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I'm so mad I have to wait a week 😭
This episode pulled on all the heartstrings. JJ did a really good job this episode. The emptiness in his stare was too familiar, but extremely accurate.

It's called "Owner of the North." I found a copy to be able to download on oceansofpdf.com. I literally *just* started it because I was just now able to find it lol.

I'm hoping it's just the week wait in between, but this feels like it's plodding at a snail's pace for me. It might have been more engaging at 10 episodes? I still love it and think it's well acted, well shot, and beautifully made, but I think the writing is a smidge lacking. And damn, but can Victor ever play any other type of character, please? I knew he was sus as soon as I saw him only because he *always* plays the bad guy. Ugh, I need a super sappy happy ending for this, please 🙏

The little extra scene at the end. Like Marvel movies. On Netflix there's an extra scene of Thup working as a police forensic artist, but it's not on Iqiyi.

So I just finished a re-watch. Why is there a coda in the last episode on Netflix, but not Iqiyi? I was late to watch in general, so maybe I missed some info, but I would have thought Iqiyi would have the coda, not Netflix...

I am thoroughly enjoying this, it's lovely and beautiful and all the sappy words. My only issue is the pacing. For some reason to me it just feels so slow. There are so many questions that aren't being answered, but we keep getting more questions on top of them. Maybe it's because I'm having to wait a week between episodes that it feels that way, but I worry that all the questions will not have the time to be answered before the end. And when is Nakhun going to explain he's not actually Klao? Why do I want more answers and flashes of future/present day JomKaew than what I'm getting in the past? We already know that Kaew said the curse and that their future incarnations aren't together - so them trying to make it seem like Jom *might* accept Kaew in the past is malarkey. I just get the vibe that it's missing something. I still love it and will continue to watch, I just have some small trepidations about it, unfortunately.

I have always heard and used it in relation to the size of the tears, not the emotion behind it. Definitely didn't mean he was being manipulative, because poor thing was for sure traumatized 😢

Ohmigosh those crocodile tears in Ger's eyes were devastating. Pie nailed that so hard.

Did I miss some information? Why is GerNao's story arc geo-locked on YouTube? FahPhoon's and ThitDao's story arcs were available, but all of a sudden GerNao's is not. I have a VPN so it's not a big deal, but it doesn't make sense in my head...

I genuinely want to watch this, but my personal church trauma and deconstructing may prevent me from being able to... Which sucks. The trailer showed soooo much angst, so many questions, and so much doubt in self and in faith. Ugh, it's gonna break all our hearts.

I don't mean to scare you! More just give you the heads up so you're aware. Just be sure to have enough time to watch something silly/happy after if you need lol. Oh, if you're already on episode 4, you've definitely seen her - the white eyes and slashed mouth ghost. I just think they did a really good job with her in particular, but also the story as a whole, even if I have a few qualms about a few details lol.

I am not one to get scared during horror movies. Like ever. I'm usually laughing or rolling my eyes. But the main ghost in this one genuinely creeped me out. They just did a really good job with her. I was surprised I felt so oddly creeped out. Not scared, but definitely that, "Oh, I'm just gonna go ahead and pull my feet off the floor and make sure no part of me is off the edge of the couch/bed in case something tries to grab me" feeling. Which made me love the show more because that never happens to me lol.

I don't remember them mentioning it, I just assumed it was a result of the ability to see ghosts. He had it as a baby, too. It might just be regular heterochromia, but it felt related to the ghosts. To me, at least. Though, I will say, there were a couple times when it made Pooh look like he had a crazy lazy eye, like it wasn't fitted correctly or was too obviously articial. Not always, but every once in a while lol.

OK, OK. So much to unpack in this episode!
1. Pim has some acting chops. That girl be hiding all sorts of chaos, I just know it.
2. I just wanna hug Kaew. He needs it so much.
3. Fortune teller coming in with the revelation about why present day JomKaew are the way they are?! She's probably one of my favorite characters lol.
4. I don't trust Harn. I can't put my finger on it, but he bothers me.
5. Spicy scenes were spicin'!
6. The preview?! Dad finds out?! Phop fights with dad about it?! How am I supposed to wait a week 😭

TutorYim's cameo broke my heart! 💔

The novel gives an enormous amount more. The show did well, but really only the uncut version. The cut version is good, but lacking because of how much they took out. The way Phoon's father was dealt with is the biggest example of something they changed. And they changed it *drastically* from the novel. The novel is a lot of Phoon's thought and perspectives, so it's understandable why it's difficult to translate that to the screen. FahPhoon are my absolute favorites, so I am biased lol, but the novel explains and fleshes out so much more than the show. I highly recommend reading the novel.

I had a harder time with this novel as well. It felt like the time jumps weren't done well or didn't make sense. May have been a translation thing, too. I enjoyed it overall, but it was a more difficult read.

Beside the Sky and The Sun from Another Star are the names of the story arcs for FahPhoon and ThitDao. Both are part of season 2. Those are the names of the novels, so they used them for the show as well. If you're watching them in order, it's simply season 1 then season 2. It's just each part of season 2 for each respective couple is named after their book.

I understand the company's need for a cut and an uncut version. I get it. Capitalism reigns hard. Everybody wants to make money. But when that comes at the expense of continuity in storytelling, you've lost the plot. Pun intended. I watched the fast track of episode 16, but did so on a bootleg site. I always come back and watch it legally on YouTube to support the cast and crew. Cutting out the scene where Thit drinks with Dao's dads, but showing him coming back to bed totally drunk makes *zero* sense in the realm of good storytelling. Yes, I'm bummed they didn't even include a kiss when they got back to the apartment after Thit left the hospital, but that's small potatoes comparatively. We know what happened. It was never subtle that when they became official they would be together physically. But to cut a scene that results in a character's actions in the next scene? If I hadn't watched the uncut version already (or read the book... multiple times lol), I would be vastly confused why Thit is drunk. The same happened with FahPhoon's story, too. Why the actual eff would you cut the scene of Fah recognizing the handwriting?! Again, I understand wanting to make money on the uncut and fast tracks. But you should still care enough about the story as a whole to make it make sense. *sigh* rant over.

THAT CUT BETWEEN PART 1 AND PART 2 WAS ABSOLUTELY DIABOLICAL