2gether (Thai Series)

Time for one more Thai BL stories. Gosh!! I feel that I am slowly starting to get addicted to these stories. Slightly unbelievable and very sugary sweet love stories, these all fall into the whole romantic fantasy world that we all want to live in but is probably not very realistic. Still, given that these stories are usually set in school or college times, where the harsh realities of life have not come in yet; it's good to live in a calm, sweet and loving world. This is 13 episodes, almost 40 minute each.

Tine and his group of 3 other friends are new to college and are always looking for girls. But soon enough, a very enthusiastic gay admirer Green starts to be after Tine all the time. After trying various tricks to keep him off, his friends suggest that he should get a pretend boyfriend, which can probably help him get rid of attention from Green. Initially reluctant, he soon gives in and Sarawat comes into picture. Sarawat is a very introvert yet handsome guy with huge fan following. When Tine approaches him, he first declines but eventually agrees. Soon fake boyfriend and flirting starts bringing in some real feelings for each other to both of them. It feels Sarawat is very sure that he wants to pursue Tine but Tine is not very sure. The two boys bond over music and songs from a band Scrubb. Eventually, we find out that Sarawat had first seen Tine a year ago and since then he had fallen for him but he had no idea who Tine was. Things changed to Sarawat's surprise when Tine reached out to him to be his fake boyfriend and then how Sarawat's friends helped and supported him throughout the journey. The series follows the ups and downs of the couple and then in last 5-6 episodes also introduces 2 more couples. One involving Tine's brother and Sarawat's friend. And the third one being of Sarawat's younger brother, who had a crush on a guy who hates Sarawat, because he also secretly has a crush on Tine.

In a different time and world, I would have called this show cheesy because of the constant flirtations and "love" scenes that happen between Tine and Sarawat, but I am now very used to understanding the psyche behind these shows. Fake date, move from enemy to lover, flirting, side kick of friends; these BL shows check all these boxes catering to the target teenage audience. As mentioned in prior series, here no one judges you for your sexuality, its all about falling in love and a very seamless witch from loving a girl to loving a boy. Contrary to most other series, this one gets to point from very beginning but surprisingly feels too stretched to wards the end. The last 2 episodes were totally not necessary. the whole angle of bringing back Sarawat's school girlfriend was completely uncalled for. Tine and Sarawat had good chemistry but surprisingly that chemistry feel less real when they both start dating for real and move in together. I was soo excited in initial few episodes but was a bit let down eventually. And like I mentioned before, the other two love stories seemed very forced in last few episodes, and they really dont add much to the overall story. That could have easily been avoided. There’s a lot of cringe-worthy scenes, problematic lines, and the acting may be questionable at times, but at the end of the day it’s a series that positively depicts the nuances of a very real love story between two people of the same gender. A lot of scenes felt repetitive but I guess thats a risk you have when you make a series.The 2 actors look good together and act ok. I didn't think they were the hottest looking where in the crazy college girls would just shout and scream everytime they even hear rthe mention of Sarawat. T hat was completely over the top. Music plays an integral part of the show since the 2 boys are part of a music club and its over learning guitar that they eventually connect.

Slightly disappointing especially compared to some of the other recent real good BL series that I have seen in recent past few months. (6.5/10)