Our Nangek (heroine) Nid have to go through many obstacles to win back the love of her life,our Praek (hero) San who have got amnesia,and who also doesn`t remember her and their time together on See Chang Island .Much angst are delivered in this story,with the antagonists doing everything to cause Nid harm,and keeping her away from her beloved San.
Overall,"Sao Noi" is far from being the perfect drama.But it has a lot to deliver..i have never by the way watched a thai lakhorn with this many episodes before,and i do not regret it.This drama also has 40% of the same cast as in another Vill-starrer "Sud Sai Pan".Son and Vill did well in portraying the undying and selfless love between Nid and San.I will look out for more dramas with Vill and Son together!Boonma and Kaew are one of the funniest secondary couples ever-their first meeting was totally romantic and charming.
Characters:
Vill Wannarot as Nid/Wanida: Vill is one of the few actresses i know of that delivers angst very well.She has a unique beauty and a face that don`t have to express her emotions-her eyes says it all.Her performance as the humble and innocent islander Nid was done very well...and her transformation into the sensual theater actress Wanida was done perfectly. She stole all hearts of the men,and more importantly her praeks.Nid is a heroine that can`t live without love once she has found it,once found it gets cruelly taken away from her,and we all follow her long journey in the dangerous and hypocritical High Society of Bangkok to find it again.
Son Yuke as San/Siam: Son reunites with his koo-jin Vill after 4 years in this drama as the rich heir who are engaged to Suwalee from the start.His character is a very passionate painter,who struggles to find his inspirational muse,but are very cynical and looks at the outside of every people.All that changes when he gets hit by a man and looses consciousness...and all his memories. He wakes up in the woods,as a new-born innocent soul.With the help from fate he finds See Chang Island and gets rescued by Nid who turns out to be his muse of inspiration,and soulmate.
Guy Ratchanok as Boonma:Guy shows his goofy charm in the character of Boonma,San`s loyal bestfriend who searches for San after his accident. A newspaper-reporter and striving to be a writer-he has a romantic heart,and a great loyalty to the people he loves.His character brought much humor to this drama,and made me fall in love with him.He finds his love-match in Nid`s bestfriend, the bold tom-boy Kaew.
Egg Butsakon as Suwalee: This girl dug her own grave,and jeez what a evil Nang Rai. She indeed loves no one but herself,and causes much harm to the main-leads due to her selfishness.The deed with the aunt was truly despicable-and both of them did get their karma!Egg did great job as Suwalee,she made me hate her immensely.I also kinda wish that Thana (played by Nut) ended up with her,he was one handsome devil that pursued Suwalee,but also ends up being the one getting revenge on her.They had lots of chemistry,but i guess the creators didn`t want Suwalee to find happiness.
Khongmalai as Marasee: What a stunning actress! She steals the heart of Khun Phra,San`s father.A famous bar-singer who are looked down by many people for her class and behaviour,becomes a true friend supporter and friend of Nid (to my surprise). This character had a lot of charisma and a very strong will that refused to surrender to anyone.I came to really admire her. I wish to see this actress in more lakhorns!
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I accidentally dropped it. My mom watched it and that time I was around 11 or 12 yrs old. I know the some of the plot. I only tell that Female lead is strong and smart. It might be boring at first but then when the female lead goes to Bangkok, and as I remember she had been in jail too. And there is a woman in the jail help her. Well, what I hate the most is the male lead's father, he got married to A nightclub singer but he doesn't approve of his son's wife, an islander. Like you care so much about your reputation more than his happiness. And about this, judging people by their statuses really happened in the past.
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It has a stupid amnesia plot that makes the pra'ek act like a twat.
Vill Wannarot is very annoying as her island self, coming to the big city for the first time. The way she talks, also the way she looks, and cries half the time, with wet nose and mouth that looks like some kind of animal's muzzle... Like I mentioned, I only started to like her better when she got older and more sophisticated. But in this lakorn, she is supposed to "transform into sensual theater actress Wanida". Well, she's got wide lips, close to those she has deep vertical lines for someone so young, so she can look a bit coarse. That's why "sensual", probably.
The whole thing of course doesn't make any sense as she could have just returned to her island where she was able to live happily without having any money (ain't that a dream life? lol). Yet she stays to struggle at the bottom of the big city. First she starts off as maid, being abused, then slowly works her way up. All this of course only to meet her pra'ek again, who is not even worth it, for he... looks like Son Yuke:-) Okay seriously, he's just not worth it in general. Plus there's Nat Devahastin so who would look elswhere (like the Egg Butsakon's character... that girl is hard to understand: probably just has to follow her script, to be the nang'rai).
I watched Kaew & Boonma, as they are supposed to be "of the funniest secondary couples ever" and their "first meeting totally romantic and charming". Okay, the FIRST meeting occurs in episode 14, she is crossdressed looking as a male thief, and kicks him in the crotch. Now there you have your most romantic and charming meeting. It wasn't even that very funny. Also there comes Marasee, much appreciated character, wearing flaming red lipstick. I tried to watch this for her at least, as she's supposed to be great. See, what reading other reviews does to me? If not for those, I'd probably dropped 'Sao Noi' way earlier and wouldn't get to epi of such number, wouldn't first bear being bored THIRTEEN times. Okay, the 15th episode IS a bit better;-) There, I finally started having some fun, and it really was thanks to Kaew & Boonma (it's true they were both really attractive besides funny, unlike the leads) and other side characters, hardly the leads. I'm sick of watching Vill Wannarot crying. Or pining over the amnesiac guy, stupidly calling him 'Siam', still.
With such annoying nang'ek, it would be understandable to start siding with the nang'rai, LOL. I started to have more understanding for Egg Butsakon's character later on, but it was a pitty she didn't turn more towards good and did not find happiness with Nat Devahastin's character... I was inclined toward this couple way more because it had an attractive guy, LOL. But their "dramatic finish" (in front of many people watching) made me laugh, morelike. Meanwhile, the Vill Wannarot's nang'ek changes her hairstyle into mature looking one, starts wearing flashy lipstick and updates her behavior, but it's not all for the better... Nevertheless, I enjoyed this at least a BIT more since 17th episode on, so if anything I can recommend to be patient with this lakorn in early stages.
...And then in later stages, too. As it all drags for a VERY long time:) It's all apparently derived from 'Little Mermaid' story, including the stage variations of that title with nang'ek staring reproachfully at pra'ek who is sitting in the audience. That is even repeated several times over (perhaps the scriptwriter was afraid that someone would STILL not get it, lol). Vill Wannarot sings the annoying title ballad in full several times over, too... In the end, I give still generous perfect average rating due to being practically worn out to death by 34 episodes of a material that would be MORE than sufficient for 14 (I didn't see THAT much of a character development). I have no strenght left for more criticizing, LOL.
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