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Director: Kanchanapun Meesuwan
Writers: Piyaros Sunthornwiphart, Danuphon Chaimueanwong
Thai series “Bake Me Please” follows Shin (Ohm Thitiwat Ritprasert), an asocial, strict, uptight pâtissier who runs a bakery with his friends, popular for his Torta Caprese, a classic Italian dessert. When aspiring baker Peach (Guide Kantapon Chompupan), an avid home-baker joins their team, Shin is completely hostile towards him, but the two warm up to each other as they start baking together. Spanning six episodes, “Bake Me Please” is a straightforward “hostile strangers to lovers” tale.
Last seen in the chaotic time-travel romance ‘609 Bedtime Story’ with Fluke Natouch Siripongthon, Ohm Thitiwat Ritprasert plays a variation of the same tsundere protagonist Shin in “Bake Me Please” – the kinds who appears cold and tough towards their love interest at first and then turns soft and sweet. But Ohm has a limited range of expressions and his onscreen chemistry with Guide Kantapon Chompupan is minimal, even though the latter is quite earnest in his role as Peach. Instead, there are more sparks between Peach and Shin’s colleague Guy (played by Poom Phuripan Sapsangsawat), than with Shin. Atom Nathaphop Kanjanteak as Peach’s friend Atom provides some mild comical relief in the series, as an aimless guy who is learning to bake because of his bossy mom.
Even though “Bake Me Please” could have been a simple, formulaic yet enjoyable romantic series, the lack of chemistry between the leads makes it dry and dull. A subplot involving Peach’s grandmother, who sells cakes, is sweet, but the grandmother’s character is as clichéd as can be—a kind, maternal old lady who always gives out sage, repeated advice about how delicious food is made from the heart. It’s a good thing that the show is only six episodes long, because the writers simply run out of material to keep the story interesting.
Overall, “Bake Me Please” fails to be engaging, and if you’re looking for a food-based Thai BL series, check out “Moonlight Chicken” instead.
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