I had high expectations for this series because I loved the first season, however, that was a mistake. Don't get me wrong. I still full-heartedly enjoyed this season. It's just that it didn't live up to meet its predecessor. What I loved about Sotus was that it didn't rely too much on clichés. This season, it felt as if the show only relied on cliché. It just follows your basic romance storyline.

We have the setup where they establish who the characters are. We can tell who is going to end up with who because it is hinted at. Then there's the conflict: the overused, one-sided crush. I say overused not just because I see it in too many shows, but because that was the whole premise of the first season. There's no point in concluding a story if you're just going to bring back the same exact conflict again. This is practically the main conflict between most couples other than Kongpob and Arthit.

Now, I'd hoped that their conflict would be the most interesting since they're the centre of the story, but that's not the case. They don't even have a main conflict. It's just a bunch of small misunderstandings that eventually lead to the climax of the story — the classic "falling out" (another cliché). And wouldn't you know, the use of small misunderstandings is also an overdone concept in the romance genre.

The first season wasn't perfect. It had too many unnecessary flashback sequences, music that felt misplaced at times, scenes of silent staring that lasted too long, etc. However, whatever it lacked in these areas, it made up for through the story. The story felt real and relatable, yet not too much so that it was no longer enjoyable. It taught the importance of friendships and collaboration. It showed personal growth in many of the characters. But this season, rather than bringing something new to the plate, it played it safe and did the same thing. And because of that, it did not have the original impact the story of the first season had. I feel they simply rode the coattails of the previous season's success because they knew the majority of fans would watch no matter what.

Another thing is, everything was predictable. I knew exactly what would happen long before it did. Literally. I wrote this entire review after watching only the first episode and was able to predict everything. Anything after this sentence was added after more episodes came out.

So, I have one correction to make. Kongpob and Arthit had a main conflict (not wanting others to know of their relationship) which was sort of the root of many of their misunderstandings. However, it was also an overused conflict that they even briefly used in the previous season.

Now, I realize that many fans of the show may hate this review. That's why I want to make it clear that I love this show as well. There are many things I loved about this season! However, I'm not going to write a biased, unhelpful review. I want to critique this show properly. I truly believe the plot was too clichéd. Yes, I still enjoyed it, but this is the biggest thing the show could've improved on. The best thing this season had was the "cute moments" between couples. However, a cute couple should never be enough. It's easy to make a couple look cute. But without a good, cohesive plot to carry that couple, it's not a story but rather a few scenes placed in chronological order.

I would like to state one final time… I loved watching this season. I even gave it a good rating. I just couldn't rate it as highly as I did with the previous season and everything I've said so far is the reason why. This isn't me hating on the show. I'm simply critiquing it as a fan.

Well, now that I've gotten the story out of the way, I'll quickly go over the other categories. The acting and cast were all amazing but I think there were too many characters. The music was great. Especially songs sung by the characters. As for the rewatch value, well, I definitely will be watching again multiple times.

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The plot is pretty interesting, however, the acting is not the greatest. It isn't necessarily that the casting was bad, but there were a lot of scenes where the cast didn't do well on the lines and such. In my opinion, it wasn't worth my time. The attractive cast drew me in and kept me watching, but in the end, their appearances weren't enough. I felt Leo (Yuwen You Tian) was the strongest actor as he delivered some heavily emotional scenes, while many of the other actors didn't demonstrate a lot of acting ability. Basically, the biggest problem with this series is the acting. If you can look past that, then definitely check out the first few episodes. If you're like me though, and you can't stand bad acting, don't bother watching this.

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It obviously wasn't an extremely realistic scenario as it was a comedy, but I find the film portrayed homosexuality fairly well. Both couples, as well as the parties in said couples, remained monogamous (which isn't always the case in comedy films with gay characters). There were many funny scenes, which is expected from a comedy, but there were also some pretty emotional scenes. I found myself near tears at a certain scene (though I won't say which one as I don't want to spoil the film). It was also interesting to see how one mother was more accepting of their child than the other. It helped show how people treat homosexuality in different ways.

The main cast was very attractive but also portrayed their characters well. There were a few scenes I felt they could have delivered a little better, but that could possibly just be my taste. I didn't pay too much attention to the music but from what I remember, it was nice.

Now, do I think it's something I would watch again? I think so. It had an interesting plot as well as loveable characters. It made me laugh and (almost) cry. Films that bring out emotions in me are definitely ones that I would consider re-watching.

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