I thought this was an excellent series. I just kinda wished they hadn't gone with the older brother-younger brother (not by blood) trope, That's kinda scatching dangerous social ground. But, it was still an excellent series.
When this first came out I watched and although it had great eye-candy, and even though it was a Mame series, I gave it a try. I originally wondered why sooo many folks liked the series and did not seem to have any issues with all the sickness that was going on in this series. Don't remember. Let's refresh everyone's memory (just the highlights, though). Doing them all would take-up too space. LMFAO! Let' see. There was homophobia. manipulation, stalking, "rape" (yes, rape), blackmail (for sex), betrayal (of close friends), harassment, and coercion (for sex).
Now, I recall many back-and-forth "discussions" on whether a couple of scenes in the series were "rape" vs some kind of dom/sub forplay. I would hope that even in the Thai culture, "no", "stop" actually means "no" and "stop." But, I have to keep reminding myself of two things: 1) this a Mame series, which often involves some pretty nasty, tasteless vicious staff (such as rape); and 2) that Thai culture is a different culture than mine with possibly different views on sex, sexuality, and relationships. But, I digress.
Now, over a year later, I rewatched this series to see if my original thoughts on the series had changed, modified, or even improved. Well, tbh, I still think the eye-candy is top-notch, the sex was hot, especially Rain's and Payu's, and cinematography was pretty good. What hadn't changed (at least for me) is all the manipulation, stalking, sexual coercion, and the dom/sub stuff (which may be ok in some cultures, but rape in many other cultures). But, that is what you're likely to get from a Mame written series.
As a side note, I've oftened wondered what was Mame's deal with all the nasty, awful stuff she writes in her books and series. Is she trying to make some kind of point? Hmm.
I'm not really sure about this BL???? Yeah, it was different than your typical HS or uni-based BL. Yeah, there was the "throuple" aspect. And, yeah, it practically had nearly "everyone" in the cast (including a couple of the adults) be members of the lgbtq+ community. But, for the life of me, and I can't put my finger on it. Something was missing!
I find myself surprised how much I enjoyed this drama. I went into it expecting the limitations of a Thai drama…
Common on JollyGolly! That was a "hand-job!" LMFAO! They would've had to do a little more creative filming and/or editing to make it a BJ!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
This was a very good series. However, IMO, it would've been soooo much better if they had left out some of the overused cliches' stereotypes and tropes. Some of it may be cultural. But it's still outdated and backword thinking.
Yes, DO believe the bad reviews. ABAAB is the typical stereotypical trope-filled BL that's mainly light hearted, with a hint of mystery and pinch of silliness. However, if you're a Book and Force fan, this will be an enjoyable albiet silly watch. Book's comic timing actually was pretty good. It was just a bad script. And, though Force is definitely good "eye-candy," it couldn't make for the bad script and his dull character. But, still it's not a bad series, it's not a good series, but it is an ok series, which I guess will be ok for most fans.
I guess this series is completely up to the viewer (as I would guess for every BL for that matter). But, IMO, many of the other posters were right. This series did kind of dragged-on. This series did have bad writing and a bad sense of utilizing the flashbacks. This series did have decent "eye-candy" in the mains. This series was short. This series did have its cutsey moments. This series did play up a lot tropes and stereotypes that unfortunately are still all too common in Thai BLs. This series did have those viewers who thought it was really good, those viewers who thought was just okay, and those viewers who thought it was crap. I'm in the "just okay" group by the way. LOL But mostly, this series was decent enough to sustain our attention for a brief period this year. Because, in all honesty, 2024's BLs have been missing something that the last couple of years of BLs had -- but I really don't know what that is, To me it seems that in the last year or so, BLs have been nothing more than "cookie cutter" images of their former selves (with rehashed, overused stories and plots, tropes and stereotypes coming out of our ears, and bad acting, even with eye-candy actors). If I didn't know any better, I'd say the quality of BLs during the past year or so has stagnated. Disagree if you like, hate on me if you like, but that doesn't mean I'm not correct! LMFAO!!!
I know it's just a series adapted from a novel (and so far, it's actually ok). But, really! If you're going to rehash an overused plot or trope, at least give it a little something different to make it interesting.
This was an ok series. It did seem to drag in the beginning, but it picked up the pace in the end. To me, if the series hadn't played on so many tropes and stereotypes, it may have been even better. The main characters had chemistry, but the story just didn't flow well enough. Maybe if the producers had lengthen the number of eps and told a better coordinated story, it may have gotten better ratings, at least it would've from me. But, it's at least a solid 7, maybe a 7.5.
Isn’t filing a false police report a crime? How can that relative get away with filing so many false reports…
Unfortunately, police corruption is a signficant problem in Thailand. So making a false report or even paying off police is not that uncommon in that country. So, it kind of fits the storyline.
This ep. was probably the best of the series, IMO. I just wished they hadn't gone down the "trope lane" to tell the back story (and it didn't need to take 7 out of 8 eps. to do it either). But, it got folks to watching it, so I guess it worked!
Now, I recall many back-and-forth "discussions" on whether a couple of scenes in the series were "rape" vs some kind of dom/sub forplay. I would hope that even in the Thai culture, "no", "stop" actually means "no" and "stop." But, I have to keep reminding myself of two things: 1) this a Mame series, which often involves some pretty nasty, tasteless vicious staff (such as rape); and 2) that Thai culture is a different culture than mine with possibly different views on sex, sexuality, and relationships. But, I digress.
Now, over a year later, I rewatched this series to see if my original thoughts on the series had changed, modified, or even improved. Well, tbh, I still think the eye-candy is top-notch, the sex was hot, especially Rain's and Payu's, and cinematography was pretty good. What hadn't changed (at least for me) is all the manipulation, stalking, sexual coercion, and the dom/sub stuff (which may be ok in some cultures, but rape in many other cultures). But, that is what you're likely to get from a Mame written series.
As a side note, I've oftened wondered what was Mame's deal with all the nasty, awful stuff she writes in her books and series. Is she trying to make some kind of point? Hmm.