My Engineer (2020)

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I am in love with this series i absolutely was never so more interested when watching something, its mostly because of RamKing the second main lead couple there chemistry was indescribable every moment with each other felt like anything you could ask for I hope to see a lot of progress in season 2 when its gonna base around them more and a happy ending, main lead couple was ok but didn't have the flavour it felt toxic the love it didn't feel real, it felt forced that Dean had to accept Bohn's love so they end up together but who am i to judge at least they end up together in the end and seem to love each other and there's some more couples but that's there story *( i hope for something to happen to TharaFrong in the future )*

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When the main couple is the least likeable one...

The plot is nothing special. It goes through all of the usual BL cliches, including the engineering students. Cliches are not always a bad thing, but they need to be done well, and they need to be good. Which I don’t think they were. I also feel like the pacing of the series was too slow and very repetitive.

I did like some of the couples. The acting was better in some parts and not so great in others. I was not really bothered by the fact that Mek was actually dubbed. I need to read the subtitles either way, so I didn’t have the time to stress about the fact that his mouth moves differently from what is spoken. I don’t know why some people are so extremely bothered by that.

Bohn & Duen: they are my least favorite couple of the series. Which is a shame, seeing they are the main couple. It started off cute, I really enjoyed their first meeting. I mean, we can’t blame Duen for punching the stranger sticking their face close to his sleeping self. I’d punch him too. But things went downhill afterwards. I hate how Bohn treated Duen most of the time. The whole thing with Bohn fake sulking to manipulate Duen was annoying. Even more so as it was done multiple times. Don’t even get me started on the jealousy. Communication? We don’t know what that is. And the whole who is top and who bottom episode? Disaster that shouldn’t have been made. It’s full of very negative portrayal of gay men, especially those that prefer to be the bottom.

Mek & Boss: friends to lovers, what else can we wish for? I actually like how their story developed; it didn’t seem too rushed. The line between friendship and love is hard to cross, especially if it may mean losing the other person completely. The amount of suffering I went through watching Mek keep quiet about his feelings, and even helping Boss prepare for his date… Those were some heavy scenes for sure.

Ram & King: Yes, just yes. I was worried about how things would go as King seemed to be trying to get close to Ram only because he found his weirdness interesting. I was happy it wasn’t just that. I think the two of them had the best chemistry of all the couples in the series. They were adorable together, from the start to the end. And while verbal communication was not something Ram enjoys very much, I really like how they took this as an opportunity for the two of them to grasp each other’s non-verbal communication much better. King really understood Ram, even if he didn't say anything. And Ram pulling and pushing King around to get him to do what he wanted was cute.

Thara & Frong: I think we can all see the sparks fly between the two of them from the first meeting. I found both interesting, and I like how “fate” seemed to keep bringing the two of them together, giving them plenty opportunities to drive each other crazy. Thara seems to be a bit slow when it comes to love, but can we blame him?

The ending was… meh. Kind of anticlimactic. A lot of things were left open and unfisnished, as they were planning for season 2. It’s been 3 years since the series aired and there has not been any confirmation. Which sucks because it means a lot is just left in the air. I wish we would have gotten a few more conclusions, at least semi-conclusions.

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Ryan Peng is the Only "Mek" for me

This is all the info I've gathered and want to share with fans who love Ryan Peng (Chinese actor who played Mek). I wish him all the best as an actor or any profession he chooses to become. Ryan (born 1999) is too young to be dragged into this mess.
1. This BL series was announced as early as 2017 but the final cast only been confirmed on late 2019 and the series shooting process was started not long after and only officially aired on March 2020. Throughout the 2 years that spend on casting process, we have seen bits and pieces of promo casting photos with many different people including NineSaint was involved at some point.
2. The production company TRI Creations partnered with a Chinese company to help fund the show, and one of the company's stipulations was the inclusion of a Chinese actor Ryan Peng (Mek). Ryan changed his name from Peng Junjie Raff to Peng Jiabo Ryan in December 2019
3. In all of his scenes the actor speaks Mandarin, and they dubbed him over in Thai.
4. Tri-Creation released a statement about Ryan's termination because he has been behaving inappropriately while filming the series. Since his contract termination, he will be excluded from any promotional events, fan-meets or anything related to the series.
5. Tri-Creation emphasized that there were no problems between them and the China Team. They also mentioned that they gave Ryan several opportunities to change but it wasn't effective.He caused a lot of "delay" (they had someone dub him in the series) Maybe this delay is because he was slower than the rest in memorizing the script. Although he speaks Chinese, he still has to know when to speak.
6. We only know what the company said. We don't know Ryan's side of the story. I might be biased while saying this but I can't bring myself to believe that Ryan was rude to the staff. Although there was a language barrier, he seemed to have fun with all actors.
7. Ryan had a post in weibo where he say that he never show bad behavior and never disrespect anyone. He post it some time in December.
8. The filming was already over. They were in post production and they fired him. If it was for unproffesional attitude they should've done it long way before they ended filming.
9. It reminded me of Saint incident in Love by Chance (2018). it's not the first time that something like that happen on BL world. 9. They did changed main actors quite a few times. So I guess there's a lot more going on behind the scenes
10. This is not good at all for his career. Having a bad working reputation especially being so young is absolutely going to affect his career. If he was a more high profile actor they would have handled it differently. Many new actors are not always given a second chance, as there's more than enough good looking guys wanting to get into the entertainment business.
11. Fun fact to note that MD (playing Dr Thara) was the only one that survived all the cast reshuffle.

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Correcta y previsible historia.

El argumento es bastante simple: Bohn un estudiante de ingenieria empieza a vengarse de Duen, un inocente estudiante de medicina, y le obliga a entregarle una flor todos los días durante un mes.

Como se puede ver el amor entre Bohn y Duen ocurre con cierta rapidez, en los primeros seis capítulos, más o menos, para dar luego pie a los romances de los amigos de ambos. La historia es muy previsible y seguramente la habrás visto en otras series. Bohn es el tío guapetón al que siguen todas las estudiantes femeninas y que de pronto descubre que le gusta un estudiante de medicina, Duen, que es un poco lerdo.

Está lleno de escenas tipicas, y no hay nada novedoso en el argumento, en su desarrollo o en como están caracterizados los personajes. Quizá lo que la salva de la quema es que los actores, sin ser excepcionales, al menos no dan dentera y son capaces de decir sus diálogos sin que pongas los ojos en blanco. Sí, el guion es un desastre pero tiene momentos divertidos y tiernos y eso es lo que me hizo verla hasta el final. Eso sí, si bien la inocencia de Duan es dulce al comienzo, después de un montón de episodios y de un avance en la relación te planteas que no es que esté aún en la adolescencia a pesar de estudiar medicina, es que es un lerdo de cuidado.

Las demás parejas, no puedo decir mucho salvo que el personaje de Ram no abria la boca, gracioso al principio irritante al final. Luego está Mek, no sé por qué, pero tengo la sensación de que a este personaje le cambiaron la voz, lo doblaron, porque si no no entiendo lo raro que suena cada vez que habla.

Mencionar que no hay que tomarse esta serie con seriedad sino que hay que verla como una obra de ficción que refleja un poco cómo se cuecen las habas en algunos lugares del mundo. Y lo digo porque la actitud de Bohn en mi país sería completamente reprendible, ya que en ocasiones es un abusón que no considera los sentimientos de Duen, y lo persigue -acoso sexual- si importarle lo que él diga.

Esta serie es muy predicible y toca todas las casillas de este género. No es excesivamente horrorosa pero tampoco es de esas que te hagan añorar verla de nuevo.
Según parece habrá una segunda temporada pero no creo que la vea, no me gustó tanto la primera para ello.

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It Was kinda stupid

I didn’t like the main couple. Literally 1/10 Bohn and Duen are one of my very least favourite bl couple. And acting wise it wasn’t really that great lol. They were toxic, jealous and everything bad. And honestly speaking I do like toxic couples like tharn-type, tutor-fighter. But these two were weirdly disturbing. They literally had no communication at all and I didn’t like their chemistry too.
But I kept on watching it for Ram and King. They were the power couple of the series. Chemistry, visuals acting everything on point.
Man I wanna watch Talay and Perth in other series too.
The dubbed guy and his partner were cute too ngl. Their story was fun to watch.

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Fun series

One of my faves. Fun series to watch. Doesn’t take itself seriously, which is perfectly fine. Cast is good looking. I find most of the characters interesting. Here’s my rating on the characters/ main couple.

BohnxDuen - Most interesting couple by far. Cooper is freaking hot. Poy is freaking adorable. They have great chemistry together. Bohn is the type of character who is aggressive, jealous, and full of himself. Duen is the type that is innocent and clueless. They both nail their roles. While Bohn can get a little too jealous, I don’t find it overbearing or toxic like other people do. What I do find is that it adds more spice to their relationship. Without Bohn’s Type A personality we would have waited until the second season for them to get together. Also, when they have truly sweet moments it hits harder because they are a much more playful duo most of the time. Favorite couple by far.

MekxBoss - I liked this couple. I liked their dynamic. Their story was interesting to me and it really made me feel for Mek. They also had great chemistry. I didn’t find Boss’ personality offensive like others did. Some people are just naturally too much lol. I also didn’t mind his humor. Also, for someone who had their voice dubbed I thought Ryan did a great job conveying Mek’s emotions. 2nd favorite couple.

RamxKing - RamxKing is what originally got me to watch this series. I saw some clips on them and decided to watch the whole series. First of all, Lay and Perth are freaking hot. Let’s just get that out of the way. King is a great character. He’s funny, mature, and extremely caring. Ram is an interesting character. He’s loyal, takes care of his friends, and is a nice guy. Unfortunately, I found his character trait of not talking start to get annoying by the end of the series. RamxKing did have some funny side character interactions( King’s sister, the three fangirls lol) and some of the most touching scenes. They also had the best kiss out of the couples. Towards the end of the series though I started to find their relationship boring, which was sad because they were the reason I started watching this show in the first place. I felt like their chemistry wasn’t as good as BohnxDuen or MekxBoss. Individually I think they’re great characters, but together they kind of fizzled out toward the end for me. Tie between Thara/Frong for least favorite couple.

TharaxFrong - Least favorite couple only because they didn’t have enough screen time for anything to happen. I guess they were planning to do a season 2 but I don’t know what happened. Their chemistry was alright. Shane is freaking hot. That’s about all I can say. I thought they were kind of boring honestly. I did like the hospital scene where Frong apologizes to Thara. I thought that was touching. Other than that though, if they make a season 2 hopefully they’ll have more screen time. Tie between RamxKing for least favorite couple.

So that’s my review. I thought I would like RamxKing the most when I started this series but it ended up being BohnxDuen as my favorite. Series is definitely not groundbreaking or anything but it is fun. Have watched through multiple times. Scored it as 10 because for me I can rewatch over and over. Also like the 3 songs from the OST.

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NOTHING OVER THE TOP BUT SPECIAL!!!!

This kind of series is not really my top-pick but I love it! Idk what this series has on me but I was hooked by this. There's a lot cliches and awkwardness here but u know, I didn't mind it, at all. Cooper and Poy chemistry is cute and they might not shine so much in this series but I love their sweet moments. Ryan and Intouch chemistry, for me, is meeehhh it's fine but not the best. Like, sure they can exist I don't mind. Ryan's dubbed voice is overwhelming, not matching his looks and aura. I know because he's Chinese that's why his dialogues were dubbed (he's not probably fluent in Thai). Talay and Perth did their thing. The other couple is good but the actor portraying Thara is so manly and attractive. I'm not really fan of a lead being easily jealous but sulking moments are fine. This series got me, the episodes are getting better and better. When it comes to acting, the actors need a little more polish. Overall this series is enjoyable and recommendable to those who wants to breathe fresh air after watching complicated bl out there.

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This show is so CUTE!

I love it. The couples are so cute. The actors are adorable and do an awesome job!

Boun/Duen - Duen is such a puppy! When he smiles everything is brighter, I swear his woobie face makes everything better. Boun - some people are complaining that he said "I don't like men, I only like Duen" but whatever. To me sexuality labels are totally a social construct and maybe Boun is demisexual he doesn't have to like men to like Duen. He doesn't have to like anyone to like Duen. In fact when he started this whole thing he DIDN'T like Duen. Even he doesn't know when he started falling for Duen and his stupid, clueless self. Stop getting annoyed because of this line it's not a big deal not everyone who falls for a man has to be "gay" they can be demi, they can be bi, they can be pan, they can be fluid, they can be that 99% straight on the kinsey scale that liked women and now all of a sudden fell for a man okay? It's a sliding scale.

Mek/Boss - I think this one is my favorite couple. I love LOVE L-O-V-E Mek. He is my favorite character I think (apart from the creepy shrine to Boss a la Helga from Hey! Arnold). Boss is so clueless I want to smack him upside the back of the head. I mean Mek confesses to Boss every episode I think. And then says "lor len" (to kid/mess/play/joke around). YOU ARE NOT EFFING JOKING, MEK! STOP SAYING "LOR LEN"!!! I LOVE THEM SO MUCH!

Ram/King - OMG! RAM'S RBF gives me LIFE! And Ram's Brother knows him so well!! I AM CRYING BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH I LAUGHED THANKS TO THAT KID! King is adorable too. What's even funnier is that Perth (the actor who plays Ram) is the oldest cast member, and he plays the Junior.

Frong really annoys me. Thara is so cute. I can't believe they're gonna be pairing these two together. I hope Dr. Thara can redeem Frong for me.

Ting is so cute!! I'm so glad this show is treating her like a main cast member and giving her so much importance. I usually see BLs cast female actors & characters to the wayside usually so this is such a nice change.

THE KIDS!!! HOW CUTE ARE THEY!!!

I love the sound track of this show. It is so sexy. I couldn't think of another word. I love it. It is so soothing and beautiful!

If I have to give one critique? Mek is voiced over. The actor playing him (Ryan/Raff) is Chinese, and he didn't speak Thai when he played Mek. So they hired a Thai actor to dub over his character, this is very obvious and you can hear the change in ambient sounds and etc. when he is speaking. It is very odd. But by episode 3, I was used to it. I started glossing over the fact that Mek was dubbed over.

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The plot is based in a University where there are multiple couples, which is a classic set up. Each relationship is special in its own way. There are ups and downs in each relationship but nothing that you can't handle. My favourite moments are the comedic timings just before a potential romantic scene. The medical senior and Duen's cousin Thara is my favourite character because he has a part which is handsome, smart, kind and charming and then the other part which is completely weird that wards off people.

The OST is surprisingly lighthearted and gives good vibes which is one of the aspects that I like about this series. The production is not too bad. Yes, there are certain scenes which seem being rushed or not well coordinated, however; we don't know how tight schedule was and what were the other factors that could have affected them.

The later episodes keep getting better and it seems after spending some time together the bunch of new actors have bonded and are comfortable acting with each other. I swear, in the initial episodes I decided to drop the series because the awkwardness and lack of chemistry were evident amongst the cast. I'm glad that I stuck around and followed the series. It's getting better as it's about to end.

I still feel that the scenes for the other three couples besides Bohn - Duen were really rushed. Especially Boss - Mek, the episode covering them realizing their love for each other is messy and I feel that the director could have excluded the kiss because boy Ryan looked forced in it. He crushed his lips with Inntouch - ouch, that would have hurt! A simple confession and hug would have been much better than the kiss, I don't understand why Thara and Frong's relationship took this long to flourish, it seems too rushed too. King and Ram also are in an ambiguous relationship and we aren't sure if King will even realise that he has fallen for Ram. Duen and Bohn had the most screen timing but their love story doesn't seem strong enough to take the lead in my opinion.

However, the only thing that I liked about Bohn's character is that despite being a "stud" he has this mesmerising enchantment towards flowers which is a feminine side of him although he denies it. I didn't like the idea where they dedicated 1.5 episodes on deciding who will be top and bottom when ultimately they couldn't even decide. I mean, is that even necessary. However, that is also to break stereotypes around Uke - Seme attributes in BL.

Well, my plea to all the potential viewers is to give the series a chance. It may not seem strong but it's comic relief makes it watchable.

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I really love this series. All couples have a different dynamic and every character has a distinct personality, which makes it even more interesting. I also like that all couples get equal screentime. They don't rush anything and take their time to develop the relationship between each couple.

I also love that they discuss some 'issues' like top and bottom. In the bl's that i've watched so far, the top also acts more confident and is more controling in the relationship. But in this series they say that it's just a preference. And they also teach more things (like how to throw up in a plastic bag in a car ;))

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I’ve seen people disliking BohnDuen for being “boring”, but I DON’T THINK SO <3

(MAY CONTAIN SLIGHT SPOILERS!!)

So first of all, I haven’t finished the series (11/14 eps) BUT I’m having the biggest impression on BohnDuen, of course. No hate to the other couples though!! I’m the type of person who loves to watch all ‘sad’ scenes in a BL, and this was my favorite one. I also find the storyline of BohnDuen really pleasing. If you’re a person who ABSOLUTELY loves slow-paced romance + soft couple, I recommend seeing this since all the couples are really adorable and all scenes are wholesome.

Another thing, about RamKing couple. THEY ARE THE BEST COUPLE ALONG WITH BOHNDUEN !!! They are soft, adorable, understanding, healthy, I mean, I would never get bored to watch all their scenes on repeat. It’s just wonderful. I love them with all my heart. They’re both so attractive and understand each other. <3

REALLY RECOMMEND THIS SERIES IF YOU LIKED 2GETHER!! INTERESTING PLOT FOR EVERY MAIN COUPLE <3

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