Quinn7
on top of Old Smokey
This was the first Thai drama I ever watched, and I loved it! The first few episodes were a little hard to sit through, but what were so frustrating at first were the things that eventually made me love the show so much. I'm now a big Singto fan thanks to this show, and have since watched other shows with him in it. This drama...
Is character-driven: It's so character-driven that the first few episodes are full of small talk. While this may be boring at first, and doesn't always help with pacing, it helps create a background for these characters, helping to detail the close relationships that they form. Each character has a different personality, even the side characters, and I'm happy to say that as main characters both Kongpob and Arthit are way more complex than they needed to be.
Teaches good values: Friendship, respect, loyalty, giving people personal space, it's in this drama. It even shows multiple varieties of love and affection between characters (romantic, friendly, fraternal, &tc.) without passing any of it off as comedic (i.e., sappy moments between friends are depicted in a positive light). There are characters listening to each others' ideas and problems without passing judgment, and, with the case of Kongpob, the show delves into what it means to protest another person's orders while still being respectful of that person.
Has good music: If that opening theme doesn't get your heart racing and blood pumping, you might need to be resuscitated, and if that closing theme doesn't get you feeling groovy, then you need to have some soul. :)
Representation-wise, this drama did a fairly good job depicting its LGBT characters. None of the characters' identities are based on who or what they like, and they're all treated like multi-faceted individuals. In contrast with other BLs, Kongpob and Arthit's relationship isn't about an "aggressive" guy harassing a "passive" one, but is rather a relationship that evolves and changes, reflecting the various roles the two boys have in each other's lives. It's definitely a slow-burn, (mostly Arthit's fault- Kongpob is an angel), but it's beautiful watching the boys' relationship turn into what it becomes.
Is character-driven: It's so character-driven that the first few episodes are full of small talk. While this may be boring at first, and doesn't always help with pacing, it helps create a background for these characters, helping to detail the close relationships that they form. Each character has a different personality, even the side characters, and I'm happy to say that as main characters both Kongpob and Arthit are way more complex than they needed to be.
Teaches good values: Friendship, respect, loyalty, giving people personal space, it's in this drama. It even shows multiple varieties of love and affection between characters (romantic, friendly, fraternal, &tc.) without passing any of it off as comedic (i.e., sappy moments between friends are depicted in a positive light). There are characters listening to each others' ideas and problems without passing judgment, and, with the case of Kongpob, the show delves into what it means to protest another person's orders while still being respectful of that person.
Has good music: If that opening theme doesn't get your heart racing and blood pumping, you might need to be resuscitated, and if that closing theme doesn't get you feeling groovy, then you need to have some soul. :)
Representation-wise, this drama did a fairly good job depicting its LGBT characters. None of the characters' identities are based on who or what they like, and they're all treated like multi-faceted individuals. In contrast with other BLs, Kongpob and Arthit's relationship isn't about an "aggressive" guy harassing a "passive" one, but is rather a relationship that evolves and changes, reflecting the various roles the two boys have in each other's lives. It's definitely a slow-burn, (mostly Arthit's fault- Kongpob is an angel), but it's beautiful watching the boys' relationship turn into what it becomes.
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