Amaryllis_Flower

I don't think you're talking about more "L", you're talking about more sex. Even before episode 7 where they finally do have sex. the two of them have demonstrated the love and dedication they have to each other. And they've done so in every episode since.

The circumstances aren't such where they can just be on a honeymoon with reckless abandon. There's a lot going on but I never get the feeling in any episode that they aren't in love.

But you have to remember whoever wins the competition doesn't become the king or queen. Their father does. Would you really like to see either Chana or Rachata as king?

Prince Tharin is playing the long game. It's Khanin who doesn't quite get the political aspects yet, but I believe he's learning. Tharin understands that there's little he can do until he's in a position of power, but I believe from everything he said and everything he is that if Khanin wins the competition for him he will be a good and just leader.

Maybe Chakri could be be King? Ballchon has a girlfriend so maybe Chakri likes women. 😁

Review and analysis of Episode 9.

Palace politics unfolds. In episode 9 we have the mining controversy, the assassination attempt against Ramil, and the return of Thatdanai.

Best of all no ads, and only one subtle product placement (nose inhalers on the table when Chakri hands Khanin the iPad).

Who is the most evil of them all?

My money is on the king followed by Rachata. The king obviously knows he's running an unsafe mine and wants to avoid responsibility. Nuff said.

Who wants Ramil dead? I don't think there's anybody else who would benefit from his death outside of the king. He wants Tharin to succeed him, so getting Rachata out of the picture would greatly improve Tharin's odds. On the other hand, Rachata has no reason to want his son dead since he needs him competing if he hopes to take the crown.

And let's not forget the king's attempt on Thatdanai's life. The king is the only one who has a reason to want him dead if for no other reason than Khanin already believes he's dead. Killing Thatdanai would tie up loose ends.

Is Wasin evil? And why is Rachata such a horrible human being? We don't know yet. But the one thing we do know is that all four of the princes are widowers. So what happened to the women? Did the king kill them? Did they die in the revolution? Is the reason that all the women are hidden in Meenanakarin because Wasin is trying to protect them? Or is this some kind of revenge against women because he lost his wife? And what about Chana? He's a completely unknown entity at this point.

Is Ramil evil? No. Ramil is a victim of abuse as is his whipping boy Paytai. Despite being the whipping boy Paytai has handled it much better than Ramil. This could be because Ramil feels guilty that every time he does something wrong Paytai pays for it. Ramil hasn't done anything evil yet. He's just an entitled spoiled brat. He still has time to grow up before he turns into his father.

Who is good?

Well this isn't very complicated. The only people we can be relatively sure are good are Khanin, Charan, Chakri, Thatdanai and likely Tharin. There probably doesn't need to be any explanation on that.

So who should be king? And who would be the best heir?

Well if he had royal blood and a son Charan would make the best king. He's even handed, mature, and understands politics. Plus he's gorgeous.

But since he's not eligible the best choice is Tharin. Like Charan he understands politics, knows that he needs to keep his opinions under wraps for now, but with his father out of the way I suspect he will bloom as King making Emmaly a much kinder, more equitable, and safer place. I think we are going to find out just how good a leader he could be in the next few episodes.

The other three aren't even a possibility. Wasin isn't eligible and I think he has some real grudges stemming from what happened to his family. Chana is an unknown entity and doesn't seem to have the wherewithal to lead anything, not even his daughter Ava. And well Rachata? He's evil and can't control his emotions. Anarchy would be a better choice than Rachata.

So who is the best heir? Well first of all the next king will need to allow the younger generation to use surrogates or artificial insemination (in the case of Ava) to propagate the next generation. Otherwise we're not talking about the next prince but the last Prince.

Ramil and Ava are obviously the best fencers, and Ava has been shown to be an excellent archer as well. They both greatly outperform Khanin in sport but neither has demonstrated any competence in diplomacy at all. Despite growing up in London as an upper middle-class kid Khanin instantly blended with heads of state, speaking to them in their own language while listening to background on each diplomat through an earpiece. Quite an accomplishment for a newbie. And with that innate ability plus his outgoing personality and empathy for the people he seems the only one who would be a natural leader.

As we see in the coming attractions Khanin is starting to take his fencing more seriously, and hopefully his history lessons. Now that he has found a reason to want to lead I believe he will be motivated to do his best in all areas. And come on. Who really needs to know how to fence and hit a target in the 21st century? How is this a leadership quality?

Bottom line. Tharin and Khanin for the win.

I'm watching Pit Babe as it runs along with The Next Prince. Normally I don't watch series until they all drop but since I made an exception for TNP, I figured I'd watch Pit Babe 2 which is also showing on IQIYI.

I like TNP better but I'm enjoying both shows. They are very different.

Music from Calvin Jay scene.

https://youtu.be/LjEbKhFUBfM

Wasin is under the king's thumb. And we don't exactly know what happened to his wife and child. We know they were killed, but was it during the revolution? Or was it at the hands of the king? Wasin may very well have a score to settle. In fact the way things are going in recent episodes, you can almost count on it.

And If they had wrapped it all up in 8 episodes like a lot of BLs everyone would have complained that the series should have gone on for longer. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Oh I totally understand his anger. He's young, a fish out of water, and having to learn fast being in this snake pit of a palace.

But he does appear to be a fast learner and hopefully he appreciates Charan now for his restraint. Restraint doesn't mean lack of interest or that you don't care.

One way or another I am sure he's going to get his comeuppance.

Well of course the king would have let Khanin check out the allegations if he wasn't an evil scumbag. But Khanin is already suspicious of the king and should have known better than to spout off at the mouth. That could get him on the king's hit list,. The only thing saving him right now is that the king wants Tharin to succeed him because he thinks he is controllable, and will up hold the status quo.

I also think that Tharin like Charan knows when to hold his mouth and work behind the scenes. This is getting very interesting. 🙂

I think once the series is all done viewers will realize that all of the episodes were necessary. It's called a plot development.

If NuNew wasn't the ML I think he would be on the Kings assassination list. Although who knows, there could be an unsuccessful assassination attempt.

Khanin:s heart is in the right place but he's not savvy when it comes to Palace intrigue. He needs to take some notes from Charan who is actually working behind the scenes towards the same goal. So far he's found and saved Thatdanai, and is looking to uncover the truth.

Spouting off accusations when you can't prove them is not the way to reach your goal. So hopefully he gets smarter in future episodes.

And speaking of future episodes those who only want to look at BL sex will get some in Episode 10. The long-awaited art studio NC scene is coming up.

Update: apparently he does have a credit but they say he's playing a character named Wethis vs Vedish. I'll leave the post below in case anyone's interested in the links.

And he doesn't even have a credit here. He's played by Witsarut Himmarat. Found his character profile on Reddit although it's probably somewhere in Mandee as well on YouTube.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ZeeNuNew/comments/1j9uzun/the_next_prince_characters_interview_most/

And here's a link to his Insta page. Apparently he's a freelance actor.

https://www.instagram.com/witsamost

Before I retired I was a journalist. I owned a specialty medical publishing company.

My take on it is that a lot of people don't have the patience for plot development and watch BL's to watch a couple of men have sex.

I have to admit that Zee and NuNew have great on screen chemistry but you need context. The show needs an actual plot. And I think they are delivering here.

And it looks like we will finally ha e the return of Thatdanai in the next episode.

If you look above, I tried to educate her. Don't know if it did any good though.

Please don't use your fast forward button on Episode 9.

For those who didn't believe me when I said that Thatdanai was on the run from the king, do you believe me now?

I like them both. NuNew wouldn't be NuNew without Zee in a series.