The Trainee (2024)

Avant-Garde

A very fresh and different series that didn't follow the usual format of a bl. It explores the challenges we all face when we get our first job, combining it cleverly with comedy and romance, while being educating. It had a solid plotline with very well written episodes (for the most part at least) and gave room for all the characters to grow, not just the main ones. Jane and Ryan, as main leads were such an interesting pairing. For me, after "Not me" these two were the best characters portrayed by Off and Gun. They served so much chemistry and I got the butterflies and everything as if watching them for the first time act together.

With all that being said, there were some bumps on the road when it comes to the distribution of the screen time to the point where the development of the main couple became a bit unfulfilling. It's not an exaggeration to say that Off and Gun turned into a side couple in the middle of the show, which was the most disappointing part. Such a great set of characters kinda went to waste. It's one of those rare instances when a show could actually use a few more episodes, because it had so much more to say. Regardless, it's still a great series hence my rating, but it's a bummer because it could have easily been an almost perfect series if there was more care to the main pairing.

I highly recommend it if you like romance, office love or if you're just tired of the same old recipe. If you are not convinced, give it at least a try for OffGun. You're not gonna regret it!

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Great show - don’t be fooled by negative reviews ?

I’m honestly not sure why people are rating it so low, some are valid and constructive whilst others just seem to give it a low rating for the sake of hate.

Either way, despite only being one episode in, I kind tell this is gonna be a show I’ll like to watch.

It’s fun, entertaining- the comedy writing is super funny, the cinematography/producing/directing is of a high quality, and the acting is on point. The plot is also very interesting/intriguing. For one, because it’s relatable, and two, because it’s going to be interesting to see what the finale is going to be like and how it’s going to turn out that way (most significant to me, personally being, how do Jane & Ryan get together and what kinds of struggles they’ll meet along the way).

If anything, know that OffGun has never had a bad series and takes extra consideration into each show they choose, so it’s likely it’ll be enjoyable at least to a good extent, if you’re wary of that.

The one constructive criticism I’ve really seen is of the volume of the music, esp in comparison to the talking volume - which could be easily fixed (it is only one ep so far so don’t worry that much). <- Personally, I was so invested that I didn’t pay attention to that at first. Also I trust that some of the worries about the substance of other characters or the uniqueness of the plot in general, will be fixed as the plot develops :)

Either way, highly recommended watching & seeing for yourself how you feel about it - please don’t go in with preconceived notions as a lot of good effort was put into making it 🙏

Thank you! 😊

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A beautiful watch!! You're in for a ride! :D

Once again, OffGun has an entirely new dynamic which is different from that in their previous shows, which while expected (because duh, it's OG), is still a beautiful surprise and keeps you thrilled because even as a fan who has watched all of their shows, you don't know what to expect from them! And the story is original so you're going to go in having no idea how it's going to unfold and you won't have to worry about coming across spoilers.

The production is beautiful. I'm not normal about the color grading in particular, it's too pretty. The plot turnt out to be more fun than I expected. The humour is just right and I already LOVE the supporting characters as well, especially Baimon and Pun :D Judy is just damn!! Looking forward to see JudyBahmee's (the side CP) chemistry!

Ryan is a very relatable character and I was actually worried for him. But that's okay, he'll be fine :') I want to keep him in my pocket sooooo bad. And I was slightly worried if Jane was going to be mean just for the sake of it but no, he is an actually reasonable guy. His aura>>>>>> Eerytime he appears on screen, I melt alright! Mind you, only the first episode has dropped. I doubt if I'm ready for the rest :0

Overall, as a fan, my heart is very happy. Let me tell you, waiting for one week is pure torture.

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I'm not talented.. but I'll try

I may have misjudged this show based on the trailer and the fact that only Off and Gun are listed as the leads, but make no mistake, none of that took away from how much I loved it.

I understand this may not be a common sentiment, but I genuinely loved this show. I don't need complex writing that's itching to create conflicts, or a plot that's completely out of the ordinary to enjoy a drama, sometimes I'm happy with a basic story with good emotional depth.
A tight story that's character driven, yes please!

And though I got a little fussy that Off and Gun, despite being billed as the leads, didn't have as much screentime as I expected them to, after a while I didn't think it was a bad thing. Sure, I'm still allowed to be mad that it was marketed one way and we got like a third of what they promised, but the fact that all the other characters got their time to shine is a good thing. I got to understand them better, I felt some of their stories and experiences on a personal level, I witnessed good character growth, not just for the support characters. The fact that Ryan and Jane also had time to grow into themselves, follow their dreams and figure out what they wanted, I think they handled that extremely well.
For what it's worth, even with the limited screentime, the Off Gun chemistry was amazing.

But, despite all my praise, I did find myself dissapointed with some things they did, actually one thing. The Tae - Ba Mhee - Judy love triangle.
*Sigh*
Not all growth is personal or work related, it can be romantic, but did it have to be this way? I don't think so.
All that push and pull, the kiss and the breakup, the tears and the arguments, it wasn't worth the eventual turn this triangle took. This is the one thing that genuinely frustrated me, all I could do was watch and rant.

Most of my review stems from the fact that this was a very personally touching story for me, and though you may not have experienced the same watching it, or though you may not have the same feelings watching it, I can say that this is worth a try.
Sometimes getting invested like I did is nice though, you may discover depths that even the creators didn't think about when making the show, and that's kind of wonderful ♡

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After watching the first episode it got me so intrigued on where this story will lead. I'm so excited for so many things about this series and at the same time nervous. I'm so curious about each individual characters and excited to know about their stories. Excited on how the romance will go with all the pairings and especially excited with the friendship that'll grow between the interns, i'm a sucker for found family tropes. I'm so happy I can look forward to Sundays again. I'm just so happy right now that this series is finally here. I don't know if I just enjoy things too much that I don't really have anything to criticize right now except that the episode is too short, kinda hoping for a longer one. All I'm hoping is there's no rushing in the later episodes with how short it is and I am hoping for the story to be well executed and delivered with the short amount of episodes. Overall, I'm just so happy about this series being here and love all the characters so far.

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Its just the real series

The trainee is have a decent story.offgun of course thy have there 8 years long relation. Other casting.see looks cute with glass
View look bold and beautiful
Poon is now my favourite
Pploy look ok and cute
Kapook the lady boss
My god over alll its good to wach.story is decent .with mentor trainee relationship
Off look like handsome boss and gun like
Innocent baby trainee.
Improvement part
Like i said their is some part to improve like
Acting,comedy,just a little
Offgun cooking crush made me so disappointed.
I wish the trainee all the very best make as proud be a bl fan

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