Reviews

better than i remember

Tbh i didnt remember it at all. i had watched it like 5-6 years ago and i didnt remember the story at all, not even the characters (just like most old thai dramas :(( ). So i decided to watch it again since it is gonna be 10 years now and oh my god the butterflies, the slow burn, enemies to lovers, kongpob's rizz, arthit getting shy, everything was so fun.Since this is one the first thai bl dramas that got great recognition it was sweet and naive in many ways but the romance and chemistry was so on. I felt like i went back to that stage where id see the main leads holding hands and scream, because i did jump out of my bed multiple times especially in the later half of the series. All the characters were very well represented, you could understand why they made a certain decision which is amazing. I haven't read the book so trying to understand what they are thinking is a little more difficult but they covered in really well.

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I Hate That Monster-In-Law!

I have watched almost every title in the 🇹🇭 GL series inventory, and have seen some annoying/reprehensible/deplorable characters.... But Neen's monster-in-law REALLY takes the cake! I couldn't imagine myself having serious spite against a fictional character, but after watching ILF Ep7, I think I'm feeling REAL HATRED for that monster-in-law! Gosh. ⚠️SPOILER⚠️ Those who've read The Novel say that a real divorce will happen. Then Neen and Runch would reconnect two years later.... I'm preparing myself for the 💔💔💔💔 episode!On Netflix: IN LOVE FOREVER always gets me hyperventilating! I've hypertension and hyperacidity, thanks to that loudmouth meddling hag, my goodness!! The end-all and be-all of the IN LOVE FOREVER story: Runch and her dad should grow a spine and some real balls that are big enough to break Neen's monster-in-law's devil-horns!

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Easily the best episode so far

because this episode got rid of most all remaining 'misunderstandings' and just let characters be normal characters. The only cringe part is the contrived 'business leadership crisis' near the end that is obviously to setup the main conflict for the final episode. It's silly and the two instigators are like bad cartoon characters but it's such a minor part of the episode that it doesn't outweigh all the good stuff in the rest of the episode. I know some commenters just do not like Shuyi's character and complain about her behavior towards Shi Yan in these late episodes. Because she's supposed to be this elite journalist but acts silly and cutesy and spoiled with Shi Yan. But they forget that she figured out long ago, in the very early episodes, that he liked when she acted outrageous, cute and silly. So their play-fighting and her ditzy cute act are all part of their flirting with each other. You don't have to like it. But it's consistent with what the characters established early on.

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Cui Jinbai and Bu Shulin are becoming my favourites.

I think Cui Jinbai and Bu Shulin are becoming my favourites. Their scenes are such a blast to watch! 🤗 Tian Yuan also has my heart — I do love his comments on HuaYong and now he has even started to say anything he might want to hear before he's even asked. 😅Prince Lie cutting off the branch he's sitting on by blackmailing Xihe into marriage... 😬 And if only Prince Xie knew how close to the truth he is, but let's be real, anyone would think that's the craziest idea there possibly could be. 🤪Meanwhile, Huayong is scheming and plotting against those two to remove them from competition for Xihe as well... And her mind is set on Tanagra Incense... 😏I do enjoy this drama way more than I expected I would. 😌

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What is love?

This episode focuses more heavily on our supporting actors specially between Hao Yu and Han Lu. It touches on the reality of the predatorial nature of the film industry but did not make it another filler story. It was more a matter of fact. But the recovery was how Hao Yu swept Han Lu to be together and his word of love…maybe it’s the romantic in me but those words forgave all the things he did..”love is not learned, either you have it or you don’t”. No truer words about love. It also closes in on the painful history of our dear younger brother Qingtian…his time for recovery coming soon. And the cinematography on Mollie’s mountains is gold…that scene in the winding road as Changyang departs was a slow goodbye…no words but let the scene speak for itself. As a photographer I can’t get over how beautiful that quiet scene became art.

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This is one of the most beautifully shot series I've ever seen!

What can I say. Honestly even if I say a lot it won't be enough. So lets start from the beginning.I initially watching this series coz I was bored and thus wasn't expecting much of it. The first 3 episodes kept me hooked and coming back for more but by then I was just more intrigued about how the story will progress and also some of the themes explored in this one are a first for chinese BLs, and can be considered a milestone so ofc I kept watching. By then I knew nothing of the actors, director or the novel itself..and how much all of this will consume my time and attention.Every shot, every scene looks beautiful, and the actors, considering they are rookies deliver outstanding performances. Initially I felt like Shu yuan at times had a wooden face, but even he showed major improvement by the end that it looked completely natural. But those are the add-ons..the real heart of this show and why this had such a huge impact on me are the characters and the plot. This is the first time something like this has been explored, atleast in the BL genre, and I appreciate it just for that. But the secondary characters, Fang Chi and Gao Zhun, felt so real to me I was sometimes more immersed in their relationship than our main couple. Idk if it was the melancholic music that played whenever the two interacted, or the OST, which is absolutely stunning, but they invoked an emotion in me which I've rarely felt. Maybe its coz I've seen many people suffer through things a lot similar, but they don't have a happy ending in reality. And after hearing of what happened in the novel, I NEEDED them to get one. So I loved the changes the director made in this. I cannot praise each of the people involved individually, but they all deserved it. Finally Ollie and Shu yuan, the male leads convinced me with their chemistry, even when they were just talking you could feel the tension between them. They'll collaborate soon so I hope everyone supports these actors and the director!

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A good episode ... but still more 'misunderstandings'

So in terms of character behavior, this episode was far, far better as all the main characters acted like normal human beings for a change. We even got some refreshingly open & honest talk between the leads. Still, this writer just couldn't resist inserting some more 'misunderstanding' stuff in, though this time it is in (a) the relatively harmless forms of Shi Yan not yet revealing who is sister is to Shuyi and (b) the more harmful form of vicious office gossip about Shuyi's mysterious 'boyfriend'. The latter is kinda stupid though, because there are so many scenes of Shuyi getting into Shi Yan's car with him out in front of Financial Introduce's office building that it makes no sense that her colleague's wouldn't have seen and know that Shi Yan is her boyfriend. But the writer wanted to make one last Yuling-is-a-schemer subplot and only knows how to make plots involving misunderstandings & misinformation so whatever.

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