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Only Friends: Dream On

ONLY FRIENDS : DREAM ON ‧ Drama ‧ 2026
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I was here for the mess!!

This show was MESSY and I ate it up!! Loved it!! There was so much drama! I haven't seen the first Only Friends series, so I really didn't know what to expect going into this, but I loved it! I plan on watching the first one soon. I loved how it was all while putting on a play and getting to see that while everything else was happening. Some of the drama was a little stupid in my opinion, especially the fight that broke Jack and Dean as well as Arnold and Tua up. I thought it was a little ridiculous to cause a fight to begin with let alone breaking up. Other than that, I loved how dramatic and messy this show was.

Jack and Dean:
Loved their chemistry! Earthmix just has such good chemistry with each other and I loved seeing them. Their spicey scenes were pretty good too. They are quite toxic but you kind of expect that with a show like this. I loved seeing how their relationship kept changing over and over. I'm glad in the finale they took a year away from each other so they could grow as people and be without each other for a while. I do think they will break up again tbh lol but they are cute together and truly mean a lot to each other.
Jack-I was so back and forth on how I felt about Jack. One minute I really liked him, the next I hated him. He's very toxic with how he treats Dean and how he treated Raffy as well. He stayed pissing me off.
Dean-My number two favorite character. Loved him so much! He was chaotic and a bit messy but was so fun to watch. I really felt bad for him too with his past and how people treat him. A lot of people were out to see his downfall, and he really didn't deserve that at all. My poor baby

Rome and Raffy:
I think they had some of the most iconic moments of the season for sure. They were my favorite pair and not just because I was happy to finally see AouBoom get a main role in something. Their chemistry is off the charts. I loved seeing their relationship develop and change over time too. I really think they are good for each other in a lot of ways.
Rome-MY FAVE CHARACTER! Loved him so much! He wasn't messy, he never pissed me off like a lot of the other characters and seemed to just be the most reasonable out of everyone. I liked when he stood his ground with Raffy about not just wanting to be a rebound for him. I LOVED when he punched Jack, that was the best. I could go on and on about him I loved I'm so much.
Raffy-He was messy. I'm glad he grew over the series because there were many times in the beginning that he was pissing me off. I loved him but hated him in moments too. I loved who he was by the end of the series. I was so happy when he told off Jack and started fighting for Rome.

Arnold and Tua:
This couple was the least exciting for me. I think because of the drama and crazy spicey scenes from the other two pairs, these two seemed a little boring. If this were a regular series, I think I would've enjoyed them more. They were so cute and wholesome and felt like a real relationship growing from friends to boyfriends. I just think it felt a little underwhelming compared to the chaos of everything else.
Arnold-He was a little dumb but had a big heart and good vibes lol. I liked him, wasn't my favorite but didn't have a problem with him either.
Tua-He was really nice and I liked watching grow more confident in himself over the show.

One thing I will say is I wish we got to see more of the friendships in the show. Dean and Tua are supposed to be best friends, but we saw them together so little that I would forget that all the time. So, their fight and even them forgiving each other didn't have as big of an impact as it could've. Same with the group of four (Jack, Dean, Tua, and Timmy). They mentioned a few times that they were all close, but we never saw all four of them together and we only really ever saw Timmy with Jack.

Boston also just seemed like such a useless character to me. They seemed to forget about him in the second half of the show too. Same with Gameplay he was just the most pointless character to me. Pete...this mf. He got no real punishment for all that he did and I hated that. He was stealing money and recorded that video and lied so many times but faced no consequences. So stupid.

I just loved this show so much and really enjoyed watching it! I'm going to miss it!!

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It has… ups and downs i‘d say

Normally i hate drama, but this drama was really watchable i‘d say.
Atleast from EarthMix and AouBoom, don‘t get me wrong, i don‘t have anything against JossGawin! Its just their story got from obe second of the other boring as hell that i had to skip through their parts.
Not only was theirs getting boring, but in the middle of the Series, i couldn‘t bring myself to watch EarthMix or JackDean too. Smth was just too boring for me, idk what it was because i normally loved them in e. g. A Tale Of A Thousand Stars! And i also loved their acting in OFDO really much, their story was just… overplayed?
It was very different with AouBoom or RomeRaffy for me, i really love to see them act in that bickering and teasing manner, even though they almost argued all the time, also i felt really bad for Rome, and Raffy too. They bith played misunderstood and used characters, which was sad to watch but i was so happy that they found together as they are fr the right match!

Overall i‘d rewatch it, but mostly for Rome and Raffy…
Oh and about the storyline, the ending of Jack and Dean felt too realistic as Earth and Mix also like „left“ and just what Jack was saying had me wondering if it was maybe their real story or from a friend or so

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ROMERAFFY & DEAN

[Disclaimers: This is my first drama of all the actors except the recurring ones from S1. I have read only ROMERAFFY's parts in the novel. I don't remember much from S1 as I bingewatched it in a night.]

This drama was hardcarried by its actors. The writing was a bit annoyingly bad because the plot points were right there, if only they had tried to utilise them and maintain the flow. The characters were also sloppily written especially ARNOLD & TUA. Their relationship dynamic was the most boring of the lot and the fact that I didn't vibe with Joss and Gawin's acting didn't help.

My favourite character was DEAN: he was Machiavellian, sure, but he was also poor and not well-backed and priviledged like the rest of the characters and I feel the viewers and the writers conveniently forget this point, just like Jack. Dean has the burden to provide for himself, his sister and his mother (iirc) and he is just a university student. Plus, the nepotism and bias in the industry keep him from following his dream, which let's be real is very difficult to fulfill if one is poor and without connections and in this day and age, not popular. So, obviously he takes up the hosting job, does the couple thing with Arnold. He does what he can. The only downside to him is that he isn't truthful to Jack and is spiteful towards Raffy. But given how we see Jack questioning every decision he took, including his following Gameplay to his home, when he was stranded homeless, it is clear why Dean lies to Jack. Because no mater what he does, Jack will always nitpick. Jack stirs their relationship in whichever way he wants and treats Dean's views as secondary which Dean kind of internalises and hence wants to "change" for Jack. Jack created that pressure, even when they were on that break he reminded Dean that he had multiple Romeos he could easily get with. He is always ready to judge Dean for his choices but cannot provide alternatives to his problems. It is almost sadistic how he reacts when Dean is left alone by both Tua and himself and hence chooses safety in Gameplay's house. Jack's insecurity keeps him blinded from seeing Dean's situation. Also, the writers did such disservice by completely shoving the drug incident under the rug which led to that almost kiss between Arnold and Dean. I don't see Tua and Jack's reaction to that almost kiss to be overdone because cheating is anxiety-inducing and even though Arnold and Dean didn't kiss they wanted to/were about to and that also counts as cheating. However, the writers could have cleaned that mess by revealing the drinking and drugs that influenced some of that, especially in Dean's case. Jack was obviously insecure and hurt as Dean didn't tell him directly, and that made him rightfully mad as he saw that as a pattern. On the other hand, Tua being in an unrequited love with Arnold for long, obviously felt insecure as Arnold anyway had not shown his intentions clearly. This is a point I disagree on with a lot of viewers that their reactions were too dramatic for a non-kiss. Jack and Dean definitely felt like exes who still have lingering feelings and EarthMix played them so well. I cried during that breakup exhibition scene and kind of wanted them to have a last kiss in the last episode but didn't envision them ending up together as we aren't sure Jack has had enough development and as we see Dean choosing a different more stable profession but agreeing to act in Jack's play again, leaves us with doubts about whether their dynamic has changed. And anyway, one year can change only so much. They remind me of SandRay because I hadn't wanted them to end up together either.

The other character I liked was Raffy mainly because Boom embodied him so well. He is this entitled nepo kid who thinks he deserves the best of everything. I am kind of iffy about him liking Rome the same way Rome likes him but his jealousy over Pete liking Rome was very clear. Rome's character was a bit flat as the writers probably tried too hard to make him a green flag. He almost doesn't fit into the OF universe given how morally correct he is about everything. He was so head-over-heels for Raffy that it's almost impossible for him to hold a grudge. Bro just couldn't resist Raffy lol. RomeRaffy were easily the best part of the show.

The cast and crew said that this season is more character-driven and I side with them. I find the characters of this season to be much cooler individually. The earlier season had more drama and shock-value but this season they tried to be deeper story-wise. The catch is that the vision of the play and the behind-the-scenes drama of the play was so cool but the screenplay fell flat partly because of their CP agenda. They could've let Dean and Raffy kiss, Jack and Raffy kiss and Arnold and Dean kiss to match the premise they had set. The danger the intro sets doesn't translate into the episodes and it's frustrating to see them be so tame. I didn't want the cross-pair kissing for the drama but for the flow of the plot. Their relationship dynamics promised a lot of tension but couldn't deliver it. A lot of people who were fans of the 1st season are rightfully sad about it.

The intro was so cool, I never skipped it. The ROMERAFFY scenes are delicious and even their non-NC scenes (that one where Rome and Raffy are playing with the DJ set and their hands are on top of each other and that scene where Rome is backhugging Raffy to console him) are oozing with chemistry. They remind me of The Eighth Sense's couple - every touch, every glance screams they want to be together at any given point of time. I am so on the AouBoom train. I am seated for Billionaire Biker and am considering watching the other series they're in. They got the least amount of screentime but DELIVERED.

Even with its flaws, I was excited for every Friday and enjoyed watching the drama. I also enjoyed going on MDL comments and Tumblr every week and reading everyone's opinions of it. That, to me, is the best part of watching an ongoing drama.

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Some part really didn't make sense: SandRay working as an acohol brand while Ray is an ex acoholic, Boston wanting consent when he never care in first season??
So no one will talk about Jack alcoholism, Dean getting drugged??
It was poorly written.

AouBoom and EarthMix chemistry are really on top... I remove 3 point on cast because can we stop employing people that love Trump ^^

RomeRaffy are really my favorite part of the show, I love them both. I'm glad Rome punched Jack <3
I'm surprised that TopMew are still together
Jack and Dean shouldn't have get back together to be honest.

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Cosas que pasan cuando venden mal una serie

Realmente había una espectativas que no lograron llenar, vendieron gato por liebre, se movía más por lo mismo en un histeriqueo constante de idas y vueltas de boludeos, solo para que Jack sea aclamado por dos flacos, uno su ex y el otro que solo estaba caliente, se sostuvo a base de cameos y tan tan porque realmente era más de lo mismo, dándole vuelta a la misma cosa, Raffy utilizaba a Rome para su propios gustos y Jack terminaba utilizando a Raffy para moleshar a Dean, cualquiera.
Los únicos que la llevaron bien vieron ArnoldTua, al menos fue un buen Friends To Lovers a medio pelo, pero ajá. Un aplauso para Arnold qué escalo para abajo js Tua solo peco de niño bonito enamorado de su amigo. Pero es un constante mhe, la subieron a un podio que empezó a desmoronarse capitulo tras capítulo.

Cumple su función, entretiene pero no es una segunda temporada de Only Friends, podría haber funcionado de igual manera con otro nombre y hasta mejor.

PD: Besito para quien puso a mi MarkOhm 💋

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peguei ranço das produções GMMTV

Tentaram muito recuperar o caos icônico da primeira temporada, mas sinceramente? Faltou o tempero, faltou o verdadeiro surto coletivo que fez Only Friends virar Only Friends rs. Eu gostei da série sim, teve momentos muito bons, por exemplo quando o Boston reencontra o ex, só que, no geral, parecia que os personagens passaram 12 episódios inteiros fazendo CU DOCE um pro outro. Era um eterno “ai não sei”, “ai talvez”, “ai vou me afastar”, “ai não consigo conversar”, assim né… eu sei que falta de diálogo é praticamente patrimônio cultural dos BLs tailandeses, mas aqui ficou cansativo. O maior problema pra mim foi o ritmo, a série era claramente longa demais pro que ela tinha pra contar, 12 episódios foi exagerado, com 10 episódios já teria funcionado muito melhor e deixaria a narrativa mais intensa, menos arrastada. Teve muito momento que parecia só repetição emocional dos mesmos conflitos 😤 Talvez minha opinião seja impopular, mas eu realmente acharia mais interessante se alguns casais terminassem separados de verdade. A peça do Jack deixou clara a ideia de querer um final feliz, de mostrar que dois homens podem sim viver um amor sem tragédia, mas às vezes um final agridoce também é honesto, nem todo relacionamento precisa sobreviver só porque o roteiro quer manter todo mundo junto

APESAR DE TUDO, Only Friends: Dream On ainda entrega entretenimento, química e alguns momentos fortes, mas nunca alcança o caos viciante da primeira temporada. Faltou mais drama real, mais consequências e menos frescura acumulada em silêncio.

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Rewatch Value 9.0

10/10 Cast and Performance

10/10 Cast and Performance
Only friends is about complex relationship and toxic red flag persons and their personality which leads to the interwined storyline with each other. Plainly the story is good. The screenplay is good. Boston is not the Boston we knew back then. Whatever I am not hyping the storyline. The only thing I want to speak is about the Cast. It is not easy for the actors to express complex roles but actors are really amazing.
EarthMix are such a nice choice to be in the position to lead the show. They are amazing actors. JossGawin has their own story moving in good path until Boston came back. Three of them are also very expressive in the manner it needs to be.
I was amazed by AouBoom. They are fabulous and Fantastic.
Boom's role is not easy. He has to show pressure from his mom, the expectations. He has to declare he likes Jack while having a kind of relationship with Rome, has to fight with Dean. Honestly AouBoom impressed me a more. Aou is doing the serious role. It is his charm. He is showing different personalities from his past roles too.
The actors and their acting are really amazing enough to hook up with the show till the end.

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tenia muchas expectativas en esto

yo siento que tenia muchas expectativas en esta serie a mi solo me gusto la historia del RomRaffy yo siento que jack es un RED FLAG con todas la letras en rojo sangre y es muy manipulador y Tua es un migajero el al final se dio un poco de respetar pero para mi eso paso porque no tenia mas suelo y se tenia que levantar el RomRaffy puede ser la mejor pareja de la serie pero eso no le quita que Rome es un migajero que al final se hiso de valer y Raffy y red flag que aunque estaba con rom aun así le seguía gustando Jack y se lo hacia saber a Rome el RomeRaffy es como un SandRay 2:0 pero en conclucion en esta serie o eres migajero o eres red flag no hay un intermedio

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Promised a lot, but didn’t take as many risks as Season 1

I really felt like the first season was much bolder with the couple swaps (WITH ACTUAL KISSES), and that’s exactly what I was hoping to see in this new season. What made the first season so fun was how they took already established ships and, along with Neo (Boston), completely shook everything up. That unpredictability made the series way more interesting. This season was missing exactly that: taking more risks and leaning harder into the drama.

For example, by the end, Jack’s reaction felt a bit exaggerated considering everything that had already happened during both the first and second breakups. Boston’s return also could have been much more impactful. They created so much chaos and hype when they announced he’d be coming back to the series, so expectations were really high. Aside from that scene where he was taking pictures with Tua and Arnold which was great. I felt like they didn’t fully take advantage of that energy (honestly, a ménage scene there would have fit the vibe of the series perfectly).

Raffy and Rome were the couple that caught my attention the most, and they deserved much better development. Their dynamic was interesting, bold, and exactly the kind of energy this series needs. Mix’s acting was also really good. His interactions with Raffy were so entertaining to watch.

Another thing that positively surprised me was the lower-body touching and grabbing. The fact that Raffy and Rome were always choosing public places also added a more intense and provocative atmosphere to their scenes.

As for the NC scenes, I thought some of them were really well filmed, with beautiful shots and great choreography especially the Arnold and Tua scene in the middle of the clothes, which looked amazing. But on the other hand, some of the other scenes ended up feeling pretty weak.

Another aspect I really liked was the use of imagery and visual transitions between scenes, as well as the documentary-style approach throughout the series. It gave the show a more dynamic and immersive feeling. However, I do think the documentary storyline itself deserved a more proper conclusion within the series.

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Solo amiguis

Entré con -70 de fe a esta serie porque dije seguro que todo for the sake of the plot. Y la verdad que medio sí. Peeeeeero...

Lo que me mantuvo fue que Dean y Jack, los personajes principales, estaban muy bien planteados. Medio que en algunos momentos los personajes secundarios hacían agua (tipo cuando Raffy le dice a Jack no sé que cosa, pero se olvida del detallito mega importante de que en realidad no había pasado nada entre Dean y Arnold en el bosque) o cuando Tua perdona al toque a Arnold y garchan. O sea, eso también se puede deducir porque los dos son... you know... hombres.

Hubo una diferencia cultural que me hizo mierda la cabeza y no podía parar de reírme, me acuerdo y me cago de risa. El motivo por el cual las dos parejas "principales" se pelean es porque Dean ABRAZA Arnold. O sea, lo ABRAZA. Lo que yo hago todos los días todo el tiempo con todas las personas que tengo cerca porque loco aguante abrazar. Y eso desmorona a las dos parejas, no loco increíble. Lo que sí no me gustó del conflicto es que nunca mencionan que Dean además de borracho estaba drogado y no me queda claro si fue por voluntad o porque pintó. O qué. O sea hay algo más ahí a resolver dentro del conflicto.

Más allá de la forma en la que se da el conflicto me gustó mucho el personaje de Dean y la relación que se plantea con el personaje de Jack. Dean es una persona con muchas necesidades porque arrancó desde un lugar más abajo en términos de oportunidades económicas que el personaje de Jack, y es bastante obvio que se crió en un entorno donde tenía que sobrevivir. Esto es lo que más chocaba con la personalidad de Jack, que siempre vivió bien y le bastó "esforzarse" para tener una buena vida. El conflicto principal entre ellos es ese y se va desarrollando desde el principio de la serie cuando Dean tiene que tomar trabajos de scort para poder pagar sus cuentas y al final cuando se tuvo que volver azafata por el mismo motivo. Por el contrario, el personaje de Jack siempre vivió de lo que estudió tanto al principio como al final. La imposibilidad de Jack y su falta de empatía para con Dean era lo que más hacía chocar a la pareja, ya que yo sentí que él nunca se esforzó por cambiar y entender a Dean y por el contrario él sí. Estuvo todos los capítulos intentando cambiar para que Jack lo acepte.

En fin, el final no me gustó ni me desagradó. Sí sentí que por ahí era mejor terminarlo con una película en vez de con el capítulo final.

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Chaos, Love and Chaos

As a devoted fan of season 1, I waited for Only Friends: Dream On with the energy of pure desperation. My original plan was to wait until the entire series finished airing and binge everything at once, sparing myself from twelve weeks of emotional damage. Unfortunately, my terrible self-control betrayed me once again, and I ended up trapped in the weekly watching cycle.

Needless to say, my mental stability did not survive for very long.

This time, the excitement was even stronger because I already knew all the pairings. I knew exactly what kind of emotional trap I was willingly walking into. My addiction was only a matter of time.

My first impression was that this second season feels much more structured than the first one. Season 1 had this chaotic, messy energy where relationships collided inside a constant emotional storm. Sometimes it felt all over the place, but that chaos was also part of its identity.

Here, everything revolves around one central element: the play. The tensions, betrayals, scandals, and emotional disasters all connect back to it in some way, giving the story a much stronger sense of cohesion. It feels smoother, more controlled, and easier to follow.

Ironically, though, that also feels like the season’s biggest loss.

Even if the level of drama and toxicity remains similar, I had the feeling the writers played things much safer this time. And honestly… it shows.

Season 1 felt completely unhinged. Nobody was safe. Characters were emotionally self-destructing at every possible opportunity. Neo was collecting people like Pokémon cards, Khaotung was out there kissing anything with a pulse, and every episode felt like chaos had escaped containment.

That unpredictability was one of the pillars of Only Friends.

This season teases complete disasters only to stop before fully embracing them. My soul is still recovering from the fake-out involving Boston, Arnold, and Tua. I’m not even saying this from a shipping perspective. It simply feels like the series lost some of its madness.

Season 1 felt like absolute emotional anarchy.

Meanwhile, Dream On sometimes acts as if a hug carries more scandal potential than actual cheating, which becomes unintentionally funny when compared to the previous season.

Another issue for me was the lack of character background.

Season 1 spent much more time digging into its characters’ pasts and emotional wounds. We understood Ray’s trauma, Sand’s family struggles, Top’s issues, Boston’s flaws. Their stories existed beyond romance.

Here, we are given fascinating ideas without fully exploring them. Jack and Rome have a complicated relationship as brothers, but we barely understand why. Raffy seems to have grown up under an extremely controlling mother, but it never gets explored deeply. Jack’s alcoholism after his breakup with Dean is introduced, but only scratched at the surface.

The ideas are there. They just never reach their full emotional potential.

Still, where the show absolutely succeeds is in its relationship dynamics and character attachment.

Even when the characters are selfish, toxic, or emotionally destructive, I could always understand where they were coming from.

Dean is probably one of the most destructive characters in the series, yet he can also be incredibly protective. He loves in a deeply unhealthy, possessive, and clumsy way, but he loves sincerely. He feels like someone who spent his life surviving alone and learned to see vulnerability as weakness.

Tua, on the other hand, was probably the character I wanted to protect the most all season. He is sweet, loyal, emotionally honest, and surprisingly brave despite his fragility. I spent the entire series terrified that he would end up completely shattered.

Thankfully Arnold arrived before the emotional disaster became irreversible.

Raffy was easily the most toxic character of the season. Unlike Dean, who destroys things directly, Raffy operates in the shadows through manipulation and calculated cruelty.

Yet underneath all of that, he might actually be one of the most emotionally fragile characters in the cast.

I’m convinced that his need for control and his unhealthy attachment to Jack come from a massive lack of affection and self-worth.

And that is exactly why I loved Rome.

His love is never blind. He genuinely loves Raffy, but never enough to sacrifice his own morals or become another victim of Raffy’s behavior. He knows when to stand his ground and set boundaries.

Their relationship reminded me a lot of Ray and Sand, and I’ve always had a weakness for dynamics between broken characters and deeply grounded ones.

Jack also ended up being more complicated than he initially appeared. After being emotionally destroyed by Dean, he built an armor of coldness around himself to avoid getting hurt again. He can become cruel, sometimes unfair, but underneath that distance there is still someone who loves far too much for his own good.

Then we have Arnold.

First of all, special mention to the directors for somehow managing to destroy Joss’s natural aura with that disastrous rapper styling. I genuinely didn’t think that was possible.

But beyond that, Arnold is probably the most emotionally stable character in the cast. He is kind, protective, optimistic, and sincere.

Unfortunately, he is also painfully slow when it comes to recognizing how serious situations actually are.

And finally… Boston.

His return gave me an absolutely unreasonable amount of joy.

Even though he remains true to himself and still wants to flirt with anything capable of breathing, I loved seeing his growth. He genuinely supports Tua, respects him, and stands by him when he needs him the most.

Honestly, it only confirmed my opinion from season 1: Boston was never truly a bad person.

He was simply an emotional free electron incapable of putting anything above his own desires.

So in the end, we get an entire swarm of emotional hornets thrown together into the same space while they happily destroy each other for twelve episodes.

Overall, Only Friends: Dream On is definitely not perfect.

Some things are stronger than season 1 while other weaknesses replace what used to be some of the franchise’s greatest strengths.

But despite all of that, I had an amazing time.

The scandals, betrayals, fights, reconciliations, and emotional disasters never stop for even a second.

It is toxically fun from beginning to end.

And of course, I can’t talk about Only Friends without mentioning the chemistry.

Joss and Gawin felt slightly more restrained than I expected, probably because their relationship leaned more toward emotional intimacy this time.

Meanwhile Aou and Boom completely lost their minds.

I already knew they had incredible potential, but I genuinely did not expect their chemistry to explode like this.

I’m still recovering.

Earth and Mix remained consistently strong as always, but personally Rome and Raffy ended up leaving the biggest impression on me.

In the end, Only Friends: Dream On left me exactly where season 1 did: emotionally exhausted, slightly traumatized, and desperately wanting more.

It was chaotic, emotional, frustrating, exhausting, and ridiculously entertaining.

And after that ending and the season 3 tease?

I’m absolutely ready to jump back into the fire immediately.

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me decepcionei e eu preciso muito falar.

antes de tudo, eu não li a novel e n sou de ler novels, gosto de vivenciar a série como algo novo.

bom, acho que quando a gente tem uma segunda temporada de uma série, esperamos algo novo, porém na mesma pegada da anterior e ofdo era algo que eu queria que tivesse acontecido o mesmo, histórias diferentes, com a mesma alma do anterior. pra mim, o enredo de only friends que foi construído na 1 temporada e basicamente adultos fazendo merda onde ninguém é o vilão, ninguém é santo, todo mundo é idiota na medida certa. Dream On resolveram escolher um vilão, onde todo o peso e culpa foi a ele, onde teve q se esforçar em resolver algo que ele não teve culpa! e eu estou falando do dean.
dean e um personagem que eu chamaria de ousado, ele não liga pra opinião alheia, faz de tudo pra conseguir oq quer e n importa os meios, essa personalidade dele o fez parecer vilão, sendo que na verdade ele só queria atormentar mesmo o ex querendo mostrar que ele era inesquecível e fazia de tudo pra mostrar isso, mas ele ser drogado em uma festa e fazer coisas que sóbrio, nunca fariam não torna ele o vilão, tavam tão ocupado em odiar o dean que a maior questão aqui ficou de lado, o fato dele ser drogado.
esse acontecimento, ele não fez sozinho, então por que ele pagou o pato por tudo? Ele que moveu montanhas pra tentar resolver uma situação que tinha outra pessoa junto que é o Arnold.


Arnold e Tua foi um casal que eu senti que deixaram de lado a questão principal deles que era fato de Tua ter pagado o Arnold, eu tava curiosa em saber até onde isso ia ficar em segredo, eles não desenvolveram da maneira que tinha que ser desenvolvida e acabou sendo algo secundário o que era pra ser o principal problema do casal, sobre o Tua, eu realmente achei coerente as coisas que ele fez depois de que descobriu o acontecimento, porém me incomodou o fato dele ter perdoado mais rápido o Arnold do que o Dean visto que ambos estavam errados.


acho que o casal com a história mais bem desenvolvida que eu senti a essência de of foi o romeraffy, essa coisa toda de sexo casual porém com sentimentos é algo muito bom, mas, o Raffy como personagem em si tinha que ter mais desenvolvimento com a relação dele com a mãe, eu não senti que teve um ponto final e isso me incomodou, deixaram implícito porém eu gostaria de que tivesse uma cena.


Jack e Dean foi algo que eu preciso muito expressar minha indignação. acho que na história eles queriam colocar um vilão, como eles queriam colocar um vilão, então eu vou dizer quem é o verdadeiro vilão dessa história, e todo mundo sabe que claramente é o Jack.

ele é o tipo de homem que age de uma maneira muito minuciosa e isso que é perigoso nele, ele não precisa mover montanhas e nem fazer de tudo pra conseguir o que quer, ele só precisa manipular da maneira certa e fazer com que as outras pessoas fizessem por ele.
ele sabia que o raffy gostava dele então usava o raffy pra conseguir o que quer, ele sabia da devoção dean então se aproveitava disso pra conseguir o que queria, e eu não gostei da forma que ele saiu ileso eu queria que ele tivesse sido exposto e mostrado que ele não é tão bom como todo mundo pensava e acho que o alcoolismo do Jack não foi bem apresentado na história, deveriam ter feito mais alguma coisa em relação a esse fato, achei que só apresentaram bem mas não explicaram.

no final,não achei coerente todos seguirem em seus sonhos e o Dean virá virar comissário de bordo com a justificativa de que não dá dinheiro, tipo querendo ou não todo mundo dessa série tem empregos que na realidade n tão fácil assim, porque só Dean desistiu? “ ah mas ele voltou a atuar depois” mas o ponto é o fato de só ele ter que desistir em algum momento, n achei de bom tom.

E Jack por sua vez, viveu sua vida normalmente depois do término, seguindo o que ele faz, se entediou depois de ter namorado outras pessoas e voltou pro Dean, n senti que ele realmente queria voltar, mas tava ali, pq não?



e o boston tadinho? foi pra lá NADA e o fato dele ser o mais sensato em alguns momentos me supreendeu, a duddias de anos atrás ririam que se eu falasse isso.
gostei das participações! meus sandray sempre serão inesquecíveis e o nick com o novo namorado foi o auge pra mim e os mewtop? bom, são tiktokers agora né kkkk

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