Home School (2023)

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comecei a ver homeschool sem muita pretensão, nem intenção, só vi o trailer e pensei "meh, pq não", boa série, mas nada demais

começando pela atuação, gun como sempre brilhando, primeiro papel que vi dele foi o ryan da ongoing the trainee, é inexplicável o quão versátil esse homem é, nossa. film também me surpreendeu e muito, ultimamente venho consumindo mais trabalhos dela enquanto aguardo o lançamento de pluto, ela definitivamente não decepciona, no começo foi meio termo, mas nos episódios do meio pro final, nossa, delivered total, queen. neung (também conhecido como piak de 10yt) foi um antagonista sensacional, realmente me fez ABOMINAR a cara e risada dele, incrível. quanto ao resto do cast, não tenho muita familiaridade, mas posso dizer que os gêmeos foram ótimos alívios cômicos, e depois disso pretendo procurar mais trabalhos do chimon, me impressionou a fidelidade dele como penneung, a inocência que o personagem requisitava.

quanto a música, nada muito memorável, efeitos sonoros bem bobinhos as vezes, bem bleh.

o plot foi ok, alguns plots interessantes (como os arcos de redenção de alguns mestres, a lore do amin), mas em partes meio arrastado e sem sentido, a coisa toda da hipnose e drogas pareceu um tiquinho forçada, mas é tudo ficção, não podemos esperar tanta realidade, não foi isso que a série prometeu. alguns personagens foi super mal explorados, principalmente o jean, além da biw e o casal hugojai, algumas backstories foram bem chatinhas e honestamente até agora não entendi direito a do nai.

overall, série ok, nem mais nem menos, não reassistiria

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Be patient with this one

It is easy to give up on Home School halfway through. After all, we may not really care much about most of the characters at the start. The teachers at Home School are either cold or creepy (often both, actually). And the students can be pretty unlikable too. But I guess the creators took a bit of a gamble here. The characters do become more interesting and likable apart from the one who turns out to be the main villain of the series.

It is unfortunately very easy to be frustrated with the series if you start off with the assumption that Home School and its teachers are part of an unrevealed dark conspiracy. This is because of the ambivalent way in which they are portrayed. They seem every bit like the bad guys who have tricked parents into enrolling their children in a school that ends up abusing the children and cut off the children's contact with the outside world. However, some of the "lessons" the teachers try to teach seem to have values even though the teaching methods are highly unconventional and manipulative to say the least. There were times when I was left incredulous, thinking that the writers have made the teachers laughable villains. At times, the teachers seem to place emphasis on conventionally good things like love and trust for one another; at other times, they seem to be cruelly teaching the students about the ugliness of the world. The ambivalence in the portrayal of the school does, however, have a purpose. There are early hints about this and it becomes increasingly clear to us--the school has not always been what we think it is like.

To be honest, the ethicality of the tactics employed by Home School to educate the young people remain questionable all the way even though a twist in the story makes us focus more on the main villain or the mastermind behind the villainy. Regardless of what Home School aims to do, I can imagine how emotionally scarring it can be for a young person to go through the school, especially for someone like Pennhung who appears to be a character with unspecified special needs. This is one of the weaknesses of the story, making the plot twists less convincing than they could have been.

At times, I also wished that the writers had written in more interesting lessons. Some of them are just too predictable. Take for example the game in which the students are made to play a musical-chairs game. They are told to find a place to sit down before the music stops--the number of chairs keep decreasing, but those who fail to find a place to sit down will be punished. Of course, it turns out that the students did not have to sit on a chair. They could literally sit anywhere. In another game, they students are made to play a game in which they have to identify the lizard, who can order anyone of them around. Of course none of the students turns out to be the lizard. The atmosphere would be different if there had been more interesting "lessons" written into the script.

Despite the flaws of the series, there is enough in the series to keep me watching. The strong performance by many of the actors and the good story pacing contribute to making the series more watchable. There are holes here, but the story is quite good

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New mystery concept of a school

Everything I see in the beginning just left lots of questions in my head, making me curious about what happened. The school is so mysterious, even those students were brought to it without knowing any clues about the direction. The weird curriculum also made me surprised. I love some personalities from the students (especially Pennhung he is so soft wth)
I see metaphor of bad treatments from parents to their children. All of the Home School students have their own scars that come from the same source ; family. And the mystery between the masters made the story more thrilling, and also the weird exams. And the ending??? Is there s2 for this? Because there are still a lot of things that left question marks.

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Annoying

All the character are not likeable at all and even if they are it only some scene. They are spoiled, selfish, and get angry over the dumbest stuff. First of all if they were served bad food they complained. If they were served good food they complained. If they were served nothing they complained. All they do is complained. Complained. Complained. And complained.

Furthermore, the drama centers around building friendships. However, given how much the characters dislike one another and how easily they get on each other's nerves, it's hard to believe that they will ever form any meaningful connections.

Overall, this drama left me feeling frustrated and disappointed. While it may appeal to some viewers, I found it difficult to enjoy due to the unlikable characters and the lack of meaningful relationships.

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Dark story with great themes but not my cup of coffee

I'd say it's really entertaining, my favorite actors are really great in their roles like Chimon who already has my heart, then the twins, Jane, Film, View, Love and mainly Gun who stole the show with few scenes.
But what disappoints me here is that the school is always talking about justice and truth but don't even punish the ones who should be. They punished Pheng (Love) by making everyone look down on her and exposing her lies so why Jingjai, Hugo and Jean haven't been also humiliated like this? I saw not a single sign of guilt for putting Pennhung in the traumatic situation. Hugo may have apologized but Jingjai just stood there like statue. Plus Hugo and Jean are often getting into fight with girls or guys. They bullied Pennhung just for being cute. But single apology and confession was enough? They were made to confess just to stop those punishments, they did not do it because they felt guilty, ahh! It's already frustrating me but besides intro and these three characters it's really great and I recommend it.

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Einfach nur mega !!!!

Ich habe mich von Anfang an auf die Serie gefreut und war überglücklich als sie endlich ausgestrahlt wurde. Also ich die ersten folgen mir angeschaut hatte, war ich bereits Feuer und Flamme und konnte es gar nicht abwarten bis die nächsten folgen raus kamen. In jeder Folge wurde die Spannung beibehalten so das man immer wieder gespannt war, wie es in der nächsten folge weiter geht. Die Schauspieler haben ihre Rollen richtig gut gespielt und waren richtig in diesen drinnen. Bis zum Ende hab ich weiterhin mit gefiebert wie das Ende wird und hoffe so sehr innig das es eine zweite Staffel gibt. Ich kann die Serie nur weiter empfehlen !!!

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not that promising

• Inabangan ko talaga 'to mula nang nailabas ang trailer (pero hindi naman pinanood 'yon ew). Ngayon ko lang natapos kasi tinamad pa ko kahit 1 last ep na lang papanoorin ko lol.

Panoorin niyo 'to if nagustuhan niyo ang The Gifted/TGG, Blacklist, & Girl From Nowhere since pare-pareho silang mystery/thriller na may sinosolve na issue sa school, those are also non-bl.

For me, hindi ito gano'n kaganda like sa mga nabanggit kong ka-same vibes nito. Hindi gano'n kapromising 'yong story na feeling ko wala ng bago kasi parang nakita ko na lahat, maybe gano'n na siya kacommon sa'kin. But superb ang camera angle, transition, cast/acting, cinematography, and visuals.

• Nagustuhan ko visuals nilang lahat lalo na sina jane at film (my gf). Bet na bet ko red highlights sa hair ni maki, kung ikukumpara sa unang trailer mas maganda visual niya sa pangalawa. Nagkaroon kasi ng changes sa cast kaya kung mapapansin niyo wala 'yong iba sa naunang trailer sa mismong series dahil may conflict sa sched. (baka magtaka kayo kung bakit ko 'yon alam even tho hindi ko pinanood ang trailer, nakita ko kasi sa tiktok 555555)

• About chemistry naman, tinawag kong f4 sina tibet, maki, white, & nai since lagi silang magkakasama. I love their chemistry, pero fav ship ko sina pennhung & pheng sobrang cuteee nila, ang sarap maging inosente hindi complicated <333

• Master Prasath's character really impressed me. Nakakainis siya sa galing magmanipulate, his expression creeps me out. Thumbs up for Chalad Na Songkhla!!

• Other things I noticed are:
- Naalala ko The Eclipse sa uniform nila.
- Setting ng school nila may vibes ng Hell University ng watty.
- Gun top-tier acting skills >>>
- Master Amin young version, archen's my bf?
- Father & son relationship nina Master Amin at Run
- Character development esp jingjai and hugo

• With the appearance of Zero naging cliffhanger ang ending nito kaya expected na may season 2. Khaotung, the finest. POGI SO MUCH SA BAD BOY LOOK!!

• Home School taught me to cherish others, to see the importance of love, and to avoid letting rage or hatred turn you into a monster. Overall, home school taught me the value of friendship. An 8/10!!

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