Love Storm (2022)

Nothing to “ride” home about.

This was actually the first BL I watched and while waiting for the rest of the Eps, I managed to binge a few others over the past few weeks and boy, am I glad I did.

Things felt disjointed and I think that came from the imbalanced set-up of telling two different relationship stories one after another instead of intertwining them. There are very few instances in dramas where this technique works, but I think it’s fair to say that this is a great example of how the technique behaved more like a magnifying glass, illuminating the flaws of the plot itself.

The style in which the story was told wasn’t too bad. It was visually appealing, had the aesthetics to portray the racing world of Prapai and Phayu and some decent music choices for the more “iconic” scenes. The problem I had was with the “flow” of plot and with certain dialogue that was (not) used. Personally, I felt that they tried to tackle too many obstacles and because of this, we got very surface level solutions/responses from the characters. This did such a disservice to the character’s growth and progress of the plot, because they essentially had to rush over certain topics that, in my opinion, should never be rushed or overlooked.

It’s an easy watch that, in pretence, puts plasters on gaping wounds, but besides some of the steamy scenes and eye candy, in terms of the plot, it’s your typical ‘Wattpad’ story as another MDLer* so nicely put it! ;)

(*MDLer in question : https://mydramalist.com/profile/SwissLotus/review/241389 )

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A good show, but definitely not for the faint of heart.

I just want to make it clear that there's a very strong 18+ warning on this show. Not only are there multiple non-con scenes but some of the later episodes go pretty in depth about abuse etc. If you can't handle more controversial shows then this one probably isn't for you, but if that doesn't bother you then this series is definitely worth it.

The intimacy between the two couples was very well written and didn't feel forced at all. The chemistry flowed really naturally, probably thanks to talented actors. The trope of a confident guy going after a shy naive guy is pretty overused in this genre but this show managed to pull it off really well. Their personalities bounced really well off of each other and a lot of moments in the show felt very endearing and sweet.

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An attempt of a light BL version of Fast and the Furious, with two almost identical story lines.

Although not a big fan of cars, bikes and races, I am a big fan of Fast and the Furious. So obvious I liked this one. It's far from perfect, but definitely worth watching and enjoyable. Perhaps I should also state here, that I am always after BL series, which leave behind a little bit some of the clichés of high-school/college romance and move on to more adult territories. In fact, I find it nice, if the genre does not solely revolve around the relationship(s). Having said so, however, this is still the case here, were we watch two couples forming, but at least the back bone stories are somehow different.

Things I liked:
The acting was decent, the emotional development of all people noteworthy, and dealing with a sensitive subject, namely abusive relationships in someone's past. In particular the last one was nicely handled, in that the focus was not on the abuse itself (just rare flashes and memories), but how the person learns to slowly go on. Some skin is shown, but (at least for my personal taste), not out of proportion. Sleeping with your loved one is finally part of a couple's life.

Things I did not like:
The series consists of practically two seasons. In episodes 1-7 we follow one couple and in the rest another. Although the couples coexist, in their out-of-focus episodes, they are reduced to even less than supportive roles. From what I understand these are indeed two different novels. I really think, that the development of both should progress in parallel, so that it would feel more natural.
Both couples are very similar: the older dominant, rich and clearly more masculine biker pursuing, and the younger more delicate freshman "politely" refusing until finally convinced - they live happily ever after - the end. This is actually quite a bore, although saved by the honest evolving of the characters. Also both stories have an underworld problem to solve (different for each one), which although per se is good, it has two flaws. The one is that the incidents are injected in the story severely out-of-the-blue and do not really contribute to the plot, except for the ensuing "thank you for saving me, I love you" line. The other is that the template of how they are used (even time-wise) are practically identical in both storylines, making the second one extremely predictable and thus boring (OK the first was also predictably, but at least not a repetition within the same series).

In summary: A pleasant BL series, with some twist and a nice character development. Nothing particularly new, but nothing boring either. It's a nice series to watch.

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Sky's storyline was much better executed

Phayu’s and Rain’s story was meh, but they had crazy sexual tension and the chemistry was through the roof. the plot was a bit sloppy, and it still bothers me that they never actually got to /know/ each other. Sky and Prapai were sooo cute tho 🥺 sky had me almost crying with his story, and their development didn't feel rushed at all; they also got to know each other and I loved that, it felt more real. However, I do think that sky’s ex coming back and traumatizing sky was completely unnecessary (typical Mame’s show 🙄), and Sky’s trauma should be treated. Sure, he found true love with Prapai, but love is not enough to heal the wound that something like what sky had gone through leaves on people. It would've been so much better if they mentioned at the end that Sky was seeing a therapist, and that he was feeling better bc of that. Overall, I liked the show, and Sky's and Prapai’s arc was much better than phayu's and rain's in my opinion.

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The story line/Characterization was not prioritized

I usually enjoy these kinda series. But somehow, I didnt like this one. I dropped the series after 6 episodes. So this review is based on those 6 episodes. I know a lot of people are loving this series. I am not posting this to hurt anyone's feelings. This is just my opinion and rating.

Pros:
1. This series has a lot of handsome faces just like any other BL. It is very aesthetically pleasing.
2. A lot of romantic fluff scenes.
3. Great chemistry between the main characters.

Cons:
1. The story line was not well developed or not prioritized. Sometimes, It feels like watching the same episode again and again.
2. I felt like they overdid the fluffs. The fluffs are the cutest romantic scenes we usually feel like watching again and again. But the fluffs in this series were not realistic and they were over romanticized. It gave me second hand embarrassment and i skipped through most of them.
3. I loved the actors who played P'Payu and Rain. But the characterization of their characters were under developed. A lot of loop holes were there in the characterization and the plot.
4. This series is filled with Fanservice and nothing else. Fanservice is important. But it should come in between the story not instead of the story. We loved the fanservice in Tharntype and Kinnporsche because they had some story to backup the romance. But this series didnt have any standard plot.
5. Explicit sexist, homophobic, Anti-LGBT dialogues and scenes. Too many Red Flags and toxicities.

Overall, I would give a rating of 3/10. ( Please give it a try before deciding, you may like it.)

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An amazing show i would recommend to any fellow BL lover

Now i personally don't know anyone else who watches BL like i do, But like i do isn't saying to much considering i just got into BL this year but the main point is That i actually stopped watching BL's the second Kinnporsche finished But finding this show right here completely hooked Me back on It is such a good show with some amazing Actors, The intimate Scenes are seriously some of the best i've seen. The story is pretty Basic Not like it's bad it's just a average senior-junior Relationship But the Actors seriously Made such a basic concept feel like something i've never watched before I have tons more i could say but lets stick to this!

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Guilty pleasure

This BL is definetly a guilty pleasure show for me. I watch it for the insanely good chemistry between both couples, the kisses and the sex scenes.
The acting is overall okay, but I especially love Noeul as Rain, he does an awesome job for his very first role!

That were the good things, now moving on to the bad....

The story is dumb and just build around all the hot scenes. Seriously, the plot is just there to have an excuse for hot men feeling each other up on a regular basis, but that's the case for a lot of BLs and I'm not complaining.
The real issue is once again all the non-con elements and scenes in the show. I don't know why the industry is so obsessed with the image of the forcing somebody to "love" with literally sexual harassment. Both Payu and Prapai are hella pushy, manipulative und forceful jerks and especially in Payus case toe the line to assault (Payus and Rains bathroom scene... dude.). Nobody in real life would let them behave like that, no matter how handsome they are and it made me really uncomfortable at times.
Their behaviour get's better, once they managed to make their "ukes" fall in love with them, but that doesn't make up for them being assholes beforehand.

So yeah... I'm not proud of it, but I'm gonna continue watching and try to switch my brain off outside of the love scenes :D

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Bad casting and a borderline inappropriate story

I want to start off by saying that this drama is casted so badly. I'm not saying that the actors are bad, I'm actually quite fond of them, but beside rain I don't think the main actors fit there rolls. Sky is to old, while Pai is WAY to young. I mean Pai is supposed to be like 5-10 years older but his actor is 3 years younger than Sky which personally kinda distracts me and the story confusing. Also Payu's actor is the same age as Rain's actor, wich can pass since he does look older than rain but not 4 years older, wich again to me is just confusing. So the casting is just not it.
So this drama is basically split in to two parts with two main couples. From ep 8 they like start focusing on the second couple.
Eventough I didn't really understought Rain an Payu's storyline I liked it. It was simple and just your average romance drama. But then you get Pai and Sky. Without giving any spoilers this was just not it. It feels like Pai is invasive, it's supposed to be cute but nah he lacks respect of boundaries and just seems like a rich kid who gets everything he wants. Sky on the other hand is an amazing character with so much to him, wich the writers just don't go into?? I don't know if they'll explain it in the last 2 episodes but my hopes are low. My boy has unresolved trauma and then you have Pai who just forces himself into Skys live. I don't like the writing for them cause they could make a beautiful story of overcoming problems and growing together, but instead you get this.
2 rich snotty best friends who are "perfect" with 2 young boys who idolise them. Its giving daddy issues.

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That was excellent. Both parts.
As a new bl fan, they did captivate my heart. Normally, I wasn't going to watch a ON AIR drama, because I don't like the feel to wait a whole week to watch another episode. But with this one, it wasn't like that. I watched while on air and rewatched the first part again.

The first part was more calm and lovely between the main couple, with an adult content being the main topic on Twitter. We saw how much their character did change while watching, how their development was made.

And for the second part, that a whole new story. With scars and past. One thing about that couple it's how comfortable sex can be, most in novel, how comfortable and that was their love language. And how Sky story was received by Praphai, and how calm he was while getting to know the story.

There is some things that I did wish I could watch, because while reading the novel, I did imagine. Look, but we do have some special episodes coming soon. And that's what make me the happiest hahaha

My favorite things while watching this was:
- The chemistry between the couples;
They did make a great casting, because I did feel how much comfortable they were while doing their scene, the NCs one principally.
- The OST;
I felt so happy when I discovered that both couples did sing the OST. And they are really lovely.
- Plot.
I did read both novels, first Rain and Phayu, second Praphai and Sky. And I did like so much. In my opinion, I didn't expect Sky history to be like that, such a hard one. His story is something really...

I liked how they pot rared his story on the bl, because while reading the novel, I thought ''It's going to be really difficult to the actors do that. It's such a horrible thing...'', but while watching the last episode, I saw how good they did.
And a shout-out to Fort acting, I really like it.


I do recommend you to watch this show if you're into the bl world or not. It's a good start hahaha
Finished on Friday, November 11, 2022 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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This show has my whole heart. ❤️ 2 different stories. Especially the 2nd half of Prapai & Sky.

First half - It is of total 7 episodes describe the storyline of Payu & Rain. Their chemistry is sizzling.

Second half - I love the most is that Sky & Prapai's storyline which start by the end of the 7th episode. So It is the first time that they are giving equal time to 2 different couples. And I am loving it.

Visuals of both the actors here are pretty amazing and charming and their chemistry is too hot to handle. Their acting skills are good. I love their story.

This is the work by the writer who wrote Tharn Type. So I am not dissapointed at all. It is another of her good work.

After a very long time I cried in a series. Acting skills of Fort & Peat is so good that I cried along them. They potrayed their character very well.
Hats off 🙌
Must Watch !!

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Change of pace

So from the start of this series, I was HOOKED! The story itself was refreshing that it wasn't the same dramatic bs that Thai BL dramas have become known for. It did the 'from hate to love' thing but that was about it in terms of overused basicness. I always complain about the side couples not getting enough screen time but for the first time in my experienced BL watching life... They literally got their own episodes! Like suddenly the roles were switched and I loved it. The first couple is more sexual with a strong bond but I feel the second couple really puts you in your feels in terms of genuine love and building trust after physical and mental trauma. Both stories tell their own and I highly recommend you experience it for yourselves. Everything ranging from sex scenes to visuals and from heartbreak to motorcycles you'll find it all here
Enjoy...

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