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As Good as It could've Been
This wasn't necessarily what I was thinking when I first heard that we were getting this show. I will say, I kind of spoiled myself by looking at the comments, but I was curious about how others felt. Sadly, most of it wasn't good, but I still tried not to go into this with bad intuition, except, I think I made it worse. 7 Project came with some really beautiful lighting and set, except, some stories fell short and bland.
Let's Dive In.
Firstly, I think the production was beautiful, one of the reasons why I don't hate this series all that much. Lighting was one of the best aspects of all, including the cinematography. It felt a lot different than New's (The director) other shows like Love by chance and Make It Right. A nice difference that I really loved. The music was decent, it was mostly the overplayed songs we always hear, but for some reason, I wasn't annoyed by it, I actually quite appreciated it. Everything else was pretty basic as well (I didn't see any ad placements, or at least it wasn't too repetitive to remember).
Onto the episodes
1. This was my first time seeing Santa and Earth in a series since all of their fan edits, and videos, and lovey-dovey shiz on social media. Although I think they had nice chemistry, their age gap is a bit disturbing. Santa just turned 18 a few days ago, and Earth is 23. I know legal age is completely different in Thailand, but it's still a bit of a stomach-churner. Anyways, I felt for Ozone since his parents had sent him off, and I hated that he was getting bullied. The only thing that was pretty annoying was how he would continue to trust the bullies even after the first incident with them. I just wanted Ozone to defend himself without needing Sun's help. Their best moment was watching the moon and falling asleep together. The kiss was nice, except, they could've done without Sun being drunk. I don't know why Ozone was mad at Sun after Sun choose NOT to kick him with a ball, that part was really confusing, Overall, this episode was okay, I liked it, but it wasn't all that memorable. I give it a 6/10.
Now, hate me if you want, but I didn't watch any of the hetero couples. I tried watching the GL couple, but after part 3, I could see how they were going to go, so I just continued on to Prem and Boun's episode.
4. This episode was probably handled the best out of all of them. I liked the story behind Balloon and his hardships with coming out. What I loved more was his relationship with Ozone. He was there to comfort Ozone and vice-versa. Mek's feelings were 100% understandable as well, as it can be hard to have to hide a relationship that you want to tell others about. Especially since they had been dating for a while. Their break-up was sad, but it led to some really great acting from both of them. I'm glad their ending was a happily ever after and would love if we could get a follow-up episode or series really only focusing on them. I give them a 9/10.
6. AhH! I loved seeing Boom and Peak after so long, except, their story wasn't BL at all? We get a confirmation that Tonnam likes guys and a hint that he likes Phupha, but that's it. Their friend Peam teased them a bit, but no actual confirmation was made that they liked each other. Other than that key missing part, the story itself was still pretty entertaining. Phupha kind of being a bully and Tonnam convinced to find the good in him led to really wonderful enemies to friends story. Boom's acting was really good, and it stood out to me the most. Peak as always was fine as hell. This one gets 7/10.
Overall, this series is pretty forgettable. I know this was some type of promotion for a song or video or something, so not a lot of thought into the actual show was probably made, but just imagined if they had? I also think it would've been more efficient for this to have been kind of like En of Love and each couple was given 2-3 episodes. I wish I could've appreciated Yacht, Plan, Perth, and Sammy, except, their stories didn't appeal to me at all (and I tried watching, I really did!). I do hope to see Boom and Peak in another, well-developed-plot series, and wouldn't mind seeing Santa and Earth again either. I recommend this as a fast watch, but there are other better BL anthology series out there. (Our Skyy and Y-Destiny are my best picks!)
Let's Dive In.
Firstly, I think the production was beautiful, one of the reasons why I don't hate this series all that much. Lighting was one of the best aspects of all, including the cinematography. It felt a lot different than New's (The director) other shows like Love by chance and Make It Right. A nice difference that I really loved. The music was decent, it was mostly the overplayed songs we always hear, but for some reason, I wasn't annoyed by it, I actually quite appreciated it. Everything else was pretty basic as well (I didn't see any ad placements, or at least it wasn't too repetitive to remember).
Onto the episodes
1. This was my first time seeing Santa and Earth in a series since all of their fan edits, and videos, and lovey-dovey shiz on social media. Although I think they had nice chemistry, their age gap is a bit disturbing. Santa just turned 18 a few days ago, and Earth is 23. I know legal age is completely different in Thailand, but it's still a bit of a stomach-churner. Anyways, I felt for Ozone since his parents had sent him off, and I hated that he was getting bullied. The only thing that was pretty annoying was how he would continue to trust the bullies even after the first incident with them. I just wanted Ozone to defend himself without needing Sun's help. Their best moment was watching the moon and falling asleep together. The kiss was nice, except, they could've done without Sun being drunk. I don't know why Ozone was mad at Sun after Sun choose NOT to kick him with a ball, that part was really confusing, Overall, this episode was okay, I liked it, but it wasn't all that memorable. I give it a 6/10.
Now, hate me if you want, but I didn't watch any of the hetero couples. I tried watching the GL couple, but after part 3, I could see how they were going to go, so I just continued on to Prem and Boun's episode.
4. This episode was probably handled the best out of all of them. I liked the story behind Balloon and his hardships with coming out. What I loved more was his relationship with Ozone. He was there to comfort Ozone and vice-versa. Mek's feelings were 100% understandable as well, as it can be hard to have to hide a relationship that you want to tell others about. Especially since they had been dating for a while. Their break-up was sad, but it led to some really great acting from both of them. I'm glad their ending was a happily ever after and would love if we could get a follow-up episode or series really only focusing on them. I give them a 9/10.
6. AhH! I loved seeing Boom and Peak after so long, except, their story wasn't BL at all? We get a confirmation that Tonnam likes guys and a hint that he likes Phupha, but that's it. Their friend Peam teased them a bit, but no actual confirmation was made that they liked each other. Other than that key missing part, the story itself was still pretty entertaining. Phupha kind of being a bully and Tonnam convinced to find the good in him led to really wonderful enemies to friends story. Boom's acting was really good, and it stood out to me the most. Peak as always was fine as hell. This one gets 7/10.
Overall, this series is pretty forgettable. I know this was some type of promotion for a song or video or something, so not a lot of thought into the actual show was probably made, but just imagined if they had? I also think it would've been more efficient for this to have been kind of like En of Love and each couple was given 2-3 episodes. I wish I could've appreciated Yacht, Plan, Perth, and Sammy, except, their stories didn't appeal to me at all (and I tried watching, I really did!). I do hope to see Boom and Peak in another, well-developed-plot series, and wouldn't mind seeing Santa and Earth again either. I recommend this as a fast watch, but there are other better BL anthology series out there. (Our Skyy and Y-Destiny are my best picks!)
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