Reviews

Flawed but precious

I would like to preface this by saying that this is the first Thai series to make me cry. Yes, there are Thai GLs and BLs that I absolutely adore and made me stare at a wall after finishing, but this one just hits different. You should have seen me ugly crying through the happy music in the credits of episode 7.

Story wise, it's not really original, but the leads' chemistry, as well as that angel of a sister, made it such a fun but a gut wrenching ride. I loved the enemies to lovers arc and the initial stark difference in personalities between the Wa and Four. I couldn't help but kick my feet when they first kissed (even though it could have been done under better circumstances) and found myself looking forward to more interactions between the leads, which doesn't happen very often when I am watching romantic series. Vivi also grew on me a lot in such a short amount of time and was the main reason why I was choking on tears near the end.

My complaint is that there weren't nearly enough kiss scenes in the series, and the final episode felt lackluster. Instead of getting a proper date after all the hell Wa, Four, and Vi went through, or perhaps a group hangout, we had a misplaced scene of Kei and Four. Khun also didn't have to be in the finale at all when the that scene's runtime could have been used to give us a final sneak peak into Wa and Four's relationship after they finally reunited, and possibly a much needed decent kissing scene to end things on a romantic note.

The show overall was too short. I wished we had seen more of Wa and Four as working adults, along with more of Four's family situation since it felt too glossed over, but despite the problems I personally had, it remains my favorite GL to date. This is definitely a step closer to that one GL I will rate 10/10 one day.

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Interesting Worth the Watch

It was one of my first BLs, so I was excited. I had to watch some parts because the translation isn't perfect, and I didn't expect it to be. I was new to the genre as well, so I paid particular attention to the storyline. I know some people received lower ratings, but I tried not to read them before watching, as I like to form my own opinion. If you observe, you will see the beauty of the film like I did. I recommend it; if you are an English watcher, then pay close attention to body language and gestures; however, the subtitles may have already been updated. I'm already a fan of most of the actors, and if you like this genre and like the actors listed, give it a try and be open-minded.

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★ Mask Girl – A Brutal, Beautiful Tragedy Beneath the Makeup

There are shows that entertain, and then there are shows that haunt.
Mask Girl is very much the latter — a gritty, painful, and deeply layered K-drama that drags you down into the ugly underbelly of beauty standards, shame, and vengeance. It's not a comfortable watch, but it's unforgettable.

At its core, Mask Girl is a story about identity — how it’s shaped, broken, and stolen. It follows Kim Mo-mi, a woman relentlessly judged for her appearance from a young age, and the devastating ripple effect this rejection has on her life. And from the moment you hear her voice in that childhood recording, declaring “I want to be loved by everyone,” you realize — this isn’t a story about vanity. It’s a story about survival in a world that denies you love unless you’re perfect.

"A Monster Isn't Born — It's Created"
That one quote could summarize the entire essence of Mask Girl.
Mo-mi doesn’t begin as someone malicious or dangerous. She’s just a girl. A girl with dreams, with pain, with an aching need to be accepted. But she grows up constantly told she's not good enough, not beautiful enough, and slowly, over the years, she learns to wear masks — literal and metaphorical — to be seen.

Every phase of her life plays out like a new tragedy. Different actresses portray her through these stages, and yet somehow, it never feels disjointed. That deep, heavy sadness remains consistent — especially in the eyes. It’s a masterclass in casting and acting. Each version of Mo-mi carries the trauma of the last, slowly unraveling until there's nothing left but pain and desperation.

The show subtly and powerfully highlights how society creates the very monsters it later condemns. From parental pressure, misogyny, and superficial beauty standards to online harassment and revenge culture, every theme hits hard — because none of it feels exaggerated. It’s grounded. Real. And that’s what makes it all the more painful.

Social Commentary in Every Frame. The show excels as both a beauty drama and a societal critique. It dissects the obsession with appearance and the way society punishes women who fall outside the mold — or worse, women who fight back.

Mo-mi’s journey is contrasted sharply with those around her — other women clinging to power, men using and discarding her, and even her eventual transformation into something unrecognizable. But the tragedy is that she was never truly ugly. The world told her she was, and that lie changed everything.

The Acting is Phenomenal. This point can’t be stressed enough. Every actress who plays Mo-mi gives a gut-wrenching performance, especially in the scenes where everything starts to fall apart. Whether it’s her quiet desperation, explosive rage, or crushing isolation, the performances are raw, human, and impossible to look away from.

You feel for her. Even when she’s done terrible things.
Because you understand why.
And that kind of empathy is powerful — and rare.

The final episode is where everything truly sinks in.
Her daughter — the only one left to carry on Mo-mi’s story — finds an old tape where young Mo-mi is asked:
“What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“I want to be loved by everyone.”

And that’s the moment you realize — it was never about fame or revenge. She just wanted love.
But instead, her life was consumed by rejection and judgment.

Just as the daughter begins to understand the truth, she’s shot dead by another broken woman — one obsessed with her son’s death, blind to the fact that her son was never innocent. It’s a cycle of grief, denial, and generational trauma that ends not in redemption, but in silence.

That final moment doesn’t offer comfort — and that’s the point.
It offers reflection.
A chance to sit in your discomfort and think: What happens when the world doesn’t let you be loved?

Mask Girl is cruel. Heart breaking. Messy.
But it’s also beautifully told, emotionally rich, and unafraid to hold a mirror up to society and force us to look. It doesn't paint heroes or villains — it paints people. Broken, flawed, desperate people.

A devastatingly honest, beautifully acted, and emotionally layered critique of beauty, identity, and how easily the world turns love into punishment.

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Great chemistry, awesome acting, well done and well paced: A gift.

I honestly can't even put into words just how much I loved every second of watching this mini drama.

TLDR: Fun, well paced, well shot and a story that's easy to follow without too much at stake. Actors have great chemistry and as someone that's very picky when it comes to humor, I'm surprised at just how much I laughed watching every episode.

If you're in doubt on whether to watch it or not, give it a try. The first episode is 11 minutes long and that was all it needed to get me hooked. Finished the whole thing in two days, but the official WeTV / Tencent Video YouTube channel compiled all episodes and they all summed up to 3 hours.

I’m very picky in regards to pacing and editing in everything I watch, but I have absolutely nothing but compliments when it comes to those two things here. Each episode being 11 minutes didn't affect the pacing, camera work or the editing. It's not snappy and every scene has great continuity. It's still a mini-drama, but the episodes are well-paced, introducing plot points as it goes without tripping over itself.

Mad props to the actors and the people responsible for choosing them because they nailed it. I don't think the characters they played could have been any more charismatic if played by anyone else. Just perfect. The chemistry, the personality, the way they played off of each other. Chef's kiss. When it was time for a more emotional moment, they delivered; the comedy? Perfect. Side characters and antagonists? Wonderful acting too.

The ending was satisfying! The plot is not the most complicated and intricate thing ever, but it's there, and I think they did a good job of tying everything together in the end and even threw a little plot twist there.

The low rating almost made me not watch it. But I'm glad I trusted the recommendation I saw. Please, give it a try! You might fall in love with it like I did.

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I ended up not liking it as much as I thought.

The King has so much potential to be a great drama. From their promising cast, director, and interesting storyline, I had high hopes that this drama will do well. As I watched each episode, I waited and was hopeful that the next episode would be better. I thought maybe it's starting off slow because they're trying to slowly develop the characters and the depth of the story. At this point, I'm watching mostly for scenes of Yeong/Eun sup for some comic relief (favorite characters!) But as I approached episodes 7-8, which is enough time to build up the story and anticipation, I realized that it's just been poor storytelling, writing, and an overall lack of flow to this drama.

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Cool concept at first, got a bit boring in the end

I started this show after finding out its plot from TikTok, it seemed to be interesting and a really cool never done before plot before.
I mean you don’t often get kdramas based in Heaven lol

It was pretty entertaining in the beginning and I looked forward to new episodes until somewhere around ep8/9 things just started to be a bit repetitive and boring.

The flashbacks they would give about the characters’ lore was so confusing and all over the place and it just seemed to create misunderstandings more than answers.

And it felt like they sorta left some plotholes here and there but they weren’t so big for me to nitpick about, but overall it wasn’t that hard of a watch even though I sorta forced myself to finish the last ep 😭

It was cute and good enough…still can’t lie it got boring towards the end.

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watching this series is unbearable

If you're looking for a series with a storyline, good dialogue, and well-crafted characters, move on. There's only random dialogue with no depth, sex scenes. This series normalizes sexual harassment and assault.

Pour les français, passer. votre chemin par pitié, cette série nous prend vraiment pour des cons, il n'y a aucune histoire, aucun dialogue sensé, honnêtement, cette série je la conseillerais seulement à des gens qui veulent regarder des vidéos X sans que l'on voit la globalité de la scène parce que c'est clairement le contenu qu'ils nous proposent. y a que du cul c'est lamentable et en plus la majorité voir l'entièreté son des agressions💀

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Soooooo..... TRASH

Trash may be a bit harsh.. no, no, I can't even fake it. This was bad.

But vampire dramas or movies, whatever they may be, they're meant to be a bit trashy yes? There's not a lot of logic, it's all a bit weird and campy, it's fun. We all remember spider - monkey.
But what happens when that required campiness is so bad that it makes you want to roll your eyes until you can see your brain? You get My Golden Blood!

Logic and common sense both take some serious hits in this series, and the writers knew that this story doesn't require much logic, because there was none. Gaping plot holes and inconsistencies galore that I was worried one of the characters might trip over an inconsistency and fall into a plot hole. And the cherry on top?
The entire series is based off of falling for someone by the scent of their sweat.
I am not making this up.
Pheromones exist, but not like this!

This was incredibly bad, I still cannot comprehend just how much and I can't quite explain just how bad. Even without basing your entire story on one guy falling for another guy's smell, the writing was nothing to hit home about. The abrupt tone changes, going from incredibly sad to the leads making out, it was jarring. The music choices during certain scenes made me want to mute my device and start humming my own music because I could have come up with a better score despite knowing nothing about scoring a series.

The characters were written no better, going from being extremely supportive and protective to going "boo! we're not friends anymore!". They were all again, so inconsistent, so weirdly written and lacking any emotional depth, the kind that makes you want to root for them, feel for them. I guarantee, you will not like a single character by the end of the series, I had no sort of connection to any of them, and no reactions to anything that happened to them.

And plot twists? What plot twists? At least what plot twists you didn't see coming ten miles away, because they were THAT OBVIOUS. There was no need for a plot twist, having the villain be the villain is not a bad thing. But to do that, you need some nuance and.. well we can all see where this is going.

I will say, admittedly Joss and Gawin do have some chemistry. But it was all just a rich tapestry to cover up the weak writing, the absolute absence of any logic and the very subpar execution. Plus, it's just really hard to root for a couple when their entire relationship can be based off of the statement "you smell good".

I was so excited and we got squat. I could go on and on about how disappointed I am, but I don't think I want to. You try as much as you can with series about vampires and werewolves finding their soulmates to not take it seriously. And I tried, I truly tried to watch it without taking it too seriously but having watched all of it, I can safely say that the people who made this didn't take it seriously either.

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A Chaotic, Cheesy Delight

I can't help but liken My Golden Blood to a gas station hot counter meal during a long road trip, unexpected, questionable in quality, yet somehow exactly what I needed.

This Thai BL vampire drama attempts to mix melodrama, romance, and supernatural chaos that will either work for your inner teenage goth. or leave you laughing yourself out of your seat at those who did enjoy it.

It deals with a vampire gaining emotions in a very high school disney kind of way but I'm glad that Tong and Mark at least can discuss their feelings with each other without dragging the drama out for episodes.

The plot is predictable, the CGI is .....well, .... hats off to the intern valiantly battling the special effects alone. Bless them. The vision was there, even if the budget was not. But despite all that, I found it wildly entertaining.

JossGawin’s chemistry is a highlight. Not necessarily in the smoldering, tension filled way but in how comfortable they seem together. Their bond feels genuine and that emotional connection carries the show even when the script stumbles. The romance is sweet and takes centre stage throughout the show. The drama is cheesy melodramatic and the pacing is a little jumpy. I feel like there were important scenes missing.

It could have been a groundbreaking new supernatural BL but gmmtv seemed to just not want to put money into it. However, it still manages to deliver a fun, emotional, and oddly healing experience.

If all that fails to work, the production crew were highly aware of how much Joss invests into his boxer bod, and likes to remind us for a good portion of the show. Joss and his little blue speedos, strutting down the beach, was a bold fashion statement for some, a feast for others, or left you wondering how crushed his boys were looking, like me LOL

If you’re looking for prestige television, this isn’t it. But if you’re in the mood for a show that embraces its own absurdity and lets you revel in the ride, My Golden Blood is worth the watch.

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It’s really not that bad but I hope it gets better

OK, this may have spoilers so just a heads up the story really isn’t that bad honestly, it’s a bit cliché for me personally but overall it’s really good honestly I may just be on episode six but I’m actually really enjoying the show. The cast is perfect so I’m honestly happy that forcebook is finally getting another new show even though it’s cliché I’m honestly happy to see they’re acting honestly I’m just ready for Perthsanta and I’m just excited because the side characters are their own people like Po he’s honestly one of my favorite side character because they didn’t just make him the best friend that doesn’t have a relationship. They made him something more than that like he’s a really good friend, but he’s also his own person. That’s what I really like about it and just a reminder sandpond move on really quickly. That’s just like a heads up. Also, the same thing with arc and arm like they move on really quickly and personally I’m a bit confused on the plot. I tried to skip some, but it wouldn’t really make sense so I kept re-watching the same things over and over to make it make sense for me but honestly, the plot the storyline it’s pretty good. The acting is amazing the music I generally don’t like the music that much. I think they can improve on that also rewatch value has to be a one for me. I have to be bored out of my mind to actually watch this again and it’s not like it’s bad or horrible or like actually depressing. I just can’t rewatch it without getting bored and I’m not bored currently right now while writing this review and watching at the same time, but I wouldn’t rewatch it but this is just my opinion.

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Better than the reviews I've read

I saw a lot of reviews on how season two was disappointing, whereas I quite enjoyed it. I agree that the storyline was a bit rushed and unrealistic, however, even the Beom-Seok crashout part of season one was like that, yet I don't see many complaints. The show shows exaggerations of many inner and relationships struggles, while adding many fights to entertain the target audience. I think it's just a personal preference type of thing. However, the missing back story of Baek Jin was the real issue for me, as one can't geht why his character and the union are even a thing. I would've liked to see more of Suho, but I think him and BeomSeok beautifully haunted the narrative in terms of SeEuns character, which made up for it :) I really hope there will be a third season, as the end implied it!

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