Twins (2023)

Loved it. Definetly a good watch.

Sometimes I wonder why MDL reviewers need so much for a TV show to be PERFECT.
I loved this series for the most part. While, yeah, it was quite frustrating to see the lie go on until the last ep. They pulled it together and sealed the deal. It would have been cooler if there were 13 episodes because that ending was rushed.
I get it, it is frustrating to see the characters not developing until the final episode, but they had the best potential and they kept it up.
TBH, I wasn't expecting much from this series, but once you watch it, it's good.
Lemme just give you a quick glimpse without any spoilers.
Zee and Sprite are twins and Zee gets hurt so Sprite takes his place. There, he completely changes the atmosphere and finds love while he is at it. First was that love. First was a very sensitive person and overall made his character very realistic. I think anyone would have reacted that way. I was hoping First would find out about the twins switching places earlier, but it was not murdering anybody with that. Take it from me, it's a good watch and if you don't like it, please say that this review did not help :)
Now, support characters were Tan and Sam who were a very wholesome ship. One thing that put me off tho is that Sam was completely fine with a whole damn stranger hitting on him. But then they became closer so it made better sense then. And the other support characters include Mike and Jack. They're basically a friends-with-benefits duo who don't get together in the end. That made me sad. And the other support characters are Salmon, Koh, Tom, Deddeaw, those seniors that I never got the name of, and all the other volleyball players, and the parents. So, zee and Salmon are a ship. A very cute one to say.
My favorite support character was surely Deddeaw. Deddeaw Is a very religious boy who is very wise and was the sole reason of my smile throughout the series. Loved him.
So, yeah, overall, love the series and I'll definitely rewatch it.

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Entretenida

Puede que no sea de mis series favoritas, pero es una serie amena. De enemigos a amantes, nada nuevo, con un toque medio de humor, no demasiado profunda. Me gusta porque me está ayudando a desconectar y a pasar un rato entretenido cuando no quiero pensar en nada.

Al principio pensé que era como "Not me" pero en realidad aunque la base es más o menos la misma todo lo demás es bastante diferente, la historia, la manera de explicarla, los personajes, etc.

Algunas actuaciones creo que valen la pena y otras son bastante mediocres. Si quieres ver una obra de arte, está no es tu serie, si quieres pasar un rato entretenido, sí.

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I still feel sorry for First

I didn't expect much from the plot so I was not really disappointed but I was a bit irritated with all the loose ends. It's good that they didn't try to explain everything in detail but a lot of things still didn't make sense. I liked the side couple, that was a nice side story and they had a good chemistry, but nothing deep there. But in the end, I was just pissed at Sprite and Zee. I just didn't like how it all ended with First. It felt really unfair how he was tangled in their sh*t and how they fucked with his head. For me, there should be more explaining and more apologizing. I mean how could you forgive someone so easily and how could they not question the change in Zee’s behaviour? I believe there were a lot of people who enjoyed this but I think it wasn’t for me. Also I really despised the toxic mother in this show and wasn't happy with the nice family picture their showed us at the end.

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Seeing Double (in anger)

Twins, on paper, sounds very interesting. Twins, on the screen, failed to deliver big time. The story is so convoluted, wasting large amounts of time for no reason, with little to NO resolve by the end.

Biggest Plus - Great acting. Esp for the Zee / Sprite actor. He pulled off the different personalities very well. I loved Sprite and wanted to shove Zee's head into the toilet a majority of the time. I commend him for sinking his acting chops into this worthless piece of script writing and giving it his full effort.

Biggest Negative - We call it Twins, give them this weird storyline and a not so clear wrench between them. We spend 11 episodes absolutely hating Zee and by ep 12, he smiles a little and all is forgiven? Same thing for First, he's lied to by Sprite for 11 episodes and get a half assed explanation in ep 12. It was just too much of all the wrong things for me.

Takeaways - Get these boys in another series because they're great and definitely deserve a lot better.

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Dropped...Sorta

So I made it to episode 7 of this throwback series, reminding me of all of what we had in 2016, mixed with a little HIStory 2: CTL. And to be completely honest, I don't hate this, not like the usual BLs that I drop specifically because I hate them, with this one, it's just very very -- boring. With so many characters, side couples, and plots, it's hard to keep up. And then on top of that, this is languid pace, not only the romances but just the plot in general. How much longer am I to wait for Sprite to tell them he's not Zee? How much longer until the inevitable with First hating SPrite because he didn't tell him? Or let me guess, Zee comes back First is weirded out by him not being in love with him all of a sudden? Classic. Classic and overdone.

Let's Dive In.

I was originally really excited about this, one, because the men in this series are drop-dead gorgeous, and two, I like Twins Switch story tropes. It reminded me a lot of my love for Not Me when it came out, and even though this plot looked a lot more frivolous than NM, it still brought on a little nostalgia, so why not? Episodes 1-3 were probably the best episodes. It sets up the plot nicely without dragging on the start of the conflict, and we see Sprite navigating the ins and
outs of volleyball and his team. It's good. But by then, it was just so draggy. The hospital scenes, the scene of his taekwondo, the useless dialogue, all over it went on for wayyyy too long. Even by episode 7, when we finally get a kiss, I just decide to drop because I see the future, and I don't like it. The reason I say I kind of dropped is because I still skimmed through some of the episodes and watched the very last one, but I say dropped because I might've skimmed too much (lol).

Overall, falls short of delivering a compelling narrative or meaningful character development. Everyone felt one-dimensional, while the plots were cliche and lacking. It's way too predictable, following tired tropes without offering any fresh new perspectives (besides the twin switch). In addition to all of this, the pacing is uneven and way too freaking tedious, leading to massive amounts of boredom and being disengaged from the story. So, yeah, I guess I kind of hated it.


ratings:

Story: 5/10 - was such a good build-up to the conflict, and even had some special gems, but overall, it's just too boring.

Acting: 7.5/10 - Everyone was pretty new, but from what I could see, most of it was decent. There were a couple of characters whose acting was mediocre at best, but it wasn't unwatchable. Frame was definitely the best actor.

Music: 6/10 - wasn't distracting.

Recommendation Value: 3/10 - Honestly, it's not a one just cause I would definitely recommend looking at these beautiful creatures, because goddamn. Otherwise, save your time.

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I don't know what to say.

The actors were good the cast was also good but what spoiled it was the script. I also liked that it was a sports drama, and it had very handsome actors.

Characters - I liked them, the acting was not bad
But Zee, this man is a piece of trash. you despise those
around you and still keep moving with your life.He was
such a jerk to the team.

Plot- this is what made the entire show bad. Whoever wrote this needs improvement. cause honestly it would have been great; especially with this cast.

They really dragged that lie, it was so frustrating to watch them saying nothing. First already despide Sprite, so it didn't really matter what he would tell him.

Honestly ep 11 was just a waste of time.

One thing that really disturbed me, was the way the writers changed Sprite into a red flag. Like he should have given First time to prosses what he said about the twins thing. And the way he just came across skipping everything and is like be my boyfriend. First does not even know you and you want to be dating already.
Another thing how did Jack and mike go back to being friends after all they have done to each other? (just wondering)

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Une série légère et agréable sans prétention (et la découverte de nouveaux visages)

En commençant Twins, je n'avais pas d'attente particulière si ce n'était de m'amuser dans un drame sportif. Je me répète, mais j'adore la thématique du sport et les productions qui tournent autour. Le topo avait l'air amusant, alors pourquoi pas ?

Je vais commencer par les acteurs/personnages, parce que je n'arrive pas à comprendre pourquoi quasiment tout le monde a décidé qu'ils étaient mauvais ? La dernière fois que j'ai apprécié un drama thaï avec des acteurs débutants c'était The Yearbook (de mémoire, elle peut me faire défaut). Ici, nous avons une grande majorité d'acteurs débutants, dont les deux acteurs principaux (je considère Ryan comme un rookie, car c'est son premier rôle principal) et même si ce n'est pas parfait, c'était bien mieux que certains acteurs réguliers de BL thaïlandais de ces dernières années. Et surtout, ça fait tellement plaisir de voir de nouveaux visages.

C'est vrai, les personnages ne sont pas les pommes les plus mûres du panier.
Zee/Sprite qui ne sait plus jouer du jour au lendemain et qui tente de copiner avec son équipe, personne ne trouve ça louche... Zee est une tronche de cake. Sprite est plus sympathique même si je reconnais avoir eu un peu de mal au début. On fait facilement la différence entre les deux grâce à leur caractère bien distinct. Et de toute façon, Zee ne sait que faire la tronche.
Pour un premier rôle, Frame Ritchanon Sriprasitdacha ne s'en sort pas trop mal. Son jeu est un peu forcé et il semble raide dans sa gestuelle, mais c'était assez décontracté pour une première. J'attends de le revoir dans un futur projet.

First est mon personnage préféré. J'ai adoré la façon dont il parle en silence. Les mots dans les yeux. Le pauvre gars s'est fait balader par les jumeaux sur toute la ligne, mais il garde son calme parce que depuis le début, on ne le montre pas comme un sang chaud. À mes yeux, c'est le personnage le mieux écrit. Je sais que pas mal de personnes ont boudé le fait qu'il pardonne vite et que tout arrive très tard, mais comme l'a mentionné Fan2Dramas dans son avis, le fait de voir au fil de la diffusion ou de tout voir d'un coup peut nuancer la façon dont on perçoit l'ensemble. Et comme la vérité se dévoile tardivement, on ne va pas non plus pleurer pendant des heures.
Ryan Panya Mcshane était excellent dans son rôle. J'espère sincèrement le revoir dans un nouveau projet très prochainement et dans un rôle principal, évidemment. Le gars possède un vrai potentiel qui ne devrait pas être ignoré plus longtemps. J'ai même envie de croire qu'il pourrait être excellent dans des drames quotidiens thaï. Franchement, il a un truc.
Ryan est ma petite découverte de ce drama. D'une certaine façon, j'ai vu en lui ce que j'avais adoré en Man Trisanu Soranun (Jeng de Step by Step). Je n'ai absolument aucune explication pour ça, mais je voulais le mentionner... Quoique, j'ai adoré Man dans des costumes et j'imagine que First serait tout aussi élégant. Bref.

Pour la romance des deux zozos. L'alchimie entre les deux est là. Peut-être qu'elle n'est pas au point de faire exploser le thermomètre, mais elle est là et ils sont bons ensemble. Ils ont fait en sorte que ça fonctionne. Leurs baisers sont sublimes (celui de l'after-nuit-coquine dans les draps est si simple, mais si mignon). J'ai adoré me moquer des répliques clichées et ringardes à double sens et plus simplement de ce qu'ils dégageaient. C'était amusant !

Les autres personnages/acteurs sont tout aussi bons. J'ai apprécié la dynamique de l'équipe de volley. Pour ceux qui ne sont pas fans des drames de sport, il ne fait aucun doute qu'ils pourront quand même passer un bon moment. Le sport est présent, mais ne devient pas étouffant. Le drame n'est pas centré autour du volley et du jujitsu. Mon seul regret est la disparition d'un personnage, mais sans en savoir plus.

Au sujet de l'histoire...
Ok, ce n'est pas parfait. Des tas de choses se produisent sans qu'on ne sache vraiment pourquoi. Certains rebondissements ne ne surprennent personne. On n'a pas de suite quant aux conséquences des actes de tels ou tels personnages. Pourquoi Zee est-il aussi aimable qu'une râpe a fromage ? Tong et Boy ont des motivations pitoyables. Les parents sont... Bah, ils existent et voilà. Les quiproquos entre First et Sprite/Zee - First, t'es mignon, mais connecte deux neurones une petite seconde, tu veux bien ? Les malentendus ont un peu alourdis l'ensemble, c'est vrai.
Cependant, mon principal regret concerne la relation des jumeaux qui n'est pas exploitée alors qu'il y avait de quoi faire quelque chose. Pas forcément dans un style "tout est bien qui fini bien" et tout le tralala, mais avoir un peu plus de matière.
D'ailleurs, pourquoi les gens ont-ils décidé que Twins était un Not Me 2.0 ? D'accord, y'a un échange de jumeaux et c'est tout, littéralement ! Les deux séries n'ont rien en commun. Dans un autre monde, peut-être qu'elles seraient potes, mais en attendant, chacune est dans son propre monde sans rien en commun. À ce compte là, je peux dire que Twins est un You're My Sky 2.0. Sauf que non, toujours pas. Mais pourquoi ? Les deux séries ont la thématique du sport en commun. Mais toujours pas, non. Bref, je m'étale pour rien sur ce point alors qu'en réalité, on s'en fiche.

Pour résumer, Twins n'est pas parfait. Oui, Twins est avec des acteurs débutants. Et c'est vrai, quelques scènes n'étaient pas utiles sans parler des erreurs sur les intrigues. Pourtant, cela ne lui enlève en rien son côté divertissant. D'autant plus qu'il tente/offre quelque chose de nouveau plutôt qu'un énième BL scolaire avec des dialogues qui n'ont plus rien de surprenant et où le casting devient le caméo d'un caméo étant lui-même un caméo.

PS : Bon bah... Je me suis (encore) laissé aller, hein. Désolée.

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Not Me's uglier cousin

I have a lot to say about this series but to summarise: amazing chemistry between the leads but very flawed (and kind of lazy) writing. They could have done a lot more with this cast but instead they pulled out a script filled with holes and less than satisfactory conflict resolution.

Let's start with the good. Ryan and Frame has an insane chemistry. They managed to deliver tension, romance, and raw sensuality to their characters. Their chemistry hard carried this series and managed to make me feel very invested in this series despite the flawed writing.

I also liked the way that they don't force all side couples to get together - one ended up as friends - which was refreshing to see. Situationships don't always have to progress to real relationships and that's ok!

That's really where the good ends. I'm not going to go deep into the bad because I'd be writing a full essay but the big three are: plot holes, late climax, and overuse of silly tropes. It's nonsensical that the twins didn't immediately switch back the moment Zee got discharged - how is it more acceptable to be injured in martial arts than volleyball? The moment that Zee's spot as a starter was secured, they should've immediately come clean to First and change back. It's also still a huge mystery on why Zee is so hated and why he is such an ass to his teammates - it seems like he was being an ass without any solid reason. The climax being in EP 12 was also an insane decision and didn't allow for proper resolution. It was crazy how fast they made First forgive Sprite despite the consistent heartaches it had caused him. I'm not even going to get into the overuse of silly tropes part because I don't want to end up ranting. Not gonna lie, the writing feels lazy and they just started to stick overused tropes to save their asses.

If you have extra time, feel free to watch this but this is a series that heavily relies on chemistry and good vibes.

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Started well but way too rushed at the end

Let's start with saying that we do not need more twins series. this is the fourth in such a short time, yes it's fun and can make a great story but when all the plot depends on that it gets frustrating

I loved the haikyuu vibe there was at the beginning but as the weeks passed and episodes came out it felt more and more rushed, some relationships felt a bit empty like they cut a lot of scenes, they spent so much time on the twins quiproquo it end up missing a lot of stuff that could have been really good

Not a bad serie, it's nice to watch, they had potential and the actors are pretty great!

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Could Have Been A Better Watch Indeed

When Lovemedia Thailand first started with the promotions, “Twins The Series” was marketed as a sport themed BL. Whilst the Thai BL industry is filled with high school dramas or engineering misnomers, we were never offered a full fledged sports drama. As such, the expectations were high from a cast that included handsome hunks who seemed to fit the bill of volleyball players. Either ways, I was never enthusiastic about sports labeled shows. But then my X timeline was filled with spoilers once the show premiered; the end result- I gave in to the urge. The pilot episodes were pretty lame and dragged on; nothing substantial to hold onto. So, why did I continue on this journey? Despite the mediocre writing with abundant potholes, the lead pairing manage to savage the show. Without pulling any punches, let’s dive into this review!

Read the complete article here-

https://the-bl-xpress.com/2024/02/09/twins-series-review-ep-1-to-12/

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