Secret Crush on You

Underrated series due to its appearance, but a good watch.

I've been waiting to watch SCOY since they anounced it because P'Thanamin is one of my favourite directors and P'Saint was co-producer so I trusted. I found out that in just 3 episodes, it's a really good watch if you open your mind with some scenes that are extremely comedy and/or cliché (that's just P'Thanamin style).

In terms of story, I guess the "crush" thing has been already used many times, but SCOY offers a new vision as the crush is actually Toh and not P'Nuea as we may all think at first; Toh's just the crazy stalker who keeps collecting stuff and gay panicking. Many times I myself feel a bit cringy with Toh's reaction or typical BL clichés, but SCOY has the ability of having extremely good drama scenes that make your heart clench tightly because it did hurt. Especially in ep 1 when Toh draydreamt about him and P'Nuea kissing, it was actually really heartbreaking. These scenes are what gives it a point of quality in the story.

When we talk about acting, I'm pretty surprised because of Seng and Billy mainly as long as they're really good, Toh's personality is original, finally adding a gay-ish character as main. Yet everyone is skilled at not making scenes awkward when comedy is at its finest. I also applaud how well worked the friendship is built in the groups. When they remember the rules, it hurts as hell. The support is clear indeed. I thought I'd cringe more in some scenes, especially the comical ones, but somehow I don't as they quite know when to change or maintain a certain level of atmosphere.

Probably the music is the most disliked thing for me in this series, as they let it lead the feelings CONSTANTLY in each part. Typical BL bgm to accompany comedy and drama scenes and telling you how to feel instead of the script or acting. They should have trusted more the actors and actresses' power to convey feelings without the need of so much useless bgm.

Anyway, in general terms, so far this is a good BL to watch, enjoy and wait for as a lot is still left in the air. Knowing how P'Thanamin is, I know things will get seriously dramatic even though the series has been quite funny so far. I recommend it.

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Perfect series in my opinion

I honestly think this is one of the best series I have seen in a while. A lot of people might disagree with me because a lot of reviews said it was too silly and 2nd hand embarrassing but here's what I thought...

I think this series is so cute, I love the comedy aspect, it also deals with a lot of things people go through daily in reality and that's so important to have a show that does it in a good way. The comedy breaks up the sad parts so there is a mixture of both.

This series also deals with Multiple Main couples (my personal favorite) but I feel that we get to see equal parts of all the mains and their stories I want more of them but I feel content with what we have, Even though theirs two couples I wanted more of. > Here are my thoughts on the main cast/couples

Jao, Toh, Som & Daisy: I LOVE this group of friends so much, they all accept each other no matter what. The fact that they all cry together when one of them is in pain, just shows how much they all love and deeply care for one another. I would love to see more friend groups like this one. No matter what happens, they never fight with each other or threaten to break up the friendship and I think that is so refreshing to see a solid group of friends.

Nuea, Sky, Tor & Kwan: This is another solid friend group that I LOVE, they also all support each other and help each other no matter what. They also don't question Sky and Nuea when they try to pursue the boys, even though they've been with girls. They all see how happy they are and support them no matter what.

Toh & Nuea: Even though Toh had a secret crush on Nuea, Nuea had one on him just not as extreme. Every time Toh would do something Nuea always knew it was him. They are just the cutest. Nuea was never shy or embarrassed about being with Toh and he doesn't care what other people think. I also like how Nuea found his shrine and all of Toh's things he kept, Nuea didn't get upset and leave him or break up with him. They had an adult conversation about it.

Sky & Jao: These two are my all-time favorite couple, I love how Sk loved Jao no matter what, he wasn't ashamed to be with Jao even though people were making fun of him, and he never left Jao. I felt so bad for Jao, he had really bad body issues and everyone was calling him fat, even though he wasn't fat at all but that's how reality is and I felt so bad. He had a great support system to help him and even Sky by his side.

Daisy & Touch: I love Daisy with my whole heart. Even though we didn't get much of this couple, I loved them. Daisy was going through a lot after she heard Touch's friends talk about her and even changed herself but Touch loved her no matter what and didn't care if she was Trans, He just wanted to be with Daisy.

Som & Tor: We didn't get confirmation on this couple but what I have seen of them, I like them together.

Sky & Nuea: These two are perfect best friends, they both started liking a guy and neither of them freaked out or was overthinking about it, they were mature and realized that they had attraction to Jao and Toh and didn't bother with worrying about others

Nuea's Parents & Toh's Parents: I love how both sets of parents were so supportive of their relationships, even though the dads tried to be tough and scary, in t, he end both sets of dads were happy with the people they chose.

IN CONCLUSION, I love this series so much and I could've watched them all forever

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A light and fluffy series I'll be rewatching

This was such a great fluffy, with a smidge of drama, show. I loved that the 'nerds' were just that. They didn't change who they were to fit someone else's idea of them. With the exception of Daisy, she tried to change but not because her boyfriend wanted it and it was cleared up very quickly. I loved all the 'alpha' males in this series! As soon as they caught sight of their love interests that was it. They charged in full speed and didn't pull any punches. There was no miscommunication and only like one or two misunderstandings that the characters were quick to correct. Sure there were some scenes that were a little cringey and you do get some second hand embarrassment on occasion, but that doesn't stop it from being funny and fun to watch.

Nuea and Toh - I loved how unashamed Toh was in his obsession with Nuea. His imagination is hilarious and his confidence is great to see. He also doesn't shy away from kisses or touch or anything really, when he's given the chance. lol Nuea was a little hard to like the first episode, but you can kind of understand that Toh needs those little pushes to get him to see that he can have his crush. I ended loving Nuea so much! They were both great together.

Sky and Joa - Joa was so stubborn, but understandably so. He is a little chubby, though not really, and insecure. He sure made Sky work for his affection. lol Sky is the best character in the series, in my opinion. He was so cute and funny and so set on getting Joa to give him a chance, almost from the moment they locked eyes on each other. He was pushy, but not aggressive and he always respected Joa's wishes. He constantly upped his game.

Intouch and Daisy AND Tor and Som, unfortunately, did not get much time in their own romances. They were awesome and I would have loved to have at least an episode or two of just Intouch and Daisy and one or two of Tor and Som. They were interesting characters and I wanted to know more.

Toh, Joa, Daisy, and Som - I LOVE their friendship. They were more like siblings that bicker and tease, but square up against anyone that tries to hurt one of them. Som was the mama of the group and she didn't take any crap. lol I could have just watch a show of these four without any romance and it would have been so much fun.

I would also like to add that I loved that none of the 'nerds' had a miraculous glow up. The all ended the series how they started it and it was awesome.

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So much second-hand embarrassment BUT I LOVED IT

Unlike some viewers, I really enjoyed the second-hand embarrassment and campy style used - I found it fun and unique. The comedic effect worked well for me, and I found myself laughing throughout the series at the characters' antics. I guess I might just have a higher tolerance for second-hand embarrassment than others.

The production quality was amazing, and I loved the lighting and editing. The acting was convincing as well - there was no weak link here. I loved that Nuea actually has a personality and is actually a bit of an oddball himself.

I have to point out here that the English subtitles were THE BEST. Whoever did these ensured that nothing was missed out, even the music style was described!

In contrast with many other viewers, I actually did not have a problem with Toh's collecting behaviour - while it may have been dysfunctional at first because it was intruding on Nuea's privacy and was a symptom of Toh's insecurities and obsession, at the end Nuea shows that he doesn't have a problem with it and as far as I tell, Toh is happy and secure in his relationship. As no one is harmed by this behaviour in the end, I don't really agree with viewers who think Toh needs to see a therapist because it doesn't show that this is detrimental to anyone's quality of life. In the beginning, yeah the behaviour was problematic and needed correcting but circumstances evolved for it not to be a problem anymore.

Loved that they broke tropes - unconventional main leads, no ep 11 breakup (thank god) and positive female characters.

Hope more people give it a chance! I'm already re-watching parts of it again,

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I just watched this show three times in the span of one week.

With how problematic this show is, I like it more than I should.
To be clear, I think Saint and everyone he worked with did a marvelous job. Especially for his first time as a producer. It was probably really hard. It's always hard doing things you've never done. But Saint has a lot of experience as a BL actor. He knows what people like to see. And I think he's probably sick of some of the same tropes that we as the audience are, which might be why he picked this story to turn into a drama. I think this story is actually very unique. It's about a stalker who is actually not insane. My personal evaluation of Toh is that...he could be worse. He could definitely be better, and I really wish he was, but he could be much worse.

When we think of stalkers we imagine a person who follows their target around, spying on them. Someone who hurts anyone who gets close to them. Peeping toms. Insane people who kidnap the person they're obsessed with and r*pe them. Send dead things in packages to their significant other.

The difference is that yes, Toh is creepy, but he's only harming himself by doing what he does. He won't hurt Nuea or anyone he gets close to. So in my opinion, his feelings for Nuea are less of an obsession than what you might see from a typical stalker, because he does love and care for Nuea. He's willing to stay away from him even though he wants to be close. He's also aware that what he does (collecting things) is weird. He feels bad about it, but he doesn't seem to be able to help it. I would argue that it's a mental illness, in the same way that hoarding is, where you know it's bad for you, but you can't help it. You know you should throw that thing away. But something won't let you.

I'm not justifying his behavior. There is something seriously wrong with a person who digs through the trash for a soda can that was only touched for less than a second, who collects crabs, tangerines, a pig's head, a bandaid wrapper, a pillowcase and popsicle sticks and then vaccuum seals all those things and keeps them in boxes. Who has a whole wall covered in pictures of his obsession. Who cares more about getting a picture of someone kissing him than the fact that it actually happened.

To be honest the series should have ended with Toh seeing a specialist or something and getting help for his problem, and throwing all that weird shit in the garbage. I actually think it would have been funny if Nuea had secretly done the same thing. I mean he's as freaky as Toh so it would not have surprised me.

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Good Bl Series.

5/10

Negative:

1. Sadly less Kiss and every time there was a nice kissing scene it ended quickly and another scene came on. very annoying! i wanted to watch longer. Every Time the same Problem.
2. Not much was shown of kao and sky kissing.
3. Prao
4. Kong
5. Peach and Waiwai, prao was very annoying where both came to Nuea and Sky and flirted with them..(in the pub).... i was surprised why nuea and sky didn't fight back ....because they are both taken.

Positive:

1. The Maincouple is so cute, sweet and natural.
2. Nuea.
3. The Natural and beautiful Love of NueaxToh.
4. Tohs Friends was very funny.
5. I liked the last Ep. (Especially the Scenes of NueaxToh)

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Cringy Drama with Some Good Messages

Plot Summary: Toh and his geeky group of friends (Khaojao, Daisy, and Som) belong to a tightknit group of friends who like to obsess and stalk their love interests, with the goal of secretly collecting items of their love interests, while keeping their distance. They take this laissez-faire attitude to their secret crushes by stating that they must always enjoy from afar but must never get fully involved or fully fall for their crushes because they could never be worthy of their crush's love until one day, Toh decides to make a move on his crush, Neua. This action to act on his feelings sets in motion the plot where the group is now thrust into the world of their seniors. Each member is then paired with a senior. The second main characters of this drama are Khaojao, Toh's best friend, and Sky, Neua's best friend, who also end up together. The two groups of friends deal with the challenges of not only being in same sex relationships, but the negative perception that the most popular group of kids fall in love with the geekiest group of kids. In the end, every character shows growth in accepting themselves in their new roles.

Pros: I actually think that the messages that this drama tries to portray were quite positive. I liked that a central message to the drama was to learn to accept yourself and that everyone deserves love no matter who they are. Each character goes through this evolution of sorts where they have to learn to accept themselves and not give a fuck about what society is saying about them. I think that it's a great central theme to the story.

I loved Som's character so much. The fact that she always stood as a voice of reason to her queer friends was beautiful. She was the GOAT in the drama making sure that her besties.

There was a lot of sex scenes. It almost seemed pornographic at times. If you're into sex scenes, this drama has plenty of it. LoL.

Cons: The acting can be quite cringy throughout the whole series. This was the first acting job for some of the actors and it did show--especially Sky. Toh's character is purposely cringy, but sometimes it was just too much. Other times I had second-hand embarrassment.

I felt that some characters didn't have focus in their interpretation. A good example was the scene where Neua discovers that Toh has been collecting all these things from his interactions with Neua and has all these secret pictures. Essentially, he discovers that Toh is a stalker. He has all these emotions, but in this moment he cried because he was afraid that Toh would leave him someday, and then Toh cries and says no, it's because I feel like you're gonna leave me...was a bit awkward. I didn't feel like either emotions felt genuine for the characters. And then, in bed Neua was always a bit perverted with his talking. Like his voice changed, and he became this dom suddenly, when his character tended to always want to please Toh. I don't know if I'm explaining it perfectly. But basically it felt out of character. In the bedroom he was this controlling dom, but in the relationship itself he was very subservient to Toh and practically did everything Toh wanted to do. It made for these weird scenes.

Overall: If you can get past the cringy acting, and amateur acting, it's an okay drama. Definitely not one you're going to miss if you don't watch.

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What The Heck Is This?

This show caused me a physical pain due to the second hand embarrassment. It might have been a somewhat not-so-bad idea for a plot, but the overall atmosphere of the show is hirendous.

I have to admitt, however, that the music in this was actually quite good.

My three stars for acting might be too little, because the actors did a decent job. BUT. The main characters are sooo annoying and embarrassing, that I could not make myself give it a better rating.

I loved the second couple tho!!!

In conclusion, it has it's moments but I wouldn't watch it again, not even for hundred alpacas.

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