Last Twilight (2023)

Last Twilight: A Love Letter Lit by Fading Light

I laughed.
I smiled.
I cried.
And somewhere in between, Last Twilight quietly cracked my heart open.

This wasn’t just a BL.
This was the slow, stunning story of two souls colliding in twilight —
Sea’s “Day,” once a vibrant badminton star, now watching his world blur to five inches of vision.
Jimmy’s “Mhok,” a man carrying debts deeper than money: trauma, guilt, and the weight of survival.

From episodes 1 to 10, we watched them fall in love one careful, courageous step at a time. The pacing is patient, the chemistry electric, and the growth deeply felt.
Day lives in a fortress of walls — literal and emotional — and Mhok breaks them all down with steady hands Day’s emotional walls fall. Mhok’s quiet resilience builds bridges. By the time their lips touch in episode 6, you’ve already fallen in love with them. He doesn’t just help Day see the world before he loses his sight — he teaches him how to live.

Every detail was near flawless:
🎵 The OSTs? Divine.

Sea and Jimmy’s versions of their duet? Hugged my soul.

Satang’s Slow Dance? Sentimental perfection.

William’s Last Twilight theme? A masterpiece I now fear. (If I ever go to his concert, I’m bringing earplugs. I will not cry in public again. I refuse. Maybe.)

🎬 The cinematography, the script, the direction — chef’s kiss.
And the acting? Not a single weak link.

Cream as Day’s mother? Heartbreaking and honest.

Kun as Aon? So convincing, I genuinely Googled if he was visually impaired in real life.

Mark, Namtan, Film, Ohm, Emi — each one adding real weight and warmth to this story.

But let’s be clear:
Sea and Jimmy carried this show into legend status.
Sea’s transformation was nothing short of brilliant — especially his nuanced portrayal of internal resistance, vulnerability, and growth. Jimmy matched every beat with tenderness, restraint, and that signature twinkle-in-the-eyes kind of care.
Their chemistry? Palpable.
Their love? Earned.

Now the But...
I don’t hand out 10s lightly — and I didn’t here.
I gave it a 9.
Why?

Because episodes 11 and 12… faltered.

Day’s arc was on the brink of brilliance. Episode 11 had him finally using the cane, accepting his blindness not as a weakness, but as a part of himself. It resonated deeply — especially for viewers with visual impairments. A friend told me, “We can deal with hatred, even disgust. But pity? That’s what makes us feel truly small.”
Day’s refusal to be pitied — even by Mhok — made sense. Their breakup, though painful, was a believable and necessary beat in their growth.

But then… episode 12.
Suddenly the cane’s gone.
The assistive devices vanish.
His independence — earned through 10 episodes of struggle and learning — is nowhere to be seen.

And it hurt.
Because this story almost gave us the full picture of disability with dignity.
And then backed away at the finish line. That final step of representation? Left incomplete.

🌠 Final Thoughts
Last Twilight was a gift.
Soft. Sharp. Soulful.
It tackled disability, trauma, grief, and queer love with grace — all without falling into clichés.

I gave it a 9 because it almost stuck the landing.
But make no mistake — this was one of GMMTV’s finest.
And Sea? Give him every award. Every. Single. One.

But still:
An unforgettable watch.
A story about love without pity, about healing through connection, and about the beauty of twilight — even as darkness falls.

💔 (And I still can't listen to that OST without crying.)

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Let’s talk about Mhok

As this series highlights on Day’s life, I hope this review gives some insight on Mhok’s characters and my brief thoughts on episode 12 (spoiler-free).

From what I gathered throughout the episodes, the Last Twilight is not only the story of a blind man (Day) who feared of society’s perception because he was once a beloved national athlete.
This is also the story of an orphan (Mhok) who struggled to integrate back into the society because he was once a convict with unresolved trauma.

I would like to commend on Mhok for his love, support, commitment and devotion in Day's day-to-day life. He rebuilds Day’s confidence (like a mechanic) and helping Day to face the outside world, once again as a blind man.

Since the series begins with Mhok’s flawed and woeful past, I feel this series should ends with Mhok redeems himself by forgiving himself over his past.
Mhok is a person who tries his best for others despite being too tough on himself. He is a person with tough exterior but also with insecurities which mainly kept to himself - e.g: how society treated him as a convict, trauma over the lost of family member, power imbalance and social status between him and Day, the feeling of inferiority with his capability to provide and care for Day.
Mhok’s issues should be explored on later episodes, however this can only happen - if and only if Day reciprocates by trying to understand where Mhok’s insecurities stem from.
Maybe an extra episode to explore this will be suffice?

In my opinion, this series should ends with a relatable yet heartfelt lesson of how these two unfortunate characters heal their relationship. And also for Mhok to absolve himself over his past, giving himself the closure he needed the most.
[note of reference: Moonlight Chicken (2023) explored the complexity of different characters overcoming the loss of loved ones and going through phases of denial, grief, healing and acceptance - e.g.: ideally the relationship of Alan and Wen, Jim and Beam, Gaipa and his mom/ Jim].

About the second half of episode 12, perhaps the screenwriter and director were hoping to dedicate this part to a specific audience - e.g.: the blind community.
This might be why episode 12 has a fairytale-like ending, where there might be a chance in life that the intended audience could once see again.
Nonetheless the cinematography, soundtrack and locations chosen for this series are equally pleasing and beautiful.

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A near perfect bl that suffered from bad finale syndrome

Episodes 1-9 were some of the best episodes in a bl I've ever seen and I binged them so quickly, but I felt myself struggling to watch 10-12. It was as if the writers forgot what made this series so special and even the key qualities that made the characters who they were, taking away any of their development. The whole story was about how Day was normal (and how people with disabilities are normal) but in a monologue in the finale he talks about someone blind not being normal? I genuinely don't think Day should have gotten the surgery because it erased his growth throughout the series and felt slightly disrespectful. Mhok was an amazing character, probably one of my favorite characters in any bl, but in the finale it was like he was a completely different person. I am also just not a fan of time skips especially if they are just there because the writers couldn't figure out how to end a series. I was pleasantly surprised with Night's journey throughout the show. At first I really didn't like Night but he quickly became my favorite (especially after they ruined Mhok). Night isn't a typical character that I would like (considering he's not queer and you don't see much of him) but I related so much to him. I can relate to that feeling of when you make a huge mistake but don't know how to fix it, and when you try to fix it, it just makes it worse and worse to the point that you feel like you can't do anything correctly. When Night cried because they acknowledge his favorite food it really got me because something as small as that was so moving to him because of how neglected he was feeling in his family. Overall a good series and JimmySea were amazing (my first series I've seen from them but their chemistry was great!). And at the end of the day, the only reason I feel so strongly about the bad final episodes is because of my love for the first 9 in the series.

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Unexpectedly extraordinary

JimmySea have not gotten any exceptional roles so far – ViceVersa fell a little flat and felt like unfulfilled potential – but their effort has paid off in Last Twilight. Every detail in the show demonstrates how they have paid attention to the little things.

And then there’s Mark Pakin. who has once again proven to be a versatile actor with range. The scene of him eating beef stew and exchanging a few (seemingly innocuous but profoundly meaningful) sentences with his mother and brother was probably one of the most skilfully-executed scenes.

The storyline isn't terribly original (unlikely caretaker becomes the caretaker of a privileged person with a disability) but it has superb execution: Exceptional chemistry, thoughtful writing, and spectacular acting.

Some fans took issue with the ending of episode 11 (the famed the episode 11 curse strikes back), and I thought there could have been a less abrupt way around it. But all in all, nothing too damaging that it completely wrecks the other merits of the show.

This one will go in the history books as a love story to rewatch.

Full review: https://asianblreviews.wordpress.com/2024/01/26/bl-last-twilight-2023-review/

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Could Have Been A Masterpiece!

This gem comes along with its stunning, nearly perfect love story that crashed and burned at the end. It just had to make it have a ‘feel-good’ happy ending. Unfortunately in that process, it transformed into a trite overblown conclusion. I cried as hard at the demise of this fantastic series as I did during the whole of this series. The ending completely ruined it for me. The series starts out so exceptional and I felt the curse of Thai BLs would finally be broken where it would not be so epigonic. It is a beautiful story of privilege meeting non-privilege with the union becoming one precariously in the middle. This is one of the few Thai BLs that handled a story about a disability with a sense of maturity, commitment, and a level-headedness, and a realistic albeit not always positive outcome or solution. One overriding theme that they presented and telegraphed throughout was the abhorrence of pity in dealing with people with disabilities. Again, having spent my entire professional career in that field, that is a compete truism. Yet, somehow, I knew that theme would also be its downfall and it was. This was an exceptional series until the last 2 episodes and then it completely fell apart. The ending simply destroyed and ruined this otherwise brilliant series.

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I'm honestly disappointed with the ending

Okay, i just finish this drama and i have mixed feelings.

First of all, I need to say that i didn’t like Jimmy at all. I first meet him in his role in "Bad Buddy" and i didn’t fall with him, BUT, I decided to give him a chance, and i have nothing against sea, soooo, i decided to start my way with JimmySea by watching ‘Last Twilight’ (everyone was talking a lot about this drama last year and I’m an education grad studend and I’m learning a lot bout inclusive education, and Thai did a really wonderful job with HeartLiMing in Moonlight Chicken).

OK, then. I need to say that i really enjoy this drama, like... I stayed up until 1am just crying and soobing with this mf, so, yeah, i like them a little bit. But we have a BIG, GIANTIC, MOTHERFUCKING ASSHOLE ending. Like C’MON!!!!

Lemme explaing my point. I'll first point out all the positive things in Last Twilight, just to be kind: I LOVE Pohjai and Mhok relationship, for real. I think i’ve never see such a beautiful ex-boyfriend relationship before (at all in a thai bl), so they make me feel so happy and full of love, like... they TAKE CARE for each other, even when Pohjai was daiting an asshole, when she said that she was pregnant, like... dude... Mhok break up with her when he was in jail.... FOR GOD SAKE!!! I LOVE THIS WOMAN. And they weren't weird around each other when Mhok started liking and dating Day, she was putting gasoline in their fire!!! Such a cutties.

They didn’t villainize Rung’s suicide and didn’t try to make her a bitch for it (at all, i fell they didn’t explore her story, but okay). Mhok didn’t blame her, like he said “i don’t agree with her choice” but he was okay, like, he loves his sister and she choose what she choose (i honestly feel a little touched by her story, as someone who has the same thoughts);

Mhok take care of Day in the very first moment. He obviously didn’t want the job at first and he was a little angry about the whole situation, but he just did as they asked and tried to make Day live better (i would probably give up hahaha) even when every single one of them were jerks to him.

I NEED to pay a special attention to ALL they’re relationships, even with the fish, like THEY ARE SO MF CUTE. Mhok and Day in that dino costume AAAAAAAGH, they playing, they laughing, they having FUN, they’re just a sweet piece of cake with cherries and chocolate on top. All they're dynamics reminds me of HeartLiMing.

Another thing that just makes me MORE in love with Mhok is that he NEVER made a fuss when Day pushed him away, even when he broke up with him or just fired him, Mhok just accepted it.

For MOST of the show they got a really good stance about the fact that Day is blind and blind people in general. when Day talks about how he can do things just like he used to or when that stupid guy asks about sex and porn and Day just says it's the same as before. The activities for the blind and the way that Mhok always be respectful with the problems and difficulties that Day has. And Day never decreased himself for being blind (I'll talk about that again in the negatives). And Aun was such a beautiful friend to Day (I love him and his wife).

OKAY, now that I've mentined the positive points, I need to point the negatives, and everything that makes me sad about this drama, and took away the possibility of it being a masterpiece.

First of all: the whole motherfucking annoyng tantrum between Day and Night. Like BITCH, I was thinking that Night had done something TERRIBLE to Day, but that car accident happend just because Day was a little dumb. Like... bro... STOP THE MF CAR!!!! c'mon, It was no big deal and Day started being a passive bitch to Night??? For real, if I were Mhok I would laugh. Of course Night could blame himself for the accident, but Day???? Such a unnecessary tantrum.

WHEN THAT FUCKER LOSER OF THEY DAD SHOWED UP?????! BRO? I felt like i could tear my skin off. And all that crap "I wasn't a good father" YOU CHEATED ON YOUR WIFE BRO!!! U LET YOUR KIDS AND UR MOTHERFUCKING WIFE TO THEY'RE OWN!!! GO FUCK UR SELF. And Day just forgave him :)))) For real....

AND, their mom was a shrew!! And they just let it all in the past! I was like M'AM YOUR KID ISN'T DYING!!! HE'S JUST GOING BLIND!! And she just acted like Night didn't exist, like???

Day was a little cruel to Mhok. He was like "you're cold, you're r a bad boy, you're not careful, you're rough" and Mhok was the sweetest person in the world. And Day kept saying this crap even when they were dating, like WHY???? LET HIM WITH ME THEN!!!

And It was scratching ma brain at the very end, HOW they let a complete stranger, with no caregiving skills take care of Day??? like, wasn't his mom an overprotective mom??? They just found Mhok in a hospital and that was it???? Okay that Day insisted, but? Complete nonsense.

The two last eps at all -

Like, ok. Day was a brilliant badminton player and a college student and suddenly he was a car accident and went blind, I can't imagine how he was feeling, how confused and angry he must have been, and his family was just pretending that wasn't happend and they are't given him a help, they're never put him on therapy or something, so, alot of what he was doing, feeling and saying it's completely understandable. But why did he never bother to talk to Mhok about Mhok's feelings? Like, Mhok lost his sister, she killed her self and he feel guilty about that, Mhok was afraid of everything cuz of that, Mhok said "for me there is only today", but Day didn't try to talk to him?? Mhok opened his heart and put himself in Day's shoes, but couldn't Day do the same? C'mon. The way Day just broke up with Mhok on his first mistake was so cruel, I can't- Thai Bl's always has this shit in the last few eps, a dumbass fight that take to a dumbass break up, but do they really need to do that? It's okay if Day got upset and broke up, but he just let Mhok go and let THREE YEARS go by and didn't even TRY to call him? to say sorry? to ASK how he's doing? Bitch....
And to be honest, if I were Mhok I wouldn't get back together with Day after all that shit at the wedding. I would AT LEAST make Day fly to the US to try and meet me and apologize (which Day never did :))))

Now, the WORST thing, I honestly I think that with this they simply throw away EVERYTHING they said, when Day said he would return to his """"""normal life """""" after recovering his vision with surgery. BITCH FOR REAL. IM CRYING WHIT ANGER HERE. What the fuck were they thinking??? FOR GOD'S SAKE. It would be so better if they hadn't even tried, cuz they just made a BIG DEAL and put a lot of shit on top of it. They chose such an fucking important topic to talk about and ended up doing it??? For real, I'm really angry. As i said before, I'm a graduate student in education and I'm learning about inclusive education, I had a whole YEAR studying with a deaf teatcher learning about people with disabilities and this is how they finish the series??? For real, I can't even explain HOW sad and disaponted I am in Thailand and the directors right now.

Lastly, another thing that bothered me was that they didn't explain what Mhok was doing now and what Day will do now that he hás regained his sight. Honestly, Day could work with his bookshop for the blind and continue to be an actvist for the rights of the blind, but u know....

Well, this is my opinion on this show. I'm really going to act like the last two eps didn't exist if I ever watch it again, and i have to say I really liked it, and that's what makes me most disaponted with the crappy ending.

So, yeah. At least, now i like Jimmy and I'm thinking about watching Vice-versa, and I have to say that JimmySea are a plate full of acting skills. And please, Thailand, when you want to talk about something so important, be careful and respectful.

P.S: I just noticed that the person who directed "Last Twilight" was P'Aof, honestly, how did he manage to do such a good job on "Moonlight Chicken" and ruin everything here????

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Amazing.. but it's complicated

Last Twilight is one of those series you start preparing for the worst, only to be pleasantly surprised, then get whacked in the face with emotional turmoil, and finally finish it and lean back into your seat feeling like you're disgustingly single (even more than when you started).
What can I say, it's just that good. The acting is honestly out of this world, and don't take that lightly. I especially took note of Mhok's actor, I've seen him in Bad Buddy but he didn't shine as much back then. Here, his eyes are so expressive and he sells his part SO WELL. The rest of the cast is also great ofc, the woman who plays the mom was giving it her all with the crying scenes omg.
The story is tender yet bold, taking on the challenge of following a disabled character. Since Moonlight Chicken, I'd been wishing GMMTV would release another series with a similar protagonist, just to broaden the spectrum of experiences that they portray. Day is immensely charismatic, he demands your affection but not your pity, and he grows so much throughout the series by learning to live with his blindness and crafting his life around it. I liked the book concept, how they follow Me's story to reflect on Day's situation in a poetic manner. The twilight metaphor is beautiful once you come to understand it as the audience.
Mhok and Day's relationship develops naturally and with an incredible amount of chemistry. They are so so good together. I cannot stress this enough. And the supporting cast does an amazing job at adding depth to the plot with their respective stories. This is one of the few series where I've rated episodes a 5/5.

There were multiple things I was not a fan of. Frustratingly, Last Twilight loses me towards the end -in the last three or two episodes. A series that has championed natural and grounded relationships suddenly loses its grip and starts throwing tropes at you -the 'going abroad' trope, the 'breaking up in the second to last episode' trope, the misunderstanding and miscommunication. It was disappointing. And, in the last episode, things go by so fast and characters change their minds so quickly that it gives me whiplash (I'm looking at you, Day).
The thing is this: last episode, and they haven't seen each other for THREE YEARS. That's a looong ahh time to not see a person. But they somehow reconnect as if nothing happened. The problem they had three years prior is still there, even if you still like each other! Mhok is still overprotective and too worried that he'll lose Day. And, honestly, it feels like they ran out of time to develop their relationship at that point and had to shove their reconciliation in a very short timeframe, making it feel rushed. Realistically, there would be tension. Realistically, they would have to talk things out -Mhok's fear of losing his loved ones, his approach to Day's disability, etcetera. But they didn't do any of that.
And finally: the end. I'll just be clear and say that I'm not visually impaired, and therefore don't know shit about the matter. But, as an audience member who grew attached to Day and his struggles, who watched him grow and accept and evolve, the ending felt completely out of the blue and, honestly, disrespectful to people who *are* blind for life, without a cure. Why did I just sit through -probably more than- twelve hours of content, following Day and his complicated relationship with blindness, only for it to just *go away* magically at the end, and "solve all his problems"? He literally says in the end that he now has a "normal" life, that his story has ended differently than Me's, who "fades away" in the book. How is that supposed to be satisfying as a viewer? All that growth and in the end is just like, "nevermind, here, you can be normal again," and it's all undermined??? I just think that if I were blind and heard that there's a new series with a blind protagonist and started watching, only for him to be "cured", I would be disappointed. It's like making a movie about a weelchair-bound person and have them walk by the end, after they've already come to terms with their situation and embraced it.
I'm not saying that blind people should stay blind if given the chance to better their sight. But, in this case, they had the chance to write a beautiful story about a *permanently* blind person, and show that you can live with it and find love and not be miserable. Live a "normal life".

I realize this last part was a rant lol. But yeah, good series overall. One of the best from GMMTV.

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A well made character driven story

This type of dramas are honestly not my type but I still gave it a chance because I wanted to see a character with visual impairment. These stories makes me understand how people with disability thinks and acts and their struggle and this drama specifically gave me the insight I wanted. I love how they highlighted Day's insecurity, inferior complexity because of the blindness he faced. We often sympathize with blind people (or any disable person) but we can't empathize and ends up pitying them. This drama highlights how they are also normal like us, just a something a little different. I hope this becomes an eye opener to never pity them and treat them like a normal person.
Acting wise Sea did an amazing job. He truly made me believe he can't see. Jimmy really wore his bad boy persona so well. Need to mention Mark as Night. I don't know this boy fits every character he plays. He truly made me feel his pain. The drama was so well directed in terms of cinematography. All the scenes were shot so beautifully. Aof really knows how to make things appear pleasing.
I know a lot of people disliked the ending. It might feel slightly rush but I liked it. I liked the development of MhokDay's relationship. The pace was perfect. I could see them falling for each other, which I think a lot of dramas miss to showcase. Overall it was a great watch/ Last Twilight is more than a BL. It truly highlighted a huge part of the society we tend to pity or forget.

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A beautiful story with an even more beautiful cinematography

Ok, I knew I liked Jimmy and Sea's acting but this series just cemented how much I enjoyed their work. They have amazing chemistry and the way they portrayed these two characters was breathtaking, they gave them dimension and weight and that's something that we can't always say about the Bl series.
I enjoyed the evolution of Mhok's character, he starts as your typical bad-boy delinquent but by the end of the series, he is much more than that. How he deals with his feelings and with the way Day needs him is incredible and seeing him grow throughout the series was amazing.
On the other hand, we have Day who is not only dealing with his disability but also with the trauma and frustration that comes with it. The way this disability has affected not only his relationship with his family and friends but also the way he faces the world. The way Mhok and Day influence each other was incredibly well written and I truly enjoyed seeing them change little by little and opening up to each other.
Now I think one of my favourite parts of this series is the way it was filmed, the way they chose to portray what Day can actually see allowing the viewer to pardon the pun see through Day's eyes worked really well. The use of colour and scents to distinguish characters and locations was really well done.
I also enjoyed the secondary couple with Night and Phojai and the way their relationship developed it does help that they are the biggest Mhok/Day shippers.

Spoilers ahead.>>>>>

I actually really liked the fact that they break apart at a point which gives Day a chance to be more than someone who needs to be taken care of. At the same time allows Mhok to grow and realize that Day doesn't need him at his beck and call every day. I do think that the end didn't really need to be the "fixing" of Day especially not after spending most of the series talking about how "normal" he actually is and he needs no fixing just a little adapting.

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Thank goodness that I gave them a chance

I am going to be honest, the pilot episode was a meh for me. My thought back then was that GMMTV kept on using violence and arrogance as the plot of their story. This pertains to Mhok’s introduction in his thug era. I was in the middle of letting go of the drama but I’m glad that I stayed. I always believed in Sea Tawinan and Mark Pakin’s character range which were the reasons for me hanging on with the show. Yet, I am surprised by the acting growth of Jimmy, he surely evolved and explicit a way better portrayal than his previous main character role. Namtan also nailed this one as well, as expected from our dramatic girl.

Well written story with the right actors. I have a soft spot for a series that tackles one’s disability to see things around them. The progression and narration of Day’s daily life struggle are heart-rending. Another thing that I got invested in the story is the reconciliation of the two brothers, Night and Day. As the one who hugely suffered in the car accident, Day’s resentful actions towards Night are reasonable. Objectively speaking, Night is not the one to be blamed for the incident. But Day’s coping mechanism at that time is to put a finger on someone which causes his eyesight to vanish.

It is always beautiful how the title aligns with their story. The majestic and tear-jerker Last Twilight scene is phenomenal. I cried and felt the pain of the main couple. That time when Day completely loses his vision but remains calm in accepting his reality that he will continue to live on for the rest of his life. EP11 was indeed my favorite episode from the series.

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An incredibly good run that stumbles on its final steps

I’ll preface this review saying that you probably want to watch this series. I know people are usually turned off when they read that a show doesn’t deliver on the ending, but the truth is you can perfectly enjoy a trip even if the destination isn’t exactly the one you want. So don’t be afraid to give this one a try!

Now to the POSITIVES. I think that the premise of this BL is the cutest thing ever and reminded of a brazialian short-then-turned-into-a-movie called Eu não quero voltar sozinho, which was also very endearing. As per usual, I think it’s really rare to find truly good acting in the BL world and this is really
no exception to that rule, but do be aware that I’m quite demanding on that front and all the actors here did a pretty good job. Honorable mention to Mark in the role of Night, who I believe has the potential to be an astounding actor. He truly stole the show quite a few times, even though his character was secondary, and what I think helped is that his character was probably written the best among all of the cast. Jimmy, while not having the finest skills in terms of acting, also did a pretty good job and managed to portray Mhok in what I find to be quite a genuine way: emotional, witty, walking this fine line between macho and maturely silly but still believable. All the supporting cast was convincing and that makes the viewing experience worth in and of itself. Pretty sweet romance and and, all in all, an enjoyable story!

So what exactly went wrong? The WRITING. More specifically, the fact that I believe the scriptwriters were too confident in their skills and at some point decided they wanted to overkill it. Up until episode 8-9, maybe 10, I was still quite on board and thought the plot to be solid, even though they did take some unnecessary detours along the way. Like, let’s not kid ourselves: did the heart of this story really need more than 12 hours? I’m inclined to say no. Personally, I’m a big advocate of short and sweet and usually dislike longer narratives since they tend to have fillers and usually end up being a little bit messy, which is exactly what happened in a few instances with this show. There were times where I was ready for Mhok and Day’s story to end, and I was only at episode… six? I really can’t believe they truly needed 12 one-hour episodes, and what probably happened is that that’s what the producers told them they had to do on some business grounds, which I can get behind if done well. Soap operas can be enjoyable, too! But I guess if you binge them, then it becomes a bit repetitive and tiring and you want a change of tune. The danger with doing too much is that, in the end, it’s the characters themselves that suffer these “external needs” for the runtime to be longer, and that’s what happened in the final episodes. The whole thing with Mhok dealing with the dilemma of maybe going to work abroad or staying put because he’s in a relationship was badly handled in my opinion, mainly by the character of Day himself. I understand that, in his situation, I’d be upset too if I felt like my boyfriend was giving up on an opportunity because of me, but to infer that Mhok was refusing so go because he felt pity for him was actually distasteful, ‘cause that’s not it at all. I can understand that he’s young and pretty much a rich spoiled kid, so of course he’d handle a few issues immaturely, but I don’t know, that kind of behavior and lack of understanding of why Mhok was so afraid of leaving, also considering the sensitive topic of the trauma he has from his sister committing suicide, it kinda pissed me off that he reacted that way. I have this love-hate relationship with Day’s character, where I do understand he’s living in pretty awful circumstances, but there were instances where he was acting on such selfish and self-absorbed basis that I just found him childish. That’s confirmed by the way he treated his own brother, whom he did have good reason to resent, but again, he lacked the maturity to recognize that the accident was… well, an accident, and by that time he forgave him conveniently only when Night was helping him in a big way, even going against his mother and lying to her to protect him. I know, it seems like I’m speeding on my hate-wagon for Day, but I swear that I’m blaming this on the writing and not on the character itself, which I’m sure would have been lovely if they had given him a little bit more thought. Choosing to give him his sight back in the final episodes almost completely ruins the whole message and effort of the story in my opinion, but in the end I’m glad to have watched it knowing that, even when you lose something, you always find something back eventually.

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I really loved how well this show was written, and I would have given it a 10 honestly if it wasn't for the ending. It was a nice happy ending, but many things were pretty underwhelming.

Firstly, I expected the moment Day saw Mhok's face for the first time to be such a beautiful and dramatic moment, but it was just... nothing special. Secondly, I think the fact that Day managed to get the surgery made the show's message pointless. I would have preferred an ending that showed that even with a disability you can be successful and happy.

Regardless of these two issues, I enjoyed watching this and think the acting was incredible.

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