Only Friends is the sauciest BL GMMTV has ever made to date (definitely as adult as adult gets for GMMTV), and this should raise some initial alarm bells. So many BLs have gone down this route, in a desperate hope that extended, cringey scenes of two handsome guys going at it would make up for the lack of an actual storyline.

But no. No, thankfully, this isn’t that kind of BL.

While you can expect a storyline full of action (....!), you can also expect some marvelous twists and turns in the narrative, woven together with stunning visuals. Thanks to the stellar acting of a stacked cast, the show delivers on emotions when it’s most needed.

There’s just so much going on here. But FINALLY, GMMTV has given us a BL with realistic characters and complex motivations. 

The narrative sloshes around the lives of a group of friends, each messed up in their own way. Yes, there’s really no other way to describe it except for “slosh”, partly because the relationships are so messy and entangled, and also because they’re sloshed (drunk) half the time.

I liked this show so much because the relationships were so intricately thought out.

The characters in Only Friends illustrate different aspects of self-destruction and how the utter lack of self control can lead to awful consequences.

It also hints at redemption - maybe, just maybe, even those capable of the most f***ed up behaviour are capable of change.

Full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2023/11/01/only-friends-2023-bl-review/