For Him Review – Don’t Know Who This Is For

It’s probably best that I don’t rate the Thai series “For Him” because I gave up watching it after episode 7 and am pretty sure it doesn’t get much better. I did try seeing episodes eight and nine and ended up fast-forwarding almost all of it. It’s a twelve-episode show, and it’s hard to imagine how they stretch this story for so long! I shouldn’t even be admitting that I tried watching this series; it feels kind of embarrassing. But there was some chance this could turn out to be a guilty pleasure watch, maybe like the ridiculously wacky Thai show called “Secret Crush on You,” which was also a campus romance. But no, “For Him” has very few comedic moments, some courtesy of the supporting girl characters, but otherwise, it’s just unimaginably boring.

The show is directed by Wayu Pattharawut Sangyahya, who hasn’t been on the director’s seat before, and unfortunately, the inexperience shows right from episode one. The plot follows cute college student (Tor Atagorn Sonyot), who finds out his boyfriend is cheating on him, so they break up. He meets a handsome student called Him (Dew Nitikorn Pankram) at a bar, and Him immediately begins to pursue Nail. At this point, I am wondering if the weird couple name Nail-Him was supposed to be meant as a double-meaning joke. The two begin a casual relationship, which is complicated when Him’s friend begins to chase Nail too and it’s revealed that Him’s ex-boyfriend Blue looked exactly like Him. Intriguing plot twist that could’ve led to something more, but is never explored properly in the series.

So the story in a nutshell is – Him and Nail begin a casual relationship, but Him wants them to be serious, but Him’s friend tries to steal Nail and fails at it. Him and Nail probably live happily ever after. It could’ve have been a short two-episode show or a 30 minute short film, not with the insipid writing and direction. The lead actors are okay-ish, the make-up and styling team do very little to make the lead actors look their best. There’s a sub-plot involving another couple which was completely pointless. Maybe this show might work for a few viewers, but it wasn’t for me at all.

Final verdict – best skip it.

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