Vice Versa (2022)

Vice Versa is a must watched series because it gives a new vibes in the bl industry

As I've read the novel, when I watched the series I am quite overwhelmed how they've managed to tackle the 5 chapters in just one episode but despite that they've elaborate the plot well for episode 1. I still don't get it why others find it hard to understand the plot when they've already told everything in the mock trailer and episode 1. So far, I liked the happenings in the series. I love how they added and changed some scenes from the novel that I think turns out better. It also quite exciting for me because even though I've read the novel, I am still confused what is go to happened next. I also loved how they applied the colors/palette to the series (A LITTLE SPOILER 👀, it has a part to the plot so pay attention to the palettes). Overall, the series is so good and I am looking forward what will happen in the following episodes.

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I'm gonna ruffle some feathers

Gather around children I am going to tell you a story...

Have you ever heard the story of how a bucket of delicious friend chicken called KFC wanted so badly to fall in love with the very desirable noodles called OK mama? And how this bucket of chicken jumped from one universe to another and suddenly found itself in the body of a very moist choco moon pie and had to find a way to win the heart of the noodles, but couldn't figure out who the noodle was in this new universe? Only to learn that the noodle was a two-timing tooth paste hell bent on conquering the new universe as when they were Ok Mama they couldn't do much, but now they had all the power in the world to make everyone else suffer through countless commercial and product placement moments! Only for the Choco moon pie find itself falling for the Lay's potato chips who together with other products were able to defeat Ok Mama (tooth paste) and then KFC and Lay's Potato Chips were able to go back to their own universe and be happily ever after! The End.

Seriously, this drama was 80% commercial/product placement. The premise of the alternate universe as a plot was nowhere to be seen and only got touched on a few times to make some cockamamie point that we all could see a mile away.

I am sorry but this had so much potential. If they had left out the whole universe/sci-fi element, this would have been an okay fluffy romance drama. As it was, this was more like GMM ran out of money and ideas and decided to test this new way of making money by sacrificing the story and the actors.

I think the drama itself is okay if you want something mindless to watch when you can't find anything else. I didn't get sold on the chemistry of the main leads sometimes it felt strange, like neither one wanted to be in the same personal space. But they did have some nice kiss scenes.

The only interesting characters to me were Don (I wish I had seen more of her) and Talay's manager in the end who I wanted to know more about, maybe he liked Talay more than just as his artist? Could have been explored.

However, the cinematography was beautiful and a lot of these locations were dreamy. That gets a 10/10

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An easy but perhaps too easy watch

First off, the chemistry was insane. I had no idea if Sea and Jimmy would go well together, but these two actors swept all those doubts away almost immediately.

The plot does leave a lot to be desired, though, and the new place Talay and Puen find themselves in isn't explored enough. I would have loved to have seen more differences between the universes and more interesting locations highlighting those differences. There also aren't many conflicts, making the story feel a bit aimless but also pleasant. Each week I could rest assured that I wouldn't feel anxious or upset at big misunderstandings or dangerous situations. It reminded me a little of the few episodes in Bad Buddy where the couple just got to exist together for a while. Either this will make you annoyed, or you'll enjoy the easygoing nature of it. It really depends on what you look for in a drama. For me, I quite liked it. The strong characters and solid acting carried me along to the end.

Side Note: I love how this year we're getting Thai Dramas pushing legalizing same-sex marriage. Not Me and Cutie Pie, for example, would not shut up about it. And we love them for that!

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Best series by rookies

I gave 10 stars to all of them, just the one with acting/cast might be 9.5, well it was mistake. I was gaving 10, but my finger might have moved slightly so it became 9.5
We know that Jimmy made his debut in Bad buddy series while Sea made his debut in 55:15. Now they have their own series with them being the main leads, makes me feel happy as I was waiting for this series to air soon. Now that just 1 week has left out to finish this series, I want to share my review. I have loved ever single saturday since I started my journey of watching Vice versa. They gave me great Lovestory of switching between universes which is a new kind of plot that I've never watched before in BL history. Many of them have ignored this series without watching it properly, while watching the main leads of 'Love in the air' series having sex scenes. I'm not telling that you guys should not watch it, I respect everyone's decision, you guys can watch whatever you want. But please, don't watch any BL series just for their sex scenes.
Every single person working for Vice versa, worked really hard, not to get this much of low viewers and supporters. I just want you guys to consider the plot before watching it. I want you guys to support new actors entering every year.
The main thing I love in this series is literally everything. From Cast and crew to main leads. From Editing to choosing new locations. From hairstylist to costume designer. And from plot to writer and director. They all worked hard, especially the main leads Jimmy and Sea as they had lots of scenes and they were not used to this genre before. Please consider their hard work before judging it as bad series.
For VVS haters :
And importantly "those who are criticising the main leads" that their acting is bad, then you have the worst judgement. They are rookies and conveyed all of the feelings needed for every scene. And if you still feel tha they are not good enough then, you better get an appointment with a pshyciatrist.

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My new solace show

This is one of the shows where it can be very subjective for me personally i loved it a lot really! It was heartwarming and overall just gave me so much joy. I love Talay and Puen’s love and it was just a lovely journey to watch them fall for each other more and more. Definitely will rewatch this when i want to watch something sweet. The acting i thought was good and the story was a nice sci-fi story with not much angst which i love. The ads maybe were excessive but it didn’t really bother me. Overall definitely enjoyed it! If you’re a fan of sweetness I recommend this a lot.

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Don't hate it until you try it

Deducting .5 points at rewatch value because of the ads (esp episode 7, 5 ads is just ridiculous when rewatching I will probably skip/skim that episode) but if you survive over it, they apologize by releasing episodes 8-present) but otherwise I love it I'm obsessed with it. I don't care about all the smear campaigns in these sections because I put it off for weeks because of these types of poorly-worded reviews but when I decided not to let other people decide what I like and what I don't like and I decided for myself I was already seven episodes late. Glad I was just in time for the best episodes (8 onwards!)

This series is admittedly polarizing. It's either you like it or you don't and if you don't that will be respected. But this series focuses on two kind people who fail and succeed while they try to navigate a situation they can't find a way out of and a problem they actually have to wait out and had no concrete way to solve, people who genuinely love and respect and try their best to understand and learn from each other. With the hate it was getting you'd think the relationship was toxic and abusive and weird but it was the furthest thing from that. I understand if it's not your cup of tea, we all have our preferences, but smear campaigns over things that could be simply be overlooked? That's just immature.

To those who do manage to read this, watch this on your own and decide on your own. Whether you like it or not is up to you. If you don't, feel free to drop it and move on with another series without leaving comments that are damaging not just to the actors but all the staff who worked really hard on this. To those who do, I'm glad! Relationships this healthy paired with love this intense is hard to come by in shows nowadays, let's enjoy this.

Also, the crew did such a good job with the locations they made me itch to visit Thailand to see them. The park, the airplane restaurant, the gallery that's actually a café, the maze, the GLASS HOUSE??? All so pretty Thailand tourism department who Vice Versa makes me want to book a ticket those places are insanely pretty!

Really good job overall!

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Subtle Cotton Candy Sweetness... but not so much Vice or Versa...

The vise versa universe is not very vice and not very versa as the differences between the universes are few enough to be noticeable but not enough to be worthy of the name or actually ,mean anything... more than the right to marry. a part of me thinks this is a good thing another part of me thinks they could have done so much more with this subject without overdoing it. They could show how absurd gender conventions are, or I do not know... I just feel that this part could have been done better... It is kind of sad to think that our society is so hard on celebrities that they seem to need to go to another universe so they can set a foundation for love... Shows some pretty decent criticism towards Idol culture without making that criticism too obvious either... So I guess if you like to read in between lines and appreciate the subtle approach to well known subjects this is not bad... I am struggling to decide if it is subtle in a good way or just under developed.

This drama probably has one of Thai BL Dramalands best cameo appearances, done right featuring a lot of well known faces in fun roles. Making it worth a watch just for the cameo. That said the leads are pretty good on their own too. Showing decent chemistry and eat the fish instead of dead fish kisses... or is it steam the fish kisses.. Whatever they are tehy are indeed lovely.

There are a few draggy parts in the middle, and one of the supporting characters is highly annoying making me wonder is it the actor, the script or the combo that makes me annoyed whenever I see him. I truly feel bad for the guy who seems caught in these highly annoying character roles. There were a few sides torys that seemed to have a lot of potential, that I would have wanted to see more of too... So I guess there is quite a bit of waisted potential in this.

Other than that this was a fun and enjoyable watch that I do indeed recommend to Thai BL lovers out there... Not very demanding ... except for the first episode, that one is very confusing and not so well made.. but the rest is pretty decent and highly bingable.

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This series has been unfairly commented on

I'm going to write a very subjective review because I think this series received too much unfair criticism since the very start of it and I want to defend it. Of course, this series is far from perfect but it was still really good and I'm really going to miss it as it was the only one series at the moment that I was looking for each week.

So I'm going to start by talking about all the things that I love about this series (and there are a lot!).
- First, the casting, especially Sea and Jimmy. Contrary to what I've read, the two are fantastic actors who had the chance to prove what they are capable of as main leads and they did wonderfully. Their acting is very natural as they manage to show their emotions only through their eyes. I also need to point out their crying scenes which are so well done. Of course, the rest of the cast adds so much to this series, especially Neo and Aou whom we see a lot. Pepper and Boom are nice side kicks but they appear less than the two above, which is a shame because it feels like Talay is not so close with them compared to Up and Aou. I also have to mention Ohm and Nanon who act more like special cameos than real actors of the series (and it is even specified in the opening credits - in Thai, of course). So I'm sick of people complaining about how they would prefer watching Tess and Tun's point of view instead of Talay and Puen's and I only have one thing to say to those people: go rewatch Bad Buddy. Vice Versa is not their series and it was clear from the very first trailer that aired about a year ago. I love Ohm and Nanon in this series (and others) but I'm glad it was not all about them.
- Talking about the cast, unlike a lot of people, I absolutely loved all the cameos. Everytime a familiar face appeared on screen, I was screaming like crazy. I think the cameos blend really well in the story and they add some very funny scenes. It is also full of references about other series that I like such as 2gether or Theory of Love (which is normal as Vice Versa was written by the same author).
- And talking about references, I really love the differences between the two universes (even though there aren't a lot). Especially the way they have to count things. I burst out laughing when I saw Talay trying to count in the new universe way and stopping at three because he didn't want to be rude! Or everytime Up or Aou are showing their ring finger to count four. I thought this was hilarious!
- It was also a criticism that I've often read on this page: Sea and Jimmy's chemistry. I'm so sorry for you to be blind but their chemistry is totally off the chart. My heart melted every time they were looking into each other's eyes and we can totally feel that they are comfortable with each other, like two people in love. I especially love Jimmy's confidence at kissing Sea (and I'm talking about real kisses not those aweful sniff kisses that we too often see in other series). I was so happy they were doing real kisses that I felt disappointed when Jimmy did the only sniff kiss of the series in the last episode. Thank God, Sea responded by a real kiss right after! Anyway, we can really see a couple in love acting on screen which is often a problem in other BL (or non-BL) series. We need more actors like them comfortable with intimate scenes. For the moment, I only know one other actor that is as confident as Jimmy kissing his partner (and others) and it is Nanon (which is kind of funny when we know they were body swapping in this series).
- Another criticism that I've often read was about the story in itself. People were criticising the fact that Talay and Puen were not actively trying to find their portkey and that they were too much focused on the scriptwriting of their films. And even though I agree on the fact that the plot did have some problems, those mentioned above are definitely not one of them. Why? Well, first, Talay definitely tries to actively find his portkey at the very beginning of the series and Puen accompanies him when he arrives in this new universe. But then, what? What would you do in their place? Sleep with all the newcomers until you find one with whom you are dreaming? That is not that easy and the story showed it several times. Talay needed to learn about love (which is not something you do in just a few days, this is not a Disney...) and Puen to rest a bit from this actor's life with a family and friends. I can understand that some people don't like the slow burn type of stories but in that case, move on and stop torturing yourself. Also, I think the series perfectly managed to represent the two types of people that form our society: those who will try to adapt in this new body and life to avoid as much as possible the bad effects of this body swap on the life of the one you take over like Talay and Puen (let's face it, we all would love to have someone like Talay and Puen take over our lives if this kind of thing was possible), and those who will not give a f**k and continue living as they did before like Tess and the one that was in that uncle's body, completely ruining their life (which is apparently how the majority of the people on this site will react if they are confronting with the same situation...). Don't get me wrong, I understand why Tess quit Talay's job but, first, he could've done it in a more amiable way and, second, there's no excuse for him to have cut ties with Talay's friends.
- The cinematography and the colouring of each episode are so wonderful to watch. Each shot is a pleasure for the eyes.
- Last but not least, the music. I absolutely love it since I've watched the first episode, and even more when I've listened to the OST sung by Sea. I listen to this song at least once a day. Now, I just need to find the opening song but I can't find it anywhere, which is a real shame because this music is a gem.

Now, the things that I didn't quite like in this series...
- The very first thing (and a lot of people agree on that one): the product placements. I know that they have to be sponsored and thus, promote the products of those sponsors but it was too much. First, this is the only series (I remember) that had FOUR ads at the beginning of each part of each episode! Usually, there are only two so I don't know why they accepted so much for this series (money, of course, but it was a poor decision...). Second, the product placements were too out of place. They didn't fit in the story very well and sometimes, there were too many product placements in a short period of time. Of course, this is not the only series in which the product placements were poorly integrated into the story (it is the case in every and each GMMTV series) but they could've made some effort. Especially when some of the products were better integrated like the scooter or even the choco pie ones (yes, I know that most of this product placement scenes were as weird as the tea or the toothpaste ones but at least, it gave us one of the best scene in a BL series: the nom-nom scene).
- As I said above, the story also has some problems. For instance, I felt like Talay's problems when he came back into his own universe were resolved way too fast. So his work problem can probably be justified by the special feature of the director of the company (I don't know his status) he was hired in at first and the problem he had with his friends can probably be justified by... how awesome his friends are, but I felt like it was too easy and it only took a few minutes from the episode to be resolved. Also, many locations in this series were new to me (and I've watched a LOT of Thai series) and I really felt like it was another universe because never used in another series before. But as soon as Talay and Puen are back in their universe, the locations previously introduced in the other universe appear in their universe as well (the greenhouse, the mall, the café and the restaurant in construction on the roof). So it felt not so special anymore. I will also add the fact that, in episode 12, we can see Talay drinking from a beer can that is covered by this weird black thing we could see covering beer cans in the other universe all along. I thought it was a special thing from this other universe but apparently not, and it felt a bit out of place to see it in the real universe. I'll also add that when they took pictures, there's one time when we could see Talay's and Puen's face on the photo, which is not normal because we should've seen Tess's and Tun's. I'll finish by saying that the passing of time in the series is a bit too rushed. We don't feel like almost two years have passed even though it is clear that time passes by as they are writing two films. But it doesn't feel like it as we watch Talay and Puen live their lifes as Tess and Tun.

I think I wrote enough about this series and I'm really happy to have done so as I was really bothered by the too many bad comments written on this site. At least, my mind is free now!

Of course, I recommend 100% watching this series, you won't regret it (unless you are one of those who want to watch only for Ohm and Nanon or think Talay and Puen don't make any effort to go back to their universe - as if it was the most simple thing to do...).

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Funny, charming, enthralling, heartfelt and all in all my favorite BL of the year.

After Not Me ended I didn't think I'd love another BL as much, boy was I wrong. Vice Versa surprised me:

Strong, compelling and extremely likable characters, a beautiful love story: Puen and Talay always fought for their love even when they werent fighting for it they still were, and a healthy couple is what undoubtedly drew me to it.


When I first watched the trailer I never thought I'd end up loving it as much as I did. But when the first episode aired I was hooked: hook, line and sinker. The first thing that struck me was Sea's charming performance: he pulled me right in. For being a newbie and an unknown to me, the kid is freaking talented. I had heard people say how good he had been in 55:15 Never Too Late but somehow I wanted to see for myself & well he won me over. Talay was lovable from day one and that was all down to Sea. In every episode he delivered and made me feel so much thru his emotions. As did Jimmy, but more on that later. I really hope Sea gets more lead roles because he proved himself and he deserves them.

The second thing that struck me was Sea's chemistry with Jimmy. I was one of those people who was skeptical of their chemistry because I didn't see much before hand. Then their first scene aired and I was gone. They had intense chemistry in that restroom scene and I immediately thought: "Wow! these two have it!" And they never let me down when it came to their chemistry. It was sexual tension. romantic really, it was more than that. Jimmy and Sea connected on another level, rarely is a newbie pairing at the level comfort they were. I never sensed any awkwardness in their scenes together or discomfort either. No, they were very comfortable together, their scenes flowed so naturally together that I loved it. The thing I loved most about them tho was how much emotion they portrayed together. Every time Talay and Puen were together: I felt the love between the characters. Their kisses never seemed sleazy or forced to me because I could feel the love between them. Thank you to whoever paired them together because they got it right. Easily my favorite pairing of the year next to OffGun. Highkey hoping to see them together again.

Now onto Jimmy. it's not a secret that I was never a fan of Jimmy's acting before... Vice Versa changed all that. When I heard that Jimmy was gonna be the lead I wasn't gonna watch this but something told me to and I'm glad I did. Jimmy really grew as an actor here and proved that he's talented. The minute he walked in as Puen he made me take notice. I loved his charm as Puen but also the vulnerability he portrayed. He showed that he could emote. Does he still need growth? maybe but man was he awesome as Puen. I loved his character from the get go. I loved how hard he worked to show all of his character's emotion and strength of said character. He never let out and won me over too. I already mentioned his chem with Sea so I'll end it here. But I really hope he gets more lead roles too.

The supporting cast 10/10 too. Love the chemistry everyone had together.

The writing.... ok, yes this series as good as it was did have its flaws like most other series. In this case, I think the good outweighed any bad the series had. The writers knew exactly what they were doing. Every episode had character moments where we saw the characters actually grow and learn from their mistakes. Puen and Talay always admitted when they were wrong but most importantly: they communicated and that to me was a breath of fresh air because you barely see that in the BL world. In a BL world filled with constant miscommunication and endless drama- Vice Versa was different. Mostly because the characters talked and fixed their problems. To some that may seem boring but I loved it. Even the smallest angst made sense to the story and the characters and never felt dragged or unnecessary, at least to me. One of the things I loved was how the writers weaved in the lighthearted with the angst. Every episode took me on a ride. Also the lessons this series had for both the characters and the audience? *chef's kiss. At the core Vice Versa was a story about two people finding themselves and learning how to love themselves and another: romantic love. And becoming stronger people because of that love.The journey Talay and Puen went on felt realistic to me because I've been there. And that's why this is one of my top favorite series ever.

And the last favorite thing of mine was the OST I can't count how many times I listened to Have I Found and By My Side. Two of my favorite songs now. Ps. the friendships on this series were fantastic too! I'm so glad I got to experience this wonderful series. I'm gonna miss it so much, my Saturday's won't be the same now that Vice Versa is over.

Overall I give this series a 10(as obvious by my whole review LOL) in everything. I'll sure be re-watching this one over and over.

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Vice Versa was right up my alley

I regret putting Vice Versa off for as long as I did, simply because it's a slight fantasy and I was skeptical of Jimmy carrying a lead role. I'm normally critical of everything I watch but "Vice Versa" was a breath of fresh air. It's tied with 'Bad Buddy' as my top Thai BL. It isn't perfect by any means but I can't list one thing I did not like about it. I binged it in two days, both after long days at work. The series truly energized me.

The cast is perfect. The leads are gorgeous. The acting was convincing. The special appearances and cameos were fun and great too. I loved all of the cliche, cheesy lines, the humor was up my alley, and the friendships - seriously, chef's kiss. What I liked most about this series is that the director/producer/writer treated the audience as a smart crowd. The amount of callbacks was flawless and it gave the characters more life/realism. 97% of the flashbacks were unseen scenes utilized to explain and clarify mishaps; I loved and appreciated that as I'm tired of shows using the same flashback 3-5 times throughout a show. Once or twice is enough and "Vice Versa" did just that. I love the healthy relationship between the leads; yes cheesy lines were exchanged and at one point they grabbed collars, but the way they always resolve their problems within 15 minutes of screentime, give or take, always apologizing, and thanking/appreciating each other for the little and big things were all very heartwarming. I usually find fights after disagreements silly but in "Vice Versa" I always understood both standpoints. The show did a terrific job showing that what the leads have were a difference of opinions; neither one is right or wrong and neither one is the good or bad guy.

I've seen year-old complaints about product placements, but at this point, if you've seen enough Thai BLs you know that's standard practice. Said scenes will be cringing, regardless of actors/actresses or situations. I, for one, had no problem with them as I enjoyed the two leads interacting no matter what. And at one point they got my mouth-watering for Lays and I wouldn't eat them if I could help it.

Vice Versa is definitely one I'll visit at least once a year. Cheers!

Edit: It's been exactly one month and 11 days since I left this review and I've rewatched Vice Versa another six times. I seriously can't get enough of it and now it's my happy place!

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Fluff ft. product promotion and vice versa !

Two people getting transported to a new universe and having to life someone else's life - quite interesting if you ask me but there is one condition - you gotta remember that part of the story

What I am trying to say is - the story doesn't really revolve around the universe thing. So if that's the thing that interests you then you will be disappointed. They really won't make you feel like they are living as 'Tun' and 'Tess' and not as 'Puen' and 'Talay'. They really don't struggle to keep up with the things happening in that universe as much as they should . So yes If you are into fluffy romantic stories with little to no plot development then go for it ! It's a fluffy romantic story revolving around Puen and Talay who fall in love with each other and love promoting products. The actors portray the characters well and their chemistry is off the charts so you will most likely enjoy their moments, I sure did.

They are living as Tess and Tun, lets talk about them. Some points were made about them when the series began and much to the viewers' disappointment, they were left unexplored. Tun having a crush on Tess, Tun ignoring Tess , Talay losing his job because of Tess , all of these points were left unexplored. They were cameos and not secondary characters so there wasn't much to expect anyway, yeah right, but why would you even include those points in the first place? anyways, it doesn't really matter because even in puen and talay's case, they barely did anything.

Overall, the series did have a potential but the execution really left a bad impression. The actors make the series seem better than it is and that's a fact.

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It's like someone had a great idea but failed to execute it

When it started I was so excited, I mean who didn't wanna watch OhmNanon and JimmySea in the multiverse?? The first 2 episodes got me so hyped, so many things happening: Milk and Love appeared and also Neo was fun as always. But then it just got boring. Nothing happened and Talay and Puen were so damn slow to confess anything. Everything started to stop making sense and the episodes just became badly written. Ohm and Nanon could have appeared a lot more but they didn't and got me frustrated. 2 years have passed and they are not dating yet, the truth is they are really dumb not to know they are each other's portkey and that they love each other. The only thing that got me going was the fact that many gmmtv actors were going to be there. Yet I hated Perth having so many lines and being relevant since he is homophobic, while Gun, Mix and Tay had so little screentime.

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