Son and Pin are a couple. While driving on their way to dinner, they meet a short accident with Noh and Phun and in the process end up breaking their guitar. At hospital, Son thinks this could be a good opportunity to learn guitar from Noh in secret to surprise his boyfriend. But in the process this leads to the boyfriend think that Son is probably cheating on him. In the meantime, we have another couple Two and Wish, who are also trying to navigate through their relationship. One of them is serious of becoming boyfriends but the other one takes his own sweet time to get convinced. Meanwhile, the insecurity of Pin gets worse when he meets Noh's boyfriend and both start wondering what's happening with their respective boyfriends. Anger and jealousy rises , but eventually through proper communication, Son tells Pin how he has been trying to surprise him; Noh and Phun talk about how they will have to work out their relationship with university almost coming to an end and finally Two and Wish deciding to become boyfriends. The series ends with a round of happy smiles and tight hugs.
I am not sure why the name, but my guess is to remind the audience of these couples who have featured in shows like Love Sick and Love By Chance (which thankfully I have seen). The acting is consistent with most generic Thai BL shows (depending on whether if you consider them good or bad). The three episodes are of 30, 40 and 13 minutes; which again I thought was odd, but like I said, if the whole purpose was more of an advertisement for an upcoming series; then the job was well done. Short crisp story that talks about love, jealousy, insecurity, communication; then it does handle all those aspects pretty well. What I just don't understand is how these couples are so frivolous that they get jealous so easily within a second and within minutes are even ready to break up, without even giving their partner a chance to explain themselves. The whole style baffles me, but hey it somehow works for the target audience, so who I am to complain. Its. decent filler show to kill your time if you are looking for something but otherwise this offers nothing new, so easily can be a miss. (3.5/10)
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I think that's the only selling point though, else it's totally avoidable.
Boy that makes me want to run LBC again that I loved so much when it was one of my first thai BL! See how I would consider it now.
Anyway Love by chance is not for right now, I have to finish the myriad of good BLs that all ended last week (My school president, Never let me go, History 5 and Moonlight chicken). A orgy of good ones so far, I'm having a tiny BL orgasm.
I've always wondered if I should try Love sick, but if even you Miisu couldn't handle it I think I have my answer ^^;
Some of the Thai BL-s are also re-watchable, and because there's no need to concentrate on subtitles any more some other details become visible. "Love by Chance" is one of them, "Love in the Air" (re-watched the whole thing again, skipped the triggers and counted Prapai's brooches - 12 :D ), "Manner of Death" and "Moonlight Chicken" (still speechless here...).
"Love Sick" aired in 2014, way too long ago, and that's probably why it feels too slow and meh. It was before the BL-avalanche, so maybe I give it one last try someday, and start from the middle (maybe only the beginning is slow :D ), but that's really the very last try from my end :D
A quick hello from Helsinki airport (in transit) as I make my way back to New York from a short holiday in Bali.
My school president is the only "mini short" series I could ever recommend so far. The beginning was magic for me. And I join with Miisu : "Moonlight chicken" is absolutely fantastic!
The mini shorts in "My School President" are not that mini, lucky for us, "Hit Bite Love" cast wear much shorter ones and those create such clash with the story (the story you have to search for like a bloodhound since it gets SO tangled SO many times). Really, an inch away from being indecent :D
I have been trying to find something to describe the essence of "Moonlight Chicken" and "like someone pouring liquid amber straight into my heart" would be close, but still not enough. Enchanting.
Btw: rather than waving at you guys from airspace, you never know I may visit your countries at some point and meet in person. lol
The world is too small.
And maybe I'll come visit you in New York as well! That's our plan to go there in october and get our surrogate to join us, so you'll get to meet the whole "family" haha