Not worth to hyped
The first thing I want to mention is that the drama does not touch on serious issues as it is presented, on the contrary, they escape this situation by taking lighly as jokes. The most important of the problems they mentioned is that children cannot go to school due to poverty. In my opinion, this is just a cover used to deepen Jack's character, but it fails to do so. These people live in places called slums in Thailand, where extremely poor people live. If these children do not study, the two important problems they fall into, such as drugs and prostitution, are never mentioned. I say this to those who defend that it does not focus on the BL plot because it deals with serious issues. For example, Jocke spends five years in prison, but we do not see any real psychological or physical reflections of this, as if he came from a Los Angeles vacation.However, some will say that the BL part is slowburn. But I do not think that the two characters spend enough time in the series to form a bond and understand each other for a series to be slowburn in this respect. If we look at the length of over an hour and take into account the eight episodes we have, the sum of the scenes they are together does not make up one episode of the series. I don't think the basis or development of their love or hatred for each other is reflected enough. The fact that we "understand, know" does not mean that they reflect this in the story well. The fact that the English love confession scene is turned into a joke is an example of this, or the fact that they still use the word "friend" while hugging in bed in the last episode. I am really tired of these. To be honest, even if the scenes of the two of them together are few, the script does not have the potential to fill the remaining parts, it is boring and stupid most of the time, so I watch it by skipping many parts. It is an unnecessarily overhyped series. The few lovely moments they will put in the last three episodes will not change my opinion that the series as a whole is boring and has a poorly written script.
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It is that bad.
The writing is bad.
The overall plot ideas aren't that terrible, but the execution is more than lacking. I was willing to overlook a lot, but when I finally understood (and it was confirmed much earlier than I was willing to see it), that even the characters were badly written, I had enough.
I don't care about Jack and Joker, despite War looking beautiful when crying. I don't care. This is one of the most boring romances I have ever seen in my life. If people love it - great! I'm out of this relationship. No more excuses for this snooze fest.
To be precise (since people will hate my review anyway): Joker is not the mischievous thief they were advertising him. He is a con man with some luck and stupid sidekicks. Jack has no balls. He is not a dangerous loan shark, but a boy who can't make the right decisions. He is a coward and still salty about his bad luck in life. I also highly disagree with the social criticism they are trying to show us. The basic idea is: poor people remain poor, because the rich exploits them. While this isn't all wrong, the "poor" people in this series make wrong decisions, are lazy and stupid like Tattoo and Hoy. So I don't see how this is really helping them to bring their point across. It's a black and white world, when I expected a gray one. It's oversimplified and childish, but well, that sums up the whole writing, from the silly plot developments, to the silly and boring characters to the silly moral and social criticism. This is a series for young impressionable minds, not for those who love complex writing and characters.
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ignore the ratings
why so low ratings I'm not getting bl fansnowadays.
from first episode what I knew is this gonna be the best bl of the year.
I can't wait for next episode. best part is their acting is so good.i have seen many bls but some stories are great there's one who can't express😑 the chemistry is boring but these two are really good.
I'll suggest everyone to watch this one just don't judge by one episode let's give it a shot. I'm sure this is gonna be a good bl .
let's watch together guys then we'll judge
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okay WOW???!!!
ok can we just discuss ep 9 right now..perhaps i'm biased but oh my GOD????? the desperation in their kiss. oh i felt it so bad like i was in their relationship. i just. the way they delivered that scene has my mind going crazy?? can u imagine finally being able to desperately kiss the person u want to be w? i fear i won't ever move on from this scene. i'm in a chokehold so bad. if i could kiss the person i like, like that i'd be done for KSNDKDK. anyways, did anyone else get butterflies from that scene? OH ONE LAST THING!!! the way they stopped kissing and the desperation just GREW 🥴Was this review helpful to you?
Idk about you, but my heart was indeed stolen!
Jack & Joker has delivered what will be one of my favorite series of the year.There's so much heart in this story, that I think anyone could really fall in love with it. This is a tremendous effort from the hands of Yinwar, and you can feel just how much time and passion went into it. Not only did they deliver this to us, the fans, but they also managed to tell a wonderful, unique, and FUN story.
Not only was it Yinwar, but it was all of the other actors and their characters. For example, Jack's grandma was really just the perfect icing on the cake for this series. I love her like my own.
They 100% deserve the success and accolades that this series will bring them. I hope this project helps propel and open doors for any future works they have up their sleeve. Anything from them will be fully welcomed with open arms.
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perfeição
Estou completamente obcecado por jack & joker, bl perfeição, roteiro e personagens bem desenvolvidos, química absurda dos Yinwar, momentos engraçados, cenas boas de ação e drama também, não tenho o que falar mal, merece cada nota boa e toda atenção que estão dando, pra mim já é o BL do ano.Tanto o Jack quanto o Joker são complexos e não há pressa em desenvolver os sentimentos, ambos tem seus conflitos pra resolver e mesmo assim estão ali um pro outro, por mais que o mundo queira separar eles, da pra ver o olhar deles o quanto eles não querem ficar separados, o quanto se amam e o quanto já são uma familia.
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Never been so disappointed, it turned from 100 to 0 real quick for me.
I usually don't write reviews, but I actually finished this just now, and this was the first BL I watched after a long time. Honestly, because of this one I might stop again and never return. I was actually searching for the top-ranked one on this site, and this one showed as top-ranked. Though I had been on board throughout the series, it’s the ending that ruined it for me completely.I'll start by saying the acting was AMAZING. The two MCs had so much chemistry — it was beautiful to see.
It is a slow burn, and at some point I felt like I was watching a straight drama, but the tension between the two mains was definitely there.
I was very annoyed with the plot twist in episode 12.
They created a villain (Boss) without giving any real or deep background — just that he was attached to a necklace of a woman we never saw until the last episode. By the way, the necklace was forgotten at some point anyway.
And out of nowhere, he was after a ring that somehow makes you the most powerful man in Bangkok???
Make it make sense.
I was turning a blind eye to all of the unexplainable plots so I could try to enjoy the amazing Yin and War, but then I was met with the tragedy that was Episode 13!
I don’t understand — were the scriptwriters trying to give us something different so it would feel refreshing?
I don’t feel refreshed at all. I’m not happy at all.
What was the point? Why? Just why?
I’ve never felt so disappointed and offended by a BL before. I was bawling my eyes out, not only because of the good acting at the end of the episode, but because they ruined the entire good feeling I had for 12 episodes.
I will rewatch only the cute moments of Yin and War, but I’ll NEVER consider watching this entire show again. Ever.
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Amazing Chemistry, terrible writing
The chemistry between the two leads were terrific, even though this series is more plot driven than most other BLs, the relationship progression feels super natural. The two main characters just feel so natural with each other.The plot was pretty badly written, the premise of the story is interesting and some characters beats were done well but for the most part, most character writing fell flat.
The plot resolution was also fell extremely flat. Normally I wouldn't hold the plot of a BL series to a high standard but there seemed to be a scope for this series and it fell very flat, not to mention most of the plot points didn't make real sense at all.
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What was that?
That 8.8 rating on this website is a scam. I had high expectations before watching this series due to the feedback and rating I saw from other people, and it was a scam. I am a sucker for angst and I thought that I can finally put on a thinking hat while watching a ThaiBL but nope, this series forcefully took it off from me.Positive:
1. Yin (Jack) looks good. I'm that kind of person who, if I started something, I should finish it, and Yin's look contributed to it.
2. Grandma and Toi Ting are goated. I know Grandma's back was tired from carrying this mess.
3. I love series that tackle poverty and its never-ending cycle, however...
4. Hoy is my favorite character since I love a naturally empathetic and good-hearted person, however...
5. Rose was supposed to be another of my favorite characters since she was funny; however, they did her dirty in the timeskip
Negative:
1. Everything.
2. Aside from Hoy, every character is dumb to the point that I gave up understanding each of them. It's not wrong to add some comedic and unserious scenes; however, these unnecessary 'scenes' became a foundation for how unserious and disconnected it was for their attempt to create an action, tragic/tearjerking ending. It was soooo what the. I thought Hoy was going to be my salvation in saving the group's identity in flopping; however, he also choked at the last episode, likeee girl why did you friendly-fired Tattoo??? And Rose, she has a lot of material to be this awesome girlboss with a lot of money that will surely help Jack and Joke, but they made her a clueless rich girl likeeeeeee AAAAAAAAHHH.
3. The hierarchy and status of each character were unclear, so I couldn't take them seriously. Four horsemen, the boss suddenly gaining power because of a stupidly guarded ring, Carbon suddenly appearing, then Carbon suddenly having a casino owned by his dad, and other shenanigans like, huh, should I take these characters seriously? I didn't even shed a tear at the ending due to how messy it was. Another one is Sister Nang, like, what was she supposed to be?
4. The lack of accountability, actually, there is no accountability at all, another unserious shenanigan. Boss (Alice) is not in prison/dead, Carbon is out of prison again (due to his unintroduced father, whatever), Joke's father, everything is a joke and a mess.
Overall, it was a mess; that rating is a scam. I didn't even bother to understand Jack and Joke since every character here is unserious, messy, and their attempted development was only back and forth with no clear path set for them. If you want to watch it, you can, but that rating is a disrespect to other series that have a more cohesive and clearer path and plot. It's a shame since this series has a lot of material for angst, development, and other shenanigans, and it seems like there's still a continuation, so whatever.
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Fresh experience in Thai BL. (Which is rare)
I have no words for the efforts behind this series. It's not a perfect series when your standard is so high. But for an industry that so stacked by mediocre efforts, it's amazing to see such a gem.Always loved and action comedy. And I can't imagine who else can be the soul of it other than War himself. But the one who surprised me was Yin. He really stepped up his game. I'm so happy for both of them.
I would love to write an in depth review/comentary on this series. But this right here is just my ture feelings about this series. Don't let any prejudices or pettiness keep you away from watching this. Give yourself this treat.
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this is what you call a masterpiece
when it comes to this series, im left with no words, its just that good. The plot, the characters, the cast, the acting, the music, everything was just so good. The characters are portrayed so well that its so hard to not love all of them, whether theyre objectively good or not. Jack and Joke got me stuck thinking about them constantly (especially Joke personally), both their stories, together and individually, and the way they were portrayed is something i cant even begin to explain. But thats Yin and War for you. Theyve got the chemistry and the talent, they make you feel every single emotion youre supposed to feel and more, even if its just a scene with one of them with no talk or music. They were already so good in love mechanics, but with this they went beyond everything i expected of them, and mind you, i had big expectations. The story overall got me hooked from the first episode, and now that its finished i dont know what to do with myself. I can confidently say that for me, theres hardly any series that can top this. I wouldnt be able to list all of the reasons to watch this, but i can say youve got no reason NOT TO watch it. As long as you have at least a day remaining to live, please do yourself a favor and watch it.Was this review helpful to you?
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Frankly, DO NOT read the comments/reviews/ratings.
honestly, i cannot lie. this IS the best bl of 2024 and I'm not glazing. I'd suggest you leave out reading the reviews, comments, or even yk brush off the rating and go for it YOURSELF. experience it for YOU. trust me, you'll enjoy it.like any other drama, everyone has their opinion, some good; some bad. So don't rlly dwell upon it and like i said, go for it. trust me y'all will enjoy this so much! i went into this as blindly as I could and was so surprised!!
the plot is good, keeps you hooked af! OHH, the actors and chemistry is PERFECT! everything about Jack and Joker is absolutely amazingly done and i couldn't appreciate this work of art more.
I usually never write a review but I just HAD to.
it was such a painful journey to wait every week to see my boys again. truly. i want more!
im always down and ready to see yalls reactions when and if this comment helps you!
Cheers to the best bl of the year.
Tldr: go for it. if you're anything like me and wish to have a fun watch. Do. It
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