They really are trying very hard to convince us that Ramil's speech wasn't the best and he wouldn't have won on…
I was sure about what Khanin and Ava was going to say, but was wondering what Ramil would. He really touched a subject which everyone avoids thinking that it's a small issue, that there are bigger ones at hand. Of course there are, but you can not build a healthy, strong, and functioning society while the people are crippled by their near and dear ones. I really liked his speech. I expected him to expand on the view, but I guess time was also a factor.
What's sad that even after all this, Ramil still says, " I did it, Father!" with a glint in his eyes, desperate for a little validation, only to be destroyed. It's a miracle that he is not having a complete breakdown at this point.
I never thought he did. Killing off his son would take Rachata out of the running to be king.
No, there was a theory that he wanted to hurt Paytai, so that Ramil is more driven to win, which he is after. In the last episode, someone pointed out that when Rachata tells Pay ...you did what is expected of you... he squeezes the exact part of his shoulder which was injured, leading to the theory that Pay knew about this plan.
But then again his annoying dig at Khanin and Ava...
In the novel, Ramil apologised for his father's wrongdoings, and sent him to prison. Here I don't see the possibility, so people would just see him as an arrogant prince till the end, which is unfortunate.
Since you read the novel you already know why. I finally broke down and read to the end today but haven't started…
No one wins the competition, and they end this tradition of having a competition for the next leader. All three set up a board where they take the decision together, which is much better than the present system in my opinion. In the special ones there's only romantic fluff I guess. They don't involve RP so I didn't read them.