It's not cancelled. Bright and the producer have already confirmed it's coming out in December as a Christmas…
Yes haaha I'm considering going again tooooo lmao. Bright had quite a few events in November and he very much want to affirm with all the fans that the Special EP is coming in December (multiple times). Dee Hup is starting to roll out their merch, with a tweet from the Director that boxset is also coming soon, and I think with Bright Nonkul shared event on December 29, if I had to make a wild guess on the date for Special EP, my personal guess is 22/12 or 23/12.
Come on... This is not C-dramaland!! What happened?
Don't worry I think you're just looking at the vocal minority. Most Thai and international fans are generally respectful of Nonkul's personal dating life and everyone knows to separate real life actors and fictional characters well. Nonkul is in the process of flirting/getting to know the actress Aff, they're not officially boyfriend/girlfriend yet but it is generally understood that he's only "talking" to her at the moment.
I don't know if it's true but I hope they are not going to cancel the special episode only because some stupid…
It's not cancelled. Bright and the producer have already confirmed it's coming out in December as a Christmas gift to the fans. They're just not fixed on a date yet because they know some fans will be travelling in December so it might be hard for them to come (for a Cinema screening of the Special EP).
I feel like they cut to the present probably because they aren't sure if they can make season 2 if season 1 doesn't…
Their Macau fanmeeting gets announced FIRST even before Thai fans get theirs and the poster has like 10+ sponsors on it in addition to deehuphouse/yyds 😱 I think Nonkul's popularity and the pandemic keeping him away from Chinese fans these past years make them really want to pull out all the stops in order to get some form of fanmeeting for Nonkul in China. Very grateful both Nonkul and Bright are gaining huge recognition for this series that both invested so much care, time, detail and craft to
I feel like they cut to the present probably because they aren't sure if they can make season 2 if season 1 doesn't…
I agree with your point that IFYLITA does seem to have higher production cost. In a discussion with a friend, they did point out that the series itself has few locations and few extras, only focusing on a fixed group of characters but it still blows my mind that there isn't a single ad/product placement within this series 😭 Like where does the mysterious funding comes from? Is Youku involved with the funding? Is that why SEA fans have to subscribe to watch Uncut so Youku can gain back the capital they contributed to this production? This shall forever be a big huge mystery to me
what's the difference between this one and the uncut version?
UNCUT is the version you should always watch. the CUT version often at 45-46 minutes per episode and they cut a LOT of scenes that gives context. UNCUT is often 1h-1h5 minutes per episode and the "cut" scenes make the series more coherent
can someone spoil me about the ayutthaya era and how it started and will go??
Commander Yai doesn't know Jom. Jom is "suspicious looking" to Commander Yai. CY thinks Jom might be a spy or a threat to his troop so Jom is captured as "prisoner" to join him and his troop. Even though he is captured, Jom still actively pursues CY in order to make Yai fall in love with him again. Jom almost gives up until CY does fall in love with him (CY is VERY tsundere). Jom and CY have a little bit of time together and CY promises to love Jom in all his future lifetimes. One day, in the middle of a sword fight where CY and his troops are fighting for their lives, Jom is pulled back to the present (2023) . When Jom dissolves into fog, CY knows he has nothing to fear for anymore, dies in front of Jom's eyes as he vanishes, knowing that Jom won't get killed.
The book ends with the reunion /first meeting of Yai Kanthorn (Yai 2023 reincarnation who hold memories of both 1927 Khun Yai and 1767 Commander Yai) with the exact dialogues as you saw in episode 12. The epilogue explains who Yai Kanthorn is and how he got the memories of Khun Yai and Commander Yai with Jom.
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The book ends with the reunion /first meeting of Yai Kanthorn (Yai 2023 reincarnation who hold memories of both 1927 Khun Yai and 1767 Commander Yai) with the exact dialogues as you saw in episode 12. The epilogue explains who Yai Kanthorn is and how he got the memories of Khun Yai and Commander Yai with Jom.