Unexpectedly extraordinary
JimmySea have not gotten any exceptional roles so far – ViceVersa fell a little flat and felt like unfulfilled potential – but their effort has paid off in Last Twilight. Every detail in the show demonstrates how they have paid attention to the little things.And then there’s Mark Pakin. who has once again proven to be a versatile actor with range. The scene of him eating beef stew and exchanging a few (seemingly innocuous but profoundly meaningful) sentences with his mother and brother was probably one of the most skilfully-executed scenes.
The storyline isn't terribly original (unlikely caretaker becomes the caretaker of a privileged person with a disability) but it has superb execution: Exceptional chemistry, thoughtful writing, and spectacular acting.
Some fans took issue with the ending of episode 11 (the famed the episode 11 curse strikes back), and I thought there could have been a less abrupt way around it. But all in all, nothing too damaging that it completely wrecks the other merits of the show.
This one will go in the history books as a love story to rewatch.
Full review: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2024/01/26/bl-last-twilight-2023-review/
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Could Have Been A Masterpiece!
This gem comes along with its stunning, nearly perfect love story that crashed and burned at the end. It just had to make it have a ‘feel-good’ happy ending. Unfortunately in that process, it transformed into a trite overblown conclusion. I cried as hard at the demise of this fantastic series as I did during the whole of this series. The ending completely ruined it for me. The series starts out so exceptional and I felt the curse of Thai BLs would finally be broken where it would not be so epigonic. It is a beautiful story of privilege meeting non-privilege with the union becoming one precariously in the middle. This is one of the few Thai BLs that handled a story about a disability with a sense of maturity, commitment, and a level-headedness, and a realistic albeit not always positive outcome or solution. One overriding theme that they presented and telegraphed throughout was the abhorrence of pity in dealing with people with disabilities. Again, having spent my entire professional career in that field, that is a compete truism. Yet, somehow, I knew that theme would also be its downfall and it was. This was an exceptional series until the last 2 episodes and then it completely fell apart. The ending simply destroyed and ruined this otherwise brilliant series.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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I'm honestly disappointed with the ending
Okay, i just finish this drama and i have mixed feelings.First of all, I need to say that i didn’t like Jimmy at all. I first meet him in his role in "Bad Buddy" and i didn’t fall with him, BUT, I decided to give him a chance, and i have nothing against sea, soooo, i decided to start my way with JimmySea by watching ‘Last Twilight’ (everyone was talking a lot about this drama last year and I’m an education grad studend and I’m learning a lot bout inclusive education, and Thai did a really wonderful job with HeartLiMing in Moonlight Chicken).
OK, then. I need to say that i really enjoy this drama, like... I stayed up until 1am just crying and soobing with this mf, so, yeah, i like them a little bit. But we have a BIG, GIANTIC, MOTHERFUCKING ASSHOLE ending. Like C’MON!!!!
Lemme explaing my point. I'll first point out all the positive things in Last Twilight, just to be kind: I LOVE Pohjai and Mhok relationship, for real. I think i’ve never see such a beautiful ex-boyfriend relationship before (at all in a thai bl), so they make me feel so happy and full of love, like... they TAKE CARE for each other, even when Pohjai was daiting an asshole, when she said that she was pregnant, like... dude... Mhok break up with her when he was in jail.... FOR GOD SAKE!!! I LOVE THIS WOMAN. And they weren't weird around each other when Mhok started liking and dating Day, she was putting gasoline in their fire!!! Such a cutties.
They didn’t villainize Rung’s suicide and didn’t try to make her a bitch for it (at all, i fell they didn’t explore her story, but okay). Mhok didn’t blame her, like he said “i don’t agree with her choice” but he was okay, like, he loves his sister and she choose what she choose (i honestly feel a little touched by her story, as someone who has the same thoughts);
Mhok take care of Day in the very first moment. He obviously didn’t want the job at first and he was a little angry about the whole situation, but he just did as they asked and tried to make Day live better (i would probably give up hahaha) even when every single one of them were jerks to him.
I NEED to pay a special attention to ALL they’re relationships, even with the fish, like THEY ARE SO MF CUTE. Mhok and Day in that dino costume AAAAAAAGH, they playing, they laughing, they having FUN, they’re just a sweet piece of cake with cherries and chocolate on top. All they're dynamics reminds me of HeartLiMing.
Another thing that just makes me MORE in love with Mhok is that he NEVER made a fuss when Day pushed him away, even when he broke up with him or just fired him, Mhok just accepted it.
For MOST of the show they got a really good stance about the fact that Day is blind and blind people in general. when Day talks about how he can do things just like he used to or when that stupid guy asks about sex and porn and Day just says it's the same as before. The activities for the blind and the way that Mhok always be respectful with the problems and difficulties that Day has. And Day never decreased himself for being blind (I'll talk about that again in the negatives). And Aun was such a beautiful friend to Day (I love him and his wife).
OKAY, now that I've mentined the positive points, I need to point the negatives, and everything that makes me sad about this drama, and took away the possibility of it being a masterpiece.
First of all: the whole motherfucking annoyng tantrum between Day and Night. Like BITCH, I was thinking that Night had done something TERRIBLE to Day, but that car accident happend just because Day was a little dumb. Like... bro... STOP THE MF CAR!!!! c'mon, It was no big deal and Day started being a passive bitch to Night??? For real, if I were Mhok I would laugh. Of course Night could blame himself for the accident, but Day???? Such a unnecessary tantrum.
WHEN THAT FUCKER LOSER OF THEY DAD SHOWED UP?????! BRO? I felt like i could tear my skin off. And all that crap "I wasn't a good father" YOU CHEATED ON YOUR WIFE BRO!!! U LET YOUR KIDS AND UR MOTHERFUCKING WIFE TO THEY'RE OWN!!! GO FUCK UR SELF. And Day just forgave him :)))) For real....
AND, their mom was a shrew!! And they just let it all in the past! I was like M'AM YOUR KID ISN'T DYING!!! HE'S JUST GOING BLIND!! And she just acted like Night didn't exist, like???
Day was a little cruel to Mhok. He was like "you're cold, you're r a bad boy, you're not careful, you're rough" and Mhok was the sweetest person in the world. And Day kept saying this crap even when they were dating, like WHY???? LET HIM WITH ME THEN!!!
And It was scratching ma brain at the very end, HOW they let a complete stranger, with no caregiving skills take care of Day??? like, wasn't his mom an overprotective mom??? They just found Mhok in a hospital and that was it???? Okay that Day insisted, but? Complete nonsense.
The two last eps at all -
Like, ok. Day was a brilliant badminton player and a college student and suddenly he was a car accident and went blind, I can't imagine how he was feeling, how confused and angry he must have been, and his family was just pretending that wasn't happend and they are't given him a help, they're never put him on therapy or something, so, alot of what he was doing, feeling and saying it's completely understandable. But why did he never bother to talk to Mhok about Mhok's feelings? Like, Mhok lost his sister, she killed her self and he feel guilty about that, Mhok was afraid of everything cuz of that, Mhok said "for me there is only today", but Day didn't try to talk to him?? Mhok opened his heart and put himself in Day's shoes, but couldn't Day do the same? C'mon. The way Day just broke up with Mhok on his first mistake was so cruel, I can't- Thai Bl's always has this shit in the last few eps, a dumbass fight that take to a dumbass break up, but do they really need to do that? It's okay if Day got upset and broke up, but he just let Mhok go and let THREE YEARS go by and didn't even TRY to call him? to say sorry? to ASK how he's doing? Bitch....
And to be honest, if I were Mhok I wouldn't get back together with Day after all that shit at the wedding. I would AT LEAST make Day fly to the US to try and meet me and apologize (which Day never did :))))
Now, the WORST thing, I honestly I think that with this they simply throw away EVERYTHING they said, when Day said he would return to his """"""normal life """""" after recovering his vision with surgery. BITCH FOR REAL. IM CRYING WHIT ANGER HERE. What the fuck were they thinking??? FOR GOD'S SAKE. It would be so better if they hadn't even tried, cuz they just made a BIG DEAL and put a lot of shit on top of it. They chose such an fucking important topic to talk about and ended up doing it??? For real, I'm really angry. As i said before, I'm a graduate student in education and I'm learning about inclusive education, I had a whole YEAR studying with a deaf teatcher learning about people with disabilities and this is how they finish the series??? For real, I can't even explain HOW sad and disaponted I am in Thailand and the directors right now.
Lastly, another thing that bothered me was that they didn't explain what Mhok was doing now and what Day will do now that he hás regained his sight. Honestly, Day could work with his bookshop for the blind and continue to be an actvist for the rights of the blind, but u know....
Well, this is my opinion on this show. I'm really going to act like the last two eps didn't exist if I ever watch it again, and i have to say I really liked it, and that's what makes me most disaponted with the crappy ending.
So, yeah. At least, now i like Jimmy and I'm thinking about watching Vice-versa, and I have to say that JimmySea are a plate full of acting skills. And please, Thailand, when you want to talk about something so important, be careful and respectful.
P.S: I just noticed that the person who directed "Last Twilight" was P'Aof, honestly, how did he manage to do such a good job on "Moonlight Chicken" and ruin everything here????
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Reseña sencilla
Tengo que empezar diciendo que una parte muy en el fondo de mi, quería que esto terminara como una historia de amor trágica, ósea que no quedaran juntos al final, que Mhok si hubiera tomado el avión y ahi hubiera terminado la historia de ellos con el baile que hicieron Day y Mhok siendo esa su ultima interacción, yo se que es muy delulu de mi parte pero aja final alternativo que dices, toda la historia, la trama es hermosa, neta yo no se con cuantos caps llore, termine berreando, aca mar de lagrimas pq si destrozaba cañón todo, tipo todo lo que vivieron, los momentos, los recuerdos que tienen, las anécdotas es todo muy emblemático, y el como se van enamorando nonon es otro pedo asi tal cual, luego también esta la historia de Phojai que la vd que personaje tan hermoso y bien construido, neta le agarre cariño desde el 1er momento ella si se merece todo lo bonito que le paso y lo que pase, tmb Night me cayo muy bien la vd que nunca lo odie simplemente como que no nos daban el contexto completo ya hasta despues y aun asi me cayo muy bien, los demás personajes secundarios no voy hablar, ósea están bien, existen, complementan etc, cumplen vaya.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Amazing.. but it's complicated
Last Twilight is one of those series you start preparing for the worst, only to be pleasantly surprised, then get whacked in the face with emotional turmoil, and finally finish it and lean back into your seat feeling like you're disgustingly single (even more than when you started).What can I say, it's just that good. The acting is honestly out of this world, and don't take that lightly. I especially took note of Mhok's actor, I've seen him in Bad Buddy but he didn't shine as much back then. Here, his eyes are so expressive and he sells his part SO WELL. The rest of the cast is also great ofc, the woman who plays the mom was giving it her all with the crying scenes omg.
The story is tender yet bold, taking on the challenge of following a disabled character. Since Moonlight Chicken, I'd been wishing GMMTV would release another series with a similar protagonist, just to broaden the spectrum of experiences that they portray. Day is immensely charismatic, he demands your affection but not your pity, and he grows so much throughout the series by learning to live with his blindness and crafting his life around it. I liked the book concept, how they follow Me's story to reflect on Day's situation in a poetic manner. The twilight metaphor is beautiful once you come to understand it as the audience.
Mhok and Day's relationship develops naturally and with an incredible amount of chemistry. They are so so good together. I cannot stress this enough. And the supporting cast does an amazing job at adding depth to the plot with their respective stories. This is one of the few series where I've rated episodes a 5/5.
There were multiple things I was not a fan of. Frustratingly, Last Twilight loses me towards the end -in the last three or two episodes. A series that has championed natural and grounded relationships suddenly loses its grip and starts throwing tropes at you -the 'going abroad' trope, the 'breaking up in the second to last episode' trope, the misunderstanding and miscommunication. It was disappointing. And, in the last episode, things go by so fast and characters change their minds so quickly that it gives me whiplash (I'm looking at you, Day).
The thing is this: last episode, and they haven't seen each other for THREE YEARS. That's a looong ahh time to not see a person. But they somehow reconnect as if nothing happened. The problem they had three years prior is still there, even if you still like each other! Mhok is still overprotective and too worried that he'll lose Day. And, honestly, it feels like they ran out of time to develop their relationship at that point and had to shove their reconciliation in a very short timeframe, making it feel rushed. Realistically, there would be tension. Realistically, they would have to talk things out -Mhok's fear of losing his loved ones, his approach to Day's disability, etcetera. But they didn't do any of that.
And finally: the end. I'll just be clear and say that I'm not visually impaired, and therefore don't know shit about the matter. But, as an audience member who grew attached to Day and his struggles, who watched him grow and accept and evolve, the ending felt completely out of the blue and, honestly, disrespectful to people who *are* blind for life, without a cure. Why did I just sit through -probably more than- twelve hours of content, following Day and his complicated relationship with blindness, only for it to just *go away* magically at the end, and "solve all his problems"? He literally says in the end that he now has a "normal" life, that his story has ended differently than Me's, who "fades away" in the book. How is that supposed to be satisfying as a viewer? All that growth and in the end is just like, "nevermind, here, you can be normal again," and it's all undermined??? I just think that if I were blind and heard that there's a new series with a blind protagonist and started watching, only for him to be "cured", I would be disappointed. It's like making a movie about a weelchair-bound person and have them walk by the end, after they've already come to terms with their situation and embraced it.
I'm not saying that blind people should stay blind if given the chance to better their sight. But, in this case, they had the chance to write a beautiful story about a *permanently* blind person, and show that you can live with it and find love and not be miserable. Live a "normal life".
I realize this last part was a rant lol. But yeah, good series overall. One of the best from GMMTV.
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Uma obra de arte, já tá entre as melhores do ano.
Uma perfeição de série!!! Acompanhei Last Twilight do começo ao fim e foi uma experiência única e inesquecível. Toda semana a ansiedade pra que sexta feira chegasse e eu pudesse assistir o ep novo. Ainda não consigo aceitar que acabou.É um bl lindo, que não decepcionou em nenhum episódio e sim nos emocionou a cada novo que lançava.
A história é muito linda de aquecer o coração. Acompanhar as dificuldades e superação do Day. Ver que a cada dia que ele passava com o Mhok ele ia evoluindo como pessoa, ia superando seus medos, aprendendo e tendo coragem de enfrentar a vida e viver. E ver também o Mhok se tornando uma pessoa melhor e evoluindo a cada dia que ele passava com o Day. E no fim, ver a pessoa linda que cada um deles se tornou.
Foi lindo ver o amor do casal se abrochando e aos poucos acompanhar a importância que um tem na vida do outro.
O casal secundário, apesar de não ter muito foco, foi um queridinho meu e gostei de como tudo ocorreu entre eles.
Não sou especialista nem nada, mas gostei de como foi abordado a cegueira do Day e de como foi apresentado suas dificuldades.
A atuação de todos os personagens foi perfeita, transparecendo para os espectadores claramente de como os personagens são.
A trilha sonora também linda demaaaaais, me emociono toda vez que escuto.
Gostei muito do final, foi muito lindo e acabou na medida certa, não achei que tenha ficado nada sem contar.
Os defeitos desse bl são bem poucos, são coisas que gente q é mais chata assistindo ou assistindo pra procurar defeito que ia se "incomodar" ou perceber, mas são coisas que não afetam nem um pouco na experiência de quem tá assistindo.
É um bl lindo demais e muito divertido de assistir. Que deixa o coração quentinho, que te faz sorrir 90% do tempo e os outros 10% chorar com as cenas emocionantes e lindas.
Bom, pra finalizar se tem uma palavra que representa esse bl é "lindo" nunca vou me cansar de dizer o quão tudo nele é lindo.
Recomendo muito! Acho que todo mundo deveria pelo menos dar uma chance e assistir de coração e mente aberta e que possa também ter a excelente experiência que foi poder acompanhar Last Twilight.
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COMENTÁRIOS COM SPOILER
No começo acabei ficando com raiva deles terem se separado no ep 11, mas agora que terminei eu consegui ver o quão importante foi para os dois eles poderem dar um tempo e viver suas vidas sozinhos. Para o Day conseguir se tornar independente e conseguir viver e alcançar suas vontades e sonhos sozinho. E para o Mhok poder descobrir o seu sonho real e poder crescer na sua carreira.
Sobre o Day ter voltado a enxergar, não foi uma coisa que me incomodou (já que isso é muito comum de acontecer nas séries), mas acho que teria um final bem legal também se tivesse terminado com ele cego mesmo.
Gostei muuuito do conceito de ter o livro Last Twilight na série, apesar de não sabermos a história inteira eu gostei muuuuuito do que foi mostrado dela e sempre me emocionando com a história do Mee.
Achei lindo demaaais e certeiro a cena em que o Day vê o Mhok pela ultima vez na montanha da capa do livro. Foi uma cena que acabou comigo, chorei demais, só de lembrar já quero chorar dnv kkkk.
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A beautiful story with an even more beautiful cinematography
Ok, I knew I liked Jimmy and Sea's acting but this series just cemented how much I enjoyed their work. They have amazing chemistry and the way they portrayed these two characters was breathtaking, they gave them dimension and weight and that's something that we can't always say about the Bl series.I enjoyed the evolution of Mhok's character, he starts as your typical bad-boy delinquent but by the end of the series, he is much more than that. How he deals with his feelings and with the way Day needs him is incredible and seeing him grow throughout the series was amazing.
On the other hand, we have Day who is not only dealing with his disability but also with the trauma and frustration that comes with it. The way this disability has affected not only his relationship with his family and friends but also the way he faces the world. The way Mhok and Day influence each other was incredibly well written and I truly enjoyed seeing them change little by little and opening up to each other.
Now I think one of my favourite parts of this series is the way it was filmed, the way they chose to portray what Day can actually see allowing the viewer to pardon the pun see through Day's eyes worked really well. The use of colour and scents to distinguish characters and locations was really well done.
I also enjoyed the secondary couple with Night and Phojai and the way their relationship developed it does help that they are the biggest Mhok/Day shippers.
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I actually really liked the fact that they break apart at a point which gives Day a chance to be more than someone who needs to be taken care of. At the same time allows Mhok to grow and realize that Day doesn't need him at his beck and call every day. I do think that the end didn't really need to be the "fixing" of Day especially not after spending most of the series talking about how "normal" he actually is and he needs no fixing just a little adapting.
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Thank goodness that I gave them a chance
I am going to be honest, the pilot episode was a meh for me. My thought back then was that GMMTV kept on using violence and arrogance as the plot of their story. This pertains to Mhok’s introduction in his thug era. I was in the middle of letting go of the drama but I’m glad that I stayed. I always believed in Sea Tawinan and Mark Pakin’s character range which were the reasons for me hanging on with the show. Yet, I am surprised by the acting growth of Jimmy, he surely evolved and explicit a way better portrayal than his previous main character role. Namtan also nailed this one as well, as expected from our dramatic girl.Well written story with the right actors. I have a soft spot for a series that tackles one’s disability to see things around them. The progression and narration of Day’s daily life struggle are heart-rending. Another thing that I got invested in the story is the reconciliation of the two brothers, Night and Day. As the one who hugely suffered in the car accident, Day’s resentful actions towards Night are reasonable. Objectively speaking, Night is not the one to be blamed for the incident. But Day’s coping mechanism at that time is to put a finger on someone which causes his eyesight to vanish.
It is always beautiful how the title aligns with their story. The majestic and tear-jerker Last Twilight scene is phenomenal. I cried and felt the pain of the main couple. That time when Day completely loses his vision but remains calm in accepting his reality that he will continue to live on for the rest of his life. EP11 was indeed my favorite episode from the series.
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I really loved how well this show was written, and I would have given it a 10 honestly if it wasn't for the ending. It was a nice happy ending, but many things were pretty underwhelming. Firstly, I expected the moment Day saw Mhok's face for the first time to be such a beautiful and dramatic moment, but it was just... nothing special. Secondly, I think the fact that Day managed to get the surgery made the show's message pointless. I would have preferred an ending that showed that even with a disability you can be successful and happy.
Regardless of these two issues, I enjoyed watching this and think the acting was incredible.
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Muy buena serie con un confuso y horrible final
Estaba todo tan bien hasta el capítulo 9/10. Pudo haber terminado ahí. La escena final del capítulo 9 fue hermosa, hace mucho que no lloraba tanto. Los personajes habían tenido un desarrollo, crecimiento y camino a la aceptación muy bueno.Digo de vuelta, que necesidad de forzar un conflicto para hacer un final "emotivo" forzado?? Abruptamente terminan en el capítulo 11 por????? Tiran a la basura todo el crecimiento que habían tenido Day y Mhok, después te muestran un timeskip de 3 años en el q los dos siguen sus vidas sin el otro y de la nada vuelven??? Ah, y Day recupera su vista. Lo que me enojó un poco porqué me habia gustado mucho como habia logrado aceptarse a si mismo y aprender a vivir con las condiciones que se le dieron.
La actuación de todos acá es muy buena. Los paralelismos con Day y Mee y toda la cosa del libro era muy interesante. Es una pena q tenga un final tan???? Por eso voy a fingir demencia y para mí last twilight solo tuvo 9 capitulos
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Um BL emocionante, sensível, e profundo na medida certa.
Fazia tempo que eu nao me deparava com uma historia que me tocasse tanto. Last Twilight é sem duvidas pra mim o melhor BL de 2023/2024 (até o momento).Durante todos os episódios existe uma riqueza de detalhes extremamente satisfatória, nada é passado batido e tudo que é dito tem um motivo.
Ao contrario da maioria dos BLs, neste eu nao vi grandes momentos de enrolação. Existem arcos que possuem começo, meio e fim bem definidos.
Eu não sou a pessoa que faz muitas resenhas, mas essa faço questão de deixar registrado, a evolução de atuação dos meninos é enorme, o trabalho do Sea como um protagonista cego é muito bom, e o Jimmy possui uma sensibilidade na atuação realmente tocante, ao qual me fez chorar várias vezes.
Agora eu precisei editar essa resenha e incluir alerta de spoiler pois acho realmente necessário citar a reta final da serie. Muito poderia ter sido feito para dar um ar único a serie, mas os roteiristas parecem que perderam a mão e caíram no clichê de separar o casal na reta final, e tudo pareceu extremamente corrido (além de um foco extremamente desnecessário no casal secundário numa reta final que mal haviam tempo de desenvolver o casal principal), além de um pulo no tempo que perdeu muito o potencial do final pra mim. Os personagens tiveram algumas mudanças nas personalidades, houve muita imaturidade da parte do Day e potencial perdido na historia do Mohk. Particularmente eu esperava um final realmente muito melhor, mas ainda assim nao acho que isso tire o brilho de toda a serie.
Se você quer assistir um BL de genero drama com muito amor envolvido, pode ter certeza que Last Twilight será uma ótima escolha.
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