Causa da Morte (2020)

Setting a new standard for Thai BLs

This show was amazing from start to finish to me. I loved the crazy storyline and the fact that the gay aspect of it wasn't such a big portion of what it was about; Just two guys trying to solve the mystery of their mutual friends's death all while getting close intimately. The plottwists will have you questioning everyone and it's just that thrilling. The side characters captivated me as much as the main and I was invested in everyone.

Acting: If you're not new to most of these actors then you know of their talent and chemistry. You can tell they put their heart and soul into their roles and it definitely paid off.

Production: Hats off to the cast and crew who bought us this series.

Music: Love the suspenseful music for the intro, it got me excited to start the new episode.

Rewatch Value: 100.

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MY Manner of Death? Boredom

I know the year is still young, but this is the most disappointing drama of the year for me so far. I had really anticipated this for months. I love the chemistry of Max and Tul, admittedly mainly in the “Together with Me” series. Well, they DID have some good chemistry in this drama.

At any rate I do not think that their acting was suited for this genre. Especially Tul’s. He was not believable age wise as of a medical examiner, and as far as his acting went he was not believable for playing that character. I think Max fit the characters personality fairly well. I am sure that producers thought that since they had such good chemistry in other dramas that they would really fit well in this drama together. I just don’t think it was the right story for them, or maybe the right genre.

As for the story itself, it had some good twists. I don’t want to give any spoilers, but there were a few surprising moments in the last few episodes. I think this would’ve been better as a straight up suspense mystery, without any romance added to it. Overall the acting wasn’t too bad, the music was pretty forgettable. I like the idea behind the story of the medical examiner, just wish they had different stories throughout instead of one main mystery.

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Terrible crime story

If you are watching this for the BL part only, it's going to be really boring for you. I didn't like the criminal part of this at all. I'm sorry Thailand - you need to learn how to do this kind of shows because there were so many preposterous mistakes. How can a journalist get to the crime scene sooner than a doctor? How can he be allowed to take pictures and not delete them after if nothing else? Watching it i was shaking my head in disbelief.
Stupid mistakes like this made me skip so many parts in the show. It felt so unprofessional and unbelievable.

The romantic part of this drama however is beautiful. The pair has good chemistry, they are lovers, enemies, friends and strangers at the same time. There is no "be my wifey" part or overly emphasized "I'm gay" part - which I appreciated. The characters just fall in love and thats it (as it should be). Also - we finally get to see grown men! Not more engineering students! :D

The story had a very big potential but the execution was very poor. Thailand needs to learn how to pull up a different genre and make it look believable. (Look up Taiwans HIStory 3: Trapped - that's how you make a good crime oriented BL love story!)

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L'acteur qui tire son épingle du jeu n'est pas celui qu'on pense ...

Evidemment, comme beaucoup, j’attendais le duo MaxTul.
Evidemment.
Mais, pas que.
Le résumé était alléchant et pour une fois, on avait affaire à des adultes, nom de Zeus. Car bon, ras-la-couette des ingénieurs, des lunes et des étoiles de tous crins, voire des shorts bleu de France, hideux et des appareils dentaires haut et bas. (toujours eu peur qu’en cas d’orage, il y ait des électrocutions en masse).
Donc, nous avons une histoire prometteuse et ma foi, rondement menée ; on passera avec bienveillance sur les quelques couacs du scénario, où j’ai eu envie de secouer tout ce beau monde, tellement leurs actions me semblaient énormes (par exemple, tourner le dos à un type qui vient de t’attaquer et que tu as mis temporairement KO, par exemple, tout le monde comprendra que, non, faut pas le faire… sauf Tan)
Le médecin légiste qui sait TOUT faire, amusant aussi (ou alors en Thaïlande, ils ont un cursus spécial ?)
Et puis, une réflexion en passant : mais où sont les parents de tous ces gamins (Nam, par exemple)? On n’en voit pas un seul tout au long des épisodes, à croire qu’ils sont tous émancipés.
Sinon, vraiment, le suspense était bien présent et les acteurs tenaient leur place, à des degrés variés.
Les deux acteurs principaux n’ont pas réalisé une performance de folie, mais ils étaient crédibles.
Et puis tellement choupinous.
Concernant l’alchimie, je suis assez d’accord avec Fan2Dramas : j’ai vu mieux. Le truc c’est qu’il s’agit de Max et Tul et que tant de fans sont persuadés qu’ils sont un vrai couple que forcément, « what a chemestry ».
Bah non ; déjà, ils ne sont pas un vrai couple (désolée de casser l’ambiance, vraiment) et puis ma foi, au-delà de l’alchimie je vois plutôt une très bonne entente entre deux potes qui se connaissent très bien et qui se font confiance.
Et ça, c’est déjà énorme.
En revanche, la déclaration d'amour de Tan à Bun, à la fin, est magnifique. J'en aurais voulu une aussi belle.
Mention spéciale pour Sorawit et That, qui ont éclairé ce drama, que j’ai savouré, après une traversée du désert. Je le reverrai avec plaisir.
Pour en revenir au titre de ma critique, l’acteur qui en a jeté, à mes yeux, est celui qui interprète l’inspecteur M.
Quel talent !!! lol
C’est un comble, le personnage secondaire a largement pris le pas sur les deux main leads.
Je ne reviendrai pas sur ce port d’uniforme impeccable et sur ce visage parfait . Je veux bien avoir de l’alchimie avec lui, moi.
La femme est faible, c’est bien connu.

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GO WATCH THIS SERIES RIGHT NOW! YOU WON'T REGRET IT!

I really don't know how to explain how I feel.
I already watched it two times and I want to watch it again and again. It's like a story that never ends for me.
it is a mix of romance and crime, but there is absolutely no lack of that pinch of comedy necessary to make everything lighter.
Max (Tan) and Tul (Bun) proved to be the perfect actors for this series, managing to enact the chemistry that binds them in real life and the one that binds them in front of the cameras.
They also proved to have great mastery of their acting skills, allowing their harmony to bring lightness even in the most raw and violent scenes.
Saying this I just want to encourage everyone to watch this masterpiece.
Thanks for the attention.
L.S.

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Everything you could ask for in a mature, crime-themed BL

Max and Tul are back and they have more than delivered. I want to describe this series as a BL romance dressed in noir, but that would be overly reductive. In fact, an important point to note is that the series still holds its own even if Tan and Bun weren’t romantically involved – I’m glad they were, though, because their palpable sexual chemistry just made it all the better.

The series starts off with a murdered girl. A whodunnit premise drives the narrative, but this soon evolves to something far more complex.

As the story unfolds, it becomes clear that the characters inhabit a sinister reality where nobody can be trusted fully. Sometimes, they are also forced to straddle legally and ethically grey boundaries. All these factors, plus cliff-hangers and twists, provide for surprisingly propulsive episodes that keep you wanting more.

Read my full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2021/11/29/manner-of-death-2020%ef%bf%bc/

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Primeiro devo dizer que a classificação é para + 18, por conter assassinato, estupro, trafico e trafico humano.

Gostei do estilo mais adulto e criminal, com muitos mistérios, segredos e cenas eletrizantes. Mostrando a feiura humana e sua insaciável busca de poder a qualquer meio. Toda parte da autópsia e das cenas de crime são bem trabalhadas, mas às vezes pecava em detalhes, nada que estragasse o clima.

O romance acontece em segundo plano e de forma gradual, talvez por a cronologia não ser tão rápida e nem aqui escapa do clichê ter se encontrado uma vez na juventude e morar juntos, mesmo assim não destoando do estilo.
No começo fiquei muito curiosa sobre quem era o assassino, mas com o tempo o envolvimento do doutor Bun e Tun e até mesmo a corrupção nas várias esferas, principalmente policia, me fez desfocar. Isso para mim é algo raro, mas não significa que se perdeu, ao contrário, só acrescentou. Geralmente não curto romance em investigativos, mas aqui ficou perfeito. Max e Tul tem uma boa química, isso é inegável.

A revelação final seria uma grande surpresa se não fosse por uma página colocar spoiler sem aviso e infelizmente acabei vendo, porém segui até o fim para entender a “causa da morte”, claro que sem este spoiler teria aproveitado melhor, mas mesmo assim foi redondo até o fim. O tempo todo me perguntava como fechariam o final, mas foi concluído com maestria.

Aliás este final, quase mata Bun do coração, eu amei, foi realista e também doce. Foi bom ter um BL com uma temática diferente, espero que haja mais ainda no futuro e com certeza espero um dia consegui ler o livro.

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Another MaxTul banger (all puns intended lolol)

Before I go on about the drama itself I'd just like to say that I don't really consider Manner of Death a BL....sure, it does have a BL couple in it, but their relationship isn't the focus of the show. I understand the appeal of categorizing it as a BL because of the cast and, maybe, because of Thailand's censorship. But oh well...I digress.

MaxTul gave us an great drama, once again! The show begins with the story of a new doctor, Dr. Bun (Tul), moving into this small town. He was clearly tired of the big city and wanted to go back to his childhood town. Upon arriving there he meets up with high school friends and that's when things take a turn for the worse.

One night out the Doc kisses a complete stranger - I'd like to say it was def love at first sight hehe - Tan (Max). They soon meet again in a bday party filled with the most important and powerful people in town. Dr Bun realizes the men he kissed is somehow involved with his childhood bestie after seeing them "together". GASP!

At that same night Dr. Bun's best friend, Jane, dies and the Doc decides to do everything in his power to solve her case after realizing something fishy is going on. The police are shady (surprising, no? lololol) and so is a lot of the people in power in town. That's where the drama plot begins....everything goes downhill after that party and a few other people die.

Dr Bun and Tan get together to solve the string of crimes/murders and start to get more involved with each other and with the whole mess. And there's a LOT OF IT! Drugs, sexual assault, human trafficking, murder, betrayal, and much more!

MaxTul definitely have a lot of weight when it comes to acting....they really stand out from the rest of the cast. Well, actually Inspector M (Great) is also great, loved his character. If you like murder-mysteries with a touch of gay, this is the show for you. I liked it.

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A good story

This drama is very good. I binge watched it in one night (yeah I got addicted… again… oops).
Max and Tul are my favorite ones. I love how they can let you feel their compatibility (always and in every drama they make, love them) through the screen.
If you are in search of: thriller, romance, crime, adventure and a well made story, this drama is definitely for you.

The direction was very good, both the main characters where well delivered (Max did a beautiful job with his character in my opinion) and well written.

Even if the romance is not really the main part, it’s strong and I assure you that it’s nicely managed: it’s realistic and spicy and cute and thrilling and I loved it.

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I was trying to finish this series earlier, but unfortunately too many others shows that attracted me more than this one.

I didn’t say that this series was bad, it just when. it came to the end I felt this series less interesting than before.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea and the story itself, it just another aspects of this series didn’t match my criteria. I always believe that Tul’s performance could be better.

But overall, I kinda miss the chemistry between those two. And you know what? I hope I would see more of Tat and Sorawit. Please Thindertv, make their own series 😭😭😭

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Obsessed!

I feel like it's important to reference the show is in heavy needs of trigger warnings for things like sexual violence, murder, miscarriage, abortion, and basically any terrible thing that has happened and can happen to young women in bad situations. I don't think the show necessarily suffers because of these inclusions, but since this show is highly recommended on a lot of different channels, it seems important to reference these trigger warnings somewhere since they're usually not included.

I love this. Max and Tul have, once again, phenomenal chemistry together. This is the second drama of theirs I've seen, and I'm definitely interested in following more from them. They have a natural charisma together that works really well and sells their relationship and comfort with each other.

The actual plot is also fairly interesting, focusing on a mysterious set of murders and death and a medical examiner. The first few episodes lean hard into some educational elements surrounding true crime, a thing that the show later mostly discards. The secondary couple is also very cute together.

Generally, if you can handle crime dramas and the massive trigger warnings, I would recommend seeking out this drama.

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