Check Out (2022)

If you're here for the drama, you'll have your fill!

Other than the decent make out sessions between Nine and Dao, there's literally nothing praiseworthy about this series. The story is tedious and the characters are shallow and abject. There's no depth in the characters and I find nearly all of them quite toxic and abhorrent. This show is borderline glorifying or at least trying to justify cheating. This got to be the best representation of contemptible friends and worthless "better half". The fact that this is a low budget production is their saving grace and best excuse. If any of them are planning on appearing or act in other dramas, they should perhaps exclude this series from their acting resume... Honestly, I have watch my fair share of BL's and I will blatantly say that this is one of the worst drama I have watch thus far. I pat myself on the back for getting through 6 episodes. I will definitely not sit through the rest of the series for my own sanity. Not worth it!

Leggi di Più

Terrible.

The story for this show is so confusing and made worse by the terrible English subtitles (on iQIYI at least). The character’s actions and emotions didn’t make sense 90% of the time and the editing and directing clearly didn’t help. The acting was a bit below average but not as bad as the story. The cinematography was nice and that’s really the only highlight other than Candy because she’s gorgeous. After a while I was watching just to see how they might wrap up such a mess, but episode 7 was so ridiculous I have to stop watching. I’ve watched lots of Thai BL and I suggest you not waste your time with this. Go watch some great shows like Not Me or Bad Buddy on YouTube, or KinnPorsche on iQIYI. Cutie Pie on Viki is also fantastic. I hope the actors of this show have a chance to work on something better in the future.

Leggi di Più

Arguably okay.

This series truly isn't as horrible as many may say it is; your taste in and expectations of dramas, especially bls, may formulate your opinion more than you may realize.

Check Out wasn't BAD, but it really could've been produced better. From my perspective, there were a few scenes that could've been better or have been filmed differently--the acting just didn't look seamless nor did it feel how it probably should've unless they intended for it to be a little awkward even after minimal communication amongst the characters. The storyline in theory didn't seem weak, but the execution was indeed poor. It just felt as though we were tiptoeing around something that should've been revealed nearly 3 episodes ago--everytime. The OST wasn't my favourite either, the timing of the songs felt off--a NC scene is about to happen and you have music that doesn't match? Or was that the kind of energy they wanted it to give off? Just odd. Regardless, some scenes had music that did match when it mattered thankfully, but a vast majority of the time it just didn't sit well with me.

My biggest complaint would most definitely have to be the jumpcuts. When you get to that scene you'll know exactly what I speak of. Maybe I have misunderstood the use of jumpcuts, but the way the technique has been utilized has irked me to a state of no return. Otherwise, I don't really have many things that have thrown me off aside from the way the actors seemed to have been directed. A thumbs up to the person who was in charge of cinematography, a solid 8/10 in my book.

Overall, this show as stated in the headline is 'Arguably Okay' as I did not enjoy it much, but I am sure someone else did. I will say that if you are interested in watching it to give it up to 5 episodes (which is what I did) and then see how you feel about the content you've seen up to that point.

- Z

Leggi di Più

Too long, too slow, too thin - there's better shows out there to watch instead of this.

Some of the worst aspects of Thai BL production awfulness are on display here, and it has to be asked why did the producers think viewers would commit over 12hours of their time to a show like this? One hour episodes for this? Really??

To be fair, the three leads are good actors and deserve a better script than this; writer Chim Sedthawut Inboon is credited on MDL with 5 series scripts in the last two years alone. Based on these first two episodes, they must have all been first drafts, its dialogue being almost cartoonish. Director Kapper Worarit Ninklom suffers from the newbie mistake of shooting the location instead of the drama, wanting to show off the expensive house Nine lives in rather than adding anything to the action.

And then there are the usual Thai BL suspects: bedrooms lit like ballrooms expecting us to believe the characters actually sleep in that blaze of light all night long, an upmarket house master bedroom decorated like it was a student dormitory with photos stuck on the wall, actors sitting unnaturally on couches or at table for the sake of the camera rather than to portray realism, the addition of annoying sound effects because of course we, the audience are so stupid, well we have no other way of knowing when people are behaving comedically instead of dramatically.

This show rests on one premise only: will Daonuea and Nine get it on again after their hot one night stand at the resort? For my part, I wish they would give in to their animal urges and clear lust for each other and just do it and spare us this long trawl to the last episode. And we can all get back to watching better Thai BL’s; there are plenty of them out there this year.

Leggi di Più

¿¡¿¡¿¡¿Pero que demonios acabo de ver?!?!?!

Ni siquiera sé por donde empezar, hay demasiadas cosas en esta serie que definitivamente no me gustan y muy pocas que sí.

Siento que vi doce capítulos de una serie en la que no sucedió ABSOLUTAMENTE NADA durante los primeros 10 episodios y toda la trama termina desarrollándose a las carreras en los últimos dos. Cuando vi el capítulo especial, quedé con buenas expectativas, introdujeron bien a los personajes y nos plantearon lo que podía ser una buena historia de amor, pero definitivamente esto no se acercó ni de lejos a lo que esperaba, el potencial de la trama y los personajes fue totalmente desperdiciado, no hay prácticamente nada rescatable aquí.

La pareja de Nine y Daonuea deja de tener sentido después de los primeros capítulos. Nine es un completo imbécil que no sabe lo que quiere y espera que el universo soluciones sus problemas, porque él no lo hace. Juega a dos bandas con Parew y Daonuea porque no es capaz de decidirse y tiene el descaro de molestarse cuando se entera de que este último siente algo por Tee. Pero Daonuea no se queda atrás, es ridículo, dramático, llora por todo y se ahoga en un vaso de agua, no sabe poner límites y espera que ignorando los problemas estos se solucionen. Ambos son tal para cual, igual de dramáticos, caprichosos, indecisos, detestables e imbéciles.
De Parew solo puedo decir: AMIGA DATE CUENTA!!! Es demasiado tonta y plana, no tiene personalidad y su vida gira en torno a Nine, tambien es caprichosa y mimada, una loca gritona y manipuladora que no sabe cuando parar y que siente celos hasta de su propia sombra. Que desespero de mujer.
La pareja de Tee y Ice es la única que me dio algo de esperanza en esta serie, pero solo tiene UNA ESCENA de desarrollo que, a pesar de ser buena, no es suficiente. Lo único bueno de la serie lo dejaron inconcluso.
El resto de personajes son descartables e insulsos, solo relleno, tanto así que ya ni me acuerdo de como se llaman.

Las actuaciones en su mayoría son terribles, y te hacen sentir incómodo, continuamente sentí como los actores no conseguían adaptarse ni a sus roles ni al contexto que debían representar, eso hacia las escenas planas, ridículas e innecesariamente largas. No quiero culpar por completo a los actores, quiero pensar que las malas actuaciones vienen del lo terriblemente mal escrito que está el guion, todo a full de escenas pobres, inconexas y faltas de sustancia. Puedo rescatar una que otra escena con la que si conseguí conectar, como la charla de la pareja secundaria en el capitulo final y algunas interacciones entre capítulos, pero eso es todo, de resto todo es simplemente inaguantable; literalmente hay escenas de varios minutos en las que solo vemos a los personajes tomando fotos y haciendo publicidades, no pasa nada, la trama simplemente no avanza.
Solo nos muestran un montón de comportamientos manipuladores y tóxicos, para luego tratar de justificar escenas de sexo que no vienen a cuento porque los personajes pasaron de conectar en el episodio especial a tener una cantidad nula de química al final.

Eso último me lleva a mi siguiente punto y es la PUBLICIDAD!!!
Es bien conocido que los dramas Thai son patrocinados por diferentes marcas, que se van mostrando por momentos a lo largo de los episodios, unas más sutiles que otras, pero es que esto está simplemente a otro nivel. Las publicidades son terriblemente descaradas y van una detrás de otra, constantemente; si de por sí la serie no tiene trama, todo se vuelve peor cuando le sumas las cantidad anormal de publicidad que hacen, cuando está por pasar algo medianamente interesante te empiezan a vender un producto por la cara y el flujo se corta, es muy FRUSTRANTE. Lo de las publicidades siempre ha sido un chiste interno para los fans de los Lakorn y los BL en general, pero esto de verdad es una falta de respeto, es tan descarado que incluso te llegan a dar más risa estas escenas que las que en realidad intentan ser cómicas.

Para finalizar, la producción, fotografía y locaciones están bastante bien, otra cosa mas o menos rescatable, saben crear ambientes y jugar con las luces para que sea atractivo a la vista; igual con el trabajo de cámara y la musicalización, está bastante bien lograda, a pesar de que la banda sonora tambien es bastante meh.

Eso es todo, necesitaba sacar todo ese odio de mi sistema.
Si llegaste hasta aquí y leíste el tocho que acabo de escribir te doy las gracias. <3

Un abrazo,
Camy ✨

Leggi di Più

No plot twist a total fucked up show !

I only began watching this since it seemed somewhat interesting
Turned out I should have better of seen any other drama but not this. The beginning of the series was fine but everything likely got worse. There were no plot twist but the actors were fine what's wrong is the storyline. To the point where I were about to drop this for the 3rd time but still continued since when I start something I can't help but watch it till the end.
Nine and praew's relationship was total toxic. Nine only being a red flag through out the show. As some people enjoyed it, I didn't feel the show one bit
Would never rewatch it.

Leggi di Più

this series really disappointed me

it was sooo boring, i seriously tried so much to watch it but i just couldn't take it any more. i really see no reason as to why each episode took 1hr+ and all the 12 episodes were just too much especially since it seemed like there was nothing much act. anyways y'all that haven't watched it should watch it and feel the pain we felt while watching it. Daonuea being so insecure and crying and concluding so fast each time with out finding proof was sooooooooooooooôo annoying. And Tee who was always in ex's business ????????????. But anyways, ice and the other couple really helped relieve our stress each time.

Leggi di Più

Failed potential

The cast is good, but the storyline is so trite and simplistic that there's not much to work with. I'm watching it mainly to see how it ends but it requires persistence.

I know life and relationships can be messy. However, there is something replusive about the lack of honesty by both male leads. Each of them were using there supposed partners. The storyline progression was sloppy.

This series had potential but fell woefully short of my expectations. I think the cast had more depth in their acting skills than portrayed. For some reason it just seemed sluggish and stilted. It came off as low budget. It kinda felted like a stage play that progressed from act to act with little finesse.

Leggi di Più

I’ve read better fanfiction.

I have asked myself ‘why am I still watching this show’ since episode 4 or 5, and I can’t give you an answer.
My rating (which started as a 7) has dropped dramatically after every episode I watched.
So far this show has lacked any type of direction and is struggling to tell a simple story. Some may say “it’s only a BL” but there have been a few BL’s over the past year alone that have managed to turn the tide for the genre (Bad Buddy, KinnPorsche & Not Me).
When Check Out episode 0 aired it showed potential at being a mature BL that was moving away from the usual drivel that is produced. However, the story telling from the first episode has been weak.
If the show writers were struggling to come up with compelling characters and a story, the amount of characters should have been reduced along with the amount of episodes released. This show could have perhaps been a nice mini-series if there was decent direction for the actors and a compelling dramatic affair storyline. I’ve read better fanfiction.

Leggi di Più