Triagem (2022)

TRIAGE IS A MASTER PIECE

Everything in this Bl series is perfect the acting, the background music ? played at the end of each episode fits the series. The story is perfect and I won't like to spoil it for you but just to let you know episode 4 and 11 are deeply connected by timeline. Remember Triage is not about sex scenes but of true genuine love ? and sacrifices . Triage will go down in history like "Not me" an unexpected,underated but excellent ? Bl series! Just watch it . Prepare your pillows, your popcorns, your tissues for some highly emotional ? scenes( I have cried on three different occasions ) as a fantasy this story will be remembered lovingly like the chronicles of Narnia. Author Sammon has once again presented us with a novel which like Manner of death ( Triage outshines manner of death ) is realistic and relates to our struggle in this world! Triage is a bl series that I will be sitting down to rewatch again and again! Triage is definitely in my top 5 Thai Bl series this year
1,Dr Tin: In the beginning I viewed him as a lazy doctor who didn't care about his patients especially after how he causally announced Tol's death and even Yawned when professor Sadka reprimanded him. However I have grown to love him! Yes he rose perfectly to the occasion, his resolve to save Tol at all cost is heart warming. Despite being ignored by Tol, being punched by Tol, being rejected by Tol he stays by his side through out all the loops and finally he wins his trust and heart! That he's determined to save Mia's mummy,Ritt from sucide, Tol from heart attack and to become his boyfriend is cute and noble! When he gets stabbed I cried ? out my eyes not because he was going to die ( I knew he wasn't) but because he risked his life to prevent harm to his fellow doctors. His death left me in shock he laid down his life for Tol unconditionally and lovingly and fulfilled his promise to protect Tol!

2, Tol: my first impression of him was a paranoid,rich boy who suspects everyone around him of being a threat to him. His love life with Mia was to me a facade, a forced relationship and a one sided obsession.The way he punched Tin without waiting for him to finish explaining boiled my blood! To me he treated Ritt to shabbily.However as I progressed I find him to actually feel insecure. When Tin delivers his first kiss, Tol is flabbergasted and pretends to be angry though he liked it. His love for a lone cat he found got me.( I'm a cat lover ) Tol is a true friend standing by Ritt despite their quarrel,he saves Ritt from the assassin,saves him from repeating his last year in university and goes ahead to even apologize at the party. For me Tol redeemed himself.

3, Art: a friend in need is a friend indeed. This describes Art completely who like Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the rings has remained completely faithful to his friends. He risk his eye for Ritt, his life for Tol when he accompanied him in his car to go after Mia and her boyfriend. He exposes the green snakes {Lupakatir and Win} to Ritt. He accepts Tin unconditionally,he tries to mend the broken relationship between Tol and Ritt, he prevents Tol from drinking alcohol and he's totally honest!

4, Ritt: To me Ritt is easily manipulated, his weak, always depressed and a coward. He can't see the handwriting on the wall! He's scared of being killed so he doesn't go to the police (that didn't stop the assassin from trying to kill him) he believes that Tol hates him that he's being oppressed for being poor. Luckily for him Tin has come to save him

5, Lupakatir and Win: who needs enemies when you have such friends. That aptly describes the duo who are jealous of Tol and Ritt and destroys their relationship by sowing lies, hatred and malice between Tol,Art and Ritt. They got what they deserve for cheating in the examination hall.

6, Gap: he's a lovely doctor,who jokes around but is serious with his duties. His friendship with Tin is rock solid as he dances and plays with him. He loves Sing and cares about him. However don't be deceived by his lovely, cute puppy face he's not weak,as he takes on Dio who welds a loaded gun. And he's also brutally honest telling Ritt that he can leave a perfect life with one kidney.

7,Sing: here's a doctor who believes in hardwork, who's strict and looks merciless but he has a soft heart which he hides beneath an exterior of a frowning face. He dislikes professor Sadka and works hard to expose him! His love for Tin was shown when he uses an extreme bloody method to try and revive Tin ( can get that bloody scene out of my head )

8, Mia: She's a good example of a girl who wants it all! She wants Heart's love, Tol's money and her mother being given cosy treatment. She is indirectly responsible for Tol's death and rather than tell Tol her true feelings for him she plays him around her fingers. Tol has however ratified that part thanks ? to Mia he meets his true soulmate and love.

9, Professor Sadka and Dio: my first impression of the above mentioned professor didn't last. At first I thought him an upright learned man not knowing he was a beast in human flesh. Him and Dio works together to reap what they have not planted, they're both filled with greed and covetousness. They kill innocent patients as to harvest their organs. Dio is Sadka's lackey who carries out the heinous acts in collaboration with some Nazi nurses and doctors who euthanize their victims and harvest their organs. Dio carries out the dirty jobs while professor Sadka remains and looks innocent in his immaculate white. And as a someone stated in this group Dio owing student loans doesn't excuse his evil!

10, Jinta: Dear me Jinta and Tol makes a comical pair and you will surely laugh when you watch them both in episode 12


EDIT: JUST FINISHED WATCHING IT ONLINE TODAY BEING JULY 11 ON ITS OFFICIAL CHANNEL AISPLAY YOUTUBE. THE FINAL EPISODE WAS REFRESHING AND YOU WILL LOVE ? IT. JUSTICE IS SERVED AND LOVE PREVAILS!

Leia Mais

With each loop, it gets better!!

The time loop continues every time Tol dies and so does their story right from the very beginning. When I first watched the series I didn't have much expectations from it but damn it I was hooked from the very first episodes. It's just so good from the storyline to the cast, everything... like every single thing. The first time I read the synopsis of Triage I thought it would have a lot of loopholes and it does have a few but very minimal that it can be easily ignored. It's a very interesting story. It keeps getting better with every episode. The characters are well portrayed and it such a fascinating watch plus a unique genre in the BL world. And my god Tae and Tee make it so much more better. It feels so good to see them together again in a series. Moreover Sing and Gap are adorable. It's definitely a must watch.

Leia Mais

Best BL I've watched in a while

There was something special about Triage and usually it takes me at least three episodes to decide whether or not I'm interested. Not with this one. I was hooked from the very first one.

(This is my first review so I hope someone finds it useful, also, beware spoilers if you read this but I will also try not to give too much away)

It also takes me ages to actually finish something but I binged this series in 3 days, it was that good.
There are certain things that attract me to what I feel is a good series, Plot, Characters and Chemistry.
Sometimes you don't get all three and a bad series is usually saved by one of those three things.
Luckily this one had all three in perfect symmetry.
The plot is well thought out, written and executed when from the synopsis and trailer, I had expected to be confused and struggling to keep up.
But it was told in such a wonderfully clear-cut way that even when you understood it, you could still think back on it and marvel at the little details that you missed, or different theories that you can concoct, it is definitely a series that shouldn't be watched idly, pay attention to even the most insignificant things because trust me, it all ties back into a perfect circle.
It was exciting and there was never a dull moment, there were no filler episodes, (even though personally I feel like they could have actually gotten away with it) it was the perfect blend of thriller, fantasy, and romance.
Maybe it might not be as romantic in the sense of they kissed a lot or they had a ton of fluffy moments together but it didn't need that, it was a love that transcended time, logic, reality....it was about how precious and fleeting love is, how far will someone go for it, and how much they'll treasure it while it's still theirs.
As for the characters, Tin starts off as a jaded and anti-social ER resident who is just doing the bare minimum to prolong the lives of people that he doesn't like while silently judging and cursing an unfair society that allows the rich to get away with what they want and for no justice for people on the ground.
When he enters the loop, we can see his frustration with having to keep someone like Tol alive and many, many loops are gone through before he decides to actually get to know Tol.
Although you can see that he's not impressed in the beginning, things start to come around when he becomes connected to the people that Tol has affected and how they impact his life as a doctor as well.
Through being pushed to change the fate of not only Tol, but others as well, he starts opening up, empathizing with people more, getting softer and gentler and ultimately opening his heart to falling in love with Tol.
Tol is your classic rich boy who's never had to work for anything and take advantage of other people but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a conscience. He understands that some of the things he's done are wrong and he simply lacks the courage to own up to his mistakes and quite frankly that's a very human thing.
I also loved the side characters and I loved how they weren't neglected because so often (and it really irritates me to no end) they will shove so many unnecessary characters into a series and then do absolutely nothing with them.
But each "side character" (and I'm using that term loosely because they felt just as important as the mains) had their story, had their moment and purpose.
You can see how they change in every single loop because of different things being changed around them and what I loved was that the progress that each character went through wasn't forgotten with a new loop, it was steadily built upon which was perfect in showcasing how a butterfly effect works.
The smallest of changes has bigger effects than you are aware of and the more you change the bigger the effect is.
As for chemistry, it was out of this world and sometimes that's what I crave seeing the most.
That comfort that characters/actors have with each other where you can see it in their body language that they aren't forcing themselves to be something they're not. Many, like me, will have known Tae and Tee from 2Moons where they never really got their moment but I'm glad that their pairing up hasn't been forgotten and this felt like compensation for not having them together all those years ago.
They are truly phenomenal actors, something I had not had the privilege of seeing all too often and you can see that they gave their all into preparing for their roles, my god, just the fact that they all learned CPR and I imagine basic first aid to immerse themselves in their roles was praise-worthy enough.
I'm no medical expert but I love how realistic the medical scenes "looked" and how nothing felt out of place or over the top and thankfully it wasn't as gory as I was worried it was going to be.
All in all, if you haven't watched this series yet, or even if it's not a genre you like as it was with me, I encourage you to give it a try because it will definitely be worth it.
(Also, it has great music just sayin')

Leia Mais

Forced to meet to save each other <3

Wow, I was really invested in this one. Triage is a romance + fantasy drama about emergency doctor Tin who gets caught in a time loop to prevent university student Tol from dying at the hospital after a car accident.

Tin had to come up with plans to prevent Tol's death. Because of the limited time he got before the loop resets, Tin's actions seemed random and out of the blue - and thus a little creepy and sus to Tol, which was super fun to watch! haha. Since he came up with different plans for each loop after a failure, the drama never got boring. I was interested the whole time, about how the next plan will turn out and what the butterfly effect will have in store.

To actually prevent Tol's death, he had to dig deeper into the cause and influences that led to that outcome. Because of that, Tin discovered corruption at the hospital, and how certain happenings are connected with each other. So there were quite some things going on in this drama, besides the developing romance between Tin and Tol. <3

What I really loved were the characters. Tin was super kind and someone who'd help people, hence he's a doctor. But he also has a different side. Tol, on the other hand, seemed like a brat who doesn't trust people that easily. But whenever Tol and his feelings got swayed by Tin, he had those incredible cute puppy eyes that looked so whipped for Tin. It was adorable! This also made me love their chemistry. Although I wished they had a few more lovey dovey scenes, since I liked them together a lot. But the story alone was definitely interesting enough.

What I can't judge is the portrayal of the medical stuff, since I have no knowledge in that field. But I appreciate the hard work of the actors who learned from actual nurses.

I also loved how the tables turned towards the end. I was hoping for that from the beginning, and I wasn't disappointed. I had lots of fun watching Triage. Thanks! <3

Leia Mais

Much More than Romance.

Triage is a BL. But for those who like their boy love series filled with romance and kisses, this is NOT it. Since the author is Sammon, as expected of her, Triage’s strength is it’s solid plot with the hospital as backdrop. The romance adds color to it’s story. What’s lovely about this series is the way the script keeps the viewers in suspense. This is one stressful series that I enjoyed immensely. Rest assured, Triage will give us breaks for laughs, loving gazes and falling desperately in love…but remember, not much on the kisses …This is not your usual BL.

For the main couple, Dr. Tin and Tol, the relationship builds up. Starred by actors Tae and Tee, these two men have marvelous chemistry and the producers could not have chosen a better pair than these two.. With the help of a great script and fabulous direction, TaeTee were able to capture the viewers interest on the developing love affair between the lead characters despite the obstacles and the time loop….

We root for Tin’s perseverance, well performed by Tae. We’ll see different spectrum of Tin’s emotions, disgust, anger, helplessness, realization, love and the never-ending determination. Tae’s Tin is the embodiment of ‘the little engine that could’. Tol WILL fall in love with him and solve everything as well! And Loopers (loyal viewers of Triage) are rooting for him every week…

Tee’s Tol is icy, arrogant but tragic. There are episodes that our hearts break for him and episodes that shock us when Tol acts more of a prick, not befitting the other half of the romantic pair. There would be more coming from Tee’s Tol as the episodes develop. His unraveling was even more fantastic to witness. From a detached hard-to-reach rich kid, to a suspicious childhood friend, to, finally, a man in love who is desperate for his lover.

Another reason why I like Triage are the subplots, they don’t get in the way. These subplots are connected and support the main story. The characters wonderfully portrayed by good actors, specially the medical colleagues of Tin and the character Rit, kept me invested with the series.

With the same directors, production staff and author of the successful Manner of Death series, what they’ve learned from MoD is applied on Triage, which has better production value and cohesiveness in the story. Admittedly, MoD beat Triage in the romance department. But for deep desperate love, Triage wins… because Triage is not your usual BL.

Will I rewatch Triage? Just like Manner of Death, I will definitely watch this again once all episodes are out. I look forward to discovering new angles that I didn’t notice the first time. But the thrill though might be lessened because the unknown is already known. And SUSPENSE is the MAIN EVENT of this series and with romance secondary.… because this is not your usual BL. Triage is much much more than romance.

Leia Mais

Gurl what???

The best Asian bl?? Its far from it. Yes it has a very unique and interesting storyline. Very well written and directed but best bl? Sorry, it's not!!
The acting is lackluster. Actors who played Rit, Art, Jinta stood out. The rest are mediocre to say the most. Also more than a bl it can be seen as a very interesting medical/fantasy drama. The bl aspect is sadly lacking. There's almost no character development. One day suddenly Dr Tin starts to creepily smile at Tol while trying to save his life and starts to even more creepily invite himself to places all the time wearing his doctors scrubs(?) all over town, to malls restaurants colleges you name it. Tol remains clueless till later episodes and then suddenly gets emotionally attached to Tin.

There! A honest review ??

Leia Mais

Pretty entertaining, but not without its faults.

I didn’t have super high expectations for this series as I was not the biggest fan of Manner of Death, but after seeing good reviews and a high rating I decided to give it a try. I was surprised to find the story to be entertaining with a decent mix of comedy, drama, mystery and intrigue. Although I found the series to be over dramatic at times.

This series had some solid acting. I was loved to see a strong supporting cast, and I particularly liked Sing, Fukfang, and Rit. Tae did great portraying Tin’s growth throughout the series, and really made you root for his character. At first I thought Tol might be a bit of a flat stock character when they first introduced him to the story, but I didn’t think that for long. Tee did a good job bringing his character to life (or death haha).
The romance between Tin and Tol had a good pace and chemistry, and didn't feel out of place. They worked well together despite how strong the secondhand embarrassment could get.

The soundtrack wasn’t anything too spectacular, and there were a few tracks I thought were fine. Overall, it was okay and once again fit for your average TV drama.

Unfortunately the series lost its compelling aspects in the last few episodes. The main issue being that the story starts breaking its own rules when it comes to how things work in the time loop. They shifted towards using cheats and external help to beat the time loop, instead of using their heads to plan strategies and solve problems. Also, the personalities of everyone in the cast changed... Yeah.

(Spoilers ahead relating to the last few episodes) The shift in POV that starts at episode 10 contributed to a loss of some of the previous tension, and felt like a discredit to all of Tin’s hard work and character development. The most jarring change for me was how the loop Tol entered didn’t feel like any of the previous time loops Tin had experienced. Instead it felt like Tol was transported into some kind of alternate universe.
Tin acted like a completely different person (which only kind of made sense as he hadn’t met or had to try to save Tol yet), but regardless the change still felt quite extreme. Sing and Gap were suddenly dating with no explanation of why they are together. Gap’s feelings for Sing were pretty clearly hinted at throughout the series, but it made no sense that Tol entering the time loop would make it so things that never happened in any of the previous loops would suddenly manifest out of the blue.

Even though the writing wasn't particularly good, Triage was a fun watch to take as it is. I doubt I will be rewatching it though.

Leia Mais

Interesting time loop BL

The question in my mind when I started watching this series: you mean this is a TWELVE-episode series about a doctor who has to keep going back in time until he saves this person. (Won't it get boring by Ep 2? And how on earth do you have BL if the protagonist is just going back in time to do something different to save the person in the ER?

Expectedly, the only way to avoid repetitions with few possible variations is for the doctor to go back to different points in time. And the ostensible mission he's given is modified: it may not really be about saving this one guy he doesn't even really care about at first.

Yet, the series surprises with rather nuanced characterization. The characters seem a bit different from one loop to another, showing how slight changes to one's experiences can have significant changes to one's values and character. There is a lot of fun in the time loop premise, but the series avoids being frivolous. Ultimately, it seems to be saying that, unlike the characters, we don't have multiple chances to try again in life and it is important to do what is right--a bit of kindness can change everything for the better while a moment of callousness can make everything turn out unexpectedly terrible.

It takes quite a few episodes to get to the BL. I think this is evidence of confidence that the story is good enough to draw audiences in even without the BL. No one finds it necessary to make the lead actors bare skin or have a kissing scene in Episode 1 when the story doesn't call for it (compare this with series in which someone dreams of or fantasizes about a kiss in Ep 1 just so that there is a kissing scene to titillate the audience).

While the main characters are flawed, they need to be characters we care enough about before the time loops can be interesting. And this is deftly handled. Dr Tin has a back story and his character changes as he undergoes the time loops--from trying to save Tol just so that he can get out of the time loops, he becomes someone who genuinely cares. The story also becomes more intriguing as Dr Tin discovers more things each time he returns to the past. The stakes also get higher with each return to the past, so there is a lot to keep us watching.

Triage may not seem exceptional at first, but it is certainly one of the more unusual Thai ELs. Don't be deceived by the hospital setting. For a story with a strong supernatural element, the medical drama parts are surprisingly good (at least to someone who doesn't have much medical knowledge like me). But this isn't just another BL featuring a doctor.

Leia Mais

I'm tired... Also, justice for Rit please.. I beg of you..

Okay.. do not crucify me for this, but god this was exhausting to watch... It successfully made me feel stuck in a loop with them.
By episode 10 I felt depressed realizing I still had 3 episodes left to watch and it just felt tedious...
Just like someone else mentioned, ep 10 was definitely my least favorite episode and admittedly I sped through the last 10 minutes. But unfortunately that was just the beginning of the end for me. I ended up watching most of the other episodes on 2x speed, which I have never done before. To be fair I also skipped through manner of death so perhaps this is just not my thing, but every choice made just aggravated me.
Now let me say that I understand where people are coming from when they hype this show up. It's different and more mature rather than your regular fluffy BL. But 'Not me' (another 'not fluffy' bl ) was easily incredible on its own and compared to this it is a god send that no one but a celestial being could have created and blessed us with. I usually don't like comparing shows, especially when they are vastly different from one another. But to call this the best show when other shows like that are out there feels a little bit too strongly worded... I also think the experience usually feels better when you watch it slowly over time, because you tend to forget some of the details. I on the other hand binged it within 24 hours and witnessed a different flow because of that.

Side note : OMG Jinta's laughter at 2x speed sounds like a reptilian call xD Why is that honestly the best thing ever.

Okay let's get into the show a little more. When I watch fluffy shows I normally only review them on whether they made me have a giggle and some sweet aww moments. If you can do that, you are pretty much good to go. With shows like this however I get really analytical and I crave the intellectual stimulation. This show in particular reminded me of watching a horror movie where all the characters just simply don't have the ability to rationally think for a moment.
At episode 2, I already found myself screaming at Tin to do an autopsy and testing to find the actual cause of death. Sure the accident was what caused him to go to the hospital, but how exactly did it occur and why exactly was CPR not enough to save him. Instead we see a montage of him doing the exact same things over and over and over again for what seems like weeks reliving the same moment. Not a single time did it occur to him to find out more about his patient, the accident or why the loop even exists. Which SPOILER ALERT, never gets clarified. The loop just exists and that's it. Jinta is a being with too much free time and thought this would be a fun case to solve. When Tin finally gets to the point of maybe trying to stop the accident rather than trying to save Tol in the aftermath, he genuinely thinks he can just walk up to another person in scrubs at a uni and tell them they will die tonight? Or you know start a sentence with: hey is this your girlfriend? You may want to be careful.. OFCOURSE he would bust your face in when you start a convo with a stranger like that... How is this man qualified for anything? It's not his intelligence that worries me, it's his rational thinking and human insight that seems to be lacking.
I'm just gonna throw it randomly in here, but I don't like Gap. And I don't understand how Gap and Sing even got together in the end. There was nothing consistent in the last few loops, everything was already different from the get go before they even made a change in the timelines. Somehow that resulted in Gap and Sing getting together off screen in Tol's time travel loop. Which didn't surprise me, because I was wondering how on earth they would get the two of them together when they also are reset every time. Watching this all in one go also made me hyper aware of how little romantic development there is between Tol and Tin until Tin DECIDES that he needs to be Tol's bf to end the loop. This was more a head decision that he made rather than being shown having genuine feelings for Tol and being unable to help himself in wanting to be with him. Tol also starts to remember some fragments of the past cycle in order to obviously speed up the justification for his 2 day turn around in seemingly falling for Tin when he has a gf. (Okay this entire review comes with side notes but, I know we all love and appreciate that gender isn't made into a big deal. But even though this is a BL show, some people just genuinely are straight or prefer to be in straight relationships regardless of their orientation. The assumption that everyone will swing both ways all the time or even by default will be into the other person is a little tiring sometimes too.) Anyway apparently the only thing that will give Tol a heart attack without fail is to see Mai with another guy at the party, but being chased with a gun and having your Bf? die was only a bit of a depressive slump. Okay okay I won't be too critical off this, since heart attacks don't consistently work where they will occur in any stressful or painful/overwhelming situation. I just took note of it, but I'll let that one slide.
Quick question however, how did Art choke on the 17th when he was always fine on the 18th? And the same with our little kitty. Why do things change the further back in time you go before the butterfly effect can even do it's thing? Why does nothing that Tin does on his phone or notebook get erased? I seriously doubt he looked Tol up in the loop on the 17th, so why was he still in his FB search history. Why is everyone so sloppy with coming up with decent working plans. It's like they go with whatever just pops up first in their minds. Gap just stands still for 3 minutes straight, listening to how Sing is held under gun shot and all he does is repeatedly go ''hello? Hello sing?? Sing? hello?'' ,,, my dude, are seriously going to be this helpless?
Tin just simply stares and waits until the guy with the gun at the award party finds Rit and Tol under the table before making his move.. Why not cause a distraction? Why not just immediately plan for attack? Why did you look like you were going to walk straight up towards him when you first spotted him? So many questionsssss. But this one is seriously one that bothers me ... here it comes.. WHY DID YOU NOT SNEAK AWAYYYY! When Tin and Tol are hiding, the guy literally passes by them without seeing them in some god send miracle. But what does Tin decide to do instead of sneaking out of the door? He SNEAKS up to the guy to choke him, gets overpowered and shot -.- this literal eejit! I don't think I need to even talk about Doctor Doi, he is just a mess and I don't feel like discussing him at all. Whether on purpose or by accident, it's fine, his little raging dog moment in the end was just exhausting but I sped through it so idk it's fine. I'm fine, we're all fine. My sanity is gone, but I'm fine. At episode 11/12 I had officially given up, my energy was simply gone and I couldn't master any more words to argue about the never ending saga of events. I just can't ... Also... sweetie if you have to pretend to be dead, don't breathe/// In the ending scene where they do an autopsy on the doctor you can totally see his stomach move up and down.
Moral of the story?": Why does this exist, I don't know. There is no point being made, there is no resolution to why this show even exists and what or who Jinta was and the mysterious time loop that all started on one faithed night on the 18th at 10:55pm.

Last but not least, can someone pretty pretty pleaseeeeee give Rit his justice. Rit was my favorite character the entire show and I felt SO bad for him. He got done dirty by almost everyone, always involuntarily gets in the middle of chaos and simply deserves so much more. I don't care if it a man or a woman, I just need someone to show him some love. I was so sad when I realized he wouldn't be paired up with anyone, but also slightly relieved because no one was that likeable. Most characters were either not on screen enough to get to know them or they weren't all that kind. Even Tin and Tol aren't necessarily kind people. Tin does whatever works best for him and Tol seems like a moody teenager most of the time and hurts Rit in the process.
All I want is justice for Rit.

After finishing this show I needed to watch some stand up in order to get my sanity back.

Leia Mais

Tropes: time loop, age gap, medical drama, fated mates

Tin, a doctor, gets stuck in a time loop where he must stop a college kid from dying and expose a sinister back-market organ trade, in order to escape the loop. I am NOT a fan of time-loop narratives (I think I’m the only person on the planet who actively hates Groundhog Day) but I DO like a strong premise and the way they unfolded the plot was more like a mystery. In this Triage worked better for me than the actual mystery did in sister-show Manner of the Death. It was smart, I liked that. Also Fiat blond is v cute.

One of the greatest things about Triage was that all of the characters were complex but not necessarily likable, more pleasingly flawed. TinTol gave a great mutual kiss. (Look some of us have been waiting 5 years for it!) And the twist around who has to fix the timeline was elegant. Jinta = The ultimate BL Shipper: turns back time so his boys can be cannon. Also teaching Tol a lesson in forgiveness and communication.This is a CLEVER show.

Where Triage falls down, for me, like Manner of Death, is going to be in rewatchability. Once the element of surprise is removed, there isn’t enough romance holding this show together to make me want to rewatch it. But I think the story is a lot stronger for having not been all that romantic. It’s just, I happen to be a romantic at heart.

Ultimately, I liked Triage a lot, I thought the plot was good if a little redundant and occasionally exhausting. The pairs were all well done, low heat but with decent chemistry and the support characters were great. Still, this felt less BL than it does gay time-slip suspense. If anything, the romance arc detracted and distracted from the main plot. But I’m in BL for the romance, and the rewatchability, and Triage had very little of either, so I’m giving a lower than expected score, knowing this is going on many people’s best of the year lists. And I can totally understand why.

RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS

Leia Mais

Butterfly Effects keep things interesting and not reptitive

Completed - 8/6/2022

After this year’s very popular hit C-drama “Reset” with a similar topic of time loop, I wasn’t sure if “Triage” could top it. I am usually not a big fan of the time loop theme, but due to the overwhelming praises for both dramas, I decided to watch them, and I am glad I did. Both dramas live up to the expectations. I am actually surprised I liked “Triage” quite a lot.

Not sure if there’s a production relation between “Triage” and “Manner of Death” but I was really hoping this would be a much better drama. I was quite disappointed with “Manner of Death”. Luckily, the overall plot and execution in “Triage” are a lot better and do not leave too many plot holes even though it could be quite difficult for a time loop theme. However, I have to say that the chemistry of the leads pales in comparison to Max and Tul.

I was not sure what Tin saw in Tol during the first few loops to fall in love with him. I didn’t think Tol was that likable and with Tin focusing on saving him, the chemistry wasn’t quite there for me. Once Tin got to know Tol after a few more loops, then I can see a little more chemistry (still not enough). However, I think the acting of Tin and Tol are just OK, and not amazing. Maybe that’s why I am not feeling the chemistry, especially when I might have subconsciously compared them to the leads in “Manner of Death”.

Regarding the plot,I was not totally invested in the story until about episode 3. The first two episodes have rapid fire time loops to showcase Tin’s frustrations in the process. But then the story slowly unfolds, like peeling an onion. I then realized the whole plot is more than just saving Tol. Side characters are slowly and smartly introduced. The time loops are so well executed that I don’t find them repetitive at all. With each time loop and butterfly effect, the story changes. We can then see how each side story is tied together to create the big central plot. I am still not quite sure why this all started. Was it because of the prayer Tin made when he was young? Is that why he was selected and given the chance to redo everything? I guess that’s for the viewer to interpret themselves.

One big initial concern of mine before I start watching this drama is whether medical procedures would be believable. Medical dramas are a hit-or-miss, mostly a miss. I am not a medical professional, so I can’t say everything they did in the drama is correctly done. But to my untrained eyes, it’s at least passable and not too fake. Unfortunately, I couldn’t say the same thing for the medical procedures and autopsies done in “Manner of Death”.

If you are looking for a more mature Thai BL drama that’s not in a school setting, I definitely recommend this. If you enjoy medical dramas and time loops, this is the drama for you. “Triage” might not top “Not Me” as my most favorite Thai BL drama to date, but I still had a very enjoyable time watching it.

p.s Wait.. I just realized I didn't notice/remember any product placement!! That's a first in a Thai drama for me!!!

Other Random Observations:
1. It’s nice to see a surprise guest appearance
2. All the women in this drama are pretty!!
3. Unfortunately, I only found Dr. Sing to be the only good-looking man in this drama.
4.Acting is decent overall
5. The professor really could get away with a lot of things in the hospital, even though they are security cameras everywhere.
6. Music is not memorable to me.

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Feels like a fanfic written by an inexperienced teen.

And yet I enjoyed it so much. Let’s get real - the writing of everything except for the romance was laughable. When I found out that the actors actually had some training with the professionals, it made it even worse. Without it, I could excuse it on the lack of research, but there was some effort put into it, so why is the result so bad?

All that, it was pure entertainment. I must say, I actually enjoyed the villain the most. He had such a massive negative brain energy I could not stop laughing watching his shenanigans. Especially in the last episodes, everything was so dramatic, when realistically speaking nothing made much sense. It had its cons though - I felt nothing, no pain, no angst, no sadness - nothing. The lack of brains from the villain and the plot completely distracted me from actually connecting to the characters.

Then we have the medical aspect. It was so bad I honestly don’t even want to talk about it. The glorious closeups to the actors' faces as the medical procedures are happening, because the actor cannot deliver them in a realistic way - this tells you all you need to know.

Putting the villain and the medical aspects aside (which means just ignoring a massive portion of the plot lol), the romance itself was great. I liked how they emphasized that the characters make each other better, and how you need to put an actual effort in relationships - no first love type of a deal. The chemistry was great and very natural - no awkwardness, unless the scene literally demanded it.

I also had no issues with the performances. There were no groundbreaking deliveries, but everyone did a good job with their respective roles.

Overall, it was so dumb it ended up being great.

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