Entertainingly Messy
This show can be summed up by just one word...mess. This isn't necessarily a bad thing because it was very enjoyable. I binged this series so quickly and most episodes didn't disappoint me. The only episode that truly made me think "was this necessary" was episode 12/the finale. I think some choices on the production side took me out at times (esp audio). I wholeheartedly believe this show would have never been as good if it wasn't for the actor's performances. I'm pretty new to Thai bls and quickly fell for some actors. One of these included Khaotung's portrayal of Ray. He portrayed this complicated character who people could either love or hate and not many could have pulled off this character the way he did. Overall enjoyed the show and will probably rewatch it, especially for the growing and complicated relationship between Sand and Ray who were honestly the only couple out of the main 3 I was rooting for.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Only friends who kiss every other friend!!
As my heading suggests, this drama is one crazy kind where all characters are busy kissing or f***ing each other... Like literally!!Don't expect moral values like honesty, commitment, loyalty etc while watching this show, you will be highly disappointed.
The star cast is too good and you will find all GMMTV actors here playing small to micro second roles which are amusing to watch.
The chemistry of all actors are great especially Sand and Ray.. they both are fire in this.
I didn't personally like Top.. I find him too stiff as an actor with limited expressions and dead face.
Boston's character was actually sl*tty and he played it too well, so much that you will literally hate him.
Rest all characters were also good.
WARNING:
Every episode has a kissing scene or s*x scene with great sounds so better watch it with your earbuds plugged in.
Enjoy this messed up show and learn how not to be "only friends" with your friends :D ?
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A strong takeoff that misses the landing
What a true rollercoaster of a show in every sense of the word. This show presents some of the best acting out of GMMTV to date, with incredible performances from Khao, First, Force, Book, Mark and Neo. However, the explosive start to the series finished with a sizzle.If you don't know, this story was loosely based on the writer's group of friends. I believe the biased view of these characters, coupled with the branding of these pairs, forced the story to take a turn that was neither good to its characters or to its audience.
You knew from the start that Top and Mew would be together because they are Force and Book. You knew that Sand and Ray would be together because they are First and Khao. In any other story this wouldn't matter, but you show that these characters are so deeply flawed and dirty and raw, that to try to clean it up in the last act feels cheap. Then your only non-branded pair (and the writers self-insert) ends with one feeling high and mighty, and one slut shamed.
I also think that the show suffered from the classic Thai 12 episode format, because it had its climax so early in the show, that the falling action felt like it was dragging and the fun was gone.
Overall I enjoyed the experience, but know that this is a very complicated fav.
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That was something…
I highed up my expectations for nothing, there wasn’t really a story just some fucked friend group that shows you how fucked up they could be each episode. The cast is amazing they did a really good job at disgusting me, so shoutout to that.. honestly i didn’t like it from the very start, I personally do not like those kind of shows it’s just not for me. The reason I watched the whole thing was because of firstkhao so…Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Just the right amount of messiness
Only Friends has to be one of my favorite Thai BLs of all time. The story is messy yet coherent, and even though it is very confusing it has the perfect way of every single detail being important and contributing to the story. The acting is absolutely amazing, especially from FirstKhaotung and Mark. Khaotung has a way of acting with his eyes that makes him the perfect person to play Ray, and there is definitley no one else who could have played Sand and Ray better than First and Khaotung. I also could not get enough of Nick (Mark's character) who shows perfectly how it feels to be in love with someone like Boston. Boston, however, was very unenjoyable for me. I felt like he had no redeeming qualities that made me be able to empathize with him and I found myself always praying on his downfall (Which may or may not have been on purpose from the writer to make him that way, I am not sure.) I would definitley have liked to see more of Boston's path and learned why he is the way he is rather than just being shown his bad side. I think that would've helped the viewers (including myself) be able to at least tolerate Boston instead of just downright hating him the entire time. I also strongly disliked both Top and Mew. I found their story to be pretty boring and unrealistic, I didn't really understand why Top became so obsessed with Mew in the first place pretty much from the first second they met. Their scenes were pretty boring for the most part, except for when Mew finally exposed Top in the best way possible which definitley is one of my favorite BL scenes of all time. The same pretty much goes for the rest of the side characters, who were important to some parts of the story but honestly pretty forgettable. Sandray 100% make up for the other characters for me, though. Their story is devastating but so heart warming at the same time. I usually hate the "I can fix him" trope especially for a character like Ray who was just a huge red flag for almost the entire show. Something about him was very charming to me (which may be because Khaotung plays him) but also that he was given a backstory that made me be able to sympathize with him. Sand was definitley my favorite character, and seemed to be the only one who knew how to think at times. The chemistry between them was insane and there was never a Sandray moment that I wasn't glued to my screen. Overall, I really enjoyed this drama because it feels like a raw and real representation of being in an insanely messy queer friend group. If you're looking for lots of drama, I strongly recommend this series!Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Some of the known BL couples being challenged in fidelity
This BL is unlike almost all the others, where only the shipped couples are allowed to show kissing. Here they are on a path of discovering who they are and what they seek in a partner.Let’s start with First, who blew me away with his acting so I looked up what else he acted in and realized he was in one of the best BL’s “Not Me”, definitely have to rewatch it. I also binged the shipper where First had the main role and got to kiss with Ohm. So First did get his fair share of kissing with boys. He moved into my top 5 of BL actors. Can we all agree he has such a nice smile?
Khoathung played his boyfriend and when he looks at you intriguing, how can you not fall for him?
The second main also has been together in other BL’s and had a nice storyline. What I didn’t like is they also had to sniffkiss a couple of times where the other couples gave decent kisses. Force and Book did give 2 or 3 times a good kiss, but you could see they’re not so comfortable. Neo and Mark on the other hand where very into their character and had some hot scenes. Mark who played Nick, was so adorable.
Some more familiar faces of BL’s do pop up as well.
Definitely a rewatch, also one of the better BL’s in 2023
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Por que tão perfeita???
Vamos lá... Assistir essa série foi um evento canônico para mim, por vários motivos. O principal, como para muita gente, foi o fato de ver os ships tendo interações amorosas com outros, e com ctz foi interessante ver o Book e o Khaotung, o Force e o Neo, o Sand (tentativa falha) com o Marketing, e ainda a tentativa de trisal com o Mond.Essa série provavelmente teve um investimento do cara***, a equipe de produção é gigante, então não me preocupei com os aspectos técnicos pq todos estavam excelentes. E dentro dessa excelência, é preciso citar a ost impecável e valorizar a qualidade de atuação desse elenco que deu nome e sobrenome! Cada um deles simplesmente arrasou! O Khaotung tem meu coração para sempre depois dessa atuação, e todos eles mostraram uma grande evolução como profissionais.
Essa série consegue manter a linha sutil entre o BL e o LGBT+, que são coisas diferentes. A série é BL com certeza (e ainda com um lindo casal GL e representatividade trans com destaque), as características dos personagens são de BL, mas a história deles consegue se aproximar do mundo real. Facilmente alguém pode se identificar com esse grupo de amigos... O podre de rico, que é perfeito em tudo e ainda que apenas usa as pessoas, mas uma hora vira gado de alguém, o viciado que não aceita que tem um vício e só procura ajuda quando não há mais o que fazer, o mais humilde, que vive ralando pra poder pagar as contas, o mais quieto, que não gosta tanto da putaria mas acolhe a todos, o apaixonado que morreria pelo seu amor mesmo ele não valendo nada, e o cara que não vale nada e não vai mudar por causa de ninguém pq essa é sua natureza. Apesar de todos os conflitos eles precisam conviver por causa do projeto, o que gera mais conflito ainda.
No momento em que Ray pegou o telefone e falou coisas ruins sobre os casais, eu achei ele o maior imbecil de todos os tempos, ele nem mesmo sabia de quem realmente gostava e se julgava capaz de dar lições de moral, mas o conflito que ele causou levou a coisas boas. Por exemplo, o relacionamento das meninas ficou mais claro, elas se entenderam, e Mew e Top realmente precisavam se separar para poder zerar o game e recomeçar.
O interessante, é que os personagens tiveram chances de mudar para melhor a medida que iam passando por certas situações, e também teve Boston, pra mostrar que algumas pessoas não vão mudar não importa o quê. Existiu uma construção individual de cada um deles, e ao fim da série, eles estavam mais maduros e convictos do que queriam.
Dentro desse quesito eu gostaria de mencionar o Nick, que era visivelmente apaixonado e dependente emocionalmente de Boston, mas que aos 45 do segundo tempo decidiu se amar e dar um pé na bunda dele, espero que ele tenha ficado com o tiozão.
Realmente quero que tenha uma segunda temporada, que dê mais visibilidade ao casal GL, que mostre se Ray conseguiu se reabilitar, que fale sobre o pai de Sand (falou-se muito pouco sobre as famílias ), o Boston voltando da América e talvez mudado e o Nick seguindo em frente.
Uma das melhores séries pra mim, amo muito, recomendo demais.
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waste of my time and braincells and for what
started great with good potential, ended up being more and more dissapointing each ep that passed until the final ep was in no other words, trash.overall left me with a sense of having wasted my time for 12 weeks. the writing was shit, mewtop was boring as fuck, and the acting in dramatic and emotional (crying) scenes of some actors was cringe im sorry, things i cant say in twitter because they will doxx me and kill my entire family bc you can't possibly have an opinion there.
in addition, ray's addiction problem was dismissed completely??? they could've used it as a major plot device and give proper representation of mental health issues but no, lets just forget about it like its some personality trait and not something that could kill you .
in my opinion, this should've been a series that centered on sandray and sandray alone with bostonnick and cheumapril as 2 side couples. no shade to forcebook im sure theyre amazing people but they should take acting classes i dont mean any wrong with this.
in conclusion, if you're planning on watching this dont waste your time and watch last twilight or i feel you linger in the air as a substitute for a thai bl series, you'll thank me later.
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The hype was deserved
I had seen this go viral everywhere but didn’t have time to watch it then (thank god because waiting a whole week for an epi wld have been so hard). The story is messy, as it’s intended. This is how many 20-somethings party, the toxicity doesn’t seem unbelievable. Though it seems like a superficial drama, there are many real character developments for everyone, and not all same.It was my first FirstKhao show and I GET IT. I GET WHY THEIR “IT”. They have the most sizzling but cutest chemistry, they were my endgame.
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Ai como eu amei tanto essa série.
Depois de passar semanas ansiando pela chegada dos sábados chegamos aqui no final de only fiends.Acompanhei a série episódio por episódio, e juro only friends foi o motivo por eu estar sempre animada.
Eu ameeeeeei a série, a gmm acertou muito juntando todos esses atores impecáveis e colocando em only friends. Eles ARRASARAM na atuação não deixou nada a desejar.
Já o enredo, como um todo eu gostei bastante. Os primeiros eps tavam impecáveis, tudo perfeito. Mas parece que eles foram sendo influenciados pela opinião dos fãs e foram mudando algumas coisas, os últimos eps deixaram mais a desejar, mas no final gostei de como terminou.
Adorei como a personalidade dos personagens iam mudando de acordo com os acontecimentos da série, de que os personagens do começo já não são mais os mesmos do final, que os altos e baixos que eles passaram foi uma construção e uma evolução pra quem eles são agora (só pra alguns no caso kkkkkk).
Fiquei muito satisfeita com o final que todos os casais tiveram, e me apaixonei demaaais por cada personagem (e pessei ódio com outros também).
Only friends é uma série que foge dos clichês, principalmente por ser baseada em fatos reais! Então como um todo, apesar de algumas lacunas, gostei bastante de como tudo foi abordado e representado na série.
A cinematografia tava perfeita, os cenários e os looks também!
E não podemos esquecer da ost IMPECAVEEEL, acho que nunca amei uma ost igual eu amo "Lets try", KHAOTUNG VC É UMA LENDA.
Mas para concluir recomendo demaaaaaaaais, eu definitivamente irei reassistir.
Queria um extra ou talvez até uma nova temporada, pra poder explicar mais os assuntos que ficaram em aberto, mas se não tiver vou aceitar como tudo acabou.
Mas é isso, já tá nas minhas favoritas, e vou sentir falta demais de todo esse cast junto e de esperar pelos meus sábados de surto, criei dependência em OnlyFriends e nos atores kkkkkkkkkkkk.
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agora vou fazer alguns comentários aqui.
Eu fiquei muito satisfeita com o final de BostonNick, apesar dos atores ficarem ótimos juntos, os personagens não se encaixavam, o boston não vai conseguir ter um relacionamentos estável antes de mudar muita coisa nele. Já o nick, tava torcendo demaaaais pra ele ficar junto com o Dan, mas infelizmente não deu pra eles TT.
Aaah os meus SandRay, amo demais demaaais eles, acho que essa fraquejada que o sand deu quando o boeing apareceu foi desnecessária, mas graças a deus o meu Ray possessivo não deixa ninguém roubar o homem dele. (inclusive queria comentar, que quando o ray beijou o boeing na piscina, pra mim, ficou muito claro que ele queria era fazer ciúmes no sand, mostrar pra ele se ele gosta quando o ray fica com outro homem, e não pq ele queria um trisal).
E os TopMew gostei de como foi retratado tudo q eles passaram e como eles ficaram juntos no final.
A única coisa que deixou a desejar é os últimos eps que parecia uma coisa mais corrida, não tão bem feita como os outro.
Como em alguns momentos eles fugiam da reabilitação do ray, gostaria que isso fosse trabalhado diferente, mas com o tempo dos eps realmente não daria tempo (por isso queria que tivesse acabado com mais eps, pra poder explicar tudo).
Gostaria que mostrasse mais sobre o sand e o pai dele, apesar de que eu achei tudo bem ele ter decidido não contar que ele é filho dele, mas gostaria que fosse mais trabalhado também.
E por fim sobre como a Cheum lidou com a mentira do irmão dela, achei que eles só fizeram ela engolir tudo logo pra não gastar muito tempo nisso e também sobre a Cheum e a April que não tiveram nenhum desenvolvimento, queria ver mais delas.
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watch if you don‘t like happiness and enjoy being stressed tf out
Where to even begin…I am so incredibly conflicted about this one.
I don’t think I‘ve ever watched anything this stressful in my entire life.
Cast: cast was awesome, loved almost all of them in their roles and they (mostly) all played their parts so incredibly well, which made the whole thing even more stressful but well more on that later.
Story: this is different. As in it’s not your usual happy go lucky everything is fixed by true love and a kiss BL. Which a lot of people might appreciate. I am not so sure I do. If anyone has seen Skins(?) that’s the kind of vibe it gives.
A bunch of very flawed humans with some serious issues coming together, clinging to each other for some light and love I guess.
If that’s what you‘re looking for then please go ahead and watch this. If you prefer being happy and need that magical love conquers all sprinkle on your BL maybe skip this one, or you might end up like me… which you might either way.
With blood pressure going trough the rough screaming on the inside and outside at almost every one of these characters throughout all 12 Episodes.
I was not able to ship anyone throughout most of this, I did come around a bit towards the end, but still… like I said, possibly a tad too „human“ for me.
That being said, this was not bad at all. It was actually painfully good at showing what fucked up peoples life’s, love life’s and friendships might look like… I just don’t know if that’s what I‘m looking for in a series (at least rn, 15 yo me would’ve eaten this up).
I personally don‘t think I‘d watch it again. I did take out some great music for my playlists though :)
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A mix of opinions
My thoughts on this series are quite divided. The ForceBook couple failed to capture my interest as there was no chemistry between them. Force's character Top, in particular, came across as unlikeable, while Book's seemed rather dull and uninteresting, even during his unhinged phase.On the other hand, I found myself oddly drawn to the toxic chemistry of BostonNick, played by Neo and Mark. Although their relationship was far from healthy, I couldn't help but secretly root for them.
As always, FirstKhaotung stole the show for me. Their acting skills and undeniable chemistry were on another level. The emotional scenes they portrayed were exceptionally well-done, with the intense fight resulting from Sand being paid by Ray's dad being one of the best acting scenes I have ever watched. I was always excited to see them on screen. Unfortunately, my enjoyment was marred by the presence of the annoying ex in the final episodes. Their decision to both kiss him felt utterly repulsive and ruined the enjoyment of Sandray as a couple for me.
As expected, there were numerous NC scenes, but most of them were rushed and forgettable, with the exception of the ones involving FirstKhaotung.
What really captivated me about this series was the exploration of the characters' moral ambiguity. At first, it seemed clear who the good and bad guys were in the group. However, as the story progressed, more complexities were revealed. This series truly excelled in portraying a multitude of grey characters, which is something I genuinely appreciate.
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