Fish upon the Sky

I love the name of the drama "Fish upon sky"

Honestly, this drama pretty much reached my expectations except in the last few episodes when P's behaviour started to irritate me a little bit. He was an insecure character for sure that's why he would always say he didn't deserve to date Mork or someone like him should not date Mork at some extent it was understandable but afterwards it started to annoy me how seriously he started to take comments of people on social media like Mork was telling and consoling him that he loves him but he just shut him up and choose to listen to someone online, pretty much annoying to me but that makes him quite realistic cause shit like this is happening to this generation.
I hated both of the shippers like they were so creepy and I liked how Pi stood up for his privacy and that was probably the most sensible thing he ever did in the drama.
Overall there were some things that I didn't like about Pi but I think I must have to say that despite his little annoying traits, I found him pretty wholesome and adorable and in the end, we got his character development which was I think great.

And speaking about Mark I think he is a little complex to break down. We are not going to ignore the fact that he did invade Pi's privacy and even when he was not admitting his feelings for Mork he just kept insisting to him that he would make him fall which I think is somewhat toxic behaviour and just by reading other reviews I realised Mork was somewhere a stalker. Another thing that I think I didn't like about him is how writers tried to make him the perfect flawless character which turns out to be pretty unrealistic I quite liked his calming nature but his stalking this and trying to force Pi's feelings for him despite his denial just kinda ruin him for being "THE CHARACTER" for me, I hope that makes sense. And talking about his female friend she was a keeper, I quite adored her until she came up with her crush and shit like you can't convince me that it didn't look forced. Writers just write that thing down to create some tension before ending and in my opinion, it didn't work but what else we can expect from a cheesy bl.

Coming to the second lead I find their relationship more realistic than the first lead and I love how much we got Duean's character development there wasn't any unnecessary drama and misunderstanding which I love and their clear communication with each other made the relationship more healthy.

Lastly, I find Duean's friends pretty hilarious as they added the extra flavour to drama just by doing some random ass stuff but I think they were awesome and great.

Overall the drama was pretty entertaining and full of fluff even you cannot expect some mind-blowing storyline, plot or character complexity but for me, it was worth watching and I love the drama's sense of humour like definitely going to be one of the dramas with my favourite comedic elements.

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Quase um Stand-up

Um entretenimento caótico e risonho que, surpreendentemente, tem muito coração. À primeira vista, senti que seria apenas mais uma comédia universitária pastelona, e ela de fato entrega muito disso — o que me fez rir em muitos momentos. No entanto, ela equilibra o humor com "rival to lovers" para debater sobre a insegurança com a aparência e o processo de autoaceitação. A química e a evolução do casal foram vibrantes e significativas. Mas mesmo durante momentos de silêncio e vulnerabilidade, foi entregue muito barulho. O ciclo quase vicioso de desconfiança do Pi e provação de inocência de Mork, aliado a uma comédia exagerada, tirou um pouco do peso do tema principal.

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You can’t spell pissing me off without Pi

WHELP. That was a show, for sure. No denying that.

Acting:

It was alright given the absolutely horrid roles and story that was provided. For their roles, their acting was solid, can’t really complain too much about that aspect. They were clearly asked to be a bit odd for the most part and they delivered on that.

Writing:

Okay… It was fine at the beginning, nothing revolutionary, but still a decent start. Then it just went from like 75 to 0 so quickly and never got back up to speed. That was ROUGH. Everyone in this show pissed me off except Nan. Pi was a middle schooler, Mork was a flat character with little to no backbone and his decision making skills were trash, the brother was entirely unlikeable, Meen was boring, etc. I don’t see how I was supposed to root for anyone in this show. If anything, I was rooting for Mork to fall for someone else and Nan to find the love of his life. The script was rough overall too. I feel like I was fighting against this becoming a hate watch by episode 8, because I wanted it to be better. Honestly, why did we make the main character have the same ability to deal with their emotions as a 13 year old with self-esteem issues. And this was based on an edited and published piece of literature???

Chemistry/Romance/Kissing:

They had a little chemistry, as much as you could get with a story like this I guess. The real issue is that this is a HORRIBLY executed romance overall. The kissing was fine, nothing really to note about it.

Music/SFX:

Music was good, nothing stood out as odd. SFX were mostly fine.

I am so very disappointed in this. I wanted it to be good, I really did. I like the actors a lot and the concept well enough, but WOW this was a rough watch.

Now, for some highlights from my notes:

- Mix, my beloved
- I get it. If Mix smiled at me I would instantly fall in love as well
- This calls for a MAKEOVERRRR
- Cyberbullying people you know in college in the year 2021 is so wild and cringe like what
- You printed out his fb profile pic and put it above your bed??? Bruh
- Satang so cuuuuuute
- Istg if they keep interrupting the main plot with this fuckass brother’s story I’m gonna snap
- Ahhhh the secondhand embarrassment is getting to meeee
- Bro is delusional, seek help
- This little stalker creep
- If someone’s reaction to my confession was “I don’t think you actually do” I would probably spiral real hard
- Nan such a good guy
- I can’t stress enough how much I don’t care about the brother’s story
- “I can be your vaccine” is so goofy, what are we doing lmao
- Why is everyone so creepy and nosy
- What in the world, these are some real saesangs
- I wish we had some background on Mork, his character is pretty flat
- Pi is getting on my last nerve here
- Does he have a kind heart, though…? He’s childish and selfish in every possible way
- Enter female character A whose only purpose is to cause MC to be jealous
- Everyone pissing me off rn
- Girly is more annoying than Pi somehow
- This jealousy plotline is so absolutely annoying and dumb
- This went off the rails real quick, huh
- Nan always in the middle of things
- Pi seems like he’d be a really shitty boyfriend, though
- I don’t see how all of that made you fall for him
- I’m team let Pi be lonely and get Mork a fitting partner at this point
- We love a ridiculous group dance moment
- Ugh a probational love contract
- They both pissing me off
- This dropped off a couple episodes in and never recovered
- Let’s switch this up to Mork x Nan, I’m done with this Pi character
- Not the brothers in love with each other’s brother trope
- Bro has the emotional maturity of a 13 year old and the general maturity of a 16 year old
- Both brothers suck
- Not only did he not reach out and say happy birthday, but he’s also being a dick
- Can’t spell piece of shit without Pi
- Mork the masochist ig
- Mork needs a backbone fr
- ABSOLUTELY hate this fanclub situation especially being at the birthday party
- Why isn’t Nan a this party? I miss his face
- What is this bullying plot…? Why isn’t Mork doing anything…? Why are these people at the party…?
- Obviously Mork didn’t post that shit why are we being dumb
- This is a middle school plot 100%
- Now girly is the villain this is DUMB
- This is the plan…?
- So many birds and fish were killed in the making of this
- Nan go get your star bb
- Oooh a time skip
- *ka-ka-karma's a bitch*
- 2 years together and they still act like this

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Love the onscreen chemistry but I hate the slow burn

I love this show! I took off a star because of that one scene with serious cultural appropriation. I took another 1/2 a star off because of the slow burn (like I was dying from anticipation) and the fact that they weren't "together" for as long as I would have wanted. id prefer if there was another episode where nothing bad happens and it was just sappy romance. I loved their (pi & mork) awkward tension they had before the relationship and during their relationship. My favorite part was like the last 20 minutes of episode 12 where everyone (all the people who have been crushing on each other) confessed to one another/finally accepted their true feeling for one another and kissed.

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I Met My Stalker While Stalking My Crush, And Now We're A Couple

New title: “I Met My Stalker While Stalking My Crush, And Now We're A Couple”, this series is basically a tale of how two stalkers became a couple

Watching this the 2nd times feels different. i didn’t remember it to be this funny phuwin’s voice over is funny too lmao and I laughing so hard like how he described himself as wisdom tooth, I never heard that type of self degression before as a dental student myself, i cringed so hard lmaoo.

This series also gives a whole new meaning to secondhand embarrassment like holy sh!t it's on a whole other level, there is not even a single braincell available in this group of friends. Wan takes 80% of the brain cells, Pi takes 20% and Duean -_-. AND I SWEAR THE CREATORS OF THIS SERIES ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN IN PUTTING A LOT OF OTHER BL REFERENCES.

And I also like how this series addressed the shipping culture in the entertainment industry. People need to realise that privacy needs to be respected at all costs, i’m so glad they used the words “harass” and “unsafe” because YES that is exactly what is happening. It’s incredibly creepy, stalkerish behavior, and I’m glad this show is talking about it.

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It has it's ups and downs

I can't give this one to high of a score, I liked it enough but Mork's character was just to much. Why would they write him that way. They made him love for Pi creepy... maybe that's not the right word to use, but I hated they way he kept insisting and insisting and ignored Pi's feeling about how he felt, just because you thought he liked you doesn't give him the right to act the way he did, He even ignored when Pi asked him to leave him alone. It's felt like he didn't love Pi, he just wanted him not caring how Pi felt as long as Mork was happy. He was WAY to aggressive and forward with how he did things. Oh lets not forget him egging on the MorkPi fanpage shippers, that was SO VERY much not cool, especially after Pi made it VERY clear he was uncomfortable with it.

He liked that people thought they were together, but didn't care how Pi felt, even after they made a new page, not until Pi made it VERY clear he was uncomfortable with it and didn't feel safe. Oh one more thing, the whole thing with his friend and acting like a couple to get Pi jelly... that was SO UNCALLED for, come on man, I get the point of why, but WHF man, you like him but you don't want to give him any time to think for himself you need to use your bitch of a friend who was VERY annoying and who should not have been there, she was no one to been seen because but bam there she is... all touchy feely with you... yea that's normal alright. She was point less and in the end she screws you over... HA!

I could go on a bit more, but I think this is enough, I don't want to say what I didn't like about Mork…

There were good thing in here, like the comedy, I had a lot of laughs in here, even a few feels from Pi. Nan, is also a good part in this series, even if we don't get to see him much. Pi's brother Duean, he was so stupid it was funny, but he has so much love for his brothers its sweet... Though his guy Meen is annoying, at first WAY to much, but he got better.

Even though there was a lot I didn't like in this series, I still thought it was pretty good for what it was. I had good laughs throu-out it so that may up for some of the bad.

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Sutthaya ruined the show for me

The story was really good in my opinion, classic story line, enemies to lovers trope and all. If someone would summarize it for you,
You wouldve thought its another clichè story, always the same but i guarantee you, It's not.

The way they depicted the stalkers/shippers were really good too; some dramas like to debunk them as fans when sometimes they act really obsessive and sometimes know about private matters as if they have been watching the character up close. But the way Pattawee actually faced the two admins of the fan account and clarified that he was unsafe and uncomfortable, I'm glad the authors acknowledge such an issue.

The actors depicted their characters very nicely, you can tell their emotions and feelings just by looking at their face and most of the time, eyes

one thing that bothered me is Sutthaya, if you've watched the show, you know He didnt defend Pattawee against those commentors and even giving those people a chance to attack him by stating that he likes Pattawee in the Live.
He also never changed even after the incident, I had expected that he would try to understand why Pattawee felt really defensive and unsafe towards people knowing about their relationship but No.
Some people may not realize this but he was really manipulative towards Pattawee and it really showed toward the ending where he and other "friends" (aka those intrusive shippers) celebrated Sutthaya's B-day.
When Pattawee ran away after Sutthaya smeared icing in his face in a flirting manner, Sutthaya tried to talk to him and I thought he would finally understand Pattawee's feelings but no he manipulated him into confessing their relationship in front of those very obsessive shippers that CLEARLY attacked Pattawee since his shipping incident, invalidating the fact that he was brutally bullied not long before this whole story happened.
You would love Sutthaya because of his persistance toward the person he loves but the persistance would turn into a "silence means no" type of manner once you get into the later episodes

in conclusion, everything was nice except for Sutthaya for me

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Not as great as I hoped, PondPhuwin can do so much better

This show has 1) a decent line-up, 2) a premise that sounds promising although slightly cliched, and 3) a slightly quirky vibe. And yet, it somehow doesn’t quite live up to any of these three expectations.

Nan, played by Mix, is terribly underwhelming after his A Tale of Thousand Stars performance. This is through no fault of Mix, though, since it was the character that came off as rather bland and lacking in personality, rather than Mix’s acting being the problem. As for PondPhuwin, they are a decently compatible onscreen pair but FUTS was probably not their time to shine yet.

Fish Upon The Sky skims some fairly interesting themes – self-esteem issues from being an outcast in school, cyber anonymity and bullying, the ethical boundaries of shipping a couple, and coping with scrutiny in general. It’s a shame that the show only manages to bob along the surface without really diving into any of these.

Read my full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/01/07/fish-upon-the-sky-2021/

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Watch and make your own opinion

About the MLs - Pond and Phuwin make such a cute couple. I can't agree with those who think they don't have any chemistry. In my opinion it was undeniable. There's something captivating about Pond's appearance, I literally had butterflies in my stomach whenever he approached Phuwin.

Storywise - Honestly I didn't get it why Pi was refusing Mork so badly when he obviously made his heart skip a beat. Mork was so caring about Pi but the latter just kept pushing him away in too rude way. Sometimes I wished someone better for Mork just because I hated how harsh Pi's dismissive attitude was. I get that he didn't see him in romantic way back then but hey dude - being a little bit polite won't kill you. I admired Mork for his patience of a saint with Pi. These Mork's words say it everything: "Can you please stop caring about other people and just care about me?"

Btw the fujoshi elements in Thai BLs annoy me like hell! I can't hear their "Oiiiii" anymore. If this really exists in Thailand I am sorry for those guys who are actually their "preys" only for the sake of number of likes and followers.

As for the second couple - there was nothing special what would catch my attention. Neo and Louis are both cute themselfs but as a couple... I don't know. But that is solely my opinion.

The comedy part was too much sometimes. Duean's screeching voice tore my ears, couldn't he just speak in normal voice? If that was supposed to make him look cool it was not at all. Also there were some scenes which ought to be serious or thrilling but they used funny music or silly noises in them. This was very disturbing and I was not able to absorb the actual emotion of that scene because of that.

All in all - it was far from perfect but "edible". I have seen much worse series. If you like the comedy tuned BLs this is for you. The MLs worked perfectly together for me, so I wish they could get a better script next time. 7/10 from me.

PS: Seeing Mix as Pi's crush was a little strange - everytime he appeared on screen I was just waiting for Earth to pop up :D

PS2: What is the possibility that you have 3 sons and all of them are dating/hitting on a GUY at the same time? Hmmm...

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Pure BL Comedy starring Pond & Phuwin and Neo

PLOT: Friendships/love within student groups. Pi (a dentist student) has a crush on Nan but can't bring himself to tell him. Mhok (Nan's best friend) likes Pi and shamelessly flirts with him, without much success. Duean (Pi's brother) and his friends help Pi, but Duean is also entangled in a complicated relationship with Meen.

+++ Three excellent actors who enlight up the series: Pond & Phuwin and Neo.
+++ Lots of humor (sometimes quite heavy-handed).

### Some reviews criticize the pressure Mhok puts on Pi, the actions of the fandoms, etc.
But that's not the point. The drama isn't serious AT ALL.
You can't do here a moralizing analysis; it's pure comedy (see the behavior of Duean and his group of friends).
Example 1: In real life, no medical student (Mhok) has that much time to devote to their love life... LOL
Example 2: Ridiculous twist with Pi's photos with glasses and braces, broadcast in 30 seconds on every phone.

=> To be taken as pure, entertaining fantasy.
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Pure BL Comedy Avec Pond & Phuwin et Neo

PLOT: Les amis/amours au sein de gpes d'étudiants. Pi (ét. dentiste) a un crush s/ Nan mais n'arrive pas à lui dire. Mhok (bestie de Nan) aime Pi et le drague éhontément sans trop de succès. Duean (frère de Pi) et ses amis aide Pi, mais Duean est aussi empêtré ds une relation compliquée avec Meen.

+++ 3 excellents acteurs qui illuminent la série : Pond & Phuwin et Neo.
+++ Bcp d'humour (parfois assez lourd).

### Certaines reviews s'insurgent contre la pression mise par Mhok sur Pi, contre les agissements des fandoms, etc.
Mais ce n'est pas le propos. Le ton du drama n'est pas au sérieux DU TOUT. On n'est pas dans une analyse moralisatrice, on est dans de la pure comédie (voir le comportement de Duean et son gpe d'amis). ex 1 : IRL, aucun étudiant en médecine (Mhok) n'a autant de temps à consacrer à ses amours ... LOL
ex 2 : twist ridicule de photos avec lunettes et appareil dentaire, diffusé en 30 sec. sur tous les téléphones.

=> A prendre comme une pure fantaisie divertissante.

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The one-sided rivalry into lovers.

Frankly, I have mixed feelings. The scene of every episode and OST has a lot of originality!

I love how Phuwin portrayed Pi's character and his insecurities, weakness, and determination. I love the way he is flawed because not everyone is perfect. I feel that from the beginning of the series, Pi is really charming in his own way. It makes him such a complex character, and he feels real. His past was so sad if we actually think about it, and every action he made honestly really understandable considering how hard it has been for him all these while. Eventually, he overcame his biggest fear and lived happily with Mork.
I have no words for Mork. Seriously, how can someone like him exist? He is good-looking, popular and charming, but he falls for Pi. His patience, care, and love for Pi. I think he fell in love the moment he saw Pi for the first time. The way he said, "I can be your vaccine, Pi". Damn, man, it hit me hard. I also love the shift in the dynamics between the leads.
Duean and Meen's scene makes my day; it is cute and funny. I will miss Duean's lack of brain cells and Meen's bubbly personality.
Introducing Bam's character almost at the end of the did bring a twist, and the way she shared Pi's old photos, although it was terrible, finally helped Pi break the wall he built around himself.
Finally, to Koh, Yok, James and Jeans, you guys were phenomenal and funny.

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It was cute and all, but…

As someone who has watched my fair share of Bls, this one definitely fell a bit short for me. If it weren’t for the fact that I quite like the actors Phuwin and Pond, I probably would not have watched this in the first place. Unless you like the actors, I wouldn’t recommend watching this one (unless you’re bored lol). It’s not bad per say, it’s just that there are so many better Bls out there. If you like the main actors you can also watch the series Never Let Me Go or We Are instead because both are better.

What I liked:
Honestly, there isn’t a whole lot. I definitely liked the actors, but there was still something lacking from them in this series (not sure if it was there first together or not). Despite the occasional awkwardness, they both had decent chemistry with each other. I liked the fact that Mork was accepting of Pi during most of the drama and their interactions were fun to watch since they were kinda unpredictable at times. Idk how to explain it, but they were predictable characters and at the same time their disputes were very sudden/unpredictable.
The comedy! The comedy was probably the main thing keeping me going. If you like a simple rom-com then maybe watching this would be more bearable.

What I disliked:
The secondary couple… Were honestly a bit boring. They had better pacing than the main couple, but again there was something missing. I actually ended up skipping most of their scenes because I was so frustrated with how slowly the main couple was progressing. I also disliked the awkward acting during some of the intimate scenes, like i feel like they didn’t really have any good kiss scenes (maybe i just watch too much bl lmao, but still).
Pi’s brother was just plain annoying to me, everything was very dramatic and i feel like sometimes the actor went too far with the character.
I disliked the shippers. Like tf are you doing stalking someone like that. Just ewww. They weren’t funny either. I mean, their acting was good and all, but stalking just doesn’t sit right with me.

Overall, I would still rate this like 7/10 because I can’t lie and say that i didn’t enjoy this. I did enjoy some aspects like the comedy and the actors!
Will i watch this again? Hell nah. But it was still an okay watch and don’t shy away from watching just because not everyone enjoys it :)

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