Broken of Love

A good production with a rushed and poorly developed romantic plot.

I liked the choice of lens used in the series, with that "serious drama" feel. In general, the series is well-produced and has great acting, but the main thing for me will always be the story, and the biggest mistake in the series is precisely its main point: The development of the romance:
😐 The development of the romance is too rushed! And because of this "rush," we can't connect with the story. At the beginning of episode 1, the protagonists don't even know each other, and by the end of episode 2, they've already gone through so many ups and downs that it gives the impression that the story is already over! And the bad thing is that we didn't even get the middle part, where the beginning of the relationship appears! So the impression is that we saw the beginning and the end of a romance movie... In other words: We didn't create any connection with the couple, and some romantic lines lose their meaning. It's like starting a romantic series halfway through! 😬

😭They skipped all the "First times" at the beginning of a relationship, so the romance became bland! We didn't get their first romantic dinner, their first night out together, the first time introducing themselves as "girlfriend" to their friends, the first text message exchange with that smiling face, their first weekend together, their first sexual encounter, nothing... They skipped all that. We only got their first kiss, but it was very quick, without them even knowing each other properly, and then they skipped months of their relationship, so their kiss NOW doesn't cause "butterflies in the stomach" anymore, because they've been together for months, so they've already kissed and had sex a lot... We just didn't see it. Everything now will have that air of "naturalness" and not the butterflies in the stomach of "wow, the protagonist is nervous because she's never done this before with her girlfriend, and since I'm waiting to see this in time, let's get nervous together and enjoy the scene"... Instead, they made a 2-minute music video with silent scenes of them being happy and skipped 3 months of their relationship.

Another bad thing is that romantic phrases and declarations lose their meaning. For example, Arisa says, "I can be myself with you," and in theory, the viewer should watch and think, "That's true! How romantic," but what we think is, "When were you 'yourself' with Lyla? I didn't see that... Is she being sincere or is it just lip service?"... Do you understand? If we haven't seen anything related to their relationship, we can't connect with those moments or get emotional. It becomes a loose phrase without depth, without a scene, and nothing to base it on. It's the same as her saying, "I already won a tap dancing contest."🤷‍♀️

🙄 Another thing I didn't like was Arisa's attitude. First, she decides that the 2-minute video (3 months of relationship) meant nothing and asks Lyla to disappear from her life; then, she decides it did mean something and insists on getting back together with Lyla. In other words: Arisa decides whether they are dating or not, and nothing prevents her from changing her mind again in two episodes. She's not being honest with Lyla! She could have just said she was confused and needed time to think. That it was better to break up. She didn't need to be a jerk and make Lyla feel used!

In one scene, she gets angry because of Lyla's "lie" and says, "I forgive you, but we'll never lie to each other again," and in the same episode, there's Arisa, lying to Lyla again and making a fool of her.
📢"But that's the story: Love conquers revenge. Arisa is using Lyla to get revenge, but then she will fall in love with her and give up on revenge"
👉Arisa WAS ALREADY Lyla's girlfriend, and WAS ALREADY in love with her when she decided to use her girlfriend to get revenge. So if in the end Arisa says: "I wanted revenge, so I decided to use you but ended up falling in love," she'll be lying! Because she already loved Lyla, she already knew she loved Lyla, she was already dating her, and even so she decided to use her.

Regarding the revenge, I also feel that the series is moving too fast, as if it were a fanfic where each chapter has to have several things happen to hook the viewer, but it's not as bad as the development of the romance.

Could my opinion change? Yes, definitely, but if they started development making so many mistakes, it will be difficult to reverse. My hope is that revenge will be good.

PS: The soundtrack also falters at times because it sometimes disappears completely out of nowhere. It's simply cut off, just like that...

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vroom vroom

first: weiling and saitharn had the most compelling romance in this entire drama. I need a whole spinoff about weiling and saitharn and their domestic bliss post all of this bullshit.

second: i do not ship kee and lalin. the show speedran through their romance so we barely got any cute scenes past the first episode, and then the rest of it was just kee lying about who she is and why she's with her, and we're supposed to believe that's not messed up and ship them anyway? yeah, no thanks. their relationship started under false pretenses and i think kee should have been made to pay for it with more than just the cold shoulder for 1 episode.

third: i hate the camera they used to film this. technically ridiculous choice.

other memorable moments:

at one point, lalin tells kee: "i know you've been through so much pain, but your dad loved you so, so much. how about you only treasure the good memories of him?" this is immediately after they find out that kee's father was abusive to kee's mother, and while i liked kee's response to this, this was just a really stupid thing to have the love interest say.

at another point, lalin gets kidnapped while her wife is doing donuts in the parking lot.

honourable mention: kee showing a woman who has just had a heart attack and is laying in a hospital bed a live feed of her missing daughter being held at gunpoint. what. the. fuck.

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It's a masterpiece.

I've watched the first episode and... it's a masterpiece.

The audio is absolutely flawless and as someone who works in video editing, that's something I notice immediately. Sound is what keeps us emotionally connected to the visuals, and here it's done perfectly. The music fits every scene so well, and the sound effects are just as precise. In many other GL series, audio is often something that lacks, so this really stands out.

And I haven't even talked about the visuals yet. The series is stunning, truly cinematic. Every shot feels intentional, and the color grading pulls you deeper into the story. It's also so refreshing to see a look that doesn't rely on heavy filters that mask facial details, it makes everything feel more real and emotionally connected.

This is, honestly, the highest quality GL I've seen so far. Every detail feels polished and professional.

The acting is incredible. Each performance feels natural and grounded, nothing overdone. You can feel the care and intention behind every moment. This isn't just content made to fill a screen... it's crafted storytelling.

A huge congratulations to everyone involved, the production team, the actors, everyone behind the scenes. You all deserve recognition for this amazing work.

Can't wait to see more!

@FabelEntertainment you're raising the bar in this industry.

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Masterpiece

Broken (Of) Love" Episode 1 is a fantastic opener for this Thai GL revenge romance.
The story masterfully blends love and revenge in a gripping tale of betrayal: Arisa returns to destroy the powerful family that ruined her past, only to feel an unexpected and magnetic pull toward their daughter, Lalin. It seamlessly mixes corporate intrigue, emotional scars, and sizzling early romantic sparks, hooking you right away.
Performances shine brightest. Faye Peraya delivers her usual commanding, intense energy with great depth. Atom Pariya impresses as a strong newcomer, natural, charismatic, and perfectly matching Faye. Their chemistry feels electric and addictive from the start.
Production is premium and cinematic, with stunning visuals, sharp cinematography, polished sets, and well timed music that elevates the drama.
Overall, Episode 1 is intriguing, emotionally charged, and visually impressive. A solid 10/10 start that leaves you craving more. Highly recommended for fans of intense GL with heart and heat! 💔✨

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I'm rooting for the villain! Wasted potential

They started by deceiving us with the trailer! They made us believe that Arisa would be a race car driver, but unfortunately the problems didn't stop there:
1) Their "love" isn't "believable" because they didn't show them starting to date. They jumped straight to the end. So all the declarations seem like empty words.
2) The scene cuts are often poorly executed; the editing isn't working well.
3) The script is so empty so far that we have no idea who Lyla is because they simply don't "introduce" her to us. We only know that she's the villain's daughter and that she's dating Arisa.

4) They're not managing to balance revenge with romance; it gives the impression that the series wasn't even supposed to be a romance, but at the last minute they decided to change their minds and filmed some scenes on top of it.

5) The pacing of the romance is also completely fantastical, it feels like bad fanfiction, where they want to take the characters to a certain point but don't know how to do it, so they just force a marriage proposal, a gigantic coincidence, a hidden camera, anything that isn't developing a good script.
6) The characters aren't charismatic, they don't have well-developed personalities, they simply threw the characters into the series and said: "Look, you're going to be silly and in love with her, and you're going to be gothic and complicated"... That's all they are. They didn't build the characters with mannerisms or "anything" special. They are just generic characters, the kind we find everywhere.
7) They still haven't explained what revenge Arisa wants to take, or why she wants to do it. The story is short, only 8 episodes, so this should have been shown in episode 1 or 2 so we could understand where the character is going. If they don't do that, we're left confused, and if we don't understand, we can't celebrate her achievements, because how can we celebrate something we don't even understand how it's supposed to be, and how Arisa wants it to be?

Honestly, I'm rooting for the villain to win, defeat Arisa, and for Lyla to find someone decent, because Arisa only lies and uses her.

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Good idea: Poor Execution

After watching it twice (yesterday via livestream), I still come to the same conclusion:

Great idea, poor execution and script.

The show left so many things untold and rushed through so much. There was so much storytelling potential, but everything felt half assed just to move the plot forward. Nothing was really fleshed out, and many things felt very unrealistic (like Wit’s girlfriend suddenly running to Savior!Arisa after meeting her for two minutes) purely for the sake of the plot. The characters did not drive the story, the story drove the characters.

The revenge plot was completely pointless and a waste of screentime. There was no real villain except Arisa’s dad and Wit, which is fine, but some backstory for Mek would have been nice. Why was he so loyal? What pushed him to kill? We are told things, but nothing is actually shown. Everything is left for the viewers to fill in themselves.

Lalin’s aunt is suddenly no longer mentioned. The money laundering plot from Episode 3 is forgotten.

I could go on and on about what was wrong with the show, and this is just about the plot.

The romance was okay for a show like this. I didn't expect much there.

BOL is nice to rewatch for the fighting scenes. The rest is not really worth rewatching.

For a first show though, it was good. Faye can be proud of herself for pulling it off with a limited budget and no sponsors. BOL is still better than 80% of the GLs out there purely because of the plot idea and cast. The acting was superb.

Next time, please get better scriptwriters though. And also some sponsors.

The show gets a 5/10 from me after watching all episodes. And I'll write my review for EP8 later.

Faye has the vision, now she needs proper scriptwriters to put those ideas to live.

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2 Episodes in

Episode 1 left me feeling pretty cold which is disappointing because the production quality is high and the plot looks interesting.
My main issue is the rushing. They glossed over the couple’s first time how they fell in love and the start of their relationship with just a quick montage. I wish they had taken 2 or 3 episodes to properly establish the relationship so we could actually connect with them. The big daughter reveal in EP1 also fell flat. There was no buildup no time to feel the heartbreak or betrayal. Dropping it so early just didn’t land.
The show feels very different from the first trailer almost like a completely different series. Normally that ending for EP 1 would have given me goosebumps and a pit in my stomach but I felt nothing because I couldn’t connect with the characters.
Still I’m curious to see more. I hope Episode 2 slows down and fixes the pacing. It’s not bad it’s high quality but the emotional connection is missing right now.

Also, Atom's Acting was better than even Faye's. Faye's performance wasn't the best.

EP 2 the pacing is even worse and faster. The episode was all over the place and no time to sink anything in.
The pacing is so bad I would drop the show it if it wasn't for Faye. Please slow the show down. I get there's only 8 Episodes but you have to balance it.

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Best GL Series

Broken Of Love is not just another series you watch and forget, it’s a story that completely takes over your emotions from the very beginning. From the first episode, you can feel how carefully everything is built, from the pacing of the narrative to the depth of each character. The storyline unfolds in such a natural yet powerful way that it keeps you fully engaged, making it impossible to look away even for a second.

What truly stands out is the emotional weight carried in every scene. The chemistry between the characters feels incredibly genuine, filled with tension, vulnerability, and unspoken feelings that say more than words ever could. Every glance, every pause, every subtle expression adds layers to the story, making it feel real and deeply relatable.

The acting is absolutely outstanding. Each performance feels authentic and full of passion, showing how much effort and dedication has been put into this project. The actors don’t just play their roles—they bring them to life in a way that makes you feel every emotion alongside them.

Beyond that, the cinematography is stunning, capturing every moment with a level of detail that enhances the overall experience. The music perfectly complements each scene, intensifying the emotions and leaving a lasting impression. Everything works together seamlessly to create a powerful and unforgettable atmosphere.

By the end of each episode, you’re left with a mix of emotions that are hard to explain. It’s the kind of series that stays with you, making you think about it long after you’ve finished watching. Broken Of Love is truly something special, and without a doubt, one of the most emotionally impactful stories I’ve experienced.

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