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Somewhere over the rainbow...
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Wrong time, wrong you?
After the vaudeville that were two previous episodes of My Universe, this is another theatre play but a drama not a comedy. Single setting: a house and three protagonists: Mai, her younger brother Mhok and her best friend Phat who came to stay with them after his boyfriend beat him up again. The synopsis is a bit misleading: there is no black magic involved!
Phat seems a happy person, always smiling and quick with a quip but all that is a mask hiding a person deeply hurt and having trouble leaving an abusive relationship. We have all heard the cases of women being beaten up by their spouses while drunk, stressed and in bad mood and women often excusing them when they came begging for forgiveness and promising to change. Phat had been enduring such a relationship for six years and then decided he could not bear it any longer.
In order to help Phat deal with the situation and take the right decision, Mai uses her hobby: witchcraft and tarot, through a series of healing rituals (burning and drinking and talking). She's helped by her brother who has had a crush on Phat for years and who thinks that now is the right time to make a move!
Unfortunately, no it definitely is not the right time to start a new relationship when the old one has not been finished properly. That is the major issue I have with this drama: Mhok is stubbornly forcing his way in when Phat keeps refusing him gently. Mhok does not want to accept that Phat may need time to recover. Now that he is free, Mhok won't let him breathe.
Frankly, I do not like how this ended but on the upside, I do not think they have a future together. Phat ended up by accepting to date Mhok but he has absolutely no romantic feelings for him! I am afraid he is in for another wrong relationship because Mhok does not look like someone willing to compromise or accept the refusal. It definitely is the wrong time and the wrong person for a new relationship!
The acting was superb: all three of them were extraordinary. The production values are high: well filmed, soft warm colours, hazy feel about it. Very slow burn but masterfully directed!
Phat seems a happy person, always smiling and quick with a quip but all that is a mask hiding a person deeply hurt and having trouble leaving an abusive relationship. We have all heard the cases of women being beaten up by their spouses while drunk, stressed and in bad mood and women often excusing them when they came begging for forgiveness and promising to change. Phat had been enduring such a relationship for six years and then decided he could not bear it any longer.
In order to help Phat deal with the situation and take the right decision, Mai uses her hobby: witchcraft and tarot, through a series of healing rituals (burning and drinking and talking). She's helped by her brother who has had a crush on Phat for years and who thinks that now is the right time to make a move!
Unfortunately, no it definitely is not the right time to start a new relationship when the old one has not been finished properly. That is the major issue I have with this drama: Mhok is stubbornly forcing his way in when Phat keeps refusing him gently. Mhok does not want to accept that Phat may need time to recover. Now that he is free, Mhok won't let him breathe.
Frankly, I do not like how this ended but on the upside, I do not think they have a future together. Phat ended up by accepting to date Mhok but he has absolutely no romantic feelings for him! I am afraid he is in for another wrong relationship because Mhok does not look like someone willing to compromise or accept the refusal. It definitely is the wrong time and the wrong person for a new relationship!
The acting was superb: all three of them were extraordinary. The production values are high: well filmed, soft warm colours, hazy feel about it. Very slow burn but masterfully directed!
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