Dead Friend Forever - DFF (2023)

SUSPENSEFUL

I'd say rather than the horror factor the suspense is what I'm watching this series for. The starting episodes might not be that interesting as the acting and storyline was quite loose paced in the beginning .. but after 1st few episodes STORY'S pacing goes in an interesting way keeping us eager about what might happen next. The acting also starts getting better each episode . after each episode it keeps us wondering what might happen next cause the story unfolds in quite suspenseful way leaving the viewers try and connect the dots so Overall ,it's been engaging to watch this series .

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The Rating for this should be minimum 8.7 and don't let MDL'S bullsh*t tell you otherwise!

DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS SHOW!
If you like the genre (for the love of common sense remember to READ THE TAGS people) and if you are not 'shipping' obsessed and unable to look beyond actors you like and BL love story tropes...basically, if you like a show that isn't simply a commonplace BL, then this is MUST WATCH. Don't let the rating and the abysmal comment section scare you off either, this show SERVED and THE ENDING HIT JUST FUCKING RIGHT.

When you first watch it, that first ep, you're gonna see the NC scenes and feel like it seems forced and a lot like they're trying too hard to push the BL and sex stuff for the sake of views. RIGHT AND WRONG.
RIGHT about it feeling forced, because they did dump the 'bl sex clickbait' in the first ep for real, but
WRONG because they do it for A GOOD REASON. It's not because they were baiting fans, it's because they wanted to clear up the superfluous romance shipping shit quickly in order to MOVE ON from it. And boy oh boy, did they ever, seeing as how for the rest of the show the shipping stuff gets sidelined and completely trumped and in the end, this show DELIVERED and the ships sinking was all apart of the fun!

THE GOOD/GREAT
- First and foremost, THE ACTING. This is some of the best, if not the absolute best, actual acting I've seen in a Thai BL. I didn't know any of these actors and I honestly don't gaf where they acted before because this is the show from which I will remember their faces. If you watch this and you don't appreciate how well these actors did, this show is WASTED on you.
- The PLOT, from start to finish the amount of intriguing questions and speculation and ideas this show's plot raised was just fantastic. The comment section here quickly turned to a 'mess' because of the conflicting opinions and theories and I'll be honest, if you pay attention to the comments made by non-ship focused users, some of the conversations were really interesting! And yet, even with ALL the speculation, we were all still wrapped up waiting to see what twist was coming next. THAT is good writing, THAT is how you hook your audience.
- NON and TAN/NEW. I mean, these two. The casting of them as brothers??? GOLD. The best part was WE DON'T SEE IT COMING. We pretty much all suspected New was either Tan or White but it still HIT with so much weight when it finally unraveled and the escalation right up until the end was such a sweet, sweet pay off.
- The FLASHBACK scenes and the DRUGGED SCENES revealing their individual guilt, are prime story material in this. Wow. Just. So. On. Point and so well depicted.
- THE HORROR/GORE AESTHETICS AND CINEMATOGRAPHY are all on point!
- The order of DEATH and DOOM. I'ma tell ya'll the truth, for a hot second I was nauseous at the idea of Phi and Jin making it out and ending up together happily, it was so ICK. And I would have deducted a full point if that had been the true ending of this because Jin is trash, like all his friends. Tee appeared to be suffering, well deserved, but Jin walking away when even his internal guilt revealed how shallow he was? I was about to be MAD AF. LOL. But NAH. They didn't do us so dirty! They didn't close this show with some shipping nonsense, they really hinted at it though, just to fuck with us a little more, and then said 'NOPE, IN YOUR DREAMS.' Literally! Because I reckon Jin is the one imagining that sad, pathetic happy ending for himself ?

- MY THEORY: The fake out 'happy ending' is Jin's POV. I think he's likely comatose (possibly induced to stop him from anymore self harm) because Jin's face when Phi ran back into the cabin, did ya'll see that split second expression on his face? Man looked wide eyed and gone! Phi went back in and he took a bottle to the head, and even if he did manage to shoot New, who's to say that what 'happened' next wasn't Phi's injured addled brain trying to sort his shit out, give him hope. I don't think he necessarily got up after shooting New. I don't think he saved Tee before New had strangled him and then New died bleeding out and Jin, Jin is the only survivor, JUST LIKE THE SCRIPT, but he's totally fucked up in the head! And maybe he lost it completely because he went in there and saw everyone dead. SEE what I mean ya'll, the show is done and I'm still over here speculating!!

THE BA...wait, NAH!
- I ain't even mad about that 'unnecessary' sex scene between Phi and Jin, because after that fantastic ending ep it's revealed to us just how wrapped up in the idea of 'love' and 'sex' Jin was. Imo, every scene in this show served a purpose of revealing things about the characters to us, and that sex scene was the only scene I couldn't place until the final ep when I found that that scene explains Jin's level of 'love and sex' focus. First he became romantically invested in Non, who never even showed much interest in him, and then he got mad seeing Non sleeping with someone who wasn't him. That's extreme. Then came along Phi, who did show interest and even slept with him and also said nice words to him and seemed so sincere. I think Jin was really affected by how he felt for Phi, especially after sleeping together. And we've seen that all he needs is a little push to go from 0-100, whether it's for revenge or falling for Phi again. Also, I think that scene was meant to show more insight into Jin's perspective of sex. How he seems himself during sex. Because some of his hallucinations in the final ep matched the viewpoints of the sex scene with Phi. Raises questions. Makes him more layered in a way, a little more interesting. But still very ick.

Okay, now THE BAD:
- The people who watched this for the ships and the actors they 'stan' and could not see beyond it. Yeesh. Just...yeesh.

THE HIGHLIGHT
-The overall QUALITY of a BL slipping so smoothly into a horror/suspense story needs to be appreciated.
- ? THE AMBIGUOUS CONCLUSION ? it wasn't exactly what I expected, but in a way, it was even better!!

People might say 'what about White?' and the old dude who got decapitated, but in reality, irl plenty of people die in bad situations due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, and this is exactly what happened to them. The situation was bigger than them. New wasn't interested in screwing up his revenge for two people he didn't even know. He is beyond guilt (aside from what he felt about Non) and in the end, he got his revenge, they were collateral and he died 'fairly' in the process.

So, yeah, this show is ABSOLUTELY worth the watch, so long as you like the genre. Props to everyone who put work into this because they did an outstanding thing here and I hope this show gets some more exposure outside of just the BL fandom because it deserves a better and broader audience, people who can really appreciate it. It's a horror/gore/suspense thriller with LGBTQ+ characters if you ask me, and labeling it a BL (as the status of BL currently stands) is not enough.
I would definitely recc this!!

PS: Watch the final ep to the end, post credits, the funny bts they show were somehow just the perfect contrasting cherry on top!

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My favorite series

I think the series is very good, although there are still some bad points to say it's perfect, but they have good ideas, I very much respect the daring thinking of the film crew, and really love the actors who have devoted their best. The way of working in a film crew is very fast-paced, so I respect and admire these beautiful guys. They dare to show bold scenes according to the script. But it's very artistic, thanks to the love scenes, the series is very attractive to viewers. My BIAS is Copper, the most beautiful guy I've ever seen, every moment he's on screen I pay full attention. Not just because of his beauty, but also his charisma and real-life personality. Oh, I'm in love with this man.

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definitely creepy in a good way tho

firstly i would like to start with the story, it is fucking spooky my legs went completely numb as i kept watching it was super scary until like episode 4.
after episode 4 i started to really get what's going on with the storyline.
so definitely a great story it's creepy spooky and they also have good ass dialogues there...

the cast definitely was my favourite part.
i don't know if i'm kinda doing favouritism but the cast stole my attention on first sight.
i got even more excited when i saw barcode and copper on the cast.
i'm not joking i jumped 25 ft in the air out of happiness.

i mean the music is not really there but the little spooky melody at the intro always gets my legs shaking.
i mean it's kinda scary paired with the background of the masked murder chasing after the boys.

i feel like rewatching this series over and over again until i would have enough of seeing it.
also the story is not that easy and a dumbass like me needs explanation so i guess rewatching could help me understand better.

overall fly run and flip in the air to watch this series because it's so damn good.
also great for people that get along well with horror.

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The series has Thailand's best and first mindwork

First of all, I like the actors' faces, they're all really charming, I usually don't like either one of them but I'm impressed with the whole cast, my bias is Copper and I really love him, there are some people like JJay Mio who don't act well, that's the truth, I think you should learn more , in general the series is much better than the normal bl movie market, DFF is more advanced that anyone who is a fan of boy love movies should watch I really respect BOC for their willingness to spend on the movie, oh I really hope the DFF cast is famous I only like the actors in DFF, who can make me write 5000 words they are very talented

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There is really no reasons to not watch it

The reason this series caugh my attention was because barcode is acting in this and the trailer seemed really good. I'm glad that my expectations for this series did'nt disappoint. At first lets talk about the actors.

This was my first series from Be On Cloud. I have seen Barcode Instagram and Youtube and I was truly amazed by his acting. I have never seen the other actors but, I think I just fell in love with them. Their acting is so good, they made me cry, smile, and made me think I'm going crazy. You could also feel the characters emotions very well.

This plot deserves an award. I could never predict what would happen, well maybe some parts??. The story seemed very original to me, if you love thriller and action watch this asap.

This series is a 10/10 for me, well produced, amazing actors and original plot. There is really no reason to not watch it.

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BE ON CLOUD NEVER DISAPPOINT!

Okay first of all, can we congratulate Taa for such amazing acting like damnnnn his acting is such an eye opener of his presence in this industry. I mean I could barely notice him in KinnPorsche and now, HELLO NEW BIAS. HAHAHA. Anyway, let's talk about the plot first. I really LOVE the BL thriller series. It makes me all focus and i did not skip of certain part at all which I find it damn interesting except that I wish there is MORE to it. The plot is already beautiful by its own but I wish they could do more elaboration of what happened at the end, like how can they never left the house? Did Phee inhale a different drug so that's why it is too strong that they did not realize they are still stuck in the house? And also, I wish they would elaborate the plot to be each episodes, one by one of the cast died and I feel like the ending seems rushed. Like, the realization scene is quite weak. It looks like Phee already know that everything is just hallucination and just informing that to Jin which again, realization scene is weak. If they wish to have a better plot, it would be awesome if at the end of the series, Non suddenly appeared like "Phee? Jin? How did you know each other?", like it turns out that he is still alive and he just went for hiding.

They have such good potential plot twist plot but seems rushed ending. I love behind the scenes episodes though HAHAHA im crying that they are too goofy XD XD XD.

I have no issues with the character. I love everything about them, and twisted revenge relationship though. Just that I wish there is more for the plot. Will definitely rewatch them again and Taa, im coming for your fine ass <3 HAHAHA

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An Excellent Series (Miscellaneous Episode)
Usually, I write reviews after episodes four or five, but I wanted to give this series its full rundown first, so I'm writing this after episode eleven and will revisit after the end. A piece of art is Dead Friend Forever. Mystery shows often upset me since it seems like everyone is handing you the solutions, but this one not only avoided doing that, but also didn't entice me to make any guesses. I found myself wanting to see the story to continue since it kept me entertained.

The characters are annoying, especially Non included, which usually makes me lose my cool, yet they In order to achieve a good, watchable balance, make sure the viewer has enough contempt for the others and enough sympathy for Non. I cared a great deal about Non receiving justice, regardless of my feelings for him or rather, my opinions regarding Non's ability to make decisions. I simply felt in my gut that almost every other character need to die, I didn't care how. It is a remarkable achievement in and of itself to create a character that elicits such strong empathy for the other characters that it renders them unredeemable, but it is truly miraculous that Non's presence does not eventually consume me. This writing is amazing. Horrible people seize an opportunity to take full advantage of a weakness, and while each has a valid motive, none of them

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