The Sign

Gorgeous Cast

The Sign gave us something different in the BL series realm, of course the romantic angle is there but with a mix of action, political intrigue and historical fantasy and let’s give credit to Idol Factory for stepping up to the challenge of presenting variety to the audience. The cast really stood out for me, well, primarily because they are all gorgeous. Leading the pack of delectable men is Billy and his slutty waist. A real eye candy but he also gave us some credible acting. It is my first time seeing Babe and he definitely has one of the most beautiful faces in BL right now, perfect in all angles. Also, special mention is actor Gap who exudes a throbbing sensuality at the same time a sweet boyish charm. The cinematography is also something to be applauded for together with the special effects which were executed cleanly. I do feel though that there were some scenes that dragged on like the crying scenes which would tempt you to hit that fast forward button a little bit but again, commendable effort in trying to offer something that is not expected for a BL series but still making sure not to deviate far from the boys love theme. I can say that I enjoyed watching this series and looking forward for what other series this production outfit can come up with in the near future.

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The Sign - A Hit or Miss BL Series

I saw The Sign as a must recommended BL Series from the TikTok application. They said that it is good and underrated that is why I decided to watch it. This review will be based only on my personal opinion and what I thought of while I am watching this series.

First of all, I love that The Sign is not the usual genre of BL Series wherein we always see the story in a school or office settings. The Sign's settings occur in a military or police based job, which depicts the life of a mature characters. A genre that is new to the eyes and taste of the viewers.

The Sign is all about Tharn, a person who can see "visions" about people around him, especially of Phaya. The story started with them training to become part of a special unit of the police. During their training, Tharn always saves Phaya whenever he see dangerous visions about him. They have a group, there are 5 of them. The other 3 are Khem, Thongthai, and Yai. Their bond started because of a case about a lieutenant who mysteriously suicide in their campsite.

Because of their natural bond and the way they trained together, the five of them are the ones who passed for the special unit of the police. Fast forward, they got in that special unit and they worked together on different cases.

After getting in, they decided to drink as a celebration. When Tharn got drunk, Phaya insisted of bringing him home. When they are outside, a car stopped in front of the building. A Doctor named "Chalothon" went out of the car and got Tharn. He introduced himself as a brother of Tharn.

The story revolved around the group working under the special unit of the police and the past of Tharn, Phaya, and Chalothon.

To those who did not watch yet the series, you might have a hard time depicting what is happening because of how many things are happening in one episode. To be honest, I felt like there are scenes that are not necessary, so should be excluded. But I will explain the things that you must be reminded of before watch. Also those who cannot understand what is happening while they are watching.

1. Remember that they are working under a special unit and they are police, so this series has different cases that the characters need to work on, so you will see different cases that happens in either each of the episodes or a case which covers a few episodes.
2. As I said, The Sign, will also cover the past story of Tharn, Phaya, and Chalothon. Spoilers alert, Chalothon is in love with Tharn, but Tharn and Phaya is in love with each other. Since Tharn and Phaya are in a different kind, there has been a war between their kinds. Chalothon as a selfish being tried to kill Phaya in the past, but Tharn used his body as a shield for Phaya, but Chalothon's attack got them both which lead to their death. At the present, Chalothon still made a way to become Tharn's trusted bestfriend. He still tried to kill Phaya in order for Pharn to become his lover.

Characters and Cast
The casts are all good looking and all have great bodies, so it is a blessing to the eyes whenever they are topless or have NC scenes. All the actors gave their best in their respective roles. I don't agree with those viewers who says that there are no chemistry between Tharn and Phaya, because there is, and I love their acting so much.

I just hate how oblivious Tharn's character is, especially on that scene wherein Phaya already warned him about Chalothon's true nature, yet he got angry instead. Second, whenever there were serious moments, but there are characters who will suddenly say a joke. It irked me so much. And lastly, how fast the couples ammend whenever they are arguing or having a fight with each other, like there is no build-up from the arguing moment to become lovers again.

Editing
Can we also talk about how bad the editing of the supernatural scenes were? It is so bad, which disappointed me because of how much those supernatural scenes could bring out the best of the series, considering that the charm of this story is their past lives wherein they are mythical creatures.

In totality, I will not consider it as best, but it is good. There are so many improvements on the editing part that must be made. The sequence of events are also good. The ending was horrendous! The sequence for the Episode 12 is like an after thought of the screenwriters. Thankfully, there is a special episode.

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The Sign worked on this one and gave us a cute couple.

The Sign is an action BL drama that I was not very sure at the beginning if it is a BL or not because there is so much action in the show. Luckily, I stuck with the show and the results were actually good because I did not expect myself to like it as much as I did. The story follows Tharn and Phaya. This follows the usual trope that they have met already when they were younger and they are now not very close at the beginning but things changed when they learned that they are actually very much familiar with each other. You can already tell that they are in love and Phaya is not even hiding it but they are in this group of friends that are solving this big case as well and things will soon entangle. Did I mention that there is a supernatural element to it? There is and it is actually very much satisfying that it initially was. This show can easily be what you can consider as too much but I was surprised with the story as it actually started to get a bit more interesting as the show continued and I am now glad that I did because it was really fun. I was so invested with the storylines and I feel like that the action part of the series will be coming together with the more supernatural aspect of the story I must say that it is working out flawlessly for them and they are still giving the romantic aspect of the show some time to breath so we can still fall in love with Tharn and Phaya. I have to give it to Billy and Babe because they are effective with their roles. I love their chemistry and Billy is really pushing for the romance aspect here and it is working. I love the scenes where he is being chummy with Tharn because it is what the show needed. I feel like they already did such a heavy material that it may be hard for them to really highlight the other aspect of the story. I think this is what’s important for me. I think the fact that they were able to really mix the storylines really well is pretty good. I have to admit that the ending is not very good or it was a bit boring but the way that we got to see the relationship is pretty watchable. I feel like chemistry of the lead actors is actually pretty good and the supernatural element of the story helped in adding to the romantic side of the storyline which is a good thing and not a lot of BL stories actually did that so I was pretty excited to see them do well in this. This is one of the BLs from Thailand where they were able to make it work. I may not fully like the villain because he was mostly not there but I can forgive them. The secondary couple is Khem and Thongthai and Khem is the only one of this couple that had a good character run. He is very funny and I was hoping his partner was given a chance to do something as well. He is there but was not given much to do. At the same time, I want to highlight that despite this show being talked about a lot in BL forums, the reason why I watched this show is because of GAP JAKARIN and that marvelous body of his. He is such a gorgeous specimen of a man and he is also very funny in the supporting role that he has. He is very good and I have to admit that I really like him in this show and that I have a huge crush on him. He is so sexy. The scenes where he is shirtless or just seeing his biceps onscreen makes me thank the BL gods for this fine piece of man. He is also a very good actor so I have to give it to him. He is funny and hot. He is very funny. To be honest, I really enjoyed watching this BL and it worked on so many levels. We were given such a good BL and I feel like Billy and Babe is a good couple and they were able to make the chemistry work out well. We needed that and we got that in this couple and in this BL story.

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Connecting two different timelines into a well-blended fantasy-action-romance BL

A palatable combination of history and modern set-up merging a few distinct genres into one supernatural series. At first, it never crossed my mind that it would be a fantasy genre as I was so hooked up with the vigorous appearances of the characters during their training days. It always showered with manliness and well-packed action scenes that I remembered getting excited for Yai’s role. This man always emits hot boyfriend vibes with his muscles screaming throughout his body.

Phaya and Tharn are interesting MCs yet, I get tired of watching their intimate scenes that have little to no connection with the storyline and and are just there for the sake of feeding the fandom. On the other hand, Khem and Thongthai’s love-making scene was a real comedy with an essence part to their love story.

I would also like to congratulate the creative and production crew for a realistic outcome of the celestial being such as the Naga the Dragon and the Mighty Birds featured as the MCs' past appearances. I also love the idea that Phaya dreamed about the past while Tharn can oversee the future by implicating his so-called ‘signs.’ It was a clever approach to the depth of their roles and allowed it to be the eye-opener in their relationship from the past.

The casting was all good from the main and supporting roles to even the guests from the show. They also have several side stories that are entertaining and serve as the stepping stone in revealing the main antagonist from the story, which turned out to be the political leader himself and not the divine being as the couple’s love interest.

Nicely done and executed but have more room for growth. I missed the charm and excitement from the first half after watching the last few episodes. I am demanding more unique progress of the story but the show itself keeps giving me sex scenes and prolonging the unnecessary drama from the love triangle. Nevertheless, despite its flaws, The Sign is a good BL with the show being memorable all because of its rarity in having the concept of supernatural creatures living in the modern era.

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THE ENDING ...

this drama i loved.i loved how different it was from other dramas and the fact that they haven't done this concept with a bl before. all those aspects combined made it the perfect bl drama to watch. the acting and the casting of the actors was nice, so kudos to the casting director. the storyline was a nice though I feel like it feels off a bit but overall, it was really well written. i enjoyed this and really hope to see more dramas like this in the future because i'd definitely give those a watch.

the ending ... i didn't totally love it well ... the part i didn't like was the year gap and how tharn disappeared but overlooking that the ending was sweet. maybe even bittersweet.

I'D DEFENTELY RECCOMEND ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFRENT WITH SOME SUPERNATURAL ASPECTS.

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wish it were better

I'm sorry but I just couldn't enjoy the last 60% of this drama. people want plot but this plot was convoluted and not convincing

I liked.the beginning but as soon as they kept piling on supernatural elements with spy stuff it all became very messy and bad.

i don't believe for a second that tharn wouldn't have the intuition to know the doc was bad. that was highly suspect to me but they hinged half the plot on that point

and I'm not a fantasy fan so i didn't particularly enjoy those elements but also they weren't worked into the narrative in a believable way? i spent the latter half of the show just waiting for it to end. even though i loved the leads

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Every single trope in the book, and then some

This show is literally everything (except straight) all at once.

It's BL, queer, band of brothers, romcom, erotica, PNR, fated mates, police procedural, fantasy, mystery, suspense, and slasher. It’s the king of genre mash-up chaos. Sure, it's madness but there is genius in it.

Was it a crazy unhinged mess +1 roll for damage?
Yes. Yes it was.

Did it manage to hold all those tangled threads together?
No it did not.

Was it also a charming, sexy, engaging, non-stop piece of entertainment?
Sure thing.

I think this show is basically my KinnPorsche, and frankly I’ve been chasing that naga since KP aired.

Is it perfect? No. But it was balls to the wall FUN.

Emphasis on balls.

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I wouldn’t call it a masterpiece, but it was pretty close.

I placed spoilers at the end of this review.

Overall, this was a very interesting series. The general story concept was great, but the script quality was not consistent. However, it successfully connects multiple story lines and characters together. The ending of the whole series was ok, but it was a little lack luster. However, I liked how they tied up everything in the end.

The positive: The series had a very strong beginning and really knew how to draw you into their world. The areas that the script did very well in were the supernatural and suspense thriller elements. The actors were incredible and did a great job with their characters. The cinematography was stunning and had incredible special effects.

The negative: The big miss for me was the comedy element. It would have been fine if this was your usual series with a high school or college setting. Considering this was supposed to be a more mature series with the police setting, the comedy seemed very out of place. A lot of the humor came across as very juvenile.

The in-between: The romance element was a hit or miss for me. There was just something off with the romantic relationship with all of the characters. The relationship development between the main characters in the beginning was also a little off, but it did get better as the show moved forward. The only two characters I didn’t like were Yai and Dao. The character Yai was very annoying, immature, and unlikable during most of the series. As for the character Dao, she was very irritating.

Random Note:

Don’t stop watching after the ending credits in episode 12 because there is a bonus scene after it.

The location used for the coffee shop scene in episode 4 is the same location used for the restaurant scene in episode 8 of “Step by Step”.

I did not take point off for the obvious money grab maneuver they used for the last episode. I like how all of the series they made at this point address many social issues, but this has tarnished my viewpoint about Idol Factory a little.

*****Spoiler Alert******

Although the ending had one of my most hated story element (time jumps), this is one of those times it made sense and served an actual purpose.

The reunited scene with Tharn and Phaya was a little anticlimactic for me. I would have liked to see a grander way for them to meet again.

The bonus scene is open to interpretation. I don’t know if it was a hint of a second season or the only way for Saint to find a way to make his usual guest spot. Either way, it was cool.

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Everything I love in 1 show!

This long awaited series did not disappoint. It has so many elements to love, that the only thing that keeps it from being rated a 10/10 is the fact that it did not have double the amount of episodes, so some scenes could have been elaborated on an the last episode did not feel a bit rushed. So sad it ended!

Elements to love in this show: BL (obviously), chemistry, amazing storyline, supernatural, SFX, crime/mystery, good comedy, beautiful NC scenes, great cinematography, well outlined side characters, amazing score/ost.

Elements that could be better: ending felt a bit rushed, underexposed side couples, not enough episodes.

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overall pretty good.

I think the sign did a lot right. it’s hard to compare it to other BLs because it’s really on its own. Overall it’s a really good story and huge production.

I have to give it credit for taking on such a massive undertaking for what they set up. I would have liked the ending to be stronger. Tharn showing back up with not really a good explanation was frustrating. I think if they showed him being healed and that whole plot point it would have been stronger.

plus I would have loved to see the teams reaction to him coming back. I also want to know more about khem & thongthai- they had a wonderful set up in the series but were brushed aside at the end. same with chat. we could have gotten clear endings if the fleshed stuff out more.

overall it was a great series and I adored the chaotic mess that was Yai. his one liners had me rolling.

I’d definitely watch a season two if they made it.

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I finally finished watching it , and dont get me wrong t wasnt cause of lack of time . I did watch the 4 episodes and stopped .. why?? The lack of chemistry between the leads and i liked both of them tho but the click to let me stzrt liking teir pairing wasn't there. Tbh i liked more babe with his friend .
The story was very good , the effect , the views , everything was good for me we csn applause the director for real .
All the cast also was good , i liked the friendship story more .
Final episode was rushed , why taking one episode to end quick a story when u can add like 2 more episodes ... fr fr and re ending was pffffff .
Re-watch q big no for me .

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sacrifices must be made for the greater good

Hey gang, I saw edits of the on-screen chemistry, and then I watched it lol. The most recent was 21 days ago, holy fuck, with This Love Doesn't Have Long Beans. I have so much stuff I need to do but this review is more important lol. I have written 4 supplementary essays for college about this show lol. Let's average it out. So this show came out a year ago and it has a pretty high rating overall (8.4), which drew me to the show too. Also just got Sylus in Wander in Wander so I am happy. 9.125 out of 10, so I will round it down to a 9 out of 10. This was a pretty good show, with some really good acting. Also not checking my grammar.

I love to start shows despite having 20 already started. First off, starting with the actors that I recognized because I mentioned that in my review. Phaya (Billy), Singh (Suprise), Dr Chalothon (Heng), Mayris (Looknam), Wansarat (Freen), and Saint (self-insert core). I recognized all of them from secret crush on You or Gap (which has been rotting in my watchlist for a long ass time now). I actually plan to rewatch Secret Crush on You after this, lol. I was very confused lol. Then I saw the hottest man I have ever seen in my whole life, "This disproportional ass guy who has big ass monkey ears and a big ass nose and who is jacked, has to be one of the sexiest mother fuckers I have ever seen in my LIFE." I am Chloe and I still stand by that. It was Yai, lol. It is a police academy x Thai FBI shit. "All that for a fucking police officer, bro. I'm pretty sure the qualifications in America are to be racist and bad at shooting." Probably the funniest thing I have said in a while. We start strong with all the foreshadowing of the soulmate shit. That and the next 11 episodes felt so fucking long, it was insane.

I was making heinous assumptions about Lieutenant Akk or whatever his name is and I would like to issue a formal apology. The whole police academy, while in a weird setting, was very cute and I actually set the show up very well. "This drama is all light and sweet and then it has this weird dark undertone with the murders and this soulmate shit" I still second this because it got so dark, it was psychologically overwhelming lol. Probably because I got very immersed in it. Me when I saw Chalothon for the first time " MY MANNNNN MY MAN MY MAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE SECRET CRUSH ON YOU, MY MAN MY MAN."

It started very light and I was just taking it all in, in between class, during class, and while I was doing college stuff and homework (what I should be doing right now). The theme song was lowkey bumping and whoever made that and whatever soundtrack that was playing throughout (besides all of that fucking classical music) needs a raise lol. I knew Dr was bad from the start, "Dr what? Okay, they know each other but imagine they didn't, that is so problematic. Why he look down at the camera like that? Say it with me, that man is not your man." That was just such an off-vibe for me, that he kinda knew Tharn's every move at the start and Tharn didn't really think anything of it, but it did fold out very well I think. The subtitles were a little fucked and spelled wrong, with " a serial rapist and serial killers who kill rapists are two very different things." They were like oh he's a serial rapist. No, he is a serial killer who kills rapists, that is so fucking different.

Their having the random shared sex dream was funny as fuck. And Dr putting the image that Phaya has Schizophrenia in Tharn's head was vile, but Phaya and Tharn both have Schizophrenia, but Phayas is so much worse. Phaya also gets very angry very easily which makes it so much worse than it needed to be. I was so into the cases and the show that I was lowkey forgetting about their love story lol. Yeah, they should have both gotten help, because that would have fixed all of their issues.

"I think he doesn’t have schizophrenia he has anger management issues, he does have a lot of hallucinations though so, maybe it's both." It is very much both. "Just wrote one of my USD supplementary essays about this show, bro it turned out fire." Medical malpractice on the Doctors' part, with Tharn and Art, so much medical malpractice. He was making them more crazy than they needed to be. Also, someone's house was the house from Unforgotten Night lol. Then we had the soulmate thing confirmed.

Great acting throughout this show. Beautiful. I love Khuem and Tai, or whatever his name is, I wish we got more of them ". Khuem and whatever his man's name is have been a thing since 2009 lol. 14 years bro. Holy fucking shit 10/10, for the whole episode after that. Secret crush on you full circle moment. 14 years of relationships and I still don't think he likes men or you. They just start making out and the best SEX SCENE I HAVE EVER SEEN HAPPENS. I HAVE NEVER LAUGHED SO FUCKING HARD IN MY LIFE." I might rewatch just to see their moments again, but other than that I will not put my shit through that again. We find out that the Naga that has been after Phaya and Tharn is actually the doctor and that is interesting.

"How long are these episodes? Why are they taking me two hours to watch?" Now we are in the 24-hour zone, on episode 7. We meet Art, who is a very beautiful looking man. ". This is one of the most overwhelming things I’ve ever watched. It’s like psychologically overwhelming. Dr." just medicates "these people and makes them even crazier and he did that with Tharn and he medicated him to stop him from having dreams about" Phaya and like him instead. I think this was the biggest connection I have ever made. He keeps telling Tharn that Phaya is this crazy bitch with anger management issues and schizophrenia and to stay away from him that he is normal and they should be together. That was insane and great story writing and acting. Claps all around.

I said the show was overwhelming 5 times in two sentences lol.

The whole thing with Phaya and the water, they kept connecting back to that from the start to the end, good on them lol. "Hey dude, can you fight demons for us." Oh fuck he is having a seizure. Holy fucking shit what the fuck is even happening anymore what is the show? I'm so confused somebody please save me. I'm so confused. What the fuck how the fuck did he get discharged from the hospital bro he still got his fucking IV on what the fuck someone send them back to the hospital swear to God." I think that sums up that episode and the rest of the show very well lol.

So much was happening and yeah. "Glad they're worried and want to go look for him because he's schizophrenic and has a history of wandering around and almost killing himself." And then they finally started dating.
"Normalize saying that people are looking up at you when they die." Their love is short-lived because another person dies and there are so many things physically wrong with the killers and everything, love to see it. Paying off the police to close the cases.

"The schizophrenia or “signs” came from the car crash with his parents. Traumatic brain injury core. Whatever the mofos on this tree mil are smoking, I want some of it. I feel like there are eight cases happening and it's very overwhelming." If Tharn just listened to Phaya they could have worked out a lot faster. I know he trusts the doctor but his admiration and trust are blinding him from the truth. "It is not a matter about being jealous, it's a matter of he will ruin y'all. I feel like I am being fucked with and I am actually the crazy one as the viewer." I think this show psychologically messed with me, bro. Normalize shooting people. The fact that Doctor has been preying on Tharn since he was a kid is very scary and concerning considering that he likes him and the way their relationships ended up folding out. " All of our problems would be solved if we just started shooting people lol. Tharn also needs to get out of his own ass and listen to Phaya." "Why does Phaya still have his gun if he is on leave? FIRST MOFO SHOT HOLY FUCK. Took y'all 11 episodes lol. Fucking freak. Holy. This show is so overwhelming it makes me not want to eat. Tell him you're sorry Tharn. Holy fuck." After I finish writing this I am going to go eat my dinner that I didn't finish because of this show lol.

They could have done the ending better, but I am just happy it's done, bro. "This is making me sick to my stomach. Chart: This might be the end road for you, but remember sacrifices must be made for the greater good (headline core). I am also praying that they can leave the main cast alone because the ring and the food are telling me otherwise." The oh I will give you this once the case it is over, I knew Khuem was about to get fucking shot lol. I was ranting and getting really philosophical lol. "I guess that’s the funny thing about death: you’re not supposed to feel a certain way and nobody can really force you to feel that way. People grieve differently and I think this is a pretty good example of that but they better bring that shit home or I will crash out. You find somebody who finally gives you purpose and then they’re gone and you don’t know what to do with yourself. That’s this. Glad he has friends to support him, because that could end very south very easily and could end in him killing himself. Because he has been looking for Tharn for literally his whole life, and now that he’s gone, I guess that can be very overwhelming. I guess that’s really love in a way. That’s kind of sad but true. That’s love. It’s not something you can ever buy; it’s something you find and that’s its fucking soulmate and he found him finally and know he’s dead and so is his love." Good on them for that message. It was interesting and not something I see a lot in Thai Drama endings. I wish they did more, they could have had some cuter moments or something. Also who the fuck was the red naga in the water. If there is a season 2, I will not be watching it because what the fuck. I think there is a special though, so I will watch that while I eat dinner. Would I recommend it? Yeah, it was actually pretty good and was great for writing college essays lol. Of course, the ending was mid but the rest of the show was good. If you are looking for some mystery, funny, psychologically and emotionally draining show that is going to flip you on your head so many times that you can't tell dick from ass anymore, this is the show for you. Stay woke my friends. Okay bye!

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