I love this series
This series is definitely recommended if you like thai bl. It is very exciting. The actors acted it very well. This series from GMMTV is definitely a success. In my opinion, it has the best shade of series. I love this series because it has a very beautiful and perfect story. The only thing that bothered me a little bit is that there might be a bit too many death scenes. I am looking forward to more series from PondPhuwin.Was this review helpful to you?
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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.Was this review helpful to you?
I.LOVE.THIS
i loved it soooo much. I've been sleeping on this for 3 whole years. when it came out i didn't watch it because i wasn't a fan of PondPhuwin, i was really excited for FUTS but it disappointed. since then, they were the couple i was least interested in BUT after We Are, they changed my opinion on them. i couldn't believe how much they improved so i decided to give this a try and i made the right decision. this is freaking beautiful from the beginning to the end. i could feel their love through the screen. that's how powerful it is. Palm is EXTREMELY adorable and a total green flag. both of them did a great job. the cinematography is probably one of the best from GMMTV. tho this has some plot holes but i think those can be easily ignored because of their love and chemistry. the ost "only one" by Pond is really beautiful as well, it has become one of my most favourites. but i do wish they showed us the ending with them finally being together forever in peace. but it was good too. overall, 12/10.Was this review helpful to you?
It's a very good series
Pondphuwin's acting improve a lot since their series called fish upon the sky, the plot twist is kind of predictable but it's good. I'm glad they made a happy ending for this series because I can't see nuengdiao living alone, palm is the light of nueng's dark and sad world. I have the biggest respect for the director for giving us this amazing series (it's not a masterpiece but this is an amazing series) and I'm also thankful for pond and phuwin for portraying nueng and palm's characters amazingly.Was this review helpful to you?
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Where Your Eyes Linger
Before watching this, you need to put your brain in off mode and suspend belief because the story is ridiculous and fraught with holes and inconsistencies. If you do this, you are going to have a blast! If you don't , you will be bored out of your mind.Another piece of advice, if you really want to enjoy this series, DO NOT read any reviews: I was binge watching it and then when I reached episode 6, the suspense was terrible and I read a review which pointed out everything that was wrong with this and of course, it completely ruined my fun!!!!
Some people compare this to KinnPorsche but this is not a mafia story. It is more of a conflict between two ways to run a business: clean and not. This is another bodyguard bl and now I hope that Thai producers have realized now that these series are just unbelievably silly and unconvincing and maybe they'll stop making them! Koreans did the first and the best one! Let's leave it at that!
The main character Neung is an 18yr old heir to his assassinated father's business empire. His uncle wants to take the business over and since he cannot, he tries to kill everyone blocking his path. So Neung goes on the run with his teen bodyguard (well, I told you to suspend belief!). ,
Let me list some of them:
- a teen bodyguard, former full time fisherman and high school student
- an heir under a threat going to school where everyone can get him
- they run away with a couple of empty backpacks
- after initial honeymoon on the beach, they decide to withdraw some money and are promptly found
- Palm's mother abandoned him because living with his father was suffocating (what a loving mother!)
- she is a tattoo artist but has no visible tattoos
- ridiculous baddie, the uncle
- Neung's mother telling Palm to leave her son alone only to tell her son, three months later to go and look for his lover
- a teen donning on a power suit and taking the business over (I guess the knowledge comes with an expensive suit!)....
And so on, and so forth....
They should have given this series another title which is a constant reaction by every character: Noble Idiocy - at one point every one had to do a self sacrificing gesture toward a loved person (mother, father, lover...you name it, it is here!) and the first prize goes to the main couple! They keep professing undying love for each other, they will face everything together and five minutes later, one or the other just disappears!
On the upside, the production is visibly excellent, scenes are pretty and there are some beautiful beach shot as well as the city at night. The music is amazing. Apart from the two songs sung by the main actors, there is a string of english language songs which raise this production above the usual thai bl. Though at one point, as Neung is leaving there is a christmas carol( The first Noel, I think) playing, which is completely out of context: nobody once mentions Christmas! That was just so ridiculous (though maybe the music editor is not familiar with western christmas music and he just liked this piano piece? Go figure!)!
And then, there were those "lovely" inspirational quotes at the end of every episode! That felt so vacuous!
The actors did their best but I could feel no chemistry between them and the actor playing Palm oftentimes looked as if he wanted to be somewhere else! And of course, Perth was just perfect!
This is a love story, a story of a first crush, of a real love, of an unrequited love. This is a story of a fine line that needs to be trod between affection and duty. This is a story of a family, the love between its members and the hatred the envie provokes. This is a story of good and evil, right and wrong and how to stay on the right path when faced with challenges.
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The music that they have put and cinematography made this one one of the best BLs.
The music that they have put and cinematography made this one one of the best BLs. I loved everything about Palm character how soft and kindhearted. his love is so beautiful and his way of caring is so beautiful. I think if there is something missing would me more love scenes. I felt the tenderness between them but I needed more love between them. I have sad heart towards the series even though it has a happy ending. I don’t know if I am gonna rewatch it someday or not. bUt I have a broken and warmed place towards Palm. I think I fell in love and I feel that he deserves more and he really needed to love himself more.pond Naravit his acting the best and I didn’t like the other octor’s acting as much as I did with pond. you can feel palm emotions through his reactions
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The 109th series I've watched is the best one
This is the first Series I review, after 108 watched. I just wanted to say this Series is Amazing and everyone should definitely watch it. It's full of plot Twist, emoticons and passion. The storyline is good and the characters are interesting. This drama Made Me Cry at every episode, more than the others. Even music and ost are all good and I saved EVery Song. This drama includes a sweet lovestory, crime, jealosy, plot Twist, family love...This drama Is perfect in every detail. From the setting, with the wonderful thai beaches, to the dialogues between the characters (Palm and Nueng, Nueng and his mother, Ben and Chopper...). I'm mad at the bad review cause this series really stole my Heart and everyone should Watch It.
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If I left you, that doesn't mean I stopped loving you
An epic love story, probably the most beautiful I have ever seen. It is not even a gem, but much more, I want to be this series at least in top 10 bls of all time. Cinematography and director's work worth an Oscar. Chemistry between MLs - from the first minute - just insanely high. I saw comments that KinnPorshe is similar, but in what way? KP is well done, however for me it is only blockbuster with comedy with zero rewatch value (except SL couple😬), whereas NLMG is a masterpiece, with sensual kisses, genuine pure love - the journey I want to rewatch immediately. There are no fillers or redundant characters, instead - actions and consequences. Having amazing music and scenery, colour effects are worth mentioning - reminds me of movies made in 80's style. Some scenes were so emotional, I had to pause streaming to process them, which is a rare thing for me. I only can give 10 points to series- as I cannot give more, and I dont have reasons to deduct scores. If you liked Not Me or History 3 trapped, this series is at par with them and should be regarded as BLs staples. PS Pond And Phuwin - they are such a strong couple, I cannot watch them with someone else, only together. During their scenes in the first half- due to their outstanding performance, it was obvious what they felt, so I didn't even paid. Attention to dialogues itself, they managed to deliver communication through eyes and body language!Was this review helpful to you?
It's fun if you don't take it seriously
I originally watched this series while airing and although I enjoyed it I still thought it was dumb so I gave it a 5. After watching Jack and Joker recently and being utterly disappointed by how dumb the story I remembered this one and thought that 5 was to harsh because at least this one somewhat makes sense sometimes so I decided to re-watch and give it a better rating if needed.10 episodes into the re-watch I have to admit that 5 was generous enough. It's cute, with great scenery, good looking leads and great soundtrack. But all the plot holes and the bad acting make it a tough watch, especially the second time around.
I would recommend to watch this one if you have nothing else to do, just enjoy the silliness and the beauty of it. Also the special episodes are cute I recommend to watch them once your done with the series.
Em did I say the specials were good?? I was sure I had liked it the first time around, I had given them a 6 🤣 The specials are so so much worse, but again, pretty scenery beautiful boys, watch if you're bored, forget logic and enjoy the silliness.
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Best masterpiece drama
Is this called drama no way❤ omg such a great script and acting and chemistry it’s just a wow for bl fans why didn’t I see it before may be because of the quality of the video like wasn’t my taste I thought some old kind of bl drama but this drama is a lit now I wanna see such quality or cinematic filter in all the drama all the actors were best and chemistry between lead actors I enjoyed their first series and now watching we are the series and just took 5 mins to start and it took depth into the series guys don’t miss this drama also I wonder why this couple didn’t get much attention like new gulf , bright win , offgun I mean this couple has got fame but I think they deserve more with many dramas and this story is masterpiece ❤❤ all the best to all the actors and to this story❤❤Was this review helpful to you?
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The REAL CINEMA
cinema peaked here , the story was superb, the ACTING.>>>>> even the angst felt soo real . I am soo happy p'jojo chose pond phuwin and Perth and chimon for these roles , the emotions were portrayed to us perfectly, the cinematography of this show crossed the expectations, we waited soo much for this series and now it's ended 😭😭 i am in love with neung and palm , i love the way they were ready to sacrifice each other for their love moreover the side characters especially chopper was the best part as they never made it cliche, the story was unique the ost is pure romantic EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT i am actually not able to put my emotions in this review. it's 10/10 recommendand thanks to the mothers of nlmg 🫠🫠 there support for palm neung>>>>> i just love everything about this series 😭 i am gonna miss them alot
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i seriously can not let this show go
disclaimer: this review is going to be long and basically a ramble. i absolutely ADORE this show. i know its not an objectively GOOD show, but it just brings me so much comfort. i really really love pondphuwin, so yes i am biased, but i still think this show is definitely worth a watch. lets jump into it.first i want to talk about the plot. yeahhhhh, its not great. i'll be the first to admit it, the plot doesn't make a whole lot of sense, it's full of cliches, and the bodyguard x rich spoiled kid dynamic is way too overused and feels more like a wattpad storyline. with that being said, it works. the show starts off pretty slow for the first like 5 episodes when they're at the school, and neung and palm are just starting to get to know each other. it picked up a little bit with the whole ben thing (which i HATE), but it doesn't fully get good until neung's mom gets shot and they go to stay with palm's mom. the island episodes (which is most of the show) are so freaking good. the little gay couple that inspires palm and neung genuinely warms my heart whenever i think about them. they were so adorable, all of their interactions with neung and palm made me smile SO much. palm's dynamic with his mom was also a highlight, but i'll talk about more when i get to my characters paragraph. the island episodes was where it really felt like you could see palm and neung fall in love for real, especially neung. palm literally was whipped for this man since he first laid eyes on him, but neung took a little longer to fully fall. i can't fully express just how much i love the island episodes. i'm writing this review after my third watch, and sometimes when i'm sad i'll just rewatch episodes 7-9 to make myself feel better. the second couple, ben and neung's cousin (im sorry idk his name i just know he's played by perth) were lowkey REALLY forgettable. they were kind cute i guess, but i still hate ben. im sorry i really don't like him, he's the entire reason i just can't bring myself to rate this show a 10. actually, there's another reason i can't rate this show a 10: THE FUCKING LEAVING. when neung left palm for the first time, it felt well-done, it made perfect sense. i was not mad when neung left, because neung was acting in-character. however, when palm left neung in the LAST GODDAMN EPISODE i was so lost. that made no fucking sense im sorry. palm's whole character is being in love with neung and wanting to be with him forever, so WHY did he leave. idk, whenever i rewatch i just skip that whole 20 minute plotpoint bc it just pmo. overall, the plot is definitely the weakest part of the show, but it doesn't bring it down all that much. just suspend you disbelief, its a thai bl, you gotta just go with it sometimes.
moving onto characters, i have SO much to say. let me break down all the important characters into one sentence:
neung: starts off a spoiled brat, turns into the perfect loyal bf for palm
palm: constantly playing the hero, quite literally takes a bullet for neung
neung's cousin (perth): confused pussy who knows his dad is literally killing people but won't do anything to stop him
ben: THE FUCKING WORST I HATE HIM SO MUCH OH MY GOD
thanya: BADDIEEEE. the sweetest mom i love her so much
kit: most cartoon supervillian character ever, seriously he's so evil its almost laughable
chanon: really annoying father figure, legit cares for neung more than his own son
mam: BADDIEEEEE and such a relatable character, i sobbed when she died
neung and palm are really sweet once neung stops being a dickwad all the time. palm is my baby bro, i would do anything for him. i might like palm extra because pond is my fav actor of all time, and DAMN pond does a fantastic job playing palm. phuwin did a good job with neung, but i can tell it was a tough role for him since he is such a different person from neung. i love palm and neung so much tho. they're ADORABLE and they have a ton of chemistry. once again, as the #1 pondphuwin fan i am 1000000% biased, but still, they're undeniably cute. perth's character (just looked up his name, its chopper), is really annoying. like dude YOUR DAD IS KILLING PEOPLE if i were him i'd turn that man in within 5 seconds. ben is my literal opp. god i hate this man SO much oh my god. WHY DID YOU LIKE NEUNG. WHY DID YOU KISS NEUNG. WHY DID YOU BLAME EVERYTHING ON NEUNG. everything ben did, everything ben said, it all made me so angry. the only thing he did was make palm kill neung to make him feel better. other than that, it felt like his only purpose was to piss me off. i had to skip a lot of his scenes with neung in the beginning of the show because he just made me SO mad. mam was adorable, i literally loved her. she made a lot of sense, and hearing her tell palm why she left him was really amazing. i loved seeing a character admit she loves herself more than her son and not be demonized. it was refreshing. thanya was sweet when she was alive, i always love seeing non homophobic parents in bls. the other characters were just cliches. kit was so funny im sorry, why was he SO unforgivably evil. he had no redeeming qualities, and sometimes it felt like he was doing bad shit just to do it. none of the characters are all that special besides neung, palm, and their parents.
in conclusion, this show is really good. i love it with my entire heart and soul, even though its not really anything special. its a fun show to watch if you just want something kind of stupid with cute leads. is it a great show? no. but, it's charming in its own ways, and, as you know if you've made it this far, I LOVE PALM AND NEUNG SO MUCH!!!!! so, if you made it this far and you haven't watched it, please do. trust me, you wont regret it.
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