BougieBourbonFlower

The original place I found it doesn't exist anymore, but thankfully I had downloaded it, so I still have that version. There is a pretty good version on Inkitt. I just searched the title and it came up pretty easily. I've read it at least 4 or 5 times already - they're just my favorite ❤️ Inkitt also has a copy of GerNao's story as well! I've seen some people say they found it on Wattpad, but I was never able to find it there. Happy reading!

If I hadn't read the novel, I could totally see this perspective. A lot of the novel is Phoon's internal thoughts, and bringing that to the screen is difficult. But since I have read the novel (multiple times because FahPhoon are my favorite), I am eating this up like crazy. If you're able, I really do recommend the novel. It puts a lot into perspective, and makes the show make more sense. Though, the mark of a great show is that you don't need to read the source material, so, whomp.

I've read the novel 4 or 5 times lol, they are my favorite, and I never read him as someone who smiles all the time, fake or not. In the novel, the scene at the café was calmer, quieter, and Fah releasing a lot of tension and buildup of expectations. Yes, he smirks occasionally at things Phoon writes, but he also takes the time to vent about a lot of things in his life, as well as them both simply sitting quietly in each others' presence. Fah feels pressure from all sides except from Phoon, which allows him to relax around Phoon. I understand time limitations for the show, but I think they could have found a way to do it better. Fah is a largely stoic character, studious and serious, and, to me, the smile on his face all the time in the show occasionally just doesn't feel right. Maybe it's a translation thing, I don't know, it's just something I, personally, dislike about those scenes.

Oh, man. I'm so disappointed in Rit's comeuppance. Tonfah confronted too early and said, "Will you leave Phoon alone?" Rit doesn't. No surprise. But then Jo and Fah just turn in their evidence to the police?! Nothing related to Ger or the mafia? Nothing about the lengths Fah and Jo went to to show Rit that he's doomed and gonna hurt monetarily AND physically?! Gawd. I was looking forward to that scene so damn much. What they chose instead was boring. Everything else I am here for, literally everything. But this was massively disappointing. Gonna need to go read that scene in the novel again so I can feel better about it 😮‍💨

OK, this might just be a personal preference/opinion, but it irks me a bit that Fah smiles in basically every scene when he's talking to Phoon. I think it's meant to be reassuring, but for me, it comes off slightly insincere and I'm not sure why. The first time they met at the café, the second time they met at the park, and at Fun's grave Fah always had this small smile on his lips when talking to Phoon. There's just something about it that doesn't feel right to me. Maybe it's the pacing as a whole combined with the smiles? Because it's going so quickly. I know it's been at least 2 months since the letters started, but it doesn't feel like they showed it was 2 months. I adore this story so much, they were and are my favorite couple of the 5 novels, it's just this little thing that keeps creeping in and making me go squinty eyed at the acting/directing choice.

As far as the viewer knows who are unfamiliar with the novel, he does not know yet. However, in the novel, Fah learns about it before Phoon takes the medical entrance exam because he writes it on his application that his sister has passed away in whatever box they have about family situation. Hill's parents run the hospital, so Fah was helping Hill go through the applications and saw it. I think Fah does know in the series, but only if they are following the novel. In the novel once Fah learns about it is when he starts to try to reach out to Phoon again in small ways - by sitting close to Phoon at dinners with the group, peeling shrimp for him, making sure he eats and drinks enough, etc. So when Fah made Thit move and then peeled shrimp for Phoon at that one group dinner, it made me think, yes, he knows. But for anyone who hasn't read the novel wouldn't see those small signs in the same way. For me, FahPhoon are my favorite of the 5 couples, so I have read their novel at least 4 times and definitely see all those tiny details lol.

My only critique of this last episode is that their meeting went by so quickly! I know they have time constraints, but the time they spent together in the novel was quiet and easy and simple. In the series it whizzed by so fast it took me a minute to realize it was already over. I wish that scene had been a little slower paced. Fah says Phoon is his safe zone and it's easy to be with him, but he was peppering him with questions so quickly it felt a bit forced.

I'm curious what you mean...? Fah never cut Phoon off in the book - Phoon cut Fah off because of his father. And Fah is the one that initiates contact a bit because he already knows Fun passed from when Phoon turned in his med school application.

Honestly, I looked through your list, and most that I would recommend you've already watched 😅
I would say Reset, Kiseki: Dear to Me, Moonlight Chicken, A Tale of a Thousand Stars, My Only 12%, and Love Sea. Love Sea has it problems, as do most shows in one way or another, but I'm a sucker for it. Also, Choco Milk Shake for just super goofy feel good fluff. And one more. If you haven't yet, Heated Rivalry. That one? Hot dayum do they do those characters and that story ✨justice✨

Oh, it made me cringe in the show. The lack of communication from Thee to Peach about it was awful to me. I knew it was coming because I read spoiler tagged comments from novel readers, but the execution in the show was a let down.

My understanding is that the shows are required to put the ads in the shows as those companies are the financial backing to get the show made. The reason the Thai entertainment industry does a pilot before they even start shooting is in order to gain, not only interest and traction from viewers, but funding for the show to actually be made. A large portion of the time the script is not even complete when the pilot is shot. So the funding promised by these advertisements pays for all the crew, not just actors. Yes, GMMTV is a powerhouse and likely doesn't need as many ads anymore, but capitalism is hard to beat, especially as the company has grown exponentially in the last few years. Not to mention, I wouldn't be surprised if some companies pre-offer funding to be included in shows because of how popular the ship is. Now, how correct I am, I can't say. That's just my understanding after watching Thai media for the last several years. Most of the time I don't even notice any more lol.

I hope so! It's been nagging in the back of my mind since they showed it...

This was so soft in all the right ways. I liked that they didn't make it a whole thing about him being mafia - that was just a side bit. I loved that Thee was so over the top, but then we get context about why he is that way and it makes so much sense. I loved the way Peach stayed humble and so down to earth. I am giddy about the RomeMok tension because it was thick and obvious - to literally everyone else but Mok lol.

My only qualms? TawanAran, Shohei, and the adoption. TawanAran because that was just resolved too quickly and didn't show enough genuine change on Tawan's part. Shohei because, what even was the point of that subplot? And the adoption, not because I don't think they should have adopted the kids, but because Thee went through all of that adoption process without talking to Peach about it. Like, that's a massive life-changing thing to spring on someone. Yes, we know Peach is gonna be fine with it, but that doesn't make it OK to me to not have that conversation before making it official. It's not a big thing in the grand scheme of loving this show, but it irks me just enough because communication is just so important, and this was a gigantic decision made without your partner's input or approval. Other than those small things, though? Wonderful, soft, romantic show for me.

Ohmigosh Arthit's impression of Fah and Johan had me in absolute stitches!

There might be some back story, but it likely won't be a lot. I would recommend watching season 1 (uncut if you can). We'll probably get back story in GerNao's story, but it won't include the four other couples hardly at all because their story goes back 6 or 7 years.

So far for this season, the uncut and cut version are pretty close. It's just been a couple extra scenes here and there. Though, it is frustrating to have some of the uncut scenes used for previews or recaps in the cut version, which has now happened twice. I do prefer the uncut version, because I read and love the novels and I love seeing the extra bits complimenting the novel. For the first season, however, the uncut version makes a massive difference. Especially for HillTer. Their story makes substantially more sense in the uncut version.

I feel like I've seen several comments about how Thee loves Peach more and how their kissing or romantic scenes are Peach being so passive or they don't feel like Peach is actually in love with Thee. I just want to point out that not everybody is a touchy feely kind of person. Just because Peach is reserved doesn't mean he loves less. Think about his background - being physically abused as a child, then growing up in an orphanage, never being adopted, starting work early so he can take care of his sister, and working so damn hard to be independent? I totally get why he's not someone used to or accustomed to physical touch. And that's OK. As long as the partner of the non-touchy person still feels loved, who is anyone else to judge who loves "more?" And yes, he hugs Aran and Plub, but he's known them longer and has a different kind of relationship. And that's OK. He's also someone who highly values the truth, so he would not be one to say he loved Thee and not mean it. And. That's. OK.

It's not in the version I watched on YouTube either. I assume it's in the uncut version, which I have not been able to watch yet. I always watch the legit version first, then I bootleg the uncut version 😅 The uncut is better, hands down, for both seasons. It makes the story make more sense.

I don't speak Thai, but my understanding is that, yes, because he is the older of her two sons, she calls him P'Kian. I read a comment somewhere (maybe on this site, not sure) that it's common for some families to do that. I imagine it may be related to teaching the younger sibling to speak and always referring to the older as P' and then it just continuing, but, again, I don't speak Thai, so I can't say that for sure. I've heard it in other shows, too. I assume it's just familial preference.

Shy Phoon being so aggressive is so adorable. I love that they kept that aspect of his character from the novel 🥰 And Ter and North's relationship feels better this season - not that it was bad last season, but the bickering like siblings is so accurate to the novels as well, it all just makes me really happy.

Though, aging Fai up to be like 3 or 4 years old doesn't make much sense to me. In the novel she was barely a year old, because Fun passed about 2 years before Phoon started at uni. I'm assuming just for the sake of having to work with a child, but still a bit odd for the timing. Fah left Phuket 4 years ago...