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Every emotion possible in this cute little Rom com
Well I wasn’t expecting that! I came for PerthSanta and left with another level of aww for this talented pairing.
The story is about Solar and Pobmek, a pair of young lovers who meet as roomies at college. Solar has always wanted to be a teacher and Pobmek follows him into the profession once he realises that he hates the idea of becoming an accountant which is his mother’s dream for him. Trouble is, Pobmek doesn’t really want to be a teacher either as he can’t connect with the kids in his class . After an accident Solar’s personality splits so that sometimes he is still Solar but other times he becomes Sun a 7 year old version of himself. Over the course of the story Sun/solar encourages Pobmek to see things from a child’s perspective and slowly but surely he falls in love with teaching.
The humour in this drama is wonderful and PerthSanta and Sammy were delightful as Pobmek, Sun/Solar and Principal Sodchuen and this trio was enhanced by the socially awkward Jee, played by Kay Lertsittichai another titan from the GMMTV stable.
What I wasn’t expecting was how bereft I felt when Sun ceased to exist, I felt he had died (Solar’s explanation that he’d gone into a deep sleep absolutely killed me). I think this had as much to do with how well Santa played the character and how important Sun was to all the principal characters (both main and support). The way this was dealt with was utterly heartbreaking but in a good way and I get the impression that both Perth and Santa’s tears were genuine when they said goodbye to Sun at the beach (as I write this I’m tearing up!). So powerful and an absolute chef’s kiss to the writer and director.
The kids were brilliant and cute and believable and I can imagine filming with them was fun as they took on their various roles so well. I loved Elsa’s ‘teenage bitch’ swagger. These kids will all go far if the industry doesn’t chew them up.
My only criticism would be the way that Pobmek’s mother’s and Solar’s father’s plot lines developed but I guess their terrible parenting wasn’t really what this drama was about but even so, they got off too lightly. I knocked a point off for this.
Would I watch this again? Absolutely, if nothing else but for the fact an adult was jumping on a bed!
The story is about Solar and Pobmek, a pair of young lovers who meet as roomies at college. Solar has always wanted to be a teacher and Pobmek follows him into the profession once he realises that he hates the idea of becoming an accountant which is his mother’s dream for him. Trouble is, Pobmek doesn’t really want to be a teacher either as he can’t connect with the kids in his class . After an accident Solar’s personality splits so that sometimes he is still Solar but other times he becomes Sun a 7 year old version of himself. Over the course of the story Sun/solar encourages Pobmek to see things from a child’s perspective and slowly but surely he falls in love with teaching.
The humour in this drama is wonderful and PerthSanta and Sammy were delightful as Pobmek, Sun/Solar and Principal Sodchuen and this trio was enhanced by the socially awkward Jee, played by Kay Lertsittichai another titan from the GMMTV stable.
What I wasn’t expecting was how bereft I felt when Sun ceased to exist, I felt he had died (Solar’s explanation that he’d gone into a deep sleep absolutely killed me). I think this had as much to do with how well Santa played the character and how important Sun was to all the principal characters (both main and support). The way this was dealt with was utterly heartbreaking but in a good way and I get the impression that both Perth and Santa’s tears were genuine when they said goodbye to Sun at the beach (as I write this I’m tearing up!). So powerful and an absolute chef’s kiss to the writer and director.
The kids were brilliant and cute and believable and I can imagine filming with them was fun as they took on their various roles so well. I loved Elsa’s ‘teenage bitch’ swagger. These kids will all go far if the industry doesn’t chew them up.
My only criticism would be the way that Pobmek’s mother’s and Solar’s father’s plot lines developed but I guess their terrible parenting wasn’t really what this drama was about but even so, they got off too lightly. I knocked a point off for this.
Would I watch this again? Absolutely, if nothing else but for the fact an adult was jumping on a bed!
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