La Pluie (2023)

Just had high hopes

Just an FYI I had been watching this with a friend as it released and we both said no its not worth the last 4 episodes after what they just pulled.

So like I had been looking forward to this show ever since I had initially heard of it when I was getting back into bls in late 2022 early 2023 and I thought the whole soulmates that can only hear each other in the rain was a really cute concept and like just inherently unique to my knowledge.

Then when the show was releasing I had found it strange that the supporting characters (side couple) were getting so much screen time which I get that like they need development and everything but most shows would only do around 15-20 minutes screentime per episode for them. Unfortunately this show did not end up doing that and it was pretty 50/50 with the distribution which I was unsure about for a good while and then ultimately hated because of how the characters were written. But hey I get it I love a good enemies to lovers kind of thing but like I hated that Lomfon was so dead set on ruining Saengtais relationship with his soulmate just because he had feelings for him. They just made Lomfon such an unlikeable character and then introduced the worst piece of writing I could think of as a viewer with the whole Lomfon can now hear Saengtai and Phat in the rain when Saengtai and Phat are soulmates and I bet they ended up giving a reason for it and all but I literally dropped the show the second I had seen that happen because you had a perfectly good plot and beautiful story for soulmates and then ruined it all just because you wanted to have side character relevance when they are literally side characters and no hate to the actors or anything but this is something I would never recommend to someone to watch just because of how poorly it ends up being written down the line .

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This could be a 10 but..

This is the first BL series that is almost my first 10/10 BL series ever. I watched more than 150 BL series so far and I still couldn't find my 10/10. I met La Pluie when it came out and I felt my connection to it. It's consistently a 10/10 from every episode until it reached the episode where the hearing loss of the main leads was suddenly cured without proper explanation. All stories have been closed and entered a new beginning at the final episode except that one plot hole. How the hell was the hearing loss cured? Was it because of the third-party? Was it because they were close to each other when it was raining?

Other than that, I love most of the things they gave to us. I love their solid characters. I like Tien's character the most. I like Tien-Lomfon relationship. I love how Tai realized his actions were the same as what her mother did when she and his ex-husband divorced. I really appreciate the detailed characters. There are no wasted characters. The OST is so good. Every time it was played as background music during an emotional scene, I got teary eyes. Well, the whole Episode 12 did make me cry.

Thank you to all who made this happen.

THIS IS MY TOP BL SO FAR. We may have different tastes but for me, this is the series that I would love to recommend to everyone.

I LOVE THIS!

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One of my favorites!

This has got to be in my top list. The story was so interesting and full of suspense and mystery. It kept me watching episodes back to back. The idea of sudden hearing loss when it rains is fascinating. And to be able to only hear your soulmate.

I thought all the actors did a fantastic job. Of course, I loved both leads but Tien stole my heart. What a cute guy. I just loved his acting… his facial expressions and his playfulness were so well done.

Warning: I was not prepared for the huge twist at the end of episode 8. Wow.

I will definitely watch this again.

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The rainverse

The best thing about this show that i felt was really that everyone felt like a main character to me , pat tai lom and tian all owned the story equally , no body felt a little left out anywhere and the most imp thing about how they interpreted the way love works regardless of the unrealistic storyline , basically they made us beilve that soulmate is a person who is there for u in any case senario even if u don't have a hearing lose , it's simply a person who is your safe zone I loved how every up and down of there life were connected And it's you who makes love looks difficult it can be easy too indeed .
One more lesson learnt of communication don't fuck up things in anger THE MOST IMP
IF U FUVK THINGS UP THEN UNFUCK IT I will really miss these characters i am not even kidding, i can talk about them soo much

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Surprisingly really good!

I didn't quite expect it (mostly because of the 7.4 rating that is not THAT good when we consider that a lot of shitty shows are overrating on this website) but I found myself really liking this series.

The story is quite original - losing the hearing when it rains - and, even though, I wasn't really convinced of the you-can-only-hear-and-talk-to-your-soulmate-when-it-rains thing when it first appeared, I quickly forgot about how weird that was and went on with the show.

I also really loved the maturity of the characters. Although the actors are young, they managed to make me believe they were qualified to work in their field (especially the vets). I was especially surprised at Pee's performance. I have to admit that I wasn't very convinced with him when I saw the trailer for this series - I mean... his previous roles were in sh*tty shows like YYY and Y-Destiny in which he had the crazy/funny-type character, if I remember correctly - but he plays a complete different role in La Pluie and he is shining in it! He looks really mature which makes him ten times more handsome than in the two series that I mentioned and he really delivers. I was convinced by his performance. As for Title, I already knew he was a good actor as I watched Remember Me before.

My only complaint would be that the end was rushed. I think they had enough materials to make another episode. Especially because they wasted about 10 minutes on Tai looking for Patts in Chiangmai... They even gave us a flashback of characters that were just introduced and that we didn't care about! And that cliffhanger...! Does it mean there's going to be a second season?

Anyway, as a whole, it was a great series.

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Soulmates can either trap you in the concept of love or make you deeply fall in love

A Thai BL that caters to a unique concept that builds a strong foundation for the show. Few people who experienced a rare hearing-loss condition whenever it rains bring excitement to me as a viewer during the first few episodes. These people can only hear one or two people with the same phenomenal situation which they referred to as soulmates—giving the drama a high score with the concept alone.

Yet, the consistency isn’t there. During the last half episodes of the show, I get tired and felt bored watching. The plot twist is just so-so. The repetitive flashback from each episode to the next one is just too overly done. I just wished that they just give us a 20-30 mins duration time if they can only show us too many scenes that are already been used before.

Nevertheless, the cast is a total eye candy and somehow saves the show. Jessada is such a cutie and I hope I can see more of him in other future projects. They are so white and clean that made me realize how locals and celebrities from Thailand have such a big gap in skin color. The acting is merely average and that’s fine. I like Lomfon's character the best. He is on the edge of confusing his own feelings and I am happy that in the end, he got to find what his heart truly feels like. The production may be planning for a second season since the last scene speculates a possible third party to the second couple as Saengthian suddenly experienced hearing loss as well.

What I love about this show is how they emphasize that the term called “soulmates” are just a word that romanticizes people’s idea of love. It can also be turned into a concept of getting trapped in a relationship with someone who you don’t sincerely love and choose to stay just because of being attached to the fantasized idea of a soulmate.

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Tien carried this

I went into this blind as I tend to do, and I really loved the concept! It's super cool and I'm a sucker for soulmate AUs. Also, I'll just get it out of the way and say I LOVED the music in this show. Lovely instrumentals and mostly used at really appropriate times. I have very mixed feelings, but I definitely don't regret watching it and there was a lot to love.

(major spoilers from here on!)

Initially, I couldn't stand Tai because of how much he whined about his parents getting divorced (it sucks, sure, but calm down PLEASE) and this immature behavior was a recurring theme. Sort of. I don't fully understand how the characters in this are so incredibly emotionally mature and yet so immature at the same time. In every conflict I couldn't pin a bad guy because while one person did something wrong, the other person overreacted so neither was fully wrong and neither was fully right. Episode 11 was hard, because it was just 3 grown adults throwing tantrums and screaming; Tien was the only one with a reasonable reaction, everyone else blew it SO out of proportion but he reacted appropriately (I'm definitely not biased)
They kind of dropped the ball multiple times and fumbled around with it for a bit, but typically recovered. I won't lie, I skipped/fast forwarded a decent amount of the show which made it way more enjoyable cause it definitely drags at times/characters are being annoying but since I didn't fully see all the negative stuff I can have a very positive feeling towards this show.
Patts is weird. At times, he's very loveable and trustworthy, and at other times I feel wary of him. He's really nice, but sometimes nice isn't honest and it stressed me out a little when he was being super nice. He ended up being fine, but idk I just think he was hard to read and his aggressive reaction in EP 11 was too much where it really put me off.
By the end, I didn't really care for the main couple because I was so thoroughly invested in the side couples. Tien and Lomfon are great, I'm obsessed with sun and moon/cat and dog couples and these two are SO cute. I honestly wish we'd had more from them, their little moments were so sweet and I'm not exaggerating when I say Tien means the world to me. He's absolutely on my list of sweet darling boys who I would die for. I also love Dream and Nara so so much, the crumbs we got of them were spectacular.

Overall, the show is incredibly polarizing for me because on one hand it's lovely, sweet, beautiful, and fun. On the other hand it's a bit boring and the characters can be really annoying. I love a good flawed character, but it felt like they made them perfect too early on. A lot of their maturity got thrown away and then magically found again which was weird.
Also, the soulmates thing kinda got lost? Lomfon is just casually the soulmate of both Patts and Tai? In the fight, Lomfon and Patts are yelling at each other. Patts even goes as far as to scream at Lomfon to shut his mouth which clearly shows that he can hear him, right? But they never address that which is whatever.

I almost teared up at Lomfon's apology/confession scene. It was so sweet and I care so much for both him and Tien. The kiss! It was great! I think the rewatch value is solely in regards to these two and I would gladly watch a cut version where it's just them. I didn't hate the main couple, in fact I really loved them at times. But damn they got frustrating.

It took me a long time to watch, but it was worth it! I think it's a really good show with some unfortunate decisions that got left in. I'll once again say that Tien is the most well written character. He was the most believably consistent and likeable. He was dramatic at times, but it seemed like he's just a dramatic person and not some chill/cool/calm person who just out of nowhere flips out.
I liked the dad, he was great. And Tien and Tai's older brother. The side characters were great. Oh, and there are a lot of other quirky, fun side characters which really made the show enjoyable (even if Bow was sometimes way too annoying, still love her). The vet that ALWAYS wears stupid hats? Love him. Pingpong ???? Omg I'm obsessed with them, they're amazing.

Anyways thanks for joining me on my train of thought and getting through how often it got derailed :)

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"Now, I just need to live in reality"

I don't know what kind of unrealistic fairy tale someone expects but watch this one to, literally, entertain yourself.
If you watch the series as purely romantic, you will rightfully be bored.
If you watch the series as romantic fiction you will rightfully be confused.
If you see the series as an allegory of how humans love, you might find something very interesting to watch alongside a very good BL theme.
Rain as the microcosm bubble created by mutual or one-sided feelings towards someone. In this personal space - world you only listen (rightfully and humanely) to the person you care about and the most selfish (in a good or bad sense) part of you. Otherwise "it so lonely when it rains"
And yes, in this little personal world nothing is certain, solid, completely innocent or evil.
No one is perfectly good or bad but everyone tries their best (at least to understand).
"When hard times come, love is not enough" - The biggest enemy is ourselves.
With this perspective the series achieves a lot and at the same time, let's recognize this part, it keeps the classic BL aspects to everyone's delight.
See it with an open eye, mind and heart... and you will gain something or at the very least you will have a very good time.
Pros: Good acting, solid story, interesting characters, good chemistry, good managing of diversity, equity and inclusion
Improve: Clearer target for the message, clarifying the multiple levels of each role, better structure of the fiction world
PS. On the contrary to others opinion, the second half was even better!

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I like the concept. I love Title But I Just Can't

Title is a great actor which is why I even devoted a moment of my time on this show. But he's not the only great one on this show. Pee is a marvel and a stunning young man. And of course there is Suar from You're My Sky is fantastic.

However, I have to drop this series because the Motive Village Trash is stinking up the place. Yes, the screenwriter is that arrogant piece of bleep that wrote that piece of bleep called 2 Moons The Ambassador and there is another piece of bleep from the above mentioned series that plays PingPong so I would rather not continue.

I wish the absolute best for Title in this series but as much as I would love to watch him blow everyone away with his talent I can't knowingly support a series written by Fluke. I really just don't like him.
But I wish those who do choose to watch a great time. But I'm gonna have to pass.

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rain makes me lonely as well

• first of all, i have no expectations for this series. mostly kasi na narrelease last month na thai bl ay hindi nakukuha 'yong interest ko, but this series ay masasabi kong may potential. it's all about soulmate stuff na kapag umulan ay magkakaroon ng hearing loss (which is rare stated in the story) at ang maririnig lang ay ang "soulmate".
• second, sobrang lss ko sa intro nito na "is this the real love" by boy sompob🙇‍♀️ parang ang sarap ma-in love sa song na 'yan. halos 6 eps yata hindi ko naskip ang intro f na f ba naman ihh lol.
• third, all goods naman ako sa acting nakuha emotions ko lalo na sa break up thing. maraming umayaw kay lomfon maybe nasira image niya sa ginawa niya, but naintindihan ko 'yon. goods din ang visuals ng cast masyadong pogi kaya siguro kay lomfon ako since hindi siya sobrang pogi pero ang tangkad bEh! fav character ko yata si lomfon, idk, attracted lang siguro 'ko sa matalino ta's introvert & may confidence >>>
• fourth, may ep na lumagapak 'to. maybe we got lost in translation maybe i ask for too much? ang eme hane. may ep kasi na parang sobra na 'yong paulit ulit na flashback kahit hindi naman need, sayang kaya oras. hindi ko rin maintindihan bakit naging tatlo 'yong mag soulmate, ang landi ng destiny gano'n?? HUYY SOBRANG DAMING SCENE ANG NAHULAAN KO & YES GANO'N ITO KAPREDICTABLE or baka ako lang 'to 💁‍♀️
• lastly, gusto ko pa ng lomfon & sangtien moments (bias ako kaya lakong pake kay patts at tai basta ok na ko na happy sila hahaha). i love enemies to lovers trope kaya kahit eye contacts lang nagwawala mga lamang loob ko sa kilig. btw, kinarma raw si lomfon sa ending, bet ko reaction ni tien "tay laew" HAHAHAHA lahat na may hearing loss shuta akala ko ba rare?!
• la pluie is a french word that means "the rain"

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It's when you realise it's not at all about the supernatural stuff.

There might be spoiler at the bottom, i just wanted to rant 😅. I know there's so much hate on this particular series but i enjoyed it...
THINGS I DON'T LIKE:
1. There are a lot of repeated scenes, they tried to show things from other person's POV and repeated a lot of scenes. I get why tho, it also made sense but it was still unnecessary.
2. Then again "filler scenes" there are times when you'll be thinking like i didn't wanted to see this you could have just told me in 4 to 5 lines maximum.
3. The thing everybody hated "stupid mistakes" although i understand and also relate to some of them but they were still stupid.
THINGS I LOVED:
1. overall the series is cute and fluffy but with a light touch of drama.
2. Great casting, they both fit perfectly in their characters. Side cast is also good.
3. Plot - i like the plot because if wee look deeper it's not about the hearing loss or soulmate thing, it's more about the issues we face in real life. When we want to choose someone because we want to not because we have to, like real life trust and conversation is the key to their relationship.

SPOILER RANT:
So i super annoyed by the cafe and bus stop scenes being repeated 6 times over then tai's parents life story was a never ending saga, which i didn't need to know. They could just tell in words how they loved each other but had different ideas about life so they went their separate ways.
Lomfah is another annoying character in here, i really wanna punch him in the face for kissing tai, i mean soulmate or not he knew his own feelings about tien, also tai is on a commited relationship with patt.
I liked his concept of scientific reasoning to the condition and how ppl on a certain wavelength and area might be able to listen cos it makes way more sense than soulmate thing.
Tai is hated by a lot of ppl but i wanna defend that baby, he's very mature throughout the series and mature ppl are also allowed to make mistakes.

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1/3 into this show and alr loving it!!

I heard about this show back in May and I always thought about watching it but always pushed it aside to watch other series. I finally decided to watch this with my younger sister and we both already loved the 1st ep!! Unfornetly I can't watch any more than 4 eps with her cause after watching ep 2 I found out that this show was rated 18+ and I don't allow my sister to watch shows rated 18+ yet 😭.

Anyways so far, I haven't really had any problems with this show it's an interesting concept for a Thai bl I do have to say I am kind of scared how the rest of the show will play out and if the plot will still be good.

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