A Promessa (2023)

Great life meaning!

Menceritakan tentang persahabatan antara nanfah dan phupa sejak kecil, mereka melewati banyak sekali rintangan dan cobaan hidup ; walaupun seperti itu mereka tetap bisa mengatasi dan melewatinya. Jika kalian ingin sekali menonton bL dengan great life meaning, series ini menjadi salah satu pilihan terbaik. Alur yang dibawakan menurutku sangat apik ya karena dimulai sejak mereka kecil sampai dewasa. Beberapa scene mungkin akan menaik turunkan emosi anda di sini, dari segi dialog mudah difahami ya walaupun sebagainya lagi tricky, sedangkan dari segi warna ; dua karakter punya perbedaan yang cukup jauh, phupa dengan warna coklat mattenya sedangkan nanfah dengan warna-warna cerah pastel. Beberapa karakter lain di sini menurutku punya peranan yang penting, walaupun beberapanya lagi bahkan terkadang tenggelam. Sikap Phupa yang penuh rasa khawatir membuat series ini punya kehangatan, sedangkan nanfah yang tidak bisa ditebak membuat series ini bikin kita penasaran. Apakah kalian tertarik? jika ya saya sangat rekomendasikan series yang satu ini.

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The promise unkept

I was promised angst, and drama, and so much emotion. After the prequel, I expected that much. The kind of angst that is caused by well written conflicts and misunderstandings because, let's face it, we enjoy red flags in dramas sometimes. I wanted love triangles and squares, and a ton of aching and heartbreak, and.. nope. They delivered nothing but the misunderstandings. Not well done either.

There was definitely a mood shift between the prequel and the series, they added comedy (which completely unnecessary, one of the worst aspects they added, especially since it did nothing for the story), the characters were incredibly inconsistent compared to the prequel, it was jarring going from a moody and emotional couple of episodes to a sitcom kind of series.

The leads were fine together (the child actors were really good though, I have to say), but the chemistry was almost non - existant during some scenes, which felt frustrating since you would expect two individuals who have liked each other for 10+ years, being confused about their feelings, being seperated from each other with no contact for over ten years, you would think the passion and yearning would be overflowing. It just wasn't. Like I said, they never really got that angst right, despite it being readily available to implement.

One thing I did like, was several of the supporting characters. It's weird because most of them started out being kind of pushy and a chore to watch on screen, but ended up being solid individuals. I especially loved that none of them actually crossed any line when it came to the leads, whether it be confessing their love or providing advice or nudging the leads on to confess to each other, none of these characters crossed a line, which is something I see quite often.

Talking about the actual misunderstanding now, I did not like it. I wanted something complex and emotional, and even though the reason Phupha chose to leave was because of a valid fear for him, the wait period of ten years and the payoff certainly didn't work for me. 10 years with absolutely no contact because of his reasoning was just a bit too unreasonable for me.

I'm a little dissapointed with how this played out, right up until the ending. There were so many scenes which could have been cut out, or the time they were used for could have been used to deepen their relationship, and it's a shame it wasn't. This was a slow burn story that never really picked up the pace, and thinking about it, two episodes somehow managed to tell a better story than ten did.

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Derailed

This show had so much potential and I really enjoyed much of it. But it had too many annoying characters and just derailed completely in the end. This is all just my opinion.

The second ML, Phupha, was entirely too emotionally introverted and selfish for me to enjoy his character for ten episodes. His silence, horrible communication, and actions hurt Nan over and over again and that's just unacceptable, to me, in a romance drama. What got me is that he very rarely apologized which means the writers didn't see his actions the same way I did - as being selfish and utterly lacking in self awareness. This would have all be cleared up for me if the character showed growth from this negative place and earned redemption by the end. But that is not the case. Phu remained a selfish, emotionally introverted, bad communicator until the end. I don't feel his character had much growth at all.

Side character issues
- Gei Gei is supposed to be comic relief but I found her to be extremely annoying. The many times she stuck her foot in some mess and did absolutely nothing to get herself out of the mess but run away. That means somebody else had to clean it up. I just can't with that character theme. It's always a turn off.
- Party and KK - Lord have mercy. I understand persistence when you trying to get a man but come on! I was very close to fast forwarding through all of their scenes. I held on by a thread.
- Phupha's mother - WTH?? This woman managed to have a whole family in Melbourne and not exchange even pictures between her children?? She supposedly loves Phupha so much and yet there isn't a single piece of evidence to support that. Even knowing her child was traveling to Thailand for work, she never bothered to get in touch with Phupha and have them meet up?? I mean, she may not have been able to afford to go to Thailand but who would miss the opportunity to connect, in person, their children?? Make it make sense. This was weak writing at best and somebody should have caught this in production and made some changes.

While all of these are pet peeves really, the fact that the show derailed right at the last episode top the cake for me. I couldn't make it through episode 10 without fastforwarding. The fact that after nearly 30 years of knowing each other and ten years and sooo much emotional turmoil, they finally get together just to have Nan be offered a job in China and Phupha tell him to go!! I was utterly done! Horrible writing. This couple's relationship was given zero time to blossom and the audience zero time to get to know them as a couple. Even to the very last when they couldn't even have a night to themselves without the writers throwing in KK to cockblock them. That would have been fine if it was 2-3 episodes earlier but at the end?! This isn't a teenage BL, these are grown adults. You have to put more into building the relationship. The writers failed and turned it into silliness for no damn reason. It's upsetting.

In conclusion, this show was on a good pace to be a solidly good drama but it lost its way by the end and it badly handled some of the characters. It didn't show enough character growth especially for Phupha, and it didn't invest in the couples actual relationship. The ending was cluttered and took away focus from the main couple which is the opposite of what should be done in a romantic drama. I was left feeling frustrated, disappointed, and very close to feeling like I wasted my time.

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слишком много дыр

Я так ждала этот лакорн. Красивый каст, не привычный сюжет. Начало такое красочное и шутливые моменты тему (не у всех) ребята потеряли и связь и вот наконец-то встреча. Долгожданная вроде как. А эмоции нулевые, впечатление, что не виделись всего дня два. Странно, подумала я и смотрю дальше. При всей серьезности работы, жизни слишком много комических и неуместных ситуаций. Один их менеджер "в каждой бочке затычка" чего стоит. Многие сцены настолько не правдоподобны, что не понимаешь где правда...Слишком много прыжков по сюжету, слишком много признаний и отказов. Концовка тоже немного ... ну странно и я когда я начала читать комментарии, то увидела еще более странные вещи. Многие подумали, что главный герой погиб, а у второго на фоне скорби начались глюки. Это правда повеселило, но это и говорит о том, что так нам дали материал, который не все поняли. Добавление этого странного "индийского" кино - я твой брат, ты мне брат. Вообще потеря логики. То есть не бабушка, не кто-то другой, за столько лет не видели второго ребенка. Серьезно? Ладно, забуду про это. Мне понравилось показ локаций, особенно это кофейная плантация.... Потрясающе красиво. Еще раз повторюсь о красивом касте. Ну моя любовь к Босу - это вообще отдельная песня. И как он вырос в актерской игре, очень нравится и радует. Наши главные герои. Киак и Кун. Показали отличную игру, химию, эмоциональность. А концовка просто вызвала мой сахарный ванильный визг и я получила такое наслаждение от красивой и очень нежной сцены. Пересматривать точно не буду. Но один раз посмотреть стоит.

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Self-control needed.

I finished watching this only to found out that there's a prequel, welp~

Anywho, to me their relationship of being best of friends is there. The bromance was on point. However when it comes to being lovers, needs a little bit more work. The sparks is there as much as I hoped. The character building between main actors's exists! which is good but it sure takes forever to develop. Nevertheless, the acting for the side actors are excellent I'd say. Party is just wow! Dena is so gorgeous and others did well too. Love Phupha's grandma.

The storyline of this drama is great! I absolutely love episode 1; the pace was there, the tension and sadness, everything. But then... Got dragged into meaningless plots. If I'm being honest, I skipped most of the times due to the story line being drag far and wide. We could use more skin ships. chup! chup! mwah

I am forever team Nanfah! I truly felt his pain after the second time he got left behind without noticed. His sadness makes me want to cry as well. Whatever the excuses were, Phupha really hurt Nanfah bad! The ending has it’s upset moments but it was in a fast pace, making the fluffness isn't there as much.

That's all I guess.

Leia Mais

somthing is missing

Beautiful storyline with lite storyline.. they have best chemestry. Some things are missing in this drama i really can not point out it. But i fell somthing is off.. i think tht is the reason for this is under rated.. but actully both male leads chemestry was real best and they made us feel.. but the way story written somthing is missing... i mean the way story build up is kind of fail.. and the way they confess also boring. And thire chemestry gone down little vit after that... it would be intresting if they add more romance and cute parts without suddenly dead of grandmother etc et. I mean itz not good timing. And i dont like that flight missing part too actually it is unessosry becoz this is mini drama.. it would be ok if this has more episodes.. i want more romance dude 😣

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Stagnant Love-Story & Too Many Cliches

Okay. So I was in the middle of the 5th episode of the series when the "Lead1 sees Lead2 with someone else, misinterprets (because the scenario is set up like that), feels bad/hurt, and backs off without clarifying" scene was forced unnecessarily into the story (and not for the first time), and made me lose interest completely. I had already been losing interest because of various reasons:
1. The relationship between the main characters was stagnant, and not going anywhere.
2. The various attempts at humor, barring the first few, were not humorous at all.
3. The acting of the leads, though overall decent, became horrible at times. Like when Phupha's body closes down when he is facing a crowd.
4. I watched the prequel Phupha | Nanfah before watching this series, but I was disappointed to see that most plot and story related details shown in the prequel were not used here. It made me feel that I would have been better off if I had not watched the prequel.

After watching the above mentioned scene of the 5th episode, I have decided to drop the series, and give my rating and suggestion based on what I have seen so far: You can watch it if you are okay with repetitive and uncreative plots, and a stagnant main storyline. If you are not okay, then skip this one.

Leia Mais

DONT be scared to watch it - just watch it.

I have rewatched this multible times - i just find the story/concept and the actors cute and good.

Did they suck at communicate? yeah but there is few bl couples that do succed on that part.

I just want to say that i really find this serie cute, like really cute and i like the story overall. if you hesitates - just go watch it, it's free on youtube and you have nothing to lose. Sure it isnt the best serie you will ever see but it isnt a bad serie and i really think it deserv a shot!

I would love to them in a bl togheter again or separated! good job guys!

Leia Mais

This Is So Good If You're Tired of Plotless BL

I'm so glad I didn't listen to the reviews omfg. I'm on episode 6 and this is a masterpiece. I love all the characters, including the one I hate for fun and Phupha, the one I hate because it is the correct thing to feel for him. Right from the jump, the plot establishes Nanfah as The Goodest Boy™️ and at this point, I am prepared to impale anyone who hurts him. This is particularly impressive to me because he is (perhaps only outwardly??) a stupid character. Not as soul-numbingly dumb as some typical BL stupid characters, but he's in the category all the same. He makes up for it by having a heart of actual gold (rhodium? The boy is precious is what I'm saying.)

I have never had a show so efficiently make me like a character, flaws and all. I watched a lot of things and I almost always have to be coaxed into liking characters a little (with a few (literally, three) very deserving exceptions) but Nanfah? He's so Good, like literally just a good person but not to the extent that it's grating. Okay, I could crow about him all day but let's move on.

I can see all the space left for BL, but it's never at the expense of the show, the plot, the character development, or the entertainment of it all. In fact, it's almost never actually utilized, I'm pretty sure this is gonna be one of the one's where the BL is crammed into the last couple episodes. The side characters are likeable or unlikable on purpose. The jokes land!! I've had countless laughs while watching this and while it wasn't gutbusting guffaws (like MSP, for example) I haven't stopped smiling for the most part.

I say for the most part because Phupha exists. I like Phupha. Phupha is, objectively, a likeable guy. The decisions he makes, even before we time skip to the present, make me hate him. I disliked him because I wasn't willing to forgive him, especially when his actions affected The Goodest Boy™️. I say that because I hate him and want everyone to know it, but also because this show is an exemplary example of how to properly get watchers invested in characters. I've been invested since episode one. I am never invested until episode two or three AT LEAST because they're normally the absolute worst episodes (bar episode ten). This story draws you in. I started watching to have something in the background while I worked and ended up trying to get caught up because it was so compelling I couldn't split my attention.

Phupha is finally getting his comeuppance and it hurts because I like him. It also feels great because I hate him. It feels the greatest because I love Nanpha. I'm so aggressively torn by and invested in these characters, it is glorious. It's one of those where all of the options being hinted at are acceptable to me-- I'm more attached to the story and the characters than the (scarce) BL. Well, that's half a lie, actually. I hope they don't end up together, which is also rare for me, and a first for me when I like all the characters. The amount of times I have thought or said *out loud* that Phupha hasnt, doesn't, and never will deserve Nanfah must be in the hundreds by now.

I removed half a point because people really don't talk in their sleep as much as Thai shows make it seem and I've got a decent amount of contempt for that sort of thing now. Never in my life have I rooted this hard for the second male lead (third? I mean Party, not PoopPha.) I just want to roll this series up and put it in my pocket ugh. I'm in the Nanfah fanclub, the Party Fanclub, the Pooppha Hateclub, the Ken appreciation club.... I love these characters so much. I hate lying plotlines (and lying in general) the most so thats hashing my high but I'm in episode 8 now and I'm still waiting for the wasted potential other review were talking about.

Okay, I'm almost done with episode ten and I can say that it's looking like the ending won't be as satisfying as I hoped. Why? Because no one is out of character. The final obstacle was what I expected it to be and Phupha reacted how he's already demonstrated he would. I hate him so much it's bleeding over to the actor so I'm gonna have to fix that, but on the plus side, it means he's done a fantastic job. Nanfah has the patience of a saint, the smile of pure sunlight, and my whole shriveled heart. Frankly, even with as much as I love Nanfah, I found myself wishing evil on him if only so that Phupha would learn a very difficult lesson. So, I suppose, I hate Phupha more than I love Nanfah? Holy shit, for a second I thought they did it and I was actually really pleased. Ah, alas. Tbh, if they had, I would've added back that half star, because the Phupha Hate Club demands that Phupha suffer.

Okay, I'm done now so in conclusion: MDLs rating is wrong as always, this is great, Phupha will piss you off and give you heartburn, watch this. (Also Phupha has never, does not, and will never deserve Namfah.)

(Also, also, this is the first time I've been nonplussed to dissatified about a happy ending lol.)

Okiokiokioki see yoooouuuuuu

Leia Mais

Dont see this series based on reviews... actually it is very good.

So many reviews said there is no story r there is no chemistry between them so and soo...but this is the best show...in every bl dramas some actors are not even playing their role perfectly but in this they are very good...it is based on true story so its obvious to that phupa character it's not easy to confess his feelings even after nan said about his feelings about friendship.."friends are not more than in his side".. that's why phu is not dared to said about his feelings....it is the true in reality...there is no one be friends even after knowing their feelings its not same after that...there is feelings involved how can they stay friends like nothing happened...the one who has feelings definitely not be friends with the other one may be they will be friends but not the same way at least it takes some time...nan said easily we will be friends with that party because he has no feelings for party that's why he said that easily...but in reality it's not that easy to be friends with the one you love....if you want to be friends with them you have to accept the bitter truth and you have accept the feeling that you rejected and you have to accept the happiness of your loved one....there is so much involved without loosing anything... definitely there is that's why pupha is not dared to do that...yeah but he realised because he don't want to leave him whatever happens so he confessed later because now he is ready to risk everything he has..
I love it ... don't leave the story based on reviews..they give bad reviews..

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