ziugae

this series has given so much joy to not only international fans, but the thai general public as well. the impact and incredible impression that pond has had really became his mangum opus.

phuwin, his interpretation of peach was phenomenal. he gives such a laid back and *full* personality to peach that is not seen all the time. i could sing praises about both of them, but i want to also highlight that p'x did an absolutely beautiful job in every step of the story timeline for thee and peach. the comedy was so good, the romance was well balanced given the very clumsy style from thee growing as his feelings developed, and the visual imagery/symbolism was breathtaking.

my only complaint is that they kept the perthsanta story too prevalent. no matter how i feel about perthsanta, the tawan & aran arc was skippable for me. both of them were a mess, so i guess it's fine since they wanted to be in a mess, but the way they kept pulling peach/thee into their conflicts or toxic personalities. aran, though sweet looking, lacked so much respect for himself as a person that it just made it uncomfortable to watch him self-destruct himself. if the book is different, then that's it's own thing. in the series, we didn't actually need to see them.

the arc that should have been focused on more was rome & mok. there was so much left unsaid and we didn't really see their own dynamic too much. it makes sense given the fact that william was essentially a last-minute addition, but it would've been great if p'x had more time to work him in to the series better.

still, this series is the series of the year for me. there isn't much that i can compare to it, but seeing the way pond & phuwin have been able to blow away the general public with their naturalness on screen, it makes me so happy to see them get that recognition that is hard for most, if not all, bl pairings to achieve. truly deserving of so many accolades this year!