woof, that was ruff
Such a hard drama to watch. The last episode just came out, and man did I struggle to get here. The writing is shit, the acting is way overdone, the characters are terrible, why am I even here? ..honestly it's because I couldn't pass up a series with TutorYim as the MLs-- those poor babies-- boy did they do them dirty with this show.Starting with the basics, nothing really wrong with the story except for the fact that there isn't much of one, just a sweet office romance between a mentor and intern, cute right? Not so much, the story itself is fine but has weird unnecessary drama points that don't make sense, creating drama just for the sake of it, which honestly is nothing new to Thai dramas in general. Except for the fact that the cute characters that are supposed to make the show are just trash.
These poor poor actors, after watching this group in Bed Friends and Cutie Pie, you know the extent of their acting skills, and you cast them in this??? This is a slapstick comedy, overexaggerated reactions, with dull shallow characters, and no redeeming story to save it. Jade (Yim) is a super weird and awkward character, and no not in a cute loveable way but in a wtf is wrong with your face way, on top of that he's insecure to a fault. His overdramatic reactions are even more emphasized with the slow motion scenes and awkward sound effects, seriously who wrote this? In comes our boy Mai (Tutor) who's this gorgeous little thing and he basically puppy dog follows Jade around and adores him to death. He has zero flaws and confidently pursues Jade who literally can't stop making trouble for himself and those around him. It's like a mess of a princess saved by the heroic prince, but even the prince is a shallow characters with zero depth, and as adorable as both of these actors are in real life and other shows, this one was almost impossible to enjoy. There were some scenes that were cute of course, but the amount of trash you have to dig through to get there.... not worth it at all.
Good lord why in the world would I keep watching this??? Only because I think Tutor & Yim are adorable and I can't help myself, but if you haven't watched the show, I'd say just look up a cute moments fanmade video and skip all the ridiculousness. If you're obsessed with TutorYim, then you might be able to push through otherwise, just skip to the next one. Feel free to find recs in my other reviews!
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It's for you only if you do like comedy
first of all it's not actor's fault, I'm sure they're doing their best, but this idea was bad since the start.Is not easy to scream 99% time, but Yim has to do that for this role, what a waist!
I love the cast, but I also think they're ready for a serious story, with drama, maybe sensual scenes, I don't really know.
Unfortunally I'm sure I am not the only one disapointed with the choice to still in Bed Friends universe, because the production made it poorly.
Uea was sofiticaded and his boyfriend was warm and savage, we loved that, but now they are not interesting anymore, a truly shame.
Again, I loved the cast, even the two new ones, hopefully they got more elaborated roles in future, so I can have a great time watching them unshowed skills.
Give it a try, if you was able to giggle in the first episode, I think you can watch it without any problem <3
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tutoryim tried their best
the thing about this is that the script was just not good from the very first episode. and it sucks to see, because i really do think both tutor and yim have the potential to do something great with a good script.yim really tried his best to make do with his character, but by episode 2 i literally just could not stand the failed comedy attempts and the silly goofy faces. although you can simpathize with jade, it gets to a point where it's just too over-the-top. literally no one is like that. by episode 5 the plot has NOT advanced one bit. there's just nothing going on at all. the goofy faces and the silly noises get old pretty quickly. tutor and yim deserved better and can do better, imo.
you might like this if you're looking for something extremely light and superficial, plus the comedy might be for you.
as for me, i'm just incredibly disappointed.
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Disappointing, not worth the time nor the effort
What happened? No, seriously, what were they thinking?! Jade was definitely a favorite of mine in Bed Friend – he was friendly, loyal, helpful, knew when to stick his nose into things and when not. He was an extremely likeable character. The Jade we see in this, is nothing like that. They turned him into a caricature, a cartoon-like character.The plot was kind of boring. They were playing a game of cat and mouse with nothing much going on. Except for those awful comedic sound effects and Jade screaming half the time. They did tone it down a bit as the series progressed though. At least I think so. It could have been so much better if that just tried. Not the actors, but the writers and the team behind the production. That’s where the faults lie.
And then there were the plot holes that were never addressed. The weird scene cuts and jumps between the scenes. It made the drama hard to follow and understand at times.
Jade & Mai: Jade was a screaming mess half of the time. I really disliked what they did with his character, because he became this clueless mess who couldn’t string two normal sentences together. Why go to this effort to ruin a character? He had no real personality. And to be honest, neither did Mai. He was hot, and he liked Jade. That was his whole personality. Nothing more. It felt like very lazy writing, almost like they didn’t really gave any though to their characters. Yim and Tutor did okay, I guess. But with how exaggerated Jade was and how little we saw of Mai doing anything (except bright close ups because he’s just so perfect), it’s hard to tell. They just didn’t have a chance to display their talents.
King & Uea were also reduced to almost cartoon-like selves. I honestly found their “little” arguments annoying. Can you imagine how tiring it is to be in a relationship with someone who is constantly sulking with you? The lack of communication also left a lot to be desired.
Tong & Gus: I actually liked the two of them as a couple a lot more than I did Jade and Mai. They felt like a better match, I also liked that there was no authority / power struggle between the two. Their communications skills could use some work though. But I really liked the chemistry between the two characters, Leo and Tai did great here.
Even giving it a 3.5 rating seems extremely generous. All I know is, that this might be my last Domundi series if they continue going down this road.
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Remove quick time
Nothing happened between the characters and Jade was the only one holding the show together that made me keep trying but I gave up in the end. I preferred Bed Friend on so many levels but I wish Middleman Love come off as it is giving me a bad taste of the genre. The acting was terrible the only one giving it all to was Jade King and Urea but the others made me cry. I could've done better with no acting experience whatsoever how did they get picked? They need to be retrained over again quicklyWas this review helpful to you?
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They did TutorYim Fans wrong.
i waited for this series to air because i was happy that TutorYim will finally have their own series but the story was kind of disappointing, at first it was fun but as I keep watching the episodes, I started to get bored because not only it was hard to watch because of Jade's goofyness but also the plot was boring, Also, everytime when yim is smiling, it's kind of awkward, as if he's just really forcing himself to smile... but I still kept watching this series for Gus and Tong, i like them more than the main couple:Dbut my real opinion is that the characters are really not well written, except for Mai and the others, they should have re-written the characters first before producing this series so in that way, we can all see how matured Jade is, Yim doesn't fit Jade's goofyness, in fact, Yim deserves a more better character, he deserve a matured character imo, also tutor!! like come one bro, mandee should have given them a better series, They didn't deserve this :'(
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That was painful to watch....
While the actors did the job, they were asked to... the overacting, overfunny stuff was just painful to watch.In some of the serene moments the show would have been ok to watch and you see a glimpse of what the actors are capable of. But the direction/exectution/writing was the worst.
And why do they need stupid noises for any comedy style show in Thailand? That's sooooooo annoying.
If the show has true comedy no noises are neccessary to convey it. And why do they need to recycle the "comedy" music all the time? Is there no reason to do something new?
This show feels like a advertisment spot with some story around without seperation compared for example to "Last Twilight" where the spot is on the end and you can skip it. Also extremly annoying.
The writing of the main couple is very shallow, giving the side couple the much more interesting story arc.
Overall the second worst show of this year which you could skip without any worries.
And why can't I vote a 0 or at least 0.5? So my 1 should be a 0.
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please give TutorYim better projects
I will repeat what's already been said, I waited months to see them again, I absolutely love Tutor and Yim but boi how they did them wrong.I'm ok with over the top comedy and acting but there's absolutely nothing else behind, this is honestly a waste of good actors on a bad scenario
Even if the last episode was cute it was all over the place, I couldn't even tell if some scenes were in the right order (I'm sure you can tell what I'm talking about if you've seen it), WE KNOW they have chemistry and act great together but that was just confusing, I do hope they will get another show because they deserve so much more !
on a positive note Gus & Tong was a really cute storyline with a lot of chemistry, nice suprise, I hope we'll see them again soon!
Also one more thing, I don't usually mind repetitive OST but that was too much I absolutely hate this song
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only for comedy & romcom enthusiasts
i genuinely had a good time watching this. the first 3 episodes were HARD to watch, as you’re getting used to jade and his character. but as soon as you get used to him, this drama is pretty okay! it’s a very lighthearted, funny drama to watch. definitely for comedy lovers & hopeless romantics!!the drama is well acted. yim can be seen overacting and giving VERY over-exaggerated reactions/facial expressions at times, but honestly, with how jade’s character is, i didn’t really mind it at times. jade’s character is a little insufferable. with him screaming all the time & having weird expressions & mannerisms throughout the entire series… was he like this on BedFriend? cause i genuinely don’t remember him being so… annoying. but again, i got used to him, and was able to finish the drama without any trouble.
tutor did amazing as always, even though his character was a bit too bland for my liking. he was just THERE. the plot is alright, nothing too crazy but again, it’s a lighthearted, romcom… didn’t expect any more nor any less.
it can be quite a hard watch for some. it was like that for me at the beginning, but i found myself enjoying the drama as it continued!
HOWEVER… what a waste on king and uea. truly so sad how they portrayed them in this drama. i can completely understand that they are side characters but my GOD, what a mess. useless & pointless “fights” to add onto the so called plot… they did them so wrong. i did find myself giggling at how lovely they are with one another but that’s just netjames BEING netjames.
the same goes for the other side couple… a MESS. not a plot in sight. just two boys in love not wanting to admit they’re in love, literally the same plot as jade & mai. nothing different. their pace was also kinda weird?? i have so many questions, but regardless, they have great chemistry and i enjoyed it everytime they were on screen. hope to see them again soon!!
it’s just okay. watchable if you enjoy romcoms & overacting.
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Well… it is what it is
Look, I only watch this for TutorYim. I love them as a couple, but I feel like Yim is always getting the same roles. I like the storyline so far, but I do get why people‘s ratings are pretty low. I hoped for this show not to be cringe, like Bed Friend, but yeah…The acting they deliver is great. I mean, I couldn’t play Yim‘s role at all or Tutor‘s role either. (I loved them in Cutie Pie). I feel like the storyline is pretty classic, but it still has something yk what I mean?
I currently am watching it on youtube but i had it on hold after 2/4 parts bc of the cringeness. (If you like comedy it definitely is sth for you). Still, I must say I‘m pretty excited for the next few episodes to see if the series gets more mature and how it evolves. I am hoping for more mature progress!
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Loved it......
Ok so if we talk about this series the story plot is very typical and unique and I saw many negative comments about this series but for me Middleman's love is an adorable cute rom-com.Well about the acting and cast most of them from bed friend and I was so happy to see many familiar faces and the office atmosphere. Everyone did a great job and did their roles perfectly specially tutorYim their chemistry is amazing. When we talk about TutorYim I must say that I've seen many people telling that their lacking chemistry. About that it's absolutely wrong because Yim's character is a person who is weird and sulking and easily getting shy and he did his role perfectly because in Cutiepie he did a total oppsite character than this one so P'Jade is someone who is shy so there is many awakward situations between them until he get used to Mai and Mai is a person who is very extrovert and perfect man so he's doing everything to impress P'Jade. Well about the NC scense damn that was on fire. I was blushing like an idiot while watching them.
Anyways overall I really enjoyed the whole series and I loved it and for me it's not a waste of time. So I'm reccomending this series to those who prefer watching comedy and romance.
A cute sweet story. I loved it.
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