En of Love: Tossara (2020)

(WARNING: My grades may be a bit harsh, I consider 8 to be a great show, 7 to be a good show and 6 to be an okay show)

That statement is a bit harsh but I stand by it: the cinematography is the only thing I liked.

Folk’s acting wasn’t mind-blowing, he barely had any space to make his character grow, I think he really shone in episode 2, maybe episode 4 was also an interesting one with Bar having more depth when he is a bit less tsundere-like.

Win’s acting really let me down, especially the last two episodes but I wonder if it’s not due to his character’s personality. Win played that wonderful, popular, calm student with a fixed mind or at least that’s what I understood. He isn’t perfect far from it, Gun is overbearing and doesn’t respect some important boundaries. Win may have been extremely limited by his character and therefore I am no one to judge

The music is okay, I don’t have much to say apart from more technical stuff I don’t really know about and can’t explain in a practical and objective way.

The story isn’t that good, I still have unanswered questions from episode 1, but it teaches some important lessons about consent, boundaries and living for yourself though Gun makes it harder to see those lessons.
Another point I think is important to make about the story is that it’s actually good for a four episodes long show. I do have some questions but I do not at any moment find myself unable to understand what was happening and why.

Anyway back to the cinematography, my final poing which lead to me giving one more point to this review. The scenes looked so beautiful, breathtaking, the aesthetic is so satisfying. I expected no less from this studio that already served some very good works.

I should probably conclude this review here. I would not really recommend this show nor would I rewatch it but I don’t feel like I wasted my time watching it, it’s unfortunate that I did not like it but I’m sure it has its audience especially since the story has both fluff and a bit of angst.

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The story is boring and tedious. The acting is cringy at best and just flat out annoying. The music tries to make it seem like a heartfelt series but nothing can fix the terrible acting and lack of chemistry between the leads. Sounds effects are sometimes used at random like it is trying to make the dialog entertaining to watch. Would not rewatch this was truly terrible.

Only watched this because it is part of the series. I’m hoping the others will be better and they seem to have better ratings. Thing the problem with this one was bad casting and bad script.

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Honestly, I didn't like this bl in the beginning. The 2 episodes were bad I have dropped this series but I didn't have anything else to watch so I watched the third and fourth episode and to my surprise, this wasn't as bad as the previous one.
The casting wasn't bad but in some scenes, the chemistry was missing or the scene was weird. The speed of the story was understandable because of the length of this series but the writing was off sometimes.
I loved Bar's growth and his honesty with his feelings. I appraised the scene in episode 4 when Bar talked about boundaries in their relationship. Thanks to Bar I enjoyed this series.
Everything else was average or below average.

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A good kind of cringe

For those who are wondering, this is a *happy ending*

First, about the things I like in this series:
- I rewatched this to put on reviews as I watched it when it came out and at that time, I loved Tossara more than the other two parts. And now I remember why. One thing is that there is no stressful situations just two people learning to love each other. A good kind of cringe because they are so honest with their feelings that it is too sweet.
- Second, I love the ost. I keep singing Baishasha baishasha even though I dont understand what it meant. It's just really catchy.
- Third. I really love a mature bottom. Typically older bottoms tend to be the one who is spoiled or childlike. However here, Bar is very mature. He really wanted Gun and him to have successful lives and still be in love. I really love how straightforward he is about his feelings in the later episodes.
- Lastly, I love Gun's deep voice in his dubs.


Next, onto things I didnt like:
- First, he keeps denying Gun's feelings just because he says that he(Bar) is a man. I really didnt like this kind of trope. Nowadays gender is not a reason to not like someone. However, in the later eps I liked how he went on a different tune to - - 'I'm a man too so I can take care of you too'.
-I didnt like the peer pressure in this series. The friends keep on teasing him and pushing him to give in to Gun that Bar's changing of feelings is not apparent. Instead, it looked like he fell for Gun because he was teased A lot.
- There is a discussion of consent within the series but Bar's friends didnt seem to do that all throughout the series. They seem really invasive and prying.
- Most of the time they're on the phone. Even the sweet moments revolves around social media. Made it seem less intimate for me.


All in all, if you wanted a lighthearted and sweet short series, this is for you. I assure you will keep smiling and laughing all throughout because of the sweetness.

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I don't know

okay so honestly I really liked this story, but I'm not quite sure why, it defiantly had a lot of flaws but for some reason I wanted to keep watching, so here are my thoughts....

I get gun was infatuated with Bar but what was really crazy to me is EVERYONE was obsessed with Gun, don't get me wrong he's a cutie but nowhere near as high up there as everyone was making him out to be.

Gun was also a little to strong towards Bar, yes he waited years however, he was trying to make Bar like him but idk if its just me but I could tell in Bar's face that Gun kind of made him a little uncomfortable but Bar didn't want to say anything because he didn't want to upset Gun.

Then the whole confessing his love for Gun on the stage gave me secondhand embarrassment, I mean you lost, say a few words and then talk to Bar in private, I would've been mortified.

Gun was extremely possessive like to the point if that was real life Bar's friends would've been put off by it. Also when Dan came all the way to see Bar and invite him out, Gun was like "im not letting him go" like Bar hasn't seen his friend in forever, let him go out with his friends and the night before Bar suggested moving in together so jut move in and then you'll be able to see him. If someone was like that in real like I would've been like no thank you.

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Osobiście to jest to nawet super, main para jest super urocza i nikt mnie wmiarę nie wkurwiał, ale to co odpierdalał Mark to jakaś żenada. First obejrzałam love mechanics i było mi mega szkoda Marka, ale po tym co zobaczyłam tu osobiście uważam, że zasłużył na to, może nie aż na takie traktowanie jak robił to Vee, ale mega był wkurwiający tu xD. Mogło być to trochę dłuższe, a fabuła bardziej rozbudowana i rozwinięta, ale nie narzekam bo zawsze mógł być sad ending.

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Waste of time

Okay so I kinda loved the story. It could have been fun if Gun was a bit more active. The actor playing Gun was definitely not suitable for the character. Like we needed a confident famous king with a lot of excitement but all we got was a tall guy in glasses delivering cheesy lines with a straight face. It was weird to see someone looking like a nerd with no personality at all to have such a huge fanbase. Like his dressing or styling or facial expressions did not make any sense at all. No hatred towards the actor but if the character was a nerd or weirdo he could have done really well.
0 chemistry among the couple. It felt like Gun was forced to flirt with Bar.
Bar on the other hand was the only reason to finish the series. He carried the whole show. That guy is a natural actor. And he's literally so fine. His smile can make places bright. I watched the whole show for Bar only. He just made it a bit bearable. I wanna see him work with better partners. With people who are actually compatible with his acting levels.

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Tossara

De todos os arcos de "En of love", esse foi o primeiro e o que eu menos gostei. Foi necessário eu ler a novel e rever a história para encontrar alguns pontos positivos, e eu achei. A história segue a novel à risca, a história típica do amor entre dois meninos universitários das faculdades de medicina e engenharia (confesso que por um tempo eu pensei que só existiam esses dois cursos na Tailândia). Como são apenas 4 eps, não tem muito espaço pra enrolação, então tudo acontece muito rápido. Na verdade, apesar das personalidades tão diferentes de Tossakan e Bar, eu não consegui captar o momento em que o sentimento de Bar mudou, a série também não explica direito de onde o doutor tirou esse amor louco por Bar sendo que nem se conheciam de perto.
O cenário é basicamente a faculdade e os quartos de dormitórios do casal. A atuação de alguns personagens é muito amadora, e esteticamente, não acho que o casal principal combina, na verdade só senti alguma química no último ep.
A ost é boa, eu vi a história mais de uma vez pra entender direito, mas ainda assim recomendo.

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One saving grace

Im an aid BL watcher and i will give any series a chance like any . But by lord this series was a chore there was a few good scenes and moments but they were like like needles in hay stacks . I feel the actor playing gun was incorrectly cast and didnt fit the character or look of the character .he looks too awkward for been the hottest guy in school and the one who they all want The only saving grace was folk who plays bar he was good and has potential and i hope he is in other shows . He was a good actor and has a bright future and i liked the music. I think the side characters were pretty good too im keen to watch the other two shows in the series

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Omg. Just not for me.

Something just got really wrong. I've been watching every work where P'New is part of the crew since Love Sick, as director, producer or whatever, but this time I'm really disappointed, specially after UWMA, that elevated the standards of BLs to another level. The cast is so inexperienced, you can notice how hard they tried, but still their acting skills lacks in a way that you just can't keep going. I dunno who coached the cast, but that was the biggest issue, they weren't ready.
Nothing new in the plot, actually it looks like a bunch of other BLs glued in a very wing way. Not even a memorable OST.
But mai pen rai, I'll skip this one and wait for the next production of Wabi Sabi Studio.

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