strawgal

That's why it could be satire, because and I am not sure he could afford Lotus, and the hotel style rooms unless he is living on debt and lease.
He seems to have some sort of ADHD, like he knows what he should do but his impulsiveness takes over.
I would if the FL's behaviour and need for control, is made worse by him, when you live with someone like that they can cause real problems.

The idea that you are unconventional free sprit because you have long hair and a beard, is so lazy.
The writers seem to have forgot the idea for the FL that in most successful drama the audience identify or can empathise with a character They have made her so unlikeable and the working conditions like a sweat shop where her only expression is sour and spends most of her time berating people. No one works from home, no shared docs, online and no zoom meetings. Having difficult parents is not and excuse, so it will be interesting if they can make some character growth to sell it
They seemed to have not seen the elephant in the room that a lot of people self publish and sell online and there is healthy market where main publishing houses will pick out the best or they sell the idea for drama. No one goes WTF I have a good story so I'll use AI as an editor.
I am not sure I can stand 30 eps of people bickering and just being generally awful, how ever well filmed and acted.

I don't thinks I have ever seen two main lead characters who are so effing annoying, their relationships is like small children fighting over who split the milk, so leaving it until everything around goes sour.
The writers seem of gathered some the most self involved dysfunctional characters all in one place, the only light relief a middle aged man behaving like a child, thinking he some literary genius when he is writing pulp fiction. If they pushed the humour harder it could be satire.
Not sure where it is going and are we supposed to care. Apparently the release of this was delayed, after eight eps I think perhaps they had trouble placing it.

I think it's hard for most C or K writers to acknowledge that a women can be sexually attracted to someone, be allowed to act her feelings but still not chose that person as a long term partner, because they do not meet their other needs.
The jackpot is finding some you are attracted to but also be able to support each other as a couple, fitting like two pieces of a jig saw, shaped differently but locked to make something together.

In this drama they didn't really fit together, he never thinks of her first, he always saw it from his POV , his status.
He could work any where in the world yet he choses to stay in his comfort zone rather than follow, her which is what most women do for their partners, to support their career. Been there, and done that.
The only time he really looked happy was on the field trip, The fact that FL does not discuss he aspirations with him, or start planning a life with him in real life terms shows a very superficial relationship, because strong couple have shared goals.

I know why the ending is a fudge, because they had to throw a bone for the romantic ending, which served neither characters well. He is still living in his box of order, and she has gone for perhaps the right reasons but still trying / or is pretending to please a man's ego, avoiding the issue that she is perhaps will out perform him.
I didn't like again women were used as cartoon character to create conflict, women characters are see as good or bad and when they are bad they either manipulative, petty or stupid, and it's just for the plot point.

It was enjoyable to watch if you park your brain and treat like a daily soap, because it's just a glossy fantasy, where the FL always has perfect make up, hair clothes and has not terrible faults, she is going to be the heroine no matter what.
Nothing wrong in the choice of the ML's just they were styling particularly the hair was like some 80's small time entrainer, the choice of costume so dated, so they looked like granddads on a night out, when really emotionally they were small boys looking for their next nanny,
If the story was about breaking away from a family and life that was determined how others saw you ,the message got blurred so it fitted the romantic drama trope.

You can only judge what is in the drama, and what ever plot that couple have in the story in the future wasn't coherently integrated in to this drama.

Looks lovely, sounds terrible because the dubbing is so bad. A basic good idea that in the first half there was a lot of effort put in to, and then the rest seemed a support for the 'set' pieces.
The second couple, well really what their purpose, they added nothing to the story telling?
The costume department did a great job, although the white suit was over played.

Strong start and then it fizzled into meh. You know there is something wrong when the sub plots are more entertaining than the main plot.
It seemed not to be able to tackle the the theme of loss and memory neither seriously or an entraining way. The actors did what they could but there was no real drama for them so show contrast. I just lost interest by ep8 and flicked through until the end. perhaps it was 10 eps it could have been better.

There is a saying all cats look grey in the dark, a policeman is no different from anyone else on a basic level. He would have a good idea how far to test him out.

I first saw him in Lovely Writer, and has the skill to change himself completely.

First of all no one should be yelling at anyone at work and if it's a female employee that is even worse.
When a character has been abused financially and also emotionally by her ex husband you would think she would be looking for someone better, at least at the outset. In my experience if they do not treat you well, even with basic respect at the start of a relationship the most likely end is it is not going to get any better. The honeymoon period if you are lucky lasts two years.
The idea he has supported her in advancement. Well she is good a customer service, works hard and is diligent, so supporting her is actually beneficial to the hotel and help him look good, she has enabled him to get better contracts. Perhaps he has a small amount of remorse because his actions helped her ex husband but really his helping is also helping himself.
I just see a him as having a huge character flaws. He appears to have no responsibilities apart from work, doesn't have to cook, clean and yet only thinks about her when she is in and extreme situation when he knows she is so eager to please that she will literally break herself to complete a task.
She is a people pleaser, I hope she gets the money out of the ex and starts her own business because if she has learned so much in a short amount of time she will out grow him quickly.
The great skill that most women have is being able to adapt and she has it, he is stuck in his ways, a lot of men do not like change.
If the script does not tackle how competent she has become and how he going to 'let her' change to an equal partner, no sweet talk is going to make the relationship last.

Do you not think that in a forty something male that is childish, and certainly IMO not flattering, because what right does he have to be jealous?
He is her boss, and his actions were not professional, he didn't investigate but was willing to reprimand her.
He is completely wrapped up in how her actions affect him, and never thinks knowing her past how his actions affect her. Who wants a partner who thinks like that.

Talking to my male friends that is pretty tame. Subtle is looking at your crotch or following you in to the toilets.

I liken to deciding which sofa to buy. Is it comfy, will it fit the space, instead I need that sofa, how much do I have to move to make space, because once it gets a bit a bit worn if you do not love it you want to replace it.
Who ever has written this seems to think women have to earn love by being good and worthy of love, being beautiful is just not enough. While men can be average, have little personalty and we are supposed to be grateful that they try. Does either love interest have a personality outside of work.
No wonder the birth rate is falling.
The trope of ex that the man has to be polite to a blurs boundaries, who in reality would put up with that. I would have his head on a stick.

A proper script with well fleshed out characters, I hadn't expected how funny and well observed it would be.
Up has the face of a shape shifter, that changes depending on the role, with every emotion written across it.Poom has nailed the knowing charm, testing but not over pushy.
For once there appears to be a female character who is not deluded or hysterical.

I am enjoying this but the ML character is a bit of whiny petulant self absorbed man baby, who could not decide if he wanted butter on his toast and then once decided would blame someone else for his poor choice. As soon as he thinks the FL has made a mistake or does something he doesn't like he has a face like a slapped a!se. She could do better.
I actually think FL the should choose herself, because the men only like her because she appears to the intelligent helpful handmaiden, and she will end up in the same hole she was with her ex.
When men to get to that age they even more self centred, neither is a real catch.

The FL as written is still too passive, if a man can not decide, or is not clear I think you draw a line, because when things get bad you someone that will choose you, not weigh up the situation and think twice before acting. I think she is allowed to have a bit of fun before making her mind up.

I think since Heated Rivalry GMMTV have realised there is a bigger market outside what they normally cater for, and those fans are not normally interested in fan service type interviews and questions.

Their are some better Thai interviewers but they are harder to find, and the subject is almost treated just as entertainment not a 'serious' drama.
The type of interviews Thai tv do, if it was on US, EU tv I think there would be a huge backlash, I can not see someone like Leo Woodhall who seems to be everyone's love interest in form or another ATM being interviewed in that way.

I liked this more than I thought I would, I just think considering the theme of scamming which a large problem and causes a lot of heart break the script could have been a bit stronger.
It seemed to propagate the idea that you have to be a bit naive/ or lacking in some way to get scammed.
The actors did their job well it's not their fault it was written as a not very dark rom com and managed to give it more subtilty than was in the script.

If you looked a the plot synopsis you would think where is the plot, and what plot there is we have seen it before.
What it has got is in the confines of the style which is never going to be hard on realism, is character and world building, where no one character is so extreme in their personality or behaviour that they are not like anyone you have met, or believe you could have met. It has characters with flaws, but they are understandable, so you can empathise with them. Some are annoying ,but never full deluded sociopaths.

What I particularly like was the use of the camera and direction, so you not just watching static shots as in a play. The pop corn making scene really shows skills that are not usually used, with a tracked camera.
Yes it does have a few tropes, but most drama now seems to use them as short cuts. What is perhaps strange it's one of the few depictions of a healthy relationship in any sort of drama where conflicts are resolved and no one resorts to the storming off in a huff indefinitely just to fulfil the doom laden ep11 trope, or ep 9 if it;s a shorter drama. A world where you be cross with someone, often, and still they make you world better.