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This is a very slow love story of two young men, one with a secret, the other hurting, as they gradually open up to each other again.
And when I say, slow, I mean slow. We get to see too many flashbacks, and too often the same scenes, from the same perspective. The story has been edited into a 2:30h film, which I expect is not that bad in this regard.
What I liked:
* The acting performances of both main leads, they portrayed the emotions of their characters, their fears, their anguish, their hopes really well.
* The soft, washed-out colour palette. It supports the slow pacing of the story well.
* The setting is in a rural area, with normal people in normal surroundings.
* There are none of the usual BL tropes here, wich is always nice to see. This is what you can call a universal love story.
* Overall an unusual story for a BL series, although not for a "traditional" (romantic) show; expect a story that deals with a heavy experience and how both main leads deal with it. Extra points for that.
What I did not like:
* I don't know why the brother and his friend could not have just stayed supporting background characters. Their relationship distracted from the main leads.
* As I said above, there are too many flashbacks. The pacing could have been more concise and still alllow for enough space to show the motives and emotions of all characters and have a slow pacing.
* Why do the doctors tell Nut about his friend's (their patient's) medical situation? This is not ethical behaviour and it irks me.
Was it good?
The premise had much potential, and I liked that it stayed soft throughout but it was underwhelming because of the lengthy and repeating flashbacks.
Did I like it?
I did, and I loved the characters and their story, but I wouldn't watch it again, not even the movie version.
Would I recommend it?
Not the drama. Maybe the movie. If you watch it, be mindful that it is not light-hearted, so if you are prone to crying in emotional scenes, keep your hankies ready!
And when I say, slow, I mean slow. We get to see too many flashbacks, and too often the same scenes, from the same perspective. The story has been edited into a 2:30h film, which I expect is not that bad in this regard.
What I liked:
* The acting performances of both main leads, they portrayed the emotions of their characters, their fears, their anguish, their hopes really well.
* The soft, washed-out colour palette. It supports the slow pacing of the story well.
* The setting is in a rural area, with normal people in normal surroundings.
* There are none of the usual BL tropes here, wich is always nice to see. This is what you can call a universal love story.
* Overall an unusual story for a BL series, although not for a "traditional" (romantic) show; expect a story that deals with a heavy experience and how both main leads deal with it. Extra points for that.
What I did not like:
* I don't know why the brother and his friend could not have just stayed supporting background characters. Their relationship distracted from the main leads.
* As I said above, there are too many flashbacks. The pacing could have been more concise and still alllow for enough space to show the motives and emotions of all characters and have a slow pacing.
* Why do the doctors tell Nut about his friend's (their patient's) medical situation? This is not ethical behaviour and it irks me.
Was it good?
The premise had much potential, and I liked that it stayed soft throughout but it was underwhelming because of the lengthy and repeating flashbacks.
Did I like it?
I did, and I loved the characters and their story, but I wouldn't watch it again, not even the movie version.
Would I recommend it?
Not the drama. Maybe the movie. If you watch it, be mindful that it is not light-hearted, so if you are prone to crying in emotional scenes, keep your hankies ready!
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