2 Worlds (2024)

I was like... Hold on!!!

I love fantasy n sci-fi, that's why i was giving it a shot. I started with no expectation, coz i kinda feel that it would be lame. And it was a little lame for me, sorry.
The story is interesting, however some are a little bit silly with no logic. What popped out in my mind is the berry! Like... Oh my, you're going that far only for a single berry? Why dont you grab a lot more; in case he relapse.
And when Aunt Lhu said 2 of same name people couldn't be in the same world, then they proceed to qill Tai in this world so Tai from other world could exist. And when she said she met herself in other world, why don't she die? ? (i know she got somekind of power, but okay..)

For the couple:
Since I didn't know the official pairing, I thought PhupaxKram is the pairing. I think they got a lot more chemistry than the main. Tai is gorgeous, but PhupaxKram chemistry got me hooked. Feel free to disagree.
Also the 2nd couple just go straigth there after confessing is hella WILD. I didnt know it would be that revealing lol

The acting&characters :
Some are good, some are bearable. Kram's acting is good, he reminds me of Plan's character in Love By Chance (silly, soft hearted, naive) but with smoother acting.

Overall, it's quite worth watching. Just dont bring that much logic in it when youre watching. Sometimes i couldn't help but complaining "demn, that's so silly. You should blabla"

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A lot going on but interesting and worthwhile

Overall this series is pretty good, but does have a lot going on plot-wise that made it a little muddled in the middle. It did bring it home at the end and I was like, "okay, cool!"

I was interested in this series because of the two main leads; I think their chemistry as actors is really good from doing Cutie Pie and Naughty Babe. This series is very different in genre and style from those two works so that's a refreshing change, I think. However, I would say that there was a LOT going on for ten episodes—to the point where I was kind of hesitant with where it went. Once they delved into the gangster storyline with Tai and said that Tai's Original Universe Counterpart killed Kram's mother, I was like 'okay, you had me but now you're losing me.'

I really think that the story would have been stronger if they stuck with, and dug deeper into, the conspiracy plot and Phupha's murder instead of detouring into the Big Slum gang stuff. They do kind of set up the gangster stuff in the beginning, BUT over the course of the episodes it becomes a lot to go through when the main plot of Phupha's murder is already interesting enough to get us into the story. That being said, it could have gone either way. Mostly, my critique here is about the focus of the narrative. There was a lot of plot-points that are run through quite quickly and any one of them could have been developed more and stretched out to fill the story for 10 compelling episodes.

Now the supernatural/sci-fi element of going to an alternate universe was super interesting to me. But it didn't go where I thought, and I was a little disappointed. Not that everything has to meet my expectations, but based on everything that I watched, I really do think this aspect of the narrative would have been stronger if they used it to more thoroughly explore the conspiracy plot and reveal more about the characters than what we're led to believe from the beginning. Putting a character in a situation where everyone they know is now de-familiarized can be a great narrative tool to explore how the perceptions of what we think we know about various characters and events can be flawed.

Which leads to me to the Tai thing. I really found it hard to believe that Kram was so quick to think that 1) Tai was different and 2) not be scared of him anymore. Yes, in this universe Tai does not have a scar on his face, so that's a big difference. But, I felt like there should have been resistance and confusion on Kram's part to believing that this was a totally different person. Moreover, Kram believes that Original Universe Tai killed his mother, and I had to think this would definitely color Kram's perception of Tai in that respect. It gets revealed at the end that Original Universe Tai didn't actually pull the trigger, and Kram tells him that he started to think he didn't once he got to know the other Tai, which sort of comes unexpectedly. I wish that was a more prominent point that developed sooner so we weren't thinking the entire time that Tai killed Kram's mother in the original universe.

Then it gets into another arc where Kram gets sick. I kind of thought this mysterious illness had something to do with the fact that he's from another world, but no? That also felt like an odd detour plot-wise. And by this point, the series actually resolved the main plot of Phupha's would-be murder. So this kind of gets thrown in there to bring more tension to Tai and Kram's relationship and the fact that Kram has, up until the last episode, basically abandoned his original universe. What pleasantly brought it back for me was the final two episodes where Kram returns to his world and then Original Universe Tai ends up having to sacrifice himself to save him from this illness. It makes an interesting arc and parallel here seeing both Tais save Kram. So while this Tai is still a Bad Guy, he does end up getting a kind of redemption here, which leads Kram back to his better counterpart. In that way, I think the series did hit on what I was really looking for in an exploration of different sides of the same character.

I mean, all of this is just to say that I really felt like there were some missed opportunities to dig into what the story had already set up. By the end, I do feel like there was a strong point about these alternate connections between Tai and Kram, which did wrap up in a thoughtful and interesting way, but I still feel like that could have been made stronger with more development between them from the beginning instead of as much emphasis on Kram and Phupha. There was just a lot of other plot stuff going on, so I do end up thinking about all the ways the narrative could have been strengthened to make that arc more poignant and satisfying.

Overall entertaining and pretty good. Just fell a bit short, but that's okay and not a dealbreaker honestly.

ALSO. I'll just mention Pai (is that right?) goes through a whole dumpster fire of injuries in this series. I mean, he was shot, stabbed (multiple times???), tortured, had his leg impaled on an animal trap???? and then somehow managed to have sex with that other guy??? like, with a leg injury????? My dude needs stitches and a tetanus shot. That's all I was thinking.

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Nothing that hasn't been done before but still sweet

Two Worlds in of itself actually doesn't have THAT unique of a plot. We've seen the son of a gangster trope countless times. Not to mention the world/time traversing trope isn't becoming that uncommon. Like with Memory in the Letter or Time the series. (Which is awful, do not watch Time.) However what does make Two Worlds stand out from the rest is the fact that with time, interaction, and explanation, the other side characters begin to gain their memories from the other world as well. Which I feel was it's strongest aspect. As it involves the side characters more, since they also have personal feelings attached to Khram despite not interacting with him in the second world and even in some cases, are dead themselves in the first.

That being said, despite this extremely well done twist with this trope, the rest of the series is kind of meh in my opinion. While I did enjoy the more intimate scenes, I feel like they were a little played out and randomly inserted as filler space for any given episode at a time. Once again, the all too well worn out trope of the gangster's son didn't really bring out anything new to the table or was all that interesting. Sure it brought about drama but the anti-climatic ending of Thai's father only executing himself wasn't very satisfying. And as soon as that happens it feels like that entire plotline of Thai being the new boss of the gang is just kind of dropped.

Another really big gripe with me was the first world's Thai Who gets bitten by a snake and dies... Just before the second world's Thai arrives. Don't get me wrong I'm glad it ended up that way but it was so out of left field that it was pretty hard to take it as anything but a last minute cop-out of "Oh well there can't be two of these mfs walking around."

Overall though this is definitely worth a watch, was able to go through all ten episodes in a single day and enjoyed myself enough to do that. I would suggest this BL to someone who likes plenty of spicy scenes and doesn't mind some questionable logic of characters or happening coincidences to move the plot along.

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Ao elenco todo, perfeito, atuaram com maestria, claro, dentro do proposto pelo roteirista e diretor. A história seguiu sua premissa, que na verdade era isso, um amor entre "dois mundos" e sabemos que na cultura asiática isso meio que comum, faz parte de suas tradições e crenças, embora sempre haja no roteiro um excesso, mas sabemos que isso faz parte em todos as séries, filmes e etc...

Isso... foi uma jornada. Embora esta série seja definitivamente o melhor dos projetos de MaxNat até o momento, ela teve sua cota de problemas (as opções de edição são totalmente desconcertantes). No entanto, gostei de visitar este conto todas as semanas e havia uma espécie de magia na qualidade assíncrona da produção de episódio para episódio. iQIYI, como sempre, tem as piores traduções, o que também prejudica a série, mas com bastante familiaridade com o tailandês e/ou verificando as traduções dos fãs, certamente há poesia no roteiro, de vez em quando.

Deveria ter dado mais ênfase ao casal secundário, tempo teve, mas acredito que esta falha se por conta do roteiro.

Vale pelo menos um tempo, apesar de suas muitas falhas.

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Could be really good... could

When my pen pal sent me some edits, I thought I wanted to see it. It interested me right from the start, maybe also because I saw 1000stars only recently and the set with the characters reminded me a lot of this series in combination with Manner of death or The sign. Sounds great, doesn't it? At first it was.

The rules of the two worlds and traveling between them were simple, we had someone to explain what and how it worked, all the characters had their own personality and their actions made sense. Mysterious, tension, feelings and confusion in them... It made sense.

The dynamic of the main characters was amazing, but it's no wonder since Max and Nat have been through something. The side couple also starred, although they only stole my attention at the end. I think they could have been incorporated into the plot a bit more, because somewhere in between the teasing of each other, they certainly had something to offer. Anyway, in the last three episodes, they were the best that was shown on the screen and not just because of THAT scene.

And then came the second half, where some disease appeared that only a possibly non-existent miracle flower could cure, and everything revolved around him. For me, 2W ended with the ninth episode, and I consider the tenth one just a cover that was meant to gag those who wanted a happy ending.

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Ten Worlds Wouldn't Help Here

Frankly, it is irrelevant how many worlds this series had; even a half a dozen more would not have helped. It is just awful. I am sorry to say that as I so wanted to like this drama. However, this is again going to be one of those series that if you are a fan of the two leads (which I really am), you will perhaps enjoy this series. I tried, but for me the whole thing fell apart at the beginning – from the banal screenplay to production issues to vapid acting. All of it was just plain mediocre to subpar. The storyline was a good one, initially. I love transcendental legends, and this had all the earmarks of a great fantasy. his series was not well produced. The translations sometimes were hard to follow the actions and felt awkward. There were a lot of major glitches in the editing itself.

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It's Not Supposed To Be Funny, But...

My expectations begun in the basement level so there was literally no way for this show to disappoint me without first going to hell. The first episode is so rushed I found myself laughing at nearly everything, even now, just after finishing it, I'm still giggling even though the entire episode is meant to be serious. (Especially when Tai appears at the gallery acting like a two bit villain, I nearly died laughing). The lines so far have been exclusively read, not acted, but I always give episode one all the grace I have to spare (and then some when two episodes are released at the same time because obviously, episode one cant stand on its own) so I'll decide on that next week. I hate, hate, HATE being told over being shown and, to me, a montage is exactly that: telling. Montaging the relationship with a main character is wild because it is instantly unbelievable. I just met this motherfucker twenty minutes ago. KRAM just met him twenty minutes ago. And you want me to believe they have deep feelings? Matter of fact, back up, whyre they kissing?? I wish I could insert a picture of my face for that entire section of the episode because it'd say the million words I have much more succintly.

Also the plot??? "If the man who just tried to kill you and has guns (but also chose to use a knife because.....uh, because, i guess) comes back (read: and you survive) I MIGHT have to hire a bodyguard"???? Wild lmao. And then: "hey you just tried to kill me but I just gotta know why, do you per chance have a remote location where we can meet. A warehouse? That's perfect, on my way!" Bro, I was CRYING laughing because they read the lines almost monotone and the lines themselves werenso, so dumb good lord. If I keep both my expectations and standards on the floor, this is a comedy, and I'm loving it.

I could quote so many lines from these two episodes alone, but I'll just do one more and let it be:
Tai: who do i look like?
Kram: tai, son of por
Tai: yes i am he
Kram: but tai has scar on face
Tai: idc i am not he
You cannot tell me this is not a comedy. Or, you could but I have timestamps to prove otherwise. Tbh, i did actually want to see MaxNat in something good because I couldnt get past a few episodes in Cutie Pie or Naughty Babe, but the synopsis for this one killed that dream and now the show itself is beating the dead horse.

I wish I hadnt said no more quotes because Im sobbing this is so funny. One of my housemates came downstairs to check on me and thought I was sad crying but i cant breathe its so funny. I think what really gets me is the utter lack of emotion in literally any line mixed with the plot moving at mach speed but somehow also being empty. I usually wait for 3 - 5 episodes to review but this is such a trip I'll just do it now: I absolutely recommend this. Just dont take it seriously and youll have a blast.

Ill probably updaye this review as I go along since this is one of the few new shows I dont see myself dropping by episode five lol.

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