I wanted to give this show a slightly better rating than it usually gets as the show, and characters especially, were very good, but it's not quite what you expect.

This show has, by far, the most passionate scenes of intimacy I have seen in any BL drama so far, and that's quite exciting, though in other parts of the show it gets almost cute between Mangkorn and Yai (that's the unexpected part) - basically, the 'rivalry' that the synopsis is based on doesn't last long.

That isn't to say that the show doesn't have any plot at all as some viewers have commented: the plot is the relationship between Mangkorn and Yai and their (rather speedy) journey from rivals to lovers. If the show had been a few episodes longer there is a lot more that could have been explored between the two leads, but unfortunately there just wasn't time for that, so you'll have to fill in the blanks for yourself. However, on the plus side, that meant that the faster pace kept boredom at bay as we got to see all the most important parts one after the other.

The actors were terrific, and I especially loved the supporting characters P'Park and P'Pong. Though they represent the 'comedic' side of the drama (that you never expected to be there) they are one of the best parts of the show and I thoroughly enjoyed every one of their scenes (and their suits and slicked-back hair and are just a visual feast for the audience)

In summary, anybody coming into this drama will just need to adjust their expectations and they will still be able to enjoy it despite the synopsis dressing it up as something that it's not. I honestly hope there will be a season 2 because I will definitely be coming back to see what's next for these wonderful characters!