luan Nian that stayed with me was:

«“You don't have to be perfect to be worthy of love.”»

I really, really love this line. ❤️

I hope everyone who watches The Early Spring can experience the same happiness, along with a little bit of sadness, that I felt while watching it and can understand what the drama is trying to say.

Thank you so much to Sun Qian and Jing Boran for giving us such an amazing drama. ❤️

The Early Spring has officially become my favourite modern romance drama, and I sincerely hope it becomes just as special to everyone else who watches it.

Thank you for this beautiful journey. 🌸

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