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I Promised You the Moon thai drama review
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I Promised You the Moon
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by equanimity
Jan 9, 2022
5 of 5 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.5
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 9.5
Rewatch Value 9.5

Just as good as part 1

This is part 2 of 'i told sunset about you'. It is about Teh and Oh-aew's four years in different universities in Bangkok, the adjustments to their new lives and how they overcome the challenges in their love for each other.

Although part 2 has a different director, as my headline says, it is as good as part 1 to me. We see a more mature Teh and Oh-aew here whether it is their appearances, their thinking or the way they handled matters. In fact, I really like the more mature Teh because of his longer hair and bangs which give him a more charming and handsome look.

Their chemistry and acting were just as good as part 1. I didn't see any awkwardness at all. The rest of the cast was equally good. I have to specially comment that the kissing between Teh and his senior Jai in the acting studio was really good, wow, like there was really passion in the kiss and not just closed lips touching in many many normal dramas. Also, when Teh was a backstage staff in one of the plays, he told Oh-aew who was in the audience seat, that if he wanted to see Teh on stage, he had to close his eyes (after one particular scene), count to ten, then open his eyes and he would be able to see Teh on stage. (This is actually between scenes when backstage staff move props on the stage). Oh-aew did as he was told and when he opened his eyes, Teh was there waving excitedly at him from the stage, in total darkness and only Oh-aew could see him. Just the two of them could see each other, nobody else could. I thought that was a really romantic idea by the director. It was so funny yet so sweet.
Throughout the entire drama, I see that the director put a lot of thought in each scene. There was meaning in every scene, (but they have to when it is only 5 episodes). Every episode and scene counts. There was no filler scenes or scenes which were thought unnecessary. It was a well-done and well thought-out drama.

Basically, I do not have any negative remarks to make about this drama. I enjoyed it thoroughly, there was never a dull moment, I looked forward to every episode and wanted more of it to the point that I couldn't bear to finish watching the series.

I also watched the documentaries of both parts. From the interviews of the directors and main leads to the rehearsals, re-shooting of certain scenes, I could see how much effort and hard work were put into making the two dramas (especially the underwater kissing scene and the beach cuddling in part 1) and they really made me appreciate both dramas more. Also with the explanations of the more significant scenes like why they have to shoot them this way, why the characters did what they did, etc. by the directors, I think they help enhanced understanding and appreciation of the scenes if I were to re-watch the dramas in future.
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