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The Gifted thai drama review
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The Gifted
2 people found this review helpful
by Xavier
Mar 23, 2021
13 of 13 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 9.0
Story 10.0
Acting/Cast 10.0
Music 10.0
Rewatch Value 9.0
This review may contain spoilers

Do not underestimate: this series is what I have been waiting for so long.

The storyline is just mindblowing. The Gifted is what I've been waiting for so long. So dark, so dystopian, but so exciting to wait for more.

The first seven episodes are not somewhat perfect but I still like it. They set the mood for each episode to match the character they want to highlight: for Ohm it's comedy-inspired, for Namtaan it's a detective story, for Claire it's pure drama, for Punn it's psychological thriller, for Mon it's action, and for Korn it's romance. But they still didn't leave the main thread at all, which at first confuses me, but then as I keep watching I became addicted to it. Glad they added Wave at episode 9.

Then the real story began at the 8th episode. From this point, it frames and reframes each character; giving you the thirst for curiosity and it makes me always questioning who's the good and who's the bad. Even in the ending, I cannot decide whether it was Pang or Supot who was good or bad.

I also love the ending. It's epic: they stitched it with a flashback between Pom and Chanon; and then Pang back to the place where the series began. What's in the ending is actually a hanging one – but it's thrilling and mindblowing, a must for a dystopian theme. From the start to end, I barely could find any loopholes or bumps within the story, which is what makes me giving the review of... a must watch and rewatch!

I also noticed that many themes of this series are taking directly to what people like from other TV and movies. I noticed these:
- Issues about teens and their distrust to adults; and Adults creating a system that puts younger people in unfairness = "Battle Royale"
- Pang and Supot trying to outsmart each other with tricks and strategies = "Death Note"
- Ordinary people are with superpowers = "Heroes"
- ..in a school setting = "Harry Potter"
- Claire's scene at the theatre with drum beats as the music = "Birdman"
- Mon's fighting scenes = just call any martial arts movies you like

But either they are trying to copy it or not, this fantasy and thriller series is way better. They added an Asian touch of the series: for every single plot twists, flashbacks, and "reasons" behind someone doing something, they gave it clear and loud, which is what many Western series with similar themes often don't do.

Nanon's acting from a low-grade student (he can make that stupid face!) to a rebelious student with full of tactics, he perfected it. The visuals are way different than other GMM TV or Thai series, as well as the music score (they are my phone's ringtone now); I am now so much in the fan of this series. I watched the episode every single night after work, I reduced my sleeping hours just because I became so curious about what's next, and when the weekend comes I binge-watched it until the end. 13 episodes, 13 hours well spent for me.
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