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YALLLLLLLLLL 😭😭😭

THIS SERIES???? OH THIS SERIES WAS NOT JUST A SERIES. THIS WAS A WELCOME BACK CEREMONY, A HOMECOMING, A CULTURAL RESET, A RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE FOR SINGTOKRIST. AND I WAS FRONT ROW SCREAMING.

LIKE HELLO???? MY PERAYA HEART??? RESURRECTED. REVIVED. REBORN. ❤️

This show is basically comfort food for Peraya OG fans which, unfortunately and proudly, IS ME. I swear the entire storyline lowkey mirrors SingtoKrist’s real life dynamic and I’m sitting here like…

HELLO??? ARE WE WATCHING FICTION OR A DOCUMENTARY??

Because excuse me??? They didn’t work together for like WHAT, SIX YEARS??? Then Singto came back to GMMTV and suddenly Krist is glowing like a man who just got his husband back from war and BOOM they get their own series again???

GIRL.

Also let me talk about the TRAUMA I went through when the trailer dropped for The Ex Morning. Because I remember new BL fans in the comments going like:

“Where is my JimmySea series?”
“Why SingtoKrist again?”
“Are they still relevant?”

EXCUSE ME????

BOY IF YOU DON’T SIT DOWN WITH YOUR LITTLE BABY BL DEGREE FROM TIKTOK UNIVERSITY—

SINGTOKRIST LITERALLY CARRIED GMMTV ON THEIR BACK LIKE TWO SINGLE MOTHERS WORKING DOUBLE SHIFTS DURING SOTUS ERA.

If they didn’t blow up the industry back then, HALF OF YOUR FAVES WOULD NOT EVEN EXIST. So yes babes. Show some respect to your BL ancestors.

Anyway… let’s calm down before my blood pressure spikes and let’s review this thing properly.

And yes. This review is biased.
EXTREMELY biased.
If you don’t like it…

Ciao. 💅

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a) Plot

Okay quick synopsis before I start screaming again. Phi is this famous weather forecast prince. On camera he’s charming, charismatic, professional, everyone loves him blah blah blah. But OFF camera???

Oh honey…

That man is an entitled, dramatic, slightly insufferable manchild.

Harsh? Maybe.
But am I wrong? Absolutely not.

So one day during a live broadcast, this rookie journalist Tae starts throwing off-script questions at him. Phi is already annoyed, his patience is hanging by a thread, and suddenly— BOOM. He throws coffee in Tae’s face. LIVE. ON. CAMERA. And I’m sitting there like, "NOOOOO OH U FUCKED UP". Anyway his career immediately goes poof 💨CANCELLED. FINISHED. GOODBYE WEATHER PRINCE.

So the company decides the best way to fix his image is to produce a new show for him. Cool idea. Great strategy. Love that. But the producer they hired to manage the project is... Tawan. His ex. The same ex who disappeared from his life FOUR YEARS AGO WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION. So when Phi finds out, he basically has a mini emotional nuclear meltdown and honestly? VALID. Because if my ex who ghosted me suddenly appeared at my workplace like “Hi I’m your boss now” I would also start screaming.

So the whole series is basically their journey of rebuilding their relationship while fixing Phi’s career and confronting all the unresolved feelings they never dealt with. Now let’s talk about the actual plot. I genuinely thought this show would be draggy. Like you know those BLs where nothing happens for three episodes except intense eye contact and slow walking scenes? But surprisingly?? THE PLOT WAS ACTUALLY GOOD??? There are proper developments, conflicts that make sense, and the pacing for a 10 episode series is actually pretty steady. Yes there are some filler-ish scenes. Like the multiple moments where Phi randomly sings while Tawan reminisces about their old relationship and I’m just sitting there like "OH MY GOD PLEASE STOP SINGING I AM BEGGING YOU." I literally hit 2x speed during those scenes. Sorry. Not sorry.

BUT the plot twist about why Tawan left Phi?? OH BABY. When the reveal happened I was like "WAIT— OH???? OH?????? THAT’S WHY?????" It’s not super dramatic but it’s sweet enough to make you gasp and go “oh damn okay that makes sense.” Also the cinematography??? HELLO??? There’s this one scene where Phi is heating rice over a charcoal stove and waiting for the fire to light up. Then Tawan comes and they talk about Yong choosing their demo and making a bet about who wins. When Tawan says “deal” and pours oil into the fire and the flames suddenly burst up.... BABY. THE FIRE WAS NOT THE ONLY THING HEATING UP.

Because Singto looked so damn charming in that scene I literally choked. Like excuse me??? WHY IS MY HEART BEATING LIKE THIS??? WHY AM I FEELING THINGS??? Sir you cannot just stand there looking that good. It awakened something inside me and I’m not going to elaborate further. Also the SOTUS reference during their wedding ceremony??? I SCREAMED SO LOUD MY NEIGHBOURS PROBABLY THINK I SAW A GHOST. And can we talk about how the series actually explained same-sex marriage in Thailand???

I LOVED THAT.

They showed how the legal process works and how Thai wedding ceremonies are performed and honestly it felt so refreshing to see that represented in a BL series. Thank you GMMTV for letting SingtoKrist be the couple that explains it.

My Peraya heart is full. 🥹

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b) Characters

> Phi played by Krist Perawat

Oh Krist.

MY FORMER NUMBER ONE BIAS.

And honestly after watching this series I understand exactly why he used to hold that position. This man CAN ACT. Like I’m not exaggerating when I say his acting improved A LOT since SOTUS. Back then he was good, but now he’s so natural on camera that it feels like we’re just watching someone’s real life. The camera basically disappears. It’s like we’re the third wheel spying on his life.

And Phi as a character? UNSTABLE.

Emotionally unstable. Mentally unstable. Romantically unstable.

This man folds faster than a lawn chair every time Tawan gets close to him. And honestly??? RELATABLE. Because tell me WHY Tawan is constantly seducing him.

Loose shirts exposing his chest.
Leaning close to his face.
Casually changing his shoes.

EXCUSE ME???

SIR YOU ARE NOT HELPING HIS SELF CONTROL.

If I were Phi I would’ve folded in episode two. But I love the character development he gets later in the series. He starts as this selfish hot-tempered guy but eventually becomes someone who prioritizes the people he loves. Growth. We love to see it.

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> Tawan played by Singto Prachaya

Ah yes. THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE VOICE OF HONEY ITSELF. Singto’s voice in this series is so soft and gentle that I genuinely had a moment where I thought: “Wait… when have I ever heard him raise his voice before?” Answer: NEVER. This man speaks like he’s narrating an ASMR audiobook. And acting wise? No problems there. I’ve known since day one that Singto can act. Every scene feels natural, no awkwardness, no stiffness.

Now let’s talk about Tawan. At first he shows up looking cool, sharp, professional, very “I’m here to work.” But by the end of the series he becomes this goofy man who is ready to sulk the moment Phi ignores him. And honestly? I’m okay with it. Because for most of the show Tawan is ridiculously cunning and seductive. This man was flirting in broad daylight. Not subtle. Not discreet. FULL ATTACK MODE. My only complaint is that his sharp, calculating personality slowly fades near the end of the series. That could’ve been explored more.

Missed opportunity.

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> Kaoki played by Jamie Juthapich

Okay let me be honest. I usually don’t get very invested in GMMTV GL characters because the dynamic is always the same:
cold top × sunshine bottom.

Jamie isn’t really an exception here. This is the first time I noticed her in a bigger supporting role and she did fine, but the character itself was just… mid. Kaoki is supposed to have tons of connections because she’s a famous camerawoman, but the show barely demonstrates it. The only time we really see her influence is when she posts a tweet supporting Phi. Other than that the character just exists.

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> Nudee played by Earn Preeyaphat

Earn still has room to improve. Her acting isn’t bad but there’s still a bit of awkwardness in her eyes and voice sometimes. Nothing unbearable though. Nudee as a character is basically Phi’s support system. She runs his fanbase, does research, helps with investigations, and occasionally forgets things because apparently every bubbly side character must also be slightly scatterbrained. But I actually liked her energy and the little connection she had with Yong. Cute siblings dynamic.

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> Tae played by Aou Thanaboon

BOY. Let me tell you something. I love Aou. He’s my bias. But while watching this show I completely forgot about that because THIS MAN WAS GETTING ON MY NERVES. Acting wise he’s great, no issues there. But Tae as a character???

OH MY GOD.

I wanted to push him away from Phi every time he appeared on screen. The annoying thing is he wasn’t annoying ENOUGH. Like imagine if he intentionally told the cameraman to go live before Phi threw the coffee.

THE DRAMA.
THE CHAOS.
THE SPICE WE DESERVED.

But no. His villain era was like… mild salsa. Not spicy enough.

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c) Steamy scenes

BOYYYYYYYY. GMMTV SAID “LET’S RAISE THE TEMPERATURE.” There are at least five steamy scenes in this show and I’m not complaining. For some reason they are OBSESSED with bathroom and bathtub scenes but honestly? Do your thing kings. The kissing scenes were phenomenal. At first I thought they could be more hungry but then I suddenly remembered the lip biting kiss scene and I immediately shut my mouth.

NEVER MIND.

COMPLAINT RETRACTED.

WE ARE FED.

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d) OST

Don’t ask me anything. I remember none of the songs.

Zero.

My brain was too busy processing SingtoKrist chemistry.

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e) Overall

Listen. This is a good series. Call me biased all you want, I truly do not care. This show healed my inner Peraya and watching SingtoKrist together again felt like seeing your divorced parents fall in love again. My first BL heartbreak couple came back together. So please tell me again that this series isn’t based on them. Because the parallels are SUSPICIOUS.

Anyway I rarely rewatch series unless they are extremely good. And for this one… I still probably won’t rewatch it. I’m sorry.

But that doesn’t change the fact that it was fun as hell to watch.

Final score? 10/10.

And yes.

I said what I said. 🫦