Theory of Love (2019)

Very emotional and somehow frustrating

Okay so imma be honest... Gun made me cry like SO MUCH during the first episodes like imagine just watching your crush/best friend switch girls ever so often like that's so pitiful.

I love the acting. Off and Gun did great in this and it's even better knowing their sweet scene was unscripted uwu Anyway, I really disliked Off's character at first, like I wanted to kill him for hurting Gun like that, but then when he starts to like him back, I felt better now.

When Off started to like Gun back, I was lowkey annoyed at Gun's character for being worked up and now I started to like Off's character. Ngl I felt like Off deserved being avoided because what he went through was not even 5% of what Gun has put up with for 4 years(?).

The ending was sweet and it was enough for me. I felt bad for Bone though, but it's nice he found "the one" in the end. Also, for Lynn oof I'm currently watching SOTUS right now and why does she never get the guy like my girl needs some love up in here lmao

Anyway, I liked the plot. The twist in the half part was unexpected but I loved the acting and it was very memorable and emotional. I recommend watching this if you want a good cry and stuff lol

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Angsty mais remarquable

Je ne sais pas par quel bout commencer tant ce drama m'a amenée vers des chemins que j'essaie d'éviter en général et a fortiori dans le cadre de séries BL, dans lesquelles j'ai tendance à me réfugier.

Les sentiments provoqués par la série sont violents, frustration, colère, tristesse, il est véritablement difficile de rester insensible à l'amour à sens unique de Third et aux violences psychologiques, conscientes ou inconscientes, de Khai.
Il est d'ailleurs extrêmement aisé d'avoir une position très manichéenne sur les personnages, Khai méchant, Third gentil à protéger. Et c'est bien à mon sens ce que ce drama déconstruit. Déconstruction représentée par la partition quasi-formelle du drama en deux parties (avant/après).
A l'époque des réseaux sociaux et des discours politiques et sociétaux où tout le monde donne son avis en affirmant qu'il est le bon, à l'époque de la glorification d'une perfection collective et de l'annihilation de ce qui peut être perçu comme une insuffisance, ce drama décide de raconter l'histoire de personnes imparfaites, par moment difficiles à comprendre, mais humaines si terriblement humaines, dans leurs défauts, dans leurs faiblesses, dans leurs qualités aussi. Elles se débrouillent comme elles peuvent avec leurs sentiments, avec leurs relations, en essayant juste de garder la tête hors de l'eau.
Dans un monde parfait, Khai serait un top idéal comme on en voit à longueur de dramas, BL ou non, et Third ne s'accrocherait pas à un amour qu'il sait sans espoir. Et pourtant, et pourtant, dans la réalité les êtres parfaits n'existent pas, ces fameux "green flags" qu'on voit fleurir à tout bout de tiktoks/shorts/reels. Et finalement, on s'attache d'autant plus à Khai à cause de ces failles, à Third à cause de cet amour désespéré.

Au-delà du scénario, solide, et des personnages, complexes, le drama est intéressant cinématographiquement. L'utilisation de la lumière, de la photographie, de l'espace, l'hommage au cinéma romantique et populaire, généralement regardé de haut, contribuent à mettre cette série dans une case à part.

Je veux finir en disant un mot sur les acteurs. Si les acteurs secondaires sont bons, très bons, Off et Gun sont magistraux. D'ailleurs quand des personnages réussissent à provoquer des réactions aussi viscérales qu'ici, cela montre toute l'étendue du travail et de la qualité des acteurs.

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Cutting corners? Or patchy writing?

I'm not going to read the novel, so I'm not sure if my criticisms apply to only the show or also its source material.

I'll start by saying there were many scenes that were well written and well acted. The show is much better than average BL in general. I loved the side couple.

My criticism comes in where i kept feeling that plot or character foreshadowing was going one way only for it to go a completely different way. Sometimes that can be a good thing if it's a certain genre. But it's the foreshadowing that makes the progress of story and characters feel more satisfying. So a good emotional romantic plot can't thrive so much with too many unexpected turns.

As a writer myself I always (on reflex) try to guess characters motives and goals and what kinds of things it would take to change a character's feelings.

The character of Khai was a well written jerk that had a solid characterization even if it was a cliche.

I think the problem came in that his jerk-ness was made so solid and consistent that there were so few options that felt like a believable way to make him fall for the lead character.

I spent half the show trying to figure out if Khai was indeed half of the main couple or if he was merely the object of desire which would result in the MC moving on and finding a healthy relationship because of his crush trainwreck.

I don't know if maybe the characterization evolved more naturally in the novel, but Khai's transformation was a little too sudden for how bad he was in the beginning. I don't like pairings where the success of the relationship hinges on one character's transformation. It's too easy to feel unnatural.

The side couple had a little more consistent buildup and characterization, but there were still confusing parts where you feel like they were suddenly replaced with a different couple and their one-on-one scenes together were for no reason. They had the better story, even if the show forgot about them multiple episodes in a row.

Even if i feel like i could've written the story better in many different places, it kept my interest enough for me to want to finish it quickly.

It also didn't rely on basic tropes with the same conflict and outcome. You think the same tired scenario will play out like every other BL, but then it won't. That was refreshing.

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Best BL of 2019? Surely.

After watching more BLs than anything else, I think Theory of Love are one of the ones that shocked me. I have a lot to talk about, so let's go.

STORYLINE:
The plot was so unique from what I'm used to seeing, the opening scene with Third analyzing, explaining and reviewing movies was just different than other openings I've seen. It was refreshing to see the film majors (coming from a theatre kid), instead of your usual highschoolers. The inspiration for the romantic films, such as 10 Things I hate about you, Flipped and etc. really brang out the cliche, yet realistic part in the series.

ACTING:
Off did so good considering I'm used to him acting out roles that are comedic or supporting roles, you can really see the variations, and that's what makes him such a good actor. Portraying a character that's this punchable, you can really test your acting skills from there.
Gun! This is my first time seeing him act, as I'm not used to his face often, and I can say! He's so talented! You can feel the body language and emotion he's trying to emit. And that's what actually inspires me to start trying hard with my acting classes haha.
The supporting characters and ship really played off, Two is such a good friend and I love him for real.
The casting for this series was perfect! The chemistry balanced and you can tell they've developed a friendship outside of their characters which doesn't make it hard to watch since sometimes there's balanced awkardness between actors.

MUSIC:
The use of music in scenes were really well, you could tell that it was the appropriate sound for the scene.

REWATCH VALUE:
Absolutely would watch again! The first time I've watched it, the second time, and so on, it just will never get old.

CONS:
I felt like they could've made Third less of a crier since it can get really annoying with the repetition of it, and it'll depend on the watcher but personally it feels repetitive and tiring to see him cry over every little thing Khai has done.

CONCLUSION:
Theory of Love have flaws as all shows do, but these flaws don't ruin the show and anything else. 10/10 would recommend.

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When i watched this for the first time i was totally on Third's side. But after rewatching it Kai couldnt really tell Third likes him cuz Third never showed him fr and never told him how he really feels.
The acting was really good.
All the crying scenes felt so real they made me be on Third side making me to Believe Kai was more than just a really shitty friend.
Support cast acting was good too.
The only thing i don't like about this drama is the ending. Where Kai Realise he likes Third. Their ending seems rushed and cuz it is rushed or it ends this way it kinda lacks chemistry.
Overall i like it a lot. Each time i watch it i cry like crazy (the way they make us believe and see the story different. That's why you should watch it at least twice to see the difference.).

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not the best thing I have ever seen but still pretty good

So the average for the episode was an 8.1, so I rounded down and gave it an 8. The highest I gave it was a 9, and that was the first and last episode. The lowest was a 5, and it was the motorcycle crash episode. funniest shit I have ever seen. I have never laughed so hard. Why was he rolling? And what did he even hit? Third was really getting on my last nerve with his bullshit toward the final episodes. I completely understand where he is coming from because he wants real love and whatnot, but God damn. and the fucking singing. Please stop singing. This isn't a high school musical. Just shut up. Un and two with their goofy asses relationship, I think that was cute. Bone having to let go to find happiness, I'm glad that was the end instead of Paan cheating as well. That was deep and needed. All around, not a bad show at all. It was a hella slow burn, but I really enjoyed it (yes, I stopped working on it for three days because of the "cheating" part, but I got through it). I would recommend this. This took a lot of brain power. No tears, luckily, so I am stronger than a Thai drama once more. I love these actors to death, so I am biased, but this was a good one. Un's 6 foot ass being scared of the dark. Bro, the dark is scared of you. I am watching the special episode right now because it was a pretty good show. I really liked this friend group. Okay, good acting, because the person who played Shane had my blood boiling. Everything that went wrong was his fault. shane getting on my last nerve for real for real. Just shut up; you are ruining everything. And ching chong (that was her name, i swear) the whole thing happened because Khai ran that bitch over with his bike. That was so funny. I am sorry. Okay, let me watch the specific episode, and then we are onto the next. okay bye!

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Desde que comecei a ver BL este é um dos títulos que sempre aparecia em minha frente, enfim decidi ver e não me arrependo. Third é um dos personagens mais coração que já vi, muito amável, apesar de ser chorão, dramático e um pouco trouxa. Bem de tanto que vi pessoas reclamarem, achei que fosse achar dele irritante, mas não, ao contrário, acabei torcendo para seu bem e desejando um amadurecimento. O que demora um pouco, mas assim que o amor próprio vem, tudo fica mais interessante, por isso se estiver pensando em não ver ou parar de ver pelo sofrimento dele, continue.

Falando de Khai, esse personagem divide muitas opiniões, porém ninguém pode negar como é verdadeiro, ele é um jovem livre que quer aproveitar a vida e que não tem compromisso com ninguém. Sua súbita mudança não é só surpreendente, suas ações são questionáveis. Ao invés de conversar preferiu machucar. Felizmente diferente de outros BL que você não vê um real arrependimento ou o ritmo corre rapidamente para juntar o casal, Khai sentiu tudo na pele e mudou de forma lenta e natural. Aliás amei a cena das bofetadas do arrependimento.

Não achei tão interessante os arcos dos amigos, do Two é jogado sem um desenvolvimento o de Bone, no começo gostei, mas com surgimento de um noivo, ficou muito arrastado e sem uma saída. Porém gostei como foi fechado. O personagem que menos gostei foi o Un, sempre achei ele um incógnita, toda hora parecia gosta de um diferente, porém pude ver como a atuação de Earth melhorou muito.

Em resumo, o tema principal não é o romance em si, a amizade tem um grande papel, assim como o perdão, arrependimento e como o ato de perdoar é difícil, esquecer mais ainda. Com certeza é o BL mais humano que já vi.

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All the emotions

Gun has the most natural acting, not overly express on the face but i can feel the pain, shyness, the frustrations.
I like how they use classic romcom movie titles for every episode title, relates to the series as the characters are students major in film making.

Ep 1 Best Friends
Ep 2 Love Actually
Ep 3 Friends with Benefits
Ep 4 Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Ep 5 10 Things I Hate About You
Ep 6 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Ep 7 Flipped
Ep 8 The Proposal
Ep 9 Love Triangle
Ep 10 Begin Again
Ep 11 He's Just Not That Into You
Ep 12 My Dear

Definitely will watch it again!

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this was awesome 😎😌 i watched this series with my family. i love the pair offgun. they are awesome. and thank you team give us most beautiful theory of love 💞 😘😘😘😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 this story used some people because it's helpful for me. my bf related to this. so I get some methods to control him and love him lot. and thankyou so much it's late review I know thanks for the information and theory. love you guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Great series overall but definitely lacking in some parts.

I'll start off with the best part of this series, the casting. The cast is just immaculate, I think the role they played really matches how some of them are in real life, and having OffGun play the lead role is just the cherry on top. Although, I must say that if you are new to the whole BL fandom and is not a Babi (OffGun fan) the duo might seem a little bit awkward at first but you will definitely see a genuine love for each other at the end of the series. Next, the plot. The plot is a little bit confusing for me, starting with the playboy Khai and cute little Third being madly in love with him. For me, Third's character almost became love-blind to the point that he was becoming obsessed with Khai and the story didn't really have an explanation as to what made Third fall in love with Khai apart from them being bestfriends. The ending also felt very rushed by suddenly jumping into four years later, I felt that there was so much more missing and there was really no knowledge given to the audience as to how they managed to handle the relationship for that long. But ending on a good note, this series is definitely worth the watch. 100% would recommend this series for beginners in the BL universe.

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A ‘meh’ from me

I was hoping I would love this but I truly struggled. I’m not one to skip scenes but towards the end I couldn’t help but do so.

And to be honest, I was not expecting much as I tend to avoid watching pre 2020 Thai BLs cause I remember how much I struggled with them back then.

But watching ‘Not me’ prior to this gave me a big push cause I wanted to see ‘Off & Gun’ in something else.

While I wouldn’t recommend this, it’s not a full right off. It’s more of a reminder for me to not bother with older Thai BLs.

The scenes with the main couples were great though. They did a good job with what they had. And Gun is a fantastic actor per usual. He has a way of showing emotions in a way many actors in this genre aren’t able to.

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Amazing representation of deep feelings

I think this bl drama can show deep and strong feelings in a very realistic way. I was shocked after seeing it.

Starting with the story, I think it´s pretty basic. Like your typical unattainable school crush that everyone thinks he´s hot. But from this weak plot it was possible to take advantage. So this is how they developed Theory of Love in the best way.

The cast was just perfect. I actually don´t know very much about Offgun but I can saw how good actors they are. Gun fit Third's character perfectly, especially in the sad scenes. He can cry so naturally and express all the pain with just a facial expression. And talking about Off, he was the indicated to represent Khai. When I see him I can´t understand how we can work in bl dramas, like he looks that one popular straight guy who has a lot of girls at his knees hehehe. So he fit Khai´s character sooooo good and I get mad a lot of times with him because his face of selfish and very bad friend was so real. They are amazing actors no joke.

About the seccondary characters i didn´t pay a lot of attention but it was curious to see their love story too. Un´s (Earth) and Two´s was cute. They started fighting over a girl and ended up staying together, simple but good and hilarous story. I was shocked about the plot twist (Un had a cruh on Two some years before) Btw I love Earth´s acting skills he´s so cool and handsome.
I´m not gonna say anything about Bone´s and Paan´s relationship. It was cute at first but ended up being weird. I dislike teacher-student topic so much

If Third and Khai had remained as strangers, it would have been a good ending. Third really needed to get over his crush, but in the end this is a bl drama and it was sure they were going to end up together. I can´t forgive Khai for all the things he did to Third.

Something I don't understand is how Khai so suddenly started to fall in love with Third, knowing that he doesn't date friends and only likes women. It was fast and confusing. I really thought that he was confused about love and loneliness, as they mentioned in the series.

In summary, this series is painful to watch but it is worth it for how well they show something so casual in young people, falling in love with the wrong one and having to stop idealizing it. Just get over it and realize who you're dreaming of being with.

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