Love Boun/Prem and I will watch this and reserve final judgement til then.
However, based on the trailer(compared to the original) this shows tone seems to have done a complete 180. The side vamp cast seems weak, the tone is rom/com, sexy vampire looks are OUT, everyone is dressed like they are in college and the makeup is wrong/completely different from original concept.
Side note: AJ and JJ look the best in this!
It really APPEARS like GMMTV took their axe to this and fit it into their cookie cutter format. Geez, take a risk on a plot like this and produce something grown up like Bangkok Boy, KinnPorsche, Reset etc…
All I can do is hope I’m wrong. It’s been way too long since we saw Boun/Prem and I already feel like GMMTV has wasted their pairing power since picking them up.
I hope this comes out better for them than the remake of LITA. That cast and script didn’t even hold a candle to the Thai one. It will be a tough sell (especially this soon) since the originals were sssoooooo good!
I really enjoyed this series. It seemed to have a slow start but quickly gained its momentum and led a simple yet pleasing storyline. The leads had good chemistry that felt very authentic and their interactions were seamless. I smiled at the silliness and cried at some of the romance which there is plenty of. Overall an easy going and pleasant watch.
I really love the characters, actors and story concept of this series. Because of this, I was hoping for a lot more than it delivered. There was just too much story for them to work with in one extra season, and I felt like all the storylines I wanted ended up weakly written.
Babe and Charlie had their big story in the first season, so I wanted everyone else’s. Kim/Kenta, North/Sonic, Pete/Way’s twin. They could have focused heavily on their relationships, but they didn’t. They were mostly watered down or left open. I really feel like there are spin off potentials here, and would watch for more complete stories on all of them.
Some of the story was non sensical, and some of the dialogue was wasteful, but I was still entertained by it. Love the racing, acting, friendship dynamics, and the addition of Willy’s character .
Loved this! Kept me wanting the rest of the story the whole time. Higher budgeted series and it shows. Most of the acting was really good. Too many loose ends for that ending though. Certain characters or points in the story were wrapped up too neatly or quickly, so it didn’t make any sense. Other parts had no conclusion at all. After The Only One situation I’m not going to bank on a S2, but I’ll be the first one watching if it airs!!
The series was enjoyable and well cast. The best scene of the series was in the last ep between the two leads. Their unspoken emotions and understanding were palpable. Kudos to the acting in that scene, the only part that made me cry. However, the lack of closure to the ending was a complete copout. Why spend sooo much time milking the contest and not the main leads story ending.
It’s like they tried so hard to hit all the main story points, but did it without any connectivity in between. The story itself wasn’t very strong anyway. Too few episodes to accomplish that because of the lower budget? Could have been a juicy/messy series, but it was a miss.
Gawin is so charming. Joss is hot! The series had issues but this unexpected actor pairing really carried the show through. The cast was enjoyable as a whole and made this a huge success. I was able to overlook story problems and just sit back and enjoy the performances. Congrats to everyone’s hard work! Can’t wait to see more Joss/Gawin!!
This was really fantastic! Story is filled with hard hitting realities and sensitive character portrayals. Congrats to all the performances! I really loved all of it and recommend!!
I am the only one here who gets Bao's feelings? I have been in this situation myself, as Ji Hun. I agreed to try…
I think you are right that Bao would interpret Ji Huns feelings for him in that manner after he read the notebook. I also think that once he read it, and later talked to Bao, Ji Hun got all the answers to the questions he’d been asking himself throughout the series about Bao’s behavior over the years. With the new realizations/understandings, his feelings may have become much clearer to him. I guess we will find out soon!
This is a beautiful slow burn BL piece that has really good storytelling at its heart! I’m really hoping for a second season for this because the story has room to evolve into so much more. At the very least it warrants special episodes.
I felt like Tale of a Thousand Stars was written and conveyed in a similar manner(even though the stories are completely different). It’s not a typical BL, the journey/story is its focus, but that’s what made it special to me.
This was an incredible and beautiful piece of film making. Actors were outstanding as well! Loved it from beginning to end and kept hoping for even more story. Highly recommend this! Note: Only flaw was the subtitles were way too small.
I am loving this story and its execution otherwise. It has me completely intrigued. If they keep this pace up it will be outstanding!!
However, based on the trailer(compared to the original) this shows tone seems to have done a complete 180. The side vamp cast seems weak, the tone is rom/com, sexy vampire looks are OUT, everyone is dressed like they are in college and the makeup is wrong/completely different from original concept.
Side note: AJ and JJ look the best in this!
It really APPEARS like GMMTV took their axe to this and fit it into their cookie cutter format. Geez, take a risk on a plot like this and produce something grown up like Bangkok Boy, KinnPorsche, Reset etc…
All I can do is hope I’m wrong. It’s been way too long since we saw Boun/Prem and I already feel like GMMTV has wasted their pairing power since picking them up.
Babe and Charlie had their big story in the first season, so I wanted everyone else’s. Kim/Kenta, North/Sonic, Pete/Way’s twin. They could have focused heavily on their relationships, but they didn’t. They were mostly watered down or left open. I really feel like there are spin off potentials here, and would watch for more complete stories on all of them.
Some of the story was non sensical, and some of the dialogue was wasteful, but I was still entertained by it. Love the racing, acting, friendship dynamics, and the addition of
Willy’s character .
I felt like Tale of a Thousand Stars was written and conveyed in a similar manner(even though the stories are completely different). It’s not a typical BL, the journey/story is its focus, but that’s what made it special to me.
Note: Only flaw was the subtitles were way too small.