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Here we go, it's another Thai GL. The chemistry is great, the characters are more than interesting & fun enough, but I have two big issues with this show.
Firstly the main concept related to the title dies way too soon. It feels like they are not really doing the friends with benefits thing from very very early on & also they are not even really pretending very effectively on the enemies part. Quoting "they'll do anything to keep it a secret, pretending to be enemies so that absolutely no one at work finds out"from the MDL description all I can say that this is totally false. The real issue here of course is not that they are basically dating from week 2 of their relationship, but rather that they are talking the talk & not walking the walk, meaning that the whole concept is really not working & is very forced.
Secondly the -largely- corporate plot in the final 3-4 episodes is quite weak, meaning that it's actually difficult to reach the closing credits. It feels like cutting this & aiming for 8 episodes would've been better.
Anyway Lal is pretty wonderful gl drama character carrying the entire show. The actress really did a wonderful job with her endlessly amusing facial expressions etc. So it's kind of worth watching just for Lal I suppose..
I don't have it in me to rate this above 7.5, but still it's way more watchable & less formulaic than 99% of contemporary kdramas.
Firstly the main concept related to the title dies way too soon. It feels like they are not really doing the friends with benefits thing from very very early on & also they are not even really pretending very effectively on the enemies part. Quoting "they'll do anything to keep it a secret, pretending to be enemies so that absolutely no one at work finds out"from the MDL description all I can say that this is totally false. The real issue here of course is not that they are basically dating from week 2 of their relationship, but rather that they are talking the talk & not walking the walk, meaning that the whole concept is really not working & is very forced.
Secondly the -largely- corporate plot in the final 3-4 episodes is quite weak, meaning that it's actually difficult to reach the closing credits. It feels like cutting this & aiming for 8 episodes would've been better.
Anyway Lal is pretty wonderful gl drama character carrying the entire show. The actress really did a wonderful job with her endlessly amusing facial expressions etc. So it's kind of worth watching just for Lal I suppose..
I don't have it in me to rate this above 7.5, but still it's way more watchable & less formulaic than 99% of contemporary kdramas.
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