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We Could Have Had it All
I clicked on this drama with a positive mindset, as I was already familiar both with Noeul and Boss and I quite like the idea of time travel and/or alternate dimensions.
This seemed like a perfect match for me and I will admit that until maybe around episode five I was really eating up the story and couldn't wait to find out what will happen next.
Unfortunately what I considered to be the best part of the plot (Boss/Cir jumping through universes) turned out to be a lie he came up with to woo his crush of five years. Yes, it is also strange that none of his friends managed (tried to?) to convince him to just talk to Phu/Noeul for all those years while he was stalking him.
I think it's a huge miss that they chose not to explore dimension hopping further in the story. Boss acting in the scenes with his alternate self were one of the best parts to me and you could really see that professional actor in him. There was so much to discover and develop there and they just let it fizzle out.
I feel like I can't really judge this series objectively because I liked these actors before and the theme was just so right up my lane, but there's so much that wasn't resolved in this story by the end of it. Why was Jin a mind reader? Where did that come from?
Let's also not forget the absolutely medieval arc regarding Cirrus's parents and brother. You're trying to tell me it's the big year 2024-ish and your younger brother is being EXCHANGED to live with your abusive mother? While your father watches? And no one says absolutely anything? I know it's a Thai BL drama but PLEASE.
It's not a bad watch and I will most likely be back at some point to watch the stalker next world but I remain very bitter about the lost potential of this plot.
This seemed like a perfect match for me and I will admit that until maybe around episode five I was really eating up the story and couldn't wait to find out what will happen next.
Unfortunately what I considered to be the best part of the plot (Boss/Cir jumping through universes) turned out to be a lie he came up with to woo his crush of five years. Yes, it is also strange that none of his friends managed (tried to?) to convince him to just talk to Phu/Noeul for all those years while he was stalking him.
I think it's a huge miss that they chose not to explore dimension hopping further in the story. Boss acting in the scenes with his alternate self were one of the best parts to me and you could really see that professional actor in him. There was so much to discover and develop there and they just let it fizzle out.
I feel like I can't really judge this series objectively because I liked these actors before and the theme was just so right up my lane, but there's so much that wasn't resolved in this story by the end of it. Why was Jin a mind reader? Where did that come from?
Let's also not forget the absolutely medieval arc regarding Cirrus's parents and brother. You're trying to tell me it's the big year 2024-ish and your younger brother is being EXCHANGED to live with your abusive mother? While your father watches? And no one says absolutely anything? I know it's a Thai BL drama but PLEASE.
It's not a bad watch and I will most likely be back at some point to watch the stalker next world but I remain very bitter about the lost potential of this plot.
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