Intriguing
Wow this is first time i so enjoyed a drama of this many episodes,I so loved the pace of this drama it literally kept you watching and intriguing. The story line was a bit different and the characters were nothing much but exceptional, they played they part so well.
It had everything in it love, hate, vengeance, greed, revenge, you name it this drama delivered. The setting was really good and the way they loved stood the test of time and every single difficult moment together.
I did find it a bit annoying that no matter how much trouble the sisters went through to get rid of weiyoung yhey failed bit somehow they so blinded by they own greed that could not accept they wrongdoing.
Although the ending was not what I expected. She did come out stronger than ever.
Overall a good watch and well paced, no dragging or reapting of dialogues.
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Slow but good
So this drama kinda started off slow, but slowly progressed and began to watch an episode after each other.I loved yu tu confidence and the time hetook to see where wanted to be without any influence from the other people. I loved how supportive qing was and the road they took to support each other through all the challenges they were faced with.
I do feel however that the makeup was not right at certain times, it was a little bit to bland.
Music was good
Ending was really good and played.
Overall a fair drama.
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TOXIC
I so look forward to this drama ... but dam i was not expecting the toxic abuse that it going portray.What I imagined was a slightly adult drama. What I got was a hot mess and not in a good way. Dark yes, but, again, not in a good way, actually very problematic. Not gritty and not adult, but your typical college BL with typical first world problems, an overpacked plot and very little substance. In short, a disappointment.
Both men were actually not normal, for me from the start when he drugged the man i should have known that this drama was heading down the wrong way ... it just literally went down hill from there. then we had a cheating scena and he gets caught but some how they end up back together.
the whole backwards and forwards was just a non starter.
Overall: just watch for the sake of it and nothing else?
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Not much to even say .....
I wish I could give this more stars, but I just can't. The only reason its even that high is because of Ashing and Mangkorn. In which I am currently watching them in Between Us!!!The plot was super confusing and made almost no sense, there was just so many side plots and so many other stories that needed to be told, but because of the short 6 episode i do think it was difficult ...
The only thing for me that was really nice was the island they shot on, wow it looked obsoletely beautiful (name of island which i had known) the visuals on the island was breath taking.
Overall by the time the series ended, it felt like none of the plotlines were properly wrapped up, and I think the series would have benefited a lot from either being simply longer or just straight up cutting some plotlines and characters, 'cause the set up was far too elaborate to execute properly in six episodes.
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A well done on this one
This was definitely a better done drama as opposed to the other short stories that came out, this was really enjoyable and well played out.This expanded version of Love Mechanics was the expansion of Vee and Mark's story, however I do feel they could have spent more time on other things, for example, they could have showed how sad Vee was after losing Mark, like they did in the original series. The characters are not meant to be squeaky clean, but even in their worst moments, they’re vulnerable, honest portrayals of what it means to be a painfully flawed and confused human being. Mark and Vee’s interactions are littered with tense, flirtatious interactions and non-answers, making it clear that their relationship is not nothing. But the best thing is that Love Mechanics doesn’t try too hard to fill in the gaps or explicitly articulate what characters are feeling in each scene.
Overall: it is a really a good drama to binge watch in one sitting, I unfortunately did this while it was on going and i really looked forward to every up coming eps. I did like the last one the best, as it showed how far they came to be what they are and the challenges they had to face to get to where there are. A must watch
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Not that good
So I started off with the drama, got 2 episodes in and switched over to the movie, as I found this drama/movie really down and not very enjoyable at all.For me, the pacing was really off, it stared off really slow and then sort of dragged out after that, and it went into been really crazy with the bugler and then being saved to then falling in love and wanting to do everything for the guy, who at first stands him up for the movies, to all of a sudden wanting to be with him.
There was no build up of love or anything, and the chemistry was just off not only with the ML but with all of them.
They could have put thought into this and have it spaced out nicely.
Overall: If you going to watch rather opt for the movie to get it over and done with!!
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Plus or a Minus
As expected, a relationship goes through a rollercoaster of ups and downs but the show remains rather predictable at most turns with family and relationship drama. I would say that the first half of the series was more watchable than the second half, where the conflict proved to be silly and frustrating.Until it wasn't. First, the secondary couple looked like it might be interesting at first, but it was a dreary slog, with very dull acting and an uninteresting story.
It definitely lacked chemistry and spiciness the scenes they create make the viewers lose interest, from exciting to boring, it lacks drama...
Overall it is a + - to watch this drama..
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Not As Good as the first one ...
This drama was not as good as the first one, even though the characters are the same, they just felt really stiff with each other.Now Valen and Kaitoon relationship did progressed but then there was an unnecessary issue which annoyed me. And believe it or not, I was actually glad with the final minutes of the final episode...until the last few seconds. That pissed me off A LOT. This has to be one of the worst written BLs in many many years, and I've seen disasters.
I am going to go into a breakdown of revisit the first one, cuz second season was just a mess of nothing really, the characters for me had not developed at all and seem to carry the same issues they from the first one. The final episode was a mess as well as all the couples/triangles/squares end up having nothing but sad endings Honestly this has been a utter stressful letdown for me to watch compared to the first one. I keep forcing myself to hold out to the end. But i hate myself more and more with each episode i waist my time watching due to the all over the place story. Plus the fact that the main leads could have truly been taken in a better direction than this. We have one episode left and the preview if it turns out like the preview even hints to. I think i may have to swear off bl dramas for a long time. Cause this drama was just truly a all over the place drama.
I seriously hope there will be 3rd season, cuz I don't think it could get any worse this!!!
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Good BUT!!!
This drama was really good, the only MAJOR PROBELM I had with this was Toh (Urgh) I hated his character he was super annoying and times so freaking childish that I think a 2 year old does not carry on that way!!!The rest of the drama was super cute and even the second couple was really good, I mean even Khajao did not act or behave in such a manner as Toh did!!! The one episode that really got so worked up, was when they were going to watch a movie and toh literally sat on the floor and threw a mini tantrum WHF!!! how on earth did Nuea find that character appealing or cute is beyond my understanding!!! I Would probably give this drama a 10 if I could just get pass the fact the Toh character was way to childish, and the things collected were a little over the top, we have all had crushes once in a lifetime but I certainly don't think I would be picking things up from the rubbish bin!!!
On a more good side of this drama, if you over look the baby, this drama was really cute, and it flowed along really nicely, the music was okay, not something I could add to my PL but its bearable, there were also some funny moments in this drama.
Overall : If you have the patience to deal with an overgrown baby (Tho) then yes go for it. Honestly, I would not re watch it. At least not everything from the start to end. I might re watch certain parts I really like.
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I LOVED THIS ABSOLUTELY
THE POTENTIAL KOREAN BLs HAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! have greatly improved and this one did not DISAPPOINT!!“Semantic Error” is the most outstanding turning point in this year so far. Alongside "History 3: Trapped", this series would be my first choice to recommend to somebody if they asked me about good series including the love of two men. The story is quite interesting and cool, I like how it wasn't focused on a guy struggling with his sexuality or any of that drama, but they knew what they wanted, and they went for it straight.
We kind OF went with the popular trope of bad boy and rebel who falls in love with the upright, top of the class, quiet kid. And I am not opposed to it because they executed it and I think part of it is tied down to the acting and the actors who really had great chemistry together. Loved the pacing of the series because it didn’t feel too rushed, While one of them is a famous and Wandered extrovert, the other one is an anti-social and overseen introvert who cares a lot about a systematic and calm daily routine. Jang Jae Young and Chu Sang Woo are as different as one can be. They are incomparable but still such an exciting match. The gradual change in Jae Young and Sang Woo relationship was simply delightful to watch. We could see what moments were the turning points, what led to them, how they influenced the main characters. It was a well written and presented progression, and while the characters were falling in love with each other, I was falling in love with the show itself.
The strongest aspect of Semantic Error are the characters and the palpable chemistry between the lead actors. Both Jaeyoung and Sangwoo are incredibly likeable characters, which is always a good thing in a romance drama. If I don't like one of the leads, it's just hard to get invested and root for their relationship. Our lead actors seemed to have fun playing these roles, and it felt like they genuinely wanted to tell this story. I also particular loved the friends and they stood by him, especially the chick her comebacks were always on point. The supporting cast may have not been fleshed out like our leads, but we got some memorable additions to the cast. for Semantic Error, since we usually got fun banter or meaningful conversations whenever one of the side characters showed up. Apart from the characters, I really enjoyed the dialogues and humor in this show. It never felt forced and enhanced the lighthearted and fun atmosphere.
Overall: This is a really good BL Drama and a quick binge watch, so I would definitely highly recommend this one to any one who enjoys a BL, and the fact that its Korean is a good plus for me!!
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Bittersweet ....
This was not one of my dramas, I went into this mainly because of the 2 main Leads, expecting to see this WOW factor, although I was not overly disappointed, and it was bearable to watch, for me the whole ghost love story was a little too much, and it did have this bittersweet vibe going.I loved the buildup of Med and Thun's relationship, it was so wholesome and heartwarming. As soon as Thun lit the incense as Med's grave I knew this pairing was special. Then you find out he can see him because Thun is a medium. Signed, sealed, delivered they will fall in love and be super connected. Med becomes Thun's cheating mechanism basically throughout this story, in school (watching Med walk around the classroom was hilarious) and in basketball, which I totally didn't approve of, cheating your way through life or obstacles is really not the way to go, and for a ghost doing it, for me that was a little unrealistic. The other thing that got me is that the show is really slow like super slow, the the development of the romance is SLOW .. yes .. really really SLOW and the 'catalyst' of the development of relationship, is not something that I would horray on, but the delivery is acceptable.
The cast. I've watched a lot of GMMTV series, so I had good feelings about Singto, Sing, Chimon, Gunsmile and Ampere before I started watching. They are a good fit for their roles. It's kind of interesting that Singto, Sing and Chimon - the gang - have all played a BL character before (Sotus, Slam Dance, My Dear Loser, respectively). They are all very enjoyable to watch. The girl who plays Praifah is a little stiff. Overall, though, Ohm stood out the most to me. He is really charming. His character is youthful but caring, and he depicts that perfectly. His smile is very bright and his tears shook my heart.
OVERALL:
Certainly one of the better Thai BLs (-ish?) out there and a good addition to GMM’s reservoir. The mystery aspect is a bit weaker than other dramas I’ve seen, so if you’re interested primarily for that, you may be underwhelmed. Similarly, if you’ve seen a lot of really intricate and intense mysteries/thrillers, especially Korean ones, then I don’t think you’ll be too impressed with this one. However, the story between Than and Med is really sweet and well done, and fans of these actors won’t be disappointed.
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Too Dragging
I really found this drama to drag out, it was like there were struggling to get there point across, and for me there was too much wasted screen time and unnecessary plots and twists ... " Sweet Munchies " was a frustrating drama.And that is mainly due to the two main characters that were annoying, each one in their own way. For the girl, she was way too naïve, forgiving, and positive to be even considered cute. the most irritating was the chef. Sure, he had his reasons in the beginning for doing what he did, but he just kept lying, and acting selfishly throughout the whole drama. He was just unlikeable, the rest of crew were there just for added space I would assume. The story for me was really not worth exploring, I mean was it really necessary to have a gay chef, who actually wasn't gay to begin with, I think for me that was the ultimate let down. There were some funny moments in this drama, but not enough to keep me invested in the whole drama, this could have been shortened or made into a movie cuz 12 episodes of literally pointless plot and an hour long of watching was just to much for this drama.
There were some episodes I skipped just to get to the end of this drama, and believe it or not you literally don't miss anything that is how slow it was.
Definitely a NO for me.
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Choppy
This started off really well the beginning of this drama and I was like Wow and sitting up straight, after the tad bit scene it was down hill after that, it was so disappointing, to have such a tease in the beginning!!!Well the beginning was definitely an attention grabber and rarely seen in BL, but this ended up feeling like click bait, after that it was literally pointless and quite honestly baseless, there was no real story behind it and cinematography was really choppy and even dark at some parts the camera man did not have a steady hand at all, the sound was poor to the point of non existent at times, it was like it was filmed through a phone instead. There was a lot room for improvement, the actors were all over the show and again non of them made any sense. After such a good start its just goes downhill and then it just Stops with no ending and no real reason as too what transpired.
If you want a watch a whip lash drama then this is it, you literally have your head spinning around!!!
Overall it was not good
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They Tried ... But a Cliffhanger ending
Okay so this drama was not what I had expected, thought they would have a continuation from the 1st one, but sadly this went in a whole different direction then expected.The storyline was for me to the point, it kind of flowed through and was the pacing was just right, they needed to find out what happened to everyone, and so they just went ahead and got on with it, there was no drag and think and contemplate of what to do next, or how to do it.
The characters were sort of well matched, I was surprised to learn of Kim being a mono as well, I honestly thought it was only his sister, so that kind of made more interested to see where they go too, the acting of Yoo-jun (playing Choi Yeon-woo) remains as one of the solid points of both seasons. In the first season he deals with the fact that he is a mono, his mother is also a mono but is missing, and he finds new friends and also finds Yoo-han who is also his probe. He experiences the rush of being able to see colors and also the disappointment of losing that ability after the decoloring effect begins. In season 2, he goes from the uncertainty of his mother still being missing, to the dread of witnessing Yoo-han's kidnapping, to the potential of uncovering all the illegal activities the Gray Scale/Woksun/Nerve Candy people (led by a mono that goes by the nickname of "Monowife"), to dealing with his new feelings towards Kim Se-hyun, to finally finding out his mother did die but being rather calm about it.
The music was not so bad, although it was only the one main song.
Overall: This did end with a cliff hanger and the so it begs the question of a Season 3 Coming, if that is so I really hope they get the right production, and screw up the story between the 3 guys?
Basically watch it if you enjoyed the first season, but do not have high expectations on this season.
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Overcoming Difficulties
Each short episode packs a lot of story and some parts may seem out of sequence, the consist flipping between the past and the present, you get a feel for the story and where its heading. I for one don't get anyone giving this high reviews - like yeah to each their own... but this plot had promise, but it didn't really develop to anything, and i felt that the actors also fell short, first off Li Xiang just comes off as a stalker, he latches onto Xia Zhi the sec he sees him and just turns into his shadow but he is too forceful and I also find that he seems to have had a pattern considering he did the same thing with PE Teacher as well. Also when he was brought to a gay bar, he is more worried if its age appropriate not even noticing that its only guys and what that means - so it felt like Li Xiang was manipulating the situation and Xia Zhi.Also the kid that was being bullied and his side story - there was more there that held my interest and heart, then with what was going on with the leads - but everything was kinda rushed and wrapped up in the last episode - just cause it was the last episode and we needed a happy ending. it lacked logic or common sense and left me wondering WTF... this doesn't come close to being a good BL.
Overall: I wouldn't recommend this at all
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