Love by Chance 2 (2020)

At first I thought that the story of Ae-Pete would continue to develop, but I was very wrong and in the first episodes I was a little put off by the fact that some scenes are repeated from the 1st season, apparently the creators wanted it that way. The second series is clearly dominated by the relationship between Tina and Cana, I wasn't very interested in those around them, and in the end the story develops nicely in relation to Tina's family, brother, father. I wanted to give a slightly lower rating, but the ending (episodes 11 to 13) was really powerful. And ... just as I don't need those young Asian girls with affines up to their eyes, there were also other types of young Thai men, and among them I was charmed by Hin right at the end, when the story of Tin's family unravels ...

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It's rape, sexual assault, and incest my friends, not love.

Why does a story where men love men have to have so much sh*t in it. It couldn't be any sh*ttier honestly. Someone was RAPED and they make it a LOVE STORY. F*CK NO. Queer stories already have so much going against them, so WHY? And every relationship is toxic here. In addition to one relationship based on a rape, one relationship is incest, and the main relationship is abusive. In the main relationship, guy A often kisses guy B without his consent and after he's been told not to. That is sexual assault my friends, and if you're going to say "well, he wouldn't have gotten to kiss B any other way," then YES, GOOD. If the only way some one can kiss you is by doing it against your will, you should probably slap them, and if it continues, press assault charges. And the rest of their relationship is abusive in that guy A gets everything he wants out of guy B through manipulation and threats. It is not ok to break someone's phone to get their number, or any of the many manipulative things he does.
Finally, guy A's actor is Homophobic. I don't know if they knew that when they cast him, but they certainly could figure it out as they put him in ...kissing scenes with another man. And you can tell. His acting at times seems fine, but other times, you feel kind of sick watching him. Almost if you can feel the feelings he's trying to suppress coming out when he's acting...gay.
I'm so disappointed. I want to say something like it could have been better, but not this. The very premise is based on sexual, assault, rape, and incest, do just write a new story please.

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Hmmmmm.....

If you have watched season 1 you can start this season at episode 7 because the first 6 episodes only recap the story if Tin and Can that you have already seen.

Also you won’t be confused by the time warp!

No Pete as we all know and EVENTUALLY we find out why - don’t blink or you will miss it!

I skipped through most of it just interested in Tin and Can and Tin’s back story. Liked the ending. Won’t watch again.

Although I liked the relationship between Tin and Can there is no real chemistry like there was with Ae and Pete alto ugh. I think Saint is a superb actor and he makes the difference.

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So many that mad because of they change the story line. I also didn't like that Tin and Can like never meet in season 1. They change the story of how they meet. If you want to continue season 1 to Tin and Can story , you better start from Season Episode 7. Its sad for Ae that he breakup with pete but seem like they breakup because of Pete father. Maybe pete father disagree with their relationship so pete have to study abroad.

Rumor has it that Perth and Saint's managers had an altercation and that's the reason why Perth and Saint can no longer commit to a project together and that probably why they make them breakup in season 2

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La peor segunda temporada

La segunda temporada es tan mala comparada a la primera que me cuesta creer que Mame escribiera un guion tan basura.

Tin y Can los protagonistas de esta temporada- de una serie de 13 capitulos 6 son recapitulacion de lo que ya vimos. nada nuevo y de echo en esta recapitulacion incluso lo hacen PEOR, las escenas originales de la primera temporada fueron mucho mejor que estas de mala calidad. Ya luego del capitulo seis gloria al cielo al fin comienzan a dar algo de material nuevo. Aunque para mi TIn y Can se ven muy incomodos en varias escenas senti que tenian mas quimica en la primera temporada. Pero fueron lo mas salvable de esta segunda temporada.

Klano (KengklaxTechno)-Estos dos casi desaparecen faltaron muchos momentos importantes que debieron verse en la serie para entender que paso con ellos con su relección y hacia donde va y por que Kla anda escribiéndole cartas y tratandose de ganar el perdon de P'No. Faltan partes sumamente importantes como por ejemplo cuando Techno se entera de todo lo que Technic y Kengkla habían echo a sus espaldas. Su reacción dolida y como Kengkla comienza a ganarse su perdón con las cartas en cambio se brincan todo eso y van directo a las cartas dejando así como que un vacío de 10 pies de largo si no te has leído las novelas. Ademas de que si juntamos todas sus escenas y sacamos las promociones de productos... no tienen ni cinco minutos en pantalla.

TumTar- se que el tema con estos dos es complicado por el hecho que son Hermanastros, aun si no tienen relección de sangre sus padres estan casados (la madre de Tar y el padre de Tum) y esto puede original malestar en algunos pero la mayoría quedamos curadas con Mi bromance de Fluke y nos vale goro. La historia de Tum y Tar la manejaron muy bien la primera temporada. Y para los que leemos el universo de Mame sabemos que Tum esta bien pinche enamorado de Tar y de echo la ultima vez que los vimos fue en ThanrType 7 años donde Tum y Tar VIVEN JUNTOS y andan en una relaccion (aunque siguen con su pedo de ocultárselo a los padres uno mientras el otro quiere decirle, pero en resumen son una pinche pareja casada). Una vez mas la serie decide mandarnos sin nigun respeto a los fans de los libros a chupar pito. En esta segunda temporada Tum ya no ama a Tar y se enamora de un bato que en su casa conocen, lo peor no es eso lo peor es la falta de química y desarrollo. Además de que mi hermoso Earth como Tar apenas y sale. Y el tipo inventado este Keen del que aparentemente se enamora Tum nada que ver, soso, y ni siquiera es una parte real del universo de Mame. Cancer da lo mal que llevaron esta pareja.

AePete- Ahora pasemos a Pete y Ae los protagonistas de la primera. Todos sabemos que paso con el actor de Pete no hace falta repetirlo y si vives debajo de una piedra y no sabias en resumen Saint (el actor de Pete) y la producción de Love by Chance terminaron mas peleados que tus tíos por el terreno que dejo tu abuela. Así que deciden brincarse todo lo que paso entre Pete y Ae antes de que Pete se fuera a Alemania. Para ser sincera en los libros yo llore con esos capítulos fue duro lo que hizo el papa de Pete. Y aunque entiendo que no querían sustituir a Pete (yo si hubiese cambiado al actor para evitar ese brinco tan feo pero ese es otro tema) hizo falta al menos una explicación, alguno de los personajes contándole a otro como paso todo como es que el papa de Pete los separo para que podamos entender el sufrimiento de Ae en esta temporada. Pero no solo tienes a Ae llorando durante toda la serie sin ningun tipo de detalle de por que tuvieron que romper y por que Pete se tuvo que ir.

TulHim- La nueva pareja de esta temporada tiene un monton de cambios con respeto a libro que es mucho mas oscuro, pero al menos a estos les fue mejor que a las otras tres parejas de la serie. Sinceramente el unico punto que le di a la serie se lo di por esta pareja fue literalmente lo unico salvable de la segunda temporada.

De los personajes de apoyo importantes la mayoría brillaron por su ausencia como ChaAim (la novia de Pond) o Type. Simplemente desaparecen como si nunca hubieran existido.

Entiendo que Tin y Can iba a ser el foco de esta temporada estaba preparada para eso pero no estaba preparada para la chapuseria que hicieron con todos los demas.

En fin teniendo un buen elenco, la producción descuido a todos y esto si afecto el grueso de lo que era A Chance to Love. Y aunque nunca pensé que diría esto la realidad es que A Chance to Love se encuentra en mi lista de PEORES segundas partes de drama y ocupa el nada despreciable SEGUNDO puesto de una peor segunda temporada. Me e topado con segundas partes que no son tan buenas como la primera pero siguen siendo buenas. Pero A Chance to Love es este tipo de chapuseria que uno dice "¿Tanto esperar para esto?".

Despues de una larga espera desde la primera temporada, puedo decir sinceramente que la segunda fue una completa basura.

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Loved it! I'll rewatch it!!

I've always loved Tin and Can together. Tin has this very sexy look, he's so hot, arrogant, hurt, lost trust and needs someone cute and clumsy like Can to make him believe in people and love again- like a kdrama plot haha. I never liked Ae/Pete's relationship as much as I liked Tin/Can's short moments in season 1, this season is like the treat I really needed.

Tin's acting is soooo good, one of the few BL actors who's acting doesn't make me cringe

Also to anyone who's annoyed that they recapped Tin/Can's scenes from season 1 before they continued with their new scenes, actually I think this was very smart to so since they didn't just recap their scenes but stretched them out with fillers where it looks more realistic to follow and see both of their POV. Also the recap of their moments from season 1 is really good for people who just want to watch Tin/Can's story without watching season 1.

I just really felt that Ae got too much screen time here and I didn't feel interested at all, always skipped. For those who want to see Ae/Pete's continuation that happens after this season then read the novel, its available in English on Amazon kindle and its very cheap.

In this season alone, there's 4 couples: 2 have bf/bf romance, 1 has a long distance romance, and the third one is a 3 love triangle of unrequited love (as in Tum's unrequited love for his step brother continues here, someone else has an unrequited love interest for Tum. Tum and his brother's relationship will continue in TharnType season 2 but their characters have different actors. Tum and his brother's story starts in TharnType s1, continues in Love by chance s1 and s2 then continues in Tharntype s2)

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Je vais peut-être me faire juger en disant ça, mais je suis fan des œuvres de Mame. Du moins, celles que j’ai réussi à trouver traduites en français ou en anglais. Love By Chance ne fait pas exception.

La première saison est meilleure que la suite, et ce, pour une raison évidente : l’absence de Saint Suppapong dans le rôle du mignon Pete.

Tous les fans savent que ce départ est dû à un problème hors écran, ce qui crée un vide auprès de Ae (Perth Tanapon). Ae et Pete étaient le couple vedette de la première saison et je mourrais d’envie de voir l’avancée de leur relation, qui, malheureusement, ne vient pas. Tant qu’à devoir les séparer temporairement à cause d’un problème d’acteur, pourquoi ne pas avoir fait partir Ae avec son prince pour les laisser être heureux? Voir ce personnage sombrer dans un gouffre sans fin de chagrin m’a fendu le cœur. Perth est tellement doué pour faire ressentir aux spectateurs des émotions. Il a fait une performance sublime, mais je comprends tout de même les amateurs de ce couple d’avoir vécu une profonde déception.

Le choix de reprendre de zéro l’histoire de Can (Plan Rathavit) et de Tin (Mean Phiravich) est une décision qui laisse à désirer. Je peux comprendre le but de cette pratique, mais leur couple a un début bien plus mignon dans la première saison. J’ai tout de même adoré. Je suis loin de dire le contraire. Néanmoins, tout cela manque un peu de « Cantaloupe ». Can a beaucoup pris en maturité dans cette saison, ce que j’ai beaucoup apprécié. En plus de garder son côté enfantin trop bruyant, il devient un petit ami très compréhensif et capable d’être sérieux lorsque la situation le requiert.

Ne me jugez pas, mais j’ai ADORÉ le roman « How To Secretly Lure My Boy’s Heart » qui raconte l’histoire de Kengkla et Techno. Kengkla est un psychopathe qui est obsédé depuis trois ans par le grand frère- pourtant pas très beau- de son meilleur ami. Afin de faire de lui son petit ami, il devient un stalker de la pire espèce et il met au point un horrible plan pour le manipuler et le faire tomber amoureux. Il s’invente une vie, il lui ment, il le suit à l’aide d’un traceur… bref. Est-ce que c’est mignon et à l’eau de rose? ABSOLUMENT PAS. C’est une histoire de stalker psychopathe! C’est donc ce que je m’attendais à voir dans cette adaptation.

Malheureusement, à cause de la polémique qui a entouré le début de leur histoire (Oui, c’est un viol. Oui, Kengkla est fou. Oui, tout le monde, surtout Type, trouve que Techno est con de lui avoir tout pardonné.), le roman a cessé d’être suivi à la lettre et leur histoire a été mise de côté. Tous les plans machiavéliques de Kengkla ont été supprimés. Leur relation forcée par la pitié, Techno qui découvre la vérité, TOUT A ÉTÉ ENLEVÉ. J’ai ressenti le goût amer de la déception.

Malgré tout, personne ne pourrait mieux jouer Kengkla que Mark Siwat. Il a la tête de l’emploi. Il est parfait.

Le dernier couple, celui de Tul (Meen Nichakoon) et Gonhin (Est Supha) est inattendu, mais charmant. Les deux acteurs ont fait un superbe travail et ils collent très bien aux personnages. J’ai vite accroché à leur romance, tout comme à leur chimie. Cependant, un problème m’a perturbé… L’acteur qui joue Tul est plus jeune que celui qui interprète Tine alors qu’il est censé être son ainé de plusieurs années et avoir un enfant! C’est un choix étrange, mais je ne vais pas m’en plaindre.

Un truc qui m’a déplu dans cette saison est l’abus de placement de produit. Habituellement, ça ne me gêne pas. (Until We Meet Again est le BL avec les meilleurs placements de produits selon moi. J’ai encore envie de manger les Lays de Team). Cette fois, ils ont abusé. Tous les personnages voulaient absolument ces récompenses bonus pour un jeu vidéo. C’était lourd.

Bref, pour ceux qui hésitent à continuer Love By Chance à cause de toutes les critiques négatives, foncez. Vous ne le regretterez pas si vous êtes fans de cet univers. Je serais bien partante pour une saison trois qui mettrait cette fois en vedette « How To Change ».

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TinCannnnn!!

I loved how they did this series.

We can all agree that tincan got barely any screentime in the original Love By Chance. They needed more depth to them, and we got it. I loved how they went back to the beginning of tincan's story and went from there. That way we get a more real sense to them and not just going off of what we knew already.

Now I do agree that Ae got really annoying and No and Kla was so irrelevant. When I rewatched this series I skipped all Ae, No, and Kla's parts to just watch tin and cans parts.

I loved that we got a more playful and cute side of tin and how his and cans relationship opened up more. Especially when Can called Tin his sugar daddy, lol.

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A chance to love, LBC S2 review

Disclaimer: Don't spread hate to the actors of this series as it's not their fault, it is however the producers at fault for this terrible series not the actors.

When I first started watching this series last year, I was excited for the it as I thought it was going to be the continuation of tin x can season 1's storyline for them however I was extremely disappointed and actually dropped the series for months, until I actually decided to just watch it and I finished it last night. Of course there were moments I'd giggle and laugh, and be flustered at some of the scenes but most of the series was just a shitshow. When I first watched it I was very confused because tin and can didn't even know each other yet, they completely re-told their story all over again, as if season 1 lbc tin x cans story didn't even exist. Even the characters personalities completely changed, they were much more softer and even cringey, not to mention when they kissed, it was very arkward and uncomfortable to watch. Yes the characters are very cute and because they became so soft this time, it was a much lighter series and they were cute but I still didn't like this series very much, because of the producers changing tin and cans whole story and characters. Not to mention ae, if this is meant to be tin x cans story why did we have to see ae crying for like 6 episodes? I could write more on this series, but I won't because I'm already writing what a lot of us fans are already thinking, or have written. Honestly probably one of the worst bl series I've watched (not lbc 1, though because season 1 was very good). I wish I or someone else preferably a fan could make season 2 or 3 instead and actually fix it, and actually give us tin and cans original storyline from season 1 and continue that story instead of the shitshow we actually were given..
After finishing it I have this really weird feeling in my stomach, I just don't like it, it doesn't fe right.

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Tincan are funny and cute but the script and direction are both half-assed and poorly managed.

Despite the bedraggled and perplexing nature of the script, the main story revolving around TinCan was rather well done and I enjoyed most of their interactions. Both Tin and Can are two very distinct characters and watching their relationship evolve from dislike to friendship and to a subsequent romance was both hilarious and heartwarming. Can's innocence in contrast to Tin's iciness was just as charming as it was in S1. I also really loved how straightforward both Tin and Can are with each other and how instead of falling into petty misunderstandings due to lack of communication, they both choose to trust each other and talk through their issues while dealing with Tin's problematic brother and complicated family situation. Both the lead actors did a great job as well. Mean and Plan have the kind of chemistry that comes naturally and with ease which is perfect for an unconventional couple like TinCan. Their humorous yet emotional portrayal of the TinCan love story was the only saving grace of this show.

All the other story arc's were pretty redundant and even the existence of some of the characters were rendered moot by their lack of screentime. And some new side characters that were introduced were completely pointless. The klano pairing was disturbing due to what happened between them at the end of S1, tumtar took a rather bizarre turn at the end and suffered from severe lack of screentime and Ae's storyline this time was just frustrating to watch. Tulhin was the only supporting story line that was halfway decent. Although, I have to say that the whole Tin playing cupid for tulhin struck me as odd and unnatural, as well as OOC for Tin.

Other than that, this show is basically yet another example of how a story built on a bad script can't be salvaged regardless of how great the casting is or how big the fan base. How Mame managed to botch up her own story this badly, I'll never know. She took an interesting and unique story and turned it into balderdash.

Another problem here is that what people got wasn't what they were expecting - what fans wanted was the arrogant, ice cold and dangerous looking Tin and the mentally 5 year old cantaloupe and the continuation of their story. Unfortunately, what they got instead was a much softer Tin with a mentally 10 year old cantaloupe with a completely unnecessary rebooted storyline. Add into the equation a bunch of insipid supporting characters with unexplained storylines that goes nowhere and you have got the sequel combination that collectively pissed off the entire LBC fandom in one clean stroke.

Nevertheless, if you can get over the pointless reboot of the main story arc, this show might still be worth a watch, if only for the sake of TinCan. Although, It might be best to go into this with a fresh perspective and as a whole new series instead of considering it as a sequel. Keep LBC 1 as just background reference and start this series as a story independent of it. This series overall gives off a much different vibe than LBC 1. It's tone is much softer and the whole vibe that TinCan gives off is way less volatile as well.

P. S - lots of people seem to disappointed with the lack of kissing scenes especially since Tin and Can are both portrayed as sexually aggressive, but this might be due to the fact that one of the main leads (Plan) was suffering from dengue fever while filming this, so they might have had to cut down those scenes due to health concerns, so, I'm willing to give them a pass.

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Almost finished

This show started off slow, understandable because of covid-19, had to reuse scenes from the first season, but honestly an awesome story arch connecting the 2 seasons, also they did an awesome job arguably with the loss of Saint (Pete) because of management issues. But the overall chemistry between Plan (Can) and Mean (Tin) is outstanding, even more so when you realize that Plan was fighting a bad cold but wanted to share the “side story” of TinCan, several of these scenes take place on the side from season 1, but also continue after the events of season 1, basically watch the first season first, since right at the start of the first episode is an “echo” it continues the flow of season 1 but also fills in the gaps of season 1

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