My Stand-In

This series has a longer run time than most Thai BL series. That made me worried if this series going to be long and boring like other boring series I've watched so far. But after I finished watching it, I can safely say that I shouldn't have such doubt. Right from the beginning to the very last scene, there's no such boring moments, no dull unnecessary long scenes. Every minute was integral for the plot. And even though I already knew that this series has a happy ending, I'm still hooked and made curious about the process to get there. Not to mention, the acting from most actors was decent. Take it from me, someone who has seen what bad acting looks like, so many times.

When I tell you this show had me hooked start to finish, I mean it. It was very, very entertaining. I cried, I laughed, and I yelled in frustration. It was a torturous cycle of emotions. Not at all what I was expecting either. I didn't understand the description when I read it, so I had no idea what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn't this. I could say so much about this show, but I won't, just that this story was executed perfectly. Lets applaud that ending for a moment, 👏👏👏👏.

Onto the controversial character; I'm usually pretty lenient with main characters in films- even the toxic ones- but Ming, man, he just pissed me off in the beginning. Even though I understood him, I hated him. I did start to like him though; it took a while, but I did- not entirely, but I did. Although he still wasn't perfect, he went through some serious development. I even found myself rooting for him. Honestly, my emotions towards Ming were all over the place constantly, but man he made me forgive him in the end. Still a brat, but I blame his family; I forgive him and love him. I love this show.

(I already wrote this whole review, but it disappeared, so here I am again.) When I first read the description of this show, I didn't understand it one bit, so I had no clue what I was going into, but I definitely wasn't expecting this. I laughed, I cried, and I yelled in complete frustration. It was a torturous cycle of emotions, and I loved every second of it.

There is the absolute sweetheart everyone loved, Joe, and there is a fairly controversial character, Ming; Joe stole my heart from the beginning; he is such a kind person with almost 0 flaws, while Ming, on the other hand, is filled with them. I am pretty lenient with main characters in films usually, but Ming brought out such a rage. I liked him, then I caught on and I hated him, then I hated him some more and more; he felt irredeemable. Nonetheless, I forgave him- he made me forgive him, I rooted for him, and in the end, I actually loved him. Were they toxic in the beginning? Yes, definitely, 100% but I think he really proved himself to be good at heart, despite others' opinions. This series is (my favorite saying) a must-watch.

My Stand-in is a very entertaining series, manages to capture your attention from the first episode and keeps you hooked until the last one. It's a story that departs from the usual, with suspense and romance, but also showing love from a darker perspective. The performances were quite good, with Poom Phuripan Sapsangsawat standing out. He's an actor I didn't know and who pleasantly surprised me. He has a lot of charisma and effortlessly conveys emotions. He carried the weight of the series quite well. Not to mention, he has a beautiful voice. I hope to see him in other series where he can continue to showcase his talent. I absolutely recommend it.

Some toxic couple leads the protagonist to his own tragic death, but the destiny decides to give him another life chance at a reincarnation. Could be to deliver revenge? To fix the toxic relationship? Or to find the full truth about his own death?

Besides the toxicity relationship along the series, the actors worked with such great chemistry and the plot even when some details are missing, we can really enjoy a fantasy plot with such deep emotions about death, second chances, mother's love, and more.

Prepare yourself for a lot of angry moments, a real sadly touching moments but also great mystery during the series as the reincarnated one wants to recover his older life that is not longer for himself in that new body.

One of the top most-watched series of 2024, I cannot say this is a must-watch because I miss so many holes in the plot about reincarnation, but the production, acting and the development of the story does compensate a lot about the plot issues.