Caskaheim

I guess Pradhana Vanalai is a popular filming location which seems to have been all over in several Thai lakorn/lakhon dramas, and probably in a few other BL series as well.

All I can find from YouTube is this one coming out a few days ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBtdLbzWNQM

Looks like this show is taking off with a good start. By the way I think we've seen some good Thai BLs coming out earlier this year, like "ThamePo", "Top Form", "Gelboy", and "Reset", including the ongoing "Shine" as well.

Oops, sorry! I read the first book from that link quite a while ago. Too bad it's no longer there.

So sad for this poor Veera, he didn't deserve this. Feel really sorry for him, he was such a loyal guy. No wonder why Por Unnop, the actor who played Veera, said that he loved this character as well.

We can find it here on this ‘Details’ page of this series. Go to ‘Recent Discussions’ section, click the title ‘Novel link or spoilers’ and look it up. I think someone has posted a link to read the first book of this novel on wattpad.

I'm glad too that Naran did that, and I guess he deserved it. He should've even done that quite a long time ago. Maybe he could've avoided that shoe if he'd let her go much earlier. Well, better late than never.

Agree with you. Naran should've even done that earlier. Well, better late than never.

I think BoC. even said before that this wasn't typically BL. like Boy's Love, but it was Men's Love - gay series. I'm not sure exactly what criteria they actually use to categorize it though.

I think his father in law who was his previous boss died a while ago. Now his current boss is the threat.

This one is indeed a soap opera drama. It came from the production house which has produced a lot of Thai lakhon/lakorn melodramas/soap opera dramas for years, so no wonder this show came out with lakhon style. They deliberately intended to do it this way, so it was over the top with overacting at times because it was supposed to be. I don’t know if they chose to do that because they really thought lakhon style was good direction for this show and it was also kind of their signature, or just because all they’ve done has been lakhon dramas so they didn’t know how else to do it. Their adaptation to the series was even a dramatized version from the novel which as the source material wasn’t originally very dramatic.

The story was also very romance-driven with sweet scenes of the lead couple in almost every episode. I’m quite familiar with lakhon style, so I didn’t really have a problem and overall I like the series, plus both Pan and Pond have been my favorite actors since before this show. I did see some plotholes here and there and think that the villain was so overacting, but for me the lead couple knew how to sell romance and their chemistry was good enough to carry the whole show through and help me overlook its flaws, so it was kind of easy for me to like it. However I do feel that series with this specific lakhon style may not be for everyone. As it was leaning heavily towards romance-driven approach, I guess the show was probably not something for viewers who look for a balance between romance-driven and plot-driven story and who are not familiar or don’t like lakhon-soap opera style (or those who expected sweet revenge trope as it didn't turn out that way), since it could give them a hard time to watch.

I think high rating is just an indicator to suggest that maybe a lot of people like it, and doesn’t translate as that a show is really good or guarantee that each of us will like it too. The production house probably tried to make this show the way they thought that a lot of people would like it. So I guess they managed to achieve a certain goal to attract them, as reflected from the rating, just unfortunately they couldn’t really satisfy or meet everyone’s expectation.

Right, Thiwthit revealed that he had romantic feeling for Tada but was rejected, and then finding out about Armin, he got so jealous that he wanted nobody else to have Tada. I guess maybe you didn’t really catch that as you paused a lot. This show is kind of soap opera drama, since it came from the production house which has produced a lot of Thai lakhon/lakorn melodramas/soap opera dramas for years, so no wonder they chose to make it lakhon style. Over the top overacting was supposed to be expected at times, I did feel that the villain was overacting too much though. Their adaptation to the series was even a dramatized version from the novel which as the source material wasn’t originally very dramatic.

Did you find this show too much romance-driven? Maybe you were looking for a balance between romance-driven and plot-driven story, but this one was leaning heavily towards romance-driven approach so the balance could be kind of lost, and I did see some plotholes here and there too. I didn’t find the story very confusing, but maybe the nature of lakhon/soap opera style could affect some writing and editing choices and confuse some viewers. Both Pan and Pond have been my favorite actors since before this show. I didn’t expect them to be paired up before, then they were in here. They happened to give good chemistry and knew how to sell romance, and their NC scenes were decent enough for me. I buy their chemistry which carried the whole show though and helped me overlook its flaws, and I’m also quite familiar with lakhon style, so overall I like the show since it was kind of easy for me to like it.

However I do feel that this kind of series with specific lakhon style may not be for everyone. I think the show was not something for viewers who look for a balance between romance-driven and plot-driven story and who are not familiar or don’t like lakhon/soap opera style. So I guess the loss of balance because of too much romance-driven approach and the nature of over-the-top lakhon/soap opera style were probably those things giving you a hard time to watch. After all of course it's just each one's taste and personal preference. Even though it wasn’t your cup of tea, gotta say that I admire your patience which managed to help you make it to the end of the series.

This is Shine's "Acoustic version" page. I think its rating makes more sense if you go to take a look at Shine's "Orchestric version" page.

"Acoustic" is the cut version, and "Orchestric" is the uncut version.

Thank you for such interesting insight with intriguing dynamics between Krailert and Naran. By the way Krailert's alias, "Klai Rung", is ใกล้รุ่ง in Thai. The English spelling of the name remains unchanged, as the pronunciation is pretty much the same but pronounced in different tones. Anyway it's different word and the meaning in Thai is kind of "near dawn/almost dawn".

Maybe they wanted to surprise viewers with this couple? So that's why they didn't promote them as a couple earlier in the trailer, but just let us see them in the series. I didn't expect that they'd pair them up at first, so that's my guess.

I think Mile has done a good job here, considering that as an actor he hasn't been as experienced as Apo, Son, and Euro.

I don't find the plot boring. I enjoy everything here, both couples and the plot as well.

I guess that's why BOC. said that this wasn't really 'Boys' Love', but it was 'Men's Love' or gay series.

You can think of what grandma wore as somewhat like pants or trousers. It was from a piece of cloth or clothing called 'jonggraben' in Thai, and was very common in that time period.

This traditional clothing was big piece of cloth wrapped around the waist, rolled and secured or tied in a knot behind the back, sometimes fastened with a belt. Somehow it kind of looked like baggy pants, and it was unisex. Thee and his father also wore that sometimes.

I guess we don't like homophobic family members including snobbish grandmother, but have to admit that how her highness granny fought did make her point with such sharp words. So I do agree with you, brutal, but brilliant.