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Mr Kill(ed my interest)
I really enjoyed the first two episodes, the following four ranged from average to boring and then it took me a month to come back and finish the last three episodes which I watched while alternating between doing literally anything else and then watching the screen. I would like to note that I did not drop this series (against my best wishes) and finished it purely out of spite so I could leave a review.
What I disliked:
- Considering this is a GMMTV show (arguably the largest producer of Thai Bls) this bromance was produced more like a badly-written BL series than a well-written bromance. Throwing fan service in occassionally between Dew and Tee was annoying and seemed redundant when if they wanted to do that, they easily could have just made the series a BL from the beginning. If this were a production from a country or company that produces significantly less BLs then it would make sense, but as GMMTV produced a large number of BLs this year aside from this show it seems silly to have the main leads occassionally interact like they're in a conservative BL. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy bromance shows just as much as I enjoy BLs but this came across as a way for GMMTV to appeal to their large BL fanbase while still filling a 'straight show quota' for the year.
- This could have been a lot shorter and more succinct. The storyline was not interesting or fleshed out enough for it to comfortably fill all the episodes even with only 10 episodes at 45 mins a piece. I could have happily watched between 5 and 8 episodes instead and came away with the same understanding of the storyline. I think it could have been more interesting if they stuck with the main plot of the manga artist assisting the inspector for longer, but they move on from that quite quickly.
- It is totally obvious from almost the outset who the killer is if you open your eyes. There was no suspense whatsoever, they try very lightly to throw you off and give you a couple of options but it is very very clear who it is right from the first few episodes. This makes the rest of the series less enjoyable as you don't get the satisfying reveal and I think they also know this as it never ends up really being a big reveal for the characters either.
Acting from the cast was fine, but given the interesting premise provided for the show, it did not live up to the expectations it set for itself.
I will not be rewatching in this lifetime and I wouldn't recommend you watch it once in yours.
What I disliked:
- Considering this is a GMMTV show (arguably the largest producer of Thai Bls) this bromance was produced more like a badly-written BL series than a well-written bromance. Throwing fan service in occassionally between Dew and Tee was annoying and seemed redundant when if they wanted to do that, they easily could have just made the series a BL from the beginning. If this were a production from a country or company that produces significantly less BLs then it would make sense, but as GMMTV produced a large number of BLs this year aside from this show it seems silly to have the main leads occassionally interact like they're in a conservative BL. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy bromance shows just as much as I enjoy BLs but this came across as a way for GMMTV to appeal to their large BL fanbase while still filling a 'straight show quota' for the year.
- This could have been a lot shorter and more succinct. The storyline was not interesting or fleshed out enough for it to comfortably fill all the episodes even with only 10 episodes at 45 mins a piece. I could have happily watched between 5 and 8 episodes instead and came away with the same understanding of the storyline. I think it could have been more interesting if they stuck with the main plot of the manga artist assisting the inspector for longer, but they move on from that quite quickly.
- It is totally obvious from almost the outset who the killer is if you open your eyes. There was no suspense whatsoever, they try very lightly to throw you off and give you a couple of options but it is very very clear who it is right from the first few episodes. This makes the rest of the series less enjoyable as you don't get the satisfying reveal and I think they also know this as it never ends up really being a big reveal for the characters either.
Acting from the cast was fine, but given the interesting premise provided for the show, it did not live up to the expectations it set for itself.
I will not be rewatching in this lifetime and I wouldn't recommend you watch it once in yours.
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