Loving the show so far, but I'm pretty annoyed at the brothers' reaction to their mother's explanation. She made it clear that she was just coming over to say goodbye to their father, which means she wasn't planning on telling them she was leaving until she had already left. Even when she's apologizing, there's this extreme selfishness to everything she's saying. This episode just made me feel so sad for Faifah.
I had so many thoughts on this episode, but my main one is that I love that they brought Rak's character full circle. It's like his dad was the final boss in terms of standing up for himself and saying what he needs. I thought the scenes between the dad and the rest of the family were a great reminder that we still live in a world where almost every society is patriarchal. I kept wanting the mom or sister to say something, but when you've been raised to believe that the dad is the head of the household, what can you say? It made me think of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding where the mom says that the man is the head of the household, but the woman is the neck. She turns him wherever she wants him to go. There are so many women out there who are in relationships where they have to subtly steer their husbands in the right direction. They can't overtly tell them to do something, or else the man feels like he's being emasculated. I also think that the dad's quick change was pretty realistic. There are plenty of parents who dote on their children as long as their children are obedient. The minute their child steps a foot out of line and is no longer easily controllable, the parent punishes them. I'm glad that Rak stood up for himself and held firm instead of giving into his father's need to control him. This show has turned out to be far better than I thought it would from the first episode! There's so much character development that I feel we don't always get to see in these shows.
That's true but clearly North isn't that great or responsible with his finances on his own. I mean he did spend…
I agree that he needs to learn something about managing money, but the way to do it probably isn't taking away his means of earning money by buying his workplace and then firing him. It would be better to enroll him in some sort of personal finance class or at least set him up with a savings account that he can use specifically for his necessary expenses. Of course, that's the adult in me speaking 😅
I really have to turn off the realistic part of my brain when it comes to Johan's character. If somebody was doing this in real life, I would immediately clock that they're setting up their romantic partner to be financially dependent on them. Maybe somebody will actually address it with him that controlling your partners income and finances is not cute 🤞
I'm having the same feeling watching this that I did when watching Miracle of the teddy bear. The premise sounds so cute, but the contents are quite sad and dark (but in a good way) . I love it when shows subvert my expectations!
If it helps, I believe the plan is to have a second season, so two couples get 8ish episodes each in the first season, and then the second two couples get eight episodes each in the second season.
Watching this felt like watching 'It started with a kiss' again for the first time. The characters are more mature and well-rounded, which I really appreciate, but the same joyful energy is there. I really enjoyed it!
it was obvious that Ping is seriously sick. But when he want leave Thailand, i thought he goes to a risky Operation…
They did leave a lot unanswered, but I believe that he had ALS and had decided to go to Switzerland to die with dignity. It's possible that he was in a lot more pain than they showed , and he felt it was the right time. The whole situation with him not wanting to be selfish had to do with him not wanting to drag anybody else into loving him. He didn't want to pull anybody into his life, have them get attached to him, and then lose him. In a way, he was being both selfish and selfless, because he really should have let X make that decision for himself. Of course, people make imperfect decisions all the time, especially when they're facing their own mortality. At least that's my take!
I see a lot of people mad at Dohoe, and that's obviously the way we're supposed to feel. Of course, they've edited the story so we'll find out in the next couple of episodes what really went down and what the big misunderstanding is. I hope people are willing to wait around to find out despite the confusion, because this method of storytelling is pretty standard and usually has a good payoff ❤️
you are absolutely right about this. James looks like a someone cosplaying a boss and not a very good one at that…
I agree that the boss in Step By Step was much more believable in terms of casting. I'm usually okay when they cast slightly older people to play younger people, just because those actors are able to pull from their own experience of being that age, but I think it's so much harder for younger people to play older people. They haven't yet experienced that stage of life, so it must be pretty difficult to try to imagine it.
This is nothing against any of these actors, but I need casting directors to stop casting 20-year-olds as managers and executives. They usually don't have the maturity and life experience yet to fully embody those roles.
I love that there really isn't a classic protagonist in this show. Plawan is an objectively not great person - he can be kind when he wants to be, but he is mostly selfish. He doesn't have some deep, noble reason for lying and using people; he just wants quick money and doesn't want to find a regular job (or even work hard at being a model). Every time I feel bad for him, I'm reminded that he actively chose to break someone else's trust for a paycheck. Even JJ, who could be considered a secondary protagonist, helps his friend use others for money and doesn't seem to feel too bad about it. I think the lack of a truly good, kind main character makes for a more compelling show!
I still wonder if Tong is secretly in love with Ming, but married May because he wanted to secure his future or…
That's definitely possible! I think it's also possible that he doesn't love Ming but knows that Ming loves him and really likes the feeling of being wanted. He likes the control it gives him over Ming, so the moment he sees his control slipping, he panics.
I thought the scenes between the dad and the rest of the family were a great reminder that we still live in a world where almost every society is patriarchal. I kept wanting the mom or sister to say something, but when you've been raised to believe that the dad is the head of the household, what can you say? It made me think of the movie My Big Fat Greek Wedding where the mom says that the man is the head of the household, but the woman is the neck. She turns him wherever she wants him to go. There are so many women out there who are in relationships where they have to subtly steer their husbands in the right direction. They can't overtly tell them to do something, or else the man feels like he's being emasculated.
I also think that the dad's quick change was pretty realistic. There are plenty of parents who dote on their children as long as their children are obedient. The minute their child steps a foot out of line and is no longer easily controllable, the parent punishes them. I'm glad that Rak stood up for himself and held firm instead of giving into his father's need to control him.
This show has turned out to be far better than I thought it would from the first episode! There's so much character development that I feel we don't always get to see in these shows.
The whole situation with him not wanting to be selfish had to do with him not wanting to drag anybody else into loving him. He didn't want to pull anybody into his life, have them get attached to him, and then lose him. In a way, he was being both selfish and selfless, because he really should have let X make that decision for himself. Of course, people make imperfect decisions all the time, especially when they're facing their own mortality.
At least that's my take!