The villain takes front and center
The show has romantic and dramatic elements, good fight scenes and the right amount of suspense. The main leads despite having a large age gap, have good chemistry and leave you wanting more.The story however, starts out with focus on the main couple and then fizzles out and all the focus moves onto the villain and he's not even a good villain, his backstory and motives are not compelling and its just sad that the director chose to focus the drama on him. The rest of the show is still worth a watch since the setting and characters, especially situ and Jin Jing Xue
are interesting.
The main couple could have been so much more, they have amazing potential and their actors did a great job but it seems their talent was wasted as scenes were cut for censorship and the director cares more about the dumb villain character/third ML. He might as well be the main character and not bother with the main couple since it seems the director wanted this all along. He's a very flawed character with dumb decision making skills.
Its such a shame because the drama is beautifully shot with a fantastic soundtrack and costumes, main leads are brilliant and compelling. The director made a huge mistake with his focus on this one.
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normalising sex work?
After watching the first 4 episodes the acting is good etc however I cannot deal with the story. The main lead is not accepting the his bf is basically doing a form of sex work aka using his body to get paid with love bites, touching etc. This just does not seem appealing and also seems to be trying to normalise this kind of sex work/ host bars that can be very problematic for the host. Wela comes from a good background and does not need to do this work. His bf is also rich so why does he keep doing it. Why cant he get into just performing at the club instead of doing the host work. I'm just not enjoying this type of content.Was this review helpful to you?
I was baited by the supernatural elements in the trailer and implied 'mature theming"
Most of us after big dragon assumed this would be moss and bank's big hit since they had established their pairing and gained a decent sized fanbase. This was not to be however since Star Hunter are a massive let down when it comes to arranging and choosing a story that makes sense and is gripping. There are so many bad choices made during production such as the 'khun dad' cringe, some horrible sound effects during the oral chair scene in ep 11 i believe it was and also the terrible character building which was down to the script not the actors.Although moss and bank have great chemistry on social media, it was hard to see it here, except they did a great job in those last few NC scenes and the dressing room scene from an earlier episode minus some occasional blank facial expressions at the end of some cuts. I am only rating it a 7 because the actors perform well together with the terrible script they were served. Those NC scenes although good were sadly not enough to save this one and i was left skipping through many boring office scenes with the same old drama over and over stolen designs etc.
The trailer and early parts of the drama suggest some supernatural elements involving a Naga (half snake half man) but this turned out to be a past life reincarnation thing and not much to do with the actual story which was a huge disappointment since I felt baited by this only to be fed crumbs.
Moss and bank and most of the other actors need to change company because star hunter have no clue what they are doing and their dramas have all the glitter and sparkle with no substance.
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TutorYim dramas always have something special and charm
I will come back and edit this review later after watching more of the series. So far, acting is great, story is interesting with fun elements revolving around writing bl novels. The leads have great chemistry and their costumes and makeup are all lovely.TutorYim dramas always feel unique, they have the softness and cuteness and also the sexiness to carry the drama along even if its not the best story. The production team need to start giving them top class scripts and projects because they are just so good together.
OMG the NC SCENES! They are very well done, I applaud the actors for performing such intimate scenes with a whole film crew in the room.
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Amazing! Full of emotion and excitement
The dynamics between the couples is great! I love both couples, they both go through struggles and discover their feelings towards each other in a well progressed journey that is full of excitement and spice. The actors were cast really well and have great chemistry. This is a must watch for BL fans, it has everything you could want in a series, emotional scenes, tasteful love scenes, lots of skinship and some emotional scenes.I really liked the part where rain had difficulties in handing in his assignment and had to attempt it again which is a relatable problem which ended up in helping to build his relationship with payu.
Sky has some emotional scenes and there's some painful emotional parts that really pull you in and make you feel for him. I love how prapai develops and their relationship becomes wholesome and healthy.
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Exciting series with interesting elements
Every week I looked forward to each episode as its exciting, sexy and brings new elements to BL dramas such as the Omegaverse/alpha/enigma powers etc. I would like to see more series like this with powers and unique abilities which adds interesting elements to the relationships and brings more excitement.One element I did not enjoy was the non-consensual almost R**E scene which was difficult to watch and quite triggering. The actors did do a great job especially the actors for way and babe. The actor for Charlie us still new and improving so I cannot be to harsh on his performance which was lacking in some areas. I do want to see them all in other dramas as the cast was great and well rounded. There are some sweet moments as well as spicy moments and also some despair and tension.
Some elements of the plot are predictable but the producer being the main antagonist was a really great choice, he really suits his role. The soundtrack is great !
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Watch if you want something light with some steamy scenes.
This show has many flaws but is still worth watching for the light-heartedness and the wild scenes towards the end!The directors made an odd choice to have the actor play Jade in the way he did as he was so loud and annoying. The actor still managed to keep the character cute and somewhat likable. The couple parings are great and omg they went crazy at the end with the NC scenes! I recon that was where most of the time filming the series went into!!
I enjoyed it for the most part but the story was weak and the directors missed the mark with Jade, they should have kept him being cute and less loud and annoying.
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Thrilling, Sexy, Exciting !
This show is mature and has a great cast. The acting is superb as well as the cinematography and soundtrack.Tankhun is amazing and lightens the mood of the series and fills in the gaps to allow the show to have multiple emotions from humour to horror.
It takes many unexpected turns and leaves you shocked and needing more. Mile and Apo have a superb performance as a turbulent main couple that have many hurdles to jump and things to sacrifice and overcome to find their happiness.
Trust is a huge part of this series within families and relationships, there is deception, lies, lust, love and BDSM torture scenes that are executed very tastefully and are visually stunning.
The shooting locations are breathtaking such as the quarry/forest, skyscrapers, Porsche and che's house and the minor family house.
The love scenes are spicy and also beautiful allowing us to feel what the characters are feeling in a more raw and natural way than most other BL shows of this time.
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child exploitation
The production behind this are sick, one actor is 16 (15 when filming) and the other is a full grown man. Absolutely disgusting.This should be cancelled. I cant believe anyone thinks this is ok for a series with non con sex/ controversial topics.
cast a damn adult for the main roles, there's no reason why an adult could not have been cast.
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ep 3 plot holes
I dropped after ep 3 where FL gets stabbed and is barely hurt or injured after and also still hangs around the guy instead of running the hell away.other dramas show injury better than this, it left too much of a plot hole for me to continue. she should not be ok after that type of injury by a huge sword to the chest.
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