This is romantic imagery at its best. I thoroughly enjoyed this series and did not see it as bad as some comments about this series have stated. While I am hardly one to dispute another person’s opinion of a series, this one, I think, was misunderstood. It is a gay soap-opera, not meant to be deep or intense. I loved it because it is not pretentious in any way. What you see is literally what you get. A stardust between two guys who found each other at exactly the right time in their lives. Will it work out? Will it last? Who knows, but it sure was a fun romp. The story itself is congenial, entertaining, and enjoyable. Nothing more and does not pretend to be anything but that.

A rather unhappy and downtrodden owner of a resort is renovating the resort he built from land his grandfather gave him. His backstory is sad and melodramatic, but I bought it because of its forthrightness. Athit (Golf Kunavut) is a deeply wounded young man, pretty much lost in his own world of hurt. Obviously heartbroken, he subsequently emotionally shut himself off from the rest of the world.

In walks this bubbly, rather handsome, and certainly gregarious, young man, Pe (Peter Paratthakorn). Even though the resort is not open, he claims to have a reservation. Because of a glitch in their computer system, Pe indeed does have a reservation and insists on staying. Since he is the only one there, he becomes both a source of irritation and fascination to Athit.

Pe is a budding novel writer and has escaped to this rather beautiful paradise for inspiration. Meanwhile, his fantasy and adept writing creates a rather interesting love story that begins to mirror what is happening between the two of them. In essence, their reality becomes the basis for Pe’s own fantasy.

There are essentially only two characters in this series and so it has a theater-in-the-round feel about it. With only two episodes, it does feel a bit rushed, so dynamics move quickly. Perhaps if they had developed a relationship more slowly, we could have gotten deeper into their characters’ feelings. Nonetheless, there is still enough here to make us feel for both these young men. Golf as Athit is particularly astute at his characterization. He seems consistently lost in his own memories and his facial expression of sadness are some of the best I have ever seen. So much so that Pe picks up on his malaise with acuteness. Not just because of his natural ability as a reader of people, but because he is beginning to have strong feelings for Athit and understands the depth of his pain. Athit would be a hard person not to fall in love with because he displays genuine goodness about him with a strong sense of devotion and sincerity. Pe sees and feels this. On the other hand, Pe, initially absorbed with writing his manuscript, begins to fall harder for Athit. But he too has his own demons as he struggles with and an inner voice within his own soul that tells him this must end, and he must go back to his own reality. He traverses from a superficial individual to one now needing to stand up for himself. And Peter makes this transition with great efficacy.

They do end up being together, which of course should not come as too great a surprise. Frankly, I thought their lovemaking scenes were hot and sensuous. For being Thai, it was a refreshing change to see more adult actions with them, not afraid to actually kiss and not be so hesitant towards their sexual encounters. In a few instances, it was overly romantic, but I think forgivable. After all, some of this might have been a mixture of their own fantasy and reality. Occasionally, I like to see two men engage in a purely over-the-top romantic interlude. Who says that gay couples cannot enjoy flowers in the tub?

Sure, it gets a little tropey and cliché in places, but somehow, at least for me, it worked. I thought these two actors got into their roles and pulled off a ‘lonely-hearts’ pairing with a certain eloquence and elegance. They were convincing but not necessarily overly dramatic about it. I found the ending scene very realistic with just enough of a hint left that it was not Pollyanna enough to think that their lives were going to be all moonbeams and sunshine.

For me, this is a genuinely likable short series that honestly presents two men finding each other at just the right time in their lives and want to make a go of it. Perhaps one is at a crossroads in his life and needs to move on from his past, while the other is at a junction where he realizes that he has never loved someone as deeply as he loves now, and he needs time to explore that new reverence.

I am ever hopeful for the two of them. I think they make a beautiful couple.

Rating- 4 out of 5

Streaming on- WeTV