Despite a trope I love, disappointed by the writing, acting and production value...
This BL drama contains one of my favorite trope: the "master-servant" relationship, and here more specifically in a "heir-bodyguard" format. Unfortunately, it fell apart in many ways despite this very interesting premise. I was very disappointed by the series, in particular by its second half.Story-wise, the writing is pretty bad and get more and more bonkers as the scenario unfold. The protagonists are making unlogical decisions most of the time for dramatic purposes and there are very little character's development. The dialogs are super cheesy but not swoony enough.
Acting-wise, it was such a let-down. Chemistry between the leads was okayish but I think it is the trope that carried their relationship for me (in particular in the first half). In terms of acting skills, I felt a relative disbalance: Phuwin really lacked nuances and mostly acted pouting/upset as the young heir. I enjoyed a bit more the acting of his counterpart Pond as the bodyguard...Overall, I feel that both really really need to work on their acting chops. They were not believable in the over-the-top dramatic moments. The story got very melodramatic / soap-like and it requires good skills to make a bad script appealing to the viewer...Here the acting prevented me even more to connect to the story. The side couple was not better, I love Perth but I could not get onboard with the secondary relationship portrayed in the drama.
Production value is pretty low: the sound, the fights scenes, the props, everything feels super cheap. Music did not leave a lasting impression on me at all. I think it was a bit heavy in terms of amping the dramatic elements, and it felt flat for me.
I would not recommend this to people because there are BLs out there featuring much better that kind of relationship (for example "Where Your Eyes Linger" with also "heir/bodyguard" relationship, or "Utsukushii Kare" for more a "master-servant" bond)...At first, I was full of forgiveness regarding the weaknesses in the production, the choppy editing, as well as the flaws in writing and acting...But it became so nonsensical that even a trope that I usually like very much could not save the drama.
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Never Let Me Go merece más reconocimiento del que tiene.
Me gustó mucho (( Fish Upon The Sky )). Me pareció muy cómica y me encantó el personaje de Mork porque me recuerda lo que es estar enamorado. Como pareja (shipp) PondPhuwin me encanta, y por eso deseaba ver esta serie (( Never Let Me Go )). Como en (( Fish Upon The Sky )) ambos eran bastante cómicos, especialmente Phuwin; creía que en (( Never Let Me Go )) se asemejarían los personajes. Pero ni de lejos. Cuando vi la portada ya supuse que iba a ser distinta a lo que me había imaginado.He leído multitud de comentarios en los que aseguran que (( Never Let Me Go )) es un intento barato de KinnPorsche; pero no estoy de acuerdo en absoluto.
KinnPorsche es una serie increíble de acción, romance, y a veces un poco masoquista, pero ni de lejos se parece a (( Never Let Me Go )). El hecho de que ambas series tengan a un chico rico y otro pobre que entra a trabajar para él y protegerle, no significa que tenga que ser plagio. No estoy aquí para hacer una comparativa de ambas series, pero como me han gustado mucho ambas, quiero defenderlas y decir que cada una es de una manera muy distinta e increíblemente hermosa.
En (( KinnPorsche )), los personajes son gente adulta que sabe cómo hacer su trabajo porque lleva haciéndolo durante años. Si cabe, parece más irreal que Kinn contrate a Porsche como guardaespaldas, que que la madre de Nueng le pida a Palm que cuide a su hijo (si has visto ambas series lo entenderás).
(( Never Let Me Go )) está ambientado en un par de adolescentes que acaban de cumplir la mayoría de edad y que aún no saben lo que es el mundo, (sobre todo Nueng). Cuando su padre muere y recae sobre él el peso del imperio que llevaba su progenitor, es normal que su primera reacción no sea de valentía o alegría.
La historia me gusta. Me gustan las subidas y bajadas que tiene todo el tiempo; el como cuando empieza, todo se va al garete. Luego aparece Palm y las cosas se calman (dentro de lo que cabe). Luego, cuando por fin se han dado su primer beso; todo vuelve a estropearse cuando atacan la casa y le disparan a la madre de Nueng. El tiempo que están en la isla es increíble y creo que eso debería subir el nivel que la gente le da. Lo que ocurre es que a partir del episodio nueve, matan a la madre de Palm y todo vuelve a ser una catástrofe.
No me ha gustado el hecho de que cada promesa que se hacían, la rompían cuando las cosas se ponían difíciles, lo que no me parece algo de admirar en una pareja; pero he de decir que en muchas ocasiones, las cosas no son fáciles y respeto que pueda haber errores y problemas. Somos humanos, y cuando estamos enamorados, no siempre pensamos con claridad cuando prometemos algo como "Siempre estaré contigo".
Me hubiera gustado que Palm reaccionara un poco más a la muerte de su madre, porque, aunque ella apenas si le ha visto, es su madre y han pasado semanas juntos en aquella isla paradisíaca. El personaje de Mam me parece muy importante, porque es quien anima a ambos chicos a declararse y darse cuenta de que están enamorados. Por ello, su pérdida me parece que tendría que haber sido un poco más notable. He de decir también que luego de eso, Palm se emborracha porque no puede con tanto dolor y durante los episodios restantes, se menciona mucho su sacrificio por que los dos pudieran estar juntos. De modo que, aunque me hubiera gustado otra reacción por parte de los protagonistas y sobre todo Palm; me parece bien cómo han llevado el tema durante el resto de la serie.
Aunque rompen su promesa, siempre que se han dejado el uno al otro, lo entiendo, aunque no me guste. Entiendo que la primera vez, Nueng se vaya, porque quiere proteger a Palm y después de haber visto a la madre del mencionado morir por ellos, ha conectado con lo que puede pasar si Palm sigue en su vida. Cuando amas a alguien, quieres que siga vivo, aunque no sea a tu lado. Y cuando Palm deja Nueng en el episodio once, también lo entiendo, ya que teniendo en cuenta cómo ve Palm a Nueng y sabiendo que ahora lleva él el imperio de su padre; cree que al no poder caminar y que Nueng esté con él durante la rehabilitación, cree que le está quitando el tiempo de su vida y que ahora mismo lo único que hace es estorbar. Yo he de decir que de ser Palm, también me pasaría eso por la cabeza, pero se lo diría a Nueng, no me iría, porque eso es un tema de pareja que se ha de resolver entre ambos y no tomar la decisión solo; tal y como dice la madre de Lian en Cutie Pie. Pero por suerte, Nueng al final toma la decisión de que quiere estar con Palm y se va a buscarlo.
Una cosa que me gusta mucho de esta serie es que por más oscuro que pueda estar siendo todo en el lugar en el que viven, cuando se van a la isla es como que están en otro mundo, como que nada de lo que ocurre fuera de aquellas playas importase. Lo han hecho muy bien para darle ese toque veraniego y fresco de que es como un sueño pero sin salirse hacia lo irreal. Para mí no hay palabras que puedan describir la belleza que se ve en esos episodios.
El final me dejó indecisa, ya que Nueng dice que quiere irse a estudiar a Estados Unidos y Palm le dice que quiere que tenga la vida que desee. Entonces es cuando Nueng responde: "La vida que quiero es en la que pueda estar contigo". Eso te hace pensar que elige quedarse en Tailandia y ese es el final. Aun así me quedé con la incógnita y he de decir que fue un alivio ver los dos episodios de (( Our Skyy 2 x Never Let Me Go )) porque para mí ese el auténtico final que esa pareja se merece y me quito el sombrero ante Palm por tomar tan valiente y acertada decisión.
De modo que sí, recomiendo esta serie y volvería a verla. Es muy tierna, muy bonita y el balance entre ligera y densa es bastante bueno. Recomiendo ver primero (( Fish Upon The Sky )) porque sinceramente, aunque las historias no tienen nada que ver, son los mismos actores y después de haber visto esta, te parecerá que están haciendo el tonto en diversas ocasiones.
En resumidas cuentas: me ha gustado mucho y aplaudo a los episodios seis, siete y ocho por su preciosidad y belleza, tanto en comportamiento de los personajes como en las cosas que suceden y se dicen.
La banda sonora es muy buena en mi opinión y me gusta el hecho de que hayan utilizado también canciones en inglés.
Muy buena, disfrútala y mírate también los dos primeros episodios de (( Our Skyy 2 )) que es el verdadero final. Para ver esa serie, solo necesitas haber vistos (( Never Let Me Go )).
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THIS IS MY FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER WRITTEN A REVIEW , I HAD TO
FIRST AND FOREMOST, i got into NLMG late 2023 bc i have stopped watching thai bl for awhile bc of the same cliche plots and over the top scenes. i came back to the bl scene especially thai with kinnporsche and i didn’t t pick it up for awhile after that too.ill stop rambling on lol, i first saw NLMG on viki and watched it without even looking up reviews ( am glad i did) , alot of other places had alot of positive things than here , which is why i need to defend my show 😂 .
i loved the plot of this show , it was similar to kinnporsche with the bodyguard scene but it was a different kinda of light than kinnporsche. Alot of people are pissed about the plot holes , i was but at the end of the day which thai serie has no plot holes. i dont know for alot of people but for me if a show has a good storyline and amazing chemistry between the leads( fell in love with pondphuwin here) , ill enjoy it bc at the end of the day this is a show not reality and u can never put every detail in shows.
the other point is ep 12 when palm disappears , i know that no one wants a conflict at the final but i feel like this has to be done , my theory is that we have seen couple of times that palm didnt have any goals of his and his only purpose was to protect nueng and he couldnt do that if he was the one who has to depend on nueng nw, he felt that he was a burden. the other thing is , if the alternative ending was , that palm goes to stay with nueng at the house and they graduate and yadadda happy, in my opinion that would have not been ideal for palm bc he doesnt have to protect nueng anymore bc there is no threat to them anymore , what would his purpose be , so i liked that he went to rebuild his moms bar and they had time apart for both of them to close lose ends nueng with the company and palm with the bar.
wooow thats long 😂 , in conclusion this show was my favourite show i watched 2023 , it has the burning chemistry , perthchimon were good here too, the music , the cinematography and storyline was amazing , it so criminally underrated even though kinnporsche with the most plot holes did well( no shade). i feel if u come here and thinking of watching this show ignore the negative reviews and give it a chance , u might like it or not , judge it for yourself.
thx ☺️
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La química entre Pond y Phuwin es el pilar central
La premisa no es novedosa y alguno de los personajes actúa de manera inconsciente. Más de una vez me pregunté por qué no mandaban un jodido sicario a matar al tío de las narices... pero supongo que eso habría acabado con la historia en el capítulo 3 y todo habría perdido el sentido.Los actores son de muy alto nivel, le cogí tremendo cariño al personaje de Panadda y me costó creer que de verdad hubiera muerto.
La química entre Pond y Phuwin es innegable y ojalá sigan haciendo muchas obras juntos y creciendo como profesionales.
Una pena no haber visto un poco más de desarrollo entre Perth y Chimon.
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You have to watch it yourself in order to value it
When i read the reviews i almost dropped it without even giving it a try...but boy was i wrong.I can understand some of points discussed in the reviews and i can totally agree that the production took themselves a lil bit too seriously with the plot, i can also relate to the let down from watching the trailer, i was given the impression that this will be a mature type of relationship but AGAIN it's a teenage love drama.
But i can also say, i very muched enjoyed watching it, the chemistry between the leads is amazing, the second couple also is very cute, the soundtrack and locations on this was one of my favourites.
Now the donwside of this : the plot got too many holes, the fact that two teenagers can take over a mafia is kindaaa lame and overdone, too much blood shed for nothing, they could have stopped at the death of one parent, there was a lack of facial expressions when it came to sadness/anger, the character chopper needs some justice and also the lack of scars from all the battles and bullets not to forget the stupid ads ....
It's fun to watch and relax to, just do not expect something major and just because it's mafia related doesn't mean you need to compare it to kinnposrche.
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Such a Disappointment...
I was really interested in this trope after finding out that the plot is little similar to kinnporsche. but it was such a disappointment. To be honest I felt the chemistry between them quite weak.I didn't really enjoyed the drama. I expected so much more but it ended being a teenage school romance. there were 12 episodes and they literally could have showed us more chemistry. the chemistry between the characters in the beginning episodes was just ridiculous. and the beach scenes are really necessary in most of the gmmtv dramas?
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Prometeu e cumpriu
Never let me go foi uma das séries que mais esperei. Na vdd eu não fiquei tão fã do casal principal na primeira série (Fish upon the sky), então já estava pronta pra criticar tudo. Na vdd, apesar dos muitos furos eu gostei da série, em especial pela evolução de Pond e Phuwin como atores. Dizer que eles são perfeitos é muito, mas é inegável que melhoraram bastante.Sobre o plot. Jurei que seria apenas um clichê universitário onde um rico se apaixona por um pobre, porém foi mais que isso.
Pontos negativos? Primeiro, poderiam ter feito suspense sobre quem era o autor dos crimes, ou pelo menos não deixar tão óbvio, o mistério sempre dá um "quê" a mais nas histórias. Segundo, a subserviência do pai de Palm para com a família de Nuengdiao era doentia, sinceramente, eu entendo a gratidão, mas se colocar e colocar O PRÓPRIO FILHO em risco e em segundo plano, pra mim foi de lascar, até Nuengdiao concordava com isso. Terceira crítica, o relacionamento entre eles realmente era complicado... Entendo que foi uma construção, até chegar num nível saudável, mas a forma como Palm foi humilhado no começo foi horrível. Até a forma que ele deixou Palm foi humilhante.... Não entendi o desenvolvimento do casal secundário, não fez sentido algum. Ben gostava de Nuengdiao, acabaram o relacionamento por ele não ser corajoso e assumir a sexualidade, mas quando Nuengdiao sumiu, do nada ele se apaixona por Chopper(???), ok, Chopper gostava dele, mas não fez sentido. Me incomodou que várias pessoas, como os alunos que cometiam Bullying, não foram devidamente punidos, nem Ben se redimiu do que fez com Nuengdiao.
Vamos aos pontos positivos: obviamente o amadurecimento de Nuengdiao é o principal deles. O fato de Chopper não apoiar as atitudes de seu pai, e ainda ser capaz de impedi-lo, me fez amar o garoto.
Amei a mãe de Palm, sinceramente, como mulher eu não a julgo pelo que fez, e foi sincera a forma como se apegou ao filho. Foi lindo ver ele realizando o sonho dela.
A atuação de todos realmente foi satisfatória, a ost muito boa, as locações e a fotografia perfeitas.
A química do casal principal é algo extraordinário, os aspectos técnicos de forma geral são bem feitos, a cena de amor foi linda e o final realmente foi imprevisível, não o fato deles ficarem juntos, mas o que ocorreu antes do final feliz.
Está entre minhas séries favoritas da Thai, realmente eu indico ela.
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Latar belakang ceritanya, kurang begitu kuat
Menceritakan dua orang laki-laki yang punya latar belakang kehidupan yang sangat berbeda jauh, bagaikan bumi dan langit. Nuengdiao adalah seorang laki-laki penerus keluarga kaya yang mengelola banyak sekali aset bisnis, sedangkan Palm adalah anak dari asisten pribadi ayah Nuengdiao. Suatu waktu keluarga Nuengdiao mengharuskan mereka untuk merekrut seorang body guard untuk nuengdiao, namun hal ini sulit dilakukan karena keluarga itu takut adanya "penghianatan", oleh karena itu mereka memutuskan untuk merekrut anak dari asisten pribadi ayah Nuengdiao untuk langsung menjadi body guard utama nuengdiao ; hal ini dilakukan karena asisten pribadi ayah nuengdiao adalah seorang yang setia dan sudah bekerja sangat lama dikeluarga tersebut, bagaimana kisah mereka ketika sudah saling bertemu? saksiksan seriesnya. Dari bentuk cerita menurutku ini series yang terlalu biasa ya ; alias terlalu mainstream. Dari segi tone warna, ini benar-benar punya tone warna kecoklatan matte yang terlihat seperti series kuno dan jauh dari kata modern, atau dengan kata lain seperti film-film tahun 1980an. Dari segi dialog menurutku agak berat, namun dari segi scene menurutku cukup bagus. Ada beberapa scene yang terlihat seperti agak kurang realistis, detailnya menurutku kurang dan latar belakang ceritanya kurang kuat. Hal ini bahkan membuat saya "hold" series ini untuk beberapa minggu. Ceritanya bahkan beberapa mungkin punya bentuk yang sama seperti series GMM lainnya dan membuat saya menjadi bosan, endingnya bahkan bisa saya tebak seperti apa. Rekomended? menurutku tidak terlalu ya, tapi untuk para fans Pond dan Phuwin ini rekomended ya. untuk para fans bL veteran juga ini sangat rekomended.Cet avis était-il utile?
Never let us go
Que série incrível, a atuação impecável dos atores que inclusive tem uma química perfeita! O enredo muito interessante trazendo uma coisa fora do costume.Adorei a cinematografia da série, trouxe um ar diferente, as cenas na praia pra mim são todas lindas e aconchegantes.
Todas as cenas que o casal principal estavam divertindo juntos são tão lindas, eles são tão fofos e tem tanta química. Inclusive as cenas dos maus bocados, expressam tanto sentimento e uma atuação perfeita!
Eu tava suuuuper ansiosa pra assistir esse bl, só que como eu estava assistindo umas 3000 séries ao mesmo tempo fui empurrando pra depois, mas no fim não aguentei e me rendi, e juro valeu muito a pena.
Recomendo demaaais, principalmente pra quem quer assistir uma série que tem mais história e não só o romance como o foco principal.
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Gonna complain & spoiled big time.....
Watch this cause part of our sky. One of the bad apple with many2 plot holes... Let's discuss drama...Plot holes:
* It's weird for Nuengdiao as the biggest donor at school or you can say rich boy doesn't have any friend, even get bullied at school. Make no sense at all... Usually at least there's 1 'friend' or follower that try to get closer to get the benefit from being friend with rich guy. For this to be the fact we need background story, maybe someone ever take advantage of Nuengdiao so he trust no one or what.... Unfortunately no background story at all.... So yeah just makes no sense....
* Where the hell is security or bodyguard....?? Hello... Nuengdiao's dad just get murdered, not even made to look like an accident accident, it just MURDERED & the Perpetrator haven't been caught & yet so damn easy to get to Kiattrakulmethee's house to shot the wife & son. OH MY GOD!!! How stupid you are... Oh and after his mom get shot still no security to secure the house... The proof? Nuengdiao easily just enter his house. Yeah I know2 that's his house, but isn't his uncle supposed to be looking for him. Even he didn't monitor the house it just plainly stupid & weird all together....
* Why must hide the fact Palm work for Nuengdiao, to protect Nuengdiao. Make no sense. His dad just get MURDERED & he as the only heir to Kiattrakulmethee's family makes sense to have bodyguard lurking around.... So what if the bodyguard is the same age with Nuengdiao, it's not weird. It's maybe even better cause Palm can be near Nuengdiao as much as possible. Like in the class, cause it's weird to have bodyguard in the classroom, but if u're the same age as Nuengdiao u can join the school. Palm called to be bodyguard but can't be in the same car with Nuengdiao, what if something did happen, will Palm's dad only enough to protect Nuengdiao? Isn't gonna be better if Palm in 1 car with Nuengdiao. Overall it just so so weird... I run out word to describe it....
* Nuengdiao too easy adapt from rich lifestyle to run away & do all the job or housework. Never see someone that easy to switch lifestyle....
* The weird relationship between Kiattrakulmethee's family. The uncle-dad-mother-Nuengdiao-Chopper. It just they try to make family relationships but everything feels wrong... Like how Chopper try to friend with Nuengdiao, but never really friend too...
* Where the heck is the board member. Company that big have no shareholder or board member is so weird... After Nuengdiao's dad gor killed his mother just automatically become the CEO & after that his uncle & Nuengdiao himself in the end, usually there's drama with board member... Haha...
What i don't like apart from the plot holes:
- The forced relationship that Palm's dad try to make Palm does to Nuengdiao. He really see himself as lower class & kinda forced Palm to act like it.
- The cringey relationship between Palm & Nuengdiao. I don’t know how to describe it. Maybe just like Shiro wrote: "there are some sweet well preformed moments here and there but neither of the leads are very good with facial expressions and emotions. That said both are pretty good at delivering physical scenes as well as action and tension. However the moment they are supposed to feel something it just becomes cringey be it sadness, love (not lust though), anger... It just feels off...." Yeah i agreed. It just feels off....
- Mom always baby-ing Nuengdiao. She always said want Nuengdiao to be strong & grow... But u still baby-ing him, how can he be strong & grow... Ugh....
The only thing that I like from this maybe how in the end Nuengdiao grow up & learn to take his responsibility in family business....
Overall maybe just like jpny01 wrote: "It wants badly to be a PG-rated KinnPorche" but failed in general... Everything just feels off....
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Heart warming to its core
I was waiting since Fish Upon The Sky ended ; Lets not say its the best show out there but was I disappointed ? Definitely not.Yes, it might not be the best but its different. It really is. It doesnt have a strong storyline, but it will leave a trace. You'll end this show with a smile, or it can be a few drops of tears as well if you immediately start missing PalmNueng like I did- and the whole cast fell right in their places.
Its a pretty one. Something which makes us feel what they are feeling. The plot is would not make you think too much so relax and go ahead with a sweet, heartwarming story.
P.S Perth does it again. He remains the favorite. Cant wait for more of him!
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Conflicting emotions
This series is probably the hardest for me to rate as of yet. It was really good at times and then it takes multiple turns into "shaking my head" territory that was really the main reason a few stars got knocked off.First off, for a series called Never Let Me Go, there was a whole lot of letting go. It's one of my least favorite tropes where one lead claims they don't love the other anymore because they think they are doing them a favor. That happens here at one point. Another time, Neung leaves Palm by leaving a note and saying "don't follow me." Of course, Palm follows and they reconcile, only for Palm to turn around and do the EXACT same thing, leaving a note and saying "don't follow me." And this is after he knows how much it hurt him to be on the receiving end. There were just so many episodes centered around one of them leaving, the two of them sulking and then getting back together. Really, once in a series is enough.
Besides which, there was a whole lot of interesting plot going on otherwise that I felt like the writers could have easily done without the constant push and pull dance. The family business and side characters (mainly Ben and Chopper) could have had more going on which would have been perfectly fine as filler. I found them interesting even with the small amount of screen time they got and would have preferred to see other sides of the feud through their eyes instead of the same old same old with the main couple.
Even the uncle was fairly well written and used effectively. Although in the beginning of the series, he's bitching about running a casino instead of the hotels then when he's in change, he's trying to turn the hotel into a casino. And a lot of the conflicts (other than the main couple's romance) is resolved with an off-the-cuff remark or short discussion after spending the entire series as the main plot.
With all that being said, I still really enjoyed the series and thought there was a lot of good in it. The acting was great and I, personally, noticed a huge improvement in Phuwin and Pond's performances. I'd just finished Fish Upon The Sky before this and so it was super noticeable how much further they'd come in just one year. I have yet to see a series where Perth doesn't give a great performance. Whether he's a main character or side character, he fits the roles well.
Personally, I don't know if I would watch the series again, seeing as it's frustrating for a good portion of it and there weren't any surprise twists or anything unexpected that would tempt me to watch again for signs of it. You know right off the bat who the bad guy is so there's the satisfaction every time someone calls him an "asshole" (of which there are a lot).
I'd still say it's worth a watch, even if not a re-watch.
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