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This sums up my experience with Fourever You: I don’t think I’ve ever skipped and fast-forwarded through a series as much as I have with this one.
I was really excited for it too—mainly because it had Pond in a lead role, and I’ve been a fan since 180 Degrees. Imagine my disappointment when this turned out to be as interesting as watching paint dry. Worse, actually, if I factor in the fact that certain plotlines—dare I even call them that—actively put me off.
The series follows the progression of three relationships. Was there supposed to be a fourth—hence the title? Was there actually one, and I just skipped too much? No idea. But that’s neither here nor there.
It’s as cookie-cutter as it gets, following the Thai BL formula to a T:
✔ High school flashbacks and shared pasts.
✔ University setting (and of course, it’s Engineering/Med School).
✔ Misunderstandings dialed up to the max.
✔ Domineering, controlling, and/or toxic behavior.
✔ The homophobic relative for good measure.
Nothing was missed or left on the cutting room floor.
But in all honesty, this show doesn’t actually have a plot. There’s no narrative structure, no climax—things get “resolved” each episode, only for the characters to act like they didn’t, and so begins the rinse and repeat. No character growth. Nothing much happens. Ever.
So let's get into the characters, shall we?
Easter (or Ter), played by Earth—listen, I’ve seen My Only 12%, I know the guy can act. At the very least, I know he can act better. I hesitate to say he’s being typecast, since I haven’t seen all his work, but between My Only 12% and this, it definitely feels that way. Childish, immature, whiny, and overly emotional characters seem to be his niche—and Easter is all of that, cranked up to the max. Because I know Earth can do better, I’m inclined to blame the writing and directing for this performance. But still, it was just unpleasant to watch. From the constant mental breakdowns at the beginning of the show to the unhinged smiles and exaggerated facial expressions, there wasn’t a single thing I found likable about the character—except for his friendship with North. And even that came with a huge caveat.
Hill, played by the lovely Pond, is essentially a cardboard cutout of a "green flag boyfriend"—minus the actual personality. His only defining trait is loving Ter. Pond seems like a soft-spoken, nice person in real life too, which would be hard not to translate to the screen, but in the show, it felt like his only direction was: act as close as possible to the personification of a sweet whisper. With barely any material to work with, he spent the entire show gently gazing at Ter, following Ter, gently gazing at his phone, and… not much else. And yet, even with the softness he naturally gives off, I know he can do passion. I know he can do intensity. I know for a fact he can do emotion. But this performance? It was more phoned-in than Adam Sandler’s latest excuse to hang out with his friends (see: his movie).
Easter & Hill’s relationship? A whole lot of back-and-forth over the same goddamn subject. A lot ado about nothing. Plenty of talking, yet barely any real communication. It felt like Ter asked a question in episode two or three, Hill answered it around episode eight, then another question was posed in episode ten and resolved by episode fifteen. Slow. Boring. Utterly nonsensical. It’s a show—it can set its own rules—but these are supposed to be people, right? Human beings? You’re asking me to believe these two are making out in every other episode, declaring their love, talking about past crushes, yet one of them is still unclear on the nature of their relationship? Unsure of their partner’s feelings? Acting like a married couple but not dating? Wut? It just made Ter’s character come across as really stupid. The unnecessary secrecy, the refusal to go straight to the source for answers, instead asking literally everyone else on campus—it was just frustrating. So… relationship #1? Total bust. Side note: I think Pond could have chemistry with a rock, but I didn’t see any here, to be honest.
North—Easter’s friend and roommate, played by Bas. All I can say is: I haven’t seen this actor in anything else, but he carried this show so hard his back probably still hurts a year later. He’s positively adorable, acts like an actual human being, has a chill, fun personality, is a great friend, and is the reason I’d recommend watching this show. I especially loved that he called out Johan’s messed-up behavior early on. Sadly, in true BL fashion, he talked a good talk, but the show did absolutely nothing with it. Shrug. It is what it is.
Johan, played by Maxky—Hill’s university friend and North’s stalker/creditor/client.
Funnily enough, I liked the actor, enjoyed the acting, but I hated the character. He’s basically the Christian Grey of Thailand. You know the type—rich, has armed goons at his beck and call, straight-up buys out his boyfriend’s workplaces just to fire him or be his boss, is controlling, manipulative, and even dabbles in a little victim-blaming for good measure.
Nothing new, nothing you haven’t seen before, and nothing that actually gets addressed, aside from a few moments of well-placed indignation from North that ultimately mean nothing because—lurve.
North & Johan’s relationship? If the show was boring before this, I just became annoyed when this one started.
This loving ship kicks off with some casual stalking in the past, carries on in the present with manipulation, financial pressure, controlling behavior, and a nice dose of toxicity, and right before (or maybe as) it becomes official, it turns into a Pretty Woman situation—where North is essentially being paid (or having his debt deducted) based on sexual favors and acts he does with and for Johan. Sh*t, romance, right? So hot.
NB: One might say I'm a prude or can't tell reality from fiction. I ain't and I can. I enjoy a healthy dose of toxicity in my media, I just don't enjoy it never being addressed, but instead romanticized. But this is subjective, of course.
With that one, relationship #2 is also a bust. I suppose there's the third couple, but they have so little screen time, there's truly nothing to talk about there aand...that about sums up the show. Ah, forgot to mention:
Ter & North - their friendship is great, for the most part. However, when North starts having the financial issues with Johan and Ter's immediate reaction is to tease and ship him with his creditor, it just felt so out of place. My boy North is freaking out about rent and Ter's going on and on about puppies and love and whatever other bullshit he's got in his head. Awkward.
If you think you'd enjoy watching what I just described, go wild. Otherwise, you'll be missing exactly nothing if you skip this one.
I was really excited for it too—mainly because it had Pond in a lead role, and I’ve been a fan since 180 Degrees. Imagine my disappointment when this turned out to be as interesting as watching paint dry. Worse, actually, if I factor in the fact that certain plotlines—dare I even call them that—actively put me off.
The series follows the progression of three relationships. Was there supposed to be a fourth—hence the title? Was there actually one, and I just skipped too much? No idea. But that’s neither here nor there.
It’s as cookie-cutter as it gets, following the Thai BL formula to a T:
✔ High school flashbacks and shared pasts.
✔ University setting (and of course, it’s Engineering/Med School).
✔ Misunderstandings dialed up to the max.
✔ Domineering, controlling, and/or toxic behavior.
✔ The homophobic relative for good measure.
Nothing was missed or left on the cutting room floor.
But in all honesty, this show doesn’t actually have a plot. There’s no narrative structure, no climax—things get “resolved” each episode, only for the characters to act like they didn’t, and so begins the rinse and repeat. No character growth. Nothing much happens. Ever.
So let's get into the characters, shall we?
Easter (or Ter), played by Earth—listen, I’ve seen My Only 12%, I know the guy can act. At the very least, I know he can act better. I hesitate to say he’s being typecast, since I haven’t seen all his work, but between My Only 12% and this, it definitely feels that way. Childish, immature, whiny, and overly emotional characters seem to be his niche—and Easter is all of that, cranked up to the max. Because I know Earth can do better, I’m inclined to blame the writing and directing for this performance. But still, it was just unpleasant to watch. From the constant mental breakdowns at the beginning of the show to the unhinged smiles and exaggerated facial expressions, there wasn’t a single thing I found likable about the character—except for his friendship with North. And even that came with a huge caveat.
Hill, played by the lovely Pond, is essentially a cardboard cutout of a "green flag boyfriend"—minus the actual personality. His only defining trait is loving Ter. Pond seems like a soft-spoken, nice person in real life too, which would be hard not to translate to the screen, but in the show, it felt like his only direction was: act as close as possible to the personification of a sweet whisper. With barely any material to work with, he spent the entire show gently gazing at Ter, following Ter, gently gazing at his phone, and… not much else. And yet, even with the softness he naturally gives off, I know he can do passion. I know he can do intensity. I know for a fact he can do emotion. But this performance? It was more phoned-in than Adam Sandler’s latest excuse to hang out with his friends (see: his movie).
Easter & Hill’s relationship? A whole lot of back-and-forth over the same goddamn subject. A lot ado about nothing. Plenty of talking, yet barely any real communication. It felt like Ter asked a question in episode two or three, Hill answered it around episode eight, then another question was posed in episode ten and resolved by episode fifteen. Slow. Boring. Utterly nonsensical. It’s a show—it can set its own rules—but these are supposed to be people, right? Human beings? You’re asking me to believe these two are making out in every other episode, declaring their love, talking about past crushes, yet one of them is still unclear on the nature of their relationship? Unsure of their partner’s feelings? Acting like a married couple but not dating? Wut? It just made Ter’s character come across as really stupid. The unnecessary secrecy, the refusal to go straight to the source for answers, instead asking literally everyone else on campus—it was just frustrating. So… relationship #1? Total bust. Side note: I think Pond could have chemistry with a rock, but I didn’t see any here, to be honest.
North—Easter’s friend and roommate, played by Bas. All I can say is: I haven’t seen this actor in anything else, but he carried this show so hard his back probably still hurts a year later. He’s positively adorable, acts like an actual human being, has a chill, fun personality, is a great friend, and is the reason I’d recommend watching this show. I especially loved that he called out Johan’s messed-up behavior early on. Sadly, in true BL fashion, he talked a good talk, but the show did absolutely nothing with it. Shrug. It is what it is.
Johan, played by Maxky—Hill’s university friend and North’s stalker/creditor/client.
Funnily enough, I liked the actor, enjoyed the acting, but I hated the character. He’s basically the Christian Grey of Thailand. You know the type—rich, has armed goons at his beck and call, straight-up buys out his boyfriend’s workplaces just to fire him or be his boss, is controlling, manipulative, and even dabbles in a little victim-blaming for good measure.
Nothing new, nothing you haven’t seen before, and nothing that actually gets addressed, aside from a few moments of well-placed indignation from North that ultimately mean nothing because—lurve.
North & Johan’s relationship? If the show was boring before this, I just became annoyed when this one started.
This loving ship kicks off with some casual stalking in the past, carries on in the present with manipulation, financial pressure, controlling behavior, and a nice dose of toxicity, and right before (or maybe as) it becomes official, it turns into a Pretty Woman situation—where North is essentially being paid (or having his debt deducted) based on sexual favors and acts he does with and for Johan. Sh*t, romance, right? So hot.
NB: One might say I'm a prude or can't tell reality from fiction. I ain't and I can. I enjoy a healthy dose of toxicity in my media, I just don't enjoy it never being addressed, but instead romanticized. But this is subjective, of course.
With that one, relationship #2 is also a bust. I suppose there's the third couple, but they have so little screen time, there's truly nothing to talk about there aand...that about sums up the show. Ah, forgot to mention:
Ter & North - their friendship is great, for the most part. However, when North starts having the financial issues with Johan and Ter's immediate reaction is to tease and ship him with his creditor, it just felt so out of place. My boy North is freaking out about rent and Ter's going on and on about puppies and love and whatever other bullshit he's got in his head. Awkward.
If you think you'd enjoy watching what I just described, go wild. Otherwise, you'll be missing exactly nothing if you skip this one.
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