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Another masterpiece to make you fall in love with P'Sammon's writing
The story asks an important and really controversial question, next to "To be or not to be?"; which is- is it okay to perform Euthanasia?Just as the name of the original story goes, and the name of series is in line with the meaning of the story.
The story really keeps you on edge, making you guess who the suspect might be, and yet still, it makes your mind boggle as yet new hint points keep coming up- right when you feel like maybe you got the point.
P'Tor as well as P'JJ have really done amazing job. I really the acting when the actors speak with their eyes- it shows how great an actor they are.
As you go on with each episode, you keep on suspecting one character, yet you really don't want to do that. And till the end, I was not convinced with the overall idea of Euthanasia, but the last episode made me change my mind again. Whether anyone should get it done, and whether anyone should do it, rather has any right to do it- is the question that stays till the end, and they have been beautifully answered by the characters and their decisions in the end. Yes, that's what the end means.
It will not give you a conclusion, but will set you free to make your own opinion.
Yet another story that makes me a lifetime fan of P'Sammon's writing ❤️
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A true cinematic masterpiece; watch it, trust me
This series is so beyond the typical mystery BL that it almost feels unfair to put it in that category. The plotline is interesting and the romance is very heartfelt. The internal struggles of the characters is incredibly well done and though it seems predictable at first, there are many unexpected twists.The mystery genre as a whole can be very hit or miss, plot twists are often so unexpected that they don't make sense with the story or characters, but Spare Me Your Mercy does it right. It subverts your expectations without breaking the flow of the story.
The cinematography is fantastic and adds to the eerie feeling, as does the music. Though I will say, there are some scenes where the music score is unnecessarily dramatic, but I guess it adds to the 'something bad could happen at any moment' vibe.
And the ending is truly one of the best endings I've ever seen. The show stays authentic to the characters and story until the very end. Every loose end gets wrapped up and I was left feeling completely satisfied.
There are a couple "oh my god, why would you do that?!"/"that's so stupid" moments but it wasn't enough to affect the viewing experience (at least for me). Also I know some of the medical practices aren't 100% accurate but it's probably close enough as long as you aren't using this drama to study for med school exams.
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Dignity of self determination vs the Law
A very competently made thriller with an interesting topic and romance that builds as the mystery unravels with great experienced acting, chemistry, and production all around. It was fascinating how at the beginning of the series Dr. Kan was a bit ambiguous as to what his intentions are, very well played by the actor, then through Kan the audience learns about euthanasia and what that means as a consenting act that enables people to end their pain in a dignified way as the very last resort. The show makes sure to show how exactly it differs from murder. His love interest Captain Thiu has a very black and white view of the law, which is very ironic being a gay man without a more nuanced view that just because something is against the law, doesn't mean it's necessarily wrong, and it could be something that law needs to be changed for.Kan's ultimate weakness was that he goes above and beyond for his patients, leaving evidence that could be traced back to him around despite his mentor's advice to be careful. The featured queer relationships all end in tragedy with lesbian couple that the doctor met with the terminally ill partner making a do not resuscitate order, but her fiancé keeps destroying them, refusing to let her dying partner make that decision for herself. The partner ultimately getting murdered by pharmacist Boss who also killed his his sugar daddy lover Dr. Som who wanted to expose Kan with Boss delusionally thinks he's helping Kan.
After finally kissing and implied consummating their relationship, Kan was tracked and followed by Thiu to the conversation he has with the coroner that turns out to be his mentor's estranged daughter leaves his fate up to Thiu who chooses to hug and arrest Kan while also professing his love to him for the first time. Kan can only cry in silence. Merry Christmas to the viewers who watched the finally on 12/25/24. This is a very competently done thought provoking drama. The ending leaves room for a continuation, but can also be left finalized as a doomed romance and starter for the conversation for euthanasia, the right to determine with dignity and standardized painless procedures on how to end one's journey on earth.
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An interesting point of view on the topic of death
Let me start by saying the actors were amazing and their chemistry and their showing of emotion of how they see the world of death and law and justice. In the end stories about morals and ethics in which do you feel is right as opposed to both have a strong point of view. I do feel by the end of the film I was not a big fan as I don't agree with the ending as it felt like it went one direction more than showing inequality between both. The starline was really good they casted a great job but in the end I feel like they execution was still lacking for me just the end didn't work the way I was hoping it would and I guess that's how they wanted it to be it was to have a point of view on one's own morals and viewpoints on death. And I say this as a nurse of course I can be a bit biased and agreeing with the doctor and his point of view.Was this review helpful to you?
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Disappointed end!!
I didn't like, how selfish the humans can be, only the persons who are suffering those situations can decide what can happen with their life, my thought about Tew decision was base in trying to clean his conscience of not being with his mom at her last moments, he had thw chance at least to visit but he dont even do that, it doesn't matter how focus you are in your career if you really care you can always make a little time to see your family.Was this review helpful to you?
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Morality vs Love
Came here for the plot and philosophy of euthanasia and got a nice dose of complicated romance. It was doomed yaoi from the start but I HAD HOPE! It was 0.5% but it was something! Tew’s inherent nature to doubt people and also his implied demisexuality slowed the pace of romance, but it came together for a big bang (figuratively and physically lmao) of their bittersweet ending. Kan was the centre of the show, he really pulls you in and I wasn’t bored for a second.I think the story does a well balanced depiction of euthanasia and has characters for and against it. My only drawback would be exploring a case of a patient not being fully cognisant of authorising consent (it was almost there but not exactly what I’m talking about). It also showed how doctors/nurses can misuse/wrongly perform euthanasia without giving patients consent, dignity or peace :( but also had a fair share of lovely but sad cases where euthanasia was a god-sent for the critically ill. The last euthanising scene of Tew’s mom had me tearing up, just packed with emotions and GOD that last scene broke me. What a finale!
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It's been such a long time since I watched a series that felt this warm and beautiful. Spare Me Your Mercy completely stole my heart.
I can't believe this masterpiece was released in 2024, and I'm only discovering it now. 😭 Where has this been all this time?
The story, the emotions, the characters... everything was so beautifully done. It made me smile, it made me ache, and it left such a comforting feeling in my heart.
I really, really loved it. Definitely one of my favorite BLs. 🤍 And the actors stole my heart❤️🩹
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Just watch, you will never regret it
I don't want to write too much. Just this series should be watched and seen. It's great in every way.The acting, plot, ost and most importantly the chemistry of the couple was great.
When I saw the teaser, it caught my attention and it was worth watching. There aren't many series with different subjects in Thai dramas, but 'Spare Me Your Mercy' is one of the best in this category. If you've watched 'Manner of Death', you'll like this one too.
I hope there will be a second season or we can see this couple again in another production.
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Guessing who the perpetrator is is fun, especially (like in Manner of Death) everyone is suspicious. Then the dynamics between Tew and Kan are really good. It's really obvious that Tew doesn't trust Kan 100% until the end and I like that. Then the ending is SO GOOD.
Why not 10/10? Because I still feel like there's something odd, like, none of the houses in this series are locked or something, how come everyone can enter freely, hahaha, and several other things that make me frown, but okay, it's still very good.
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met me at the wrong time
i liked it to some extent. great casting, sometimes the plot was too much for me in the aspect of keeping up my interest. jj and tor are pairing i did not expect but they made it work somehow. normally this kind of show is right up my alley, sadly it didn’t fully klick with me this time. my focus and taste lies somewhere else these days, although i think that they portrayed a very important topic and showed the conflicts you can have with euthanasia. maybe i will revisit spare me your mercy one day.Was this review helpful to you?
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Quite a surprise
I’m not going to write some crazy in depth review like a ton of people do for these shows. I’m simply just going to review this on my emotions and how I felt watching this. Personally I am not really a fan of mystery mixed with BL. I am the stereotypical BL lover meaning I love the high school, college and office drama. Given that I have seen almost every BL on Viki and IQIYI, I was just seething for something else to watch. It took my a good thirty minutes to decide if this title is going to be worth my time. But I ended up giving it a shot. So far, the chemistry between the two mains is so/so. I feel the connection they have, but it’s just been such a slow burn which I love and hate, considering the fact that I just binged the first five episodes and now have to wait to see the rest. I was not expecting to love the mystery aspect of this. I think the cliff hangers and the not knowing is really hooking me onto this. Well that and just the face that the mains are such eye candy, I’m dying for them to get together. But they are playing this mystery off so well, like I could even tell you what is going to happen next. I also really like the idea of how they are using such a controversial topic as the main hook for the series. It’s risky in the public eye, but they have done it so well. I really would recommend this series, and please pray I don’t loose it before the next episode comes out, the stupid preview for episode six has really got me going crazy.Was this review helpful to you?
Is this a bl?
This is a very intense show. Very well written and the actors are pretty good. I just finished episode 4 and moving on to episode 5. I’m having a hard time believing that this is a bl. I see nothing other than one character saying they like the other in the first episode. There’s been no real hugging or kissing or even any longing. The characters are not really thinking about each other when they are not together. I just don’t see it. (Maybe love will happen in the last episode) This is super good as a suspense. It really keeps you on your toes and guessing. But a love story, nah!Was this review helpful to you?
