a diamond in the genre
words can not express how much I loved this BL, even with its defects, even though it made me cry like a baby. I will try not spoiling anything.The good: the cinematography is incredible, I don't have knowledge on photography at all but I found myself pausing scenes in order to appreciate the beauty of the lighting and camera work. the plot is unique in the genre, it's interesting and great to keep your interest the whole 12 episodes. the acting is just superb, before Khemjira I had never gotten emotional by watching films or series but this one had me crying repeatedly. The ending is even better than any BL fan could have wished. The visual effects and spirits are realistic enough. the antagonist is just great. I love having minor GL couples in BLs, so that was a plus for me. JET MY BABY is the best friend ever and perhaps my favorite of the 4 main characters. Charn is so so funny, I love my nerdy boyy. Master Paran is HAWT, the most handsome human ever created, he is sooooooo distractingly good looking, also had me pausing in order to try to figure out how can a person be so beautiful omg. Namping (Khem) is an awesome crier, he cries a lot and I want to hug him every time. Khem is a cute little cinnamon roll who deserves to live. Thong and Ake are my fav characters, they are so cute and fun! also, the villagers are well written and interesting. overall an excellent BL.the bad: unfortunately, this show has two great flaws. 1) Khemjira is the weakest character of them all and 2) the side couple was way better developed. as for the first, I really struggle to find substance in Khemjira's character, as his whole persona is based on trying to survive. If he has any skill (other than cooking), preferences, or personality outside of trying to survive and being a good person, I've completely missed them. I hope this is the last Domundi show with the "cold top" and "pursuer cute bottom". it got old. regarding the second point I have some problems with, is that Jet and Charn are the better couple. Why is Khem, in his present life, in love with Paran (other than him helping him and being hot af)? why is Paran in love with Khem? Why would Khem accept Paran's love after Paran being SO cold and ruthless with him just one episode before? Also, Khem, you have to open your mouth when kissing. even if it's your first kiss I can't fathom you've never seen how people kiss in movies or c0rn... I also find the chemistry between the two leads a bit lacking, and when I started watching I thought Khem would end up with Jet. I have none of these issues with CharnJet. Their personalities are so distinct, they build up the relationship so well and even their NC scene is better, more intimate, and hotter.Go watch Khemjira NOWWas this review helpful to you?
And KNOT wins the award to....
the WORST BL I'VE EVER SEEN!-1 point for the awful camera angles
-1 point for the laughs it will give you, and for Iqiyi subtitles (Pasta x Nathan forever)
-1 point for Boat's (Nathans!!) beautiful curls
-1 point for the nonsense script, that is suspected to be written with AI
-1 point for the bad OST and music
-1 point for the actors having to stomach through all this nonsense
-1 point for being an omegaverse series
-1 point for the silly makeup of the semi-permanent bite scar
-1 point for random children
-1 point for the worst NC scenes you will ever see on a BL
-1 point for the most funny mafia story ever, and for making me value all other BLs I have watched
OVERALL RATING: 11/10, with 0 stars being the best BL ever made
Jokes aside, I still can't fathom how much I was hyping this BL after the pilot was released. And then it ended being the worst series I've ever seen, and I am not picky at all about BL plots (my favorite BL is love in translation and the plot makes no sense). I was thinking about something positive to say because I don't want to be all negative, but as I couldn't find anything I made the rating the positive aspect of this review lol.
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