This is a BL like no other. From the way how it presented as a full circle concept where every episode has its own movie references from the acting ensemble who portrayed the different characters in the series, THIS IS A MUST WATCH!

First of all, my opinions are only based on my own preferences and standards and this review is just based on my own perspective and what I have felt watching the show.

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First of all, the story. It was all centered on films. They were film students, they incorporate certain movie scenes in some of the conversations and every episode title is also a reference from a film. Building upon this concept makes the story have its own flavor, where you might know where the story might take you but it is sure that you’ll always end up with the FILM CONCEPT which is nice because you’ll be able to witness some consistency and the series will not be easily to take turns and confuse you on what would be the major context of the whole series.

This is the 6th BL I have watched since I started watching more than 2 weeks ago and this is the first BL where I encountered “opposite” characters based on their physical appearances and the personality of their characters. The first BLs I have watched was casted by 2 manly men which is okay for me, but to see a complete opposite with Off and Gun, I kinda digged for it and well, it paid off because they really complemented each other and their chemistry is something you’ll be able to keep at your heart.

With the story, I can see a somewhat division between the first stage, which consists of Third, being the one who’s doing it all, to the second stage, which consists of Khai doing it all. The story progresses slowly but surely and really gave justifiable time for the characters to really earn their anger, to feel their feelings, to really give them enough time to realize the mistakes they have made. Both Khai and Third’s character development are well-done from start to finish, the pacing of everything was really smooth and it gives you that satisfaction and justification of the actions done by the characters.

With the cast, happily, all of them really did a great job but I do think that there are characters that felt like they’re just a filler, so that the plot could grow more and expand more from its range. The time given for Bone-Paan and Two-Aun was also enough to prove the existence of their relationships and how it started, there are some little flaws but even though one of these stories ended up not-so-well, it is still justifiable and makes the story believable.

Addition to the cast including Fahsai, Lynn and Som really add some flair and flavor to the plot, even though some of their appearances pop out of nowhere, it still makes sense why they are there, well, to mostly create some complications and to slow down the pacing of everything.

Their intro and soundtrack is one of my favorites, well, it is also film-like which I super appreciate because they sticked with the FILM CONCEPT and whenever I see that intro, it just gives me chills and really gives you a feel of this like coming-of-age romance between the protagonists. Just wow!

If I would have the time, I would definitely rewatch it but at that time, I’ll first watch most of the films included in the series specially Flipped, Perks of A Wallflower and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Overall, this is just one of the best BLs out there. It came to my observation that some BLs have similar structures where they’ll take you on a rollercoaster ride from conflicts to quick resolutions then in the last few episodes, they’ll be throwing out this new existing conflict that is treated as a big deal and when it comes to the finale episode, the conflict will be easily solved, not giving enough time for the characters to undergo the process of anger, calmness and acceptance. I liked this BL a lot cause the characters showed patience and they won’t just fix a thing easily just because of some cheesy apologies or what, it really does take time to be able to take someone back or to be able to forgive someone who broke our hearts.