Sotus S: The Series (2017)

Sono molto commossa adesso che ho finito questa serie.
Dopo aver visto la prima stagione ricordo di essermi chiesta il perchè di questa seconda stagione, effettivamente non sembra essercene bisogno fin quando non la guardi.
Più della prima, questa mi ha insegnato tanto, veramente tanto e per questo mi sento particolarmente legata a questa serie.
Entrambe le stagioni insegnano veramente tanto e vengono dette tante cose belle, entrambe mi hanno fatto vedere cose nuove e cambiare anche il mio modo di vedere la vita e per questo sono veramente grata a questa serie.

Per quanto riguarda la storia di amore tra Kong e Arthit devo dire di avere le opinioni un po' confuse, ciò perché sin da quando ho iniziato la seconda stagione li ho visti un po' strani, più che altro ho visto proprio la loro storia d'amore essere abbastanza strana per essere una storia d'amore di ormai 3 anni, sembrava come se quando si parlassero ci fosse quel velo di disagio da parte soprattutto di Arthit perché in realtà Kong sembrava veramente molto molto innamorato e ci provava con tutto se stesso invece Arthit l'ho visto fin dall'inizio molto distaccato in pubblico, tanto che addirittura non volesse neanche tenersi per mano con Kong in pubblico e questa cosa per me era un po' scioccante perché all'inizio magari posso anche capire ma voi ormai state da 3 anni insieme e mi pare esagerato non volere neanche darsi la mano in pubblico e questa cosa comunque era voluta solo da parte di Arthit per questo appunto mi soffermo su di lui in primis.
Dopo aver finito tutti gli episodi effettivamente abbiamo imparato che quello è il comportamento di Arthit e che è proprio lui che è così però allo stesso modo mi rimane veramente scioccante vedere come effettivamente in pubblico non volesse dare neanche la mano al fidanzato, ceh non lo so ma non mi sembra tanto decente come cosa.
In generale questo comportamento da parte di Arthit l’ho trovato difficile da sopportare in quanto non so voi ma sinceramente io incomincerei a stare in sovrappensiero e a farmi mille problemi se vedessi la mia persona amata comportarsi così, quindi veramente facciamo un applauso a Kong per il suo essere stato un ottimo fidanzato capendo che questo era l’essere se stesso di Arthit e che ciò non significasse che non lo amava o robe del genere, però allo stesso tempo vediamo che comunque sto comportamento da parte di Arthit fa effetto al cervello e ai sentimenti di Kong e ciò lo vediamo quando Arthit chiede a Kong "Perché cammini lentamente?” e Kong risponde “Non so quanta distanza debba lasciare così da essere abbastanza appropriato”, lì stavo per piangere, mi è stra dispiaciuto per Kong e quindi vediamo soprattutto da questa scena che anche se Kong è il primo a capire e accettare l’essere se stesso di Arthit, allo stesso tempo questo modo di comportarsi sollecita il pensare di essere inappropriato da parte di Kong.
Con questo discorso non sto dicendo che Arthit debba cambiare o robe del genere né che sia sbagliato, assolutamente, dico solo che essendo in due in sta relazione ci si deve rendere conto che alcune cose possono far male all’altra persona e di conseguenza si dovrebbero apportare modifiche a fin di bene.
Nonostante questa situazione amo molto il personaggio di Arthit che nonostante il suo sembrare distaccato, ama molto Kong, ho amatissimo poi soprattutto Kong per la sua persona. è veramente una persona che merita.
Vabbè che mi fa morì come per colpa di questo suo essere gentile e sorridente con tutti, si fa fraintendere facilmente, mi dispiace molto per questa seconda malcapitata che si è dovuta subire il rifiuto da parte di Kong ahahah però dai ammiro il coraggio da parte sua, alla fine è un bene anche essere rifiutati in quanto non perdiamo tempo a stare dietro a quella persona.
Parlando di altro devo dire che mi ha fatto piacere come abbiano finalmente fatto finire insieme la coppia scomparsa alla fine della prima stagione, May e M, li ho amati.

Per quanto riguarda, invece, Tew e Day sono un pò confusa, all’inizio si odiavano poi si sono iniziati a piacere ma bho non capisco come effettivamente volessero la loro relazione, non capisco se debba essere una relazione Nong/P’ iniziata male e finita in amicizia o una relazione che va oltre il loro essere Nong e P’, in ogni caso io sinceramente ho visto gli occhi a cuoricino da parte di entrambi.
Stessa situazione per Yong e Nai, vabbè in ogni caso amati tutti.

In generale ho amato questa serie, rimango ancora un pò perplessa riguardo i miei sentimenti verso la coppia Arthit/Kong, ceh vi giuro non è quel tipo di relazione 100% sana, non si dicevano molte cose e molte volte mi faceva incazzare come Arthit facesse subito il riservato e l’offeso quando Kong non gli diceva qualcosa, questo solo nel caso del padre perché glielo stava a dire ma non ha avuto tempo e stesso dopo che Arthit l’aveva scoperto, Kong si impegnava per poterlo dire ma Arthit lo mandava via, ceh uno finalmente ti vuole dire una cosa senza nasconderla e te non gli dai manco la possibilità bha.
Che poi se devo essere sincera io sono sconcertata dal fatto che questi in 3 anni di relazione ancora non erano andati a trovare i genitori dell’altro, è una cosa scioccante in quanto io stessa sono del tipo “quanto più tardi li conosci, meglio è” ma allo stesso tempo non andrei così lontano, massimo un anno di relazione per poi farglieli conoscere. Alla fine manco a dire che Kong avesse brutti rapporti coi genitori, erano in stupendi rapporti quindi non ci vedo del male nel fargli conoscere Arthit e non vedo il motivo del suo non dire chi è il padre al suo ragazzo.

Vabbè sto parlando troppo quindi finisco con dire che in generale tutta l’avventura nell’agenzia ha avuto alti e bassi, che poi sinceramente la ragazza non avrebbe dovuto fotografare Arthit e Kong in quel momento, ma alla fine tutto ok, c’è stato chi ho odiato e chi ho amato ma a grandi linee tutto okay.
Consiglio la visione di questa serie.

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The only refreshing thing here is that its not completely setup at the university. At least we get to see a thai BL for a little more mature audience.

After years of being together, we got a glimpse of the life of Arthit and Kongpob, but the more i see the more i question if they really love each other - almost no intimacy, and a couple who doesnt really know each other. Signs of an unhealthy closeted gay guys' relationship. Yes I went there. The fact that it always feels like Kongpob is chasing after Arthit just hurts me. I wouldnt want to stay in that kind of relationship. These 2 are so intent on keeping with their narrative that THEY ARE NOT GAY so we dont do intimacy - is forgivable in SOTUS, but here, it is just too tiring to watch.

The show also introduced a lot of new characters while the rest of the old cast were left to be extras - a lot of useless annoying characters especially that super annoying unremorseful HR staff that should have been fired the moment she leaked those photos . That old accounting lady, as much as i hate her character, should be whiplashing almost everyone in that company.

Cannot rewatch it even if you pay me. Im still giving it a 7 overall just because Krist and Singto are amazing actors. Otherwise dont waste your time.

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What a wonderful series! It definitely took a while to get to the good stuff but when it did, whoo boy. They did not disappoint. The music in the 12th episode was amazing, and the story was great! One of the side character couples seemed a bit forced but all in all it was entertaining. Will definitely be rewatching this in the future. Big step up from the first season. I liked the flashback scenes ...wouldn’t mind if they dedicated a whole season just to that, so we get more of those moments. Hopefully there’ll be a third season. Maybe tackling the parents of Kongpob and Arthit? That would be very interesting to see. Loved how Arthit redeemed himself and their relationship. He stepped up in a big way for his man and himself! Great job all involved!

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I've already done watching Sotus S and its so hard to say goodbye to this series knowing the fact that this is the end of the story. But I hope that the production and GMMTV would give another series of Sotus cause its one of the most realistic gay movie I've ever watched. Im begging to have sotus forever. . Im still couldnt imagine my life without sotus and all I can do is to cry. Nothing is really good the way Khrist and Singto play the role. There is so much chemistry, not awkward to watch and even my sister really loved the movie. It is so impossible for you to fall in love with the story. Also the music, the message of each music is really depicting each scen. Good job to all...

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It's commendable that SOTUS S continues the realistic depiction of the struggles of non-het people, which we've seen in its prequel. Arthit's reaction when Kong flirts with him in public is highly understandable (been there, done that), and I'm glad that his character developed by the end of the series. However, the conflicts Kong and Arthit faced are easily-solvable by communication. Kong and Arthit as a couple facing society is a good focus, and I hope in the next season, they will face their families. (Here's to hoping there will be a third season!)

Tew and Dae are a nice addition, but I'm not sure what to say regarding Yong and Nai. It is unclear if they are just developing a bromance or a real BL, and their story has no development. They should have developed M and May's relationship more or explored Prae and her girlfriend.

SOTUS S is a nice sequel to SOTUS, so if you enjoyed Kong and Arthit in the first season, you surely will enjoy this one since it has a more fluff.

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Why couldn't it been longer like Love Sick S2 36 episodes? Main couple's chemistry is like no other and their portrayal of characters were spot on and more; their acting skills far superior. Best part of each episode was the Special Scene toward the end, left me satisfied but begging for more.

Season 1 was start of everything: getting to know each other, the plunge into unfamiliar territory, fight for control, and adapting to new environment. Emotions were in full high with passion and excitement. Season 2 explore main couple's relationship while throwing in new challenges in another unfamiliar ground, their interactions and influence on each other. I appreciate how they stayed away from triangle romance cliche. While there are plenty of other interesting characters and additional cute couples, Kongpob x Arthit overshadows all. Especially Arthit's character developed sweetness and charm since dating Kongpob; such change & progress in a character is always fun to watch. Again, there are so many more possible events that can effect their relationship that I wish to see more!

Main & support casts, director, editors, and writer... I thank you! Please bring it back with Season 3. ^^

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I had high expectations for this series because I loved the first season, however, that was a mistake. Don't get me wrong. I still full-heartedly enjoyed this season. It's just that it didn't live up to meet its predecessor. What I loved about Sotus was that it didn't rely too much on clichés. This season, it felt as if the show only relied on cliché. It just follows your basic romance storyline.

We have the setup where they establish who the characters are. We can tell who is going to end up with who because it is hinted at. Then there's the conflict: the overused, one-sided crush. I say overused not just because I see it in too many shows, but because that was the whole premise of the first season. There's no point in concluding a story if you're just going to bring back the same exact conflict again. This is practically the main conflict between most couples other than Kongpob and Arthit.

Now, I'd hoped that their conflict would be the most interesting since they're the centre of the story, but that's not the case. They don't even have a main conflict. It's just a bunch of small misunderstandings that eventually lead to the climax of the story — the classic "falling out" (another cliché). And wouldn't you know, the use of small misunderstandings is also an overdone concept in the romance genre.

The first season wasn't perfect. It had too many unnecessary flashback sequences, music that felt misplaced at times, scenes of silent staring that lasted too long, etc. However, whatever it lacked in these areas, it made up for through the story. The story felt real and relatable, yet not too much so that it was no longer enjoyable. It taught the importance of friendships and collaboration. It showed personal growth in many of the characters. But this season, rather than bringing something new to the plate, it played it safe and did the same thing. And because of that, it did not have the original impact the story of the first season had. I feel they simply rode the coattails of the previous season's success because they knew the majority of fans would watch no matter what.

Another thing is, everything was predictable. I knew exactly what would happen long before it did. Literally. I wrote this entire review after watching only the first episode and was able to predict everything. Anything after this sentence was added after more episodes came out.

So, I have one correction to make. Kongpob and Arthit had a main conflict (not wanting others to know of their relationship) which was sort of the root of many of their misunderstandings. However, it was also an overused conflict that they even briefly used in the previous season.

Now, I realize that many fans of the show may hate this review. That's why I want to make it clear that I love this show as well. There are many things I loved about this season! However, I'm not going to write a biased, unhelpful review. I want to critique this show properly. I truly believe the plot was too clichéd. Yes, I still enjoyed it, but this is the biggest thing the show could've improved on. The best thing this season had was the "cute moments" between couples. However, a cute couple should never be enough. It's easy to make a couple look cute. But without a good, cohesive plot to carry that couple, it's not a story but rather a few scenes placed in chronological order.

I would like to state one final time… I loved watching this season. I even gave it a good rating. I just couldn't rate it as highly as I did with the previous season and everything I've said so far is the reason why. This isn't me hating on the show. I'm simply critiquing it as a fan.

Well, now that I've gotten the story out of the way, I'll quickly go over the other categories. The acting and cast were all amazing but I think there were too many characters. The music was great. Especially songs sung by the characters. As for the rewatch value, well, I definitely will be watching again multiple times.

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A lot has been already said about the second season and I agree with most of it. I loved the story and I can completely understand the fear of coming out at, especially at a workplace. I could feel Arthit's internal struggle, but at the same time, my heart bled for Kongpob. You can see the love in his eyes and I have no idea how no one noticed sooner (even in season 1). Singto brought so much warmth to his character and was an amazing contrast to Krist's portrayal of Arthit (which was also very well done).

The only issue I have with the story is that their relationship hasn't really progressed in the 2 years we haven't seen them. Arthit still shied away from any physical contact with Kongbop, even when they were alone at home. As mentioned, I understand his internal struggle, but 2 years is quite a long gestation period for their love to blossom, wouldn't you say? Cudos to Kongpob for having such perseverance.

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kinda boring

(sorry for my cracked english)
as for me, the first season of sotus was a 10/10. but the second season....
i have so many questions to ask!
1. how did it happen, that even pop and arthit had been together for 2 YEARS, konpop never told his dad about it? or even showing arthit a picture of his dad, or his dad a photo of arthit? why did they met out of nowhere because of the company arthit is working for.
2. arthit sis always grumpy and never lovely or likable to kongpop. i always got a hopeless eye when i saw arthit spoke normally to his boyfriend, because he’s always complaining about kongpop. even after arthit didn’t talked to kongpop FOR WEEKS he still was like : ah yeah that’s just the way how he shows affection!”
3. even after the whole company said that it’s cute seing kongpop and arthit together, arthit STILL was such a brat and acted like konpop doesn’t mean something to him.

there are also very good aspects in the series:

1. they gave pam a girlfriend which i really appreciate because i was burning for a lesbian couple in sotus.
2. the storyline of day and tew was really good and tbh i always enjoyed more watching this couple than the main one. wish they had more screen time!
3. the music was really good! it’s all saved in my spotify, can’t get enough from the songs!
4. even to it’s a little boring, it’s really realistic expect from other bls where it’s completely accepted to turn out as gay

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After watching season1 thought and eager to watch S2, but was little disappointed. S2 was not as good as S1. I thought their relationship might change in something good and more mutual but it was the same in S2,kongpob keep chasing arthit and arthit keep hiding his feeling, i dont understand they were couples for 2-3 years,yet arthit was difficult to express his feeling. Arthit keep throwing him away from him which makes kongpob keep running after him.arthit never shares his problems with him nor he never dare to clear out their issue all he do is keep distance from KP,no discussion.why? You guys are dating you guys are couple. Why its always KP who make effort to talk to clear out misunderstanding? I think i know why KP was like that because he promised him that no matter what future holds i will be your side, and he was true to his words, thats why he keep wirking on their relationship to make it better.
Plus there are so much more annoying episodes with annoying couple like tew and day. I hate those episodes. In S2 there was not much more chemistry in b/w the lead actors and focus were kinda scattered. Because i personally wanted to see our Arthit and kongpob but sadly it wasn't there as much like 1st season. There are some good supporting characters too in Arthit office,like earth, tod, dennai, p'yong, cherry.
I just feel s2 was litlle annoying seeing arthit reacting and acting strangely. They do not talk much or say arthit doesn't talk much to KP. It seems like KP loves him a lot but arthit kinda skeptical about their relationship or what. Don't know. But their relationship should be on next level. There should be some chemistry but there was not. Its not like arthit doesn't love or care for KP ,he even get jealous also, but sometimes its bit of annoying.
Yes there are hardship of their relationship but it doesn't seems like they are in relationship for 3yrs!!

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The chemistry of the lead actors is just perfect. I love how they carried their character from the first season. Their acting is more believable and on point.

The storyline is good but incomparable to the first series. I somehow felt that series 2 was created just to support their fans and endorsers. Well, nothing wrong with that. Sotus is one of the foundation of BL series. Regardless of the plot, the connection between the characters will carry the storyline.

The plot this time maybe cliche to others - but you see, as long as you get satisfied that's good enough for me.

Episode 12 is the best and one of the most iconic episodes for me.

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