Welcome to my Saturday blog post, where I give thoughts on dramas I’m watching, whether at the beginning, middle, or end. Whatever I want, because I’m petty that way.
Except last week, because I’m in Japan and was just too busy to watch much drama.
Despite that, last week I posted a recap of Pit Babe Season 2 episodes 3-4, because I am never too busy for Pit Babe. I also posted a recap of episodes 23-24 of Love Game in Eastern Fantasy.
This week, I recapped the final episode 13 of See Your Love, and you can really see my love for that show. Did I make that joke already? Whatever, I love that show.
I also recapped episodes 3-4 of The Next Prince. I’m loving the not-love triangle that is our next Prince, his bodyguard, and the King.
What did I watch this week? I’ve finally got a final review of:
Top Form – กอดกันมั้ย นายตัวท็อป – 2025
Recently aired Thai actors-getting-too-real BL with 11 episodes.
A new young actor with an apathetic attitude completely transforms after working with the sexiest man alive.
As I mentioned in my initial review, this is my third in the “actors get a little too real” genre. And it’s my favorite.
More than that, it’s my favorite drama with any celebrity lead. (Except My Beautiful Man, which only kinda counts because he doesn’t start as a celebrity.)
Because this drama is unique
First, a good chunk of the drama focuses on the characters working on their relationship. They start as strangers, and it takes, well, one of them, a while to fall in love. But it doesn’t stop there, with many episodes taking place after they’re a couple.
While I’m not a monster, and like seeing people in love, often that is where romantic stories end. I’m as interested in seeing people make their love work as I am in seeing them fall for one another.
Second, there is a lot for them to work out once they are together. While we get plenty of sweet relationship porn, both of them being popular, sexy actors creates natural conflicts.
Even better, I felt this was handled realistically for this kind of show. They’re an open secret, with their close friends and the people they work closest with knowing about them, supporting them, and helping keep the secret. Other, less nice people who knew threatened the couple more than once, but they had motivations beyond being jerks.
And third, these two are (mostly) smart about handling these issues. I get tired of shows where the characters talk about the danger of being a celebrity gay couple, but do nothing to protect themselves.
These two felt genuinely protective of their love and their career. They didn’t hold hands and walk around outside in public going on dates.
A few things of note that aren’t criticisms
This show covers a longer passage of time than most BLs, though nothing too extreme. But like most BLs, it doesn’t have a strong plot outside of their relationship arc.
The result felt episodic at times, with villains popping up to cause problems for our leads one after another. As I mentioned, these villains are fleshed out, so at least we aren’t dealing with a “jealous ex” and “evil mother”, but it was A Lot. It helps to remember that these things happen over months, not days.
Which brings me to my last point. Our giant puppy, Jin, does most of his growth at the very beginning of the series. After that, the focus is more on Akin and his emotional growth in their relationship. And his emotional growth involves a lot of crying. Luckily, he looks good crying, and Jin looks good comforting him.
This is the rare show that I wanted to rewatch right away
Besides everything I’ve mentioned, it has a lovely age gap, a great size difference, personalities that go well together, and angel wings.
Alas, I can’t rewatch it right now because I’m in Japan, having a great time. But once I’m home, I’ll find time to enjoy the whole thing again.
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