KP shippers still trying to keep a good series down.
Its disturbing when there is a mafia series the KP shippers rush to the comment/review sections to attack the ratings of what they view as “competition“ to their beloved KP. I enjoyed this series and you will be missing out if you don’t give it a watch. It’s refreshing to see some of the production companies moving away from the toxicity that have been taking over the BLs recently. Many fan are upset with the size of Perth’s role in NLMG. Why? When he finished his last BL he said he would not be returning to BLs at all. Well that didn’t really work out for him and now he is back, fans should be happy it’s more than a cameo, he definitely couldn’t carry the series alone. I’m actually surprised GMMTV gave him a role at all after his vocal exit tbh. Take the negative reviews with a grain of salt. A series shouldn’t just be rated to send a message to the production company that some fans are not happy over how large an actors part is or how much skinship or negative behavior is shown. No worries, Love Syndrome is on the way for all those toxicity loversEsta resenha foi útil para você?
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Annoying and subpar
For lack of imagination I’ll go with a bullet list for this one. Good things first (that’s going to be a short list):- Perth is okay; not great, but okay, which still makes him stand out when compared to other cast members (I refuse to call most of them actors),
- eye candy - Phuwin and Pond spend some time shirtless and look mighty fine.
Now for the bad things – and there’s a lot of them.
- False premise and misleading merchandising.
According to the initial trailer, released in 2021 (and still available on GMMTV’s YT channel), as well as to an initial MDL tag for this show, it was supposed to be about a son of a mafia boss running away from danger after his father was killed. That’s not the case – Phiphop, Nueng’s father, is a very rich businessman dealing in hotels, and though not very popular (sometimes called a crook) he’s not a mafia boss. This reduced the ‘action potential’ of the show and made it less interesting. 5 out of 12 episodes take place at a high school, not on the run from thugs – for this part of the series the show is a subpar high school BL; again: not what the show was marketed as.
- Weak story and horrible pace for a pretentious show which takes itself far too seriously.
The story suffers from several things, mainly how bland it is and how it drags. Phiphop gets killed in episode 1, but it’s not until the end of episode 5 that Nueng gets on the run. The show loses momentum immediately – following 4 episodes take place on an island, weirdly separated and mostly unaffected by events of previous episodes. With only 3 episodes left to have a confrontation and conclusion, the closer we get to the end, the more things are rushed. Furthermore, the story is unbelievable – which many reviewers critical of NLMG already pointed out on multiple examples. How is it, that Nueng – son of a powerful businessman, hated and feared, gets bullied at school for so long? Why wasn’t he protected earlier? Why was this influential family basically unprotected – not just when Phiphop was killed by a single gunman, but also for many weeks after that? Who thought that Palm – Nueng’s peer – will be a good bodyguard? How is it, that later episodes – especially those that take place on the island – are so unaffected by earlier events? It’s just baffling that after 5 episodes of an uninteresting school drama we get 4 episodes of uninteresting boyfriend time on a tropical island – and that between those 5 and 4 episodes an assassination attempt takes place. The stakes are nonexistent: all the shooting, injuring and even killing of secondary characters falls flat, fake, unimportant, since even the main characters don’t seem to care about it. At the same time the series wants to present itself as serious (see the ‘serious’ and/or ‘dramatic’ music used in ‘important’ moments and scenes – I don’t recall a single time the music was properly applied and didn’t seem over-the-top), mature and for grown-ups – which fails miserably.
- Absent chemistry and acting.
The young cast did a very poor job, with Perth being an exception. Phuwin is very good in portraying obnoxious, unlikeable characters (see Pi in FUTS) and Nueng is like that for most of the series – I doubt the showrunners wanted that. Pond is a bit better, but it’s not acting – he’s not as wooden and lifeless as I feared he’ll be, but the only reason you can watch it is because he’s goodlooking. Chimon is mostly uninteresting and at times irritating; same goes for June, who’s character was both written and portrayed as annoying. Nat plays the least intimidating villain ever, and Pawin is generally underused and doesn’t seem comfortable playing a bad guy. Jeeez, this show really comes from the same company which employs Nanon, Ohm, Khaotung, First, Fourth, Gemini or Mix, who – despite of being amateurs – can express more with a short grin or brief gaze than this entire cast?
As with many BLs, the show could have been saved by chemistry between the characters – it usually falls to the main couple to generate most of it. Unfortunately there’s no chemistry between Pond and Phuwin. There was barely any of it in FUTS and in their “Little BIG World” they gave me a vibe of two office workers forced to complete a project together (compare this to Earth and Mix, who seem to have genuine fun working with each other on EarthMix Space and their BLs). Chimon and Perth never felt like a couple and their chemistry is nonexistent.
To sum it up: NLMG is a disappointing, boring and annoying BL; steer clear of it unless you’re a diehard PondPhuwin fan.
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You won't even know what hit you
NLMG is not only backed by a compelling storyline (romance or otherwise), great characters, and exceptional BL chemistry – it’s also beautifully produced. With plenty of aesthetically-pleasing shots soaked in warm tones, it’s reminiscent of a doomed summer romance.The obvious main conflict in the show stems from external danger – the threat posed to the Kittrakulmethee family in the midst of a power struggle. But the second, more understated conflict is the power imbalance between Neung and Palm’s family that takes on a class dimension. This is where NLMG proved to be different from other bodyguard storylines.
In NLMG, character development is most pronounced for the young heir forced to grow up in treacherous times. Neung initially comes off as a typical, sheltered (maybe even bratty at times) rich kid but the later episodes will draw out the best of his character. Even on his worst days, Neung is constructed to be likeable and painfully human through it all.
The relationship between Palm and Neung develops at an even pace, with both parties falling (and falling hard) over the course of several delightful episodes. They also have a wonderful chemistry and compatibility – the both of them are fighters at heart; Palm with his fists, and Neung with his wits and spirit.
I enjoyed this show because it was a beautiful, beautiful emotional trip. Some particularly heartwrenching sequences from Pond and Phuwin hit me with some profound emotions that my words cannot adequately capture.
Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2023/02/28/never-let-me-go-2022-bl-review/
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Never let me go? wish I did
GMMTV did it again. They produced another mid BL. I am still surprised this was the same company that created Not me,Bad duddy and MSP. I guess it has more misses than hits. Anyways, I never have been more bored, have rolled my eyes so much that they went to the back of my head or dreaded to watch a series so much. I literally watched the last few episodes at 2x speed and that was still slow. At first, I liked it but then it keep going off track that the train now is in the bottom of the ocean. The plot holes in this series puts swiss cheese to shame. At first I could turn a blind eye in the first few episodes but then it keep getting worse and worse and especially when it came to the serious parts, it was not even taking itself seriously anymore. They couldn't work out the timing when to have a romantic, serious and sad moments. During a very serious moment they would have a romantic moment and what not, it completely ruined the vibe. Also the problems in this series were often solve so easily, or the problem wasn't needed or it was completely forgotten. Like for example and spoiler when Palm's dad gets captured and Nueng main reasons to go back was to free his dad but he completely forgets about him. Until Palm get driven to an edge and then he frees him which was very easy to do. or the fact that they didn't to run away for so long in the first place because Nueng could easily come back and be a boss and hire bodyguards which he did. The plot was basically not there. It was like the directors were writing a script out of their asses as the series was filming lmao. Now the acting, is pretty mid. Pond was kinda okay but Phuwin acting or how he deliver his dialog always make it seem like he was angry or trying to pick or fight. Both of them lack emotion I think what is I am trying to say. Need a lot of work. Now the music choice was just laughable. They played a country song and christmas songs during serious or romantic moments. I was just laughing my ass off. I couldn't take it seriously at all. This was really a disappointment. I was really looking forward to it but in the end I was just dying for it to finish.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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#JusticeForChopper
What attracted me to the show was Pond because lets be honest he is hot. Unfortunately that is the only good thing about this series. The story is not realistic. Two 18 year olds running a big Mafia type of business? I think not?!Both leads need acting classes, they don't have the emotional range to do justice to this. Both characters have experienced devastating losses e.g loss of parents but they don't seem too bothered , in fact they jet off to an island for a week of romance while Nueng's mother in on death's door in hospital.
The side couple were not even given the opportunity to build anything. 11 episodes with one more to go and they are still nowhere to be seen? How did Ben go from crushing on Neung to being into Chopper? No development just vibes.
At this point l need them to free Chopper (Perth) or give him more money because he outacted every single one of these people. He is the only one who did his part in the group assignment.
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C'est Meh
Overall, it's kind of just okay. Some episodes have a few engaging moments and instances of good cinematography but the majority is just *shrugs*The chemistry was mostly *meh,* the acting was usually pretty stiff or just *meh* (with some occasional well-acted scenes), the story was all over the place or *meh,* and the OST was *meh.*
To summarize, it was a big pile of ✨meh✨
It's a skip, my friends. Unless, you're looking for eye-candy faces or abs, in which case, you do you . . . But I still think you won't truly enjoy this, if you're being honest with yourself.
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Never Let Me Go.. how could I ever?
This drama is off to a promising start. There isn't much for me to go off of development-wise, but I can see a lot of potential with the characters here and the situations they are in.Neugdiao is the main focus of the first episode and he has a great amount of potential here and I'm interested to see how they will develop him. His father died and he is now the heir to becoming the head of a conglomerate.. I've seen things like this before but the tone of this show is very mellow so far so I'm thinking that it won't be overplayed and instead we will see him feel the weight on his shoulders but try to keep it together. He already does not like being called young master, and I can already see several scenarios play out in my head of him breaking down and admitting he doesn't want anything to do with the company he already is destined to be the president of. I don't have anything else I can really say other than speculation, but as for the acting for his character it is done so well. He has a lot of emotion to give in scenes but also has emotions to withhold. It's a tricky character to get right, but the acting isn't fake crying or sobs.. it is really good for a the first episode and I know that this is only the tip of the iceberg for him.
Palm is the counterpart to Neugdiao and they will be the main couple. They have tension in their scenes but it is restricted enough that this drama isn't comedy. It is a breath of fresh air to see something like this come out of GMM, the last show to feel like this was Not Me, and that was so good. I am glad to see another more mature drama from them. Palm's character also has a lot of potential and mystery behind him, which is slowly shown through meeting his mother. She isn’t winning mother of the year at all and it’s heartbreaking when she admits she loves herself more than him. Palm has little to no grounding in his life with parental figures, so I get why he chooses to love Neung. It’s the fact that he chooses to do things for Neung that he is not obligated to, Neung and Palm contrast eachother so much but that makes their dynamic interesting.
Someone who doesn’t know love and the other who knows exactly what it isn’t. Neungdiao had been showered with his parents love his whole life while Palm was cast away. And Palm isn’t the bitter one, instead it’s Neungdiao who feels so sheltered that he expects others to only be nice to him for their own benefit. Palm isn’t going to be a perfect bodyguard because he’s a flawed person, he is in high school and hasn’t trained at all and was asked on a whim. The only motivation to protect Neungdiao initially is his father telling him they have to and are indebted. Really I think it would be horrible if Palm was perfect at protecting him, and I’d much rather have what is shown here. Neungdiao doesn’t need complete physical protection, his emotional state needs to he attended to way more. And Palm loves him naturally and they grow a beautiful relationship.
The settings in this show are new and very good looking.. so is the main cast. The camera work is clean and so is the editing. I really like the direction they are going with this show being more mature. So far it is so promising and I'm happy that GMM is giving us this show. They are taking a step in the right direction with this one.
With the plot holes I just have to say you are watching a drama. The idea is to be immersed and I get that plot holes can pull us out of the drama to a degree. But I really am not a stickler about them with this drama, they are too jarring to me. Instead I’m glad that the drama is taking the risks rather than shying away.
Episode 5 really is a game changer for this show and made me impressed enough.. I am really in awe that this show is delivering where others seem to fall flat. The plot and every scene has an impact on characters and is well rounded as a whole. The payoff scenes deliver so well where characters open up and break down. It is phoneomonal to see this on YouTube really, for the general public to get amazing content like this for free? GMM really is confusing me with this one because it is just so marginally more sophisticated than anything they have done, and they can fall short before with others or take it too seriously.. but Never Let Me Go keeps every aspect of what it delivers so tight nit. The acting over a 10/10, the story isn't too complicated but the characters have depth and keeps it interesting.
Now Palm and Neung are starting their romance and I was thinking how could it possibly be natural? But it is, there are little details of buildup between them that it isn't out of the dark. Palm and Neung have a connection and are just starting to tap into it, with Neung and Palm both being very insecure they can open up to each other and have beautiful moments. I can't really give a review that will give this show justice. I am not overstepping anything though. This show is thought provoking, excellent in every way. I can't find any part to pick apart. Each episode has higher stakes and it gets better and better until you are completely immersed.
This show is beyond a BL. It is two people being able to be vulnerable around eachother, it's not hyper sexualized in any way and is so refreshing to see. When I watch this show I feel respected.
All this praise isn’t me saying the show is perfect. It’s really me saying I enjoyed and looked forward to this drama admist the flaws.
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Please Let Me Go
This turned out to be a drama that had an at least somewhat interesting sounding premise but was in fact just a total mess. So many plot holes, so much unnecessary drama, the acting was lacking, the OST was laughable, there just isn't much positive to say about it, unfortunately. I felt like this was yet another wannabe KinnPorsche, a severely watered down version without any of what made KinnPorsche such a hit. All in all, if you skip this drama, you won't be missing much.The biggest issue of this drama was the plot. So much of it is just completely nonsensical. Why on earth does Palm need to act as Nueng's bodyguard when they could just hire bodyguards like Nueng does later on? What even qualifies Palm to be a bodyguard in the first place? He's a teenage fisherman, for crying out loud! How do all the "pranks" at school go on for as long as they do without some kind of intervention? And if it was that bad, why didn't Nueng just switch schools? It's not as if his family couldn't afford it. Or why not get a private tutor or something? I don't know. The fact that this was even set in high school just seemed weird to me, especially as the drama went on. Like yes, it makes complete sense that this kid is running a business empire and attending high school at the same time. Right.
Moving on from that, there's the lack of security that allows Nueng's mom to get shot thus requiring Nueng and Palm to go on the run in the first place. I mean, I would think that after her husband was killed in front of her that she would have a bodyguard and that security would have been significantly tightened, but maybe that's just me. Nueng and Palm run off to stay with Palm's mom who he hasn't seen since she left him and his father when he was a kid. There are only two purposes to this arc: to develop the romance between Nueng and Palm and for Nueng to "mature". The problem here is that we haven't seen Nueng and Palm really together for a romance to have developed. The class difference sets them apart and aside from staring into each other's eyes repeatedly, which we're apparently to take as how they fell in love, they don't interact a huge amount in a way where they would get to know each other on a personal level. But apparently they're madly in love. Okay, whatever. The second purpose is for Nueng to mature and essentially toughen up which amounts to him performing manual labor, learning how to ride a motorcycle, and paying off a loan shark. You know, super hard, transformative stuff there. The rest of the time is spent running around with Palm on the beach, apparently having the time of his life. Um, did you forget the mother that you claim to love was just shot and is in a coma? He even makes a comment at one point about it being the happiest time of his life. Your words and actions are not matching up.
In order to pay off the above mentioned loan shark, Nueng uses an ATM to withdraw the necessary money and rather than leaving town immediately, because that would be the logical thing to do, nope, he and Palm stick around, which inevitably leads to Palm's mother's death. Nueng then proceeds to break up with Palm essentially twice, the second time successfully by putting sleeping pills in his beer because nothing could go wrong with that and leaves him a note with the whole BS reasoning of go find someone who will make you happy, blah blah blah, I absolutely hate when they pull that kind of crap. It is the lamest excuse in the book and its supposed to be all noble because you're putting their happiness first but its really not. You're making a decision for them without their input and that's not fair to anyone.
Anyway, Nueng heads home and hires bodyguards for himself to follow him around which, again with this plot, what was the point of them running off when they could have just hired bodyguards in the first place? He takes over his family's business because, yes, an eighteen year old who up to this point has done nothing to help run any part of it is going to know what to do. Sure. And while I get that he's more than a little pissed at his uncle, I would be too if he tried to kill me and my mother, baiting and antagonizing him is probably not the smartest thing to do. There's also the slight matter that part of the reason that he goes back is to help Palm's father and throughout a good portion of the following events, he seems to completely forget about him. Palm and Nueng are, naturally, reunited. Turns out Palm has been following Nueng around which, I had to laugh at, because he honestly couldn't be more obvious if he tried. There's one shot where he's sitting on his motorcycle a grand total of maybe four feet from the car Nueng is in, staring at him. Nueng should probably find some better bodyguards.
Following more drama and after getting shot which led to what I assume was supposed to be an emotional scene but was more comedic, in my opinion, because, yes, when someone gets shot, the correct response is to shake them repeatedly, not put pressure on the wound, Palm breaks up with Nueng this time by leaving him a note telling him to not waste his time on him and not to look for him. I'm rolling my eyes at the stupidity of these two. At this point, I don't care what happens, I'm just ready for this drama to be over. Of course they eventually get their priorities figured out and end up together, but holy crap is it a ride and a half and not a worthwhile one.
Besides the plot, again, there's the absurdity of Palm as a bodyguard. Obviously he knows how to fight to some extent and use a gun, but its not like he has any special skills or training. And his fighting skills range from he can absolutely kick ass at times to he gets taken out with extreme ease depending how the plot needs to play out, so there's a total lack of consistency there. He's also a hot head, which is not a great character trait for a bodyguard. I admire the fact that he wants to protect the weak and his heart is absolutely in the right place, but also, honey, you need to use your head. He just reacts without a second thought and in several cases does more harm than good. In essence, the only thing that makes him a good bodyguard is his love and loyalty for Nueng.
There's also Nueng's uncle, the one responsible for all the murder and chaos going on. I like the actor, I thought he did a good job with the character, but I thought the character was lacking, especially the background. There was just enough there for me to understand the level of hatred he felt to want to kill his brother and his family. Not being the golden child doesn't quite cut it, at least not the way they did it. If that's the angle you're going with, you need to delve into it more to make it believable and make the audience understand why. Just making him jealous, greedy and deranged is boring and predictable. I want to know what makes him tick, what exactly pushed him over the edge. That's where things get interesting.
In general though, I didn't feel like any of the characters were particularly well developed or interesting. I found Chopper to be the most compelling, but frankly I think that's because of Perth's acting. There just didn't seem to be all that much to most of them. They felt fairly stereotypical without much to set them apart and make them unique. There wasn't anything there to make me care about them, again, aside from Chopper who I felt was the most sympathetic character.
The OST was weird. What is with the Christmas music in some of these dramas? I legitimately want to know what the reasoning is behind choosing these songs. Silent Night was one of them, I think, and there was at least one other. And then there was some random country song too. Do they just spin a wheel and whatever song it lands on is thrown in there? I don't know. There were some actually decent songs, but nothing spectacular, and the ones that didn't fit stuck out like a sore thumb.
The acting was very divided. On the one hand, you had Pond and Phuwin who I am sorry to say were the weakest links in this drama. Neither one was strong but it was especially conspicuous when they had any scenes with Perth who is an extremely talented actor. They were also outshone by Chimon and Nat who are also quite talented. I just didn't find their performances to be very compelling, their chemistry together was fairly lackluster, and neither one was great with the more intense or emotional scenes. Pond is just very wooden. His expressions seem very limited and he just overall lacks emotion. Phuwin, bless his heart, sometimes seemed like he was trying way too hard. I can appreciate that he was trying, but it just did not work. On the flip side, Perth, Chimon and Nat were all great and I wish they had more screen time, particularly Perth and Nat. I would have loved to have seen their characters' father/son relationship explored more. I also would have liked to have seen more of a build up of Chopper and Ben's relationship. It kind of went 0 to 60 there towards the end. I would have been far more interested and invested in their relationship if more time had been devoted to it.
I was tentatively hopeful going into this drama. It sounded like it was going to be way more high stakes, action oriented than it really was. Even with characters dying and getting injured, for some reason, it didn't feel high stakes. If the plot had been tighter, had fewer holes, and was better developed, it might have been a decent drama. And if the characters had been better developed with more background, more information as to who they were as people, I might have cared more about what was happening to them. But as it stands, I found this drama to be extremely underwhelming and it is not one that I would recommend.
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what was this
The truth is that when I saw the trailer it caught my attention. It seemed like an interesting story. Too bad it was totally wasted due to the lousy script and lack of development it had.The "secondary couple" reason why I kept watching this series barely had a few minutes on the screen and their story was finished in the last chapter in a rushed way which felt very forced.
The adult characters were conspicuous by their absence, the protagonist's mother was injured and disappeared from the series, Palm's father also disappeared and the villain...they remembered that in the penultimate chapter
And the performances, the adults are fine, chopper and ben I think they did well, I can't judge them too much because they barely have a few scenes, now the protagonists, the boy who plays nuengdiao I think he has improved since Fish Upon the Sky although he must work In their expressions that are a bit strange and the crying scenes, no way, now pond that boy seem like he was only reading the script, he can't feel anything when I see him act.
To end this review, I tell you that it seemed like a series with a story that had potential but was totally wasted, 12 chapters in which nothing interesting happens because they left that for the last chapter.
My score is a 5 only because of the beautiful cinematography it had
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Sometimes incoherent, huge plot holes esp towards the end, but for the most part pretty enjoyable.
For me at least. Episodes 10 & 11 really brought down this story for me. I feel like Never Let Me Go started out so strong but somewhere along the way it lost its way. It's like the writers lost interest and were just trying to finish it the soonest possible. It was pretty obvious because things started to make no sense. Character motivations sometimes felt out of nowhere and left people scratching their heads with their actions. Some characters were just a waste of space eg Ben and Chopper. Seriously, what was their point in this series? The villain was also laughable. The writers intent was to make him this scary, unstoppable force but in the end he just came out as a clown.Also, something happened with Phuwin and Ponds acting after episode 9. It was very flat and like neither of the two cared how bad their performance was. They just wanted to be done with it and that's that. That's one of the things that took me out of the series and made me lower the rating to 8.5 paired with the plot holes. Aside from that I feel like before they hit episode 10, they were really giving it their all and I was enjoying watching them portray more mature roles compared to their time in Fish Upon the Sky. The story and acting may have been up and down but something that wasn't was their chemistry. That's really what kept me coming back episode to episode. Luckily episode 12 felt like the beginning of the series again both in the acting department and the writing. I was satisfied with the way it ended.
Despite my huge problems with Never Let Me Go towards the end. I still pretty much enjoyed it and thanks to episodes 1-9 & 12 it's one of my favorites of the year. Due to the suspense, acting, chemistry and action aspects of the series. The filming locations were gorgeous. If we ever get another series like this, I hope the writers sit down and watch some of the mistakes they made with NVLMG and improve on them. Overall I give this an 8.5 and would recommend. Despite it's flaws it's still worth a watch.
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Disappointing But Eye Candy
LIKES:Beautiful ocations, especially island moments.
Cinematography and sets were good.
Lighting was okay for the most part.
Wardrobe was modern and tasteful. The male leads were handsome in suits. Tasteful jewelry.
FX were okay; gun shot wounds looked somewhat realistic.
Ost was okay.
Good eye candy (beach scenes).
Chopper and Ben were cute.
Acting for Phuwin as Nuengdiao was okay and same with Perth as Chopper.
DISLIKES:
Production:
Shaky camera syndrome due to not using film stabilizer.
Zooming in way too close; no one wants to see the caked makeup or their pores or nose hairs.
Pacing issues, especially with rushed ending.
Music sometimes overpowered what was being said.
Background noises were overly loud too.
Editing:
Flashbacks in episode 11 were over done and too long.
Acting:
The adult acting was over the top for all of them, but especially for Palm's father and Nueng's uncle Kit.
Pond as Palm had friend chemistry but never as a lover. He was not good at showing emotion and felt very stiff. He needs more acting lessons or to be placed in a different role.
Directing:
Little to no emotion or time given for the actors to react to some of the climatic moments.
Pond 's kisses; he looks like he's eating Phuwin's face, which is not sexy.
Delayed reactions that were almost ridiculous.
FX:
Bruising from fighting looked very amateurish and disappeared too quickly.
Writing (see under overall, as it has spoilers).
OVERALL:
Some parts were boring and just the usual trope. Important moments for the MLs to show their emotions were rushed or non-existant. Conclusion was very rushed in all aspects. This started with potential and went down hill. Watch for the eye candy, don't use your brain and have no expectations, then it's good. I won't rewatch any of this, not even some parts. I recommend it for anyone just starting out in BL genre, but barely.
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DISLIKE:
Writing:
Like everyone else's reviews I agree way too many plot holes.
Lots of stupid moments: Nueng's father is killed and the mother doesn't get better security?
With all the shooting going on and how wealthy Nueng's family is, why don't the bodyguards have bulletproof vests?
After Palm and Nueng make out, why when they are alone is Palm calling Nueng Mister? It makes their relationship cringy.
Palm and Nueng share a bath, but Neung is very noticabley in his underwear?
Chopper and Ben needed more time for their relationship, even their conclusion was very lack luster.
The way Palm and Nueng's relationship develops it seems more one sided with Nueng being more invested in their love.
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The bodyguard trope is something that was used SO MANY times in romance media already, but this one is really interesting. Nueng always tried to place Palm by his side as his friend, not as bodyguard. We don't have any kind of power play in here, so even though Nueng is a rich boy and Palm's boss, he doesn't use it to be above him in any way (you don't exist, drunk Nueng).
And obviously, we can't talk about this series without mentioning the AMAZING cinematography. The cinematography of this series is breathtaking. When it comes to BL, this one is easily one of the top ones.
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