Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart! (Uncut Ver.)

All that potential... for what?

Honestly, by episode 10 I started to get really tired of the plot and inconsistencies. Plus editing made keeping track of time so confusing.. For example, in one episode, Hope got beat up by Boss during the day, then we cut to Joke buying Jack a building, helping him repay his debt, and doing all this other stuff that seems like it would take more than one day to do, but then we cut back to Hope at night time still recovering from being beat up?

If it weren't for the chemistry of the main leads and sweetness of the found family with the little girl and grandma, I would have nothing to hold onto... Skipped episode 11 completely because I didn't care about the 5th misunderstanding plot line that could've been solved with a mature conversation. They all promised to communicate and not lie, so I started to get annoyed when they refused to use any common sense and communicate.

Tbh I think the issue is they try to squeeze too much in the plot. It's not that we're pressed for time (12 episodes, all 1 hour each).. it's that this show wants to be so much at once. It wants to be a heist movie, it wants to be a crime thriller, it wants to be a comedy, it wants to have a forced marriage plot, it wants to have redemption arcs for all these minor characters, it wants sooo much.. And it could have successfully done most of these things tbh if they dropped some irrelevant plotlines or side characters and added real consequences for evil actions that make sense. I don't think Save, Hope, Tattoo, AND DEFINITELY NOT ARUN (wow he had not a single consequence besides being cut off from Daddy's money) had what you would call a satisfying redemption.. The only redemption arc I enjoyed was the Coach minor character because bro genuinely apologized without expecting forgiveness in return and he faced his comeuppance with humility.

TL;DR The story has 12 1 hour episodes, but wastes our time yanking us back and forth between unbelievable character and story arcs after enticing us with all the potential it had in the first few episodes. It's a catfish! Held together by a hot main couple (YinWar carried this show fr) with good chemistry and a cute found family.

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Not what I expected but still good

I enjoyed it a lot and thought the acting was stellar as ususual. War always hits it out of the park. Action was pretty solid, the ending was exciting, and YinWar still have crazy good chemistry… when it’s being utilized.
But idk I didn’t have any strong feelings about it, as much as I thought I would? Like the emotional beats didn’t hit hard enough to cry, and the funny beats didn’t hit hard enough for me to laugh.
Also, lowkey false advertisement from their promos. I recall them pitching this as like a grand heist, partners in crime kinda deal, sort of disappointed it didn’t go in that direction. The heists were more… small scale in this lol. More like hijinks than heist imo.
Logic is also lacking in many areas lol. Like there were several times where I was like, “huh?” With how characters responded to things. Like, y’all may be a little dim but whatever.
Anyway, I do recommend.

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Jack and Joker- A Masterpiece That Redefines Thai Series – A Must-Watch

If someone ever asks me for a Thai series recommendation, Jack and Joker will 100% be my first pick! From start to finish, it’s honestly a masterpiece. The cast, the story, the acting, the visuals—everything just came together perfectly. It’s not just good; it’s hands down one of the best Thai series I’ve ever watched, and it’s comfortably sitting in my top favorites.

Massive shoutout to Tee Bundit Sintanaparadee, the genius director behind this gem. The way he planned and executed every single scene was just brilliant. The storytelling was smooth, the pacing was perfect, and there wasn’t a single moment where I thought, “Ugh, maybe I’ll skip this.” Nope, this series had me hooked every second, and I loved every bit of it.

And oh my god, the cast and production team—y’all are amazing! The actors nailed their roles so well; they made me feel every single emotion like I was right there with them. And the production team? Wow. The effort they put into making every scene look so stunning and setting the perfect vibe was incredible. You can just tell how much love and hard work went into this.

Jack and Joker has literally everything you could ever want—drama, emotions, insane performances, and visuals that will stay in your mind forever. This series is honestly in a league of its own. If you haven’t seen it yet, you’re seriously missing out. It’s that good!

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Laughable Heists full of plot holes. Great Leads chemistry is not enough to save the day.

Subjective Gut Rating: 7.75
Objective: 8.0

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. This is what happened to me with “Jack & Joker: U Steal My Heart!”. I really like the general premise of the drama, with a focus on the social and economic inequality and struggles of people who live in Suphanimit. I thought this might be a somewhat serious drama that gives me a different Thai BL, amongst the sea of rom-coms and school dramas. I was expecting a drama similar to “Not Me” with excellent chemistry between the leads, Yin and War. Unfortunately, this is definitely not “Not Me” but I do like the chemistry between Yin and War. I just can’t believe it’s rated higher than “Not Me”.

However, just relying on chemistry alone is not enough to keep me interested. It was a slow start for me. I enjoy learning the background history of the two leads. Their relationship also develops slowly but evenly paced. I don’t need a lot of skinship (not that I don’t like it) but the emotions and chemistry are there. And that’s enough for me. War’s acting is amazing and I look forward to his future dramas. Yin is not quite there yet especially in earlier episodes, but I see improvement along the way.

I also just can’t get past the cheesy and uninteresting heists, and numerous plotholes. Joker is supposed to be Robin Hood. Stealing from the rich and sharing the wealth with the poor. He’s supposed to be a genius mastermind that’s hard to catch. But the few heists that he cooked up are laughable. They’re not well-thought out and basically just wing it and pray for luck to be on their side. The comedy isn’t working for me. Many commented on the tone change from serious life-threatening injuries and threats, to comedic moments of fighting like you are invincible and can pull a rabbit out of a hat anytime to solve the problem.

I thought the villain was a worthy, cold-hearted meanie, but he turned out to be an over-the-top clown. What’s with the Four Horsemen? What’s their background? Are they powerful only because they have money? There are plot holes and easy forgiveness/redemption everywhere. I question Jack’s intelligence in blindly believing in the boss for 5 years. Does he never question that the boss is a big bad wolf, just by what he’s been ordered to do to those in debt? Yet he continues to blindly believe the boss will help him out of the goodness of his heart? The fight scenes also aren’t very believable, the taekwondo fights are definitely better than the gangster fights.

It is partly my fault because I can’t turn off my brain and just enjoy the chemistry of Yin and War. I really enjoy their stories, their fight for independence, and their development, bond with their families and healing. I want to see them rise up to the top and live happily ever after. There’s so much good, but overshadowed by poor writing. Luckily, there’s always grandma and the little sassy girl to provide me with comfort.

If you are looking for a high quality, serious drama about social change like “Not Me”, then this is not for you. But if you are fans of the leads, and don’t like a sillier plot and enjoy the ride, this is OK. I debated whether to rate this by rounding up to 8.0 or rounding down to 7.5. Ultimately, I was bored at the end and was finishing the last couple episodes, just to finish the drama. Therefore, it’s a 7.75 rounding down to 7.5 for me.


Completed: 11/26/2024 - Review #520

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? I’m STILL not over Jack & Joker ?? ?

Okay listen… Jack & Joker is one of the best BLs I’ve ever watched and I will stand by that FOREVER. Season 1 had me hooked from the start — the tension, the longing, the stolen glances 😭🔥 Like?? Their chemistry was insane and the emotions felt SO real.

But THEN… they dropped that special episode and I swear I almost cried just from seeing them again. It felt like it was going to end in total heartbreak — I was already mourning — but somehow… they gave us just enough hope to heal my heart 🥹💞 It was emotional, yes, but not devastating. It was like the writers knew we couldn’t handle pure sadness, so they left us with a little spark of “maybe things will be okay.”

Also the acting?? Underrated. The vibes?? Immaculate. The soundtrack?? Straight to my playlist 🎶💔

If you’ve ever loved someone so deeply it hurts, this series will speak to your soul. I love Jack. I love Joker. And I love their story. Please give this series more love because it deserves the world.

⭐ 10/10 from a forever fan — Arianna 💗

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Jack :): Joke

Look started with a bang and not going to sugar coat it, it had a ton of weaknesses. A lot of things that didn't work for me personally, the fact that next to YinWar I got so attached to Hope and Save , and there were times when you will be screaming YOU HURT MY BABY PLEASE JUST TAKE ME BACK TO HIM FFS and then you'll get some crumbs at some point that were never quite satisfying but hey, I figured it was because of the length of the season being only 12.

The second thing was at times the writing is weak and other times it's good and most side characters , not all but most, if you get attached, the characterization was weak.

Even Carbon's character should have been a lot more frequent because it was chaotic and entertaining like Hope.

Look, who doesn't love yet another iteration of their favorite established couple?

It's YinWar , they have chemistry! And I waited so long after being left with some major proverbial blue balls when that video of them came out that gets you excited holy shit YinWar are going to be in this crime fiction bl! Just to realize it's was merely a promotion for their concert.

And then this happened at long last, and yes it's natural to have high expectations.

I'm a sucker for enemies to lovers, slow burn, crime fiction, all of it!

But my main issue with this particular story was that at the very least one of them should have been proper 'bad' especially Jack, because that whole thing where he's actually trying to help people afflicted by Boss, instead of actually being a loan shark made his character weak because it was just Joke's character then who started fucking up. But even his character for the most part remains the same good vs evil thing.

Another thing that wasn't working for me, the whole school thing. It would have been okay if it was just something they did sparingly but they didn't.

So I m seeing a lot of divided opinions about the special episode, which I'm just going to tell you this: you want something cutesy with YinWar don't watch the special and stay delulu for as long as possible. I didn't and now I'm fucking suffering. Anyway jokes apart for me personally, holy shit, it was damn dark and SO MUCH ANGST! Freaking loved it.

Also I felt bad for Boss's son too even though he was spoiled and awful to Joke and the rest along with Hope, I didn't mind so much, though again his character is weak still I got into it and feel bad about all the bullying he received even from the friends.

I didn't ship him with tattoo. Just again weakly written characters.

What I did like the whole games bit and the loan shark arc because half the time it's a bunch of hot people doing some pretty decent action, getting severely beat up, or crying. Angst and hot people getting bloody. Is my jam.
And the fact that it goes from dark and angst to crack levels of comedy. Love all the cutesy wholesome stuff . These folks even nailed the sound track.

Also the whole arc with Grandma, and even Joke's family and his father, loved it! Angsty but goodie.

And now for my opinion on the special episode which I'm just going to call finale.

I was HEARTBROKEN.

I just had a bad feeling when Nang gave the predictions about them being fated and when Joke said something like no matter what happens and where I end up, I will find my way back to you. I knew that was sus ! I was fucking terrified.

The MOMENT Carbon and the casino folks started beating the shit out of the friends, I knew it. Knew what would follow when Carbon practically pulls joke away and by then I was already crying and then he takes Joke near the water and I knew something was going down and as expected.

I knew it would happen and still a veteran like me I was crying .

Just gets worse from there.

Just watching Jack just suffering was damn so painful to watch and experience.

The way he got so fucking delusional it breaks your heart.

And then even I have no idea what the post credit scene even made me feel tbh.

I just remember screaming and additional tears.

That is all.

End of Rant/review.

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This show is an absolute masterpiece. The acting was tuff so good that every scene felt incredibly real. The way the actors delivered their lines and emotions made it impossible to look away. Watching this makes you feel like a joke yourself because you can’t predict a single thing that’s about to happen. Every twist and turn keeps you on edge, making it one of the most unpredictable BL shows out there. The storytelling is top-tier, keeping you engaged from start to finish. While there isn’t much romance, the action more than makes up for it. The fight scenes are a solid 10/10—choreographed to perfection, intense, and full of energy. Every battle feels raw and realistic, pulling you into the moment. The cinematography and special effects only enhance the experience, making each fight feel larger than life. The pacing is spot on, with no dull moments, just pure entertainment. If you love action-packed shows that keep you guessing, this is a must-watch.

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