Viceversa (2022)

Charmed the socks off me!

I started watching this after a long string of incredibly written and mature K- and J-Dramas and was immediately reminded of why classic Thai dramas hold such a firm place in my heart.
This show is zany, over the top, and filled with an irreverent charm that leaves you wanting more at the end of each episode.
It has an interesting plot but keeps its focus firmly on developing a slow and gentle romance, allowing the characters all the time they need to grow both as people and as partners to each other, which lets the viewer form a closer bond with the characters and lets them (the viewers) get invested in these characters' lives which makes the whole story, ridiculous as it may seem on the surface, a lot more grounded and makes every single emotional scene all the more impactful. This is still quite a rarity in queer dramas and makes for a refreshing change of pace.

Now beware, slight spoilers ahead.
Some personal highlights (aka Things I Loved):
- The loving attention to detail the writers and directors clearly paid while designing the alternate universe. These details range from the simple (e.g. cone bread), to the hilarious and silly (e.g. off-key singing as an art form), to the genuinely meaningful (e.g. the legalisation of same-sex marriage) and cheekily remind the viewer every now and again to expect the unexpected and stay on their toes
- The bond shared between Puen, Talay, Up, and Aou, and later on Kita and Fuse as well. They are the boys, the lads, the gang, utterly inseparable and always, always there for each other. I'm a sucker for good depictions of (queer) friendships and these fellows delivered big time. This show says hug your homies, hold their hand, kiss their cheeks, tell them you love them, let them know how important they are to you, and they are so right about that actually! I will die on this hill!!
- The pacing and development of Puen and Talay's relationship. As I already mentioned the buildup to every major step in their relationship is very well handled and given ample time to unfold at a slow but steady pace, but it's not just that. The way the show approaches their connection to each other hit me like a thousand bricks and made me shed actual tears a lot more often than I'd like to admit. From almost the beginning of the show these two are incredibly fond of one another and their friendly bickering becomes increasingly gentle and tender until it becomes a dynamic of "I love you so much, so there, take that you idiot, I'm expressing my genuine affection for you, suck it nerd!" at which point I think I lost my heart to this show for good.
- Dol and their understated defiance of gender norms and expression. Dol may not have been explicitly written as a trans character, but their character serves to gently question what gender identity really is and what it means for our lives but also to us personally. I absolutely adore them and wish we'd gotten to see more of them, although they do play a significant role in developing several important plot points.
- The show's approach to love in all its forms. This story boldly and deliberately blurs the lines between platonic, romantic, and queer love and emphasizes the importance of true human connection over trying to force a relationship along a predetermined course. Sometimes love means getting to know somebody over the course of several years until you've come to adore every single facet of their being and it doesn't even matter what type of love you're feeling for each other as long as you get to stay together. At the same time love can also mean the specific labelling of feelings and relationships and the boundless joy and excitement that come with being officially "in love" or "best friends" or "the most important person in each others' lives". This show says "No matter what happens, I'll go through it with you". "Remember, where there's you, there's me", it says, "Thank you for teaching me not to be afraid of tomorrow".

Some personal lowlights (aka Things I Didn't Like):
- How quickly Talay manages to resolve all the problems Tess created after returning to his own universe. I'm glad there were no great, drawn-out conflicts, but I did find myself thinking "Boy that was fast" every time Talay magically fixes whatever Tess broke. A very minor gripe in the grand scheme of things.
- How unresolved Tess and Tun's story felt by the end of the show. I know they weren't the focus of the show, but all the plot threads of Tun's unrequited love for Tess, Tess and Tun's reconciliation and subsequent separation in the alternate universe, and Tess' eventual return to his original universe, were all just barely touched on before being dropped completely. I know they play relatively minor roles in the story as a whole, but given the interesting dynamic that was hinted at between them and how solid the chemistry between Ohm and Nanon (their actors) is as we all know, I wish we'd gotten to see just a little bit more of these two.

In conclusion: A slow-paced, charmingly written and acted story about love, love, and once again love. If you want a show that provides a window into the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances who come to love each other deeply and fully while tugging at your heartstrings with how achingly gentle and real it feels, then this one is most definitely for you.

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Just one long advertisement.

This was not what I thought it was going to be! I thought I was going to get a cool si-fi romance but instead it was just wasted potential:

Things I liked:
- The settings and scenery. The other universe was really cool and was beautiful to look at.
- The concept. It was such a cool premise that unfortunately they didn’t utilise.
- Episode 10. That was probably where my interest peaked.
- I really liked the friendship group, they were fun and adorable and I loved watching them.
- OhmNanon
- Neo.

Things I didn’t like:
- The plot. Why when your concept is so cool, would you ruin it by writing a plot that relates to it in no way? It was boring and messy for the most part.
- I didn’t feel the chemistry between Puen and Talay; they never felt like they crushed on each other before they fell in love.
- TOO MUCH PRODUCT PLACEMENT! If you took out all of the scenes with product placement, this could’ve easily been 8 episodes.

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Better than I thought it would be

The poster looks cheesy as hell,
but this ISN'T a series you want to skip.

It's binge-worthy, slice of life, backstage meta romance wrapped in a light sci-fi premise.

Two words:
It works.

The cheese is the perfect small amount to let you know the story doesn't take itself too seriously, which makes it feel all the more grounded in reality, despite its sci-fi premise.

Another plus? It's not a school story.
And not a single problematic body swap cliche, if you're worried about that.

The reason i was interested in watching was i was curious how Jimmy would be as a main character after seeing him in Bad Buddy. I'd say he does better than any of the actors in series I've dropped. To me he's quite believable.

The universe swapping is simple enough, and is not explained in too much in detail that it remains interesting and believable.

I appreciate the random little differences in this other universe Qoogle vs Google, beer being more expensive than wine, paper replaced with transparencies, etc. It's cute and funny, just sprinkling small details here and there.

It's nice because the entire plot doesn't feel contrived in order to create conflict. Genre works in the favor of an interesting romance. The sci fi premise plays perfectly and adds meaning where realism can't.

I hope this series is a sign in growing variety in storytelling. Science fiction can happen without expensive special effects.

*Easter egg offscreen ohm/nanon due to the nature's of the body swapped roles. What a tease that we don't get to see it. But i don't mind.

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This took longer to finish. But, I'm finally done!

Another series completed! And I honestly don't know what to say. The amount of positive posts/ comments that I am seeing has me wondering 'Is something wrong with me? Why don't I like this series as much as the others do?' Then I saw a comment that made me realize why.

IU issa queen stated that this series is a '...hit if you are lookig a bl with amazing chemistry and wholesome friendships. Miss if you are the type of viewer that focuses on well-written plot.' And maybe that's what I was looking for after finishing my recent series.

Story-7/10
I honestly just wasn't feeling this story for some of the episodes. I felt like I was on a seesaw. One moment- totally focus on the episode that I'm watching. Next minute- not even focusing on the episode. I honestly feel this series would have better been told with lesser episodes (like eight or ten) than the twelve.

Also, the amount of products and cameo appearances it had! The product placements didn't annoy me so much ,until coming down to the end. The cameo appearances though...whew! I know what they were trying to show, but still.

I also felt that the storyline of the people in the other universe wasn't wrapped up well. I started to get invested into Fuse and Aou. And then...bam! We back in this universe. We also don't know why Thattawa was a di@k to Puen that he lost his job. I just felt that there were too many unanswered questions. And that's unfortunate. Because the storyline seemed unique and awesome to me. It just wasn't executed that well. So, overall, I'm going to go with a 7.

Acting-8/10
While I don't really like the storyline, I will say that thier acting was actually good. I mean, the actors got me in my emotions (when I was paying attention at least), so they did thier part. For this I'm going to give then an 8.

Music-7/10
The music was okay. I'll give them a 7.

Rewatch Valu-5/10
I struggled with this the first time that I watched it. And while it had good acting skills, I honestly do not see myslef rewatching this soon. I mean good acting skills, not so good execution of plot (for me)- that is not encouraging me to rewatch this. So, because I am half/half on this series, I'm givng the rewatch valu a 5.

Overall-7/10
Overall, I give this a 7. I don't know, I just had higher expectations with the amount of positive comments I was seeing and the rating being a 8.3. But, I guess this series was not for me.

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PERFECT SERIES

This series is for the people who knows BEAUTY. Those who rate this below 8 are people who is LONELY and needed LOVE. I PITY YOU GUYS.

This series is for the people who knows BEAUTY. Those who rate this below 8 are people who is LONELY and needed LOVE. I PITY YOU GUYS.

This series is for the people who knows BEAUTY. Those who rate this below 8 are people who is LONELY and needed LOVE. I PITY YOU GUYS.

This series is for the people who knows BEAUTY. Those who rate this below 8 are people who is LONELY and needed LOVE. I PITY YOU GUYS.

This series is for the people who knows BEAUTY. Those who rate this below 8 are people who is LONELY and needed LOVE. I PITY YOU GUYS.

This series is for the people who knows BEAUTY. Those who rate this below 8 are people who is LONELY and needed LOVE. I PITY YOU GUYS.

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The first and only reason I could finish this series was Jimmy! I am in love with him since his appearance on Bad Buddy the Series. Jimmy is my most favorite supporter actor from any Thai Series of all time.

From the very start I didn't have much expectation from this show, I tried to put my hope as low as possible. Turn out, even with my low expectation this show really upset me with its quality. I didn't say anything about all actors performances, Sea-Jimmy-Neo-Aou-Pepper-Boom were absolutely amazing actors. And the connection amongst them were really beautiful, especially Sea and Jimmy.

But I guess, their performances still could not save this series in general. The whole show actually filled with emptiness, lack of characters, too many cliche romances, and A LOT of annoying commercials.

I can't say more, since I read so many great reviews on this show. But I've seen some comments that really put a rage of hateful. lol

For me? This show is one of the series that I will forget easily.

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Great idea poorly executed that dragged on for way too long

This is a BL that had the potential to keep people hooked and be breath taking IF it was 6 episodes instead of 12. The original story idea of parallel universes was unusual and great and the director managed to give a continuous atmosphere in the show that I have not seen in any BL, the closest I can describe to is the anime Noragami (if you are into anime you will get the reference).
The protagonists are good looking and their acting and chemistry is above average. The reasons why I lowered the rate:

1. There are way too many filler scenes between the friends and the protagonists that I ended up having to skip that offered ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to the plot except filling up episode time. I skipped them and didn't miss any information.

2. Completely unrealistic professional setting and people pretending to work on a movie that was so detached from reality that ended up annoying. I understand that it's not the focus of a romance show, but still, every episode was them working for 5 min and then a 20 min scene of celebrating their progress at the park/ bon fire/bar etc. Lame.

3. There should have been more explanation/back story to the travelling between universes, it started well with the support group and then it got abruptly dropped/minimized.

4. They had a chance to show the other people who travelled in the universe and their decisions but it was all focused on the original couple and their unnecessary scenes with friends.

You can have a good time watching it as long as you have the skip button ready to avoid the nonsense.

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I never liked body swap tropes until this show.

To be honest, I didn't really like the trope before I watched it so when I found about it for the first time it didn't really catch my interest. But my friends kept pushing me to watch it until I eventually caved and watched it for them. I'm so thankful for them because without them I wouldn't have watched this amazing show. This show is so good! I loved every second of it! It's so captivating with it's story and I felt the acting was authentic. Puentalay for life! Even the side couples were interesting. Loved friendcredits, loved puen's portrait, Loved the hourglass. The attention to detail is crazy. I love this show and you should definitely give this show a shot even if you don't like body swaps!

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so boring!

i cant believe how boring this series is. i started it with friends and it was such a chore watching it that i think if i was alone i wouldve dropped it. in the first few episodes vice versa tricks you into thinking that it will be fun. do not be fooled!! from episode 3-10 it is so so so boring. the reason is that they focus on the side plot so much that it is unbearable. the side plot is aside from boring, also unimportant to the story. i missed an episode and a half because i was making noodles and playing pokemon, but when i came back, alas, i had not missed anything important to the story! unbelievable! they do nothing for 10 episodes and then it gets interesting for the last 2. i think that the one guy cant move his face much and it bothers me bc i cant tell what his facial expressions are. my favourite character is the trans guy (very cool) i would give it a lower rating if it wasnt for the last episodes. they also kissed way too late in the series. i think the no kiss or romance made it boring also.

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I love this Bl

First off, I want to express that this BL (Boys' Love) series is the first one I've watched in its entirety, with all 12 episodes.

Overall, I just love this BL. I simply adore stories and concepts like this. Once again, they've done an amazing job of hooking me into the story, even though I wasn't initially convinced by it.

As mentioned, I did have some initial issues with the story. I was very confused because the beginning with Talay and Puem was so cute. Their meeting at the airport and then during the film shoot. But I must admit, I didn't read the description of the series (I never do. I usually get my pre-info mostly from TikTok, haha). Then suddenly, he wakes up in another body in a different universe. That really threw me off. I thought I might dislike the series because Talay is in Tess's body and has to deal with the new universe and his friends/parents. And then the whole thing with Pakorn/Tun, who somehow has Tess, and Talay can't figure out why.

But my opinion changed instantly when Puem came back in Tun's body. And then the story really took off. I just love how they both try to live the lives of their respective bodies as best they can. And thus, their friends get to see their own friends and family. And the love that develops between them is so incredibly sweet. It was also cute that Talay never really saw/acknowledged that Tun/Puem was his portkey until the end.

But it broke my heart when Puem and Tun switched bodies again, and Talay and Tess were still trapped in their respective bodies. My heart still aches when I think about Talay waiting at the beach for a whole month until he could cross back over to his universe and reunite with Puem. And when they found each other again, well, we don't need to talk about that. I cried.

So, all in all, I LOVE THIS BL.

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Sottovalutata probabilmente.

Sapete quando uno vede qualche cosa ed automaticamente gli sembra costoso? Ecco più o meno mi è successo questo vedendo questa serie. È tutto curato nei minimi dettagli e i colori fanno da padroni. Ci sono scene dove tutto è su un tono e solo Taley spicca per una maglia coloratissima, oppure ci sono scene dai toni soft, ma ricercati, insomma se una persona è appassionata di colori questa serie è congliatissima. Credo sia uno dei migliori lavori in quanto a post produzione e compagni che abbia visto dalla GMMTV. Poi parlando della storia è una storia d’amore con dei toni fantasy/fantascienza senza troppe pretese. Nel senso, non c’è necessità di avere grandi domande filosofiche o cattivi da distruggere, semplicemente la storia parla di due persone che letteralmente si trovano nel corpo di qualcun altro e che ci devono convivere, almeno finché non sognano, trovata semplice, ma d’effetto e che alla fine non richiede molte spiegazioni se non il fatto gli abitanti di un mondo, nell’altro non sognano. Mi sono piaciuti tutti i personaggi secondari, di un mondo e dell’altro e ho trovato le performance di Jimmy e Sea interessanti (ci tengo a sottolineare che ho odiato in maniera viscerale il personaggio interpretato da Jimmy in Bad Buddy), se si pensa che sono alla prima esperienza da protagonisti. Una cosa che ho apprezzato parecchio sono stati i cameo di molti attiri di stampo GMMTV, dove il loro ruolo di attori viene ricordato (quindi come Tay o Gun, non come Perth che invece ha interpretato un ruolo vero e proprio nella storia). È stato molto cute anche il fatto che abbiano dato a Mix un piccolo ruolo come veterinario, insomma è proprio una serie ben studiata (ed emotiva, perché lo ammetto, quando c’è stato il funerale di una delle due cape della associazione “tailandesi nel multiverso” ho pianto). Quindi bello proprio, molto consigliato.


Eh… voi pensavate che mi fossi dimenticata di loro, vero? Ovviamente no, diciamo che questo è solo un PS per fare i miei più grandi complimenti a Ohm e Nanon per la loro interpretazione, breve, ma intensa. Insomma li ho adorati, e per circa tre quarti della serie speravo di riuscire a vedere dei piccoli snip della loro vita nel nostro “universo”, poi nelle ultime puntate mi sono ricreduta pensando che era meglio così, che insomma la sorpresa di vedere come sarebbero state le vite di Taley e Puen, se avessero rovinato completamente le carriere (più Tess che Tun), se si fossero ritrovati anche loro… se la storia d’amore sbocciata in un universo si sarebbe potuta ritrovare anche nell’altro (dubito, vista l’irritazione cronica che causa Tess ad ogni singolo essere vivente). Insomma, è anche grazie a loro se questa serie mi è piaciuta così tanto.

(Unica domanda, perché si chiame uncut version? Nel senso ho presente come si presentato certe versioni uncut e boh… va beh)

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While the overall plot may have left something to be desired, the undeniable chemistry between the characters managed to salvage the viewing experience. Although I found myself skipping through parts of the episodes towards the end, there were still moments of enjoyment to be found.

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