U-Prince The Series: The Handsome Cowboy (2016)

DON'T BINGE WATCH IT!

The Story is okay at first... until the guy became my perfect example of a RED FLAG! I clap for the girl at forgiving him at first but the next and next I wanted to shout at the FL for being the perfect example of an IDIOT! I watched it the whole night..

Watching it the whole night was a big mistake.. I got emotionally hurt for the girl that I got tears in my eyes and cursed at the ML.. The FL forgave him already but not me.. The series end with the happy ending but I'm still on my tears feeling heavy on my chest still not forgiving the ML.

I never wished for a series to have a tragic ending but this one. I hope that the FL will find someone better but nah the FL was too idiot.

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Oh boy, where to begin...I decided to watch this drama after watching a k-drama that was extremely disappointing from start to finish.

So story wise...this in my opinion started okay-ish but then as the episodes went on it went down the crapper. My first impression was that it was gonna be a cute and fluffy drama and I liked that they were reunited after being separated in their childhood. Unfortunately the second they brought in attempted sexual assault, controlling behaviour, emotional and physical abuse which they tried to make it seem romantic I completely went off the story.

I feel that whilst the cast had great chemistry, I couldn't help but hate/dislike the main leads. The female because once she fell in love she became very weak. The male lead I disliked him from the moment his started threatening the female with physical and emotion abuse as well as the attempted sexual assaults. It is very clear that he has deep running issues which I wish they showed him getting professional help but with the number episodes being as small as they are I don't suppose they would've had time for that without it feeling rushed.
I loved Key - he was so sweet and a very supporting friend and I hated that he was dragged into the middle of the lead's mess. It would've been great to see him having his own girl but apparently that's not how second leads work in thai dramas. My heart went out to him throughout the entire drama. Hed and Ped were also hilarious to watch, they reminded my of The Chuckle Brothers. lol

The music didn't really appeal to me.

I won't ever rewatch this because of the things I've mentioned above as they are quite disturbing to watch, at least for me.

I can't say that I recommend this to anyone unless you're into this kinda drama

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this was an okay one. I would have loved to rewatch it again if he wasn't being so psychotic, possessive and sexist. I thought everything was going to be fine after episode 4 but it just went all over the place. I was literally cursing and screaming  from like episode 5 at everything he said and did the fact that she gave him a chance after what he almost did to her was quiet unbelievable. The kind of relationship portrayed in this drama is far fro healthy and would cause any normal human being to have a physical nd mental break down. I wont be watching this one again. like I said earlier on, would have loved it of it went in another direction.

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Ok, so I gave the cast/acting a high rating since I thought that they did the roles that they were given pretty well, however the roles that they were given was what I drew issue with, but I'll talk more about it later. The music also was not memorable, but it fit the type of lakorn that this series is.

Now, for my actual review. I thought that the first 4 episodes were pretty good. Innocent girl meets childhood friend turned playboy and they fall in love. Nothing too wrong with that if a bit cliche. However, after that, their relationship put up way too many red flags. I do not like that this type of relationship is being romanticized, and to anyone watching it, know that it isn't good and people in these relationships should seek out help. It is absolutely disturbing to watch him get excused literally seconds later when he almost raped her. This is just all types of wrong. Even in the first 4 episodes where I was more forgiving since I branded it as their own way of flirting, there were red flags of an unhealthy relationship.

Rewatch: I wish I could give it a 0 since I would never watch it again.

**This is the first review I've written on MDL, and it's because I'm legitimately livid after watching this. I marathoned it all at once, and, starting from episode 5, I was shouting and cursing at my screen.

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Do not let your own personal bias or morals distract you from seeing that this is a good drama. Do I support this kind of relationship? Of course not but I still recommend this drama to everyone. Why? Because the characters are realistic. Let this drama serve as a warning for girls who like players. I was impressed with how they showed the red flags early on. Stories like this are supposed to make us think, reflect, and perceive things in a different light. Innocent girls who think they can change people are incredibly naive. I've seen some people I know do that and it's pathetic but I understand them. I watch dramas like this not because I patronize or support this kind of love, but because it is close to reality. I want to be able to understand instead of judge others. It is a good drama because the FL and ML are realistically written. If you want to watch something that is not grounded to reality and will ALWAYS make you feel good then don't watch this. If you want to see amazing chemistry, good acting, realistic characters, and experience a roller coaster of emotions then watch this.

Lastly, I'm kinda tired of people saying that this drama romanticizes abuse. I've seen some other lakorn which does that but I don't really see it here. The abuse is certainly in this drama but it was presented as just that of a plain old abuse, when the abuse is happening it doesn't have any cute or fluffy background music, or does it have a slow-motion effect paired with intense sexual attraction gazes from the leads. The male lead is just being a jerk as how he is written. The drama does a good job in portraying abuse and I commend that it does not romanticize it in any way. If you try to understand the moral of the story, it actually tries to condemn this kind of behavior towards women.

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I've just watched this for the second time and I've spent the whole time swearing and not under my breath. The story could have been so good had the main character had time to see the error of his ways and truly redeem himself, but he didn't and I hate that it seemed to condone physical and mental abuse of women. If a 12 month stint in a temple, (in order to understand why his behaviour was so deplorable), had been included in the story, I could have happily given the story praise and a high score - at least it would have made his redemption believeable. As usual, the sweet, handsome, second male lead loses out to the equally handsome but evil male lead. It really angers me that the female lead's father knew exactly what sort of person the male lead was and yet still handed her to him on a platter. On top of that, his parents and others treated his behaviour as a joke and encouraged him to chase after her and win her back, laughing at his rules. There is no excuse for any male to treat any female that way and frankly, I was almost as angry that she continued to be virtually brainwashed by him to accepting him back. Her character was weak and foolish and by the end, I was almost yelling at the screen, telling her that she deserved to be treated that way. I find my reaction totally unacceptable and can't believe that I could even be tempted to think that way. I gave the acting a fairly high score - Push, Esther and the others all played their parts well. Regarding the characters, I must praise the young actor who so convincingly played the young Sibtis, but I really had a hard time believing that the lovely young man grew up into the monster he later became, he was that good. I have no opinion about the young girl who played young Prikkang, because I spent all my time criticizing their choice as she looked absolutely nothing like Esther. The music was typical lakorn music, not particularly memorable. I really only watched this again because it is on Netflix and probably won't watch it again, it makes me too angry. Despite the happy ending, you know that a tiger truly doesn't change its stripes and suspect that at some stage in the future, she will regret her decision, but of course, that's only in my head. I will honestly recommend anyone to watch this, if only to see how not to treat others.

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Toxic

This first series is so toxic I can't believe I actually finished watching it, let alone watched more of the series.

Sibtit is toxic and can't stay faithful for more than 5 minutes, yet Prikkang takes him back, I could have been ok with the series if he'd learned his lesson and tried to be a better person. But Prikkang taking him back only taught him that she will put up with his behaviour and that it's ok for him to take advantage of her love. I can't for the life of me fathom why anyone would enjoy watching Sibtit be a jerk. Awful, awful lessons in this first series.

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The first part in the U Prince Series are "The Handsome Cowboy",but in my opinion it should have been the "Cheating" or the "Horny" cowboy. Starring Put and Ester, they were a very cute couple and i enjoyed the series very much. The filmed places and the hero`s hometown were beautiful. Put are a actor i LOVE ever since i watched him as the arrogant but very besotted hero in "Roy leh sanae rai",his performance and charisma in there made him one of my favourite actors ever. His character as Sibtis in "The Handsome Cowboy" are a very complex one, as he is a type of Anti-hero in here. He loves no one but himself and are very sexist. Put also played a Anti-hero kind of role in "Roy leh sanae rai" as Kongpope, but the difference between Sibtis and Kongpope is that Kongpope never ONCE cheat on his heroine.He loves only his woman and he faithfully stays true to his heart, while Sibtis is a scoundrel in many horrible ways,and i disliked him incredibly.He both cheated on and betrayed his heroine and that disgusted me!He breaks his promise and betrays his heroine Prikkang all over again,even if she gave him second chance.I have never watched a lakhorn where the hero or heroine cheats on each other,and this is a first one.But Sibtis gets to grovel and suffer his mistakes and even gets ready to die for her where he takes two gun-shots for her.There i accepted her forgiveness,cuz he truly grew into a worthy man who deserves her,and they truly love each other passionately. Ester`s performance was incredible to my surprise as i have never watched her in other lakhorns. Ester and Put and the others in the cast did a great job with this one.!

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STORY: the story is good at first, but it started to get boring and typical. it was quite disappointing as i started to watch this series because of both main lead. but the story keep getting typical, and annoying till the end. especially with the way the main lead act in the series.

ACTING / CAST: well pretty sure everyone know that the main lead are both good actor. not to mention the acting is really good that you will feel really annoyed with the main lead guy. and you will feel like crying every time the main girl cried. and feel pity to the second lead guy who deserve a ``good guy card award``.

MUSIC: i like the ost actually.. after watching 8 ep, u start to sing the opening song without u realizing it unless u are the type of person who skip everything when watching a series.

REWATCH: i don't think ill watch it in near possible time.. maybe ill re-watch it after a while when i almost forgot bout the story-line.

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I don't get why are there soo many bad reviews about this one!!!

I absolutely loved this!!!

I get it people don't support possessive love but it was amazing.

His jealousy was soooo heart melting
He always loved her..but he didn't know it himself.. seeing her drifting away he realises..but anyway he has been a bad boy since long so how is he supposed to change so suddenly..?
It took the right amount of time sacrifice and punishment to realise.
His yearning towards lust is strong and is swayed away..that is the theme of the drama..
A IMPERFECT BAD BOY FINALLY GIVES UP HIS YEARNING FOR HIS ONLY LOVE!!

From start to meeting her..he took her as his responsibility..he just didn't realise he loves her too much!!

Now talking about imposing himself on her sexually it always happened when he was drunk heavily and completely out of senses because of his jealousy and fear of losing her...
But again... amazingly he controls himself at the right moment and realises...

I give it 10 on 10..
And seriously loved it

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