The Red Thread Red String Until We Meet Again
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Story 9.0
Acting/Bandage viii.v
Music 8.0
Rewatch Value 10
This review may incorporate spoilers
BL that manages to be more than BL in some ways
In a nutshell:
The story is interesting though some may bewail the mode the series doesn't seem to take a major conflict or betoken of tension for quite a few episodes. Notwithstanding, the series never feels slow or boring to me. There is a lot to honey about this serial because information technology doesn't always tell the story in an in-your-face manner. Only this could well be its weakness too. For example, if information technology had emphasized how i of the main characters' (Pharm) incomplete recollection of his previous life early could pose a problem to their human relationship, the tension and suspense congenital could accept maintained the interest of more viewers.
In a coconut trounce:
The series starts with the tragic double suicide of Korn/In, certainly non the lighthearted schoolboys-fall-in-love stuff that is so common in BL (though the characters are students). The double suicide is the issue of parental objections to their relationship because of their sexual orientation, a rather serious consequence compared to popular BL serial that treat the topic of objecting parents less seriously (east.thousand. Together with Me: The Adjacent Chapter in which the parents change their minds, and Dark Blue Kiss in which the parents are surprisingly open-minded). The seriousness in tone, though not all that persistent, makes it different from a lot of BL that focus on the couples' relationship without such a potent regard for the club in which the story is set up). Where the Dean/Pharm story is concerned, the utilise of common BL tropes (like a "straight" guy falling in love with another guy) is rather sparing. This may be a good thing, but the side couple (WinTeam) may appeal to BL fans more than and may be more conventionally BL.
In the parts of the story that utilize common BL tropes, the series does become more than like BL and somewhat less realistic. The inclusion of a BL fangirl of sorts (Manaow) and the fashion Dean's swimming team do non seem to bat an eyelid when their captain brings his boyfriend with him on a team outing are where BL fans find themselves in familiar terrain, though we tin can guess how often that happens in real life in Thailand. Interestingly, these elements seem to be used to contrast past and present, making a point about how increased openness towards homosexuality in society makes a huge departure for same-sexual activity couples and even the two fathers who live in regret afterward their sons' deaths. The social club in the Dean/Pharm parts of the story feels much less oppressive that the atmosphere in the Korn/In story. We tin encounter this from the minor characters' behaviours: whereas Pharm'south friends accept and encourage his relationship with Dean, In'due south good friend only quietly feels happy for him when he sees In together with Korn. Such subtle touches make the story rather interesting and worth re-watching.
There doesn't seem to exist a rush to bring the plot to new heights of tension. There is neither an excessive preoccupation with kissing and sex scenes nor an aversion to them. Although a number of viewers seem to discover UWMA to exist rather slow-moving or that it's not clear where the story is going, I have a dissimilar opinion. In fact, the story is adequately well-paced, with the flashbacks seldom being unnatural every bit they show the parallels betwixt the previous lives and the nowadays lives. I suppose one thing that frustrates some viewers is the way the Dean/Pharm storyline doesn't seem to have any obvious conflict for a large part of the series, which may give the impression that it is going nowhere. However, I like the way events are foreshadowed and how the characters slowly remember and come up to terms with their past lives. Equally I watched each episode on a YouTube playlist, I go to the final part before I know information technology (it's quite a different experience when it comes to serial like I Am Your King Season ii).
Another aspect of the series that I similar is how Dean and Pharm have different personalities from their past lives. The differences are more subtle in Dean, who seems calmer but besides more determined to make his relationship work out than Korn. Every bit for Pharm, while he'south conspicuously attracted to and in love with Dean, he does non rush into the relationship. As a really skilful melt, Pharm is ready apart from In who cannot melt to salve his life. This difference isn't only superficial for the patience and skill with which he cooks indicates a different personality. Both Dean and Pharm seem to take "learnt" something from their previous lives. The dynamics of their relationship are somewhat dissimilar as well. While we see more passion between Korn and In, we see more tenderness betwixt Dean and Pharm. The coaction between the parallels and differences indirectly creates suspense: volition the couple finally take a happy catastrophe, or will history repeat itself? Most of the fourth dimension, the story seems geared towards a happy catastrophe but there is foreshadowing of a problem to come, especially in a scene where a monk reminds the couple of the importance of forgiveness. In the stop, we meet that Dean/Pharm must reconcile with the people in their past lives and settle their unfinished business before moving on as themselves in their nowadays lives. It seems paradoxical in the end, only information technology makes sense: Dean and Pharm have acquired new identities and cannot be living in the shadows of Korn and In forever, so while accepting that they are reincarnations of Korn and In, they must notwithstanding be able detach themselves from their past lives. (An interesting scene in the last episode with Dean and Pharm dreaming of Korn and In as 3rd parties and not as themselves for once shows that they have finally managed to move on equally Dean and Pharm, non reincarnations of Korn and In.)
I also honey WinTeam in this series although it frequently looks like the WinTeam scenes are a teaser/test for a possible Flavour ii which volition focus on them. I would dear to watch a Season 2 with WinTeam as the focus though even with the aforementioned product team, I believe a Season 2 with WinTeam will be enjoyable in a rather dissimilar style. If this series doesn't appeal to you lot, you could still give Flavor 2 a chance if it is made.
Edit: After considering why I've been feeling that something is a little defective in this series despite my dear for it, I realize that at that place isn't that much on how the characters autumn in love. For Dean and Pharm, each immediately feels like the other is the 1 on first sight considering of their by lives, then we tin only look to Korn and In. But while we tin can see the depth of Korn and In'due south honey, nosotros don't see enough of what makes their love so potent. Our involvement in their story would be stronger if there had been a fleck more showing Korn and In's love for each other.
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