fawdown
Joined Oct 2017
Welcome to the new profile
Our updates are still in development. While the previous version of the profile is no longer accessible, we're actively working on improvements, and some of the missing features will be returning soon! Stay tuned for their return. In the meantime, the Ratings Analysis is still available on our iOS and Android apps, found on the profile page. To view your Rating Distribution(s) by Year and Genre, please refer to our new Help guide.
Badges3
To learn how to earn badges, go to the badges help page.
Ratings3
fawdown's rating
Reviews3
fawdown's rating
I started watching this because of the Thai culture. I didn't expect much, but soon reversed that thought as I continued watching.
This show is about high school students in Bangkok and their various trials and triumphs. What sets it apart is the way the show deals with elements such as love and loss, alcohol and drug abuse, same gender relationships, physical abuse, and even death. With this show, it is not just an assembly of people playing the parts. It digs much deeper into the emotional constructs of thought processes and morality, with sometimes controversial results.
Emotional extremes are a cornerstone of this type of drama, but this shows demonstrates it in both a thoughtful, and sometimes chilling way. From frustration of not being able to love the way a person wants, to triumph over the diversity one faces to finally make it happen, it is sometimes heart wrenching, and other times satisfying. If you have ever been in a situation where you were desperate for acceptance, you may be able to relate to an emotionally charged story arch that finishes off the series.
It's worth the time.
This show is about high school students in Bangkok and their various trials and triumphs. What sets it apart is the way the show deals with elements such as love and loss, alcohol and drug abuse, same gender relationships, physical abuse, and even death. With this show, it is not just an assembly of people playing the parts. It digs much deeper into the emotional constructs of thought processes and morality, with sometimes controversial results.
Emotional extremes are a cornerstone of this type of drama, but this shows demonstrates it in both a thoughtful, and sometimes chilling way. From frustration of not being able to love the way a person wants, to triumph over the diversity one faces to finally make it happen, it is sometimes heart wrenching, and other times satisfying. If you have ever been in a situation where you were desperate for acceptance, you may be able to relate to an emotionally charged story arch that finishes off the series.
It's worth the time.
I never watched it during it's first run but always had an intention to. When I finally got around to it via Netflix it was just a choice because I couldn't find anything else to watch. However, after a while I found that I was anxious for the next episode, and even binge watched it a few times.
The premise of a group of strangers needing to get along and work together by themselves, especially in an island setting has always appealed to me. But the show seemed to be just about character discovery at first, and it did seem to stumble around a lot in the beginning. However, the character discovery played a major part of understanding why they acted and performed the way they did for the remainder of the series and was completely necessary. From the alliances, relationships, divided loyalties, and turn around events, they all stemmed from an extended arc of well developed characters.
When we started to discover the secrets of the island, each character naturally fell into their logical path to either embrace the knowledge, or work against it, and some to play both sides while they made up their mind.
Some may find the flashback scenes as a distraction, as there were many. At first, it helped to give back stories of key players, but then evolved into a view of a world that was created from a major series turning point, to an eventual limbo type of existence that culminated the series.
Although it was confusing at times, it was necessary for the show to take place in different time frames in order to explain the nature of the island, those who wish to control it, and the importance of the people who are forced to live there.
Occasionally I was irritated with what they did with some characters, and even wished they had handled it differently, but in the end after viewing the entire series, I concluded that this was quite a ride, and was all equitable and logical, and upon watching the final scenes, the only way it could have been done.
The premise of a group of strangers needing to get along and work together by themselves, especially in an island setting has always appealed to me. But the show seemed to be just about character discovery at first, and it did seem to stumble around a lot in the beginning. However, the character discovery played a major part of understanding why they acted and performed the way they did for the remainder of the series and was completely necessary. From the alliances, relationships, divided loyalties, and turn around events, they all stemmed from an extended arc of well developed characters.
When we started to discover the secrets of the island, each character naturally fell into their logical path to either embrace the knowledge, or work against it, and some to play both sides while they made up their mind.
Some may find the flashback scenes as a distraction, as there were many. At first, it helped to give back stories of key players, but then evolved into a view of a world that was created from a major series turning point, to an eventual limbo type of existence that culminated the series.
Although it was confusing at times, it was necessary for the show to take place in different time frames in order to explain the nature of the island, those who wish to control it, and the importance of the people who are forced to live there.
Occasionally I was irritated with what they did with some characters, and even wished they had handled it differently, but in the end after viewing the entire series, I concluded that this was quite a ride, and was all equitable and logical, and upon watching the final scenes, the only way it could have been done.