You Are My Favorite (2023)

Definitivamente um dos meus favoritos de 2023

Você já foi ou é um adulto frustrado? Alguém tão insatifeito com a vida que leva, que só enxerga nela tudo que existe de pior. Se você respondeu sim, talvez essa seja uma das coisas que tornem Botkawee um personagem facilmente identificável para pessoas como eu e você.

Ele é um homem de 30 anos que nunca alcançou grandes coisas na vida: não tem amigos, tem um emprego que paga mal e ainda mora de aluguel, não tem namorada e tem dificuldade de socializar e para piorar a garota que ele gosta vai casar com um cara popular da faculdade que ele detesta.

Tudo muda, quando ele recebe a oportunidade de voltar no tempo com ajuda de um senhor meio misterioso. Voltando para época da faculdade, há 10 anos atrás, para fazer de tudo para deixar a vida dele melhor no futuro.

Uma das grandes questões que temos aqui é como você fica preso na forma que você enxerga a si mesmo e aos outros, acabando por perder as oportunidades que se apresentam e como na maioria das vezes essas pessoas com quem você tanto se importa, na verdade não ligam a mínima para sua existência.

Temos um exemplo de pais e mães incríveis aqui e a representação da comunidade LGBTQIAPN+, literalmente está de encher os olhos (de lágrimas), emocionante, sensível e necessária. A personagem feminina aqui não é só um enfeite (senhoras e senhores, que mulher!).

É meu primeiro contato com o trabalho do Krist e achei que ele mandou muito bem intepretando o Kawi, mas o grande destaque para mim foi o Pisaeng.

Com o passar dos episódios meu amor por esse personagem só foi aumentando cada vez mais! (junto com a minha admiração pelo trabalho do Gawin. Meu senhor, o que eram os olhinhos desse homem enchendo de água! Com certeza, eu estarei esperando na fila para ver o próximo trabalho dele.)

Moral da história: quem não viu ainda tá perdendo tempo!

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Entrou para os meus favoritos

Be My Favorite conquistou um lugar especial na minha lista de favoritos. Que drama MARAVILHOSOl! A forma como a série aborda a jornada de autodescoberta da sexualidade e a aceitação dos personagens, principalmente do Pisaeng, é simplesmente sensacional, acho que não existe palavras para realmente descrever como chorei em cada cena. A cena na boate gay, em particular, foi de uma a que mais tocou 90% do pulico isso eu tenho certeza por que imagino que muitas pessoas já exitaram em estar em ambientes que promovem a diversidade e com medo de encontrar conhecidos ou pessoas conhecidas te verem entrando lá, imagino foi o que o Pisaeng pensou, quando ele exitou em entrar e quando ele decidiu entrar e literalmente uma metáfora sobre como ele finalmente se aceitou. Recomendo Be My Favorite para todos que buscam um drama romântico leve, envolvente e com uma mensagem importante sobre autoaceitação e amor. A série é perfeita para quem quer se emocionar, rir e refletir sobre temas importantes.

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Pretty good

I mostly watched it because Krist was the main character. The story was was interesting and relatable in some ways. Few moments of life lessons I admire from the characters. Cliche but entertaining. Just something to watch if you don't got other BL series in mind.

I really love Pearmai. Her character was just soooooo good. I kinda wished there was more scenes of Kwan because she was the only side character I rarely got in touched with. Otherwise, everyone was important.

The only thing I didn't like in the series is the love. I wasn't sure why everyone liked someone for a reason besides "you're cute." That was the energy I got from pretty much EVERYONE. Well besides Kawi and even Kwan. It just sounds like a little crush and nothing too deep. The love plot wasn't such a strong attribution to the story.

Again, this was a nice series to watch and pretty new storyline in the BL industry. Give it a try.

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Inconsistent Time-Traveling Rules But A Warm & Cozy Time

The magic and whimsy of Be My Favorite gives me warm and cozy memories. It's not a perfect drama for reasons I'll go into later, but it definitely is one of the stronger BL's I've watched. It felt much cleaner than other GMMTV dramas in that the story had clear direction and no loose ends (at least for the parts that mattered). There was clear character growth for both of the characters and it was so satisfying to see Kawi become happier and more confident once he realized that he didn't need to time travel anymore to live a full and satisfying life.

The drama was also so dang pretty. Some of the scenes were absolutely and unexpectedly breathtaking.

I love romcoms with supernatural elements, so this could've been a 10/10 win for me, but the time traveling rules were very weak, or rather nonexistent. When Kawi first went back in time and it was chaotic, it made sense because Kawi was too preoccupied with making the future perfect that he ended up fumbling the present. When he returned, he was much more intentional with letting things play out, but when he went back, it was a mess. So what’s the lesson here? There needed to be a clearer connection between past actions and future implications. Like with most GMMTV dramas, I just turned my brain off and I was able to just fully enjoy the show.

The show really showed its strength with its surprisingly mature ending. I was ready to throw hands when Kawi got sick because I assumed it was the writers trying to throw an unnecessary last minute twist, but instead the twist of Pisaeng going back in time really had me floored. Pisaeng, having accidentally gotten Kawi sick in the future, considers ending his relationship with Kawi to prevent Kawi from getting deathly ill down the line, but Kawi, having grown so much in his time travels, tells Pisaeng that he's content with his life with him, and wants him in his life no matter what happens. They lived a full life in love, no need to tinker with the past.

What makes me love this show is that it's strong on its own. A lot of BLs falter because the writers rely too much on the ship or the mere fact that it's a BL to get attention and create buzz. But Krist and Gawin aren't a massive ship (and doesn't really seem like that was an intended goal of the show anyway given the lack of shipwork between the two) and you could've made Be My Favorite a het drama and it would've been JUST as good. I'm glad we're no longer settling for subpar stories to push ships and maximize $$$. I hope we continue to strive for quality dramas.

All in all, I really enjoyed Be My Favorite, a very unexpected pleasant watch!

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Weird plot holes and lacking chemistry sadly

Overall I enjoyed the majority of this Series. It did get a bit weird and confusing and illogical in the end.. but well with a time travelling plot that’s to be expected.

Interestingly enough I feel like both Gawin and Krist did great with their roles respectively. It’s just that the feeling of a very socially awkward 30yo in the body of a teen just makes for a weird feeling generally… krist did great at being exactly what he was supposed to be… I don’t see fault in the actors here but very much in the story itself.

While I did ship both characters together and I did feel like they liked each other, we were missing some actual vocalisation of those feelings from one side which made the whole thing feel a bit lacking in chemistry.. i feel like they could have put more effort into actually showing his feelings at some point, they were definitely there but the series just really didn’t give him a chance to show that.

The last Episode IMO overall was just unnecessary and could’ve been cut out of the series without any issues at all

I actually rewatched the first 10 episodes because I had quit at the end the first time around, I did still enjoy even the second watch though. Just the end really wasn’t all that giving.

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A typical GMMTV show with more eating than actual time travel

This show is definitely not my favorite, but it’s not entirely unenjoyable either. I would classify it as a very typical GMMTV BL, and thus a perfectly mid show. Most GMMTV shows are in that range of "not great, but not horrible either“ for me, and Be My Favorite is no exception.

Acting / Chemistry:
For me, the main reason this show didn’t crumble under the weight of its flaws is the acting. Gawin and Krist are both great in their roles. Krist pulls off the awkward and whiny Kawi so well, but he’s also delivering a great performance in emotional moments. I actually like him in this a lot more than I did in Sotus. Gawin has been great in anything I’ve seen him in, so it comes as no surprise that he’s doing an excellent job in the role of Pisaeng as well. He’s naturally charismatic, and he knows how to deliver emotions when needed. The performances of the entire cast were really good, and they definitely saved a lot of what went wrong with the writing.
The chemistry between the romantic leads was decent. They’re not one of my favorite pairings, but they do have more chemistry than other pairings (cough Pastsenger cough). To me, it was just lacking the real butterflies that come with other ships, so I don't crave more of them together, but if they were paired again, I wouldn't mind either.

Characters:
I’ll start with the positive—Pisaeng. I adore him, and he deserves the world. He’s very easy to like. That’s partially because Gawin lends his natural charm to the character, but also because he was really refreshing. It’s not like he was super well fleshed out, but he was a genuinely kind and caring guy, and he had a lot of emotional intelligence. In many ways, he reminded me of Ayan (from the Eclipse), who might be my favorite GMMTV character up to date, so that’s a huge compliment. I loved watching Pisaeng on screen, and I was rooting for him.

Kawi on the other hand was horrible. Okay, that’s a bit harsh. I actually liked him in the beginning. But the longer the series went on for, the more I started disliking him. At the start, he was just this awkward, self-deprecating guy who was actually quite cute. However, as time went on, his "I’m such a loser“ attitude began to get annoying. He also became a pretty big asshole in many moments. He was only concerned about his own emotions and thoughts, completely disregarding other people’s feelings. Him then being like "I’m such a bad guy, I feel horrible, boohoo“ didn’t help. If you’re aware that you’re being a douche, maybe try not being one next time? But then he did it again. He was also very judgmental, which didn't help his case. It got incredibly frustrating. Especially since Kawi always needed someone to point out that he was in the wrong, but never realized it by himself. I know he was written that way on purpose, but it’s just not great for a main character you’re supposed to root for. Krist also being naturally charming did help, but even Krist can’t make me enjoy watching this whiny little prick. All of this wouldn’t necessarily have been a bad thing if there was severe character development. Him starting out as selfish and judgmental, but then growing and opening his horizon would’ve been great. But that didn’t really happen. Or well, it did by the power of montage and time-skip and time travel magic. But that wasn't enough for me. Kawi was the main reason I really started disliking this show about half way through.

On a more positive note, I really liked Kawi’s best friend, Max. What a shame he didn’t really have much of a storyline to himself, but only served as Kawi’s emotional trashcan. He basically helped Kawi function and act like an at least somewhat decent human. You know how in Pinocchio, the cricket acts as Pinocchio’s conscience? That’s basically what Max was to Kawi. He was patient enough to put up with Kawi’s attitude. What an angel. Couldn't have been me.

Pearmai was fine. I appreciate the attempt at fleshing her out as a character, for example by giving her a difficult relationship with her mother. It wasn’t a lot, but it was a lot more than most other BLs do with their female characters. She wasn’t portrayed as a villain either, which I was super happy about. In general, she was really likeable and I would’ve loved to see more of her. I hope more BLs will take this approach with their female characters, rather than having them be two-dimensional villains that only exist as objects in the way of the boys love aspect.

Romance:
I was in favor of the romance because I wanted Pisaeng to be happy. And for some reason unbeknownst to me, he finds his happiness in Kawi. I also liked the general idea of Kawi travelling back in time to get Pear to like him, just for him to realize it was Pisaeng he was meant to be with all along. That actually makes for a really fun and cute story. However, because I really disliked Kawi, I found it hard to root for the romance. Especially since Kawi’s constant self-deprecation and Pisaeng serving as someone to assure him that he’s not a loser seems pretty unhealthy. Also, Pisaeng constantly having to give in to Kawi’s wishes and demands while Kawi is being stubborn also seems problematic. To me, it felt like one of those relationships where 10 years down the line, Pisaeng will probably have given up on anything he had going for himself, in order to make Kawi happy, while Kawi is not even willing to do as little as compromise. They had very cute moments, don’t get me wrong. I just don’t think Kawi was ready for a relationship at all. As we got to see in the future, it luckily didn't turn out this way. But that's probably because Kawi did an unexplained full 180 and is apparently entirely different in the future, thanks to the power of montage and time-skip.

I feel like this show would’ve greatly benefitted from a side couple (whatever the Not-Kwan-Pear love triangle was doesn't count). Spending all the time with Kawi and Pisaeng was A LOT, so a side couple to mix things up would’ve been great. Anything for me not to be trapped with Kawi for the entire episode would’ve been appreciated honestly.

On a different note, I was genuinely surprised by how little I minded the love triangle between Kawi, Pisaeng and Pearmai. Normally, I hate love triangles in BLs, especially if they involve a girl. Usually, because it’s tied to a lot of toxic jealousy and the girl being the villain of the story. But in this show, I actually thought it was handled very well.

Also, I want to talk about how they had the perfect opportunity for some asexual representation. To me, it genuinely felt like Kawi had no interest in sex. I would’ve loved it had they actually made him ace. But instead, we got a super awkward sex scene that made me feel so uncomfortable to watch, because Kawi was looking like he didn’t wanna be there (at least in the beginning). So instead of ace representation, it turned into yet another BL where one character wants to cuddle, kiss and have sex, while the other is portrayed to be reluctant to any of that for no explainable reason.

Writing / Storytelling:
Let’s start with the time travel aspect of it all. I’m simply not a fan of time travel shows in general. That’s because it’s extremely difficult to pull it off in a way that doesn’t leave 100 plot-holes. I think they were pretty clever by not really focusing much on the time travelling as a mechanism itself. At least they were until episode 11, when Time Travel Man showed up, and lectured Kawi about how he can’t use time travel to win the lottery, because that apparently depends on destiny. If you haven’t won the lottery so far, you weren’t destined to win it, and you can't win it even with time travel magic. So, according to that, apparently love isn’t based on fate then, since you can just travel back in time to fix it? Usually, BLs heavily steer into the direction of love being entirely destiny-based, so this was actually an interesting thought. But still, it left me with many questions. I wouldn’t have been too bothered by everything, if it weren’t for these glaring issues:
(1) When Kawi travels from the past to the future, he gets there with no memories of what happened during the past ten years, and then gradually gains back those memories. This is proven by the fact that in episode 7, he doesn’t remember his apartment or how he’s on bad terms with Pisaeng. But how is it then that he somehow did know the lyrics of a song he had assumably written within those past 10 years? He arrived backstage of his gig, not even remembering he was a famous singer. So how the hell does he remember the lyrics? I guess by the power of plot-convenience.
(2) They kinda broke the time travel mechanism in episode 10, when Pisaeng spun the time travel thingy, but somehow nothing happened? Why did he not travel to the future, like it happens with Kawi? Does that mean the time travelling ability is tied to Kawi specifically? I could’ve accepted that with a frown, but then in episode 11, Pisaeng spins it again, and he actually does travel in time. This made no sense to me.
(3) I thought the whole purpose of time traveling was for Kawi to right his wrongs, and then go back to the future. But apparently, he just stayed in the past? I wasn’t aware he could even do that. The whole show seemed to steer into the direction of him eventually having to return to the future, and that was just dropped entirely. To me, the end of the show would’ve been much more satisfying if Kawi had travelled to the future again, instead of the whole almost death and Pisaeng time travel arch.

The writing of conflicts wasn’t always great either. The issues weren’t as offensively bad as in A Boss And A Babe for example. But oftentimes characters’ motivations or moods changed from one scene to just a few scenes later without any reason or resolution. For example, Pear got very upset with Not for basically having pressured Kawi into a love confession, and recording the whole thing. She even calls him out in front of his friends, seemingly very angry. Then, without any resolution to that, Not gave her his book to read, and she thanked him and told him he was doing great— the bad blood seemingly having vanished into thin air. This wasn’t the only instant either. Some fights between Kawi and Pisaeng were left with no resolution too. They just suddenly got along again. It probably isn’t as notable if you watch the show week by week, but it gets very apparent when binging it. The whole love triangle story between Not, Pear and Kwan was dropped completely without any resolution whatsoever. I could not tell you if Not and Kwan ever actually got together, or if they stopped their fling entirely. Not that I really care about what Not does or who he’s with, since he’s an asshole, but leaving it unresolved is still unsatisfying.

In a similar manner, there are things that just happen out of nowhere and are left with no further explanation. For example, in episode 8, Max thanks Kawi for "helping me realize I should stay here and keep fighting“. But we saw none of that actually happening. Kawi was just using Max as his unpaid therapist, but we didn’t see anything about Kawi helping Max. The story didn’t show that, so the dialogue was clashing with what was actually happening. Similarly, in episode 9, we suddenly find out that Kwan and Not have a friends with benefits situation going on (or something like that). That also came out of the blue. We knew from that one time of travelling to the future that they would eventually have an affair, but there was no reason to believe that was already going on in college. Us finding out very late in the show that Kawi apparently is into music when it was never alluded to before also felt very sudden. These things could’ve been implemented in much better ways that wouldn’t have left you feeling like some brand new piece of information was just thrown at you out of absolute nowhere.
In this regard, another thing was Pisaeng suddenly playing the guitar and singing to Kawi in episode 7. Why the hell did that happen? Well, I know why. Because Gawin is a solid singer, and GMMTV has this agenda of pushing all their actors into a singing career as well. But in terms of the writing, it made no sense. We had no reason to believe Pisaeng had any interest in singing or playing the guitar. It was entirely illogical for him to suddenly serenade Kawi, and should’ve been cut. Not every single character needs to sing in your shows, GMMTV. Please stop forcing it in when it makes no narrative sense, I’m begging you.

I already mentioned the friendship between Kawi and Max. It was pretty badly written. For one, the story starts with Max being mad at Kawi. He then suddenly changes his mind about being mad (god knows why) and they’re back to being best friends. If you just make him change his mind without Kawi really having to work for it, why start off their relationship with any conflict at all? It was pointless and left entirely unexplored. We’re then supposed to believe they’re both helping each other and are there for each other. When really, all we ever see is Kawi using Max to complain about life. It felt so insanely one-sided that I really felt sorry for Max. I don’t think there’s a single instance where Kawi asks him how he’s doing. It’s just Kawi here, Kawi there, Kawi everywhere.

Another random thing that bothered me was the amount of scenes we got of characters eating. I know that being a foodie was part of Kawi’s character, so I don't mind more eating scenes than usual. But after a certain point, it just felt like a lack of creativity. Like please, there are other scenes that can serve as a basis for characters to talk to each other. They don’t have to be eating every other scene.

The worst offence in my opinion, however, was their annoying way of storytelling. The amount of times they cut away from a scene, just to show how that scene ended in a flashback five minutes later, made me want to rip my hair out. They did it for dramatic effect, I suppose, but it only took me out of the story with the constant flashing back and forth. It’s just unnecessary and makes it more difficult to follow the narrative. Just let the scenes play out, and then move forward. It didn’t happen all the time, but it happened often enough for me to really get annoyed by it. And there were even instances when scenes ended very abruptly without us ever finding out how they ended at all. Which in my opinion was still better than the annoying back and forth between present and flashbacks.

Positives
- I liked the relationship between Kawi and his dad a lot. It was heartwarming, and the only moments I actually liked Kawi were when he was with his dad. However, this actor in my mind will always be the mafia boss and dad of Kinn (from KinnPorsche). So I had this head-canon that the mafia business of Kinn’s dad went really south, and he had to take on a new identity. So he started a new life, with a new wife, and a new kid.
- The show had some solid comedy in it.
- As annoying as he was, Kawi felt like a pretty unique character, and not just like the stereotypical character GMMTV goes for in every other show.
- Them not making Pearmai the villain of the show just because she’s the girl was very appreciated.
- The line "Parenthood is about more than just raising our children. We have to grow with them.“ That was the best line in the entire show. It was said in a scene that was entirely useless and senseless, since it was the only scene we ever got of the parents alone. But I’m glad it was there, for that line alone.
- I liked how it opened with Pear getting married to Pisaeng, and ended with her getting married to someone else. That was a nice full circle moment.

Final Thoughts
Initially, I liked the show. For the first few episodes, it felt fresh and funny. However, the longer it went on for, the more I started disliking Kawi. And it’s just really hard to like a show when you constantly want to yell at the main character. This, paired with the weird editing choice of cutting away and then flashing back five minutes later, really took away from my enjoyment. The writing wasn’t great. It wasn’t as bad as in other GMMTV shows, but a lot of it could’ve been an easy fix, which is always very frustrating. It seems as though GMMTV puts more effort into making all their actors sing and dance these days, rather than actually putting that effort into solid writing. With all of that weighing the show down, around episode 9 I just wanted it to be over.
It was not my cup of tea, but I see why other people enjoy it a lot. There were enjoyable aspects there, for me they simply got overshadowed by the bad. But I was watching this with a very critical eye, I’m aware of that. If you’re someone who views BLs maybe a little less critically (and if you don't find Kawi as irritating as I did), then you’ll probably enjoy this. As I said, it’s a very typical GMMTV show, so if you’re into most of those, you’ll probably be into this too.
This was quite difficult to rate for me. I really didn’t enjoy it much, but giving it a very low score just because I personally have vendetta against Kawi doesn’t seem fair. Therefore, I’ll just rate this somewhere in the middle ground, like I would most other GMMTV shows.

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« Be My Favorite » est l’histoire de Kawi, un homme adulte qui considère avoir raté sa vie. Lorsqu’un inconnu à l’aura mystérieuse répare pour lui la boule de cristal musicale qu’il avait acheté pour offrir en cadeau à la femme qu’il aimait du temps où il était un étudiant universitaire, Kawi se retrouve projeté à cette époque, dans son corps de 18 ans. Il a ainsi la chance de modifier son avenir et de gagner le cœur de cette femme qu’il aime (d’un amour très superficiel, vas sans dire.).
Le scripte de base a tout pour plaire. J’adore l’idée d’un BL surnaturel et qui sort de l’ordinaire. Les voyages dans le temps, c’est toujours captivant. Néanmoins, si les premiers épisodes nous tiennent en haleine, le tout devient rapidement boiteux. Pas mauvais, certes, mais son originalité semble s’évaporer au fil des épisodes, faisant finalement de Be My Favorite une série universitaire banale qui regorge des clichés habituels du genre.

Kawi m’a d’abord plus. J’avais aimé Krist Perawat en tant que protagoniste du célèbre BL SOTUS, donc j’étais impatiente de le découvrir dans ce nouveau projet. Je ne suis pas déçu. Avec son visage mignon et son jeu d’acteur, Krist est fait pour le rôle du pétillant Kawi. Ce personnage brille au cours des premiers épisodes, créant des moments à la fois hilarants et embarrassants. Il n’a pas la langue dans sa poche et comme il croit être dans un rêve, il agit comme un idiot pour modifier l’avenir. J’aurais aimé qu’il reste ainsi. Malheureusement, plus le temps avance et plus Kawi devient agaçant. Il prend d’horribles décisions et il agit comme un connard avec le gentil Pisaeng. C’est donc difficile de s’y attacher sérieusement. De plus, les fans savent que Krist n’aime pas jouer dans des BL… et soyons francs, cela parait dans ses scènes de baiser.

De son côté, Pisaeng est le « Husbano » par excellence. Beau gosse, gentil, romantique, attentionné… C’est à se demander s’il a des défauts. Pour être honnête, j’ai d’abord été déçue d’apprendre que Fluke Gawin remplaçait Mike Chinnarat dans le rôle de protagoniste. C’était enfin sa chance de briller en tant que tête d’affiche. J’avais aimé Gawin dans Not Me (auprès de l’exceptionnel First Kanaphan dont la présence vol la vedette) et dans Enchanté, mais à cause de sa tête de jeune premier, j’avais peur que le rôle manque d’intérêt. Mes craintes se sont avérées infondés, car son charisme est si fort qu’il fait de Pisaeng un personnage attachant. Il mérite tellement mieux qu’un grognon comme Kawi en tant que petit ami.

Je suis religieusement Aou Thanaboon sur les réseaux sociaux depuis longtemps, car je l’aime beaucoup et j’attends impatiemment une série AouBoom. C’est d’ailleurs ses nombreuses publicités en faveur de la série qui m’ont donné envie de la commencer avant la fin de la diffusion, ce que je ne fais pas habituellement. Quel n’a pas été ma déception en voyant que son personnage, Max, est aussi mineur. Ça pourrait pourtant être un personnage très intéressant! Il s’est d’abord annoncé en tant qu’ancien meilleur ami de Kawi avec lequel il s’est disputé, mais le problème s’est si vite réglé qu’on oublie qu’ils étaient en froids. Franchement… Tout à son sujet a été mis de côté. Son départ vers un autre pays, la dispute, etc. Il devient seulement le gars homosexuel qui aide le couple principal. Fin. J’ai encore espoir pour la suite, car il a tant de potentiel.

Les autres personnages sont passables. J’aime bien Knot (Title Kirati), l’ami connard des principaux. L’acteur l’interprète à merveille et son histoire avec Kwan est intéressante. Ce garçon est une mauvaise influence qui n’est ni trop gentil, ni trop un gros con. Même si ses agissements sont répréhensibles, une part de moi ne peut s’empêcher de l’apprécier. Cependant, à côté de lui, je trouve Pearmai ennuyante. Elle est gentille, certes, mais ensuite? Il lui manque un petit quelque chose.

C’est triste à admettre, mais je trouvais le couple PisaengKawi plus mignon avant leur mise en couple officiel. Ils ont des interactions adorables, mais quelque chose me fait grincer des dents… peut-être est-ce le malaise que semble ressentir Krist chaque fois qu’il embrasse Gawin? Gawin parait plus à l’aise de jouer un rôle BL que son partenaire, à moins que le personnage de Kawi soit écrit de manière à ce qu’il semble amèrement regretter sa décision. Aucun amour n’est lisible dans ses yeux, contrairement à Pisaeng qui pourrait le dévorer et l’ensevelir sous un amas affectif. Je n’apprécie pas les couples pour qui une simple accolade est la fin du monde. Il n’y a aucune différence entre amis et amoureux. Ou presque. De plus, chaque fois que Kawi dit qu’il l’aime, on ne ressent pas grande sincérité. Ça va peut-être s’améliorer.

Bref, Be My Favorite est une bonne série qui mérite d’être visionné pour le divertissement, mais je doute qu’elle devienne un chef-d’œuvre incontournable parmi les BL. Tout est trop simple, sans évènement marquant ou personnages renversants. Cependant, c’est toujours agréable de voir les diverses réalités alternatives que crées les modifications de Kawi.

!!! DANGER SPOIL !!!
C’est dommage que Kawi ait dus voir un avenir ou sa relation avec Pear ne fonctionne pas pour qu’il accepte enfin d’offrir une chance à Pisaeng. Le fait qu’il soit un second choix de dernier recours viens enlever un peu de magie. Ils ont beau dire qu’ils étaient faits pour finir ensemble, mais j’ai quelques doutes.

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A big fat lie!

The series begins with a big fat lie in just under 2 minutes of its first episode!

YES!

The protagonist claims that he doesn't have good grades, his financial situation is even worse, and he has no friends. And do you notice it? Where is the lie here?
Kiwi (Perawat Sangpotirat) looks good. And we can argue if everyone thinks he's good looking. But I do mean that you guys find him far above average handsome, right?
A little hair out of his forehead and he looks really good. Kiwi plays a loner, at least in the first two episodes. One who prefers to go down to the basement to laugh than to move to the dance floor dancing. You have to make him a little nerdy at the beginning. That's the principle of "Yo soy Betty, la fea (Original) - Ugly Betty"
But let's wait and see.

Good-looking people don't have to exert a lot of effort to get to know other people. It sort of falls into their laps.
So I think Kiwi is wrong in this assertion. OK.. i was a bit overdrama, to call it a "fat lie" ;) But i can say, he is lying to himself.
Besides the stereotype that good-looking people have it easier, Kiwi claims that rich people feel less alone (than he does). This is quietly contradicted by Pisaeng (Gawin Caskey). I'm curious to see if the screenwriters flesh this out a bit more.

The theme
If you're under 25, you won't have that feeling as clearly as those over 25. Everyone at some point asks themselves the question, if I had reacted differently at a certain point, what would my life have been like?
So it's likely to be a series that will also appeal to older viewers. It's a smart move.

The music
Often (too often), catchy pop tunes are woven into a series ad nauseum. People forget that good film music underscores the story and the plot. The feelings of an actor are excellently carried by good music.
The music of "Be My Favorite" is outstanding for a series. There is a real full-blooded musician at work here, who was able to fit well into the story. Perawat Sangpotirat is credited as the composer. Kudos if the lead also writes the score.
In any case, it's worth indulging in the music as well.

Conclusion...
At the moment it looks like a very exciting story.
I feel entertained and invited by the story to keep watching.


23.06.23
Edit Episode 4:
I love Perawat Sangpotirat more and more as an actor.
Unbelievable how well he plays and makes even mundane moments seem real and believable.
He plays a nerd, so he's the nerd, and when the nerd dances, all you want to do is run. And that from such a good musician. Well. So a real accomplishment to dance so unrhythmically....
Who wants to be with such a nerd? And what's new in his world? Unfortunately, the episodes are short and fly by each other.
Of course, one would like to intervene and say, do this or that. But that's exactly what makes a good series: that you'd prefer to take the protagonist and tell him how to behave. He played so convincingly that you take the role from him.
Also convincingly played Sarunchana Apisamaimongkol. A beautiful woman and so gifted in acting. I am sure we will see more of her.
Although Gawin Caskey has a very short role in this episode, I found him convincing. Dear camera, dear director. Give him more time. I find the camera work too fast here, this character needs more moments.
Justina Suvanvihok, your moment was when you sang. That was beautiful. I can see that you feel very comfortable in that moment and in that role. Your role comes a little bit too short.
Kirati Puangmalee's is way too long for that. Very good actor who plays the ass of the series. He is really the worst. Boring, nerdy and dumb. So congratulations for playing your role so wonderfully. Don't be sad, villains are unpopular characters in series. But we need them, because otherwise you don't notice the very beautiful so clearly. But in this episode, I find his role a bit too much.
For Thanaboon Kiatniran, it's time for him to come out of the Support Roles niche. Hey Talent Scouts. You missed someone excellent here. He will shine in a leading role.


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I've watched a lot of Thai bls, especially the university-set ones, and they can easily blend into each other, and it's hard to do time travel well. I'm really liking this series, though. The casting is great! (Who else loves Max?) I love Fluke's character, Pisaeng; it's great to see some vulnerability, unsurety in him. Pear's deeper than many FLs, and I love her best friend. Well written so far, well acted. It's hard to wait in between episodes! It's 12 episodes, so I'm wondering where they'll take the story, but I'm hoping it continues to move forward, yet keep developing these characters and their relationships.

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