A rom-com but the only jokes are attempted rape and overacting
For a rom-com, this wasn’t particularly romantic—or funny. The drama struggles with its tone, shifting awkwardly between lighthearted moments and deeply disturbing content. It treats serious issues, especially sexual assault, with a strange and inappropriate sense of humor that made me deeply uncomfortable.Both the male and female leads are extremely unlikable. The male lead is a sexual predator, while the female lead is portrayed as a scammer. Throughout the first half of the series, the male lead repeatedly attempts to rape the female lead—scenes which are inexplicably played for laughs.
The villains in the show also commit some truly awful acts—attempted murder, drugging, attempted rape, and more—but these moments are oddly framed as 'funny' due to the dialogue, tone, acting, and background music.
The drama had me fooled for a moment. There were several scenes where the characters seemed on the verge of growth, or where their relationship could have developed into something more meaningful. I thought, “Maybe this isn’t so bad after all.” But the writing never takes that opportunity. Instead, the male lead ultimately rapes the female lead—set disturbingly to romantic music—crossing a line the show never earns the right to approach.
And just to be clear: I’m no saint. I’ve seen other dramas where rape to romance is part of the story and still found them compelling—depending on how the subject is handled. I don’t automatically write something off just for including dark or problematic material. But this show crosses a line in a way that’s hard to ignore. Even though it doesn’t go out of its way to justify the actual rape that happens later in the series, it repeatedly uses attempted rape as a joke. That’s what bothered me the most. It’s not just one badly handled scene—it’s a recurring attempt at humor throughout the show, complete with goofy sound effects and light background music. It sends a really disturbing message, especially for something marketed as a romantic comedy.
I also found myself fast-forwarding through a lot of the episodes. The pacing dragged, the plot became repetitive, and the humor just didn’t land. The acting was another issue—it was exaggerated to the point of being distracting. I’ve never seen Chompoo in anything else, so I can’t compare her performance, but I know Ken is capable of delivering solid, nuanced performances. So I can only assume the over-the-top acting was a deliberate choice—yet another failed attempt by the drama to be funny. Fortunately, the performances did improve toward the end as the show adopted a more serious tone.
Honestly, it’s a miracle I managed to finish this. I definitely wouldn’t rewatch it, and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. If you’re looking for a rom-com with heart, humor, and chemistry, this is not the one. There are far better dramas out there—ones that don’t confuse comedy for cruelty.
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rape is not romance.
Rape in a romcom and fandom. Male lead's motivation not an excuse. The female lead's reaction is not open to interpretation. The more watchers debate, the more I want to point out sexual assault by the male lead is not punishment, or love, but criminal. To think a character (FL) has it coming to right a wrong, is an odd way to defend a drama. Both the writer and director should have adapted; rape is not romance, and does not belong in the romance genre. Avoid.FL: "Saying sorry will it make it any better? If someone were to rape you and say sorry. Will you forgive them?"
(22:31 episode 25)
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They deserve each other
Like many others say, this one had both the leads being morally questionable, which is interesting. Hes a playboy shes a scammer.I have to say tho i got bored. It took long screen time for their hate. Like playing with each other kinda funny, i see it, maybe im just not in the mood, so i was just over it. I also watched in a site where it was 31 for some reason, so they were cut in half and that just made it seem even more slower. I wished they moved on to flirting vibes when tricking each other sooner. When it got there it picked up. There was however *that* scene later on so... but i will say compared to other thai dramas it was kinda in a different tone, but still. I was anger, n then the fake *that* scene was even more anger for me.
The villians rlly threw me off. I thought they would be the stupid goofy kinda like lowkey more realistic jealousy bs in a sense that they were all lowkey petty, but then it went off n got serious but the tone was just like goofy annoying second lead so it was weird. Like the actions are like serious but the tone was not. Idk i didnt like that. It was so stupid imo.
The second couples well i didnt rlly get why they werent together sooner. They’re literally too pure for anyone else like they are for each other. The best friend stuff i skip.
Acting wise i rlly cant say i watched in 2x speed. I prob wont watch this again. Just cause. But i still did finish. I also wrote this just bcs i saw no one has before so. Not bcs i rlly dislike it or like it in a particular way. My 7 just means its eh. Like not smth i would recommend or watch again, but im not sure if i would chose not to watch it if went back in time, uk what i mean.
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