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Best before: the last couple of episodes
Upon re-watch of this series, I feel like I either didn't pay enough attention the first time around or blocked certain things from my memory. I remember liking it a lot (which I still do) but now I notice so many flaws that I just didn't give enough mind to at the time.
The beginning of this series had so much going for it: interesting and unique plot, good acting, two main couples that I found equally intriguing and was invested in. There were legit reasons for Tai to be against the soul mate idea and the inquisitiveness of Lomfon had everyone asking the question about "destiny's choice vs our choice" based more on science. Everything felt natural and organic, as much as a supernatural theme could be.
There was even good communication between Tai and Phat from early on about their reservations and feelings that didn't take away from the relationship but instead added depth to it.
Then we get to episodes 10-12 and it all went south. All of a sudden we have Phat being unreasonable and uncharacteristically pushy while Tai couldn't have been more obscure and vague with his words. No wonder Phat got suddenly insecure. I could understand if they showed this side of him throughout the series but, even after his breakup with Nara, he was always this confident if not reserved guy. But then this came out of no where and makes him almost completely unlikable in the process.
At the very least, with the way Tai's character did a 180 turn, they showed how stupid he was being when they showed a side-by-side of his actions mirroring what his mother did when she left. He even used that as fuel to get his tush in gear to go after Phat. That was the only time the flashbacks were actually useful.
That being another odd thing I didn't remember... the use of flashbacks and re-playing of the same scenes. They weren't necessary and it just made me think the director or editors thought the audience were dumb and needed weekly refreshers. I mean, yes, I forgot details after a couple of years but when this was airing, it was week to week.. give the viewers some credit. I also figured they just needed to fill time so they put replays in.
After all that, I still really like this series and I would still recommend it. I don't know where you can find the uncut version anymore but the cut version is fine too. Not as NC-17 but their good chemistry is evident throughout so it's okay without those extended scenes.
The beginning of this series had so much going for it: interesting and unique plot, good acting, two main couples that I found equally intriguing and was invested in. There were legit reasons for Tai to be against the soul mate idea and the inquisitiveness of Lomfon had everyone asking the question about "destiny's choice vs our choice" based more on science. Everything felt natural and organic, as much as a supernatural theme could be.
There was even good communication between Tai and Phat from early on about their reservations and feelings that didn't take away from the relationship but instead added depth to it.
Then we get to episodes 10-12 and it all went south. All of a sudden we have Phat being unreasonable and uncharacteristically pushy while Tai couldn't have been more obscure and vague with his words. No wonder Phat got suddenly insecure. I could understand if they showed this side of him throughout the series but, even after his breakup with Nara, he was always this confident if not reserved guy. But then this came out of no where and makes him almost completely unlikable in the process.
At the very least, with the way Tai's character did a 180 turn, they showed how stupid he was being when they showed a side-by-side of his actions mirroring what his mother did when she left. He even used that as fuel to get his tush in gear to go after Phat. That was the only time the flashbacks were actually useful.
That being another odd thing I didn't remember... the use of flashbacks and re-playing of the same scenes. They weren't necessary and it just made me think the director or editors thought the audience were dumb and needed weekly refreshers. I mean, yes, I forgot details after a couple of years but when this was airing, it was week to week.. give the viewers some credit. I also figured they just needed to fill time so they put replays in.
After all that, I still really like this series and I would still recommend it. I don't know where you can find the uncut version anymore but the cut version is fine too. Not as NC-17 but their good chemistry is evident throughout so it's okay without those extended scenes.
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