Pat and Pran; The Definition of a Healthy Relationship
Pat and Pran communicate really well, their misunderstandings were cleared up quickly, they know how to make each other happy, and they are willing to comprimise. I couldn't have asked for a healthier couple. Despite the world being against them, they never lost sight of each other and the love that they share. Their relationship was portrayed naturally and flowed nicely. Ohm and Nanon did a wonderful job with the characters and their chemistry is insane. They even managed to make the goofy product placements funny/ interesting and less cringey.I really appreciated the fact that this drama took some of the typical tropes and stereotypes and flipped them as well as the fact that it addressed taking care of the environment. The OST was also great; Nanon really is a talented singer.
The editing was a bit choppy sometimes, some of the side characters could have been fleshed out a bit more and one of the time jumps felt a little out of place. However, overall, this drama is super sweet, and I smiled throughout most of the episodes. Pat and Pran had such a beautiful relationship where they grew and pushed each other to be the best version of themselves. I highly recommend watching it.
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Main Leads are So Cute
I watched more than 250 dramas.. But This is my first review.. Ohm & Nanon are so cute. Their chemistry is so good.. I know BL series lacks some acting & story. Yes it is just a general story something like Romeo & Juliet. It lacks some elements. But I normally watch BL's based on Visuals. Because other than that we can't expect much from BL's in my point of view. In some BL's they don't even have proper chemistry between main leads.In this drama I love their chemistry. Even their kiss scenes looks natural. They don't seem forced. I watched Ohm's acting in other dramas. He is a good actor. I am TayNew shipper. In lot of videos they mentioned Nanon is one of their son. So I just want to watch Nanon's acting. It has more kisses compared with other BL dramas.
But I became his fan after watching this. Because he is super cute.. I like his dimples a lot
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Wasn't completely hooked with the first episode, so maybe consider watching a bit more, it only gets better and better. I really am a sucker for a Romeo and Juliet storyline and that's why I started watching: it turned out it isn't as dramatic though. What I really appreciated was the acting, everyone is great and Nanon is amazing. I also loved that it subverted some BL stereotypes. Only things that I wasn't there for: weird sound effects at times, and far too many product placements (they made them work sometimes! but not always).
Overall one of my favorite shows ever ♥
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BEST GMMTV BL
bad buddy is one of the best bls I've seen in a while. not only did they give us a healthy bl pair but they also gave us a healthy gl pair which is rare for bls to do. I really found comfort in the characters and this is a show. so much that I could rewatch it 100 times. the storyline is amazing and the casting was perfect to me. ohm and nanon have amazing chemistry which made me like their characters even more. over all bad buddy is an amazing show mainly because it had an amazing cast with amazing chemistry and I think everyone should watch this show.Was this review helpful to you?
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I didn't expect anything less!
Well, I don't exactly know where to start with this one to be honest lol. I guess I'll start by saying that anyone who's a fan of the Boys' love genre probably already knows how good of an actor Ohm is. This is his fifth BL series and it's definitely his best. BUT when it comes to Nanon, it's his first one and he did exceptional. I have no complaints about his acting at all. In fact, him being casted for a character like this seems almost perfect because Pran is similar to characters he's played before and played very well. I think that the two of them together made/left such an impression on everyone who watched that none of us can even imagine anyone else doing it. I know they're really good friends in real life but if someone didn't know that, I'd think their a real couple. That's how good their chemistry is on screen(probably off screen as well tbh). Tension, anger, sadness, true love, happiness, fondness, friendliness... all emotions that BOTH of them are able to express without any words being said. JUST PURE TALENT.I wasn't exactly super impressed with the plot of the story AT FIRST. I honestly didn't see anything super interesting or unique about it. Enemies to lovers isn't a trope I dislike but it's been done so many times in so many ways that it has to be really good to keep my interest. Well... this one was really effin good. I still think the relationship between the parents of Pat and Pran was pretty petty and extremely immature, especially when your emotions as a parent are being pushed onto your children for no reason. But I still think that even though this annoyed me, it wasn't even a huge focal point of the drama til pretty much the end. I appreciated that. I think the focus for the most part was on the development of two college boys who never really even hated each other and learning that their feelings are much beyond what they thought. Feelings are really complicated and I think this drama showed that perfectly.
As for the side couple/characters, all wonderfully done. I don't think that I ever really had a dull moment. I enjoyed watching the growth of each character.
OH AND THE FREAKING OST IS A MASTERPIECE. Come on Nanon. You are one talented dude.
I can't watch to rewatch this again in the near future and show it to all of my friends.
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I WANT MORE ??????
I fell inlove with this series from thr start I love Pat and Pran this series made me feel all the emotions as if I was part of their journey and I loved it so muchI want to see more and more of Pat and Prana relationship as they grow into adulthood.
They would be an amazing team of they opened up a campany together seeing that Pat is an engineer and Pran is an architect what an amazing company it would be.
And to see their families try atleast to come together for thr sake of their sons love for eachother and not having to hide it from them.
I love would to see then get married and start a real life together.
Im really going to miss them tho
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Iconic
P’Aof did a wonderful job once again *round of applause* we can always trust an actually lgbt producer to create the best scenes. The show didn’t have any unrealistic, stereotypical tropes you often find in other bls and it was so refreshing. The story was genuinely interesting and I fell in love with the characters…maybe a bit too much lol. Ohm and Nanon absolutely dominated the acting and chemistry game! So perfect for the role and they created such an attractive dynamic in the relationship that just kept you glued to them and their lives.Was this review helpful to you?
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It left me wondering about their future.
Well the Series was good and I enjoyed it. I felt like the side couple lacked a story. I loved how it wasn't all about cheating to make each other jealous or hey lemme go date this girl. I like how the two mains fit each other. The thing I didn't like was how the main couple had to hide their relationship. Although its realistic it made me feel bad. They hide it for so long just to come out to hide it again. I felt like it was just sad. I mean they had a happy ending if you call hiding it happy. It seems as their parents know but still. Other than the ending I enjoyed the series and found it quite charming.Was this review helpful to you?
Whoever says it's not worth watching surely haven't even watch the show !
It's my 1st time writing a review bcz I'm mad the rating went done due to what seems to be a conspiracy of 1 star reviews of people that may haven't even watch the show at all! Honestly I just want to tell everybody to not hesitate ! You can watch my list of viewed shows and BL and you'll see I've watch enough to tell that Bad Buddy is a true MASTERPIECE in the BL genre and will stay the BEST BL out there for quite sometime bcz ofc .. they broke the sterotypes but not only that there's so much more reasons! You want to know why? Just watch the show ... but just to motivate you if you are looking for the healthiest relationship even more healthy than your whole life then just let you tempted by Pat & Pran love story. Kuddos to all the cast and crew they did an AMAZING job especially Nanon, Ohm and P'Aof (although everyone was great and realistic in their role)Was this review helpful to you?
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Healthy
With the first look, this series is not anything special and they have a really common plot in Thai (bl) dramas (but I never understood the rival between engineering and architecture in Thailand. I am an architecture senior and let me tell all my classmates was dating engineering guys...). But OK, this is not important at all.The important thing is the relationship of Pat and Pran. They are two realistic young people trying to understand themselves and the others. They have the expectations of their family in their shoulders, they want to fit in with their friends. They have their backs and forths like every teenager/young adult out there. And this reflects in their relationship which is actually healthy and completely realistic.
I would like to give a big applause to the creative team of this series, from production to actors/acresses. They actually made a drama with a healthy relationship and environment. We have seen a lot of romance dramas, especially bl, with problematic tropes and representation of lgbtq+ people (I spoke more about this in the review of History4: Close to you, which is the worst, most problematic BL ever). They didn't use abusive attitudes like unwanted kisses or staff like that, they didn't fetishise lgbtq+ people, they didn't use the homophobic "You are the only man I like" (like it is some fashion to be queer), they didn't use the BL stereotype with the seme and uke (the manliest and the most feminine/weaker) , they didn't use the crazy, evil girlfriend/female admirer trope.
Instead, they made a comforting rom-com with real people and a healthy relationship in which they are equal, they are joking about both their female and male admirers, there are some really well written, strong, independent female characters (I have a crush on Ink, who can blame me?). I really, really enjoyed it. And I really hope this can be a start of a change in opinions for the better and better, healthier represantation of relationship without misogyny and homophobia. Because a lot of production of the romance genre (not only BL) has problematic relationships, see for example the boys over flowers franchise...
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we want chimonnanon but ended with ohmananon huhu
I really love this series. In the first episode, I was excited because we had been asking Ohm and Nanon to have a new BL series for a long time, then they gave us this series. So in the first episode we immediately found out why Pat and Pran can't be friends. And in other episodes, they proved that they can be friends even if there is a fight between their parents. In episode 5, while they were talking on the rooftop I was immediately sad but they suddenly kissed at the end. I felt different emotions every time I watched it. Apart from OhmNanon. I love the chemistry of Pa and Ink. We are having a girl love in this boy love series. But I'm also sad for Wai because she can't have Pa because she likes girl. And in episode 10, we found out that Pran's mother and Pat's father used to have a connection about the scholarship. But I also felt disappointment with their parents because it's not Pat and Pran's fault if they love each other or if they become friends. The story of the parents is only for them, the child can't take over their parent's quarrel, right? And also for episode 11 that they moved away just to move on from the problem that happened in their family. They can talk to their parents and just let them because if they really love their child they will let them love because love is in the relationship between two people and not to embarrass the reputation of their family.Also in the series, we learned acceptance and learning from mistakes
please let wai and korn be boyfriends~
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we want chimon and nanon have a bl series but they gave us ohmnanon then we are very grateful that nanon is having a new bl series not suspense and science fiction story. you can't get me? then it's your fault bye hehe
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Best recommended this drama
For my opinion I really enjoy this drama. One of the main reason is with the casting, both P'Ohm and P'Nanon really have so much chemistry, and with the character in the story that really is similar to their real life. Seeing them together really makes me so much happier. And with the plot of it, its the plot where I really expected to see in many dramas before but I just finally get to see them in this drama, with the part that they don't have the part in the series where they argue about their relationship and decided to be far away or even break up. I like that the story is mainly about a two character that started from the feeling of hate towards them and started to built a closer relationship and ended happily. This series is the first series that I never really felt annoyed with the things happening throughout the story. Everybody will fall in love with this couple after watching this series, if you're not you would be considered a weird person.Was this review helpful to you?
