Delete

Delete: Thai Horror/SF series about a phone camera which makes people disappear. Sounds useful but there may be complications if love triangles are involved and maybe not all disappearances are due to deletions. A bit of soap is involved with standard school bullying. Perhaps one subplot too many but the tension is maintained. The horror is more of a psychological nature as this device literally invokes existential terror for both the users and potential victims. Secrets both mundane and mondo are revealed as the narrative unfolds. This is a dark tale.

Directed and Co-Written by Parkpoom Wongpoom. Eight episodes on Netflix. 8/10.

I would have rated this higher if it had a more closed ending. When I have to google it to get other's opinions on the last couple of minutes then something is missing. Unless they left it like that hoping to get another season - I was expecting another delete at the end there or something - I can see all kinds of scenarios if that were to happen. Good thriller otherwise though. Also I guess it doesn't matter bit still, I was wondering where the phone came from in the first place - who made it? I only saw a few references about June being so smart and enters in many competitions and also the sister who was missing. All in all, many teists and turns as people get deleted - whp's next and why? The phone gets really valuable to have once they realize they need it to get thier loved ones back.

I thought it was enjoyable overall. The acting was good, and the concept was an interesting one. It started off interesting, and the plot keeps you guessing. The middle of the arc was a bit messier, as there's a lot of people trying to get people deleted. I think the story slips a little there too, and gets a bit dull.

Then it picks up again, and end was amazing, it goes from suspense to horror in the final episode, and I really liked it. I would have actually love to see more of the dark tone throughout.

It wasn't something that I expected, but at the same time it doesn't come out of nowhere. There are bits and pieces that are tiny when the come up, but then you're like, oh that's why that was mentioned earlier on.

I've been reviewing for a good decade now, and I have been only disappointed by US series that adopt the 'lost' model, you know, where nothing happens but a new red herring is revealed to keep you going at the end of each episode.

Here, the series defies all Thai standards, and displays a bunch of flawed individuals instead of the usual good vs bad. Everyone is a bit of a POS, and it's really great to watch the outcome of all the mayhem. Stuff actually HAPPENS in each episode, believe it or not:)

Sure, it's not high art either, but Nopachai Chaiyanam (the cop) is absolutely brilliant in his role - he could have played the T1000 in T2 and pull it off. Cold as ice. Genuinely happy I discovered him in this show!

I wasn't too interested when this popped up on my Netflix but I decided to give it a go. Once you get more into the story, things become more interesting. Actors are good the story is pretty intriguing, I can say I actually liked it and wanted to find out more. I'm not sure what I expected in the end, maybe a happy ending or some sort of explanation where this mysterious phone came from.

Anyway, you wait for it and then it comes the ending. What.. did.. just.. happen? Maybe you think you missed something during the series, possibly you fell asleep? It is absolutely non-sensical, there is no explanation at all.