Reloved (2025)

An Emotional Second Chance at Love with Kids at the Heart

What an emotional and beautifully crafted beginning. Reloved takes the familiar ex-to-lovers trope and somehow makes it feel deeper, heavier, and far more heartfelt than usual. From the moment the children appear, everything shifts. There is something profoundly healing about watching two broken hearts forced back into each other’s orbit because their lives are once again intertwined through their kids, one being a niece and the other a son attending the same school.

Nene and Marvin completely stole my heart. They are adorable, warm, and full of innocence, bringing a softness to the story that makes every interaction between Than and Akin ache just a little more. Their presence does not lighten the pain, it sharpens it, reminding us of everything that was lost and everything that might still be possible.

From the very first episode, the emotional weight between Than and Akin is unmistakable. Than looks like someone barely holding himself together, trapped in a love he never truly let go of. Akin clearly left for a reason, and I am already bracing myself for the heartbreaking truth behind their separation. Their quiet glances, hesitation, and lingering bitterness feel painfully real, like emotions that have been buried for years but never healed.

Peter and Golf genuinely surprised me. Their performances carry the sadness of the past and the exhaustion of the present with remarkable maturity. The university flashbacks are warm and nostalgic, almost painfully so, especially when contrasted with the emotional distance between them now. That contrast makes the present hurt even more. And yes, the NC scene within the first ten minutes was raw, intimate, and grounded in realism. The inclusion of safe-sex details felt thoughtful and responsible, clearly about awareness rather than shock value.

The music lands perfectly at every emotional beat, and the cinematography carries a warm yet melancholic glow that suits the story beautifully. The concept of two men raising children while confronting unresolved love and old wounds feels refreshingly mature for a Thai BL. It is heartfelt, emotionally grounded, and already deeply addictive. Even the title Reloved feels symbolic, a perfect metaphor for two people trying to figure out whether love can truly be rebuilt from ruins.

I also adore the second couple. Their relationship moves at lightning speed, and yet it never feels shallow. The chemistry is intense, the NC scenes are realistic and intimate, and moments like the window scene in episode two and the bathroom scene in episode three were executed exceptionally well.

If the first few episode already hurts this much, I can only imagine what lies ahead. Reloved is shaping up to be a deeply emotional journey, and I am absolutely here for every moment of it.

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infuriating writing for the present timeline (watch suggestions)

Overall: the refusal of a character to communicate with the other character was infuriating and I cannot believe what they did in episode 8. 10 episodes about 50 minutes each. Airing on iQIYI https://www.iq.com/play/reloved-episode-1-1p5zs0832d8?lang=en_us

Content Warnings: vomiting (ep 2 around 47 min); non con kissing turned consensual, blackmail/coercion, manipulation, non con kiss, death, grief

Watch Suggestions (to focus on sweet relationship parts)
- episode 1 watch 4:25-7, 25:45-27, 42:25-45:10
- episode 2 watch beginning-5:20, 18:15-24, 28:15-30:30, 39:35-42, 48-50:45
- episode 3 watch 4:15-9, 14-17:20, 50-51:20
- episode 4 watch 24-40
- episode 5 watch beginning-10:50
- episode 6 watch 9:30-13:05, 15-19, 28:40-34:15, 38:30-52
- episode 7 is skippable
- episode 8 watch beginning-3:30 and 48:50-end

What I Liked
- adults who are taking care of kids
- past intimacy and sweet moments
- visuals
- supportive parents

Room For Improvement
- terrible communication in the past (a 5 min conversation would have fixed everything) and present and the other guy repeatedly ignored boundaries/looked so desperate
- the blackmail/coercion with the side couple was not appealing though they grew on me, though episode 7 made no sense since their relationship was casual up to that point and then 8 came out of absolutely nowhere
- nonsense, who goes to the scene of an accident instead of a hospital???!!!!
- I wanted to throw my computer with the writing in episode 8, one "I'm sorry" and everything is fine, 5 YEARS!!!!
- tonal shift in episode 8 from grief to fun gym photoshoot
- the sound effects didn't make things funny

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Rip Reloved

I have been watching this show since the first episode came out and I have ignored many things about it so that I could enjoy it but episode 8 ruined everything.
I dont think I have ever seen such an episode so awful that it ruins a whole show for me before but this was it. I am biased because Don was my favorite character but I often don’t dislike killing off characters as long as it is a very important part of the story but the way this show killed of Don was disrespectful.
There was one montage of Pond mourning then one scene of the coworkers imagining themselves in that situation and thats it. Everyone moves on within what I’m guessing was a week.

It is also very clear that they killed off Don only for the main couple to have an epiphany that life is short and that the should get together again. Idiotic writing.

The horror of this episode doesn’t end there however because they also turn Meya into a bad character, after waiting so long for Than to find out the truth about Marwin’s father making her claim that Than was just using her son as a placeholder for Akin which is just strange and out of nowhere. Then Akin telling Than that Marwin will be fine because he’ll have Akin’s family as if Than didn’t lose his relationship with a kid he viewed as a son?

Ending the episode with an NC scene was possibly the dumbest choice they could have made after such a train wreck of an episode.

I wish the best to all the actors and people working on this show the best and future success and I wish the writers to gain some common sense and writing skill.

3 stars because the actors truly did an amazing job with the hand they were dealt.

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Had potential which died down later

I watched the trailer and here i am i know ep 1 is too soon to judge but this is the 1st bl I've watched where the story is from the top's pov. Usually we see it from bottom's pov. Him falling in love and not being reciprocated blah blah.. so yeah that was new for me.

The kids especially Nene🥺🥺 she's soo adorable always helping her uncle unknowingly 🤭🤭. I also feel there is 99% chances I'm gonna love the second couple more than the 1st couple based on their interaction so far🤣🤣

I think I'm gonna enjoy this. I'll update this comment once I'm done watching this series

Edit: I'm at ep 5 and I'm bored cz its just repetitive Than asking Akin the reason he left him nd Akin ignoring him. I find Akin annoying like he is constantly doubting Than there's nothing Than could do in this situation.

I feel akin doesn't deserve than and than should end up with his business partner instead. The only thing saving this drama is the 2nd couple.

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Second Couple Phenomena

Overall not bad , actually good.
But as my preferences are more to happy happy, the misunderstandings , by the way so stupid misunderstandings are giving to much Angst and Sadness.
Now to the real motive of writing this - THE SECOND COUPLE.
So many dramas the Second Couple just steal the show. This is the same here. The Main Couple is good as well, has flash back of “interesting” scenes but the 2nd Couple is just so cute with the mismatched characters but still cuteeeee.


BIG SPOILER - as i sow the divorce era is in ep 7 for 2ndC. Wanna watch and at the same time dont.
🫣😫😖

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