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This is so accurate. The opposites attract aspect is definitely there, but it's balanced. The scales don't tip one way or the other because they level each other out. I loved reading their story, and the show is following the novel so well it makes me grin like a Cheshire Cat 😁

Do you want spoilers from the novel?

This show is a pile of fluff with a few harsh gut punches thrown in. I was not expecting to hear Je Meow's decision 😭 Poor Lynx! I'mma need them to make it the happiest of happy endings next week, please.

Also, they must be doing something with the lighting, because Khaotung's eyes look particularly sparkly in this series. Like, yes, he's already objectively pretty, but genuinely? His eyes look different as Lynx, and it's such an interesting and fantastic detail ❤️

Man, I love Duang and Qin, obviously, but I'm genuinely excited to see more of Jamie and Mars, too. They complement each other visually so dang well. There's something about how they both have a style that suits them individually, but together as well. I'm sat for their story, too.

I absolutely agree. Watching her backstory, I was like, yeah, I would probably do the same lol. I kept waiting for someone to explain why they lied in the previous life, though - like, it's awful and horrible and I wish it hadn't happened that way, but I feel like Ramphueng would have done the same to save her own child if she knew the First Mistress would have murdered her child the way she did the children of other Mistresses. First Mistress was the real villain, and I don't feel like Ramphueng really went after her the way she should have.

I've been a bit worried about that as well. I actually thought they should have done GerNao's story before ThitDao for that reason, as much as that would pain me to wait even longer for ThitDao.

It's a different hospital, though. Jade and Kamin asked Dr. Puth to have Puifai's body moved to the other hospital so they could have all the bodies examined together - *then* Dr. Puth resigned. So he wouldn't have known the schedule of doctors at a different hospital.

Yes, yes. He just *happened* to leave a picture of him and his girlfriend out in the open. He just *happened* to leave a notebook with ALL the information the police needed sitting on his desk. He just *happened* to know when Jay's doctor would be tied up and need a sub so he could deliver the letter. The coincidences are strong with this episode 😮‍💨

"Nong Lynx, should we become one family?" 🤣 Why did that make me cringe so hard?! 😅

Honestly, for me, I don't think Puifai is dead. I think she's the one behind it to get back at everybody. Probably with help - maybe the good doctor? He hasn't released her body "because of the ongoing investigation," so he could totally be helping her. It's the only thing that makes sense to me right now with how much insider information is known by the killer. It's not a terrible show, but the plot holes are very holey, JadeKamin's relationship developed hella fast, they seem more wrapped up in each other than the case most of the time, and the extra side quest about drugs and The Wild Hunt seems oddly out of place. I'm hoping it all ties together in the end 🤞

Phoon*
It's understandable to see it that way. I wish there had been more nuance and evidence with his growth - it was much more evident in the novel. The mark of a great show is that the viewer shouldn't need to read the source material, but with FahPhoon's story, it really, really helps. I ate all of this up like crazy because they were my favorite of the 5 novels. Compared to the novel, the show is a bit flat, yes. Part of the problem is that a large portion of the novel is Phoon's inner thoughts. Bringing that to the screen is difficult. Phoon was constantly berated and told he was worthless, so it's not really a surprise it would take a lot to be able to move past those feelings. He gets braver when he meets Ter, North, Foam, and Dao. They're the ones who really bring him out of the self-wallow, but I don't think they showed that very clearly in the show. If you're able, I do recommend the book. You shouldn't have to read it to understand the show, but here we are...

The original place I found it doesn't exist anymore, but thankfully I had downloaded it, so I still have that version. There is a pretty good version on Inkitt. I just searched the title and it came up pretty easily. I've read it at least 4 or 5 times already - they're just my favorite ❤️ Inkitt also has a copy of GerNao's story as well! I've seen some people say they found it on Wattpad, but I was never able to find it there. Happy reading!

If I hadn't read the novel, I could totally see this perspective. A lot of the novel is Phoon's internal thoughts, and bringing that to the screen is difficult. But since I have read the novel (multiple times because FahPhoon are my favorite), I am eating this up like crazy. If you're able, I really do recommend the novel. It puts a lot into perspective, and makes the show make more sense. Though, the mark of a great show is that you don't need to read the source material, so, whomp.

I've read the novel 4 or 5 times lol, they are my favorite, and I never read him as someone who smiles all the time, fake or not. In the novel, the scene at the café was calmer, quieter, and Fah releasing a lot of tension and buildup of expectations. Yes, he smirks occasionally at things Phoon writes, but he also takes the time to vent about a lot of things in his life, as well as them both simply sitting quietly in each others' presence. Fah feels pressure from all sides except from Phoon, which allows him to relax around Phoon. I understand time limitations for the show, but I think they could have found a way to do it better. Fah is a largely stoic character, studious and serious, and, to me, the smile on his face all the time in the show occasionally just doesn't feel right. Maybe it's a translation thing, I don't know, it's just something I, personally, dislike about those scenes.

Oh, man. I'm so disappointed in Rit's comeuppance. Tonfah confronted too early and said, "Will you leave Phoon alone?" Rit doesn't. No surprise. But then Jo and Fah just turn in their evidence to the police?! Nothing related to Ger or the mafia? Nothing about the lengths Fah and Jo went to to show Rit that he's doomed and gonna hurt monetarily AND physically?! Gawd. I was looking forward to that scene so damn much. What they chose instead was boring. Everything else I am here for, literally everything. But this was massively disappointing. Gonna need to go read that scene in the novel again so I can feel better about it 😮‍💨

OK, this might just be a personal preference/opinion, but it irks me a bit that Fah smiles in basically every scene when he's talking to Phoon. I think it's meant to be reassuring, but for me, it comes off slightly insincere and I'm not sure why. The first time they met at the café, the second time they met at the park, and at Fun's grave Fah always had this small smile on his lips when talking to Phoon. There's just something about it that doesn't feel right to me. Maybe it's the pacing as a whole combined with the smiles? Because it's going so quickly. I know it's been at least 2 months since the letters started, but it doesn't feel like they showed it was 2 months. I adore this story so much, they were and are my favorite couple of the 5 novels, it's just this little thing that keeps creeping in and making me go squinty eyed at the acting/directing choice.

As far as the viewer knows who are unfamiliar with the novel, he does not know yet. However, in the novel, Fah learns about it before Phoon takes the medical entrance exam because he writes it on his application that his sister has passed away in whatever box they have about family situation. Hill's parents run the hospital, so Fah was helping Hill go through the applications and saw it. I think Fah does know in the series, but only if they are following the novel. In the novel once Fah learns about it is when he starts to try to reach out to Phoon again in small ways - by sitting close to Phoon at dinners with the group, peeling shrimp for him, making sure he eats and drinks enough, etc. So when Fah made Thit move and then peeled shrimp for Phoon at that one group dinner, it made me think, yes, he knows. But for anyone who hasn't read the novel wouldn't see those small signs in the same way. For me, FahPhoon are my favorite of the 5 couples, so I have read their novel at least 4 times and definitely see all those tiny details lol.

My only critique of this last episode is that their meeting went by so quickly! I know they have time constraints, but the time they spent together in the novel was quiet and easy and simple. In the series it whizzed by so fast it took me a minute to realize it was already over. I wish that scene had been a little slower paced. Fah says Phoon is his safe zone and it's easy to be with him, but he was peppering him with questions so quickly it felt a bit forced.

I'm curious what you mean...? Fah never cut Phoon off in the book - Phoon cut Fah off because of his father. And Fah is the one that initiates contact a bit because he already knows Fun passed from when Phoon turned in his med school application.

Honestly, I looked through your list, and most that I would recommend you've already watched 😅
I would say Reset, Kiseki: Dear to Me, Moonlight Chicken, A Tale of a Thousand Stars, My Only 12%, and Love Sea. Love Sea has it problems, as do most shows in one way or another, but I'm a sucker for it. Also, Choco Milk Shake for just super goofy feel good fluff. And one more. If you haven't yet, Heated Rivalry. That one? Hot dayum do they do those characters and that story ✨justice✨