Khaotung and First were amazing here! Sadly, the rest of the plot wasn't as good.

Only Friends presents an interesting premise, where you dive into how different people in a friend group perceive relationships, and how internal and external factors change the way they interact with other people (e.g, personality, addiction, social status, etc).
I was sad that the plot didn't meet my expectations, but there were good things too.
Namely, Khaotung, First, and Mark did an amazing job. For me, Khaotung was truly exceptional here, with the way he was able to portray so many different scenes and emotions, seemingly so effortlessly. He really brought Ray to life, and it made the show worth watching for me. First was the only possible choice to be paired up with Khaotung, since not only is he also an amazing actor, but also the two of them have incredible chemistry. For me, they could easily become next generation's offgun, but that's a personal opinion.
Mark was also amazing in his emotional scenes, especially given he doesn't have as much experience. I look forward to see him in more projects!
One thing I really disliked was Boeing's plot right at the end. It felt super rushed to me, and like an unnecessary way to quickly shove more drama into the last episodes. I can see how Boeing was this character who used Sand when they were together, and then left him for Top, but it just felt as though him coming back to screw both their relationships felt... very forced and weird. Personally not a fan.
Overall, I liked the series, and SandRay were truly an amazing ship.

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