If you’re kind of kinky you might actually love this

Okay so this has two sides for me. On one hand the story or let’s say the characters relationship was extremely unhealthy and manipulative. However on the other hand there are a lot of people that can find joy in a setting like this, desperate love, the feeling of having to have this one person (obsession truly is a good title), as long as the feelings are reciprocated. To people who enjoy this kind of theme (in the Drama world at least, not necessarily in the real world) this will be really enjoyable. I also felt like this was a nice addition to the other two storylines of History 1. To me all history parts are basically about showing different kind of loves and relationships.
And obsession (as long as reciprocated) to me also deserves a place between these different kinds of stories.

Leia Mais

Cute but that's about it.

Hmm what shall I say, this one was somewhere in the middle between Tossara (which I rated: 7.0) and Love Mechanics (8.5+). It was not a “blow your socks of” kind of Drama but it wasn’t bad either.

Let’s start off with acting: both actors did a solid job portraying their characters, I definitely bought their chemistry a lot more than with the Tossara couple. It’s hard to say a lot more about their acting, since there weren’t really any scenes that would have allowed them to show their potential.
Both were nice on the eye though.

Now the plot:
Well there wasn’t really much to it honestly, they we’re a really cute couple and I think a longer Series with room for a little conflict and relationship development would have done them a huge favour. I had my moments were I honestly wished it could last a little longer, because the characters and the story in itself were not bad at all. However, since it was limited to three episodes it was a little hard to connect and there wasn’t really much depth to the whole thing.

One more thing that this one for me did a lot better than the other two was: the telling of time and in general the continuity of the whole story.
This was one major problem for me when watching Tossara, since it was in no way shape or form indicated how much time was passing, and there were a lot of plot holes, characters jumping from one mindset to the opposite within what felt like 10 seconds. This was a little better in Love Mechanics, especially the holes in the plot part, how ever time telling was still rather confusing. This is Lovestory however, did not leave me confused at all. I still have no clue over what course of time the plot took place but it honestly didn’t matter for this one either, so it was fine if you did not know whether everything took place in 3 days or 3 years. There were also little to no confusing plot holes or anything like that.

Let’s say this one is a cute series to watch in between when you’re looking for something light and easy to watch.

Leia Mais

Best on-screen chemistry

This one was my first Thai Drama and I (except for one part, which was made a little more acceptable by Gulfs inability to control himself) absolutely loved it. However I purposely waited to write a review until I had watched some different ones to be able to compare. This one is still one of my favourites.

I will not say anything about the actors ability to act on their own, they were surely great however what seems more important to me with this Drama is the undeniable Chemistry that Mew (tharn) and Gulf (Type) deliver on screen (and also off screen for that matter). Never have I ever shipped any actors based on their acting together. But these two are just on another level and I can not help myself but love them together.
This is definitely supported by the amount of skinship in this series, that seemed extraordinarily natural (again thanks to their amazing chemistry), especially compared to other BL dramas that sometimes tend to be a little awkward when it comes to intimate interactions, as far as I have experienced. This one definitely took on screen action to another level.

Lastly let’s talk a bit about the plot. Honestly the plot probably wasn’t all that well thought out on it’s own. But that kind of made it a little more entertaining and fun to watch. However, all parts fit well together and left almost no loose ends. Everything that happened was in line with how the characters were portrayed.
The side characters were nicely chosen as well and played nicely into the main plot.
In the end the story even managed to surprise me, even though I‘m usually good at foretelling how plots evolve. What I also don‘t want to leave unmentioned is the great job the writer did with character development throughout the series especially on Types part. We can actually see him grow and change throughout the series.

Definitely watch it if you haven’t yet!

Leia Mais

Worth it for the side couple

I wanted to give this one less but I’m giving a 7.5 for the side couple, because they alone made it worth watching.

Cast:
I loved the choices for the actors of the side couple. They both did extremely well portraying their characters and had one of the best chemistries I have seen in a while.
The main actors were both okay, but they were lacking a bit in expressions a lot of the time, their whole story just felt a little dull. This could also be due to their character descriptions though.

Plot:
The main couple developed quite quickly which can be great, here it was a little too rushed in my opinion. There was no “getting to know each other” or “developing feelings” stage they just both jumped head first into it. Especially their lack of real conversation made that a little weird and for me hard to connect to their couple.
I theoretically liked their story, I watched all of their scenes, but it got very draggy in some parts. They did play through basically every standard BL plot component there is, which generally doesn’t have to be bad, if done right. Here it did feel a little too copied on some parts. Their characters in themselves without their couple were also quite lacking.. there wasn’t really too much (interesting) about them except for their love for each other. In general: I didn’t dislike them and their story, but to me they were not enough to make up a good series.

Now everything that was lacking for me with the main couple, I found with the side couple (as so often in series that have a mediocre main couple). Phu and Kao were literally my light throughout this series. Their relationship and feelings for each other were well developed, nicely paced, and unbelievably heartwarming. I also liked both characters as characters instead of just a couple. If I ever do rewatch this series I will most likely only watch their scenes. I do also sincerely hope this gets a second season so I can see more of them.

There was another side couple that just felt unnecessary and weird in it’s entirety. It was probably necessary to show that part of the story, because of the further development in the novels, at least that’s the only way I can explain to myself why they were part of this series. However, for that cause they could have cut the whole thing a lot shorter.

An overall feeling I got from this, that kind of bugged me, was that it was extremely obvious that this was adapted from a novel. There are things that work in writing, because you can see into the people’s minds and feelings. You can be a little over the top and unrealistic without it feeling too weird. If you put that onto a screen however, you have to make sure that the story makes sense being watched instead of read.

Soundtrack:
I didn’t like this one too much, not because of the music itself but because of the timing. There were some scenes that had extremely dramatic music playing in the background that did not fit the mood of the scene at all etc.

All in all, I would recommend watching this one for the side couple. Even if you decide to skip through all other scenes.

Leia Mais

Just comforting but not much happens

I personally enjoyed watching for the most part but it did have some issues.

Nothing much happens, everything that does happen is very much predictable. Nothing necessarily bad about this, it had great potential to become one of my comfort Dramas. The beginning was super slow but both characters acting really made most of it worth while.

My biggest issue was what was supposed to be the climax/breaking point of the series. Everything leads up to this one moment and to me they kind of underdelivered? Everything afterwards was sort of unnecessary too and didn’t really add anything much to the story overall… before the last couple of episodes I would have likely given an 8. But the way it turned out that just wouldn’t sit right.

Overall I still enjoyed watching this and I did actually cry actual tears which was nice. I don’t know if I‘ll ever rewatch though.

Leia Mais

Not good

I don’t really mind the idea of having two people from different countries speak two different languages and understand each other, but imo it was really obvious that the actors didn’t really know what was being said and where just going by script. Or at least that’s what it felt like.
There was really no chemistry at all between the two leads, to a point where I felt uncomfortable watching.

The plot, well idk. It’s a short series so not much can happen but still it all felt very strange.
Strange to a point that it was almost sort of hilarious. So I guess that’s a redeeming quality. I don’t feel bad about finishing it since it was very short afterall.

Leia Mais

If you get through the first 10 Episodes, it’s definitely worth it.

Alright so I definitely enjoyed watching this Drama, however I did find the first few (~10) Episodes a little boring to get through, there where some kind of funny scenes, but apart from that nothing was really happening... but I feel like a lot of historical Dramas start out a little dry, so I decided to keep watching and I was not disappointed.

Let’s start off with actors and characters which was my absolutely favourite part about this: I liked all of the choices for the actors, I think they all fit their roles quite well and did a great job at portraying them. Now what I liked about those roles so much was that we (or at least I) got to build some kind of relationship or opinion with almost every character, even the less meaningful ones, so that when something concerning them happened I could actually feel with the plot.

Story: I have not read the book this is based on so I can’t say how this Drama delivered in comparison.
I for one really liked the plot and pretty much every aspect of it. You could hardly ever predict anything or trust anything or anyone. And I really liked that, that’s what kept it interesting for me.
I read some people complaining about how the romance arch developed, and I do understand that, however for the story that was happening I thought it actually fit quite well. And who knows what will happen in the following seasons.
Without spoiling anything, I do agree with the people that said that everything was evolving around the Main Lead a little too much.

Concerning the OST: I absolutely loved the Intro Song, however I do not have any memory at all of the remaining soundtrack, which usually means it was not terrible but also not very memorable.

In the End I do absolutely recommend to give this one a go. To me the plot was refreshing and interesting, with some minor problems.

Leia Mais

This was good with a few not so good points

I enjoyed this more than I did the preceding story (right or wrong), the actors we’re all good, the story line was also not bad. I liked both couples and definitely shipped them together.
The storyline itself was also kind of interesting, or let’s say I liked that there was another part to this story apart from love. The characters actually did something/had a life outside of their couple.

For me the problem with this one was that I couldn’t quite follow along with one of the characters mind/feelings and decision making. It would have been nice to kind of see more of him and his thoughts and feelings to understand the choices he made.

Apart from that I really enjoyed watching this.

Leia Mais

Might be the most underwhelming out of the History parts, still really entertaining tho

Pretty sure this was the history part with the least action, I still really enjoyed it though.

I loved how the two leads slowly (within the two episodes they had) developed feelings for each other and changed their views towards each other. Nothing really big happened we just saw to characters falling in love under “unusual circumstances” and each of them dealing with it in their own way.
I really liked both actors and to me their chemistry was definitely tangible.

The end could have been a little more “exciting” it still felt nice though and I did not feel like I wasted any time on this.

Leia Mais

If you weren’t in love with Park Shin-Hye before you will after.

I am kind of stuck between an 8.5 and a 9 for this one... since some points make me not quite want to give it a nine but it’s also better than an 8.5... I’ll stick with 9 for now, since in the end I really really enjoyed watching this, despite the few things that bothered me.

Cast:
I have always been quite a fan of Park Shin-Hye which makes me kind of sad I did not watch this sooner, since, to me, this might have been one of her best performances, I have seen so far. She showed so many different facets in this one and nailed each one of them. This Drama is definitely not one you should take 100% seriously, she managed to mix seriousness and believability with fun and entertainment so well. Idk I might have fallen in love with her now.
The rest of the cast was also nice, except for the second female lead’s weird eye thing (which is probably nothing she can control so no shame) everything fit really nice.
I had a few doubts about the male lead at first, since he did not really look the part for me at first, however I really grew to love him, especially since his smile was so extremely beautiful, which made the rare moments when his character smiled a thousand times more special.

Story/characters:
This started off so beautifully entertaining, it had me laughing from the first episode and luckily it kept this humour throughout the entire Drama. The storyline itself is vastly unrealistic, but that was absolutely fine since it fit the Drama perfectly.

I loved how the feelings between the two leads developed, and even though it all progressed rather slowly I did not get bored and for the most part it did not feel stretched at all. There were so many cute moments.

We had our typical Drama, caused by the typical reasons, however I did not feel as frustrated with it all as I did in other Dramas, since the characters reacted to the Drama quite reasonable/well (under the circumstances), I did not feel like crashing my head into a wall.
There was a good amount of evil, however not an inhuman amount.

The only thing that I did not like story wise was the ending and the episodes leading up to it. To me that part felt a little too stretched, especially in comparison to how short the ending was. It would have been fine if they’d added one more episode showing what happens after, to give us some time to enjoy the couple and their happiness. This is the main reason I have deducted one point from my rating. The other reason is that there we’re some small scenes that weren’t quite logical (In terms of consistency within the storyline).

I also want to point out how much I loved every single character in this Drama. We had so many different characters that had so many different sides to them, I absolutely loved it. I will point out my personal favourite which is one of the male side characters, his character literally felt like you took a person from the real world and stuck him into the Drama. If Drama characters (due to being Drama characters) didn’t get obvious hints or situations, he’d always be the one who gets them, and then act like he didn’t like everyone else. I absolutely loved this.

The OST to me was kind of disappointing, considering this is a Drama playing within the music business... there we’re very little songs (2?) that just kept on repeating, and I personally didn’t really like both of them that much...

All in all, if you want something entertaining, sweet but also exciting, watch this one, I am almost sure you will not regret.

Leia Mais