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I think I gained 10 lbs (5 Kg for those who use metric) via osmosis from all the choco pies on the screen.

For me, it was a couple things. The story just didn't catch my attention for some reason. I thought it was slow and boring. Normally I like cute and fluffy series, and I don't even mind the silly series with crazy sound effects that Thailand often pumps out. For some reason this just lacks something, and I am not sure I can put my finger on it exactly.

Also, the directing and editing was in my eyes quite bad. The story lacks cohesion and it lacks growth and flow and character arcs and things like that. I think the director or editor could have fixed most of that. Maybe the story itself is also to blame, but the director/editor could have asked for rewrites to the story, or gave the actors better guidance to somehow make this shine.

I think the actors were fine, they had chemistry for the most part, and did a good job. The one thing that stood out with the actors is how they dubbed the Chinese actor. There had to be a way to make that better somehow, whether he didn't speak, or maybe he spoke in Chinese as a plot point, or something different than the cheesy dub. It isn't the actor's fault, again this is a director or editor choice that I think should have been handled differently.

I could have written this myself. I struggled watching it too, it just didn't capture my attention like most other BL series do. Normally I binge watch a series in a few days or maybe a couple weeks at the most. I have been stuck on these 12 episodes, and no other series, for weeks now.

This series was cute in a way, and there were a few good scenes, but things just dragged on without much plot or character growth. There wasn't even a big 11th episode breakup scene or a white truck of death, or anything like that to add some level of drama or tension.

I like cute and fluffy series, but this wasn't so dumb to be silly, nor was it drama-filled and action-packed, it just lingered between.

I can agree with quite a bit of what you said. There were too many characters that didn't add much to the series, the imaginary scenes didn't seem to fit the rest of the story somehow, and to me the whole thing just dragged out too long without much going on.

To me, I don't think it was the actors who were at fault. I think this series lacked a coherent vision or there was a lack of directing and/or editing. Like many BL series, they seem to be making up scenes to fill 12 episodes rather than having 12 episodes worth of content.

2gether was quite bad, and I say so whenever the name comes up or someone says a some particular series is terrible. 2gether never deserved that high rating, I think fans of Bright pumped up the numbers.

I thought this series was a lot better than 2gether. Both the main and side couple had a nice relationship with growth from a silent crush, to having some intimacy like kissing and declaring they were a couple at the end. For being in high school, the intimacy seemed to be appropriate given their age, especially compared to 2gether which were college aged guys and never did more than hold hands.

This series also showed two young guys struggling with coming out both at school, and at home. It showed some very empathetic teachers who guided their students into liking themselves for who they are. It showed a healthy relationship between the teacher and his boyfriend. The moms were supportive of the sons. There were lots of good messages throughout this series.

Is MLMU on the same level as A Tale of a Thousand Stars or Not Me? Nope. But I don't think it ever was supposed to be something like that.

I also thought it was a good series, but I didn't watch watch the original series nor did I read the manga, so I can't tell if this is better or worse than the source material.

Most people would have been a *little bit* more discreet. These guys were making the whole house shake!

Grandma complained about the neighbors hearing when the guys were talking loud in an earlier episode, the neighbors must have really been getting an earful here.

Most people would have been a *little bit* more discreet. These guys were making the whole house shake!

Grandma complained about the neighbors hearing when the guys were talking loud in an earlier episode, the neighbors must have really been getting an earful here.

I was thinking older brother to Perth Nakhun. (My Engineer, KinnPorsche) Maybe both of them being half Thai is part of it, but the nose and eyes have similar looks.

Frank actually didn't annoy me here. That is saying something because he really set me off with the over the top "I want cake" whining in Love Syndrome. I think he did an OK job here.

Being the third wheel was something he (Atom) brought on himself. He came in late to the Zen/Ryu relationship, and didn't take the hint even when he saw them together. In fact I think that he was trying to break them up by getting Zen that scholarship. Oh, and the creepy stuff Atom did while Zen was asleep was... weird.

It was just out of place, and seemed to be thrown in there.

I thought this was decent, but it needs a second part for the side couples.

These companies need to publish this stuff where people can watch it, this could have been much more popular if it would have been on more mainstream sites.

Is it me, or is he somehow cuter/hotter in Rebound than in the past? Maybe it is just the badboy role or something, but there was something different about him in this series.

I am trying to not be too graphic here, but it isn't that different than trying to write with the wrong hand, or use a computer mouse with the wrong hand. It isn't easy to just switch.

Grandma needs a serious lifesaving surgery. So they have to raise a huge amount of money, 120,000 Baht. They act like this is some outrageous amount of money. (maybe it is?)

Converted to USD, that is about $3000 in August 2024 dollars. I don't think you could even get an X-ray for that amount of money in the USA let alone a surgery of any type!

I posted previously that I thought Frank had been miscast in the past couple series he was in, and maybe more specifically Love Syndrome.

The Atom character in the Rebound series seems to fit his personality and acting skills much better. In my opinion, I don't think he is as good at playing the "heavy" or serious characters. Atom is a bit more sweet and quiet which seems to mirror Frank's real life personality.

That is one criticism that I would make of this series, I feel like the side couples were shorted of time. Considering we had 16 episodes, Chain and Pun should have got more time.

I also feel like Matt (JJ), Mick (Tee), Beer (Pepper), and Kluen (Title) should have received more screen time, and/or had an on-screen pairing with someone with as long as this series ran.

The kisses in We Are are 1000 times better than that high-five ending in 2gether. In fact throughout that whole series you could tell the actors purposefully avoided any type of contact. It was almost embarrassing to watch the scenes where they should have been intimate. We got some awkward groping throughout the series, and not much else.

On the other hand, I loved Aou's mullet. It might just me being old and having an 80s flashback, but I think it looks good on him.

" he needs someone to choose his scripts for him."

I think he is miscast, or just isn't put into roles that are suited to his personality type. I think he plays the fun, cute, and lighthearted stuff better than the serious roles. If you look at his Youtube channel, he is always joking around and being funny.

This might just be me, but I think that he comes across as insincere or phony or something like that when he is playing these serious parts. I know actors hate being typecast, and love the challenge of new roles, but sometimes that typecasting can be a good thing.