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Von Winklebottom
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Rewatch Value 9.5

Pleasantly Surprised

I didn't think I would have loved this as much as I did because it didn't seem to be my cup of tea, but I was really wrong. It was funny and cute, the story/plot was amazing, and the diversity of the characters was phenomenal; there was even a gay asexual (yes, there are gay asexuals. Although, they didn't use terms, but I have recently learned about the asexual spectrum). I highly recommend this show!
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idontwanttothanks
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Jun 26, 2023
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Acting/Cast 10
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 8.0
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After months (months? sure) of hearing about how good this drama is I finally decided to watch it.

Admittedly it annoys me sometimes when people are right, especially when they go gushy over something that is playing at the same time that something I prefer is playing and they totally ignore my thing, the jerks. That said, well. People were right. This show was great. I really loved it, and I loved all the ways it tried to challenge ideas surrounding sex, identity, kink, etc. Maybe not always entirely successfully, but the attempt was there and honestly, I loved how it seemed to be pointing out hypocrisy towards women in particular (there are several examples of this, but I am thinking particularly of how Jean was treated after the party vs. how Alex was. I love that the show made a point of explicitly stating how messed up the disparate reactions were, and how unfair. I also liked that despite following Alex as he goes on this journey, the show never attempted to pretend that he was the wronged party in that situation. Neither did Alex himself, which was refreshing). I'm not used to that from my shows, full stop.

I'm also just a sucker for a good time travel trope, and it always amuses me when the mostly decent kid travels and wakes up in this body of a huge jerk and then has to work back how the hell they got there. Watching Alex fumble through figuring out how the hell he landed on the career he chose, let alone wtf happened at that party so long ago, was kind of hilarious. I enjoyed the balance of humor and seriousness a lot. It kept the show from ever feeling too heavy.

One thing I have heard over and over and over again about Jojo is that he gets great performances from the cast, performances that feel authentic and real. I have to say that yeah, I get the praise. You know how with some directors you can see their hand in everything they do? Jojo is like that, I think, but his hand is seen in how little he's present in the overall product. It feels like he hands his cast a script, gives them a general idea, and then lets them do their thing and gives them room to explore their characters in an organic way. I'm sure that there is some management happening, that's his job, but mostly these characters feel lived in in a way that strikes me because so often it isn't there. Maybe it's a mix of his directing style and really good casting.

Speaking of casting, this one was excellent. I really liked everyone, but especially New, Fah, and Jan. New played Alex well - he's a character that I think could easily get annoying, but New managed to make him likeable more oft than not. Even when Alex was doing things I knew were stupid, I was more "oh, honey, no" than I was "you're the worst", so that was nice. Fah as Jean was just all around lovely, she played her so well. You could see the bones of the girl she was before everything went wrong in the woman she became, just a little harder, a little less trusting. But she stayed fighting for people because that's just the core of who she is. Her struggle with her desire to let go of what happened vs. her inability to do so was heart wrenching, and yeah, I guessed the big last secret fairly early on but one thing I liked (that I mentioned above) is that she was never ever once treated like she did something wrong. Oh, in show she got it in the teeth, but the show itself never failed to point out exactly how fucked up that was. Also Fah just did a great job and she's very, very pretty. I could watch her forever honestly. And Jan just continues to be a delight in everything I see her in.

After all this praise, I have to say I did find myself a little bit annoyed by the ending. It felt a bit too pat, especially after everything else was handled with such nuance. It was so weird to have Alex wake up and get to have his Scrooge turnaround because it was still Christmas after all. And some of the ways that he took care of things annoyed me, too. He came across as a little too "I know best for you" towards everyone's problems for a 17 year old kid. Which I get, he had all this knowledge from his messed up future under his belt, but I didn't love it. I did love his determination to be a better brother, though (another thing I loved? The fact that he helped Ice pull his head out of his bum w/r/t Kim's abortion choice in the messed up future. The fact that they had one of the male characters say, in no uncertain terms, that it's actually *her* choice and that being supportive means letting her make it, floored me, as did the fact that Ice actually listened and was fully supportive after his initial selfish freak out (and he admitted it was selfish! I couldn't believe it)).

I also felt like it would have been better to have a less entirely happy ending? Which is weird coming from me, since I love happy endings. But I really liked the message that sometimes there are things that you can't fix, some mistakes you can't take back, and then I felt like the show immediately undercut that idea by...letting Alex go back and make everything right. I think I might have appreciated the ending more had Alex stayed in the future after that last encounter with Jean. Then again I don't think *Jean* deserved having to be stuck that way, so there you go. For her sake, I'm happy it went the other way.

Overall I found this extremely enjoyable, and well, I can't say that I will be sad about Jojo's penchant for happy endings if that means that things go the way I want in other dramas. :D

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mellovesptg
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Feb 5, 2024
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Rewatch Value 10

i wish i coul rewatch for the first time

have you ever watched a show that once you finish you feel a void inside and cry cause you know you’ll never find a show that will everr make you feel the same???? well, this show will make you feel exactlyy like that. The warp effect is like a thailandese version of glee BUTTT better and more serious. I loveee the way that they talk about things that happen normaly and are often taken as a taboo topic. It will make you see things in the perspective of both teenagers and adults and you will DEFINITELYYYY identify with at least one of the charavters!!!! It’s honestly sad that people overlook it cause it is not a bl but IM TELLING YALLL its one of the besttt gmmtv’s shows

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Alexey
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Sep 12, 2024
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Rewatch Value 10
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underrated, fun, educational

I preferred Alex as a doctor, but it was nice to see him realize his childhood dream. Even though he didn’t end up becoming a doctor, I hope he stayed friends with Army. It would be a shame if that friendship was lost. It’s also unfortunate that Army didn’t get the chance to have the child he wanted in this timeline, but being a mother never really felt like Nim's nature. If Army wants to be a father, he still has options—he could adopt or find a surrogate. Honestly, I think they would have made the perfect pair of parents—a gay man and a lesbian—it would be iconic!

That said, the best thing is for them to take their time and not rush into anything, like they did in the previous timeline. This new timeline is definitely an improvement. This GMMTV drama was really insightful about today’s society. I appreciated how they addressed important but often overlooked topics like gender identity, sex education, consent, sexual health, women's rights, relationship abuse, and more.

It’s easily become one of my favorite GMMTV dramas. The story, characters, soundtrack—everything about it is amazing! Definitely one of the best from GMMTV for sure!

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Arc en ciel
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May 11, 2023
4 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.5
Rewatch Value 2.0

mixed feelings

i had mixed feelings about this serie, many people love this show and i can see why.. this show tackled serious matters, it mention many issues and it feel mature not silly which is something that i really loved
but what i didnt like at all is, first im not someone who like comedy, i find some comedy funny but most of the time it doesnt, the other thing is that im not really into the plot of this serie so thats the issue, im not into plots about time travel, lose of memory and you having to figure out what happened which is what this serie is about, so thats why i dont find myself enjoying this, at some point i also started to feel bored, not sure if its because it started to be dragging or only because im not into the plot. def its not my cup of tea

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Ggrosz
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Jan 17, 2023
1 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 6.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 7.5
Rewatch Value 6.0

Good mix but got boring

I like the idea of having a series that has a mixture of relationships male/female, female/female, male/male although by episode 6 I still yet to see a male/male focused relationship.

It’s just too out there for the plot for me. I tried to hold on but it didn’t catch my interest at all.

There’s only 12 episodes and half way through there’s still nothing solid for the male lead. Everything around him is so ambiguous that half way through I don’t have a grasp nor an idea of what happened nor can I even imagine what happened. It’s too chaotic.

I dropped this series for that reason. It could have been a good one due to a clear representation of “love with no boundaries” if not done into a comical series.

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Burcu
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Feb 27, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 8.0
Story 8.0
Acting/Cast 8.5
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 7.5
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Sex Education Thailand - A Different Attempt Taken By GMMTV

It wasn't planned that I would watch this drama. But when the first episode released I just couldn't control myself. Now if you have seen the first episode you will realize that that very one episode made this drama very very special. It was cute but complicated which will keep you till the end.

As a early teenager when I found out what really sex is all about I felt really disgusted. But only later I found out most of the people did too. Haha

I have to say that all the characters were perfectly written. The concept was clear with a mystery in it. Which makes the drama more interesting is as we get to know each characters better each episodes. Many different topics were discussed in this drama. Especially different kinds of sexual preferences and how the society reacts to them.

Taking about the characters

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weirde
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Mar 1, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
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Overall 7.0
Story 7.5
Acting/Cast 6.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 7.0

Innovativo pur restando demenziale in alcuni punti: American pie incontra Sex education

Non posso dargli più di sette come punteggio perchè in sole dodici puntate hanno voluto inserire materiale per almeno due serie tv americane. Troppo carne al fuoco, indubbiamente, ma carne molto interessante. Infatti questa serie affronta tabù e temi troppo poco trattati in tv, (temi sia sessuali che non) in modo lieve, ma anche in parte realistico (molto in parte ma lo sforzo c'è e si vede) e abbordabile per un pubblico giovane. Strizza l'occhio a serie tv americane come sex education ma al tempo stesso è più coraggiosa su alcune cose e più irriverente e addirittura ridicola su altre. Seretà, stupidità, assurdità e anche drammaticità si susseguono a ritmo più che incalzante in una folla corse contro il tempo e verso un lieto fine soddisfacente seppur fin troppo semplicistico. Lo spunto paranormale del viaggio nel tempo non viene approfondito abbastanza ma in fondo svolge la sua funzione e se anche avrei voluto più puntate sono comunque soddisfatta anche così.

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Apaixonada por BL
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Mar 18, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 8.5
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 10
Music 10
Rewatch Value 7.0
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Muitos temas importantes de forma leve

Inicialmente, essa série não me convenceu... a mistura de realidade e fantasia só é boa quando o roteiro é muito bom e é muito bem dirigida, então não queria perder tempo arriscando. Quando soube da existência de um casal BL e um GL, aí fiquei interessada (dramas héteros não são minha praia)

Sobre o roteiro: A série fala sobre um jovem adolescente chamado Alex, que depois de uma festa muito louca com os amigos da escola/universidade(não entendi direito), acorda no futuro sem se lembrar de como foi parar ali, num mundo onde todos os seus amigos existem e estão vivendo suas vidas de forma boa ou não, mas com destinos que foram modificados naquela festa, onde Alex fotografou a todos com uma máquina que agora pode ser considerada estranha, e essas fotos agora tem uma ligação bizarra com esse futuro paralelo. Para conseguir voltar no tempo e impedir que as coisas tomem esse rumo, Alex precisa da ajuda dos amigos para resolver o mistério das fotos, e isso vai ser feito falando de temas muitooooo importantes e com muitas doses de humor. As histórias de vários personagens acontecem de forma paralela e entrelaçada, mas de forma que nenhuma se sobreponha às outras e se desenvolvam de forma uniforme, esse é um dos pontos mais legais da série. É nítido que a série é uma super produção, mas sem um roteiro bom e bem dirigido, com certeza o produto final seria duvidoso.

Os assuntos abordados nessa série são muito interessantes, polêmicos e importantes, devem ter causado um grande alvoroço na sociedade conservadora da Tailândia. Apesar da abordagem ter sido feita com respeito, propriedade e humor, com certeza essa série foi uma destruidora de tabus. A série também trabalha muito com o elemento surpresa, pois a cada episódio tem um novo plow twist.

Primeiro ponto: Alex e Jean. Alex abusou sexualmente dela na referida festa, num momento em que ambos estavam bêbados. Nesse futuro paralelo, apesar de Jean ser uma mulher de sucesso, uma boa profissional e aparentemente uma mulher forte, ela não conseguiu se livrar do trauma do abuso sofrido e isso a impede de se relacionar com quem quer que seja, mesmo que ela goste da pessoa. Ela não perdoa Alex apesar do desespero dele em tentar provar que mudou, também nunca falou a ninguém sobre o assunto... uma clara alusão ao ciclo de violência sofrida por milhares de mulheres que sofrem caladas com seus traumas, sem ter coragem de denunciarem os agressores e convivendo sozinhas com suas dores físicas e psicológicas. Como o Alex do futuro é ginecologista, existe uma ênfase no sexo seguro e à outros temas ligados a sexo que vão surgir. Não é possível para mim passar pano para o que ele fez, mas é importante citar que ele não fugiu de sua responsabilidade e fez até o impossível para reverter seus erros, pois ele se culpa e busca o perdão dela, e isso traz a reflexão de que ele pôde voltar no tempo e resolver tudo, mas na vida real não é assim.

Segundo ponto: See-ew e Liu. A série mostra eles no futuro como um casal que não mantém relações sexuais, porém See-ew é alguém que tem muitos fetiches e desejos sexuais que ele não compartilha com sua namorada. Essa insegurança dele, e o medo de se abrir com ela, mesmo que ambos se amem e exista uma relativa confiança entre eles, aparentemente é fruto do passado, quando ele era rejeitado devido à sua aparência e jeito de ser, que fez com que ele não tenha coragem de se abrir por medo de rejeição. No final tudo se resolve, e Liu também percebe que gosta dos fetiches dele e sente desejo de transar, mas ela antes também não tinha coragem de falar sobre o assunto, e os dois calados em seus mundos se afastaram. Esse núcleo também trouxe um outro tema importante: o assédio sexual que Liu sofria no trabalho, pelo seu patrão que era bem mais velho que ela, e não denunciava por medo de perder o emprego.

Terceiro ponto: Army e Joe. Sinceramente, um dos pontos mais importantes da série é quando Joe se assume assexual, pois esse assunto é sumariamente ignorado quase sempre! Army teve que controlar seus impulsos sexuais para se adaptar a Joe, pois além de tudo, Army aceitava sua sexualidade e Joe não conseguia se entender. Resolvidos os problemas, Joe não era realmente assexual, porém foi importante abordar esse tema, e principalmente a forma respeitosa como Army lidou com ele.

Quarto ponto: Kim e Ice. A história deles mostra um casal no início de suas carreiras profissionais, quando Kim engravida.
Essa parte é um pouco chocante no começo, pois Ice, apesar da pouca idade, não cogita um aborto e começa a fazer um milhão de planos, enquanto Kim, que não se sente pronta para ser mãe, decide sozinha interromper a gravidez. Esse tema envolveu diálogos riquíssimos, tanto com Jean, que ouviu Kim sem preconceitos e julgamentos, tanto com Alex, que foi necessário para fazer seu irmão Ice entender a decisão da namorada, e apoiá-la no final, com muito amor e respeito.

Quinto ponto: Nim e Molly (e Bew). Esse núcleo também fala de temas importantes. Nim e Molly foram as primeiras namoradas uma da outra, mas nesse futuro paralelo elas terminaram. Molly segue sua vida, tentando alavancar sua carreira de atriz, enfrentando o estigma de não ser uma mulher com um corpo que se adequa às exigências do mercado, ao padrão de beleza considerado ideal, mesmo com seu talento. É importante que a líder do projeto seja uma mulher empoderada (Jean), que não permite que Molly desista de seu sonho, e além da oportunidade, também dá o apoio necessário. Devido aa esse trabalho Molly reencontra Nim, agora uma dona de academia, que namora com Bew, uma garota com quem tinha um relacionamento tão sério, que Nim aceitou engravidar artificialmente e ter um filho com ela, um assunto bem polêmico na Tailândia. Com esse reencontro Bew, de uma insensibilidade e falta de responsabilidade afetiva gigante, simplesmente abandona Nim por ciúmes, sem esperar pra saber se a inseminação artificial deu certo, abandonando Nim grávida. Quando Nim e Molly voltam a ficar juntas, outro tema entra em questão: Nim quer apenas uma bed friend, e Molly não aceita ser apenas isso. Além disso, o tema do aborto volta à cena, e mesmo o aborto no primeiro trimestre de gravidez sendo permitido por lei na tailândia, dois abortos numa mesma série que já traz tantas polêmicas é algo bem corajoso de se mostrar.

Sexto ponto: Jedi e Rose. Rose é uma mulher trans que namora com Jedi, isso por si só já é uma polêmica. Junto a isso vem o fato de ambos terem um relacionamento aberto, que é outro tema contraditório. Os dois enfrentam preconceitos, mas o amor entre eles não se abala.

Sétimo ponto: Kat. Ela também tem um trauma, sempre foi uma mulher que viveu livremente e isso, como é comum no mundo machista em que vivemos, custou caro. Ela, por não querer se apegar, acabou sofrendo violência física de um homem que não aceitou ser rejeitado, e adquirindo traumas horríveis. Seu único alento era o amigo Alex, que sempre a recebia sem julgamentos, e suas amigas mais próximas. Gostei do desfecho da história dela.

Na verdade, todas as histórias tiveram um final feliz. O que me incomodou foi a forma como tudo se resolveu... do nada aparece um padrasto de Alex com uma história sem pé nem cabeça sobre a câmera, que faz com que tudo se resolva magicamente, pensei que teríamos um desfecho mais elaborado.

Os outros pontos, como atuação, ost, filmografia, fotografia, química entre personagens, tudo isso esteve perfeito.

Muito provavelmente não vou rever a série, já que já conheço todos os desfechos, mas realmente gostaria que todos pudessem assistir.

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