Great potential, great rewatch value, the birth of an Iconic couple. But....
Oh, my, this was so engaging. I truly enjoyed this and feel it is a light-hearted show with good rewatch value.
But, gosh, this show was BROKE! Like openly paint-fake-bird-because-we-don't-have-a-penny-for-costume-broke! And the script was... Well, let's say, they had enough material to do a pretty solid 8 episodes show and diluted it with unnecessary (and not in the novel side couples) and SUPER HOT sex scene. Like, so manyyyyy sex scenes. Which, well, can't complain about this at least. I am satted.
I know it could have been better and am drastically overranking this, BUT, hear me out.
BOATOAT! These two came out of nowhere and are now one of my most awaited pair in the industry. Their chemistry is gobsmacking as in I am clinically insane over how good they are together . The show makes it obvious that these guys can override poor actor direction and tacky editing.
They are clearly talented and underserved here and am looking forward to seeing their next project. Oat has broken my heart every time I saw him cry on screen. There is still so much that they can explore. They have become an iconic couple.
This being said, the show itself, for all I just said about some of its poor qualities, I enjoyed it tremendously, regardless.
It was a no brainer, light hearted show, not much drama, We all knew where everything was going and it felt super comfortable, like when you're home and you know exactly where everything lives
Te plot lacks a lot of early bits from the novel where I would have really enjoyed seeing SornJun actually disliking eachother first, because here it feels so obvious from the first ep that Sorn is obsessed with Jun straight away.
Some characters like Thanu are also funny to watch, the bit with the couple that tries to salvage their relationship after the guy cheated was actually interesting and I wanted more on them They felt tragic and imperfect and to me could have been a good balance to the lightedness of the rest
t was great that Jun is such a strong character that he ends up being the more solid and mature of the two in a very interesting though foreseeable twist.
The two other main couples were given no time nor development to shine and in my opinion should have been dropped (it's not the actors fault, I'm sure they have done their best but they were set to fail), the kids at the coffee shop and the other two interns also, why were there in the show? For what purpose? We could have use this screentime to build coherence on a lot of plotholes or to introduce some things more gradually. Sorn's business partner was one those background character that makes you build an intense and vomit-inducing dislike, but could have been interesting to redeem later by having him being honestly gentemanly helping out Jun while Sorn is briefly out of the picture WITHOUT involving Sorn, and instead of having the subplot with Penny, this guy could have been a more interesting middle man. It's sad that the screenwriters and director only streayed from the novel in the worst ways instead of building more with what they had.
But again, SornJun felt raw and real and I want more of BoatOat, they stole the show and my breath, and make rewatching this show entirely worth it. Encourage people to try My Stubborn if it's their flavor.
But, gosh, this show was BROKE! Like openly paint-fake-bird-because-we-don't-have-a-penny-for-costume-broke! And the script was... Well, let's say, they had enough material to do a pretty solid 8 episodes show and diluted it with unnecessary (and not in the novel side couples) and SUPER HOT sex scene. Like, so manyyyyy sex scenes. Which, well, can't complain about this at least. I am satted.
I know it could have been better and am drastically overranking this, BUT, hear me out.
BOATOAT! These two came out of nowhere and are now one of my most awaited pair in the industry. Their chemistry is gobsmacking as in I am clinically insane over how good they are together . The show makes it obvious that these guys can override poor actor direction and tacky editing.
They are clearly talented and underserved here and am looking forward to seeing their next project. Oat has broken my heart every time I saw him cry on screen. There is still so much that they can explore. They have become an iconic couple.
This being said, the show itself, for all I just said about some of its poor qualities, I enjoyed it tremendously, regardless.
It was a no brainer, light hearted show, not much drama, We all knew where everything was going and it felt super comfortable, like when you're home and you know exactly where everything lives
Te plot lacks a lot of early bits from the novel where I would have really enjoyed seeing SornJun actually disliking eachother first, because here it feels so obvious from the first ep that Sorn is obsessed with Jun straight away.
Some characters like Thanu are also funny to watch, the bit with the couple that tries to salvage their relationship after the guy cheated was actually interesting and I wanted more on them They felt tragic and imperfect and to me could have been a good balance to the lightedness of the rest
t was great that Jun is such a strong character that he ends up being the more solid and mature of the two in a very interesting though foreseeable twist.
The two other main couples were given no time nor development to shine and in my opinion should have been dropped (it's not the actors fault, I'm sure they have done their best but they were set to fail), the kids at the coffee shop and the other two interns also, why were there in the show? For what purpose? We could have use this screentime to build coherence on a lot of plotholes or to introduce some things more gradually. Sorn's business partner was one those background character that makes you build an intense and vomit-inducing dislike, but could have been interesting to redeem later by having him being honestly gentemanly helping out Jun while Sorn is briefly out of the picture WITHOUT involving Sorn, and instead of having the subplot with Penny, this guy could have been a more interesting middle man. It's sad that the screenwriters and director only streayed from the novel in the worst ways instead of building more with what they had.
But again, SornJun felt raw and real and I want more of BoatOat, they stole the show and my breath, and make rewatching this show entirely worth it. Encourage people to try My Stubborn if it's their flavor.
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