I started this drama because of Nadech and Yaya. I am new to thai lakorn but after watching Leh Lub Salub Rarng, I immediately fell in love with their acting and chemistry, so I decided to try their next work.
Here we have a totally different story and, at first, I wasn't too enthusiast, since I am mostly into comedies. At the beginning it seemed the regular drama and until episode 5 I was quite tepid about the show. The main leads were often bickering, there was too much action for my taste, the antagonists were just annoying and the story didn't develop too much.
And then it came the second half of the show. Finally something began to move. The relationship between the leads started to evolve and, even if there were not many romantic scenes, the chemistry was undeniable and the sweet moments satisfying for me. Other characters were developed too, giving them more depht and color, and the story moved forward, as we finally got to see who was behind the assassination plot. In the end, I was hooked.
Overall, the drama has its flaws. Some actions and dialogues are clearly forced just to create a particular situation or to add a little (sometimes unnecessary) drama to the story. Action scenes can be quite long and somewhat unnatural.
What actually made me love the show were the characters. As I said, the chemistry between the leads was amazing and I melted everytime they had those sweet moments together (I'm 35 but it seems that I still like these fairytale love stories). But also the other characters and their relationships were a plus for me. This drama made me love the bad guys too, something that most other shows don't manage with me, since they usually depict them one-sided and nothing more than irritating. Here I could feel for them and, in a way, I could understand their feelings. I was actually hoping for some redempting ending for them.
After finishing the drama, what I missed the most were precisely the characters (except maybe for Will, which I didn't like from start to finish, Mona and Grandpa). I felt sad, like I parted from friends I wouldn't see anymore. It is strange and not many dramas leave me with this melancholy feeling.
Maybe it was only the right show at the right time but, despite the flaws, I really enjoyed it.
So I recommend this lakorn especially for the characters, a little fairytale romance, beautiful filming locations and great costumes.

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