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Big Dragon thai drama review
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Big Dragon
1 people found this review helpful
by angeliviki2022
Oct 28, 2024
8 of 8 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.5
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 9.0
Rewatch Value 5.0
This review may contain spoilers

Unpopular opinion, but it wasn't that bad

TLDR: Not a mafia show. Just another college RomCom with rich bisexual men misbehaving. Then, one of them acts very tender towards the other and they start revealing themselves to each other (a bit jarring of a turn around). But MosBank do have chemistry and can act. I hope they get a better script next time.

After seeing so many poor reviews, I was dissuaded from watching this, but I really enjoyed MosBank in Sunset x Vibes (even though that also suffered from poor writing). So, I decided to give this a go. I think it's better than what people say if you go into it without preconceived notions or hype. The show poster makes it seem like it's a mafia-esque show with the chosen colors, but it's far from mafia. Instead, it's a college romance of two rich playboys who can get any girl they want. When their next conquest turns out to be the same girl, Yai turns vicious about his methods, but it backfires since he has two bumbling (but lovable) idiots as his assistants. Did I forget to say it's also a comedy? So, to summarize, nothing mafia about, just another college RomCom with two rich guys who end up getting drugged and sleeping together. So, there's definitely DubCon, brought on by Yai who orchestrated the whole thing. Instant karma at work here.

Then, we find out Mangkorn, who now possesses the recording of their first night, has had a crush on Yai for several years. And he's reluctant to let go of Yai now that they've had a night together. And where is the original object of their affection? By episode 4, I had already completely forgotten about her and it seems, so had they.

Yai and Mangkorn are both going through difficult times with their families. They find comfort in each other. Mangkorn's father springs a life-changing announcement during his New Year visit, while Yai is dealing with a new stepmother, which is bringing up his grief over his mother's death. Mangkorn feels stuck and helpless. Yai feels the loss and abandonment more keenly than ever before. A new relationship has its own issues, but one that you have to keep hidden because society frowns upon it, is a double-edged sword. You're generally unable to turn to anyone if there are issues because it's a secret relationship. And your source of comfort is cut off because of your disagreements. I was impressed that the show brought up same-sex marriage and they had a GL couple.

What is that ending? I've seen announcements for Season 2, which doesn't look like it's happening. So, I guess the ending was yet another conflict to solve in S2, making it a poor ending for S1 with no S2 in sight. If they ended the show without the doorbell ringing, it would have been a better ending. MosBank do have chemistry and can act. I hope they get a better script next time.

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