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Teenage love is NOT as addictive as heroin

Gone are the days when film directors arrived at a shoot with the novel they intended to adapt under their arms and rolled around tearing off leaves and extracting from them what they considered most substantial. No scripts at the beginning of the silent era, when a good part of the narration was excluded from a film plot with few reels.
As the years passed, the adaptations were perfected and today every successful novel has a swarm of producers behind it interested in bringing it to the screens. Top-notch scriptwriters, high budgets, efficient period reconstruction, and yet interesting aspects of the book continue to be left out, mainly due to the time-footage factor, or for including thorny themes, such as stormy loves and obsessions, which can reach sexual violations, and that conditions the filmmakers.
This generally means that good novel readers are dissatisfied with the film or television versions. Which does not mean that cinema and television continue to adapt literary themes, because many who do not read—increasingly, unfortunately—enjoy good stories, thanks to bringing the books they were not able to read into moving images. arrive.
The year after filming 'Hit Bite Love', the daring series adorned with sexual scenes and sadomasochism, after debuting in 2013 with the film 'Tom Gay', which was followed by 'Let's Go Bangkok Holiday' and 'The Right Man: Because I Love You', and the series 'Love Sick Season 2', 'Make It Right' and 'War of High School', among others, in which he addresses topics such as homosexuality, homophobia, love triangles, romances secrets, infidelity, multiple partners, unrequited love, youth and the school environment, Yuan Tin Tun Danop, the Thai film and television director, returns to the small screen.
It does not bring just any series, but the adaptation of the novel "Are You Addicted?", by the Chinese novelist Chai Ji Dan, a work that in a short time has become a global success, acclaimed by many, while others describe it as problematic due to showing physical assault and sexual violation not consented by the victim.
Love, heartbreak, jealousy, intrigue, misunderstandings, betrayal, obsession, sexual violation, family tensions, eidetic memory... The thing is, despite this, or precisely because of it, this work has all the ingredients to conquer the public again and again, whether between the pages of the book, printed or digital, or in front of a screen thanks to the two ill-fated Chinese versions, since his work has been adapted to television for years without ever being completed.
After the publication of "Are You Addicted?", considered one of those global literary phenomena that came to sweep its path, criticism and comments poured in. Most to praise it and say that it was a magnificent way to tell a story of rape and love, others to reproach it for being an insult to all survivors of male sexual violence. Words like sexual assault, domestic violence, and vicious tort were uttered, and there were even accusations that the writer was defending the classic lie that rape awakens sexuality.
But in its human complexity and artistic excellence, the novel is much more than a chain of assumptions and requires readers free of conservatism and prejudices that prevent them from analyzing the psyche and attitudes of the protagonists. An exploration of intimacies proposed by the literary work to refer to the ravings of desire and obsession of a boy in love with another who resists him, without knowing in those moments that they are also stepbrothers. Without ignoring that after the act of sexual violence to which one of the characters is subjected, he must face a mental transcendence that leads him to fall in love with his attacker. All this, while we witness, in great depth, the dissection of two families, one wealthy and the other mired in poverty.
Although Chai Ji Dan is considered as irreverent as he is provocative, his work is demonstrative of good craftsmanship and imagination in abundance. There is a long list of films and series that mix romance and drama that equally combine explicit violence, the most disturbing sexual content and social criticism.
The sexual scenes that the Chinese novelist resorts to with total artistic justification seek the psychological introspection of the characters. Hence, we have to be attentive to looks, voices, emotional reactions, all in order to explore Gu Hai's human nature, a mixture of love and kindness, but also impulses, obsessions and denials occurring under the same addiction that gives the title to the novel.
And there is his girlfriend, Jin Lu Lu, also over the top with sex, and whose sudden appearance will represent a mess for him, who will see both his privacy and his life routine destroyed. Without forgetting that she embodies a past that Gu Hai is not willing to resume. While, on the other hand, he feels threatened by the possibility of losing Bai Luo Yin, the great love of his life, if he decided to reestablish his romantic relationship with Shi Hiu, his ex-girlfriend.
"Are You Addicted?" It deals with issues related to homosexuality, but at the same time it becomes a story of a beautiful and suffering humble family, and the relationship between father and son in an unpleasant environment marked by poverty. Diverse and very significant characters will then parade, with whom the reader comes to fall in love.
With the title 'Addicted Heroine', the unfinished television adaptation of the tumultuous love story of Bai Luo Yin and Gu Hai, has been taken up by Yuan Tin Tun Danop, to tell, in this Thai version, the story of Hero and Poopy, two teenagers who, despite their social differences and personal life paths, evolve from enemies to lovers, to forge a beautiful love relationship.
It is true that it is a story already told, but as I have already said, unfinished in its two adaptations: 'Addicted' (2016), by Chinese director Ding Wei, and 'Stay with Me' (2023), with script and direction by the author herself. Chai Ji Dan. From there arises the challenge to the imagination. But in my opinion, the director misuses it.
Although it has characters and a plot similar to the original work, the proposal by Yuan Tin Tun Danop, whose only experience as a director in adapting novels was with the unsuccessful BL series 'What the Duck', from 2018, the names of the characters and the approach to the relationship dynamics of the two main protagonists are different.
But to continue, and in case someone does not know exactly what the story is about, we leave you a brief introduction:
Hero Rahat, after the death of his mother, does not have a good relationship with his father. In the eyes of a 16-year-old teenager, the man, head of a wealthy family, with an authoritarian and dominant character, is responsible for the loss of the person who carried him in her womb. Bearing a deep grudge against him, Hero does not accept that his father, the military Kulchanchanaocha, has remarried. Therefore, due to constant disagreements, he decides to leave the family home to live with his aunt on his mother's side in a rural area.
For his part, for as long as him can remember, Poppy Luesil has lived a humble life in a poor social environment with him careless but loving father, Han Hanchai (Pep Nophasit Thiengtham). His parents divorced many years ago and since then Poppy has made the decision to stay with him father and forget about him mother, who has also made no effort to maintain a close relationship with him son. For this reason, Poppy has a shy and reserved character. Even so, using his intelligence and excellent penmanship, he has developed his skills, earning a good reputation as a diligent student and recognized as such.
When him turns sixteen, his estranged biological mother, Khing Jarinya (Meenay Jutai), remarries Hero's father. Khing's wish is that Poppy agrees to live with his new husband and his son so that she can obtain better training and prosper socially. However, Poppy categorically rejects that proposal and decides to stay with her father.
By chance of fate, the new stepbrothers meet in the same class at a secondary school, without being aware of the family ties they maintain with each other. Although at first their personalities clash and they have several school disputes due to Hero taking out his frustrations on the young boy, constantly making fun of him, they slowly develop a good friendship that later culminates in Hero's falling in love with Poppy.
Under these circumstances, Hero will stop feeling love for his girlfriend Lala (Nall Nalliya Wipakkit), and will do everything possible to consolidate his relationship with Poppy.
The latter, who resists having a romantic relationship with Hero, will experience how the persistence and feelings of his new classmate and stepbrother will gradually overcome his barriers and resistance until, finally, he admits that his feelings also overcome the "friendship" label.
But after discovering the family bond that unites them, new problems will come to stand in the way of the two teenagers, and both must learn to use love to overcome the class barriers and obstacles that surround them.
His classmates, Tiger Yawamon (Yang Meng in the novel), a role assumed by the young actor Jur, and Only (You Qi in the novel), played by Newyear, who also show a romantic attraction between the two, witness the evolution of the relationship between the two young people, which crystallizes when they both go to live together in Poppy's humble family home.
With themes such as homosexual romance, coming of age, youth and their way of facing life, family roles, economic contradictions, social inequalities, daily life, self-discovery and acceptance, the series stars August Vachiravit Paisarnkulwong (remembered for playing Pete, one of the protagonists of the two seasons of 'Love Sick the Series', which marked his acting debut, nothing more and nothing less than under the orders of the director of 'Addicted Heroine') as Hero Rahat, and Mac Nattapat Nimjirawat as Poppy Luesil, in her first leading role after participating in numerous films and series, such as 'The Broken Us' and 'My Forever Sunshine'.
Unfortunately, despite some good performances from the cast, the series cannot be recommended to those readers of Chai Ji Dan's novel. The almost literal fidelity of the script to the text contrasts with the free choices made by the director.
It is evident that the changes in the personalities of the protagonists, the telling of the story with tones of vulgar comedy and not from the drama that the novel shows, as well as modifying the dynamics in the actions of the main couple, obey the intention of avoiding the scandal of narrating violent scenes including sexual assaults.
In this sense, the worst point is the literary script, which turns a great novelistic work into an extremely generic story, one of those that we have already seen a thousand times before, and that at some moments becomes meaningless, with unnecessary and at certain moments inexplicable twists and turns, which leads to the great probability of ending up in oblivion due to the way it was carried out by abandoning a solid construction of characters and conflicts in a trite idea.
In the profession of film criticism there is an unwritten rule, although obvious, which almost all of us observe in one way or another: try to strike a balance when evaluating, in terms of weaknesses and successes. Sometimes, that is almost impossible, and this series confirms it.
Despite the notable production values ​​and worthy performances by August and Mac, the script has weighed down, altered and suppressed the strong chemistry and sexual tension between the new stepbrothers with conflicting emotional backgrounds that include previous relationships with old girlfriends, as well as the obsession of one of the boys with the other, which leads him to commit the vile act of sexual assault. The thing is that here we will not find those two fascinating and shocking personalities, so different and complex, which generate all the conflicts included in the original work.
The magic, the spell and the loving intensity of the characters that put the novel on a high level of erotic literature have been left on wet paper.
The result is a bland and clumsy series with a very weak romantic relationship that fans of the literary work do not like, but can be satisfactory for the millions around the world who log in every Tuesday to watch it and do not know the novel. In this case, they could admire and enjoy a beautiful love story between two boys, but nothing more.
In this sense, why adapt a work with that premise and then ignore it and not bring it to the screen? Wouldn't it have been much easier then to film an original script, even if it is loaded with love stories between stepbrothers and the relationship between enemies and lovers?
As part of the human instinct to look for different ways to tell a known story, 'Addicted Heroine' simply joins the long list of failed adaptations, and becomes a soulless television series, which is light years away from the novel on which his script is based. It is, quite simply, a bad mutation of one of the most beautiful erotic novels ever written.
The script is by Chim Sedthawut Inboon ('Never Let Me Go'), Park Thamsarun Khusunthia ('Club Friday Season 16: Young Love') and Poy Orachat Brahmasreni ('Gen Y Season 2'), the latter the only one of this trio of writers with previous experience in adapting original works, by bringing the content of the web novel "Love Syndrome III" to the screen in 2023, a series that also became a failure.
Another of the significant changes in the Thai series is the elimination of the romantic interest of the character of You Qi (Only, in the Thai version), the attractive and popular young man who keeps his homosexuality a secret, by Luo Yin. This ill-advised decision eliminates one of the sources of Hero's (Gu Hai) jealousy, making the series dispense with the rivalry, drama and tension that the love trio causes.
The strong paternal-filial bond of Bai Luo Yin (Poppy Luesil, in this adaptation) with his father Bai Han-qi ("Han" Hanchai in the Thai version), does not reach the intensity and drama of the original work. His humble life in a poor social environment with his sick grandmother and father is weak.
Gu Hai's (Hero) deep resentment towards Gu Wei Ting, his father, for blaming him for his mother's death, is laughable at best.
The character played by August is just a shadow of the character that came from the pen of Chai Ji Dan. No matter how hard he tries, he does not achieve the vibrations that awaken that strong-willed but lonely student who wants to free himself from the influence of his authoritarian father and has difficulty expressing his emotions until the moment he knows true love. Knowing that he is a proven and recognized actor, I assume this is due to the weak drawing of his character in the literary and technical script.
But in my opinion, the biggest mistake is having turned the strong and independent character played by Mac into a lame perfect student overwhelmed by shyness and timidness.
Despite its beautiful photography and remarkable music, the series does not awaken in me the same emotions that I experienced when reading the novel. This is mainly because the greatness of the original work and its two failed Chinese versions lies in the strength, complexity and independence of the personalities of the two protagonists and the inevitable clash of the same, and this is weighed down by the changes introduced in ' Addicted Heroine', which murders the novel.

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Too vanilla...

After watching the Chinese adaptation and reading the novels, I would say this show is really bad compared to the original material. The Chinese show was suspenseful and raw and the acting was superb. I grew up in Europe and I can say that the Chinese version actors fit more to the high school boys I had in my school and on the block. Watching the Thai version just make me laugh and cringe. It follows the story but it lacks the main characters chemistry and emotional range. The writers are trying to make it look like it's a romcom so when we have the scenes with "somewhat" abusive behaviors its hard to take it seriously at all because its so chill and the dramatics are way over the top with zero understanding of seriousness of the scene. Just a typical vanilla Thai BL. No hate for the actors, they are doing the best that they can I guess.

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Review written without prejudice

this is the first series of August that I’m watching and I have fallen in love with his acting. Mac is doing a good job too. I feel every character is doing justice. Even though I like Yang Meng’s character or the acting better than Tiger’s; I have no complaints. Love the Thai essence added to the series❤️Even though a lot of people are having different opinions about the series regarding the cast or the story, I think the actors are old enough to make their decisions and their families are there to take care of them in case of any “issues”.
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Worst of all...?

EDIT: Just finished. Long review ahead!!!

This Thai adaptation was the 3rd drama adaptation of the novel "Are You Addicted?" The first two adaptations were produced by China titled "Addicted" on 2016 and "Stay With Me" on 2023. When the news that the novel was getting a Thai adaptation, people were expectant and had high hopes because people believed there would be no limitations and censorship compared to the first two. However, things did not go well with this one.

PLOT: Since the source material is Chinese, the first two adaptations did not really change a lot plot-wise. This adaptation really presented Thai culture.

- From the get go, episode 1, it was different from the first two adaptations.
-They included religious activities/practices that were not in the source material.
- Hero had someone (the lady) who he stayed with, while the novel and the first two adaptations did not. Poppy had a job while Lou Yin/Su Yu did not.
- Unfortunately, they did not execute well the "penmanship" scenes which really affected the chemistry of Hero and Poppy. In my opinion, those parts were iconic and should always be present in every adaptation of the novel.
- They also rushed to remove Lala/Jin Lu Lu's parts. The "mooncake" part lost its original significance and just became off.
- The supposed first plot point wherein the mother would gate crash the auntie's store grand opening was also not the same and rushed. In this adaptation, it happened during the parent's day where both parents attended instead of only the mother.
- The second plot point, the r*pe scene, was also change and was not as impactful as it should've been.
- ML's cousin was tamer in this adaptation. He was so much of a nuisance in the novel. For the record, yes he was attracted to the MC.
- The father was so much harsher in this adaptation.
- The ending was different from the novel and the other two adaptations, mainly Stay With Me. For the record, Stay With Me depicted the exact ending of the 1st novel. The two lead characters did get into an accident because ML's cousin tampered the breaks of the car.


Going in to the 5th episode, Hero and Poppy's chemistry is not there just yet. What I did like was Hero's confession scene. The way he laid his head cutely on Poppy's tied hands was a cute detail. However, the "angle kiss" was rather disappointing. I understood why (and this was also controversial and problematic) but it could've been avoided if they did not cast a minor as one of the lead role.

EDIT: The chemistry of the two is nonexistent. I just couldn't feel the attraction between them even with the montage of them sleeping.

CASTS: Personally, they could've done better with the casting, especially with Poppy. This adaptation was rather badly welcomed because the casting of a minor, being paired with an adult, and being part of a series which deals with adult themes.

August's (Hero) acting is good but Mac's (Poppy) is not. He did not portray Bai Lou Yin to my expectations. The same with Poppy's family. It felt so detached like I couldn't feel the family vibes with them. I think it's because of poor execution. The leads' friends were also stiff. I don't think they're friends at all LOL.

MUSIC: The OST matches the vibes of the series. But it's not impactful to me to the point that I would look it up.

CINEMATOGRAPHY: Now this deserves a little praise. I loved the locations, especially that area to Poppy's house with the tall trees. However, it's a little stereotypical that the color grading is yellow or warm just because they're in the country side. It's just like in western movies wherein if the location is in Mexico, it would always be warm/yellow-toned.

TONE & MOOD: I am conflicted with this. The common Thai humor is pretty obvious. The series is "sunny" and "bright" overall and while I understand the humorous tone (the novel had humorous undertone too) it took away the seriousness of some scenes. I felt like the series was just presented too bright.

CONCLUSION: I have finished watching and I could tell that this would be the adaptation with the lowest rating among the three adaptations. From the controversial casting of a minor to the overall writing and execution, I believed this was a wasted opportunity to finally produce a decent adaptation of the novel. In all honesty, I have just fast forwarded the remaining half of the drama. While I understand and appreciate that they adapted it culturally, in the end the execution was just a fail.

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Honest Review

Actually I was in doubts is I should was this series or not coz I have already completed 'Stay with me'. And I was afraid of the ending But trust me it's worth watching. I don't want to give spoiler just say that you won't be disappointed.
This series is truly a underrated series. It should been more famous yar. Thai series always make changes that are really impressive first we got Thai remake of MLMU and now this, it's really good series u must watch.
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The acting by the main male leads is absolutely stellar—both deliver performances that are easily a 10/10. They bring depth and emotion to their roles, which is commendable. However, the story's presentation leaves much to be desired.

As someone who has read the entire novel and watched Addicted Season One and Stay With Me, I couldn't help but feel that this Thai version pales in comparison. Unfortunately, it comes across as a less impactful and somewhat cheap imitation of the original works. While the actors give it their all, the adaptation fails to capture the same magic and intensity that made the previous versions so compelling.

That said, for fans who are new to this story, this series could be a great introduction. The chemistry between the leads and the overall production value might make it the best entry point for those unfamiliar with the original content. New viewers may find it engaging and enjoyable, even if it doesn't quite measure up to the versions that long-time fans know and love.

No offense intended, but for fans of the original content, this adaptation might not live up to expectations.

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Decepcionante

Esta serie es un intento de adaptar la novela Are You Addicted?, que ya cuenta con dos versiones previas: Addicted y Stay with Me, ambas chinas. Las series anteriores sufrieron de la censura china, dejando la primera sin terminar (solo llegó hasta el episodio 15) y la segunda sin una segunda temporada (cubre el primer libro de la novela, dejando el segundo pendiente). No obstante, ambas se han consolidado como dos series importantes en la industria BL, con Addicted convirtiéndose en una serie de culto y Stay with Me conocida por su gran calidad. Cuando se anunció que Tailandia lanzaría esta serie, todos los fans de la novela y de las series anteriores tenían la esperanza de que, al estar en una industria más abierta, se entregaría una serie de calidad y completa. Desafortunadamente, las cosas se torcieron desde el episodio 1.

Esta serie presenta problemas claros tanto en el guión como en la dirección. Las decisiones sobre qué contar y cómo contar la historia simplemente han sido pobres. Se han priorizado ciertos contextos mientras que se han omitido elementos fundamentales que capturan el corazón de esta historia, empezando por los personajes. El personaje de "Pop" o "Poppy" (Bai Luo Yin en la novela) ha sido reducido a un personaje amorfo, sin personalidad y sin los rasgos definitorios que explican el amor, la obsesión y la relación con Hero (Gu Hai en la novela). Hero mantiene su espíritu y el actor que lo interpreta lo intenta, pero no es suficiente ante un mal trabajo de producción. La fuerza de ambos personajes, sus fracturas, dolores, resiliencia, dignidad y locura —todas las cosas que los construyen y los hacen ser quienes son— se borran de un plumazo, haciendo que la historia, en ocasiones, sea incomprensible.

Toda la historia se reduce a escenas superficiales, carentes de profundidad y textura, convirtiendo esta serie en una más entre muchas sin ninguna relevancia. Las adaptaciones pueden tomarse libertades y hacer cambios. Eso está bien, y hay muchos ejemplos donde esto se hace con éxito, a veces, incluso mejorando la adaptación respecto a la novela original. Pero, si decides contar una historia que no es cualquier historia en el mundo BL, una que ya tiene dos series previas exitosas a pesar de la censura, el reto es hacerlo bien y mostrar una propuesta convincente. En este caso, simplemente, no se logró. Me siento mal por los actores. Espero que tengan más oportunidades en el futuro.

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don’t get mad !

october 5, 2024

(on ep 8 waiting for ep 10 to drop so I can watch both 9 and 10 together)

alright for starters I feel like this review will be biased because I really liked the chinese version, the only thing abt the chinese version that threw it off was the open ending. I understand why many people don’t like the plot but I feel like it adds thrill to the story. something I really liked about this remake is how they closed up the open ending the chinese version left. i also love the chemistry both actors have and hope they would be working again. something I really liked about the thai remake is that they gave the second leads a story, in the chinese version the people who are in the roles of only and tiger didnt have a story to it. it was progressively working there but season one ended on a cliff hanger and season 2 was cancelled. - side note the second “lead couple” is very cutesyyy. i understand everybody has mixed opinions but please give this a try and don’t let the other reviews/rating pull you down. alsooo if you do end up enjoying this series, watch the chinese version if you haven’t 🤗!

- also ik the plot in a real life situation is bad but the plot in series form makes it interesting so don’t start talking abt that !!

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Bad Decision Making

Addicted has a special place in my heart, so when Thailand announced they were doing a remake, it felt like Christmas came early for me. I watched eagerly as Newyear participated in the casting process and then, during the big event, they introduced three main actors. Yes, three actors: Mac, Newyear, and Jur. At that point, they presented Mac as the lead, with Newyear and Jur in supporting roles. Was I a bit disappointed? Kind of. With such a young cast, it seemed like we were headed for something more along the lines of Stay With Me—toned down and less faithful to the novel’s intensity.

But then, quietly, came the shocking news: August had been cast as the main lead. My jaw literally dropped. As more information came out, it became clear that the director simply couldn’t find a younger actor who fit the role of the male lead. Despite that, he still went ahead with the big event, introducing Mac as the lead and Newyear and Jur as the side roles, only to later quietly announce August.

So, let’s recap: the director made the conscious decision to cast minors in an adaptation of an 18+ novel. Then, after casting one of the main characters because he couldn't find a second, he still decided to go ahead with the big announcement event rather than rethink his casting picks or the age of the actors. The absurdity of this decision-making is what ultimately hurt this adaptation.
Because at this point any reasonable adult suddenly was stuck with the realization that they don't want to be part of this circus. This is clear with quality of this series, for such a long-awaited big project it feels cheap and amateurish.

Going back to age difference —Mac is a minor starring in the adaptation of an 18+ novel, a story he can’t even legally read. Yet someone thought it was acceptable for him to act in explicit scenes that he wouldn’t be allowed to watch in any other context. As I wrote above stupid decision making.

There’s a good reason why, for years, productions that involved large age gaps—or featured one actor who was underage—chose to use fake kissing and avoid any NC scenes altogether. It’s just common sense. To their credit, this series at least showed the wisdom to follow that rule, opting to tone down the more explicit content.

This puts fans like me in a tough spot. On one hand, we want a faithful adaptation of the story we love, but on the other hoping the cast is treated appropriately. Honestly, I just wish they’d kept their hands off this project altogether.

To sum it up watch orginal Addicted or Stay with Me, both are better.

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If u watched the chinese version,I would recommend u not to watch.

The friendship between lead couple and main couple were the most disappointed part for me. Their acting is not really bad but they are not suit into this character at all. And I don't get the story what they want to give.Their were many scenes that are not necessary.I don't see the chemistry between lead couple. And I think the actors are not really suit into their characters.
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If you’re gonna sell an UNCUT VERSION, make sure the CUT VERSION is quality first

Being a remake version, one would think they could do better as they already have a template to base on but unfortunately they did it so poorly.

There only 2 things I LIKED about this BL. The main leads are pleasant to watch & August can actually act. Ning was also a good actress. That’s it.

The main problem of this project is that they did 2 versions, & with the cut version, it felt like the story was rushed, lots of confusing and premature scenes, & because of the lack of build up, it made the story confusing & characters unlikeable because of the lack of scenes & explanation.

I don’t recommend this BL.
Watch the 2016 or 2023 version instead.

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Addicted Heroin is the Thai adaptation of the most controversial BL story in the history and it is from China so that says a lot already. I have so many emotions about them adapting this story but what I want to highlight here is that we are going to at least get a closure to one of the best love stories that never happened. I love Addicted and even though I came in late to the Addicted train, I feel like I still have so much love for the show and it did give me so much love when I was watching it. I feel like the show deserve so much more and it did not but I am excited to see what they will be doing here. The story is still very much the same as they are still step siblings who, unknowingly, got closer when they did not know that they are actually step siblings. They are those souls who found solace in each other that led to them really falling deeply in love and dependent on each other but things were not easy for them because they have ex—girlfriends and family to deal with. Now, I was really not expecting much from the series. I will be honest and I know that there is not much that they could do here that would make me fall in love with them as much as I loved the series. This is what I was initially thinking but I was so damn wrong. I mean, I don’t think that they were able to fully get the pull and the chemistry that the original series had but what they did is to create their own identity instead and to make the lead characters have so much chemistry that it fucking worked. It did and I was so impressed with the way that they did it. The lead characters here are named Hero and Poppy played by August and Mac respectively. Now, the chemistry of these two just really grew on me and I was not even expecting that much from them. Initially, the acting was okay but it did not really stand out but the very moment that series played longer, I feel like we got to really got a more rounded group of characters here that are worth watching. I was soon enjoying what I was watching and the characters had so much growth that I am not comparing them to the original anymore. This is like a totally different show now with teenage kids so, in a way, I understand where they are coming from. Well, I would not agree with how Hero handles thing all the time especially when he kidnaps Poppy. I am strongly against that. This is why him slowly learning to be more mindful of other people and the constant jealousy from his side was played out really well. I don’t think that they do have a mature relationship yet but what they do have is a lasting one where they are learning together what they are wanting in life. Hero is a character that one can consider to be impulsive but he is also very direct with his emotions. He can be a bit selfish considering that he knows what he wants and that is Poppy. Poppy on the other hand is more mature with knowing what his role in the bigger world is. I think this difference in personality is what made them a solid couple because there is so much room for growth in both of the characters but by being together, we can see them slowly embrace improvements into who they are. I love the relationship where they are learning and are improving. We have seen this happen so many times in the show and I like how it was not villainized nor romanticize. Instead, it just felt a normal thing that they could overcome. It was initially a very silly show for me but it slowly got more serious with the story of their families and I do agree with Poppy that his mother really was disappointing for thinking Hero and his father in that way and I agree with Hero for thinking that his father is abusive because he is. We got growth these characters in the end but the ending is a bit vague still with what their stance are. I hope we will get more from the story though. I think that the weakest part of the story is not actually the main couple but the secondary couple. Hear me out and you can disagree with me on this but the secondary couple of the show with Tiger and Only is just too forced to be interesting. The very moment that they did a redo of the introduction of Only is the very moment that I know that they will be a hindrance in this show to go so fucking smoothly. Again, it is shitty to say the least and I am being kind with my words right now. I feel like we have a main couple that surprised me and was actually good but the secondary couple was just forced right there. I feel like they really forced Only to be a handsome guy he is not that very good-looking nor interesting at all. It is such a fucking failed attempt and the scenes they shared can all be removed from the story and it will actually be so much better than it is. I heard that there might be a second season and that might help them give us a more solid ending for the family storylines but Poppy’s father is such a good man. He is so awesome. At the same time, I like that the show really had opposing views from the parents which is always understandable. I do believe that it is not always rainbows and butterflies so seeing that be portrayed on screen is as important but the show is a relatively good show. I mean, it is not the most fascinating show out there and I don’t think that they were able to bring the kind of heart we expected from the original series but what we got is pretty interesting as is. I don’t think that it is a bad issues and I do think that it had good moments. It can be improved so much better but we got a decent adaptation.

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