Dinosaur Love – Series Review & Episode Guide

Rak is a university student who has been in a relationship with Mek for five years. His boyfriend stars in a famous BL drama with his costar, Kram. All the online fans ship them together. Rak feels increasingly unhappy about this relationship. Besides the lack of acknowledgment, Mek has been ignoring him lately. Mek is too busy with work and even forgets their fifth anniversary.

Rak and Kram are good friends. However, Rak has noticed Kram and Mek hanging out together a lot lately. He suspects his best friend and boyfriend may be romantically involved. However, Mek denies the cheating allegations. He claims their friendship is strictly platonic. Nonetheless, Rak remains unhappy about his relationship. He cries alone in the bedroom, feeling unloved by his partner.

One day, Rak is walking to school when he accidentally bumps into a student from another university. Dino falls on top of him. As they stare into each other's eyes, Dino becomes smitten and asks Rak for his phone number. However, Rak doesn't exchange contact information with this stranger. Later, they encounter each other at the bar. Rak has become drunk after stressing over his relationship problems. Once again, Dino asks for his number. Yet, Dino refuses to entertain him and clarifies that he already has a boyfriend.

Dino drives Rak home on his photocycle. However, someone took a picture of their time together. Mek receives this photograph and accuses his boyfriend of cheating. Rak denies these allegations, but Mek becomes upset at him anyway. The couple's relationship continues to suffer. After their fight, Mek tries apologizing for his aggressive tone. Yet, he still questions whether there's cheating involved. Rak becomes angry and also accuses his boyfriend of having a fling with Kram. During the intense interrogation, Mek finally admits that Kram made a pass at him.

Rak feels hurt and suggests they break up. Mek desperately wants to save their relationship. Later, Rak also ends his friendship with Kram. He is determined to cut both of them from his life. As he struggles with these life changes, Rak reencounters Dino. The suave bachelor flirts with him and wants them to date. However, Rak isn't so sure about another relationship after his breakup. Nonetheless, Dino persists and uses his charms to win Rak's affection.

I lost hope for Dinosaur Love before the first episode was even over. There are glaring quality issues, from clunky dialogue to patchy plots. This series struggles to write even one coherent scene from start to finish. Conversations begin and end foggily, rambling without any point. Likewise, mindless nonsense occurs without rhyme or reason. The woeful storytelling only worsens and never improves. Dinosaur Love feels like torture to complete, severely testing my willpower to endure mind-numbing boredom.

Episode 3 stands out as the most offensive. Dinosaur Love tackles self-harm and sexual assault plots, depicting these sensitive topics tactlessly. The rest of the series is a forgettable blur. My brain goes into preservation mode and barely retains the dull, dumb drivel from each episode. It also lacks creativity, constantly recycling cliched plots, childish jokes, and corny romantic scenarios. Many storylines evoke unwelcomed deja vu since the overused tropes have appeared in other BL dramas. Dinosaur Love butchers all the stale ideas, making them inferior to the original.

Rak is a plain protagonist with a bland personality. He reacts to everything sheepishly, timidly, and vapidly. Early on, Rak mopes over his relationship drama, irritating me despite his sympathetic situation. Later, this hollow character shows no substance besides his love life. It doesn't help that his performer (Kong) has little charisma and fails to inject charm into the role. His dramatic performances are pitiful, particularly when asked to cry. This actor's range consists of smiling vacuously in every scene. Sorry to be blunt, but he isn't ready for a leading role in a BL series.

In contrast, Dino's actor (Pepper) seems energetic and guides their interactions purposefully. Yet, his character aggravates me. He behaves like a stereotypical protagonist in BL dramas, but his personality flaws are more pronounced. Dino is supposed to improve over Rak's last boyfriend. Yet, Dino acts as needy, insecure, and reckless as the ex. I hate his possessiveness toward Rak. Dino makes petty remarks and throws jealous tantrums instead of trusting his partner's commitment. His brash behaviour raises enough red flags that I can't support this couple.

After hours of gibberish, Dinosaur Love experiences a surprising uptick during the final stretch. As Rak and Dino grow physically intimate, they have many affectionate exchanges. Dino's kissing is best described as carnivorous. This guy makes out so vigorously, almost like he wants to eat his partner's face. Dino mashes his entire mouth against Rak's and licks everywhere, turning each encounter into a wet, slobbery experience. His smooches are raw, feral, and ravenous, yet I can't look away. This series is called Dinosaur Love because the lead character kisses like one!

Dino's sloppy kisses may not be arousing, but at least they are fascinating. I study his movements with morbid curiosity, like watching a wildlife documentary. Thankfully, the couple's steamy passion distracts me from the mundaneness of the plot. The narrative falls back into a dreary slump whenever the characters don't lock lips. Their hanky panky is the only highlight in a series utterly devoid of entertainment. Yet, their physical affection can't redeem all the other failings. Dinosaur Love is a catastrophically awful BL drama that epitomizes the worst of the genre.