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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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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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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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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nonsense writing in the worst way possible
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
- showed condom use, talked about AIDS and PrEP
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?!!!
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Beautiful Chemistry Makes Doctor’s Mine an Enjoyable Watch
I know the plot is weak, the story is poorly written, and it’s yet another university-themed BL, but I honestly really enjoyed Doctor’s Mine.All four male leads are absolutely stunning and gorgeous. Mon and Kan are great together, their chemistry and little moments of jealousy are fun to watch. Mild and Knight also shine as a pair. Even though episode 5 was rough to sit through, Knight apologized many times and Mild chose to forgive him, which gave their relationship more depth.
The NC and kissing scenes were all well executed, adding to the enjoyment of the series. Despite the flaws in writing, it was still entertaining and kept me watching with a smile. Not every BL needs to be perfect; sometimes a simple, lighthearted series can still be really good. Doctor’s Mine is one of those shows, and I had a great time with it.
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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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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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Don’t let the first few episodes stop you from watching this drama na~
Yes, it starts off slow and the POOR DIRECTING might make you want to drop it (all those endless close-ups, long stares, random pauses, acting like a child…) But trust me, the plot from the middle episodes onwards gets good! The last two episodes especially are full of surprises — and that unexpected plot twist had me stunned too. Who would’ve thought! 55555The acting is still a work in progress, but overall it’s okay. The emotions do come through — especially from PerKan <3 They’re so cute together!! You can really feel their pain, heartache, and happiness. Always thinking of each other, even when someone tries to ruin it… *cough*Khun Mae*cough*
Knight & Mild also had their own struggles, but they pulled through. Their love story is sweet and detailed (though maybe a little too long if you ask me)
Now I’m just waiting for the grand finale~
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Why change the original trailer plot to this?
Why did they change the plot of this BL from the original trailers to this? And why change the actors too? Also, why does Lee Long always accept BLs where he "grapes" someone and then the person forgives him because of some lame excuse he gives?This story should have been about the 2nd couple. The 2nd couple's NC was "holy crap" HOT, but even without that, their story is better than the 1st couples. The 2nc couples Doc's character was also changed, he isn't as self-assured/cocky as he was in the original trailers. The story would have been funnier if the original plot was done, now it seems to be working over time trying to be cute and funny.
Tired of BL's where someone gets graped (while they were asleep & cant remember it) & the graper is forgiven & then they fall in love. Whereas, someone stealing a (tap) kiss from a sleeping person is fashioned to mean unforgiveable terribleness for the kisser. Really? Also what kind of friends want the graper & the brother (of victim) to become friends again, excusing the graping part.
Who the hell wrote this & why the same trope with lackluster characters? Mild, Knight & Mud all seem to be waiting for someone to tell them how to feel and how to move in each scene; It's bad editing or bad (timing) acting. Now it's either, wait for the next episode for things to be cleared up, give up right now or wait till after the last episode drops to find out how this ended at least for the 2nd couple.
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Toxic mess that I can’t stop watching
It’s not going to win awards for originality, but it is keeping me entertained so far. Engineering students pursuing other students in an overly aggressive manner, again. But the story is enough to keep me watching. Episode 6 left some questions. Are we going the Love Syndrome route or is the story they know not accurate? I’m hoping for the latter. The whole rape turns into love thing doesn’t sit well with me. I get it- it’s fiction and it’s ok to delve into some fantasy. It’s just not my thing. So I really would like to see the main guy be a better person. I’ll just have to keep watching to find out. The plot here is a bit odd. How did he not see who it was? Why were police not called? Why are the friends seemingly ok with this? Like I said, lots of questions. Will wait to see what happens next week.The second couple’s story is actually more fun to watch, though. It’s fun and steamy. I’d like to see more about the two best friends who aren’t dating. They’re quite adorable.
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Novel
Not sure if I should have read the book this is based off. The author has a weird way of wording and writing about r3pe. I’m going to stick with watching the rest of the series because as we know, the books and series are never the same. I am enjoying the show so I’ve rated it highly. Per and Kan need to kiss better 🙈Was this review helpful to you?
