I´m doing this review because recently I watched Girl2k (series that stars Off as one of the main male leads), as a fan, it has been really satisfying to see Off (Papi) grow as a performer, his acting has been getting better since all the way back to 2015 in Sotus and I truly care and admire him as an actor and all rounded performer, with this being said, I genuinely think that doing main male leads in other type of series (like Girl2k) does not favor him at all, he seems kind of off in most of the scenes and his acting can´t be truly appreciate (although there is a plot twist in Girl2k, which is nothing but interesting, so I exhort all of you to give it a try if you have not already) but as an overall I don´t think Papi did all that good in Girl2k, that is why I decided to rewatch The Theory of Love all over again, and it is truly a way different experience, his acting is way more on point and he has marvelous scenes (Like the train one) that definitely favor him more.
Now, as a film student myself I can tell how well donde this series is, everything from the cinematography to the music is all so well put together that this series never gets old, on the contrary, everytime I watch it (this is the fourth time, just so we make that clear) I have the possibility to find new details of the production that gives new meanings to the plot and its development, all the references to other movies, the compositions of the frames, and every expression of the actors are just so well executed that it just gets better every time. Now, I know that the plot may get a little cliché, and sometimes Third (Gun´s character) gets a little too much from all the crying and suffering (especially in the first couple of episodes) and I´m not saying this in not justified (it is) it is only natural that his character starts all broken hearted and weak (but that does not mean the the viewer has to empathize with him and his situation from the beginning) with this being said, I do think that the character development is so well done that this issue is quickly put on the past and transitions to the growth and change of Gun´s character and his performance, not to mention that Kai (Papi´s character) has one of the most beautiful transitions, personality wise, of all time, I mean, his development is just so well put together that is a must to for every BL fan, Lakorn fan or Drama Series in general.
Papi and Gun have a great chemistry, weather a couple or not (I´m tee, me too is the proof of this) and The Theory of Love is just the sum of that chemistry, consistency and beautifly well utilization of cinematographic language, so I do recommend this series to the ones that have not watch it already, and if you have, I recommend you to rewatch it (Also, if you have not watched the movies that appear as reference throughout the series I invite you too, it would give you a new perspective of the series and its creative decisions).
And remember “I don’t think one should be too hard on oneself if the object of one’s affection returns the favor with rather less enthusiasm than one might have hope.” - The Object of my affection (1998).
Enjoy the series and be happy, at the end "Love is actually, all around us" - Love Actually (2003)