Stalker (2022)

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Essa série tem tantas camadas que não sei nem por onde começar...
A princípio, confesso que assisti pra apoiar o Saint em sua primeira produção, sou muito fã dele! Mas fui me apaixonando pela série, pelos personagens, e até pelos atores. A história por trás da série é linda. Saint sofreu muito preconceito na indústria, e queria dar oportunidade a jovens atores de mostrarem seu talento e terem oportunidade de aparecer na TV sem que precisassem passar pelo que ele passou. E fez isso com maestria.

De início, gostaria de falar sobre o roteiro, e vou abstrair aqui o fato do protagonista ser um personagem caricato, pois acho que isso é algo intencional, pq claramente ele tem um distúrbio sério que o leva a cometer atos totalmente doentios, que felizmente só afetam a ele próprio, o que justificaria suas ações. Mas, infelizmente a série perdeu a oportunidade de falar sobre transtornos mentais. Um grupo de amigos populares, e um grupo de amigos "invisibilizados", sendo que os populares na verdade são apaixonados pelos invisíveis (o plow twist, meu pai). Esses dois universos se encontram num ambiente universitário, e tudo é envolto em muita comédia.

Gostaria de falar sobre os dois grupos de amigos. Os populares são ricos... Temos um casal GL (quando nos apresentaram as Queens Freen e Becky como casal), mas que não foi muito desenvolvido, talvez pra não tirar o protagonismo dos meninos, Nuea, o mais popular de todos, que está apaixonado por Toh. Sky, que também está apaixonado por KhaoJao. Ainda temos um dos amigos que é hétero, mas super de boa.

O grupo de amigos invisibilizados, são mais humildes, mas creio jamais ter visto uma amizade tão bela quanto a deles. Eles se entendem, choram e sorriem juntos, sabem dos defeitos dos outros e se aceitam sem julgamentos, aconselham quando preciso, e quando os amigos não seguem o conselho eles continuam lá com o ombro disponível para que eles chorem juntos. Impossível não se emocionar quando Daisy passou a tentar ser masculino para ser aceito pela sociedade e seu novo affair, quando eles protegiam Toh de ser julgado por suas atitudes "singulares", e o quanto incentivaram KhaoJao, que tinha problemas com sua auto-imagem por se sentir gordo, a se aceitar e aceitar o amor de Sky, pois sabiam que o que ele sentia era medo de sentir inferior a Sky no relacionamento, o que não era verdade. O próprio Sky sempre deixou claro seus sentimentos, e foi fundamental para essa descontração de imagem negativa que Jao tinha do próprio corpo.

Pra não dizer que não teve um clichê ruim, tivemos Prao como pretendente tóxica, que não aceitava que Nuea não a queria... além do maluco que tentou se parecer com Toh para ficar com Nuea, e o clássico jogo do rei. E é claro, o romance entre os nerds e os populares.

Também teve um efeito surpresa, pois de início, eu jamais imaginaria que na verdade Nuea e sua gangue estavam interessados em Toh e seus amigos, quando isso veio à tona fiquei meio que chocada.
Um ponto positivo foi quando Nuea descobriu o transtorno de Toh, mesmo sem nomear isso como transtorno, foi o que ele aparentou compreender. Ao invés de julgar Toh, ele o abraçou e fez de tudo para deixá- lo confortável.
Outro ponto positivo são as famílias de Toh e Nuea, que simplesmente entendem tudo de braços abertos, em compensação, os amigos de Sky são idiotas que conseguiram deixar Jao mais inseguro do que já é.

Os aspectos Técnicos são bem trabalhados, a ost é perfeita, a atuação (com excessão de Seng) é bem acima do que eu esperava, fotografia e filmografia boas.

Enfim, amo essa série. Gostaria que mais pessoas pudessem vê-la, e com certeza irei assistir mais vezes.

Lire davantage

You get DUMBER AS YOU WATCH

This bl is horrible and the script is stupid beyond belief. THE Main character, Toh is so useless, annoying, and a creep. This boy can't act like a normal human being for even 2 seconds so he can't be taken seriously.  I am hanging on for dear life with this one. I keep wishing and praying that the drama would make some SENSE ( even if its just a little.) ITS NEVER DOES. I am going to keep watching this nonsense because surprisingly it is an EASY but very ANNOYING WATCH.



Why do i have to write 500 words to complete my review. This drama consists of nothingness so i dont think it merits me to write 500 words to complete my review of it.

Lire davantage

I'm sorry but this is awful

I'm sorry to people that liked this show idm your opinions but out of all Thai BLs I've watched, this is the worst. I'm struggling to finish it as I like to give an honest opinion after hearing the entire thing out but I hate this show. Toh is great for fleshing out the plot but I cannot stand him. He is just such an unlikeable character I can't see any development in his character except him accepting he's ugly?? The writers could've fleshed out the whole bullying thing but they didn't and all that really happened was they sobbed a little and their boyfriends magically fixed their insecurities....also Jao being called "fat" is so weird to me as he is most definitely not, compared to others saying those comments he's about the same. It's just overall odd and I really am struggling to finish the show. I have to stop myself from going on my phone during it because I dislike it that much.....I'm normally one to try dig deeper into the whole mental thoughts and portrayals beyond the show (such as the creepy stalker behaviour WHICH IS NOT NORMAL??!!) but this just feels so brain numbing and mushy that all I see is annoying cringe guy somehow whips a jock by putting a dumb gift on his car door....honestly.....

EDIT

After finishing the show it did not get any better and ended shitty like I expected. Absolute waste of time I wish to never remember this series. Another thing I realised pissed me off about Toh was how HE WOULD NOT STOP DOING THAT GODDAMN SMILE!!!! EVEN IN CRYING SCENES HE WOULD KEEP SMILING IT TURNED INTO AN ICK. I have lost all remaining sanity.

Lire davantage

Don't miss the Stalker love story

Omg how this series can be this much hot and cute. Everytime nuea and toh come closer, its just fire.
Guys don't drop this series by watching first 2 ep. Because at first i was not interested to watch this series.. but now I'm skipping enchantè to watch this series.
Their chemistry is just amazing and they are really comfortable with each other in the NC part.
I initially thought that it will be a small series with 6 ep but its actually have 14 ep.. and I'm very much excited to watch the next ep after nuea confessed to toh..
It doesn't have any strong story or something we haven't seen but it's cute to see the Stalker part because we all had done something like this in our past. But luckily they love each other.. and i loved all ost from this Series, it gives k drama ost kinda vibe.
Don't think guys. It's really cute and fun to watch. Don't forget to switch on the ac.. it's going to be really hot😜

Lire davantage

CRINGIEST AND MOST BRAINLESS SERIES EVER - WATCH IT AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION

If you want something to play as background noise this is definitely the series to go for.
The story, acting and dialogues are just the cringiest shit ever. Definitely the worst BL I HAVE . EVER . WATCHED.
The dialogues and acting just seemed soooooooo cringe!!! So much so that I can't help but just burst out laughing and even skip such scenes. Like how is this even a teeny weeny bit realistic? Even I feel embarrassed and sympathy for the actors having to act out such scenes and dialogues. I would expect this as something out a Twilight fanfic written by some fanatic fan.
Whereas for the storyline, I don't see where it is heading? There's no story and no character development whatsoever. All I see is just Toh and Nuea being horny for each other. It is JUST SO BORING.
Also, Toh's STALKING behaviour is DEFINITELY borderline serial killer. To think that it may better as the series continues but NO, of course not, they just have to simply not address it (even when Toh's friends tried to wean him off it) and EVEN make it seem as if it is acceptable just because Nuea doesn't mind it. Like WTF?! HOW IS THIS EVEN HEALTHY?!?!?! And what kind of message does this send to viewers? HELLO???
Urgh it just makes my blood boil and my blood pressure to skyrocket thinking how this series even got to be broadcasted.
The only saving grace is the side couple Sky and Jao and the ONLY REASON I continued watching from as early as ep 4 and why I give a 2/10 overall and 1/10 for rewatch value. As compared to Nuea and Toh, they seem so much more realistic and relatable, making me want to root for them and definitely the cutest couple from the series. And THAT is the only good thing I will say about the series.

Lire davantage

Creepy lead, trite plot, barely tolerable, overall meh

6 episodes in and this series is just too hard for me to stick through. I'm not even sure if I can finish watching it. This has got to go down in the list of the most annoying series I have watched!

The lead, Toh, I'm not a fan of him. His character and behavior seems downright like a creep and stalker than the kind to love someone. He's constantly smiling awkwardly and the acting is not bad if this is what the character was originally supposed to do, to creep people out. I understand the point was to make people laugh with a lighthearted comedy but there's a fine line between being comic and being downright creepy and I'm afraid the character stepped into the latter.

Coming to his love interest Nuea, he's actually not bad at all. He's good looking, our usual moon-of-the-college guy who's loved by many but loves none. I have no idea why he falls for Toh nevertheless, he does. He's much more of a normal character than Toh. His actions and his behavior makes much more sense.

And the strange part is, in fact, Nuea is at times creeped out by Toh's behavior. The scene where Toh goes to the party with his cut finger and Nuea dips it into the water before putting on a band-aid on the cut, Toh refuses to throw the water away and instead kind of forcibly tries to drink it, which is pretty disturbing behavior, at least it seemed so in the drama. Even Nuea feels like Toh is kinda weird and not in a cute, romantic way either.

The other couple, Sky and Jao are our average BL couple where the top-bottom line is drawn pretty nicely, I'd say. This is still faaaaaaar more tolerable than the lead character Toh and his obsessive relationship with Nuea. But even the second couple's plot is so trite that it's just meh at best.

Moving on, as for the third couple, I wish they showed a little more of the GL they were hinting at. It never clearly says tat the girls are dating but we all know that they have feelings for each other anyway. I would love to see more of their screen time in the coming episodes.

As for the friends, I think the friends are very supportive and nice, specially Som. She's quite a lovely character, she never overdoes it and intrudes her friends' privacy but is always there when they need her.

Lire davantage

If you want to watch this show get ready for second hand embarassment at the max. Toh literally acts like some creep coz of things he does. Like who the fuck even collect things touched by their crush. But sure toh does it and man that is so embarassing. You need alot of patience to handle that I was literally screaming at toh.. like dude plz not this ...but still he does all those stuffs. But still though it was embarassing the show still looks interesting like first friends of toh i really need friends like them in my life. Apart from it toh is really cute and toh and nuea looks damnn awesome together. The other pair also look good together. Jao is so cute literally how can someone be that cute😭.
I think people should definitely watch this show coz you just need to handle those embarassing moments rest the show itself will keep you going.
Also there are moments when you are going to laugh like crazy coz I was literally laughing like some crazy person. The scenes where do hilarious.
So watch if you can handle those High level of embarassing moments ❤️

Lire davantage

This series is a melding of fantasy and weirdness. The weirdness creeps me out, but the burning sensuality of Nuah's overtures keep me coming back for the next episode. There are some scenes which have this very special quality, like one where Toh fantasizes about Nuah lying next to him and loses himself in the pleasure of this dream; I felt I lost myself in the same dream with him. Overall very unbalanced and silly but still I am going to finish it. The debonair beauty of Nuah and the shirtless scenes flaunting his slightly emaciated but chiseled physique will keep me hooked till the end.

Lire davantage

Just plain terrible in every way

This show is just bad. And stupid. And bad again. I really didn't enjoy it from the start but as all the reviews said to persevere to episode 5, I did just that and frankly, I deserve a bravery award for making it as far as I did. The whole premise of the cool kids inexplicably fancying and wanting to hang with all the geek reject kids is laughable, but not in the way you'd want.

Toh is beyond ridiculous as a character - having a secret crush doesn't generally involve saving everything your crush touches (including rubbish) in a ziplock bag and periodically sniffing it, plastering your wall with secret photos you've taken of them, and having bedsheets printed with them on it (how did he even get that photo that's printed on the sheets?!) It would have made some vague sense if he fancied an idol who he'd never meet, but the idea of doing that with a guy you go to school with smacks of a pretty severe mental illness. His voice is intensely irritating and his smile makes me want to punch him in the face until his glasses disintegrate. Needless to say, none of that makes him a likeable character who you're rooting for.

Toh's crush ... let's be real, Toh's stalking victim, Nuea, is completely devoid of any personality or intelligence, but I'm sure that even if someone with his limited mental capacity knew the truth about Toh's obsessive proclivities, he'd run a mile, as well he should. But instead, he seems to find Toh's social anxiety ridden exclamations charming, so frankly he deserves whatever he has coming to him, which in real life would be him being kneecapped and held hostage in a sunny version of Misery.

Sky's "50 no's and a yes still mean yes" approach to dating is disturbing (as is his face), and the fact that he's doing it to Jao, a guy who looks and acts like a 12 year old with autism doesn't really scream "romance" to me. And when Sky asked him to be his lover after Jao pretended to commit suicide, I knew this show was a lost cause.

Som, Daisy, Tor, Fon and Khongkwan are fine.

The reviews for this both astound and baffle me as I couldn't find a single redeeming feature in this train wreck of a show. If your thing is watching dumb cool kids inexplicably wanting to date dumb geek kids who act like children on day release from special school, you'll probably enjoy this. But I suggest you ignore the positive reviews, don't waste five hours of your precious life like I did, and literally watch anything else.

Lire davantage

It's just so cute and funn!!!?

Now, don't judge me for giving almost everything a 10
I just love it!!! It's so heartwarming, cute, funny and um, also gives you a second hand embarrassment like never before. But that's how it is. It's purposefully made that way.
The friendship they all have is top tier. This series is perfect for you to watch after a tiring day, yk to get you all light headed and giggly.
At the start, most of us just went along cuz of the cringiness, second hand embarssment and the creepiness of toh acting, no, as a stalker. But trust me, it gets better real soon. You start loving it. That's how it was for most of us,
About the couples:
Toh and nuea : You'd thing Toh's the weird one here, but nah, nuan'sin it too which makes them perfect for each other 😂
Sky and Jao: The normal one😂 They're really cute, like REALLYYY CUTEEEE. Agkashkjdh. Everything abt these two from the story to their faces are really cute😭
But just cuz they're the "normal couple", my love for the main won't lessen lmaoo. I love them both and the screen time each got was pretty good to
Fon and Kungkwan: They both have just a few scenes together, but all of them are really sweet!!! I'm hoping for more of their scenes in the future episodes
The downsides
I still have to work on finding them. Will update when I do find them ;)

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