My Stubborn Series Review: Spice Over Plot, Baby!
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From love confessions, make-out sessions, aggressive flirtations, to full-blown quickies, the men in Thai series ‘My Stubborn’ do practically everything but work in their office. If you watch a lot of BL, videos titled ‘Thai BL on Crack’ might have popped up on your YouTube feed, where fans compile crazy moments – weird, hilarious, exaggerated, or bizarre – in Thai shows, and the entirety of ‘My Stubborn’ feels like ‘Thai BL on Crack’, with lots of sex. The creators make full use of the 18+ rating for this romance with lots of near explicit steamy scenes.
Some people have their their sexual awakening in a romantic setting by the beach or during a trip to the mountains or through their first love, and some people find what they want after being seduced by their older brother’s friend in the kitchen garden, like Jun in Thai Series “My Stubborn”.
Oat Pasakorn Sanrattana plays protagonist Jun, a cute intern, chased, harassed, confused, and sex-bombed by the older Sorn (Boat Yongyut Termtuo), a handsome senior at work who also happens to be an acquaintance. While already cozy with another woman, Sorn constantly gets intimate with Jun, eventually telling him they’re just “sex partners” but preventing Jun from forming a relationship with anybody else. Basically, Sorn spends most of his time being “in denial” about his feelings for Jun in ‘My Stubborn‘, stubbornly claiming Jun is too young to be taken seriously, although ironically, old enough to take to bed. So the primary conflict, if you could call it that, is the ‘situationship’ frustrations between the lead couple.
From the very first episode, ‘My Stubborn‘ sets itself up as a spicy, saucy ride, with minimal plot and maximum frisky business. Yoon Phusanu Wongsavanischakorn plays Jun’s older brother Tai. Though not biologically related, the two treat each other like family. Tai also works at the same company where Jun interns and finds himself caught in a romantic subplot with his close friend Champ (Punpun Punn Chirathanaphat). While Jun and Sorn’s relationship is messy, sweaty, and sexy, Tai and Champ’s dynamic lacks chemistry and feels painfully awkward. But at least that’s not the case between the lead couple.
Ironically, Yoon Phusanu previously starred in ‘Unforgotten Night’, a snooze-y attempt at ‘Fifty Shades of Grey‘-style steamy romance. In contrast, ‘My Stubborn‘ is practically a smut-fest. Twelve episodes long, this show is all spice and no story. If that’s something you’re up for, leads Oat Pasakorn Sanrattana and Boat Yongyut Termtuo turn temperatures up in their intimate scenes for the show. No modest K-drama shy dead-fish kisses here. “Do you know what the office’s fire escape staircase is for?” Sorn asks Jun in the final episode. When Jun innocently replies, “What?”, Sorn goes, “This,” and starts aggressively making out with him.
That said, ‘My Stubborn’ didn’t need twelve episodes. It could’ve been wrapped up in eight. Half the cast serves little purpose, and a lot of the content feels like filler. Still, if you’re tired of slow-burn romances where couples pine endlessly and want some fast-paced, NC-18 chaos – story or no story – this might just be your next guilty pleasure. And well, there’s always the fast-forward button.
Watch ‘My Stubborn’ on iQIYI.
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