Tasnima_329
England
Exceeded my expectations for a Thai drama
I don't have high expectations for Thai dramas, I usually expect to find at least:
- one really annoying side character that creates all the drama and gets in the way of the leads,
- a bunch of misunderstanding dragging the drama, and/or
- an annoying FL who takes all the s*** the ML throws at her and never fights back.
- as well as a hateful SFL.
This drama exceeded my expectations when it had NONE of the above.
I really enjoyed this drama. It had me hooked from beginning to end that it took me literally just a day to finish this drama.
The FL was feisty and strong. She was a genius and can hold her own and survive in whatever circumstance. She did not take any s*** from the ML and he didn't really give her any, ever. Her capability is what everyone admired about her and I love that she got respect from EVERYONE for it. One of my favourite Thai FL's so far.
Despite how the plot sounds, the ML being a member and powerful figure of the Hong Kong mafia and essentially being obsessed with the FL's sister (simply because her sister was really pretty and nothing else). He was not what I expected at all, he was very respectful of the FL before he even cared for her, In fact he wasn't 'bad' to anyone, he had a lot of admirers as well as a really close friend (perhaps more) in the SFL (Mei Jin) who I thought I would dislike, but in fact grew to love.
There was also the FL's sister who I thought would be the annoying side character that gets in the way of the leads, but she was not problematic at all, and in fact had very little screen time I didn't care for as it didn't do anything to the plot.
The ML's right hand man Jongsing was a very loyal friend to the ML and despite his romantic feelings for the SFL who liked the ML, it did not get in the way of Jongsing's loyalty to Lan See.
Side couples:
The only genuine side couple were Meena and Puey In who had a rough start. I feel like their story would have been similar to the story the ML and the FL's sister would have had, had the FL not taken her sisters place. To me it was like a "what if" storyline. Puey In starts off as a jerk who kidnaps Mean because he likes her, he also assaults her, but then he grows on Meena.
No love triangles:
There were no love triangles in this drama, not real ones.
The SFL likes the ML but is okay just being his friend and sharing a platonic relationship. She also has an adorable admirer in Jongsing.
If there is a SML, it would be Danny Tapia, who surprisingly had no love triangle storyline with the FL despite how close they were. He and the FL were platonic soulmates if anything.
No dragged story:
Pure romance and action, no melodrama, no dragged storyline and fast paced. So much happens in all the episodes, there is no time for misunderstandings, unnecessary plot lines etc. There are a lot of unexpected twists alongside the expected storyline in the synopsis that makes the drama so much better and perfect for the 16 (1 hour 50 minute) episodes (though I did skip quite a lot of the drama after episode 11 when the romance became more ...real).
- one really annoying side character that creates all the drama and gets in the way of the leads,
- a bunch of misunderstanding dragging the drama, and/or
- an annoying FL who takes all the s*** the ML throws at her and never fights back.
- as well as a hateful SFL.
This drama exceeded my expectations when it had NONE of the above.
I really enjoyed this drama. It had me hooked from beginning to end that it took me literally just a day to finish this drama.
The FL was feisty and strong. She was a genius and can hold her own and survive in whatever circumstance. She did not take any s*** from the ML and he didn't really give her any, ever. Her capability is what everyone admired about her and I love that she got respect from EVERYONE for it. One of my favourite Thai FL's so far.
Despite how the plot sounds, the ML being a member and powerful figure of the Hong Kong mafia and essentially being obsessed with the FL's sister (simply because her sister was really pretty and nothing else). He was not what I expected at all, he was very respectful of the FL before he even cared for her, In fact he wasn't 'bad' to anyone, he had a lot of admirers as well as a really close friend (perhaps more) in the SFL (Mei Jin) who I thought I would dislike, but in fact grew to love.
There was also the FL's sister who I thought would be the annoying side character that gets in the way of the leads, but she was not problematic at all, and in fact had very little screen time I didn't care for as it didn't do anything to the plot.
The ML's right hand man Jongsing was a very loyal friend to the ML and despite his romantic feelings for the SFL who liked the ML, it did not get in the way of Jongsing's loyalty to Lan See.
Side couples:
The only genuine side couple were Meena and Puey In who had a rough start. I feel like their story would have been similar to the story the ML and the FL's sister would have had, had the FL not taken her sisters place. To me it was like a "what if" storyline. Puey In starts off as a jerk who kidnaps Mean because he likes her, he also assaults her, but then he grows on Meena.
No love triangles:
There were no love triangles in this drama, not real ones.
The SFL likes the ML but is okay just being his friend and sharing a platonic relationship. She also has an adorable admirer in Jongsing.
If there is a SML, it would be Danny Tapia, who surprisingly had no love triangle storyline with the FL despite how close they were. He and the FL were platonic soulmates if anything.
No dragged story:
Pure romance and action, no melodrama, no dragged storyline and fast paced. So much happens in all the episodes, there is no time for misunderstandings, unnecessary plot lines etc. There are a lot of unexpected twists alongside the expected storyline in the synopsis that makes the drama so much better and perfect for the 16 (1 hour 50 minute) episodes (though I did skip quite a lot of the drama after episode 11 when the romance became more ...real).
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