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Did I like it? YES would i ever watch it again? NO
On the surface level, I really enjoyed the show even rated it overall 8.5 . It was exactly the mindless fluff college students based show that I could watch with my brain completely shut off, just watching the pretty people on the screen (especially Thomas in glasses). It provided me THE DOPAMINE kick that got me to binge the show show in a day. But on a more deeper level, the show had a mid story and acting carried forward by only the 'chemistry' between the leads, decent soundtrack and good cinematography.
Some of the issues with the show:
1. Teerak/s infantilization - you can make a university aged guy innocent and bubbly basically the sunshine character without portraying him like a 2 dimensional over sized infant. The way he spoke and acted was cringe-worthy making me question how is he almost 20 years old.
2. Acting by the leads - I know that most of the cast was new and I understand they would slowly learn on the job. While Kong's acting improved during the show, Thomas remained very stiff with only a single 'grumpy' expression in scenes outside of romantic ones. even if he was playing the scary grumpy sunshine protector, he could have expressed that with a bit more effort. That being said, show was carried by Thomas's face card so a few more expressions on there will be chef's kiss. The rest of the cast (aside from Punlee who did well with what he was given ) were unremarkable.
3. Mike - I hate to say this but as someone who has been watching BL's for some years now - I am quite familiar with Mike and he looked absolutely out of place in this show. He was too old and in my head he belongs to a different generation of actors. Would be nice if he could find some work with people that match his experience and better characters because honestly he can do so much better than this.
4. Over accomplished young master - I found Thomas as this great young master who can handle all the business and meetings and deals not convincing at all. He can rock a formal suit but still looks a bit too young for me to imagine him in that setting. His character could have been better written to better assimilate him into the show.
Overall I think the show was shining and inviting on the surface but lacked depth that would make you stay and come back time and time again. I think i would not have kept up with the show if I had seen it weekly instead of as a binge. Seeing the last few production from this company shows that they need to pay and look for a team of better writers otherwise they would slowly fade away dragged down by mediocre plots and 2 dimensional characters. The actor's acting seemed good enough for the level of the script although I would be rooting for them and hoping for a improvement in the future.
Some of the issues with the show:
1. Teerak/s infantilization - you can make a university aged guy innocent and bubbly basically the sunshine character without portraying him like a 2 dimensional over sized infant. The way he spoke and acted was cringe-worthy making me question how is he almost 20 years old.
2. Acting by the leads - I know that most of the cast was new and I understand they would slowly learn on the job. While Kong's acting improved during the show, Thomas remained very stiff with only a single 'grumpy' expression in scenes outside of romantic ones. even if he was playing the scary grumpy sunshine protector, he could have expressed that with a bit more effort. That being said, show was carried by Thomas's face card so a few more expressions on there will be chef's kiss. The rest of the cast (aside from Punlee who did well with what he was given ) were unremarkable.
3. Mike - I hate to say this but as someone who has been watching BL's for some years now - I am quite familiar with Mike and he looked absolutely out of place in this show. He was too old and in my head he belongs to a different generation of actors. Would be nice if he could find some work with people that match his experience and better characters because honestly he can do so much better than this.
4. Over accomplished young master - I found Thomas as this great young master who can handle all the business and meetings and deals not convincing at all. He can rock a formal suit but still looks a bit too young for me to imagine him in that setting. His character could have been better written to better assimilate him into the show.
Overall I think the show was shining and inviting on the surface but lacked depth that would make you stay and come back time and time again. I think i would not have kept up with the show if I had seen it weekly instead of as a binge. Seeing the last few production from this company shows that they need to pay and look for a team of better writers otherwise they would slowly fade away dragged down by mediocre plots and 2 dimensional characters. The actor's acting seemed good enough for the level of the script although I would be rooting for them and hoping for a improvement in the future.
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