A GL Masterpiece
Okay so here's a paragraph of my thoughts and feelings about The Secret of Us the series. (100 percent honesty and no biased thoughts)
The reason why I love and have watched this series more than 10 times in the past few months (despite not being the type to watch GL series but somehow ended up watching a few of the popular ones). The Secret of Us, in my opinion is a masterpiece!
Unlike most GL Thai shows that focuses on the sexual attraction and love scenes and barely focusing on the plot and story, TSOU is heavily focused on the bond, the struggle, the obstacles and connection the main characters have and go through. If they were to not include any love scenes between Ling Ling and Orm in the series, I believe these two women would have still crushed it with their perfect and beautiful chemistry as well as performance they have in every scene, whether in a scene of them talking, arguing or just staring at one another. I have never seen such a phenomenal acting and chemistry between GL actresses after watching a lot. In my personal opinion there are many GL actresses with great acting skills and pretty visuals, however, none would make me rewatch their series as much as I have with TSOU with me kicking my feet in the air and giggling like a little girl haha. This series has a k-drama vibe to it. Directed beautifully, the story is heartbreaking but sweet, dialogues between characters are sooooo good, well written and really eye-opening. The Side characters are nice, funny and all have a reason to be. Every sad scene made me teary and every love seen made me blush so hard although love scene are not long or too much which is so nice to see (we don't always need plus 18 content to feel happy lol at least I don't need that). The color palette used to convey the mood and tone throughout the series is a beautiful choice, very natural but also warm and soft. The music, whether the main songs/Ost of the series or the background music, all suited every scene and added depth to them.
I am well aware that there are some plot holes here and there and some events left unfinished, but the series is too short (8 episodes) and it's based on a novel, so I guess they didn't really have much time to wrap everything up so they just left some small details for us to figure out which is fine since the series is well executed.
HOWEVER, I am well aware that there's an issue to many of us which is the main characters behaving in a way that might feel or be toxic when it comes to their romance, which lead to viewers disliking the series and rating it low, but I decided to ignore that because not everything we see should be taken seriously.....such dramas and productions are mostly for fun, to enjoy your free time watching a sweet show. Thinking too deeply always ruins the fun and mood, so I advice new watchers, those who discovered the series and want to give it a try to take it with a light heart. Don't overthink what you watch and just enjoy the drama.
Next review......Only You the series! :)
The reason why I love and have watched this series more than 10 times in the past few months (despite not being the type to watch GL series but somehow ended up watching a few of the popular ones). The Secret of Us, in my opinion is a masterpiece!
Unlike most GL Thai shows that focuses on the sexual attraction and love scenes and barely focusing on the plot and story, TSOU is heavily focused on the bond, the struggle, the obstacles and connection the main characters have and go through. If they were to not include any love scenes between Ling Ling and Orm in the series, I believe these two women would have still crushed it with their perfect and beautiful chemistry as well as performance they have in every scene, whether in a scene of them talking, arguing or just staring at one another. I have never seen such a phenomenal acting and chemistry between GL actresses after watching a lot. In my personal opinion there are many GL actresses with great acting skills and pretty visuals, however, none would make me rewatch their series as much as I have with TSOU with me kicking my feet in the air and giggling like a little girl haha. This series has a k-drama vibe to it. Directed beautifully, the story is heartbreaking but sweet, dialogues between characters are sooooo good, well written and really eye-opening. The Side characters are nice, funny and all have a reason to be. Every sad scene made me teary and every love seen made me blush so hard although love scene are not long or too much which is so nice to see (we don't always need plus 18 content to feel happy lol at least I don't need that). The color palette used to convey the mood and tone throughout the series is a beautiful choice, very natural but also warm and soft. The music, whether the main songs/Ost of the series or the background music, all suited every scene and added depth to them.
I am well aware that there are some plot holes here and there and some events left unfinished, but the series is too short (8 episodes) and it's based on a novel, so I guess they didn't really have much time to wrap everything up so they just left some small details for us to figure out which is fine since the series is well executed.
HOWEVER, I am well aware that there's an issue to many of us which is the main characters behaving in a way that might feel or be toxic when it comes to their romance, which lead to viewers disliking the series and rating it low, but I decided to ignore that because not everything we see should be taken seriously.....such dramas and productions are mostly for fun, to enjoy your free time watching a sweet show. Thinking too deeply always ruins the fun and mood, so I advice new watchers, those who discovered the series and want to give it a try to take it with a light heart. Don't overthink what you watch and just enjoy the drama.
Next review......Only You the series! :)
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