This is a story about fated love
Just finished watching this very sweet and excellent fantasy drama that left me in tears and with a big smile.Everything about this production was well thought out and flowed. The BL relationship issues were tastefully handled with great sensitivity. Both ML's were invested in their roles and very believable. Some of the other characters were also top notch and overall the standard of acting was very high. There are side characters and other family dramas playing out but the focus remained firmly on Jom and Yai.
It was interesting to get a glimpse of an older, more feudal, Thai family of the 1920's and the dependence of their servants.
I was very invested in their love and anxious right until the end to know how they could resolve this time-span issue. The intrigue and suspense is masterfully maintained and I love that there are not trite answers, I was left happily wondering ................
Simply wonderful and raises the bar for future BL's
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Life goes on, even for those who wish it wouldnt
What a captivating story that was so much more that two men falling in love. The two main actors were phenomenal, enhancing an already solid script to greatness. I think there was a lot of plot lines untied though, but if you forget about that this is such a nice and fufilling watch. I dont know how i feel about the ending, i kind of wish they ended up not being together, which is strange but it would make so much more sense, but thats just me. In conclusion, a great start to my 2024 and i would love to see something from this company again :3Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
"Vocês não se amam? Tem uma obra-prima ali a espera e ninguém tá assistindo."
Eu só conheci esse BL graças às avaliações do My Drama List. Se não fosse pelo alto rankeamento, eu nunca nem teria dado chance para essa obra-prima. Não tenho palavras suficientes para elogiar a montagem, a fotografia (o plus dos efeitos especiais), os cenários, figurinos... tudo, tudinho. Uma experiência sem igual principalmente se tratando de uma história de época, então, para ser crível, o trabalho com esses detalhes precisam estar no ponto. Estou muito feliz e sensível por ter acompanhado a história do Jom e de todos os personagens secundários ótimos e interessantes. Aprendi muito sobre a Tailândia do início do século XX de um jeito único que eu espero não esquecer tão cedo. O casal sáfico me fez chorar muito e meu coração se angustiou inúmeras vezes vendo o sofrimento das mulheres naquele tempo... é uma estrelinha a mais em termos de roteiro!!!Final espetacular para uma história magnífica, fico no aguardo da nova season :)
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A new take on BL
The series is a beautiful new take on a BL story. I did really enjoy this series a lot as it takes on you a rollercoaster of emotions. The actors, location, and costumes are amazing. There are a few down parts to this series, as there are a lot of castes to remember who is who. Some of the storylines were annoying and not needed at all. The whole ex situation was very annoying and I hated that he forgave his loser ex and his girlfriend because of their past lives. No matter what he was not worth coming back in the end and there was no point in forgiving him, karam did its job. I did not like the father and brother-in-law and to be honest that time period was a very sad time to live. There were a few over-dramatic moments that looked and felt unrealistic. I wish James and Ming got to shine a bit more. The biggest issue was the end, which was horrible with lots of unanswered questions and I hate when a movie leaves you with more questions than answers. I get that the company is leading the way to a season two maybe but I hate the open ending, there was a better way to introduce a second season. The series has beautiful storytelling with the main couple I do wish they grow the relationship more than focus on the side characters. Sadly I did find myself fast-forwarding a bit to get to parts I really wanted to see as there are a few times it is boring and dragging on. I love the main couple's chemistry and wish they developed it more. This series was a nice start to a fresh look to the BL series. I wish it showed more growth and better flow, as felt slow at some point and fast at others. I do hope to see the main couple again.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
Un des meilleurs BL thaïlandais de l'année 2023?
Certainement le meilleur BL de l'année 2023 ( Ex aequo avec "Absolute zero" ). Les décors, la production, le jeu des acteurs qu'ils soient tête d'affiche ou rôles secondaires, le scénario ou le son tout est à la hauteur d'une belle et grande série. L'alchimie entre les deux protagonistes principaux est impressionnante ( sensualité évidente et très bien filmée avec élégance ) Le seul bémol est la fin qui vous laisse sur votre faim ( oh le mauvais jeu de mots!) Explications: soit il y a une suite, soit il y a une maladresse scénaristique! Malgré ça c'est une belle série avec de beaux acteurs et de beaux moments de tendresse.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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WHY
Well I certainly wasn’t convinced by the main couple for a second but even when trying to watch for the side couples……. God. Of the 4 lesbian characters: one of them is brutally murdered immediately after being introduced, the second witnesses said murder as her only scene in the entire show, the third is violently raped off-screen, and the last is violently raped on-screen! No thank you! Combine this with the absolutely offensive transfeminine character and I don’t know why P’Tee even bothered. I don’t know why I bothered watching.Vond je deze recentie nuttig?
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Wish I had seen it sooner…
I love this series. The casting and production was top tier, really. I loved the chemistry between the main leads and the dramatic feeling of melancholy that overshadowed the love story.My only issue is the ending.
***SPOILER***
Yai suddenly shows up and remembers Jom. This is so confusing to me because how does he remember if he supposedly died and isn’t a ghost or time traveler himself? We can infer that Yai was the one to request Jom specifically for the renovation of the small house, but HOW does he know/remember him? He’s the one in the past and Jom is the one who time traveled and is supposed to have retained his memories of that time. Yai and Jom are enjoying their reunion, the background of the house interior is shown to be renovated/restored, then they slipped in him traveling back even further to meet warrior Yai- who doesn’t know who he is…yet?! Why? How? When? My brain…
I know it can either move forward with a season 2 or wrap up how Warrior Yai came to him in the river to save him before he time traveled. But still. Poor Jom can’t catch a break and enjoy loving and being loved frfr.
In any event, this series took me a while to watch. I kept it in my queue for far too long, with frivolous BLs taking up space in my brain, and I regret not watching it sooner. I hope they make another season to explain my lingering questions. With the likely production costs and no cringeworthy product placements I have come to expect in Thai BL dramas, it may take a bit, but I can still hope for a 2024 or 2025 release, can’t I? A girl can dream.
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Time Travel Love Story (For Ending, Suggest Reading Novel Ending)
**Brief Synopsis**B (Architech): Jom
T (Student): Khun Yai
- Beginning: B is an architect and is commissioned to renovate an old manor. Soon after starting however, he is caught up in an accident and time travels back to the past. There he meets T, who immediately recognizes B as the man he keeps dreaming about. That is because this isn’t B and T’s first life together but B doesn’t seem to remember as well as T. The following episodes, T tries to get closer to B, even going as far as taking him on as his personal manservant. B and T spends more time together after that and after another character confesses to B, T decides to confess as well because he is afraid that he will lose B. B accepts after T tells him he doesn’t care if their relationship isn’t accepted.
- Middle: However, their first challenge came when T’s mother tells him he needs to marry a girl from another affluent family. B knows T can’t refuse because of his family and convinces T to accept (**tears warning**) which hurts both of them. But in the end the betrothal is canceled after B finds proof to send the head of that family to jail.
- End: Soon after, their happiness is cut short again when B discovers that he is starting to disappear. He tells T the truth about his identity and the couple spends the last moments B has in this era together (**tears warning**). In the last episode, B returns to his era and finds a letter T has written him. Just as he was crying while reading this letter, he hears a voice calling him and he looks up to find T standing in front of him. T’s reincarnation (his grand grand grand son) with memories of the past came to find him.
**My Opinion**
WHAT I LIKED ABOUT IT:
- The concept is really good but the execution could have been better. I found the show extremely dramatic and too much focus was given to the other characters’ story in the sense that the main couple’s story feels somewhat underdeveloped.
- The episodes leading up to the confession lacked any noticeable foreplay or build up to that moment, significantly diminishing the emotional impact of that moment. In addition, because there is so much drama, even after the confession, watching their relationship can get a little tiring as you are always afraid that something bad is going to happen.
- This show obviously want to be a period drama which is a subject matter that I did not enjoy.
- The acting is really nice and the leads do a great job at displaying the love between the main characters. The rest of the actors do a pretty good job as well...at least better than other shows.
- The intimate scenes are pretty well acted out even if they are pretty tame. Some of their interactions are pretty cute and their crying scenes are emotionally impactful and can bring the audience in.
- Production quality is pretty high.
WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE ABOUT IT:
- Very simple and predictable storyline with no plot twists or especially notable moments.
- Pacing sometimes feels too slow other times feels too fast. I think it is because they are trying to deal with too much at the same time.
- Period piece is not something I like.
**Conclusion**
This is an okay watch with an interesting concept that you should give a chance.
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10's all around
Probably my most favorite show ever! The cast, music, production, storyline, characters, literally ~everything~ was amazing.I really enjoyed the themes and plot of the show.
I look forward to a season two, really hope they make one to help flesh out the rest of the story!
The ending left me in ruins, but also hopeful.
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The Best BL I’ve ever watched
This drama is really important to me and the only one I am so passionate for, and no, it’s not because I haven’t seen many dramas, but it’s captivating story, perfect acting and chemistry, gorgeous cinematography and such a sweet and lovely relationship.The NC scenes are so perfect as well I am personally not the type to care for that but they were placed perfectly and their charm and chemistry are beyond what I have seen before, it feels so really and genuine, the passion and desire was so well done.
So If you are interested in period drama with angst and a slower pacing this is the 100% show for you, but if you are looking for fast and easy show this will definitely not be for you and that’s okay, just try to give credit where credit is due and the production quality was beyond what other BLs have given so far.
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10/10 would watch it again but...
I love this series so much. It is one of my favourite BLs of all time. I've watched it twice now, and I have to applaud the entire production team for their relentless effort to bring real cinema to our homes. This series feels worthy of being watched on the big screen because it uses smart and delicate camera shots, the editing is phenomenal, and the music fits each scene beautifully. It's one of the few productions where I feel like that every actor and actress was chosen perfectly. Not only did Nonkul and Bright convince me of their acting talent, but also young actors like Guide and actresses like June made the difference for me. I want to emphasize though that Nonkul and Bright outdid themselves in these complex roles. They've done an amazing job. Their chemistry is undeniable, and you could see and feel how much work they've put in into building these characters. This series doesn't only revolve around our main couple and their love story but tackles difficult topics like abuse, patriarchal structures, abortion, and (in)justice. How can you pursue of your dreams and desires in a society where you're viewed as an outcast because of the person you love? I love the diverse representation of the LGBTQ+ community as it's not your stereotypical gay couple, but we also have a lesbian couple, a bi-/pansexual character and a person who is trans.There is only one thing I have to criticize, which is the penultimate scene where Khun Yai's modern version shows up at the Phalatip house, where Jom sits and cries while reading Khun Yai's letter from almost 90 years ago. I don't understand how modern Yai was able to remember Jom. It's apparently Khun Yai's spirit that awakened in him, otherwise I cannot explain it. I would've preferred just to see modern Yai enter the house, both of them locking eyes and end scene. That would've left us to our imagination of how these two get to know each other again in modern times, and we could've rest assured that yes they have found each other again. Happy End after all. Maybe it is something I only understand once I read the novel. If so, I'll edit this post lmao
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En este mundo y en todos te amaré....
¿Gays que se enamoran en cada época? Si por favor.¿Que pasó en el año pasado en Tailandia con los BLS? Otra maravilla, tenía miedo cuando empecé este BL porque el anterior había sido My school president, el cual había dejado muy alto las expectativas y tenía miedo de no poder pasar página y disfrutar con este nuevo BL debido a que parte de mi corazón se habia quedado con la pareja de Gemini-Fourth, pero puedo asegurar que estos personajes se van a quedar aquí conmigo. Mira que no me suele hacer gracia que estén fijadas ya las parejas de BL y que los pavos hagan las series con el mismo coprotagonista y no cambien. Considero que no es sano ya que fomenta a unas fans toxicas que se llegan a pensar que son pareja en la vida real (ojala cariño, hay parejas que me gustaría que fuera canon pero la vida es asi , dura como la verdura y hay que aguantarse) y que hacen los BLs mas estaticos y rigidos (si en otras series donde los actores interpretan roles heterosexuales van cambiando los cooprotagonistas y es bastante raro ver que vuelvan a trabajar juntos ¿por qué lo hacen en los Bls, no se intercambian los coprotagonistas ?). En fin que me desvio, mira que no me gustan las parejas fijas pero me encantaría poder ver otro bl con ellos dos de protagonistas y que se amasen como se aman en la serie. Que cosa mas bonita por dios enamorada de los dos personajes.
El primer episodio un poco meh , ahora que la he acabado ya se porque no me llamaba tanto el primer episodio (he aprendido que tengo que ver como minimo 3 episodios y sino ya dejo, si me veo solo un episodio y no me gusta no puedo dejarla porque a lo mejor no arranca hasta el segundo o tercero, ejem ejem mi serie kdrama favorita My Dearest. Si arrancas en el episodio 5 o 6, que suele ser a la mitad de la serie perdona que te diga pero no enganchas a nadie y si la gente no ha aguantado tu lento ritmo te aguantas, nadie se espera a la mitad de los capitulos para que pase algo. ), el primer episodio, tanto la historia como el protagonista estan obsesionados y no paran de pensar en uno de los peores personajes de esta serie: Ohm | Khamsaen que tio mas pesado, la Fongkaew (al principio la odiamos luego la perdonamos cuando echa al Mr Robert) te dejó superalo , sueltale el brazo a la chavala ya en esa epoca no quiere estar mas contigo, ojala que en el futuro tampoco pero no tiene pinta.
Al principio el Jom es un poco pesado y paradito , la escena del mercado al principio con Ming es un poco vergüenza ajena unido con un señor haz algo. Ese capitulo se salva cuando se ven por primera vez Yai y Jom en el embarcadero, que cosa mas bonita. Me ha gustado como Yai no sabe lo que pasa pero a la vez sabe que ese es su amor y que tiene que estar con él y como va liando todo para que sea su mayordomo y pueda pasar mas tiempo juntos. Un señor inteligente que mantiene a su crush junto a el. Toda la historia de ellos dos juntos me parece la cosa mas bonita y una autentica green flag no tengo ninguna queja. Las escenas de cama eran las adecuadas, muchos mimos y besos siempre y cero problemas con ellos dos de verdad. No tengo ninguna queja en su relación. Ahora bien, me ha gustado la serie pero hay cosas que no entiendo: si ya has visto los dibujos ¿por que te pones a hacer los dibujos? y mas todavía cuando dibuja el cerdito y se queda como bugueado, yo no seguiría dibujando ni loca.
Como esta reseña es principalmente para mi y no creo que nadie quiera leer esto, no va a ha tener sentido u orden lo que escriba y solo voy a poner pensamientos que he tenido al ver esta magnifica serie por si algun día me da por volver a ver la serie o leer cual era mi opinion.
Personajes que hemos odiado: Hombres, se podría resumir asi, genero masculino heterosexual. Desde Robert, el actor una maravilla, has actuado de lo lindo he odiado a tu personaje, espero que en la vida real seas algo mejor :). El padre , ya se que en la epoca los padres decidian sobre el futuro de los hijos pero es que no podía ver como este señor seguia tomando decisiones sobre la vida de sus hijos. Por cierto me encanta que sus hijos sean maricones, el gay y ella lesbiana , ni siquiera se plantean la bisexualidad, no ellos dijeron aqui vamos con todo. Amamos. ¿Habiamos dicho que odiabamos a Ohm | Khamsaen? Porque te lo repito , señor sueltame el brazo que pesado de verdad. Luang Thep Nititham el padre con la que querian casar al Yai, un entrometido que no deja a mis gays en paz.
Gente de bien todos los demas: excepto las dos chismosas del servicio. Mencion especial aparte de los protagositas, a James y Ming, dos que si bien no conseguiran su amor, le ayudaran a sus crush para que todo salga bien.
Me ha gustado mucho este BL porque toca muchos temas que en otras series BL no se tocan y pienso que ya que estas haciendo una serie donde quieres rebelarte y protestar para normalizar lo mas normal en el mundo que es el amor entre dos personas hayan dejado espacio a varias cosas que normalmente en los BL tailandeses no se deja mucha visibilidad: Transexualidad, Aborto y Lesbianismo.
Me parece que lo han abordado bien sin decir tonterías y me alegra que tenga tantas visualizaciones este BL , porque que hablen de estos temas visibiliza y trata de normalizar algo que debería ya estar normalizado.
En fin sin mas chapa decir que son los mejores gays que he visto y que nos encantan y que se van directos a la lista de mejores series.
P.d: me hace gracia que la hija quiera estudiar politica y el hijo derecho, mis dos carreras , mucho animo con vuestras elecciones sobretodo Yai derecho en Francia, dios me libre, del derecho frances y de los franceses. xD
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