BLACKLIST (2019)

As a fan of mystery/thriller, this work is a big lit! It gave me the feels like the ones I had while watching the gifted or even more. The sudden turns of events is really unexpected. The plot twists are one real boom! In my case, I love crimes and solving the case behind them. However this is in another level. They didn't focused on the crime. Instead rhey included much more events that made the scene more dramatic. I was overflowing with feels while watching this. Mixed emotions I say. The turn of events really shocked me, their strategies made me amazed like hell, and it awakens the curiosity living inside me. I'm at my point where in I won't last one second without knowing what will happen next. If I stop watching now, questions will be floating in my mind like who was that, why did it happen and all sort of stuff. In this whole series, there's only one rule. EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED! As for the acting, I'm soooo in heaven to see all my boys together in one series. In addition, the cameo appearance of more of my favorite actors like Fluke and Toptap also JJ. It makes me smile to see them all in one series. This is really highly recommended! Good job to the director you deserve an award for this superb work! The plot is a game for genius and the creator (director) himself is a damn genius!

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La corruption est parfois bien plus profonde qu’il n’y parait…

Alors, pour commencer cet avis, je dirai que je me suis lancée dans cette histoire avant « The Gifted » car d’après les commentaires, ceux-ci sont de la même veine. De plus, les critiques de « Blacklist » étant moins bonnes, je me suis dit qu’il était normal de commencer par le moins apprécié des deux. (Cherchez pas, ma logique est parfois étrange :D)

Speech du drama en quelques lignes : Blacklist est le nom d’un groupe d’étudiants qui tentent de résoudre les différents mystères qui touchent leur école… Entre drogue, violence, disparition & manipulation, on peut dire que cette bande de bras cassés a de quoi faire !

Sujets clés de ce drama :
• Corruption : Il est clair qu’il s’agit du sujet principal de ce drama. (Toutes les autres thématiques partant de celle-ci.)
o Agression : Viol, violence physique & morale (Je pense que ce point n’a pas besoin d’être développé & se suffit à lui-même ^^’)
o Manipulation de l’autorité : Le professeur central de l’histoire ne peut pas être considéré comme tout « blanc ». Son comportement est plus que discutable quand on sait qu’il mène ses étudiants vers des dangers dont il a bien conscience… (Puisqu’il tente de dévoiler l’organisme « les mains de Dieu » & le premier antagoniste depuis plusieurs années x])
o …

Ce que j’ai détesté dans ce drama :
• Ce besoin viscéral de mettre des histoires d’amour… En réalité, elles n’apportent absolument rien. Je n’ai, pour ma part, pas su m’attacher aux différentes héroïnes tellement je ne voyais pas leurs utilités… ☹
• Il n'y a pas de profondeur dans la psychologie des différents personnages… Bien qu’il y ait au moins un épisode « consacré » à chacun des 6 membres de Blacklist, il est difficile de se faire une opinion sur eux… (Tellement les informations sont vagues & parsemées de façon assez peu logique.)

Questions restées sans réponses :
• Qui a repris la direction ?
• Pourquoi garder le groupe si les deux « antagonistes » sont hors-jeux ?
• Comment la sœur de Traffic a-t-elle pu être désintoxiqué si rapidement ? (Elle était quand même bien LOIN !)
• …

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Main polisi maling disekolah?

Sorry to say, Blacklist sangat jauh kualitasnya dibanding series pendahulunya, The Gifted.

Gue juga pernah mengagung-agungkan Blacklist saat tayang tapi tenyata jauh dari apa yang gua harapkan. Gua memang ga pernah bereskpetasi banyak. Tapi eksekusi, script, dan plot yang suprisingly meh ngebuat penilaian gue sangat turun drastis. Karakter yang ga 'klik', romance yang cringe, gue cuma bisa ngelus dada.

Ngomongin plot... apa itu plot? Traffic yang tujuannya mencari kakaknya kok tiba tiba berubah haluan dan apa? Dan tiba tiba kakaknya muncul entah dari mana? Wow, bagus sekali.

Menurut gue sih Blacklist akan jauh lebih bagus kalo si kepsek Karin sama anggota tangan dewa itu gaada. Justru konfliknya baru mulai dan seru pas episode 11 dimana itu 2 episode terakhir? Yang bener aja?

Jadi apakah Blacklist worth to watch? Gua bilang, engga. Selera orang emang beda-beda sih. Tapi gua lebih rekomen nonton Genius Game nya aja. Itu lebih seru.

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DONT COMPARE THIS SHOW WITH THE GIFTED

Caution: dont compare with the gifted series just watch for the cast.

Story line was simple yet mainly focus on the issues going on in the school, there is no supernatural or magical power has in gifted but simple students solving the issue that all.

all 6 couples were cuteee.. mainly i like nanon-prim (traffic-melon) actually what made them cute was how tiny she was infornt of nanon and how protective it would feel to be next him i wish i had a boyfriend like him, ohm-prig(highlight-orange), chimon-love(andrew-phukk), drake-ploy(title-cupcake), first-view(jim-carrot), frank-piploy(bluntad-laila)..

Also these boys has more chemistry with females then males hope they do more dramas with female leads.

cant tell its boring because it did keep me at the seat edge for knowing what happens next and who is who. from this prespective i cant tell this show is watchable

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A one of a kind thriller

Many people may have compared this series to "The Gifted" which I feel may have led some to feel disappointed in this series but this series is amazing on its own accord.

There is a lot of mysteries as well as plot twists that keep the series very captivating till the point that I watched the last few episodes until the wee hours of the morning just to finish it as it was just so interesting. I agree that the show could have touched more on the sexual assault aspects in the show but as the main focus of this series was to solve the bigger mystery in the school, I hope that would address this in perhaps a season 2 (if it ever happens).

The actors did an amazing job in portraying the characters and the storyline allowed them to showcase their talents. I do feel that they probably did not have to bring in so many couple-pairings but it did bring about a new layer to the story. Overall a very interesting story with a good plotline and plot twists, loved it! (Probably would not rewatch it though as once the mystery is solved, there is not much to rewatch)

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School of psychopaths

I'm afraid I am too old for this show, if I had watched it as a teenager, I might have enjoyed it more.

The show can be divided into two parts - one before the viewers find out who God is, and the aftermath. The 1st part could keep up interest, but then it became quite boring. Plot twists could have been exciting in a balanced amount, but here there were too many, instead of making the story interesting they made it impossible to take it seriously.

Here are the bits I find worthy of criticism:
1./ In youth action series it's natural that teenagers are unrealistically tough and in the end they save the day instead of all the incapable adults. But from the teacher's perspective (Mr. Wanpadej) it's incredibly irresponsible to form a group like Blacklist, when he already knows how serious problems the school has, and how dangerous it is to dive into it, putting students lives at risk on this level is too unrealistic and it also made Mr. Wanpadej not loveable, I couldn't cheer for him the same way I do with a character who is relatable for me. The students themselves came to the conclusion that they'd been used, and Mr. Wanpadej doesn't deny it in the end, sooo....
2./ I didn't expect this much agression and blood, even among the students, many times unnecessarily. Blacklist was supposed to be the group of the good guys, but sometimes they themselves became bullies for the "greater good", that's not a good message. An average school with mostly normal kids and teachers and only some misfits would have been more credible, here the school was full of psycho type criminals, students and teachers alike.
3./ Ms Jinmanee - a twist that was too much, without basis and unrealistic again - a woman who is raped in her teen years becoming a sexual abuser towards girls who are just like she was? Really? In the end, it turns out that she abused Traffic's sister, kept her a sexual slave at her home, she attempted killing another student (Viking), then she almost did the same to Melon - and what's her destiny in the end? Wanpadej and the girl students go like "Oh, we all make mistakes, please, turn back to being the teacher we loved (even though now we know it was just a disguise), we love you..." - WTF? The woman is a perverted psychopath, not a single bit better than the maffia principal, she shouldn't have been allowed to just move away, she should have been locked up for life, maybe not in prison but a psych ward. (None of her victims turned to the police in the end? How???)
4./ We didn't see much of the kids home lives - how could they do all the Blacklist activity after school time? None of them had parents who treated them like the actual kids they're?
Etc., etc.

On the positive side, the actors are clearly talented, their romantic bits were sweet, and they played well with what they've got - it's not the first time I write this in a review, the more thai series I watch, the more time I have the impression that the actors could do much better if it weren't for all the immature/just plainly bad scripts. The basic ideas of the stories are usually good (that's why I start to watch the shows), but how they are built up in the end is not that pro. Dramaturgy expert teachers wanted!!! :P

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One of the best mystery Thai drama

Awesome ❤️❤️
I don't know why I ignored it ,but when I started to watch this drama I have to complete it in one day because I was very curious after every episode, "Traffic"( Nanon) join the school to find his missing sister but he find this school strange and knew that there is hideous things going on , and then teacher add him in blacklist where other members was there too
From episode to episode I was so curious that what's will happen and unexpected things,I really like "Jim bab(First) he is so funny,after every episode his story show which was so hilarious and he is a talkative one ,my favourite character here was "Andrew"(chimon ) he us so damm cute , handsome, sweet and sometimes funny 😍😍I love him ❤️he was so intelligent in "The gifted " but here don't expect he didn't solve the paper without cheat ,his expression was hilarious 😂😂 sometimes looks like dummy but his attitude and personality is on another level, "highlights"(Ohm) is understanding,he is so calm person and solve the conflict,he is intelligent,loved comics books of mystery,"title" is nice too ,he always hitting on girls and have strength,"bantad" is a gamer and hacker also and good in studies, everyone have their own story
there's not a single episode that I got bored and all others character was also well played ,but I just don't like one thing that in mystery drama there should be no romance(this is the reason I was avoiding it)I don't know why people like it , that's why I skip all the couple moment ,no offense,but everyone have their opinion,but all should watch this drama , you'll like it ,I hope Thai made more mystery drama like this

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U G H

My feelings for this show are all over the place, but ultimately I am SO disappointed. The story started off really intriguing, became very repetitive and meandering, and then ended with a fizzle. Ultimately, it felt like a waste of my time.

The story could have been good, especially with the reveals that there were more than just the God's Hands to deal with— but we spent so much time on the gang, that the other antagonists got so little time on screen and their plot lines felt rushed and really forced. It was really disappointing, too, because the other antagonists were much more interesting than the God's Hands, and I would have rathered see more of them. I was also very disappointed in the use of the predatory lesbian trope— it was gross and very much not needed in order to make [redacted] appear to be a villain. That definitely brought my rating down with just the last two episodes.

The really sad part is the fact that the cast was so amazing! Chimon, Nanon, First, Ohm, Drake... They were all so fantastic and wonderful to watch, and it was almost painful at times to see them in the midst of this crappy plot. Acting-wise, I really don't have any solid complaints, but even the best actors couldn't make this better. Especially because there were just too many main characters, so often characters like Bantad felt very shafted and undeveloped, even though they're billed to be as much of a lead as Traffic or Highlight. If they had limited Blacklist to four members, it might have felt stronger.

In regards to recommending this to someone— if you really like the cast and are desperate to see some of the actors, go for it. But otherwise, there are many far better dramas to try before you watch this one.

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Maybe I’m thinking about this too technically

This is my first review on MyDramaList so I’m sorry if this seems messy and has any errors. I also tried to split this into sections so it could be easier to read.

I was interested to watch this show because of Drake and Ohm. I am also a huge fan of thriller and mystery concepts so I thought “What could go wrong?”.Well, a lot apparently could go wrong.

Plot:
I think the plot of the characters trying to find who the ‘The God’s Hands’ are and how does this relates to Traffic’s sister is the most interesting thing about this show. The ending though was a monstrosity, to say the least. There were many plot holes and just as many unanswered questions. This show also relied on many plot twists that you could see coming as everyone was suspicious. Some of the plot twists were very weak at times that I even saw them coming before the characters realized. I even said out loud when Title ‘became’ a The God’s Hands member, “If anybody in the Blacklist was working on the inside it would be Andrew” and I was right.

The decisions the main characters made were laughable at times and were quite not logical which made it feel like it was dragging at times. Around episode nine is when the episodes started to really drag. I just wanted it to be over with it at that point and I wanted to move on.

Characters:
I have very mixed emotions about the six main characters (Traffic, Highlight, Andrew, Title, Jim Bae, and Bantad). While looking back at them in general, I didn’t mind them, but I don’t like them when I look at them closer. The characters had basic personalities and weren’t given much characterization beyond that. They also had very weak motivations (besides Traffic) of why they wanted to join ‘Blacklist’.

They tried to characterize the characters more through their romances with the veggie gang/other female characters. Which felt like a cheap cop-out and didn’t work as some of the romances were unbelievable. The romances between the characters also seemed very forced and rushed. There were times where I was cringing out of disgust at some of the lines they would say when it was supposed to be romantic. The love triangle of Highlight, Orange, and Title was quite interesting though but was also underdeveloped. The love triangle could’ve been developed more and would’ve been great at developing tension between some of the members of Blacklist.

I don’t mind the veggie gang or some of the other female characters but they could’ve been used more wisely in the plot of this show. They seemed like they were only there to give off hints to move the plot forward and also to give the main characters a love interest. I wished they had joined the ‘blacklist’ after a while and help the main six find who is a part of ‘The God’s Hands’.I also wished they were given personalities besides kinda being randomly snarky but still playing up to the damsel in distress. The only female characters that had some personalities were Orange and Laila. That is only because we saw more of them compared to the other female characters.

Comparing to ‘The Gifted’:
I was thinking about not even comparing it to ‘The Gifted’ as their differences to me have more weight than their similarities. I made a Venn diagram to figure out my thoughts on their similarities and through that, I’ve found that they have three similarities. They are both a group of high school students, they are both trying to expose the school they attend, and they have a similar cast.

I don’t have a review of ‘The Gifted’ but I am going to be comparing based only on season one of ‘The Gifted’ as I haven’t seen the second season. One thing I liked but also disliked about ‘The Gifted’ was the episodes that centered around one member of ‘The Gifted’.I liked it because the characters were very characterized but I disliked it because when it leads me to the central plot I didn’t care as it had spent so long on the characters. ‘Blacklist’ is the complete opposite as it focused on the plot which leads the characters to be less than desirable. ‘The Gifted’ is character-based and ‘Blacklist’ is more plot-based which is just based on this it’s hard to compare.

I would have to get more technical about cinematography, lighting, loose strings in the show, etc. Which including the technical aspects of the show then ‘The Gifted’ is better than ‘Blacklist’.

Would I recommend and would I re-watch it?
I wouldn’t really recommend it unless you want to watch it and a word of advice is don’t watch this right after ‘The Gifted’. Maybe wait a month or two to watch so it can be properly processed. I also wouldn’t personally go out of my way to watch this again even if was with someone. I would just be like, “You’re on your own for this one”.

General ending thoughts:
Honestly, this is not the worst thing I have watched in general and I don’t even think it’s the worst thing from GMMTV. This definitely one of those dramas that’s a hit and miss between its viewers.

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Its better than what I first expected

I don't know why but this series just turns out to be better than I expected. I planned to watch this series a long time ago but have not much interest till I just started watching it and it turns out to be that I like it. This series is quite similar to The Gifted but in The Gifted, the characters have potential to do things but in this series they have ability to do things. And I like that Nanon is the leader again and following is Chimon where both of them dislike each other at first but turns to be close friend at the end. It's a series where you have to watch every single episode to know every progress and it was really fun to watch every changes each ep. Couples are not that bad they look good together. Don't know why many people don't like it but this is another mystery series that I like.

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