The Fallen Leaf

It's a promising idea for a story, unfortunately rather waisted

After watching it, there's a lot I could say. I think they creators had an opportunity to do something amazing and meaningful, but unfortunately they didn't, no, not entirely there yet. As an author and writer myself, I would've proceeded with the story a bit differently, although the plot base is really good. The last 3-2 episodes especially, were not sitting right with the story. They made the whole story way too dramatic at moments, like I know it's a drama, but at some point it's just annoying. I also felt like Nira came to Thailand with a plan for what to do, but she probably didn't, it didn’t look like that at all, and that makes the drama too chaotic. When reading the description I was hoping for a story with a strong lead, who comes back after the transition and takes revenge for what happened, makes peace with her painful past, and in the process she realises her worth, beauty and finds her own confidence in herself. I hoped for something empowering, like a kdrama called The Glory. Unfortunately this was not it. Frankley, if this was produced in South Korea, it would've been better. I didn’t like how they portrayed the female lead as very mentally unstable,especially in the last episode. As someone who knows psychology, and has been through a lot as well, they really portrayed her as way too crazy. In those kinds of stories, if you're mentally broken, you either off yourself right away, or you overcome it, and become stronger, you fight with the trauma by finding happiness in life again. That would've been satisfying to see. So I really don't like how they did that part of the story. All i can say is that there was potential in this idea, and maybe some day someone gets inspired and makes it into something better than before.
PS: Some of you guys in the comments are weird. For those who are saying that it's gross, because it's kind of incest between uncle and niece, even though they are not blood related at all. I don't have a problem with that part at all, after everything happened in Niras life, it makes sense, it is quite sweet actually. And stop calling Chat a cheater. If you have a spouse like his, then you basically have none. Let them be, be more kind and open minded in your approach to others.

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This is what happens when you write about something you have no clue about and you don't even bother to get a better understanding of the subject. They wrote a makjang and went hey trans people are edgy these days right everyone is doing it so we'll add it without ever bothering looking up things like gender dysphoria or do any research on trans people whatsoever because we don't actually care about anything but catering to people who still think a 'woman' should look and act a certain way, and reinforce even more gender stereotypes while we're at it because patriarchy and gender roles don't hurt males too, right? RIGHT? ??? Look. I'm just going to say this. If you're going to add trans people to your fiction, by all means do so, but you need to do some basic research, and I honestly overlook minor misogyny and other problematic content, I don't need something PC either, I have loved and enjoyed plenty of things with problematic content because either the so-called 'problem' is slap and kiss or any non-con dub-con (or even gender roles, use of bad boys trope et al) for instance, and the show treats it like a kink, or the problematic things misogynist talk or gender roles are not being thrust in your face that frequently. I just can't watch something where EVERY OTHER DIALOG is either about someone telling her how to talk, dress, or reinforcing gender roles and she goes o sure I'll do this from now instead of setting the person straight. There was nothing 'kinky' about it, at least not for me lol and it was ALL THE TIME.

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Thread of scenes and how the FL's character was made drive me off

Fair to say this drama indeed has an interesting storyline but watching it did not make me feel good. The following are my reasons why I ought to drop it.

1. The mother of the young boy (this child at a young age already identified himself as a girl) embraced her son's true personality and let him show himself to everyone as a girl which naturally was disapproved by the people around them. She should have protected her son by keeping it secret in the meantime and should have known that he was too young to handle society's mockery.

2. This Uncle Chat (not blood-related to the young boy but bonded through family relations) was deeply attached to the young boy until his teenage years. His scenes of recalling their memories together were like he was missing his lover and preempting the story that they will be lovers in the future.

3. Nira (the adult female transformation of the young boy) kept on telling lies to those people who were sincerely helping her to start a new life as a woman just so she can indulge in a romantic relationship with her Uncle Chat who was still married without love to her Aunt and carry on her revenge plans. Her thoughtlessness, selfishness, and unmindfulness always create scandals that jeopardized the situations of those people whose after her welfare.

4. The object of Nira's revenge was to destroy her father and yet. he would allow him to touch and caress her maliciously when she could have instantly repelled it.

5. The onset of Nira and Uncle Chat's romance was displeasing because it was an illicit affair and Nira was deceiving him for not telling who she really was.

The above conflicts may appear agreeable to many but certainly not to my standards of how I gauge a prime drama to watch.

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