Stalker (2022)

Pastel Candy Coated Amazement!!

When I initially saw the trailer for this series, I said that this would be "pastel candy coated trope for the young ones!"

I never, ever could have foreseen how wonderful this series would turn out to be. Turning certain overused tropes to show, how the "outcasts" have every right to be front, and center, so that they too can be seen as the preferred, desired, adored, appreciated, respected, and loved ones of the popular class. That they too have every right to be seen in a BL, as not the laughing stock, not the undesirable ones, not the ones being made fun of, but the ones that are praised. The characters of Toh, Jao, Som, and Daisy will be remembered, due to their true bond that was established in the writing for their characters, and their strong, supportive, loving, understanding, and caring friend base.

How Nuea, Sky, and Intouch were able to be portrayed as the emotional, caring, understanding, and at times, insecure guys, that also needed to affirmations, confirmations, and declarations of their love accepted, and returned by Toh, Jao, and Daisy.

Even the messaging was done in a creative, fun, and important way.

Bravo to everyone connected to this series. I'm definitely ready to see what Saint, and Idol Factory have in store for us with "Gap The Series", starring Freen, and Becky!!

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IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Absolutely!

I'll give you 5 reasons why you should watch it:
1. The storyline is really good
2. The cast was also very well chosen
3. The acting was great
4. The music made the ambient very nice
5. The production was very well done
6. And overall it's an enjoyable series to watch

The thing I liked the most was the little messages inside this story. A lot of problems can be relatable to people and I like how we were (or at least I) able to relate to them. I don't think I can find anything that I didn't like about it except that from time to time I was a little confused about whether the main couple did reveal their feelings to each other already or not. But apart from that, I can't find anything else.
The series has (in my opinion) some...not mistakes, what do I call this? Ummm...shortcomings(? but it's only natural. Still worth all my time to watch this.

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do not drop this show

this show is literally really good if you can get past the first few episodes. it is extremely cringy but in a good way and still makes u smile and giggle. do not and I repeat DO NOT drop this show I didn't start this right away (started around ep7-8 were aired) as i saw ppl had negative reactions towards this but honestly i couldn't wait for the next ep every Friday once i started.

storyline: there really isn't much plot? its just based on falling in love with your crush and having the greatest friends. it tackles a lot of subjects and one being the daisy and "day" situation. it shows the meaning of true friendship and how to keep a secret crush. its a tearjerker and does pull at your heart in times.

acting/cast/characters:
the main couple chemistry is great and flows nicely i like how the characters made me uncomfortable the acting was great overall the main support cast acting was great and cant wait to see more future projects.

skyjao: I wanna just give them their own paragraph. MY FAVOURITE couple out of this whole show I literally fell in love with jao he is the definition of adorable and sky is the biggest walking green flag character I've ever seen he's written so nicely I just love them both with my entire heart they deserve their own series. sky was always patient with jao made him feel more confident in himself and comfortable. sky is the type of character that we need to see more with bls.

intouchdaisy: were rarely seen in the novel but i did wish they got a little bit more screen time especially when it came to the daisy/day situation it was rushed super quickly.

music: it was mid it was fine i don't really pay attention to the music but it did fit most scenes and there were scenes that definitely needed music

re-watch value: I would not re-watch this as much as I loved it I don't think I could physically put myself through the second embarrassment again and if I was to re-watch it I would just skip to skyjao parts

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Made with Love

I was sceptical when I started this series, mostly because its another college student BL, of which we have PLENTY and of which only a few are really good. I started watching because Saint was involved in creating this BL and since I'm an admirer I could not leave it. I watched all episodes on IdolFactory's YT channel, bc apparently other sources have missing scenes.

Boy did I make a good choice! The first few episodes actually had me thinking I made a mistake watching this and I was afraid I might have to drop it. I'm glad I didn't, because after ep. 3 it redeemed itself and then some.

The acting is very good. It was very carefully directed and there was enough space for believable character development. You see the characters growing in their relationships and in their self-evaluation. This is delivered in a very natural way. The nerdy, insecure Toh starts believing he is actually not so bad after all, and grows stronger en empowered. The handsom jock Nuea is suprisingly caring and insecure about Toh. They both grow to appreciate each others insecurities, take each other seriously and help each other.

The love radiates from the screen. Fortunately there is plenty of age-appropriate skinship. These are guys in their early twenties. They will do more than just pecks and hugs. The love-scenes are endearing and hot at the same time. They made my heart flutter and in some cases even tear up a little.

What I liked: No-one wants to change the other person. There is a lot of respect and kindness. Toh is not a " pretty boy" (although he has absolute flawless skin). There is a low-key lesbian couple, a trans character, very accepting and loving parents, great love-scenes.

What I didn't like: The first 2/3 eps are very cringy. The storyline of Toh keeping everything even remotely to do with Nuea, even crabshells really grossed me out. The childish behaviour of both Toh and Jao annoyed the hell out of me. This does get better further along, but keeps creeping up on the characters and I just don't like it. As said, these are not children but young adults, there is no reason whatsoever to behave this way. The secondary couples could have used more screentime. There were pieces missing in that area. HOW did DaisyTouch, SomTor and KhwanFon get together??

All in all you can see that this was made with a lot of love and care and because of that I can forgive a lot of the bad. I really enjoyed (binge)watching.

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Never judge a book by it's cover, that's what SCOY taught me

This series started out so awkward and cringy that I thought it was only going to be that. And because of that I wasn't going to watch it. Truth be told the trailer threw me off it. But, boy was I wrong & it highly surprised me. It was something beautiful that showed us that we all deserved love no matter how we are perceived by others. Whether, we are "outcasts" or not... Straight/bi/gay/lesbian/Ace/Trans--- whatever we are all equal when it comes to love and we all deserve happiness. It was great seeing the popular ones chasing the "outcasts/nerds" this time.

We don't get BL series were the main character is like Toh seen as an outcasts and weird. If the audience sees them in a BL series, they are always supporting characters. But, in SCOY they get to shine and get their HEA. Extremely grateful for SCOY.

Also love how Toh and Nuea turned out to be one of the healthiest couples this year. No misunderstandings here(which seem to be plaguing BL lately) and when there were: those misunderstandings were rapidly cleared up by communication. Their love for each other was equal too. No: one loves the other more than the one loves them. TohNuea supported each other and just loved each other. Billy and Seng were amazing in their roles and their chemistry was fire. I hope we get to see them in another series. Sky and Jao stole my heart too. They were beautiful and heart how Jao lost his awkwardness little by little the more he spent time with ao

The friendship between Toh's group & Sky/Nuea was also the best. One of the strongest points of SCOY. Saint did an amazing job here and I think he proved he has talent to produce series. Can't wait to see his next one!

I rated everything 10 haha ecept the OVERALL category. There I went with 9.5 because there were some cringy scenes(esp in the beginning) that I can't get over but that's not enough to make me hate Secret Crush on You.

I highly recommend it. Don't sleep on it if you're thinking of watching just do it! You won't regret it. It may end up surprising you and be one of your favorites. Give it a chance.

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Just give it a try..

Well at first I thought it was weird and a bit cringe but I ended up loving it. I really didn't expect to enjoy it so much.
I love all the main characters of this series.
It's a fluff drama with not any serious "villains" that get on your nerves and you can't enjoy the watch and (thankfully) without the typical misunderstandings that lead to break up's trope.

I really liked that the characters knew what they wanted from the beginning and they didn't fool around..
And although it's a fluff drama like I said before it touched some every day and more serious matters but without over dramatizing anything.

I shiped all the couples but my favourite was Sky&Jao they were SOOO frickin cute!!!
I also loved the music and the OST!!!

One thing that I didn't like is that Daisy&Touch didn't have much of screen time I really liked them together and I wanted to see more of them...

Anyway I think this is a 'hit or miss' drama either you gonna love it or hate it. In my case (surprisingly) I loved it...just give it a try and see for yourself:))

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Groundbreaking empathetic BL with a big heart

SCOY is the groundbreaking BL that the BL world needed.. effeminate/feminine/non binary gay characters who have been always casted as side characters and comic relief get their love stories and shine in this show. Not only that it gives a lot of relatable moments for introverts like me who live half of their lives in their head because they are too afraid of confronting reality. Seng potrayed Toh's comically flawed introvert character with so much empathy.
The show is exaggerated on purpose - so that a lot of concepts which was not shown in BLs before can ne introduced..it gives you second hand embarrassment, makes you cry, laugh, deliriously happy and in general reminds us the absurdism of life. Episode 1-3 is kind of a buildup with a lot of cringe moments from our airhead Toh but 4th episode onwards the show just goes to another level. It does not take itself seriously, and asks the audience to do the same.
Also for a larger than life absurd comedy genre, this show has a lot of heart, toe curling chemistry and insanely hot kiss scenes.

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Ok wait...

This series is actually unto something. I'm posting this when I just started ep. 9 and OMG The SPICE Is Insane. I like every character in this series but The Main Leads are doing it for me rn.

I did not expect to be liking a series like this because I'm more into dramatic ones like KinnPorche, Not Me etc... but SCOY just burst in and said, "This is going to be your favorite Series". When I say it is Sooo Funny, I mean it. It's so hilarious that there are points that I literally cry Lol. A series has not made me laugh this much, Ever and I've been watching BL for over 5yrs. now.

Kudos to all the actors/actresses/Director/Producer/Staff and everyone that suggested for me to watch this series.

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This got me mesmerized

I don't even know what to say, I was kinda indifferent with this series at the start, but with each passing episode I caught myself obsessed with all couples...
I love the fact that they don't only talk about LGBTQ+ but also, body shamming and transphobia...
I loved every line of Daisy and InTouch they're such good characters, but Jao has my whole heart, he had such a low self esteem but so much love for Sky and I loved that.
The main couple was so cringe but cute at the same time, this series made me laugh a lot but I also cried with very little details and themes that were adressed..
With this I only have two words to define this drama: Love & Meaningful <3<3

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