KinnPorsche The Series (2022)

Game changer for the BL genre

This series... Where do I begin? It's so far the best BL series ever. It's nearly flawless in story telling, visuals, music and acting.

This series had a rough start. It changed cast, production houses and more before it started filming. This could have been a blessing in disguise, however, since there was now a much longer prep time. This was used by the actors to get acquainted with their characters and each other before actual filming. And it shows. The total immersion into the characters and the story is impressive. Paired with the utterly stunning visuals, both in the actors as in the lighting, camera work and sets, makes for a game changing BL series.

It's mature in all aspects. The love scenes are somewhat explicit, but visually so, so attractive. Even the BDSM scenes look beautiful. There's a deep understanding on how to display emotions with just visuals and it brings it to such a high level.

The casting is on point, the actors obviously have a deep respect for their characters and their own stories. I have watched a lot of bts footage (thank you BOC) which also makes that abundantly clear.

Was there anything I didn't like? Well, yes. For example, there are only 14 episodes. I could've watched a 140 like this. No, all kidding aside, Time/Tee needed so much more screentime. They were there, we know they must have a story to tell, but they never got the chance to tell it.

Some story lines are not fully cleared up, but that doesn't take away from the whole.

I'm not a re-watcher. Once seen, I review and leave it. This is one of few I will re-watch. This I will re-watch until blue in the face. In fact I'm starting right now and I won't stop until they release S2. Better get on it, BOC!

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It's not perfect but it's wildly entertaining

Weeks ago I was going to drop this at episode 4 because it wasn't what I wanted it to be. It was so silly at the beginning and I was looking forward to something more serious and gritty.

I kept reading all the comments and discussions about how people were loving it and I was like why? But before I dropped it I decided to give it one more chance. I stopped thinking about what I wanted this show to be and decided I'd take it as what it was...a romcom with a mafia backdrop. With that in mind, I watched 5 and thankfully it started clicking with me. I'm glad I didn't drop it because it's been a wild rollercoaster of a ride since.

Kinn and Porsche: A lot of people seemed to find them boring after a while, but I loved their chill, fluffy domesticity we don't get to see a lot of that. Plus their chemistry was always on point.

Vegas and Pete: I do think their whole thing was rushed, but I loved all the angst. Who doesn't love two tortured men in love? I just wish they'd given it more than a few episodes to flesh out and really breathe. I'll be on the look out for Bible's future works because he's so compelling as an actor.

Kim and Chay: I liked their cute/innocent thing. I do think there was a lot more they could have done with them, but I also think Barcode's age played a role in that. Like maybe they were holding back on a proper story because it could be uncomfortable? I don't know. I feel like Jeff and Barcode both were underutilized .

As for the production, There were some things in this show that weren't done well. Definitely some head scratching moments, some things that probably happened solely for the shock value, and some super weird product placements, but there were lots of things I think were done extremely well, the directing, some of the acting, and some really great scenes. I'm glad Beyond Cloud picked this up, because despite this show not being anywhere near perfect it was fun and entertaining and I personally saw a lot of potential for greatness from their future works.

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too much trauma

are people seeing what im seeing when watching this? I thought given the context of the characters yes maybe some things would be bad (because in the show they don't know any different) but its literally just hyper sexualising some really sweet men that could be so much more. I can't believe I even watched up to ep7 but after that ending, you can best believe I won't be going back there ever again. now ill point out the good bits- its pretty and it looks nice, the acting isn't too bad and Mile and Apo act quite well and honestly are just so sweet. however, the emotions keep changing like one minute its romantic/sexy and the next its serious, or when it goes from funny to just stupid and boring. I really liked Kinns brother because he was in TTTS and I really enjoyed his character, but here (not because of him but I feel like the fault of the director and character in general), he's awful and I can't take him seriously (I know its meant to be funny but its too silly and unbelievable). second of all - I feel like they use the face/body of the two main characters to make up for the series and it doesn't work.

now the thing that I'm most furious about: rape. I don't understand how people are seeing this show and thinking about how cute or sexy those scenes were- Porsche was drunk (twice) and DRUGGED literally till he couldn't even stand up straight, and yet Kinn did things to him. not once, not twice, but three times. and we're only at ep7. Kinn raped Porsche and they're still having a relationship. its so toxic and I think they could've still had that in the story line (because maybe that's what mafia men are like) but at least make it seem undesirable because its not okay, and people watching this seem to think that its cute for a guy to rape and sexually abuse someone who is drunk or drugged- absolutely not. and another thing - affection does not equal an apology, and neither does a little 'sorry' before you start to feel him up. the ending of ep6 sort of gave me hope as king really acted like he was sorry and wanted Porsche to have a better life- but to be in the same position and insult Porsche whilst he is literally being assaulted, was horrible, cruel and unnecessary. this review is quite a rant so im sorry about that. but I have to express my upset (I've literally cried so much because I don't understand how they can air a series that contains so many bad issues- without any disclosure). I could write so much but ill leve it there. if anyone reads this- please know that there are other series out there that are still sexy/romantic that don't show nearly the amount of toxicity, or at least if they do they show how bad it is instead of sexualising it. consent is a real thing that is part of everyday life- this show clearly has never heard of such a thing.

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Sem Palavras - A Melhor de TODA A INDÚSTRIA até agora

Eu sei que a série não acabou ainda, mas eu tinha que fazer essa resenha porque ela está próxima do fim e eu não estou pronta pros meus sábados serem tirados de mim.
Vamos começar:
• O uso da luz perfeito - A psicologia das cores aplicada perfeitamente em todas as cenas, principalmente nas cenas românticas e sensuais. Quando tínhamos raiva, brevemente podia se notar uma luz vermelha ao fundo, quando uma cena sensual os personagens estavam salpicados de roxo, quando estavam felizes eram banhados pelo sol. Não só psicologicamente mas na questão dramatúrgica, pra aumentar a tensão, a luz mínima do porão podia ser vista dando enfoque nos personagens principais. Sinceramente, o uso da luz foi um dos meus pontos favoritos.
• Cinematografia impecável - O vislumbre das cenas filmada nos altos dos prédios, da cidade e demais cenários, a qualidade das imagens, os ângulos certos para cada cena. Eles não economizaram nas produções nem um pouco nesse drama.
• Ação/Adrenalina - Eu AMO dramas de ação. Claro que gosto de romance, mas quando eles colocam uma boa dose de ação no meio sem só a parte melosa se torna um dos meus favoritos. Não tem um episódio que você não se vê extremamente chocado com alguma cena ou com o coração na mão se perguntando como aquilo vai terminar. As doses de luta, violência e tiro são impecáveis.
• Atuação - A intensidade e a dedicação dos atores nas cenas faz você sentir como se estivesse presente nela ou como se sentisse na pele o que eles estão sentindo. Na série os sentimentos são tão pesados e os atores demonstram isso com uma intensidade, com uma naturalidade. É como se eu não estivesse vendo um drama, e sim uma filmagem real.
• Roteiro/História - Eu adorei as mudanças da novel pro lakorn, achei elas realmente necessárias e BRILHANTES. O roteiro, a história te prende de uma maneira que em cada final de episódio te faz querer avançar o tempo pra que chegue logo outro sábado. São coisas acontecendo que você nem imaginava que poderiam acontecer. Em um momento você ama um personagem, no outro você odeia ele; em um segundo você esta chorando na sua cama, no outro você quer entrar na tela e esmurrar e matar outro personagem, tudo isso em metade de um episódio.
• Representatividade - OS PERSONAGE É TUDO BICHA KKKKK
É isso, eu amei demais, eu chorei, eu ri, passei uma raiva do senhor caralho e ainda vou passar já que já está no final. Tem muita coisa, MUITA coisa que provavelmente falta nessa resenha. Mas o que eu tenho pra falar é: KinnPorsche marcou demais, nunca vou me arrepender e vou rever umas 700 vezes.

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Kinnporsche, my favorite BL series and why

So, I don't even know where to start from. First of all, many can agree or disagree, just my personal opinion.

Now...
Kinnporsche is really my favorite BL ever. I love everything, from the beginning to the end.
I've read part of the novel, and I really like kind of more the series, but anyway...

Cinematography is really amazing. The visuals, colors, quality... WONDERFUL.

The plot is pretty cool, no more university stories etc... I mean, yes okay, there's Chay, but it isn't focused in his life there, so finally a break from the same plots.

The actors are incredible, even the rookie ones such as Mile, Bible, Chay...
They fit so well their characters, finally not ""cute"" boys that seem in their teenage years, but that are actually in their mid 20's, almost 30 many of them.
I really like their acting, especially Apo's. I love him. An incredible actor. Through his eyes, expressions, body, everything. He knows how to deliver the message he wants to.

About the music, I really like the OSTs, also because there are finally real singers singing them, and not "wannabe singers" that... yeah, I think you can understand me.

About the r*pe, torturing etc... I don't mind it. Why? Because I know it's a fictional story, NOT real. In real life I'd never agree to this, but it's something fictional, and I know how to distinguish reality from fiction.
Also, it's not Stockholm syndrome guys. I mean, a person with this syndrome, would never want to escape and would want to stay with his kidnapper, but that's not the case... Even in the novel, also in the series, Pete WANTS to escape even if he seems to be a bit attached to Vegas. So that's not the case. Pete needs Vegas, like Vegas needs Pete. It's not love yet, it's only a need. Love will begin in season 2 in my opinion, with VegasPete as main couple.
They are currently my favorite couple, just because.

It's kind of sad we didn't get much screen time for the other couple such as Time and Te, but it's fine.

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Sign me Up for the Mafia!

So far the very few action BL‘s that I have watched have been pretty tragic or even boring, just overall unsatisfying even if the acting was good, and far from riveting. So I went in with expectations hopeful, but overall realistic. The two leads are to plainly put it… Hot. The sexiness is probably the most charismatic, full of chemistry couple I have ever seen in BL since Tharntype. But they have officially beat that couple. If I were to compare this couple as far as being Starcrossed lovers, or a duo whose names will be synonymous with one another, would be my favorite book BL couple from “Addicted Heroin”.

You just know that after that first episode their chemistry is just gonna continue to be off this charts. They’re acting as well as physical chemistry just really gelled for me. I have unfortunately seen a lot of subpar acting in BL‘s. But this one was worth the wait. I’m not sure if it’s because they had longer to rehearse and spend time together, or if they would be good actors in any other series. But they really impressed me on this one. Even the side actors were pretty good.

I would say that youngest brother Kim was probably the weakest actor out of the brothers. You can tell that he was just there for eye candy. Also I thought that his plot really ended up not going anywhere. Throughout the whole series he seems to be trying to find dirt on his family, or the minor family, possibly even Porsche’s family. But the story ends up not going anywhere and leaves you wondering what the point of it was. I guess to give him air time? To make him relevant as a romantic side couple? Even younger brother Porchay had more relevance!

I also thought in the last two episodes I was all of a sudden in a Lakorn! It got a bit melodramatic and didn’t really seem to fit the whole rest of the action love story theme. Without giving any surprises away (though it wasn’t that much of a surprise), it seemed more like a “gotcha” moment that they wanted to try to surprise people with. I also felt like there was something not quite right with how they tried to end the surprise. It didn’t really seem to make sense and I still doubted what the characters were telling was the truth. I don’t know if that was to try to set up for a second season or not? But I feel like the season ended well and really a follow up would be pointless.

A minor sidenote is the music. I normally hate Thai music. And I’m sorry to offend anyone out there who is Thai, or who loves that music, but out of all the Lakorns I’ve watched and BL‘s I’ve lot watched I have never been a fan of the music. I think most of it ends up sounding the same and sounds pretty corny, to tell the truth. And I love pop music, especially K-pop! But there’s just something about Thai pop music, and in these dramas the music they use, that I just can’t stand. However, I really did like the intro and Outro song of the series. It was very different from what I’m used to hearing. It was actually quite catchy and I liked the rock element of it. Even the slower song that they ended up singing I thought it was very well done.

Overall I would have to say that this BL is in my top five, no I would say even top three, BL‘s ever. As far as including books and TV series I would say it’s in my top five for favorite couples. You’re not going to get much in the way of social issues or heavy emotional plot, but you’re going to get tons of chemistry and love which I think a lot of us are in it for.

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one for the history books

This show is definitely a rare gem. It was so good from beginning to end without a single boring scene. The show feels very rich and the production is immaculate. The acting is insane. All the actors gave it their all and portrayed their characters so well, especially Bible and Build. The OST's are soo good that I actually listen to them on Spotify everyday. The only con I have about it is the plot. They tried to include as much as possible from the book which left us with inconsistencies and many unnecessary scenes. Saturdays will not be the same without this show.

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Amazing in all aspects

The best BL I have ever watched, hands down. KinnPorsche has set the bar so high now that it will be difficult for other shows to be at least half as good. Compelling story, amazing acting, crazy twists, superb action scenes, sexy and hot intimate scenes, you name it. Kinn and Porsche are, naturally, amazing characters, but I also particularly liked very much Vegas' and Pete's arc - they really sell you on how complicated and tense and deeply suprising relationships can be. I was not a fan of the Kim-Porschay arc, it really didn't feel that relevant for the plot, but it is nice they had their chance to be together.

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This series is all gifts in my Xmas list!

A game changer,a whole new level to BL world.Words are just not enough to describe this series.
Cinematography,direction,ACTING!one word only:SUPERB!Cudos to everyone whos working hard to bring us this masterpiece.And although the genre might seem "light" to some, the series has the whole package and i find this a fine piece of art in every level.
I just love every single character!And as a last comment i really feel the need to compliment the young actor named Bible(who plays the char Vegas)If i didt know this is his first role i would say he is a veteran skilled actor who can deliver this large range of emotions so perfectly.
Just watch it!

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A mafia love story done right!

Kinnporchse has definitely moved the bar high. This drama success really comes to the time and effort for the whole cast. The long wait for this was so worth it. I am in awe at this show as I whole. I have never seen anything quite like it and I don’t think I will see something of the caliber again. From the acting to the casting to the cinematography everything was done right.

The only thing that I wish is that we had a few more episodes. They had a lot of ground to cover towards the end and I felt like if we had at least two more episodes it would have made this even better! But even with the amount of episodes we got I have to say they really did a good job. I would recommend this to anyone who wants something different from your typical bl story.

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THE BL TO BEAT THEM ALL!

KinnPorsche

Ever since the teaser trailer, we had high expectations for it. A mafia x bodyguard BL? Heck yeah! And despite it being delayed a lot, with changes not just in the cast, but the storyline itself, all of us waited desperately to watch it.
Ever since the release of 1st episode months ago, the series had us hooked. It beat all the previous BLs ever made. All of them. We laughed, cried, smiled, and got angry. It was a rollercoaster of emotions. The acting, it didn't feel like just acting. The connection between the actors, not just MileApo, but the entire cast, including the side characters, felt so... real, so deep, we knew what they were feeling with just their eyes.
Many parts of the storyline were a bit twisted, making us fear what might happen next. But the amazing direction made all those worries go away. They kept the original storyline, removed the toxicity, added fluff, and made it even more amazing.
The set, lighting, and costumes, were perfectly made and added even more to the action scenes.
Especially the soundtracks, and OSTs. I fell in love with Jeff's voice the moment I heard him sing 'Why Don't You and Stay'.
It's been one heck of a ride...
I think it's fair to say that it'll be hard to beat this.
To conclude, I would like to thank all the cast and crew for making such a brilliant series. You are all legends.
Thank you

From Moonlight,
a sincere BL fan,
Love from India ❤️

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