This is my first Thai BL story I watched, at first, I thought this is just a so-so series where that main characters do clumsy and act cute for the viewers. But man, I'm wrong. I got invested to it. I love how the characters are unapologetically in love with each other. I love how it was not overly sexualised like most of the gay films I watched. And less dramatic. They are just simply cute and lovin' it. No wonder this series trend and have so many fans. Bright and Win are so cute and act awesomely together.
I would really recommend this for everyone.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
A Fallen Star
Things I appreciated:1/ GMM always has a great budget behind their projects lately, and they also have good directors and staff in their company. As such, the drama's production value was good. The cinematography was very good, the background music was nicely placed and didn't feel overbearing, the editing of the scenes that were shown was done well as well.
2/ Win Metawin is a wonderful actor. His ability to act out emotional scenes was really impressive.
3/ Apart from him, most of the other actors such as Toptap, Gun (Gus), Mike, Khaotung, etc — also did a very good job at playing their roles.
Things I didn't like:
1/ Yes, Bright may be a very handsome individual and just watching him on the screen with the light just falling on his brown hair giving off a halo might just take everyone's breath away — but I can still not ignore the fact that he didn't do as well of a convincing job playing a man in love with Tine.
I think that Bright can do dark or grey roles very well. But playing a cute romantic role is still not something he has mastered, and then add his pair being a man.
He just couldn't do it well for me. He seemed like the weak link and had a choice of 2-3 expressions in his face all the time.
2/ Sarawat and Tine seemed more bromance than Chinese pairs in actual dramas tagged bromance like "Advance Bravely" and "The Untamed" — even though they smacked lips twice. Chemistry? Nowhere to be found if looked with open eyes. Level 100 delulu required.
Moreover, in the end, Wat made the mistake, then wrote a song that portrayed him as the victim, sang it in front of a large audience — again, making himself the victim — then pretended to act as if he was the hurt one and Tine was the heartless one. Sis. That was not fair.
3/ Man and Type were the only couple that was the highlight of this show. Even though they didn't even kiss once, their love and affections were more convincing than Sarawat and Tine whose chemistry was almost nonexistent.
4/ Mil and Kong should not have ended up together. Kong was just a second choice for Mil, and no one should be an option. Once again GMM has done FrankDrake major dirty.
5/ The drama seemed to deserve the hype for the first 1/3 of the drama. Then it just dropped down in quality (plot-wise and chemistry wise) and stared to feel underwhelming and overhyped.
6/ Also, while I enjoy some of Scrubb songs. I got tired of listening to Scrubbs entire discography by the end of this show.
That is all. If you enjoyed it, I am happy for you. For me, though, this is average. And overhyped.
I gave it a 7/10 even though the review thing suggests I give it a 7.5 for ManType.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
I would suggest watching this series for these reasons :
1. Misery loves company, so watch n join my pain and disappointment.
2. The first few episodes were so good and almost made you believe that there was no COVID in this worldand gave you hope to live.
3. The lead actors are so good looking with beautiful hair.
4. Scrubb songs that you will be introduced to.
5. Last but not the least and the best reason - so you can understand and then read the reviews here and their comments, it’s hilarious. I wish one of these reviewers were the script writers.
2020 really is ruining everything, I don’t think we can blame the director or scriptwriters.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
The cast is really good but I have to talk about Bright Vachirawit (as Sarawat), Win Metawin (as Tine) and Gunsmile Chanagun (as Boss). The way Bright portrays the emotions of Sarawat is gold. You can clearly see how he's feeling the deeper into the show and plot we're going. For it being Win's first series, he's really professional and he's really delivering the overly energized Tine. As well as Bright, the deeper into the plot we're going, you can clearly see in his eyes what he's actually feeling despite him saying otherwise/nothing. As for Gunsmile, he never fails to bring up the mood. Hilarious guy and in all comedy roles I've seen him in, he's always delivering. He's playing Munggorn in Sotus and what's there not to love about the dude?
The OSTs are lovely. I haven't skipped the intro once, just so I get to hear one of the OSTs. All OSTs are on my spotify playlists and I actually said this to my friend today, "I love ALL the music so much, even these music "breaks" during some scenes. I just love it!". Not much to say about them more than that they're really great.
Will I ever rewatch it? Already have, twice. It's so wholesome and a really nice break from what's going on around in the world right now. 2gether had brought me nothing but genuine happiness (my mouth literally hurts from smiling!!) and I couldn't wish for anything else right now. With everything on the news, this weird situation where I'm doing online classes and my parents work from home every now and again, it's a really nice escape. Now that we're all pretty much stuck at home and can't really go out to meet friends every day, I recommend giving this show a shot. There's really nothing to lose.
Honestly, I'm off go rewatch it now. If I had to rate this out of all thai series I've ever watched, it's safe to say that it makes top 2. (Until We Meet Again still has my heart + it's different to compare 2gether and UWMA as they're so different)
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
I don't know where to start with this series. Novel of this series had so much detailed and very intense love scenes but in series it is way far from romance its just brotherly love and at star you will like their (bight and win) cute attraction to one another but after they are a couple you will just observe a brotherly love I mean me and my friends were discussing and every one agreed that at least there could have been an intensive kiss and small details like touching neck or checks and all that and the BIG MISTAKE was in LAST EPISODE I think it was filmed before even most of the episode when they had no chemistry thats why Last Episode had ZERO Chemistry. They ruined a greater story-line with good actors Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
This was the first BL I watched, so I held it in pretty high regard the first time that I watched it. This show has gotten a lot of hate since it's release, some of it is understandable. Firstly, some of the actors get a lot of hate for this show but I don't think the acting is the problem. The characters in the show are pretty 2-Dimensional, we don't really know anything about them outside of what is happening in that moment. We do get some backstory with Sarawat, but it's just to show that he's been in love with Tine all this time. I love the cast so much, I think they did the best they could given their roles.
There's a lot of talk that this is more of a bromance than a BL, and I had a hard time understanding why until recently. But, I don't think it's for the reasons that many people think. First, sometimes I think people use the bromance criticism whenever there's not a lot of skinship in a drama. That's not the only reason some people call this a bromance drama, but it is part of it and in my opinion skinship doesn't make or break a drama. I think Bright gets a lot of hate for this role because he's "too straight to play a gay man" (which is ironic, because Bright isn't straight). Bright was not the one I had a hard time believing, sometimes it seems like Win doesn't feel comfortable playing a gay man. And not in a homophobic way, just in that this was his first big role and he had a hard time playing the part of a gay man. I will say, they definitely looked more comfortable playing a couple in Still 2gether. That isn't to say Win's acting is bad in 2gether, I actually think he did a great job. I just, personally, had a harder time believing Tine liked Sarawat compared to the other way around.
The unfortunate thing with this drama, was that it had a promising start and the writers added unnecessary drama in the end which ruined the drama for a lot of people. I was watching this when it was coming out, I remember watching fans' opinions change in real time because of the last two episodes. From my understanding, Pam wasn't even meant to be a villain from the books. They just made Tine jump to conclusions for no reason. I personally felt like Man and Type had a more satisfying ending than the main leads. I think the writers even recognized that, because they spent the first 20 or so minutes of Still 2gether explaining/justifying the end of 2gether.
Overall, I don't think it's the best BL ever, but it's a cute watch. It's kind of my baseline BL, simply because it was my first. It's not my favorite, but it's comforting to rewatch (as long as I pretend that it ends on episode 11).
Also, please understand that this review is based in my personal opinion.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Jumpy pacing, weird editing, Half-baked acting
Having heard so much about this one and how iconic of a BL it was, I really went into this with high expectations. And unfortunately, I was so disappointed.The drama seemed off from the start. The dialogue is quippy — and almost constantly. There's barely any room for conversation that sounds natural or is more serious because they're always joking or making banter to upbeat music. I constantly felt like I was missing something, like the development between the characters was constantly skipping steps and we were rushing to get to the certain moments. I grew confused about what the relationships between characters were, like if there was a love triangle that suddenly appeared and disappeared.
I also think the editing for the show was off. It jumped from scene to scene, often giving me whiplash. I think the drama was in dire need of more "transition" scenes (think lingering on people just spending time together, cutting to empty sets, scenic views before going into the other plotlines). Instead the show sometimes would cut from one story directly to another during what seemed like in the middle of a scene. But other than that, even the editing for scenes sometimes seemed weirdly cut.
I also didn't really connect to the acting of any characters; part of this is because of the previous two comments — the pacing and dialogue didn't give the characters or actors time to marinate. The leads have their moments that really put a smile on my face, but other than that, I still didn't really feel that the emotional scenes were earned or convincing. The chemistry fluctuates. As for the side characters, I didn't care at all about their stories at all, and the chemistry also wasn't there.
I know most people were most disappointed by the ending and the lack of intimacy between the characters. I definitely do agree with this to some extent. Adding overblown drama in the form of a cliche misunderstanding in the penultimate episode really wasted time, especially when the plot point felt like something that should've come earlier. The truth is, though, that by the time I got there, I already didn't feel any stakes or emotional investment.
Overall, this is a drama that might've been big when it came out, but I've personally seen way better BLs — better plot, better chemistry — that have come out since then. Two that I've recently watched: Bad Buddy and Not Me.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
WHY is this so popular?
no, sorry i just dont get it.The story was below average. Pretty boring and it also brought nothing new to the table. I skipped quite a lot of scenes (the guitar scenes were the worst!)
and sooo much unnecessary drama.... and the kisses were so awkward. help.
I only finished it because it is so popular, but after finishing it, I can only call it overrated and overhyped as fuck!
It really does not deserve the success and attention it got.
The cast:
They are handsome and they are not bad at acting.
However, they had no connection with the characters whatsoever. It was just so bland.
Till the end, they did NOT seem like they were in love with eachother or like they were enjoying playing their characters.
This is more like a bromance than a romance. No chemistry.
(And everyone in the drama was going crazy over Sarawatts visuals (he is good looking of course) but because he is not my type at all, thats why all the fangirling was really weird and cringe for me to watch)
None of the side characters were memorable either. Most of them were cringe and gave me severe secondhand embarassment.
The music:
probably the best thing in this drama.
Conclusion:
i will not waste my time and rewatch it. I really see no reason to torture me again.
I can't recommend it. (unless you are looking for a bromance like cliché loverstory)
and if you watch it and find yourself not really enjoying it, just dont finish it. Nothing cool or sexy happens anyway.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
How to make something good become no big deal.
2theger has a very promissing plot but it fails to serve its purpose.The series starts very well, good acting, most of the cast is good looking, it presents the characters well and a very nice opening theme. But it stops there, the couple showed more chemistry when they were faking its relationship than we they were actualing dating, the plot itself started to not make sense from there. If the series had overed on the episode which Salawak asks Tine to be his boyfrind would've been better.
And Mil, omg he's bad and a freaking stalker, and in the end he just ended with his consolation prize, Phukong. Upsetting that's the word, Mil does a lot of bad thing and makes Phukong as a second option. By the way Phukong has absolutely no pride, THE FUCKING BOY YOU LIKE IF FUCKING TRYING TO STEAL YOUR BOTHER'S BOYFRIEND WTF GIRL YOU DESERVE BETTER... sorry this part really gets me.
Anyway I hope in the second season Sarawak and Tine show more afection towards each other and Mil get what he deserves which is eternal lonliness.
Really enjoyed the OST !!!
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
Great cast. Badly written. Red Flag city.
What do you do when you get a bad script, a lazy director but, great actors? You do the best you can. Honestly, this is a red flag story that never should have made it to screen as written.I stuck with this until the end for the main story. But, so much of this needed fine tuning or, a page or, two in the shredder.
Tine: He requested the help from Wat when Green was becoming more and more aggressive. Why then - for the next too many episodes to mention - does he fight and become so mean each time he is looked at as being gay? He asked for it - what does he think his request means? And, he never truly gets to use Wat to keep - many times, creepy - Green away.
Also - Tine and a few of his friends are pretty awful people. They say and do hurtful things and care nothing of consequences. I followed some live comments for a couple episodes and I was not alone in thinking their behavior was pretty bad. I kept expecting a few bonus episodes like we have seen from other BLs when the writers get wrong and have to fix it to keep their fans happy and the advertiser dollars rolling in.
Green: Why was he even there? His character was a mess from beginning to end. He searches out Tine - sexually harasses him - yet - he is secretly in a relationship with someone else - who he is supposedly - temporarily for plot convenience afraid of? Physical abuse on top of that. The timeline of Green's story is a mess and nobody bothered to fix it. Approximately, 12 weeks pass from beginning of the series 'til the end but, Green's partner only gets involved towards the end? References are made to fights and running away but, none of that makes sense if you actually watch the characters go through each episode.
Sarawat: The only sane and decent person in the bunch. What he had to go through to hook up with Tine...I fell for him. Wat's gaydar must work really well because, no matter how much you pine for someone - this story gives you the illusion you can turn anyone you want if you stick with them long enough. Thank god the writers showed that Tine was unable to hold any male-female relationship - even though he didn't know why.
Mil: Notice that he never had to answer for getting Wat and Tine physically beaten/assaulted? He got a free walk on that one and everyone involved didn't even get so much as a slap on the wrist. Let's hire a group of thugs to physically beat two people with sticks and fists and gloss over the physical and psychological pain they cause and brush it off as over zealous friends helping another.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Deze recentie kan spoilers bevatten
i kept on seeing 2gether on twitter since march and i really had no intention to watch it but out of boredom i just said fuck it and here we are. it was good from ep 1-11 and it went downhill fast during the the last 2 episodes. i'm just gonna pretend it ended at ep 11 and ep 12-13 was a fever dream.brightwin's chemistry was BURNING when sarawatine were fake dating to the point i was literally giggling everytime they were together onscreen but the production team didn't take advantage of it till the end. when they became a real couple, they started to look like bros turned roommates who like to jokingly flirt with each other sometimes. we didn't even get to see them cuddle on their own bed at their own apartment when they've cuddled on a small ass couch twice. the writers really had a lot of missed chances for showing intimacy between the couple- the bus scene on ep 11 for example where sarawat confessed how much he liked tine for a year, searching for him at every scrubb concert and tine finally saying he truly likes him back and no affectionate touches happened when it was their chance bc they were finally all alone!!! i'm not even talking abt makeouts or bed scenes. i would've totally gushed at a forehead/cheek kiss or holding hands.
win really won me over all throughout the show tbh. he did quite well considering he had no prior acting experience and his bashful smiles are just too adorable lol. bright was good as sarawat bc he embodies the idgaf attitude of sarawat but i admit at some moments in the later episodes, he seemed awkward acting romantically with win. idk if this is bc of the poor script/direction or bright himself but i just felt it. i wouldn't mind seeing brightwin on another BL series but i really hope they build up their comfortability with e/o more and get a better written storyline next time.
what i liked abt 2gether: the series
- it was fun and lighthearted, something we all could enjoy in these stressful times
-win's acting
-type and man's relationship
-sarawat's cheesy one liners lmao
-tine getting all shy and blushy when sarawat flirts with him
what i disliked abt 2gether: the series
-lack of intimacy when sarawatine became a real couple
-poor writing and direction on the last 2 episodes
-portraying females as psychotic, crazy fans and objectification of female bodies
-making a female be the source of conflict for the main couple ONCE AGAIN. there is always a girl throwing herself at one party and the other party gets jealous and insecure causing the main couple to breakup. it's such an overused plot device in BLs and a lazy way to create conflict for the main couple.
-mil's entire character. he keeps on talking about tine as if he's an object, not a person. he sees tine as a trophy he could get to be better than sarawat and that's messed up. also, pursuing phukong in the end as a consolation prize bc tine chose to get back together w/ sarawat like what???
-the subplots felt extremely underdeveloped and hastily concluded
-lack of communication on tine's part in ep 12
all in all, 2gether was still pretty enjoyable and easy to watch if u want smth lighthearted and if u're not too particular abt plot direction. i rarely rewatch shows no matter how much i liked a series so i gave it a low rewatch rating but if i wanted to relive the series in my mind, i could easily just watch fanedits of sarawatine's romantic moments on youtube.
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Overhyped
This has been slandered enough so I'll summarise:Was it cute? At times but those were few and far between.
The actors? Great eye candy but their acting left a lot to be desired.
Chemistry? Zero. They might as well be straight best friends.
Plot? Okay until the ex gf was introduced
The ending? Wasn't a fan. It angered me because up until then it wasn't great but afterwards it was almost intolerable.
It deserves all the slander it gets and honestly it is only as popular as it is because the leads are attractive.
It's an inoffensive mid at it's best series??♀️
Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
