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3 months after watching it, that final shot of Boon creepily staring and laughing into the camera is still living rent free in my head.

The whole "evil character who immediately gets forgiven" is the most annoying trope in these GL dramas, and after watching both Poisonous Love and The Earth, I'm growing concerned that it will become a staple of North Star dramas.

As soon as it was revealed that Kaew was the mole, I just rolled my eyes knowing that Din would ultimately forgive her, no matter what hell she put her and Rose through. The only thing that Kaew is sorry for is that she got caught, and the only reason why she ultimately helped Din and Rose was because they had more than enough evidence to put her in jail for a long time. It sickens me that Din forgave her, invited her to her wedding, and more than likely paid for her hospital bills.

Lom was the best character on this show. Freen is perfect as a badass cop, and I can't wait until she meets Becky in The Air.

Kaew betrayed Din, nearly got her killed by fire and a gunshot wound, tried to drug and rape her, and tried to get rid of Rose by sentencing her to a life of rape and torture by Wasu... and then of course she was forgiven. It annoyed the hell out of me when Din claimed that Kaew's sinister behaviour was somehow *HER* fault. Honestly, if I were Din, I probably would have beaten her to death in that bedroom, and Fai wouldn't have been able to pull me off of her in time.

Between Prem's parents on Poisonous Love and Kaew on The Earth, North Star have now proven that they are notoriously bad at doing "redemption" arcs. For me, both of these shows would have been 10/10 if these disgusting characters had actually gotten what they deserved.

What shall we call them?

JanJing? JingJan? JanJingJing? JingJingJan? JingJanJing?

I agree. It was cute, and it had some funny moments, but the pacing was terrible. Basically nothing happened during the first 5 episodes, aside from the fact that Jane spent the first 3 falsely believing that Dai hated her. Their relationship didn't seem to gain any momentum until episode 6, and then too much got crammed into the final 2 episodes.

I liked Cake and Wai, but the rest of the supporting cast was so dull that I didn't even bother to learn any of their names.

Is Jane neurodivergent?

It's too bad that none of them encouraged Prem to grow a spine and stand up to her awful parents. Sure, they were all upset, but it's not like any of them were motivating her to fight for her love and happiness with Pat.

Here's an even creepier thought: If Pat didn't have her car accident/heart attack, she probably would have gotten on the plane and left Thailand.

To appease her own parents, Prem probably would have gone through her arranged marriage, and she more than likely would have ended up becoming just like her mother.

If Prem had disowned her parents, I definitely would have given this show a perfect 10, and it probably would have been my #1 Thai GL drama of 2025.

Honestly, if I were Pat's dad, I think that my emotions would have gotten the better of me outside the operating room. I likely would have shunned Prem for breaking my daughter's heart.

Episode 9 completely ruined Prem's character for me. She chose her abusive, manipulative, bigoted parents over Pat. Instead of being a strong female character, Prem ended up being a submissive daughter. When Prem saw that bruise on her mom's body, she should have called the police on her father, not broken up with her girlfriend. I suspect that Prem's dad has been beating her mom for years, and that her mom has been hiding a lot of bruises from Prem. Having a gay daughter is just his newest "excuse" to do so.

I really wish that Prem could have seen that her parents needed her far more than she needed them. If they disowned her, so what? Prem still has Pat, Pat's parents, Bow, Sita, Tan, and Ticha. Prem is still a doctor who clearly makes a lot of money.

This show suffers from the same problem as GMMTV's GL series Us: both patriarchs lost their families, but neither of them went to jail for their crimes. And Tulip's mom should be in jail too for helping cover it all up.

I agree. And if there's a 2nd season, then I really hope that she'll get more screen time. It would also be great if we could finally meet her girlfriend. Perhaps they could become the show's secondary/supporting couple.

Pat is my favourite GL character of 2025. Angelina "Jayna" Stevens has great screen presence. It amazes that this was her first acting role, and yet she was able to create a character who was both creepy and lovable. I just couldn't help but root for Pat in her relentless pursuit to win over Prem's heart.

And Pat's parents might be my favourite supporting GL characters of 2025. I love how supportive they were of Pat and Prem's relationship, and how they called out Prem's "dad" for the narrow-minded bigot that he is.

I think the thing that might scare me the most is that we'll never truly know what happened to Boon.

Is her soul/consciousness/spirit still trapped in her body, which is now fully controlled by Kwan? Does she have to just helplessly watch while Kwan tortures and kills Win, Win's parents, Boon's mom, and who knows how many other people?

And what about Kwan's monk brother? By encouraging Win and Boon to burn down the house, was he truly trying to help his sister rest in peace, or was he trying to help ensure that his sister could keep tormenting all reincarnations Korn and Thamon?

That up close shot of Boon creepily looking at the camera and laughing will no doubt be showing up in my future nightmares. I literally felt like she was going to come through my TV screen and start strangling me.

It truly feels suffocating to know that all of Korn and Thamon's reincarnations will be forced to suffer at the hands of Jomkwan. And the more Jomkwan tortures and kills them, the more she's going to enjoy it. And yet, I think that this bleak and horrifying ending is part of why Runaway is such a great horror show.

I just assumed that she would have been released by that point.

As much as I loved seeing Claire and Bell reunite at the end, I'm quite sad that I didn't get to see a similar scene with Deedee and Porsche. Deedee was arguably the primary antagonist in the show's 1st half, but Porsche somehow managed to bring out the absolute best in her during the 2nd half.

It would have been hilarious if Engfa was one of the new prison guards.