The Eclipse (2022)

If you like the enemy's to lovers trope, it's definitely for you.

This series is forever in my heart and my favorite series. The acting that First and Khaotung gave us was truly fantastic, as was their chemisty. After just the first episode, the series had me hooked and I couldn't keep my eyes off the screen.
The story was build each episode and got me excited, until the very end and because you wanted to know who was behind everything.
The Eclipse took up serious topics and conveyed them well, which I really liked. I could feel each emotion, as if it was my own. The lead actors were truly amazing, everything felt normal and I sometimes forgot, that they were acting. I simply fell in love with their acting and chemistry, because it was off charts!
All in all a masterpiece, which the two of them conveyed brilliantly, I couldn't have imagined anyone better for the roles!!!!!

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best drama I’ve ever watched

this is the best drama I’ve ever seen not even just BL. Of course it has its flaws but I have never enjoyed watching something so much. Eclipse has an interesting plot, amazing actors, and chemistry between the two leads that is so thick it couldn’t even be cut with a machete. I watched only friends first so I knew these actors had such talent and chemistry but I was blown away by this drama.

I did notice a few plot holes or maybe I was too stupid to understand some things but I can overlook them because of how enjoyable the show was.

9.5/10 I will definitely be rewatching soon!

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1984 in a school setting how do you mess that up?

I can see that the show, or at least the writers were influenced by 1984 by George Orwell. And it has many themes and many readings but the one im getting here is the a power structure trying to control and infringe on the rights of people. in this case the power structure is the school and those controlled the students. And one who is within that power structure task with enforcing it's rules and one who is seen as a rebel with his own agenda in coming to the school. You see how good of a premise it is, but boy do they mess it up real bad by not delivering on anything.
And the problem always starts with the writing.
This story is from a novel since I haven't read it I'm just going to review the adaptation as its own work. I don't know just how faithful or different it is from the book but as an adaptation to visual media there are things one can change to make it more compelling.
so let's begin,

1. The rules. what are they? how are they so bad that students are demonstrating? How are they in forced and what are the consequences of breaking them?
And the answer to these questions very underwhelming. With the first introductory scene of the school we see students pledging allegiance to the school rules of this hundred year old prestigious school seaming to imply that the rules must be archaic, but we were not shown what they are other than school uniforms and not using phones while in school but they get to use them right after? Just no, they can be minor inconveniences but not enough to have students "protesting". It would have been more believable if it was about heavy disciplinary actions, crippling student schedule not allowing them time for them selves. heightened serveilance with no sense of privacy teachers looming over the students every time. student forced to compete for grades, not being able to share thoughts even ask questions. doing what ever the teachers say no questions ask. All in all a toxic educational environment that is meant to be for the "good" of the students enforced by the school rules. With 1984 as inspiration how do you miss that? And I don't think it would have been that hard of a portrayal. These things are happening and could have been a commentary on the state of education.
In the version that we were given what was the consequences of breaking the rules. You get sent to the welfare department? what's the punishment? we don't know we are never told. And how are the students protesting, disrupting the school and student and tainting the school image, how are they delt with? Nothing they are just told to repeat the allegiance Infront of students ? As an institution of power they fail to show any off it.

2. why is this not set in a boarding school? why just are you having teachers and prefects patrolling a day school at night? It makes absolutely no sense but would have been right at home if it was boarding school.
Also boarding school would have been the perfect setting for control because of how isolated boarding school are. It's just the school and students for months on end usually with no contact between students and their parents as most boarding schools atleast in my country and I'm sure many others don't allow for students to have phone so I guess the phone rule would have made more sense here.
And if they wanted the students to be more obedient then an environment with no external influences would have been better suited to that cause.

3.The curse. How this was just so poorly done. I understand why it was invented. It was meant to scare the trouble makers, the rebels into submission. But damn even an idiot would have not believed those poor excuse for a prank as a curse sending panic throughout the school. It would have been better just to say it was ghost who punished students who misbehaved.
And it seemed that the protester didn't even believe in it and thought that someone was out to get them. when they didn't get help from the school why weren't we shown them trying to find the culprit them selves. It would have put pressure and agency to the person behind the incident.

4. Akk. What we could have had. He is an enforcer, who is very loyal to the school because of his position. he is from a less privileged position who got into this prestigious school with a scholarship and now he is in a position of power over his other students. And this is given to him by the school and mentor of sorts who didn't discriminate him. he sees this mentor as his idol hi leader and willing to do anything ordered of him. He sees the school as flawless can't even hear anyone say anything bad about it. He takes his job very seriously to the point of punishing those trouble makers.
But then he meets this rebel who slowly not only change his way of thinking which is at odds with his belief, he might be falling for the guy. His internal dilemma should have bigger, this is a person he should hate, the one his mentor shows absolute dislike for. He has to chose btn what he was taught, his mentor that he respects possibly a scholarship to a higher education and his heart towards a person who knows his secret. First tried to portray that as well as he could but there was so much missing. A lot of time was taken away from developing them as characters and his relationship with Aye. Just one longing gaze was enough to establish his feelings but we had to see it again and again and again getting repetitive and us going nowhere.

5.Aye. A seamingly charming carefree dare devil with a heavy secret. He goes to the school to investigate his uncle's death. An uncle who is very close to him almost like a father figure. But other than the first few episodes of him snooping and asking around that just stops when he sets his eyes on Akk? are you telling me we can't develop a relationship and the plot at the same time? even when the diary was stolen he flew at Akk then nothing? As we were led to believe his motivation was investigating there isn't a lot of it going on. And also why does he believe the school had something to do with it? the uncle didn't die at school nor while working there. Though I do believe it would have made a compelling narrative. A much beloved teacher dying at school and how it would affect the students grappling with loss. Another powerful theme if only it would have been written right. But I guess the writers didn't want to deal with that so it happened somewhere else. With the students not knowing about it.
It is just sad and frustrating because so much energy has been put onto this. The cinematography really is good. A nice color palette, the actors trying their best with what they have been given but for it to be bogged down by the writing is just angering.
I do believe I'm gonna finish those last 3 episodes when they are out.

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The Eclipse Of A Fantastic Show

This show was very interesting. Basically the school is super oppressive and now kids are getting hurt from this supposed curse. There's also hierarchies between the students, homophobia and love stories thrown into the mix. The story started off really strong. When its revealed, I honestly didn't expect Akk to be the one doing all the curse things. Good twist and the explanation makes sense and it's sad. Poor kid has the entire crap schools reputation on his shoulders, I thought the eclipse was going to be more than just a legend associated thing and a social media account. That was kinda dissapointing but again the twist of Khua running the account was cool. However, the twist I hated was that the one teacher was ENGAGED TO THE UNCLE. What? Why? That's so dumb. Thai BL's multiple times have tried to throw in the, this person seems like a bad guy but actually had some random tragic gay love story too many times for it to be even remotely shocking anymore. It's just kinda lazy writing tbh. Also the protests started getting really repetitive in this and I wanted it to end.

Our actors are good in this. I never ever thought I'd see Khaotung as this bad boy pursuer in a show lol. I've just seen him as side characters or in awful Tonhonchonlatee. So this was a breath of fresh air for him I'm sure! First is great in this, but I knew that from tiktok's obsession with him. Khan being "Bruce Wayne" lmao, sure why not. Overall I wanted much more from this series, but its aight.

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Concept belongs to more mature setting

Haunting hopeless atmosphere of 1984 turns out cartoonish in school setting. I don't believe that school children can talk so wisely, they don't have enough life experience. That's why this concept is more suitable for university and for mature public. I wish concept was more horrorish and depressive.
Ost music is pretty, cinematography is pretty, I like operator's work and there are many pretty cinematographic shots.
The budget was seemingly lacking and there were not enough funds to hire more extras. There are like 20-30 students and 10-15 teachers at most in a whole school. Locations are limited, some of them are shown repeatedly.
Actors overall were splendid. Leads tried to do their best. It's shame that some really well executed scenes lost their quality due to the missing pieces of context.
Kanaphan nicely portrayed a youth pressured by society. The way Khaotung showcased going into panic attack was amasing. Louis had the most challenging role and he did his best but he need to be more assertive and confident. Actresses who played teachers were very believeble. Other actors also worked hard.
Wat and Kan occasionally made me laugh.
Overal I feel series were made with a big love.

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The most valuable series you will see this year, and maybe even in recent years

Everything about this series is perfect. The acting is top-notch, the plot is deep and raises important issues, the music fits perfectly. The Eclipse evokes emotions in me that I never suspected. The chemistry between the main characters, as well as the side couple, is mesmerising, breathtaking, but also natural. You can feel the love and support they have for each other. The emotional scenes really make you feel the same as the protagonist, you want to cry along with them.
This series is a gem among the recently fashionable series that have nothing to offer but hot scenes (You already know very well which ones I mean). The Eclipse raises important issues that affect young people, not only in Thailand but also in other parts of the world. What I like most about this whole series is that the characters have issues that people their age experience. They aren't rich, beautiful people whose problems are only about love. They are young people suffering from depression, feeling pressure from adults, trying with everything to live up to their parents' expectations.
I will defend The Eclipse at all costs because it is very precious to me. It deserves much more attention. It pains me that people cannot see the value of this series. Maybe in the future they will come back to it and discover how wrong they were.

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Average series

The series was good it gave a different vibe but people who are into romantic and cute series or comedy dramas then it won't suit for them to give 10 stars like me I'm giving only 8.5 stars i don't know something was lacking in the series but it was interesting till last part or I can say lead couple didn't match with each other as second couple the reason i started this seriss for 2nd couple i saw them in fish upon the sky it was damn cute and funny so good chemistry and it wasn't here but all the people acting, storyline everything was good but wasn't so much as hyped during promotion anyway all the best to cast members i hope they can get lot of projects

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10/10

The Eclipse is one of those dramas I wish I could blindly watch again. This BL is #1 for me and I honestly believe nothing else will ever be able to top it. First and Khao are wonderful together in this series. For a while I put off watching this BL because of how the cover looked, I thought it’d turn out to be boring but I was completely wrong.

My favorite scenes in this series is when Akk and Ayan are comforting each other. The communication and trust between the two were so fulfilling. The side characters were great as well. The plot twist was shocking, I didn’t see it coming at all. (When it turned out Tua was actually the one behind most of the bad events occurring).

First in this series was amazing, his characters development was outstanding. Once Akk realized he could trust Ayan, he opened up to him and actually turned out to be very emotional. (Vice versa with Ayan actually).

Also, the kiss scenes… they had me running laps around my room. I’ll never forget this BL and I’d recommend it more than any other. There is going to be an Our Skyy 2 episode for this series, which I’ll for sure watch once it airs.

In total, please watch this. You will not be disappointed.

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Would re-watch earlier episodes but would never sit through the whole series twice.

Before “The Eclipse” I wasn’t a fan of First Kanaphan Puitrakul. Saw him in “Not Me” and “F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers”, and although I recognized his acting skills, there was something about the actor I just couldn’t bring myself to like. So when I saw that he was the lead of a series, I was skeptical if I should even check it out. However, after seeing positive reviews and high ratings, I decided to give it a shot, and man, was I in for a pleasant surprise! His head student prefect role was soooooo perfect for him! He really did an amazing job! And Khaotung! Their chemistry was so good I immediately shipped them! Khaotung’s opening ost too, is fire! The only song/music I liked from the whole series.

The Eclipse, like many BLs, had a strong opening and many good episodes. I particularly like the authenticity and dynamic of Akk’s friend group and the Jam gang. I love that Khan, Akk’s friend, brings a different perspective and challenges him when necessary, and does it in a respectful-prefect manner. I love that the Jam gang was passionate about their beliefs and protested in a civil manner; they were mindful of only protesting when students were on break, etc.

Ayan started as a very woke and rational character in the earlier episodes and his arc to find the truth behind his uncle’s death was extremely interesting. Though of course that’s swept under the rug when his uncle’s notebook gets stolen.

The plot, character chemistry, and script were brilliant, for the most part, but as we head toward the end, that's when things took a turn for the worst.

“The Eclipse” biggest pitfall is that it tried too hard with its plot twists and dropped too many hints that you could see the tropes they were going for coming episodes away. Thua’s PREDICTABLE arc in episode 11 needs to go. I know it was done for shock value but it was so out of character, out of place, and downright ridiculous. That scene alone is a 0/10. We’re only reviving it to 7.5/10 because of FirstKhaotung. And I’m sorry, Wat’s idea to save them from that madness stunk and made 0 sense! So people aren’t okay with two classmates dating in real life but are cool with said classmates putting on an act that they’re dating for a short film?? What??! And why did it matter if they filmed the short film when it was a made-up lie in the first place? The other students and teachers weren't going to see it anyway since it wasn't an in-school contest?? Besides, I doubt their homophobic school would want to see the film's end results anyway???

That teacher Chadok and teacher Dika's relationship was so obvious I was deadpanned the whole time it was revealed. My biggest question is what is Thua and his stepfather’s relationship truly like? What bad things happened when teacher Chadok was head student prefect? All we saw was that as a high schooler, Thua’s stepfather was locked inside a room. What kind of curse is that?? And if Thua and his stepfather didn't get along because he’s gay, then does that mean Thua’s stepfather hated Chadok too because he’s gay? Or was that not known back then?

Whoever edited Wat’s “The Eclipse” short film…why is it more of a trailer and why did they include clips from the series and thought we’d appreciate it? We know the characters themselves didn’t film some (all) of the shots when we’ve seen the positions of their camera. The whole scene was cringe.

All in all, I would definitely rewatch some of the earlier episodes but you couldn't pay me enough to sit through the whole thing again.

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i mean.... eh

well alright then, lol. the first... what, 8 episodes were very repetitive and very slow. most of the time it was on and off tension both romantically and negatively between ayan and akk. akk kept going back and forth from hating ayan to blankly staring at him in awe, switching to negative for tiny reasoning. yes, its character development, but, they could have done all that shit in an episode or two rather than taking up 8 with active and drawn out repetitiveness. with akk slowly knowing who he is and who he likes mixed with his hell of a school life kinda makes sense why he acts/acted like that.

akk and ayan were the main couple and khan + thua were the side. i actually feel like they waited a loonnng ass time to bring khanthua's relationship together. they put some scenes with them in the show and then shoved the rest of their relationship into a few scenes throughout a couple episodes, adding some little moments to keep people liking them at the end.

the only things that kept me going through those eps 1-8 were the actors cause i love first and khaotung, along with the occasional romantic tension between ayan and akk. episode 9+, was great. nice plot twists + news flashes, cute moments, character realization, etc. the one thing i do have to say about ep 9-12, is that so much is packed into those episodes that its genuinely a lot to take in at once. twist, on twist, on twist happened so fast with a sprinkle of immensely active/mildly overwhelming scenes. all of those things slowly scattered through the show with better planning and some adjustments, i feel like would make it a lot better and not as plain for the first 2/3 of the show. its almost like a staff member switched a lever in the script world and was like "hey...this is kinda boring, shall we bombard with greatness?". i bet every person at that long conference table raised hands and it was a done deal. other than that, its okay. i will be getting ayans jacket on etsy though... thats a must.

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Worth a watch!

I honestly don't understand just why everyone seem to be so upset about the story, as I at least found it to be one of my favourite things about the show. One’s experience might depend on how you watch them, if you do a marathon or episode by episode, but I really enjoyed how they shifted between the different moods and scenes. I did feel a bit weird about the very last episode, since the very last part felt very rushed and sudden. But this was an exception in a series which managed to convey some real issues and problems in school, as well as providing some seriously great characters.

Naturally, it is hard to be unenjoyable when you have some very talented and sincere actors taking up the main roles. Khao and First both did an exceptional job with Ayan and Akk, who felt so so real. They conveyed two characters, who each had so many good and bad sides, and how they both helped the other to change and improve as a person. They had so many tiny and insubstantial moments, which became genuinely amazing by their subtle eye work and body language. And just to add, the way Ayan handles Akk's reactions and feelings is the most mature I have EVER seen in a Thai drama. Not that there aren't great examples out there, but this just blew me out of the park. I have never been sooo close to crying at someone holding another's face, but HUUUUH!

Most of the side characters also felt relevant and fleshed out in the story. They weren't just there for show, but also grew and had motivations, and I was very surprised at how some of them evolved. Kan and Thua weren't truly side characters, since they had so prominent roles in the series, but damn did they surprise me with all the small, almost unnoticeable moments.

The plot twists were, in my opinion at least, quite good, and at the very least, very surprising. I think they mostly felt very in tune with the rest of the plot, and god the motivations of every character! Everyone has something to win or lose, not that it is life or death, but no one is truly neutral in the conflict, and THAT is something I think the directors should get some kudos for.

I really want to be more eloquent about this, but I just felt a bit surprised by how many people were disappointed by the plot, and wanted to give my opinion for potential viewers to see. There were certainly points to be improved, and yeah, some awkward moments, but overall, The Eclipse was a series I will remember, and probably rewatch, for quite some time.

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