Triage

Great drama!

Definitely not "the best BL series ever" but it was very enjoyable and better than most. I think the plot kind of got messy and boring somewhere around the last two episodes, but I liked the happy ending and the previous episodes were so good that it didn't affect how I felt about the overall story that much. I would have liked more intimate and personal moments between Tol and Tin if there was more time rather than focusing so much on side characters, but the moments they did have secured their chemistry and made for a really cute romance. I really liked them as a couple and I've never seen the time loop trope done this well for a BL before so I'm happy about that. Some people didn't like the focus on Tol by episode 11 but I found it to be necessary and satisfying, I just think it could have been executed better is all. I think my favorite part is that it's only after you've gone on this journey with Tin that you realize he wasn't just saving Tol, he was saving himself. They are both selfish characters that were only able to become better people together and I found that fascinating.

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Romantically Epic is all that can be said!

This Jewel deserves all the praise and I'm going to give it💎

The second TV Thunder Productions BL after Manner Of Death. I gotta hand it to them they don't make many but the ones they do make are just so top tier. I mean I don't know about you but for me peak romance is when you have to live the same tragedy over and over on a loop and you push through the despair and weariness in order to save the life of a young man you've developed feelings for through countless iterations of the same few days.
The trauma of you promising him that as long as he's with you, he'll be safe because you won't let anything happen to him. And when you finally accomplish that goal of saving his life and ending the cursed loop in order for him to be able to live, as his new evolved self, you're life is taken. So he now chooses to pick himself up and march forward to beg an angel to rip open the seams of time to do whatever is necessary for you to return to life because he would rather be the one to die after all then to not have you exist in the world.

I love series' like these because of the extenuating circumstances the characters have to go through while trying to be together compared to the other genres like Office, University, or Cooking for example.
Even compared to Most of the Crime/Mafia ones where the characters face life threatening situations almost constantly as they navigate relationships, none of the others reach the same level as TinTol who literally face the forces of Time and Death, multiple times and still manage to come out on the other side together.

Romantically Epic, that's all that can be said 💗

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One of the best series with a time jump plot

Time jumps are difficult to handle in a story line as there are multiple pieces that you have to be careful about so as to not ruin continuity and keep the essence of the story going. Triage although not perfect really did a great job at keeping itself on the right path any time there is a time jump to the point that it even ties one scene that happens in the beginning to something occurring way later in the series.

Tin is a doctor at an ER in a hospital where Tol is brought in critical condition after a car accident. He tries to saves his life but is unsuccessful. However, to his utter shock he finds himself back in time reliving the moment where he loses Tol on the emergency room bed. He is tasked to save his life to break this loop. This task isn’t that simple as any changes to the past causes a ripple effect in the future where Tin not just loses Tol but other people around him are affected as well. Tin has to find a way of saving Tol’s life while not harming his friends

As Tin tries harder and harder every time to save Tol’s life, he inches closer and closer to multiple truths and now the mission is not just to save Tol’s life but to uncover way more. The stakes are now way higher. In the process to managing multiple inter-locked events he keeps jumping farther and farther in the past, meeting Tol, falling in love and finally seeing his lover die in front of him.

In the penultimate episode, the story takes a different turn altogether which in my opinion changes a lot about the characters that we know, that it seems like a different series altogether and it just becomes too messy. And then the haphazard attempt to make this a Disneyesque happy ending took the potential of being one of the best BL series away from it.

I was however, pleasantly surprised that this series shows the butterfly effect where in a small action leads to massive consequences. So in order to change the future, you need to change the past but to what extent can you alter the past so as to reach the desirable result in the future. Bearing this in mind, the series does show changes in the future timeline whenever Tin decides to take some action in the past to save Tol’s life.

Tee did a fabulous job playing the character of Tol. The character had depth, a proper story arc with a redemption plot and he handled it superbly. Tae playing Dr. Tin was convincing as well. You can feel the pain in his eyes whenever he had to see Tol die after making multiple attempts to save his life. Although in some scenes I feel that Tin reacts as if he is in visible pain just to talk to certain characters and that gave me a chuckle. I ain’t saying it was intentional; it’s how it appeared to me

In conclusion, this is one of the best series with a time loop plot with great actors and an interesting story that will keep you hooked.

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Mind blowing for real but not flawless

At first, I really didnt understand this series by reading the desc so I thought maybe I wont have fun since it looks very serious to me and I am not a fan of serious series.

But dang, this series was beautiful

It was like so interesting and always got me curious of what will happen. I was so invested.

It was really like going on a journey with Tin and to see how he manages to get out of the loop. I really wasnt sure about the bl here until ep5. I literally love them so much especially in ep9. They are perfect!

I like the represent how both of them would have went to a bad path without eachother
They are my favourites and gosh they are so handsome TwT

To be honest, I think we all started to watch this series to know all the answers of this loops. why Tin has to go through these loops and why he needed to save Tol for getting out from the loop.

Seriously I love this series but I do feel like there are some stuffs which are just not it

Problems:
who killed Tin?? Like was that even necessary to kill him like that without any sense? Plus pretty sure Dr Sak and his ppl didnt know that Tin was behind the plan of exposing them? Like literally why he got shot?

Felt very incomplete at the end to be honest..They kissed and there. The end. Not even a moment together having fun after reunlwas no talking about what Tol was going this loop etc. Like thats it?

Also, I really preferred Dr Sak getting a legal punishment rather than getting killed by his people and get his kidney stolen.

The last episode was like something tho. Dr Doi acting like Bellatrix, Gap not even calling the police, Fang just watching then Doi coming on time to kill Tin like bruhh.

Also I was heartbroken how Tin was an asshole in that last loop. Tol would have been an asshole without him but dude is literally was going to murder a patient. More like turning into a villain? I am not sure if Tin was that bad by seeing ep1.

Anyways that's it. I loved it regardless but I really dont like the last few episodes as they felt very rushed and could have been a 10/10 series for me.

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PERFECT.

as always I thought that this series will be cringe just because its a Thai series which are cringe sometimes but this was a masterpiece. I wasn't bored for even a second, the story is fantastic, the chemistry between actors is perfect. always at the end of the first 4th episodes I was trying to come with an idea how Tin should help Tol but the ending was insane when tin got shot I was to stunned to speak. I hope there will be something like season 2 or something. I really recommend this series and LIKE GOD THIS IS SO UNDERRATED!! I usually don't like bus which story is in hospital because its kinda drastic and all. the most is also so good!! it even made me want to try study medicine because it looks really cool. be sure to watch this its so cool totally my favorite bl.

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deranged!!!

it is i, the niel.

i don't really know where to start, but i was gripped the entire time. one of the most convoluted bls i've ever watched, but the plot was plotting. i was more invested in the plot than the romance, given how much focus was directed towards storylines and characters outside of the main couple's direct romance. the plot drove the romance, rather than the romance driving the plot (rare in bls).

every character was given the right amount of screen time and development. the pacing of the show very good. there were no moments where i thought to myself "let's wrap it up and move on". i didn't feel exhausted by the intensity of the plot, even though there were times when i felt worried for the characters' outcomes. it was a little messy in the final 2 episodes, but sure. amazeballs.

the music was crazy, but so was the entire show...so it fit perfectly. the overall audio was better than most thai bls. the writer of this show threw so much at us, but somehow, everything worked. the glow of jinta, perfect. the sad violin music, incredible. the 50,000 characters introduced all throughout the show...i knew personally by the end. the characters' personal headshots used in the transition slides, sublime. it granted!

best,

the niel.

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Enjoyable

I loved Manner of Death in 2020 and even listening to someone read the novel.

When I found out that the author had another book that was adapted into a tv series, I could not wait to watch it. The issue was trying to find the series which I eventually did.

I saw a lot of reviews say how amazing it is. The plot is good but sometimes the execution is questionable. Maybe because of scenes made me pause to either laugh at or question.

Each time Tin, fails to save a boy that is rushed to the ER because of a car accident, when he falls asleep, he wakes up on July 18th to redo it over. He initially doesn't care about him, because of his feelings of his sister being killed by a man who was drinking and driving. The smell of alcohol causes him to infer that the boy may have been drinking and driving. Jinta is there to explains that Tin has to save Tol in order to out of the loop. Tin tries to change shifts so that he is not on night duty when Tol comes in, but of course that doesn't work. He also tries to find Tol after his classes to explain that he is going to die that night and not to drive, That doesn't go over well either. Each loop though does give more clues to a bigger pictures such as a well known doctor purposely getting patients who have a certain diagnoses in order remove a tumor from their kidneys, but is actually removing the whole kidney without the patients being aware.

The last few episodes were confusing. Such as how Tin was able to meet Tol again at the watch tower when we saw his body be put in the ambulance. The roles being reversed and Tol now having to change the heart of Tin, who has lost sight of his faith. In this regard, the both change the other in a good way. The ending scene did make me excited for Transplant if we ever get it. I am not sure who killed Dr Sak, (I knew he looked familiar. He played Type's father in TharnType), the doctor that was illegally selling the kidneys of patients. I think it was Dr. Doi, who was working with Dr. Sak and tried to kill doctors such as Gap and Sing and even Rit. It was a bit shocking with how characters were tied together.

Overall, I enjoyed it. I don't see me reaching this, but I enjoyed the mystery and how events changed.

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When the plot is more interesting than the main couple

The plot on its own is interesting, I really like the whole illegal organ selling thing. Very dark and very unusual for BL. That's why I like it! I would have wished they would have dived deeper into it, but maybe that's what 'Transplant' is for. It's interesting to watch Tin trying to break out of the loop, but it is also very frustrating (due to the nature of the plot obviously). There were definitely some plotholes and weak moments in the writing.

I also believe because of the endless loops, it was hard to build up a proper romance between the leads. I haven't watched their previous work, but their chemistry personally didn't really work for me here. I can't pinpoint what exactly it is, but I'm just not really feeling the chemistry. It's not bad by all means. It's just not...very exciting.
The acting overall was alright, though.

I did enjoy watching it, I wouldn't call it the best BL out there, but everyone who wants to watch something that is more focused on a complex plot should give it a try!

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DIFFERENT AND BETTER PLOT SEEN IN A BL, FOR A WHILE.

I AM NOT AN EXPERT IN REVIEWING SERIES. SO I WILL JUST GIVE MY OPINION.

-THE DIFFFERENT AND WELL EXECUTED PLOT, MAKES THE SERIE VERY GOOD AND REFRESHING VS. THE BL SERIES OF THE LAST 3-2 YEARS.
-IT KEEPS YOUR ATTENION AND INTEREST VERY WELL.
-GOOD CHEMESTRY OVERALL IN THE MAIN COUPLE.
-I THINK THE ACTING IS GOOD.
-IT INNOVATES HOW BL SERIES ARE DONE.
-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY AND RELATED TOPICS ARE VERY ACCURATE. (I AM A GRADUATED MD).
-DOES NOT FEEL LIKE WATCHING A FILLER BL SERIE.
-I THINK ITS WORTH THE TIME.
-IT HAS DRAMA, MISTERY, SUSPENSE, LITTLE ACCTION, ROMANCE AND FANTASY.
-IT HAS CATS, HAHAHAHA, SORRY MINI SPOILER.
-THERE ARE NOT MANY OF THE TYPICAL CLICHES ROLES IN BL SERIES, OF WICH I WAS GETTING TIERED.

SO, OVERALL IN MY PERSONAL OPINION YOU SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY, IF HAVE TIME.
THATS ALL, THANK YOU FOR READING.

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CONSISTENCY AND PROGRESSION AT IT'S FINEST

Probably one of the best show I've ever seen since day 1. And one of the fastest finished show recently, coz these days I can barely watch a drama in just 1 or 2 days, now of my busy schedule, I finish dramas for 2 weeks ! Going back, this show is freaking interesting and exciting, it was like a game where when you cannot finish the mission right, you will be getting back to the start, there's so many thoughts came to me while watching this drama, such a thrilling and exciting one !
The romance was one thing but the very story was insanely great ! Scripts were perfect for the scene like everything I expected here was given to me. At first I got excited, in the middle it got more exciting and annoying just because I felt tired and pity for Tin to keep getting back from the start when he failed saving Tol, and every part of this show went very nice and super love the ending ! There was no part of this show that made me bored, the progression was insane ! Like, such a nice watch, such a masterpiece. One of my fave parts were when little by little-y Tin discovering how will he save Tol; by getting to know Tol's background and everything and even came up to the point where he head to make Tol his boyfriend just to make sure Tol won't get heart attacked. And the part where finally it has to be Tol to save Tin, everything made sense like when Tin was able to save Tol finally after going through many loops, it was his life in exchange and it was sad, if feels like you are living in a game where you would have to find out where and what to do, such a lucky guy to have lots of chances! and there Tol now will have to save Tin, they have shown here that in every loop everything that happens will happen no matter what and it can only be delayed or transferred to another's fate or just exchange people involved. It was funny that even out of this shows trickiness , I understood everything! every part of the story was on point and so I really had fun watching it.
The actors were great ! Tae Darvid is such a great actor ! I am so happy he finally got a show that has a nice story and script as this ! I like him as an actor and Tee, is such a cutie and his sleepy like eyes are everything ! And please let me just recognize and commend Tonman here or P'Sing ! I have been seeing him on other shows where his characters were like jolly and joker but here ! Damn he was so cool and handsome with a serious role ! This is the reason why I really wish other actors on BL will have a chance 'coz many of them have so many potentials like him ! I really really like him here and his acting was so great here !
My favorite part besides the story of this show was the gay pannic of Tin and Tol and their romance ! So many sudden funny moments here that I will always remember like when Tol was able to save the cardiac arrested patient on the last part and then suddenly kissed Tin HAHAH that was crazy, also Sing and Gap's moments and by the way the props and presentation of this medical Drama was great and really felt like real and life like! Love also the sound effects. Finally don't blame me coz Immana add this one again on my top dramas of all time , such a nice to watch not a waste of time ! And surely gonna re watch it again after sometime, or on the next loop 🤭

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Triage, An Underrated Masterpiece

So...It's fair to say this BL is a huge blessing to our 2022 repertoire of BL shows.
Triage is many things but one word easily sums it up - Masterpiece.

I'd been excited about this BL ever since it was announced for various reasons:
- the plot is super interesting
- it's based on a Sammon novel
- has faint connections to Manner Of Death
- the small thing they did in 2019 caught my attention and I always thought it'd be good if given the right care, budget and investment
- I loved Tae in Paint With Love

However, since this show has mystery involved in it and it's based on a Sammon novel, just like Manner Of Death, I decided to wait until it finished airing to binge watch so I wouldn't suffer every 6 days a week for 13 weeks. Unfortunately I didn't have the time to watch it yet, that is, until now. And gosh it was so worth the wait.

While I waited for it to finish airing and for me to have time to watch it, I updated myself on how the show was being received and I was delighted to see a positive response from the general audience, which made me even more excited to watch it.
When I finally started watching it, I was a bit disappointed in the first episode - that was, however, my issue - since I had such high expectations, the 1st episode was a bit of a let down. Oftentimes episode 1 is one of the best episodes in a series, since it is made to hook viewers on the show. So when episode 1 wasn't as amazing as I'd expected it to be, it felt somewhat empty.
Episode 2 was more of the same but episode 3 was when I knew this series would be one of the best things I watched the whole year. It just becomes so good. The more I learned about the characters and the story that unravels, the more excited I was to watch the next episode. So, yeah, while I wasn't impressed with the first 2 episodes, this series quickly became one of my favorites - it wasn't love at first sight but it's a strong love that was gradually developed.

When rating a show I take into account the following: characters, plot, writing, cast+acting, intrigue, cinematography and enjoyment. My rating for Triage in these 7 categories is as follows:

> Characters - 9,5/10

Starting with the characters, every single character in this show is pretty complex, as is usual for Sammon, they're not only plot devices but each one of them has their own behavior, their own stories and it all translates into the show in perfect harmony. The two main characters, Tin and Tol, are very well flashed out, each one of them has a strong individuality and more than a bl couple, they're two people who are completely different from each other in more than one aspect but still manage to fall in love. They work as individuals in this story but connect perfectly as a unit as well, which is something not every story is capable of presenting. They don't need each other to be / to exist (I mean-) but they need each other to be the best version of themselves and that's beautiful.

Then we have the side characters. My favorite is definitely Dr.Sing (played by Tonnam) who is a colleague of Tin and has a major role in resolving the hospital side mystery and who changes shifts with Tin so he can do what he wants in each loop - he’s his biggest support fr. We have characters like Dr. Gap, Dr.Fang, Jinta, Rit, Art and Toi who are there as friends of the main characters and whose roles change in the different loops, but always making interesting participations. And then we have our antagonists, who are the main characters of one of the mysteries in the show.


> Cast + Acting - 9,5/10

I won’t spend much time in this category but I truly want to commend the acting in this series. Tae and Tee didn’t strike me as great actors back when they did 2moons but they’ve both been improving so much - we had gotten a glimpse of Tae’s improvement in Paint With Love and Tee as a side character in The Miracle Of Teddy Bear but it can’t compare to how they did in Triage. I thought Tae was great, he portrayed Tin perfectly, his rage, his anxiousness, his tiredness, etc. But Tee - Tee stole the show. In the first few episodes he didn’t stand out much but after a while, once his character started appearing more in different scenarios, you could see how his acting improved. Every emotion Tol felt was very clear through Tee’s acting - he was great. The side characters were great too and I want to praise Tonnam specifically. I was used to seeing him in more comedic roles but here he played a serious mature character and he was amazing in it, it didn’t even feel like he was acting, it was all so natural.


> Plot - 9/10 + Writing 8,5/10 + Intrigue 9,5/10

Now, as to the plot. I think the idea of this show is great. Sammon’s stories always have mystery involved and they’re very intriguing to read/watch. They’re the kind of stories that leave us hanging on the edge of our seats, eager to know the truth. The plot premise was wonderful. Execution, however, had a few flaws. There are some ideas that were introduced that never got their conclusion - such as Tin knowing the answers to his questions after saving Tol (we never got to know those answers) - and the final felt kinda rushed. We could’ve seen a bit more of them together, though that final line and scene is a great way to end the show ><.


> Cinematography - 8,5/10

This category includes imagery, editing, directing and everything related to the portrayal of the show. I’m not an expert in any of these so this is purely my opinion - there were a few scenes that could’ve been more polished, and a few others that could’ve been more attentive to details. However, it was a pretty well-built show.


> Enjoyment - 10/10

This is that one category where I can self-indulge and give the rating I feel in my heart it deserves - but technically doesn’t. I loved this show, I enjoyed every single episode (even the first 2 despite being slightly disappointed then) and I cried - I CRIED so much, so so so much. Tears of sadness, tears of happiness, tears of both these emotions mixed together - it was heartfelt chaos and I wouldn’t trade it for anything.


> [Total = 9,29/10]
Overall, Triage is a show that undoubtedly gave us a lot. Some consider it to be the best BL, others consider it to be average, I consider it to be an underrated gem. It’s not my favorite BL but it’s definitely just as good as its predecessor (Manner Of Death) and greatly prepares the ground for what’s to come (Transplant). I had high expectations but it was even better than I could’ve expected. For that, Triage takes the crown.
This show is wonderful and I absolutely recommend it to anyone who isn’t affected by imagery of bl00d, vi0lence and medical emergencies.



Thank you for reading <3

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some yall reviews are preety misleading

As the title states "some of yall reviews are very much misleading"and i gotta say i was kinda disappointed yet it was expected. I just so happened to come across triage in mdl and decided to see the reviews before i watched it and i gotta admit the things yall saying about it gave me high hopes and expectations for this and how yall described it is like this is the god amoung bls or smth. . I know its yall opinion but some of yall does go overboard. I am shocked at the rating yall giving this bl and i just find it so funny how almost all of the ratings is either 9, 9.5 or 10
And the titles and the reviews yall giving this bl is not giving persons like me no justice at all
Like for example one of the top reviews title states " THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST ASIAN BLS OF ALL TIME" i wouldn't go so far as to say its the best bl of all time and some others take after that person in terms of the title and the reviews as well!!
Anyway
What i like- the chemistry between the main couple, the ending ( that nearly made me cry ), the plot, their acting and (especially tol he is sooo cute XD )

What i dont like - the constant repitition of the time loop, the solution to the time loop( i feel like they couldve solved this problem earlier and better so it could've avoided the casualty of tin), and i also feel that if they adjusted this bl a little more it would've probably been a 10/10

So to conclude it wasnt that bad, it was alright but would i watch it again ..... sadly no as far as i am concerned it should be watched once and done and if it should be watched again i would recommend watching when they start falling for each other.
So ppl if u want a bl with time travel/time loop with romance this is it for you!!!!!

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