Even Sun Series (2022)

No plot, no fortnite, no nothing

I watched this BL immediately after Between Us cause Prem and Boun have my whole heart. And I know without a doubt that if it wasn't for them I probably would never touch this messy, underdeveloped BL ever again. My main gripe with this BL isn't even the confusing/lazily explained story. I actually thought it was pretty interesting and had some good drama, just not played out well in execution due to lackluster and sloppy story progression.

No, my main gripe with this BL is all the side stories. Sun and Athit felt extremely rushed with their romantic plotline and if they're the main couple then that tells you all you need to know about the side couples/plotlines. The boxing couple plotline ends with them kissing and then that's it, no aftermath or epilogue on how they deal with the boxer's father or where they go from there. Were just left to, assume everything goes well I guess.

Now I wouldn't say this BL isn't worth a watch. The plot does have its moments and gets pretty interesting a little further within the series. The setting of the beach was also absolutely gorgeous and I loved the summer and sun aesthetic of the characters. Overall this BL is something I would recommend to someone wanting a summery and beach vibe, just as long as they don't mind their BL with a hefty chunk of clunkiness.

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Que ça fait du bien un BL feel good sans drama, bon sang. Zéro prise de tête, l'histoire est ultra basique (et on n'a pas d'étudiants en ingénierie Hallelujah haha) ; elle reste très sympa à suivre. Ca respire la bonne humeur et le sable chaud. BounPrem sont vraiment géniaux ensemble, on pourrait juste les regarder interagir indéfiniment sans aucune storyline que ce serait quand même trop chouette. Ils sont chacun attachant à leur manière. J'aurais cependant tellement aimé que l'histoire soit plus approfondie et dure plus longtemps, avec aussi un peu plus de choses du côté de Bangkok et du couple secondaire.

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Unforgivable

I don't know where to start. With a cast and scenery this good, how can the result be so unsatisfying? The main plot is interesting, but the holes make the story so strange. It was too forced to finish in episode 6.

If it was designed from the start for only 6 episodes, the story could be more condensed, the first 2 episodes that tell Sun as a debt collector have too many unimportant scenes. The main reason why Sun's father lied and made Sun go to the island is also unclear, did he give Sun as collateral or what (or was it explained in the series that I missed it?).

Athit had recognized Sun from the beginning because of their promise as a child, but the process of Sun suddenly falling in love with Athit was made too fast. Though the process could have been made sweeter and made us smile supported by their setting on an island with such a good view.

With the chemistry between Boun & Prem, it's a shame that it's not utilized to the fullest.

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Summer break fluff

I love Boun & Prem. Mainly because of their chemistry and acting. Well... Boun's acting that is. Prem is seriously lacking, or it must be the bad script/direction. It started getting better the moment Boun showed up. This boy is going places for sure. He is giving me Mew vibes with his looks (jawline!!) and charisma.

The scenery and the interactions between the 3 dads saved the series for me. Without these it would have been Physical Therapy-level boring. And on top of that there were some really confusing bits.

What was the point of the youth miemory? Why was this not discussed at all? What was the point of all the s&m items in the room? I suspect it was solely meant to remind us of a few other (hit) bl-s, because there was no follow up of any kind.

The scenery takes a big part of the plus points for this series. Sea, sand, mountains, monkeys and coconuts. Paradise!

It was sweet, but not cute. It was nice but not good. Just something to kill summer holiday boredom.

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What a disappointment

Absolutely watched this solely for BounPrem. After their spectacular acting in Between Us, this story did them dirty. I only watched to the end (fighting sleep) because of BP and the scenery. It really was filmed in a beautiful location! The younger cast all did a great job but the older gentlemen were just ridiculous. They were advised to act like clowns? And, I’m not really sure you can call this a BL. It was all too forced in the last episode. If BounPrem were not already an established couple, I would never have believed how they went from squabbling one minute to in bed together the next. Stupid story. Guess they didn’t have time with only 6 episodes. Hated his orange hair and black eyebrows. Prem is too cute for that.

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Not much happened, but it was a quick and fun watch

Honestly, I only watched this because of BounPrem. The plot was fairly uneventful but the chemistry was great. They definitely could have done more, but for a short series it was a fun watch. The initial conflict seems a bit odd, but it sets up the story nicely and the beach scenes are nice to watch.

Sun being unable to collect debt from anyone even though his job is a debt collector added some nice comedy to the show. It was lighthearted and enjoyable, but if you're looking for a deeper plot, this isn't it. A debtor and a debt collector meet up, some things take a turn for an unexpected twist, and naturally they fall in love. Simple as that.

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Waste of potentially great actors

I wish that someone would have taken this cast and given them a script. The younger of the cast have great acting skills, but they had nothing to act on. I finished watching this series for the actors alone, not the story. The story was lame and disjointed in my opinion. Honestly, the behind-the-scenes was more entertaining. And I hate saying that, because I LOVE Boun and Prem, and wish them the best. I also enjoyed the other boys. The fathers seemed to be comedic relief without the comedy, and there was a lot of overacting that just came off as ridiculous. There was so much space that could have been filled with story....ANYONE'S story...none of them were complete. Instead, there was a lot of staring out over the ocean/river/sunset. It was a waste of a lot of talent. From day 1, it has seemed that this is just a little drama to keep Boun and Prem relevant until their next drama airs.

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The worst drama with the best actors

Illogical but logical nice story but the script was more than lacking some times i had to give myself a pep talk not to drop it and to keep saying it only has 6 ep you can do it. Watch it just for BounPrem and the other handsome actors they did their best it's disrespectful to them to drop the drama 😤 😒 😑

Sun's character was just stupid i mean for the love of god i was screaming internally to grow some balls fo the love of God

I liked them the actors were ok handsome and cute and sexy and talented they did what they could with a crappy script.

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Even 2 suns can't heat this one up

Characters exist, characters inexplicably fall in love. And some possible, muddled ships. That's about it to this BL.

The storytelling is rather incoherent. Sun is sent to collect a debt from Athit--Sun is part of some debt collection company (it seems) and somehow Sun's own father engages the company's services, which sends Sun to collect the debt. (Weird.) And Sun is a debt collector who never manages to collect any debts--it is not clear why; it is not as though his colleagues have superior debt collection tactics, but I digress like the series keeps doing.

Anyway, it turns out that Athit does not even owe Sun's father anything. In fact, it's the other way round. So what purpose does it even serve to get Sun to collect a debt? Boun and Prem are the leads playing Athit and Sun respectively, and the acting is understandably weak because ... how are they supposed to act with such randomness? It is not like there's any nuance or depth of character to bring out.

Another couple, Ashing and Mangkorn, has an even thinner storyline (if you can call it one). It seems that Mangkorn is basically enslaved because of a debt his father owes (Ashing's father is the boss of the aforementioned debt collection agency). They don't get along well at first but suddenly fall in love.

Then there is an assortment of characters whose behaviors are often inexplicable. One vaguely sees some possible ships here and there, but everything ends up being quite confusing.

The storytelling style makes things worse. One quirk of this series is the use of flashbacks to show how what is happening in a scene happens to begin with. This style is most of the time purposeless and does not enhance our engagement or appreciation of the story.

The only really entertaining thing in this series is the ending. And I don't even mean the happy ending for the two couples. It's how the boyfriend of Athit's brother (a terrible person) is left stranded on an island, with everyone forgetting he's there. Initially, I thought that the careless scriptwriters simply did not realize that they had left him on the island. Perhaps they did, but it is funny how they made use of it at the end so generate some humor.

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Well cast series has potential, but fails to live up to expectations

I had high hopes for this series, because of BounPrem of course, but also studio Wabi Sabi because they typically deliver high quality shows…

But, I was let down by the plot - it just wasn’t interesting enough for me to keep watching and if not for BounPrem I might have stopped, but I saw it through because I wanted to see their relationship develop. Unfortunately the pacing of their relationship felt a bit off to me. Maybe because we didn’t get enough time to see their characters develop fully with this short series. Their chemistry was undeniably great & their acting was superb, but I think they were ripped off due to bad writing.

One relationship I really liked, was the 2nd couple (I won’t put their names, as I don’t want to spoil the pairing). Their development felt more natural, and I actually liked their story more. As another user said, I also wouldn’t mind seeing them in another series, maybe even as the mains :)

Some more things I liked were: the gorgeous scenery, the intro which I never skipped, cuz that shiz is catchy as heck (why are all Thai drama intros so good huh?!), and the last episode, which gave me edge of my seat, heart clenching’ feelings, waiting to see what happened next, which I hadn’t felt a lot of this series. Please make more episodes like this in the future!!

Good luck to all the talented actors in this series & I can’t wait to see more from BounPrem! Until Between Us airs, I will be rewatching the specials + their cute scenes from this & UWMA hehe ☺️

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