Battle of the Writers

"Reunited by Love": The Sex, The Snooze, and The WTF

Okay. I need to breathe. Deeply. Inhale, exhale, because this review is about to go OFF. I came into this show expecting fireworks, drama, chaos, and maybe a few tears. What did I get? A lukewarm cup of instant fluff that couldn’t even stir my emotions. But let’s get into it because I have thoughts, and y’all are gonna hear them.

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The Plot That Wasn’t: Snoozefest 2KForever

So, the premise? Cute. Childhood reunion vibes, Obaun and Shan reconnecting after years, yada yada, blah blah. Sweet? Sure. Engaging? Nope. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not terrible, but it’s also not giving anything. Like, where’s the spice? Where’s the DRAMA? 12 episodes and not one solid oh shit moment. No complications, no stakes, no real progression. Sis, even my morning coffee has more tension.

And don’t get me started on missed opportunities. They could’ve gone FULL enemies-to-lovers. Picture this: Obaun accused of plagiarizing Shan’s work. The company forces them to collab to clean up the mess, and BAM—awkward cohabitation, passive-aggressive shade, and eventual smooching. Obaun? Arrogant and icy. Shan? Feisty and chaotic. Imagine the banter! The tension! The inevitable 'I-hate-you-but-let’s-make-out' vibes. BUT NO. We got soft, mushy, forgettable instead.

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TutorYim: My Kings, Why Did They Do You Dirty?

Let’s be real: as a TutorYim stan, I came for them, stayed for them, and… left kinda disappointed. Look, the chemistry is there—it always is—but they deserved more. Better material, stronger conflict, literally ANYTHING to show off their acting range.

Oh, but let me tell you, the sex scenes? WHEW. Saved the whole damn series. Like, is it art? Is it plot-relevant? No, but who cares? Sometimes we just wanna see pretty people be hot together. Sue me.

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Gems x Mark: Cute, But Did We Need It?

Now let’s talk about the side couple. First of all, is it just me or does Gems look like Nat’s long-lost twin? Like, I had to pause and squint. “Nat, is that you, babe?” Anyway, Gems and Mark? Adorable. BUT Mark, sweetie, you were a walking red flag in that whole Nat drama, so it’s hard to root for you. Still, their chemistry is decent, and I enjoyed their moments.

What I did not enjoy? That terrible Chinese dubbing. Like, WHY. Just hire actors who can deliver the lines naturally, or let the Thai actors speak the little Mandarin they can. The cringe was REAL, and I had to skip through those parts because I couldn’t handle it. Who approved this? They need a stern talking-to.

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The "WOW" Factor That Never Showed Up

Look, the series isn’t bad. It’s just… meh. No wow moments, no standout performances (aside from TutorYim doing what they could with what they had). It’s not cringe, but it’s not memorable either. It’s just there. Like, will I rewatch? Nah. Well… maybe for the sex scenes, LOL.

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Final Thoughts: A Fluffy Letdown

Overall? It’s cute, but it’s not iconic. It’s the kind of show you watch once, go “aww, that’s nice,” and then forget about by the next BL drop. The plot was a missed opportunity, the side couple was okay-ish, and the dub scenes? Unforgivable.

Final rating: 6.5/10. Watch it if you’re bored. Or horny. Or both. Otherwise, skip it and go rewatch Bad Buddy.

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good, not great but didn’t regret watching

Before watching this drama, although I never like to read reviews and make up my mind for myself, I did see mixed reviews and ratings without reading them too much. It was my first Tutor and Yim BL after seeing them in Cutie Pie and Naughty Babe (I tried to watch Middleman’s Love but… I just couldn’t…). I genuinely liked this drama! Although the writing was a bit hit and miss sometimes and the storyline was a little confusing, I did enjoy it and I’m in awe by Tutor. Although I was a bit confused at first, when I understood it, my favourite thing about the drama has to be when the 5 writers are all sat together around the table, looking adorable in their pyjamas, animal outfits and their hairs styled cutely. I loved the fact they’re actually just chatting in their chat room but it shows them as sat around the table talking.
I wish the story had a bit more of a rhythm, maybe a bit more leading up to Shan and Oab-aun’s relationship, but I felt like it rushed too much into it and suddenly they were in love and didn’t develop much from then. However, Tutor… TUTOR!! He genuinely distracted me from the episodes a few times, that man is extremely beautiful. And the kissing scenes with him and Yim, I felt like they both put their heart and souls into those kissing scenes, they were amazing! (Tutor ain’t got those lips for nothing! 🤭) Especially Episode 7! The amount of squeals that I did, I couldn’t. Overall, this drama was good! I felt like the writing could be a little better but I definitely don’t regret watching it and I would recommend it.

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Where's the battle??

First time writing a review...

First of, I adore tutoryim, they are my favourite bl ship and I'm honestly happy to watch whatever they are in.

This series isnt bad but for me its meh. There were a lot of unnecessary scenes and then scenes that actually mattered were all jampacked and so rushed.

But all in all, they are all cute, every one had their happy ending although i was hoping for a tragic ending for the novel world because it seemed more fitting for a period drama with forbidden love... I wish they gave us more Sin and Jingjang but oh well...

The one thing this series did was show just how much of good actors tutoryim are and their chemistry. Domundi better stop wasting their potential and give them a series with a big production so they can shine more.

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a cute and lighthearted bl

it's a very sweet and warm series to enjoy whenever you're looking for something to chill and relax. it has a decent plot and the chemistry between the actors is also very natural and not forced. I like how versatile it is and how it has a lot of humours moments. it's definitely a nice watch to calm your nerves and enjoy something cozy and cute.
the visuals of the actors are also pretty insane like every shot is so gorgeous. one thing I didn't quite enjoy were some unnecessary love scenes between the side characters (which i generally don't mind however for this series it kinda felt like it was out of place and quite randomly squeezed in) but overall it's a fun bl to pass some time.

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Enjoyable, but Not the Perfect BL Series

I gave the Battle of the Writers with 9/10 stars because in my opinion, this BL Series is good, did it job, but not to the perfection.

The series' sypnosis talks about a writer (Obun/Little Prince) being accused by another writer (Shan)'s fans of plagiarizing his work, but it is not the truth. The Battle of the Writers title, is not fitted to what really happened to this BL Series. Because to be honest, they did not fight because Shan himself know that Obun did not plagiarize his work. In the first few episodes, Obun and Ozone just clarified to Shan the side of Obun (Clarifying that he did not plagiarized).

That's the start of the story, but the plot revolves around a group of writers, working together to create the best and most legendary Boys Love Novel. Through their journey of writing that novel, Shan and Obun worked-out their relationship and tackled and found-out about their past. Furthermore, Ozone found-out that his editor/boss (Pie) is in love with him, which is an additional spice to the story.

Problems to the story arise, like Intouch trying to meddle between the relationship of Shan and Obun, because he likes Shan. Obun finding-out on what happened to his family in the past, which is correlated with the family of Shan. Pie wanting to avoid Ozone by assigning another editor for him. And in the latter part, since Obun is working on two novels; his own novel and the novel that the 5 of them are working on, he mistakenly uploaded the new chapter of his own novel to the novel that they are working on.

Yes, I agree that the story has many plot holes, but the main problem for me is the editing. Since there are many things that are happening in the story, such as the story that is happening in the main couple, the story that is happening in the novel that they are working on, the story of the side couples, and then the scenes wherein they are chatting in their group chat (But this is brilliant because we can see the difference between the real world and when they're talking in the group chat), the episodes look crowded. I wish that they lessen the MANY THINGS that are happening in each episodes. Avoid the many unnecessary things so that the viewers can understand it more.

The NC Scenes are not necessary, but I would like to highlight those, because they are all so good! They are all straight out of the p*rn sites, I must say. The actors did their best on each scene and it paid off very well.

Thankfully, the casts are great and they carried the script well. In totality, once again, it is not perfect. But I will recommend it to other watchers.

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Messy story, good everything else

I can't believe I slept on this hidden gem lol
I love the cast, TutorYim are cute but acting-wise not the best, Mark is fantastic, still never seen him as a main and I've been a fan of Willi since TTWE.
So I reluctantly started the show, didn't know that it would be one of my favourite guilty pleasures.

I have to say first, I expected messy story and I got exactly that, the whole "let's write a BL" thing and the xianxia novel inside the drama were extremely confusing, I mean, I don't know what happened there but why am I seeing repeated scenes of the xianxia novel 😂 what's going on! Is the editor high, or is it just as random as it appears to be.
But, on the other hands, I giggled a few times, the drama was so smooth, I wasn't bored while watching, the cast is easy on the eye and when it started to be boring they bombed up with NC scenes that got us on the edge of our seats.

Cast was great, I feel a little sorry for Conan, my boy had to sit still and look pretty most of the scenes, and the language barrier didn't help either, I don't know why they had to cast Chinese actors in this , is this because it's originally a Chinese novel?? Well, it doesn't matter, he was still adorable 🥰. The other guy did speak Thai I believe but it wasn't much better ~
Tutor and Yim have improved since middleman, so it wasn't as painful to watch as I expected, maybe just a little bit but it still was more enjoyable than I expected.
The thing that I didn't like but I could tolerate is the slow motion, I mean the cast are moving in X0.25 speed, I mean putting one hand in pocket or raising a glass of water to your mouth would take 2 minutes, I watched the whole thing in X2 speed and I didn't miss a word, that sums it up ~

I have to dedicate a full section in my review for ep 10, I see everyone talking about ep9 ... But helloooo!! Ep 10!!! Mark?? Anyone?? How the F**K did everyone just ignore the 10th episode!! Holy butt!!! I was.. speechless!!.... F**KING MARK SORNTAST BUANGAM!!!!!! Boy!! why aren't you getting any main roles yet FFS!!!!??? Holy mother of squishy asses!! I mean, it was impressive .... The ep I mean *wink*wink* ...
I admit I had to check Gems's age a few times because I panic when I see young actors playing daring roles, and I thought he was too young for NC scenes, fortunately he's old enough, also what made me more nervous is my baby was all smiles for the whole series and he had to CRY RIVERS when he started to make out with Pie, then the great reveal!!! No Sh*t ! I thought i'd be traumatised!!!!!! Then ep 12 came, and I'm definitely traumatised!!! But not for the same reason 😂😂

Now moving on, (yes, please) I think this deserves more recognition because I found it purely by chance, I mean, I thought I would rate it a 5-ish 6 ... Now it's almost 8 ... I call that The Mark effect😂
All in all, it's a fluffy, completely ridiculous, very random, with asses that definitely worth watching, if you're ok with that, give it a go ~

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Nice but nothing more

There are some gaps in the story, for example it's not well told who travels when, where and why. I also find the story about InTouch very flat and where does sin's friend randomly come from in the last ep?
However, we are rewarded with some nice moments and as viewers we are involved in the writing process of a novel, where they get the inspiration etc. from. I also think the idea of visualizing the group chats is great, unfortunately it didn't work out so well (why do they always wear such random costumes and look very childish?).
The acting is solid to good, the performance of per (inTouch) really bothers me. Two points really convinced me: the acting of the main couple (since it was the first series of the two that contained more than just soft scenes and everything fit very well) and the performance of the “second” lead couple o+p.
Overall I would probably give it a solid 5.5.

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Flap of the heart

I just discovered that I haven't expressed an opinion on this drama. Maybe until now I'm affected by the story, events and music, but I have to thank them for showing me that no matter how sincere and heartfelt love is, it will remain sincere until it finds someone to truly love. Maybe many don't believe this. Is there anyone who would wait that long to get to know someone they loved when they were young? That's why I'm currently suffering because this drama is ending, but I'm sure I'll go through all these feelings again when I watch it again. I advise everyone to watch it and experience these feelings.🥲🥲

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All for the eye-candy

First of all, I had watched the pilot trailer or something and got intrigued by the concept as I love story linked with writers and maybe some Wuxia elements with Thai actors..? However I was a bit too disappointed by the plot/script in general and I'm quite shocked by giving a 7, I thought I would give it a 6, I'm not joking.

I think, the way they edited some scenes and even executed them it was not well done, it was sometimes even over the place, awkward and a bit cringy.. I don't know.. I feel like I was not that excited, something was a bit off. Some characters were not that important, they had less screentime, it's a pity because it feels they were here just because they are in a supporting role.

I had kind of high expectations because it looks expensive in terms of the quality of the production. It's indeed pleasing to the eyes with the high quality of the cinematography (settings, costumes, the lightning that reminds me of DMD's productions). Ok I loved that, I had to admit.

The acting was a bit better, sometimes way too unbelievable, the chemistry was indeed on point and all the OST were super nice to listen, I have to applaud the fact that they were singing in mandarin chinese, it was a nice effort!!

However, I won't remember much of this serie (except the fact that the intimate scenes were kind of unforgettable but you see I don't want to remember a serie just for their NC scenes) and I won't watch it again. I really hope to see TurtorYim and other actors / pairings with a new plot that can really grab my attention.

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IT WAS SPICYYY ??

Im sorry, idc what ANYBODY SAYS but literally the chemistry between tutoryim WAS CRAAAAZYYY i fucking loved EVERY MINUTE OF IT! I first saw a small clip of it on Instagram and instantly KNEW i had to watch it when i saw that make out scene. They are so far THE BEST kissers i have seen in any asian drama (i haven't seen much bl dramas im just getting into it but i have seen plentyof romance dramas) but for a bl this was A WIN in my book for my first one. Sure the writing was exactly a masterpiece like other dramas BUUUUUT this drama was fun, wholesome and SPICYYYY at the same time 🔥❤️‍🔥 which i really loved for my first bl drama :)

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I’d have rated it higher if it gave me more

there was too much plot for such a short series. it felt like things were dropped in for the creator’s sake then tossed out just as quickly to get back to the main story. I like Yim and Tutor too much to give this a lower score but this show didn’t give them enough room to flesh out the story. I honestly didn’t know half the characters name by the last episode. another annoying factor that bothered me is that most of the conflicts are built up and then it’s immediately forgotten. that could be due to the brief nature of the series but it made it easier to not follow any side characters close enough to comprehend their plot lines.

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