Violet

This series left me with a really good impression and made me want to see more of these actors’ work in the future. You can tell they are getting better and better. The story was engaging and I honestly cannot say I was bored at any point. The pacing was good, and the actors did a great job. The plot twists were pretty standard and easy to predict, but still engaging and a breath of fresh air. The only thing that felt missing for me was world building. I was so invested in this series that it left me with a lot of questions.

The main couple, Pho and Suriya, had really good chemistry. Their story was good, but personally it lacked their own perspectives. We got to see how they worked together and how they fell in love, but I wanted more of their inner thoughts about what was actually happening. Both of them seemed to adapt and move on pretty quickly. It would have been nice to see Pho actually struggle to accept the new reality, how it happened, where he is, and so on. Same with Suriya. This is also where the lack of world building shows. Is someone taking over another person’s body from another dimension normal? How many people have these abilities? Are there other abilities too?

Now the second couple’s dynamic was everything I was hoping for from the main couple. Tailah being confused about how Janjak could guess his mind, finding out about the mind reading, keeping distance at first, then slowly warming up and accepting it. The way Janjak carefully tried to be less threatening and not scare Tailah, and then them finally getting together. This was exactly what I needed from the main leads: the confusion, the figuring things out, and then the connection.

Their families were not very remarkable, more like typical drama families, but I really wanted to see more of Apo’s brother Ashin. Why was he wearing the protective necklace? How did he find out? What did he think about Suriya and his family in the beginning, and how did his opinion change by the end?

Now Yi. It was pretty obvious he was the bad guy. Even though his character was not shown much, he was portrayed very well. Not much else to say about him.

We did not get to know the real Apo that well, but in the end he seemed very different from how people described him. That was a nice touch, because we really do not fully know people, even when they are close to us.

And the monk. How and why did he even make Pho become Apo? Was it another chance for Pho? And what about the “happy” or “satisfied” ending for Apo? Did he get another life, another universe?

The most interesting part for me was right before Pho died, when he seemed to cross paths with Suriya from his original life. That felt really important, so I am curious why it was not explored more. Did Apo and Pho exchange bodies? Or did Pho die in his original life and Apo in his?

I had too many questions, but in the end the series still holds itself very well. It is entertaining, never boring, and the chemistry between family members, couples, and friends feels realistic, interesting, and nice to watch. The idea of another universe and mind reading powers is fresh and a really nice touch for this drama