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Part Time thai drama review
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Part Time
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by estar
Feb 11, 2021
26 of 26 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 3.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 5.0
Music 4.0
Rewatch Value 3.0
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Not Satisfying

this isn't the usually fluffy romcom BL, that i'm used to. it was "raw" and too real, to "take" this as anything but a serious drama -the fact that some of the character's represent the LGBTQ community is inconsequential.
this was good - in spite of the seriousness of every topic, and how "real" and depressing it got from time to time (even the romance is almost nonexistent to an extant). but like in a load of Thai drama's, the number of character's and storylines was mindboggling - especially when the ending was a quick wrap up - which if "they" freakin managed their "time" better (ironic - as the last episode everyone was going on about time management) this would've been a more fulfilling conclusion, when we got to "the end". this was 26 episode after all - u want to tell me they couldn't divide the stories between all the episode's and give each one the respect "it" needed, to unfold and some kind of reasonable ending to each?!? plz - donno who to blame, but this could've been so much more -

and yet this was good - the actors as young as they r did a great job making u live their happiness, hurt and pain - there wasn't a boring moment, interesting until the end - if only this had focuses!!! chose a few good storylines and run with them, instead of this mess that (brings me back to) not satisfying ending. yeah u kinda get a "wrap up" on each story, but nothing conclusive and a lot is left open - so Not Satisfying - when u want / need a happy ending for the character's u loved / cared for, throughout this -

there isn't a lead per-say - so no side character's. each story had its lead but with so many stories, it was a mess and counterproductive - which reinforces the point i was trying to make above. going into this u think Mong is the lead - but nope he is the first character u get to know, and through him u get to meet additional character's. like the annoying Jod - and ironically these two's story is more a buddy, friendship growing-up and finding their path in life storyline.
then u meet Ter and Jin who r the guys that r the romantic knights in shining armor - ready to sacrifice themselves for girls, that don't know they exist or don't care to know - and yet these two persist until the not so bitter end - well in one case - the other just gets complicated and i really donno why, as at the end they add a supposed love triangle with the sibling coming to realize that the person he was helping woo his sister, he himself fell for - and as there was "No time" to deal with this at all. i'm left wondering WTH?!???

then we have a trio of girls - roommate's(?) that u get from the start that both Melon and White r infatuated with Om. but their stories took so many twists and turns and was left with "...they spent the weekends in White's room..." - and i'm like WTF??? then why even have them in this drama, just so we get a representation ??? plz

the one i started to watch this for, was Ngern whom i loved in Love Sick and i watched the 2nd season cause of him, but the dude doesn't get a break there or here. and even though "came" for him, the one that stole my heart was Ti - he so sweet, naïve and pure of heart - hard not to love this character - and the fact that the sec Hall (the womanizer) notices him, he is "hooked" just made this that much more sweeter (as Hall or rather Kim playing him, is another actor that i really enjoy seeing, loved him in 2Moons and Gen Y). so of course was rooting for their story, which was developing at a snails pace. but still added the much needed spark to liven things up, let alone lift my spirits as most of the storylines were rather depressing, even angering. and of course Hall's childhood-bud (who is gay, but still in the closet) has a crush on his bff since forever, and the end for them, is both of them whispering in Hall's ears and him smiling and i'm like "well f*ck u very much - i deserve better after sticking it out until the end..."
so any "stars" go to the actors and their acting - in spite of all the emotion's bombarding me (and most, not so pleasant) i didn't want to stop and was so interested in where this was going and how it would end, and then got to the end and felt cheated.
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