Pop has just joined a new job in catering for airlines at an airport where he befriends Oat. Oat is an orphan and has gambling problem. What begins as a joke to seduce Pop, starts becoming serious when Oat finds himself really liking Pop and wanting to be always around him and helping him etc. Meanwhile, he keeps saying that he is not gay. Pop has a girlfriend Mo, who works as a stewardess but is constantly being troubles by a group of fellow stewardesses who always are trying to bring her down. The pilot Nick likes Mo, but she tells him that she has a boyfriend. Mo, brother is Pree, who has just proposed to his boyfriend Rambo, but due to his father's pressure Rambo has to now marry a girl. This breaks both their hearts. They try to get back together a couple of times, but Rambo ends up cheating and they breakup for good. Meanwhile, it turns out that Pree has always liked and loved Pop since school days and so he tries to pursue him knowing very well that he is his sister's boyfriend. Oat's closeness to Pop starts annoying Mo, who watches the 2 boys kiss.. Meanwhile, Pop and Oat have this beautiful friendship and journey established that they both enjoy each other's company. Many times Pop thinks about who he loves, what this really means, is he gay etc; in fact the duo even kiss but it's never very clear what do both men want from this. Clearly they both love each other, but what will it mean for them eventually.
These kind of dramas are hit or miss and I had my apprehensions when I started watching it, but the great chemistry between the actors really has saved this series. Oat is undoubtedly the lifeline if the series. The guy is serious, loving, funny and everything and he has just done a marvelous job. Also, for a change he has a very different distinctive look, because otherwise all the gorgeous Thai boys start looking the same after a while with their perfect complexion and skin. His chemistry with the cute Pop is really good who also does a good job of showing all the confusions he is going through. These actors are age appropriate and totally believable unlike some of those high school BL stories that get supper annoying after a while. (This series had a few loaders for the cargo who were equally irritating). All the scenes between Pop and Oat felt natural and not forced. Their relationship has a gradual progression which is totally believable because Oat never gives up. Pree's and Rambo's relationship is a tricky one and very judgemental. They both have faults. Rambo doesn't standup to his father when he is being forced to marry and wants to keep both the girl and Pree happy. He cheats on him as well. And meanwhile, although Pree hasn't gotten over Rambo completely, that doesn't stop him from pursuing Pop, who happens to be his sister's boyfriend. The relationships here were way too messed up. It seems Pree and Rambo are the more popular characters in this show, which I am shocked because I must say I loved the bickering between Oat and Pop, and their story is very cute.
Remember, a lot of scenes will feel repetitive and slow; so watching this series in full is going to take pateince so be ready for it. This is a long time investment but its not bad at all. (7/10)
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After reading your comments, I am inclined to say that your review comments are quite realistic, although, I fully agree that it lacked to be called a good series, and it was very slow but I am deeply touched by the ending of WTD 2 Final Call. The important part is that it was able to touch that emotional level, which is beyond body and sex. Which is purely a love is love type of concept.
Had I known earlier that it was not a happy ending drama, I must have refrained myself from watching it.
From the words in your comments, it sounds that you guys have already watched good quality BL drama. Would you mind to share a few recommendations for me to watch it? I would appreciate if you can put it in a prioritized list of your rating with the best one to watch first on the top.
If any of your recommendations are non-happy-ending, please do mark in parenthesis against the title to warn the readers here and help them make a decision whether they want to see it or ignore it.
Eagerly waiting for your recommendations!
Thanks in advance.
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a couple of folks have put in a list of some good BL series in order of priority. I haven't made my personal list yet, and to be honest, may never get to it. I watch so much stuff, good and bad, I really don't want to make a list.
One other way, I can recommend is to filter by country and rating on my blog, search for "Series" and you will definitely find a good recommendations. As far as happy ending is concerned, I 'd say almost 95% of these shows have a happy ending, so I won't worry too much about that.
Now, is watching the best ones first a good idea ? If I could go back in Time, I would probably make different choices. My best suggestion will be to watch in order of appearance.
You may also search the blog for the highest rated ones; we all have our favorites but everyone generally agrees upon what a good show is.
Sotus / Sotus S is a safe bet for you and it will pave the way for more intense shows after that.
I agree, and am following the same trick actually to pick up titles from other people's recommendations and ratings on different websites or online comments. But the only thing is that usually it is just a hit and trial method and mostly "taste" may not match with other viewers' choices.
No @Gerald from France, I did not like WTD that much. It was way below the standards to be called at par. Especially, it deserves downvotes for overacting, weak plot, extremely slow dialog delivery and unreasonably unrealistic characters. It was far away from what one could see happening in real life. But I appraised it only for one thing that the intention was to show the real love between two characters. The love that makes one to devotion and makes one find the happiness in happiness of his lover. The love, which is beyond body and mind levels of intellect. That 'idea' of love touched me deep inspite of all lows in the series. Otherwise, most of the Thai and other asian BL series are monotonous, with repeated and almost similar storylines. There is hardly anything worth watching in next webseries as it becomes the same old story in new faces or ...even worse, the over-exaggerated gayness in their own definition of gay-shades. That's why I asked your recommendations as your thoughts were almost on similar frequencies.
But anyways, thanks to both of you for kind inputs and time to reply to my comment.
Enjoy !
While it was the climax where Oat chose to become a monk for sake of the love of his life, I was appalled with the concept of pure love and emotions shown by him for his lover. But I recently came to know that this is a very common tradition in Thai culture where Thai men temporarily volunteer to become a monk or get ordained in a monastery as monk for short term, which may range from a week to a few weeks or couple of months.
Unlike, the Satana Dharma/Hindu Dharma, and Indian culture, where a monk is a symbol of renunciation of all worldly pleasures, family, and everything in search of supreme power, for rest of the life. It is believed to be a permanent and life long change which is irreversible.
Now seeing this difference, the story of WTD is no more than sham gimmick to me, which earlier appealed because of this assumed "divine love", "unparallel-sacrifice for his lover" and "commitment".
Added it for clarification of other readers. Interested readers may find more about it in Thai Culture at following post:
https://tastythailand.com/what-to-expect-at-a-buddhist-monk-ordination-ceremony-in-thailand-most-thai-men-become-monks/
Well then, you should go for the heavy ones. I told sunset about you, Addicted, until we meet again. Long Time no see is also a good pick. I will let you try one of these and we'll see if my assumption is correct.
I like the college/high school stuff, but you are right in saying that I would prefer a more realistic love story and powerful emotional bonding than super-flamboyant gayish character drama.
A love, which can happen in real life, is more powerful than a fantasy land with one super rich, super stylish, super talented, super blah blah blah guy in a cindrella type love story which can never happen on this earth for a common man. The enjoyment is in feeling their happiness, their pains, their emotions, and not in hearing a fantasy-land's childish story. I would prefer Harry Potter for such fiction over these Thai drama.
And Yes, Addicted was my first series which made me addicted to these BL stories. I really loved it. It fullfills both fantasy, and real life scenarios. A little drama but still real life characters filled the life in it.
Thanks once again for sharing these titles with me. I will pick up next from your suggestions after I finish TharnType, which I am enjoying quite a bit.
Regards.
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