The Wicked Game

It’s good but…….

Ep1
Ive watched it my problem with the series is that I don’t like the way the series was portrayed the recording was off the camera angles were too close and too many awkward stops between the scenes.Another problem was that they put too much background music it made it harder for me to concentrate.The acting is good I’m a fan of the actors it’s just the production.

Ep 2 it’s gotten better based on story line. I do think the camera is to close to the actors and bothers me while watching it certain camera angles don’t look to good. this episode was interesting too watch and more going on compared to the 1st ep which is a good thing for the show to progress and develop the story over time

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A boy with unresolved daddy issues and a guy with the emotional availability of a puppy.

Yeah.
Made in BL heaven.
Clearly.
It’s one of those series that tricks you into thinking it’s okay—because you’re too busy sighing and too annoyed to leave. But once the distraction wears off, it’s all downhill from there.

Let’s start with the positives. Not many, but they do exist. The chemistry between the actors is great. The music is great. And… that’s probably it.

There are so many issues I had with this one. The first is that the characters are incredibly bland, with no defining traits that make them memorable. Pheem is manipulative and driven by revenge, and Than is… I honestly don’t know what he is. He’s just the former police officer who somehow becomes the only person capable of forgiving Pheem. Forgiving him everything. Absolutely everything.
Jet is annoyingly spoiled, and most of the time I just wanted him to stop talking.
Risa is… well, if she were a boy, she’d be their father’s true heir, and that’s the whole problem.
Thanet will never win Father of the Year, but I don’t think he ever aimed for it.
I understand why they are the way they are, but at some point, it becomes too much.

The plot was very… very… I don’t even know. It was screaming lakorn the entire time.
I liked the idea of “getting revenge at any cost,” but the execution fell short. It had the potential to be good, but there really wasn’t much substance to this series. If you asked me what the plot actually was, I wouldn’t be able to tell you. There’s a bit of everything—revenge, romance, corruption, a dysfunctional family, rivalry, characters who desperately need therapy… and on and on and on.
It’s just not for me, and it turned out to be extremely difficult to write a summary for a series I thought I liked.

In short: overall, the series was okay, but it definitely had problems. I liked the premise, but the execution lacked. Pheem and Than had some adorable moments, but the show just wasn’t for me. It was fast-paced, and I think others might enjoy it more than I did.

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Disappointing…

This show started off strong, but eventually it became so over the top and exaggerated so i lost interest. Chet’s character, in particular, was exhausting to watch , his scenes felt repetitive, always screaming or losing his mind on loop. Because of that, I couldn’t get into the bodyguard ship at all; he was just too unlikeable for me, even though I know the role must have been draining for the actor (I have nothing agaisn't the actor ,i'm annoyed at the character).

The moment Pheem shot Than was the turning point to me. After that scene, I couldn’t root for the couple anymore, no matter how much I tried. It completely changed the way I looked at their relationship. This hugely ruined it for me tbh. it doesn't help that it feels like Than forgive so easily.

Aside from that, the show turned into a nonstop mess ,if it wasn’t Chet’s repetitive scenes, it was constant shooting scenes, as if everyone lived permanently in a forest. I really wish they had toned things down and found other ways to keep the story engaging, because it all become repetitive.

I ended up finishing it only because of DaouOffroad and because I was already close to the end. It’s not that the show had zero good points, but for me, the bad definitely outweighed the good. I hope they give them a better project next time

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high hopes crushed by 5 dollar budget

don't get me wrong, i love daouoffroad.
but what the fuck is this?

i was sooo hyped for this and... it just didn't deliver. the casting was good and the overall idea seemed fine.

i was hooked from the first episodes, and then my enthusiasm slowly began to die as i got further into the story as i came to realize that the plot was literally hanging on by a thread and the production budget seemed to have been cut off mid shooting.

the characters were all so stereotypical and shallow...

pheem was... maybe kinda likeable?? i mean yes he has lived a very hard life. but i thought, after all the hardships his father had made him endure, he would come back to thanavej and take everything flip off his dad and marry than. but no. he chose to try to rise to power but still under his dad's order???? WHY??? YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE MAN THAT HURT YOU THE MOST AND YOU STILL CHOSE TO ATTACK CHET WHO WE JUST SPENT A WHOLE EPISODE REMINISCING ABOUT THE TIMES HE WASN'T ACTUALLY BAD ALL ALONG AND IT'S JUST BECAUSE OF HIS MOTHER????? because let's be real, chet was evil but that's all on dad. if he wasn't pushing his children against each other and enabling his wife when she killed pheem's mother all of that wouldn't have happened.
also, why does he keep making promises to than he KNOWS he's not gonna keep? he runs away and then cries because than doesn't want him anymore. NO SHIT SHERLOCK??? MAYBE YOU SHOULD HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THAT BEFOREHAND!!!

than was very perplexing. it's like he got used to the drama. why the fuck did he forgive pheem after he did exactly what than didn't want him to do? that just didn't make any sense. he was a good character, if only he wasn't so dumb...

chet was the archetype of the bad guy: always yells, get angry at everything, is not very smart, makes the dumbest decisions ever, has a kind of attempted but aborted redemption arc at the end. he was not nuanced at all, which really bothered me. you're really telling me that this man would actually try to shoot his own brother in a room full of people while actively trying to make himself look good so his father could take him in again? come on!! his character was not realistic at all and his death was kind of painfully cringe to watch as i didn't feel any sympathy for him. and i guess park was okay, tho his death seemed as unnecessary as predictable.

risa was supposed to be written as this evil mastermind but the switch in tone and pacing never really occurred for he character which only made it seem like she changed her mind and decided to become a villain at the last second. it wasn't even a plot twist it just felt like i had skipped and episode. her bodyguard was fine i guess though she was very forgettable. there was potential but it was so wasted. she was insignificant to me. i would've loved to see her relationship with risa unfold more, or even with park or than, but nothing. such a shame.

the dad, don't get me started on the dad. he was so badly written. he was not smart or cunning or anything. he was merely a plot device. i wish he had been more nuanced. i mean each time his children did something shady he would turn to the next one without suspecting anything and the cycle would start again. AND HE NEVER TRIED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

ms. nit was also very forgettable. she's supposed to be pheem's mother figure, but she's just never on screen for more than two minutes at a time. i should have counted how many times pheem went and told her that it would be the last time she helped him. because that happened at least four time.


the plot was paper-thin and very badly written, and had very drastic tonal changes that felt very strange. like you're telling me this is supposed to be a dark, edgy action series with very serious topics and then there's an inexplicable scene where than and pheem go on a little pottery and painting date??? hello??? is this a romcom??? it just felt very out of place...

the production was... interesting. i believe the editors went on strike halfway through... the cgi was soooo bad it was painful to look at. the bullets and wounds were made in a way that seemed sooo cheap. did they edit this in capcut of something?? because it sure looked like it. give me ketchup and a cookie cutter and i'm sure i can do better.

and don't get me started about the lest episode. it was a literal hemoglobin fest. when than put the video online and risa watched it, i couldn't help but giggle at the name of the site, "Dark Web". that was so silly. the way risa and her little team along with park died in the elevator felt so rushed it lost all meaning. and come on... pheem's reappearance? i mean yeah we all saw it coming but that was so unnecessary. he could've informed than so much earlier and saved him the grief to have the love of his life die in front of him... but nooo my man pheem decided to wait two fucking weeks because he was "busy with paperwork"!!!! WHAT THE FUCK!!! AND THAN FORGAVE HIM ONCE AGAIN COME ON PEOPLE HAVE SOME FUCKING COMMON SENSE

overall this series was infuriating because every character kept making the wrong fucking decision at every turn and it drove me insane.

BUT

daouoffroad's chemistry is so unmatched, imma let it slide and i'll pray that their next work together has more than 5 dollars of budget and that the screenwriters don't commit suicide halfway through because of how bad the script is being written.

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Emotional payoff just wasn’t as strong as it should’ve been.

Honestly, I loved almost everything about this series, but the ending felt really rushed. When they met again—especially when Than saw Pheem—it should’ve been way more emotional. Instead of just standing up and saying, “I saw you get shot right here,” I wish Than had actually broken down for a moment. Like, he should’ve frozen in shock, sat down because he couldn’t believe what he was seeing, and then started crying or even blaming Pheem for what happened.
Then Pheem could’ve explained the whole plan, and after hearing everything, Than would just hug him tightly, crying and sobbing into his shoulder. Pheem would laugh a little, and Than would be like, “Why are you laughing?” while hitting his shoulder and trying not to cry. And then they could finally have that soft, happy moment together. That kind of ending would’ve made it a 10/10 for me.(Well if we forget about the fight scenes..) also some of the plot twists were confusing, and the emotional payoff just wasn’t as strong as it should’ve been.
Overall, it’s definitely worth watching, but I still don’t think it’s more than an 8.5/10.

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Novela das 21h sabor BL, mas muito interessante!

Eu não fui assistir esperando uma novela das 21h com sabor de romance, mas foi exatamente isso que eu recebi e eu gostei.

Essa não é uma série para quem procura um BL clichê, leve e confortável. O romance aqui não é o centro da história, ele é consequência. O foco real é poder, família, interesses, vingança e sobrevivência. O relacionamento acontece dentro desse caos.

E que família caótica. Em vários momentos eu só conseguia pensar “meu Deus, que família podre”.

A série é cheia de ação e reviravoltas. As coisas acontecem rápido e tu quase não consegue respirar. Quando parece que vai ter um momento de calma, vem outra bomba. É intensa, exagerada e dramática sem pedir desculpas por isso.

Sobre o Pheem, é impossível sair indiferente. Ele é tóxico, controlador, obcecado, mas a série constrói humanidade suficiente para a gente não desistir dele. A gente entende o trauma, o abandono, o peso de ser tratado como alguém que não pertence dentro da própria família. Isso explica muita coisa, mas não justifica tudo. Ele ama, mas ama do jeito mais torto possível, sempre tentando proteger controlando e decidindo sozinho.

Mas o Than é o verdadeiro contraponto dessa história. Ele representa moralidade, justiça e tentativa de fazer o certo mesmo quando tudo ao redor está corrompido. Enquanto o Pheem vive em lógica de sobrevivência e poder, o Than ainda acredita em honra, em limpar o próprio nome e em não abrir mão dos próprios princípios. Ele sofre muito ao longo da série, é colocado em situações extremamente difíceis, mas nunca perde completamente essa essência. E é justamente essa diferença entre eles que torna a relação tão intensa e conflitante.

A dinâmica dos dois funciona porque eles são opostos em sistemas morais. O Than não é passivo, ele sente, ele questiona, ele confronta. E ao mesmo tempo ele ama. Isso deixa tudo ainda mais doloroso.

DaouOffroad entregaram muito. A química é absurda, intensa, cheia de tensão. Mesmo quando a relação é desconfortável, a conexão entre eles é forte o suficiente para a gente continuar investido. Eu esperava um pouco mais de desenvolvimento emocional do casal em alguns momentos, talvez mais respiro entre tanto conflito, mas ainda assim a entrega deles sustenta a história.

Não é uma história confortável. Ela deixa desconforto, acelera o coração e faz a gente questionar moralidade o tempo todo. Não é sobre amor puro, é sobre amor dentro de um campo de guerra.

Não é perfeita, mas é memorável.

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This series was absolutely wonderful — far above the usual fluffy BL shows. These two have genuine chemistry, and you can feel how comfortable they are with each other, which makes every scene flow beautifully. The result is a mix of playful moments, heartfelt romance, and love stories that feel real and warm.

The script has just the right amount of depth to keep you hooked without ever feeling heavy or boring, and the actors (meaning the full cast not just the 2 ML) bring it to life with a truly lovely performance. I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for any future series they do together — I already know they won’t disappoint.

100% recommended: great fun, captivating from start to finish, and full of beautiful people from the 2 ML to the rest of the cast, with beautiful energy.

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so much drama...

after reading the reviews i thought i was getting myself into a really bad and a messy show but i was genuinely surprised with the pacing

this had me hooked till the end (atleast till ep 8)

the soap opera aspect of the show
everyone's hating on was the reason why i enjoyed it because thats what made it less boring!

the ending kinda threw me off cuz why didnt aunt nit tell than about pheem wearing a vest like why did she have to watch him suffer for 1 whole week?!

i know a more realistic story would have been than not forgiving pheem but we all knew how it was gonna end😭

and yeah ofc daouoffroad's chemistry never fails so this was a pretty good watch for me :)

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Than and His Nine Lives or A Guide To Stupidity, Chet 101

This is what this should be called. Either one would fit cause no way common sense or brain cells were used in this entire series. The sequence of events proved no one cared for their lives at all. The reach for power and revenge was vicious and relentless. Even if most of it was nonsensical.

Than has been injured so many times and still survived that it became laughable. The ring probably gave him the power of instant healing, who knows. Chet, like a petulant child, was giving tantrums left and right and was so crippled by his 'lovely' parents that he couldn't see truth. Pheem literally had to connect the dots like a pre school teacher for him to see what others could. Then, again, 6 feet of handsomeness was daily right infront of him and nothing happened. Pheem, rather than include Than in the final plan, does everything in silence and causes Than more unnecessary emotional pain. Everything else aside, that action was unforgiveable. Thanet, ping ponging between his children, was disgusting on every level. Like why were they all vying to be related to that? The shots fired at everything else but the real targets downgraded the credibilty of the series.

I enjoyed seeing a strong woman. Risa's bodyguard was worthy of her screen time. Daou stood out a little more as he can deliver an emotional sceen with true sincerity. The acting was ok but while I expected it to be dramatic, it was a bit much. Chet and Thanet both throwing their papers in the same frame, caused a few eye rolls and sighs. The plot was fine, even though the end was expected. Risa, plotting her way, without being caught until the end was good, also.

The predictability of every scene really didn't work in its favor but it was not unwatchable. There were a few decent moments. Just not enough to warrant a rewatch.

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the story and pacing is perfect + thrilling but the chemistry is meh

the story is actually very well written and the pacing is also perfect, it keeps you on edge every episode and there's never a boring scene.

the brother's role (tharn) was actually the hardest to pull off with his constant tantrums but Nattawut Skidjai did an excellent job and I genuinely so impressed by it.

while the main couples chemistry was a 10/10 at the start, as things progressed their relationship had no depth, it was too superficial and boring and at some point even annoying.

the writing of the show was amazing but if your watching it for the romance I wouldn't reccomend it.

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