F*ck you new for messing up my favourite novel of this tri novel. Yotha gun was best novel they way they tried…
Thats GMM and New Siwaj in general they always shy away from dramatic/sad endings lol KlaoWarit and Yotha dynamic was sugar coated a lot more in the series (very patchy writing of this subplot) compared to the sourced novel sadly.
Amazing performance! I always liked him as an actor but now I just love him.
I think the director said before that Perth and Santa will only have cameos in that show they wont be a full on side couple (they do have their own story though so I wonder if they would adapt it later on).
GMM and New go again with the lame and safe route regarding the whole Klao/Warit/Yotha subplot wish they kept it like how it was in the novel but meh. None of these changes will ever make me like a character like Warit honestly.
The next episode's preview looks interesting apart from the fact that they are getting together...There will be a scene which will essentially trigger that so I wonder if they will stick to the novel or not because that would be a nice twist (in the series at least).
I liked this episode...I understand the frustrations with the main couple in this arc and especially Yotha but here are my thoughts. The explanation for the "kiss with Wa" should it have been done in a better way? maybe but is Gun's reaction realistic and within this story's established circumstances (them not even being a couple then yeah it made sense to me). Now onto some of the dynamics between YothaGun in this episode: You can see Yotha try to sort out his feelings because he doesn’t want to hurt Gun in the long run like some users on here expressed as well, for me I dont think he is like those "one dimensional" cold characters where he is just being selfish for the sake of it, in my opinion he obviously cares for Gun and is always worried about him the scene where they are both crying because Gun was crying on the other side of the door shows he feels the pain and more importantly the "guilt" of having letting Gun go through this, also I want to add I loved that they made Gun's room bright while Yotha's hallway dark it establishes this sunshine/darkness dynamic well albeit it being ironic given both of them being hurt and depressed. Early on in the series and in this episode its established that Yotha is very hurt from his past experiences and he’s afraid we see the same issue in this episode particularly with Gun being afraid that Yotha won’t feel the same even though earlier you see Yotha expressing his fear of not "claiming" that he does "love Gun" earlier we see Gun putting his "mask" on and tells Yotha that he will be "fine" regardless of his answer but later on his "real feelings/fears" get a hold of him and his insecurities grow I like this divided display between both of these characters (well written). I really feel for Gun as it’s so difficult to be in this constant limbo about someone’s feelings for you but I hope people try to understand Yotha as well. We don’t seem to have much patience for misunderstood and complex characters in shows. As soon as things aren’t going perfectly between a couple we need someone to blame instead of trying to understand the characters and what led them there. As frustrating as it is...all of this "push and pull" especially on Yotha's side...I like when writers develop realistic reactions for more complex characters, allowing them to show their uncertainties, hopeful signs, then insecurities common to most new romances as I mentioned before Yotha was gaining confidence hence his whole "buddy" approach scene or the birthday gift scene then he faces his past again whether it was the talk he had with Newton (imo Newton said all the right things I just think him not being as close or even comforting to Yotha like established in older episodes made the whole delivery flare up Yotha's insecurities and fears more than "encouraging him" had he talked with Faifa I think it would have been better because Faifa knows Gun too so he could explain Gun's perspective more to Yotha and I guess next episode we will get that anyways as shown by the preview) , another instance we see after the talk and his doubts acting up again he sees his tattoo and remembers the relationship with Wa later on we see him acting very cold towards Faifa who seemed to want to talk to him and then later on to an enthusiastic Gun wanting to invite him over to his house but he answers him coldly and puts up his walls again agaisnt him. Is it frustrating? yes Is it unfair to someone like Gun? yes but as some users on here said such reactions from someone trying to heal from deep rooted trauma is expected and its valid and I'm glad they didnt brush over it honestly. Personally I can see that both characters are trying so hard to 'get this right' they are just not knowing how (they are teenagers after all along with the emotional/traumatic baggage both carry) you see Gun navigating this by staying and confiding into the protective Faifa and you see Yotha allowing his usual defenses/walls up while honestly trying to not let his past hurt and insecurities regarding love/being in a committed relationship drive his instinctive rejection this is shown in the scene where Yotha's defenses/walls are put up so "high" in the line of 'If someone makes you love them more than me, you're free to go', both are shocked by their own reactions and can only wordlessly and tearfully share their intensity/sadness through a door separating them (brilliant scene composition and acting).
None of these changes will ever make me like a character like Warit honestly.
The explanation for the "kiss with Wa" should it have been done in a better way? maybe but is Gun's reaction realistic and within this story's established circumstances (them not even being a couple then yeah it made sense to me).
Now onto some of the dynamics between YothaGun in this episode:
You can see Yotha try to sort out his feelings because he doesn’t want to hurt Gun in the long run like some users on here expressed as well, for me I dont think he is like those "one dimensional" cold characters where he is just being selfish for the sake of it, in my opinion he obviously cares for Gun and is always worried about him the scene where they are both crying because Gun was crying on the other side of the door shows he feels the pain and more importantly the "guilt" of having letting Gun go through this, also I want to add I loved that they made Gun's room bright while Yotha's hallway dark it establishes this sunshine/darkness dynamic well albeit it being ironic given both of them being hurt and depressed.
Early on in the series and in this episode its established that Yotha is very hurt from his past experiences and he’s afraid we see the same issue in this episode particularly with Gun being afraid that Yotha won’t feel the same even though earlier you see Yotha expressing his fear of not "claiming" that he does "love Gun" earlier we see Gun putting his "mask" on and tells Yotha that he will be "fine" regardless of his answer but later on his "real feelings/fears" get a hold of him and his insecurities grow I like this divided display between both of these characters (well written).
I really feel for Gun as it’s so difficult to be in this constant limbo about someone’s feelings for you but I hope people try to understand Yotha as well. We don’t seem to have much patience for misunderstood and complex characters in shows. As soon as things aren’t going perfectly between a couple we need someone to blame instead of trying to understand the characters and what led them there.
As frustrating as it is...all of this "push and pull" especially on Yotha's side...I like when writers develop realistic reactions for more complex characters, allowing them to show their uncertainties, hopeful signs, then insecurities common to most new romances as I mentioned before Yotha was gaining confidence hence his whole "buddy" approach scene or the birthday gift scene then he faces his past again whether it was the talk he had with Newton (imo Newton said all the right things I just think him not being as close or even comforting to Yotha like established in older episodes made the whole delivery flare up Yotha's insecurities and fears more than "encouraging him" had he talked with Faifa I think it would have been better because Faifa knows Gun too so he could explain Gun's perspective more to Yotha and I guess next episode we will get that anyways as shown by the preview) , another instance we see after the talk and his doubts acting up again he sees his tattoo and remembers the relationship with Wa later on we see him acting very cold towards Faifa who seemed to want to talk to him and then later on to an enthusiastic Gun wanting to invite him over to his house but he answers him coldly and puts up his walls again agaisnt him. Is it frustrating? yes Is it unfair to someone like Gun? yes but as some users on here said such reactions from someone trying to heal from deep rooted trauma is expected and its valid and I'm glad they didnt brush over it honestly.
Personally I can see that both characters are trying so hard to 'get this right' they are just not knowing how (they are teenagers after all along with the emotional/traumatic baggage both carry) you see Gun navigating this by staying and confiding into the protective Faifa and you see Yotha allowing his usual defenses/walls up while honestly trying to not let his past hurt and insecurities regarding love/being in a committed relationship drive his instinctive rejection this is shown in the scene where Yotha's defenses/walls are put up so "high" in the line of 'If someone makes you love them more than me, you're free to go', both are shocked by their own reactions and can only wordlessly and tearfully share their intensity/sadness through a door separating them (brilliant scene composition and acting).