Dear Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul (2022)

Mediocre At Best

An awesome idea, presented in a not so awesome story. I think there were a lot of areas where the script could have been better written, the acting could have been better, as well as the directing.

I hate to say, but there were only two characters I liked in the entire series, and they were both of the grim reapers. They were the only two who did a great job with acting, expressions, etc.
By the last couple of episodes, I was watching just to finish the series, nothing new or exciting really happened. The storyline is just too slow paced. Things that should have had an impact felt rushed and things that did not really matter took up too much time. Also, I wasn't too crazy about the ending.

The only thing I like about the series is the base story, that there is a grim reaper whose job is to take souls to the afterlife and a doctor who tries to save lives.
No rewatch value for me.

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Medical & fantasy in BL

There are not a lot of medical bl dramas. I never really miss that, since I'm not a fan of that particular genre. This bl has done an attempt at it and paired it with a fantasy soul reaper trope. The fantasy part came out much stronger than the medical, since the hospital staff does all sorts of things that are completely illogical. Scheduling surgery right on the ward floor, no clear roles for any staff member, medical terms are neatly explained, but why they come up remains unclear most of the time. It's a mess.

The fantasy part was done much better, although also in this part stuff is just left hanging. Why does Sanya come back after (only) 7 months? Or was is 2 + 7 months? How was he punished? Why didn't P die when there was a ticket? They could have done a lot more and better with this.

On a positive note, The slow bloom of the main cp is executed perfectly and they gave me butterflies. The other bl cp gave me very uncomfortable feelings. Their kisses all end up in the air or chin, while they supposedly had a hot ons...
The story for the boy/girl couple was rushed, happens all too often in bl.

It did leave me feeling warm and happy, so despite its flaws in rated it 7.5. But I'm not sure if I will re-watch.

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Worth every tear shed

It's so beautiful and touching. I'm very satisfied with the ending as it doesn't leave me hanging as I am not a fan of open ending.

If you're put off by the office politics, fret not. It's only a little at beginning and then followed by very satisfactory plot twists

I love all couples here and I really love the significance of flowers and its meaning here

This show is deeper than it looks with lots of subtle messages, beautiful lessons and lots of love.

The kiss scene is really hot too, could feel their burning love. I wish it's longer and more lol...

Apart from that, I really love it. I am not a fan of show that made me cry but this one is the rare one that I felt every tear is worth shedding. It's so healing in a way.

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WHY IS EVERYONE SLEEPING ON THIS?? WORTH THE WATCH 100/10

All these medical dramas are so underrated, especially if their genre is BL!
To whoever will read this review before watching this show, I'm telling you, watch it because it's worth it!

I'm not gonna to spoil anything about the plot, so whoever will be going to watch this would be thrilled. But one thing I can assure you is that the MCs and the supporting characters are 100/10 on giving their best in acting and carrying their roles. One thing I like about watching any series is the acting wise of the actors, and in this series, they gave their all!

The chemistry is chemistry-ing!
-unique storyline
-great OST (Boy Sompob, the man that you are!)
-every episode has life lessons
At the end of the show, I know you will have lots of questions about the meaning of LIFE, LOVE, and DEATH.

I hope this will be recognised as time comes. This deserves more than just a 7.7 rating. ?

Kudos to all the actors ?? A job well done!

PS. Let me tell you guys, those series which involve the names NEW SIWAJ SAWATMANEEKUL and BOY SOMPOB is worth watching! ??

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While I really enjoyed most of it, I feel like it fell apart for me at the end and I'm having a hard time articulating why.

I think it might be the reincarnation bit. While I get what the show was going for there, what are we saying, exactly? Is Tua gonna wait now until Prakan is of age before showing up to be his boyfriend again? Are they gonna go back to phi and nong until then? Or is Tua gonna watch Prakan like he's straight out of a Police song without speaking to him for the next 5/6 years? My problem isn't even really with the idea that Tua and Prakan will continue to meet in all of Prakan's lifetimes until perhaps Tua's time as a reaper is over and they can be reborn in the same timeline again and maybe be together for real. I think it's the idea of them both waiting around for Prakan's minor clock to expire that's doing it. I feel like Goblin did this trope better. Personally I loved Tua and Prakan being together until he passed, and for me, I think that the show would have been stronger overall if they had left it at that and not done the end bit with the new Prakan.

That said, the child actor who played young!Prakan was stellar and I hope that he has been getting steady work. I have to say that in a lot of the Thai dramas I've watched, the child actors have been standouts.

Other than that, I did really enjoy the drama. It was interesting and I liked seeing Yacht play a character that wasn't super Pond-esque for once. I did feel watching Between Us that he could do better, if given the material (not his fault, Between Us had too many side couples, both he and his partner did what they could with what they had), and I'm happy to see I was right. Metha actually became one of my favorite characters - he had a whole arc from conflicted asshole to loosening up and remembering that he actually loved his friends/realizing his uncle had manipulated him into hating Prakan for his own personal gain, and Yacht did a really good job with playing both the asshole and the decent dude beneath.

I saw a lot of comments complaining about Prakan's inability to be mature regarding Tua's job, but I think that for the most part it was actually fairly believable a reaction, especially after his mom died. And it would be hard for me to deal with the idea that death can be around any corner no matter how hard I try to prevent it, let alone someone for whom that is their entire job.

I was annoyed, however, by the weird ep 11 (I think, might have been 10) "Nuch could die" plot, simply because it was so late in the game, took up so little time, and seemed like a plot device just to get Metha to finally tell her he loved her. Annoying and pointless. Wasn't needed - he could have done it a million other ways.

Enjoyed the couple of Kheeta and Nathee as well - Nathee was another one that did a 180 as the show progressed, but unfortunately I believed his less than I did Metha's, mostly because I just don't think the actor is as good. He was kind of a weak link in Between Us too, although I think I enjoyed him in Even Sun? I can't remember (and just as I said that I did remember, and no, he wasn't one of my favorites in that either. But the less said about Even Sun the better, really). Still, the whole plot for them is one of my bulletproof tropes. It would take a lot for me not to be into it.

Overall though, I enjoyed it. It kept me extremely engaged and made me cry more than once, and up until the last let's say episode and a half it really, really worked for me. The problem with me is that if the ending doesn't land, it can effect my enjoyment a lot, which is why I have to dock it a couple of points overall.

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Poesia

Um dos melhores BL'S já produzidos. Posso resumi-lo em uma palavra: poesia. esse BL é uma poesia do início ao fim. Uma história de amor, bondade, compaixão que ultrapassa qualquer obstáculo, até a morte.

O plot por si só já chama muita atenção. Um médico dedicado, que passa seus dias e noites salvando vidas, tendo que lidar com um ceifador de almas, que justamente leva as almas dos mortos que o Dr. Prakan gostaria de salvar. O tema foge do lugar comum, mas o conjunto da obra é sensacional. Sanya tinha uma doença mortal, sabia que não tinha esperanças, e vivia conformado em esperar a morte. Tudo mudou quando ele se tornou amigo do pequeno Prakan, que também tinha uma grave doença e precisava de um coração. Sanya quis que quando morresse, seu coração pudesse salvar aquele menino, e após sua morte ele aceitou um emprego como ceifador de almas, com a única intenção de ver aquele menino que queria ser médico como o pai, crescer com seu coração no peito e salvando outras vidas. Para poder acompanhar esse crescimento, ele fez um acordo no submundo, que desandou no momento em que o menino cresceu e se tornou um belo homem, pelo qual Sanya se apaixonou. Após Sanya se tornar um ceifador, todas as memórias dos que o viram em vida seriam apagadas, mas o Dr. Prakan estranhamente tinha a impressão de familiaridade, e aqui quero citar a magnífica sonoplastia que mostrava os batimentos cardíacos. Óbvio que em meio a todo esse romance existiram muitos conflitos, sofrimento, perdas, duvidas, renúncias, mas ao final o amor venceu. E venceu de forma sublime... mostrando que é mais forte que a morte, e que não se limita apenas ao "carnal".

Sobre a atuação, não há questionamentos. Foi perfeita do início ao fim. A ost é sublime, na voz apaixonante de Boy Sompob. Sonoplastia, fotografia, locações, não tenho absolutamente nada para reclamar.

É uma série que vou visitar sempre que a saudade bater, e também que eu indico de todo coração. Uma verdadeira obra de arte.

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Une gentille histoire

Depuis peu, on assiste de plus en plus à la sortie de dramas BL adultes, qui se passent dans un monde professionnel, et qui permettent de s'éloigner des intrigues universitaires assez simplistes. Certes on va dire que la Corée et Taiwan s'y sont collés en premier, mais les BL Thaï suivent le mouvement depuis l'an dernier, ne serait-ce qu'avec Manner Of Death qui a enfin ouvert la voie, et s'ils continuent à produire des BL scolaires souvent identiques, au moins les BL plus adultes ne se ressemblent pas et apportent une créativité plutôt agréable. Et tant pis si ça ne vole pas toujours très haut, le fait qu'ils se diversifient enfin est une très bonne chose.

Ici, nous avons droit à une série qui mêle des intrigues médicales et un contexte fantastique, grâce à la rencontre entre un jeune médecin déterminé à sauver des vies et un collecteur d'âmes chargé de conduire celles-ci vers l'au-delà. Les deux acteurs sont canons et bien foutus, ils jouent relativement bien et de façon assez naturelle. Plus le temps passe, plus je me dis que s'obstiner à faire jouer des acteurs débutants à peine majeurs - voire pas encore - cause un tort de dingue à l'industrie du BL, qui a des velléités d'en faire une spécialité nationale. Franchement, il était temps qu'ils laissent leur chance à des gars plus matures parce que la différence est flagrante. Et je ne pense pas que les fans de KinnPorsche diront le contraire. Ensuite, même si les bisous sont peu nombreux, ils restent sympas et les acteurs sont plutôt à l'aise. L'histoire est mignonne et romantique, et on a droit à deux romances secondaires, comme d'habitude moins développées mais agréables tout de même. Enfin, je dirais que le mélange médical-fantastique fonctionne bien, justement parce que les deux protagonistes sont dans une opposition logique dans ce contexte. Bon il y a parfois quelques petites choses pas très crédibles et ça se voit qu'ils n'ont pas un budget de ouf, mais on sent qu'ils ont fait des efforts pour sortir une histoire sympathique qui tient quand même la route.

Bien sûr, ce drama n'est pas exempt de défauts. Quand je dis que les acteurs jouent assez bien, c'est relatif et ça dépend desquels. Le cousin a l'air d'avoir un balai coincé dans le derrière et il met trois heures à sortir une phrase (et pourtant, l'acteur en question n'en est pas à son premier BL), le nouveau médecin n'est pas très crédible quand il est bourré et la romance de ce personnage avec l'infirmier ne fait pas particulièrement battre le cœur (je pense que le scénario manque un peu trop de tension amoureuse concernant ces deux-là pour que leur histoire nous passionne, même si elle reste appréciable), quelques longueurs m'ont parfois provoqué des bâillements (avec cette matière dans les mains, il y avait de quoi faire un truc un peu plus passionnel), et on ne comprend pas toujours tout concernant les codes et les règles de l'autre-monde. Mais c'est loin d'être dramatique et perso, ça ne m'a pas empêchée d'apprécier l'histoire.

Alors je ne dirai pas "ne passez pas à côté", c'est surtout à regarder si on a un peu de temps à perdre et qu'on recherche une histoire mignonne pour souffler entre deux BL tordus ou plus "intenses". Dans tous les cas je ne regrette pas cette découverte, et ce drama vient s'ajouter à la liste de tous ceux que j'ai déjà vus, ce qui me permet désormais d'avoir une très bonne base de comparaison pour en estimer la qualité. Et comme dit plus haut, on sent les efforts pour se diversifier, proposer un contexte plus adulte et apporter un peu d'originalité avec son côté fantastique. Moi qui suis souvent critique à l'égard des BL thaïs, souvent calqués sur les intrigues ridicules des débuts, je commence progressivement à changer d'avis et je suis curieuse de voir ce que vont donner les prochaines sorties. On a de plus en plus de choix, au lieu de se jeter sur la moindre bouse parce que c'est tout ce qu'on a sous la dent, on peut désormais se permettre de trier le bon grain de l'ivraie comme dirait l'autre, et je trouve ça chouette. En résumé, l'histoire est sympa, mignonne et romantique, certes pas très passionnelle mais jamais problématique, et ça fait du bien.

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