Nee Ruk Nai Krong Fai (2019)

Selfless love, action, "damsel in distress" trope - it has all the elements that i want in a drama so you could say i'm a little bit biased with my rating. When I read the synopsis, I already started preparing myself for a tragic ending. I mean, if i put myself on the FL's shoes, i don't think I could ever forgive someone who killed my family - regardless of the circumstances. Who would anyway?? However those are just my initial thoughts and everything has changed since then.

Most of my sympathy goes to the ML (Kawin/Nai Noi), which was odd because I thought I would pity the FL (Chalita/Bell) more. The guilt he had to experience as a child and the lengths that he could do for the FL will truly melt your heart. The chemistry between the two leads is one of the best I've seen. The acting is amazing, most especially Alek. One look in his eyes and you could already see the love that he has for the FL. The kind of love that is not possessive, the one that seeks for FL's happiness more than anything. He loves her and yet there's that boundary that he could not cross because of the guilt. Oh I tell you, the scenes where he looks at the FL with his endearing eyes is heart-rending - because even if I (badly) want them to end up together already, I just can't bring myself to do so. The character that I also pity the most is Chakrit. It's kinda funny because I used to hate him in the beginning, but towards the end, I just want him to find the happiness he seeks.

There were TONS of times where the ML will save the FL so if you don't want that, well I guess this drama ain't for you. The FL is innocent and grew up in such a peaceful community (after the tragedy), so it's just understandable that she would find the fighting appalling. As a matter of fact, I love how the ML will do literally ANYTHING just to keep the FL safe. I think the only one thing that is annoying with the FL is how she easily comes with Chakrit and ends up being in danger in the end :---) But i guess, again, it's because she's innocent and was just really determined to find out who Nai Noi is. In any case, I must say that the FL is a pretty likeable character compared to other lakorns - how she could be smart and bold where it needs to be. She does not act on impulse and very much examines the situation carefully.

Most importantly, I love how the drama highlights the importance of forgiveness and acceptance. Let me quote what Nai Noi said in the end: "Don't let the bad past ruin the good time in the present. We might be upset, but must be upset with understanding. Accept it, and continue to move forward." This has really struck a chord in me and probably one of the few things that this drama has taught me. I could never stress enough how understanding and forgiving the FL is. She doesn't get mad easily, but is rather willing to forgive, accept, and cherish the present. Huhu both leads really deserve each other. They are wayyyyy too kind-hearted.

Overall, I would recommend this drama. It has a good solid beginning and has consistently kept my interest and suspense until the end.

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First things first, this show is overall not a terrible show even though the story line at the top is extremely spoilerish, it's not too terrible at all. Alek and Pat did amazing at playing their characters and for the first time I can say Pat's acting was A-1! Alek isn't the best looking but he did great overall along with all the characters, they played a huge part and executed very well. Now the drama side of it was a lot and sometimes episodes were all over the place so in the beginning you're extremely confused and you're basically anxious throughout the whole show but the ML did an amazing job at caring and being there for the FL even though the circumstances were extremely crazy. The step mom or whatever she was...was pointless. The brother...was pointless. The other mafia's...pointless. But the main story and characters were cool and spot on, some parts of the show needed more context to be explained but you'll basically have to keep putting 2 and 2 together. Overall, in the end, I braced myself for hurt and heart break and I really thought I was going to be in shambles and tears and that's far fetched because all lakorks are like this and I even found myself laughing more than being upset. So do I recommend watching this show at any point? Absolutely. It's a time killer and kind of addicting in the end even though a lot of the parts are ridiculous but if you skip through, trust me, you'll miss so much, like myself, so just give it some time.

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