“Love is the flower that you’ve got to let grow”- John Lennon
“The Secret Of Us” is an emotional journey detailing the complexities of what it truly means to love and be loved.
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Category Archives: Thai Reviews
“Love Sea” Series Review (Ep.1 to 10)
This series is exceptional, surprisingly. I was not expecting it to affect me as deeply as it did, but one had to frankly get through a lot of cacophony to get to the story. But once you did, and evaluated that, it was much deeper than most viewers, I think, realized. It honestly left me emotionally drained. This series, I felt.
“Wandee Goodday” Series Review (Ep. 1 to 12)
This series is a dichotomous BL, bordering on being oxymoronic. Sometimes brilliant then slipping into utter banality. Occasionally poignant but mostly filled with mundane trite tediousness. Sporadic displays of serious adult behaviors but mostly overshadowed with adolescent/pubescence behavioral patterns acting like petulant teenage children instead of adults in a serious sexual relationship. Occasional story lines eliciting tears and then in the next dialogue nothing but endless dribble of cliches and platitudes. In other words, not generally reflecting real life but an idealized sanitized world peppered with a whisper of reality and an occasional homage to authenticity. The best word to describe this series is: puffery. I simply had a hard time relating to this story.
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“This Love Doesn’t Have Long Beans” Series Review (Ep. 3 to 8)
“Believe in your infinite potential. Your only limitations are those you set upon yourself.” – Roy T. Bennett
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“Show Me Love” Series Review (Ep.1 to 9)
“Show Me Love” is a story about girl power, sisterhood and falling in love. The acting is quite outstanding, and the actors are extremely comfortable in front of the camera and have great chemistry, which was refreshing to see (this has to be said because there are a lot of actors that get to lead series but are very stiff in front of the camera it’s uncomfortable to watch). Although the story itself is your run-of-the-mill romance story, it is not complicated, and the characters are able to talk through things to avoid any unnecessary prolonging of the story, which I quite appreciated. The chemistry between the leads was so compelling that even though a “special episode” was released to show the more intimate scenes, the scenes in which they were more oblivious of their feelings were much more captivating to the audience.
“Blank Season Two” Series Review (Ep.3 to 6)
Starring Faye Peraya and Yoko Apasra in key roles as Khun Neeung and Aneung, Blank is an age-gap love story between two women, who find comfort and love in each other when no one around them understands their love. Whenever they feel like they have no one who understands them, they end up in each other arms where they feel complete, happy and at home. Of all the Thai GLs that I have watched I can say that “Blank” was one of the best. It has good acting, a moving plot, and hot chemistry between the actors.
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“Monster Next Door” First Impressions (Ep.1 to 4)
“A person’s life is like a book where we are the main characters.”
This quote resonates deeply with the main characters in “Monster Next Door”.
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“Century of Love” Series Review (Ep.3 to 10)
Love is a powerful thing. It is powerful enough to bridge generations, erase hate, and overcome prejudices. If we let it. Love is powerful enough to bring two people together so intimately that it’s hard to tell where one begins and the other ends.
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“4 Minutes” First Impressions (Ep.1 & 2)
A Promising Return: First Impressions of Thailand’s “4 Minutes”
After months away from reviewing due to a demanding schedule, I am thrilled to make my comeback with Thailand’s latest series, “4 Minutes.” This series has instantly captivated my attention, and I’m excited to share my impressions of the first two episodes.
“We Are” Series Review (Ep.5 to 16)
“We Are” is a medley of romantic tropes and sappiness that is very welcome in the BL scene. It is the quintessential romcom, an easygoing series about a group of friends who find love and support each other throughout the process. “We Are” is refreshing and fun and even though it doesn’t give you any drama, the romance and friendship are enough to drive this 16-episode series, and the different couples give us a wide range of romantic tropes, there is no screen time wasted because all the stories develop at different paces, keeping us engaged from start to finish. As a big fan of slice of life shows with minimum conflict, “We are” was such a treat, and I hope there is more demand for such low stakes BLs in the midst of all the high drama, high production and educational ones.
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