Love in the Air

Sound issues were distracting ?

I’m slowly working through a long list of recommended BLs and this one was near the top. There were parts that I loved (Boss is undeniably hot and a good actor) and parts I didn’t like (sometimes Rain and Sky’s but especially Rain’s behavior seemed silly and a bit of a stereotype.)

I honestly couldn’t get behind Rain & Payu’s relationship because I couldn’t see what Payu found so irresistible. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It just never made sense to me.

Then there’s the sound issues. The sound of cloth rubbing over a mic when characters moved or touched, odd mouth noises that really shouldn’t have been picked up. It’s easy to forgive if the rest of the show rises up. But that wasn’t the case here. Every shift of fabric or skin that the mic picked up took me out of the story.

I’d love to see Boss paired with someone else. It’s interesting to see how many BLs have a really good actor paired with a not great one. It’s just baffling. Or maybe Noeul’s style of acting just isn’t for me. Interestingly when I’ve seen clips of Noeul not acting- it felt more natural and was more appealing than the character Rain 😬

I don’t regret watching this. There were some epic scenes I loved, but I don’t think it holds any rewatch value and that’s ok ☺️

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Definitely a "bodice ripper"

LITA is popular for a reason. The chemistry is great, the overall idea pretty good, and the NC scenes are well executed (not that realistic though).

MILD SPOILERS BELOW ***

However, I was not surprised when I learnt MAME wrote this because it has everything a teen girl could want in a BL; and not in the best way. The whole bathroom scene with Payu and Rain made me cringe, not to mention it was nonconsensual. There were a lot of other scenes like that making the writing seem pretty juvenile.

I did like the dynamic between Pai and Sky. But Sky's trauma is basically portrayed as a way to progress their relationship, and after he tells Pai about it, the whole situation is glossed over and not revisited.

But, it was a decently light watch and I can definitely appreciate that, and the chemistry between all leads was great. I loved the affection they gave to each other and there are a lot of fluffy scenes. I especially have a soft spot for Sky and P'Pai. Some if the scenes were funny and I liked the friendship between Sky and Rain. I rewatch LITA when I have nothing else to watch, and it's a great way to turn off my brain for a while.

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You watch for the first couple, you end for everyone

I will write a pretty short review and it will be biased.
This was my first ever BL - I know shocking.

I came to write a review 4 months after I watched it so I can have a more broad understanding of the bl industry and storyline.
I have to say I would recommend this to almost everyone, you have aspects of action, romance, comedy..

The NC scenes are known to be the best.. And rightfully so.
They were executed in in such a beautiful and powerful way.

If you want a fluffy bl - watch this but be aware that it is not as fluffy as it seams. It will break your hart and build it again piece by piece. P' prapai and Sky will show you how relationships can be healthy and loving, how everyone deserves attention and care.
P' payu and Rain's relationship will shoe you true understanding and maturing.

It is not a"cringe bl" even tho some scenes might be hard to watch. It is a true work of art.

I say "watch it" . You will most likely enjoy it. If not you will at least learn more about yourself trough this show

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A whole lot of red flags

Love in the Air holds a cherished spot in my heart as my very first BL series. However, I think because it was so new and exciting, I overlooked many of the issues within the show.


Upon re-watching it, I realised Payu is quite the complex character with some problematic traits (lol), and Rain's manipulative tendencies stand out more now. Prapai, while adorably persistent, has a bit of a stalker vibe, and Sky definitely has some personal growth to tackle in his journey ahead.


On the bright side, the drama does shines in many areas. The production quality is impressive, and the underground and course racing scenes are captivating. The intimate moments are greatly executed, and the soundtrack really enhances the overall experience. I just couldn’t help but feel uneasy about the relationships, primarily due to the characters' poor communication. They often jump to conclusions, leading to misunderstandings that could easily have been avoided.


Additionally, I find myself a bit tired of the trope where one character knows about another’s existence long before they meet. If Payu had feelings for Rain from the start, why drag out the slow burn? It seems a bit unnecessary and not particularly fresh.


So, in summary, while LITA delivers enjoyable moments, it also presents several red flags in both character behaviours and plot dynamics. Therefore, it may not resonate with everyone. Still, I think it’s worth watching!

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AMAZING chemistry

I really liked the acting and I LOVED the chemistry each actor had with one another. The plot was definitely all over the place at times, but I think that is just because I don't speak Thai. I also like couldnt find the episode where rain got kidnapped so lets just pretend like i watched that part. i liked this show because nothing went wrong between the couples. So i gave it a 10/10 because it was cute and everything was fluffy. Sorry that this review is very vague but i just loved it


also this was my first BL that ive watched fully and i have no regrets


English is my first language i just suck at writing so sorry for the grammar errors

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For those who are here for vibes not plot

I went into this not knowing what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised. As someone who enjoys Motorsport, I thought there'd be something a bit more intense for me with the bike racing but it turned out to be a plot vehicle. Trying to make sense of the larger story is an exercise in futlity. You'd be better off trying to understand why there are still flat-earthers in the year of Beyonce 2025. Anyway, it's a nice rompy ride that doesn't overstay its welcome. The ending was rather abrupt and it tries to tackle themes of pride, school pressure and sexual assault—and we'll leave it at, it tried. It's very rewatchable since it doesn't require a lot of dense attention and the set designs are quite pretty. Overall, not the worst I've experienced, not the best either.

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MAME delivers a fantastic first half and a troubling second half revolving yet again around assault

It wouldn't be a MAME series without sexual harassment or assault, and isn't that an absolutely terrible line to write. It's at the point now where you have to consider that she is using her writing to gain catharsis for herself or someone she knows, having incredibly intimate knowledge and insisting on having it feature prominently in her work - to the detriment and discomfort of those watching her art when it is inevitably handled poorly.

Love In The Air, at a glance, is an interesting concept - two main couples splitting the series in half to dedicate equal airtime and development for their stories, each half based on books by MAME, a prolific Thai writer and CEO of Me Mind Y, a production company famous for adaptions of her works TharnType and Don't Say No. The first 7 episodes cover Love Storm, revolving around first year architecture student Rain, a 19-year-old who is incredibly headstrong, naïve and determined. His car breaks down on the road one stormy evening and he chances an encounter with 20-something Phayu (Thai for 'Storm'), a famous graduate architect from the same university, co-owner of a mechanic workshop with his twin brother Saifah, and personal mechanic to gangster P'Pakin. The last 6 episodes cover Love Sky, which follows Sky, Rain's best friend and fellow architecture student, and Prapai (Thai for 'Wind'), best friend to Phayu, business executive, and skilled motorbike racer. The show explores the development of their relationships and the tribulations each couple go through. Their stories interweave at times, but mostly each half focus on the couple, with little interference from the supporting cast.

PRO's:
- Rain and Phayu's story is a sweet and relatively non-turbulent view into two young men establishing a romantic relationship. As a result, it has been viewed as boring by some fans, because of the lack of drama or 'interesting' elements to their story. Getting into the relationship sees MAME's touch come out, with a slightly consent-dubious scene in the first episode, but Rain and Phayu come together quickly and the rest of the season is spent developing their romance. Their communication and care for each other once established is absolutely breathtaking, setting the standard (in this very narrow lens) for what a good couple looks like
- The NC scenes are absolutely the best I've seen in any series, BL or otherwise. MAME is without a doubt the best at casting some of the best couples, and teasing out the kind of emotional and sexual connection some people can only dream of. Boss and Noeul's scenes will become part of BL history, and Fort and Peat do an excellent job as well, going all in and convincing the viewers that they are physically and emotionally invested in their roles
- The length of each arc suited their stories, and it didn't feel like it dragged or had unnecessary filler at any point
- The soundtrack is excellent, with several songs becoming part of my regular playlist rotation, and the cast can all sing and have 3 songs featured in the story that they all are involved in
- The directing and cinematography was outstanding, with beautiful scenes, fantastic location shots, and working the rain and storms perfectly into the story development; the interweaving of weather reports a great touch as well
- There's nary a guitar to be seen; however there is a kitchen serenade if that's a hard no for you, but Boss Chaikamon can sing very well, and Noeul plays a lovestruck Rain listening to his boyfriend with the right balance of entrancement and 'blushing'
- Peat's acting as Sky. He is given an incredibly tough story to pull off, especially as a rookie actor, and he portrays a broken young man incredibly well, who has worked hard to compartmentalise his trauma and push forward with his life. Fort's acting as Prapai is also good, for the youngest of the cast, and although it shows in some parts, his age serves him the ability to throw himself into his role, with a cheeky smile and charisma that oozes from every pore
- Me Mind Y provides a great amount of behind the scenes footage, releasing after each episode on their Youtube, and they also had the cast sit down for Reaction videos of each episode, several uploaded on iQiyi uncut showing longer reactions to the NC scenes
- Product placement is minimal and to be honest, I can't even recall any of it, so if there is any, it was done very low key and unnoticeable
- MAME is excellent at certain themes, such as bisexuality (non-existent in most other BL's, either being gay or the 'just gay for you' trope), protection (condoms), and supportive family units

CON's:
- Consent is a major issue that hits both couples, much more heavily on the Love Sky arc than the Love Storm, but is present none the less. The first episode sees Phayu misreading Rain's intentions and somewhat forcing himself on Rain, which continues into the second episode, but he does back off at several firm 'no's, so there's that at least. There's also an element of situational manipulation revealed at the end, but Rain seems somewhat alright about it when it's admitted to him. However, the consent issues are so much worse in Love Sky. Sky has undergone intense trauma from an ex-boyfriend, and is very reluctant to open himself up to Prapai, fearing another abusive partner. As a result, his boundaries are consistently blasted through by Prapai, who is a "good guy" and "not the same"-- in some instances I can get behind that, but other ones just had me shaking my head and disengaging from this pair more and more. I don't want to get into specifics, again for the root cause of ruining their half of the story, but be aware if you go into this arc that you will see some situations that will make you uncomfortable, but are painted in a rosy lens by MAME and her directing team, explained away as Sky needing to experience a healthy and loving relationship, of which Prapai can and will provide
- Sky's trauma and story is handled relatively poorly, mostly around Prapai's interactions with him. It's obvious that Sky is not ready for love, and if she was insistent on pushing the narrative, having him as a friend first that blossomed into love under Sky's direction could have seen this go much more positively
- It was nice having each half of the season dedicated to each couple, but I think I would've liked their stories being told together, like it is in a lot of other series. I struggled a lot once Rain and Phayu's story was over, especially since I was seeing situations I didn't like with Sky and Prapai, to stay engaged. I found myself skipping scenes and speeding past parts. Perhaps if the sweetness of Rain and Phayu was being told together with the darkness of Sky and Prapai, it maybe might have been easier to digest
- There is a lot of 'wifey' language with Rain and Phayu once they're established, so if that bothers you, be aware - but this is typical of Thai BL and doesn't seem to be going away anytime soon

Overall, I found myself absolutely exhausted by episode 11 with Sky and Prapai, and my experience watching the Love Sky arc was markedly different than the Love Storm one. Rewatchability and the story's rating is based primarily off Love Storm, and BossNoeul's electric chemistry and undeniable connection carried the show as a whole, with the couple comfortable with each other in appearances, interviews and engagements. I found Peat excellent as Sky, but his storyline was too sad and too filled with MAME's heavy hand and consent issues for me to properly enjoy. I also struggled with Peat and Fort's off-screen connection, seemingly improving the further into their half of the season it progressed, but definitely adding to my inability to truly 'get behind' this couple and their story.

I would recommend to definitely watch Love Storm; if viewers felt they could handle the subject matter of Love Sky, to proceed with knowledge of what was coming.

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not everyone's cup of tea but definitely mine!

I have to agree with some people, it does feel like a wattpad story.👀

first off I want to talk about what I love and like about LITA.
This bl portrayed the most realistic relationship between two people. what i mean by "realistic" is both sky and rains relationship started with a hook up. I also love that they're show a realistic amount of affection. what i mean by affection is the causal kisses, hugs, and ass grabbing. I could go on and on about the special episode. I loved how the roles were reversed and Rain exposed his kink. I have to mention this even if someone else wrote about in their review. the relationship and chemistry between Boss and Neoul is AMAZING!!!!

In an interview, Boss(payu) that he had asked Neoul (Rain) how far can they go in the intimate scenes, Neoul said “as deep as possible”. They wanted to portay LOVE THROUGH SEX , and that’s exactly what they did.

Now I only have maybe two complaints. I really wish they didn't tell sky and pai's story in the second half of the series. I wish they gave them their own series. it almost felt rushed too.

my second complaint is (tw:SA DV) I wish they gave a warning to sky's past with gun. also I think there was a better way to mention sky's past with gun..

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Amazing!

I don't think anything in this review can be classified as a spoiler?
It's an amazing show!! I literally fell face first on the floor in love.
It had a typical story line with a bit of a twist. The acting was better than alot of shows i watch. However there is quite a few of 18+ scenes. It was really funny! I wouldn't recommened this to someone watching their first bl show, however depeneding on the tastes of the person definatly for someone that is more into the industry of BL.
So know i have to write more words because it has to contain at least 500 charecters in the reveiw.
Anyways so again great show definatly recommened, to anyone.

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Would’ve been at least an 8 w/o the second couple

This should have been like 8-10 episodes of Rain/Payu and then a separate show for Sky/Pai so I could have had the option of never having to watch Sky/Pai’s story.

Acting:

Solid all around. Nothing groundbreaking, but everyone put on a good performance. Especially given all the wild shit some of these actors had to say with a straight face.

Writing:

First half was interesting and got me hooked and then the story switched to the second couple and I was lost entirely. Just not a good story between those two. Boy needed a therapist and a benzo prescription, not a stalker who he ends up falling for for some reason. Really disappointing.

Chemistry/Romance/Kissing:

Wowy wowza was absolutely blown away by the chemistry between Boss and Noeul in this performance. Their storyline works as a fun romance for sure. And the kisses were so real, you cannot convince me these two men aren’t at least a 4 on the kinsey scale. Second couple idec enough to talk about. Chemistry wasn’t giving, romance wasn’t good, kissing was fine but tbh I wasn’t really paying attention to them.

NC Scenes:

Bruhh Boss and Noeul gave a better performance than like 90% of actual porn actors. They were all in on this, like I’d love to have witnessed them having the discussion regarding boundaries with each other and the intimacy coordinator, because it must have been brief, seeing as nothing looked like it was off the table. I think I might have skipped through most of the NC scenes of the second couple tbh, or I just don’t remember them other than the first one where my boy Sky road that pos into the sunset for some reason.

Music/SFX:

Fine, nothing stood out as odd. Some goofy SFX but that’s alright.

Production:

They did a great job at scouting filming locations in this show.

Man, this would have been an easy win if they had kept the second couple’s story as a little ongoing plot in the background.

Watched a decent chunk of this while tipsy, so here are some highlights from my notes bc I think I'm kinda funny sometimes:

- How is the ILLEGAL streetracing event so CLEAN and ORGANIZED??? I’ve been to F1 Grand Prixs that were dirtier and less organized than this lmao.
- Who tf sets their central air a/c to 60 degrees?? Bros tryna get hypothermia.
- Does Thailand have like a thing for architects? Why is this the second Thai drama in a row I’ve seen with an architect mc?
- Nah nah nah now I know you did not just roll that toy car over to reveal a single condom bro AHHHAHAHAHHAHAHA.
- Not to be dramatic or anything, but I think I went into shock after first hearing Rain’s moans bro… Gulp… I’m a pretty strong believer in my motto of “spectate, don’t speculate” when it comes to celebrities, buuut… those moans were pretty umm accurate imitations of the real thing lmao.
- Please save bro. Bro just needs 1000 mg of acetaminophen down the hatch, why we why we why we giving bro a suppository. Bro also bottomed for the first time in his life last night. Do not put relatively strong medication in bro’s bum. Condolences to bro.
- Bro they kiss more like “realistically” than most porn I’ve seen. I feel like I’ve tapped into a loving couple’s living room pet cam lmao.
- Is bro’s bro wearing a broach? Elegant.
- Bro sang for an eternityyyyyyy ahhh I can’t do it ahhahaha
- 45 mph on a closed-circuit track is so goofy pls use photoshop to make my boys look cooler than that lmao.
- Jk bro finally broke 100 mph, all is well.
- BRO uhhhh not my first rodeo seeing sex depicted on film in a fictional sense or reality so uhh… I think it’s imperative here that I point out that these two are better porn actors than a lot of porn actors lmao what the heeelllllllyyy ahahhhhhh episode 6 has me in a state of pure astonishment.
- I’m usually not one for modern designs, but those stairs in Payu’s house can get it fr.
- It KILLS me when a drama is like, “omg this room is sooo dirty, what am I to do” and it’s like a few pieces of scattered paper and what looks like a day or two of chilling/working on a project. Never let bro see my room, it’s giving severely bipolar Howl Pendragon who has played too much Genshin.
- I’m not scared of no bitch who wears a bracelet lmao.
- Bro got kidnapped in slides and both of them stayed on idk why that’s so funny.
- Is bad boy wearing a fresh pair of vans to beat someone up..?
- Underling man committing violence in that striped shirt kinda…
- These bitches love a broach, they love a pin
- WTF is this side couple lmaooo. Bro 100% did not have to sleep with him at all let alone go for multiple rounds and bro for sureee did not have to ride him into the sunset like that ahahahaaaaa.
- I’m gonna crash out, why did we shift focus to the side couple for this long? ?
- Uhhh, yeah… wasn’t expecting the daddy kink lmaooo
- Bro what happened to my baby ahahahaha he became a dirty nasty nasty naughty lil guy lmao

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