I Liked It!
Everybody’s a critic! You know how lucky we are to even have BL movies and series to critique? I know most take these little gems for granted, but not I! I am grateful for each one, except maybe The Shipper, but even that, despite my review, was still liked by many fans.I think the problem with this was the mismatched leads. On the one hand you had the devastatingly handsome Boat, and on the other the goofy Gun. But, I think one of the messages of this story was that you can’t pick who or why you fall in love. I have seen some odd matches, and this was no different.
But, despite this, I disagree that Gun is a bad actor. He actually did a bang up job. Of course, he had most of the opportunities for animation: laughing, tears, anger, despair, joy. Poor Boat was so restricted by his character he hardly got to compete. Again, Gun is not your typical handsome lead; although, there were times when I thought him quite attractive. Most of the time, however, he was twisting and contorting his face into some fairly unattractive configurations. But, that is just who he is. Gun got to exercise his acting skill here, and he did admirably. Let’s face it, it’s hard to convince the audience that you are the handsome dramatic leading man when you are paired with such a looker! I think Mark was a better pair for Gun, and that doesn’t mean that Mark isn’t a looker. They just seemed more suited to each other. Actually, Mark might have made a better choice than Gun for a love interest, but what is done is done, and it is nice to see that Gun is not being over-looked. In fact, I can see a bright future for him.
As for the series, the music was very good. The story was good, too. I pretty much take all of these BL stories at face value. I am just glad they keep making them, and I love them all. Tea and Bun were a little annoying at first, but I grew to love them. Jane and Apple didn’t need to be in the story at all, but it is always good to see Apple. It flew by. It would have been ok if it were 12 episodes, but it had a happy ending, I guess. I really don’t know what those two boys are going to do in the future. Gun has a degree. Boat still has nothing, and six years have passed. I suppose he won’t go to college. I guess he will just live off Gun, which doesn’t make for years of contentment. Oh, well.
The last thing I want to mention is Gun’s wardrobe. Those clothes were fabulous. I couldn’t wait for the next scene just to see what Gun was wearing, and he wears clothes very well. They really helped make him appear handsome, and his hair cut wasn’t bad, either. Oh, one or two more, the sets and locations. Sky's bed! French provincial cane! To die! And, who wouldn't want to live in Sky's house?
Ok, now that I am finished, I am going back to watch the whole series again.
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Quite different but good......
Opinion might differ so try yourself watching it....you might like it. Actually it's quite good ..... only if audience want something different than normal plot. It has less intimate scenes with less timing and more cute moments . If you are willing to watch something like this .....then go ahead.Side couple were cute .
I did have little bit high expectations from it. If it had little more episodes I guess story would be quite little more interesting, but it was good.
You should always try different themes or sometime try something different.
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Akward Kissing Moments
I like the concept of the story its very rare to see this the bodyguard concepts in bls thank god thai bls nowadays are not the typical engineer cliche sht, but some parts i found it cliche but i like it better than other thai bls , the pace is fine for me not too fast not too slow . The acting is kinda weird for the main couple sky's acting is very cringey and his kissing moments with Sun is so akward makes me want to like the second couple more BankPitch chemistry are the best for me you can fill ther feelings of each other unlike Sun giving his feelings all to Sky but Sky is doesnt even want to kiss Sun its like his first time kissing a guy like very disappointing hayzzz.. Anyways i love the ost and i think its watchable if your a fan of suspense action and a little bit romcom but still Where your eyes linger is still the BEST BODYGUARD BL SO FAR!!! Waiting for KinnPorsche cant wait heheheh..Was this review helpful to you?
Made me happy
I can’t believe y’all didn’t like this as much as I did! The acting was great compared to other Thai bls that I’ve seen. I notice subtle things when actors use them for their characters, glances, facial expressions, actions— tiny things that aren’t forced and make them feel more realistic. They make me enjoy shows more often then not. Not any of that annoying humour that is there to awkwardly pass the time like in other shows. I liked both couples too, and the story was a break from all of the engineering schoolboys. To each their own, I guess. Y’all can stick to gmmWas this review helpful to you?
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Quite good but has a happy ending that isn't all that well done
Despite the flaws of the series, I love the two BL couples in this series. I think Bank and Pitch are the cuter couple to watch but Sky and Sun (the main couple) understandably have the better story.The story has strong potential that is sufficiently but somehow not totally fulfilled. The unfolding of the events in the story is quite well executed for at least the first seven episodes, which salvages the series from being one of those BLs with potential but fail. Though there is BL fluff, we don't get the sense that nothing all that significant happens until the last two episodes.
Gun and Boat performed their roles as Sky and Sun really well. I thought Boat would simply be quite expressionless throughout given his role as Sky's bodyguard and someone who cannot or does not want to betray his emotions. But we see the moments of tenderness in Sun that cannot be too obvious too. The transition of Sun from someone who largely hides his love for Sky to someone who no longer hides his love is convincingly portrayed without affecting the coherence of the character.
The flaws of the series, unfortunately, are also significant. The early characterization of Pitch is bewildering, for one. He's practically presented as a toxic relentless bad guy in the way he pursues the Toktang but suddenly becomes a rather sweet and helpful guy who would stand up for his juniors. The tensions between Pitch and Sky/Sun/Bank at first are not only unnecessary but also confusing.
The two female characters, Toktang and Juno, seem like possibly important characters at first, but turn into jokes by Episode 2 when it becomes clear that the two guys they like are going to be paired with the other two guys around them. And Juno, who is simply a stock character at first, inexplicably becomes quite brash is her behavior, going all out to pursue Sun who shows no interest in her.
Even the main character, Sky, begins to act somewhat out of character when he pretends to date Toktang just to make Sun jealous. This is simply not the sort of asshole behavior that I was expecting from this guy who may be a little bratty but has a sense of justice and fairness.
Another flaw in the series is in the less than skillful handling of the last part of the story involving the objection of Sky's father to his relationship with Sun. The father's objection, while quite plausible, is written in too clumsily as the final obstacle to their relationship. You can practically see the the heavy hands of the writers adding it into the plot. First, the father seems to want to go as far as killing Sun (he's a mafia figure, after all). But perhaps someone realizes that this would make the father too much of a villain, so, very quickly, the father's tactic turns out to be one of wanting to "test" the relationship and see if Sun is worthy of Sky. This unconvincing and quite obviously added to bring closure to the story. If he really just wants to test the relationship, it means that would actually accept their relationship if they truly love each other. But he still seems to hope to break them up.
The second half of the last episode is unnecessarily draggy. I would have liked to see more of Bank and Pitch in the episode. Though the fact that Sun and Sky are still in love with each other despite being separated for six years by a manipulative father is supposed to be touching. But it wasn't some inevitable tragedy that separates them to begin with, so their reunion isn't exactly moving. There's a similar turn in the plot in the Taiwanese BL, We Best Love, and it's better handled because because one of the main characters do not really know what his father has done. In Golden Blood, Sky and Sun agree to be separated without being able to contact each other. Really, both of them are adults, and could have just rebelled against the father's "test" but decided to submit to the test of this homophobic, unreasonable father who may not even be serious about letting them be together after passing his "test".
The series would actually have ended quite well without the homophobic father part of the plot. The crisis created by the enemy of Sky's father is sufficient to bring the story to a climax and could have been more prolonged. The father's objection isn't really necessary to form the material for one episode either since more could have been shown about Pitch and Bank becoming a couple while Sky's father could have "redeemed" himself by at least just accepting Sun and Sky's relationship.
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What a cute little drama (only 8 eps)! I loved both the pairings, SunSky and PitchBank, though I do wish that PitchBank had been a little more developed, given more screen time. Both couples were so cute, though, that I wanted to pinch their cheeks!I was actually surprised by how hard I fell for PitchBank, especially considering how Pitch was introduced. But he turned out to be so funny and sweet and loyal. The way he accepted that Bank and Sky came as a package deal which meant they would all get involved in Sky’s father shady business on a regular basis, was just marvelous. Also, he and Bank were pretty much the polar opposite of SunSky, with them, there was no drama, no big upheavals, just some confusion and miscommunication. But they clicked so fast and slipped into a stable relationship so smoothly…
With SunSky, I was mostly enamored with how Sun blossomed when he finally allowed himself to want Sky and love him as a lover, not just as a servant his master. He became so relaxed and smiley and overall simply happy that it was a marvel to watch. Wonderful.
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Better Than Expected
Like most BL fans, I'm here for Gun lol While this show definitely exceeded my expectations, I'm giving it a just above average score. The story was all the way there and just when I thought something would go left it would go right. Moments I thought were about to be cliché would throw me for a loop. I thought there was pretty good chemistry between the entire cast (which is good for any series) and they even gave decent screen time to the side couple. I'm pretty good about liking the side couples more because I never get enough of them, but I'm glad that wasn't the case here, side couple was still my fav though. It did have it's REALLY tacky moments and the fight scenes had me hunched over in laughter. Would recommend to a newbie BL fan but not much else.Enjoy...
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As for the acting the 2nd couple was better than the main..Don't expect much from the main couplefom the acting aspect but I've seen worse...
And for the stoy and the drama it self the main story it was so-so I actually continued to watch it more for the 2nd couple sroryline (I really found them coute and they had good chemistry).
There is much more room for improvement when it comes to the story/script and the acting.
It shows that its low budget but ive seen beter low budget dramas so that's not an excuse for me.
When I first saw the trailer of the series I had a few to none expectations for this drama so I can't say I'm disappointed but I can't say I really liked it either..
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Not Your Typical BL
I just want to say that I liked this. It seems there are a lt of not so good reviews, but this is so different from most BL stories that I enjoyed most of it. Yes, it has a few weak spots, but overall, I felt I was able to appreciate the storyline and feel the emotions the two characters were dealing with. I guess I am not as critical as some when it comes to acting abilities as I thought all of them did a decent job of acting. While I enjoyed the storyline of the secondary couple, I did not think that it was better than the main characters. I have watched some BL that was better, but I have also watched some that were worse. I hope if you watch this series you will enjoy it as much as I did!Was this review helpful to you?
I REALLY LOVED IT! Don’t listen to bad reviews just watch it!
I just finished this drama today! It was a little short having only 8 episodes but the episodes are about or are over an hour long. Definitely watch the series over the movie seeing as the movie version is only 2 hrs long they would cut out quite a lot.I loved the main couple Sun and Sky! They really are soul mates and thats one of the things I love about their relationship. Gun did really well being a lead role I’m proud of him! He looks good in his school uniform! :)
Boat I have never seen in a drama before but he was really good he played Sun really well he was like a sweet puppy at times then can defend the one he loves even putting his life on the line.
The side couple Pitch and Bank were really cute too love how they were together at the end.
Like always the girl characters annoyed me, and it was a little silly that Sun and Sky’s friends did not seem to realise they liked each other lol
I think this drama is pretty fun and has many sweet scenes, has action with Sky’s dad being some kinda mafia boss fighting can be rare in many school bl’s, but it was not over done. Many kissing scenes ^^
But bottom line is, this drama is not as bad as some are making out, I enjoyed ever episode and I could not stop clicking to see the next one!
(Its on YouTube it even has its own channel)
The acting was not bad and Gun did well!
The end with how they ended up forever loving each other no matter what was very endearing.
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Worth watching
So I was really hesitant to even start watching this series because of all these negative reviews. I thought it would be a waste of time However I am glad that I ignored these reviews and decided to watch Golden Blood. I wanted to give it a chance. Okay, so maybe the acting was sometimes cringe and awkward but overall I enjoyed this series. Even though many people pointed out that they wished Pitch and Bank were the main couple, I liked the chemistry between Sun and Sky- they were really cute, I loved seeing them interact. The plot was good. I was laughing, smiling and crying while watching this series. The only big complaint I have- Pitch and Bank were also cute so they should have had more scenes together. All in all, I will definitely rewatch this series one day!Was this review helpful to you?
WONDERFUL SERIES
This very special, visceral series, elaborated in detail, caught my attention right from the beginning. Processing one or two levels higher than other series from this area, especially the fights seemed more than precise, truly. Sky and Sun, two young men, so different in origin, in addition to the side couple Bank - Pitch and neither the two girls who did not act like bushes in the series - even though they actually played the poor girls (and with Toktaeng, almost no one would have guessed her real age , partly also at Pitch-e ?, that's the "secret" of the Thais...). I evaluate comprehensively how the entire series affected me, I overlook the little things compared to the whole (the "bad" mobster, the final completely unnecessary separation of several years) which are unimportant, I don't need to prove my smallness by constant criticism. On the other hand, Sky, who is controversial as an actor for some viewers, also attracted me, in an original way, in a different way, with his strange facial expressions, the fact that he actually looks completely ordinary, I believed him. Absolutely great experience for me.Was this review helpful to you?
