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A Dog and the Side Effects of Bad Writing.
In general, I have always most GMMTV shows to a be a hit or miss due to the production quality. Their shows usually rely on the script and the cast itself, which makes their shows watchable despite the obvious flaws in the sound quality. Every time I sit down to tune into another assumingely okay show on the GMMTV YouTube channel with okay expectations, those expectations are met. So, when I started Dog and A Plane, I held the show to the same standards that I usually do. The first couple of episodes had me laughing quite a bit and the chaotic mess of the characters really drew me in. BUT! That chaotic esc charm of the series became repetitive and almost felt as if that’s what the “plot” was relying on. So, in the end, this show has unfortunately deflated my expectations even more. The problem isn’t that it’s horrible or anything, it’s just annoyingly “meh”. Towards the end of its run time, watching each new episode every week started to feel like a chore rather than a treat.
DISCLAIMER!!!! I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST ANYONE INVOLVED IN THIS SHOW, ESPECIALLY THE ACTORS! THIS IS JUST CRITIC!
Let’s start with the main ingredient to any show—the plot. Or in this case, the lack thereof. It’s a classic meet cute romcom where they clash at first over some disagreement, somehow meet again, hash it out, and then all of a sudden get along due to some circumstances. Having one character doing a favor for the other to pay them back is personally one of my least favorite tropes, but I let it slide because I wanted to see Kanit’s trashy ex pilot boyfriend Lion get his well deserved karma. Their silly adventures trying to catch him cheating while still working was amusing to watch until it was that… every single… minute… of the beginning episodes… Though, I really enjoyed Toto and Kanit’s dynamic at the beginning, it was silly and just felt exactly what a main couple in a romcom bl should be like. It was clear that most of that dynamic was carried by TayNew’s chemistry and real life dynamic since the dialogue between both Toto and Kanit was just somewhat weird? Once they caught the trashy pilot in episode 4, I think the writers panicked and realized “wait, we still have to fill up a 10 episode quota” because the other 6 episodes were straight filler. Full of unnecessary side quests, forced angst, some funny moments, some unfunny moments, and worst of all… unnecessary conflict.
I wasn’t really interested in the side couple’s story despite my interest in MondRyu just because I couldn’t get over how everyone forgave Veha’s behavior in the beginning of the show. In what world would someone in a 3 year relationship who was cheated on forgive the home wrecker who knew what was going on and was sassy about it? With no explanation either? Just a “everyone deserves a second chance”… okay then. The other problem I had with Akki and Veha’s relationship was how underutilized it was. I hate the trope of “I used to like you but you didn’t recognize/realize it because I was ugly but now you like me”. Akki was a fun character but I do wish they explored the whole lookism part of their relationship. Overall their relationship felt sloppy and like the writers just couldn’t care less about them and just threw some words together on a piece of paper, slipped it over to MondRyu (who are amazing actors of course, they did what they could) and said “act monkey, act!”
Toto and Kanit are probably my least favorite Tay and New characters of all time. I do enjoy how they had a mature aspect to them but like any GMMTV show, everyone has to act like a teenager even if they’re in their 30s. Toto’s character felt underutilized. They could’ve explored his family life better, his struggles with raising his sister alone, his struggles with making ends meet, etc., etc. Instead, they just tried to wrap it all up in the last episode like a quick resolution for all the problems they only made halfway through the show to make some sort of story. The potty humor they gave him got annoying. The poop jokes with a fart sound effect every episode just made me want to close my laptop and never open it ever again. Kanit was bratty. If he wasn’t played by New, I don’t think I would’ve liked him. He saved the show for me. I have to say, New took that brattiness, and made it hot. Other than that, Kanit was spoiled and his interest in Toto felt out of nowhere in my opinion after he spent their entire cheating catching time thinking and even expressing that Toto was disgusting (joke or not). Their sudden relationship felt out of place in my opinion due to the circumstances of Kanit being recently heartbroken which Toto did acknowledge at first, but then threw that aside since he was already flirting with him while he was technically still in a relationship. Their first kiss, although steamy, just made me feel off. (Don’t get me wrong, TayNew can deliver a kiss scene though and the ones in this show were definitely some of their best). These characters are just in no way compatible on paper and the only reason they are on screen is because of TayNew themselves. Kanit made no effort to understand Toto’s financial situation or just life situation in general and was annoyed with him working 24/7 to impress his dad even though he was the one making Toto fake being a rich pilot?!?! Make it make sense!! It’s your fault boy! Then suddenly Toto has a successful business? I don’t know everything was just all over the place.
Don’t even get me started on the random plane crash that came out of nowhere for no reason at all that nobody was even traumatized from…????
Overall:
You could do without watching this. Looking back, I wish I could tell myself 10 weeks ago to not waste my time on this. It was GMMTV’s need to give TayNew their annual series which led them to handing TayNew this mediocre script. Like I said in the beginning, the cast and acting of this show made it somewhat watchable. The rescue group ensemble was not phenomenal either and it’s not even their fault, they were given nothing. It’s a shame that MondRyu’s potential as a new couple was thrown into this horrible blender of midness, mehness, and boringness. I hope to see them get a better script and better direction in the future. Oh, and how can I forget! Ms. Kapook was a delight as always.
Congratulations GMMTV on this achievement of making yet another waste of a time, money grab, promotional watch!
DISCLAIMER!!!! I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST ANYONE INVOLVED IN THIS SHOW, ESPECIALLY THE ACTORS! THIS IS JUST CRITIC!
Let’s start with the main ingredient to any show—the plot. Or in this case, the lack thereof. It’s a classic meet cute romcom where they clash at first over some disagreement, somehow meet again, hash it out, and then all of a sudden get along due to some circumstances. Having one character doing a favor for the other to pay them back is personally one of my least favorite tropes, but I let it slide because I wanted to see Kanit’s trashy ex pilot boyfriend Lion get his well deserved karma. Their silly adventures trying to catch him cheating while still working was amusing to watch until it was that… every single… minute… of the beginning episodes… Though, I really enjoyed Toto and Kanit’s dynamic at the beginning, it was silly and just felt exactly what a main couple in a romcom bl should be like. It was clear that most of that dynamic was carried by TayNew’s chemistry and real life dynamic since the dialogue between both Toto and Kanit was just somewhat weird? Once they caught the trashy pilot in episode 4, I think the writers panicked and realized “wait, we still have to fill up a 10 episode quota” because the other 6 episodes were straight filler. Full of unnecessary side quests, forced angst, some funny moments, some unfunny moments, and worst of all… unnecessary conflict.
I wasn’t really interested in the side couple’s story despite my interest in MondRyu just because I couldn’t get over how everyone forgave Veha’s behavior in the beginning of the show. In what world would someone in a 3 year relationship who was cheated on forgive the home wrecker who knew what was going on and was sassy about it? With no explanation either? Just a “everyone deserves a second chance”… okay then. The other problem I had with Akki and Veha’s relationship was how underutilized it was. I hate the trope of “I used to like you but you didn’t recognize/realize it because I was ugly but now you like me”. Akki was a fun character but I do wish they explored the whole lookism part of their relationship. Overall their relationship felt sloppy and like the writers just couldn’t care less about them and just threw some words together on a piece of paper, slipped it over to MondRyu (who are amazing actors of course, they did what they could) and said “act monkey, act!”
Toto and Kanit are probably my least favorite Tay and New characters of all time. I do enjoy how they had a mature aspect to them but like any GMMTV show, everyone has to act like a teenager even if they’re in their 30s. Toto’s character felt underutilized. They could’ve explored his family life better, his struggles with raising his sister alone, his struggles with making ends meet, etc., etc. Instead, they just tried to wrap it all up in the last episode like a quick resolution for all the problems they only made halfway through the show to make some sort of story. The potty humor they gave him got annoying. The poop jokes with a fart sound effect every episode just made me want to close my laptop and never open it ever again. Kanit was bratty. If he wasn’t played by New, I don’t think I would’ve liked him. He saved the show for me. I have to say, New took that brattiness, and made it hot. Other than that, Kanit was spoiled and his interest in Toto felt out of nowhere in my opinion after he spent their entire cheating catching time thinking and even expressing that Toto was disgusting (joke or not). Their sudden relationship felt out of place in my opinion due to the circumstances of Kanit being recently heartbroken which Toto did acknowledge at first, but then threw that aside since he was already flirting with him while he was technically still in a relationship. Their first kiss, although steamy, just made me feel off. (Don’t get me wrong, TayNew can deliver a kiss scene though and the ones in this show were definitely some of their best). These characters are just in no way compatible on paper and the only reason they are on screen is because of TayNew themselves. Kanit made no effort to understand Toto’s financial situation or just life situation in general and was annoyed with him working 24/7 to impress his dad even though he was the one making Toto fake being a rich pilot?!?! Make it make sense!! It’s your fault boy! Then suddenly Toto has a successful business? I don’t know everything was just all over the place.
Don’t even get me started on the random plane crash that came out of nowhere for no reason at all that nobody was even traumatized from…????
Overall:
You could do without watching this. Looking back, I wish I could tell myself 10 weeks ago to not waste my time on this. It was GMMTV’s need to give TayNew their annual series which led them to handing TayNew this mediocre script. Like I said in the beginning, the cast and acting of this show made it somewhat watchable. The rescue group ensemble was not phenomenal either and it’s not even their fault, they were given nothing. It’s a shame that MondRyu’s potential as a new couple was thrown into this horrible blender of midness, mehness, and boringness. I hope to see them get a better script and better direction in the future. Oh, and how can I forget! Ms. Kapook was a delight as always.
Congratulations GMMTV on this achievement of making yet another waste of a time, money grab, promotional watch!
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