I really do like a lot of the ideas in the story, but the execution can be uh....not good at times. I'm not gonna lie though, I do like the drama and am very curious about Pha and whatever is gonna happen with Wayu. I'm also invested in Pok/Tong's story and whatever the heck is going on with Sandee. Also on Team Justice4Phai lmao. He deserves someone better than the two that are/were interested in him, lets be real. And MArkKit is super cute, but I have no idea what else they can do with them? So I'm not too interested in their story atm
P'Aoff did´t do that in ATOTS either. He is more about the inner/emotionel conflict ( I don't know if I make…
I haven't seen ATOTS, but that's good to know! I have seen other shows that weren't written by MAME- at least I don't think they were, like Gen Y, for example, that has some of those tropes unfortunately. I like the idea of the story but omg some of the things that happen are YIKES.
I haven't commented here about this series since ep1. There were some things about ep1 that I wasn't feeling (like how immature the fighting between their friends were imo), but still remained curious enough about the story to continue it- and boy am I glad I did!! This is easily one of the best, if not *the* best BL thai drama I've seen so far. The chemistry between all the actors, but especially Ohm and Nanon, is crazy good. I feel like the story has a pretty good balance between drama/angst and light hearted comedy, which I do think is a plus so far because this type of story could very easily be super angsty imo. There are tropes and things that this series so far lacks: creepy adult/minor relationships, moments that are passed off as romantic but are actually assault, etc. I'm SO glad there hasn't been any of that. Watch the show for the chemistry and acting if nothing else!
When I saw the trailer months ago, I thought it was a story about high schoolers. As an adult, I'm mostly over these BLs that take place in high school, so I planned on skipping this. Mind you, the premise is interesting, but still. Recently I've been in the mood to watch a new BL drama, and saw that this was out. I was and curious, so I decided to check it out. To be very honest, I do agree with what a lot of others are saying: the fight scenes seem childish. I spent half the time convinced they were in high school, even though they're in college. I've gone to 2 universities and never seen anything like this. I've seen stuff like this in middle school though. I was also very confused about their feud- did I miss something or have they yet to explain why both groups hate each other SO much??
That does lead me to one of the two things I like about this story so far: seeing how the two main characters navigate in a setting where they're supposed to hate each other. It's not just their family that have issues with one another, it's their friends too and they can hardly catch a break. Also, the show is pretty easy to watch, which is nice once in a while.
My curiousity has me wanting to see what will happen in ep3.
Both ITSAY and IPYTM are told beautifully, not only due to the cinematography, but also the directing and acting. The story felt VERY real, especially in the first show. I only started watching Thai BL dramas about a year ago, but this is possibly the first series I've watched where the story and acting felt raw and realistic. I personally don't mind and do prefer a fairy tale type story where there's a cute and happy ending, so this was quite refreshing.
One major problem I do have with the story however is that I feel 50/50 about them being back together in the end. Someone mentioned how it's about "loving when you're ready, not when you're lonely", and from that point of view, the story has a great ending. However, as I found myself thinking about it more and more in hindsight, I realized that Teh was a pretty tertible boyfriend the whole time. He starts most, if not all, the arguments, and it's him and his feelings that end up causing the biggest plot points/arguments in both stories. He acts selfishly a lot of the time: example being when he declined his offer for the college he wanted to go to so that Oh-Aew would get in in his place. At surface level, that's completely selfless. However, deep down, Oh-Aew wanted to make the effort himself and Teh attempted to strip away Oh-Aew's autonomy and self choice in favor of his own feelings. Or when Teh got mad at Oh-Aew not telling him about the cute lil tea tattoo he got even though it really wasn't that big of a deal. Or when Teh got upset about Oh-Aew changing even though Oh-Aew didn't change into a bad person. Not to say change can't bother someone, but to react in such a way when that person hasn't done anything wrong....yikes. On that note, I noticed that the color red plays a very important role in the stories. Red is the color that the main character of Teh's favorite drama wears. And would you look at that: Oh-Aew ends up wearing red a lot throughout the story. He even dyes his hair red of all colors, a color that is important to Teh.
There's more I can point out, but the point I'm trying to make is that after dealing with all of that, I personally wouldn't have gone back with Teh. I'm very tired of seeing BL dramas where the boyfriend does something terrible/constantly does something bad and there basically aren't any repercussions for it. I would love to see a drama where the main character finally puts their foot down, leaves the boyfriend, and ends up with someone better- if there's a BL drama like this, please let me know! And I was partially hoping this would be the case, but it wasn't. All I can say is that I hope Teh has changed enough in the year they weren't together.
I'm one of the ones hoping they end up in a throuple. 😭🤞 I think their dynamic together is cute and they balance each other nicely! I'm also not a big fan of love triangles; they have to be done well for me to be invested, and so far, I feel like this story is light hearted enough for me to be okay with it. But if they don't end up in a poly relationship, I would honestly be sad about it. However, between Match/Ryu and Match/Mix, I much prefer Match/Ryu only because people who can't be bothered to try to pull their own weight is a major turn off for me; at least Ryu cleans and tries to make food. Though I wouldn't be surprised if Match and Mix end up together solely based on the fact that both of their actors work on another show (Gen Y) together and their characters have great chemistry and may end up together in season 2.
It definitely seemed like they were leaning quite heavily towards MM in episode 2 and part of episode 3 with the surprise kiss. I'm curious about the MR moments that they seem to be hinting at in episode 4! I'm also hoping for some character growth with Mix.
A very simple and cute idea! I was very interested in this because I had recently finished watching Gen Y and I really like Jet's and Jame's characters being together in that one. I was VERY surprised that Big is in this one, so I totally wanted to see it. Surprisingly, the acting is slightly off at times which I'm going to assume is due the directing and not them being bad actors. However, there's some charm to this story so far, and I think 6 episodes is more than enough. Just like how a lot of people are saying: PLEASEEEE let them be in a poly relationship!! The 3 of them together are cute so far!
Cant wait for the translated trailer!
That does lead me to one of the two things I like about this story so far: seeing how the two main characters navigate in a setting where they're supposed to hate each other. It's not just their family that have issues with one another, it's their friends too and they can hardly catch a break. Also, the show is pretty easy to watch, which is nice once in a while.
My curiousity has me wanting to see what will happen in ep3.
One major problem I do have with the story however is that I feel 50/50 about them being back together in the end. Someone mentioned how it's about "loving when you're ready, not when you're lonely", and from that point of view, the story has a great ending. However, as I found myself thinking about it more and more in hindsight, I realized that Teh was a pretty tertible boyfriend the whole time. He starts most, if not all, the arguments, and it's him and his feelings that end up causing the biggest plot points/arguments in both stories. He acts selfishly a lot of the time: example being when he declined his offer for the college he wanted to go to so that Oh-Aew would get in in his place. At surface level, that's completely selfless. However, deep down, Oh-Aew wanted to make the effort himself and Teh attempted to strip away Oh-Aew's autonomy and self choice in favor of his own feelings. Or when Teh got mad at Oh-Aew not telling him about the cute lil tea tattoo he got even though it really wasn't that big of a deal. Or when Teh got upset about Oh-Aew changing even though Oh-Aew didn't change into a bad person. Not to say change can't bother someone, but to react in such a way when that person hasn't done anything wrong....yikes. On that note, I noticed that the color red plays a very important role in the stories. Red is the color that the main character of Teh's favorite drama wears. And would you look at that: Oh-Aew ends up wearing red a lot throughout the story. He even dyes his hair red of all colors, a color that is important to Teh.
There's more I can point out, but the point I'm trying to make is that after dealing with all of that, I personally wouldn't have gone back with Teh. I'm very tired of seeing BL dramas where the boyfriend does something terrible/constantly does something bad and there basically aren't any repercussions for it. I would love to see a drama where the main character finally puts their foot down, leaves the boyfriend, and ends up with someone better- if there's a BL drama like this, please let me know! And I was partially hoping this would be the case, but it wasn't. All I can say is that I hope Teh has changed enough in the year they weren't together.
But if they don't end up in a poly relationship, I would honestly be sad about it. However, between Match/Ryu and Match/Mix, I much prefer Match/Ryu only because people who can't be bothered to try to pull their own weight is a major turn off for me; at least Ryu cleans and tries to make food. Though I wouldn't be surprised if Match and Mix end up together solely based on the fact that both of their actors work on another show (Gen Y) together and their characters have great chemistry and may end up together in season 2.
It definitely seemed like they were leaning quite heavily towards MM in episode 2 and part of episode 3 with the surprise kiss. I'm curious about the MR moments that they seem to be hinting at in episode 4! I'm also hoping for some character growth with Mix.