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Not Really Bad, But Not that Great Either
I really don't know where to begin with this series. I like Jun (Oat) in most of the series that he's in, and I believe this is the second series that he's a main character. He was a main character in So Much In Love, and I believe it was a bomb in every sense of the word. LOL! I guess the best way to review this series is to do the tried and true PROS versus CONS routine. So, here we go:
PROS:
1) All of the characters, the main couple and the side couple, are all good-looking guys, especially Oat (Jun) and Boat (Sorn). The girls are cute too. It made it so much easier to get through this series, knowing how good-looking the cast was. Also, the chemistry between Oat and Boat was pretty darn good. They truly seemed very comfortable with each other during their scenes, which made many of the scenes look good, at least from a cinematic standpoint. Oh, and Jun (Oat) has a very nice rear-end (butt) that is prominently displayed in either episode 3 or 4 (Sorn takes notice, LOL).
2) The sex scenes were HOT HOT HOT! That was the highlight of the series. The sex scenes were seductive, wild, and kinky. I believe that most of the folks tuned in to the series just to see the sex scenes (I was one of them). Also, there was a hot sex scene in episode one, and a hot sex scene in at least 9 or 10 more episodes. There was just enough sex to keep you returning to see the next episode. LMFAO!
3) The cinematography was nice. You could tell that MFlow Entertainment invested some time and money into this series. It didn't look like a cheaply made series. Granted, it's not on the level of GMM-TV, but with this series, it comes fairly close.
4) Although it had a few, it didn't have many of the common tropes and stereotypes that are normally seen in a BL series. Also, the tropes that were in the series, it appeared the series attempted to address them, such as the trope of bottom vs. top. In the series, Jun states that he "wants to try being a bottom, to see if he likes it." Then, after Sorn tops him, he seems to like it enough to be a bottom for the rest of the series. LOL!
5) Finally, this is a series that's NOT about uni boys from the faculties of engineering and medicine! That is always a PRO in my opinion. If we don't see any more engineering and medical school student BLs anytime soon, I know I won't be all too unhappy about it.
Now for the CONS. Unfortunately for this series, the CONS are easy to annotate. But this does NOT mean that the series was that bad, because it wasn't, IMO.
1) The main issue I have with this series is that it was all over the place as far as the plot was concerned. Yes, it's supposed to be an "office romance" story between a boss and an intern. We've seen this kind of plot numerous times. But this series (as far as the plot is concerned) was just not good (other than the sex). You couldn't tell if this series was a romcom (romantic comedy), a lakorn, or some kind of pure drama or comedy. It had a few highlights, but the plot had more holes than a golf course. There was little to no romance in the series, just sex. There wasn't a lot of comedy, and there was a lot of melodrama to make it more of a traditional lakorn. What may have helped the plot was being given a little background about Sorn and Jun. Many of the MDL posters, who had read the novel, commented that Sorn and Jun had a backstory. Well, this series didn't go into what that backstory was.
2) Boat, not having nearly as much screen time, and Oat, seemed flat, stolid, and very unemotional. Other than in the sex scenes, where he appeared to be a sex hungry dog, the rest of his performance was just flat. There's no other way to describe it. I think the series was trying very hard to make Sorn a troubled but likeable character. But it just didn't show. Many posters, including myself, just didn't like Sorn.
3) Oat was much better with his character. But, you could tell he was a little too mature for portraying "such a young" character. He's actually over 30 playing a young twenty-something. They (the production company) could've made Jun's character NOT quite so young, even though they may have been directly following the novel.
4) Finally, the series has already set up the ending for Sorn and Jun to get back together, when they probably shouldn't. Sorn used Jun as nothing more than a sex object, and Jun fell for it and called it love. How cheesy can you be, even for a BL?
I didn't have much comment about the music, as that wasn't something I was concentrating on. But I think it was okay. I chose to write this review before viewing the final episode, as I can guess how it will be. As I just previously stated, Sorn and Jun are going to get back together and probably have some great make-up sex to finish out the series. And, I'll be watching for it, too. LMFAO! This series consistently received around the mid-7s for a rating, and IMO, that seems pretty accurate. It was better than some (i.e., So Much in Love, What the Duck 2), and not as good as others that had sex as the mainstay of the plot (such as Friends Zone, Bed Friend, etc.).
PROS:
1) All of the characters, the main couple and the side couple, are all good-looking guys, especially Oat (Jun) and Boat (Sorn). The girls are cute too. It made it so much easier to get through this series, knowing how good-looking the cast was. Also, the chemistry between Oat and Boat was pretty darn good. They truly seemed very comfortable with each other during their scenes, which made many of the scenes look good, at least from a cinematic standpoint. Oh, and Jun (Oat) has a very nice rear-end (butt) that is prominently displayed in either episode 3 or 4 (Sorn takes notice, LOL).
2) The sex scenes were HOT HOT HOT! That was the highlight of the series. The sex scenes were seductive, wild, and kinky. I believe that most of the folks tuned in to the series just to see the sex scenes (I was one of them). Also, there was a hot sex scene in episode one, and a hot sex scene in at least 9 or 10 more episodes. There was just enough sex to keep you returning to see the next episode. LMFAO!
3) The cinematography was nice. You could tell that MFlow Entertainment invested some time and money into this series. It didn't look like a cheaply made series. Granted, it's not on the level of GMM-TV, but with this series, it comes fairly close.
4) Although it had a few, it didn't have many of the common tropes and stereotypes that are normally seen in a BL series. Also, the tropes that were in the series, it appeared the series attempted to address them, such as the trope of bottom vs. top. In the series, Jun states that he "wants to try being a bottom, to see if he likes it." Then, after Sorn tops him, he seems to like it enough to be a bottom for the rest of the series. LOL!
5) Finally, this is a series that's NOT about uni boys from the faculties of engineering and medicine! That is always a PRO in my opinion. If we don't see any more engineering and medical school student BLs anytime soon, I know I won't be all too unhappy about it.
Now for the CONS. Unfortunately for this series, the CONS are easy to annotate. But this does NOT mean that the series was that bad, because it wasn't, IMO.
1) The main issue I have with this series is that it was all over the place as far as the plot was concerned. Yes, it's supposed to be an "office romance" story between a boss and an intern. We've seen this kind of plot numerous times. But this series (as far as the plot is concerned) was just not good (other than the sex). You couldn't tell if this series was a romcom (romantic comedy), a lakorn, or some kind of pure drama or comedy. It had a few highlights, but the plot had more holes than a golf course. There was little to no romance in the series, just sex. There wasn't a lot of comedy, and there was a lot of melodrama to make it more of a traditional lakorn. What may have helped the plot was being given a little background about Sorn and Jun. Many of the MDL posters, who had read the novel, commented that Sorn and Jun had a backstory. Well, this series didn't go into what that backstory was.
2) Boat, not having nearly as much screen time, and Oat, seemed flat, stolid, and very unemotional. Other than in the sex scenes, where he appeared to be a sex hungry dog, the rest of his performance was just flat. There's no other way to describe it. I think the series was trying very hard to make Sorn a troubled but likeable character. But it just didn't show. Many posters, including myself, just didn't like Sorn.
3) Oat was much better with his character. But, you could tell he was a little too mature for portraying "such a young" character. He's actually over 30 playing a young twenty-something. They (the production company) could've made Jun's character NOT quite so young, even though they may have been directly following the novel.
4) Finally, the series has already set up the ending for Sorn and Jun to get back together, when they probably shouldn't. Sorn used Jun as nothing more than a sex object, and Jun fell for it and called it love. How cheesy can you be, even for a BL?
I didn't have much comment about the music, as that wasn't something I was concentrating on. But I think it was okay. I chose to write this review before viewing the final episode, as I can guess how it will be. As I just previously stated, Sorn and Jun are going to get back together and probably have some great make-up sex to finish out the series. And, I'll be watching for it, too. LMFAO! This series consistently received around the mid-7s for a rating, and IMO, that seems pretty accurate. It was better than some (i.e., So Much in Love, What the Duck 2), and not as good as others that had sex as the mainstay of the plot (such as Friends Zone, Bed Friend, etc.).
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