My Ride The Series (2022)

The journey on the ride of their life...

Took my time to watch the finale cause I didn't want it to end. This drama was so sweet and fluffy. I loved it. It's not perfect tho but most of the issues I have could be fixed with more episodes; That being said, ToyBoss were an interesting couple but lost me within ep 8-9, they managed to make me like the confession scene for them tho, props to Yoon and Best cause it was really cute and heartwarming. I wish we got to know why exactly Boss is scared of loud noises and more time to show Boss going more outside of his comfort zone. Mayom and Deer's relationship left me feeling eh cause I feel everything Mayom did, he should've been doing it for himself and not just for Deer and Deer should've been up front instead of playing the jealousy game but whatever makes him happy. I at least enjoyed Deer's friendship with Tawan regarding her.
Fern and Por...yea that's all I gotta say about them. Actually what did happen to Por after Tawan found out? I don't think it was mentioned where he went but I hope it's where the sun don't shine...
Mork's taxi bike friends were hilarious and supportive and I loved them up to the veery end ♡
I also loved gay uncles, best uncles Mork could ever ask for.
Also loved Tawan's sister and what I saw of his parents.
One other thing I wish happened was a scene with Khai, Tawan and Mork after the 4 year jump but oh well.
I'm gonna miss FlukeFame the most, their chemistry was everything. Just their stares alone made me feel things, hope to see them work together again one day but can't wait to follow what they do next.

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It's just okay

Most of the show was pretty cringe esp Toy and Boss. It reminded me of the BLs back in the SOTUS era with ridiculous misunderstandings, cheating for no reason, bad kisses, and contrived pairings. The characters were 2D in a lot of ways - they didn't really grow as characters throughout and their personalities were just 1-2 character traits on steroids. The only thing I really knew about Tawan was that he was nice/caring and naive, for example. It's a bit too simple =/ And the Mayom and Nadia pairing made no sense, really. No depth to the liking or decisions.
There were a few saving graces - the uncles, Cheep and Dej, the motorbike crew, Fueng, Jo, and Sing, and the beautiful scenery when they went up north. The uncles were phenomenal and a bit more dynamic - they were humorous, insightful, and showed an array of emotion and concern for one another. The motorbike crew was absolutely HILARIOUS. When they got off their bikes at the festival, I literally couldn't stop laughing. I liked that they were insightful and the right amount of nosey, making sure that Mork was taken care of and he didn't bottle his feelings. And of course, the ride up to Chiangrai -- the house, the forest, the cliffside. Ugh, it was SO beautiful.
The one hole that's bothering me the most...Did someone go back to get the uncle's truck!? He just abandoned it in the middle of the road LOL

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Dokter dan Kang' Ojek? kok bsa?!

Menceritakan kisah tentang seorang dokter bernama Tawan, kehidupannya sangat luar biasa menarik - termasuk pengalaman asmaranya, lalu dia bertemu dengan seorang tukang ojek yang sedang mengalami masa sulit dalam hidupnya, bagaimana kisah keduanya? apa yang terjadi ketika keduanya saling bertemu? saksikan seriesnya. Series bL yang satu ini fokus kepada bentuk cerita "jatuh hati, jatuh ke hati yang salah, itulah tag dari series ini. Penokohannya menurutku bagus ya, ada beberapa mainrole di series ini, selain Tawan dan Mork, ada juga Mayom dan Nadia ; yang terakhir Toy dan Boss, walaupun punya tiga main role, namun keduanya hanyalah filler, main role utama sangat di highlight di series yang satu ini, namun secara keseluruhan mereka berdua punya cerita-nya masing-masing yang menurut saya cukup menarik. Dari segi scene dan warna menurutku sangat bagus ya, saya sangat suka scene malam hari di series ini karena sangat epic, beberapa romansa sangat kuat di sini, penuh dengan romantisme yang bagus dan natural ; beberapa ekspressi mungkin agak kurang dapet ya, namun ceritanya bagus, rekomendasi? yes dong, rekomendasi banget untuk di tonton.

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Um BL tailandês bem fofo. Felizmente saímos do clichê ensino médio/universidade, e pude assistir uma plot bem diferente do tradicional. É simples, sem grandes polêmicas, só mesmo as questões sobre amor que todos nós já enfrentamos: paixão, traição, classes sociais, interesses, intrigas, dor de cotovelo... Gostei da atuação dos atores (algumas participações de estrelas consagradas no meio BL). Faltou beijo, sim, um beijo que valesse a pena esperar por 10episódios e que foi bem fraco para quem está apaixonado (me lembrou os doramas coreanos). Recomendo assistir se você estiver procurando uma coisa bem simples mas agradável.

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My Ride does what Enchante Couldn't

My Ride and Enchante were both two shows that I went back and forth with... and some episodes were really good and some were ok... but boy oh boy.. that finale of my ride was stunning.. the music.. cinematography. the amazing shots and thankfully multiple kisses from them in one episodes.. that's how you do a finale RIGHT !! this was a solid BL and I'm really happy to have watched it. on the negative side... I really don't need to see Yoon in anymore BL roles.. his acting is very bland and the straight couple in the show did NOTHING for me... the acting from the cafe guy was weird to me.

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Easy ride but nothing amazing

This was a super easy watch and I completed it pretty quickly. There also just wasn’t much substance or anything to really make this stand out to me. Everything about it is kind of just fine.

The pairing is a little bit interesting. They almost get somewhere around the class difference between the leads. I think if they wanted to add more substance there could have been an angle on privilege. But either way, I will literally always give props to any story that isn’t centered around students lol.

However, their relationship… maybe I’m the only one but I never got the feeling that Tawan had any feelings whatsoever for Mork. It just felt like Mork was majorly in the friend zone and wasn’t coming out any time soon. There were times where it literally felt like Tawan was leading Mork on lol. And then Mork had to be the one to chase Tawan at the end? It would have felt more impactful if it was Tawan doing to chasing in the last few episodes. Instead it just kind of feels like Tawan felt bad for Mork and gave in. Maybe that was just me but that was the vibe I got from the whole thing.

I actually liked the side pairing between the Junior doctors. Love a good opposites attract, enemies to lovers side line.

But the barista and the doctor also gave similar vibes to the main couple. Where the doctor didn’t really seem to like the barista very much until he started getting attention from other people. Which is super selfish.

Anyway, it really was a super easy watch. Despite my gripes, I actually would recommend. I just probably won’t rewatch.

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Manis uwu-uwu

Series ini lumayan memberikan angin segar untuk hati yang gundah gulana. Ceritanya enggak berat, gampang dipahami lah, karakter-karakternya enggak bejibun juga banyaknya, semuanya penting. Overall, ini series enggak bagus banget, tapi juga bukan series yang abal-abal.

JALAN CERITA:
Tukang ojek dan dokter. Kalau orang luar pasti enggak bisa nyambung, tuh, tapi kalau kita orang Indonesia, mah, nyambung-nyambung aja (kebanyakan nonton alur cerita FTV, ngakak). Mork, si tukang ojek depan gang rumah sakit sama Tawan, dokter 28 tahun yang ganteng dan baik hati, mulai dekat gara-gara Tawan mulai pakai jasanya Mork buat ke mana-mana. Dari sanalah benih-benih cinta bersemi. Didukung dengan Mork waktu itu masih nangis sesenggukan karena baru aja diputusin pacar ceweknya dan Tawan yang dengan polosnya jadi selingkuhan couple lain. Yups, Tawan itu gay from the beginning dan Mork mulai mleyot setelah lihat manisnya Tawan.
Series ini bawaannya lovey-dovey, cinta-cintaan, enggak panas seksi telanjang dada semua kayak series sebelah yang mau tayang, lebih ke kata-kata manja uwu-uwu sama skinship dikit-dikit yang bikin kita gemes remes-remes bantal boneka.
Ceritanya ini menitikberatkan pada kedekatan Mork dan Tawan sambil mereka menyelesaikan masalah mereka satu per satu. Semua juga dikemas dengan realistis. Mork enggak dengan ajaibnya satu malam udah cinta mati sama Tawan, Tawan juga enggak langsung nyablak ngelabrak orang yang udah jadiin dia selingkuhan. Di series ini juga ada pamannya Mork yang gay juga dan tinggal seatap. Tumben juga series Thai menghadirkan pasangan gay yang senior. Nah, kehidupan kedua pamannya Mork ini juga nyata banget. Ibarat kata, ya, kayak gitu mungkin couple yang hidup menua bersama. Efek samping kerealistisan ini adalah alurnya jadi lumayan lambat. Mungkin kalau yang pengin banyak bumbu dan alurnya cepet, series ini cukup membosankan.
Couple lain: ToyBoss sama MayomNadia menurutku enggak begitu krusial di series ini. Ya, kayak di series-series lain lah, cuma jadi pelengkap. Di novel sumbernya juga ToyBoss itu enggak ada (eksklusif series ini aja) dan Nadia itu cowok. Entah kenapa mereka ada atau diganti, mungkin untuk alasan durasi atau variasi semata.

AKTING:
Gaya perannya Fluke (yang jadi Mork) dan Fame (yang jadi Tawan) natural banget. Keduanya bisa membawakan Mork dan Tawan dengan sangat baik. Gestur dan pembawaan mereka ketika akting alami banget. Tawan yang baik hati, enggak neko-neko, polos, sama Mork yang slengekan, tipikal anak muda biasa, kelihatan banget di peran mereka. AKAN TETAPI, kenapa ciuman mereka kelihatan enggak greget? Kenapa wahai Pak Sutradara? Kenapa? T_T
Yoon (yang jadi Toy) dan Best (yang jadi Boss) menurutku aktingnya kurang dapet. Apalagi pas adegan pernyataan cinta. Kayak maksa gimana gitu.
Selain itu, enggak ada komplain. Bagus dan natural.

PEMERAN/PEMAIN:
Biasa lah, ya, semuanya pada ganteng-ganteng dengan badan yang aduhai. Fluke ganteng-ganteng imut. Lesung pipitnya itu, loh, bikin pengin nyubit. Fame dari mukanya cocok banget sama karakter dokter yang baik hati dan suka menolong. Ekspresi keduanya juga klop sama peran yang mereka mainkan. Kalau untuk chemistry, ya, enggak cocok-cocok banget, sih, menurutku sekitar 75% lah.
Pemain lain juga menurutku cocok semua. ToyBoss, MayomNadia, tiga tukang ojek gengnya Mork yang kocak, paman-pamannya Mork juga, semua karakternya pas, enggak maksa. Cast is great.

MUSIK:
Ada beberapa BGM (Background Music) yang catchy, tapi selebihnya enggak begitu mengena. Lagu pembukanya juga bagus, nadanya semangat.

NILAI TONTON ULANG:
Bisa jadi referensi kalau selesai nonton series yang berat-berat, BL yang bertema serius macam Not Me, Manner of Death, I Tell Sunset About You, dan sebagainya, bisa lihat series ini sebagai healing.

KESELURUHAN:
Salah satu series yang apik di tahun ini, meskipun entah mengapa series ini underrated, enggak banyak yang bahas. Mungkin karena platform siarnya enggak global, enggak ditayangkan di Youtube. Produksinya enggak abal-abal atau murahan, ceritanya ringan dan jelas, minim drama-drama enggak penting, dan lumayan anti-mainstream. Enggak ada bayangan untuk season 2, sih. Walaupun dari segi cerita, season 2 bisa dibuat.

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A very frustrating story...

Overall this show is watchable - if you don't mind a slow, somewhat frustrating story that doesn't quite stick the landing.
Some episodes are better than others - ep1 was seriously hard to watch but things improved from ep3 onwards (until ep10 anyway) - and the pacing is more than a bit off but if a body can get past that - and the wierd framing of the doctor as a selfless victim (imo the character was extremely selfish and more than moderately annoying - the actor who played him did a fantastic job btw) - then who knows, you might enjoy it :)

I think the actors did a great job with a less than ideal script and despite not really liking any of the characters (except the two uncles, who were pretty good & the one side dish which actually showed character development) or the actual story, I do appreciate the skills required to have pulled it all off as believably as they did.

The music was okay - not terrible but not exactly memorable either.

Cinematography etc was good, lots of interesting visuals of the city and beautiful scenery - really enjoyed the different locations, and use of lighting/weather to convey emotions. All in all a well produced obviously not low budget show.

There were a few disturbing elements that I feel viewers should have been warned about. For instance, the injured dog (in ep2 I think?) and the copious amounts of blood in various other episodes (especially ep10) could be upsetting to certain viewers, but perhaps because the show centres around a doctor/hospital it won't come as too much of a surprise.

I may rewatch this at some point, if only because the secondary couple (Boss & Toy) made for an interesting progression.

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ไม่ควรพลาดเรื่องนี้นะครับ

หนังวายที่น่ารักและอบอุ่นที่สุด เท่าที่เคยดูมา ความธรรมดาที่ไม่ธรรมดา เมื่อความธรรมดากับความไม่ธรรมดา ได้มาเจอกัน แต่จริงๆแล้วความธรรมดานั้น ด้วยผลของการกระทำของหมอกเอง เป็นความพิเศษที่มากกว่าเศรษฐานะภายนอก ความดีของหมอก จึงเอาชนะใจหมอไม่ได้ไม่ยาก ถ้าในชีวิตจริง เรามีแฟนแบบหมอก เราถือว่าเกิดมาโชคดีแค่ไหน และหมอกก็สมควรแล้วที่ได้คู่ครองกับตะวัน
บท 10
เพลงประกอบ 10
การดำเนินเรื่อง ตัดต่อ 10
แสง สี 10
นักแสดง 10+++++

ซี่รี่ย์วายน้ำดี ที่ถูกเจียระไนอย่างช้าๆ ทำให้หัวใจของคนดูพองโตไปพร้อมๆกัน น้ำตาปริ่มๆ อยากมีรักดีๆแบบนี้ ความพอดีมันทำให้เรามีความสุขที่สุด ความรักคืออะไร? คือความปรารถนาดีต่อใครสักคนนั่นเอง

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Nothing fancy in this ride... but it was still good

When I watch and review a Thai BL series, I would normally tell you one of 6 possible scenarios... a) the series was a total disaster because of terrible writing/directing that also affected the acting and the story itself (see "Love by Chance 2", "Don't Say No", "Tharn-Type 2", "Y-Destiny", "Cause You're My Boy", "Secret Crush on You" or "Love Area 2"); b) the series was a boring experience because of long and dull scenes that moved the story at a glacial pace or the plot was uninspired, unoriginal or it got even more boring along the way (see "Tonhon-Chonlatee", "Bite Me", "Gen Y", "Gen Y 2", "Physical Therapy", "Call It Like You Want", "Call It Like You Want 2" or "Close Friend"); c) the series had lead actors who lacked some chemistry or their acting was a bit (or a lot) underwhelming (see "My Oxygen", "Golden Blood", or "My Boy"); d) the series started with some promise, only to fade into oblivion thanks to a confusing plot/storyline and the series had more episodes than it should have had (see "Top Secret Together", "Hidden Love" or "Love Stage"); e) the series was just plain, had nice moments either in the plot or with the actors, it served as decent entertainment, but was nothing memorable in the end (see "Bad Buddy" - seriously, if you take Ohm and Nanon out, you're left with nothing, "2gether", "Still 2gether", "Lovely Writer", "Fish Upon the Sky", "Siew Sum Noi", "Hometown's Embrace", "Enchanté", "You're My Sky", "My Engineer", "YYY" or "Nitiman"); or finally, f) the series was successful, had some flaws but it was redeemed by either great acting, good directing/writing, an interesting/original plot, good chemistry between the couples and/or did not rely in the excessive use of the usual Thai BL clichés (see "Until We Meet Again", "The Yearbook", "Not Me", "Manner of Death", "He's Coming to Me", "Something in My Room", or the combo "I Told Sunset About You"/"I Promised You the Moon"). Of course, you could argue that some of these examples might fall in the middle of 2 scenarios and, in other cases, because they are coming from a small budget company, the series suffer from something that can be either poor acting due to rookie actors, bad directing and low quality due to the money constraints.

This time, "My Ride" is no exception as, in my opinion, it falls in-between 2 categories this time... it is a plain story that had some nice moments but I believe it was a bit more memorable than others in the end. Here's why (and I assume you at least read the summary of the plot)...

a. The couples: Here you have nice and not so nice... Mork and Tawan are the lead couple and I really like them in the series. Both characters are likeable and coming from such different backgrounds (one is a motorcycle taxi driver and the other is a doctor) but both have failed relationships as Mork breaks up with his girlfriend of many years, Fern, and Tawan is in a relationship with another doctor, Por, only for him to slowly find out that Por already has a boyfriend and he is cheating on him with Tawan. Both characters have to navigate through plenty of emotions dealing with their own relationships and mixed in the process, they find each other as Tawan begins using the taxi service near the hospital and Mork is his usual driver and both begin to realize they have feelings for each other. Both Fluke and Fame are the same age in real life and while I'm not sure if that actually helped their chemistry (we've seen BL couples with larger age differentials that simply don't work well together), this time it did make it look and feel less awkward when they had on-screen interactions. All their conflicts were always solved through talking (yes, maybe one or two episodes later than it should) but their feelings were sincere and they communicated unlike other couples we've seen in the past.
The other couples were the not-so-nice part as Boss and Toy and Dr. Nadia and Mayom had storylines that were not very original, had very little screen time compared to the lead couple, and their situation was nothing that inspired or excited me to see how the writer and the director would deal with it. Acting was a bit shady as well as I've never been a fan of Yoon (who plays Toy) as he has acted in quite a few BLs I've seen and I find him almost robotic... his expressions, his voice level and his demeanor barely change from one series to the next and from one character to the next. Best (who plays Boss) looked a bit stiff and awkward as he is only 20 years old and had to play a senior character to Yoon, who is 28 years old. The confession in the final episode felt a bit too dramatic and staged and Toy's reactions felt a bit fake. The other couple had few memorable moments... I would say that it was quite a contrast to see Ging (who plays Nadia) act in this series as she has a completely different role in here compared to the bitchy and whiny girl she plays in "Secret Crush on You". Pat (who plays Dr. Por) is already playing a nurse in the intriguing "Doctor, I'm Coming for Soul", so I guess doing double duty is the acting trend for some actors now.
On a side note, Mork's uncles were a delight and provided a nice comedic relief and some serious advice during the series so the characters were quite welcomed.

b. The storyline: Again, you have good and not so good... The idea of a motorcycle taxi driver and a doctor and a barista and a doctor ending up together is not as bizarre or as impossible as the rest of the motorbike gang or even Dr. Nadia kept trying to influence the lead actors during the series. The gang kept telling Mork that a doctor was more likely to get back together with the other doctor rather than choosing a poor and uneducated motorcycle taxi driver. Dr. Nadia kept telling Tawan that things between him and Mork might never work as they were different... I will never understand how social class, education or the salary you earn can play such an important role on the person I love, which made me dislike the storyline a bit. I felt that the story between Tawan and Dr. Por dragged along for a few more episodes than it was needed. We all knew that Por was seeing someone behind Tawan's back but we had to wait a while for him to finally find out and then we had to wait yet even more for Tawan to nearly beg for a second chance, be humiliated by Por's boyfriend, cry and cry and cry again, before he finally realized that Mork liked him and that he might like Mork back. Aside from the things surrounding their relationship, the main storyline of the lead couple was great as we slowly see them progress from being driver-customer to friends to possible lovers to being together for 4 years in the time jump we had at the end. The storylines of the other couples were meh, not so good, as Nadia plays hard to get and rejects Mayom only for her to be jealous of all the attention he is getting later and Toy tries to get Boss out of his comfort zone by pushing him to do things he's never done but by being annoying in the process. And in the miracle of miracles, when I thought the bitchy and whiny female character that wants the lead actor back would appear when Fern showed up to talk Mork into getting back together, I was pleasantly surprised when she reacted in a logical and cool way when he said no because he already was in love with Tawan... Fern reacted like all the other female characters (except Fon in "My Engineer" and Pan in "You're My Sky") should have reacted, accepting the fact that her relationship with the male lead actor was over and move on in a logical and mature way instead of going down kicking and screaming or plotting "evil" things that never work.

So, once again, "My Ride" ended up being a story that was certainly not perfect and it wasn't particularly original or innovative but that provided us with a nice lead couple with quite decent and entertaining interactions without having to include constant shirtless scenes, 139 kisses, one sex scene every other episode or naughty flirting to catch my attention. Nothing fancy in this ride, but it was still good.

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okay, but I actually enjoyed this one…

idk what I was expecting going into this show. maybe kind of campy or a bit goofy or fluffy? but while it definitely has the older BL feel, this show has so much heart.

this show was well balanced. nothing was overdone or outstayed it’s welcome. there was some miscommunication, but that’s a BL trope at this point. secondary characters/relationships weren’t tedius or too annoying.

this show made me feel things. they sat in moments just long enough and it was easy feel things in the moment. things were handled realistically (or realistically enough), nothing was rushed nor took too long.

I’m honestly impressed.

10/10 would recommend.

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Adored it!

I don't understand why this drama doesn't have a higher rating, I enjoyed it a lot!!

I would say, the acting was pretty good, the chemistry between the actors was amazing! Of course, this storyline is not out of this world, and I don't think that was the intention either. This was probably supposed to be a cute, lighthearted drama, and it gave what it was supposed to give.

I really liked Fluke and Fame's work on this! They both were very believable. I hope to see them do more projects in the future, whether together or separately. I especially loved Fluke's character, his eyes hold a lot of emotion, and it was nice watching him. Fame definitely was believable as well! Overall, I am glad I watched this! Hopefully, now that it's getting released on youtube, it will gain popularity because it definitely deserves it.

I don't know what it is about Roy's face, but it makes me wanna punch him every single time I watch him lmao. I don't mean this in a hating way, but this man looks like that one bird in Rio ? His face is too cute, it looks like he's mocking me every time I watch him lmao. But! he's a good actor as well, so I enjoy seeing his work. Hope to see more of his work in the future.

This drama is forever gonna hold a special spot in my heart. I 100% would recommend this if anyone is reading this to know that.

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