I Am Your King 2 (2019)

I came watching with low expectation. I loved the first season and although I know this is not a continuation I thought Id give it a try and was pleasantly surprised with how well made this series is. The ending however leaves a lot to be desired.

The story started out strong and there is good development throughout up until episode 8. There were less noticable cliches than other Thai BL dramas like too much unnecessary 'classmates seating together in the bench with irrelevant conversations' scenes. This is not a teenybopper show and the sexiness has even surpassed the first season.

The cast also did a good job, especially Boat and Ryu (Em and Pun). Tar also did good with the little time he was given. The weakest of the bunch is the main lead Net (Sib)- his character and his acting was annoying as hell and that says a lot considering the one supposed to be annoying is the female lead, but still, even with that mentioned, I enjoyed their delivery overall.

Just like in some of my other reviews and as a decorator in real life, id specially like to mention the good quality of the sets. The one thing i hate is that eventhough the homes were all beautifully decorated, it was too obvious that they were using the model units and all of them were in the same condominium (the logo of which appears so prominently throughout the show - this is not how you do product placement).

But like I said in the beginning and unfortunately, for me, the last 2 episodes were a mess - some of the characters were making questionable decisions while the main actor was stucked in indecisiveness. That time jump in the end was also arguably unnecessary - they cant even bother to change the looks (at least a haircut) of the 3 characters just to show that 3 years has really passed. Also, it feels like the writers cant decide who is the best match and totally blotched the ending making me feel so sorry for Em and Tar cause they totally deserved better.

I gave it an overall score of 7 stars out of 10. Would I rewatch, i dont think so, unless Pun somehow magically chooses Em.

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This show was kinda whack. Like, first off: The plot kinda forced the king game into it to go with the theme of the "first season" I was excited for this bc I thought the stories never finished in I Am Your King would be finished, but no, it has nothing to do with I am your king. The only thing alike is they brought in the concept of the king game messing with a group of guys and their feelings for each other. However, this one had a different setting and completely different characters (and tbh better kissing scenes if you care about that. I personally could care less but I at least don't want to sit through some awkward overly exaggerated scene clearly put there for fan service) Although I was disappointed, I still enjoyed this series on it's own merit. The acting was actually pretty good, and the plot wasn't t e r r i b l e. It wasn't perfect, but it wasn't bad. My scoring of this series is, as always, biased bc I often let my enjoyment of the general aesthetic of a show overshadow my opinion on the actual quality. My other comments was the ending is a bit lacking. Not as lacking as the original I am your King, but still not great. There's plot holes, and a freaking time skip (my biggest pet peeve in dramas) and an uncertain ending (my other biggest pet peeve in dramas But it's still a decent show and worth a watch if you're a BL fan. Also, you will never know what to freaking ship in this series. I could never decide who I wanted to end up together.

My final verdict is, give it shot. If you don't like it by the third episode, it's not for you. If you liked the original I Am Your King you'll probably like this too.

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