Oxygen: The Series (2020)

C'è amore a fuoco lento e poi c'è la noia

Alla fine ho dovuto arrendermi. Non è perché non ci sono baci bollenti o scene di letto a titillare la mia fantasia. Il fatto è che purtroppo la storia del dottorino indeciso fra maschi e femmine e di tutte le fandonie che racconta mi irrita profondamente. La coppia dell'Orso Yoghi e del coniglietto non mi dice assolutamente nulla. la coppia principale alla fine si vede troppo poco e il suo sviluppo è veramente molto, molto lento. Insomma, ditemi quello che volete, ma una coppia di sani adolescenti che dorme nello stesso letto e a malapena si bacia una volta al mese eh beh insomma non è credibile.
Immagino che fra poco interverrà il papà cattivo del ragazzino ricco a cercare di dividere i due piccioncini, ma sinceramente mi sono veramente rotta le scatole perché mi sto annoiando e quando non sono annoiata sono irritata. Non mi interessa più vedere come andrà a finire, tanto so che andrà a finire bene e tutti i santi finiranno in gloria ma l'idea di guardare ancora quattro episodi di questo drama mi è insopportabile, per cui taglio le perdite e parto per altri lidi. Immagino che molti non saranno d'accordo con me, ma me ne farò una ragione.

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Une bouffée d'air frais

J'avais commencé le visionnage il y a de cela ce qui me parait être des éons puis j'ai arrêté de regarder la série parce que... je ne saurais dire exactement... je pense que cela me paraissait avancer trop lentement ou le fond sonore toujours très lent qui accentuait la mollesse des scènes.

J'ai repris le visionnage et je dois dire que bien m'en a pris !

L'histoire d'amour entre nos deux leads est vraiment touchante et rempli de moments tellement mignons, ce n'est jamais "gnangnan", c'est une relation assumée et qui vient naturellement. Ici pas de moments de rejet comme on peut le voir dans d'autres productions - et ceci pour toutes les relations de la série -, on aime quelque soit le genre, seul l'amour compte. Et ces deux là, quand ils se regardent... On a réellement l'impression que Solo va bouffer Gui ! C'est un affamé d'amour celui-là !

J'ai également adoré notre autre petit couple phare : le gros nounours et son petit lapin (d'ailleurs Phu Phubeth Tharathonchanakul, le personnage de Phuri est du signe du lapin, un clin d'œil ?), il forment un couple très différent du premier mais non moins intéressant.

La série soutient plusieurs thème différents tout au long de ses épisodes comme la découverte du sentiment amoureux (voire des sentiments tout court concernant certains personnages j'ai eu l'impression), le cheminement du deuil, la manière de prouver sa valeur,...

J'ai juste eu du mal concernant une partie de la série :

ATTENTION SPOIL
le fait de séquestrer son enfant pendant plusieurs jours en l'affamant, c'est pas illégal ? n'y a-t-il pas une limite à faire taire la police ?
FIN DU SPOIL

Je sais bien que c'est pour créer de l'enjeu, du drama, mais ça m'a paru tout de même assez invraisemblable que de telles choses puissent arriver sans que personne ne réagisse.

On a droit à des scènes de couples très mignonnes (même si je suis quelqu'un qui préfère quand ça devient un peu plus "chaud" en général). Seul petit point qu'il auraient pu travailler un peu plus : les scènes de combat. Autant le personnage de Phuri nous montre qu'il connait des techniques et des prises de combat, autant la réponse de ses opposants et les bruitages desservent lesdites scènes, on avait l'impression d'entendre une crêpe qui se retourne dans une poêle, c'était assez pathétique mais drôle en même temps alors je ne dirais rien de plus...

J'ai aimé l'histoire secondaire avec la fujoshi, son frère et les deux médecins même si parfois le scénario m'a paru un peu bancal et, sur la fin, on voit un espoir sur un nouveau couple dans un simple échange de regard... Je veux bien une série pour ce couple là !😀

En définitive, je recommande chaudement cette série pour les amateurs/amatrices de romance tout sucre et tout miel, j'ai vraiment passé un bon moment.

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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Second couple MUCH cuter than main couple

This was an ok watch, and what I mean by that is I did the ol’ skiparoo through episodes 3-13. What chemistry built up through the first couple of episodes with the main couple, was completely lost after that. Like, it was nice to see them get to be together and Gui take his place beside Solo at the end but I wasn’t squealing into my pillow about it. The second couple, LOVED THEM! When I searched for Phu on MDL I almost collapsed when it didn’t say he was 30 but aside from that, he played cold for everyone but ‘him’ incredibly well and it’s one of my favourite tropes. Kao was cute as heck and I’m sure could play most type of roles with his look. He needed big built Phu next to him to be considered feeble, put it that way. I won’t rewatch this show, but I will follow Phu and Boss on insta to keep an eye out for other dramas.

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So much going on without anything actually happening.

While I wouldn't say this was bad, it really lacked in a lot of ways for me.

This was all over the place as far as storyline, as if the writer or director or someone just couldn't decide on what story did they want to tell. Was it a university drama? Was it a countryside drama? Was it a rich boy/poor boy drama? Was it a workplace drama? Was it a winning-over-an-opposing-parent drama? No one knows because this series had ALL of that at some point.

And that's all just withing the main couple. Then there are secondary couples that tackle secret crushes, questioning sexual identity, using someone to get closer to someone else, violence rumors, school bullying and the list goes on and on and on..

Yet, with all of this going on, there seemed to be a serious lack of development between the couples / characters. It played almost more like a sit com where every episode was a standalone thing and there MAY be a hint or undertone of slight progression of relationships. But the constant change of story direction made it hard to get invested in which is unfortunate because they could have had a solid series if they just focused on one thing and did it well.

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It's alright

I watch this show as something that is like "no commitment"? I wouldn't say its a bad show? Like if you're unsure what show to go with during meals, then this could be the one. I think the weirdness alot of comments mentioned is due to the "inexperienced"-Ness in show. It's cute, yes. It's fluffy, yes. It makes you smile, yes. Is there awkwardness, no.

But there's the lack of facial emotion in everything and every face that makes you wonder like huh? And the outfits are always almost the same. It's a very very suitable for age 12 kind of show. The kind of plot you see from 10 years ago when BL just started.

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During my rewatch

I watched this the first time and I enjoyed it but when it was over and I watched others I sort of forgot what happened, however, I watched it again for various reasons.

a couple of reviews I've read said that there was a lot of fluff in the beginning, which I didn't see. I mean Solo comes in and gets Warm Milk from Gui and falls in love with each other, I think it was done well, sometimes we need a little "fluff" because usually, it takes 3 or 4 episodes to get someone to fall in love which is fine but sometimes fluff is good

Supanut; I love him so much, I liked him during my first watch of this but then when I watched Pitbabe, I realized how much I like him as an artist. He has so much expression and emotional range that he makes his character come alive. He can honestly play any role, I hope to see more of him in 2024.

Gui & Solo; I like how they made these two characters interact in this series, Solo comes on a little strongly to Gui and throws out there from the start that he likes him, and usually other series, would have the other protagonist run away and make it out to be this whole thing but they made Gui this really sweet guy who just want to take care of Solo and protect him. Solo is just this sad boy who needs love and reassurance and those are my favorite types of men

Kao & Phu: I enjoy these two storylines, I like how Kao was so head over heels for this man and you can tell the moment he came running in with the trash can Phu was interested and the actor "Phu" does a good job playing the character "Phu" because if you see his eyes, they have a lot of expressions when he talks to Kao.

Khim & The Dr: I didn't care for these two the second time around, I watched them the first viewing but I skipped a lot of their parts the 2nd time as I didn't care too much. Khim's story was sad though with her being sick, thinking the doctor is gay even though they liked each other and her brother being mean to her but since I have seen it the first time I didn't need to see it the second time

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Dude everyone should watch this beautiful show

I don't get it why everyone writing a bad review about this show it was such a great show the production was awesome storyline was great and I love the fact this is a fast-paced drama and it totally loves at first sight scenes is going on and I loved that Sol and Gui were so sure that they have a feeling for each other. I loved the show with fast-paced storyline especially from that slow-paced drama in which rivals to lover scenes in which first 5 episodes of fighting and hating then 3 episodes are getting to know each other and 2 episodes of confession or temporary fight for 3 episodes and 2 episodes confession this show was not like that both the characters were so sure in the first episodes Sol so sure he has feelings for Gui and Kao has feelings for Phu and PhuKao scenario I loved the most in the entire show and I feel the chemistry of the cast and everything was so good and so everybody should watch and I recommend this show for everyone.

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I finished this series two days ago and I have decided to review it cause I honestly don't know what to rate it. So here goes!

Story-6/10 (carried it to the nearest number)
Solo and Gui- 7.5/10
They were cute in the beginning. I liked them! Two boys meeting in the night and thier love blossoming was just beautiful to me. But then the series HAD to introduce a fiancee ( who by the way was NOT even part of the book! I mean, Linda was in the book- just not Solo's fiancee). And then Solo's dad was just not right for me. I mean, I get why he did what he did, but still- he really sucked as a dad.

Kao and Phuri- 9/10
This secondary couple made me comeback every week! They were so cute and I smiled everytime they were on the screen. They actually carried me more on an emotional rollercoaster than the main couple. And I am happy that Phuri is coming back to Thailand (although the way that they were talking, it was gonna be some years for them to see each other).

Khim and Dr. Petch-1/10
Why? Cause I can't give them anything lower than that. They weren't even in the book and I still don't see why they were in this series. They didn't serve any purpose for me and I still think that Dr. Petch should have ended up alone. He hurt two people to get the girl that he liked and everything is honky dory?! HELL NO!

Dr. Perth and Khem- 6/10
They should have developed more on this couple. It ends with us kind of seeing that (maybe) Khem has a crush on Dr. Perth. If they do have a second season, I hope that this couple be developed.

Acting/Cast- 7/10
I am giving this a seven, cause it made me hate some characters as well as truly adore them.

Music-7.5/10
The music is cute and I like it!

Rewatch Valu- 6/10
I am not that eager to watch this series cause again- what was the point of Dr. Perth, Khim and Khem's storyline? I still don't see the point of them! Also, if they didn't introduce Solo's fiancee, I may have been more eager to rewatch this series. I mean, I could just watch it for Kao and Phuri ( that's the reason why I gave it a 6, though).

Overall- 6.5/10
It honestly did start off good. I did like it, especially Kao and Phuri. But, I guess that they can save this series for me. I don't even know if I would recommend this series. I might just tell people to just watch Kao and Phuri scenes.

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Not good but not that bad

First of all, I found out this show by March through Wattpad. My journey here started out when I read the first book. There are 5 Novels in the series; Oxygen (SoloGui) , Nitrogen (PhuKao), Anakin (ParmJedi), Aftermoon (Nong Moon), The Air (Special Chapters).

STORY
The story in the novel is great. It features each and every character greatly and it showcases how Solo and Gui's relationship is healthy. Aside from DeanParm in UWMA, i'll label SoloGui's relationship as the 2nd healthies I've ever encountered.

I was so excited when I found out that the Novel was getting a series adaptation but unfortunately it was a little bit of a disappointment for me. Phu and Kao's story comes after Solo and Gui's story and when the team decided to combine it into one, the timeline messed up the storyline. Personally, I do not like the addition of Linda because I had enough with demonizing women and always making them the villain in the story. The couple's conflict in the book is related more on family and maturity where they are challenged, not by certain third parties, but their own family.

PhuKao story is what I am living for especially in the books. Their story here is a bit the same but it is only half-way. Their story continues when Kao went to England with Phu and met Parm (Phu's brother) and that part is what I liked the most about the novel. It made it much deeper and much enjoyable and I'm kinda disappointed not seeing that part in the series.

Solo's dad and Jay's story could have been portrayed so well but it is disappointing to be seen in the series.

Probably the biggest confusion that happened in the series was the timeline as the story kinda went all over the place.

The doctor's story can be taken out from the series. I skipped all of their parts

ACTORS

The acting could do some work and this is the first time I've seen them on screen so I understand when there are certain parts when their acting isn't that great. I would like to see more from Phubeth(Phu) because idk, something in him feels a bit wrong.

Boss(Kao) did a great job portraying his character and I am actually in love with him right now.

As for the others, they are still a lot of improvements.

Should you watch it? It depends on you. It is not good but not bad.

But I would recommend reading the Novel because there's a lot missing in the series. And the third novel which is Parm and Jedi's story was my favorite. The second part of the PhuKao's story is actually better than the first part. It has something to do with depression and mental health of Phu's brother, you would know a lot about their family as well as Kao's father finding out their relationship. Some parts with his father is hilarous and I really recommend reading it. I would not rewatch it though.

Overall, this series is okay for me. But not as good as other series. Actually, there are a lot of series that came up this year due to popularity but most of them kinda disappoints. The only good BL I've watched so far was ITSAY.

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An okay drama with not a lot of substance

After finishing the series, it almost felt like a relief because I watched every week hoping there would be a little more to spark my interest but after 13 weeks I can say that overall it was just a plain drama with little to no conflict at all.

If you enjoy a light hearted drama with not much to think about, this would be a nice one to watch over a weekend but if you want depth and quality, this would not be for you.

The simplicity of the story was really lovely to watch and the relationships were just pure and cute with no 'am I gay? No I only like you' trope which was refreshing. The relationships between Solo and Gui as well as Phu and Kao were overall really enjoyable and both couples had cute chemistry. The third couple was just shambles, I could not care less about them, I wouldn't even be able to name the doctor. Often feeling the need to skip their scenes, the third couple really did not add anything to the story except frustration.

The only actor I think that did a good job is the one who played Kao. He was very natural and played his part incredibly well. All the others were lacking in some aspects, whether that was facial expression or delivery of their lines. I am not sure whether it was because of the actors or the director not helping them and giving them enough guidance.

The OST of Oxygen was really nice to listen to and I found myself not wanting to skip it very often, however, the other aspects of the drama in terms of music were pretty awful. The sound effects were bad and at times the background music was abruptly cut with no real transition.

Overall, an okay drama with not a lot of substance. I wouldn't personally rewatch.

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It's sweet and it had potential to be a good series, premise of the story is common

This series is actually a typical BL story. The story starts off with the moment of the main characters meeting each other. I actually find Solo and Guitar's first moment to be sweet and wholesome (The warm cup of milk scene). Their subtle interactions with each other is actually pure and cute for me. As for the other couple, I find their chemistry to be lacking. Especially the actor for Solo's brother (Phuri), acting is a bit stiff for me though it's understandable that the character is uptight and serious but yeah, I find the lack of charisma in his acting that's why the other couple for me did not actually gave much of an impression to me. Although, the premise for their relationship is actually sweet and funny because Solo's friend (Kao) had to chase Phuri so that he could show his affection.

Aside from the cons of the acting, there were also moments in the series that I find to be cringey or overly dramatic. Especially, the fighting scenes were kind of funny to me. I know that it was a serious scene but still, it felt short for me.

What I do love in the series is the OST songs that were sung. I actually downloaded those two songs and I can definitely say that the My Oxygen song is still stuck in my mind on repeat and I'm amazed that the actor for Solo has a beautiful voice.

What really pains me is the wasted potential for this series. It could have been a better melodrama genre in which the scenes where Solo had to face some issues within his family as well as Guitar's financial problem could have been executed in a way that it would give more impact or impression on the viewers but yeah... The execution felt dry for me. That's why I agree with some viewers that some scenes might bore you because it felt dry / lacking.

What I do love about the series is the starting scenes. The beginning of the series actually immediately caught my attention because I thought that this series would stray away from the comedic university romance trope because I thought it would have a heavy angst or melodrama theme but yeah. It fell short for me. The ending also was really dry or lacking for me. When I was watching this until the end, I constantly had the feeling that it was missing something.

In conclusion, this series was average for me. It had potential to be an angst drama so that it could have strayed away from the BL comedy romance setting. Alas, it didn't.. :(
I don't discourage anyone from watching this because it's a matter of choice. Some people might like it, others might not. All in all, you can still be entertained in watching this even if there are pros and cons for this series... :)

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