Gen Y (2020)

One of my faves

I've seen people say it before, but they're right: if you watched 2Moons and liked the cast, then you're gonna L O V E Gen Y.
However, if you didn't it doesn't matter. There are some references to 2Moons, but you'll still understand everything even if you didn't watch it AND you'll love the cast, I promise.
This is one of those dramas that, when I finish each ep, I get a warm feeling in my chest. It's quite soft and funny, the levels of toxic topics (homophobic comments, etc) are reeeeally low compared to basically any drama I've watched, and the cast is just too adorbs. They're giving us all the cute scenes we could've had with MingKit in 2Moons s1 but with MarkKit and I love it. Also, not knowing what tf is going on with the secondary couples? I love it. It's fun to try and guess who's gonna end up with who instead of knowing things from the very beginning. Really, amazing.

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Chemistry!! MarkKit!

I am loving this so far! (I've just finished ep. 6 from last night) Mark is my fav - love his character personality, attitude, strong sense of self, confidence, style, teasing, etc. He's so cleverly flirty & not in an obnoxious way. The tension b/w Mark & Kit is great too. Kit is very fiesty & I love it. I'm dyinnng for them to get together b/c that episode's gonna be amazing. Mark at the end of Ep. 6 had me crying at like 2 in the morning.

I really dislike when BL characters are so unevenly matched (e.g. Pai-Itt; HIStory 3) so I'm really glad Gen Y paired the cast so well -both appearance & personality. The story progression & storyline transitions are smooth & well connected (one of my issues w/ TT2) so it doesn't fell choppy or underdeveloped. Stylists did well with hair too - no cringe "child" hair /clothes on college-age characters. I also dislike that trope where one of the ML's is a "meek pushover who acts like/ is treated like a young child even though he's in college." Gen Y has not had that (Neither have the dramas I listed below).

It's entertaining never knowing what Mark is gonna do next other than it will likely involve hardcore flirting with Kit. Characters are supportive friends to each other & their larger friend group/siblings. Sab, Mark, & cafe boys are our matchmakers; Yu is even shipping the two competitors for his side, Koh & Jack, together - and I agree with him. I've already rewatched a few of the Mark-Kit scenes while waiting for new episodes & will continue to do so.

*For those of you who watched 2 Moons, Gen Y is your 2nd chance at MingKit but 100x greater.
*Other equal footing pairings are: TharnType, KornKnock, FighterTutor, SaifaiZon, Mr. Heart, Oxygen the Series, PeteKao, PureFolk, Love by Chances, My Engineer, BadBuddy
*I've only not given more 10s b/c I've not finished the drama yet.

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A great show, until it wasn't

I'd like to start this by saying I haven't seen 2Moons so I went into this show blind.

This show very quickly became a comfort show to me. The actors portrayed their characters perfectly, the characters were nicely written, plus the actors were attractive. It started as a cute, fluffy romance and I was in love.
My heart broke along with Wayu every time he got hurt, my heart fluttered with Kit whenever Mark hit on him - which I must admit, was very annoying at first.

However, the show started going downhill the moment it started adding more characters.

I'm gonna talk about the characters and the relationship first, then I shall talk about the pacing and the finale.

I thoroughly enjoyed MarkKit as the main couple. Their characters are brilliantly written, they have a healthy relationship which is great to see on screen. Mark actually respects consent and doesn't do anything to a drunken Kit even though he wants to. Plus the actors have *incredible* chemistry. Their relationship blossomed at a steady rate, it wasn't too quick but it wasn't too slow. It felt earned, and as a viewer, it was satisfying to watch. Unfortunately, this couple seemed to be shoved to the sidelines as soon as they established a relationship in order to make room for the love triangle. For a series supposedly dedicated to this couple, they got the bare minimum of screen time.

As for the secondary couple, well...it's complicated. Wayu is a marvellous character. They wrote him with just enough flaws to make him human yet still allowing him to be a cute angel. He did not deserve the pain he went through this season. I was constantly ready to throw hands at Pha. I loved his character development as he gradually recovered from his breakup - especially his subtle hairstyle change. If I'm honest, I would rather Wayu have stayed single. I think it would've benefitted the plot if Thanu wasn't interested in him and it was just Jack and Koh chasing him (only to become lovers later)
This whole love triangle was really annoying. They spent so long of the show building up this destiny plot point between Thanu and Phai yet it was completely disregarded in the final episode because "Wayu depends on me" or some nonsense like that. The love triangle did make the plot more interesting - however, it also made the plot too crowded. There were too many romances going on at once that this one was too much. I can understand why Thanu did chose Wayu, but what was the point in these supernatural visions of the future if Phai and Thanu weren't destined? It complicated the plot.

Now for the side characters.

Jack and Koh...So much potential wasted. Why did the writers think this battle for Wayu was funny? It was annoying. After all these complicated relationship plots, I did not need 2 more characters chasing Wayu. I needed a breather. As I said, it was wasted. I really wish they had got these two together so it didn't feel like a waste of time. They kept hinting that there was some romance between these two, but they were disregarded once Wayu found Thanu. Also, WHY WAS MARK ENCOURAGING IT?! Like dude, it's making your best friend uncomfortable, ESPECIALLY after a breakup, you should not be encouraging this type of behaviour no matter how concerned you are for your friend.

I don't even know where to begin with this next bit. Sab, Sandee, Pok and Tong...I have no idea what went on with this lot. I liked the coffee shop plot point. It was cute, I just wished they had continued it further into the series. As for the other characters, it felt like they had been brought together just for the sake of adding more characters. Their story was too complicated for me to keep up. One minute, they're best friends, the next, they're betraying each other. And don't get me started on the toxicity between Pok and Tong. How did the writers let this slide? They tried to hint at s$xual tension between the two every time they're on screen. Which is ok, I felt uncomfortable because they're like 16-18 years old, but it's legal. It kind of worked. It just didn't feel right. The two hated each other. No; they loathed each other. So why were they so attracted to each other? The writers never explored this, creating holes in their plot. AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON THEIR S$X SCENE. It wasn't even a s$x scene, it was r@pe. Pok was drunk. I don't care if he was the top and was willingly participating, he was drunk. It is not ok and SHOULD NOT BE ROMANTISIZED.

So something I didn't quite understand was the confrontation between Thanu and Padbok. Maybe I missed something, but I don't understand how they went from friends to enemies or why Jack is friends with Padbok but also Thanu and Wayu.

Ok so let's talk about pacing.

I feel like this is something that Thai dramas often struggle with - and this one is one of the worst victims of bad pacing. Firstly, there were too many plotlines happening at one time that it crowded the show and didn't allow for each point to be properly explored. As I said earlier, I think some of the relationships should've been scrapped or left for a season 2.
I also found that the pacing of the episodes was bad. It's hard to explain, but so much yet so little happened in one episode that it felt very tiring to watch. I found that all of the action and plot events happened in large chunks spread throughout the episode, which were glued together by slower, less significant scenes such as product placement, visits to the Community Arts Department or the group of younger kids (Sab, Sandee, Phai etc). I found that the episodes got boring and dragged. I found myself thinking "How long is left? ANOTHER 40 MINUTES?! But so much has happened!" It made 1-hour episodes feel like 5 hours.

Finally, the finale.

This finale wasn't it. There was such a huge build-up in the episodes before, that it was hugely disappointing and anticlimactic. The majority of this episode felt like a filler for the finale. Nothing was resolved, if anything, more problems were created. Nothing felt satisfying for a finale. No puzzle pieces fit together.
So...the big reveal. I didn't like it. It was very predictable but I still didn't like it. I don't want to bash the actor's appearance, but I was lead to believe that Pha was a more handsome, mature figure. I expected him to look like Earth if I'm honest. I wanted Pha to look like a leader-type figure because then it would feed into the question of "Why did he leave Wayu with no explanation if he was so good of a person?".

This entire show - but the finale especially - feel like it was made in a few weeks. I heard it was a fanfiction of 2Moons, which explains why. It just needed more thinking so that plot points were spread out and the characters were developed better.

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I expected worse but it could have been better

The scenario is not very dense but the series is unpretentious so it's not too embarrassing. The real problem is the slowness of the show which ruins everything. Moreover, there are too many characters and above all, the interaction between Kit and Mark is not credible for a second even if the 2 actors are at their best: their relationship is stuck in a childish beyond reality. Who is going to make us believe that 2 guys around 20 behave like 13 year old teenagers ? This modesty misplaced in the numerous (no) sex scenes does not make sense...
In reality, the childishness takes too much place in all the series, too bad ! The positive point is that we want to know the continuation and especially that Thanu realizes (it's my wish, I don't know if it will come true!) that he has a real crush for Pai and for nobody else (everybody will hate me when reading this HAHAHA).
Oh, let's hope they stop in season 2 with these permanent sound effects when people talk! It's unbearable and so old-fashioned.

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A Total Letdown

Honestly, this show started pretty well and it was ruined from the middle to the ending. First of all, for a season dedicated to Mark and Kit, we saw them very little. Instead, we got stuck with the unnecessary scenes and storyline of the kids and the unresolved truth about Pha.

I get that the actor who originally played Pha withdrew from the show but did we really need that storyline? I know that changing the actors for a character might be bad but I would definitely prefer if they had gone with a different actor. Who really cares? We saw a different actor as Pha at the end but he's not what I expected to be honest. I'm not saying he's not attractive or anything but it seemed like he was too old to be Pha. And the big reveal wasn't even shocking. I guessed that Pha will come back eventually since he was neither dead nor in a bloody coma. (I would prefer the coma thing btw at least we would have an explanation about him)

The fantasy element was just outrageous. Did we even need it? The scenes of Mark and Kit were the best. I wish they had been longer. I felt like they had really good chemistry, but, IMO, it was wasted with unnecessary sub-plots. Wayu and Thanu were just a bad match I think. It would be better if we saw a heartbroken Wayu dumped by Pha and just tries to overcome his sadness. But instead, he went on to be with someone who is obviously a horrible person, considering his treatment of Phai and how he changed his mind so quickly about whom he liked.

Overall, the nonsensical fantasy thing and Pha's story made a very negative impact on me, so I gave the story 5 ratings. The acting and music were good and maybe I would rewatch but only Mark and Kit's scenes, they saved the show. Apart from that, nothing else is worth remembering.

Leia Mais

It could have been a 10....but

If it were only for Mark and Kit alone, I would totally rate this 10/10! I mean their chemistry is awesome, they are sweet and such a cute couple. They are what made this BL bearable to watch

I pretty much FF the rest of them as the stories are all over the place, messy, and don't even get me started at the loose ends. even if there's season 2, I feel season 1 should still have some sort of neat ending to it

this is just a complete mess, it started really great actually, and just went downhill...

If you love Mark and Kit, sure, just watch it for the this couple, their love scene are worth it, its SO sweet! But, the rest are worth skipping, you won't miss much, but would save lots of time and pain!

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Sheesh

(Im going to rant, this review doesnt have any sort of structure lol, sorry, ill probaby edit this review once season 2 comes out) Honestly i was really invested in the story up until thanu and phai had that whole "psychic" thing happen between them. I thought the way their feelings had developed up until that point was so adorable but that part kind of ruined their story for me. Its obvious that thanuwayu and possibly phaisandee are gonna be end game next season. Also there is something about wayu's character (even wayo aswell in 2moons) that is just so annoying to me. I love bas, its not his fault but the way his character is written is just so insufferable and whiny, like he doesn't seem like an adult that can take care of himself, someone always has to be there to take care of him. Pok and that other swim kid have a pretty toxic story, i hope they clean it up a bit next season. MarkKit were the best part of this series, kimcop really reprised their roles and made them even better which really did 2moons some justice! Its a shame they kind of took a backseat half way through the story. (Side note: im not sure when jack started wayu lol, i feel like it came out of nowhere, hope jackKoh end up together, i miss matchmix)

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KitMark: 10 Stars. Show as Whole: 3 Stars Or Less.

For those who are here for romance, and are brazen enough to overlook everything and anything else: Look at my rating for Acting, Music or Rewatch value. For those who are here for a good series: Look at the Story rating. LOL

I have watched, and re-watched the KitMark line and completely ignored EVERYTHING else. And it's a 10 show for me (I didn't dare to put it in Overall rating, though:) I truly loved it, enjoyed every bit, even the little shots of interesting architecture in between the scenes. Kimmon & Copter reached perfect dynamics onscreen and they delivered perfectly, including details like tone of voice. It's a small story, it kinda goes from nowhere to nowhere and also suffers by the association with Wayu's (though I LOVED Mark&Wayu frienship) which is whiny and unwatchable from start to finish, and that's why you need to be extremely selective and ignore the things left & right (like the "product placement" aka plain advertising that goes beyond borders of good taste). But, I even LOVED the music. There is the title song, which I enjoyed time & time again, I even enjoyed the re-caps because those also had it playing in the background:) I rarely enjoy title songs in little BLs like this. It's a simple song, but it gives a great vibe and feeling. Just tell this ISBANKY (whoever they are) thanx, it's perfect. The romantic song, called 'Rak Mai Mi Niyam' sung by the lead cast, was also great in setting the mood. I even loved the background music score, it was pretty simple and used over and over but it worked great.

Now, this "Star Hunter Entertainment" certainly has an arsenal of cute faces. There's so many in this little drama (perhaps except Wayu's old bf and the Gypsy Eyebrow they decided to pair him with, after). Someone obviously noticed even Junior & Kad interactions, and put the two together in 'Bad Roommate'... Though I still can't wrap my head around the cast being actually in some kind of a band together (that thing called sbfive) despite having seen couple of music videos on youtube... Especially Bas Suradej looked so out of place in those for me... He is just this quiet and dorky BL male lead for me LOL. His is such particular cuteness just perfect for BL. But, his character's line in 'Gen Y' immensely sucked, unfortunatelly. I quickly ceased to pay attention to it entirely, because having his plot revolving around this Someone-Without-A-Face is like the worst dramaturgy ever. So I focused on the KitMark line, where I quickly became happy: episode 2, episode 3 and episode 4 there was a KitMark kiss by the end of the episode:-))

So I pretty much skipped everything and everyone except KitMark, enjoyed up to episode 10. I think blwatcher.com wrote good enough review:-) It summarized even all the things I was completely oblivious of, that's why I can tell you I also ignored everything "Supernatural" that was featured in this series. Else my rating would not be this nice. I seriously did not care which of the guys did Wayu meet first to be his destiny. His whole romance line was whiny and unwatchable since episode 1. All I can say about this "Pharawee" is if the "main" character was denied to us for 12 episodes, then in the end I wanted it to STAY that way. In last epi, I didn't want him to show his face, lol.

From all what I've heard about the unwatachable Season 2, I marked it as "Not Interested". That's the only defense against 0 Stars shows.

Leia Mais

Not a worth to watch

One of the most suck BL in early 2021. I regret to watch the series because it ended yp with a cliff hanger and a lot of messed up things. Writer should prefessionally plot the story in a well manner.

That destiny things between Phai and Thanu was confusing me at first then yeah..i understood after tht. But in my opinian, putting tht mini theme inthe whole story between Phai, Thanu and Wayo was a huge mistake. It does merge well with the main plot.

I dont see why the title drama is Gen Y but the story line basically give more screentime on Mark and Kit at the beginning untill they officially became Bf (which is good). However they tried to sync the multiple couple in a bad way🌚

Move on to the part tht i like which was Mark Kit. These 2 couple are reasonable to give an applause. Even there were several suck and unecessary, they did a good job in potraying their characters. Pok and Tang also seems to be interesting to discover in the future second season.

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I liked it so much!!

overall, mine seem to be differing from most opinions here BUT I am going to stand by it. Gen Y is a really good show.
Very personal opinions, here we go.

# STORY: Normal series, romance only, no moral take-aways. WRITING at times is a mess.

✪ Minus side would be how haphazard the plot inclusive of WAYU is, almost as if the writer feels conflicted in every two episodes on which pair to go forward with. Not to mention new plot-twists were added in last couple of episodes. It was indeed bearable but almost amateur-ish move.

✪ On the plus side there are no major plot-holes, the subplots all relate to each other and despite having multiple supporting characters they are almost well managed.

✪ HUGE appreciation -
>> no non-consent being romanticized in any way (the few "physical" scenes were all within a safe gray zone imo), consent is unfailingly given importance.
>> they stayed away from "wife" tags for love interests / boyfriends
>> at the core characters are no pushovers,
>> there are no sexuality tag discussion - it was almost a pan-normative zone, and anyone could fall in love with anyone.

✪ Not only is it made in the right way, this was a naturally unproblematic show - it did not really bother to project the correctness. It was subtle and weaved into the nature of the show. Personally I appreciated the lack of implicit mocking of other series (even if they had it coming) to show how politically correct this series is- that is something few pretty good series had done, which made me slightly uneasy.




# ACTING: Kimmon-Copter just floored me with their acting, they were pure talent - I might have extra love for them after being rescued by their scenes after having to watch the other, stiff, couple. Hate to be criticizing a skill I do not possess but Dun and Bas just .. are not the best of actors. The engineering senior gang is also teeny bit awkward at times but again, way more natural. The high schooler gang was breath of fresh air, loved how they can bring the energy up.




# CHARACTERS/ COUPLES::

✪ MARK & KIT - Seriously sweetest dream couple. Realistically such a couple might not exist but then, that is the reason I watch dramas. They are patient, understanding, do not stress unnecessarily much on ego, and not to mention truckloads of sweetness and love - couldn't get enough. Personality wise, I cannot help but think how suitable these two are for each other. Mark is someone who can get to emotionally guarded person like Kit. And Kit does deserve the world. My favorite character indeed, wholesome, caring, understanding and mature - I just feel supportive and protective of everything he does <3

✪ WAYU - not been a fan of the actor himself but the character seems okay. Did not find him clingy or weepy or dull or depressing, he was simply a person who was deeply in love who got his heart broken.
THANU - again, not a fan of the acting, character being confused seems justifies to me though. Got no complains about his actions.
PHAI - sweet, and angelic character, the actor's looks almost suits that. Love how mature he is and pleasantly happy about the plot making two brothers have similar core characteristics!!!
SANDEE - confusing, but lowkey trusting him
TONG/POK - Surprised but sudden burst of chemistry, definitely second favorite couple!
KOH/JACK - probably 3rd favorite couple. And they are not even a couple :)

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