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Masterfully done! 10/10!

I usually don't write reviews but I feel like I must, for everyone who may be debating if they should watch this show or not. Please DO! Trust me!

I must say I really do love politics in shows, but I acknowledge that is not for everyone. In this show it works because it depicts a real life historical event: The Siamese Revolution of 1932. This in fact, helps shape the world and the characters behavior, actions and ambitions masterfully throughout the whole 11 episodes. This show did a fantastic job at balancing everything out, I didn't find myself being bored, not even for a second!

I'm a sucker for complex shows with complex characters.

~spoilers ahead~

Firstly, the main couple's storyline and acting was a 10/10 in my book, so gut-wrenching and sweet at the same time.. I ugly cried at the end when I thought Phob may very well be dead for real, despite a part of me still being in denial the whole last 20 minutes or so while I kept checking how much of the episode was left. I wished to see though just one more tiny episode of them just living together, cooking, enjoying the little moments, hold hands next to the cotton rose bush/tree(?) one more time, stress-free. They really deserve it!🥺 Something like in episode 6 (which was my absolute favorite!), just at the end after that whole roller-coaster of a final act.

Now to the reason why I wanted to write this review in the first place. POND! Pond's character was the cherry on top! Whoever thought to cast him for this role and whoever thought of the storyline for him, I just want to shake your hand omg you have the golden touch please teach me your ways!🙇🏻‍♀️ It was so simple, yet so impactful. I could see right through him from the beginning... I actually had to stop to have a monologue alone in my room at 3 am about him in the middle of episode 5. He just wanted his dad to acknowledge him and be proud of him! All of his actions stem from that. Yes, he is a bit slow and makes many poor decisions BUT, in his defense, NO ONE really stopped to show him/guide him in the right direction from what we've been shown. It was always implied his dad deemed him a lost cause from the beginning, since he wasn't as book smart as Tin was since an early age. Also, comparing 2 siblings is never a good idea, it could lead to unnecessary rivalry as well as bottled up resentment or hatred.
In the last episode we got a glimpse of what could've happened if Chat wasn't actually a good person deep deep down. What broke my heart is that in that moment, his father actually believed Chat could be capable of hurting Tin... (yes we could argue it was because he accidentally hurt him before, but still!)... when it was shown previously how much he cared for his little brother. Needless to say, if you'd ask me to pick which one of the 2 (Tin & Chat) resembles Vasin (the dad) more, I would without a doubt pick Chat. If anybody disagrees, you're wrong! There are so many parallels between the 2, starting at the ANGER MANAGEMENT ISSUE! I believe Chat was such a cruel person to others and so spoiled because that's all that he knew. If all your father does since you're little is to come and yell and tell you how incompetent and useless of a son you are, of course you would internalize that and think "oh so he'll like me if I just become more like him, acting angry and superior all the time". Since I doubt he was as quick to praise him for doing good as he was to harshly reprimand him for doing bad.
The end scene of them in prison broke my heart most.. Their storyline was so impressive and so fresh, it really shows you can do so much with so little.. Their past.. Chat's behavior and motivations from the first episode and up until the end made it fell like he actually had a life before the director yelled "roll the cameras". His pain was so real and the acting so raw. I related to him so much despite not experiencing almost anything of what he experienced.

Also, I loved Siri so muchhhhh!😍❤️

Hands down the best show of the year for me! 10/10

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