I Am Your King Season 2 (2019)

I came watching with low expectation. I loved the first season and although I know this is not a continuation I thought Id give it a try and was pleasantly surprised with how well made this series is. The ending however leaves a lot to be desired.

The story started out strong and there is good development throughout up until episode 8. There were less noticable cliches than other Thai BL dramas like too much unnecessary 'classmates seating together in the bench with irrelevant conversations' scenes. This is not a teenybopper show and the sexiness has even surpassed the first season.

The cast also did a good job, especially Boat and Ryu (Em and Pun). Tar also did good with the little time he was given. The weakest of the bunch is the main lead Net (Sib)- his character and his acting was annoying as hell and that says a lot considering the one supposed to be annoying is the female lead, but still, even with that mentioned, I enjoyed their delivery overall.

Just like in some of my other reviews and as a decorator in real life, id specially like to mention the good quality of the sets. The one thing i hate is that eventhough the homes were all beautifully decorated, it was too obvious that they were using the model units and all of them were in the same condominium (the logo of which appears so prominently throughout the show - this is not how you do product placement).

But like I said in the beginning and unfortunately, for me, the last 2 episodes were a mess - some of the characters were making questionable decisions while the main actor was stucked in indecisiveness. That time jump in the end was also arguably unnecessary - they cant even bother to change the looks (at least a haircut) of the 3 characters just to show that 3 years has really passed. Also, it feels like the writers cant decide who is the best match and totally blotched the ending making me feel so sorry for Em and Tar cause they totally deserved better.

I gave it an overall score of 7 stars out of 10. Would I rewatch, i dont think so, unless Pun somehow magically chooses Em.

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Actually, I kinda think that people are giving this series a relatively low reception.

Personally, I think that plot is very true to real life situation, and indeed, raise an artistic angle from the slice of life genres. I believe that the developers of the series want to beat around the bush issues such as friendzone, gender camouflage, family expectation and social status. They want to set a lighter tone towards these issues so younger, and mostly, normal people can view this series in an entertaining way. I think that they are damm successful.

People get annoyed because Pun would just stick to a coward, but it's life gals, and the thing that the series keeps on focusing. NO ONE CAN FORCE LOVE. Love is Love, and Pun loves Sib, so what. That was also how Sib did not mutter enough courage to admit his infatuation towards men. He just not found the right one, not even Tar. That is also why M cannot replace his bro. It's a freaking annoying line called friendzone. It exists, jing jing na khrab, so just accept it.

People are not content with the ending, seeing it as an open, but open where? From dusk to dawn they have always loved each others. Remember when Pun insisted that Sib carried on to be his "King", and he would not accept M to be "King"? Why not take your thoughts one level deeper on that ?? Also, Sib wears a T Shirt printed Lazy, and Pun returns wearing "LAZYTOGETHER". Gals you just need to pay attention. The ending is there already =]]

I think the music is beautifully arranged, 100 to the music director of the series!

Might watch it again.

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