Although this time the tears that I experienced were different (from The Best Story), but still they both made me fall in love with Love Mechanics (one more time).
The extension of the mini series En of Love is not only an extension of the duration from 4 episodes to 10 episodes, but they also improved the quality of (almost) all aspects. The most obvious thing is the acting quality of those two actors, which now looks more mature and professional compared to their previous series.
A love story that we already know (for those who follow the mini series), but packaged more interestingly with an extension of the conflict that is also made not excessively (aka just right). At first, I kept thinking about what conflicts would be present on this series to achieve 10 episodes, because through only 4 episodes this series has become one of my favorite series in 2020.
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One of my favorite BL's
I can't even put into words how much this BL got me hooked even though I went into it with Zero expectations due to the quite unhealthy start they had.But now it's definitely one of my favorite BL's (top 3 I'd say) and can only recommend to everyone to give it a try!
The chemisty of Vee and Mark was amazing and the acting was top notch in my opinion! Due to that I was able to feel/relate to both of their emotions and got me close to tears.
Very bingeable BL with a very high rewatch value!
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Hands down, it's one of the best Thai BL series of 2022.
Wow, I have to say this is one of the best Thai BLs I've seen, and that's just down to the acting. In all, of all the Thai BL series I have seen, the only two series that have such good acting are "Not Me" and "I told the sunset about you".Here, there are two aspects of acting that I would like to highlight.
The first is the couple. I think the way it was shot definitely played on the outcome, it was far from the cheesy shots and sometimes uncomfortable where the actors just stare at each other to make it last - which is incredibly embarrassing to witness. Honestly, I learned to ignore that in the Thai series because it's present in all of them, but here, thank god we were free of that. This makes the moments when they look into each other's eyes seem natural and not excessively long.
Speaking of the couple, it looks like they were comfortable with each other. This is the first time I've seen these actors, but from what I've gathered they've known each other and worked together for several years. This is their first series as both main leads, and it shows how well they know each other. They have perhaps the most natural chemistry and interactions I've ever witnessed between two men who play off each other's attraction.
Maybe it's also a personal feeling, but their chemistry and how comfortable they are really surprised me, from just talking, arguing or when they show their physical attraction.
Second is their individual acting. I don't know where this kid is from but War is one of the best Thai actors I've seen. And I'm not saying this lightly as I never considered the acting of Thai BL series actors to be ground-breaking, but War just threw me off. This kid is talented, I hope no matter if he wants to stay in the BL industry or not, he gets into other projects, especially complex scripts that would highlight his talent.
I mean, his eyes say so much, his micro expressions and then also his character who could have been shallow like the majority of young men who play in these series where they are blindly in love with another, but with little he could showed how much he could add to the character. He didn't just play a character, he embodied it, which is rare, and he showed he has potential.
I hope that if they still have acting projects together, War and Yin, they won't choose another series that gives us the same thing and the same kind of role as many duos do in their other BL projects.
To mention Yin, yes he doesn't shine enough to be at War's level, but his acting is more than decent. I don't expect him to ever pull off the same kind of complexity as War but it definitely has potential to grow, which is quite a lot compared to many of its peers. Honestly, I'm waiting to see more about it.
So in the end, the script itself is nothing special, it's deja vu, it's just two guys trying to navigate their new found love. Lots of unnecessary scenes and plotlines, really many stupid choices made by the characters, but it's filled with a mix of human emotions from tender moments, love, joy, complicity, misunderstanding, fear, sadness and jealousy. It's the typical mix of these series but it's really the acting that did everything here.
As for the second couple, for me they had nothing special and nothing new to bring that I haven't already seen a hundred times in other BL series but their acting is good for the role they had.
So, I highly recommend this series.
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Interesting series, but fells short.
It's a good series with an interesting storyline. I enjoyed the actors and the chemistry they share but fells short on storyline and development. It's very toxic at times and not a big fan of the lead couple. There is stalking, cheating and lies with the lead couple. To much to want to handle. I wish they did a better job with story and couple. It's a messed up start with the sleeping with someone and the person is to drunk to know they are sleeping with the guy he likes friend and the friend knows it and does not say anything about them continue to stalk him and then sleep with him and still have a cheating girlfriend too. Way to much toxic relationship.Esta resenha foi útil para você?
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Una serie che cattura l'attenzione nonostante un inaspettato effetto "montagne russe"
Devo dire che questo drama mi ha davvero sorpresa. Più volte ho pensato di aver inquadrato la situazione, di aver capito dove volesse andare a parare la trama, e più volte mi sono dovuta ricredere, con punta di dispiacere perchè ovviamente avrei preferito seguisse l'idea che andava via via delineandosi nella mia mente. Detta così si traduce in una serie di delusioni, e sì, ci sono state, ma di breve durata, perchè nonostante tutto l'interesse - sorprendentemente - non è mai venuto meno. E' proprio questo che mi ha stupita di queste serie: aver continuato a seguirla con interesse anche se in diversi punti mi lasciava l'amaro in bocca perchè non procedeva come mi aspettavo.Ma partiamo dall'inizio. Il primo episodio sembra porre le basi per un meccanismo "enemies to lovers": l'attrito tra i due è spettacolare, Mark fastidioso e dalla risposta pronta, Vee impulsivo e senza mezzi termini. Purtroppo il meccanismo volge al termine già con la prima puntata, perché dal secondo episodio l'approccio cambia. Peccato. Sempre nel primo episodio ci scappa la notte assieme, e lì partono le mie congetture: Vee tradisce la propria ragazza senza il mezzo senso di colpa, oppure c'è dietro un motivo spiega il suo gesto? A farmi optare per la seconda ipotesi è il fatto di scene affettuose/intime con Ploy non c'è la minima traccia e anche tutto il discorso che fa al tizio che minaccia Mark con il coltello sembra voler far capire che c'era già a monte un interesse e - ho aggiunto io - probabilmente la sua storia con la fidanzata è solo di facciata di comodo per entrambi per motivi non ancora resi noti. Ciò faceva guadagnare qualche punto in più a Ploy, personaggio altrimenti veramente insopportabile. E invece no, quando viene a galla il tradimento di Ploy, ci troviamo alle prese con un Vee davvero affranto, ergo: Ploy è davvero il personaggio egoista ed egocentrico che appare, Vee succube come uno zerbino ma - incoerentemente - capacissimo di tradirla a sua volta senza farsi troppi problemi. Da lì poi, Vee passa buona parte della serie tenendo il piede in due scarpe, incapace di chiudere con quella che lo ha tradito e che si ricorda di lui solo quando le conviene, paradossalmente più incapace di curarsi dei sentimenti di Mark, con il quale sta costruendo una relazione positiva. Anche qui, il meccanismo a mio avviso non è proprio lineare, ma nonostante ciò la curiosità di sapere cosa sarebbe accaduto dopo non mi ha fatta desistere. La storia, come è ovvio aspettarsi, si conclude con un happy ending. A conclusione, posso dire che i personaggi mi sono piaciuti, ma è mancato un po' l'equilibrio: Vee colleziona un errore dopo l'altro, le volte in cui si scusa nemmeno si contano più, mentre Mark sembra passare tutta la serie dalla parte della ragione, e questo secondo me stona un po'. Detto questo, bravi gli attori, buona chimica tra i protagonisti, e per quanto riguarda Mark ho apprezzato che fino all'ultimo - vedi quando fa finire Vee in piscina - è refrattario alle smancerie. Non la mia serie preferita o nella top 10, ma è comunque valsa la pena vederla.
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Definitely in my top 10.
As someone who watched the original I was skeptical if it would be better or even just okay in general. This was amazing!! I loved the couple plus every episode made me crave for the next episode. At the same time this is only my personal opinion, but I really do love it!! I was a big fan of the first one as well, however it was too fast with less context to some scenes, this remake completely changed that. It made it feel like I was watching a whole new series.In the end I loved it. I would and am watching it again sometime. I really recommend it.
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Of the 13 Thai BLs I have completed, YinWar had the best chemistry
I want to say I loved and hated this series. I loved the leads' chemistry, the dynamic friend group made up of seniors and juniors' engineers, the unpredictability, the comedy, and the randomness. But what I hate most are the two jarring offenses right from the jump.Immediately, one of our leads, Vee, cheats on his girlfriend by having s*x with a junior, Mark, who's so drunk out of his mind that he mistakes Vee for Vee's friend. So right away Vee not only cheated but took advantage of another student, for what reason? None... Or I suppose he just wanted s*x that night and it didn't matter if it was with his gf or anyone who'll drunkenly 'beg' him for it. What I haven't seen many mention is how Vee never once, throughout all 10 episodes, admitted or acknowledged that he, too, cheated on his girlfriend on 3-5 different occasions! Yes, he didn't give her crap when she cheated but he never said it out loud to anyone or even himself. So we can't gauge if he considered himself a cheater or not. Although the show tried to justify cheating with cheating, what they did do a good job of is making you forget Vee cheated on his girl. Then they included a whole segment where Mark tortured Vee to the point where you feel bad and sorry for Vee (it was the only time in the series where I cried lol).
The show also did a good job telling us idiot Vee was going to put Mark through hell per random fortune teller at the market. And every time Vee did something dumb, I always, while rolling my eyes, tied it to the fortune teller lol.
What the show didn't do a good job of is the series title. I found myself asking 'What on earth is YinWar's drama called again?' so many times. The engineering/mechanic part is like 15% of the series give or take. The characters said 'engineer(ing)' more than we actually got to see them doing engineering-related stuff.
If you can get over the cheating, nonconsensual sex, and cringe-acting at random moments then trust me, you're in for a really good time. War/Mark's puppy face guarantees it.
Usually, friend groups are a hit or miss in these BLs (esp large groups) and although I can only remember Bar, Kan, Yiwaa, Nuea, and Fuse's names, I enjoyed all of their moments. I was weak with the comedy timing from both parties: seniors and juniors. I liked that the seniors were protective, responsible (taking drunk friends home after a crazy night, addressing and pushing Vee to face his demon), had lives outside of uni, and took on leadership roles. Although the comedy duo in Vee's group doesn't make convincing engineering students their singing, dancing, and chemistry made them a great addition. I have to say Nuea pursuing Mark, and Yiwaa trying to couple them up was a bit aggravating but I get it. I'd want Mark for myself too or at least make sure he's loved and well taken care of. I do question how Nuea got out of Mark's room that night though. He just sort of faded and was replaced by Kan and no one ever mentioned it again lol
As for Mark's friends, I liked that they all had their quirks. Such as watching anime, eating everyone's leftovers (I was getting tired of seeing food go to waste in Thai BLs lol), loves napping, like checking out girls, and Fuse who actually tried to keep everyone focus and on track with their schoolwork.
Like every show, this one has its ups and downs but the cast's chemistry really drove this series for me and evidently, I forgave everything it ever did wrong. I'm even hoping time passes by faster so I can go back and rewatch this and relive all of its chaos and glory!
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Engineering Students Differently!
Sometimes, in fact most times we underestimate the effects of poverty on self esteem. When you are raised in an environment where the general populace is the same, you will hardly find any self esteem issues. The trouble starts with awareness that there is lack in the self. This is what Vee is battling with. These are consequences of falling in love with a rich kid and not having the skills to handle it. Also, having to watch those equal to Mark vie for his affections.Mark comes across as more mature because he's had the luxury to move beyond worrying about his belly to bigger things.
To compare them is unfair. We've watched Vee make an attempt at showing Mark that he is able to love him even from his place of lack, but do badly due to lack of experience. It hasnt helped him that he is also poor at communicating. Oy!
In the end, what do you have besides your humanity. Vee is in luck with fatal looks, a crashing sense of humour and a persistent spirit. Something tells me he’s also gifted in the pleasure department which would explain why Mark lost his peripheral vision after one night. Their chemistry will have you reaching for your battery operated device because WTH!
Needless to say I loved the series and would strongly recommend a watch.
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Mark <3
OST was great with awesome lyrics. The drama set and complete production with actors were all good (looking wise also acting-wise). The main characters VEE and MARK acting was superb. I loved MARK acting a lot.The story to me seems a little toxic. VEE character till the end doesn't realize how wrong he was and keeps hanging MARK giving him signals while not making things clear with Plong.
This story was reality-based. MARK character in real life has to endure and be more forgiven. If he is not he will face society criticism for being narrow-minded. VEE character in real life can be easily forgiven because of his stupidity and indecisiveness.
I like they showed the positive culture of an engineering department, all the orientation events, and the gear ceremony. In most cases, Drama shows seniors as "a bully" and "Bossy". This drama showed that college culture is in a positive light with most of the brotherhood.
The scriptwriter did an amazing job.
The director, producers, camera, lighting, and sound technical work was done beautifully.
All characters left an amazing impression even the side characters.
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storia stra realistica
Adesso che è finita la vita non ha più senso per me aiuto.L’ho vista in onda ed è stata una tortura aspettare l’uscita degli episodi ma vabbè nel caso sapevo che ci sarebbe stata sicuramente la tristezza perchè seriamente STA SERIE È LA RAPPRESENTAZIONE SENTIMENTALE DELLE MONTAGNE RUSSE PIÙ PERICOLOSE AL MONDO. PRIMA SI SALE POI SI SCENDE E COSÌ VIA SENZA FERMARSI.
Letteralmente la loro relazione è stata una giostra di emozioni che andavano dal positivo al negativo come se nulla fosse, al tal punto che non sapevo proprio cosa aspettarmi.
In generale penso che questa serie rappresenti una delle relazioni più reali, dove c’è molto dolore ma soprattutto amore, una relazione che non si vede tutti i giorni ma che non è neanche quel tipo di relazione romanticizzata ai massimi livelli.
Da una rappresentazione perfetta e che fa capire bene cosa provano tutti.
Da un lato abbiamo Mark il quale penso sia una persona fin troppo permissiva e gentile, ovviamente non è sempre carino con tutti ma vabbè dipende da chi è la persona che ha davanti; nonostante tutti gli sbagli di Vee, si è fatto il suo pianto, ha sofferto solo in sofferenza e poi gli ha pure dato miliardi di seconde possibilità.
Abbiamo poi Vee, il quale di sbagli ne ha fatti a miliardi, devo dire che però non lo odio in quanto se proviamo a capirlo vediamo che in quel tipo di situazione non puoi riuscire a tenere tutto sotto controllo; personalmente non gli perdono solo l’approfittarsi di Mark al primo ep., molti dicono che anche lui fosse ubriaco, cosa vera ma in parte perché nonostante le bottiglie bevute riusciva ancora a ragionare, cosa provata dal suo dire “però ti è piaciuto” (o simile, aggiunto dal fatto che stesse addossando la colpa a Mark dicendogli che però gli era piaciuto quindi non doveva assolutamente sentirsi male per questo, giustamente gli era piaciuto e se lo teneva, cosa secondo me orribile da dire) in quanto vediamo come lui appena sveglio ricordi tutto ma quel porello di Mark non sapesse manco dov’era.
Con quella sera mi stava sul cazzo il fatto che non solo avesse detto quelle cose a Mark di cui era stato chiaramente abusato il corpo e l'intimità, ma anche per aver tradito chiaramente Ploy, personaggio che amavo alla follia, ceh così bellina, col bel faccino, ci sono rimasta di merda a sapere che tradiva Vee, a sto punto mi son detta “cazzo ci fanno assieme se poi si fanno le corna a vicenda, non ha senso”.
Fatto sta che tutta la lunghissima situazione con Ploy è stata estenuante, così tanto che neanche la ricordo bene, in generale Ploy è stata na merda e Vee era troppo buono di mente, non riusciva a lasciare Ploy per non farla stare male ma allo stesso tempo faceva promesse inutili a Mark e lo faceva rimanere di merda ogni volta, in sè e per sè l’unica cosa decente fatta è stato quando Vee ha intervenuto riguardo la violenza domestica subita da Ploy, per quanto avessi potuto odiare Ploy giuro che mi è stra dispiaciuto per lei in quanto queste cose sono davvero brutte, indipendemente dalle proprie azioni nessuno le meriterebbe, lì però Ploy ha visto l’aiuto come segno d’amore ma non era così ed è buono che Vee l’abbia aiutata in quanto umano in difficoltà con una cosa molto pesante.
Alla fine sto Vee ha fatto aspettare così tanto Mark che ha dovuto aspettare pure lui ahah lì ero alla tipo “il karma gira”, ho seriamente pensato che Mark avesse fatto bene ad allontanarlo, avrebbe dovuto farlo prima perchè sì è vero che Vee in primis ha avuto problemi con la questione ma purtroppo è anche vero che non puoi avere due persone, devi chiudere con chi devi senza pensarci perchè giustamente se fai così non finisce più.
Vabbè Mark ha fatto bene e Vee è stato bravo a riprenderselo bene, in generale mi è piaciuto come ha dimostrato il suo amore anche se potevano togliere pure da mezzo la cosa della lotta con quel tizio ma vabbè ci sta.
Alla fine mi è dispiaciuto un botto per la situazione padre di Mark, capisco che ha fatto il duro proprio per il bene del figlio ma allo stesso tempo dato che pure te stavi nella stessa situazione di quella famiglia, dovresti essere più empatico, invece ha detto tutte quelle brutte parole che non si dovrebbero proprio dire, a nessuno, in primis non è rispettoso per l’altro in quanto umano ma poi se ci sei passato pure te cazzo vuoi, fatti i fatti tuoi.
D’altra parte la famiglia di Vee è stata fin troppo gentile, se fossi stata in loro avrei già picchiato il padre di Mark.
Sta serie è molto particolare e non ho parlato di tutto ma vabbè c’è da dire che ho amato Nuea in quanto come normale che sia ci ha provato in maniera decente e visto che non era ricambiato ha accettato normalmente la cosa diventando pure un sostenitore della coppia Vee-Mark, è stata una buona persona.
Consiglio vivamente questa serie.
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REALLY LOVE THIS
I think I found a BL series that I really fall in love with...The story makes my emotions go up and down. I can even be made to smile and then cry in one episode.
I really like seeing the chemistry of the cast. Yin (Vee) and War (Mark) they really match very well. The acting of both is good and makes the emotions so real.
*Maybe this is a SPOILER
I'm a little annoyed with Vee (Yin). he made Mark (War) many times fight for him, but in the end he wasted Mark
(I have rewatched it 3 times!!!!)
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There's something about this drama
Watching this was a roller coaster. I liked the story, it's not perfect but it is good. I really loved their acting and their chemistry<3 Also, don't forget to wait until the titles in the last episode, I almost didn't watch it and that would be sad.I think this series is good when you want to just relax and chill, I had it finished really quickly and I don't regret it at all!
I am definitely going to watch it again !
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