2gether (2020)

Let me start off by saying- all shows that I start to watch, I go in with the full ten stars. It's when the shows progresses over the episodes, my ratings may change or they will stay the same. As for the year 2020, I have yet to given a full ten stars for a series that was made in 2020 and completed in 2020. This series is the same. It started off sooo good for me that I honestly thought that I would give it a ten as well as I thought it would dethrone Sotus as the BL King for me. This was not the case, though.

Story- 8/10
While this story has been told already with Love Sick and My Boy of a fake relationship that then turns into a real one, 2gether the series started off differently. I loved the interaction between the leads and the progress of their 'relationship' throughout every episode- I actually felt giddy and happy by it! (Especially when you just had Sarwat dropping these pick up lines on such a clueless Tine as well as his constant obsession with Tine's chest). Yes, I know that there were some editing issues here and there, but it didn't really effect the story for me, in my opinion. The friends of both of Sarwat and Tine made it enjoyable as they add the comic relief as well as some wise words to the story. I also loved Green! I didn't like him in the beginning, cause I thought that his character was annoying and pushy, but he grew on me! I am gonna miss him! What got me annoyed about this series was episode twelve. Pam was introduced and we now have someone coming in on the second to last episode to confess her love to Sarwat. If whoever wrote the script and the director had just placed this part like some episodes before, I wouldn't hate it as much as I did last week. I still feel like this plotline was not needed for the boys (as it is so used up in BL series so much that it is starting to annoy me!) However, the boys were able to overcome this obstacle and be boyfriends in the end!
I might add that also in that dreaded episode twelve, I didn't like how the supporting couples were treated as Type treated Man like crap. However, he made it up in the final episode and made me so happy for them. I still think that Mil doesn't deserve Phukong and no one is gonna change my opinion about that!

Acting/Cast-9.5/10
I have stated this since this series started, I was highly impressed by the acting skills of both Bright and Win, as this was both boys first leading role in a series (Win's first acting gig). They entertained me when they were Sarawat and Tine and I felt like their acting was on another level for me. And the supporting characters brought their acting skills as well! I totally loved the screen time (no matter how little) that I got of Green, Man, Boss and Tine's friends! They made this series so much enjoyable for me!

Music- 10/10
Now! I have said this in my previous reviews- music is neither here or there to me in these series, cause I honestly do not pay attention to it-like AT ALL. This was not the case for me with this series. There are only three other OST songs that I will have in a loop in my head from Thai dramas that I may even burst out singing a line to. These are the OST for My Ambulance, the OST for UWMA and the closing OST for The Moment. And now there is 2gether the series opening AND closing songs. I usually skip the intro of series and just jump into the episodes, as I have no real care for the music. That was not the case with 2gether the series. I will play the opening and closing for every episode and hum along with the songs. This series also introduced me to Scrubb, who have excellent music. The soundtrack for this series is one of the best that I have seen in awhile.

Rewatch Value-9/10
Not gonna lie, from episode one to ten- I re watched the same week that it came out, cause of how the story enticed me with their plotline and their acting. However, it lost me a bit on eleven and totally lost me on twelve (thirteen got me back, though). Because of that- the rewatch value went down a bit for me. There is still no hesitation that I will rewatch episodes one to ten and thirteen like that! For the other two-I will have to get the strength and energy to watch them, especially episode twelve.

Overall-9/10
This series was good! I enjoyed it, especially episodes one to ten and thirteen. I will definitely recommend this for others to watch.

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Most heartwarming thing I have ever seen.

I started this Series before it was finished, because people were saying it was as good as if not better than Tharntype. So I started it with extremely high expectations. And while a lot of people were disappointed by the end I will say I disagree. Yes I was disappointed by the fact that there was too little action, or non at all, however, the overall story was just so cute and heart warming that it honestly didn’t ruin my feel for the series at all.

The actors both did a great job in conveying their characters, especially Bright (Sarawat) I just felt his every expression, every action and absolutely bought his character. For Win (Tine) it took me some time to warm up, but that’s most likely due to the fact that he plays quite the passive character, so it needed like a turn point where he was really able to show his acting skills in terms of conveying feelings to the audience. Once this was given I was absolutely convinced by him as well.

Now to the story line: like I said above, this one had one of the cutest most heartwarming stories I have ever seen. My heart literally burst with love and warmth in so many scenes... this for me made up for any missing action. Especially since we now know there will be a second season were we may hope for the making up of all the missing action in the first season.

However, I will say that this too is a series where one person is more of the “giver” and the other one the “taker” which usually kind of bothers me, but with this one it didn’t bother me as much because the “giver” was so extremely lovable that it made up for the frustration sometimes caused by the “taker”. This is probably the only part that bothers me though: the one lead obviously loves the other and has never done anything to hurt or betray the other, and still somehow he seems to be the only one who has to apologise and put effort into the relationship.. this makes the relationship dynamic quite unequal.

Lastly I want to mention the soundtrack: I usually give an average rating for music or rate it according to how much I remember it, since music was a big part of this series I obviously remember it quite well, and I have to say it played nicely into the Series and it’s overall feel. I saved most of the Songs into my playlist!

So this is definitely a Drama I advice to have seen. You may like it or you may not, For me it was absolutely heart warming. I am excited for the second season (I usually am not a big fan of second seasons, however because of the lack of action in the first season, I am really excited to see what they come up with for the second). I would not at all compare it to Tharntype though, because the two are just completely different things. Both good in their own way.

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OVERRATED

I was so excited for this to come out when they announced that there’s going to be a series. For someone who loves Jittirain and most especially Theory of Love. I can’t even contain my disappointment for how this turned out.

The review that I’ll be giving is for the series itself and not the novel.

STORY - The story was... inconsistent. Okay, yes it was light and there’s only butterflies in your stomach when you watch the first few episodes but there are a few double standards for this one.

First of all, i don’t like how Green is pushing himself to Tine when Tine clearly said no already. On top of that, it’s bizarre to even think about that Tine’s initial response to that situation is “get a fake boyfriend” like— what even is that? Also, what Green did to Tine is basically the same thing Tine did to Wat, not to mention the stalking, harrasing in bathrooms and even going as far as joining the music club just to make Wat agree to be his fake boyfriend. IT WAS A MESS. Tine and Sarawat’s relationship? A MESS. There was no substance or anything. It was a bromance, not romance.

I’m not gonna go into details about Man’s catfishing incident because that’s pretty much self explanatory. PhukongMil deserves so much better. Unlike other bl series that pays attention to side pairings/couples, this is the only series that confused me the most with regards to this. The series literally paid PhukongMil dust.

ACTING/CAST — I’ll be reviewing Win and Bright only. As a rookie actor, Win Metawin definitely didn’t disappoint. Given that there could be so much improvement, considering this is his first series or acting role, it was pretty much okay to me. He can definitely portray the bubbly and outgoing personality of Tine, I think he would be a promisinga actor in the future.

As for Bright, man I don’t know what happened with this one. This is not his first series, i’m not sure if he’s uncomfortable with the idea that it’s bl or if he just didn’t get enough workshop. I mean, sure he can portray that kinda snob popular guy but other than that, he’s so... lifeless. His facial expressions are always awkward and he really really looks uncomfortable acting in love with a man.

This is why the industry really needs to hire ACTUAL LGBT+ people and not straight men, but oh well.

MUSIC — as someone who doesn’t understand Thai, Scrubb’s songs are definitely AWESOME. I have no words for the OST by Max Jenmana, it was catchy. The story itself is somehow based upon scubb songs so all in all, SCRUBB superior. Kinda like Eraserheads of the Philippines.

REWATCH VALUE - If you asked me if this one on the first few episodes then my answer would be yes, i would love to rewatch it. But like i said, the series lost its spark halfway through the series and it’s a very bad adaptation of the novel. If there’s some clips on twitter or youtube then yes, I would watch bits of it but if it’s the entire series, I don’t think I want to go through all of that awkward acting of Bright and getting confused with the inconsistent story line.

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Until episode 10, I felt that this was one of the best BL series I've watched, even when at the beginning I didn't have many expectations with the show. First of all, the series is heart-warming and I loved the development even if it was slow. But the last 3 episodes were very bland, the script, editing and direction were so disappointing. I even felt bored with the relationship between Sarawat and Tine and I wanted to see more of the side couples, specially Man and Type.
My main complaint is the lack of intimacy between Wat and Tine in the last episodes. I've watched some chinese series, and even with the censorship, they feel more like boyfriends than Sarawat and Tine. Metawin and Bright are very good actors, they clearly carry the weight of the show. I specially love Win, he's so charismatic. The OST is amazing, I felt in love with many Scrubb songs and I'm sure I'll keep on listening to those songs for a long time. I don't plan to rewatch 2gether for a while now, but when I do, I will skip the last 3 episodes, specially the ending. The last episode was so anticlimactic, rushed and filled with unnecessary flashbacks. 2gether was building an amazing relationship between the main characters but at the end everything falls apart.

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The storyline started well. Win and Bright are more of best buds in this series than boyfriends. The relationship is more perceived as roommates. The chemistry among the two casts is meh...... New and Gulf have more chemistry than these two. Sorry Bright , we love you. Bright is the one who kept me going cause he was the one who was being romantic to show that they were dating. The problem with this series is that the relationship were meh... Win looked uncomfortable on set. If it were me to binge watch I wouldn't have finished the series I would have stopped watching at episode 5or 6. Then they ruin Sarawat's character at the second last episode then I realized that they(Time and Sarawat) had an ambiguous relationship. When I reached at the end I was like wtf ! Cause by by the end of it they were more of bff's than boyfriends and so I realized I just got thirst trapped.

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Não me surpreendeu

(SPOILER DENTRO DOS PARÊNTESES )

2gether, nn sei mt bem oq falar desse Bl. Eu comecei a assistir ele com mts expectativas já que várias pessoas falam bem dele. Acho que se eu nn tivesse começado ele com tantas expectativas minha nota seria um pouco mais alta. Mas mesmo assim, eu acho que ele nn me agradou tanto. Estava esperando algo diferente, mas mesmo assim eu gostei de algumas cenas.
Os pontos negativos que me fizeram dar essa nota vão estar listados aqui em baixo:

-Eu trocaria a ordem dos eps 12 e 11 para a história ficar um pouco mais dinâmica.
Assim que comecei o ep 12 senti como se nn tivesse visto o anterior como se tudo que aconteceu no 11 tivesse sido esquecido pelos personagens. (Principalmente a parte da música que o Sarawat escreve para o Tine, ele mostra a música e eles estão bem mas no ep seguinte parece que aquela cena nunca aconteceu.)

- Eu nn gosto de brigas na reta final, sempre prefiro que deixem esses últimos episódios para um maior desenvolvimento do casal.
Oq eu realmente senti assistindo foi que tivemos uns 10 episódios de construção do casal e dps os últimos repletos de confusão. Isso meio que me fez perceber que eu nn gostei do ritmo que a história foi tomando.
A coisa que eu mais amo é quando temos um início de romance bem trabalho (Foi o que tivemos nos primeiros eps) mas dps sinto que o final ficou apressado deixando a gente com poucas cenas do cotidiano do casal e mais cenas para um drama que eu acho que nn deveria ser trabalho na reta final.

Minha conclusão final é: Cada um tem o seu gosto! 2gether realmente nn entrou para a minha lista de favoritos mesmo me fazendo dar risada em alguns momentos. Esses bons momentos que eu tive infelizmente foram anulados por coisas que eu não gostei tanto assim.
Respeito a opinião de todo mundo, acho que se vc quer dar uma chance vale a pena tentar!

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I was surprise that this series is the most popular out of all series

I remember watching for the first time and just a few minutes I drop, I don't why maybe because I still not interested

It turned out this year I watch it back cause I see to many comments in tik tok say, if you don't watch 2gether then you are not bl fan (like seriously? It this series was really that great?)

And then I read the synopsis and it got my interested (fake boyfriend, music) so I decided to watch

I enjoy the episode one two three four five (it was hilarious drama that make me laugh like crazy people) and I was like wow this drama is good

But then my expectation go down, why there act like brother then a couple? I mean usually when there are start couple there will focusing more about how there will development the relationship

But it was getting mess, it suddenly become serious drama

Green less screen time, sudden the uncomfortable third couple, like what the hack it going on?

And one more thing, it this bl or bromance ? There don't have any romantic moment between main couple ,I'm not complaining if this series don't have bed scene since It was under gmmtv, but seriously? Are you guys are brother or couple?

And then the episode when sarawat ex comeback like wtf? For real make me curse

I don't hate that woman but I literally hate so much how ego tine was, without listening to explanation ,and then break up just because you saw sarawat and that girl hugging ? And then everyone is pity tine,like for what? Seriously? Do time ever have trust to sarawat?
And then when you know the truth, you don't even consider to apologize first and wait sarawat the one that make step first? Like wtf, sarawat is innocent here ,you the one that should apologize then, do you love you ego more then your lover?

Argggghh I so frust here, the only reason I give it high star because of green, man and type

There the only reason that I can finish 2gether

Idk what to complaining anymore, I'm to tired to re-watch it back

If you are new to bl, 2gether was a great bl to start

But if you the old fan and already watch too many good bl drama, I suggest you to skip this one cause you will never love it

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Is it just me?? Haaaiisst..for some reason, I didnt feel Sarawat as a boyfriend material(or the handsome prince)..I like the actors - Win and Bright..they are definitely good looking and can act as well..The story of the series is fine..its light,funny but something is missing..specially on Sarawat's character..Im not sure if its the actor or the script..its just I didnt feel the "Love" and "Caring", specially on the last episode..Maybe because they didnt have a "kissing scene" on the finale..but no,Its NOT.The second couple, Man and Type, I like them..and even if they dont have a kissing scene, im pretty satisfied on how the story ended..and a guy like Man, he's definitely something.I want to marry him(haha).Its true,you dont need a kissing scene or love scene to deliver a good BL..Ive seen many BL series,but Sarawat is definitely on of the weakest character Ive seen..Im not sure if you've seen 2Moons..Im not a fan of the actor who played Phana(Godt,im not a hater as well anyways),his acting skill kinda sucks(sorry,but that was way back 2017,not sure if it already improved)..however,though he has some acting issues, I actually felt Phana from him..I felt the love,care,romance..and the series only has one kissing scene at the end..its not the best kiss out there,but somehow,it satisfies the whole series. What I mean is, if i can choose a guy to marry, I will choose someone like Phana(from 2moons or even 2moons2),or kongbop(from Sotus),or Tharn(from TharnType),and ofcourse Ae(from Love by Chance)...Sarawat is good looking..and I think he's a good person..but something is missing...not really sure what it is..i just,didnt feel it.Sorry..specially on the last episode, Tine was really hurt,and sick..but..ahhh..I dont know..Im happy for the happy ending..its just something is missing..And sorry,the "concert" part feels so "corny"..I mean its a good idea to propose your love on a stage, I just hoped that they did it better.That part really sucks.sorry.

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I didn't rated with a lower rating just because it was my first thai drama I ever watched and I want to believe that some aspects that I didn't like was because i wasn't that used with the culture, and I also didn't wanted to be that critic since in some points was my fault I got disappointed since I was the one who got taken by the hype it was getting and had too high expectations.
The drama was pretty unrealistic and rarely addressed important issues for example they had a good opportunity to use Tine storyline to at least show a bit more realism since he was denying himself that he liked a boy, I even thought that was going to be the main arc, but the drama didn't even addressed at it of a important thing at all.
The drama is not the worst drama I ever watched it was an ok I think if you start watching with a open mind and just for fun it actually pretty good to spend time I wouldn't rewatch it either but that depends on each one.

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Espero con toda mi alma que hagan una segunda temporada @gmmtv Tine y Sarawat son amor y han sido mi consuelo y el de muchos durante el covid-19, mientras echábamos de menos a aquellos de quiénes no podíamos saber nada, ver o tocar, 2gether llenaba nuestros sentidos y nos hacía sentir abrazados. Con 2gether he vivido tantas cosas que me hacían gritar como una fangirl, y no exagero, la palabra es gritar de pura emoción y amor y de nuevo el universo me envió amor a través de la ficción que se convirtió en mi viernes de felicidad y amor, no puedo explicar más que con el corazón mi enorme aplauso por el gigante sinfín de amor que sentí desde el día uno hasta hoy, que seguiré sintiendo porque necesito capítulos especiales de Tine y Sarawat con momentos dulces y después segunda temporada con felicidad, crecimiento y amor, besos, con la esencia de esta temporada, no puedo decir adiós. Sé que @debora_fangirl habría sentido ese amor por la serie, los personajes, las escenas de amor, los diálogos, y los secundarios, y por supuesto por @bbrightvc y @winmetawin que son almas gemelas y amo que se amen. No puedo dejar ir mi serie favorita del 2020 que se suma a las de mi vida entera, sólo espero con mi corazón que ellos vuelvan y que las personas que no podemos ver, abrazar, las calles que sólo podemos ver en TV, también vuelvan con el tiempo, en tiempos de oscuridad #2gether fué la luz de millones y doy gracias porque vinieran a mi vida porque en mis días de angustia Sarawat y Tine me hacían amar y reír hasta sentir que el mundo todavía estaba a salvo aunque no fuera así. Redescubrir el amor verdadero bajo los ojos de dos hermosos chicos tailandeses que se aman con locura y yo a ellos colma tanto mi corazón que estoy triste sin ellos pero tan orgullosa y rebosante de amor por Bright y Win y todo el equipo. Sólo esperando por millones de proyectos llenos de amor y besos de @bbrightvc y @winmetawin y por una segunda temporada tan llena de amor #2getherTineSarawatForever #BrightWinForever Edito: Lo más precioso es que cumplieron mi deseo de los capítulos especiales y ahora una película

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