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I am giggling and kicking my feet because of this one ^^
We continue this GL anthology with Nam, the hotel empire CEO and 110% workaholic, and Chonlada, daughter of the rival hotel chain who wants to prove herself in an environment of disapproval because sexism and misogyny.
What I loved:
— I probably also fell in love with Lada a little bit. I loved her character (most of the time) a lot. She had her morals and principles and stood by them. But then again Phat managed to break her over time. Unfortunate but understandable.
— Charlotte played Lada in a really charming way. Hats off.
— Wardrobe was 10/10 again. All those pant suits? Jealous. Lada also always dressed beautifully. Except for the wedding dress. There I thought it was below her average dress style. Also took some screenshots to find some of the decor.
— I loved the progression of their love and all the little things that happened. I was giggling and kicking my feet ^^
— The appearance of Lam and Fai and Din and Rose throughout the series and not just in one episode. Really ties the anthology together.
— Loved how we got more of a glimpse of Lam‘s character (the police cousin, „Air“). That she‘s a very flirtatious person makes me even more interested in her series.
— Loved that Lada chose to do the „Whose string is attached to the bridal bouquet?“ and not the toss. Curious to see whether we‘ll get a wedding in all four series and if so what method of „Who‘s next?“ they‘re gonna use. I already can‘t think of more but I trust they‘re gonna be creative with it. And here they talked about having children… will we see that in the other series?
— A little detail that I just really appreciated: That Nam is basically blind without glasses.
— The incorporation of water whenever possible… the ocean, rain, pools. I only realised it fully after I finished the series.
— I liked the ring Nam gave Lada. And that the pink tulip became a symbol for Lada and the sunflower the one for Nam. BUT would‘ve been even better if they had included those flowers at their wedding and in the bridal bouquet (but also only realised this just now. So, it‘s not a big deal)… and the sunflower came a little out of nowhere resulting in that symbol not being as strong/established as the tulip.
The open questions & critique:
— The last episode being 1h 39mins long… That is proof to me that they should‘ve gotten 1-2 episodes more for each of the element series.
— What happened to the person that started at Monarch together with Lada? Yes, we see her in kahoots with Phat at the end… but that still leaves us to assume she was the one who poisoned the food at the event. But we never see it. Was she fired afterwards? We haven‘t seen or heard from her since Lada got promoted to assistant to the assistant. I think, I don‘t remember. Need to look out for her on my rewatch. Otherwise I feel like one or two scenes got cut that could‘ve explained that.
— The plotline of the father and the brothers (& Wat’s wife). Hm.
Apparently Wat wasn‘t an active abuser of Lada but a silent bystander. The only good deed he does is at the end when he helped Lada and her mum with a safe spot. How generous. But before he never intervenes. Maybe also because of his wife that he most likely doesn‘t love. At times I thought the wife was a legitimate daughter and sister to Lada that I forgot about. With how she treated and talked to Lada and all that.
Phat… he was a manipulative asshole throughout. Well played by the actor. Very jobless behaviour to follow your sister around like that and make her paranoid. I was not a 100% satisfied with his ending. It makes sense that he tries to flee and leave everything behind and in ruins… but I hoped he‘d be found and sentenced to be the caretaker of his father or something like that.
The father. Meh. Sure it‘s not fun to have a condition like that and get paralysed by it. But… in the end who was left to take care of him? The women he despised most. I don‘t want to forgive him just because he‘s disabled now. This storyline is so painfully typical, it feels realistic but I wished for something else in this fictional world. And Wat? Where‘s he in this equation?
— Okay, next: Lada‘s character arc (+ Nam‘s as well). Loved her most of the time. She acted according to her principles and then slowly because she wants to protect her loved ones and the paranoia Phat evokes. But at the end (+- the last three episodes) I couldn‘t follow her thought process anymore. I feel like we lost her character a little bit. I thought she would at least think (in hindsight) of the possibility that Nam said all these things to Phat because of powerplay and not because she means them. They have known each other long enough for her to know. So when Nam tries to talk it out and she refuses so vehemently… grrrrr.
And Nam being this super clever woman… fair enough. I just remember her police cousin telling her about what she found out but we as audience don‘t get to see that. So we also don‘t know all the things Nam knows and why she‘s doing the things she‘s doing. That got a little frustrating towards the end.
— Also thought Lada would really agree to getting disinherited by the father and fully get cut off from the Wachara Group and family name and then make a name for herself and not take it over (good for her but barely anything pointed towards that outcome). And then for the father to crawl back once she had married Nam. But of course he wouldn‘t do that, not for a woman.
— that one piano background music was used way too many times. I need it to retire.
Since this is an anthology I have to compare it to „The Earth“ (and later on to Air and Fire).
The main thing: The characters in „The Water“ truly felt like characters.
I was happy every time one of the other cousins and Rose appeared on screen. I am very happy that they appeared in more than one episode and sometimes all together and sometimes just one or two of them. Shows how close they are and still manage to visit each other despite their busy work etc.
But it also showed again what still annoys me with „The Earth“… Rose was meant to be a wifey, which is fine, but there‘s nothing more to her character… and that since childhood. smh.
I would loooove to see these two in a mermaid (or something supernatural) GL series. I imagine a very ethereal and otherwordly vibe. mmmh.
And again: I will probably rewatch this and then add +new comments+ with new or changed opinions.
Thank you for reading until the end. <3
What I loved:
— I probably also fell in love with Lada a little bit. I loved her character (most of the time) a lot. She had her morals and principles and stood by them. But then again Phat managed to break her over time. Unfortunate but understandable.
— Charlotte played Lada in a really charming way. Hats off.
— Wardrobe was 10/10 again. All those pant suits? Jealous. Lada also always dressed beautifully. Except for the wedding dress. There I thought it was below her average dress style. Also took some screenshots to find some of the decor.
— I loved the progression of their love and all the little things that happened. I was giggling and kicking my feet ^^
— The appearance of Lam and Fai and Din and Rose throughout the series and not just in one episode. Really ties the anthology together.
— Loved how we got more of a glimpse of Lam‘s character (the police cousin, „Air“). That she‘s a very flirtatious person makes me even more interested in her series.
— Loved that Lada chose to do the „Whose string is attached to the bridal bouquet?“ and not the toss. Curious to see whether we‘ll get a wedding in all four series and if so what method of „Who‘s next?“ they‘re gonna use. I already can‘t think of more but I trust they‘re gonna be creative with it. And here they talked about having children… will we see that in the other series?
— A little detail that I just really appreciated: That Nam is basically blind without glasses.
— The incorporation of water whenever possible… the ocean, rain, pools. I only realised it fully after I finished the series.
— I liked the ring Nam gave Lada. And that the pink tulip became a symbol for Lada and the sunflower the one for Nam. BUT would‘ve been even better if they had included those flowers at their wedding and in the bridal bouquet (but also only realised this just now. So, it‘s not a big deal)… and the sunflower came a little out of nowhere resulting in that symbol not being as strong/established as the tulip.
The open questions & critique:
— The last episode being 1h 39mins long… That is proof to me that they should‘ve gotten 1-2 episodes more for each of the element series.
— What happened to the person that started at Monarch together with Lada? Yes, we see her in kahoots with Phat at the end… but that still leaves us to assume she was the one who poisoned the food at the event. But we never see it. Was she fired afterwards? We haven‘t seen or heard from her since Lada got promoted to assistant to the assistant. I think, I don‘t remember. Need to look out for her on my rewatch. Otherwise I feel like one or two scenes got cut that could‘ve explained that.
— The plotline of the father and the brothers (& Wat’s wife). Hm.
Apparently Wat wasn‘t an active abuser of Lada but a silent bystander. The only good deed he does is at the end when he helped Lada and her mum with a safe spot. How generous. But before he never intervenes. Maybe also because of his wife that he most likely doesn‘t love. At times I thought the wife was a legitimate daughter and sister to Lada that I forgot about. With how she treated and talked to Lada and all that.
Phat… he was a manipulative asshole throughout. Well played by the actor. Very jobless behaviour to follow your sister around like that and make her paranoid. I was not a 100% satisfied with his ending. It makes sense that he tries to flee and leave everything behind and in ruins… but I hoped he‘d be found and sentenced to be the caretaker of his father or something like that.
The father. Meh. Sure it‘s not fun to have a condition like that and get paralysed by it. But… in the end who was left to take care of him? The women he despised most. I don‘t want to forgive him just because he‘s disabled now. This storyline is so painfully typical, it feels realistic but I wished for something else in this fictional world. And Wat? Where‘s he in this equation?
— Okay, next: Lada‘s character arc (+ Nam‘s as well). Loved her most of the time. She acted according to her principles and then slowly because she wants to protect her loved ones and the paranoia Phat evokes. But at the end (+- the last three episodes) I couldn‘t follow her thought process anymore. I feel like we lost her character a little bit. I thought she would at least think (in hindsight) of the possibility that Nam said all these things to Phat because of powerplay and not because she means them. They have known each other long enough for her to know. So when Nam tries to talk it out and she refuses so vehemently… grrrrr.
And Nam being this super clever woman… fair enough. I just remember her police cousin telling her about what she found out but we as audience don‘t get to see that. So we also don‘t know all the things Nam knows and why she‘s doing the things she‘s doing. That got a little frustrating towards the end.
— Also thought Lada would really agree to getting disinherited by the father and fully get cut off from the Wachara Group and family name and then make a name for herself and not take it over (good for her but barely anything pointed towards that outcome). And then for the father to crawl back once she had married Nam. But of course he wouldn‘t do that, not for a woman.
— that one piano background music was used way too many times. I need it to retire.
Since this is an anthology I have to compare it to „The Earth“ (and later on to Air and Fire).
The main thing: The characters in „The Water“ truly felt like characters.
I was happy every time one of the other cousins and Rose appeared on screen. I am very happy that they appeared in more than one episode and sometimes all together and sometimes just one or two of them. Shows how close they are and still manage to visit each other despite their busy work etc.
But it also showed again what still annoys me with „The Earth“… Rose was meant to be a wifey, which is fine, but there‘s nothing more to her character… and that since childhood. smh.
I would loooove to see these two in a mermaid (or something supernatural) GL series. I imagine a very ethereal and otherwordly vibe. mmmh.
And again: I will probably rewatch this and then add +new comments+ with new or changed opinions.
Thank you for reading until the end. <3
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