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I feel like this series had so much potential, but it just kept missing the mark (no pun intended).

I don’t know why, but for some reason, Mark and Ohm just do not vibe for me. It makes no sense - both are good actors, they get along great, but I felt like that chemistry we normally see in onscreen couples wasn’t there. Mark can literally have chemistry with a brick wall, so I have no idea what happened here. I don’t know if it was them, the writing, the story itself…it just didn’t feel right at all. (I will admit that Ohm’s crying needs a lot more practice. Yikes.)

The writing was rather bland, too, I’m sad to say. It was really predictable, and I felt like I was pushing myself to keep watching?

At one point, I almost dropped the series because of the plot line around Sant’s mother. I’m sorry, but I get so pissed off with the whole “forgive your parent” line. The woman:
- agreed to leave her son behind for a new life
- abandoned him in a dentist, which caused a lifelong fear of dentists and abandonment for him. Let’s not forget that the dentist was most likely a stranger, which makes it worse.
- Left her elderly parents to care for her son.
Now, I don’t care if she was always planning on coming back for him - she left him without a word, in a dentist in what was most likely an unsafe neighbourhood for a small boy to be alone. The fact the show had everyone trying to make Sant forgive her just angered me so much. Yeah, she got screwed and ended up in a poorly paying job; boo-fucking-hoo. Oh, you watch his Lives all the time - and? You made the decision to abandon your family for a better life for yourself. (I got really tilted about this, to the point where I had to take a break halfway through the episode because I was so angry at the writers.) Also, the grandma using her health condition as a way to coerce Sant into forgiving his mother…naw. The absolute rage I felt.

I feel bad for the cast, especially since Mark addressed the lukewarm reception this series had. It sucks because he is such a fantastic actor, but this show was just so lacking. If I’m honest, I think I only kept up with it out of loyalty to Mark (and Khaotung XD must watch everything he’s in, even if it’s only a cameo).

The last episode was confusing. The time skipping, then Sang saying his grandparents wanted him to stay - they didn’t, he just overheard them saying they couldn’t do it anymore. And then his mother showing up and being all loving and wanting to take responsibility and help out; that REALLY pissed me off. (I legit spent half an hour ranting to my own mother about this character 🤣 I hate this writing so much.)

Overall, this show did have potential but it fell flat on its face. When I found out MarkOhm have been made an official pairing I was actually really gutted because I feel like Mark deserves a lot more. No offence to Ohm, he’s a young actor and still newish, and I’m hoping this series is a fluke and just bad writing, but this pairing did not hit at all. I’m hoping their next venture together will be much more enjoyable.

(I wanted to put half a star for rewatch value, but MDL won’t let me 🤨)