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Only Friends
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by skootz
Oct 30, 2023
12 of 12 episodes seen
Completed 0
Overall 9.0
Story 9.0
Acting/Cast 9.0
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 8.0

The GGMTV boys grow a pair

This series gets some hate for not being the usual school type BL from GMMTV but sometimes you need to do something for a different more mature minded audience. In the UK Queer as Folk in 1999 or Skins in 2007 probably did a similar jump from the 'norm' and providing scenes designed to shock.
The headline talk with many people will be about it being more risky with NC scenes but t really needs credit for the story which although not perfect did a really good job of keeping viewers interest in each of the relatively large cast and intertwining their stories.
The cinematography seemed a sterp up for GMMTV as well with some scenes giving me vibes of more a european production.
In some respects the final episode was a let down as the pacing was a bit erratic and was the only one I felt like fast forwarding bits of, but the ending for each character was decent.
It's the first BL I've seen that gave such a big hint of a potential series 2, so lets see what 2024 brings

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Dropped 2/10
Coffee Melody
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by skootz
Sep 4, 2022
2 of 10 episodes seen
Dropped 0
Overall 6.0
Story 5.0
Acting/Cast 7.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

Coffee without much flavour

If this series was a coffee it would be a very bland one and and forgettable one.

I stuck with it to the 2nd episode before giving up - although things like pathetic attempts at humour were annoying there's not too many specific things to criticise - it was just a decent enough for a story turned into something pretty lame. With a lack of any redeeming features it ends up being pretty forgettable.
However if you just want to switch your brain off and watch with a series with cute guys then it might be worth a look.
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