A Revry original, Unconventional is a really well-liked queer dramedy that feels totally different from the usual stuff. The heart of the story is about two pretty eccentric queer siblings and their partners trying to build a family that doesn't follow the traditional rules. It takes a super raw and unfiltered look at queer life, diving deep into things like mental health, addiction, and how complicated identity and relationships can get. It’s not afraid to get messy or show people at their most vulnerable, and it really pushes boundaries while showing a lot of different queer experiences. The first season has nine episodes, and each one is about a half-hour long. The story centers on Noah, a grad student who’s been struggling for years to wrap up his PhD. He’s been with his husband, Dan, for nine years, and they’ve recently gotten married and moved to Palm Springs. While they're trying to figure out how to start a family and have a baby, they decide to shake things up by in...
Minh is a businessman who lives with his younger sister. One night while walking he meets drunk student Tan and next thing you know is they have a one night stand after a night of drinking. His sister is not getting good Martin school so he is looking third tutor and Tan applies for position and gets the job. Minh remembers who Tan is but Tan can't recollect the said night. Slowly Tan starts to become integral part of the brother-sister family cooking them meals as well. Things change, when Minh's childhood friend arrives and it feels that he is madly in love with Minh. Its only later we learn that he just hasn't figured out who he really is. Meanwhile Minh and Tan are going through regular flirting but none making the move. There is the usual misunderstanding and Tan is asked to leave home but its only later Minh realizes his true feelings for Tan. Spanner is thrown in the mix, when Minh's assistant who has harbored crush on Minh for a long time tries to break up Minh and Tan but eventually love wins and all misunderstandings are cleared.
As I mentioned before, the makers a had an interesting story on hand, had they treated it right. Tan and Minh had great chemistry. Minh is someone who is questioning is sexuality (turns out Tan is the only one he has been with since he is literally allergic to women) and Tan is sure he is gay and also likes Minh, except he cannot handle his attitude. Minh is stubborn and a man with ego which clearly he tries to force on his sister as well, but thankfully the girl playing the role of the sister is amazing. She reminded me of Pearl from Gameboys and in my opinion, is truly the star of the show. She knows when to push buttons for everyone including her brother and tries her level best to ship Minh and Tan because she knows they will get along well. But the biggest problem is incoherent storytelling. It feels that many scenes are just stitched together and there were many places where I felt lack of continuity. Also, at least 2-3 times in every episode, a scene would be shown, then in flashback the context of the scene will be shown and then the original scene continues. I really don't understand what was the whole point of using that approach. It gets so annoying because it happens so many times. You give audience a scene without context, then give back story and then continue. This works maybe once or twice but not multiple times in every episode. Similarly, the goos natured assistant suddenly becoming jealous and almost villain was not needed. The best friend from school who thinks he loves Minh was slightly annoying but his track could have been more interesting if there was more comedy and light scenes with him and Tan. Talking about actors, besides the sister, acting wise they all do a good job and look good. Tan stands out with his innocent looking face. Sadly, a promising premise doesn't get the right execution, and the low production quality doesn't help either. Also, don't ask me, why the random title of this series! (4/10)
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I had recently seen "I want to see you" and it's obviously from the same production company, they have the same main actor, same music, same kind of intro, same low production value... and I'm pretty sometimes some of the same clothes. But in a worse version (doesn't have the comedy feeling and many horrible toxik characters)