Love in the Moonlight

Mustwatch

Truly one of the best BL series of 2025! Absolutely loved it! What a great plot, what mind-bending and heart-wrenching twists, Pin truly came out to be a bitch.

I have watched till episode 11 and the starcast is such an eye candy and everyone is acting so well!

OMG, Pearl looks too good to be true and Peak is just like a heavenly angel. Peak can improve much more though in intimacy scenes and acting.
I believe chemistry was there but much more could have been there, it felt like two straight actors doing their job. I wasn't truly fooled by their acting, so I think this could have been worked upon. Perth was, as always, a delight to watch but her character Pin truly was a bitch, sorry.

But all came to naught as they got happy ending in ep 12, I have heard. I am yet to watch.

Still, I loved the drama and series. Real and hardcore. Melancholy all around.

Truly, a must watch! Loved the screenplay, the acting the cinematography, the plot -- just everything!

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Don't miss it. If you are into periodic drama, just go for it. Absolutely amazing.

This is one of the best BLs I have ever seen. The acting, the plot, the direction, the screenplay, the plot twists—everything is absolutely perfect. One 31 never disappoints when it comes to delivering BL lakrons.

Especially the chemistry between the main leads, Sasin and Seankew - it’s truly amazing. The way they portrayed their struggles in love and the typical societal taboos surrounding the LGBTQ community is just perfect.

Even the portrayal of the female character, Pin, stands out. In most BLs, female characters tend to feel a bit annoying or unnecessary, but here, she’s different. At first, she may seem naive, but by the end, you’ll be impressed by her performance, her attitude, and the way she handles situations.

And finally, I have to mention the chemistry and the slow-paced romance between the leads - their struggles to build a life together, the family conflicts, Sasin’s hardships, and Seankew’s grandmother’s understandings . It’s all portrayed so beautifully.

For me, this series is a true masterpiece. After "To Sir With Love" , I had huge expectations from One 31, and once again, they did not disappoint me. It’s truly perfect.

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My heart breaks for Pin.

From wardrobe (except that hideous pink dress), to set locations (the same used in memoir of Rati), this drama is stunning and truly feels appropriate of the Era it's set in.

The three mains have a wonderful chemistry with each other, the pacing of the story is perfect, the shady uncle and his wife are hilarious and the father a truly hate worthy villain.

As the story progressed I got more and more invested and was bracing myself for the moment Pin found out as I didn't want that beautiful and kind girl to suffer. And then it happened,Pin my dear I was rooting for you, we were all rooting for you!! You just had to turn around and become an insufferable little witch; I guess it's better to resent her than have to endure her pain, eventually she did turn back into the loveable sweetheart that grabbed my heart but I still resent her a little.

Some minor flaws here and there so insignificant that I won't even complain (The cops don't exist in this world, people can just shoot, kidnap and stab people, without consequences).

I truly enjoyed this one and I might even dare say that I liked it better than I feel you linger in the air and I liked that one so much that I already rewatched 3 times.

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Exceptionally done!!!

Where to even begin with a fantastic series of this caliber!
I loved every minute of it, and I was immersed in it 100%!

Starting with such a well written story. The dialogue and interactions were always pertinent to its telling and it flowed from beginning to end. Even the character reactions were realistic to their situations which made it all so believable. So few BL stories have left me clamoring for the next episode and feeling so immersed in it.

The acting was above par by the entire cast. They played their characters very well and I really have to congratulate them all on their achievements here. The two male leads had just the right chemistry and you rooted for them, the bad guys were very detestable, the good guys you’ll care about, but the female lead was so strong in both character and acting that she almost stole the show for me.

I cried for the last 5 episodes just for her pain and almost couldn’t rejoice in the BL couple because she was done so dirty. I would have slapped them both two more times at least and kicked them in the Crown Jewels before letting go of that pain of betrayal. Her reactions were normal for her pain even if you don’t agree with them. I’m glad she could let go of it all to live better. I would have liked to see her with a better ending, with someone who loved, took care of her, and made her his world, to alleviate how I felt of her taking all that on. I guess I’ll have to be content that she was just happiER in the end.

The music didn’t really stand out enough for me(which is usually my focus) so I’ll only rate it as good. The pacing was always moving forward, never boring. I also couldn’t find too many flaws in this. I think the story was written, acted and directed so well I overlooked any of it and feel it’s not worth taking away from the overall value of this series. So I highly recommend this to watch and rewatch again! Congratulations to the entire team on this!!!

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The Ending With The Father....

Honestly, I was trying to be fine with how things ended but something just felt very uncomfortable watching the father of Saenkaew sit amongst everyone else taking the picture. Like Sasin looked uncomfortable, I could be reading too much into it and maybe it was just the actor pulling faces just because. It felt rushed and weird. But whatever, shows always do this with parents who cause a lot of damage and its wild to me..

Anyway, I'm glad how things turned out for everyone else and their fate. It was a good ending and this show really pulled me out of the slumps I've been feeling towards BLs lately.

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Definitely worth the watch!

Any series that has me hating one or more of the characters, is a good series.
In this one it was the parents, and Pin.

I'm so glad it had a happy ending. I really thought that Saenkaew was gonna stick it out with Pin and try and forget Sasin.

I'm sorry, but I really really didn't like Pin. How did she fall so madly in love with Saenkaew anyway??
When she started seeing them together before they got engaged she should have backed off already. How desperate and dumb must you be to wanna hang onto a one sided love?
I enjoyed the parts were Saenkaew gave her the cold shoulder 🤣

What can I say, I absolutely hate females getting in the way when they can so clearly see the 2 guys are into each other, in any bl.
I get so worked up, I was secretly hoping in this series that maybe she is the one that gets killed accidentally or something. 🙊

And the dad at the end? I'm sorry he didn't deserve to see Saenkaew again. He was abusive and nearly a murderer. How do they forgive him so quickly? He should have just died alone.
Yeah I know I'm horrible, but I'm so pissed that he got away with so much. Even blaming his son for the mom's death.
I guess by the end the gran was dead when they came back... Also.. What the hectic was up with her way of talking?? Is that how she speaks in real life or just for this role. She spoke so slow it sounded like she is ready to fall over and die any second.

Pin's dad got a justly death. Wonder what happened to the horrible wife?

I know the movie was set in the 60's so homosexuality was even more frowned upon then as now.. But this dad totally went over board.

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Loved it

At last a BL that was a BL. A serious series that I binged watched because I couldn't press the stop
button. I've watch some Bls that were not up to standard but this was what BLs are about. Two young men falling in love but having to hide their feelings one Saenkaew the son of a homophobic abusive father who threatened the life of the man he loved Sasin. A woman Pin whose father was only interested in their daughter marrying Saenkaew to pay a debt and although she
knew of the love between both young men she still
wanted to go through with the arranged marriage..
In fact I hated her whining. None of this chaos would have happened if people hadn't looked down on two men falling in deeply in love. I wish there was more BLs like this one with lots of drama and angst. The two male leads were amazing. Their chemistry was full on. Having the MLs fight for their love to the end is what sets this apart. No miscommunication, no hurtful words exchanged, and with great acting from the whole cast to
boot. Thanks to the director and scripwriters for giving us this little gem.. Thank you to everyone who was involved in the making of this series. actors.. actresses. I will definitely come back to watch this series again..Score 110%

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Waiter waiter more lakorn please

I never thought I would like Lakorn but here I am eating it up . This series gave us everything. Drama, suspense, chemistry,comedy and thrill. I rarely like thai bls nowadays for some reason but somehow this series managed to captured my attention from the very first episode and have me tuning in as soon as I could for every episode. The downside of this series was the lack of subs. It was torture to wait for an entire single day to watch an episode. I hope that the production company provides subs as soon as they can next time they produce another bl cuz it really brings down the hype because of the delay. Now the acting, it was really good. Both the MC's actors did a splendid job. Especially Saenkaew's actor. I love his face when he is on the verge of crying. Eyes red and face with sadness muah chef kiss. Hard to get that type of face. The chemistry also was chemistrying. The ost was so good. I like the bar music too. Really old timely and sets the vibes. I thought thai bls were starting to get boring but I think it's only Bls from GMMTV. I am looking forward to the next series of the main couple and this production company.

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The Rabbit and the Moon

Love in the Moonlight is quite your basic plot at it's core - it's got all the clichés you would expect of a lakorn, down to the tiniest details, for example, the leads getting stranded somewhere (huh.. yeah). But what makes it work is surprisingly enough, the formula itself. That, and the chemistry between the leads.

I have not watched enough lakorns to claim subject matter expertise, but the ones I've seen all have ten scenes that always happen - may not be the same ten, but ten nonetheless that move the story forward, with things happening very conveniently just so the story can move forward. The leads come up with a plan and the script just happens to say that they will get caught halfway through the scheme?! Why not, because that means half their plan is complete, all the important setup is done - it's just the execution that needs fine tuning. Lucky us (unlucky them), we get to witness this plan circle around for five more episodes because they just keep getting caught time and again.

Love in the Moonlight follows Saenkaew, the prince of the kingdom Nanta, who needs to marry a Thai woman so that his family may survive the political changes his country is going through, changes that are resulting in the persecution of royals. His father has arranged for him to marry Pin - anong, a childhood friend of his but he has no interest in this marriage. He does not love her, but he's also bound by his duties, so he decides to go along with the plans while formulating his own, to ensure that his family can safely move to Thailand.

Before his wedding, his father sends to Thailand to start the process of asset transfers and to get to know Pin better - but the very first person he falls for (pun intended) is Sasin, her elder brother. Sasin is immediately suspicious of Saenkaew, he's worried about his intentions, especially after he catches Saenkaew sneaking around in his attempts to transfer the assets without a marriage of convenience, which means that he's certainly going to break off his marriage to Pin. But Sasin decides to put aside all his suspicions for the sake of his sister, who's actually in love with him, has been for a long time. But each time Saenkaew is caught in a "compromising" situation by Sasin, he gets more and more upset, which forces Saenkaew to reveal all his plans to him.

After a bit of convincing, Sasin decided he's going to help Saenkaew, as it is by far the best scenario for all parties, and this causes them to grow closer and closer, until it hits a point where they acknowledge something that's been apparent from the beginning - they've developed feelings for each other.

This is of course, just one plotline that's going on, there are several others that run intersecting with this one, involving Saenkaew's family, Pin's family, Sasin's friends, the political situation in Nanta, and a few others. It's a complex layering of story lines and characters that is both predictable and unpredictable - you can tell exactly how each character will behave in a situation, the situation will mostly go only one way - but the possibility that it could another way is very imminent (and nerve wracking might I add).

It's that kind of back and forth, between hope and anxiety for the leads that keeps you on the edge, and pushes you to press the "next episode" button. The absolute predictability of it all serves as a complete paradox to how well the series actually moves despite knowing every next move.

But the best part about this series is it's leads and their romance. While almost every second character is unsurprisingly one-dimensional, Saenkaew and Sasin are complex, deep and well written.
Sasin may seem like a typical protective, playful and flirty male lead, and to an extent he is - but his relationship with Saenkaew makes him a more cautious and calculated, more depth than perceived.
Saenkaew though.. my, my, my.. he is easily the best character in this by a mile. He is smart, strong, empathetic, and annoyingly adorable. I wondered with each episode just how he functioned, because he is a human angel and deserves the absolute best.
He is incredibly well written - so complex, yet with such a simple notion - he just wants to be a good person. He recognises that in his pursuit to be this individual, he will have to take risks and chance hurting people he really cares about, but because he's also smart and calculative, he's anticipated that these negative feelings are an unavoidable by product every way. He wants to be a good son, a good friend, and a good partner to someone he can truly love as a partner and he's even willing to sacrifice his happiness to an extent - until he isn't. Saenkaew is the best character, hands down.

And the romance? The flame that lit many fires was truly top notch. Sasin and Saenkaew's chemistry was just incredible, incredible enough to make my side eye about the absolute passion of their relationship disappear. Plausibility is not what I came for anyways - I'll take their heartfelt smiles and chemistry any day. The trajectory of their love story was not a simple one, opposition from characters you wouldn't expect it from is the least worrying thing - so many characters brought out actual pitchforks to try to stop them from loving each other. But Sasin and Saenkaew are the brightest spot, their love burns as bright as they do.

The rest of the characters can.. I have some choice words not suitable for a review but they can do all that. Some of them are human trash, most of them are bad people to an extent, some are surprisingly complex. Yes, perhaps most of them were presented as absolutes of good or evil, for the most part really one dimensional, but there was surprising depth. It did come a bit too late (and yes, I could not excuse the previous horrids), but I'm glad it came nonetheless.

I won't be covering the ending - I'll just say it was an emotional rollercoaster.
I will say the acting was brilliant. You can feel all the emotions from Inside Out in one scene, and the actors all deliver.

I'm not sure I've convinced anyone to give it a try - I've basically said a lot of it is not plausible, the writing is predictable, the characters are atrocious and the only saving grace are the leads. I'll just be straightforward then. You should try this. Yes, it's incredibly dramatic and a lot of things happen more out of convenience than confident writing, but lean into the vibes and drama of it all, and it is worth it.

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interesting but the ending could have been better

overall this show is not bad, it reminds me of "to sir ,with love" but i loved "to sir,with love" much more.

first of all Sasin is a bit too hot headed, the type of guy who jump to conclusions very quick, doesnt listen to your explanation, say some nasty things but later apologize after calming down and he has a kind heart, if that happen 10000 times thats how it is. he is the type of guy full of passion but has an aggressive attitude in the same time, not necessary something bad but feel frustating at times and a bit too much, then later i go back to liking him..
while Saenkaew is the cute type, pretty and has his own trauma.

in this series there's way too much evil characters which made me want to skip their parts, almost everyone is bad, only very few people are likable, i find it a bit much depressing esp in the latest episodes ,so this might be why i didnt enjoy it as much as i wanted, when i watched to sir with love smh i didnt feel this way.

then there is the ending, not every character need to have a redemption arc, i find both the father and Pin so unlikeable , i coudnt go back to liking Pin after what she did in ep 11 or have sympathy, like my sympathy to her kind of vanished at that ep i was rather much frustrated by her behaviors....
so in general this is a good show to watch, i just wished that few things happened differently

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