This was really fun! Yes plot holes but nothing that bothered me. Mond was the best out of the main cast, he made his character so creepy and charismatic but I wasn't on board with Kat forgiving him because he paid back her kindness by being a freakin' psycho. Off was obviously having a good time and some of his reactions as things kept spiraling more and more out of control were hilarious. I think this deserves a higher rating even with the plot holes. Speaking of which, I'll explain what happened to Peerapat in a spoiler reply.
There's a lot I love about this show, especially the performances from Pluem, Baby Ohm, View, Off, Gunsmile and the older actors and also the cinematography. But two big things aren't working for me:
One is that it's so melodramatic and tragic in every scene with no lighter scenes in between to break it up a bit and give you a breather. Eps 1 & 2 managed this better because we did have scenes where the kids were having fun which made the tragedy even more painful. Now I'm kind of eye rolling through some of the melodramatic scenes.
The second problem I have is that the central romance isn't working for me at all. I love Ohm and Tu and they aren't the problem. It's the writing. The romance is progressing way too fast and it feels forced, like at this point of the story there's no reason for these two to be falling for each other. I wish the writer had built it up more organically. As it is I'm practically fast forwarding through their scenes so I can see more from View, Off and the rest of the cast.
Too bad this isn't getting more love because this is much better than the usual GMMTV shows. I think they are investing more in their series as they get more international attention. Off has great chemistry with Jan and it's good to see Louis in a more mature role after the mess they made of his character in Eclipse. The writing is a little wobbly and the idea of an escort app isn't exactly new but it's still fun to see it all play out, esp. with dark humor moments like Mote explaining to Kat why blackmail is a bad idea. The cinematography and music are very good, esp for a low budget productions. I would definitely recommend checking it out.
Okay I was not ready for the EP 6 reveal that Phukhao's mother and Pin were lovers. I thought Santi and Pin were exes and Pin was Mai's mother. So who was Mai's mother??? And is Phukhao's mother leaving her husband to get back together with her girlfriend? Hoo boy that's a lot of drama.
This was the most disappointing episode for me so far. The melodrama really got way too over the top . Yes I know it's a Thai lakorn but the problem is every single scene is super dramatic without light-hearted scenes in between to break it up a little bit like you had in earlier episodes so ep 6 felt like someone was screaming at you all the time.
Also I cannot understand how Phukhao and Kongkwan are suddenly caressing each other. There's been absolutely no plausible build up to that.
I still love Plu and Zo and still find Mai's story compelling. I'm also surprisingly into the story of all the parents and want to learn more about that situation.
In terms of the acting I think Off, View and Pluem are all really strong but something's not hitting with Ohm and Tu. They both keep going way too big in their scenes so I think it must be a directing and writing problem.
I'm loving this show but weirdly the weakest/least compelling part of the story is the relationship between Phukhao and Kongkwan. Love Mai and his relationship with young Phukhao, love Plu and Zo, love Plu and his grandparents, love Zo and her father. I'm very interested in the tangled relationships between all the parents, the theater crew and the crime boss and how all that will play out.
A big theme of the drama is how trauma plays out over multiple generations and how the children are bearing burdens placed on them by the failures of their parents. There's also a strong theme of something precious from the past that's been lost (the defunct traveling film business, the broken down movie theater, clips from classic movies, the motorcycle handed down from Santi to Mai to Phukhao, the tattered novel that's important to Lak and Phukhao's mother, Plu's grandmother losing her memory) but also a sense that there may be a way to carry forward some of the past to a more hopeful future (Kongkwan's battered doll that was given to her by Phukhao).
Yes the show is melodramatic and the central romance is falling a bit flat, but the writing is complex and layered and I love how we learn more and more about the characters and their history with each episode. I'm looking forward to seeing how all of these damaged children heal.
A great example of a show that should have probably been about 10-12 eps. It was okay at the beginning but then…
They were setting up a more substantial storyline for Gwangnam and a romance with the manager but I bet the network killed it. I'll still love this drama forever for the scene where he gives sex advice to Sang Eun.
hmm..another romcom. leading actress sure knows her lane and stays in it.
I don't really think that's fair though, this was a very weird drama and not a conventional rom-com, at least not in the first half. I think she was trying for something different but in the end she did revert to her usual style. The writing went conventional too so it's not all on her
This show was going so well in the beginning because the story was different , the ML was not a typical ML but…
I can't prove it but I suspect network interference killed Gwangnam's romance which is sad. He was clearly set up for a love story that never happened.
Mixed feelings about this one... Certain elements were disappointing (Gwang Nam's story line, the last two episodes,…
The most important thing to remember about the love triangle is that it's not actually a triangle, it's a meta commentary on triangles and also our expectations of romantic leads. It's kind of a deconstruction of what a love triangle is. I feel like this show's writer was very ambitious but didn't accomplish what they set out to do but I appreciate the effort
One is that it's so melodramatic and tragic in every scene with no lighter scenes in between to break it up a bit and give you a breather. Eps 1 & 2 managed this better because we did have scenes where the kids were having fun which made the tragedy even more painful. Now I'm kind of eye rolling through some of the melodramatic scenes.
The second problem I have is that the central romance isn't working for me at all. I love Ohm and Tu and they aren't the problem. It's the writing. The romance is progressing way too fast and it feels forced, like at this point of the story there's no reason for these two to be falling for each other. I wish the writer had built it up more organically. As it is I'm practically fast forwarding through their scenes so I can see more from View, Off and the rest of the cast.
This was the most disappointing episode for me so far. The melodrama really got way too over the top . Yes I know it's a Thai lakorn but the problem is every single scene is super dramatic without light-hearted scenes in between to break it up a little bit like you had in earlier episodes so ep 6 felt like someone was screaming at you all the time.
Also I cannot understand how Phukhao and Kongkwan are suddenly caressing each other. There's been absolutely no plausible build up to that.
I still love Plu and Zo and still find Mai's story compelling. I'm also surprisingly into the story of all the parents and want to learn more about that situation.
In terms of the acting I think Off, View and Pluem are all really strong but something's not hitting with Ohm and Tu. They both keep going way too big in their scenes so I think it must be a directing and writing problem.
A big theme of the drama is how trauma plays out over multiple generations and how the children are bearing burdens placed on them by the failures of their parents. There's also a strong theme of something precious from the past that's been lost (the defunct traveling film business, the broken down movie theater, clips from classic movies, the motorcycle handed down from Santi to Mai to Phukhao, the tattered novel that's important to Lak and Phukhao's mother, Plu's grandmother losing her memory) but also a sense that there may be a way to carry forward some of the past to a more hopeful future (Kongkwan's battered doll that was given to her by Phukhao).
Yes the show is melodramatic and the central romance is falling a bit flat, but the writing is complex and layered and I love how we learn more and more about the characters and their history with each episode. I'm looking forward to seeing how all of these damaged children heal.