alright, final verdict of the ex-morning -> 7.5/10
I'm a little late to the party because I didn't have the time to properly write down my thoughts, so here we go:
I enjoyed the show, I can say that much (wow, that actually sounds like I hated it haha) it was fun to watch for sure. BUT it also had a lot to do with the fact the Krist and Singto played the main characters. Knowing they would be in a show together again after such a long time had me so excited especially because - as for many others - Sotus was such a core memory and has a special place in my heart.
That being said, I spent quite a few episodes being pissed about Tam’s behaviour. It was like he just wasn’t moving forward as a character. After the show ended and I went over everything that happened (+ I talked to my sister about it) I understood Tam’s decisions a little better I felt like I kind of knew where he was coming from but some things he said/did were still a little :/ to me.. there were just too many moments in which he just went “hmm” where I had hoped he would react differently. For example, here:
Like would it really hurt you to just say you're already proud of him? And I'm sure he was, Phi and the Team already put such an effort into getting their Show somewhere and yet there they were at the beach and all he did was look away and then talk about how it's getting cold.. like come on?
I know from the beginning the focus was on Phi and he was set up as the “main” main character and I suppose Tam was meant to be like the “catalyst”. The reason Phi changed in the first place when he left him and the reason he would change again. Like an outer force to help him change on his own. And I do really liked where we ended up with him I was just hoping - until the very end - to get a little more out of Tam. Simply because it felt like Phi was changing so much and really growing as a person while he just kinda stayed the same. A few times people on here were saying they expect Tam to leave just as fast as he did before the moment something goes wrong by the end of the show and I kind of have to agree. I feel like after that time jump before the wedding he seemed a lot less likely to just ditch Phi but that was off-screen development and in the very last episode like?? What were we doing before?
Another thing - that didn't really bother me but that had me a little confused - was the whole Gie/Nhudee/Yong-Situation.. at first it seemed like they were takin the Gie/Nhudee-Route, then we kind of got nothing, only for them to sort of reverse it and make it look like Gie and Yong would get back together for like 5 seconds and in the end it was leaning more towards Gie and Nhudee again. I don’t know if it was intended to be a little back and forth to keep it interesting or if they really weren’t sure what to go for but I think I would’ve liked it if it was a little clearer. Also because I was rooting for Gie and Nhudee even though the concept of ending up with your exes little sister was kind of odd to me at first. Maybe that was why they only hinted at them ending up together. Who knows? I also feel like I’ve seen weirder dynamics happen in bl’s so does it really matter?
Okay, enough ranting about missing character development, onto the good parts: how amazing was that wedding please? Not that I know much about thai weddings but it seemed like such a nice mix of modern and traditional. And I really enjoyed the multiple proposals. I found that very cute and it seemed pretty on brand for them idk. I also loved the styling for the wedding looks but besides that Krist and Singto looked very good overall.
I also really liked the whole cast, lots of familiar faces for me and I loved seeing them together. Specifically Earn and Jamie were a highlight for me, I really liked their scenes together.
Krist did a fantastic job portraying Phi. I wanna say I liked his performance a little better than Singto's but maybe that was also because I liked Phi more than I liked Tam. Especially the scene where he breaks down crying in the bathroom was one that really stuck with me because Krist conveyed all those emotions in Phi really well.
All in all this was a solid show, I think it was a nice little treat for the people that wanted to see Krist and Singto on screen together again. And I think it was super cool that it was actually based on them in real life. I haven't seen this done before. It was so fun seeing them mention Sotus and just the overall parallels to Krist and Singto. There were a few scenes in the show where it genuinely felt like they weren't really acting but just talking. I loved that it felt very natural and just shows how great they work together. Could it have been better in some parts? Yeah sure. But I personally feel like if a show is entirely perfect with nothing to criticise, is it even a good show? Is that even fun to watch? No, probably not. And after all everyone has different preferences and opinions of what they want/like to see in shows.
