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What a bullshit script and waste of time watching this...
I have not to tell you that this is a cliché BL with the worst things in it: An alleged rape, abnoxious woman and a story which is so boring and unrealistic that it begs the question: Who did greenlit this project?I can't fault the actors, they did the best they could with this script. But pardon me: If you - as a brother - think your little brother was raped, you would call the police and then there would be a medical examination and so on - To keep the pretense of a rape for two episodes is the worst I have seen in any BL... Besides you can't rape someone without waking him up if he is not drugged - and he was not. So the premise is bullshit. And there is this annoying girl who got rejected but then suddenly she turns to her best (girl)friend and ends up a lesbian - OMG! How dumb can it be?
And because I was pissed at this, it's a waste of time to get into the gritty details of the rest of the story which was just awful and one cliché after the next. This was drunk writing, I can not explain it any other way. I know the actors need food on their tables, but when you read this script, can you really think that's a good idea to take on the role? I bet it was contractual obligations and they had to do this series.
The only thing I can't fault this series is the production quality which was really good but such a waste of money and effort. If you haven't seen this series yet, just don't. All the high ratings are just fangirls dreaming of cute boys/handsome men nothing else because it can't be for the story.
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give me all the toxic red flags
apparently I have a type and it’s this kind of series. Now this series was a train wreck, but in the best possible way.is this gonna be a toxic med? yes. yes it is. am I gonna enjoy every second of it? absolutely.
I really loved MonPak in two worlds so I have been locked in since this was announced forever ago. I’m happy to see them as leads in a series and I’m really curious to watch LongLee with his new partner. so far, I’m really enjoying it
bring on the red flag toxic mess. I am here for it.
although I will say I can do without the extremely long, random pauses in the series I swear some of them felt like they were 85 years long 🤣🤣
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Beautiful Chemistry Makes Doctor’s Mine an Enjoyable Watch
StoryI just finished all 10 episodes and I’m glad we got a happy ending for all four couples. The story itself was not the best. The plot felt weak, and the jealous female characters were annoying and unnecessary. The SA flashback in episode 5 added nothing meaningful and could have been left out. It also felt unrealistic that all six boys and two girls began as straight but eventually turned gay. This is something that only seems to exist in BL worlds and not in real life.
Acting and Cast
Despite its flaws, I truly enjoyed the series. All four male leads were stunning, and the chemistry between MonPak and LeeArm stood out above the rest. Their connection was intense and believable, and their NC scenes were both hot and realistic. Some of the kiss and NC scenes in this drama rank among the best I have seen this year.
Characters
Two aspects of the story stayed with me long after the final episode. The first was the way the two brothers met their lovers. Knight’s first encounter with Mild was tender and fateful. As a child, he nearly drowned, and Mild saved him, planting the seed of love in his heart. Per’s story, on the other hand, was far more abrupt. His first meeting with Kan happened in a car during a sexual encounter, and from that glance onward, his entire orientation seemed to shift. Unrealistic, yes, but in the world of this drama, I accepted it.
The second aspect was Per’s mother. Many viewers will hate her, but I could not bring myself to. Per was her only son. She dreamed of seeing him with a wife, welcoming a daughter-in-law and holding a grandchild. Instead, he changed in a way she could not easily understand. From an Asian cultural perspective, this is not a simple transition. Generational expectations, family honor, and social image weighed heavily on her.
Per never had a true heart-to-heart with her, which explained her resistance. When she slapped Kan in the hospital, it was not out of cruelty but out of anger and fear. Her son had nearly died, and in her eyes, Kan was at fault. I did not agree with her actions, but I understood them. She wanted only the best for her child. In the end, I was glad they finally had the conversation they needed, and that she came to accept Kan and her son’s relationship. Many fans continue to despise her, but I believe her character was written with realism. If she had accepted Kan from the beginning, the story would have lost its emotional depth and its rollercoaster of drama.
Overall
This was not the greatest BL series, but it was still a fun and engaging watch. It gave me moments that were touching, frustrating, and unforgettable. I look forward to seeing the cast in future projects, carrying with me both the flaws and the sparks of brilliance that made this series memorable.
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Don't let bad reviews stop you from watching this series. Yor might be like me and love it.?
Doctor's Mine is really really good. Things are moving along and the main couples are developing thier relationships at a fast but believable pace.Extreme handsome leads, fire chemistry, decent acting, and tasteful NC scenes sprinkled with very sweet moments.
Open communication and straightforward displays of affection., are driving the.story foward.
The premise is old school University BL. There are even Engneer / Doctor couples. But these romances are very mordern and the relationship pacing is perfect. The couples are having lots of emotional and physical development that feel genuine and is very enjoyable to watch.
Yes there are some cliche tropes and serious red flag issues like rape, the intrusive mother trope, rejected females, violence and jealousy, but everyone has taken responsibility and apologized for their mistakes, forgiveness and reconciliation are always uplifting plot points and relationship arcs.
Very good production, simple yet enjoyable storyline, that puts a smile on my face. Hopefully yours too! Both cuoples are starting on a high note so there may be some twists and turns as the series progresses.
I highly recommend adding Doctor's Mine to your BL lineup.
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How did it get this rating.......,
I genuinely don't get how this show got the rating it got??TW: rzpe
TLDR: shit script, they deserve better, bad representation of queer love/queer stories
The actors deserve a better script.
Point blank period
Like ok yes it's kinda fun to go back to the typical doctor X engineer
But we didn't need the annoying girl? We didn't need all these random side quests they basically get just to add drama
And we definitely didn't need the rzpe trope????????
The way it was put in the show was already unnecessary plus the way it was handled??
Even if he didn't do it.... DONT LET ME THINK HE DID FOR AT LEAST 2 WHOLE EPISODES
Also no one in there right mind would go: he rzped me LET ME GIVE HIM BZCK HIS KISS BY KISSING HIM!?!?
Plus I just really don't like how this was the script they put on the actors
I'm sorry but we know they can do better....
Also also now that the girl got rejected like what out of nowhere she starts liking her girl best friend?
Like we didn't need her to go through all that ?? Just let girls like each other? Why make it so difficult and/or complicated
Just give me queer happiness
And yes all queer storylines, not just fluff happy ones, are important and we need those
But this definitely isn't it like this is taking 10 steps back
Btw we know we can get those queer storyline
They've shown us they can do it
Why fuck it up like this??
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Grape plot line stay away
terrible plot where rape is glorified and the rapist isn’t facing any consequences and still allowed to pursue the person he potentially raped romantically with this type of situation I usually expect it to be revealed early on that it was a misunderstanding or another character was the rapist instead of the male lead. that is not the case so far they have yet to inform us if he really is and continue to insinuate that he did something non consensual to his love interest to the point of rape potentially. the love interest says stay away of course he doesn’t listen and keeps bothering him throughout the episode even going so far and to non consensually kiss him AGAIN and touch him I’m so over these types of plots in BL at this point it is not a cultural difference and just how Thai BL is it is 2025 and they need to do betteredit: I now know that he wasn’t the rapist but everything he still did during the time the love interest thought he was ignored his boundaries, his consent, and this entire show perpetuates this idea that rape can lead to love
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nonsense writing in the worst way possible, the actors deserved a better script
Overall: up until the end of episode 5 it felt old school Thai BL with the aggressive pursuit of a reluctant pursuee, but the terrible and nonsense writing at the end of episode 5 and after made my score plummet. Note that this review contains words/discussion that may be triggering. Based on the books "Gear & Gown" and "Extern" by Mynt. I haven't read the books and am reviewing the series based on its own merit. 10 episodes about an hour each. Airing on GagaOOLala uncut (not available in: Japan, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Australia, New Zealand, Korea) https://www.gagaoolala.com/en/videos/5571/doctors-mine-2025Available worldwide ; YouTube Kongthup channel cut (not available in Japan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_6IR1YkXRg&ab_channel=KongthupChannel ; YouTube Kongthup channel members uncut (not available in Japan and Thailand) https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-3lmw1GIQMnDQdR2BDbYNrdcRc3azVoC&si=fCHe5QuQYLf7dXJA and Viu (Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Macau, Myanmar) uncut though someone said the first episode was cut so maybe some countries get cut and some get uncut. The cut version on YouTube cut down a NSFW scene by 2 minutes (it was in part 2).
Content Warnings: fight, blood, non con kisses, dub con sex, slap, non con touching, manhandling, coercion, *depicted rape that did not actually happen at the end of episode 5, gaslighting, homophobia, punches, fight, past non con touching
What I Liked
- Knight's mother
- chemistry/intimacy with the side couple (and eventually the main couple)
- showed condom use, talked about AIDS and PrEP
- Mild finally showed some interest/initiative in later episodes
- that Per stood up to his mom
Room For Improvement
- nonsense/terrible writing: how did the brother see something when 1 person was fully clothed?, he didn't tell his brother what he thought he saw and just kept punching Knight, everyone saying "trust me" and "I can explain" but then taking way too long to explain, terrible that Knight did more non con before explaining what actually happened
- some of the worst gaslighting I've ever seen in fiction including vomit-inducing lines such as "everything that happens has its reasons" and "what actually happened has a good side to it"
- the cliche 'seemed to be very drunk and then suddenly was sober' in episode 1, also he asked the guy not to do something and then the guy did that exact thing
- the series talks about consent and then has multiple characters ignore it multiple times
- finally in episode 7 we see why Knight was so interested, they needed to show this sooner as he seemed creepy (though saying how he liked that Mild couldn't contact anyone was also creepy)
- flashbacks to recent scenes
- some scenes went on for too long/slow pacing
- noble idiot trope and then Per acts like he couldn't find him when they go to the same school and also had no idea what was wrong?!!!
- a character was stabbed multiple times in the abdomen and future doctors talked a bunch instead of immediately calling for help/applying first aid?!!!!
- draggy 3rd couple then rushed 3rd/4th couples
- that was one of the worst proposals either, so rude to put the love of your live through that
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Screenwriter and director = 0!!!
How does SHE know what happened in the room???
And how does Mild not know if someone RAPE him or not?
What a piece of sh*t, this doesn't go down well with 7 year olds!
Is it too much to emphasize the girl Khan doesn't like and doesn't want to keep trying? You've already been driving us crazy for 5 episodes with her, what part of the sentence is she not clear that he DOESN'T LOVE her!? Why are you still pushing that story? Want to spoil the series to the max? To annoy us? What????
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Went downhill when ML became a rape suspect
I genuienly don't know what the writer-director were thinking when they came up with this horrible plot.Knight liked Mild from a long time. Mild's brother and Knight used to be friends but then they started hating each other. At first the show makes it seem it was because they were fighting over a girl. But then they finally reveal it is because Mild's brother saw Knight raping Mild. The director did a whole flashback scene where Knight is going into Mild's room. He sees Mild sleeping and climbs on top of him. Then Mild remembers someone pushing his head into the bed and assaulting him.
How does the director overcome this twist? By saying none of that actually happened and Knight climbed onto a sleeping Mild just to kiss him and everyone else was imagining anything else. Why does Mild not remember clearly what happened? He was sleeping not drunk nor on drugs.
There was no going back from this train wreck. I was instantly put off from his character. Per and Kan are slightly better but even for them they show Per in the car with a girl performing oral while he is looking at Kan. They don't make it clear whether this is taking place while he was pursuing Kan or earlier. You just have to guess it in between allegations that Per is a cheater. Also, the scene itself was in such bad taste.
The women in this show are treated so badly. Like non-humans to use and discard. As if they don't have brains and just run behind men who are taken. They are made to be the most annoying characters.
To be honest, there is nothing really worth watching in this series. It is average even without the other nonsense. Very cringey romance. It has a several NC scenes which was tolerable. I didn't really want to root for any couple till the end.
The opening OST is probably the best thing about the show.
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Oh, Juliet! What have they done?!
While writing this I kept asking myself, which was the worst. The script, the actors or my die hard need to finish whatever I've started. I take full blame for seeing this train wreck to the end. Nobody else. Just me. At 2x speed and ff, still it was painful.It felt like a treasure hunt with no treasure at all.
1. We have a male character falling in love with another male character, who just happened to be a previous one night stand, all the while he's getting a blow job from a female character. Crude. Disgusting. Repulsive.
2. A female character who is willing to open her mind to becoming a lesbian because her female friend is in love with her. She asserts her love for men but considers it as her friend wants her to just get to know each other better. They've been friends for a while. How much more getting to know does she need? In so doing, will her V turn into P? No previous attraction seen.
3. Same said character is continuously rebuffed and rejected by a male character. Apparently, she buried her pride under her feet. So the female side character must be desperate and dull and hard of hearing. When will writers stop doing this? A whitty girl who recognizes that he wouldn't see her as nothing more than a friend and keeps his best interests at heart was too hard to write? Oh, they needed someone to be blamed for the unnecessary drama of the kidnap.
4. A brother of a male character keeps accusing another male character of raping his brother. The brother doesn't alert authorities but just stops talking to the alleged rapist. Sanity has left the room and the script. So his brother didn't know if there was a violation to his parts? He didn't say sexual assault for which the stolen kiss would fall under, but rape. His virgin brother wouldn't know if he was raped? One must always remember that in Thailand anything is possible. The more unbelievable the better, it seems.
5. The alleged rapist stays silent and doesn't seek the chance to clear his name until he has no choice but to. He starts a relationship and kisses his victim but only upon the dire threat of losing him, he begs for forgiveness. There was the usual separation and reconciliation but the ick is still there. How sick can a person be to steal a kiss from someone who doesn't know him like that AND is sleeping? Oh yes, I forgot, let's blame it on the convenient alcohol consumption. When all else fails, include alcohol.
6. A confused sexually abused male character attaches himself to the male doctor that showed him care and sympathy. To insert himself in the doctor's life, he renders the doctor's boyfriend unconscious. A search party ensues with numerous people with only the doctor finding him. Well, duh, who else would find him? Now here I would say, this was a story worth telling. Erase all the other crap, turn the abused character bat shit crazy who then stages an abduction of the doctor's boyfriend. Psycho continues to work alongside the doctor giving him much needed support until he unravels and is caught. This would be worthy of 8-10 episode easily. No, I guess that would mean expecting the actors to up their skills instead of parading around as juvenile uni students.
7. Four scriptwriters worked on this . FOUR! Then this got approval to be filmed. A director, to the best of my knowledge, who doesn't have a drinking problem attached his name to this. An agency with no reponsible use for money funded this. I will not blame the actors. Bills have to be paid and to stay relevant and gain experience, jobs have to be taken.
I purposefully left out all the characters names because they aren't worth drawing attention to or remembering. I am truly disheartened that 3 of the actors keep chosing projects that do not promote their acting abilities in a positive light. This is the true tragedy of it all.
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The first four episodes can be entertaining, the rest is pointless
I was intrigued by the split in the reviews and much the way one feels compelled to stare at an accident, I wanted to see how bad it could be.I was genuinely entertained for the first four episodes. To make the terrible direction choices make sense, I decided that the story takes place in a universe with a sort of passive hypnosis where if a person stares into a man's face, they fall in love. If two men stare at each other, they can get caught in a hypnosis loop and be unable to look away for an extended period of time. The main couple's entire relationship is based on hypnosis loops and the application of bandaids to small wounds.
I'm going to set aside the SA plot that is VERY poorly executed on every possible level (starts in episode 5), and expand on the role of bandaids in the show. In this universe, the application of bandaids, and sometimes larger wound coverings (but mostly band aids), is its own love language and a significant relationship act. Band aids are so significant in this universe that a man can become jealous of his doctor lover applying a band aid to a patient during working hours.
So, what mainly makes this show entertaining is the mostly-fun second couple. However, their relationship crisis is triggered by an Evil Character(tm). The Evil Character's back story that when they were a kid, the doctor half of the side couple attended to them in a medical setting and.... applied a band aid. Yup. A doctor applied a band aid to a kid, and that kid then spent years looking for the doctor (because the kid didn't think of going back to the medical establishment where they encountered the doctor I guess?) with the intention of entering into a relationship with the doctor.
Since there are a lot of reviews that deal with the more substantive plot issues, I'll leave it here with the recommendation that if you want to take a chance with it, you focus on the side couple and stop after episode 4, or at the very latest, before the party in episode 5. It's not so much that the rest of it is toxic (although they do manage to have some genuinely offensive dialog and bad character moments after my recommended stopping point), but that it is boring and does nothing to earn the emotional beats it's trying to hit.
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A long "short cheap drama"- waste of time AND effort
The sa scenes etc were a big no. I guess they tried making it more meaningful- maybe have some viewers connect with what they see, but the only thing i see here is making sa look unimportant for attention, and silly etc. Common sense gone already.the actors- many of you said you watched it because of certain known bl leads, yes okay but even them cant make the whole episode look like its not making you go crazy. Most actors were bad. The side characters, third/fourth mains, bad. even the male lead (young boy) is bad (for me the worst). The characters suddenly becoming gay was also crazy. For some couples id see hints before they became gay but the acting was not good at all!!!
i was too focused on music to watch whats really going on. This bl is really just a long "short low cost bl" like the ones you see on tiktok and youtube. No common sense, many crazy things, bad acting- all that to get more views.
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