Never Let Me Go (2022)

Where Your Eyes Linger

Before watching this, you need to put your brain in off mode and suspend belief because the story is ridiculous and fraught with holes and inconsistencies. If you do this, you are going to have a blast! If you don't , you will be bored out of your mind.
Another piece of advice, if you really want to enjoy this series, DO NOT read any reviews: I was binge watching it and then when I reached episode 6, the suspense was terrible and I read a review which pointed out everything that was wrong with this and of course, it completely ruined my fun!!!!

Some people compare this to KinnPorsche but this is not a mafia story. It is more of a conflict between two ways to run a business: clean and not. This is another bodyguard bl and now I hope that Thai producers have realized now that these series are just unbelievably silly and unconvincing and maybe they'll stop making them! Koreans did the first and the best one! Let's leave it at that!

The main character Neung is an 18yr old heir to his assassinated father's business empire. His uncle wants to take the business over and since he cannot, he tries to kill everyone blocking his path. So Neung goes on the run with his teen bodyguard (well, I told you to suspend belief!). ,

Let me list some of them:
- a teen bodyguard, former full time fisherman and high school student
- an heir under a threat going to school where everyone can get him
- they run away with a couple of empty backpacks
- after initial honeymoon on the beach, they decide to withdraw some money and are promptly found
- Palm's mother abandoned him because living with his father was suffocating (what a loving mother!)
- she is a tattoo artist but has no visible tattoos
- ridiculous baddie, the uncle
- Neung's mother telling Palm to leave her son alone only to tell her son, three months later to go and look for his lover
- a teen donning on a power suit and taking the business over (I guess the knowledge comes with an expensive suit!)....

And so on, and so forth....

They should have given this series another title which is a constant reaction by every character: Noble Idiocy - at one point every one had to do a self sacrificing gesture toward a loved person (mother, father, lover...you name it, it is here!) and the first prize goes to the main couple! They keep professing undying love for each other, they will face everything together and five minutes later, one or the other just disappears!

On the upside, the production is visibly excellent, scenes are pretty and there are some beautiful beach shot as well as the city at night. The music is amazing. Apart from the two songs sung by the main actors, there is a string of english language songs which raise this production above the usual thai bl. Though at one point, as Neung is leaving there is a christmas carol( The first Noel, I think) playing, which is completely out of context: nobody once mentions Christmas! That was just so ridiculous (though maybe the music editor is not familiar with western christmas music and he just liked this piano piece? Go figure!)!

And then, there were those "lovely" inspirational quotes at the end of every episode! That felt so vacuous!

The actors did their best but I could feel no chemistry between them and the actor playing Palm oftentimes looked as if he wanted to be somewhere else! And of course, Perth was just perfect!

This is a love story, a story of a first crush, of a real love, of an unrequited love. This is a story of a fine line that needs to be trod between affection and duty. This is a story of a family, the love between its members and the hatred the envie provokes. This is a story of good and evil, right and wrong and how to stay on the right path when faced with challenges.

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The music that they have put and cinematography made this one one of the best BLs.

The music that they have put and cinematography made this one one of the best BLs. I loved everything about Palm character how soft and kindhearted. his love is so beautiful and his way of caring is so beautiful. I think if there is something missing would me more love scenes. I felt the tenderness between them but I needed more love between them. I have sad heart towards the series even though it has a happy ending. I don’t know if I am gonna rewatch it someday or not. bUt I have a broken and warmed place towards Palm. I think I fell in love and I feel that he deserves more and he really needed to love himself more.
pond Naravit his acting the best and I didn’t like the other octor’s acting as much as I did with pond. you can feel palm emotions through his reactions

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The 109th series I've watched is the best one

This is the first Series I review, after 108 watched. I just wanted to say this Series is Amazing and everyone should definitely watch it. It's full of plot Twist, emoticons and passion. The storyline is good and the characters are interesting. This drama Made Me Cry at every episode, more than the others. Even music and ost are all good and I saved EVery Song. This drama includes a sweet lovestory, crime, jealosy, plot Twist, family love...
This drama Is perfect in every detail. From the setting, with the wonderful thai beaches, to the dialogues between the characters (Palm and Nueng, Nueng and his mother, Ben and Chopper...). I'm mad at the bad review cause this series really stole my Heart and everyone should Watch It.

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Qualcosa non ha funzionato

Non conoscevo gli attori protagonisti, o meglio, prima di guardare "Never let me go" avevo notato Phuwin in "The wrap effect", tuttavia ho notato che la sua recitazione manca di qualcosa, ogni espressione, positiva o negativa che sia sembra forzata.
La recitazione di Pond è decisamente migliore, ma anche lui a volte piuttosto che sembrare finto mostrava espressioni che c'entravano poco con la situazione nelle quali avvenivano.

La trama non ha senso.
Piena di situazioni a caso, forzate e come qualcuno ha già detto che calcano l'onda della più famosa serie BL a sfondo mafioso (si, sto parlando di KinnPorsche), che però non seguono un filo logico.

ALLERTA SPOILER

Non capisco che senso abbia il continuo tira e molla fra Palm e Nuengdiao. Noioso specialmente se avviene di continuo.
Non capisco le motivazioni dietro i comportamenti di Chopper. Non si può definire nemmeno di dubbia moralità, passa dalla gelosia per il cugino, al non poter accettare i comportamenti del padre così velocemente che mi è girava la testa.
Non capisco Ben, ma era il cliché che non poteva mancare per una seconda coppia.

(Wow, forse la serie è stupenda e sono io che non capisco una mazza)

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Tra abbandoni e ritorni smielati, scene che dovrebbero fare emozionare senza successo, innumerevoli scene in ospedale abbracci senza una parvenza di chimica, discorsi che nessuno farebbe mai, ecco quello che definirei un disastro.

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Leia Mais

If I left you, that doesn't mean I stopped loving you

An epic love story, probably the most beautiful I have ever seen. It is not even a gem, but much more, I want to be this series at least in top 10 bls of all time. Cinematography and director's work worth an Oscar. Chemistry between MLs - from the first minute - just insanely high. I saw comments that KinnPorshe is similar, but in what way? KP is well done, however for me it is only blockbuster with comedy with zero rewatch value (except SL couple😬), whereas NLMG is a masterpiece, with sensual kisses, genuine pure love - the journey I want to rewatch immediately. There are no fillers or redundant characters, instead - actions and consequences. Having amazing music and scenery, colour effects are worth mentioning - reminds me of movies made in 80's style. Some scenes were so emotional, I had to pause streaming to process them, which is a rare thing for me. I only can give 10 points to series- as I cannot give more, and I dont have reasons to deduct scores. If you liked Not Me or History 3 trapped, this series is at par with them and should be regarded as BLs staples. PS Pond And Phuwin - they are such a strong couple, I cannot watch them with someone else, only together. During their scenes in the first half- due to their outstanding performance, it was obvious what they felt, so I didn't even paid. Attention to dialogues itself, they managed to deliver communication through eyes and body language!

Leia Mais

Best masterpiece drama

Is this called drama no way❤ omg such a great script and acting and chemistry it’s just a wow for bl fans why didn’t I see it before may be because of the quality of the video like wasn’t my taste I thought some old kind of bl drama but this drama is a lit now I wanna see such quality or cinematic filter in all the drama all the actors were best and chemistry between lead actors I enjoyed their first series and now watching we are the series and just took 5 mins to start and it took depth into the series guys don’t miss this drama also I wonder why this couple didn’t get much attention like new gulf , bright win , offgun I mean this couple has got fame but I think they deserve more with many dramas and this story is masterpiece ❤❤ all the best to all the actors and to this story❤❤

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Bisogna veramente scollegare il cervello

Siamo di fronte a un qualcosa che avrebbe potuto essere di livello decisamente superiore. La recitazione degli attori è stata a tratti altalenante, meglio nella coppia secondaria che in quella principale, ma quello che veramente ha fatto più volte cadere le braccia per terra è lo scempio di una trama che per una buona metà del tempo non ha alcun senso.
A partire dalla assurdità di affidare la sicurezza di un erede di una famiglia prestigiosa minacciato di morte ad un ragazzo della stessa età che, per quanto abbastanza energico, è pur sempre cresciuto fra pescatori e non ha alcuna esperienza in merito, passando per tutte le varie circostanze in cui, specialmente, verso la fine, le guardie del corpo c'erano ma mai quando servivano, transitando per un soggiorno sotto mentite spoglie in un resort, al solo scopo di fornire allo spettatore l'idea di una luna di miele, gran parte di quello che accade è buttato lì con ben poca logica.
La stessa cinematografia lascia spesso a desiderare, stranamente proprio nelle scene di spiaggia dove ci dovrebbe essere il sole, dove tutto dovrebbe essere illuminato, i colori virano verso un grigio giallastro malsano che da l'idea che invece che il sole ci siano sempre solo nuvole. Non che sia di fondamentale importanza, ma la sensazione che si ha è comunque di sgradevolezza, come di un filmato degli anni 70 o 80.
Purtroppo anche la maturazione dei personaggi lascia abbastanza a desiderare. Nueng verso la fine fa il figo ma senza troppa convinzione e non la racconta a nessuno, Palm si inchioda nel suo ruolo di vittima sacrificale, suo padre è un personaggio monodimensionale e sua madre può essere definita solo come un tipo molto particolare.
Tornando alle assurdità della trama, tutto l'arco della fuga nel resort è una assurdità bella e buona, i due ragazzi sono troppo spensierati considerato quello che sta accadendo a Bangkok.
Le scene d'azione e di combattimento le ho trovate francamente a tratti ridicole, specialmente alla fine, quando lo zio Kit bamboleggiava, come ha fatto più o meno per tutto il drama.
E vogliamo parlare dell'assurdità del fatto che in una scuola, praticamente costruita dal padre di Nueng, proprio suo figlio sia vittima di bullismo?
Devo rivedere i punteggi, inizialmente l'avevo valutato troppo in alto.

Leia Mais

The REAL CINEMA

cinema peaked here , the story was superb, the ACTING.>>>>> even the angst felt soo real . I am soo happy p'jojo chose pond phuwin and Perth and chimon for these roles , the emotions were portrayed to us perfectly, the cinematography of this show crossed the expectations, we waited soo much for this series and now it's ended 😭😭 i am in love with neung and palm , i love the way they were ready to sacrifice each other for their love moreover the side characters especially chopper was the best part as they never made it cliche, the story was unique the ost is pure romantic EVERYTHING WAS JUST PERFECT i am actually not able to put my emotions in this review. it's 10/10 recommend
and thanks to the mothers of nlmg 🫠🫠 there support for palm neung>>>>> i just love everything about this series 😭 i am gonna miss them alot

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It was mid

I was attracted to this series because of Pond🤭🤚🏽
This is my first series of Phuwin and Pond. I honestly loved their chemistry in the drama. The fact that Phuwin and Pond are already really great actors at a young age is very promising❤️
I just felt that at some point, the story wasn't following the plot line anymore. I felt that there were some scenes that were added that was quite unnecessary, like the death of Palm's mother. Also I disliked the unnecessary drama that was added just to prolong the series, like palm promising not leave kongdiao but still ending up leaving and coming back again and all that dramatic stuff. It was really unnecessary.
I loved the OST tho. I'm looking forward to Phuwin and Pond's other new future projects❤️

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Really Sweet!

I genuinely dont know why I waited to see this series. I really enjoyed watching the series; they really made my heart skip a couple of beats from time to time. The cast was perfect; I like when actors understand the assignment. In addition, the soundtrack was absolutely beautiful. Phuwin sings amazingly btw. Now on the other hand, the storyline did lack a little bit. Like why no body call the cops on the uncle from the beginning? And they didnt really explain Palm relationship with his mother or how he was so good at fighting and shooting if he was a fishing man. However, despite that I enjoy watching; they had me glued to the screen.

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