With Love (2019)

BL to watch if you're bored or ran out of other BLs to watch

STORY:
It had potential to be a nice BL, but the plot was too rushed and it had way too many characters. There were 4 couples (Prin & Nathee, Thann & Kavin, Kaowkla & Plod, and Kun & Parfun). Each couple has there own storyline that barely interacts with each other, so each couple has their own set of side characters that bump up the cast number. Also, although there were 15 episodes, each episode was only about 25 mins long. (A normal BL is about 1 hour per episode.) It felt like the director was trying to cram each couple and their storylines into each episode, so you would get about 5 minutes of screen time for each couple's story. Due to this there were lots of plot holes, random side characters showing up and disappearing before you can remember their names, drama happening between character that are instantly resolved or the drama vanishes into thin air, and it's overall a mess. It's unfortunate because while the plotlines are not unique, this BL could have been a fun watch if it wasn't too rushed. I enjoyed each couple and their storylines. I was invested enough to be curious about what happens next to each couple.

Prin & Nathee

Prin is a rich boy with some daddy issues, while Nathee is a country boy who recently moved to Bangkok. They are both duped by their landlord and end up becoming roommates. Prin seems to have the hots for Nathee right off the bat, but Nathee is more upset at Prin's attitude toward the whole situation. Somehow Nathee ends up learning more about Prin's familial issues and ends up sticking his nose into it.

I like this couple. They are supposed to be the main couple, but for some reason it seems like they get less screentime than the other couples. Their storyline isn't as drama-filled as the other couples, so they are a little forgetable. However, I enjoyed watching them because it was a break from the messy drama of the other couples. Also since Prin was open with his feelings for Nathee from the beginning you can't help but root for him and hope he ends up with Nathee. That being said, I didn't appreciate how Nathee and Prin got together. Yes, Nathee was obviously falling for Prin, but it's kind of ridiculous how Prin could get over his daddy issues and how Nathee could go from don't hug me to I love you in just a few hours. This should have taken at least 3 full episodes and Prin should have resolved his daddy issues before getting together with Nathee. Prin didn't even ask Nathee out! Also, the other couples took the whole 15 episodes to get together from the confession. Why does Prin and Nathee's couple get together so quickly?

Thann & Kavin

Thann is Nathee's cousin and lived abroad in Korea. He reunites with his ex-boyfriend Kavin, but Kavin has a girlfriend Irin. Kavin wants to date Thann again, but he's still dating Irin. Meanwhile Thann's friend from Korea, Jihoon, comes to visit Thann making Kavin jealous.

This storyline was the source of juicy drama in the series. As mush as I hated Kavin, I looked forward to the scenes with Thann in it. He seems to have more chemistry and seems to be happier with Jihoon, so I hated how quickly he got back together with Kavin. It seemed like Kavin was the source of Thann's distress and Kavin was never really nice to Thann in every scene he was in. Kavin was so self-centered it was annoying. Thann, you could do so much better than Kavin!

Kun & Parfun

Kun and Parfun have been friends since they were kids. Kun breaks up with his girlfriend just around the same time Parfun breaks up with her cheating boyfriend. Kun has always been in love with Parfun and they end up having a drunken kiss. Parfun says she doesn't see Kun that way and they choose to stay friends. Later Parfun's friends try to set her up with different men. Kun can only watch as Parfun dates other guys.

The only straight couple in this series. I really felt bad for Kun because Parfun is very self-centered and didn't really care about Kun's feelings. She clearly is in love with Kun too, but she was more concerned about her image. I don't even know why she was so concerned since even her friends considered Kun as a possible new boyfriend for Parfun and she shut that idea down. I really don't know why she created so much drama over it. Kun was such a sweetheart throughout the series that I think he should really move on from Parfun.

Kaowkla & Plod

Plod is Prin's little brother. He is introduced to Kaowkla at a party at their sharehouse. Plod is still in highschool while Kaowkla is in college and is juggling several jobs including being an art teacher. Plod asks Kaowkla to teach him art. From the start Plod was instantly interested in Kaowkla, but Kaowkla doesn't see him that way.

Honestly, while I loved this cutesy and innocent couple, their storyline should be taken out. Barely any screentime is given to this couple, and all screentime is dedicated to Plod moping that Kaowkla isn't in love with him, and to Kaowkla questioning himself, yet avoiding Plod. They have the biggest plot-hole... Are they together or are they not together? Why are they holding hands and dancing? What is going on?

OVERALL:
I enjoyed this series. It wasn't the best, but it definitely wasn't the worst. It's a series that you should watch if you're bored or you can out of BL series to watch. Although I will say that this series is not memorable at all. If you watch it today and you watch a new series tomorrow, you'll probably forgot this series even existed.

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