This wasn't terrible. It was actually nice to watch a Thai Lakorn that didn't resort to the old 'slap/kiss' and even rape or attempted rape to get the story moving. Andrew Gregson was actually good as Chat - sure he wasn't all macho and mean, but that was the point. He was a damaged soul but one that didn't feel the need to rape, slap, or brutalise the woman he 'loved' to get her to care about him too. He was kind, thoughtul, a bit pushy sure but nothing like we're used to.
Sure it was indeed slow in places because it didn't have the usual 'girl runs, man chases her and slaps/kisses her into submission' sections and, despite everyone saying they were speaking their minds to save misunderstandings, no one was actually doing that with anyone right up until the end. Lies and deflection seemed to be the order of the day; which will drive some viewers mad as you scream "for God's sake just TELL <insert name> the TRUTH!!"
The 'villains' were annoying to the point where death was too good for them. Even their insults were lame compared to the lead female and her grandma (who I ADORED) As the elderly villains went in this I'd have just thrown them under the bus so hard I would've won a prize LONG before the end. Having said that there was so much plastic in their faces you could've just stood them next to an open flame, hell even a lit match would've worked, and watched them melt like the Wicked Witch of the West.
As to their seeming teflon coating when it came to get rumbled, I know families love each other, blah blah, but come ON! there's a limit to how far familial loyalty will go (especially these days) - if my mother in law tried to ruin my daughter's life, rest assured she would be supporting a new patio in my garden in a more literal way than she should. I do get that Lakorns have to be angsty - I get that adult kids have to be tortured by parents/grandparents/older or younger siblings/ or even just insert random person who wants revenge here for the story; but really when the parents are supposed to be 'protecting' their tortured offspring, then they should DO that not just pay lip service to it before pressing on with tweets of '#worried' to everyone. I also loathe the Second Lead in these (usually the female who is NOT a villain) who just wafts around a with a 'kicked puppy' look. In this drama that girl had that look NAILED - seriously, there are puppies out there as we speak taking lessons from her it was that good....sadly, though I just wanted to slap her silly, shake her so hard her teeth rattled and then tell her to GROW.A.SPINE. She is a grown woman, running a business; NOT a 2 year old who's just been told her favourite blankie has been put through a woodchipper.
The music is pretty good and the theme song is nice too. The re-watch value isn't awful because you know which bits to avoid, but it's not a must-see. Overall, this isn't as bad as some people say and I'd give it a solid 8.
Sure it was indeed slow in places because it didn't have the usual 'girl runs, man chases her and slaps/kisses her into submission' sections and, despite everyone saying they were speaking their minds to save misunderstandings, no one was actually doing that with anyone right up until the end. Lies and deflection seemed to be the order of the day; which will drive some viewers mad as you scream "for God's sake just TELL <insert name> the TRUTH!!"
The 'villains' were annoying to the point where death was too good for them. Even their insults were lame compared to the lead female and her grandma (who I ADORED) As the elderly villains went in this I'd have just thrown them under the bus so hard I would've won a prize LONG before the end. Having said that there was so much plastic in their faces you could've just stood them next to an open flame, hell even a lit match would've worked, and watched them melt like the Wicked Witch of the West.
As to their seeming teflon coating when it came to get rumbled, I know families love each other, blah blah, but come ON! there's a limit to how far familial loyalty will go (especially these days) - if my mother in law tried to ruin my daughter's life, rest assured she would be supporting a new patio in my garden in a more literal way than she should. I do get that Lakorns have to be angsty - I get that adult kids have to be tortured by parents/grandparents/older or younger siblings/ or even just insert random person who wants revenge here for the story; but really when the parents are supposed to be 'protecting' their tortured offspring, then they should DO that not just pay lip service to it before pressing on with tweets of '#worried' to everyone. I also loathe the Second Lead in these (usually the female who is NOT a villain) who just wafts around a with a 'kicked puppy' look. In this drama that girl had that look NAILED - seriously, there are puppies out there as we speak taking lessons from her it was that good....sadly, though I just wanted to slap her silly, shake her so hard her teeth rattled and then tell her to GROW.A.SPINE. She is a grown woman, running a business; NOT a 2 year old who's just been told her favourite blankie has been put through a woodchipper.
The music is pretty good and the theme song is nice too. The re-watch value isn't awful because you know which bits to avoid, but it's not a must-see. Overall, this isn't as bad as some people say and I'd give it a solid 8.
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