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A very messy storyline with major problems
First of all, this was my first show watching the leads (PondPhuwin) acting so I have no comparison to their previous work. I'm not familiar with them outside of acting either. I think many people liked this show because they liked the actors and well, you do you. Whatever makes you happy, I don't judge.But outside of that.... What was this show even about? How the hell did their relationship even start? Besides, pretty much all the relationships in this series are random Aran and Tawan were majorly underexposed so what they had going on was literally unexplained and redundant. Mok and Rome were also definitely there for the WilliamEst enjoyers. If Mok was raised by Thee and prepared to be his bodyguard while Rome was in a different country entirely..???? I guess Rome, okay, the whole family is a little messed up so maybe he had a crush on him from a distance (giving me slight Hua Yong vibes but much less psycho) but Mok? How did he get feelings for Rome? It seems illogical.
Peach and Plub had some potential but their chemistry was weird. They were too polite to each other for siblings lol.
THe whole "not allowed to love" theme was underwhelming too. Like what was that even about? Not only was it unrealistic but the resolving of it came down to Thee's father suddenly developing a second personality and going "sike! i was kidding!".
What about the mafia subplot? It was mentioned and used to justify Thee carrying a gun and having a bodyguard *everywhere* with him (unrealistic as hell, why was Mok following him everywhere even in his own house???) but then it was abandoned as a whole. We never see any danger around Thee at all and he's not seen involved in pretty much anything even close to criminal activity.
Peach annoyed me as well. Supposedly the best photographer in Thailand (who doesn't even own a proper studio for some reason) and he's living in a *very* modest house and doesn't seem to have any luxury around him at all. also, nobody that comes from the background he does refuses every single piece of luxury thrown at him. Be for real. Why was he acting like a saint all the time?
Their acting was... well. Let's say I've seen better. Phuwin seemed to be faking most of the time, maybe because of theweird saint persona. The character just felt empty. Pond got to play a really goofy role and I think he did it well. Not my cup of tea, but it didn't feel fake at least. Mok was a somewhat random character but Est did a good job especially with facial expressions.
The wedding was... weird. WHy did they have 5 guests who all stood a mile apart? Were they social distancing?
Don't get me started on the adoption. "Hey honey I have a surprise! I adopted two kids without telling you!" -Thee, probably.
Thee could've just sponsored the orphanage. That would have done it, and maybe they could talk about it like adults later lol.
All in all, this series was a mess. The production was okay, but they clearly tried to bite off more than they could chew. THree couples and lots of random plotlines were way too much for the airing time.
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Expectations were high...
Welp.I had hopes. I thought that perhaps the fact that netflix was producing this would help, but...
Where do I even start? The pacing is HORRIBLE (why are we getting soap opera in the middle of an investigation that had Jay in immediate danger of DEATH????) and the story is simply not cohesive. They say they have no time and have to rush but then they're randomly all lovey-dovey for half an episode. I really wanted to stick this out, but I started yelling at the screen and calling the characters stupid so I'm dropping for my sanity.
I tuned in mostly because I watched The Heart Killers and I saw a great deal of potential in that series that was simply not explored. And yet again I was way more invested in Joong's character (probably because his acting is just better than Dunk's, sorry). Though I have to admit this time around both of their characters are flat as hell. Their relationship makes NO sense at all.
I'm glad to see they got gun training this time around. But otherwise the production is not doing this series any favors... What is wrong with the music????? Why is it just cutting into the scenes louder than the dialogues???
Overall, I could rant more, probably. but some joongdunk fan probably already has an assasin called on me for this review so i will just end it here.
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