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Cela aurait pu être un bon drama
Je ne m'attendais pas à quelque chose d'aussi léger (léger au prime abord).C'est au départ adorablement mignon, Cher est probablement l'un des personnages les plus choux de thaï drama, et les yeux de Book m'ont aspirée pour ne plus me laisser repartir, ah quand il te regarde naïvement avec ces yeux plus grands que le monde... je comprends que Gun/Force soit à ses genoux. D'ailleurs le "Boss" est totalement à sa merci (comme à peu près tous les personnages de la série), je pensais qu'il serait plus dominant mais pas une seule seconde.
Le souci est que ça reste léger et mignon, alors qu'un certain nombre d'intrigues sont amorcées, qui pourraient constituer un scénario. Et voilà le problème principal de A Boss and a Babe. Aucune et je dis bien aucune des intrigues n'est menée à son terme ou alors c'est réglé en 1 minute. Le drama n'a ainsi aucune colonne vertébrale, alors qu'on devine qu'un traitement approprié des différents possibles rebondissements auraient pu constituer un scénario solide. La série ne repose que sur ForceBook et leur complicité, qui est par ailleurs indiscutable.
Hors les intrigues sont bien plus sombres que le rose bonbon qui recouvre le drama et méritaient un traitement approprié. On peut citer, pêle-mêle, viol, violence familiale, non-assistance à personne en danger, suicide, vol, addictions, autodestruction, dépression, solitude, homophobie, problème de management... Tout ces sujets sont abordés... et puis mis sous le tapis, comme s'ils n'avaient jamais existé. Non seulement est-ce regrettable d'un point de vue scénaristique mais également inexcusable au vu de sujets aussi durs et violents.
Je donne néanmoins une note de 7 car les acteurs sont bons, la photographie aussi, et l'OST aussi "cute" que la série. Le couple principal est par ailleurs adorable. N'empêche que vu le traitement des problématiques abordées, le drama aurait pu durer 8 ou 10 épisodes...
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Not unpleasant to watch but lacking in consistency
The story is quite simple but not uninteresting. The subjects are quite modern: acceptance of homosexuality, sexual violence, depression, work relationships. The actors are quite convincing.Unfortunately, these good points are not enough to erase the problems of this series:
1/ Cher's character is really irritating, especially at the beginning: talks too much to say everything that goes through his head, does too much, takes up too much space. He calms down afterwards but as we had difficulty to get attached to him at the beginning, it remains complicated to be captivated by his story. On the contrary, Gun is very bland. The contrast between the two leaves a strange impression.
2/ Most of the subjects, quite modern, are only skimmed over. We would like to know more and understand the resolutions.
3/ The love story is badly described. We don't understand how they fall in love and especially so quickly.
In summary, this series is rather pleasant to watch but will not leave an imperishable memory.
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It turn out to be a mess!
What started out as a sweet romcom just went downhill....I understand that there are bound to be issues in relationship but I feel the issues at hand here is unnecessarily complicated, messy and unhealthy!
I don't like how Cher is still not moving on from the past and I hate that Boss has to clear up the mess associated with this! To make it worse, Cher wasn't even an item with Thian. Wth is going on here.
It gets really messy and all over the place in the last few episodes, I started skipping parts and eventually dropped this drama since I just ended up disappointed and frustrated
As I said, it started out really great, I was looking forward to every episoe, I was not skippping any parts, until it gets unnecesarily dramatic.
Force's great acting is what's keeping me to rate this drama above 7!
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FORCEBOOK DESERVE BETTER.
It's not a bad show. I just feel that this might get boring towards the end. Tbh I don't really like this writer director duo. I've noticed that they've worked on star on my mind & between us both of which were very weak in terms of plot and writing. I still haven't completed star in my mind. It got so boring and annoying towards the end. They kept dragging on even though it was just 8 episodes and between us also got really annoying by the last few episodes. The confession was dragged for no reason at all. People only love these shows because of the actors. I waited a year for between us and had really high expectations but I was let down. In fact I really think this writer should find another job. She keeps ruining potentially good shows by bad writing.I'll wait and see what happens with a boss and a babe.
I feel really sorry for ForceBook . Their shows always air after the biggest hits in the industry. Enchante after bad buddy and now boss baby after my school president. They are always compared and people don't enjoy it as much.
Well I'm looking forward to only friends 'cause I have faith in P'Jojo .I'm sure he will bring out their full potential .
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What I feel about this series so far (Up to Ep 2)
As a really big fan of fluffy, cute and funny plots and characters, this series entertains me in many different ways. I do know that some people do not like how Book overreacts for the comedy plots, but I enjoy it very much. (I might cringe at times though). Episode 1 did not have much major plots, but I like how the story is not dragged to 5+ episodes just to realize that Gun is a fan of Cher's ASMR channel. The fact that Gun is so whipped for Cher makes me feel soft, so the first episode was just a cute ride. Basically, there is not much to talk about episode 1 since the scenes are just introducing the characters and stuffs.For episode 2, I felt that the timings for some scenes are odd, but there are a few memorable scenes. Cher can sometimes be very annoying because of his talkative nature, but he never tells lies. He confronted those two women and also comforted Gun really well. Plus, when Gun talks about people asking top and bottom stuffs, he really called out all those weird people in our society. The episode also kind of hinted some stuffs about Gun's past, so I am looking forward to how the story will be revealed. It is really heartwarming to see Gun starting to show his inner feelings to Cher and the fact that he felt comfortable to hang out with Cher. Not to spoil any longer, the ending of the episode 2 was so surprising, but felt natural tbh.
Since only 2 episodes are aired for now, I will not comment further.
For the cast, I am really glad that ForceBook are back because I felt that Enchante did them dirty. They click with each other and look very cute in real life, so their scenes together seemed natural for me.
For the OST, I was actually surprised that Book is the one who sang when I heard the ost from the official trailer.
Overall, it may not be one of the best BLs, but the series is not a flop at all. It makes my Friday nights enjoyable and ForceBook's chemistry is overflowing, too.
Everyone has different opinions, so I do not mind if you agree or disagree with mines.
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The duality and acting
Let's break this down to a few categories.Acting
I have watched enchante before this and I would say their acting has improved by quite a bit. I think Force's acting improved more significantly and I think his portrayal of this character is well done. For Book, he is also doing a great job at portraying his funny but morally wise and supportive character. As for the side characters, I would say they as well are portraying their roles well. But this is just the second episode.
Story
Although this type of office romance is kinda common, I would say this is executed well (it is different from the typical university students au). The story touches on some important concepts even within this BL community, like talking about top and bottom, mother and father when it is absolutely unnecessary. They can be whoever they like. Thye also bring up the topic of depression would I look forward to see this develop in later episodes. This is all done with comedy infused.
Ost
Book's voice is not that bad, but I would not say the ost is one of the best, but it is certainly good (I am in a choir and learn abt singing and what not).
Screenwriting
The dialogues for Cher's lines feel like they fit him completely, and this is the same with Gun. I would like to talk about the bbq scene. I feel like the dialogue of the friends when they first met him is a bit overexaggerated but I don't know whether it is intentional.
Miscellaneous
I would say that this pacing is not bad. Even though we get the first kiss in ep 2, which from other shows usually come at about ep 5-7, I would not say it is fast paced. They both agreed to have their first kiss and might even want to be a couple at this point.
Ending note
This show is a must-watch for BL fans. Overall, it is a 8.5/10 for me. It's more of a leisure show than a serious show so expect laughs. This is definitely worth a rewatch if it remains this performance.
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A Boss and a Babe is a sweet and nice series
Impressions until EPISODE 02:GMMTV has a gift, in my opinion. Their series always have a superficial synopsis and seems to have nothing to offer, but when you realize, their show becomes your most waited of the week. A boss and a babe is almost a gay version of the GL Gap the series, a romance between the Company CEO and an employee. Cher is that kind of person who has a kid purity, and that conquers Gun, the mysterious boss who scares his team with his cold and silent personality. Even with the intimidation that the boss makes the staff feels, Cher doesn't feel pressured at all and continues with his big mouth and deeply sincere comments. The dynamic between Force and Book shines in all their scenes. They perfectly fits their roles and the chemistry jumps the screen. We have a kiss already in episode 02 and the story is really passionate.
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the acting is really good and has funny and will have you laughing right away.
First time review on this and that's how good this series is. I originally was waiting for the series to have all the episodes available before watching but seeing the reviews for it were good and I couldn't help myself and started watching it.I have only just finished the 2nd episode and it has drawn me right in straight away from episode 1 starting until the end of episode 2.
it's a comedy, and has its serious moments bl which is great as I like when it's funny and serious moments in it.
this is the first series i have watched the actor who plays cher in and he is absolutely brilliant, his acting is really great, he is hilarious he has me laughing alot the way he is and especially his one liners.
boss is antisocial who has taken a liking to Cher, boss is more mature and serious type but that's what makes boss and Cher fit together quite well.
I can already tell from the 2 episodes I have watched that this is a series I don't want it to finish and just keep going as I could watch Cher all the time and not get tired of it.
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