Never Let Me Go

This series was an absolute masterpiece and I enjoyed every moment and every episode there was not a time where I felt the need to skip. By far one of the best Thai bls of this year. I’m so glad that PondPhuwin got an new series. Now although I didn’t have a problem with Fish Upon the Sky and I though both boys acting was great it was very refreshing to see both of them in a new light. Them going from a romantic comedy to a darker romance was very satisfying to watch. I loved the concept of this series so much.I really hope that they are in more series together in the future.

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I've rarely seen such a poorly written story :(

PLOT: Following the assassination of her husband (a wealthy businessman), a woman asks her driver to bring his son Palm (a fisherman) back to protect her own son, Nueng (a high school student and for everyday life). Palm protects Nueng as much as possible (physically and emotionally). However, an assassination attempt wounds the mother and forces Palm and Nueng to flee. When Palm's mother is also killed, the two (now) lovers decide to return to Bangkok to confront the Great Villain.

+++ I like Pond and Phuwit, particulary Pond who is charismatic, but Phuwit is a bit too poker-faced for my taste. Pond and Phuwit are very cute and handsome, but the chemistry isn't obvious. More, Phuwit doesn't seem very comfortable in intimate scenes. Pond is much more natural.
+++ I love the OSTs.
+++ No technical issues whatsoever. term of production°.

BUT
### Palm's father character holds the record for stupidity and incompetence.
### NOTHING in the storyline makes sense: the heir (later avenger) in high school? A young, incompetent fisherman as a bodyguard? An 18-year-old kid, alone, facing a powerful and ruthless mobster uncle, while his (adult and capable) parents couldn't even protect themselves? [...] I can't list them all, it's too long, but we don't do KinnPorsche in high school...

WAY TOO MUCH nonsense, inconsistencies, plot holes щ(ಠ益ಠщ) щ(ಠ益ಠщ)

=> It started off well, but it quickly went downhill ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´(00)`ﾟ)ﾟ｡

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Rarement vu une story aussi mal écrite :(

PLOT: Suite à l'assassinat de son mari (riche homme d'affaires), une femme demande au chauffeur de ramener son fils Palm (pêcheur) pr protéger son propre fils, Nueng (lycée et vie quotidienne). Palm protège Nueng autant que possible (physiquement et émotionnellement). Cpdt, une tentative d'assassinat blesse la mère et oblige Palm et Nueng à fuir. Qd la mère de Palm est tuée, les 2 (devenus) lovers décident de revenir à Bangkok pr faire face au Great Villain.

+++ J'aime bcp Pond & Phuwit, surtt Pond qui est charismatique, mais Phuwit est un peu trop poker-face à mon goût. Pond & Phuwin sont très cute, handsome, mais l'alchimie n'est pas évidente. En particulier, Phuwin ne semble pas très à l'aise dans les scènes intimes. Pond est bcp plus naturel.
+++ J'adore les OSTs.
+++ RAS techniquement en terme de réalis°.

MAIS
### Le personnage du père de Palm détient le record de la bêtise et de l'incompétence.
### RIEN dans la storyline, ne tient pas la route : l'héritier (puis vengeur) au lycée ? un jeune pêcheur sans compétence comme garde du corps ? Un gamin de 18 ans, seul, face à 1 oncle mafieux puissant et prêt à tout, alors que ses parents (adultes et compétents) n'ont mm pas su se protéger ? [...] Je ne peux pas faire la liste, elle est trop longue, mais on ne fait pas du KinnPorsche au lycée ...
TROP TROP de non-sens, d'incohérences, de plot holes щ(ಠ益ಠщ) щ(ಠ益ಠщ)

=> Elle avait bien commencé, mais cela n'a pas tardé à sombrer ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´(00)`ﾟ)ﾟ｡

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Everyone should watch this series!!

i truly fell in love with this show how the characters poetry their feelings and emotions and the acting is very good too puwin and pond improved they acting skills and the kissing scenes are very good and you can feel the emotions, they are not going for very hard core kiss scenes because they are not officialy together(till some episodes)but it is too good and story is very good and the plot is good too plam knowing he loves neung and neung not being sure if he loves him or not plus he being concern about his mother and the situation but being happy and getting the peace and calmness in the island and this show is totally awesome, interesting and lovable will definitely recommend those who want to watch this series will definitely recommend,i know different people have different opinions even if you don't like some scenes too i am very sure you will love the drama. Please give it a try.it is not a waste of time i am sure it is worthy.

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unfortunately a bad review

i must say i was pretty disappointed with this one which i had quite a hope for at the start.
the story was interesting and so it only left the acting and script writing to be great.
But unfortunately, i was surprised to see both the acting and the script writing were not to my liking which was pretty strange, i had faith in phuwin and pond since i enjoyed their acting in their serie "fish upon the sky" but it was opposite to my expectations. Both didn't seems to fit their role well enough specially pond who doesn't fit the "obedient servent bodyguard" image, i think i would have liked it better if he was more confident and flirty, just hearing him calling "kun Nueng" was cringy and felt too robotic
it was new seeing Phuwin in more harsh and confident character but i didn't disliked that much except the script writing that ruined it even more. which leads us to the second reason : script writing
1) i didn't feel the connection between the main leads, it felt more like sexual tension than anything. Palm literally kissed Nueng to comfort him from a heartbreak 😒
2) Nueng was too much of a redflag, he only knew how to order and be harsh to palm which in opinion is more because of his gay panic than anything and even tho i knew he loves him it felt like he was using him more than anything. like "i will curse at you and humiliate you but you still got to obey me and love me"
No.... please no...
3) too illogical, i usually skip the logical thoughts while watching because i want to focus on the story and acting more but sometimes too much is too much ! boys were literally having the time of their life knowing their parents could be dead and next thing i hear is that Palm's mother is probably gonna be in dager too yet they still living happily in their own bubble like 🤦‍♀️ so again No....
3) side couple? not gonna even talk about them, their love is so dry.... felt like i was in a desert empty of all interest to satisfy my thirst for good couple stories. was a Finally No that led me to be completely uninterested in the following episodes so i stopped
kept trying to persuade myself to give another chance but honestly what i'm seeing on the net about it isn't really persuading me in anyway 😂

so unfortunately it will be a no for me for this serie
hope to see the actors in better roles next time

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I think this is one of the good bls out there. I loved how pondphuwins relationship developed throughout the series. Bit bumped up by the little screen time given to chimon and perth. The actors did a good job, the cinematography was really good. Kudos to the team for a job well done 👏 ddddďddddddddddfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffhbhhbhhhhhhuuyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

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I love the story, the chemistry between the lead and the queer director behind the series

I love almost everything about the series.
I love the chemistry between Pond and Phuwin, I never watched them anywhere before, but after watching this I went to see their previous series FUTS and that was hilarious.
I love the BGM. (except the cowboy song in the make out session, that was strange)
I love the fact this was Jojo's first Y series. And he was the biggest Pond and Phuwin's fanboy behind the scene.

I don't understand the moaning and whining that the side couple didn't get enough screen time, since it is always like that. And the side couple will have their own series soon. I hope they will have some workshop to increase the chemistry, because rn what I see is just bromance. (Perth did say that he won't do another BL and now he came back biting his own words. I loved him in BLC with Saint, but I also hated the mess his manager and his fans did to Saint. They really did Saint dirty, almost ruining the boy's career, but good thing he came back strong). Perth can act, that is a yes, but no, he did not carry the show. I wouldn't be glued to my screen for 12 episodes and became a new fan of the two main leads if Perth is the one who carry the show.
I also love all the senior actors in the series, Organ and Nat, wow!!!

I understand Palm's struggle, the body and mind metaphor Nueng Diao talked about in the car. But both have very little self esteem in a different way, both didn't believe that they deserved to be loved. Nueng with his isolation due to his status, Palm from the abandonment issue both from his father and mother. People said Palm is so passive, but that was deeply embeded, he internalized everything. He did not say much, but he remembers. You can see the example all over the series (Kit told him in early episode that he was like Tanya's charity project and when Chopper in the last episode told him he will pay for the hospital bill, he told Chopper he doesn;t want to be their charity project). Another one fromm ep 1 ND asked him if he can actually take care of a rich boy like him, a guy from small fishing village. Palm mentioned this again in ep. 12. Still holding a grudge. This guy never forget all the bad words thrown at him. He just keep it inside. The character development is there, if you failed to see it. It is on your own. I myself, really love the series. I am now a fan of both Pond and Phuwin. They're hilarious on twitter as well. I have been Jojo's fans since 3 Will be Free. Now I am waiting for his gay mess on Only Friends.
Thanks Jojo for great drama, and thanks Pond Phuwin for great performance!

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Let All Logic Go

(Thoughts may change as the series goes)
(Last updated: 18 Jan, '22)

Overall review:
Although the series is almost good, it's not gripping or gravitating enough to be anticipating the next episode. Turn off your brain-cells whilst watching, there are many plot holes.

Production quality:
- the audio engineering at many points feels very amateurish and breaks immersion. For example sounds of footsteps, car doors, car engine, music in earphones, etc.
- the ost is nice.
- sometimes there is a lack of establishing shots which can deteriorate the watcher to discern where the scene is set. For example, is it the same day, next day, are they at the school, house, external place etc.
- sets are designed nicely.

Story and characters:
- the protagonist, Nueng is not likeable. He seems very irrational, erratic and thus toxic.
- which makes the supposed endgame romantic interest, Palm, his obligated servant, like a captive who's stuck in a hard place.
- palm has better/healthier relationships with other people.
- palm deserves so much better than having to babysit nueng

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it's all about the chemistry

I believe Director Jojo has said this was inspired by 90's Lakorns and it meant to feel more like those than some kind of mafia drama. The point of the show is watching Palm and Nueng fall in love and damn if they don't look amazing while they do. Perth and Chimon are kind of wasted after episode 6 but they were good for what they were needed for. Phuwin does a wonderful job establishing Nueng as vulnerable as he is bratty. I watched FUTS and Pond had a lot of moments there of obvious "acting" and there is none of that to be seen here. He is quiet, intense, in a lot of ways he reminded me of Heath Ledger in Brokeback Mountain in that he is feeling so much but doesn't have the words or the position to say them.

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such a struggle

I was really keen to watch this series after seeing positive reviews… but it was a struggle to get through! It started off okay and then completely lost its way due to a seriously predictable story line and lack of interesting sun plots.

Pros:
Main couple seem to have good chemistry, they do seem a bit wooden at times
Palm’s mum provided much needed comedy to a rapidly declining plot

Cons:
Story line was boring and predictable and has been done to death
Supporting couples also predictable and boring

Another wasted opportunity from GMMTV

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Solid GMMTV BL

This is a very solid BL, especially considering the fact that it's from GMMTV. I enjoyed seeing Pond and Phuwin act in this drama and seeing how their acting skills have improved since Fish Upon the Sky. This drama is not light-hearted and features some unpleasant themes like the death of family members, or being outed as a gay person. But the producers made the cinematography align well with the themes, which is something they should be recognized for.
Something that I appreciate this drama for is how they did product placement. I know with GMMTV dramas the product placement scenes tend to be really obvious and take away the emotional effect of the scene. Although this drama did have a couple of product placement scenes, it didn't over-highlight the product and therefore I was still able to appreciate the scene for what it was.
To sum up, what I think of the drama as a whole, it's a toned-down version of KinnPorsche. It has the mafia, the gays, and the romance between the boss and his bodyguard.

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