Fhalanrak: The Series ‏ (2022)

finally my suffering has an end

why do I keep doing this to myself.. big sigh. anyways, here's a rundown:

the premise isn't bad. it's a modern love story. people have casual sex and they eventually catch feelings. I think a lot of people dating nowadays have experienced something similar to this. so I am wondering how they managed to make the messiest plotline ever.
it started off alright. not good, but alright. it got better actually and I found myself relating to Sher and his worries a lot. after episode 5 or 6 (?) they really ran out of ideas though. they said "screw character development, were just gonna repeat the same conflict over and over until they both suddenly change into a better person. but we're not gonna let the audience see them actively trying to change or work through their problems". It was exhausting to watch let me tell you.

the acting wasn't that bad actually. when they weren't trying to be sexy, they delivered their lines decently. but oh my god the "sex" scenes. I've never felt less chemistry between two actors. the kissing scenes looked like two nutcrackers smashing against each other. lips curled inwards, one arm length between them. it was visible how uncomfortable they were together. most of the time it looked like they were fighting but couldn't use their arms so they have to headbut each other to death.
the side couples had such cute scenes together though. i stuck to the end for them, honestly.

I would say: don't waste your time. you can't watch it for the storyline, you can't watch it for the romance and the side couples don't have enough screen time to justify watching 12 episodes. it's not worth it, really.

Leia Mais

Brat vs Pleasure Dom Brat tamer MLs

This is my first review and I'm doing it because I don't think the reviews given for this series are fair. Please note headline as most persons will get a better understanding of the show.
The story is essentially of two player type male leads, that for some reason or another have experienced traumas in life that made commitment a challenge and spawned us a pair with attachment issues. The uke/bottom ML, may not be everyone's cup of tea admittedly because he is very much a brat. For those unfamiliar with the term its a kink personality type, go look it up. But in short, they tend to be very rebellious by nature and take a very deep pleasure in breaking rules and testing limits. The pair match well as they both like the verbal sparring and non traditional seduction game.
I personally love the characters development that takes place and can relate with its unique development. There is spice and steamy moments, but also the presence of other characters which give you vanilla style romance development that helps mellow out the story. Friends to lovers and pure first love arks are what you will find amongst the secondary main lead stories. The story is realistic and humorous without being overly done. There are some scenes, that I will probably rewatch even when I get to my rocking chair days. But, for those who are not understanding or knowledgeable of the charm of kinkster brats, you might find the main lead bottom as problematic and unsavory. I,however, enjoyed seeing a character that I can relate too (yes, I am a brat) portrayed so expressively in this drama. I do recommend this as a good watch.

Leia Mais

A Big Fat Nothing!

I couldn't be more angry about myself right now.I just finished this...whatever was it.A total waste of my time.Time i cannot take back.
I didn't know i have the "Never Drop Syndrome" otherwise i should have dropped this after the first episode.

I deserve a reward for making it through the last episode.And all 12 eps really tested my patience.

Iam trying hard to find one positive thing to mention.Iam so sorry i can't, Just can't.
Always i want to check and decide myself about any Drama,despite the bad reviews.All the bad ones here,trust me are 100% true.

Awful Script,Story,Plot and Characters.
Terrible Acting.
Bad sex scenes and probably the worse kiss scenes ever!You will not find not even one decent kiss here.
BL Industry is not for everyone....

The main concept, having 2 players who are sleeping around,enjoy one nights stands and are allergic to any commitment or relationship,was interesting and kinda hot,in theory.

So after their first one night stand they decided to be F*** Buddies.
Rule No1:
There is NO room for jealousy when you agree to casual sex.
Rule No2:
When you start having feelings for your F*** Buddy,not only you walk away,but you literally RUN.
And clear things as soon as possible.
Otherwise you suck it,hide all your feelings and just stick to sex.

The idea of those 2 guys falling in love with each other wasn't new or original but it was exciting and i was waiting for their development.Yes i was too naive to expect any kind of development.

I really can't figure what kind of therapist Fahlan needed.A Sex therapist to tame his inner beast(LMAO),or a Psychologist
to control his Inflated EGO.

As for the Sherbet guy,one thing is for sure.He definitely MUST attend every AA's meeting in the whole country.
We all been at our 20's loving parties and drinking but oh boy!Here he was too much!liver failure will knock his door too soon!

As for the rest characters...A bunch of cry babies.Thats all.And the setup wasn't in high school.So if you have decided your characters are all adults,let them behave like real adults!
The only exception,reasonable and down -to- earth character was Pink.Except the crazy fan girl part of course.

I have never rated any Drama that low and i trully hope i will not in the future,because that was a traumatic experience and i definitely don't want to relive!

2022 gave us some amazing Bls we will remember for a long time.Today i just need a magical button to erase everything about Fahlanruk in my memory.
Cheers to all the heroes who completed this Series!

Leia Mais

It did not get better. Ep-by-ep review

Ep 1-2:
Only 2 eps in and we've had so many sex scenes these took up more screen time than dialogue.. I hope this was for the purpose of setting the scene and we'll get more story going forward.

Fah and Sher both look angry most of the time, which irks me. Also, what is it that Fah likes so much about Sher? What is different about him? I would really like to know it's more than just physical compatibility at this point.
Tle and Prince are going to get hurt.
Tap and Ping are cute.
We have a fujoshi of course
Ep. 3. Not a lot happening, we're being set up for the real drama I guess. Fahlan and Sherbet are falling for eo, but why is anybodies guess still. Fah acts like a bully and Sher is all smiles suddenly. Does not make sense! Oh, and Sher has a twin! That will be important later I bet. Tap is moping for unclear reasons. What puzzles me is the status of Prince and Sher, are they a couple or not? Tle is clearly not exclusive with Fah... Like I said, looks like it will be a glorious mess.
Ep.4 Fah is getting quite obsessed with Sher and looks for him everywhere Sher is amused, but not planning to give in to Fahs obsession. Fah is even letting Sher into his private life, something he's never done with anyone before apparently, not even Tle, who by the way he just broke up with. Coincidentally they share a class and Sher ends up sleeping in Fahs lap. It's all really cute and I'm starting to see some real affection and care. Sher is interested, or just intrigued. Fah is really falling and the whole campus is shipping them. This ep. had no sex, no kiss, but was so far the best episode.
Ep.5. This is getting very interesting. Fah and Sher are developing real feelings and neither of them knows how to deal with this. Sher wants to run while Fah is obsessing. The acting is getting much much better, the story is falling into place, things are starting to make sense. The twins thing has me very suspicious tho, and I wish the side couples would get some real action. If the next ep is this good again, I will raise the rating to 8.0.
ep 6-9, nothing much has changed. Fah is still jealous and possessive, Sher is resisting. it's a attract push off kind of game and frankly it's getting a bit boring. Now the TapPing story is getting more interesting. It seems we are heading for an emotional confession in the next ep or the one after that. Painful to see them cry over each other together while not having a clue..
Ep. 10 & 11: we are just going back and forth in the FahSher situation. Both in love, both full idiots, both crying. This needs to stop its so boring. TapPing got together. But it was rather matter of factly and lackluster. Dead butterflies. Well I came this far, may as well finish till the end, but I'm not sure this is salvable.
Ep. 12 and final thoughts. The best scene in the entire series is the 2 minutes of sweetness between Gear and Prince. In this ep. And that kind of says it all. Sher steps in some glass and is treated like he's dying. Plenty of room in the bed, fah sits on the ground beside it. And what the he'll was that play about?? In this series, everything fell short of what it could have been. Acting was shoddy, plot was repetitive and boring, side couples did not work. Interesting angles were left unexplored. Ridiculous or bizarre actions, illogical plot lines. BAD KISSING. What saved it? The music, the filming and the chemistry mostly in the side couples. Overall thought: meh.

Leia Mais

Toxic

WTF .... the trailer to this looked so good, and was one of those that could not wait to be watched, then you actually watch it and holy hell you ask your self what on earth is this?

This drama is so toxic that its so unreal. Fah was so annoying and so bloody toxic that i found myself feeling sorry for sher, but then on the other hand, sher just kept going back for more, I get that he had some sort of tramua with love and commitment hence the 1 night stands but gosh the backwards and forwards these two gave us it was like watching a tennis match !!!

The only good thing about this drama was at least most of the actors were cute and decent enough to look at.

This show was terrible.

I wouldn't recommend this, but each person idea to there own.

Leia Mais

They're not even cute, so what's the point of watching it? Nothing

The weekly headache is over, without a doubt the worst drama of the year and I've seen some sh*t but this one tops it all.

I rarely rate below 5 even the most problematic, questionable stories but here not only do the main characters need emergency therapy but their relationship wouldn't even work in real life, it would end with one of them in the hospital or morgue, the level of toxicity is unbelievable . What bothers me is that we are told at the end that they aren't the problem, it's the others, bullshit. Someone like Sher and Fahlan should be avoided like the plague.

The secondary couples, I'm not even talking about them, they are so cliché that they don't balance the main relationship. I started the story because I thought I was going to watch a friends-with-benefits story between adults, i.e. a consensual relationship with the inherent limits of this kind of relationship, no pressure (and this was the case in episode 1) but I felt like I was watching teenagers who don't know what they want and therefore can't find anything better to do than to piss off those around them.

This drama I feel like it screams "possession", Fahlan's friends want to manage his life and loves, Sher wants to possess Fahlan but stay free, Fahlan wants to possess Sher to want to smother him. The only character who can be considered healthy and who has evolved in this story is Gear.

Leia Mais

I think this drama is interesting

I finished watching this drama, i enjoyed it initially, i liked all 3 couples, however in later epis it felt like they're just repeating the same story, same misunderstandings and stuff, it's kinda irritating
Initially i enjoyed watching this show atleast till 7th epi or so, but later i just pushed myself to finish it
Chemistry and acting is alright in some scenes while sometimes it isn't upto the mark, they should've made it a little better since the plot has some potential
Nevertheless anyone can give it a try as one time watch without much expectations
Music is kinda pleasant, cinematography is also fine
Overall it's not bad but it isn't good either

Leia Mais

Friends And The Benefits?

Okay at first I wasn't going to give it a chance bececauae of the feedback but decided to in the end anyways, so here is my review. I'm not going to tell you to watch it or not watch it, that is up to you. Just don't let other people's opinion persuade you one way or the other.
On to my review;

Sher and Fah:
Honestly I thought they were cute together during their domestic moments. Their issue of mistrust and jealousy tho, I understood tho from both end to an extent more in Fah's favor but I related to Sher in the family situation and why his heart was closed off. Tho I related to Sher, I understood Fah more because Sher wasn't exactly showing the same seriousness for the relationship as Fah and Sher's relationship with Prince, anyone would side eye if they were in the same situation with the person they liked. At one point Fah apologizes for feeling jealous and repeats to Sher that he didn't do anything wrong, that it's his own fault for feeling jealous then it turns into a fight and Sher slaps Fah unnecessarily once (poor guy got slapped unnecessarily so many times) and punches him the second time tho, that time it was justified cause Fah was kissing on him when he didn't want it, I think that whole thing didn't need to happen, it added unnecessary toxicity to the point that I was doubting whether Sher deserved Fah. Yes whether SHER deserved Fah. In the end trust is earned and I suppose he earned Fah's trust with the whole Pie situation. Speaking of which; People constantly trying to take Fah for themselves got on my nerves, I know he used to be a playboy but geez these people had no self respect, it made me crack up how he turned them down though so there's the plus side to that. Am I happy with their ending? Yes. Did they end up on my fave couple list? No. Also as far as intimacy chemistry between the actors goes, I think it was decent but I'm not one to fuss over that stuff really.

PingTap and Namwhan:
The whipped, nosy besties. I would've loved to have seen a flashback to how they became friends with Fah cause honestly their dynamic had me cracking up. Ping was always so nosy and Tap also but he knew how to keep it to himself, the perfect calm to the nosy storm that is Ping; Made for eachother. Nam surprised me, usually the girls are villanized in BLs so I was pleasantly surprised that she wasn't and handled her situation with Tap gracefully, helping him open his eyes to his feelings for Ping. Though how they got together was a little rushed in my opinion, they still managed to make me smile an look forward to their screen time.

Gear And Prince:
Just like with Sher and Fah, they also dealt with jealousy over Prince's relationship with Sher, understandably so. Glad they didn't drag it for too long and they went back to being the cute relief. Their first time was also filmed beautifully in a fairytale way and honestly it was fitting, just for them.

Tar and Pink:
Loved Pink and her mission to get Sher and Fah together while Tar followed her around like a puppy. Though we didn't get a clear answer for them, I was rooting for Tar to get his girl haha.

Tam and his guy:
I was both confused and intrigued by them just to be left in confusion about them lol.

Music:
Nothing too special. Ost was nice.

Overall with everything considered, I enjoyed it and give it a 8.5. Would I reach for it for a rewatch? Maybe depends on my mood. One thing to take note of is that Dark Blue Kiss is one of my fave thai BLs so do with that info what you will lol.

Leia Mais

instead of good messy it was bad messy

Overall: a slow moving series with unlikable main characters and even the side couples couldn't save it. Aired on GagaOOLala and also on YouTube.

Content Warnings: manipulation/lying, non con picture/video, vomiting, non con kiss (sleeping), coercion, manhandling, fight/slaps/punches

What I Liked
- that both main characters are flawed instead of one flawed and one squeaky clean character
- other than the confusing beginning/editing, I thought it had decent production value
- some sweet and funny moments
- at least they avoided something super cliche in the finale with the main couple

Room For Improvement
- characters felt tossed in but didn't have a real role to play, they also didn't feel like real people (i.e. Sher's sudden change of heart after 1 conversation, what does Fah see in Sher???)
- I didn't like either main character and I didn't want them to be together
- moved too slowly, boring plot points (what was with that play?)
- the scenes after the intro were very confusing, were they flash forwards, flashbacks, was that one guy the same person, did they know each other previously???
- too many characters were introduced in a short time frame and I had trouble figuring out who was who
- cliche wannabe girlfriend as the only main female character (turns into another cliche character)
- used wrong pronouns which was played as comedic
- stereotypical gay character was a villain
- the mashing of faces was not great kissing
- Ping is oddly obsessed with Fah's dating life
- nonsense things (random glass on a restaurant floor?)

Leia Mais

It is so freaking toxic and cringe

To be completely honest I had to put this one on hold. I just couldn't watch it.
The story is based on Fahlan and Sher being basically fuck friends aka friends with benefits. Fah then develops feelings for Sher...but they somehow hurt eachother ALL THE TIME. Their arguments are always unreasonable, stupid and cringe. The only thing they can do together is fighting.
I gave it extra points only because of the lead couple aka the two best friends. They make this show worth extra 2 points.
Honestly...don't watch it, you're not going to miss out. You will just spare yourself cringe and toxicity.

Leia Mais

I shoulda noped outta there

Ok, hear me out. I'm only going to discuss two things as the other reviews have thoroughly covered everything else. Tbf, they've also touched upon my issues, but i want you to see it the way i see it, so pls bear with me.

Issue one, and the lesser of my two evils. Sher and Prince being more affectionate with each other than they were with the ppl they were supposed to be dating (call it what you want, they were dating those guys). I'm not talking about sexual affection cuz Sher and Fah had that on lock. I mean the non-sexual pda that would alert anyone with eyes to the fact that you're more than friends, or one or both of you want to be. I have a few guy friends and i remain good enough friends with my exes that we hang sometimes. I'm American (read: 'Murican) and we're a very touchy-feely bunch, but, lemme tell you, not a single one of my guy friends...let me say that again for the ppl in the cheap seats...not a single one of my guy friends canoodles with me, in public or private, or kisses my forehead. I'm Confucius how two grown men didn't understand that this sends the wrong message to literally everyone else. And both of their partners actually communicated...let me say that again for the ppl in the cheap seats who just got back from the restroom...their partners told them they were bothered by this! What kind of sorcery?! BL characters never tell their partners what bothers them, so i was shocked. Shocked, i tell you. Alas, it was pointless because the clueless "friends" Sher and Prince each summarily dismissed their partners' concerns cuz (run-on rant ahead) basically we've always been like this and ppl just assume we're dating for no reason at all even though we never bothered to address the rumors and we've also never witnessed any other "just friends" behave this way so we can convince ourselves that this is normal and btw we don't really care what y'all think even though we totally love you guys so you just have to accept that we're not going to ever change any of our behavior to avoid hurting y'all cuz that's 100% the way adult relationships work and that's what y'all get anyway for being dumb enough to like and pursue us even though the whole world thought we were dating. I hate Sher and Prince. Can you tell? Look, you can have close friends, you can even be affectionate, but in a culture where (at least on TV) a cheek sniff is so scandalous that longtime boyfriends are surprised by it and immediately look around to see who saw it, a kiss on the forehead, or anywhere else, is a big damn deal. And they knew that. Sher likes to play with Fah, i get that, but he doesn't even care that Prince is legit trying to have an actual relationship. A real friend would see that and tone down the pda, at least in front of your friend's potential boo. Just like Sher, my bffs have siblings and relationships and if they went to the hospital i would not stroll in there like i'm literally the only person in the world who cares about and can take care of my bff. It's just stupid. I wouldn't even be like that with my own brother, i'd allow his gf to do her thing. I hate Sher and Prince. They deserve each other so no one else will get hurt by their fuckery.

Issue two. Domestic abuse. Say it with me cuz that's what this was. Not that it's any less abusive when it's same-sex, but if Fah was a woman...pretty sure i can just stop right there. See it now? Maybe that will help it be more obvious to some ppl. Sher hit Fah soooooo many times. If Fah was a woman, this show would've turned into Cops or CourtTV. As it should. This is not ok, kids. It's just not. Ever. I'm sick of BL dramas trying to tell me that gay men are always either abusive or fine with being abused as long as they get the guy. Why do you want someone who hits you when you say something he doesn't like?!?!!!?? Cuz that's all that happened...Fah would accuse Sher or something or other, Sher would hit him. Why does anyone like Sher? Tell me. For realsies, i'll wait. You mean to tell me you, Fah (one of God's gifts), can't find anyone else with long-ish hair who's good in bed? He ain't all that! And don't forget about the emotional abuse. Sher knew what he was doing the whole time he allowed Fah to believe that Prince was the love of his life (after the beginning when he actually wanted Fah to think that, i mean after they got together). And Sher also knew what he was doing when he let Fah think his other brother (can't even recall his name) was another suitor. And again when he went home with stranger after an argument with Fah. And again when he started txting yet another stranger. Master manipulator. And i don't care what his reasons are and which failed relationship made him this way. At this point, i think all of his relationships failed because he's a self-centered little asshole. Even his twin has to manipulate his own crush with...wait for it, wait for ittttttt...violence. These guys don't need boyfriends, they need therapy and lots of it. Men, run for your lives! I wish i had.

P.S. How do i add "Physical Abuse" and his twin "Emotional Abuse" to the cast list for these dramas? Asking for a friend.

Leia Mais

This bl's is quite different and interesting in its own way

I can see why some people dislike the bl but not why most people are hating on the bl as it goes. This work is different and it is very similar to how real gay relationships are and especially ones that started as just sex, you don't just build the next thing you trust the person completely. Taking into consideration that both of these guys are players and one with a fear of abandonment, are the perfect. No but that imperfections was meant to make them so much more worth watching.
I believe the author could have built their character a bit more there was still so much more room for growth, development and other things but because those things were not included well people are hating on his bl too much.
I am not used to give reviews but I just had to cause people were putting so much negative comments on this bl I just had to come out and say that it is better than some other bl's I have watched and it worth giving a try just be more open-minded when you are watching it.

Leia Mais