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A good show with watching requirements
So many people are hating on this show or told me how bad it is and not at all what they expected. So I actually decided not to watch it for some time. In the end, I think the show is quite good actually...IF you adhere to certain requirements:
1) binge it. In 1 to 3 sittings.
2) locate your fast forward and back buttons. You might need them about once each episode.
3) don't expect a dark BL show from GMMTV
4) Don't try to find logic in a fantasy show
More in detail below but I wanted to put it together so everyone who does not want to read a whole review knows how to easily enjoy this show.
1) This show is not for watching slowly. It just isn't. I binged it throughout 24 hours and I enjoyed the heck out of the show. Everything moved quite fast, there was no waiting time and no dragging of storylines. So, binge it. It is just one of those shows where you have to do it or just not watch it at all.
2) While the overall storyline while binging isn't dragging or too long, there are some scenes where there is just a lot of staring, longing, pondering, or unnecessary side dialogue that you will be zero percent interested in. Use your forward button and skip one click ahead. If you feel like you missed something, you can always just skip back. You won't need it much but once every episode it might just happen.
3) Honestly, whoever expected a dark show after watching the main trailer...I don't know what you saw but I didn't see a dark show at all. There was comedy in the trailer right? And we all know, if there is comedy in a GMMTV BL trailer, then there is more comedy in the show itself. In general, there are not many dark BL shows, so I really don't know why people where expecting it. It is a romantic fantasy show with humour. Take it as that. This is not a dark and moody vampire drama. It's not and will never be.
4) So many people debated the logic in the Revamp world and were like "but how does this work and how does this work" and I am just going "what did you expect?" It's a boys love fantasy show from a production company that is known for doing happy endings all the time. If you were expecting to find the secret of the universe in the show or a scientific backstory...why? You won't find it in there. Take it as it is. A fantasy show with fun and good-looking vampires, kisses, and surprisingly cool brotherly bonds. That's what it promotes, that's what it is.
Overall, I think the reason why the show is rated quite lowly is because people had way more expectations for this show. I didn't have any, I admit. I'm not too much into BounPrem, enjoyed their previous work but didn't really keep up to date with them, I also don't trust BL trailers with any dark tones. I rather be proven wrong than have my expectations crushed. So I just gave up on dark BL shows (with a happy ending especially). And with so many people going crazy over the show -and wanting it to be dark and broody even if the trailer showed it was not going to be- the expectations were too high, I guess.
Anyway, I enjoyed the heck outta it. I like the story and the bond between all characters. I adore Punn and his nonchalant reactions to vampires and everyone around him. Like a mother hen who just think "yes, sweetie, you do you, I will do it the right way after, so it gets done properly". I like the acting, especially since we saw some amazing acting development from some newbies who haven't done too many shows especially with characters of the main lineup (e.g. Barcode, Aun, and even Mark). I liked that the ending wasn't the absolute typical ending we get with any vampire show. We even got a cameo at the end we can squeal about. I also enjoyed that Ramil was clear about his feelings and intentions from the beginning until the end. I am minus-ing some points because in the end the villain was kinda meh, but that happens even to the best shows and blockbusters so I don't care.
For me, solid watch, 9 out of 10!
Don't expect it to reinvent the genre or to find the meaning of our existence in it and just enjoy what you are served. I did and I say, 24 hours well spent.
1) binge it. In 1 to 3 sittings.
2) locate your fast forward and back buttons. You might need them about once each episode.
3) don't expect a dark BL show from GMMTV
4) Don't try to find logic in a fantasy show
More in detail below but I wanted to put it together so everyone who does not want to read a whole review knows how to easily enjoy this show.
1) This show is not for watching slowly. It just isn't. I binged it throughout 24 hours and I enjoyed the heck out of the show. Everything moved quite fast, there was no waiting time and no dragging of storylines. So, binge it. It is just one of those shows where you have to do it or just not watch it at all.
2) While the overall storyline while binging isn't dragging or too long, there are some scenes where there is just a lot of staring, longing, pondering, or unnecessary side dialogue that you will be zero percent interested in. Use your forward button and skip one click ahead. If you feel like you missed something, you can always just skip back. You won't need it much but once every episode it might just happen.
3) Honestly, whoever expected a dark show after watching the main trailer...I don't know what you saw but I didn't see a dark show at all. There was comedy in the trailer right? And we all know, if there is comedy in a GMMTV BL trailer, then there is more comedy in the show itself. In general, there are not many dark BL shows, so I really don't know why people where expecting it. It is a romantic fantasy show with humour. Take it as that. This is not a dark and moody vampire drama. It's not and will never be.
4) So many people debated the logic in the Revamp world and were like "but how does this work and how does this work" and I am just going "what did you expect?" It's a boys love fantasy show from a production company that is known for doing happy endings all the time. If you were expecting to find the secret of the universe in the show or a scientific backstory...why? You won't find it in there. Take it as it is. A fantasy show with fun and good-looking vampires, kisses, and surprisingly cool brotherly bonds. That's what it promotes, that's what it is.
Overall, I think the reason why the show is rated quite lowly is because people had way more expectations for this show. I didn't have any, I admit. I'm not too much into BounPrem, enjoyed their previous work but didn't really keep up to date with them, I also don't trust BL trailers with any dark tones. I rather be proven wrong than have my expectations crushed. So I just gave up on dark BL shows (with a happy ending especially). And with so many people going crazy over the show -and wanting it to be dark and broody even if the trailer showed it was not going to be- the expectations were too high, I guess.
Anyway, I enjoyed the heck outta it. I like the story and the bond between all characters. I adore Punn and his nonchalant reactions to vampires and everyone around him. Like a mother hen who just think "yes, sweetie, you do you, I will do it the right way after, so it gets done properly". I like the acting, especially since we saw some amazing acting development from some newbies who haven't done too many shows especially with characters of the main lineup (e.g. Barcode, Aun, and even Mark). I liked that the ending wasn't the absolute typical ending we get with any vampire show. We even got a cameo at the end we can squeal about. I also enjoyed that Ramil was clear about his feelings and intentions from the beginning until the end. I am minus-ing some points because in the end the villain was kinda meh, but that happens even to the best shows and blockbusters so I don't care.
For me, solid watch, 9 out of 10!
Don't expect it to reinvent the genre or to find the meaning of our existence in it and just enjoy what you are served. I did and I say, 24 hours well spent.
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