Fruit (2026)

That was cute and quite real...

MDL does not aknowledge that this series has 11 episodes and I would think it would be a bit silly to put an extra page for the "so called" special episode - which in reality is the "happy end" episode everyone watching this, does deserve.

They tell the story of a student who falls in love with a teacher - as it happens so many times. But while the teacher knows the feeling of the girl, she is painstakingly aware not to cross a border she should not cross and she doesn't. First we see the perspective of the student and in later episodes we see the perspective of the teacher which is a unique way of story telling.

Of course we don't get the kind of intimacy we expect in a thai show, but it was also not necessary. The "special episode" does give us a view of them together and that's enough as it is. For such a short drama (11 episodes around 4 minutes per episode) they did deliver the story straightforward without being cringe or childish. Everything was very sensible done.

Production quality also felt very high end, which did surprise me a bit. So, if you have the time, this show does not disappoint and is far better than most other long-form series I have seen.

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A sensitive plot handled well.

This series is very cute and manages to handle a difficult plot well.

Student teacher romances make me uncomfortable for all the usual reasons. Age gaps are a power imbalance; the addition of the student teacher dynamic adds to the imbalance. This story managed to navigate that well, without crossing lines. The teacher set a boundary and maintained it until the relationship wouldn't be a problem.

I really liked how they showed things first from the student's view and then revisit those moments from the teacher's view.

While I still am not a fan of age gap/power imbalance/student-teacher/boss-subordinate tropes in romance, this story is presented well.

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