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NOTE: I haven't seen the original work.

Heng (Earth Pirapat), a real estate consultant who has trouble saying no, finds himself in a love triangle after discovering that Kongdech (Kirt Shahkrit), his boss, is in love with him, and Mo (Mix Sahaphap), an old friend who has returned to his daily life, also shows feelings for Heng. Now Heng finds himself in a routine where both try to win him over, Mo lives with him, and Kongdech is his boss.

I will be honest in giving my verdict on this series. I liked it, for its purpose and considering the adaptation of a Japanese work, I really believe that it fulfilled its role within what it promised. This includes the absurd situations that the characters went through, among haunted houses and possessed characters. There are situations that could easily be resolved by normal people (which is not the case for anyone in this series), and moments that end up dragging on, but honestly, in the context of the series itself, it is appropriate. The series is exaggerated and has a huge comedic element; after all, it is based on slapstick comedy.

I have been following EarthMix's work for a while, and I am genuinely happy to see how both of them played these roles. It would have been much easier for Earth to be Mo and Mix to be Heng, theoretically that is the custom, but I was happy to see that in this series it was different.

Now, talking about the characters themselves. I will limit myself to talking about the three protagonists, the ones who made the series work.
Heng had some issues in his childhood; there is no other explanation for not only his difficulty in saying no, but also the way he presents himself as a dysfunctional adult in his early 30s. He doesn't know how to cope without his mother, he doesn't know how to rely on anything but luck for most things, he always looks for someone to depend on, first his mother, then Mo, and when they broke up, his boss.
Note²: I will not discuss the way Mo was treated by Heng in front of his mother, because I know myself and I know that I will hurt the integrity of the character.

The boss is another who has a very serious degree of selfishness in the area of love. I won't extend this to other areas, as he honestly seems like a good boss, a good father, and a good friend. But asking Heng to marry him more than once, insisting on it until the end of the series, and still engaging in this melodrama every time he was rejected while he KNEW that the boy didn't like him, was a level of desire to satisfy his own needs and only that, which was ENORMOUS, and particularly made me uncomfortable. The ending even tried to redeem the character, but after everything that happened, putting Mo in a carriage and carrying the ring to Heng does not erase all the inconveniences that the Boss (who was called the boss throughout the series) made not only the characters but also the viewers go through.

Mo is the only one who seems to have real problems and concerns. Lack of self-esteem is a complicated problem, but it is recurrent and even normal in today's society. His concerns throughout the narrative are valid, and even against his will, he did what he thought was right. Not that I think it was the best choice, I also think he needs to go to therapy. But at this point, who doesn't?

Ossan's Love is a lighthearted series for those who want to watch something that doesn't require too much thought and just want to stop thinking and laugh. The songs are catchy, and the series presents absurd scenarios that end up being funny.