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I liked this drama
This drama was not perfect but it's way better than other Thai drama's I've seen that makes you want to push the writers off a cliff.Do watch the drama and decide for yourself if you'll like it.
FYI, this contains lots of spoilers so read at your own risk.
What I liked:
1. How the drama allowed the ML and FL to get to know each other and fall in love.
2. Chemistry between the 2 leads. I love the way he looks at her.
3. The ML falls in love w/o a heart which sends a message that love is not just a feeling but something we use our whole body to determine and express.
4. Someone disagreed in the comments section that the main lead's heart was fickle. I don't know why they would espouse 2k years of toxic relationship. He fell in love with a woman & her dad decides to betray his country but as a general he had to do what was necessary for the good of his country which meant executing the traitor. She decides that her feelings are more important than everyone else's so they all needed to suffer because her feelings were hurt (insert eyeroll). This need to suffer spans 2 centuries of revenge cycle = toxic. So yes, I'd rather he fell in love with Lata or Prao who did not have to be a reincarnation of anyone but just her cute self.
5. The FL living her life to the fullest. She knew she was dying but she made the most out of everyday she was given.
6. I like how they discuss/talk about their issues so it gets resolved and does not fester into a 2000 year revenge cycle.
What could be improved:
1. Graphics but maybe they didn't have the budget.
2. I think it could have been shorter.
3. The brother should have taken more time to appreciate Prim and pour love and affection on her.
4. The reincarnation of Matira's dad should have apologized for his greed which played a huge part in all of the problems.
5. I would have liked to see more of what gave Matira a "change of heart."
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I will try to not give too much spoiler
This lakorn is definitely different than your typical slap kiss and romcom. This lakorn is about a heartless warrior from two millenia years ago who was cursed by the person (Matira) he love at that time. Patchara spent the last two millenia years finding his heart and each time when Matira reborn he would always asked her to lift the curse she had placed on him.In the present time, Patchara met an artist name Prao, who look exactly like Matira. Prao have a heart condition and is on the list to get a new heart but have never found a match. Patchara kidnapped Prao to his island where he hope she would lift the curse but to Patchara surprise, Prao cannot recalled her past life. Patchara have a hard time believing it because each lifetime Matira would always remember and that was her last wish is to always remember what Patchara had done to her and her family. Prao agreed to help Patchara lift the curse when she remembered and in return he will give his heart to her.
As Prak'ek and Nak'ek spend time together, Patchara start to believe that Prao is not the real Matira. Prao is a lively, kind, and thoughtful person who very much reminds him of Lata. Patchara for the first time is in love again. Eventually, Prao recalled her past life and indeed she's not the real Matira. Prao is actually Lata, and honestly although I don't know how I feel about that I guess it's more realistic that Patchara fell in love with someone else.
I am all for a tragic ending but only if Matira let go of her vengeance and came to realize that what Patchara did in the past wasn't because he didn't love her. IMO, it was selfish for Matira to pretty much hope Prak'ek will choose her over his duty and when he didn't she felt betrayed. I wish that Prao wasn't Lata and just someone who happens to be born to look like Matira. I feel like Patchara fell in love with Prao not because she look like Matira or reminds him of Lata but rather her personality and character that is full of life. In a way it gives him the will to want to live.
I love that Patchara character is smart, he's logically and reasonable. More importantly he doesn't let his emotions and personal feelings affect what he believes in. I love that each characters in this lakorn was well explained and they each play an important role. I absolutely love Prang and Peter pairing as well.
I really enjoyed this light hearted lakorn. The chemistry between Nycha and Tono is absolutely beautiful. Although they both haven't publicly announced they are dating, they pair so well in their character. I have watched other real life couple does lakorn but there's always something that is missing for me and for Tono and Nycha it's naturally there.
One thing I will say that I didn't really enjoyed is the editing. I feel like the editing was so off and the scene didn't really connect together. If its was only a few episode I would of been okay but that was throughout all the episodes. The OST by Tono was beautifully sang, the lyrics was sweet and it fit right with the lakorn plot.
Definitely give this lakorn a try, you might like it. It's not a complicated plot with a lot of misunderstanding or affairs, its actually a very sweet and romantic lakorn.
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It could be better
A story about an Immortal and a human. It's always a great plot when it takes to supernatural dramas.In this area of supernatural they have to learn with the West, because it's western dramas/movies are incomparably better than lakorns.
Well if there wasn't so many flasbacks it would be less bored. I really like it the story an how they met in present, but has I said it was bored because there were many scenes repeated so I've escaped some episodes to the end that was somehow unexpected.
If you don't mind to see flasbacks repeting you may like this lakorn.
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Very catchy drama with a very hot Tono
I came to this lakorn for Tono (the "wild" look with long hair gives him a Wahouuuu charisma) !!!The plot is sometimes a bit confusing: meeting between 1 FL artist with a heart illness & an ML, cursed immortal (former general).
The story is fairly well told, with many twists that make nothing predictable. One-third romance, one-third fantasy, one-third suspense, and sometimes a touch of humor.
The special effects are good. The costumes and decorations are beautiful.
The actors are EXCELLENT and the production is dynamic enough not to miss a single moment.
On the other hand, this series is not perfect:
- the humor side, provided by the 2 detectives (father and daughter) is exaggerated. They are fine lines professionally speaking. Sherlock Holmes must be turning in his grave! FL's overprotective brother is also caricatural.
- some details are not coherent (particulary the heart transplant), but with a little indulgence, the story remains almost coherent.
- the music is omnipresent (it's a lakorn :) but not too intrusive.
I will rewatch this series, for Tono, for Beam (RIP) , in some months, with pleasure.
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Drama très accrocheur avec un Tono très hot (le look "sauvage" à cheveux longs lui donne un charisme Wahouuuu) !!!
Le plot est parfois un peu confus : rencontre entre 1 FL artiste avec une malformation cardiaque & un ML, immortel maudit (ancien général).
L'histoire est assez bien racontée, avec de nombreux rebondissements qui font que rien n'est prévisible. Un tiers de romance, un tiers de Fantasy, un tiers de suspens et, parfois, une touche d'humour.
Les effets spéciaux sont bons. Les costumes, les décors sont beaux.
Les acteurs sont EXCELLENTS et la réalisation est assez dynamique pour ne pas rater un seul moment.
Par contre, cette série n'est pas parfaite:
- le côté humour, assuré par les 2 détectives (père et fille) est exagéré. Ils sont ridules professionnellement parlant. Sherlock Holmes doit se retourner dans sa tombe ! Le frère de la FL, surprotecteur, est aussi caricatural.
- certains détails ne sont pas cohérents (notamment la transplantation cardiaque), mais avec un peu d'indulgence, l'histoire reste à peu près cohérente.
- la musique est omniprésente (c'est un lakorn :) mais pas trop envahissante.
Je regarderai à nouveau cette série, pour Tono, pour Beam (RIP), dans quelque temps, avec plaisir.
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Definitely worth the watch!!!!
I licked up and found this gem. There is a back story to this story and it’s worth watching with close intent! I don’t do spoilers because if I say it’s worth the watch then you definitely need to see how good it is for yourself.The main male and female leads have a chemistry that is idea for the story. The wardrobe is very eye catching. There is a subtle reality to this mystical drama that I believe most couples can identify with. The location of the drama is spot on with the theme and I mean who wouldn’t want to live there. The lead actor character is portrayed very well as you can feel where he is coming from if you ever experienced certain emotions of love ( good and bad). Support actors are well conversed in their parts as well. There are a ton of emotions you can ride on in this drama that will reach you on some type of level. The bread moments of comedy are great too! You won’t sleep on this one!!!!Was this review helpful to you?
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Underrated Lakorn !!! rating is important but quality of drama is more important.
at first i watch this drama coz the main lead is my fav koojin but after i read the synopsis and watch the teaser make me more interested and full of curiousity with the storyline. it's my 2nd historical lakorn, usually i'm not fave with historical drama cause it's hard to understand, the language or the history. but i enjoyed watch this drama besides have nice storyline, all actors have good interpretation with their own character i like it. the view of beach so beautiful and my fave is the ost, it's sooooooo good. they made the ost suit with mood of the drama. so detail.i never imagine thai drama have good quality like this. most of ch3 dramas have good quality. IT'S WORTH IT TO WATCH.
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This lakorn, I skipped all the other people. Like Lorena Schuett (I always skip her), Peter Corp Dyrendal (too old now), New Chaiyapol Poupart (also too old now, lol) and Prang Kannarun (unlucky to get paired with Peter Corp Dyrendal here). I watched this for Tono Phakin, really. He is hot, he even has attractive voice. There are only 3 other shows with him left that I still haven't watched, one is crime, one is another supernatural and one is about flash marriage, neither of which is my favourite so the options to enjoy him as a pra'ek are getting slim. That's why I did not drop this after first 3 episodes.
The story plays on the thai very popular buddhist theme of reincarnation. You can see it in any similar series. The characters are always binded to each other due some shared ancient fate, which repeats over and over. Personally, I find it rather boring that just because in one lifetime the character happened to do this or that due to some circumstance, the character then wows to do that (or be that) again in all their next lifetimes for eternity. But, thai seem to love it, so never mind.
But, by episode 5, I had enough of more and more past lives flashbacks. I started to skip those entirely. Some episodes, the rest of the runtime I got to watch was just a few minutes:) They might as well saved it and this didn't need sixteen of them (episodes). I was getting impatient when the guy will learn which girl of the past the main girl actually was. I always like when things are addressed quick. I don't like things to drag. Not that it mattered that much to me, lol... With 2022 year's end nearing, I happily resolved since 2023 to not watch any Supernatural. Which was so long due, should have done it ages ago;)) So, let's hope I'll be able to wrap this up soon.
Ugh... 1st kiss is epi 7 and it's not a good kiss.
So no, Nychaa didn't get better.
If this is what I am skipping though all the stupid "historical" flashbacks FOR, then I'll probably drop it after new year lol;-))
Episode 8: Okay, it's after new year's, now. Looks like I didn't manage all 16 episodes and it's 2023, and my "no Supernatural" rule is already in place. So, I'm wrapping this up early:) In the past, I did not care about the whatever stupid "magic" plot, as long as there was good romantic tension, this lakorn, we get to the bedscene in episode 8 (it's hospital bed, lol) with TonoNychaa kiss, which is cute, but save it for some drama where you're playing uncle & niece, please and good luck next time:)
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