Reviews

Toxic beginning, fairly inoffensive and sweet series as a whole

Based on the plot description and first couple episodes, really thought this was going to be a low budget pulp with a toxic relationship. Surprisingly though, it turned into more of a romcom lol

The way the characters get together is super brutal and there is literally no hero. Attempted drugging/sexual assault turns into reverse sex tape blackmail? Wow, did MAME write this? Jk lol. This is somewhat resolved by the fact that it turns out the sex tape was deleted long ago on Mangkorn’s part and partly by Yai’s character development. They do have Yai admit that he was a bad person, so at least they aren’t excusing his actions. But seriously, wtf. Crazier is knowing that the source material has a literal mpreg scare, so it could have gotten even messier that that lol.

Anyway, if you get passed the beginning they actually have a very sweet romance with decent chemistry. The acting was also surprisingly pretty good. I didn’t feel any awkwardness from the leads and they were able to match the mood of more emotional aspects of the script. I think with more polish the actors are probably going to be pretty solid.

The remaining plot lines are pretty standard BL, nothing outstanding.
I’ll be honest though, I was more entertained by the show when it was kind of trashy at the beginning. Let’s face it, I’m a slut for drama.

Anyway, if you don’t have anything else to watch and aren’t scared off by the first episode it isn’t a bad watch. Probably wouldn’t rewatch though

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A story about healing

"Hurt people hurt people"

Quite the insightful observation by the lead. Couldn't have summed up the cycle of violence better.

I wish the FL played more violin overall. The music takes too much of a backseat in the story for something that's so important to her.

This is well written. Character motivations make sense, they don't make dumb decisions, they talk to each other to get through their problems, surprising things happen, music fits, it works. However the plot is a bit stretched out, and some things fall into place too easily.

The side characters became grating to me near the end, especially the nephew who was a bit ridiculous. His constant massive grin became annoying after a while. He's just too much. And he can't say "Don't think, feel!" properly to save his life (his motto, as said by Bruce Lee).

But if you're up for a slowburn heartwarming story then this is one I'd recommend. It's very sweet!

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---Warning: SPOILERS---

I’ve watched a sageuk drama before but this is the first one I’ve seen that effortlessly combines comedy, fantasy and transmigration. The main thing I liked about Mr. Queen was how funny it was. Shin Hye Sun played the FL and she was really good in the role. She was able to act like two different characters, made every one of her scenes a delight to watch and basically carried the whole drama on her shoulders. The other characters were pretty entertaining, too. There were many funny side characters here (the ladies in waiting, the cook, the king’s friends, etc) and their interactions with each other and especially with the FL were adorable! Mr. Queen actually makes crying scenes pretty funny.

 I also enjoyed watching the scenes where the FL would cook something new or invent something for the kitchen. It reminded a bit of Dae Jang Gum.

I think I would’ve rated this higher if not for the romance and political intrigue.

The ML (King Cheoljong) and the FL (“Mr. Queen”) had some cute scenes together but it was clear from the start that it was Bong Hwan’s (the chef who transmigrated) personality the king fell in love with, not So Yong’s. Would the king have fallen in love with Bong Hwan if he was in his original body? We don’t know. Would the king have fallen in love with So Yong if Bong Hwan didn’t take over her body in the first place? Probably not. So why is it that, at the very end of the drama, he didn’t seem to notice the extreme change in personality when Bong Hwan left? They all acted like it was nothing.

I am not against the idea of Bong Hwan ending up with a modern day Cheoljong, or letting him stay in So Yong’s body but I wanted the writers to make his feelings and the changes he went through more understandable. Was he actually bi and in denial, only to have the experience make him finally accept who he was? The show should’ve indicated it before he body swapped. Was he actually in love with Cheoljong at the end or did he just care about him because of the baby and because he had to, given the circumstances he was forced into? It was not his choice to enter So Yong’s body, after all. In the beginning of the drama, he had a bit of a double standard where he hated the idea of So Yong in his body flirting with guys, but it was perfectly okay for him in her body to flirt with the court ladies. I got the impression that he changed in the end but I wasn’t sure how.

Also, why exactly did So Yong love the king? They had that moment by the well when they were kids but he was mean to her after that. Yes, he had good reasons but the point is, she didn’t know that…so why did she care so much for him before she entered the palace and became queen? Now, I don’t care what trope a story has, whether it’s love at first sight, slow burn or enemies to whatever…I just want it to be believable.

Cheoljong himself was supposedly love with Hwa Jin at first but when another woman with a ‘cooler personality’ came along, it was all over for her. Now, I don’t believe that every character should end up with who they start with, but I wish they didn’t play up his loving Hwa Jin so much to the point he’d sacrifice his life for her, because it makes him seem really flakey.

The political parts were also a let down. The retaking of the palace and throne at the end should have been on a bigger scale ala Nirvana in Fire. I was also disappointed when Cheoljeong just inexplicably left Mr. Queen alone and defenseless. And why did Byeong In (one of the second male leads) suddenly turn evil…only to turn good again? It would’ve made sense if he were an ass like Gaston but he wasn’t. Was he bipolar?

There were just too many why's for me, so I just enjoyed this for the comedy and the performances.

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its just So Good

like if i hve to be for real then this is one of the best adaptations from a webtoon like yes there has been some things switched around from the webtoon to the drama but it was still hella good and also not to mention that park jihoon’s acting in this was so phenomenal like the way he portrayed the emotions for each different episode like he is what you call an idol-actor like he is one of the best. even if you havent read the webtoon yet you can still enjoy without reading but i think it is better if you read the webtoon first because with this drama its a flashback with suho while as we were left off with a cliffhanger for when hes in eunjang the webtoon starts while hes in eunjang and goes on from there. but anyways this is hella recommended to watch and i absolutely love it.

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--- Warning: SPOILERS---

There’s a genre in Thai lakorn called slap & kiss. Like the name suggests, it is highly problematic and full of slapping, screaming, fighting and all kinds of violent and toxic behavior. I think the reason why people watch it is because it’s like watching a car wreck. It’s not something you see everyday. The characters are so over the top that they make cartoon characters realistic. They can make the viewer angry and yes, in some cases, they can also make the viewer laugh. I do not recommend this genre unless one already likes ‘makjang’ to begin with. In fact, slap & kiss is like a crack genre that is even more extreme than makjang. Only watch this if you can’t take it seriously.

I do not usually watch slap kiss but I was actually introduced to watching asian dramas though it, when someone made recommendations in the romance novel board I used to visit.

When done well (ex: Kluen Cheewit) though, they remind me of the romance novels I used to read. I think Long Ngao Jan 2019 is one of the ‘better ones.' I don’t recommend the older version but this later version is able to do something which I rarely see in this genre.

It’s able to point out that all the characters are dysfunctional and that it is problematic.

This is one of those rare lakorns where I did not hate the antagonist. Khem was horrible but the plot did a good job of explaining why she turned out that way. From the very beginning when she was young, she was already brainwashed by her mother to believe that her older sister would take everything from her. Her upbringing lead her to become a resentful person. I felt that every time she did something bad, she was also hurting. When she finally turned into a total mess I felt sorry for her because she was both an antagonist and a victim.

The FL (the older sister) was the main victim of the drama. She was a doormat who was abused since childhood by her stepmother and stepsister and was used to always giving in. She had a father and grandparents who loved her but they couldn’t protect her enough. This is the type of weak FL that many would despise but I could’t help but admire her love for her sister. Also, the actress playing this role usually plays bitchy, antagonistic roles, so her being able to play this pitiful character was actually impressive for me.

The lead hero is what I call ‘a jerk with a heart of gold.’ Acts like an ass but can actually be nice if he weren’t so deluded about the FL. He straightens out later and I don’t know if it’s a little too late or too much; it depends on one’s personal level of tolerance. I think he’s written to be much nicer here than in the older version (psycho) who I can hardly watch. In here, all the characters in the family were so messed up that the ML just gets swallowed up by them, even if he was the one who started causing trouble in the first place.


I like how, instead of focusing on his revenge scheme, the story focuses on how the dysfunctional family caused mental issues and destroyed the relationship between the sisters. I don’t know if it showed an accurate representation- especially of the antagonist’s condition but at the very least, it points out that yes, this character is problematic and yes, this is what happens if things aren’t sorted out.

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KANG YO HAN !A One Man Showdown !

I'm not going to say how the drama is as I'm late for the party! But even then I wanted to write this review because I wanted to share my thoughts and views during watching the series.

1.) Kang Yo Han: Firstly about Ji Sung I would just say he's a born to be an actor. And about the role to create the world a million times better place one must take responsibility to turn into a monster who should wipe out trash. And KYH is a character written as such. He too has emotions and l relations but above them he kept his sorrow, tragedy, trauma in his life and chose to become a monster who can eradicate those injustice and tragadies created by those in power from the life those who don't have the power even if it might potray him evil. And he never even made any excuse for his actions or behavior. This makes a person real human.

2.) Jung Sun Ah: I have always imagined a woman figure as a soft, outspoken, patient type. But this particular character really got me off the picture I have always imagined about woman. She is an icon of deal and destruction. After everything she faced from the childhood and got to such a position, she could have helped people like her with the authority and capability she has. But still she chose to keep herself first because in this cruel reality of life no one would care to keep you or care you first. You have to do it yourself even if it means to kill or be killed. Though the way she chose to gain & use her power was wrong, I truly respect her character to have such an audacity to stand strong among the egoistic and self-obsessed, power-thirst, influential men who could do anything and everything in their power and control them at her fingertips which not many could do.

3.) Kim Ga-On & Yoon Soo Hyun: I was really fed up with these two confused characters who doesn't have their own decision making capabilities and always act like immature school kids. Thse two are such fools to criticise every decision that KYH makes especially KGO. They didn't even face 1/4th of the unjust KYH faced and life KYH lived and still they have the nerve to question his decisions and behavior. For a second, it's atleast fine upto the live court proceedings as it's work related. But digging about KYH and blaming him directly for his brother's death with any circumstantial evidence! Like really! Are they really public servents? What right do these two jerks has to dig up someone life? And barging in and blaming someone without even knowing atleast a part of the truth let alone whole truth. Getting manipulated easily by others words without using their brain these two are the one's talking about law, rules, system, order. Wow! What a joke! They really looked like a team of hipocrates. It's because KYH let them off but in reality if I find someone digging up my past life then I would file a case of prying on my privacy and stalking.

As for the main five antagonists the president, Bussinessman, Channel owner, Minister and the Foundation Chairman. Sometimes I really felt the urge to go inside my phone, given a chance, and kill them myself. So you can imagine what kind of emotions I felt! These are the people in power who have a lot to loose but still hold on to the power and the money they have to manipulate the system as they like.

Overall the drama was an eye-opener to the harsh reality that power and money even make or break any kind of person whether he/she may be a president or a low-life begger. They have explained life of an individual in a very extra-ordinary way that "Life of a person is not a case of judgment to judge what is right and what is wrong. It's just a journey of choices to choose what you want to do and what you don't. And every choice you make in that journey comes with a heavy price ".

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Good..But it could have been way better!

Let's start with these that stands out.

Cinematography was really great,so the Direction.Everything was very pleasant to the eye.They did a really nice job here.
Music was excellent all the way,every scene had its appropriate music theme.And lets be honest,"Dancing with the devil" is a Killer!Hands off!

Now let's talk about all those things weren't that great and practically prevented me from giving a higher score.

This had all the potentials to be a Super Hit,but unfortunately failed.
No is not the best story out there,nothing is remarkable about it.Nothing new,steps on the old good premises of any Bl.
Enemies to Lovers the most common trope,we just love to hate.Yes to me is always an intriguing trope and i do not mind at all when writers use it so much.
By default is more spicy and gives more room for development,if it is used right.
Here was just too plain,too predictable and occasionally boring.
They decided to start this story the most toxic way they could.

Allow me to open a parenthesis here:
Let me clear, i dont mind toxic relationships,iam not shocked,and definitely iam not prude to curse this kind of stories.Iam old enough with real life experiences and iam not hiding behind my finger for the sake of being nice and acceptable.I don't care.Toxicity exists in Real Life,too.I close the parenthesis here.

So back to the story as i said had great potentials if they had spend more time and effort to develop the 2 main characters in more depth.Always is a plus to any story when we can get deeper to each character.Also it could be more episodes if they had done this.

I would prefer the story was more mature,as the outline could give space for this.Instead, almost every reaction to any action was just childish.Considering the main leads are not school boys( Uni students who also runs family bussiness are adults,right?)they should had dealt with all the occurring problems with more responsibility.
Actually the story was a bit of everything,a mix and match.Wanted to be spicy and..kinky(!!!)but ended up soft and awkward.Lol!There is not a clear path,like in the midway the script was "censored"somehow and the writer had to change the main concept.Or he was confused and not so sure if this was a soft or a hardcore story!At least this was my notion all the way from first to the last episode.

And now i will talk about the main problems this series has.
The Acting is one of them.
If iam not mistaken the main leads are both rookies and Big Dragon was their first project.
It is always great to give opportunities to new actors and having the main roles i guess is big enough but also can be too stressful.But this is the only way they could gain experience,too.
So iam not blaming those 2 kids as they did their best.But yet i suppose they both have a big road ahead,to improve their acting skills and iam wishing them the best.
Stiff,awkward,unnatural,embarrassing,are the words i can use to describe the acting here.
(and if you think is me being a bitch here,i assure you iam not,as i was highly impressed by Bible's acting in KinnPorsche and i praised him a lot even if he was a rookie too)

The second issue was chemistry among the Mls.Or better say the lack of it.Zero,none,nothing.They didnt convince me not for a second that they were inlove,no passion even in the sex scenes.Clearly both were too embarrassed not only to kiss each other but to just touch each other's hand!Yeah for a BL that was a bummer.

So my final words about Big Dragon.
It could be so much more.It could be FIRE and one of the most hot Bls of 2022.
A more bold script,a little more depth in characters and maybe different actors as main leads could have give the right push to be a Hit.
Still it was enjoyable and got a 7,5 from me,passing the average and be in the good "league"

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I hated it so much but i would watch it 100x over.

So let me start off by saying that the plot was pretty good granted i do have a bit of daddy issues so a controlling man is kinda my cup of tea, sorry thats tmi, but i really thought i was gonna just watch the first episode cause i was bored and had nothing else to watch, but i invested my life and soul into this show, its not even boring it has okay pacing for how bad it is. The music was terrible though, if you've ever heard of a game called Heavy Rain, that's what it reminded me of just blaring crunchy piano music.

I know a lot of people were comparing it to kinnporsche which i get cause they're both mafia dramas but i didn't really like kinnporsche because it was too serious and got confusing at the end so i wont compare them.

I NEED TO SAY THIS, if you are going to make a show about s3x (idk if im allowed to say that) specifically BDSM, include it in the show. What im saying is, there was like 2 nc scenes in the show, thats not the part im mad about but the fact that they were lowkey uncomfortable and that was the only time we ever saw them really kiss kind of made me mad. Also they acted like Kamol was into some hardcore BDSM for him to just pull out one chain in a shower and thats it.

Ok im done.

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The worst drama

A lousy drama directed by a worthless director. The scenes and story plot didn't even match. How did anyone give this drama a 10 rating? Laughable. Those give this drama a 10 are idiots. Story plot kept changing illogically, the director didn't even have big picture of plan how the storyline progress. The screenwriter doing a lousy job in creating story plots and cutting scenes. Story plots just forced it way illogically even though it's clear reasoning of truths in the storyline. The director and screenwriter must be thinking most viewers are idiots, that's why they're not doing their job. Surprisingly, the rating acknowledged it as idiots rated the drama a 10. Conclusion, this drama is a mess up storyline and plots. It doesn't even worth watching.

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An apt end to a great series

This is a 70 min episode to tie-in the story of the main leads. This is all about misunderstandings and reconciliations.
Rain witnesses Payu talking to a girl and misunderstands the situation and Sky is bothered by one of Prapai's ex. This enrages both of them and since talking it out with your significant other is never an option in these series, they decide to go on a vacation together leaving their boyfriends behind. After much of searching (well... not that much) they find the whereabouts of Rain and Sky. Although they catch up to Rain and Sky, they realise that their boyfriends are still angry. Rain and Sky design a punishment as a form of reconciliation and finally all is forgiven at the end. Later on confessions are made and vows are shared and finally all is well between them.
The story was simple and quite endearing with some really feel-good moments between the 2 couples. A nice ending to the series which is worth a multiple watch.
I feel there is certainly enough material to make a separate series detailing the life of Sky and Prapai since their individual pasts have just been mentioned in passing and a lot can still be brought to screen. The actors playing the characters are great and have a wonderful chemistry.

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Captivating story that made me feel stuff...

This is the type of drama that will both keep you on your toes, and make you fell stuff... a lot of stuff... As we follow several people in several timelines giving us just enough to not be too confused but not enough to figure out the whole story letting bit by bit unravel as we go along. What we do know is that the two main characters were each others first love and that they somehow drifted, got torn, splitt, ended... All spiking my own curiosity.

The leads both young and less young are lovely, fun, relatable, human basically the type you want to get to know better and can not really get enough of. Their chemistry is great, their interactions both playful and deep Very well preformed as they managed to convey a whole lot of different emotions.

The kids in this drama ara adorable and so are most of the family bonds seen here and there, with the exception of a mother or two who I would gladly have shoved off a cliff. I truly loved the rest of the characters and wished them all happiness. Though I got to see mostly pain, and a bunch of life does not always turn out the way you want it kind of deal. I found myself rather relating to them and did not find myself overwhelmed by it but rather found it real in a way or as real as it can get, it is still a drama based on a song. The story is told in such a way that all the characters come off as real humans, with real fears, emotions, inner conflicts... and so on and so on...

One of the supporting characters has a hearing disability, she is there to move the story along, show us glimpses of the past and be part of the build up for the main characters she also gets to be portrayed as a caring sister, a mother and a lover giving us some deaf representation done right.

I love the OST in this and am fascinated by the idea of adapting a song to a drama, I do not think I have seen anything quite like that before.

To sum it up this is for the romance lovers out there who enjoy a mystery, and can take a bunch of pain, slice of life realism... And not a story for those in need of joy and fluff, so if you are just looking for fluff step away and look for something else. And though I did not fully cry I did get the lump and a tear so if you are sensitive you may just want to have some tissues nearby.

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super cool tv series! ) huge advice to watch )

Exciting ! Looks in one breath)
this TV series starting very interesting .. firstly u may think that this will only romcom but then u realize that its cool fantasy which slowly flows into a detective story… I love it so much! There are sad moments, and touching feelings .. and hatred .. I did not expect such an epic detective story, which is very interesting! Also, the fact that the hologram seems to come to life and begins to experience feelings and even cry .. unlike his creator )) haha , and the most incredible thing is that the details of what happened many years ago are finally revealed ... an unusual turn of events and also the fact that the main female character turns out to be gets rid of the artificially appeared eye disease and begins to see better.. I
its so wonderful story , that , from 1 episodes I wanted have such friend as hologram ! ahhaha and so interesting to see how they creating him , programming ... that u want to learn all this stuff too ahaha
there also are many sad moments and this tv series , I may say , turn some serious questions in live ..
this drama bring big comfort and really warm touching , I love it and I think its deserve to be re watched once more ! unfortunately only 12 episodes but they are really cool !))
I liked the main character whos made the Holo as hologram .. he so cute and play really cool !
ps also will cool to have such artificial Intelligence as hologram in real life ! ( maybe I lost some and this already exist haha )

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Confusing Slow faced thriller

The grid drama has many layers so it was quite confusing while watching it. The elements like Timetravel, Teleporting are good. The drama is feels dragging and slow.
Thrilling part also feels missing. We can feel there are parts were the illogical and predictable. After watching the drama i thought they did not use much of Lee si young . The graphics are good.
The cast as done there part good. Seo kang joon done his role perfectly good. Kim ah joong and Kim Mu yeol done there parts good. Do not expect much from the music.
The drama is an average and slow suspense investigative thriller. One time watch and a time pass drama.

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