Should just stick to yaoi manhwa
I honestly can’t relate to anything that happens in this drama.
Episode one already tested my patience. Why does everyone keep saying “you’ve watched too many soap operas”? Once? Fine. Twice? Still acceptable. But by the fourth time, it’s no longer a joke it’s just lazy and painfully lame.
I’m also really tired of how the rich kid trope is handled here. Why is wealth automatically equated with being completely brain-dead and incapable of basic human interaction? It’s not cute, it’s not funny, and it just feels insulting to the audience’s intelligence.
And don’t even get me started on the sound effects 🙄
Every. Single. Second. There’s some exaggerated noise telling me how I’m supposed to feel. Can I not get comedic timing without a cartoon soundtrack shoved down my throat? Overused sound effects don’t enhance comedy they kill it. Instead of being funny or dramatic, they just come off as cheap and annoying.
Honestly, the only reason I’m even watching this is because Bato is down. If it were working, I would not be subjecting myself to this torture
Edit( long rant contain spoilers from ep 1)
Watching this drama feels less like engaging with a story and more like being dragged through a checklist of overused Thai BL tropes, with little regard for coherence, subtlety, or emotional realism.
The ML is introduced as a rich, powerful mafia boss who supposedly despises people that approach him for his money or influence. Yet in his very first major scene, he does exactly what he claims to hate: he tries to buy sex with a 10,000,000 cheque. This isn’t clever irony or intentional hypocrisy it’s just bad writing. If the show wanted to explore his contradiction, it didn’t. It simply moved on, expecting the audience to accept it without question.
The bathroom confrontation that follows is another example of the drama mistaking intensity for depth. The ML’s attraction to the MC is triggered almost instantly because the MC “challenged him a little.” That’s it. No buildup, no meaningful exchange, no moment of vulnerability. Just a brief interaction and suddenly we’re supposed to believe this sparks genuine interest. It feels mechanical, like the plot is pulling the strings rather than the characters acting on believable emotion.
Then comes the most predictable turn: the ML invites the MC out under the pretense of wanting help to woo the MC’s friend. The gifts he proposes a car, a diamond ring once again reduce his personality to money and excess. The MC’s suggestion of flowers and an apology positions him as the “morally grounded” one, but even this contrast feels tired. We’ve seen this dynamic countless times before: the emotionally clueless rich man versus the sensible, kind MC who teaches him how to be human.
At this point, the drama doesn’t even try to hide where it’s going. The ML’s questions about what the MC likes, the sudden attention, the faux pursuit of the friend it’s all transparently a setup for proximity. The trope of pretending to chase someone else while actually falling for the MC is so overused that it drains any potential tension. There’s no mystery, no anticipation, just waiting for the show to catch up to what the audience already knows.
What makes all of this worse is the drama’s refusal to trust its viewers. Lines are repeated until they lose any comedic value, and emotional cues are hammered in with excessive sound effects that play every few seconds. Instead of enhancing humor or drama, they flatten it. Comedy becomes noise, and emotion becomes instruction. The result is exhausting rather than engaging.
Ultimately, Me and Thee doesn’t fail because it’s unrealistic or trope-heavy BL can thrive on both. It fails because it asks for emotional investment without earning it. Characters don’t feel like people; they feel like functions. Scenes don’t unfold naturally; they exist to tick narrative boxes. The show prioritizes familiarity over sincerity, and in doing so, leaves viewers like me with nothing to connect to.
By the end of episode one, the problem is clear: this isn’t a story unfolding it’s a formula executing itself. And no amount of wealth, sound effects, or forced charm can make that feel satisfying.
Episode one already tested my patience. Why does everyone keep saying “you’ve watched too many soap operas”? Once? Fine. Twice? Still acceptable. But by the fourth time, it’s no longer a joke it’s just lazy and painfully lame.
I’m also really tired of how the rich kid trope is handled here. Why is wealth automatically equated with being completely brain-dead and incapable of basic human interaction? It’s not cute, it’s not funny, and it just feels insulting to the audience’s intelligence.
And don’t even get me started on the sound effects 🙄
Every. Single. Second. There’s some exaggerated noise telling me how I’m supposed to feel. Can I not get comedic timing without a cartoon soundtrack shoved down my throat? Overused sound effects don’t enhance comedy they kill it. Instead of being funny or dramatic, they just come off as cheap and annoying.
Honestly, the only reason I’m even watching this is because Bato is down. If it were working, I would not be subjecting myself to this torture
Edit( long rant contain spoilers from ep 1)
Watching this drama feels less like engaging with a story and more like being dragged through a checklist of overused Thai BL tropes, with little regard for coherence, subtlety, or emotional realism.
The ML is introduced as a rich, powerful mafia boss who supposedly despises people that approach him for his money or influence. Yet in his very first major scene, he does exactly what he claims to hate: he tries to buy sex with a 10,000,000 cheque. This isn’t clever irony or intentional hypocrisy it’s just bad writing. If the show wanted to explore his contradiction, it didn’t. It simply moved on, expecting the audience to accept it without question.
The bathroom confrontation that follows is another example of the drama mistaking intensity for depth. The ML’s attraction to the MC is triggered almost instantly because the MC “challenged him a little.” That’s it. No buildup, no meaningful exchange, no moment of vulnerability. Just a brief interaction and suddenly we’re supposed to believe this sparks genuine interest. It feels mechanical, like the plot is pulling the strings rather than the characters acting on believable emotion.
Then comes the most predictable turn: the ML invites the MC out under the pretense of wanting help to woo the MC’s friend. The gifts he proposes a car, a diamond ring once again reduce his personality to money and excess. The MC’s suggestion of flowers and an apology positions him as the “morally grounded” one, but even this contrast feels tired. We’ve seen this dynamic countless times before: the emotionally clueless rich man versus the sensible, kind MC who teaches him how to be human.
At this point, the drama doesn’t even try to hide where it’s going. The ML’s questions about what the MC likes, the sudden attention, the faux pursuit of the friend it’s all transparently a setup for proximity. The trope of pretending to chase someone else while actually falling for the MC is so overused that it drains any potential tension. There’s no mystery, no anticipation, just waiting for the show to catch up to what the audience already knows.
What makes all of this worse is the drama’s refusal to trust its viewers. Lines are repeated until they lose any comedic value, and emotional cues are hammered in with excessive sound effects that play every few seconds. Instead of enhancing humor or drama, they flatten it. Comedy becomes noise, and emotion becomes instruction. The result is exhausting rather than engaging.
Ultimately, Me and Thee doesn’t fail because it’s unrealistic or trope-heavy BL can thrive on both. It fails because it asks for emotional investment without earning it. Characters don’t feel like people; they feel like functions. Scenes don’t unfold naturally; they exist to tick narrative boxes. The show prioritizes familiarity over sincerity, and in doing so, leaves viewers like me with nothing to connect to.
By the end of episode one, the problem is clear: this isn’t a story unfolding it’s a formula executing itself. And no amount of wealth, sound effects, or forced charm can make that feel satisfying.
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