One Of The Best Series Ever!
أول شيء وبالبداية حبيت أكتب ريڤيو بالعربي عشان لو في عرب يقرأوهالمسلسل هذا من أجمل المسلسلات على مستوى البل الاسيوية، مختلف تمامًا، صح كونه كوميدي إلا إنه بنفس الوقت واقعي ويعلمك دروس وفيه حكم
ممتع ومختلف، وتطور الأحداث بطيئة بشكل واقعي يعني مو اليوم شافوا بعض وثاني يوم حبوا بعض، تدخل معهم بالجو وكأنهم جزء من حياتك
التمثيل خرافي، لدرجة تحس إن الممثلين هم حرفيًا شخصياتهم كذا بالواقع
من أحب المسلسلات لقلبي ولو بيدي أخبيه من كثر م حبيته،م عجبني وبس،إنما حبيت المسلسل مرة وكل فترة أعيد أتابعه
أنصحكم مرة تشوفوه لأنه يستاهل الشهرة أكثر من كذا
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Decent, but annoying.
The story is basic, but okay. The acting is slap-stick and a bit over the top but I felt they still did a good job. The music was forgettable, I couldn't notice much about it due to the excessive and annoying sound effects and laugh track.Honestly, if the sound effects and laugh track had been toned down, or removed entirely, then I think this show could've been much better. Even with the over the top acting, bold outfits and borderline breaking the 4th wall by speaking their thoughts outloud to the side I think things could have been so much better without all the sounds and laughs. They were just so distracting and annoying, also those sounds were much louder than the voice track.
As a side note, the chemistry between the actors was good and the visuals were great. I loved the sets and I felt like overall everyone did a good job.... it was just those darn sounds and laughs that partly ruined it for me.
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Too underrated
Everything was well executed. cute boys, perfect chemistry, great story, funny, loving, sweet, from episode one and right to the finale. I really want to watch season 2 when the boys’ story develop but I’m not sure if there will be one. one of the most underrated BL in my opinion. it deserves a lot more . I love it and enjoyed every single episode. I really don’t think a good review needs more words so I’m just gonna put hearts ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Was this review helpful to you?
ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS, my fav sitcom!
Hilarious, easy-going, light drama.Silly comedy 😂
One of my favs!! 💖😀
ML (Diao) , his sis n his two friends (colleagues) are damn funny 😂
While the other ML (Rak) is so warm, a perfect gentleman! 😍
Actors Earth and Win are handsome 😍
Actors Aim and Ampere are hilarious n chaotic 😂
Lovely love story.
HATRED TURNED LOVE UNCONSCIOUSLY, with shades of sweet jealousy and possessiveness (but when did that spark happen n for whom it started first) 💕
I rewatch this everytime after being extremely disturbed or agitated by a heart-wrenching story, to cool down myself, haha😂
Expected a second season n unfortunately, it never happened 😑
Actually here, The ENDING is RUSHED !
(There is a potential to second season or more story to give a smooth happy ending in one season itself but the present ending felt like it was abruptly decided to stop the sitcom n so rushed)
So if the ENDING is a SMOOTH CLOSURE to the story, would have rated it 10/10 n now it's only 9.5/10.
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Rak and Diao are quite LITERALLY soulmates!
This was an interesting show to watch as I've never been a fan of sitcoms at all. I just finished it today and I really enjoyed it more than I thought I would. I decided I'd push through it despite it being a sitcom because of the reviews I'd seen commenting on how it gets better than it first appears. And it did!What I liked:
- Rak and Diao's actors were fantastic in their roles. Especially Diao's actor at portraying his snarky attitude and spiteful nature.
- The way Rak looks at Diao is so intense and I sense the love every time he stares into his eyes.
- Bickering couple trope.
- Enemies to lovers trope.
- Both of the male leads actually have personalities and lives that are not entirely about each other.
- How it is critical of the fujoshi portrayal of queer relationships.
- The dichotomy of the main two. Opposites attract.
- I didn't find the portrayal of the gay best friend to be offensive in this one.
- The ex-girlfriend wasn't actually back to get with her ex.
- No homophobia.
- Rak's maturity.
- The opening song.
- That image of them fighting over the remote (?) that was an in-between for the episodes.
- Easily availability as whole or segmented episodes on Youtube.
- Although Diao is immature, he doesn't feel infantilized.
- Rak is nice to look at. Especially with his shirt buttoned down. Specifically that black collared button-up.
- Rak and Diao's chemistry was on fire. Their comedic timing was great too.
- Slow burns are my favorite.
- Setting not set in a high school or university.
- The second half of the show.
What I disliked:
- The laugh tracks. I despise laugh tracks. I can't even rewatch my favorite childhood shows because some of them have laugh tracks hand fisted in.
- Overuse of sound effects. Sometimes back-to-back of the same exact sound effect.
- The oversaturation of the lighting.
- The outfits were so astoundingly ugly and grating on the eyes. I CAN'T GET OVER THAT UGLY ASS DARK NAVY BLUE SUIT RAK WORE. WHY DID IT HAVE NAVY BLUE, DARK GREEN, GRAY, AND MAROON RED ON IT? AND WHY WAS IT PLAID TOOOOOOO????????
- The ending was abrupt. I want a season 2.
- Rak's stupid little brother lmao.
- The first half of the show.
- The house is ugly af.
I really loved the relationship between Rak and Diao. I adore slow burns and these two had chemistry that was on fire by the end. Their comedic chemistry was amazing too. I really love how their power balances out both at work and at home as well as how they mirror each other's actions. They get equally jealous and neither time did their jealousy aggravate me. This is genuinely an accomplishment in my book because 9/10 jealousy scenes in shows drive me absolutely insane. They tease each other back and I love how you could tell when they start to respect each other more from learning about each other's outlooks on life. They both made each other a meal, played around together, and help each other when they're hurt (or at least he though Diao was hurt but he's a big faker). Oh and did I mention that their chemistry is great? IT'S GREAT!!!!!
I really liked how Diao and Rak aren't solely dependent on each other to have any semblance of interesting personality. Rak is a hard worker and his desire to allow the ones he cares about to grow whilst being both strict and secretly caring is amazing. The way he is so indifferent to any advances thrown to him is hilarious to see and the juxtaposition of how lovey-dovey he acts towards Diao later on was really swoon-worthy; his flirting was really cute. Diao was a bit harder to like because he seemed to only be set on being negative all the time. I'm not lying when I say he is one of the most spiteful leads I've ever seen in a romance. However, past episode 10 is when he really shines. I liked seeing him question his feelings and you get to see him learn from his mistakes like how he handles his reactions to Dao's actions better and learns to investigate before always saying or doing whatever comes to mind. I really loved these two a lot. They stand out as being unique in BL land and I'm grateful for that. I also really liked how instead of Rak doing the cliche romance thing of beating the guy up that threatened Diao after he accidentally spilled coffee on him, he instead chooses words and uses his surroundings to his advantage to dispel the situation. Really showed his maturity and observant nature. Great scene!
I liked how the fujoshi girl's fanfic of them was actually being subtly criticized by the story. It can be hard to detect at first because it just seems like an excuse to give Rak and Diao fan service moments, but I'd argue that it actually is meant to show how one-dimensional caricatures in BL take away from meaningful development and characterization. Rak and Diao's relationship goes beyond the simple "Uke-Seme" relationships you see perpetuated in BLs. Their actual scenes are far more intense and satisfying to watch than any of the fujoshi's fantasized ones. Rak and Diao never explicitly lean into her story's tropes either. It was satisfying to see how her expected version got dunked on by the way better one that actually happened.
The story also stresses the importance of family and you get to see that through Rak and Diao. They have noticeable improvements of how they see each other once they realize how much they care for their families; Rak when he sees just how much Diao's family's opinions matter to him and Diao when he sees how much Rak works for his little brother's happiness.
I really wished this show had a season 2 after the way it ended abruptly. It really felt like it needed another season to give closure to Rak and Diao's relationship, or at least a special episode afterward. Now I'm going to be left with that same longing that I had when Ram and King's storyline was never finished in My Engineer and likely never will be because that show is unlikely to ever continue. However, I still love both of these relationships a lot and I feel like they will stay with me even years later on after consuming more romance stories. They stood out amongst a field of cookie-cutter romance stories and I'll always appreciate romances like that.
My score had to lowered a bit because of the annoying sound effects, oversaturated colors, and weak first half. However, the strong second half and compelling dynamic between the main two really saved this show for me. Would I recommend it? Hell yeah! The main two are fantastic and the second half of the show makes the first half look like a pebble in comparison to its might. I honestly wonder what happened behind the scenes to have improved the watching experience this much. BUT ENOUGH GETTING SIDETRACKED; GO WATCH IT!!! As long as you can stomach cartoony sound effects and regurgitated laugh tracks that is.
Lots of love, one passionate RakDiao enthusiast. <3<3<3 (っ˘³(•́ ᵕ •̀?)
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pretty predictable and underwhelming
this genuinely pmo the 1st few episodes with diao’s behavior, bro found every reason to be annoying. but i gave it a chance, this was the longest slow burn I’ve ever watched, but some episodes had pretty predictable storylines. I was curious about how it would end when I got to the final episode considering there was barely much progress, it was somewhat realistic but I felt very underwhelmed, like I spend 735 hours waiting on nothing. I will say there were funny moments and I eventually got over the laugh trackWas this review helpful to you?
Too little and too much imbalance to make it worth watching
I really wanted to like this show, which is the reason why I watched until the last episode, but there's just too many things about it that I found incredibly annoying and unsatisfying.Starting from the plot: there is the interesting premise of an enemies-to-lovers romance, where Rak and Diao pick on each other at work or at home based on where they have the power to do so. I was hoping some kind of balanced war between the two, with the protagonists giving and taking the same energy from each other, but it didn't happen.
The first episodes are all pretty much independent from each other, then toward the end there is a more evident continuity. A good chunk of the episodes weren't even useful for the sake of the plot or the characters, which is a pity - I wish they got rid of episodes 2-6 (and maybe episode 7) and used that time for more developments after episode 15. Since the only episodes that have some proper content are only about half of the total, I can't say that it's "worth it", especially because the only episodes I actually enjoyed are the ones from 11 to 15.
Rak was obviously written to be a perfect character, way too much to get back at Diao at work and being unprofessional, or even put up any kind of resistance against anyone. I had the impression that he was being pulled and pushed around by the other characters at all times, without him even complaining about it because he is "too nice" and "loved by everyone". Not saying that a character can't be like that, but if that's the case, then why would you use this characterization in a story like this one?
Diao, on the other hand, is just too much, to the point that I had to fast forward many scenes (and in a couple instances, entire episodes) to avoid the second-hand embarrassment his words and decisions gave me. He acts unprofessionally at work, then keeps pranking Rak at home "for revenge", even when it was all his own misunderstanding. I'm not going to say that he's the worst I've ever seen, but his juvenile behavior makes it very hard to grow fond of him.
The actors are both good and their chemistry is great, but while Win got to show a lot in the series (especially toward the end), Earth felt a lot more limited in his expressions. Not sure if that was because of the directing or if it's all on him, but still.
Leaving aside my two biggest complaints about the series (the imbalance in both the plot and the character dynamic), there were also multiple smaller things that I found annoying, such as the continuous sexual harassment from almost all the characters toward Rak, the transphobic lines that someone thought would be funny (they aren't), and the very invasive sound effects and canned laughter that are spread all over (sometimes they are even used during the most serious moments, it was very annoying).
I can't say that it was all trash, because the final few episodes glued me to the screen and I also found it funny here and there, but that's it. If you're interested but you want to spare yourself going through all of it, I can only recommend watching the first episode, then skipping to episode 8 and watching the rest.
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People praise this and I can see why. The cast is GREAT. (Also, super mega cute:) For the first time, I don't even mind watching scenes with Ampere. The characters are funny, just the right amount. Their dynamics is spot on. Rarely I find a BL rom-com/drama where you see the relationship development which entertains you, usually it's something forced and/or whiny. Not here!:)
"Rak is the boss in the office while Diao is the boss at home."
This simple idea works. AND it's enjoyable to watch. It's comedy but the episode runtime is not a sit-com one, it's more like drama one (but that's speaking US runtimes, in terms of thai tv it's still short:) I love the opening credits (unshortened, best in episode 2, or at least 3-7).
The number of episodes is not very high (I could watch this WAY longer than just 15 times) and the show is actually not that special. But the main two ARE! They are SO cute:)) Seriously, they work so well together. This is what you call chemistry (the word that I see in almost every review, about every show, lol). That being said, I must say honestly that for the majority of those 15 episodes, there sure were moments I KNEW that BL audience must have enjoyed, lol. But it's not that we'd see a direct indication that the two guys were not straight. I just knew that I enjoyed watching them, whether it was bromance, or romance in bloom, there:) Though it was always clear to me that Rak likes Diao. Only at epi 12/15, I could definitely confirm that he likes him likes him:))
They then have their happy ending in the last 5 minutes, and while I honestly thought Rak a (little) bit old for Diao, and their kiss awful (the hug was cute:), overall I liked this "sitcom" more than most "dramas".
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A show about growth - beyond episode 4
This starts off pretty ham handed with the parodying of American sitcom style drama, and the laugh track does my head in. Despite this, there is something about this show and the development of the characters that had me hooked.I do have to admit that I speed watched the earlier episodes. Especially the scenes that were rehashing the same dialogue between different characters. Having done that made it easier to enjoy the brilliant and mature relationships that develop between Rak, Diao, and their friends and family.
The conflict and resolution is mostly episodic, but the way the characters react to the topic for the episode is wonderfully crafted to show them learning and them developing each week.
I can't say much more without spoiling anything, but I really recommend this show! Also Diao becomes A LOT less frustrating (it's part of his growth).
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To good to end like this!!!
Ok, so I just finish watching it. It's a bit like an old version of Roommates of Poongduck 304 but in a very comic side but it has what RoP304 missed, like the drama outside the two of them. The side stories are yet not developed enough. It is more turned like a kid show with all the laughter that laughter reminding you of live American shows like Friends or The Nanny.It is not to camp either, so anyone can watch it without feeling like mocking the LGBTQI. The ending is expected as a BL, but it doesn't feel realistic. But, you also can dream that it is possible. Both Earth Thanakrit and Win Songsin are hot (those bodies!!!)
They both deserve to be more in dramas in 2023.
Fallow the on their insta : earth.et and win_songsin
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Love the character Rak, and the way he smile. Female cats(characters) are lit 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥.
Overall a good drama. I like it very much. Must recommended.
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And people say Vaudville and Bad 60s Sitcoms are dead...
...They apparently haven't headed over to the other side of the Pacific to see that they're alive and well and residing in Thailand. Because this is the stereotypical epitome of that complete with sound effect/sound-board zingers and horribly canned laugh tracks in all the wrong places.I went stumbling across this one after attempting to watch Demigods and Semi-Devils, which I dropped when I got to the point where the story ended up being one big Chinese tropes of children being friends with their parents not only bickering and fighting against each other, but hiding the truth of their sexual adventures (and misadventures) in the process.
This one was easy to figure out -- and quickly too. Further, it's not even worth the time to even synopsis as it can be figured out in less than the first 10 minutes of the pilot/first episode.
I really tried to like it because it sort of reminded me of the 1970s Odd Couple (with Tony Randall and Jack Klugman) with a BL sort of twist, but between the sound-board zingers, and the artificially bad laugh-tracks, I found myself more disgusted with the paltry and shallow attempts to make this into an end of the episode status quo trope of shallow and mediocrely stereotypical attempts at humour.
Extra bad marks go to the writer -- Kate Pimmada Pattana-alongkorn -- for making the only out gay character of the show (played by Aim Witthawat Rattanaboonbaramee) the sort of disgustingly bad 80's so-outrageously-and-flamboyantly-out-and-forever-alone and never will be with a boyfriend character that Americans still struggle to face, accept and deal with when it comes to an actor with dangly bits instead of internal plumbing. The continued bad marks go to **not remotely** dealing with the continued social stigmas for LGBT folk in Thailand (and Asia), and making Rak (played by Earth Thanakrit Talasopon) and Daio (played by Win Songsin Jaipan) so heteronormative and yet so stereotypical in the whole seme/uke dynamic. If anything, it feels like just cookie cutter attempt to rake in the cash from bored teenage girls wanting to fantasize more man on man action that's either not going to go anywhere, or will continue to play along to making these teenage girls keep watching and keep slamming them with sponsored products until they either get bored, or the writers and producers will have to put up or shut up to keep them watching.
A special nod goes to Uncle Jod (played by Yong Chernyim) for making me think of the Central American sitcom of the 70s "El Chavo del Ocho" complete with vaudevillian slapstick and outrageous comedy.
Overall, I'm through with this... I wish Earth Thanakrit Talasopon and Win Songsin Jaipan all the best of luck... It's clear this is their first "major" role and Comedy is never easy to go into for actors trying to cut their teeth in show business. Comedy requires timing, and it's clear that they're trying to find their way with a crew of people writers and scripts thrown at them in a weekly format.
I'd rather watch "Boy Next Door" (2017). Now those two (Choi Woo Shik and Jang Ki Yong) had better timing without the need for zingers and laugh tracks.
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