You Are My Favorite (2023)

All'inizio era così carino... poi il crollo

Questo drama thai fino alla puntata 8 mi stava piacendo moltissimo: la chimica tra i protagonisti, le musiche, la trama (benchè molto semplice), il fatto che anche un personaggio femminile avesse un suo ruolo e una sua crescita, i dubbi ben rappresentati (solo in Pisaeng) di un coming out con genitori e amici... Mi facevano sorvolare su difetti come l'immaturità di Kawi che in teoria dovrebbe avere la mente di un trentenne o il ruolo di Not che sinceramente non ho mai capito. Insomma mi aveva acchiappato e veramente mi piaceva un sacco. Poi sono arrivate le puntate 9,10,11 e 12 e tutto è crollato. Non so se sia stato per problemi di produzione, budget o volontà di allungare forse un prodotto nato per 10 puntate a 12... Non lo so, ma la sceneggiatura da qui in poi è persino cringe a tratti e i dialoghi hanno delle pause di silenzio inspiegabili. Un personaggio per rispondere ad un altro deve pensarci minimo 10 secondi buoni, così a caso, giuro che l'ho cronometrato. La chimica tra i protagonisti scompare e Kawi diventa tipo verginella impaurita così all'improvviso senza un senso, perchè se si voleva rappresentare i suoi dubbi su un coming out certo non andava mostrato così. Non lo so, sono molto delusa proprio perchè mi pieceva tanto prima del crollo, e comuque 4 puntate orribili non possono cancellare 8 puntate belle del tutto. Da qui il mio 6. Ma è un vero peccato. Anche l'arco narrativo di Pear che per fortuna un po riguardo a sua madre ha una conclusione, poi viene spezzato e non sappiamo nulla di chi sposa, ma proprio nulla. Perchè? Era così inutile dirlo? Lei valeva così poco come personaggio? Magari invece della scena dove Kawi appena sopravvissuto a una malattia quasi mortale si specchia continuamente perchè si vede troppo pallido per essere presentabile per un matrimonio (scena veramente cringe) potevano almeno inserire un dialogo o un flash back dove ci dicono chi cavolo è James, cosa fa, come ha conosciuto Pear, almeno due cose! ! E invece no.

Leggi di Più

Was Definitely A Favorite

Overall: I really enjoyed the balance of realism, the sci-fi element, seriousness and humor. 12 episodes about 45 min each aired on GMMTVs YouTube channel.

Content Warnings: punch, ep 1 very side character intimate partner violence, manipulation, alcoholism, manhandling, two more in a comment with a spoiler

What I Liked
- communication, communication, communication (this was soooo refreshing to see adults communicating with each other)
- realistically flawed characters who learned and grew as the series continued, how Kawi was aware of his flaws and actively worked on them and apologized to others when he made mistakes, Pisaeng also had flaws and needed to work on them
- exemplar for showing time passing without a screen that says "3 years later"
- sweet moments
- Max was a supportive friend (and Pear as well)
- discussing social issues but not in an overly preachy way (examples, I don't think I've ever seen a character discuss the pros and cons of alcohol and I thought it was well done, also the way to show lack of medical privileges for same sex couples)
- Pisaeng was a green flag, he gave Kawi space and didn't constantly push his boundaries like I frequently see other characters do, he stopped something when Kawi fell asleep
- Kawi actively sought communication with Pisaeng instead of ghosting
- funny parts, that dancing was awesome in the beginning
- realistic, shows how our dreams fall apart, not everyone is rich and does great in school, our actions have consequences, live in the present
- touching, the parts with his dad, realizing the mistakes he's made
- the dynamic of the leads
- Pear wasn't a cliche female character, she was a fully developed believable human being
- neutral, I'm not a voiceover fan but it didn't bother me too much here

Room For Improvement
- I wish they showed Kawi checking on his dad first (as I think the majority of people would), he came across as a little too selfish with his obsession of being with Pear
- it dragged a bit in places
- in episode 6, Kawi didn't seem drunk enough to pass out
- there was quite a bit of kissing that was camera blocked/zoomed out
- episode 10/1, Pear kind of threw her friend under the bus, she could have just given her own reasons (and there would be plenty of them)
- episode 10/3, I do not agree with Max, there are people who are asexual and/or aromantic who are dating/in healthy and loving relationships
- freaking out over physical affection felt a bit odd because he was actually 10 years older, also that Kawi didn't have a heart to heart more with Pisaeng about it
- having the Pear scenes interspersed with Kawi/Pisaeng in ep 11 part 1 was strange
- Pisaeng had other reasons and I wish he'd given them instead of "you're cute"

Leggi di Più