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It had so much potential
Okay, so I will be honest and say that I am new to BL dramas like so new that I've only discovered them three months ago. Crazy I know. But, in that time, I have been devouring them and the past month it's been nothing but Thai BLs that I've been consuming. Of course, when I looked up the best shows to watch, this show was always in the top of every recommended list.
This past week I finally sat down and watched it and well, I understand the mixed reviews on it, something I always saw when it was talked about.
Personally, I enjoyed the show and didn't feel like I wasted hours of my life like others said they felt they had after they finished the series.
I didn't really have an issue with the lack of kissing scenes because really a good drama doesn't even need one if done right. The two kisses they did share felt natural to me because I expected that it would be a bit awkward considering Sarawat had never dated anyone, and Tine had only been with girls before getting involved with Sarawat. I will give them some grace in that they would need some adjusting to being physically intimate with each other like any new couple would especially when both lack experience in their own ways.
Having said that though, I wished they would have had more sweet moments together and I know they did with the head patting and taking care of each other, but it left me wanting more. Like where was the hand holding? The cuddling? Outside of Sarawat getting beat up and the couple of times on the couch there was no cuddling. To drive my point home, they lived together for goodness' sake. I mean you would expect there to be scenes of them waking up with tangled limbs or spooning before falling asleep. Even Sarawat trying to grab Tine's chest like he had the first half of the series just disappeared instead replaced with sexual innuendos. It was like all of that stopped after they admitted they liked each other. And because of the lack of sweet moments there were times where I felt like I was watching a bromance instead of a BL.
But the misunderstandings are where I was getting a bit irritated. There were too many. So much so that they carried straight through to the last episode. And really, the majority of the misunderstandings could have easily been avoided and shouldn't even have happened at all especially since a lot of the time when the other asked if everything was okay, they could have said no it's not but instead said they were fine. It felt like they were using the misunderstandings for filler to extend the series.
Also, Mil's constant pursuing of Tine even while knowing he was in a relationship with Sarawat was just so disrespectful. Like dude, know when to bow out.
My biggest complaint/ concern with this show though was how they completely glossed over Green being abused by Dim when they would argue. It rubbed me the wrong way that Green was scared of Dim to the point that he ran away from him hiding out at Tine's place but then took him back like he never felt that way. Why even bring that type of scenario into play if it wasn't going to be addressed? They could have easily used a different way to explain why Green started to pursue Tine in the first place not that he was doing so to get back at his abusive boyfriend.
What I did enjoy was Sarawat being a total simp for Tine. The way he would always say he was Tine's boyfriend/ husband when they were going to record themselves playing guitar was really cute. Also, his not so lowkey obsession with Tine's chest had me rolling.
So yeah, for those reasons above, I am giving this show a 7/10. Like I said, I did enjoy it and will be watching Still 2gether after I finish writing this but yeah, I get why some were unsatisfied with the direction the show took especially when it had, in my opinion, a great start and premise to work with.
I'm hoping that in Still 2gether I will see Tine be more confident in his feelings for Sarawat like Sarawat was for Tine.
This past week I finally sat down and watched it and well, I understand the mixed reviews on it, something I always saw when it was talked about.
Personally, I enjoyed the show and didn't feel like I wasted hours of my life like others said they felt they had after they finished the series.
I didn't really have an issue with the lack of kissing scenes because really a good drama doesn't even need one if done right. The two kisses they did share felt natural to me because I expected that it would be a bit awkward considering Sarawat had never dated anyone, and Tine had only been with girls before getting involved with Sarawat. I will give them some grace in that they would need some adjusting to being physically intimate with each other like any new couple would especially when both lack experience in their own ways.
Having said that though, I wished they would have had more sweet moments together and I know they did with the head patting and taking care of each other, but it left me wanting more. Like where was the hand holding? The cuddling? Outside of Sarawat getting beat up and the couple of times on the couch there was no cuddling. To drive my point home, they lived together for goodness' sake. I mean you would expect there to be scenes of them waking up with tangled limbs or spooning before falling asleep. Even Sarawat trying to grab Tine's chest like he had the first half of the series just disappeared instead replaced with sexual innuendos. It was like all of that stopped after they admitted they liked each other. And because of the lack of sweet moments there were times where I felt like I was watching a bromance instead of a BL.
But the misunderstandings are where I was getting a bit irritated. There were too many. So much so that they carried straight through to the last episode. And really, the majority of the misunderstandings could have easily been avoided and shouldn't even have happened at all especially since a lot of the time when the other asked if everything was okay, they could have said no it's not but instead said they were fine. It felt like they were using the misunderstandings for filler to extend the series.
Also, Mil's constant pursuing of Tine even while knowing he was in a relationship with Sarawat was just so disrespectful. Like dude, know when to bow out.
My biggest complaint/ concern with this show though was how they completely glossed over Green being abused by Dim when they would argue. It rubbed me the wrong way that Green was scared of Dim to the point that he ran away from him hiding out at Tine's place but then took him back like he never felt that way. Why even bring that type of scenario into play if it wasn't going to be addressed? They could have easily used a different way to explain why Green started to pursue Tine in the first place not that he was doing so to get back at his abusive boyfriend.
What I did enjoy was Sarawat being a total simp for Tine. The way he would always say he was Tine's boyfriend/ husband when they were going to record themselves playing guitar was really cute. Also, his not so lowkey obsession with Tine's chest had me rolling.
So yeah, for those reasons above, I am giving this show a 7/10. Like I said, I did enjoy it and will be watching Still 2gether after I finish writing this but yeah, I get why some were unsatisfied with the direction the show took especially when it had, in my opinion, a great start and premise to work with.
I'm hoping that in Still 2gether I will see Tine be more confident in his feelings for Sarawat like Sarawat was for Tine.
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