Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul

It's not terrible, but kind of sloppy.

For me, the central problem of this series is the character of Prakan. I don't think the actor was up to the job. It felt like he had a very limited set up expressions, although that might have been the fault of the script and directing rather than the actor.

The central conflict of this is that Tuaphee reaps souls, while Prakan is a doctor trying to prevent people from dying. The thing is, though, Tuaphee doesn't kill people, he just escorts their souls to the next world, but every time this happens, Prakan goes nuts, treats Tuaphee like a murderer, and tells him he never wants to see him again. Until he wants to see him again (on account of he's hot). Then the cycle repeats, over and over. This makes him a very unpleasant person who seems unworthy to me of someone as kind and sweet (and hot) as Tuaphee.

The thing is, people are usually capable of fairly mature moral reasoning at around 10 years of age.

For example, if you give small child these two scenarios and ask which is worse:

1. Mary accidentally broke 10 cups while emptying the dishwasher
2. Ann broke one cup by throwing it at Mary's head.

Most children will say #1 is worse because Mary broke 10 times more cups than Ann. by age 10, almost everyone understands the difference between an accident and an act of violence, and that #2 is infinitely worse than #1.

Prakan is probably around 30 or so, and yet he can't figure out something equally basic. I can get deflecting his anguish at being helpless on an available target. Once. And then apologizing - profusely. But not being a total dick on 5 or so different occassions over the same issue.

On another subject, the "rules" of Reapers are silly and seem to be invented to suit plot points and don't really progress in a logical way. For example, what exactly is Tuaphee? He's not a ghost, and he has physical form. So is he a reanimated dead person who can teleport? Does that mean his heart is missing? Or is he a physical recreation of his mortal body in the same form? If he's a reanimated corpse with no heart, what happens if he falls asleep on a park bench and somone checks his pulse? Would he be accidentally cremated?

And why are they invisible except when wearing Hawaiian shirts? Why do they eat and sleep? If's clearly stated more than once that nobody can remember an interaction with a reaper, but everyone does - they all know who Tuaphee is (not what he is), and ask about him when he's not there. And then there are rules that are introduced later, and punishments that make no real sense when those rules are violated, and they are violated constantly.

When a soul is to be reaped, a card appears in the reaper's pocket with the soul's name on it. But a character is apparently mortally wounded (somehow, offscreen), Tuaphee gets the card, and then then that person doesn't die. So what is the ticket for? Just to deliberately waste the Reaper's time?

And an ageless being in a relationship with a mortal who lives to 90, just eww. Come on. I get love transcends all boundaries, blah blah, but it really doesn't. How many 20-year olds do you see dating 90-year olds? Only if one of them is a billionaire and the other knows he's getting a big payout. And why does everyone's soul look exactly like they did when they died except for just one of them?

The acting is fairly strong except for Prakan - all the minor characters are strong. Karn, who plays Tuaphee, is pretty good, but he's so beautiful it's hard to tell.

The secondary couple is underwhelming. I was excited about them, and I really like both actors, but it's just bad. The writing makes very little sense, and there's no buildup to the resolution - it just comes out of nowhere and is dull and anticlimactic.

In the end, the writing is lazy, sloppy, and repetitive, and just dull. It attempts to be profound and meaningful, but it's shallow and doesn't really delve into anything with any depth or insight.

The music is above average (except the coffee commercial) and supports the story well, and expertly sets the mood.

I don't think there's anything I would rewatch, but the thought of rewatching it doesn't give me suicidal impulses like it does for Physical Therapy.

Overall, 6.5. It's not awful, but I don't think I would recommend it. There's some decent eye candy, so if you have nothing better to do you might get some enjoyment out of it.

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Give it a chance

I was uncertain about this in the beginning but became to love it. It is a different storyline than most bl's which in and of itself is refreshing. Yes it moves a bit slowly but for this story it actually worked for me. You see growth in all 3 couples and I didn't feel that any part was too rushed. The back story of the leads was well placed within the story as to not get confusing as they sometimes do.

These are the two lead actors from Grey Rainbow which absolutley tore my heart heart. While this story in the end does reminisce that ending it does end much better. I cried but my heart is still intact.

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Mildly frustrating but not a bad watch

This is such a unique concept and could have been great with better writing and directing. Some characters' words/actions felt awkward or were frustrating at times, particularly Prakan and Metha, and I feel like this is no fault of the actors.
Their characters are simply portrayed as somewhat immature which I don't think is fitting for two respected doctors running for the director position. As two highly intelligent individuals they seemed to lack common sense or reasoning half of the time.

But on to the good things:
- The pacing was good with Prakan's slow realisation of his feelings for Tuaphee, though I do wish they made the passing of time more obvious in some places.
- Since the actors have worked together before their chemistry is pretty good. The couple scenes were cute and enjoyable and without any of that weird shyness depite dating for a while that a lot of BLs have.
- A realistic, bittersweet ending. I feel like the impact would have been lost had this had the perfect fairytale ending.
- Boy Sompob doing the most with the OST.

Overall a good watch despite a few minor frustrations. Definitely recommended if you like supernatural things or want something a bit heavier/more mature than highschool romance.

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good premise with flawed execution

Overall: I'm rating it a bit higher though because of the unique premise and that I couldn't tell how this was going to end unlike pretty much every other BL I've seen. Watching on iQIYI.

Content Warnings: multiple deaths, blood, dub con kissing and sex? (drunk), stalking, past domestic abuse

What I Like
- some cute moments, especially towards the end
- some funny moments
- sick people actually looked sick (i.e. didn't have flawless make up and hair)
- showed how doctors/medical staff do get sad/stressed
- good communication between Tua and Prakan in the final episode
- the ending before the final time jump
- (neutral) the accidental fall/tropes, it's cringey but I still like them

Room For Improvement
- immature and stupid characters, also some really bad communication skills
- nonsense medical things (pretty sure you don't operate on your family members)
- at one point we end up in an endless loop rehashing the same plot points over and over again
- major plot holes, some of which could have been explained with a short dialogue
- Metha was annoying almost the entire series
- poor communication with the m/m side couple but seemed like it only lasted a day or two
- three couples all had rushed romantic endings, at least one should have developed earlier on
- the awful camera angles during kissing scenes
- slow pacing most of the time, watched on a faster speed
- the ending, too many time jumps = poor writing and that very end part was not my thing at all

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A stunning comeback from the GreyRainbow Pairing

I must say this show was STUNNING... I am so impressed with the ending.. it wasn't fairytale. it was so realistic.. a doctor and a reaper could never really be together.. the doctor grew old but the reaper stayed with him all the way till he died... and 20 years later he was reborn and the reaper met him again..this show was so good.. this did for me what miracle of the teddy bear couldn't. I'm in my feelings. I would recommend this to everyone.. . 10/10 for me...
first BL series of this year that has me emotional on the verge of tears.. it's soooo goood. the acting is spot on, the music is amazing and the storyline is so good and relatable.. this reminds me a lot of until we meet again and it's not surprising cause it's the same company doing this series... I hope more people tune into this cause it's very good and well worth it.. the story is captivating and it strikes and emotional nerve in you. Nut and Karn's chemistry together is really good in this.. much better than how they were in Grey Rainbow.. it's taking really long to get to the intimacy part of this BL though and that's my only complain

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Bad Direction, Script & Acting

While the base story had such a good scope it was tainted with Bad direction and acting.
The presentation in the series is very illogical. Even after a long duration the cast never ages.
Because of the base story, the series is worth watching but you need to be very open and keep your brain aside while watching it.

Old review from before it was completed:-
My rating for this series keeps on dropping as I watch the new episodes. The acting is getting worse for all the actors!. Even the guest characters do a bad job at acting and it doesn't help that the script is so poorly written and not structured properly.

The base story is so good but just because its not presented properly, the series isn't highly rated and popular.
Slow-paced, bad acting, direction and illogical script at many scenes took the scope out of such a good base story.

The only thing I like about the series is the base story, that there is a grim reaper whose job is to take souls to the afterlife and a doctor who tries to save lives.
The script has so many plot holes that it either confuses me or I lose focus in it. It doesn't help that the series is slow-paced.
A good scope of improvement is there in the acting, the main and the secondary leads have problems with the correct expressions for different types of scenes.

Where it went wrong
* Direction
* Casting
* Script
* presentation of anything dramatic

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PNR, grim reaper, enemies to lovers

Adapted from a y-novel by HUNGRYBIRD of the same name, Wabi Sabi picked up this defunked project and brought it back for iQIYI (with Director New acting as producer) staring Grey Rainbow (trigger warnings & sad ending) couple Nut & Karn. They are pretty great together and certainly mature and capable leads. Also featured Yacht (Paint with Love) and Pat (My Ride) as side characters.

This is a romance between a doctor trying to save his patients and a reaper who is both his enemy and (eventually) lover. Basically it’s the genius premise of a gay Doom at Your Service. High concept looks good on you, Thailand. I enjoyed it more than it’s ending deserved, and the best I can say is that it’s not strictly HEA but if you’re okay with Life: Love on the Line, you’ll probubly be okay with this BL. It’s set up well, there’s no surprise unpleasantness like HIStory 3: The BL that shall not be named.

The reaper mythos was pleasingly bureaucratic in an almsot Terry Gilliam absurdist kind of way. I wish we’d got a bit more of it, and how the underworld worked. And I also wish it had just really leaned into the “mistakes are just the frustration of the DMV” style. But this is Thailand, and high concept + absurdist really isn’t their thing, so I’m disposed to be happy with the silliness we did get.

The slow burn romance and the laying out of the intertwined past was really well done. Not to mention all of the external tension with the doctors in competition and their various cases, and the conflict between the leads and their roles in life. It’s much better storytelling than we usually get from Thai B - a solid little show, especially at the start. Now the driving conflict of a doctor who will not accept death was a little too drawn out and one note (I was over it by ep 6), but no worse than we usually get from Thai BL.

The side dishes were hit or miss for me, their drunken hook almost too relatable, but their insta-love tendencies felt conflictingly unrealistic. Also one of New’s OLD SCHOOL “around the back of head not at all a kiss” kisses. I haven’t seen that from Thailand since Make it Right! Retro “we not gay” camera action used because the actors aren’t comfortable with each other? Why here? Why now? Tut tut. I was mixed over them but the side couple was, in the end, cute enough (weird kisses notwithstanding).

The chemistry between the leads was MUCH more consistent than the side couple, and very well executed. KarnNut give GREAT KISS. Honestly, I can’t remember if their kissing in Grey Rainbow was this good, but in 2022 AKA the year of great gay kisses, this was one of the best I’ve seen - we are talking MewGulf or MaxTul level. Very impressive.

Are KarnNat the best Thai origin couple at domesticity? Seems like. And I LOVE domesticity in my BL. So they get extra points for this.

THE ENDING

This show had a very Korean style unnecessary-separation in the last ep. But I guess I’m used to that now? The show’s ending reminded me A LOT of Love: Life on the Line (Director’s Cut) so if you like that you’ll, like this one, but it’s not strictly HEA, there’s a lot more pathos. I thought it suited the narrative, so I’m not mad.

Want it spoiled? They get a lifetime together; the reaper goes back to being invisible to everyone but the doctor, so no one notices that he doesn’t age; he pulls the doctor’s card when the doctor is old; and then meets him again in his next reincarnation. So this is not exactly a happy ending, but it’s not really sad either. Just pathos.

Did I cry? Of course, I’m a sap. But for someone normally SET on HEA, I actually I liked it.

I’m not quite sure how to rate this show tho, as a result. And I’m not sure I’ll ever rewatch it either. Still, like Peach of Time, everything was set up for us, so the end wasn’t surprising and it managed to be substantially happier than Peach or, of course Grey Rainbow (shudder).

So maybe I rate it higher than I should because it could have been a lot worse? ARGH. Decisions. I went with 7/10

RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS

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ABSOLUTELY UNDERRATED GEM FOR ALL WHO ARE TIRED OF STUDENT CLICHÉ

First of all I should say only one thing: GIVE IT A CHANCE
When I started watching this series, I thought it would be a stupid vanilla love story between a doctor and a reaper (where the fact that the main character is a reaper would mean absolutely nothing), especially after the "kiss" at the end of the first episode. BUT. You can't imagine how wrong I was. This is such a rare story among all the clichés of university life that this series is like a breath of fresh air. Great storyline with lots of twists and turns, slow burn at its best, real feelings through the worlds... True love that can overcome all barriers. And most importantly - the most realistic ending. Just bravo! I did not expect this, but the creators pleased with common thinking. Added to the list of favorites (and I watched more than 80 series of this genre, and believe me, I have something to compare with) Yes, there is not a very large budget, if it were more, it would turn out even cooler, but even so, the plot covers all the shortcomings of funds . I looked forward to every episode, I haven't been so drawn to anything in a long time! I definitely recommend watching! Just watch 3-4 episodes and you won't be able to stop... I don't understand why some give 1, this series is so out of character that many people can't accept its uniqueness? Just look and judge for yourself. My rating is 10/10 and bookmarked as "favourite"

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An underrated gem...

When I started watching this series I didn't know that I would become so attached to it, but here I am crying my eyes out because of how much I'm gonna miss this series and not because it had a tragic/sad ending like Grey Rainbow had (which btw it didn't).

I don't know what got me this hooked in this maybe it was the cast that I really loved or the story that was so fresh and not like all the other BLs with such a pure love stort between the leads and the great chemistry that they had or even the OST that was so beautiful fitting to the story of the series....I guess it was all of them and many more small details...

Anyway thank you for this beautiful story with the best ending the we could possibly have in this situation!!!

This series will stay with me for a long time!!
I think it's underratedgem that so many more should be watching and appreciating !!!

You should definitely watch it if you haven't already!!! And I hope we get more fresh and unique BL series in the future like this one!!!

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Too much arguing is not good for the soul

Initially I was very excited to watch this, because just by reading the synopsis the plot seemed unique and interesting. Well, it turned out to be everything but. Medical drama? Not really. Supernatural? Not really. Thriller? Mystery? Romcom? None of those. This show fell flat on everything it was trying so hard to achieve. I had high hopes for this, because usually Studio Wabi Sabi can bring emotions and plot to life very well. This time though, it did not happen for me. Most parts turned out to be more cringey than emotional, and most episodes nothing happened, other than arguing and self pity.

There were so many inconsistencies and factual errors in the plot and production that it really took away from the story itself. The main actors didn't seem to have any chemistry at all and the whole thing didn't even come across as a romance until episode 10. It was just two guys arguing over the same stuff in almost every episode, which got very tiring very fast. Maybe it was Nut, maybe he really wasn't up for the role, because (at least to me) all of his emotions seemed to be pretty much the same, and his main emotion was mostly.. emotionless. The best thing about this drama is for sure the side characters. Nuch is the unproblematic modern girl boss we all need in our lives, Keeta and Nathee delivered on the chemistry and Metha was the sound of reason essential to the plot. Prakan keeps blaming Tua for things he can't do anything about, and Tua is there to actually help the dead move on, he doesn't actually go around murdering them. It was frustrating how Prakan did not understand this.

The part that truly bothered me the most about this drama was the flaws and inconsistencies. The soul reaper rules changed according to the situation and to fit the plot. It also makes no sense that Prakan is supposed to be a doctor, who went to med school, trained for years in different clinics, but still he is not able to deal with death? They have full on courses in med school about death and how to handle with it, and yet this guy who is up to be a chief of surgeon doesn't understand the circle of life? Death is a natural ending for us all, and doctors are being trained to understand it. Yet Prakan was like a child refusing to listen about why his pet fish was floating in the tank. His mother had been sick for years before she passed, and Prakan behaved like her death was the most shocking thing ever happened in his life. He had seen her battle with cancer, he had witnessed the pain and suffering she went through, and heard her say she doesn't want to fight anymore. She was dying and he refused to listen to her and instead guilt tripped her into chemotherapy. As a doctor, he should have understood her better. Losing a loved one is horrible, but her death was not sudden or surprising. Also the medical errors were truly strange - patients not intubated during surgery, even a heart transplant was apparently performed without intubating the patient. Surgical gloves worn underneath the surgical gown, not on top like they're supposed to be worn. And many more small things like that really bugged me.

Pros of this show:
+ Side characters were great
+ OST

Cons of this show:
- Plot errors, factual errors, inconsistencies
- Very slow paced
- Constant arguing between main couple
- Minimal romance
- Frustrating childish behaviour from adults
- Soul reaper rules not consistent at all
- Silly details like a phone on a tombstone, that's more comedic than dark

Of course this is just my opinion, if you liked this show, then good for you, I'm glad you did! :)

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Soul Stealingly Bad

I came to this drama shortly after watching Triage and I was very curious to see how the two would compare since they're both medical dramas. Triage is far superior in every respect. As with a lot of dramas, this one had an interesting and I feel like relatively unique premise, but the story got bogged down by inconsistent pacing, poor acting, lazy writing, and too many unanswered questions. I wanted to like it, but I just couldn't.

The inconsistent pacing was incredibly frustrating, there was just so much filler. It never found a good balance of moving the plot forward and explaining what was going on. There was a fair amount of pointless dialogue and scenes where nothing was accomplished. The result was insubstantial characters and rushed moments that really should have been drawn out more. For example, near the end when Prakan realizes that Raam had spread rumors regarding his father twenty years previously, he understandably wants him to pay for what he did. The whole process of he, Nuch, Metha, and Tuaphee deciding to find the evidence, actually finding the evidence, revealing it to Raam, and having Raam fired takes all of ten minutes maybe. It was something that felt like it should have greater significance than it did. The amount of repetition also slowed the pacing. There were numerous repetitive scenes of Metha and Nuch misunderstanding each other, Prakan going back and forth with being friends with Tuaphee and then hating him, multiple pointless scenes of him getting drinks, etc.

Since the drama revolved around the romance between a doctor and a reaper, I have to point out the complete lack of consistency and sense with the reapers. First of all, the rules of the reapers oftentimes didn't make much sense and were obviously just added in to suit the plot or alter it in some way. The punishments for breaking these rules also don't really make sense. And then there's the reapers' lifestyles. They're reapers, so why they would need to rent a place to live, eat, sleep, etc., basically all the things a human does is odd. And since everything they eat tastes bitter, it didn't make sense to see Tuaphee eating as often as he was. There's also the matter of the tickets the reapers magically pull out of their pockets. They're sent a ticket for the person's death, but then the person may still survive? That needed to be better explained along with everything else regarding the reapers.

The acting was really lacking. Nut as Prakan was the worst by far. His expressions were extremely limited and I got bored with them after a while. There just wasn't anything special about the way he played the character and I really struggled to stay interested. I also didn't feel a whole lot of chemistry between him and Karn, mostly on his part. Karn was really good at showing his affection with just his eyes, but I really didn't feel it with Nut. A lack of facial expressions was an issue with a lot of the cast. Yacht, Cookkai, and Pat as Metha, Nuch, and Kheeta respectively all had the same issue at times. It's like they would just get stuck for a while before shaking it off and then would get stuck again. I'm more than willing to chalk some of it up to the directing and the lazy writing since I've seen Yacht at least in other dramas and know he can be quite expressive. However, the fact that he was playing a serious rather than comedic role could also have been part of the issue. The chemistry between Yacht and Cookkai was pretty good, not amazing, but not bad. I actually thought they were strongest when bantering with each other than when they were trying to be romantic. Tae was overall pretty good in his performance as Nathee. The character was lacking, but I thought Tae did a good job with what he had. I didn't really feel the chemistry between him and Pat, but I put most of that on Pat. You could tell Nathee had feelings for Kheeta just from the way he looked at him. I didn't get that same impression from Kheeta. Karn and Singto as Tuaphee and Khett were the two major exceptions to the rule and were wonderful. I enjoyed both their performances very much. There were moments where Karn really reminded me of Saint as Pete in Love By Chance with his expressions which is not a bad thing at all. I really enjoyed seeing the different way he played Tuaphee when he was wearing his Hawaiian clothes versus his reaper clothes. It was almost like playing two different characters to an extent and I liked the way he did it, it added a greater dimension to the character. Singto just brought that very relaxed, chill mentor vibe as Khett. I honestly would have liked to have seen more of him.

The characters were all pretty flat. This series had a smaller cast than a lot Thai BL's but I felt like the characters were even less developed than in some of the ones with massive casts. What character development there was felt rushed and in some cases was almost non-existent.
- Prakan was frustrating from the get go in the way he treated Tuaphee. The way he treated him like a murderer made no sense. The man is supposed to be an intelligent doctor and he can't tell the difference between killing someone and leading a dead soul to the after life? That right there gave me a pretty low opinion of him. His hot and cold routine was also frustrating not to mention repetitive, treating Tuaphee like a friend one moment and then like a killer the next because someone he loved died. The one case I am willing to give him a little bit of leeway is in regards to his mother's death. Blaming Tuaphee for not telling him his mother was going to die was, not reasonable, but understandable. It felt like a human reaction and it was one I could understand. That being said though, his reactions to death didn't make sense as a doctor, especially one who works in an ER. His relationship with Tuaphee was further frustrating to watch, because Prakan starts to obviously have feelings for him pretty early on, but then we have a whole slew of crap thrown in to repeatedly push them apart and they don't actually get together until almost the very end. I also struggled to believe he, and most of the characters actually, were medical professionals. The level of immaturity and lack of communication was just off the charts at times. It felt like the hospital was being run by children.
- Tuaphee was a far more interesting character than Prakan and one of the only reasons I stuck through this drama. I found him to be very relatable in that he knows he should really stay away from Prakan, but also can't stand being apart from the person he loves. In some ways, I found him to be the most human character. His tolerance when it came to Prakan was truly admirable, especially since Prakan spent quite a lot of time treating him like dirt. His unwillingness at times though to communicate got old. I get that he thought he was doing the right thing by separating himself from Prakan but at a certain point he should have figured out that communication was the only way to solve things. I did feel like their relationship was uneven, with Tuaphee being the one to make the most sacrifices while Prakan pretty much skated on by. When they were reunited, I also felt like he should have more fully explained to Prakan what being with a reaper really meant before asking him to commit to their relationship. They had that conversation later, but some aspects like the fact he would never age and they could never get married or have children seem like they should have been addressed at that time.
- Metha was an overall frustrating character because of his failure to communicate. He liked Nuch but wouldn't come out and tell her. He obviously regretted how his friendship with Prakan had taken a turn for the worst, but refused to address it. He was one of the most repetitive characters, just constantly in the same situations without really changing anything. And then once he did change, it felt too abrupt to me. It was like one minute he was an ass and the next he was a relatively decent guy. His willingness to do whatever it took to become chief of surgery was disconcerting and I really didn't like that it was brushed off so quickly and easily. I felt like that was something that needed to be addressed and he needed to acknowledge and I never felt like he did.
- Nuch was mostly awesome, some times annoying, more so when she was crying. Her wailing crying was so fake it hurt to watch. But aside from that, I really liked her character. She was a badass with a big heart. I loved her friendship with Prakan, they were so much fun to watch together and the way they supported each other was very sweet. I honestly think she could have done better than Metha, but I will admit that they ended up being a relatively cute couple. I do think their relationship could have been better developed, it felt rushed to me which is part of why I'm not overly infatuated with them. Her two instances of illness were completely out of the blue and horribly developed. The first time with her collapsing from exhaustion was reasonable, but there needed to be more lead up to it. The second time with the GI bleed was just absurd and an excuse to finally get her and Metha together. I found it completely unbelievable and contrived.
- Kheeta was one of the characters I was not particularly fond of. I didn't find him at all interesting and didn't feel like he added much. It was awkward watching him try to confess to Prakan not once but twice. I found his determination to make Prakan love him uncomfortable. If someone says no, then the answer is no. To me it showed a lack of respect for Prakan and his feelings. His relationship with Natee was not believable to me. He confesses to Prakan a second time and then seems to almost immediately turn around and hook up with Natee and develop feelings for him. I was very thankful that scene was short. Besides the fact that it seems out of character for him to just sleep with Natee like that, there's also the lack of consent. Regardless of the fact that Natee was making a move on him, he should have realized that Natee was drunk and unable to properly give consent and simply left.
- Natee was a bit more of an interesting character, but I felt like his character growth was a bit choppy and inconsistent. Similarly to Metha, his determination to do whatever it took to win was disconcerting. I never got a good feel for why he was such a complete jerk to everyone. I get that he had a rough childhood with his dad, but his rudeness to everyone except Metha and his immediate loyalty to Metha was just weird. I needed more background for him to really understand where he was coming from. Also similar to Metha, I felt like his change from jerk to good guy was too abrupt but was more balanced. He became an overall nicer person, but he still had his prickly personality. His relationship with Kheeta was poorly developed. It was mostly one-sided on his part and then suddenly they were together. I needed more of a build up on both sides to get on board with it.

There are a few other little things that I felt the drama lacked that I'll mention here.
- How much time elapsed between scenes and events was rarely, if ever, discussed or shown. While not always a big deal, there were some moments where it felt necessary to have that distinction. For example, in regards to Kheeta and Natee's relationship, it felt like Kheeta got rejected by Prakan and then almost immediately did an about face and said he liked Natee. I'm going to guess that more time passed than it seems, but it really cheapened the relationship for me and I didn't find it believable that Kheeta's feelings had changed that quickly.
- All three couples got together at more or less the same time. For Kheeta and Natee and Metha and Nuch, it felt rushed. I think having the relationships all move at their own pace throughout the drama with the couples getting together more one by one rather than all at once would have made more sense and would have been more organic.
- The medical aspect left a lot to be desired. That was one of the reasons I was really interested in this drama so I was disappointed to see it so poorly executed. Patients underwent surgery without being intubated, surgical gloves were not always worn correctly, doctors acted like they had no idea what to do in some situations, and other instances that just pulled me out of the moment. The absurdity of it just left me banging my head against the wall. I also found it very odd that two such young surgeons would be up for chief of surgery. I get that they both had shares in the hospital but that's the kind of position I would see an older, more experienced surgeon taking. The lack of really any senior medical staff was off to me.
- The one thing I will give credit to is that while a lot of dramas that pair off humans and non-human entities fail to really address the consequences of said relationship, namely that nearly all cases, the human will continue to age while the non-human is ageless, this one did not shy away from it. I appreciated that. However, the fact that everyone else who died appeared exactly as they were and then Prakan dies as an old man and his soul is young again was vaguely annoying. I know it's a small thing, but after so many inconsistencies, it would have been nice to have one thing remain. But, moving on, the final scene where Prakan has evidently been reincarnated and he can still see Tuaphee was borderline creepy to me because it intimated that he was going to wait for him to grow up and likely pursue a relationship with him again. I already found it vaguely off-putting that he did that the one time, especially since he viewed Prakan as a younger brother when he was alive and then developed romantic feelings for him after watching him grow up, but the fact that it seems its going to be a cycle pushed it into creepy territory for me.

The cinematography was quite good, there were a few really beautiful shots, especially at the end, that I felt really encompassed the emotion the scene was trying to convey. The OST was good, not as memorable as other dramas, but I did enjoy it.

For all that this is supposed to be a romance, I felt it was more like 90% angst and 10% romance. The romance really doesn't kick in until the last couple of episodes and by then its too little too late. Its sad that such a promising concept wasn't given the proper resources to really shine because I think it could have been spectacular, but the overwhelming negative aspects make it mediocre at best. This is not a drama I would really recommend and its certainly not one I'll be rewatching.

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