To be completely honest, this show is somewhat of a mess. It breaks the laws of logic, flies in the face of human reason, and unabashedly continues on and on and on without any explanation. Furthermore, despite the fact that it was made in 2017, when you watch it, it feels like you’re watching something made back in 2007. And really, how can people become good so quickly after being evil for so long? But despite all of this (or perhaps because of it), this drama is relentlessly endearing. It just goes after your heart and then doesn’t let go, right from the very first scene. I adore it. I have a massive crush on Mark Prin now—and like Kimmy by extent, haha. I already know I’m going to love Yaya for a thousand years. I even have a soft spot for the supporting characters (have you seen Toey Jarin‘s photoshoots?) So even though it is messy, it’s important to remember that any piece of work is what you take out of it. I got SO much out of this drama. It made me research Buddhist funerals, the concept of karmic forgiveness, look into monasteries, become educated about Thai culture, read sites on their entertainment industry, find out about old scandals, and just made me learn—learn—learn! And it helped a lot with my thesis because of that . . . strange, right?

Moving to the actual drama—what initially intrigued me was the question it posed. How is it possible that a man can fall in love with the woman responsible for his fiancé’s death? This question was more than answered for me. Yaya is spectacular and has so much heart as Jee. Mark plays his limited role of Sathit very well, he gives it a lot of subtlety and the fury and heartbreak he shows is understandable and palpable. Louis is good, even though his character is mildly irritating. Toey’s Piak is actually fun for me—which I think is unpopular amongst other viewers, haha. I found her misplaced jealousy and petty vengeance taken to the extreme to be very enjoyable in the beginning, though after they began doing circles with their sideplot I did get bored. The actor who played P’Suki was uproarious, I loved him too. Jee’s best friend—Dao, I think?—was nice as well. She comes across as relatable and so altruistic, and somehow I saw a lot of myself in her. Funnily enough, though, I actually got bored of her loveline faster than I did of Piak’s. I’ll probably go back and watch the important bits of her story sometime soon.

Finally, what everyone’s been waiting for—YES, THEIR CHEMISTRY IS MAGNIFICENT. It’s . . . to die for, and for me, unforgettable. Their romantic scenes are perfection. The small touches, every single embrace, the look on their faces—it was everything. Mark does it so well—I sort of feel as though his hands have some part to do with it? The camera focuses on his hands a lot—he brushes hair away from Jee’s forehead, rubs a circle with his thumb over her shoulder, smoothes back a stray wave, holds her hand, and so much more. Mark infuses a lot of meaning into these relatively tiny things that elevate their romance for me. I might’ve fallen in love with him over the course of this drama, LOL. Yaya is fantastic too. Her eyes, body language, dialogue delivery. They mesh really well somehow, and I know that they’re in a close friend group in real life too, so maybe that sense of comfort and familiarity translates somehow. And the kiss scenes . . . I’m not even going to say anything. You’ll have to experience it for yourself.

The music is alright, only relatively good, though the lyrics are really nicely applicable. Sufficiently heartstring-tugging, in my opinion. Coming to rewatch value, I already know I’ll be rewatching. I watched it for the first time with a friend, and have a rewatch planned in a month or two with another friend after finals. It’ll be her first time then.

This one is going into my list of greats (and I will fully admit that it may be in part due to its sentimental value for me, LOL). But really, I adored this.