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3rd attempt to make a good series with the same characters
Okay, people. This is already 3rd attempt to make a good series with the same characters. Perhaps in 'Dark Blue Kiss', it will finally work? But, if it's still the "dead fish" kind of a kiss, then I say it probably doesn't matter which color it is:-)
The MDL rating looks high. But you must understand that the viewers of this got pretty pre-selected. Because after 2 shows already, anybody else except the hardcore fans (mostly of Pete & Kao couple) got tired by now. I must say, I had to smirk seeing the opening credits with dramatic string music. They really tried to revamp this HARD:-) I found it ridiculous more than anything else, to be honest, but... never mind.
By the way, the answer to your 1st question is: NO!!!
No, you don't need to watch the previous 2 dramas. You won't miss ANYTHING (no matter what you particularly watch dramas for). Those really were THAT bad. Personally, I can affirm that watching the whole previous series (or 2 of them, even) made me not able to thoroughly enjoy this one, because of everything I had to go through to get to it. Even the so-called 'Pete & Kao Cut': The very existence of that cut is like officially confirming that all the rest was unwatchable.
I admit that the 2 previous series REALLY tried my patience. As a result, I was actually SET AGAINST this since the beginning. Which was like unfair to this series as a standalone, but I couldn't help myself. Just every time I opened new episode, I wished so immensely to drop this series... Okay. We concentrate on Pete & Kao. Which is what saved this. Because openly speaking, no one else in these shows was ever watchable (including the other couple, Sun & Mork, they don't look good together). After I forced myself to tune in, I can tell you that general story is: Mild & nice Kao and choleric & hotheaded Pete already decided that they care enough for each other they wish to be in a steady relationship. Which they nevertheless wish to keep low profile, which is understandable in Thailand.
Story goes, Kao gets a bit into a pickle when he starts tutoring, and therefore spending lot of time with Non, who outwardly looks like a spoiled, flirty, and brash relationship-breaker (especially to jealous type Pete), while actually he's got a psycho dad and probably desperately needs a friend (which cannot go unanswered by the kind Kao). Therefore, Kao keeps meeting Non in secret and keeps lying to his explosively jealous secret/boyfriend Pete, whom he loves, both because he needs to take care of his financials by himself and because he feels that Non needs him. It's simple but engaging enough story. You can guess how the drama should evolve, nevertheless it's enjoyable.
At epi 7, Pete & Kao celebrate their anninversary. They share a pretty average onscreen kiss. It's funny because they mention right in their dialogue that it's been 3 years. Yeah, THAT long it took for the kiss to at least look like this, LOL. Like I mentioned, NO need to watch the previous two dramas;-) Then they kiss right again and it's a bit better:) Only pitty was that Non didn't get to see that, because then he perhaps might calm down a bit and cease to provoke Pete (and Kao) each chance he got. But no, instead, it's the father of one of the boys, who walks into such scene.
Either way, I do enjoy "couple scenes" of Pete & Kao:-) What's so cute about them are their contrasting personalities. They're so opposite scale. They both usually NEVER compromise. And yet you can watch them compromise all the time, for the sake of the other. You just love them together;-)
Crisis comes at 9/12. Non annoys the couple to the extreme, Pete won't stand for it and Kao gets pressed to the corner. People should mind their own bussiness. But if you love someone, sooner or later you have to be open about it. Unfortunatelly, that's inevitable, though honestly I more or less supported Kao in keeping it private, I understood perfectly if he didn't want to tell his mother, or the loud-screamer June, or anyone else. In this crisis, will it be the hot-headed, black-and-white world residing Pete, who'll try to smooth things over? His character's development, in this 3rd attempt of a series, sure IS enjoyable;-) Non's on the other hand, reduces to plain bad guy, perhaps? Let's not spoiler... What I did appreciate was that the issue of Pete & Kao being so different they practically each could come from different planet was NOT ignored and it was adressed it CAN always bring trouble. If they want a future, the two of them would need to be prepared to keep dealing with it.
Since epi 11, Kao faces serious problem, which is probably the 1st time a main character does in this (these) series. But at least that makes him have a good talk with his mother. But, there's currently a wall in between him and Pete...
Overall, I'm rating this 2 classes higher than the previous series, because this had a proper drama (though not as big as the opening credits would suggest, LOL) and developed characters. Which might be something you'd think standard but it was NOT the case with the previous 2 series, trust me. Plus 1 point for the ("dark blue") kiss, with bubbles:-)
The MDL rating looks high. But you must understand that the viewers of this got pretty pre-selected. Because after 2 shows already, anybody else except the hardcore fans (mostly of Pete & Kao couple) got tired by now. I must say, I had to smirk seeing the opening credits with dramatic string music. They really tried to revamp this HARD:-) I found it ridiculous more than anything else, to be honest, but... never mind.
By the way, the answer to your 1st question is: NO!!!
No, you don't need to watch the previous 2 dramas. You won't miss ANYTHING (no matter what you particularly watch dramas for). Those really were THAT bad. Personally, I can affirm that watching the whole previous series (or 2 of them, even) made me not able to thoroughly enjoy this one, because of everything I had to go through to get to it. Even the so-called 'Pete & Kao Cut': The very existence of that cut is like officially confirming that all the rest was unwatchable.
I admit that the 2 previous series REALLY tried my patience. As a result, I was actually SET AGAINST this since the beginning. Which was like unfair to this series as a standalone, but I couldn't help myself. Just every time I opened new episode, I wished so immensely to drop this series... Okay. We concentrate on Pete & Kao. Which is what saved this. Because openly speaking, no one else in these shows was ever watchable (including the other couple, Sun & Mork, they don't look good together). After I forced myself to tune in, I can tell you that general story is: Mild & nice Kao and choleric & hotheaded Pete already decided that they care enough for each other they wish to be in a steady relationship. Which they nevertheless wish to keep low profile, which is understandable in Thailand.
Story goes, Kao gets a bit into a pickle when he starts tutoring, and therefore spending lot of time with Non, who outwardly looks like a spoiled, flirty, and brash relationship-breaker (especially to jealous type Pete), while actually he's got a psycho dad and probably desperately needs a friend (which cannot go unanswered by the kind Kao). Therefore, Kao keeps meeting Non in secret and keeps lying to his explosively jealous secret/boyfriend Pete, whom he loves, both because he needs to take care of his financials by himself and because he feels that Non needs him. It's simple but engaging enough story. You can guess how the drama should evolve, nevertheless it's enjoyable.
At epi 7, Pete & Kao celebrate their anninversary. They share a pretty average onscreen kiss. It's funny because they mention right in their dialogue that it's been 3 years. Yeah, THAT long it took for the kiss to at least look like this, LOL. Like I mentioned, NO need to watch the previous two dramas;-) Then they kiss right again and it's a bit better:) Only pitty was that Non didn't get to see that, because then he perhaps might calm down a bit and cease to provoke Pete (and Kao) each chance he got. But no, instead, it's the father of one of the boys, who walks into such scene.
Either way, I do enjoy "couple scenes" of Pete & Kao:-) What's so cute about them are their contrasting personalities. They're so opposite scale. They both usually NEVER compromise. And yet you can watch them compromise all the time, for the sake of the other. You just love them together;-)
Crisis comes at 9/12. Non annoys the couple to the extreme, Pete won't stand for it and Kao gets pressed to the corner. People should mind their own bussiness. But if you love someone, sooner or later you have to be open about it. Unfortunatelly, that's inevitable, though honestly I more or less supported Kao in keeping it private, I understood perfectly if he didn't want to tell his mother, or the loud-screamer June, or anyone else. In this crisis, will it be the hot-headed, black-and-white world residing Pete, who'll try to smooth things over? His character's development, in this 3rd attempt of a series, sure IS enjoyable;-) Non's on the other hand, reduces to plain bad guy, perhaps? Let's not spoiler... What I did appreciate was that the issue of Pete & Kao being so different they practically each could come from different planet was NOT ignored and it was adressed it CAN always bring trouble. If they want a future, the two of them would need to be prepared to keep dealing with it.
Since epi 11, Kao faces serious problem, which is probably the 1st time a main character does in this (these) series. But at least that makes him have a good talk with his mother. But, there's currently a wall in between him and Pete...
Overall, I'm rating this 2 classes higher than the previous series, because this had a proper drama (though not as big as the opening credits would suggest, LOL) and developed characters. Which might be something you'd think standard but it was NOT the case with the previous 2 series, trust me. Plus 1 point for the ("dark blue") kiss, with bubbles:-)
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