Look at all this CHEESE!
This isn't a bad drama, but this isn't great either. The fact that I'm thinking of ways to improve every story tells me a lot about it.~Story: (or "stories," should I say?)
This is a decent starting point for newcomers to the genre. All the stories are filled to the brim with elements that make up a Thai BL, and also a level of simplicity that does not require you to focus on it too much. This is the kind of drama you can lay down at any moment and enjoy for the sweet moments and shenanigans.
But that's where my problem begins because there was just so much cheese in this series I was over some of the stories too quickly. Once the characters began flirting it was an explosion of cheese. HUGE AMOUNTS OF CHEESE. SO MUCH CHEESE YOU MAY AS WELL BECOME LACTOSE INTOLERANT. SO, SO, SO, SO MUCH CHEESE.
Y Destiny is, unfortunately, one of those series that tried way too hard when it didn't need to. Most of the stories would have turned out so much more enjoyable without ALL THAT ChEeSe.
~Cast:
There are ups and downs to this cast. The biggest problem relates to chemistry, though. Let me talk about each couple a little:
-Tue/Ake: Mmmm the most irrelevant couple, I think. Their performance left me with nothing to remember. Actually, they just faded to the back with one of them being completely removed of the rest of the series.
-Sun/Nuea: The chemistry with them was much more obvious because we actually had a lot of build up for this couple. Now, the acting here was a little lacking. Nuea's actor was pretty monotone to the point there really isn't a lot of personality. I'm afraid to find out he's actually like this in real life because he just looks like the kind of actor who's just a pretty face and cero talent. I hope I'm wrong, though.
I don't wanna insult Nuea's actor, but he kinda looks like one of those guys on the internet who are trying so hard to be a perfect replica of SK idols to the point is very cringey to look at him. I'm sorry to everyone who may feel triggered by this, but that's genuinely what I get from him just by watching this series.
-Mon/Team; Probably the better one from the whole cast. These two were kind of the only ones who offered the whole package. Mon's actor comes from the drama "YYY" so the comedy was very easy for him; luckily, Team's actor did not stay behind and also brought great moments. Honestly, these two should get their own drama because their chemistry and equally good acting puts them on a different level.
-Thurs/Pao: Nope, nope, nope.
-Puth/Kaeng: Theirs was the best written story out of the bunch and, if you couldn't stand the previous ones, just jump to this one because it's really a good one. For how short it was, it had the right amount of everything. The actors' chemistry was pretty on point and delivered very good moments.
-Sat/Choke: There's a great joke with these character's names somewhere. This was a good story that deserved to be developed further. Honestly, just give it its own drama. If you liked the movie "13 Going on 30," then this story is gonna give you a huge punch of nostalgia. Honestly, this reason is probably why I liked it so much. Decent actor, but needed more chemistry. On a side note: these actors reminded me so much of the mains form "Make It Right."
-Masuk/Jia/Tir: Gosh, this one was a journey I did not want to take. There was a big question on top of my head at the end of their story. Not because I din't understand it, but because it was so... what the fuck? Red flags mama, ghost fucking or some shit like that. What would Freud think about this? The three actors are excellent, I think. The most matured talent out of the cast. But, what the fuck?????????
~Writing, Direction, Production:
Again, there are A LOT of things I would try to change for this drama to be much better than what we got. All in good intentions because there IS potential here, but I felt like it lacked some more thought put into the different plots. This feels like scrapped drama ideas that were recycled into a full drama. Despite the fact this project had some decent budget, the finished product felt cheap and in need of some necessary changes.
Sis, this show has everything: Enemies turned to lovers, sexual tension, Euphoria wannabe, ghost fucking(?), shit that would really make Freud's heart hurt, miracles, trips to the future, red flags, and ALL THAT MOTHERFUCKING CHEESE MAWMA!
I... sort of recommend it. Some stories were definitely worth a watch but others leave a lot to wish for.
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Not good but watchable if you're bored
This show is way too forgettable to wait until the end to comment, so I wrote my thoughts on each couple as I finished their stories.1-2 Tue & Ake - I liked both actors before I watched this, so I'll admit my bias, but I enjoyed this one. They had good chemistry and even though their story felt rushed, it worked for me.
3-4 Sun & Nuea - I didn't love the clothes, but overall this was good. I'm looking forward to seeing more from them in Cutie Pie.
5-6 Mon & Team - This didn't work for me at all. Mon's character seemed like an innocent 10 year old based on how he reacted to everything and because of that, their interactions made me uncomfortable. Mon was also my least favorite character in the series so it was hard to finish both episodes.
7-8 Thurs & Pao This was wonderful. There's been a lot of BLs with this premise, but this one really worked.
9-10 Phut & Kaeng The strongest in terms of story, but also the most dysfunctional relationship. These 2 were clearly made for each other. I'm glad no one else got their heart broken while these 2 figured things out. I don't think I'd enjoy a full season of this, but it would be more compelling than of the other couples in this series.
11-12 Sat & Choke. This reminded me of Mon & Team. The relationship is very innocent and sweet, but something felt off. Technically Mon is a little kid and acts like one, but he does a lot of really grown up things and that felt gross. Overall I didn't hate it, but I watched on 2x speed and it still made me uncomfortable.
13-14 Masuk & Tir & Jia. This one really didn't work for me. It spent too much time focusing on Masuk & Tir and not enough time focusing on Masuk and Jia falling in love. Tir lingering over the new relationship made it even more awkward to watch and the new couple felt forced together.
Episode 15 was the icing on the cake that reminded me how bad this show really was. Tir needs to go away! The show had some bright spots and stand out performances, but overall it's poorly written, directed, edited and most of the acting is subpar. If you want, watch it to pass the time and if you like very innocent BLs with simple stories, you'll probably find something here to enjoy.
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Wednesday was the best couple
Monday:The actors were cute but their story was odd at worst and forgettable at best.
Tuesday:
The actors did the best they could with what they were given.
Wednesday:
I love this couple so much which is surprising given it's a friends with benefits to lovers story but done really well.
Also First did amazing as Kaeng.
Thursday:
A corny but very cute & wholesome boy falls for ghost story.
Friday:
Is this even a relationship?
Is his ex going to haunt them forever?
Is he still in a relationship with his deceased ex & his current bf?
It was just sad & doesn't look like it will last long.
Saturday:
Think '13 Going On 30' bl story. It was cute. The couple was adorable and I generally liked their story.
Sunday:
This couple was so cute. Their story was very simple but healthy and the actors did well.
I love Nat as Nuea's style. He looked so good.
Honorable mention:
Kaeng(First) & Nuea's(Nat) outfits. They both looked so good. I could barely recognise them in other shows.
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It Sucks But Has At Least One Redeeming Quality
Where to start? This show was a whole ass train wreck of nonsense to be quite honest. So many of the plots made no damn sense and were really rushed for some unknown reason. If there would have been like two or three introduction episodes than things would have made more sense but literally nothing made any sense at all. I will say though that episodes nine and ten were the entire reason I gave this series a 4/10 instead of a 0/10. The chemistry between the actors who played Kaeng and Puth was incredible. I would have liked for their relationship to have been developed more but it didn't feel too rushed. I would love to see both of these actors star in another drama together or a spinoff about Kaeng and Puth. Other than that, there's no reason to watch this show. Be mindful though that their episodes are a tiny bit more explicit with the whole 'friends-with-benefits' theme.Was this review helpful to you?
It could work in a different format
I feel like the concept of mini stories that are connected, but not that much, would only work with less episodes or 2 episodes a week. I personally was more interested from the start on the story of Hia, Masuk and Tir, so it’s easy to watch just the last 3 episodes and skip everything before that. But for people that like the first couples, they had to wait 10 weeks for the conclusion. With that in mind, this show is very easy to rewatch if you go directly to the 2 episodes that you like, but I cannot imagine rewatching everything unless you love every couple.Focusing on the couple +1, which I wholeheartedly enjoyed, 2 episodes was way to little for that type of story. It could have been a nice 8 episode series. Those episodes have a high cry potential.
We've seen a regular series with Talay+Perth (My Engineer) and a regular series with Talay+Yoon (YYY), so we now need a full on drama with the 3 of them together.
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Please Don't Expect Much..
I can't even say how much of a letdown this was... I love the theme of fate bringing two people together, BUT this wasn't it.Out of the 7 couple's I only liked 2. I ended up skipping one couple entirely, cause their story was boring and didn't interest me at all. Plus some couples didn't belong in the main story line, and I was confused on how they related to the main couples you saw. PLEASE think about your time, because you're going to waste it on this series.
Sorry for being negative, BUT I just can't help it, lol. It's always the series with unique plotlines that mostly let you down the most...
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Very diverse story telling
I honestly really loved this drama because of the diversity of it. Its unlike any drama I've watched. Each 2 episodes, theres a different couple instead of them switching between each couple every episode and granted, I have gotten used to that from watching dramas, it still kind of bothers me because sometimes story lines are left unfinished and also the switching back and forth between 3 or 4 couples just throws my brain off some days hahaIf you like watching anthology series that semi link up together, then you should definitely watch this one. Some episodes will make you cry, some will make you laugh hysterically, some are super steamy, and some are super cute, then theres ones that will literally just make you say what IS this??? I personally love some of the tropes they did with this because they are different and I either haven't seen them done often or I've never seen them done at all in a drama.
I will say that not ALL the acting is great, but theres alot of really good actors in this one. (Kudos to Talay and Perth for breaking my heart with their performance)
Character ratings(contains spoilers from here on):
Tue & Ake: 4/10 Personally didnt enjoy their story. It seemed really forced and fast tbh and just I dunno. It wasn't for me.
Nuea & Sun: 8/10 They were incredibly adorable and I loved Nuea being such a flirty little brat and Sun being an awkward cutie. Overall I enjoyed their story, but it didnt wow me as much as it could have
Team & Mon: 6/10 Their ending was nice, but the beginning was just... meh for me. They are cute and I love the way Mon talks about Team in the other episodes after they are together. He's really adorable.
Thurs & Pae: 8/10 I love spirit dramas so this one got me. Its so cute and I just love it so much. Their dynamic was great and they were so pure and sweet.
Kaeng & Puth: 7/10 Here we go. Unpopular opinion, I kind of wish they didnt get together at the end. I really, really wanted to like them more. I did. I do like the developement. They did a great job portraying their situation in just 2 hours honestly. Its just so, so toxic. Their relationship is just so bad. Their chemistry is amazing on screen and the reason they got a 7 instead of lower is because they portrayed these characters so well and the acting was phenomenal. And I understand the storyline very well and I understand what Kaeng was going through(because I've been in a similar situation irl so I know and understand the feelings of the character). But the scene where Kaeng shows up in Puth's room and just tries to get him to have sex with him and Puth told him no and he kept going for a bit longer really just.... was a little too far for me. That being said, I did like the storyline and I love the acting in this one, but I think they are a really overhyped couple for what goes down.
Sat & Choke 7/10 Okay. I enjoy their story. I kinda wish they went a different route instead of the 13 going on 30 spin off, but to be fair, I havent seen that done in any dramas so... Other than that, I love the characters. The acting was great imo. The way Sat portrayed himself as really confused and acting a bit childish during the episodes was a great touch. I did feel bad for Choke though because he was real confused with Sat coming to see him after all those years out of the blue. I'm not surprised(or upset) that he went off with someone else at the end of the one scene. It broke my heart, but I could understand why and it made it more realistic rather than them just ending up together after Sat hurt Choke like he did and didn’t speak to him for all those years. They ended up happy in the end though so that was fine with me considering the time travel thing going on so.
Tw // death mentions Masuk, Tir, & Jia 9/10 Maybe I'm biased because I literally adore all of the actors in these episodes, but it was my favourite(I love hurt and angst as well). Lets start off with what I DIDN'T like about this one. First of all, Masuk and Jia seemed a little weird and awkward to me. I wish they had been able to show a little bit more chemisty(considering their roles in other dramas had great chemistry) with eachother in this. They seem so blah in this one. Also, as others had stated, Tir needed to move on at some point. Like why did he keep showing up in all the scenes. Lastly, I felt like it was dragging on SO long at the end. The last 10 minutes or so were TORTUROUSLY slow. They could have cut out that entire last scene of them sleeping in the bed together and left it at them having their meal with Tir and it would have been better imo. Also, damn do cinemas in Thailand catch fire like more that once a year because Masuk went through 2 fires in 2 years...... I would not be going to see movies in a cinema there tbh if thats the case....
Anyways, on to the positives. Masuk and Tir story was so, so heartbreakingly painful to watch(in a good way). Masuk just going through that pain and feeling so much guilt and Talay did a fantastic job at portraying that. They did such a great job making it seem real and making you feel that ache in your chest as you watched Masuk drag himself through life. I loved Masuk being able to see that he wouldnt have been able to save Tir even if he was there so that he would not feel as guilty for not being there. Then being able to have that moment between them and Tir telling Masuk that its okay to always love him and never forget him, but to also move on with his life and find things that make him happy as hard as it is. And I think thats really what Masuk needed was to hear that. It makes me think of like when people lose loved ones and most of the time, they wish they could talk to that loved one, once more to clear everything and Masuk got that because the universe knew that would be what he needed. I loved being able to see Talay and Perth playing a more serious role. It really shows how great their acting skills are. I prefer them as a silly cute couple, but from an acting standpoint, its refreshing to see that they could pull off such a serious and heartbreaking role and make you feel that pain.
As for Masuk and Jia as a couple, I appreciated Jia being the type of person to let Masuk come to him instead of actively persuing him. He was patient and kind and attentive and just such a sweet bean. I feel like we didn't really get a good feel for Yoon's acting which was a little upsetting(becsuse he really is a great actor), but he did good nonetheless. I kind of wish we would have been able to see their relationship grow a bit more, but alas, you can only put so much in 2 hours.
Alright. I'm done.
Anyways, its a very enjoyable series and I hope this review was helpful to anyone who needed an opinion :)
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Good and bad stories
This series is split up in 7 stories each 2 episodes long, some are really bad, some are ok and some very good.I will give my opinion on each story.
Story 1: The story of Tue and Ake.
This was a bad story. The acting was not good, and there was no chemistry between the leads. I hate it when they give "dead" kisses, then just don't kiss at all. Weird part of this story that they go from hate, to being completely in love in 1 night...
The quality of film was bad.
Story 2: The story of Sun and Nuea.
I liked this story, the storyline was good. Max and Nat are good actors with great chemistry.
There were several chlichè moments and some scene's were silly and overdone, but they were not bad, it fitted in this story.
Story 3: The story of Mon and Team.
I have mixed feelings about this story. I liked the storyline, though it wasn't very special. The acting of Gung was good, the acting of Korn not so much. His verson of a shy person is just creepy...
The music was ok, the quality of filming wasn't very good.
Story 4: The story of Turs and Pao/Pae.
I liked te storyline, it was cute. The acting of Au was good, but i didn't like the acting of Pee. And there was not much chemistry between them.
Story 5: The story of Puth and Kaeng.
I really liked this storyline. They are both good actors and the chemistry was great! The kisses were good! The music was good and it even had a very sad moment, i cried a little.
Story 6: The story of Sat and Choke.
Both are not very good actors. No chemistry at all and "dead" kisses. The story and visuals were good. The dramatic moments were too long.. En what the heck with the switching between Thai and English. They both speak fluent Thai in this story, so i don't understand why the switching to English all the time..
Story 7: The story of Masuk, Jia and Tir.
This was the best story of all, a beautifull storyline. I cried several times during this story. Good visuals.
Very good acting of all 3 actors, though i am not a big fan of Yoon. There is just something about his acting that feels off for me, it lacks "depth" it think..
Overall a rollercoaster between good and bad stories. I do recommend watching, because of story 2, 5 and 7.
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very cute but got boring a lot
Since each episode was a different story it's going to be hard to write a review TT. So obviously some stories were better than others...for example, Wednesday's (ep9 & ep10) was by far the best! I mean Kaeng and Puth are coming for my top couple spot at full throttle, I would do anything to see them in a show of their own. I think the other stories were just 'eh', I mean they were okay but to be honest, I would recommend just watching episodes 9,10, and 15 and just leaving it at that. Ep15 was the 3rd best after 9 & 10, the segments for each couple were short and gave us clarity on their relationships, I loved seeing all of the characters together having fun. None of the stories lacked the cuteness factor it's just they got boring at some parts and some couples lacked chemistry. I think ep13 and ep14 were hyped up way too much since I was expecting a lot more from them, but I still managed to cry every time Tir was on screen in ep15. I really liked the thinking behind this show though, how it was based on Thailand's astrological beliefs about the days of the weeks and how they incorporated supernatural aspects into some stories. I was thinking that the reason some stories made very little sense was that they only had 2 episodes each but somehow they were still boring and very slow-moving, even had a lot of unnecessary empty silences. I only started this show because of KaengPuth and they were definitely the best thing to come out of it.Was this review helpful to you?
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Considering it's a 2021 BL, I think the cinematography is good enough, and I like the color portrayed on the series. They also got great fashion style on the series, and there's almost no problematic thing like the older BLs did. But, they still use the slowmo thingy with romantic musics, they repeat over and over the kissing scene, and sometimes the plot is way too messy and/or boring from the start or near the end. I like the actors that they chose for the series, overall they did a great job with a good chemistry. Here's my ranking of each couples:
PaoThurs, HiaTirMasuk(?), KaengPuth, SunNuea, ChokeSat, TueAke, MonTeam.
The reason is I think PaoThurs's plot is unique, and I can understand how the story goes from beginning to the end. Their chemistry is really good, same goes with HiaTirMasuk, but I kinda don't like the conclusion of how their story goes. For KaengPuth, their acting is the best, but it's a shame how the ending goes just like that. For SunNuea, they got a great chemistry but sometimes the camerawork/positioning is awkward. ChokeSat, they have a great potential on the plot but everything seems too fast and I got some secondhand embarrasment watching this ep. TueAke, the chemistry is a bit off, and the plot is kinda boring, sometimes they talk way tooo close and there's a lot of camerawork/positioning that made their episode seems awkward. MonTeam, they're really cute but I got too many secondhand embarrasment watching their episodes to the point I skipped a lot on their episodes.
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....Well... that was a mess
General:
I honestly was mainly excited for this show because of Perth and Talay. The only things I knew were there were 7 couples, one person in the couple represented a day of the week, and what happened to Perth.
This review will be different from the rest of mine as I’m going to be splitting it up into each pair and the order they came out in. I will also give off some recommendations because I wanted to add some to the previous reviews.
Episodes 1&2: Tue and Ake
Review: These two honestly did convince me that they did hate each other but I wished they had stronger motivations for hating each other than just cutting the line. Them liking each other didn’t surprise me, but I think that fades to the plot moving too quickly. You would look away for a minute and the next thing you know they were close. I think this plot could’ve benefited from either slower pacing or a longer series so they could have slower pacing. The acting was okay at best but I did like Chap’s (Tue) acting but maybe that’s because I’ve seen him act before (Lovely Writer) or I’m just biased.
Recommendations: If you’re looking for sports, I’d say Mr.Heart and Project S: SPIKE. If you’re looking for enemies to lovers, I’d say I Told The Sunset about you, My Gear and Your Gown, Kiss Me Again/ Dark Blue Kiss, We Best Love: No.1 For You, and Sotus/Sotus S.
Episodes 3&4: Sun and Nuea
Review: The relationship was generally healthy and had some good progression. It seemed like they realized that the first two episodes were way too fast and decided to make this one slower. In my personal opinion, it was slightly too slow and Nat (Nuea) being so flirty threw me off for a minute. I will say though that Nat’s (Nuea) attire in the two episodes was fantastic. In every scene, I was like, “Wow, Nat looks really good”. Whoever styled him deserved a raise with those outfits. I think their acting skills showed more in the second part as the second part was better than the first. I do like MaxNat (Is that what we call them?) overall and I wish to see them (or one of them) have their series where they are the main(and it's actually good).
Recommendations: WHY R U?, My Gear and Your Gown, and My Engineer (This one is a stretch as it’s very little of the plot)
Episodes 5&6: Mon and Team
Review: I think the most annoying thing about these two episodes was the fact I knew someone like Mon. They were going after this person who would tell me(and other people) that he hated her but in front of her he seemed to like her. I knew from the get-go that this was going to be a very toxic relationship. I was right and honestly, I hated the storyline because they ended up with each other. To talk about the positives of these two episodes is Thurs and cohesiveness. I think honestly that Thurs was a great friend and I would like to say I liked him more in this than YYY. I would also say that these episodes were more cohesive than the other two.
Recommendations: My Gear and Your Gown, TharnType 2: 7 years of love, En Of Love: Love Mechanics, I Promised You The Moon, and We Best Love: Fighting Mr.2nd
Episodes 7&8: Thurs and Pao/Pae
Review: Comparing to the other four couples that have been stated previously I think this pair shines more than them. The couple had great chemistry in my opinion and I loved the story behind the couple. I may be biased as I love the spirit dramas but I think the plot of this was good and cute. I liked the whole thought of it being someone you will meet and the future and this one I could see being turned into a full-length series where it could be more emotional.
Recommendations: The only ghost one I’ve watched is He’s Coming To Me (which I highly recommend). There some shows like Hidden Love that I haven’t watched. Someones haven’t come out like Something In My Room and Peach Of Time.
Episodes 9&10: Puth and Kaeng
Review: This episode I had high expectations for because of reviews and to me, it was just okay. I agree, that it’s quite realistic and is something that could happen but other than that it was just okay. I will say though I liked their development throughout the story and I think this one has the best development out of all of them so far. Maybe I was just expecting too much?
Recommendations: My Gear and Your Gown, En Of Love: Love Mechanics, and TharnType 2: 7 Years Of Love.
Episodes 11&12: Sat and Choke
Review: I think this one fell flat because I got what it was trying to do with the 13 going on 30 vibes and it had source material. There have been multiple things like this that were just better in the end. I was also very disinterested in the story in general and they seemed quite forgettable. They were cute and they did have chemistry but I just felt like the story was lacking. I was also at times confused and slightly taken aback.
Recommendations: Since there is no Bls with the 13 going on 30 themes The closest I can think of are things that deal with reincarnation like Until We Meet Again and The Untamed. If you have any recommendations like 13 going on 30 then comment them cause I'm actually interested.
Episodes 13&14: Masuk, Jia, and Tir
Review: I may come off as biased because I was expecting these two episodes. I’m going to be real with you, it was just okay. Yes, it is better than some of the rest of the couples and I knew the chemistry already so I had expectations. My expectations were slightly met while watching these two episodes. Talking about the last episode mainly, I just didn’t understand why Perth had to be there in every scene? It made me feel so awkward in so many ways I was like please move on I can’t anymore. Talay's character threw me off for a minute also. It all just took me a while to process everything.
Recommendations: I haven’t watched anything like this before so I asked my friend and her recommendation is One Spring Night. If you have any other recommendations just place them in the comments.
Ending:
In general, this series was not really that good, and honestly, if you are looking to watch something like this then you should just watch ‘Close Friend’. Which ‘Close Friend’ is not really that amazing but you get the same (and maybe even better) execution but is shorter than these long 15 episodes.
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