Love Mechanics (2022)

this is the greatest bl I've watched so far.

I recommend this bl series for you to watch, its my favorite bl and my comfort series, every episodes made me cry I love Mark giving Vee mixed signals every episodes, if only there's an awarding and the title named “BL Series With The Greatest Story Line” I'm going to vote this, the actors deserves to be famous, every character I saw in this series never made me disappointed, the director is wild, I really love this bl, I never saw a bl series with this kind of acting and story line, I love this series so much, I burst out of tears when I watched the last episode

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A well written and acted series showcasing angst

I have mixed feelings about this show. There are some parts that are extremely well directed and acted and there are some that appear misplaced in the large scheme of things.

Let me start by saying that I have not seen the 4-episode original series and went through this with a fresh mind. The story is nothing new and suffers from the use of same old tropes that you see in many other BLs based on university students. But there is some enjoyment to be had because of the basic premise of the show. Mark is heart-broken due to being rejected by Bar and drinks excessively to cope with his sorrow. Vee taking pity on his state takes him home just for a drunken Mark to mistake him for Bar. Post this, Vee starts pursuing Mark who tries to keep his distance since Vee is already in a relationship.

The series moves at a constant pace where nothing seems rushed and enough time is spent on showing the heart-broken Mark, the conflicting emotions of Vee, Mark being hopeful only to have it shattered time and again. You are glued to your screen to take in all the complex emotions rising out of complicated situations. The relationship between Mark and Vee is well developed and when we reach the mandatory third-act break-up you can feel the despair of the characters. All this is possible thanks to the great acting by the 2 main leads. They look convincing in all their scenes together and there is great chemistry.

As I stated earlier, the story does suffer from age-old tropes used countless number of times on other shows that you wish and pray for something new and different. The same old misunderstanding caused by characters witnessing just a part and coming to a different conclusion just to completely shut themselves from hearing any explanations. It’s like, why have a conversation to sort things out when I can shut myself and cry endlessly in a dark room. Jealousy being a hindrance to developing relationships further only to be tossed out in the next few minutes. But what lead me scratching my head in confusion was episode 9 where we have a conflict between Vee and a completely new character. A good 30+ minutes is spent in showing something that has no bearing on the overall story and feels like a filler to increase the show's runtime.

In conclusion if you don’t mind the tropes, this series is binge-worthy where the acting of the main leads and the pure emotions they show will not disappoint.

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Frustrating conflicts but interesting relationship

The amount of BLs that begin with a drunken/mistaken hookup only for one of them to fall in love is a little alarming. Vee, who has a girlfriend, hooks up with Mark, who is too drunk to recognize who Vee is. Bad start.

The building of the relationship is actually pretty good in this one though, and I enjoyed it for the most part. The chemistry between the actors is great. Unfortunately, the one major conflict throughout the entire series is the conflict presented in the first episode: Vee has a girlfriend. But somehow, Mark seems to be the only one that cares about this?

I feel like this would have been better as an 8 episode series, where they could have resolved some conflicts earlier and let them be happy for a little while. It got repetitive and frustrating after awhile. Definitely an enjoyable watch, but I feel like if I was watching this weekly as it aired I would've been frustrated enough to drop it.

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Stupid heart wants what it wants

I tried to watch the short version a while ago but I couldn't get through the first episode. I somehow didn't like anything about that drama. This comes out and I completely ignore it with the intention to never watch it and that's the reason I watched it.

I thought I would hate watch it but I was so wrong.

There are many messed up things with this drama. The beginning, the cheating, the bets, Vee being hurt by Ploy cheating when he cheated himself, I could go into details but I won't.

So why did I give it a high rating?

I enjoyed the mess. It was awesome.
Vee is my favorite character and I loved seeing him suffer.

Two of my favorite scenes are:
1. Ploy hugging Vee at the balcony begging him not to leave her, Vee looks towards Marks balcony and Mark just stands there watching them. That's when Vee started crying hard.
That scene lives in my mind rent free.
2. Ton comes to ask Ploy to be together again, Vee leaves them and goes to the balcony, turns towards Marks balcony only to see Nuea and Mark smiling, turns towards the door, Ploy and Ton are hugging.
Karma really said it's my time to shine.

Vee definitely suffered his share of pain for everything he did to Mark.

Mark took his revenge but in the process he hurt himself too. It starts to get obvious he loves Vee too much.

I hate cheating but the story wouldn't be so spicy without it.

The angst was so good and then the sweet moments were even better because you know what they had to go through to get there.

Overall, I would recommend this to anyone who likes very dramatic and messy dramas and can look past all the red flags.
Put the red glasses on and enjoy.

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Angst, misunderstandings gallore but not a bad show

Too many dumb misunderstandings, petty drama, fighting over stupid reasons, out of place jealousy/making partner jealous to ''test'' them, etc etc, but it wasn't that bad.
Likely won't rewatch myself, but if I had to rewatch it I wouldn't be mad either. For people that like this show, I can get the appeal, but I hate angst and petty drama myself.

One thing that annoyed me is how everyone keep referring to Mark as if he was as trophy to be won and not a person. Granted he didn't even react to it, so hopefully it was an inaccurate translation issue.
Also the creepy possessive flirting by everyone that pursued Mark rubbed me the wrong way. Other stuff too bothered me, but not writing those.

Some good and funny scenes too, so balanced it out enough for me.

But I'd recommend this show if you like angst and melodramas. (so I'd rate it about 8/10 for a melodrama)

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BL Enemies-to-lovers, a lot of angst and quite a bit of steamy and cute moments! Truly enjoyable!

The story is classic in terms of plot but manages to stay truly entertaining all along its 10 episodes. It is not innovative "per se" but it will provide you all the feels, oscillating between angsty and cute moments. Some narrative arcs are slightly less inspired, and the humour is a bit of a miss in some scenes, but those minors flaws should not prevent you to enjoy the ride!

War Wanarat Ratsameerat playing Mark was astonishing in his role. He is such a good actor, emoting so well that I was fascinated by his candid performance. His pairing with Yin Anan Wong (playing Vee) was convincing...but I think War would have chemistry with anyone as he seems so invested in the character he portrays. All the cast did a good job overall but it is clearly War who shined the most.

I found the soundtrack a bit too overpowering with numerous pop songs or ballads that were there to accentuate the storytelling but lacked subtlety and nuance in the way they were showcased. The production value was good enough but nothing remarkable.

I would recommend this to people looking for a well-acted and angsty BL enemies-to-lovers story with some hot scenes. Be mindful of the triggers as the show contains elements of non-con / dub-con relationship as well as domestic violence.

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I wouldn't expect that I would watch this series, when I first found out about it I said I would watch it but then I started to doubt it. I ended up finishing it tonight and It was great. one thing that bothered me was ploy, ton, nuea. at least nuea at the end moved on. i hope I'm not the only but I really did like Vee, i heard that many didnt like his character but I did really like him not honna lie. I cried a lot when Mark and Vee broke up, I cried my HEART out but after all happy ending, and when Vee spooned Mark, I smiled widely. it was a good BL and I do recommend it but don't watch it just for fun, be ready cause there is lot coming

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Not good.

-Neg:

1. Few love scenes and too short.
2. Few Kisses
3. Episodes was too long
4. There was too much talking in the episodes. That should have been reduced. Watching became boring.
5. That Mark deleted the video evidence.
6. The Mark was too cute of the behavior. I wish he had been a bit badass/cool. The same goes for Vee.
7. The whole thing back and forth with the maincouple Mark+Vee.
8. That Vee >Mark didn't believe and trust. That was a bit annoying because it happened too often.


+Pos:

1. The Maincouple
2. Acting
3. The Story

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An upgrade

I’m glad i waited till second watch to write this review because i accidentally skipped a whole episode on first watch. This review is mostly about the gripes i have with the show more than anything. Overall it was cute and definitely an upgrade from en of love. Also YinWar are so fawking cute woah. But i had a couple of issues with this show:
1. Vee also cheated on Ploy. Maybe it was just the vibes i was getting, but it felt like the show didn’t want it to feel that way. Even before Vee discovered that Ploy cheated, he had had sex with Mark and kissed him twice. He also cheated and I wish we addressed that.
2. The sex scene in the first episode was non con tbh. Mark was WASTED; homeboy was gone. heck he thought he was having sex with Bar and not Vee. i understand that Vee had a couple of drinks as well, but he was definitely in the mind frame to have stopped what was happening.
3. Vee said some nasty things to Mark in ep. 6 or 7? the episode that had gone for the orientation thing, whichever it was. If I was Mark, I honestly would not have forgiven Vee. that was very disrespectful on vee’s part.
4. The way no one wanted to hear Vee out after that whole “kiss” with Ploy was crazy. like if Ploy hadn’t cleared things up herself with his friends, Vee would not have been heard at all. It also took way tooo long for Mark and Vee to clear things up. Like i understand it looked shady, but a simple conversation could have solved everything.
It is a good show don’t get me wrong, but these are big things that dropped the rating from what could have been a solid 9.5 or even 10 down to a 8.5.

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Expand Length Version of My Engineer Love Mechanics

This expanded version of Love Mechanics was the expansion of Vee and Mark's story that we were all waiting for. The biggest flaw was spending too much time of the Ploy arc, which was not what happened in the book or the first version. They could have spent more time on other things, for example, they could have showed how sad Vee was after losing Mark, like they did in the original series.

The best changes are, the acting ability of War and Yin (especially Yin) has greatly improved in the last 2 years. War was always very good, and Yin must have worked hard to improve as much as he has.

The recasting of Bar and Kan was something that I never got used to. I had trouble recognizing Bar because I was so used to the other actor who played Bar in En of Love. Although I think the recast was fine, I feel that as a viewer, I did not have time to adjust to the new actors, so I didn't have face recognition.

I'm so glad the families were shown closely related to the book. I thought that Mark in the series had a little less fire toward his dad, but it worked out in the end.

I highly recommend this version of Love Mechanics. I liked both series, but appreciated the time this version allowed to get to know Mark, Vee and their friends.

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A traditional BL executed superbly

This is not an ground-breaking BL and it is not anywhere near being artistically magnificent. But it is a great BL. This is what we watch BL's for. If you don't like this BL, you're not among the typical BL audience. You want something that is totally new because you are bored with all the standard BL formulas, or you have super-high artistic standards and hope you are watching a Fellini film. Guess what, most of us aren't here for that. Nonetheless we did get a drama with a lot of character development and exceptionally complex and realistic depictions of what real relationships look like. That was the part of this drama that took us all by surprise. The rest of what we liked involved some exceptional acting by War and Yin. Now I have been watching both of these guys and I'm not surprised that Yin improved as much as he has in this drama. He's actually roommates with War who is really one of the best actors in the BL business, and I secretly hope that they are lovers (lol), but I;m sure War rubs off on him. Everyone is surprised Yin has improved so much in this series, but I'm sure that War has motivated/coached him to get him to this point.

I think whoever looked at this drama really worked hard to improve it over the previous versions, and I'm talking about the novel as well as the first version which is part of En of Love. The idea that we start with a rape that develops into a relationship is really kind of absurd. This drama is not deep enough, or artistic enough like a Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down, to handle a rape being the starting point of a relationship. I'm glad they switched to drunken sex being initiated by the person who was supposed to be raped in the previous versions of the story. This was a fatal flaw in the initial series, and I was dismayed by people talking about the book who made light of this. I am not a person that likes to censor artistic liberties, but this simply did not work here, and I think it was a very smart decision of the writers of this series to edit that silly scenario out of this drama. There were just a lot of smart decisions by the screenwriters and the director that improved the series over the previous versions, including removing the lame idea of Vee kissing his girlfriend [who he broke up with], as a memento of their former love for each other in a public place where everyone would know about it. They improved that scenario a lot and they really worked at it. instead of Yin volunatarily kissing Ploy, he is basically kissing her against his will and after she reveals that she has been emotionally and physically abused by her current boyfriend.

What is wonderful about this version is that every conflict is resolved quickly. New conflicts are allowed to develop which is fine because that is what happens in real life, but endless, implausiible miscommunications that are dragged on for 4+ episodes are just not done here, thank god. I really appreciate this drama for treating us like adults and not dragging on stupid storylines that we know couldn't last for more than a few minutes in real life. You should see this as somewhat ground-breaking, even if the overall plot is commonplace.

What should you love about this show? The acting is incredible, and the story is solid - just forget all the other ones that are similar. The characters feel like living, breathing people with all the personal issues that lead to natural feeling dramatic situations that we can all relate to. The ending is just spectacular and is one of the best in the BL world. If you want a wonderful uplifting moment to your day, binge-watch this till you get to the end. The angst will mean nothing, because you will get to an ending that will fill your mind and heart with a kind of rapturous, glowing, euphoric feeling. What else could you want ? This is what you came to watch BL's for, and you couldn't hope to find something much better than this.

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