Honestly, I could never empathize with Chian or F4M and there came a point where it stressed me out watching them,…
I liked Bua and Baabin story but both couples had a common thread to their story, summarized in the Thai subtitle of the series: the consequences of keeping your emotions hidden. So, dont forget that Chian and Fou4Mod both did the same to each other as Bua and Baabin did to each ofher. ;)
I like the characters, their flaws and the cool things about their personality. Except for Bua obviously because…
Bua is probably the most complex character. He is clearly thirsty for attention. And on that last scene in ep 6, we get a hint that there is something very wrong with him. I would say he is dying to get love and attention.
And also, so far the whole time consisted of them just flirting, like I really don’t understand
What is it to understand? Have you never had a crush on someone and told them you liked them? That's basically all that part of the series is... They kissed because they are attracted to each other.
Dropped it after episode 3. What is this clusterf*ck of repeated conversations/scenarios and bad humor/acting?Big…
It is an unserious show. It is mostly a dark comedy. Very entertaining, but nothing that will make you cry or move you etc. It is pure entertainment and nothing else. I think the reason that you didn't like it is partly because you probably prefer a show that touches your heart.
I have mixed feelings about the show. I actually enjoyed the first few episodes because it did a good job of upending a few archetypes and tropes that I am tired of seeing in BL, and it did so in a clever way. A lot of times the seme and uke dynamics are very predictable. The uke behaves like a woman in victorian times protecting her virginity. Here, you can hardly tell who is seme and who is uke, and the two characters that offer any resistance do so only because they are scared (and not of loosing their virginity). We also have a very dominant, masculine character who we later see bottoming, which goes against the normal BL formula. There is also other little things, like how the character Joong plays is a total Tsundere, but he has his reason and it makes sense.
However, on the flip side, the show is silly and gets even more silly in later episodes. Characters do things only to drive the plot forward. Incredible coincidences happen that make no sense.
And then yet on the other hand, Joong is really good as Fadel. Khaotung is amazing as Bison. First is incredible as Kant. And Dunk? Dunk is beautiful to look at. And he tries hard to be at the same level as his co-stars.
I think if this series had a serious re-write and a better director, it would have been one of the best series of the year. The material was good. The idea was original. The cast is excellent overall. But the inconsistent tone, plot holes and flat characters (mostly the main antagonist), just weaken the entire show.
I gave it an 8/10, but I know I am being generous.
Dohoe kept failing exams because he ignored his own pain. When JuYeong got beaten up by Dohoe's father, Dohoe…
I think he went to jail for 6 months and came back in that scene where JY had the pamphlets and was talking to him about all the places he could go. IDK The editing was a bit rough.
Keep watching! If they follow the book and the OG, you will get to change your mind on Phun! :)
Sorry, I am a bit behind, but in the book he does stay with Aim but it is mostly a decision taken because Noh insists that Phun do the right thing, but Phun always wants Noh.
It is the only weakness in the story. Phun eventually is handed a reason to breakup with Aim, which then gives him and Noh an opportunity to be together again.
I was hoping they would fix that in this version, maybe they didn't.
I dropped my rating from a 9 to a 7.5 because of that ending. I may change it back but only if they make a season…
I had it at 9.5 and dropped it to 9.0. My logic is as follows: I took 0.5 off for the inane and total waste of time of a story that was the two teachers (they have as much chemistry as two pieces of cardboard stuck together), and I took 0.5 for the gutsy move of giving us an unfinished story for season 1.
I think they have the intention of making season 2. We just have to cross our fingers they get funded and don't run into any issues.
Technically, Yuri is not Noh's girlfriend. Keep that in mind as you watch because it is a HUGE point later on...
Is not much of a spoiler, but if you keep a keen eye on their interactions, you will realize that Yuri is obsessed with Noh. Everyone teases Noh about Yuri being his girlfriend (even Phun), but Noh never says anything.
Noh loves Yuri, but he is not attracted to her at all. In the OG, Noh really comes off as being gay, but in the novel he is bisexual. I think in both the book and the novel, Yuri tests Noh and slowly realizes he is not attracted to her.
Yuri is the one that thinks they are a couple. He also tries to convince her friends that they are a couple. Noh never says they are a couple (so watch for that as a hint). He also never introduces her as a girlfriend (as far as I can remember).
So the key is to watch his interactions and notice those hints. Like in the first episode when the boys tease him about her being his GF, he never says yes she is my gf. When she invites him on date, he acquiesces reluctantly. When Phun asks him, is she your girlfriend, Noh never says anything.
I think later on Noh starts seeing himself as Yuri's protector and sort of accepts his role as his boyfriend but he never openly admits it. Like in Episode 1 how he takes a picture of the license plate and then teases Phun for not being a good BF for not doing the same. This is as far as Noh goes. He does the things he needs to do, the bare minimum, so that Yuri is safe and protected.
[Small spoiler]
When they "break up", it is one of the most emotional moments in the series and in the OG I cried a lot watching them go through that pain, but that's because I felt Noh's pain as I also had a GF (I am gay!). So I know how it is to come to terms and have to break someone's heart that you know doesn't deserve that pain. :(
Watching Love Sick (2024) felt like stepping into a time machine, taking me back to when I first experienced the…
You are very right and I fear this next episode, I will cry because of the scene that is coming up. It is my favorite scene in the entire series and it made me cry hard the first time I watched it. Tears of happiness.
I wrote a blog explaining why I cried. Here is the relevant portion of that blog:
This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. The first time I watched, I cried real tears when Phun confesses his love for Noh. Why? This is the FIRST Thai gay movie or series I watched after watching Love of Siam almost 10 years before. Love of Siam is my favorite LGBQT movie. To this day, the ending makes me cry and even sometimes listening to the OST makes me cry. If you haven’t watch it, go watch it. It is a work of art and a work of love.
Anyway, spoiler alert for Love of Siam follows, so be warned!
In Love of Siam, the two male leads, Mew and Tong, can’t be together because Tong love for his family takes priority over his love for Mew. Mew is happy that Tong loves him. He feels complete because he is not lonely anymore. I read that this is how it is in Thailand: Gay men often have to balance their love life with their family life. Love of Siam, despite being a beautiful movie, traumatized me. I didn’t watch Thai romantic movies afterwards.
Then my Netflix suggested this show, Love Sick. I knew it was from the same country as Love of Siam. I read online it had a happy ending. I gave it a go. So here I was, still thinking of Mew and Tong. So when Noh says to Phun that if they forget who they are supposed to be, what would Phun really want? it really hit me: this was an emancipation of sorts. Noh is giving Phun the get-out-of-jail free card that Tong didn’t get from his mom. When Phun then answers back that he “wants Noh”, it is a big statement. He is free of the shackles of tradition and in that emancipated state, his first action is to declare his love for Noh. I cried for Noh, for Phun, for Mew, for Tong and I cried for all those young gay men who never saw their love life fulfilled.
This is why Love sick stuck with me. This is why I became obsessed with this show. It is that simple statement that love knows no gender and that we should be allowed the freedom to love who we want and not who we should.
We'll die together then cause I totally agree with you.
LMAO I don't think I can make a blanket statement like that yet. But I agree that Almond and Progress are thus far better than White and Captain were at this stage of the series.
Personally, I like original Yuri better. I also haven't made my mind up about Aim.
Pete is great, but the OG Pete was also good. Earn is also good here but the OG Earn was very good.
This Ohm is better than the OG Ohm. In fact, most of the background actors seem to be more polished.
I have a Love Sick blog for all things Love Sick. You will find Synopsis and Analysis of Season 1 (and some Season 2) episodes of the OG.
I have begun to blog about the 2024 series. I analyzed the trailer and now I am doing episode by episode synopsis, and analysis, as well as comparisons with the OG....
If you are a huge fan of the series, you definitely want to browse my blog!!! :)
Episode 1 was fantastic. Episode 2 was great. I should have the episode 2 review uploaded in the next couple of days.
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Did you not like it? If so, why?
What did you see that made you not like it?
I have mixed feelings about the show. I actually enjoyed the first few episodes because it did a good job of upending a few archetypes and tropes that I am tired of seeing in BL, and it did so in a clever way. A lot of times the seme and uke dynamics are very predictable. The uke behaves like a woman in victorian times protecting her virginity. Here, you can hardly tell who is seme and who is uke, and the two characters that offer any resistance do so only because they are scared (and not of loosing their virginity). We also have a very dominant, masculine character who we later see bottoming, which goes against the normal BL formula. There is also other little things, like how the character Joong plays is a total Tsundere, but he has his reason and it makes sense.
However, on the flip side, the show is silly and gets even more silly in later episodes. Characters do things only to drive the plot forward. Incredible coincidences happen that make no sense.
And then yet on the other hand, Joong is really good as Fadel. Khaotung is amazing as Bison. First is incredible as Kant. And Dunk? Dunk is beautiful to look at. And he tries hard to be at the same level as his co-stars.
I think if this series had a serious re-write and a better director, it would have been one of the best series of the year. The material was good. The idea was original. The cast is excellent overall. But the inconsistent tone, plot holes and flat characters (mostly the main antagonist), just weaken the entire show.
I gave it an 8/10, but I know I am being generous.
It is the only weakness in the story. Phun eventually is handed a reason to breakup with Aim, which then gives him and Noh an opportunity to be together again.
I was hoping they would fix that in this version, maybe they didn't.
In English, a generation is 20-30 years, so 73rd Generation would be at least 1,460 years :D
I think they have the intention of making season 2. We just have to cross our fingers they get funded and don't run into any issues.
Noh loves Yuri, but he is not attracted to her at all. In the OG, Noh really comes off as being gay, but in the novel he is bisexual. I think in both the book and the novel, Yuri tests Noh and slowly realizes he is not attracted to her.
Yuri is the one that thinks they are a couple. He also tries to convince her friends that they are a couple. Noh never says they are a couple (so watch for that as a hint). He also never introduces her as a girlfriend (as far as I can remember).
So the key is to watch his interactions and notice those hints. Like in the first episode when the boys tease him about her being his GF, he never says yes she is my gf. When she invites him on date, he acquiesces reluctantly. When Phun asks him, is she your girlfriend, Noh never says anything.
I think later on Noh starts seeing himself as Yuri's protector and sort of accepts his role as his boyfriend but he never openly admits it. Like in Episode 1 how he takes a picture of the license plate and then teases Phun for not being a good BF for not doing the same. This is as far as Noh goes. He does the things he needs to do, the bare minimum, so that Yuri is safe and protected.
[Small spoiler]
When they "break up", it is one of the most emotional moments in the series and in the OG I cried a lot watching them go through that pain, but that's because I felt Noh's pain as I also had a GF (I am gay!). So I know how it is to come to terms and have to break someone's heart that you know doesn't deserve that pain. :(
Hope I didn't spoil it too bad.
1) its too early to make that kind of statement. I need to see more of the actors.
2) i think there are some (like Yuri) who arr better in the OG.
Hope that makes more sense!
I wrote a blog explaining why I cried. Here is the relevant portion of that blog:
This is one of my favorite episodes of the show. The first time I watched, I cried real tears when Phun confesses his love for Noh. Why? This is the FIRST Thai gay movie or series I watched after watching Love of Siam almost 10 years before. Love of Siam is my favorite LGBQT movie. To this day, the ending makes me cry and even sometimes listening to the OST makes me cry. If you haven’t watch it, go watch it. It is a work of art and a work of love.
Anyway, spoiler alert for Love of Siam follows, so be warned!
In Love of Siam, the two male leads, Mew and Tong, can’t be together because Tong love for his family takes priority over his love for Mew. Mew is happy that Tong loves him. He feels complete because he is not lonely anymore. I read that this is how it is in Thailand: Gay men often have to balance their love life with their family life. Love of Siam, despite being a beautiful movie, traumatized me. I didn’t watch Thai romantic movies afterwards.
Then my Netflix suggested this show, Love Sick. I knew it was from the same country as Love of Siam. I read online it had a happy ending. I gave it a go. So here I was, still thinking of Mew and Tong. So when Noh says to Phun that if they forget who they are supposed to be, what would Phun really want? it really hit me: this was an emancipation of sorts. Noh is giving Phun the get-out-of-jail free card that Tong didn’t get from his mom. When Phun then answers back that he “wants Noh”, it is a big statement. He is free of the shackles of tradition and in that emancipated state, his first action is to declare his love for Noh. I cried for Noh, for Phun, for Mew, for Tong and I cried for all those young gay men who never saw their love life fulfilled.
This is why Love sick stuck with me. This is why I became obsessed with this show. It is that simple statement that love knows no gender and that we should be allowed the freedom to love who we want and not who we should.
Personally, I like original Yuri better. I also haven't made my mind up about Aim.
Pete is great, but the OG Pete was also good. Earn is also good here but the OG Earn was very good.
This Ohm is better than the OG Ohm. In fact, most of the background actors seem to be more polished.
Production quality is generally better here too.
Just a bit of background so you understand how critical this remake is!
I think that's your biggest issue with this.
Funny thing is they did kiss. TWICE. We are just waiting for a romantic kiss.
I have begun to blog about the 2024 series. I analyzed the trailer and now I am doing episode by episode synopsis, and analysis, as well as comparisons with the OG....
If you are a huge fan of the series, you definitely want to browse my blog!!! :)
Episode 1 was fantastic. Episode 2 was great. I should have the episode 2 review uploaded in the next couple of days.
For now, here is the link to my episode 1 review:
https://wordpress.com/post/boyloveperusal.com/1172