TharnType: A série (2019)

Is this still worth watching in 2021?

News flash, it aint. (Summary in last paragraph lol.)

Okay so lets start with the likes and positives seeing if I would end with the positive points, it would be like giving painkillers to someone who has been hit by a car.
- The cast was cute, but more importantly knew how to portray emotions when the focus was solely on them. Tharn's actor knew how to cry, Lhong's actor did a great job towards the ending, showing how sad he must have been yet clearly showing Lhong missed a couple screws.
-The supporting cast did their part well. Techno seemed like a true ride or die or atleast long term best friend. Tum played a very, VERY, loving brother so well. Just by the protective nature and his whole demeanour you could see something really hurt Tar, and Tum REALLY loved him.
-Sets were believable, I would stay in most of the dorms. The main theme song grew on me over time, but the original singer did it better then most of the covers by the cast for me. He really embodied it.

Okay so now for the reason 4 stars is pretty high for this trainwreck-
Does who ever wrote this, see consent, as a kink? Tell me. Because once you really sit down and rewatch some scenes, (which is why I do not recommend rewatching, it ruins the show as a whole if the ending did not yet.) you see consent was a word no one had in their dictonairy. And I mean NO ONE. If you know someone their trauma and its origin, you would think to respect it and stop being a selfish sex monster. (Like a normal human being, but the show fails to do that right with most of our lovely cast) Hell, someone who has not made it clear if they have ANY romantic or sexual attraction towards you, is a no go. The show handles trauma and consent as if it is just something as normal as buying groceries and it does not need to be respected. Neither do boundaries. That are made clear. If I tell you not to kiss me in public, you don't. If you do, don't get mad at me for getting mad and demand an apology. What world do you live on? Tell me so that I can assure NASA skips it.
The plot twist "Lhong" was. not. needed. PERIODT. I get that you want a shock factor for the final episode, an unexpected plot twist, but this was just poorly done, and hell, a show that FAILS to treat trauma, rape and other serious topics with the maturity and approach they need, should in no way, shape or form have done the twist it pulled. Also how the show decided to end this twist once again removes the seriousness of the topic and makes it seem like a joke. Had Lhong declared his love for Tharn whilst Tharn, went through it, (CAUSE CHILLEEEE, How he even got home in the state he was in? Did he drive? how he aint crash?) they dated, Type moved on, Tharn and Type figured they cant live without eachother and had to deal with their current flings and trying to get rid of the other their partner AND fix their own relationship would have been better then this. Lhong deserved a better final couple episodes then this. Even if it was just him being the supportive bestie who hid his feelings forever. (And did not ruin any relationships till date of course.) It would have been better, and maybe a more emotional rollecoaster for us as audience. The show milks anger from us because ThE MaIN COupLe Has A tHreaT, and that way tries to keep its plot interesting. Well once you are angered out, this facade flops and u see the shit plot for what it is before the shitshow even ends. I am not excusing what Lhong did in cannon, it just should have never been cannon, ESPECIALLY in this show that can not do it right.
Type, is just an asshole and how Tharn even felt for him is beyond me. Tharn (no angel either) as well being so over sexual it becomes predator-ish is a problem. The show once again over glorifies problematic traits and makes it seem "cute or sexy" when relationships could never work like this in reality and excuses this behavior by making it work in the end in a happy ending, that could never exist in any reality. I get it, fiction is supposed to be an extreme, and fairy tale like so we can escape. HOWEVER. It has been shown this can be down SO well, without having to overglorify, excuse or romanticize, the inexcusable or overly problematic to the point its not fiction, just unrealisitic. The show also fails to end the cans of worms it opens. For example, Tharn's homophobia never really goes away, it just gets swept under the rug, since he is not homophobic to Tharn anymore. He says it himself, he still hates gays, just not Tharn.

So, the show is not worth it, because it does not know how to deal with the immense serious topics it puts in the plot, just for shock. It even makes the topics seem so normal or insignificant that the topics almost become a joke. There never is any punishment or resolution next to a punch or kick, promoting violence over common sense. If this plot made any sense to begin with. This story many times made me really think it was a bad wattpad (365 days level plot/writing) story adapted into a show. How anyone let this plot on TV is beyond me, since there are much better BL shows, so the standard is there. The couple good points and the very real/good acting at times can by FAR not save this. No matter how many cute smooches, hugs, unrealistic dynamics or sparkly sound effects you put in the show. Once you remove that pink filter of "WoW HOw CuTe!!1!!" you would see how f*cked up this show is. (again no hate for the actors tho)

ps this is all my experience, likes, dislikes and opinion, if u disagree, too bad but let me live-

Leia Mais

Skinship Doesn't Makeup for Unresolved Toxicity

SPOILERS AND TRIGGER WARNINGS


Currently watching. Sexual assault and verbal abuse in the first episode. I can already tell this will be problematic and toxic.

Finished this drama and it didn't get any less toxic, problematic, or abusive. It got a lot worse. Let's get the positoves out of the way since it's short. Tharn is eye candy and the couple has good skinship. It's annoying when couples in dramas don't behave as if they like each other like a normal couple. They actually hold hands, hug, kiss, and show affection like a normal couple which is great.

Now the negatives. One ML (Type) is verbally and physically abusive towards multiple people including Tharn. His parents are horrible because they knew he was sexually abused as a kid and they didn't put him in any therapy.
The other ML (Tharn) is sexually abusive towards Type. His brother Thorn is horrible because he's friends with the person that sexually assaulted Tharn when he was younger. Thorn doesn't tell their parents and Tharn doesn't get any therapy. Not only are they still friends, but this guy still comes over to eat with the family. To top it off, he makes comments about sexually assaulting Tharn when he was younger because he looked small, young, and innocent and wishes Tharn was still young like that. He's a predator.
Tharn's best friend Llhong paid 3 grown men to sexually assault a 10th grade kid and recorded it. He is also manipulative and physically abusive.
So this drama is insane. It includes sexual, physical, and verbal abuse of adults and kids. And the story didn't include any lessons about how to deal with these real life issues. If there were healthy solutions to these problems shown or at least suggested, then maybe it wouldn't be as bad. No one called the police which is the least that could have been done. At a minimum, the police should have arrested Type, Tharn, Llhong, and Thorn's friend. I'm sure justifications can be made to arrest more characters in the drama too. Most of the characters are terrible people. It's like almost everyone is an antagonist and there's no protagonist at all.
I know some people still rate this highly because of the skinship between Type and Tharn, but I can't do that. Yes Tharn is very attractive. Yes Tharn and Type have great skinship. This is not enough to overlook the mountain of unresolved toxicity this drama has.

Leia Mais

Rapey

If you find sexually assaulting/harassing victims of molestation endearing, then this is the BL for you. Tharn is such a creep, but the plot decided that Type would suddenly be ok with it and want to have a relationship with someone who abused him multiple time. Rape isn't cute or love.

But hey, its totally sexually suggestive and if you're just here to get your tickles, this may be the softcore pornography for you. Incredibly uncomfortable to watch in parts and in general as Type (and his friends) experience Tharn's behavior and react completely inappropriately.

Rated everything 1 because I can't give it a zero.

Leia Mais

Well-balanced BL drama

This is one of numerous Thai BL I've watched during quarantine and is by far my most favorite from the genre. I wouldn't say this drama is perfect, in fact it has flaws in various aspects.

Story wise, TTTS brings out serious issue such as childhood trauma and mental health problems but 12 episodes was clearly not enough to peel them all through thus making the drama felt unsatisfactory for some. Another thing is that the drama has multiple nonconsensual acts which weren't addressed properly. Let's say people can brush off few 'fictional' issues, but at the very least a drama has to convey which behavior is deemed wrong or right to its audience. Even with the story's faults, I appreciate the neat pacing of each episode.

Acting wise, both main actors can portray their roles quite well despite not having that many experience under their belt. Some parts can be improved but more experience will hopefully do the job. The drama also has one of the best chemistry I've seen in Thai BL to the point where I can't be convinced watching other BL couples.

Lastly I wanna give kudos to newbie director Tee Sinta for making the story come to life, for casting suitable actors, for capturing beautiful shots even with limited budget and no sponsor. Once you see the drama, you'll understand how good his directing is.

TTTS is not perfect but well-balanced. The plot has depth, the acting is good, the humors are well-timed, music placement is wonderful, and the directing is superb. What more can you ask for?--

Leia Mais

Tharntype the series

Such a great series . all the characters played in the series was so good every character had a meaning of its own in the series. The series is so great and unforgettable..
The character development from hate to love was so good portrayed. Both the characters played by the main actors were suited for each other.. some scenes for was relatable the love they portaited was so real. I have never seen such a great BL series in my life.. I hope it does get more success in views.MewGulf forever...

Hopw it does success more ..
Can't wait for the season 2 ...
I hope everyone will support mew gulf through this journey..

Leia Mais

The I-dont-ever-watch-Thaidrama review

Pressured by the overwhelmingly positive reviews, I, the I never watch thai dramas because cringey acting, weird story, etc has ruined it for me years ago type, gave this a chance.

Phuuu...what am i gonna say about this.

+ The one thing that stuck was oddly enough the title song. Catchy af.
That's actually one thing about ThaiDrama i approve of: the music seems to be kinda good most of the time. Liked it.

+ the actors. Looks-wise both started out not my type at all but especially Type's actor won me over. Still not that much of a fan of Mew but oh well, seen worse. Acting was fairly good too.
Chemistry was there, especially in the later half of this season.
+kissing/making out was less cringy than i thought, they actually acted well!

~ plot. I mean, who doesn't love a good rivals/enemies to lovers plot, BUT it had its faults. Like, the whole I hate gays bc I was abused (btw they never explore the abuse in a healthy way, no therapy, no healing etc) thing and then he lets Tharn actually abuse him. Wtf?!

- A lot of NON-CON is going on on this at the beginning and it's bad. BAD! Kissing a sleeping person, ignoring multiple NOs etc. That kinda thing. Just no!

Will I rewatch? No. I will most likely watch season 2 although I dont know why but that seems to be the charm of this series, you actually wanna stick with it, even through the bad and ugly, kinda fascinating actually...mh....

Leia Mais

I'm not really sure what to start with because there are so many things I want to talk about. I had to rewatch an episode at least 3 times because I would constantly skip because I was uncomfortable with some of the scenes.
Type:
I'm not really that mad at Type for SOME of his actions because they have reason to them. Like he was sexually harassed when he was younger. After that, he trained himself so then that wouldn't happen again (Does that make sense)
Also I feel like Tharn came into his life too quickly for Type. Type finds out his roommate is gay, turns out that roommate likes him, and that roommate kind of sexually harassed him. The times I remember most were when Tharn was kissing Type in his sleep and in episode 3 when Tharn kissed him and did something else (watch the episode if you want to know) Type looked uncomfortable and was trying to push Tharn away. When that happened his childhood trauma was brought back up and that would not feel good to remember at all. Other than that Type could seem like a complete asshole so that's why I said "Some of his actions".
Also when the 2 start dating and Type realized after a while that he was being a bad boyfriend to Tharn he apologized. In most situations most people don't notice they are doing that and don't apologize. I'm glad that Type realized and apologized.
Type's character was written very well and he's my favorite in Tharntype.

Tharn:
I felt so bad for Tharn when I found out that Lhong was behind a bunch of drama. His best friend. Was behind multiple things and Tharn didn't even know. But I also didn't really like Tharn. He did that stuff to Type and he didn't even know about his past trauma. That's what makes the situation worse. He just hurt Type even more. Also kissing someone in their sleep and giving Type a hickey is too much and Type didn't even give consent obviously because he was asleep. He wasn't awake or aware of what is going on so it's basically sexual harassment.
Like, imagine you were asleep and you woke up to find hickeys on your neck? would you like that!?

Yea, I didn't like this series much.
One thing I'm really mad at is that Lhong got NO punishment for his actions!

Leia Mais

Hello, I started watching it with a friend and we both felt the same way about this drama.
First of all, the characters are incoherent and do not make any sense to me, I hated that they used the rape plot and it had absolutely no consequences and Tharn ended up sexual assaulting Type and kept being pushy and forcing Type to do stuff. I do not like this dynamic, like, at all. I could barely watch till the end, but I endured because I wanted it to get better but it didn't.
I don't recommend this sorry.
P.s. the music was also quite off putting, the random dubstep which went off at random was horrible.
bye

Leia Mais

The best BL of 2019
TharnType is with out a doubt the best BL Drama of 2019, so lets start obviously from the beginning, the OP (Be Mine (ไม่ยอม)), God, i dont think i have fall in love with a oppening such as with this, the lyrics from the singer point of view is heartbreaking, knowing that he will not give up on his love, even tougth he knows his crush doesnt love him back(it may be confusing to speculate who dedicate the song to who, but after watching the entire series you will understand everything).
The acting is good, The Character development of Type (Gulf) is flawless, you can even see how his facial expresion change as the series avance. Would have been the greatest acting performance of the series if it wasn't for Lhong (Kaownah) is amazing how complete and credible his acting was. And can we take a moment to apreciatte how Hot and Gorgeous Tharn (mew) is?, literally every scene that he is in is breathtaking.

Meanwhile the Story could not be the series stronger points, but it manages to involve really serious theme in the plot, as Type and Lhong background stories

To conclude, TharnType may seem like a regular BL Series, but its better than that, thats the reason is the best of 2019

Leia Mais