Vice Versa

The plot of Vice Versa is very fresh. It is a new plot to the bl industry. You may find soul switching boring but here, they do not only switch souls, also travel to the other universe. Parallel universe aside, the story is so beautiful. Believe me. I am so picky with any series or drama. But Vice Versa got me. I have read the novel too. Don't tell any bad about vice versa if you haven't watched a second of it. Just give it a try.

I am a huge fan of Jimmy after Bad buddy the series and I was anticipating this show since the first trailer came out. The pilot was intriguing with the whole parallel universes,swapping the universes,different rules,but then the show lost its purpose and forgot the premise. There is no conflict, no stakes, no goals for the protagonist, even finding the portkey thing is vague to the point of being annoying. I am disappointed. They didn't even try to write a decent story. I stopped watching after episode 5. What would have been more interesting to follow is the story of the other universe where the two best friends drifted apart by differences in this universe. Their we could follow how they would struggle to survive and solve their differences to become friends again to become lovers. I am not saying Ohm Nanon should have been casted, they could just have Sea and Jimmy in that universe and Ohm Nanon in the one that we actually follow.

At first I was quite sceptical about the plot (not a fan of fantasy or sci-fi), but afterwards I was so in love with its deep philosophical meaning and cinematography ofc. This series is definitely worth watching. It's beautiful, picturesque, colourful, creative, there are lots of new (places, faces, unusual things), so many little things to think about, to talk about, it's so detailed... The series is quite deep and requires thinking, reflection and speculation, but it's still very light and pleasant to watch. I love it.

Jimmy and Sea as a couple are simply natural. Many know them from Last Twilight, but this project was no less quality. I mean, they are dramatically skilled, can cry beautifully and realistically, have deep empathy and can feel their characters so deeply... And they have chemistry of a real couple. As for dramatic scenes, it's not that common when bl actors are that good, you know. I mean, we are talking about bl series, not classic drama school movies... I was a cinemaholic once so it's rare for me to witness such a good empathetic acting from bl actors. Not to mention, it's hardly visible to masses and often stays underestimated. Look at JimmySea in their new project, My Magic Prophecy...

(Little spoiler alert?) I liked the idea (that I got from watching it). I've always believed that the theory of the multiverse is logical and relatable. But here they talk about how it's not about the world we live in, it's more about people who live it, you know... Like even though they got to live another life in another world, they stayed the same and did lots of good things with the messed up lives of those people, but it didn't happen with the other two cause they are simply not them. It's always in our own hands, not God's, not universe's...

I'm already used to product placement in GMMTV series but this time they exaggerate it. Let's talk about the series, after brushing our teeth with dent toothpaste. The couple was cute, eating KFC in both universes. With the inhaler stick and nivea anti akne the plot idea was quite interesting. Lets drink a 0% sugar ice tea and look at the nice sixpack of Jimmy. The problem of the series, that is as tasty as the two new Lays flavors, is, that if you would cancel all advertisement, it had only 5 episodes, which would be as creamy as the cake snack. But so there are episodes, where they forget the story line by just making an overkill of advertisement. The guys are cute, the story idea quite cool, but I recommend to make a drinking game of it. If you drink every time a shot, if you find a product placement, you will be very drunk after two episodes and will enjoy even more the series. So GMMTV, please don't do this to your characters, it makes a good idea to a big. Sometimes rather awkward commercial.

If there was an award for plagiarizing dialogues and scenes in Thailand it could be awarded to this series. The sheer number of people that appear on screen to just show their support towards the newly launched CP is distracting. Attempting a plot based on a book, that talks of two people falling in love in the alternate universe but carry back their feelings, is commendable yet the execution is terrible. The Art, Properties, Styling and Make up, Editing and Mixing team did well but their efforts went in vain due to bad scriptwriting. The camera person should understand that Jimmy, Pepper, Boom, Neo and Aou (character artists) are amateur, lacking the technique to act with their expression thus panning a frame over to their façade for a whole while doesn't emote anything. The viewers may misunderstand that the recording is stuck up. N' Sea, keng maak... (finger hearts)

Lastly I would want to rant about the exploitation of established fame of Nanon and Ohm in this series. In an interview, P'X, mentioned great significance of the characters in the alternate universe. I hope he compensates them according to the amount of unfair utilization of their name to promote this drama. Their faces were everywhere, poster to the prologues of successive episodes. But where is their story? The director even used a personal picture of OhmNon photographed by P'Aoff on the sets of My Precious, directorial of P'Fon. I wonder if there was anything original.

Sea, you are a natural actor. Well done for your debut drama. I shall look forward for your works.