Teoria do Amor (2019)

Starts stressful, ends good

Damn, I LOVE how they made a poster for each episode and did it like a parallel to other romance movies, but still kept it iconic to the characters, instead of just copying the entire poster/scene. This is so frickin creative, damn. ❗️✨

Now for the story: I hated Khai in the beginning and really hoped they wouldn’t get together. Ignore the fact that Third loves him; Khai & Third were apparently best friends, but Khai treated him like a piece of shia. Can you even call that friendship? And then when Khai knew about Third’s feelings and played with his emotions like that... I just wanted to slap him. And the slaps of his previous girlfriends are not even enough for that.

But OffGun are amazing actors, especially Off, who made me like Khai in the end. If I were Third, I probably wouldn’t have forgiven Khai, but I did appreciate his efforts...

The fact that Gun cried in every episode tho felt a bit unnecessary at some point. I get that Gun won the awards of crying, but still, too much is too much.

I came for OffGun, but ended up shipping another gay couple, haha. I’m sad they didn’t get a kiss; I’d actually watch a series with them again.

Overall, the first 6 episodes stressed me out so much, that if I ever re-watch the series, I’ll skip these.

And please give a huge applause to Two (& Bone) for being the best friends anyone can only wish for: 👏

-25.11.21

Leia Mais

Its not for the people who can't see toxic relationships. It screams toxic right from the start

Okay, um this might not be very great but this is the first review I'm writing, and for a reason.

Theory of Love, I had high expectations and this one disappointed me everywhere. The story? I personally hated it. I mean when I read the plot, I thought oh maybe this will be a good one but I personally feel that the story could have been written much, much better. Honestly, if I could I would give the story a 0 out of 10 but apparently, that doesn't work so I gave it the least i could.

The acting was fine, Gun's (Third) acting was great, I could feel the emotions and I felt like crying. His crying-in-the-shower scenes were one of the most iconic things for me. However, even his acting skills were not enough for me to continue watching this.

What I saw in this drama were a toxic relationship and a toxic friendship. Let's start with the friendships because that's where the story starts from. The one thing that really stood out was how Third and Khai would make plans and then Khai would always find an excuse (ahem, girls) to cancel and bail on Third. It was purely toxic. Do you see it? That's not how a friendship is supposed to be. If you make plans, you rarely cancel, not rarely go through with it.

Now, I know, Thai BL's most of them are very toxic, but I think this was the most toxicity I saw in one place together, it took the cake. Apart from the friendship, in the last episode, when Khai was trying to win Third over, his public "proposal" was not cool. To me, it felt like forcing Third into accepting him. Of course, he could have rejected him but I'm sorry, that was very much a big no. Especially when Third rejected Khai multiple times in the same episode.

Also, Third said Khai did not know how to love. I agree with that. So Khai decided to know about love by watching films. And that... was again a big no. See, love is not something you'll learn about from watching movies. Of course, you'll see various types of forms of expressions and what people in love do, and how you get to that point. BUT you don't learn how to love, what exactly love is. Because you feel it and understand it. Or at least that is what I believe. But here that's exactly what they showed, learning how to love from movies. It was another thing screaming a no for me.

All I can say is that after seeing the big no's coming at me, I did not like watching this. I forced myself to watch this, I read a comment while I was watching this and it said something like this, "I'm rewatching this and I still don't understand why Third fell in love with Khai" and I agree, I couldn't either. I did not see any redemption points or any good qualities which would make him love Khai.

I started this drama in September and binged the first 11 episodes. But I could not continue after that. I was done with theory of love by the 11th episode and I didn't watch after that until almost 3 months later, in December. I actually breezed through the 12th episode because it was not something I could watch, I only watched it because I didn't want to put it on the dropped list after watching 11 episodes.

I'm sure many people liked it but for someone like me who hates seeing toxic relationships, this was just some bad writing. I'm skipping on a lot of details because honestly I don't remember much and I don't want to. Of course, the friendship between the others wasn't toxic (or at least I think so at the time of writing this) but it's still very low on the list for me. It wasn't what I expected and I'm clearly not a fan. I wouldn't recommend watching this for the story. If you're feeling sad and you want to feel worse then maybe yeah, watch it. Gun's acting will make you feel sad right from the first episode. There was nothing else that made me stick, and I did run away from this until I saw it in my currently watching list.

But personally, I don't see why it got such high ratings and the "best BL of all times" or just "best BL" title. No, it's not the best bl. there are better ones out there, even I know this and I'm just a newbie in this world of BL's. If you want really to watch a bl that feels worth it then you could try out Bad Buddy or maybe Don't Say No (not the best but definitely a much better one out there) or Love in the Air (Sky and Prapai's part). KinnPorsche was also toxic but I could stand watching it.

Leia Mais

Overhated

Honestly, for being a thai bl from 2019 from gmmtv, it was wayy better than I expected.

Pretty much all of the characters were well written and the actors acted their roles exceptionally well, especially Off and Gun. The storyline progression and the conflict actually made sense unlike some of the bls I've watched. I actually think this is written better than some of the recent gmmtv bls.

The first half of the series is kinda painful to watch but it's so worth it because of Khai's redemption arc in the second half of the series. The storyline and the directing are really good if we compare it to some of the other bls from that time like 2gether and tharntype. And its actually funny most of the times. Though the funniest part of this series has to be from Two's speech in ep12 where he said that he was from Thailand AND EVERYONE CLAPPED!? That was the most unintentionaly funny scene I've ever seen. I know my sence of humor is broken.

I feel like people didn't give this a fair chance because of all the crying that Third did in the first 5-6eps because of Khai. I suggest if anyone's gonna watch this series, watch it with an open mind. Yes, their friendship was toxic and Khai himself was very toxic but he changed. And its not a case of 'Third's love magically fixed him' but more of a his love for third and his respect for him made him want to be a better person and genuinely change his ways and behavior to become a better version of himself. But of course no one can change completely overnight and neither did Khai so it did lead to a few problems later on. But he learned to deal with it properly especially in the special ep. And that is why their relationship is so beautiful and real.

I do firmly believe that this series deserves a higher rating than 7.9. It's not the best but it is definitely one of the best of it's kind. This side characters were also nice (except a few things here and there but i mostly didn't pay much attention to their storyline so idc). Overall, you're definitely gonna love this if you're a romcom fan cause this really makes you feel all kinds of emotions in the course of 12 ep (+special ep).

Leia Mais

SOMEBODY CALL 911

Watching Off-Gun in Not Me has led me watched this drama because their chemistry is one of my favorites. But I hate to say this, their roles here are disaster. Also, the plots from episode 1-10 are a total mess.

How can the first half of the entire series revolve around Third's love blindness? I saw myself annoyed and frustrated on his character. Yes, I know that "Love HURTS" but know your worth, bro. Should I get frustrated also on Khai's a**hole character? I have enough on the main characters.

Cooling myself down, I admire Two's character the most. He is a supportive friend that I want to have in my life. Luckily, he learns from Un's advice. Why can't Third learn it too? Oh, I guess this is what the writer/s intended to show; a love starting from friends to lovers (Third-Khai), a new-found love (Two), and a love that accepts another's love (Bone).

Episodes 11-12 are the best episodes in this series. Although I hate how disastrous and toxic the main character's situations in episodes 1-10 is, but I felt too much happiness and love on how things cleared up and ended.

This is Thai drama so expect a high rating in acting/cast. The only flaw is the parent of Khai. Like wtf???? Don't you have an inch of care from your son???

Music is decent. No negative thoughts regarding this.

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Not a must-watch but my time isn't wasted while watching this decent series.

Leia Mais

si la vas a ver solo por off y gun obviamente esta buenaaaa pero tampoco digamos que es una joya porque si,la trama es muy buena pero tampoco es algo que no hallamos visto antes y el episodio especial sieto que fue un poco inecesario porque dura una hora y no pasa nada nada interesante pero entiendo que lo hicieron por l@s fans de off y gun pero en general le doy un 8 tanks for reading, te quierooo .........................

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Oh I know
That I am not the main in your show
No matter how much that I have tried
I could never change your mind

Im aware
That I could never even compare
With someone that you have in your heart
Just a friend who care from a far
In the dark

Coz I cant replace the space you save for some one
Cant replace the place that I wasn’t given

But can I pretend to fake that part
The light in the dark when you couldnt see
I’ll write up the star the night you lonely
I can be right there
And shortly I’ll disappear
Tell me I always here
Just to love you

Hope you know
When everything is falling apart
And everyone has left you behind
Im still here with you by your side
All the time

Coz I cant replace the space you save for some one
Cant replace the place that I wasn’t given

But can I pretend to fake that part
The light in the dark when you couldnt see
I’ll write up the star the night you lonely
I can be right there
And shortly I’ll disappear
Tell me I always here
Just to love you
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Leia Mais

an overall good show

I decided to write a review after forcing to watch myself for a second time. I kind of run through all the epsidoes becuz i wanted to know if they managed to keep the quality till the end and they do. So i will rewatch the entire thing to appreciate more but i can write a preview with my current knowledge.

The cinematography
It is good actually. The shots are actually well done and i can see they put a lot of effort in this one.

Acting
gun acting is really good and i can see he can pull off into mood for the drama. I prefer more experience actors pls @/gmmtv

The plot
The very first gmmtv show that makes me want to read the original novel. I have tried a couple gmmtv shows and a lot of them felt like superficial shows with comedic purposes and characters not acting according to their age. I am not saying the characters here are perfect but they do make it work and they act like university students and i appreciate the film reference part, can say that the author referenced the movies for the couples in this. AND I LOVE IT.
cons
The very classical "got hurt and the other one takes care" genre is kind of old but i guess i can let it slide since there are worse genres in bl cinema aka "fangirls running around the gay couple".

The ost
Is nice but i need to rewatch it to fully appreciate it

Leia Mais

Why Does Everyone Become Gay?

First off, I can see why Theory of Love gets hate. It's unrealistic. All these straight people turning gay. I cannot! First Khai and then, Two. What?! Anyways, I finally get to see the highly raved OffGun pairing in action. They do have good chemistry though I felt that their chemistry isn't anything special. KristSingto & BrightWin had more in my opinion. Anyways, the series started off really strong but quickly runs out of steam and becomes aimless. There's only so much you can do with a protagonists who longs for his straight best friend who does not reciprocate his feelings. So, he cries so much. Like literally. Every episode, Third mopes and cries because of Khai, whether that be Khai having a girlfriend or talking to a girl, etc. How can someone cry this much? It's gets kinda annoying to be honest, especially when set to cheesy, sad pop music. But when Third pulls away and doesn't hang out with Khai anymore, Khai, the straight best friend realizes that he has feelings for his gay best friend and makes an effort to win him back. This is when the story starts to get interesting again and you get invested though the interest kinda fizzles out towards the end. The story is pretty predictable and unrealistic. Yes, it is fiction, but this show seems to aim for realism, unlike say like 2gether that is intentionally over-the-top. It's kinda risky making actual gay people believe that their straight friends will fall for them. I hope that no one will actually believe this. This seems to be the reason why some people don't like this show; because it's unrealistic. There's also some questionable plot points and character actions that don't make sense.

The performances were good. Gun gave probably the best performance in the series though I felt that he was over-acting at times. And The fact that the characters are film students is pretty cool as I've always wanted to go to film school and become a film director. It's cool seeing the BTS of making a film from a student perspective.

Leia Mais

I have a lot of issues with this drama... Although the premise is good, the fact remains that Khai is really the most arrogant seme I have ever encountered in a BL drama. He was a jerk to Third and he did a lot of things that were not just mean but also hurtful. It actually pained me to see Third loving at the same time getting hurt by Khai multiple times in the show. This is actually another example of a toxic relationship. Although Khai was an arrogant jerk in the beginning, he did had a character development in the end and changed his ways.. but the scene where he realized his feelings for Third was really lacking for me. It felt too rushed and like it had no chemistry or it was a bit dry. It was like the relationship was pushed or forced so that they could end up together (the straight/player/arrogant seme guy falls for the gay guy trope) is basically what I'm seeing here.

In the end though, the two of them end up together so it's a postive note for some of the viewers. I'm not going to discourage people to watch this but if you're into this trope, you can watch it. I just find the character of Khai to be disappointing and it would have been better if the show addressed LGBT issues better. Like in realistic situations, how would someone feel about liking the opposite gender or what struggles would they face in the community and how would they cope it or how would they solve it so that they can be accepted by people who ostracized them. It's difficult to find shows that addresses this well.

Anyway, What I can leave as a positive note though for this show is that the acting is good. I'm glad that the actors portrayed their characters well in the story.

Leia Mais

STORY:It was okay. I feel at the beginning it was really good but in the middle it got pretty boring for me and I even skipped some of it. At the end it picked up a bit but was still not as enjoyable as the beginning. Also, I feel that this show could not decide what it wanted to be. Sometimes it got super serious but then some times it just got fluffy.

ACTING: The acting in this show was actually pretty good. It was very enjoyable and I felt like the actors all had a great and very realistic connection. I still wonder how Gun was able to cry that much.

MUSIC: It was okay. It was not bad but it was not great. The OST was enjoyable but it was nothing amazing.

REWATCH VALUE: As I stated before it did get a bit boring at the middle point in the show, so I do not think it would be something I would rewatch.

Leia Mais

i have a feeling that the 12 episodes are insufficient to develop the whole story... you will sense that there are missing points and perspectives from the characters as it concluded.. sadly, there are boring parts, especially the pool party scene in Ep.10... I thought that it was poorly executed, you will feel the awkwardness of the actors to deliver their lines and acting. However, generally I love the actors and their portrayal, the typical Thai production and acting was depicted. I think the production became too cautious in presenting the involvements of Film production in the story. This is something should reflected in the series. Very limited parts that they used technical and theoretical ideas in film making, considering that the characters are film making students. It should have reflected figuratively and artistically in expressing their lines and even making sense of their acting. The concept of having the film making plot is mostly reflected in showing what they know about classic Hollywood films.

Leia Mais

My main problem with this series is that by the fourth episode I was more interested in the side couples. I was disappointed that we didn’t get more screen time with them. I also didn’t like that Khai and Bone were the only two that got true character development. It was frustrating to feel like I was watching the same scene over and over again as the story pacing was kind of weird.

That being said, I really like the actors. They did a very good job of projecting the characters feels and I never miss understood a character’s intentions. That coupled with the editing lead to some great plot twists in the side couples that had me jumping in excitement.

Overall, I like this series and would recommend it to a friend, but I probably wouldn’t rewatch it unless I was looking for a specific scene.

Leia Mais

In terms of originality this is one of the shows in the genre that are quite original. Is an usual friends to lovers slow burn story but it works. It works because both actors have chemistry. Still the story as it goes on gets a bit boring as slow burns stories get, that's why you need side characters with their own stories so it doesn't get boring and this had it. It just a shame that the second pairing didn't get the time they deserved, especially when their story and the actors chemistry was amazing. Hopefully in the future they work together or do a sequel with just their characters. The one downside of this show is how frustrating the characters get in more than one occasion, at times it becomes annoying. Still a really good show that is worth it to watch.

Leia Mais