Fish Upon the Sky (2021)

I Met My Stalker While Stalking My Crush, And Now We're A Couple

New title: “I Met My Stalker While Stalking My Crush, And Now We're A Couple”, this series is basically a tale of how two stalkers became a couple

Watching this the 2nd times feels different. i didn’t remember it to be this funny phuwin’s voice over is funny too lmao and I laughing so hard like how he described himself as wisdom tooth, I never heard that type of self degression before as a dental student myself, i cringed so hard lmaoo.

This series also gives a whole new meaning to secondhand embarrassment like holy sh!t it's on a whole other level, there is not even a single braincell available in this group of friends. Wan takes 80% of the brain cells, Pi takes 20% and Duean -_-. AND I SWEAR THE CREATORS OF THIS SERIES ARE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN IN PUTTING A LOT OF OTHER BL REFERENCES.

And I also like how this series addressed the shipping culture in the entertainment industry. People need to realise that privacy needs to be respected at all costs, i’m so glad they used the words “harass” and “unsafe” because YES that is exactly what is happening. It’s incredibly creepy, stalkerish behavior, and I’m glad this show is talking about it.

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It has it's ups and downs

I can't give this one to high of a score, I liked it enough but Mork's character was just to much. Why would they write him that way. They made him love for Pi creepy... maybe that's not the right word to use, but I hated they way he kept insisting and insisting and ignored Pi's feeling about how he felt, just because you thought he liked you doesn't give him the right to act the way he did, He even ignored when Pi asked him to leave him alone. It's felt like he didn't love Pi, he just wanted him not caring how Pi felt as long as Mork was happy. He was WAY to aggressive and forward with how he did things. Oh lets not forget him egging on the MorkPi fanpage shippers, that was SO VERY much not cool, especially after Pi made it VERY clear he was uncomfortable with it.

He liked that people thought they were together, but didn't care how Pi felt, even after they made a new page, not until Pi made it VERY clear he was uncomfortable with it and didn't feel safe. Oh one more thing, the whole thing with his friend and acting like a couple to get Pi jelly... that was SO UNCALLED for, come on man, I get the point of why, but WHF man, you like him but you don't want to give him any time to think for himself you need to use your bitch of a friend who was VERY annoying and who should not have been there, she was no one to been seen because but bam there she is... all touchy feely with you... yea that's normal alright. She was point less and in the end she screws you over... HA!

I could go on a bit more, but I think this is enough, I don't want to say what I didn't like about Mork…

There were good thing in here, like the comedy, I had a lot of laughs in here, even a few feels from Pi. Nan, is also a good part in this series, even if we don't get to see him much. Pi's brother Duean, he was so stupid it was funny, but he has so much love for his brothers its sweet... Though his guy Meen is annoying, at first WAY to much, but he got better.

Even though there was a lot I didn't like in this series, I still thought it was pretty good for what it was. I had good laughs throu-out it so that may up for some of the bad.

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Sutthaya ruined the show for me

The story was really good in my opinion, classic story line, enemies to lovers trope and all. If someone would summarize it for you,
You wouldve thought its another clichè story, always the same but i guarantee you, It's not.

The way they depicted the stalkers/shippers were really good too; some dramas like to debunk them as fans when sometimes they act really obsessive and sometimes know about private matters as if they have been watching the character up close. But the way Pattawee actually faced the two admins of the fan account and clarified that he was unsafe and uncomfortable, I'm glad the authors acknowledge such an issue.

The actors depicted their characters very nicely, you can tell their emotions and feelings just by looking at their face and most of the time, eyes

one thing that bothered me is Sutthaya, if you've watched the show, you know He didnt defend Pattawee against those commentors and even giving those people a chance to attack him by stating that he likes Pattawee in the Live.
He also never changed even after the incident, I had expected that he would try to understand why Pattawee felt really defensive and unsafe towards people knowing about their relationship but No.
Some people may not realize this but he was really manipulative towards Pattawee and it really showed toward the ending where he and other "friends" (aka those intrusive shippers) celebrated Sutthaya's B-day.
When Pattawee ran away after Sutthaya smeared icing in his face in a flirting manner, Sutthaya tried to talk to him and I thought he would finally understand Pattawee's feelings but no he manipulated him into confessing their relationship in front of those very obsessive shippers that CLEARLY attacked Pattawee since his shipping incident, invalidating the fact that he was brutally bullied not long before this whole story happened.
You would love Sutthaya because of his persistance toward the person he loves but the persistance would turn into a "silence means no" type of manner once you get into the later episodes

in conclusion, everything was nice except for Sutthaya for me

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Not as great as I hoped, PondPhuwin can do so much better

This show has 1) a decent line-up, 2) a premise that sounds promising although slightly cliched, and 3) a slightly quirky vibe. And yet, it somehow doesn’t quite live up to any of these three expectations.

Nan, played by Mix, is terribly underwhelming after his A Tale of Thousand Stars performance. This is through no fault of Mix, though, since it was the character that came off as rather bland and lacking in personality, rather than Mix’s acting being the problem. As for PondPhuwin, they are a decently compatible onscreen pair but FUTS was probably not their time to shine yet.

Fish Upon The Sky skims some fairly interesting themes – self-esteem issues from being an outcast in school, cyber anonymity and bullying, the ethical boundaries of shipping a couple, and coping with scrutiny in general. It’s a shame that the show only manages to bob along the surface without really diving into any of these.

Read my full review here: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2022/01/07/fish-upon-the-sky-2021/

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El cast hizo la serie

La historia partió con una idea buena y toca algunos puntos bien interesantes a medida que se desarrolla: estándares de belleza, inseguridades, falsas amistades, la honestidad de decir lo que se siente. Pero en general, creo que no siempre estuvo bien tratado. Los grupos de shipeadores no recibieron ningún tipo de consecuencia por todo lo horrible que hacían, arruinaron el personaje de Bam en el penúltimo capítulo innecesariamente, nunca se problematizó el hecho de que Mork hubiera sido este amigo anónimo y que no le dijera a Pi. Bien por Meen manteniéndose firme para no tomar alcohol y enojpandose, bien por el amigo gordo que era muy popular y que nunca se tomó como broma, bien por Mork tratando de entender las inseguridades de Pi, bien por la relación entre los hermanos. Pero realmente, el casting es lo que salva esta serie, Puwhin y Pond tienen una química increíble a pesar de no actuar tan bien en esta época; y los actores secundarios cumplen sus roles muy bien, sobre todo Meen y Duean que cumplieron con ser la pareja secundaria tierna y más ligera.

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Watch and make your own opinion

About the MLs - Pond and Phuwin make such a cute couple. I can't agree with those who think they don't have any chemistry. In my opinion it was undeniable. There's something captivating about Pond's appearance, I literally had butterflies in my stomach whenever he approached Phuwin.

Storywise - Honestly I didn't get it why Pi was refusing Mork so badly when he obviously made his heart skip a beat. Mork was so caring about Pi but the latter just kept pushing him away in too rude way. Sometimes I wished someone better for Mork just because I hated how harsh Pi's dismissive attitude was. I get that he didn't see him in romantic way back then but hey dude - being a little bit polite won't kill you. I admired Mork for his patience of a saint with Pi. These Mork's words say it everything: "Can you please stop caring about other people and just care about me?"

Btw the fujoshi elements in Thai BLs annoy me like hell! I can't hear their "Oiiiii" anymore. If this really exists in Thailand I am sorry for those guys who are actually their "preys" only for the sake of number of likes and followers.

As for the second couple - there was nothing special what would catch my attention. Neo and Louis are both cute themselfs but as a couple... I don't know. But that is solely my opinion.

The comedy part was too much sometimes. Duean's screeching voice tore my ears, couldn't he just speak in normal voice? If that was supposed to make him look cool it was not at all. Also there were some scenes which ought to be serious or thrilling but they used funny music or silly noises in them. This was very disturbing and I was not able to absorb the actual emotion of that scene because of that.

All in all - it was far from perfect but "edible". I have seen much worse series. If you like the comedy tuned BLs this is for you. The MLs worked perfectly together for me, so I wish they could get a better script next time. 7/10 from me.

PS: Seeing Mix as Pi's crush was a little strange - everytime he appeared on screen I was just waiting for Earth to pop up :D

PS2: What is the possibility that you have 3 sons and all of them are dating/hitting on a GUY at the same time? Hmmm...

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Este Bl pode ser às vezes exagero e ter um humor caricato, talvez comédia pastelão, mas confesso que achei engraçado em algumas situações. O enredo em si é o que eu gosto de chamar de telefone sem fio, onde um fala uma coisa em uma ponta e o outro entende outra na seguinte. Pi erroneamente acha que Mork é seu rival amoroso, quando na verdade ele gosta de si.

Gosto como foi desenvolvido, apesar de às vezes o casal secundário parecer está passos a frente nessa questão. Porém gosto como cada um foi se desenvolvendo, apesar de que não gostei como a insegurança do Pi foi deixada para se resolver sozinha, ou ter usado o recurso passagem de tempo, poderia ter focado nisso ao invés de trazerem uma garota, talvez o Nan poderia fazer parte disso, não digo fazendo ciúmes, não, ele era o personagem mais maduro, sim trazendo um amadurecimento a Pi.

Falando de insegurança, sempre me emocionei com as cenas dramáticas de Pi, me compadeci com ele o BL inteiro, realmente bullying com a aparência destrói uma autoestima. Por isso entendo porque ele fica irritado com exposição, faz todo sentido, ele é um pouco tímido, tem insegurança, como não se sentiria invadido, intimidado? As pessoas estavam invadindo a sua privacidade e de sua família. Mork incentivando este comportamento foi errado e egoísta, mesmo que não tenha sido por maldade

Amei a resolução dos balões e mais ainda a cena dos irmãos todos reunidos, muito engraçado. Gostei como foi fechado, tirando o fato que eu disse antes, foi redondo.. Também descobri que não tenho mais paciência para namoros escondidos, apesar de fazer sentido pelo jeito que Pi é. Uma curiosidade, a casa de Pi é a mesma de Tonhon Chonlatee.

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The one-sided rivalry into lovers.

Frankly, I have mixed feelings. The scene of every episode and OST has a lot of originality!

I love how Phuwin portrayed Pi's character and his insecurities, weakness, and determination. I love the way he is flawed because not everyone is perfect. I feel that from the beginning of the series, Pi is really charming in his own way. It makes him such a complex character, and he feels real. His past was so sad if we actually think about it, and every action he made honestly really understandable considering how hard it has been for him all these while. Eventually, he overcame his biggest fear and lived happily with Mork.
I have no words for Mork. Seriously, how can someone like him exist? He is good-looking, popular and charming, but he falls for Pi. His patience, care, and love for Pi. I think he fell in love the moment he saw Pi for the first time. The way he said, "I can be your vaccine, Pi". Damn, man, it hit me hard. I also love the shift in the dynamics between the leads.
Duean and Meen's scene makes my day; it is cute and funny. I will miss Duean's lack of brain cells and Meen's bubbly personality.
Introducing Bam's character almost at the end of the did bring a twist, and the way she shared Pi's old photos, although it was terrible, finally helped Pi break the wall he built around himself.
Finally, to Koh, Yok, James and Jeans, you guys were phenomenal and funny.

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It was cute and all, but…

As someone who has watched my fair share of Bls, this one definitely fell a bit short for me. If it weren’t for the fact that I quite like the actors Phuwin and Pond, I probably would not have watched this in the first place. Unless you like the actors, I wouldn’t recommend watching this one (unless you’re bored lol). It’s not bad per say, it’s just that there are so many better Bls out there. If you like the main actors you can also watch the series Never Let Me Go or We Are instead because both are better.

What I liked:
Honestly, there isn’t a whole lot. I definitely liked the actors, but there was still something lacking from them in this series (not sure if it was there first together or not). Despite the occasional awkwardness, they both had decent chemistry with each other. I liked the fact that Mork was accepting of Pi during most of the drama and their interactions were fun to watch since they were kinda unpredictable at times. Idk how to explain it, but they were predictable characters and at the same time their disputes were very sudden/unpredictable.
The comedy! The comedy was probably the main thing keeping me going. If you like a simple rom-com then maybe watching this would be more bearable.

What I disliked:
The secondary couple… Were honestly a bit boring. They had better pacing than the main couple, but again there was something missing. I actually ended up skipping most of their scenes because I was so frustrated with how slowly the main couple was progressing. I also disliked the awkward acting during some of the intimate scenes, like i feel like they didn’t really have any good kiss scenes (maybe i just watch too much bl lmao, but still).
Pi’s brother was just plain annoying to me, everything was very dramatic and i feel like sometimes the actor went too far with the character.
I disliked the shippers. Like tf are you doing stalking someone like that. Just ewww. They weren’t funny either. I mean, their acting was good and all, but stalking just doesn’t sit right with me.

Overall, I would still rate this like 7/10 because I can’t lie and say that i didn’t enjoy this. I did enjoy some aspects like the comedy and the actors!
Will i watch this again? Hell nah. But it was still an okay watch and don’t shy away from watching just because not everyone enjoys it :)

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The side couple save the series

I started it with low expectations.
First of all: if you want a a story of healing and surviving bullying, it isn't for you . If you want a rom-sitcom it maybe.
I wanted to watch it for Neo, I loved his performance in Tonhon chonlatee, and I also didn't like Phuwin's performance in the past so I wanted to confirm it (I really liked his performance here, Pee is a cute little bean and he did it good).
It take me around 4 months to finish, especially cause around ep 7, i skipped all but the Duean and Meen scenes till the end. After watch their story the series lost the interest for me.
As the title say, the side couple is a sight for sore eyes: They are fresh, fun and sweet.
Instead, the main couple, it's a case: while Pee is a cute injured baby that anyone could empathize with, Mork is an annoying mess who basically obtained information about Pee by concealing his identity and used it to win him over. Pee deserves better.

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Everyone should know that this series is actually cute and funny at the same time!

I admit... for some reason why most people don't like the way Mork approaches Pi, and how he manipulates him to get Pi to come out of their relationship. But for some reason about the Pi, I don't agree with that. C'mon, if I were Pi, it would be hard. When your friends approach you just because your brother is handsome, then they often use you for their own benefit– of course he'll feel insecure. It's reasonable. And I'm sure at a time like that, he'll also feel insecure about his love. However, once he feels "confident" to pursue his love, I think one of the factors is because his crush is a good person like Mueng Nan. So he believed at least he wouldn't get any bad treatment from Mueng Nan. That's how Pi got the courage to start approaching him.

Actually this story would be simple if at that time Mork gave Pi the umbrella instead of Mueng Nan. But if that happened, the story would be too short, I guess. And as for Bam's appearance, seriously that's pretty cliché. When a story gives rise to a plot twist, female leads suddenly come to tear the story apart. This is a very common conflict in a story.

Mork is suspicious here. If he had the guts to approach Pi, why not from the start before Mueng Nan offered Pi an umbrella? Should he be provoked first? And the way he approaches Pi, to be honest it's a little scary. Like a stalker. But it must be admitted in some scenes he looks sweet and charming. His intentions are sincere to love Pi, but the way is wrong. Pond's acting here is also better, he looks cool in every move. His deep voice adds to the perfect side of Mork. I really like his deep voice <3

But, seriously, isn't anyone talking about how good the soundtracks are in this series? Just listening to it can blow you away!!! Louis and Mix's voices were soft and soothing.

Overall, I can recommend Fish Upon the Sky to watch if you're looking for a series that full of comedy and sweet romance!

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Si quieren ver una buena comedia, ésta serie es para uds

Una comedia para reírse a carcajadas. Me pareció una historia buenísima, con actuaciones bastante buenas (cabe destacar que los personajes son muy caricaturizados por lo que no esperen ver personajes profundos o grandes conflictos), la historia se hace muy fácil de llevar y siempre hay algo que nos hace reír. El recurso del narrador para la pareja secundaria y el personaje de Neo teniendo un diálogo con él me parece fantástico. Este BL es una joyita que creo que no es tomada tan en serio por ser una comedia, pero para mí es de las mejores comedias BL que he visto.

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