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BounPrem didn't come to play

I have thoroughly enjoyed watching Revamp every week and now I'm excited to binge watch all episodes (maybe not episode 5 cuz BounPrem acting really tore me up) and try to catch all the details and hints they left.
From what I gather, a lot of people enjoyed Revamp so those on here that didn't, you all just don't know how to enjoy a show for what it is or have fun.
There was so much detail throughout the show and I could see how much Boun and Prem have grown as actors. I think Boun is an underrated actor, but can we talk about Prem? The small details, the mannerisms, the way he chose to speak, Prem really did his research and put his all into his character, Punn. I know from the Revamp special episode Prem had even said he did research on what antique owners wore and got to add his input into the wardrobe.
I'm also so happy that Boun's passion project was able to come true. All those years from loving vampires, writing a script, refilming 3 trailers, to finally being filmed, I'm so happy and proud of Boun. And as someone who read the novel way before watching the drama, I enjoyed both and treated them as a stand alone with the same plot vs. comparing novel and drama. I think overall, did I think Revamp was perfect? No I don't. But I think Boun was creative where he went with a different approach with the vampire lore and in particular how his character would act. It was all so refreshing and I also loved how in the end, it wasn't a basic ending with how Ramil and Punn wanted to go forward with their relationship. And I had such a fun time watching it each week as well. I do think if GMM wasn't doing the whole 10 episodes things, Revamp could've been expanded to 12 episodes and the story could've expanded and explained more in detail.
Another appreciation will be towards DIrector New and the production team. I think they did an amazing job with cinematography, angles, the locations they shot at, but more importantly, I think New did great at working with a genre that's out of his comfort zone. He did his best and worked with what he was given, which was a 10 epsiode cap.
I also need to say that I appreciated the balance of intensity, seriousness, humor, anghst, and most importantly romance. I loved how Boun and Prem gave a different type of chemistry this time vs. the chemi in Between Us. The chemi just keeps getting better each drama, so I'm very excited what's in store for their next project.

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Undeniable chemistry/slow burn but definitely worth it

Normally I don't write reviews but I honestly enjoyed this drama so much, I couldn't help it. I originally saw a random scene of Between Us on my Youtube short videos and thought it looked interesting but didn't think much of it. then I saw Boun and Prem's cameo in Cutie Pie and saw the comment section freaking out about their cameo. So of course I had to check out what sort of drama's they were in since most of the comments were about their amazing chemistry.
Between Us was the 2nd Thai drama I've ever watched and BounPrem's chemistry on and off screen really lived up to what the comments were saying.

It truly became my comfort drama and it'll always have a special place in my heart.

At first, I wasn't sure about the story line since they had little to no interaction in the first half of the episode and then they were hooking up all of a sudden. But by the 2nd episode, I was hooked. Especially since Win admitted to Team that them sleeping together was nice and from there, they started to build on their undefined "more than friends, less than lovers" relationship.

Cons: I would have enjoyed the drama even more (if that's even possible), if there weren't so many side couples. I would've liked to see more of Dean/Pharm since they were the OG couple and honestly even more scenes of the main couple Win/Team .
I also would've loved to see more of a deep dive into why Win is so afraid of losing something. I know he kinda stated/explained it, (but as someone who hasn't read the book so I'm not sure if its explained more in there) it would've been nice to be shown a scene or some sort of past scene that he experienced for him to get to the point of being that afraid to lose/ love someone.

An important one was Team's trauma. If his guilt has followed him to adulthood, realistically I thought why didn't his parents put him in therapy as a kid? Watching someone, especially whom you were close with, die and having that guilt that you were the cause of it, it's not something that you can easily forget. Or as much as he's close with his parents, they didn't realize how much he struggled. Of course I'm coming from this as an asian american and I also don't know how mental health is in Thailand as well. I also know that if it was realistically dealt with, we wouldn't have the story of Win becoming a safe place for Team. But those were the thoughts that dawned me while I was watching it. (Done with the cons)

The last thing I wanted to talk about was their confession. I had seen some comments on how they thought Win and Team singing to each other was cringe so they skipped the scene. I honestly disagree. I loved that their singing wasn't perfect and it was the lyrics of the songs they were singing that mattered. They were trying to convey how they feel towards each other. Boun and Prem have also said that it was hard to sing while they were crying and having stuffy noses, so I appreciated the scene even more. I might sound biased, but overall I loved their confession. It was raw, emotional, and honestly, it is hard to not feel afraid telling someone how you truly feel and not knowing 100% if they feel the same way.

Needless to say, I enjoyed Between Us. Thanks to this drama, I became a fan of Ohm/Fluke since I watched UWMA right after I finished Between Us. I've also became an even bigger fan of Boun and Prem. Both together as much as individually. And I'm honestly so excited to watch their upcoming projects !

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