Fish Upon the Sky (2021)

Kedokteran?!

Menceritakan seorang mahasiswa kedokteran gigi bernama Pi yang culun, anti sosial, dan benar-benar tidak menarik. Dia ingin mendapatkan kisah cinta yang epic seperti di dunia dongeng, dia mempunyai ekspektasi yang tinggi tentang itu ; namun terkadang dia menyadari bahwa dirinya bukan laki-laki idaman, sampai dia bertemu dengan seseorang bernama Meuang Nan dan tertarik padanya ; ia berusaha mendekatinya - namun di saat yang sama ada mahasiswa lain bernama Mork (mahasiswa kedokteran umum) yang jatuh cinta pada Pi. Apakah Pi dapat memilih apakah dia akan mengejar Meuang Nan atau menerima cinta Mork ?. Saksikan seriesnya !. Dari segi cerita, cukup menarik ya karena menampilkan relasi cinta yang unik, yang satu mengejar dan yang satu dikejar. Orientasi series ini cukup punya kekuatan sendiri karena menampilkan main-role yang benar-benar culun dan jauh dari kata impian sampai akhirnya seiring berjalannya series dia benar-benar berubah ; selain itu, ada main couple kedua yang cukup menarik yaitu Deuan dan Meen ' keduanya punya chemistry yang bagus dan benar-benar sebuah main-couple tambahan yang mewarnai series ini. Kompisisi warna scene pada setiap episode series cenderung datar dan tidak terlalu terlihat berkarakter, namun tidak apa karena pengemasan detailnya yang menarik sudah cukup menutupi semua kekurangannya. Sangat rekomendasi untuk fans bL veteran maupun pemula.

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One of the most fun BL

I liked this BL drama a lot because its just hilarious and fun to watch. Even though it is an university BL drama it doesnt focus on that too much and there isn't even a real love tiangle.
I love the way Mork is so confident in loving Pi even when Pi is not even sure of his own feelings himself and feels insecure and is persistent in 'liking' Nan. He just won't give up because he just knows what he wants and knows Pi feels the same way. It creates the most hilarious, fun and adorable moments between them mostly because Pi is just so akward, insecure and stubborn.
But the most hilarious of the whole series is Duean. He has the biggest mouth and screams the loudest with the most stupid ideas which made me laugh so hard I think even the neighbours heard me. But he is still whipped by Meen the nerdy, silent, soft and sweet type. Even though Duean is so loud and a little domineering Meen doesn't let him push him over and stands his ground in being who he is. They have the sweetest confessing scene at the end maybe even more so than Mork and Pi.
So in other words this series is was sweet, fun and a little different from most university BL dramas and for me I will definitely watch it again just because I laughed so hard.

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Funciona el que es, que es una serie cómica

No se si esta serie salió antes o después de Bad Buddy pero la verdad que que la mirás y ves que es otra serie BL que busca amoldarse a los tiempos que corren.
La historia es tierna y disfutable, tanto para Mork y Pee que son la pareja principal, como con Duean y Meen que son la pareja secundaria.
La relación de Pee en cuanto al conflicto con su imagen y la relación que va estableciendo con Mork a medida que deja de verlo como un rival amoroso y lo ve más como su futuro novio es interesante de ver, aunque por momentos cae en clichés ya usados por otras series que bordean un poco la vergüenza ajena y te quedás diciendo "¿por qué alguien decidió incluir esto si con lo anterior quedaba más que bien?". Y por eso creo que para mí la pareja secundaria funciona también dentro del caos que Fish Upon The Sky puede ser a veces; Meen es un personaje gracioso que cuando cae en la de romper la cuarta pared lo hace maravillosamente y cuando intenta entablar la relación con Duean (que es un sol) queda en claro que no es malo, sino boludo.
El personaje de Nan me parece muy bien colocado, en cuanto es una especie de voz del espectador en momentos clave de la serie.
En cuestión total, es linda de ver y cuando la terminás te encontrás largando una sonrisita que dice "awww" así que si no la vieron, y una lástima porque debería ser más promovida en Twitter denle una oportunidad porque sacandole de lado algunos elementos cringe es bastante innovadora y trae a la mesa una nueva forma de contar una historia que se ha visto bastante veces ya, y les va a dejar un buen sabor en la boca y capaz hasta les ayuda arrancar la semana de una manera más feliz.

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Enough Heart to Probably Ignore The Biggest Issue

Overall it was cute. I liked that it didn't forget that it's main character struggled with self confidence issues and concerns with his image because of years of bullying and that they circled back to that as it's main character growth story. They could easily have forgotten that storyline. I like that Duean and Meen dealt with the issue of forcing someone to do something they didn't want, especially since the writers completely pushed this issue aside with the main couple the whole time.

Duean is dumb as a boulder, but that is part of his comic relief charm, and his story with Meen is innocent and sweet 90% of the time. The relationship between the brothers is also very nice and is often amusing and feels authentic. Duean alternates between being gross and invasive of his brother's privacy and space and being protective and caring of his brother's relationships and feelings. I think anyone with siblings can relate to that.

My main downside is that I didn't like how Pi's dislike of being publicly discussed was completely dismissed by literally everyone. His concern was first that his chances at confessing to the guy he liked were being dashed and then that people were talking about him without his consent and invading his privacy and then that Mork was letting people spread false rumors about them and then that people were talking badly about him. and every time, people would pretty much gaslight his concerns. "oh you actually like it, you're just being proud/shy/stubborn". So I didn't vibe with that. The show offset this with enough cute and enough honest emotion from Mork that I watched the whole show and enjoyed it overall, but this could easily be a make or break issue for a lot of viewers. Because it definitely annoyed me a lot and takes up a LOT of the plot.

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Ça vaut la peine pour le Kitty Gang

J’aurais regardé une série entière sur l’histoire de Duean (Neo Trai Nimtawat) et Meen (Louis Thanawin). Chacune de leurs scènes est hilarante, et ce, parce que ces deux personnages sont des idiots. Duean est un porc stupide qui a tendance à se mettre dans des situations ridicules tandis que Meen est un chou adorable tellement naïf qu’il a besoin de quelqu’un pour prendre soin de lui. Ensemble, ils forment un couple parfait, mais voué à faire brûler leur maison quelques fois. J’attendais leurs scènes à chaque épisode. D’ailleurs, VIVE LE KITTY GANG!

Malheureusement, j’ai moins accroché au couple principal, ce qui a fait baisser ma note. Pi (Phuwin Tangsakyuen) est un personnage rejet qui se plaint de ne pas avoir d’amis, mais dès que quelqu’un tente de l’approcher, il sort les griffes et devient désagréable. Il n’a RIEN d’aimable en lui. Je comprends pourquoi il est seul. Mork (Pond Naravit) est un peu mieux, mais je trouve qu’il prend de très mauvaises décisions, comme faire appel à l’agaçante Bam. Je n’ai toujours pas compris le but de son personnage.

Le duo qui courait après Pi et Mork pour les shiper était tellement énervant que j’aurais volontiers sauté leurs scènes. J’ai l’impression qu’à eux seuls, ils ont gâchés une bonne partie de l’histoire. Pourquoi plusieurs BL doivent-ils inclure ce genre de personnages?

Bref, à la place de Pi, j’aurais quand même choisi de sortir avec le mignon Mueang (Mix Sahaphap), car j’avais l’impression qu’il était plus heureux avec ce dernier. Tout le monde tente de le convaincre qu’il préfère Mork, ce qui fini par être le cas. J’ai l’impression que son amour a été forcé.

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it gets a 8.5 from me

This was a pretty solid show. I went in with no expectations and was pleasantly surprised that this was actually a good show. I enjoyed it. I liked the chemistry between these two. This was a light-hearted fun show, and I started, never let me go, and accidendtally started and finished this. This red-flag family is fantasic. Dean with an u and Mark with an o Their clashing was funny, and they were just the overprotective older brothers. The weird friend group was actually the funniest thing ever. Some of the characters served no purpose, but that's okay. Mix's character served a purpose at the start, but he didn't serve a lot of purpose in the end. This was a cute show, and I would recommend it instead of some serious shows. The fourth wall breaks kept me going. I finished this show in 16 hours, which is cool. Sleep is for losers. I enjoyed this show, and I would recommend watching it again. Dean with a U spraying the camera was the funniest thing ever. I could not stop laughing. And also, Mork and Pi's scene under the covers was so cute, and I watched that four times. Good show. onto the next. Okay bye!

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it was definitely interesting

It was good. Honestly it was cute and funny. I enjoyed watching it and it was entertaining to watch. There were flaws here and there. Like I forgot this name but the guy that Neo plays. He was such a bad friend to that other guy. I FORGOT HIS NAME BUT PLAYED BY LOUIS. also he literally told “pi” that he looked ugly with glasses hello???… I loved pi he was definitely over hated and I totally understand him. Now mork, was ok. He definitely did too much towards the end and I started to get upset. Like he didn’t leave pi alone, he doesn’t want you???😭😭 and once again there’s a jealous female character who ruins their relationship. Guys i kinda forgot but wasn’t there a shipping fan base. i despise every bl with those dumb shipping fan bases it’s not even funny, it’s giving taekookers. BUT I did have fun watching the show. WAIT I forgot to add, that “Indian scene”. As someone who is desi I can confirm that, whoever made that scene needs to apologize because wtf was that. Like seriously I understand that their friend group was supposed to be funny and a “joke” but there was tons of other ways they could have represented that. Making fun of a culture was not one of them and it wasn’t funny and wasn’t giving at all. Also the fact that the comments that on episode was suppporting it?? Saying “Im so glad my culture is appreciated”. NO, that’s culture appropriation”, stand tf up. sigh im so excited for never let me go

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A Gem

This was unexpected and fantastic. Now I have only ran into one truly bad BL so far, knock on wood, so I am always happy when another one is completed and leaves me with happy feelings. This one has excellent comedy, a solid story, a wonderful timeline for the main relationship. It felt realistic, it felt emotional, it made you care for the characters.

The main couple and side couple were equally fantastic, the last episode with the bedroom scene summed up how wonderful the four of these characters were.

Honestly with great leads and side characters you can go so far! The friend group was amazing, and I find that important in college BL romances. Those friends REALLY add to the show.

What I look for in a BL drama:
Cute moments: 5/5
Spicy moments: 1/5
Hilarious Friends: 5/5
Side Couples: 5/5
Tropes I love 5/5

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I ADORE EVERY SINGLE EPISODE

The pace was a bit slower than normal but didn't bring any discomfort.
The acting was on point, everyone did their jobs beautifully.
The plot was a masterpiece, don't get me wrong, it wasn't anything out of this world or exclusive, it was just a really well written love story of 4 people while struggling with their daily problems and loneliness, slowly finding true comfort and care from each other and decided to rely on it and take care of it. It was emotional, genuine, comtemplative (characters) and gracefully hilarious. It brought me lots of laugh, that's how funny it was.
The story was well written for the main couple but not so much for the side couple. However, I don't have much complain since the side couple's story was made good enough that I didn't object anything.
Overall, it was such a blessing that I got to watch this series. I'll rewatch it some time.

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A really good and funny rom com but...

Contrary to the rest of this review, I actually found Fish Upon the Sky to be a really entertaining and interesting drama. But like so many other BL dramas, it's all fun and games until the main couple gets established. It goes from romcom to drama with emphasis on Dramatic real fast in the last few episodes, but if you're prepared to expect that then I'd say this is still a pretty good drama to watch.


Story/Production
There were a lot of small conflicts I thought were super interesting and, unfortunately, a lot of overarching plots that made no sense to me. The beginning premise about Pi being in love with Mueang and mistaking Mork as his rival was pretty interesting and the scene where Mueang helps Pi realize his feelings for Mork was well done in my opinion. The unknown texter was just as cool to see with the way they shot those scenes, even if we knew it was Mork from the beginning. Even the plot about Mork wanting Pi to be public about their relationship (while I didn't enjoy the outcome) was pretty interesting. But the one thing that I absolutely hated the entire existence of the fanclub and any plot surrounding them. Not only did I feel they were super unnecessary (all the did was create conflict for the main ship, which I know is the point since it's a drama, but this was just excessive) but there was no valuable lesson learned from them existing in this BL. It would've been nice if they ended the fanclub's plotline when Pi expresses that he's uncomfortable with them getting involved in his personal life, but instead they shut down the fanclub twitter just reopen it for the random MorkPi vs MorkBam plot...? And that entire conflict was unnecessary to the development of MorkPi's relationship too. And because that plot along with the leaked pictures plot happened in the last episode, the ending of the series didn't feel satisfying. Honestly that's nothing new when it comes to GMMTV productions but it's still a shame. Also the fish upon the sky motif totally got lost on me. The entire beginning scene with balloons and the love confession was really interesting to me but I feel like it wasn't as nicely integrated into the story as it could've been which was a shame because that scene could've been so symbolic and a beautiful way to end the series. It did for the record, but it didn't really make sense at all in my opinion...

However the production of this drama went beyond my expectations. The editing is well done and it definitely helped give the comedy aspect of this drama, which was honestly one of the reasons I kept watching. Like a lot of BL dramas try to be funny in at least one or two scenes, but this drama? it's an actual rom com and I totally appreciated it. Extra kudos to the production team.


Acting/Cast & Romance
I really enjoyed Phuwin's performance in this drama! Although this isn't his first drama and I haven't watched any other productions he was in, I can tell from this BL that he's definitely talented. Boy's got range! They made him do everything from the heart wrenching confession scenes to the silly scenes, and he certainly delivered. Pond did a good job too, but if I'm being honest it was nothing too special. I can't tell if that's on him though or if it's because his character doesn't... really... have emotions? Or at least not in the beginning. When they get to the conflict about Mork wanting Pi to tell people about their relationship, I can kind of see more of his skills but there's not much for me to work with. Neo has always done an exceptional job in my opinion, I absolutely loved him in Tonhon Chonlatee and he didn't let me down in this production either. I'm not sure if this is Louis's first BL drama but I think he did amazing! He did a wonder job giving depth to his character. And Jan is one of the best female actors in thai BL in my opinion, so of course she did an amazing job as well.

Mix gets his own paragraph because the whole reason I picked up this series was to watch him act hehe. He did phenomenal as usual AND HIS SMILE IS SO CUTE!!

Now to rate the romance... The romance scenes? 10/10 I was squealing the whole time because the couples are so adorable when they're being cutesy with one another. (The scene where they make PiMork official and Pi has to hide Mork from Duean? I was losing my mind. It was adorable and a tad bit spicy which I can totally get behind). If I had to speak on PiMork's relationship overall though... It was good until they actually began dating. Honestly I felt like Mork was just a bad boyfriend in general, trying to push Pi to make their relationship public even though Pi was clearly not ready for that, etc, etc. It made their relationship seem so unhealthy, which is why this pair lost some points with me. But the build up before that, where Pi is coming to terms with his feelings and Mork is pursuing him is cute and kept me interested and invested enough to continue following their story.
Meen and Duean on the other hand? Now that's some good character development. We know from the beginning that Duean is a complete ass so the bad things he did to Meen in the beginning doesn't come as a surprise to the audience. What makes this couple so good is that Meen's personality type is to be upfront so as soon as he realizes Duean is lying to him/not treating him well, he immediately confronts Duean. (well save for the part where he avoided him for a little bit, but I'd say that's well-deserved). Also just Duean simping for Meen and becoming all soft for him later on in the series is just adorable ><


Music
The opening OST? AMAZING. Literally goes so hard and I didn't even realize Louis sang it until I was near the end of the series, but dang he did a good job with it. (Side note but if you haven't watched they're TPOP stage for that song you should definitely go watch it right now because PondPhuwin and NeoLouis are so charismatic and the entire performance is so impressive and fun to watch).
Also I know I just praised the production team earlier in this review, but... The bgm music used in the actual series was just not it. Who thought it was a good idea to put some sort of nightcore song over an emotional scene between MorkPi? Like no one rewatched those scenes afterwards and thought "huh this doesn't really go together"? It was so silly and kind of ruined the scene at times but if you just mute the video it's all good.


Rewatch Value
At first I was like no way I'd bother rewatching this series but I had to go back to watch a couple of scenes before writing this review and honestly... I watched 3 whole episodes before returning to writing this. So yeah... I'd say pretty good rewatch value.


TL;DR
If you're looking for a top tier, impressive, goes beyond all expectations BL, this is not the drama for you. But if you're looking for a not-totally-serious romantic comedy with a relatable main character and a push & pull relationship dynamic between the main ship then you're in luck -- Fish upon the sky is your answer. But save yourself the trouble and just skip over episode 12 altogether.

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