BLISS RATING: ★★★★+
“Some people say time is the best healer for human feelings. But I think it’s actually facing the truth that can best heal our feelings” – Quote from I’m Tee, Me too
This is a most endearing series. However, it is NOT BL in the defining sense of the word. It is an eight episode series about friendship. What makes this story so unique is that all the characters are named Tee or have Tee in their names. (A very creative approach to a story). There are six of them, each with their flaws and idiosyncratic behaviors.
It is charming, coming of age narrative laying a beautiful foundation for life-long friendships. This is a solid story of bromance with intense soliloquies. I loved this series for its honest portrayal of vulnerabilities and flawed characteristics. Yet through it all, they remain together, something that is solely lacking in today’s world. The quiet nerdy one, T-Rex (Gun Atthaphan), is my favorite because he is unassuming but is so pivotal to the development of friendships for each other and for the discovery of his ‘brother’.
The central figure is named Watee (Krist Perawat). He has an intense fear of trusting others which he slowly and painfully learns to overcome. He dramatizes this role with quiet strength and believability. I can easily feel and sense his mistrust of others. He also shows such great vulnerability to his emotions. Each of their life’s journeys will pull at your heart strings and every one of their stories are told from a purely uniquely individual experience with ferocity and an affirmation to who they become. This is an extremely well-acted series and I frankly wanted to see more of each of their personal growth stories. Watch this one for its intrinsic character growth and development.
Who really S.T.O.L.E. the series? Surprisingly, this series is well-acted as the major focus of this series is indeed friendship and the actors seemed so much more relaxed and were able to free themselves from having to feel pressured into a love role. They were all very good but my favorite remans Gun Phunsawat as T-Rex. He is the mediator and the one trying to solve all the problems and making them function as a unit. His acting is quiet, persistent, and, while looking like the nerdy type, is exceptionally effective. Gun has the character of T-Rex show a lot of emotional growth as the story develops, which make him stand out even more.
The cinematography and directing for the most part are solid. The screenplay is solid and it gives each of these Tees an opportunity to have a spotlight shine on them and reflect more about the comradery of the group rather than any one of the needs of the individuals. While it has spots of humor, the story mostly concentrates on the pathos of the characters and their individual journeys.
It is a quiet reflective series that makes you feel good inside.
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