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Couldn't have said it better 👏

To be fair we can't really exclude that he's not developing any romantic feelings for Trin, it's too soon to tell. Besides that, you're right, it's clear that Victor deeply dislikes Thanwa because of what he represents and doesn't want Trin to be associated with the likes of him

No, maybe, maybe, most definitely

and the award for the best comment goes to you

You rated Love in The Air 10 and 180 Degree Longitude Passes Through Us 3.5, no one is taking you seriously girl...

Sorry, but how did you even come up with such an absurd theory??? It was clearly implied that the general made his lover disappear..

well, maybe you should consider a career change

What a simpleton and downright close-minded way of thinking about a story. You are doing a disservice to all these stories by negating their multifaceted nature (imagine believing that the aim of wlgyt is the protagonist becoming a writer and that's it).

Shine is a story about different people juggling between the struggles of those years and trying to find themselves. We have Trin, a naive economist who believes that it's possible to change the system using Western theories, not realizing that he knows nothing about his country and how things work. We have Tanwa, who is a struggling hippie trying to live life as a free spirit, but can't because of his surname and the weight it brings. We have Naran, a journalist who wants to expose the corruption of the government and write about real life, but finds himself hindered by the press's censorship. We have Krailert, who is a colonel, and he's constantly struggling between his duty and being true to himself. We have Victor and the boys at the university trying to stop the military/government from taking away their land. These characters drive the plot: if you don't get them, you'll not get the plot. Also, the aim was set from the beginning: can a man just be himself without being boxed? And when this "free" man is asked to choose, what will he do? Is it possible to be truly free?
I'm sorry that you don't find the story compelling, but to say that Shine has no plot is simply untrue.

and that's fair but what op said had nothing to do with the fast pacing (which while i don't agree i can understand where you come from). to me it just seems that they expected a series completely focused on tanwatrin and that was never gonna happen so i don't get the criticism because how is the series fault if your unrealistic expectations were not met?

While I do agree that the comments are too much, I don't understand the observation at all. They ARE a part of the story, that's how it works. You need to give them time to develop their relationship as well as other characters too.

Someone told me that they finally changed it, but I didn't rewatched it yet so idk if it's true

except they were never overshadowed, if some people like the second couple more than the main it doesn't mean that they are being overshadowed lol

because she's part of the story??? what an odd way of thinking

he didn't off himself, it was explicitly hinted that they made him "disappear" hence he was either killed off or jailed/exiled. and yes, veera seems to be in love with dhevi

He's sucha, the guy with the round glasses and curly hair that was seen sleeping while tanwa was taken away in this episode and the one who was at the party chilling where trin and tanwa officially met in the pilot

Not every story is meant for everybody, and it's okay. Additionally, Moira's discussion with Tanwan reveals her background, what kind of woman she is, which is crucial if you want viewers to care about a character in a story.

from my interpretation the term disappearance it's a code for killing someone off and it makes more sense to me but the jail option can't be excluded. In any case i'm sure we are going to know more about it from lert himself when and if he opens up to naran

I mean, i would understand if we were talking about 12 y.o, but even as a 25< you're still living in the world, so shouldn't you have some basic understanding? maybe i'm the weird one lol

i need to remove this pebble from my shoes: why do so many of you find the story confusing? you don't need to know thailand's history to understand and relate to themes such as classism, military/political oppression, sexism, homophobia, bigotry, etc.. on the contrary i would argue that such issues are very much felt in today's world as such as they were in Thailand's 60's so when i hear people saying that they are confused about the story i just don't get it because you need to have lived in a glass bell to have zero societal and political interest and understanding, which is pretty worrysome imo