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I find it homophobic that even in a queer remake of a series that already has a heterosexual version, they still feel the need to give screen time to a heterosexual couple. This whole series makes me feel like the director and producers were like, “Love Destiny is already hugely popular in Thailand. Even if we make a BL version with a shitty script and bad acting, the BL audience will still eat it up, so let’s throw in a heterosexual couple too to keep the general audience happy.”

Then the director just didn’t do a good job. And it’s not just this scene; there are problems throughout the whole series anyway 🤷🏻‍♀️ I also saw Thai people heavily criticizing the poetry-reading scenes in the series and questioning how the director could have the audacity to air those scenes. So, just because the director approved it doesn’t mean the scene was actually good.

I honestly don’t care who August wants to be with. I’m not watching the show through a shipper’s lens. I’m just a regular viewer, that’s all.

as far as i know, they’re not a fixed pairing rn. maybe there are some spicier scenes in the last 2 eps, but i genuinely haven’t felt any chemistry between them in 8 episodes. and regardless of the NC scene, these two haven’t even managed to make me believe they actually have feelings for each other. so even if they spend the last 2 eps kissing like they’ve been starved of water for years, it still won’t mean anything to me 😭

I don’t understand why Leng keeps getting paired with experienced actors. Just like in Kidnap, the difference in experience between him and his partner is very noticeable here as well. In the dagger scene, while August was giving it his all, Leng just stared at him with empty eyes, which made the scene fail to deliver the emotional impact it was supposed to have. Whether it’s a romantic, angry, or sad scene, I just don’t see enough emotion in Leng’s eyes. I think instead of taking on lead roles right away, Lengso should have first been paired with actors closer to his own level of experience and gained more experience through supporting roles.