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This larkon can be divided into three arcs. ARC 1: Episode 1 to 4
The first lifetime where a freshly England returned Thai prince Khun Chai Yai gets told that he is engaged to a Thai princess, Wilailayka, but ends up falling in love at first sight with a Lao princess, Jao Nang Noy, who is staying under his father's guardianship while she completes her education.
Obviously from the synopsis you all already know that Chai Yai and Jao Nang get married and Jao Nang dies on the same night of her wedding from being poisoned in their marriage house. Khun Chai Yai dies soon after as well from a broken heart, staying faithful to his dead wife until his last breath.
What I loved about this arc was the unwavering love and commitment Chai Yai had to Jao Nang. From the moment he fell in love with her, it was just her (granted he didn't even care for his fiancee even before he saw Jao Nang). He made it extremely clear to both of his parents that he was going to marry Jao Nang and no one else, and no amount of pressure from his mother made him give in even for a minute in his intentions. I liked that. A lot.
ARC 2: Episode 4 to the first half of episode 19
Ultimately this is where we see our FL after her rebirth, 20 something years later. Because of the war, her mother dies and she and her father (who is a chief police officer or something) move to the more prominent parts of Thailand where she earns herself a job as an English teacher in a school. This is where she meets the spirit of Khun Chai Yai who has been waiting all this while to see the rebirth of his love.
A lot of things happen in this arc:
1/ Our female lead , now called Rachawadee, remembers her past life
2/ Meets and falls in love with the spirit of Chai Yai
3/ Gets another engaged man fall completely in love with her
4/ Ends up being ordered by Wilailayka (who is quite old now) to live in her palace and serve her
Again, I'm sure you must all understand through practicality that a human and a ghost love story... just does not blend well. Therefore major changes had to occur for both of our main leads.
Personally, I thought this arc was stretched way too far then it needed to. A lot of the major plot points could have been dealt with a lot faster, there was no need for almost 16 episodes to take care of all the things that were taken care of. 10 episodes would have done perfectly without beginning to feel like a drag.
ARC 3: Episode 19.5 to 21
In this arc, Khun Chai gets reborn as our second male lead's son & Rachawadee gets reborn as her best friend's youngest daughter.
I have to say though, 2.5 episodes to wrap up a happy ending? I am disappointed. There was just not enough time to develop the story as much as it could have developed. They could have made a very beautiful arc if they had just managed to shift at least 5 episodes from arc 2 into this arc.
Still, we did get our happy ending . The over-all story left me with a warm feeling in my chest when I was done. Ofcourse, there was disappointment but there often is disappointment when it comes to me. I'm always unhappy about something in a drama. Regardless, the fact that this drama made me feel warm inside trumps all.
Overall, a drama that should not be slept on. Give it a go if you're intrigued !
P.S. Be prepared for the second male lead's wedding night scene. Trust me.
P.P.S. 21 episodes and we finally have a kiss between the main leads. Thank the directors!
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Whelp this is gonna be long, but I like to express my thoughts and I have a lot to say about this. I think this is the first lakorn I've watched mainly for the story and curiosity of how it all ends. That doesn’t mean the romance is not a big factor here, and there were lots of cute OTP moments that kept me going on and accumulating into their well deserved HEA, though not without some bumps along the way.This lakorn is divided into three timelines, with the second being the main storyline. I'd like to review each timeline as a means for better organizing my thoughts.
Timeline 1: This was a weird one for me because it felt kind of rushed, with the love story between Tan Chai and Maan Kaew not developed properly. I felt like I missed out on the development of their relationship (mainly on Maan Kaew's part) and was caught off guard by the sudden devotion both had for each other. This was a love at first sight thing for Tan Chai, which I suppose explains his passion but also feels like a cop-out (tho I admired him for fighting for his love, breaking off his engagement and never yielding to his mom's demands). Maan Kaew was kinda boring and I felt she didn't really offer anything in the relationship. What I liked about this timeline was how the hate/misinformation you give people creates this negative domino effect (think Tupac's THUG LIFE). This is apparent in the mom engaging her son to some girl he never met; because of her selfish actions, she lost everything and unwittingly unleashed two lifetimes worth of misery. I'd say all the terrible things that occur in this lakorn started because of her, tho she couldn't have imagined that the girl she thought was ideal for her son would turn out to be a total monster.
Timeline 2: Tan Chai is still here tho he is a ghost, while Maan Kaew is reborn as Rachawadee (R). Honestly I love R's character so much; she is assertive but still sweet, and for the most part is smart about what's going on around her (don't even talk about the part where she got sick, I was really disappointed there). I especially love that she stood up for herself in front of Tan Ying and told her off for being such a b****. Ghost/human love stories tend to be doomed from the start, but here that added to how precious and sweet the two lead's relationship was. Every moment between them was lovely and were the breadcrumbs that kept me watching. However, him being a ghost meant that he couldn’t do much so it was mainly R that was carrying this timeline.
What surprised me about this timeline was how the characters were straightforward with their thoughts and actions eg Tan Chai commenting on Chai Yuths indecisiveness, R not immediately going to serve Tan Ying because she knew she hated her, and Tan Ying telling Ying Wan to be patient in getting Chai Yuth or she’ll lose everything (in front of Chai Yuth). Like I’m surprised the characters aren’t too dumb? This made the episodes easier to zip through and engaging, the story not losing its momentum or being boring (for the most part). Having said that tho, there was way too much time spent in this timeline; I felt like everything could’ve been resolved in less episodes and more should have been spent on developing the third timeline instead of the draggy “who dunnit” parts. I felt like it would've been more interesting to see how the leads find each other and their past in the third timeline since the male lead is a ghost and not much can be done. Also Tan Chai wasn’t as great here as he was in the first timeline; granted he’s a ghost but seriously, he asked for forgiveness way too much for someone who doesn’t deserve it.
I also have to talk about Tan Ying. Honestly, I felt sorry for her at first since her honor and rep was basically destroyed because of Tan Chai’s mom and no one would want to marry her because of that. But instead of moving on with her life, she obsessively tried to make everyone around her miserable and is driven to crazy revenge. She’s incredibly short-sighted and self-absorbed and it boggles my mind that Tan Chai, his descendant and R’s descendant all beg her for forgiveness. I mean she killed you all! Granted she didn’t live a good life and didn’t reincarnate when she died, but even till the end, she only saw her suffering couldn’t look past it to see how it was making others suffer.
Timeline 3: I really wish more time was spent here, and tbh I wasn’t into these reincarnations as I was with Tan Chai and R. What pissed me off the most was that they still begged for forgiveness from Tan Ying’s ghost, saying they’ll do merit and all but she killed your previous life forms!!! I don’t think they owe her anything, but I guess it all had to come full circle here. I do like that the Tan Chai and R of this timeline were finally able to be together and certainly didn’t disappoint with the chemistry and affection. Like dang, I really want another lakorn with these two leads.
Overall I liked the story and the two leads. The music was pretty good here and although there wasn’t much OTP moments as I would’ve liked, I felt like the story made up for it. I don’t think I’d rewatch this except for some moments. Would recommend to watch.
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Recomended!!!
At first i just watch it because my sister force me to watch it. And i force my self to watch till episode 5 and its getting interesting. Son and Vil really give me Bella and Pope vibes (Love Destiny) their chemistry is undeniable which is really on point.The plot story is really interesting. It will give you mix feeling. I cried,laugh,angry and feeling in love while watching this drama. Been long time didnt have that mix feeling after my last lankorn Love Destiny. I would like to give a thumbs up to the antagonist in this drama Bee. Her acting is quite something she make me angry,laugh and cry at the same time.
The soundtrack of the drama as usual its really soothing. Lankorn soundtrack never disappoint me.
To bad the episode is too short!! I watched in Dimsum Apps and its only 27 (21 in Wiki) its not enough for me. The last episode very short and i really hope they could make season 2 for this. ????
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Fall in love with the couple who played perfect roles
I can't stop watching Tae Pang Korn and now I can listen on Youtube without Vietsub. I had no idea who is the main actor. After the first few episodes, he is my idols now.Son - Vill had taken me to three characters with different characteristics. Not too much love scence but we can feel their deep love.
The song is amazing to me. I can't understand Thai but the song has magic to dig into the emotion of the audiences.
The dresses of Vill and Son's clothes were pleased my eyes. I like them all.
My biggest impression was the first time Thanh Chai met Man Kew in the yard. Then comes the first time they met in the 2nd life...
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its all about great karma and reincarnations values .
acting were good . the story iine was a little bit too long . during the 2nd life time after the reincarnation .. the FL can and should have found her love with the ML and then have a happy ending [ which i normally like Happy endings ] instead of dragging it on to another 3rd life time . hence 21 episodes . maybe the director want s to drag it on ..... the music was excellent and very touching . it is the same title of the Lakorn . and sang by other signers but on U tube you can see both the real actors ML and FL also did a rendition of the same song . the music is so touching and sad . .. it can make us cry . sometimes we wonder why evil has to be so strong and drag on and drag on .. and keep coimng back to haunt the living ..? Cannot understand that part . even though i shed a few tears during those tender moments...... cos the acting were good ...chapaeau to the ML and FL .. whom i find extraordinarily beautiful . but the roles were written in such a way that it has to go through 3 life times. and Buddhism as in Thai socities .. it is believed ..constantly and doing good merits and deeds is what is always preached and advised .Was this review helpful to you?
I wanted cry all the time.
Absolutely amazing fairytale abou true love.
Maine leads are true soulmates.
Music is so moving and makes me cry too...
The only think I would change is lenght of the last part.
Any other thinks amazing...
I would like to recommend it to everyone
If you search amazing,moving,stunning love story you absolutly have to watch it.
I didn't watch older wersions but I am going to do it and compare it...
I hope i will be satisfied...
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Your future depends on your decision in the past and what will you do in the present.
"Life goes on whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown. Or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could've been." -anonymous.No one knows what the future holds until it becomes the present reality. Some may guess and some will strive to make those future come true. I guess this is what happen in the first few episode on the series. The main lead actor push his limit to have his love granted. Reality check not all is happy (watched it if you want to know). And the rest of the episodes tells what happen after the those things. *_*''
It took me three days to finish watching the series. I cried a lot most of the time. I enjoyed watching it. I know a lot of you asking for some spoiler but I want you to watched it and have your own opinion hehehe. If your not into mellow drama I guess you look for others. I know there are parts of this series that might made you bored or drop it but you see as a writer/teller there are scenes that necessary in order to achieved the main point/plot of the story. The OST of this series are fine. The main lead are great and the rest of the cast. I would like to congratulate all the production crew/cast/director and others(hehe to many to mention) for the great work and effort. Hope you guys have a safe work and stay safe.
Overall I like it and made me think of myself about it ("Life goes on whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown. Or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could've been." -anonymous) I highly suggest that you watch it if you are into mellow drama.
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I think i just missed on a great love story here. In fact i know i missed a great drama but now i can't help it. Maybe i will come back later and try watching it again. Basing from the synopsis its a great story. From the comments and reviews its a great drama. Don't fall in the same trap i did and read too many reviews with spoilers.
They did say its a good one though. Oh well good luck with the story. I will write another review the day i watch all of it.
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