While I wouldn’t say I’m knowledgeable when it comes to omegaverse fiction, I’m aware of the genre enough to know that Knot doesn’t quite manage to capture the hype.

Starring Oat Pasakorn Sanrattana as Phatsa Rattanatharin and Boat Yongyut Termtuo as Nakhun Devathitirat, the Thai BL Knot takes place in a world of alphas, betas, and omegas.

Except Phatsa has somehow grown up without knowing any of them exist.

That changes when he crosses paths with Nakhun, a cold and stern True Alpha who also happens to be the first heir of the powerful Devathitirat family. One unexpected bite leaves Phatsa bonded to a complete stranger, forcing the two of them into a connection neither can simply walk away from. And this isn’t exactly a bond with low stakes. As fated mates, the stronger their bond becomes, the more connected their lives become, eventually reaching a point where the death of one could mean the death of the other.

It’s an intriguing concept. And I’d like to preface the rest of this review by saying that I truly like Boat and Oat’s chemistry on screen. That’s largely why I started Knot to begin with. The other reason is because I was intrigued by the concept and curious about how they’d manage to pull off an omegaverse story.

What I found was honestly a little all over the place.

Knot has an ensemble cast, too many storylines, and not enough time to truly focus on all of them. In short, all of the Devathitirat brothers end up with relationships of their own.

While I liked getting to see the family dynamic in this series, how the family grew, and how each brother learned to depend more on the others, I found myself becoming less involved in the series itself with each passing episode.

The writing wasn’t great. The dialogue bordered on cringe. And from the very beginning, I was already questioning the plot when Phatsa seemed confused by the existence of alphas and omegas. While I can understand him not knowing he was an omega himself, especially a pure omega, it made little sense to me that he wasn’t aware they existed at all. Especially in a society where being an alpha, beta, or omega is common. That made it difficult for me to understand the world Knot was trying to build from the start.

And the series didn’t improve much when it came to fleshing out the relationships that evolved on screen. Some were too short.

Others never felt fully developed.

And even though Phatsa and Nakhun are the main couple, there were times when it felt like their relationship primarily existed to give us a couple of “knot” scenes and a few “here are some pregnancy symptoms” scenes rather than really digging into everything their bond could have meant for them emotionally and physically. Which is unfortunate because Boat and Oat have the chemistry to carry much more than that.

I’ll be honest, though. It’s interesting seeing the industry branch into different storylines and tropes, even when it’s something I wasn’t sure would work on screen. So I do give Knot kudos for being one of the early Thai BL series to venture into omegaverse territory. Trying something different doesn’t always mean everything about it is going to work.

For me, Knot simply tried to do too much. Too many relationships. Too many storylines. Too little time spent making me care deeply about most of them.

All in all, while this series wasn’t one of my favorites among those currently airing, I still look forward to seeing what Boat and Oat do next. Their chemistry was one of the reasons I started watching, and it remained one of the reasons I kept watching. I’m also interested in seeing where the other actors in this series go from here. They were good in their roles and deserve more projects. I highly recommend looking each of them up.

For a series that certainly doesn’t lack in love scenes, even if it tries to do a little too much with its story, check out Knot, now streaming on iQIYI.

Rating- 3 out of 5