Be My Favorite (2023)

Sometimes the ending will always be the same and that’s okay

Sometimes the ending will always be the same and that’s okay

The only other time traveling BL I have watched was History Future. So seeing another one is really cute.

I swear they played the same song every 15 minutes.

Theres not much I have to say about this show. It was good. I think the meaning behind it was VERY good. like to the point where I am texting and trying to be with all the people that I love before I lose them

Pear was really annoying for like one episode. She really thought the world revolved around her. But then she reedemed herself by saying that she supports Kawi and Piesangs relationship.

The Crystal Ball won’t work if you have already found your purpose. Kawi has already fulfilled his future, there’s no reason for him to go back anymore.

Also if some old man came up to me and said he could fix the ball I got on sale. I would be scared not going to lie.

The fact that everyone just forgave Not kind of really pisses me off. But hey he’s irrelevant

The key is not to worry about the future but live in the present. When shit hits the fan, you need to learn to either run away or stay and fight. You can’t simply rely on a crystal ball to save you every time. Just as you cannot rely on the people around you to shape your life. Live your own life. Be your own person!

Side note: Gawin looks so fucking sexy in a suit

Overall rating, 9/10. I would have preferred more romance. But that’s just me.

Sorry for any grammar errors. English is my first language, I’m just really bad at it.

Leia Mais

Be My Favorite was definitely a favorite

Since I've only seen Krist in "The Jungle", and Fluke in "Dark Blue Kiss" and "Not Me" (where I skipped most of his parts) I wasn't sure how I'd feel about Krist x Fluke. To my surprise, they made a cute couple; they definitely had chemistry though the romance wasn't romantic. However, I'd say that was due to the pacing and direction of the show after Pisaeng and Kawi actually started dating.

For the most part, the earlier episodes were enjoyable. I found myself laughing a lot and really invested in Krist's character but halfway through the show Kawi sort of did a 180 and became unruly and unreasonable; presumably the anti-social in him. I don't mind the changes as he has his own reasons but I was let down that there were no real consequences for his rash conduct. Everyone, especially Pisaeng, tends to forgive him right away as long as Kawi says sorry or whines a little. And if that doesn’t work, Kawi would bring up his dad’s illness or his poor background and would then get a pass. I’m not blaming Kawi, I think the show actually did well in showcasing this aspect. Since Kawi is anti-social, he’s going to be indifferent, self-absorbed, and in this case a sympathy seeker. And well, who doesn’t love a flawed main character? Kawi also mentions working as a stress factor but we never got to see him work or know what he did...? Maybe I missed it but not sure how he supported himself before his future self traveled to the past.

As for Pisaeng, I only feel three ways about him: I like him, I feel bad for him, and I don’t understand him. Pisaeng is nice, kind, loyal, honorable, and personable. All good traits that made him perfect as Kawi’s punching bag. In regards to his character, I only wish the show dived more into why he believes or thinks his mother leans towards homophobia and/or is unaccepting of his orientation. Since it was never hinted and instead she’s only denied him so many times and revealed to have a lot of employees in the LGBTQ+ community. She also doesn’t love her son any more or less for being gay. Plus we saw that Max, who’s part of the community, really admires Pisaeng’s mother. Pisaeng only exudes negativity when he’s with his mother and I truly want to know why.
I'm not a fan of Pisaeng painting his mother as homophobic when she was only doing what she thought a good mother would do for her child. I, however, did like that Pisaeng called his mother out on what she ‘thinks is best for him’ while never considering ‘what makes him happy’. I mean THAT was beautiful!

I like Max. He’s the kind of character that is a voice of reason for the leads and audience. I just wished his friendship with Kawi wasn’t as one-sided as it was (I can’t remember one thing or time Kawi did Max a favor or helped him with his cause. Even in their 30s and Kawi as a celebrity, Max took care of him. Kawi recognized the giver-taker relationship with Pisaeng but somehow didn’t notice it in his friendship with Max).

Even though I’m a bit disappointed that Kawi got away with some things, I’m more disappointed that Not/Knot got away with A LOT. However, these disappointments don’t affect the overall rating because once again it’s a good reflection of the real world.

Overall the show gets a 9.5 from me because although I was annoyed towards the middle, lost interest in the last two episodes, and wasn’t satisfied with how certain situations were handled (i.e. Krist not wanting to have s*x but never expressing it to Pisaeng and they just ended up doing it), I took a lot away from this series. I had fun and loved that it was slightly different. I especially like that Kawi, towards the end, said they should live their lives where they would never want to go back [to the past] and fix it. I thought that was clever and eye-opening. This was definitely one of those light-hearted and feel-good series and I’m glad I checked it out!

Leia Mais

A Touching Story About Family and Taking Every Chance to Leave Your Comfort Zone

From the moment I saw the official trailer, I knew this series was quickly gonna become a favorite for me. Some stand out aspects were how the plot and writing could hold on its own without making romance the focus. I liked how Kawi making sure he spent enough time with his dad before it was too late held just as much weight (if not more at times) as him trying to form a relationship with Pear. I liked how Pisaeng had his own sexuality journey and Pear had her own journey with confronting her mother. The time travel mechanics were also very cleanly explained and that's really hard to do if time travel isn't the main trope of the media. Krist, Gawin, and Aye really blew me away with their acting at times and they really embodied their characters on screen. The music and OST were 10/10 for me, REDO is insanely catchy and the many different instrumentals were spot on for each situation. The only downsides were the writing getting a little muddy after Kawi decided to pursue Pisaeng in the college timeline. Those episodes (8-10) felt a little slow in my opinion. All in all, this is maybe one of the top GMMTV BLs of this year.

Leia Mais

Timeslip, paranormal romance, JittiRain strikes again

Adapted from a JittiRain y-novel (author of 2gether & Vice Versa) this was a “rewrite the past to fix the future” PNR.

It featured a wooden Krist and revelatory Gawin (I was never a fan until this show), some good rep of things like queer struggles with rights to partner’s medical and life decisions, but awkward chemistry. It certainly wasn’t as bad as I expected.

With Jittirain, one of her main characters is going to be a manipulative liar or extremely unlikeable or both. In this case: unlikeable.

As a result I didn’t particularly enjoy this show, but with Gawin’s performance and some appealing side characters, like Max, I also didn’t hate it.

A rollercoaster of content & characterization packaged in a meh narrative sausage casing left me feeling unmoved but fine. It was fine. I was fine with it.

Leia Mais

Be my favourite is my favourite lol

I can easily say this is one of the finest bls of 2023. The story was unique for a bl though the concept reminded me of "Tokyo Revengers". It had significant twists and the story remained interesting throughout the whole series. This series tackled with social issues, coming out, confrontation and more. And the best part is the side characters like Max and pear were given the attention they deserved.
The cast was annoyingly perfect. My goodness how do I even express that Gawin Caskey in the lead role was everything. Dare I say removing Mike and giving the role to Gawin was actually a great decision as I cannot picture Mike in such a serious lover boy role after all these comic characters he played. Gawin as Pisaeng was impressive as hell. The character itself is great and bro made it even more beautiful. He acts with his eyes. You can see the expressions through his eyes. His eyes are full of emotions and the character is well detailed. I cannot imagine a better Pisaeng than Gavin. He is literally what we call a man written by women. Total green flag and a ray of hope in the toxic world of bl.

Now for Krist. I'm impressed. In sotus he looked hesitant and uncomfortable in most parts but in be my favourite his acting improved significantly. He seemed much more comfortable with bl. The character was so chaotic which only shows how versatile he is as an actor. I would even go out of my way and say GawinKrist have more chemistry than kongarthit ever had.
I think I was the only one who genuinely appreciated the idea of Gawin replacing Mike. I'm not trying to disrespect Mike but It's just that Gawin goes more with the character. Gawinkrist is the best thing that happened on gmmtv this year.
And finally the osts were fire. Didn't skip the intro even once.
I would love to see this pair doing more work. And I really hope Gawin will get the appreciation he deserves.

Leia Mais

one of the best show..

starting from the acting it was genuinely so impressive. I really liked each and every character. so glad Paer wasn't like the 'mean girl of the bl plot' because that'd be very sad.
krist as kawi literally took my heart away and gawin my man soo amazing I really loved his performance here.

coming to the story I loved it sooo much literally the best part of show is actually the story. it takes pretty fun, intresting and intense twist and turns. besides that..

the music.. even though people doesn't really notice but I felt the music of this show was so on point and it fits the whole show very well. it's usually not a highlight but it was a highlight here for me.

what else I liked was there wasn't any forced LGBTQ representation infact it was subtle and so right.

I feel that it's a must watch because this show has all the goods and it has magical watching experience.

Leia Mais

Une histoire belle et intelligente

Bien qu'on se retrouve une fois de plus dans un contexte universitaire pour la plus grande part, voici encore un BL original qui sait s'écarter du cahier des charges convenu des autres BL scolaires. D'une part parce que l'intrigue est aussi originale que bien pensée, d'autre part parce qu'il y a peu de temps morts (voire pas du tout) et que l'histoire se concentre surtout sur la romance ainsi que les choix du héros pour améliorer son avenir, donc on ne nous bassine pas avec des scènes inutiles de cantine ou de salles de classe sauf quand c'est vraiment nécessaire au déroulement de l'intrigue. Cela explique pourquoi je n'ai trouvé quasiment que des points positifs à ce drama, à l'exception d'un seul point pas très grave que j'évoquerai en dernier.

Au début de l'histoire le héros nous est présenté sous un jour assez peu sympathique, c'est un loser asocial qui n'a jamais pris sa vie en main et qui préfère blâmer les autres que se remettre en question, d'où le fait qu'il est toujours un loser 12 ans plus tard. Le cadeau qu'il souhaite offrir à son amie, dont il est toujours amoureux mais qui va se marier avec le beau gosse de la fac, lui permet de revenir dans le passé à l'époque où il était encore étudiant. Peu à peu il prend conscience qu'il pourra influer davantage sur le cours de sa vie pour améliorer son avenir, réparer ce qui doit l'être notamment au niveau relationnel, et s'offrir une nouvelle chance de se rapprocher de cette jeune fille. Ce faisant, il devient involontairement ami avec son rival et se rend compte que ce dernier est tombé amoureux de lui. Ces événements vont amener des changements dans la personnalité de notre héros, ils le rendent à la fois plus sympathique et attachant au fur et à mesure qu'il prend conscience de l'influence qu'il peut avoir sur sa propre vie et ses choix, et il devient également plus sage concernant les choses qu'il ne peut pas changer. C'est donc une belle histoire d'apprentissage qui fait évoluer notre personnage principal dans le bon sens, notamment sur ce qu'il souhaite vraiment pour accéder au bonheur.

Comme autre point positif, j'ai trouvé que tous les personnages de ce BL étaient construits de manière intelligente et jamais unidimensionnelle, tous ont des personnalités et des motivations qui leur sont propres et cela donne une histoire un peu plus fouillée que d'habitude (enfin je dis d'habitude, mais depuis quelques temps on constate une évolution très positive dans les productions BL thaïs ainsi que GMMTV qui sait désormais nous proposer des programmes de qualité). Ensuite, je n'ai pas spécialement remarqué de placements de produits barbants. D'ailleurs comme fait notable qui n 'a peut-être l'air de rien mais que je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher de remarquer : pour une fois, le crush du héros ne conduit pas une grosse Audi blanche, mais une charmante Mini ! Quant aux dialogues, ils sont sensés et intelligents, bien que les personnages soient étudiants la plus grosse partie du temps, on est face à une histoire mature très bien pensée. Enfin, nous avons affaire à des acteurs qui ne sont plus débutants et ça se voit, leur jeu d'acteur est relativement bon et naturel, ici pas d'hésitations débiles et de phrases qui durent trois heures, les choses se déroulent de manière assez fluide et c'est plaisant. Sur ce point, les lakhorns thaïs plus traditionnels devraient en prendre de la graine parce que la sous-catégorie des BL fait parfois bien mieux ces derniers temps.

Le seul point qui m'a un peu déçue concerne un aspect de la romance. Je l'ai trouvée mignonne, tendre et agréable, mais hélas je n'ai pas vraiment ressenti de réelle passion amoureuse entre nos personnages. Certains disent dans le forum que Krist n'est pas très à l'aise dans les BL et cela explique peut-être pourquoi j'ai trouvé qu'il y avait un léger manque de ce côté-là. Je n'en suis pas certaine mais en tout cas l'hypothèse est plausible, peut-être d'autres personnes auront-elles eu la même impression. Ou alors c'est la manière dont l'intrigue a été conçue, je ne sais pas. C'est un peu dommage mais quoi qu'il en soit, cela reste une très bonne histoire, romantique à souhait et intelligente, confirmant que cette industrie est en train de prendre un tournant très positif. Cela me rend confiante sur le fait qu'on peut s'attendre à davantage de BL de qualité dans l'avenir.

Leia Mais

UNEXPECTED BUT HAS BECOME MY FAVORITE AND I NEED THEM NOW IN MY LIFE

I didn't really have any grand expectations with the series as I have found out that I don't really enjoy other BLs once I had watched this one series that raised all my standards. Aside from the usual reasons of loving a series such as acting or plot, what I really like when it comes to a series/movie or anything to watch is the lessons that they will spread which Be My Favorite has given. Every action has its consequences, do not be greedy, learn to appreciate what you have etc etc. I'm really looking forward to the end and I know there's probably going to be angst there.

Likes:
• Acting & Chemistry
• Plot
• Soundtrack
• Main & Side Characters
• Development of both the story and the characters
• Lessons
• Everything

Dislikes:
• Time I have to get to another episode. TwT

Leia Mais

Sweet

I do like the story and the acting, the acting which is a pet peeve of mine from Thai dramas & has resulted in me dropping a lot of their dramas is fortunately not an issue here as the plot and acting in this one is really good.
Currently @ ep 10 and I’m seriously frustrated with Kawi. He claims to want an equal relationship but that’s not what’s happening, Pisaeng still always has to give in to his wishes and demands, every thing they do is on Kawi’s terms, Pisaeng wanted to stay home but Kawi forced or cajoled however you wanna look at it, to go to the amusement park, Pisaeng ok we are here now, let’s get on a ride, in true Kawi form, he says no and sulks/walks back to the car, like seriously, that really pissed me off.
As long as Kawhi bats his eyelashes and says please Pisaeng will just give in like a simp, while it was tolerable before they became official now it’s just plain stupid especially after the whole “be equal in the relationship” passionate speech.
Rewatch Value 4/10
Overall Value 7.5/10

PS: will update review and rating after completing the drama
Update: completed the drama. I will slightly change my rating from 7.5/10 to 8/10.
Their domestic montage in ep11 was cute and adorable.

Leia Mais

Who will be Pearmai’s hubby

The show name should be ‘Who will be Pearmai’s hubby’ lol .. with each turn of crystal ball, Pear changed his future husband.
Overall a cute and watchable show. Nice acting with great visuals, nice chemistry and believable events (not the time travel part) with sufficient (not over the top) romance and happy ending. Female characters were quite breathable and not at all toxic. No communication gap among characters, no misunderstandings and no antagonist.
What else can we expect from a good bl..
Expect to see this couple again in some bl. Gavin is 💜

Leia Mais