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Overrated? Underrated? Both?
How does a series get both such positive and negative reviews at the same time, with a range of polarized opinions being justifiable in many ways?
For me, it starts off really well, especially with the portrayal of Korn and Win's closeness and Win's obvious but unsaid feelings towards Korn. Then Win's over-the-top reaction to his father leaving part of the family farm to Korn spoiled things--given how close he is to Korn and how well he knows Korn's character, why can't he accept his father's will or trust that Korn isn't someone who would covet his family's inheritance.
Yet, the series picks up again after the body swap when Win (in his sister's body) has to get some holy water with Korn. Korn's patience and devotion and Win's longing to be close to Korn again is engagingly portrayed without sappiness and with quite a bit of comedy instead, Mix is wonderful as Win, showing Win's impulsivity, his vulnerability and his rather funny jealous bitchiness (when he thinks there is something going on between Korn and another man). In fact, the cast is generally very good with their roles, but Mix stands out with his adaptability to the different demands of the character. Unfortunately, the graph plotting how good the story is takes a downward turn again. The twists in the story in the last two episodes are either expected or not very convincing though EarthMix remains very endearing throughout.
Ultimately, the story could have been stronger. Win and Korn are lovable, and it's nice to see their interactions and how their relationship is gradually mended. But this is not enough to elevate to series to the level of a classic. Some of the best parts of the series, oddly enough, are in the extra scenes after the ending credits. The brief scenes show Win and Korn's long friendship and their love for each other, which they dare not express. What we have are great parts here and there but when everything is put together, something seems lacking.
The body swap premise also seems somewhat unnecessary for the story. Win could be in his own body and still be made to go on the trip to get the holy water (say, to awaken his sister from a coma or something). This way, some of the potential ethical issues of Win and Korn's physical intimacy while Win is in his sister's body could have been avoided. To be fair, effort seems to have been taken to minimize the ethical conundrum because, most of the time, they are not behaving like lovers. However, Win has a kiss with Korn while still in his sister's body, and this raises eyebrows. And the scene could hardly have been avoided without changing the story significantly because it is linked to the crisis of the expectation for Korn to marry Win's sister later on.
Overall, Cupid's Last Wish is a fairly nice BL series. But the bars raised for Thai BLs in series like Bad Buddy, Not Me and EarthMix's 1000Stars, it can seem a little underwhelming.
For me, it starts off really well, especially with the portrayal of Korn and Win's closeness and Win's obvious but unsaid feelings towards Korn. Then Win's over-the-top reaction to his father leaving part of the family farm to Korn spoiled things--given how close he is to Korn and how well he knows Korn's character, why can't he accept his father's will or trust that Korn isn't someone who would covet his family's inheritance.
Yet, the series picks up again after the body swap when Win (in his sister's body) has to get some holy water with Korn. Korn's patience and devotion and Win's longing to be close to Korn again is engagingly portrayed without sappiness and with quite a bit of comedy instead, Mix is wonderful as Win, showing Win's impulsivity, his vulnerability and his rather funny jealous bitchiness (when he thinks there is something going on between Korn and another man). In fact, the cast is generally very good with their roles, but Mix stands out with his adaptability to the different demands of the character. Unfortunately, the graph plotting how good the story is takes a downward turn again. The twists in the story in the last two episodes are either expected or not very convincing though EarthMix remains very endearing throughout.
Ultimately, the story could have been stronger. Win and Korn are lovable, and it's nice to see their interactions and how their relationship is gradually mended. But this is not enough to elevate to series to the level of a classic. Some of the best parts of the series, oddly enough, are in the extra scenes after the ending credits. The brief scenes show Win and Korn's long friendship and their love for each other, which they dare not express. What we have are great parts here and there but when everything is put together, something seems lacking.
The body swap premise also seems somewhat unnecessary for the story. Win could be in his own body and still be made to go on the trip to get the holy water (say, to awaken his sister from a coma or something). This way, some of the potential ethical issues of Win and Korn's physical intimacy while Win is in his sister's body could have been avoided. To be fair, effort seems to have been taken to minimize the ethical conundrum because, most of the time, they are not behaving like lovers. However, Win has a kiss with Korn while still in his sister's body, and this raises eyebrows. And the scene could hardly have been avoided without changing the story significantly because it is linked to the crisis of the expectation for Korn to marry Win's sister later on.
Overall, Cupid's Last Wish is a fairly nice BL series. But the bars raised for Thai BLs in series like Bad Buddy, Not Me and EarthMix's 1000Stars, it can seem a little underwhelming.
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