Be My Favorite

A surprising pair that works !

I was quite curious about this pairing between Gawin and Krist. Surprisingly, it worked very well.
Even after watching many BLs with Gawin, I still believe this series is one of the best, if not THE best performance he has given in his acting career. We don't see him much as the love interest, but more as the "looking for a boyfriend" one, and he definitely pulls off an amazing performance in this role.

Now, talking about the story itself, I'd say I was not as satisfied as I was with the acting. The concept and the way you use to go back in time is creative, but apart from that, I think the story is missing something. You can easily predict what's going to happen, but even then, I couldn't fathom if Krist's character was really in love or not. He is so inexpressive at moments, and it feels like sometimes he does not have any interest in Gawin's character.

Still a good show ; not the best, but the pairing is definitely a good reason to watch this.

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I LOVE TIME TRAVEL GENRE

I’m really loving this BL series! I’ve always been into time travel stories, there’s just something so intriguing about them. Sure, some of the back-and-forth scenes can get a little exhausting, but honestly, it feels necessary for the way the story’s told, so I don’t mind too much.

The series never feels boring, and the plot isn’t predictable at all, which is a huge plus. I’ve gotta give props to Kris, his acting is spot on. Gawin also did a great job! The chemistry between the leads isn’t exactly mind-blowing, but it still works. It feels natural, not forced.

One of my favorite moments has to be the scene where Pisaeng shows up at Kawi’s apartment, on what was supposed to be his wedding day, kisses him, and confesses his feelings, that scene made me giggle.

In my opinion, Be My Favorite is a solid watch, especially if you're into stories with a bit more complexity and depth.

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Pretty good

I mostly watched it because Krist was the main character. The story was was interesting and relatable in some ways. Few moments of life lessons I admire from the characters. Cliche but entertaining. Just something to watch if you don't got other BL series in mind.

I really love Pearmai. Her character was just soooooo good. I kinda wished there was more scenes of Kwan because she was the only side character I rarely got in touched with. Otherwise, everyone was important.

The only thing I didn't like in the series is the love. I wasn't sure why everyone liked someone for a reason besides "you're cute." That was the energy I got from pretty much EVERYONE. Well besides Kawi and even Kwan. It just sounds like a little crush and nothing too deep. The love plot wasn't such a strong attribution to the story.

Again, this was a nice series to watch and pretty new storyline in the BL industry. Give it a try.

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Its so good it made me cry.

After reading the reviews I almost didnt watch, but Im so glad I did.

Is the main character an ass? Yes. Is he a lovable ass? Also yes.

The main part of the series is set in 2015 so unfortunately the main character suffers from comphet & internalised homophobia - but you can see him soften and learn to accept himself and his feelings

This is not really a feel good series, but by the end I was in love with all the mains. My faves being Pear & Pisaeng cause they are the purest most good hearted characters. And watching Pisaeng push Kawi's buttons was so entertaining.

Hopefully you will understand and learn to love Kawi the way i did through all his flaws and brash nature. He is selfish, self centered & hard shelled but he does soften as the series continues, and truly shows he does just want the best for those around him.

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Timeslip, paranormal romance, JittiRain strikes again

Adapted from a JittiRain y-novel (author of 2gether & Vice Versa) this was a “rewrite the past to fix the future” PNR.

It featured a wooden Krist and revelatory Gawin (I was never a fan until this show), some good rep of things like queer struggles with rights to partner’s medical and life decisions, but awkward chemistry. It certainly wasn’t as bad as I expected.

With Jittirain, one of her main characters is going to be a manipulative liar or extremely unlikeable or both. In this case: unlikeable.

As a result I didn’t particularly enjoy this show, but with Gawin’s performance and some appealing side characters, like Max, I also didn’t hate it.

A rollercoaster of content & characterization packaged in a meh narrative sausage casing left me feeling unmoved but fine. It was fine. I was fine with it.

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Be My Favorite was definitely a favorite

Since I've only seen Krist in "The Jungle", and Fluke in "Dark Blue Kiss" and "Not Me" (where I skipped most of his parts) I wasn't sure how I'd feel about Krist x Fluke. To my surprise, they made a cute couple; they definitely had chemistry though the romance wasn't romantic. However, I'd say that was due to the pacing and direction of the show after Pisaeng and Kawi actually started dating.

For the most part, the earlier episodes were enjoyable. I found myself laughing a lot and really invested in Krist's character but halfway through the show Kawi sort of did a 180 and became unruly and unreasonable; presumably the anti-social in him. I don't mind the changes as he has his own reasons but I was let down that there were no real consequences for his rash conduct. Everyone, especially Pisaeng, tends to forgive him right away as long as Kawi says sorry or whines a little. And if that doesn’t work, Kawi would bring up his dad’s illness or his poor background and would then get a pass. I’m not blaming Kawi, I think the show actually did well in showcasing this aspect. Since Kawi is anti-social, he’s going to be indifferent, self-absorbed, and in this case a sympathy seeker. And well, who doesn’t love a flawed main character? Kawi also mentions working as a stress factor but we never got to see him work or know what he did...? Maybe I missed it but not sure how he supported himself before his future self traveled to the past.

As for Pisaeng, I only feel three ways about him: I like him, I feel bad for him, and I don’t understand him. Pisaeng is nice, kind, loyal, honorable, and personable. All good traits that made him perfect as Kawi’s punching bag. In regards to his character, I only wish the show dived more into why he believes or thinks his mother leans towards homophobia and/or is unaccepting of his orientation. Since it was never hinted and instead she’s only denied him so many times and revealed to have a lot of employees in the LGBTQ+ community. She also doesn’t love her son any more or less for being gay. Plus we saw that Max, who’s part of the community, really admires Pisaeng’s mother. Pisaeng only exudes negativity when he’s with his mother and I truly want to know why.
I'm not a fan of Pisaeng painting his mother as homophobic when she was only doing what she thought a good mother would do for her child. I, however, did like that Pisaeng called his mother out on what she ‘thinks is best for him’ while never considering ‘what makes him happy’. I mean THAT was beautiful!

I like Max. He’s the kind of character that is a voice of reason for the leads and audience. I just wished his friendship with Kawi wasn’t as one-sided as it was (I can’t remember one thing or time Kawi did Max a favor or helped him with his cause. Even in their 30s and Kawi as a celebrity, Max took care of him. Kawi recognized the giver-taker relationship with Pisaeng but somehow didn’t notice it in his friendship with Max).

Even though I’m a bit disappointed that Kawi got away with some things, I’m more disappointed that Not/Knot got away with A LOT. However, these disappointments don’t affect the overall rating because once again it’s a good reflection of the real world.

Overall the show gets a 9.5 from me because although I was annoyed towards the middle, lost interest in the last two episodes, and wasn’t satisfied with how certain situations were handled (i.e. Krist not wanting to have s*x but never expressing it to Pisaeng and they just ended up doing it), I took a lot away from this series. I had fun and loved that it was slightly different. I especially like that Kawi, towards the end, said they should live their lives where they would never want to go back [to the past] and fix it. I thought that was clever and eye-opening. This was definitely one of those light-hearted and feel-good series and I’m glad I checked it out!

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Pleasant surprise

I've watched a lot of Thai bls, especially the university-set ones, and they can easily blend into each other, and it's hard to do time travel well. I'm really liking this series, though. The casting is great! (Who else loves Max?) I love Fluke's character, Pisaeng; it's great to see some vulnerability, unsurety in him. Pear's deeper than many FLs, and I love her best friend. Well written so far, well acted. It's hard to wait in between episodes! It's 12 episodes, so I'm wondering where they'll take the story, but I'm hoping it continues to move forward, yet keep developing these characters and their relationships.

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i love you

you know the series is good when you gotta write quotes from the show in your notes... i will say the series had its rocky parts. kawi was constantly so selfish but i love how we slowly saw him develop into such a wise and supportive young man. the show did a phenomenal job at casting pisaeng as gawin, he absolutely devoured this role up. and i LOVED how they wrote pear's character, i'm glad they didn't write her as some frail submissive woman or just an airheaded comedic relief like most thai shows tend to do. the lack of smut also adds to many levels of genuine intimacy between the main couple, since there are no true side couples we get to focus a lot on the character developments of everyone. i highly recommend it!

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Loved every seconde

There is nothing negative to say about this. The storyline, acting, chemistry,... Everything was just so sweet, romantic,...

I saw other Drama's starting these actors, but I must say they both were at their best in this one. Krist was playfully cute Even Fluke was at his best, I must honestly say I didn't like him in Dark blue Kiss.

I also love how it's not the usual "misunderstanding that could easily fixed with a simple talk" kind of drama. It was sweet, romantic, cool story line and at the end also some heartbreaking tension. It's a journey to find your soul mate and how sometimes it turns out to be not the one you expected it to be.

Also when they found out they were actually falling in love with a guy, their realisation that they are gay, each at their own pace, is beautifully pictured. Nothing was over dramatic nor childish.

Even the kissing scenes were just so honey sweet.

I can't repeat enough: I loved every seconde of this BL.

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