Bangkok Love Stories 2: Plead (2019)

Can Love Conquer Destiny?

I was anxiously waiting for this series to get translated to English from GMMTV on YouTube - which didn’t happen... Based on the trailers, I suspected that it had a storyline, strong lead actors who could carry the series, and production values worthy of an international release. Sure enough, Netflix picked it up!

The basic premise of the series is whether love can conquer destiny. The multi-relationship story is sweet and the actors are solid, especially lead actor Non Santinatornkul, who plays the lead as Tee in this movie, and Morkut Liu, who plays Pai - Tee’s longtime childhood friend. Both actors are challenged to play charters who are blind but yet they are sighted in real life; they both pull it of brilliantly! Punpun Udomsilp does a great job in her role as Elle, the other main character in the series. It would have been easy for her to have been overly dramatic or sappy but Punpun balances her role well. The rest of the actors are very good and add dramatic tension and a bit of comedy to storyline that could have easily turned into a sappy romance flick. Thankfully, the storyline doesn’t overwhelm you with too many characters, unnecessary relationships, and bizarre plot twists (well there is one) which can needlessly confuse the audience.

Not to get too deep to spoil the series, I’m going to leave it up to you to decide on whether the couples in this series conquered destiny with their love. I highly recommend watching this series!

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