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Stands out among its oversaturated trope and plot!
Squad, school, university, and friendship, these are the common formulas when creating this kind of common and oversaturated type of series. However, it does not diminish the entertainment, comedic, and fan-service value "We Are" has brought us.
It does not require a thinking hat to fully understand what the series wants to portray. Despite its lack of substance and "importance", it was executed well to bring entertainment and fan service to each of us, and I think that's what this series wanted to establish and portray, and it's effective. Personally, it seems that "We Are" is a series that was made to compile fan services of each actor and CP here and present it to their fans HAHAHA.
Positive
1. PondPhuwin presents a different dynamic of their chemistry from their other series, especially Phuwin; however, Pond's role here seems a bit consistent with his previous roles, especially with "Fish Upon the Sky (FUTS)" as Mork. Despite these personal concerns, it does not diminish how they portrayed their relationship and the personality of their characters here. It was also refreshing to see that there were times when their relationship was laid back or lowkey among the other couples in the series. It was a cute way to give way to other couples, such as...
2. WinnySatang! They are incredible in this series, especially Satang. The last time I saw them was in "My School President (MSP)" and FUTS, and this series fortified how versatile they are as an actor. A personal concern of mine was that I could not let go of SoundWin, thus I want SatangWinny more huhuhu.
3. Each character has a distinct and entertaining personalities that complement well with their partner well. AouBoom and MarcPoon are two of these examples, and they're fun to watch.
4. Their friendship was solid and one of the few friendships that is enjoyable to watch.
Negative (As someone who wants a richer/unique story/plot):
1. No plot and path at all HAHAHAHA, which is okay for me since the premise presented itself that "it's not that serious". They are just a silly group of friends that happened to love each other.
2. It's too long to the point that I've pressed 1.5x speed so that I can watch the next series in my watchlist.
3. Unserious and sudden arrival of conflicts with no foundation or build-up at all (Kluen and Phum's family). I think it would be preferable if the conflict were purely a misunderstanding or a strain in their relationship. Another one is between Q and Toey. I was gagged when they both went into a sudden heated argument; however, Satang gave us a good scene there. It would be nicer if they gave us first a glimpse of Toey and Q's backstory.
4. Marc and Poon as our underrated couple. Personally, their characters individually and dynamic together are far more unique and interesting among the couples here. It's awkward to watch how the production forced their interaction just to "justify" their status as one of the couples in the series. However, their scene in the last episode was so funny since their first kiss was awkward, but their second kiss saved it; they have so much potential, and I hate how the production treated them.
5. In relation to my previous point, there are 16 episodes, and it would be so much better if these episodes were managed carefully to flesh out each character's progression in their relationship, especially since Pun is my favorite character hehehe.
I saw a lot of negative reviews here in MDL, and I understand each of the sentiments HAHAHAHA. However, from the premise itself, I think it's already established that it would be an unserious series. Nevertheless, it is an entertaining series and I treated it as a series that is for the fans of each couple here. I will highly recommend that you watch this as your first/early BL series since you would get bored with it if you've already watched this type of trope and plot, or if you're longing for a unique and fruitful series, since this one is not HAHAHA.
It does not require a thinking hat to fully understand what the series wants to portray. Despite its lack of substance and "importance", it was executed well to bring entertainment and fan service to each of us, and I think that's what this series wanted to establish and portray, and it's effective. Personally, it seems that "We Are" is a series that was made to compile fan services of each actor and CP here and present it to their fans HAHAHA.
Positive
1. PondPhuwin presents a different dynamic of their chemistry from their other series, especially Phuwin; however, Pond's role here seems a bit consistent with his previous roles, especially with "Fish Upon the Sky (FUTS)" as Mork. Despite these personal concerns, it does not diminish how they portrayed their relationship and the personality of their characters here. It was also refreshing to see that there were times when their relationship was laid back or lowkey among the other couples in the series. It was a cute way to give way to other couples, such as...
2. WinnySatang! They are incredible in this series, especially Satang. The last time I saw them was in "My School President (MSP)" and FUTS, and this series fortified how versatile they are as an actor. A personal concern of mine was that I could not let go of SoundWin, thus I want SatangWinny more huhuhu.
3. Each character has a distinct and entertaining personalities that complement well with their partner well. AouBoom and MarcPoon are two of these examples, and they're fun to watch.
4. Their friendship was solid and one of the few friendships that is enjoyable to watch.
Negative (As someone who wants a richer/unique story/plot):
1. No plot and path at all HAHAHAHA, which is okay for me since the premise presented itself that "it's not that serious". They are just a silly group of friends that happened to love each other.
2. It's too long to the point that I've pressed 1.5x speed so that I can watch the next series in my watchlist.
3. Unserious and sudden arrival of conflicts with no foundation or build-up at all (Kluen and Phum's family). I think it would be preferable if the conflict were purely a misunderstanding or a strain in their relationship. Another one is between Q and Toey. I was gagged when they both went into a sudden heated argument; however, Satang gave us a good scene there. It would be nicer if they gave us first a glimpse of Toey and Q's backstory.
4. Marc and Poon as our underrated couple. Personally, their characters individually and dynamic together are far more unique and interesting among the couples here. It's awkward to watch how the production forced their interaction just to "justify" their status as one of the couples in the series. However, their scene in the last episode was so funny since their first kiss was awkward, but their second kiss saved it; they have so much potential, and I hate how the production treated them.
5. In relation to my previous point, there are 16 episodes, and it would be so much better if these episodes were managed carefully to flesh out each character's progression in their relationship, especially since Pun is my favorite character hehehe.
I saw a lot of negative reviews here in MDL, and I understand each of the sentiments HAHAHAHA. However, from the premise itself, I think it's already established that it would be an unserious series. Nevertheless, it is an entertaining series and I treated it as a series that is for the fans of each couple here. I will highly recommend that you watch this as your first/early BL series since you would get bored with it if you've already watched this type of trope and plot, or if you're longing for a unique and fruitful series, since this one is not HAHAHA.
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