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Nakark Kaew thai drama review
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Nakark Kaew
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by JulesL
Nov 4, 2020
23 of 23 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 8.0
Story 8.5
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 7.0
Rewatch Value 6.5

Not the best but still recommended!

Not the best Thai lakorn I've watched but I still enjoyed it. The first 16 - 17 episodes hooked me in and I binged watch those episodes. The pacing was good and the chemistry between Ratt and Dada/fake Looklaew was good. I liked that the show made the characters realistically intelligent enough to realize that the fake Looklaew was actually Dada. At least, the audience was not expected to suspend disbelief most of the time, although I am sure that many would argue that it was unbelievable how blind Dr. Goson's love was for Rachawadee. I personally think that there is such a thing as blind love just as it is believable to me that one would sacrifice one's life for the person s/he loves.

Unfortunately, the show got draggy the next few episodes, focusing more on the villain. I did appreciate the plot twist towards the end but they could have wrapped it up by episode 21 when it was clear even to the audience what the plot twist was. Also, it would have been better for me if they made the romance component consistent and having the OTP continue having a good amount of screen time. Instead, they did not appear that much together towards the end and the show highlighted the secondary couple which I felt lacked chemistry in general and did not maintain my interest in their relationship. I did quite a bit of fast-forwarding through their scenes. Due to the lack of good romance during the ending episodes, it was somewhat less satisfying for me. That said, I did enjoy watching everyone getting what they deserved, good or bad!

Generally speaking, the acting was fine but no one really stood out for me except for Pock Mittiraroch as Rachawadee. She was awesome as the primary villain. While I really hated her character and was shocked by the extreme measures that she was willing to take to protect herself, that woman was fierce! It is worth mentioning that her outfits as well as Dada/Lookwaew's were amazing. It was due to Pock's acting and the character's delicious evilness that made me bumped up my rating to 8.

Aniporn Chalermburanawong as Lookkaew /Dada did ok transitioning between her two characters but did not display much range in her acting. Likewise with Film Thanapat Kawila where I think he could do better with his micro-expressions. At least as the OTP, they made a good-looking couple and I enjoyed seeing them at a superficial level. I was not that impressed with their characters though. The FL should be a lot stronger and more of a go-getter like Dada's character at the beginning of the show but instead she became this wuss that let everyone bossed her around even after realizing that she was Dada. That inconsistency bothered me especially when she was behaving like Dada in other areas. As for Ratt, he came across somewhat selfish and possessive to me, even though his actions were supposed to be protecting Dada. Ultimately, I gave Ratt the benefit of the doubt since aren't we all afraid of losing the ones we love and are willing to do a lot to keep them?

Norraphat Vilaiphan, another fine-looking man as Din did a good job in his role as Dada's boyfriend, searching for her and the truth. In a way, his acting was better than Film ; there was more intensity from him. Notable mention: handsome Dr. John. Someone should update Oliver Pupart's profile picture on MDL. I just watched Leh Nangfah and thought that he was hot in that show. I am also watching Leh Bunpakarn which has Tao Watitapun in it. She is gorgeous.

I am not into Thai music very much but the main song was quite pleasant. Rewatch value is not high for me especially after knowing the plot twist.

Overall, I would still recommend this show with the warning that the romance fizzles out towards the end. For episodes with english sub, dailymotion has most of them with the full version. Telegram THLakorn has all has all of them. I would not use watch the Dramacool version because the editing was simply terrible.
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