Wandee Goodday (2024)

Wandee Goodday: Take One

Well, well, WELL. What do we have here? Another BL series that got everyone talking—and by talking, I mean clutching their pearls and tweeting through the chaos. Let’s get into it, babes, because this is a ride.

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CHARACTERS: CTRL+C, CTRL+V, BUT MAKE IT SPICY

Okay, first off, Inn as Wandee. Am I crazy, or does he look like Tee from 2Moons Season 1? Like, I swear this is a copy-paste situation. Tell me I’m wrong—I dare you. Anyway, Wandee is a doctor with big “I believe in good vibes and coffee” energy, which is cute until it isn’t. He’s all responsible and organized until feelings hit, and then BAM—he’s spiraling like me after a 2 a.m. Taco Bell run.

Then we have Ter, played by Pod, aka Mr. “I don’t know when to quit.” This man is the embodiment of “When they play hard to get, I play harder to catch.” Pod nails the role so well that I wanted to throw my laptop every time he showed up. Bro, leave Wandee ALONE. He’s too good for your gaslighting ass!

Now let’s talk Yoryak, played by Great. First of all, this man looks like Sailub from PitBabe. I was literally squinting like, “Did I open the wrong show?” But Yoryak? ICON. He’s a fighter (or a boxer—same thing, IDC), a certified manwhore, and just living his best life until he gets tangled up with Wandee. Their chemistry? Explosive. Full-on Katy Perry fireworks. I’m obsessed.

And the side pairing? OyeCher. These two are PDA-loving, no-holds-barred icons. Cher, especially, deserves a medal for dragging Wandee and Yoryak’s clueless asses through the mud to finally get together. He’s like the group chat admin who keeps everyone from spiraling. We love to see it.

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PLOT: CHAOS WITH A SIDE OF SPICE

Okay, here’s the tea: Wandee confesses his crush to Ter, and this dude has the AUDACITY to call him too vanilla. Excuse me? What are you looking for, Tabasco? Wasabi? Anyway, Wandee, our petty king, decides to hook up with Yoryak to prove a point. One night turns into two, and suddenly these two are “friends with benefits” but, like, actually catching feelings.

Meanwhile, Ter realizes he messed up (DUH) and tries to crawl back, but my boy Wandee’s already moved on. Enter fake-dating Yoryak to shut down hospital rumors and rub salt in Ter’s wounds. The fake dating trope? Chef’s kiss. But girl, I wanted MORE Yoryak being the knight in shining scrubs. Ter’s jealous stares had me cackling.

Eventually, the plot slows down because apparently, we need to watch these two struggle with their internal crises. Like, babe, just talk it out. But I loved the message that crushes have expiration dates. Wandee said, “This milk went bad, but I got a whole new carton now.”

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SEX SCENES: ROOM TEMP, BUT POTENTIAL FOR HOT

The steam? It’s there. It’s giving lukewarm shower vibes—you know, where you stay in a bit longer, and suddenly it’s boiling. They tried some roleplay scenes (bless), but let’s be real: GMMTV wasn’t about to go Only Friends levels of spicy. Honestly, they could’ve leaned in harder, but eh, I’ll take what I can get.

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OST: A CERTIFIED BOP

Now THIS. The OST is a straight-up banger. When I first heard it, I was like, “HELLO, you got my attention.” Turns out, Great himself sang it, which only makes it better. It’s one of those songs that gets stuck in your head and has you humming in the shower. 10/10, no notes.

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FINAL THOUGHTS: DRAMA, CHAOS, AND CONFUSION GALORE

This series had me screaming at my screen, throwing popcorn, and clutching my chest all at once. The actors brought their A-game, even when the plot was doing the most. Is it rewatchable? Eh, probably not—I don’t have the patience to go through the drama again. But was it fun? Absolutely.

Final rating? A solid 9.5/10. Would’ve been a 10 if Ter wasn’t so annoying and they turned the steam up a notch.

Leia Mais

I love shows like this!

I’ve been trying to find a feel good sweet lovestory with just enough drama and this is perfect for me! it has great casting, good acting and such a sweet and interesting story.

I’ll admit that it’s not a ‘crazy’ story with major plot twists and stuff like that, but personally I don’t really like too much drama cuz it gives me anxiety haha~ so this is actually perfect. I love the chemistry between the main couple, but what shocked me most was how good of a chemistry Oyie and Cher had (I’m usually a sucker for the side couples as long as it’s not a ‘forced’ relationship, so you can imagine I loved them).

all in all I’d say if you enjoy a good story with a lot of sweet talk and good vibes I recommend you watch this. I don’t usually leave a detailed review so just know I’m serious?they are so cute!

Leia Mais

turn off your brain so you can enjoy it

I smiled and laugh a lot watching this, really enjoyed! I loved! But it is kinda not so good though, I don't want say it's bad but it's kinda yk. I felt really nice like I needed to watch something like this just enjoy some cliche and stupid content. Watched all episodes in two days so what I have to say first is: as much as I loved and enjoyed each episode this show is not very good or very well done, There are some flaws that cannot be ignored so to me 7.5/10 it's an ok note, some people make this seems worse than it is.

What I loved the most:
- very fun to watch when you need relax and not think about anything
- actors in they 30 years old, love it.
- main couple has good chemistry and funny dinamic
- we have one assexual character!! (despite not having been worked on)
- our boy Yak is a bisexual!
- cute and ridiculous at the same time
- cringe but not the kind that makes you wanna die
- HPV vaccine awareness campaign!!!!!!!

What I didn't like:
- that bizarre parallel edit of the nsfw scene of the second couple mixed with the main couple (ep 6 or 7) what the hell was that? WEIRD!
- Wandee didn't had a trauma development. He was afraid of cross the street, seeing some memories of a woman being hit (?) by a car, we saw theses scenes few times then nobody talks about that. Wandee didn't talked about that, so what's the reason for that???
- A character that nobody cares about is suddenly a bad guy just to slow down Yak, there was no need for Taem to be harassed.
- Bad direction and edition, some characters seems to be off idk
- Didn't talked well enough about assexuality and made seems that it's about don't like sex.
- Dr. Ter. Just hate everything about him, that dude was lacking and was poorly written character

Despite everything I had a great time and would recommend it. I'm in love with Yoryak.

Leia Mais

Really entertaining despite the seemingly ridiculous plot

What seemed like a trashy show turned out to be exceptionally enjoyable.

After the first few episodes, the story starts to get a little (…actually extremely) messy. The lines between friendship, FWBs and lovers start getting horrendously blurred.

We could have foreseen all the problems from a mile away – but despite this, the show is actually really entertaining and the male leads have an irresistibly cute relationship.

Everyone around them can tell that Wandee and Yoryak are both whipped for each other, but they refuse to be honest with themselves. Great and Inn’s chemistry made all the difference in what would have otherwise been a trashy, B-grade flick.

Wandee Goodday is enjoyable not because of a compelling storyline or superb acting. It’s the chemistry of Great and Inn that carries the entire series across 12 episodes.

Full review: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2024/07/23/wandee-goodday-2024-bl-review/

Leia Mais

Tldr; I like it. ❤️

First, it has a very good start! The first episodes are really captivating. What I like:

- ofc, the chemistry between the characters
- the sexuality of the characters is clear from the start ?
- the established second pair. Oh my, I really love YeiCher relationship so much.
- finally there is an asexual character in GMM (after the asexual character in Cherry Magic was removed) ??
- discussing about safe sex even if the story is about FWB (including about vaccines)
- Yoryak didn't magically get rid of his trauma, but because he also went to a psychiatrist for therapy.
- discussing marriage equality

Overall I enjoyed the series, only the late episodes started to drag and was boring for me (I skip so many scenes). But it closed with a very beautiful ending, so okay. ❤️

GreatInn is an official cp in GMM now, I'll wait for another series from them then. ❤️

Leia Mais

Excited my Expectations

It grabs your attention from episode 1. The plot, in all honesty, is not something so different that you've never watched before, but the execution is what made it stand out and work for me. Its lovable characters, unique sense of humour and even the purple as the show's signature colour are some of the elements that helped it gain its own identity among the other bls.

Is it perfect?

No. As every show, it has its issues. The plot dragged a bit on some parts, some plotlines could have been more developed or built up earlier in the show and not get resolved that fast and I'll admit I have an issue with how one serious incident turned into a joke just for the sake of the plot, but the good traits still outweigh the bad.

As for the acting everyone individually deserves a praise. We got a very capable cast. Great and Inn did an amazing job in their debut bl series with Thor and Fluke being on par with them. Both sets of actors were so good I'd love to see them in another bl as main leads.

Overall, it's a series with a lot of heart. It may frustrate you at some points, but the journey is beautiful. If you like romance that's the story for you. And even if it's not you cup of tea, just for the acting alone it's worth giving it a shot.

Leia Mais

Chemistry is Chemistry’ing

Its been a long time since I watched a series with this good genuine chemistry between the actors. Helped by the actors appearing both comfortable with eachother and self-confidence. Both of the main actors delivers their roles to a high level and everything from line delivery to microexpressions are on point. The side character also do a great job in their charcter portrayals, but the story mainly evolves around the mains, Great & Inn.

Thor & Fluke also deserves a shoutout in making their relationships as their characters so obvious and heartfelt even without saying a single word. It is nice to see their particular couple dynamic portrayed in the series.

The series does try to show diversity throughout the episodes with more or less success. I really comend them for their efforts and it is highly apreciated to see the characters as individuals that is believable.

The plot is to me mostly engaging and interesting, and where the plot falls through and doesnt drive the storyline the insane chemistry between Great & Inn covers for it. I have greatly enjoyed watching this series and I kept looking forward to it each and every week. Sad that this is the end, but hoping to see more Great & Inn/ Thor & Fluke series in the future.

Leia Mais

Saturdays were good days because of Wandee Goodday

Learning about the show, I wasn’t initially drawn to it because I haven’t followed Great and Inn. I had no expectations starting it but when I did, it became what I looked forward to every week. Although the show’s premise is about one night stands and friends with benefits, I love how it wasn’t overly sexualized. It’s a perfect blend of fluff, conflicts, and social issues. However, I just wished the aspect of trauma was explored but overall, this show gave me good days. I’d give it a high rewatch value too because it’s so comforting and light. Hoping for a special ep or sequel!

Leia Mais

Encantadora!

Esta serie es una que quizás no sea la mejor del mundo, pero que trae una paz y un encanto único a quienes la vean, es divertida, sin muchos dramas y considero que cualquier persona que desee verla para salir de la rutina de los dramas extenuantes la va a disfrutar.

sobre los actores, la verdad es que es su primer trabajo juntos y tienen una linda química, aunque aunque quiero ver mas series con ellos. La pareja secundaria también fue linda.

Algo que me gustaría recalcar de esta serie, fue la diversidad del colectivo LGBTQ+, fue interesante de ver y conocer otro tipo de personas que son parte de este colectivo y que no estuvo por estar ahí, si no que le dieron razón de ser al personaje dentro de la serie.

La verdad esta serie en general es muy bonita y encantadora, te saca del estrés y te da buenos momentos divertidos. al menos para mi no es una serie que deba buscarle muchas vueltas, simplemente disfrutarla.

Leia Mais

GreatInn Chemistry Works, Otherwise Not So Much

This series is a dichotomous BL, bordering on being oxymoronic. Sometimes brilliant then slipping into utter banality. Occasionally poignant but mostly filled with mundane trite tediousness. Sporadic displays of serious adult behaviors but mostly overshadowed with adolescent/pubescence behavioral patterns acting like petulant teenage children instead of adults in a serious sexual relationship. Occasional story lines eliciting tears and then in the next dialogue nothing but endless dribble of cliches and platitudes. In other words, not generally reflecting real life but an idealized sanitized world peppered with a whisper of reality and an occasional homage to authenticity. The best word to describe this series is: puffery. I simply had a hard time relating to this story.

Read the complete article here-

https://the-bl-xpress.com/2024/08/28/wandee-goodday-series-review-ep-1-to-12/

Leia Mais

Classica BL made in Tailandia, con tutti i pregi e i difetti annessi e connessi: fin dall'inizio chimica e scene esplicite non mancano - soprattutto se paragonate alle BL coreane o alle bromance cinesi - ma oltre a quello c'è sempre un po' poco sul piatto, sia in termini di trama, di contesto, di caratterizzazione stessa dei personaggi principali che fuori dalla camera da letto si relazionano con conversazioni banali e azioni/reazioni ridicole. Da sconosciuti passano una notte insieme, poi diventano amici di letto, poi ancora concordano una falsa relazione... il tutto con la pretesa che sentimentalmente non siano in grado di fare chiarezza sulle proprie emozioni e su quelle dell'altro. Questo stallo assurdo caratterizza quasi l'intera durata della serie, salvo poi risolversi nel finale in un paio di episodi con spaccati di una glicemia imbarazzante (la scena sul ring tanto per fare un esempio).
Sembra ormai uno stereotipo, già che potrei contare decine e decine di drama tailandesi sulla stessa lunghezza d'onda.
Basso investimento - in termini di sceneggiatura e a volte anche di budget - qualche scena NC18 (se va bene) e melensaggini a contorno del tutto. Senza infamia e senza lode rispetto alle altre serie della stessa tipologia.

Leia Mais