In my opinion, this was the best Thai BL of 2020. Why?
Story:
1. The leads are working adults.
2. No high school students or university students.
3. No struggles with sexuality.
4. Not an angsty teen melodrama.
5. Action scenes and adult content, such as human trafficking.
6. No community homophobia for having a male teacher in a gay relationship.
Yes, there were flaws. The medical procedure portrayals were weak, even to a layperson such as myself. When people were injured, they fully recovered within 5 minutes.

Max and Tul have chemistry and since they have kissed hundreds of times, their love scenes were not awkward. They did a great job as the heroes, and Max as a somewhat gray character. The support cast were great, especially since the age range of the cast was pretty wide. The older actors were the strongest, especially the villains, even though Mint could be a little scream queenish as Rungtiva. I would love to see a spin-off between Sarawat M x Dr. Oat and/or That x Sorawit.

Manner of Death kept surprising me and the story line kept me interested. The plot touched on problems such as drugs, sexual abuse, human trafficking, systemic corruption, abuse of power, and murder. It was nice to see working professionals falling in love and not denying their love. None of their friends questioned their relationship and even helped them out.

The shooting locations were breathtaking. It was the perfect setting for this series. I now want to visit the locations because they were so beautiful.