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2gether's story is pretty light-hearted, fluffy and predictable (although its not necessarily a bad thing). I genuinely like the music incorporated with the drama, especially Scrubb songs which made scenes of Sarawat and Tine very special. Despite the Cliches and predictability, I felt it was a bit refreshing to see these cliches because of the Chemistry of Sarawat and Tine. It's also nice that Tine didn't despise the fact that he's starting to like Sarawat, he evens reflects on it and even tells his friends. The way he deals with it is refreshing for a BL character. I also love the buildup that Sarawat and Tine had during Episode 11.
Some of the ways that plot got driven didn't make sense to me, an example is using Green as a way for Sarawat and Tine to meet and initiate a "Fake Dating" relationship (There are more in the following paragraphs). Because I feel like there were more grounded ways of dealing with Green, rather than fake dating, and I really like Green's character, but the way he got treated made the first few episodes a bit odd for me.
Despite this, I genuinely love the bonding of Sarawat and Tine, both Fake Dating and Real Dating Stage, and it's one of the series' highlights for me. They're interactions are very wholesome, supplemented with their love for music. This is especially highlighted with scenes that shows them singing or listening to Scrubb songs. It actually made me listen to Scrubb ヾ(≧▽≦*)o. Even if the big reveal for the reason Sarawat likes Tine is a bit cliche, I genuinely loved it and made me cheer for them even more, couple that with Scrubb songs as part of the BGM.
The cliches and predictability of the plot is alright, but it kind of fell flat during the finale, I know they are bound to make up, but the aftermath of that felt a bit disappointing. The finale felt a bit rushed and heavily relied on flashbacks, rather than further giving characters more interaction. Some characters felt underdeveloped, particularly Phukong and Mil, I felt that they had great potential as a couple but ended a bit forced in the finale. Mil was mostly seen as the guy who goes between Sarawat and Tine, which I felt could have been replaced with more development between him and Phukong. Green for me, is also a bit underdeveloped as he started to get less attention in the middle of the season. It only made him a Plot Device, which is disappointing, because Green's Character is Genuinely Likable.
The main conflict in Episode 12, was a bit off in terms of how it was resolved. Sarawat could have easily told Pam that he's dating Tine. If he really loved Tine for so long. Instead, they made up when Tine listened to the song Sarawat wrote for him in the Flash drive. They honestly could have talked it out when Sarawat went to Fong's place to get his guitar (although getting his guitar kind of felt mean on Sarawat's side), and if Sarawat set the record straight, from the beginning.
How Sarawat deals with the situation when he got caught was pretty odd, he didn't visit Tine in the Hospital, he tried to talked to him, but never tried again, only waiting by chance during the Music Contest, and never even begs Tine not to move out. Which is one of the flaws that stood out during the season finale and episode 12. It felt like Sarawat distanced himself from Thine and doesn't try hard enough to win him back. Ironically, Pam is one the reasons they made up. If it weren't for her giving Tine the Flash drive, he wouldn't even consider, getting back with Sarawat. Which in my opinion, is a bad way of making up conflicts.
Despite the play safe finale, underdeveloped characters, unnecessary plot devices and ways of dealing with conflict, I genuinely liked the Show, especially the musical aspects of it and the chemistry of the couples in it (all of the couple interaction was genuinely wholesome o((>ω< ))o). It introduced me to a lot of new things as this is my first Thai BL and exposure to Scrubb songs. I would definitely read the novel after watching the series as I genuinely like Sarawat and Tine and I want to see more development
(and possibly fill in the disappointment I had with the Finale, (￣﹏￣；)).
But nonetheless, 2gether is a delight to watch despite of its flaws.
Some of the ways that plot got driven didn't make sense to me, an example is using Green as a way for Sarawat and Tine to meet and initiate a "Fake Dating" relationship (There are more in the following paragraphs). Because I feel like there were more grounded ways of dealing with Green, rather than fake dating, and I really like Green's character, but the way he got treated made the first few episodes a bit odd for me.
Despite this, I genuinely love the bonding of Sarawat and Tine, both Fake Dating and Real Dating Stage, and it's one of the series' highlights for me. They're interactions are very wholesome, supplemented with their love for music. This is especially highlighted with scenes that shows them singing or listening to Scrubb songs. It actually made me listen to Scrubb ヾ(≧▽≦*)o. Even if the big reveal for the reason Sarawat likes Tine is a bit cliche, I genuinely loved it and made me cheer for them even more, couple that with Scrubb songs as part of the BGM.
The cliches and predictability of the plot is alright, but it kind of fell flat during the finale, I know they are bound to make up, but the aftermath of that felt a bit disappointing. The finale felt a bit rushed and heavily relied on flashbacks, rather than further giving characters more interaction. Some characters felt underdeveloped, particularly Phukong and Mil, I felt that they had great potential as a couple but ended a bit forced in the finale. Mil was mostly seen as the guy who goes between Sarawat and Tine, which I felt could have been replaced with more development between him and Phukong. Green for me, is also a bit underdeveloped as he started to get less attention in the middle of the season. It only made him a Plot Device, which is disappointing, because Green's Character is Genuinely Likable.
The main conflict in Episode 12, was a bit off in terms of how it was resolved. Sarawat could have easily told Pam that he's dating Tine. If he really loved Tine for so long. Instead, they made up when Tine listened to the song Sarawat wrote for him in the Flash drive. They honestly could have talked it out when Sarawat went to Fong's place to get his guitar (although getting his guitar kind of felt mean on Sarawat's side), and if Sarawat set the record straight, from the beginning.
How Sarawat deals with the situation when he got caught was pretty odd, he didn't visit Tine in the Hospital, he tried to talked to him, but never tried again, only waiting by chance during the Music Contest, and never even begs Tine not to move out. Which is one of the flaws that stood out during the season finale and episode 12. It felt like Sarawat distanced himself from Thine and doesn't try hard enough to win him back. Ironically, Pam is one the reasons they made up. If it weren't for her giving Tine the Flash drive, he wouldn't even consider, getting back with Sarawat. Which in my opinion, is a bad way of making up conflicts.
Despite the play safe finale, underdeveloped characters, unnecessary plot devices and ways of dealing with conflict, I genuinely liked the Show, especially the musical aspects of it and the chemistry of the couples in it (all of the couple interaction was genuinely wholesome o((>ω< ))o). It introduced me to a lot of new things as this is my first Thai BL and exposure to Scrubb songs. I would definitely read the novel after watching the series as I genuinely like Sarawat and Tine and I want to see more development
(and possibly fill in the disappointment I had with the Finale, (￣﹏￣；)).
But nonetheless, 2gether is a delight to watch despite of its flaws.
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