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I still hate lacorn aka soapoperas...

but saying this, this was the best I have seen so far. The overacting (dad, brother) is painful to watch, but besides them there are no characters who got on my nerves. I guess both Pond and Chai did an excellent job from a lacorn view. We already know that Pond can play anything if they let him. Chai is a veteran actor and in this case he is not a 2nd class support as in most other series. As always Grandma is the best and the most wise to boot.

Then we have the typical One31/GMMTV (One Enterprise) forced happy ending. There must be a happy ending ALWAYS. Why not let him die - that would have been the more fitting ending for the story. There are sacrificies to be made to change a country for the better. But no, he could not have been sacrified, there had to be a happy end, so all the fangirls are happy. First there is the "death", everyone is crying (including the viewers - not me, because I know it's always fake) because there is a death ceremony, then the "resurrection" and finally Phob is apologizing to Thins dad - FOR WHAT? WTF is wrong with the writers? There is no reason to apologize to the dad at all! And yes, they life happily ever after... or so.

Production quality was top notch and especially the OST was superb. Too bad GagaOOLala fails to translate songtexts and have missed some subs especially in the final episode. Let's just say, this series is quite good for what it is. It's not perfect, in the middle it's a bit draggy, but the start and the end till episode 10 are not bad. The finale is questionable but we can live with it. It's far from a masterpiece, but even as a lacorn it's so much better compared to most thai shows airing now. If you don't mind soapoperas it might be for you.

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Very strong beginning but as usual it falls off a cliff....

While we have dark material, the production and the writers are too afraid to explore this setting. They just end up doing the bare minimum and making it lacorn-style with clear white and black characters. Also Little Jane is a bit strange. Does he want to know or does he not, he seems always to hesitate what to do next. Not a character I can identify with.

The finale starts as a softporn with
"Put him in!"
In my head: "Where is the lubricant?" "Did you clean your h* before it? Because it does not seem that you did" and all of that.
"Harder!"
Of course he is a little bitch and he needs it very hard. 🤣
Fanservice at it's best or so... That was just funny for me. This time we have the ending of a revenge arc in the finale, because otherwise we would have bored to death with the final episode. So little Jamie got abducted from the guy who lost it all and because the writers are the writers there had to be no other solution. Even if that's exactly how the novel played out, it's stupid and the old same, same. The scene was in itself stupid. When this was my brother, I would have grabbed him, the gun and run with him before doing anything else... but no, it must be a dramatic scene for the fangirls... and so little Jane can shine a bit, hestating only a little bit... Alone for this bullshit scene and the softporn scene I deduct the rating, because both annoyed me sooooooooo much.

As expected what starts good, falls of a cliff especially in the last five episodes. I can't fault their acting, they have done well, I can't fault the production quality or the OST. but of course I have to fault the production for such a weak script again. It's watchable, but it's not really good, regardless of the many praising reviews this will receive. I'm sorry, when watching I never have my pink glasses on :) So this series is above the usual thai crap, but it could have been sooooo much better, but they failed.

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Again very very overhyped...

The problem with many thai shows is, they try to wrap very dark themes into a comedy and I don't like it. Not everything must be funny or everything must have a cushion to protect the viewers from sad realities. And why is "Sammy" always cast as a comic relieve? Her friendship (and the friendship of the other teacher) would have had so much more impact if this role would have been serious.

For Santa this must be have fun even when he had to portrait two characters. I would think this is a challenge actors gladly take to improve their acting overall. Also Perth did a good job. Production quality was high, at least there was nothing to complain about.

I had my troubles getting into the series... the start was very weak but the longer the series run the better it got. That's a big difference compared to many other GMMTV shows which start strong and then falling off a cliff. But it's still not enough to hype this series to a 9 or even 10... For me this show is better than average but still not good enough. It could have been so much better but as usual GMMTV fails to put a serious drama on air, especially when such a theme comes with the warning of the start of every episode and a help line for people in mental duress.

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When the GL subplot is better than the BL itself...

"Ja" had something different in mind, when he left GMMTV. I do not care much for Mr. Ja, but I was happy to see "Tae" again, after his role in "Between Us" in 2022. But sadly the script was more crap than I could have imagined. First, if you know that someone was raped and abused, you would not cast him in a role which has an similar plot in the student short-film project. But even if you don't know all the details, the actor himself would not take that role when his trauma still lingers and has not healed. The more problematic part is, that Mr. Ja has no clue how to act in dramatic or sad scenes. He looks statuesque with no facial expression at all. There is no energy, anger or something else. It's like it does not matter to him. It seems the workshop did not really work. Besides looking handsome there goes nothing for him.

With such a poor acting performance his counterpart can't balance the performance. He tries his best, but it does not work. That's why this series is soooooo bad. The only highlight are the two girls, but if you watch because it's a BL, you won't care about the GL stuff. This may sound harsh, but it's the reality. I'm not a fan of mixing but normally it does not matter that much too me but it's even more sad, that this subplot made the most sense and was acted well.

I don't have to tell you there is forced drama in it, with the cliché "bad" father and house-maid which turns then 180° in a matter of minutes which does not make sense at all. Production quality is good, even the music is good, but the script/acting can't deliver. So sorry, I don't like this show at all and overall it's a waste of time.

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OMG, this show is only for braindead people...

As usual with GMMTV and most thai shows this year, this show begins with a good premise, but the story and execution fall flat on the belly, like when jumping from a 10m tower.

I am speechless how bad this show is and how many people dig this. It's not the worst show this year, but it comes close. The story is boring, partly childish, all over the place, very predictable and of course both MLs have mental baggage to deal with... And everything will be resolved easily... There are some good moments, there is some production quality but overall it's bad. So it's the same story more or less then any other Thai show and the kidnapping only plays a role for 3 episodes. The actors are underutilzed, most characters are very one-dimensional and I feel sorry for them to have to do such a crap production with bad and lazy writing.

Let's talk about the portrayal of the Thai Justice System: When you watch this show, you think Thailand is the worst. Yes, there is always some corruption anywhere but come on... If I were working in that system I would be pissed about the show. The "bad" woman in this show kidnaps and tries to kill one of the leads and his dad, but the next scene shows, that she goes free for ANOTHER trial. How would that happen in real life? It would not! You would still be in jail for the OTHER thing you did. If you have been catched @ attempted murder, you will not get a free of jail card!!! Period. This was ridicilous! What are the writers and director thinking? The wrote in that she goes free and is murdered by a victim!

And don't let me start with all the product placements... GMMTV does get a cut from the actors for every ad they do, but they still have to fill up nearly every show with overbording product placements. It's so annoying and people (fangirls?) still reward such shows with a high ratings. 🤷‍♂️ So for me, this was a disappointment.

I can only recommand to watch this, if you are really really bored, otherwise most shows from Korea, Japan and Taiwan in 2024 are much more worthwhile to watch and have a consistent, well written story and good acting (because the script is well written).

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OMG did it go bad in the end

While I expected the show to be good after watching the first two episodes it went downhill from there. The story has no logic and no cohesion.

First, why does Lin have a crush on Ryu? I have no clue and why does she not try to help her father much earlier? It's not ok, for team members to risk the club, but it's also not ok, to publish it without consideration for all the other members. Maybe going to the director first would have been a better solution, so the club does not get disbanded because of the actions of a few.

Second, why did Ryu not ask his mother many years earlier to watch a match? I don't get it, when BLs create "evil" one-dimensional parents.

Third, why did they need Atom to make a love triangle and do things, you don't do, when you know your interest already is taken? To have Atom kiss Zen head was appalling.

Forth, the gangster arc was interesting in the beginning but the ending was beyond stupid. Why is Que not in prison? Is the police so incompetent that they did not get it?

Fifth, while they struggeling for money, nobody gets the idea to sell their Samsung Flip phones which costs around $1000-$1300. Especially Zen and his grandma could never ever afford such a luxury item and here we also see, that in that case the director should have stepped in to say, Zen can't have it, Atom should have it, because his father looked well off.

So overall the story was a plunder as always. The MLs had a bit more to act compared to their previous shows, but they still don't shine because their roles are quite one-dimensional as well. The finale was cringe as well. Why did Zen return? What happend in Phuket? Nobody knows and the writers didn't want to know also. Such lazy writing is incredible. It's a waste of time to count more of the negatives, because there are some positives as well. Cinematography was excellent especially while the actors played basketball but in the later epsiodes the quality declines. Maybe time-constraints because Golf had to direct two shows which aired at the same time. Of course there was some fan-service but nothing eath-shattering and no sensual scenes imho. The fuck scene in the finale was over the top as well. I don't think the grandma is "poor" - she had headphones 🤣 and with her support for them, it's a non-issue. Yes, grandma was the best. And why the club still existed after they lost - nobody knows as well - it's stated in the script I assume 🤣.

Especially Ping is locked in a character-set, either a pushover or a diva or just annoying - or a combination of all, so not a chance of growing with his acting even when his third outing was better then the previous ones. For Frank it was new territory and he did play his role well and we all don't like him. Of course Meen is booked for the cool and rich one, but also his character is always similar in all the shows and some of his parents are always "evil". To summarize, the show started strong with the first two episodes and fell of a cliff because the writers had no clue what to do. You have four writers and don't manage a coherent story - that's really sad.

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low budget, but quite good except the final...

Sorry, I'm late for this review, because Weak Hero Season 2 took precedence in my time-budget :)

Here we get four different love stories in one series. The first was typical what you would expect from a BL, childhood friends growing into love. The second one is the most interesting one as it involves time-travel. The third one was a very sad one and last one was so weak I asked myself why to include it and "ruin" the series with it.

While the budget was low, the episodes short, the acting was good except the last one but overall miles ahead of most of the thai BLs we "have" to watch. So even the independent small studios can produce a good series with a low budget. I would suggest you skip the last two episodes and enjoy the first six episodes.

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Short but great :)

Kiba-san works in a welfare-type facility for children with disabilities, where children who cannot live with their parents due to various reasons live together. One day the little boy Ritsu arrived who has been neglected by his parents, who does not speak but is drawn to Kiba. After some weeks of happy living Ritsu has to go back to his mum...

Overall a heartwarming movie, based on a true story, about a social worker who does care about all the children he is responsible for. Jun of course acts believable and he's heartbroken when Ritsu has to leave. I won't spoil the end, but it's not a bad one. So, if you have free 23 minutes, watch this short-movie!

Edit: This silly site has no way to add a youtube link, so if you are looking for this short-film:
https://youtu.be/mII6nUlTNZk

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Not as bad as "Dare You to Death"...

As usual with "police dramas" - the police work makes no sense and is completely unbelievable.... Then we also have the lazy writing especially of Wayus mom. Gambling addiction does not "heal" over night. I mean they have team of four writers and all of them can't put a realistic story to paper. And of course we have the 08/15 cliché homophobe father, who this time, did not die but made a 180 degrees turn in a matters of days.

And whats with all the dancing throughout every episode? Yes he is a host, yes he is sexy and yes he can dance, but we don't need to be reminded of it every damn episode... it was just a filler to strech out the episodes. Especially the first half of the show was too much lacorn for my taste.

There are some redeeming properties of this show, especially the involvment of a special needs kid was a nice touch. There is no doubt about their chemistry either, but the acting was a bit meh. I think the support actors/actresses did a better job.

So overall, I don't agree with the hyped reviews here again - as mostly usual. I don't think it's a bad show, but it's not good either. At least it was all framed quite nicely, so production quality was well enough. It's a show you can watch, but not a show you must watch.

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A typical GMMTV *hust* Change2561 school BL...

What shall I write about this show? It's a typical enemy to lovers tropé, typical school BL with childish things including soundeffects and a feel good vibe. While the second couple had less screentime for me it had the more interesting story. It was also more subtle and not the typical brute force approach.

Production quality was high, script was weak, it's just a run of the mill school BL. "My School President" had the much more elaborate OST and of course the better actors imho, but it's not as bad as many other thai school BLs (Make it Right 2026 comes to mind which will hopefully end soon). At least most of the time, it was not boring. Also I appreciate that this series was shorter with only eight episodes. It had some cute aspects and it was not all the way stupid which is an improvement in my book.

You can watch it and not complain about a cringe-fest, everything is quite mellow and the few dramatic scenes are not over-acted or silly. Everything is positive including the parents, so there is no drama when the sons came out. Everything is just perfect, maybe too perfect.

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Much better than part 1...

While "New" often directs the actors as childish and cringe (Earth has to be played as a toddler), "New" was this time in the second row just producing and executive producing. The new director did tune down the childish and cringe behaviours of the direction but there is still some unnecessary childish stuff left including the stupid sound effects.

What me irked the most are the inconsistencies between season 1 and season 2. Johann bought a café in season 1 but it was not seen in season 2 at all - why is that? Of course we also did not see the bar which was also bought by Johann. This does not make much sense without any explaination. I have no idea if the novels have the same inconsistencies but for me it breaks the whole story arc. You may say it's nitpicking but for me it's a huge deal. The series does not feel in the same universe anymore.

They also broke with the story telling. In Part 1 all four couples were intertwined which made the story more dynamic. The forth couple in this case were Tonfah & Typhoon, not prominently featured but we knew there was something wrong, but we couldn't put a finger on it, till it was revealed in Part 2. But this interactions between all the couples is missed often in the last two parts. For themselves the parts with Arthit & Daotok and Suea & Dueannao are good, but they don't feel natural in the grand picture of the whole series.

The whole production was not thought through. Either tell the story in parts per couple or tell them together. The mish-mash did not help the series at all. It may be easier to follow but I don't feel a production should make it easy for the viewer. If you can't keep up with a story when it involves more than two people you need to concentrate more and such series always have a "previously" part, because that's what the US series did, because they can't be bothered to remember. For me it's a timewaster, I know what happened a week before and I don't want to know what will happen next week. For this series "Suea & Dueannao" should have been the beginning of Part 1 with their school time and then we could have had Hill & Ter and Johann & North. The Suea & Duennao arc could have been sprinkled in the Tonfah & Typhoon and Arthit & Daotok arc. But of course what do I know about story telling? 🤣

So overall even with all the problems it was a "good" show. It was not stellar, but it was entertaining for the most part. Arthit & Daotok did give us something different alone from the beginning but had flaws executing the story till the end and nobody liked Arthit turning into a red flag for two episodes. Tonfah & Typhoon was cuteness overload with a basic evil dad background. Thai scriptwriters always have a problem to alter the original work to make it better than the original. That is a strength of many JBLs where a medicore manga is turned into something different, for example "Our Youth" where 50% of the original was scrubbed and 50% was newly written for the series. But I suppose we can't have it all. Lazyness trumps the thai screenwriters and fangirls (and fanboys) don't care about the story anyways as we can see with all the 10 reviews here on MDL.

Ah, uncut and cut are two pages, so automatically deduction of 1.0 for the cut one. You never ever should watch it!

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"Toxic" is too mild...

First of all I will not dive too much into this series.
You have lot's of reviewers who will explain any detail for you, but I can't be bothered.

While the acting was amazing all characters in this show do need psycho-therapy. All of them. While "psycho professor" & "angry director" do need it most, the other two need it too.

To have a BL where love is regarded as "business" leaves a bitter taste on my tongue. Also the co-worker who at least does not care about Daons background has also a problem with accepting a) rejection and b) listening. I find it quite annoying when characters refuse to listen.

And then there is the lackluster finale... Because it's a BL we get a happy end. Oh would it be so much better if Co-Worker just died and that would be the end for all. But no, he must get his Daon so all the fangirls are happy. Also the final kiss was not that good compared to the scene in his apparment when he was drunk...

Cinematography was top notch, all the details were amazing... but imho it was quite wasted on such a story imho. I liked the beginning but it then spiraled out of control especially with the "angry director" and the "psycho professor". Also who would go for a presentation when the co-worker got stabbed? Would you not inform the attendence and scrap it? Or is it a work-related thing in Korea, that business must go on regardless of what happend? That did not make much sense to me. And then Mr. Director appologizing? Nah, unbelievable, you can't reflect in such a short time on the 11 years you did all the crap.

So overall I'm a bit split about this series, even when I don't mind toxic storylines. It's an above average show, but the story will not be to everyones taste which is a plus in my book but the finale was disappointing for me.

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cliché story, bad lip-syncing, bad sound-effects, no happy end

I thought, that could be nice, but it isn't. Even indoors they do not record the original audio, they lip-sync everything which ruins the flow and on top of it, they add foot-steps and other effects as well. The story is quite easily told. The older "boy" "adopted" the younger one - but of course a child can not adopt anyone... it's not really explained. But for arguments sake we asume the younger one was adopted and the older one took care of the younger one and they grew up together. And because they are so close the younger one falls in love with his brother, but is refused, even when it's obvious he is also in love.

That is quite similar to the series "Unknown" but with a big difference. The story was way way better and made sense, the older brother confronts his own feelings even after he refused him also. Also a difference, the older one was not styled as metrosexual or gay... at least for me he had more gay vibes compared to the younger one. So to run away from his brother and ask for a date with a girl was weird to me.

Overall this is not a series to recommand and the weird audio made it even worse and imho ruins the acting, which was not bad. If you can cope with a "bad" ending, you can watch it, but it would be better if you watch something else.

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One of the Taiwanese shows which disappoints...

This show started with one of the worst openings in BL history...
Force one of the boys to do things he doesn't want... It's just rape but mentally. Even when a show gets better after this, it can never ever be a good show. It was simply disgusting, regardless if it's a "fantasy" or not. It should not have a place in any drama imho.

As always the side couple is the more interesting one but their inability to communicate was a bit annoying. The rest of the plot was more on the boring side. The actors did the best with the script but Mr. Chang was not really believable,. The cinematography was the best of this show.

While I thought this will be a nice show, it's not. It's just banal and boring and you could have done something more interesting than watching this.

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Speaking cats are not my cup of tea.... A show with a bitter aftertaste

When the president of GMMTV is the executive producer of series, I know it can't be good.But I bet if they made a series where FirstKao reads the entries in the telephone-book (you remember the books you got every year in ancient times?) the reviews would be flooded with 10. So I will not be surprised when I get review-bombed (again).

Kao knows how to act, but a weak script can't save him. The show leaves an bitter aftertaste because of course this is the last show of the WinnySatang couple. They did not have a romantic storyline but just the finale revealed that they will be happily ever after. Besides that we got cringy "cat-voices" which did kill the show for me.

The recipe of most GMMTV productions is a feel good show, nothing serious, a bit fluffy and also nothing really keeping me hooked storywise. It's all just plain and simple and for me quite boring. The storyline with the mom was the highlight even when it was quite sad but besides that it had not much to offer.

Production quality was impecable this time around. The best thing I can say: the cats were adorable and I'm happy the show is over because regardless of cute animals and a cute couple, nothing could safe the series with such a lame script.

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