Head and shoulders above Thai BLs
A proper story with great emotional depth and complex philosophical questions, but a moving love story first.The actors blew me away. They’re famous because of standard Thai BLs where acting isn’t normally the strongest suit.
But here Fourth and Gemini are amazing, subtle acting and their chemistry takes on a warm, sensitive, nearly innocent shade.
A must watch, whether you like BLs or not.
And an important story about acceptance of gay love in the church.
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Crying sobbing throwing up
YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLszepnkojZI7uWKLBqfRqXvmH3uACl2iwI will say that my expectations were through the roof for this series, and yet somehow they were still exceeded.
This is genuinely one of the best GMMTV series of all time, if not one of the best series of all time as a whole.
Things I liked:
1. Insane chemistry. It was truly something else here, especially the first few episodes.
2. Exceptional acting. All I can say is wow.
3. The ending. I strongly believed from the start we wouldn't get a happy ending due to multiple factors, but I was so happy to realize that we indeed got a happy ending.
4. "I'm not God's favorite son either." Somebody give him an oscar, trully a beautiful line that, while unexpected, made me so incredibly happy.
5. Bussaya (Barth's mother). She is THE mother, an absolute legend, and if I were her, I would've done the same with no hesitation. Protecting your child is one of the biggest priorities when you are a parent, and that's exactly what she did.
6. Cherry and Phai. Great, supportive side characters.
7. Kongdech. The best friend and genuinely the sweetest boy with a big heart. I was so proud seeing how far into his dream he got.
8. Master/Father Phak. Same as Kongdech, I couldn't be more proud seeing him achieve something he wanted. Still, his story broke my heart, seeing how similar it is to our main character's.
9. Barth. We are all people, and we all have flaws, so I won't say everything he's done was perfect, yet I do want to highlight how great of a person he truly was no matter what.
10. Honestly everything!
Things I disliked:
1. Genuinely nothing, and I cannot be happier.
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Finally something worth watching coming out of Thailand again!
I had all but given up on Thai BL's, but I am so happy I fave this one a chance! It has been a very long time since I have watched a BL out of Thailand that was this good. Were there flaws and missed opportunities? Yes, but it was still one of the best thought out, well written and original stories I've seen in a long time. It wasn't the same sloppy, clitche riddled formula that's been overtaking Thai BL's.The story was a bit shallow at times, it definately could have dug it's heels in deeper. But since it was tackeling some new territory I can forgive that. This writer definately needs to give us more and hopefully will be even braver in the next one.
I don't fall down the hype rabbit hole so I really had no expectation going in. I see a lot of the reviews were dissappointed due to this. But from my perspective with no expectations I was extremley pleased.
Regardless of how much you know about this one before watching it is worth your time! You might want to have kleenexes handy for the last 2 episodes though!
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Finally a positive message from an LGBTQ series
After living with so much negative portrayals of LGBTQ life, it’s refreshing to watch one that says we can have a happy life with a partner too, even if it may not be without some struggle and discrimination.The actors’ nuanced acting and believability is great; Gemini and Fourth are among the best actors in GMMTV and they are some of the only ones that can take on such serious projects and make it work.
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Do they have cameras In my room? That’s literally me!
I LOVED IT!The story was pre at catchy, also I felt it a lot because I’m Catholic and part of the LGBT+ soo… that was really near. I watched it to understand better myself ( I had some ‘crushes’ that I needed to understand better) and how other people see my religion. I thought this would be full of prejudice but it’s not. I really liked it. Also the director did a really good job!
And of course GeminiFourth are so talented! All the stares, the expressions… amazing!! I could feel their chemistry even from kilometres away from the screen!
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THE BEST STARTING EVER IN BL HISTORY (WORTH THE WAIT )
TICKET TO HEAVEN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS IS ONLY THE START? 😭 The opening was absolutely incredible and I'm already emotionally attached. Gemini and Fourth have me locked in from the first episode, and I can already tell they're about to ruin my life. Fourth said to prepare a box of tissues, and for once I am choosing to listen. My expectations are high, my tissues are ready, and my emotional stability is in danger.If you're not watching Ticket to Heaven yet, what are you doing? Get on this flight with the rest of us before we're all crying together every week. ✈️😭💙Was this review helpful to you?
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So So Beautiful
I love Ticket to Heaven so much because it uncovers so much symbolism and depth within its storyline. Barth and Tanrak start off as two different people from different worlds, and they slowly blend together to form such a sensual and intimate bond. Their acting is so good and the scenes really put things into perspective, there are times when I just softly sob at how much raw emotions and tension J can feel within this show. These episodes have really showed how much of coming of age and how discovery of oneself has challenges and how love may not always be consistent. Even when everyone complains about the serious only having 6 episodes, I find warmth in it because of how the story carries itself and its beautiful meaning throughout. Ticket to Heaven will definitely be life changing, and so many more people should watch it because it’s certainly wiring my brain differently.Was this review helpful to you?
I cried
This is an absolute MASTERPIECE.The acting is amazing! The music is on point! The story, although already done before, is so well told and produced that I just... don't even have the words.
Episode 5 wrecked me, and episode 6 put me back together and sweetly lulled me into a safe and warm embrace.
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to every kind of love and faith
we needed this. society needed queer people in love, with religion being shown for what it should be and what it represents.this was in every way a show that a lot of queer people needed. there are very little representation of religious trauma in queer media and this did it incredibly well.
first, I want to say all compliments to the casting and acting Gemini and Fourth did an actually phenomenal job. I was sobbing every episode it was like actually kind of bad. The way they portrayed kids falling in love, in a world that doesn't accept them was really beautiful and felt so real. and unfortunately happens to kids everywhere.
as someone who grew up religious specifically Christian, all the religious symbolism was making me geek out the entire time. the cinematography was absolutely beautiful and there was so so many small things that you picked up on being hints to religion or hints to certain themes. The way that they portrayed Barth as being kind of the symbol of sin and going away from God and Kongdech as the symbol of faith, I thought was really really smart. AND THE APPLE, and that one scene that made an ode to the painting of the 'creation of man' it was the best thing ever.
My only complaint was that I was really disappointed to see that it was only six episodes. just with the budget and people that I know GMMTV has. I think we could have had a really good fleshed out 12 maybe even 16 episodes series about these characters. of course this topic is very sensitive and is going to offend a lot of people no matter how you do it. I think at times it did feel like they were pulling punches a little bit. I think a true big statement would be really seeing a series that's long and emotional and even more intense. Cause from the original pilot episode a lot of people thought it would be more intense and it was kind of made a bit more happy. and yes, there was a lot of really really intense things in this show already. I just think a lot of queer people kind of saw the shorter episodes and really happy ending as a cop-out.
now let's talk about the ending. I'm not mad about it. it just does feel very sunshine in rainbows. I think of course it is possible for for a queer person to have that experience with the religion and be that welcomed by a church. but a lot of people didn't have that experience. it does kind of feel like they were scared to have these characters either deconstruct or have characters throughout the show that just straight up don't accept Barth and Tanrak for who they are. I think they were little scared to have religon or a church viewed in a bad light. They could've had a conversation on how churches often represent a hateful and manipulated version of God. And a million other yes, tough conversations on how so many (not just queer) people feel about the way people have used religion to justify and treat people horribly. it was a beautiful ending but it did feel a bit cookie cutter at points and bit unrealistic.
BUT I think this is an incredible starting place for future queer media that involves religion. I think this is a perfect example on symbolism and making a quality piece of queer media.
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a must watch bl and heavily recommended as a first to any newbie bl watchers
bro i do not write reviews for bls and i do rarely watch bls but i watched this since i was rlly interested in the pilot when it was released and i know geminifourth wont ever disappoint meI do grew up with religion and eventually fell out of it and basically I felt the exact same way as how barth feels about religion. It really hits alot more harder when i see a mirror reflecting me when i see barth.
the music itself also was beautifully composed and introduced into the series. Not many shows could do that lol
overall its a really well written bl, kinda sad it has only 6 eps tho
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That acting and chemistry
So I just finished watching this series and I love Gemini.Fourth even more knowing that they are friends in reality but that chemistry that tension in drama is awesome. This is slow burn story so I suggest who genuinely want to watch simple two boy chemistry who have there own burden in their life, own situation, own feelings to handle still how they came across each other life path, just watch it.Was this review helpful to you?
