Ok, I absolutely didn't expect this to actually be THIS good: the story is really layered and the characters are so well built! Although I would have loved to see the real dynamics between all of them (I suppose almost half these boys are somehow a couple in the original story), the tension between some of them was better than many ships out there.
Plus, the acting from Xiao Zhan was so magnetic: the way in which he portrayed WWX was a pleasure to watch! Kudos to him, this was a pretty difficult character to portray and I think, for as much as the drama perse is very well directed and built, his acting is the best thing of it all, he really hit all the right keys.
So yes, now, although with 6 years of delay, I'm jumping onboard this fandom and I'll go fetch all the other renditions of this story! Suggestion: should I jump to the animation first, or the novel?
Anyway: 9.5/10 for me, and the OST is running nonstop in my music player!
I've been watching dramas for years now and still haven't seen The Untamed. Since I mostly enjoy romance shows…
Same: I've been watching dramas from 20+ years (yes, I'm old XD) but I've never really been into wuxia/xianxia AND chinese dramas, so when this came out I said: "i'll watch it sooner or later" but never did. I'm not a romantic person, but I love some nice tension/romance between the lead (although I'm ok if it's not the main focus when the story is enthralling). Here there is absolutely NO romance (aside from a f/m couple but it's veeeeeeeery marginal), BUT the story and the mistery AND the tension between all the characters is definitely great!
50 episodes is a lot but I devoured them in a week!
ok I just panicked I understand everything now, I think…
Thanks! There's so much info online about this series, and all of its adaptations, that sometimes it gets confusing. XD
I agree on the name-part: I'm not new to chinese dramas (i used to watch taiwan and chinese series since back in the 90's) and I even studied one year of mandarin back in my teens, BUT i usually don't watch xianxia/wuxia series, so the most problematic part is the clans/tribes/titles/courtesy names that get a bit confusing if you're new to the "atmosphere".
Anyway, thanks: I think I'll finish this series and then jump to Fangs of Fortune, after which I'll probably start reading MDZS novel too because the characters are actually pretty interesting and I'd love to see how their dynamics are intended in their original form.
hmm should i watch it ive been putting it aside cuz no offense but i seriously cannot tell most Chinese actors…
I had this in my watchlist since AGES and started it three times but always dropped it around episode 3.... now, I decided to give it another go and I don't know what changed but I started this yesterday and I'm on episode 16 already, it's definitely sooooo enthralling! I think I'll start the novel too. XD
(You can definitely tell the actors apart, they have different clothes and also facial features are pretty easily recognizable).
ok I just panicked I understand everything now, I think…
I'm on episode 16 and this comment helps a lot, you should make a discussion for the people who are watching this without prior experience with wuxia/xianxia or who have never read the novel.
Everything in this series is top, but Weinai is the toppest! <3
(Loved this finale: it closed many threads and thoughts and had the right amount of everything - from sweetness to spice to drama to fun. All the characters were shown and given proper endings. If I can issue a smaaaaaaaaall complaint, I would have loved to see the wedding... PeterPan and Pond in wedding tuxedos, what a vision!!)
Sidenote: compliments to the stylist choosing Peter's clothes, he was PERFECT from ep1 to ep10... elegant, simple but stylish.
Hope to see PP/P again in another drama, they really shine together!
If you find Hikaru beautiful in female attire, you should check Jun Shison acting as Ogawa Miki in Joshi-teki Seikatsu (https://kisskh.at/26209-life-as-a-girl)... although he acts as a transgender there, not as a crossdresser - coming in 2018 that was such a powerful story, amazingly acted too.
What a great acting performance from both Sea and Jimmy in all their scenes! I love this drama already, and all the characters! First's character looks sus... so much sus that might be a false hint! And how beautiful is Thap's sister? *_*
I especially love the fact that JimmySea are among the few "ships" that are not typecasted, they are always given roles that are not "fixed" and that means they have the chance to act and portray many different shades of humanity, which makes them grow as actors and artists.
Sidenote: the ending credits are showing SO MANY SWEET moments, I can't wait for all the next episodes!
"These guys could act as trees in the xmas recital and I'd sit there and watch them without complaining..."Thats…
Eeeeeeh yes, unfortunately.... it's just a pity because some of these idols can actually act, so we'd watch with double the pleasure if the show is great!
Finally, we're finished. Mind me: I've seen way worse, but with the cast and the budget they had, they could have done a masterpiece... instead, it was a huge mess with useless, lenghty scenes and dull dialogues. Plus, characters doing absurd things for reasons even more absurd, often without having real meaning or connection to the events.
Anyway: Zee was astonishingly beautiful as always, and so was Net. These guys could act as trees in the xmas recital and I'd sit there and watch them without complaining... so yeah, at least we had them. And Chakri, who was the loveliest friend ever. Ramil/Paytay deserved a better usage of screentime to really make justice to their storyline, pity.
Best moment of last episode, the seaside scene with Net and JJ: Calvin/Jay light kiss, the surprise and shyness in Jay's eyes, and the second hug. They could have been so interesting as a pair!
Every week it gets better - this series has everything, from top notch acting/chemistry to beautiful settings and costumes... the OST feels like a hug between scenes, and the plot is very simple but so enthralling... and what I feel the most, is that every moment shines with emotions, depth and feelings. I almost can't breathe for the whole lenght of the episode, each week!
Inn and Great are A M A Z I N G, they convey so much with such dignity and composure... on the other hand, Aou and Boom are sparkling and vivid! One fo the best series I've seen in last years - hope it doesn't stop mesmerizing our hearts. <3
This was one hell of a hectic final episode... and unfortunately not in a positive way. Basically everything happened, but without any reason - an extra lenghty episode of unnecessary chaos and cringeness. And obviously, KIDNAPPING again! Yo is the most kidnapped character in the history of Thai dramas ever. Sigh.
The romantic scenes full of candles, lights, veils and crystals (and windows obviously completely open, for happy peeping grandma....) were the festival of gaudiness. Sigh again.
I really loved Poom's acting and his character, he's such an expressve boy... but Saint was way less charismatic then usual. The plot, dialogues and direction didn't help either, these poor boys felt like victims of a very desperate project.
Pity. I loved some moments and I was happy to watch till the end, but both Poom and Saint deserved way better.
MVP of the episode, Heng: he appears for less than 5 minutes, in which he creates panic and chaos, and then disappears again with his outmost elegance and charisma. And the daughter disappeared along the way too.
MANIFESTING A MAIN ROLE FOR HENG! He's third-wheeling each and every BL/GL couple out there, please somebody give him a leading role!
Took me a while to finish this, because somehow it got stuck in the middle of soooooo many dramas to watch. The acting was A M A Z I N G from all the main cast, and so was the production and cinematography: I loved the choice of pastel and smooth colors, adding a nostalgic and smooth feeling to all the scenes. The plot was a bit predictable, but which romantic/family drama isn't?
The thing I loved the most, honestly, was the himanity and realism of the main characters: usually in GLs there's always this overly dramatic and exaggerated behavior from one (or both) leads that is either stereotypical or clicheèd, not to mention the lack of communication... in this drama, on the other hand, both leads were "normal people" acting as any person would while in a relationship. It was such a refreshing couple!
Nice music, nice characters - I would have loved to see more from Oat and Kawi, because they were absolutely my favourite characters. View was stunning in her role, she looked so much more mature than her real age! And Sing... well, Sing is always a certainty!
Once again, kudos to whoever choose Sing/Bonnie as siblings because they rocked!
...ok, sorry XD That aside, this was another incredible episode! Honestly I'm a bit fed up with the crazy weirdo psycho brother, because in a normal world he would already be in jail. BUT for the sake of our fiction and melodrama, let's be patient with him for one, last, episode... Weinai and Janine are sooooo cute, I think the series would have benefited from less cringe drama moments and more focus on these lovely secondary characters, also because now we have SO MANY THINGS still to be cleared in the last episode...
If PondPan ship don't seal after this, i'm gonna crushout fr!! Thier chemistry is out of this world!! Hope to…
I feel they both are not into "ships"... up to now they've always changed partner in BLs and they both always did an amazing job... honestly, for as much as I would love to see them again together, I'm also very happy to see their acting grow and challenge new dynamics with other actors!
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Plus, the acting from Xiao Zhan was so magnetic: the way in which he portrayed WWX was a pleasure to watch! Kudos to him, this was a pretty difficult character to portray and I think, for as much as the drama perse is very well directed and built, his acting is the best thing of it all, he really hit all the right keys.
So yes, now, although with 6 years of delay, I'm jumping onboard this fandom and I'll go fetch all the other renditions of this story!
Suggestion: should I jump to the animation first, or the novel?
Anyway: 9.5/10 for me, and the OST is running nonstop in my music player!
Here there is absolutely NO romance (aside from a f/m couple but it's veeeeeeeery marginal), BUT the story and the mistery AND the tension between all the characters is definitely great!
50 episodes is a lot but I devoured them in a week!
Another beautifully executed episode... but next week will be rough! T_T
I agree on the name-part: I'm not new to chinese dramas (i used to watch taiwan and chinese series since back in the 90's) and I even studied one year of mandarin back in my teens, BUT i usually don't watch xianxia/wuxia series, so the most problematic part is the clans/tribes/titles/courtesy names that get a bit confusing if you're new to the "atmosphere".
Anyway, thanks: I think I'll finish this series and then jump to Fangs of Fortune, after which I'll probably start reading MDZS novel too because the characters are actually pretty interesting and I'd love to see how their dynamics are intended in their original form.
I think I'll start the novel too. XD
(You can definitely tell the actors apart, they have different clothes and also facial features are pretty easily recognizable).
Sidenote: compliments to the stylist choosing Peter's clothes, he was PERFECT from ep1 to ep10... elegant, simple but stylish.
Hope to see PP/P again in another drama, they really shine together!
And how beautiful is Thap's sister? *_*
I especially love the fact that JimmySea are among the few "ships" that are not typecasted, they are always given roles that are not "fixed" and that means they have the chance to act and portray many different shades of humanity, which makes them grow as actors and artists.
Sidenote: the ending credits are showing SO MANY SWEET moments, I can't wait for all the next episodes!
Mind me: I've seen way worse, but with the cast and the budget they had, they could have done a masterpiece... instead, it was a huge mess with useless, lenghty scenes and dull dialogues. Plus, characters doing absurd things for reasons even more absurd, often without having real meaning or connection to the events.
Anyway: Zee was astonishingly beautiful as always, and so was Net. These guys could act as trees in the xmas recital and I'd sit there and watch them without complaining... so yeah, at least we had them. And Chakri, who was the loveliest friend ever.
Ramil/Paytay deserved a better usage of screentime to really make justice to their storyline, pity.
Best moment of last episode, the seaside scene with Net and JJ: Calvin/Jay light kiss, the surprise and shyness in Jay's eyes, and the second hug. They could have been so interesting as a pair!
Inn and Great are A M A Z I N G, they convey so much with such dignity and composure... on the other hand, Aou and Boom are sparkling and vivid!
One fo the best series I've seen in last years - hope it doesn't stop mesmerizing our hearts. <3
Basically everything happened, but without any reason - an extra lenghty episode of unnecessary chaos and cringeness. And obviously, KIDNAPPING again! Yo is the most kidnapped character in the history of Thai dramas ever. Sigh.
The romantic scenes full of candles, lights, veils and crystals (and windows obviously completely open, for happy peeping grandma....) were the festival of gaudiness. Sigh again.
I really loved Poom's acting and his character, he's such an expressve boy... but Saint was way less charismatic then usual. The plot, dialogues and direction didn't help either, these poor boys felt like victims of a very desperate project.
Pity. I loved some moments and I was happy to watch till the end, but both Poom and Saint deserved way better.
MVP of the episode, Heng: he appears for less than 5 minutes, in which he creates panic and chaos, and then disappears again with his outmost elegance and charisma. And the daughter disappeared along the way too.
MANIFESTING A MAIN ROLE FOR HENG! He's third-wheeling each and every BL/GL couple out there, please somebody give him a leading role!
The thing I loved the most, honestly, was the himanity and realism of the main characters: usually in GLs there's always this overly dramatic and exaggerated behavior from one (or both) leads that is either stereotypical or clicheèd, not to mention the lack of communication... in this drama, on the other hand, both leads were "normal people" acting as any person would while in a relationship. It was such a refreshing couple!
Nice music, nice characters - I would have loved to see more from Oat and Kawi, because they were absolutely my favourite characters. View was stunning in her role, she looked so much more mature than her real age! And Sing... well, Sing is always a certainty!
Once again, kudos to whoever choose Sing/Bonnie as siblings because they rocked!
That aside, this was another incredible episode! Honestly I'm a bit fed up with the crazy weirdo psycho brother, because in a normal world he would already be in jail. BUT for the sake of our fiction and melodrama, let's be patient with him for one, last, episode... Weinai and Janine are sooooo cute, I think the series would have benefited from less cringe drama moments and more focus on these lovely secondary characters, also because now we have SO MANY THINGS still to be cleared in the last episode...
MONDAY PLEASE COME TOMORROW!