Por Mai Lek Tai Song Tua (2020)

Had the potential

The writer didn't have much imagination. It's a story where the leads believe in not learning lessons. Seems to be aimed at children who don't have the mental capacity to understand if a certain scene is funny or not. That's why weird sound effects have been inserted to tell us when a silly funny scene is shown.

Story - A single father whose mother-in-law wants the custody of his kids coz she thinks she'll do a much better job, him claiming he doesn't want a wife and yet manipulating his kids to accept Chat but also flirting with the FL.
FL's dad forcing her to be with the captain even when she says no but she is interested in the ML and yet flirts and uses the captain.
By the end the evil girl gets away with everything without any punishment and the leads have a happy ending.

Somethings that stood out - The ML gets drugged by Chat so that he can be framed for sleeping with another woman but he forgives her so that she can have another go at it and she successfully does so.
ML leaves his child unattended in a public place to attend a phone call who then gets kidnapped.
FL, who is a teacher, does the same with her student who too gets in trouble. Teacher of the year ends up getting suspended and rightly so.
FL leaves the kids of the ML unattended to attend a call, the boy runs on the street for some reason and gets hit by a car.

FL forgets all about her career and dreams while trying to set up ML's life but when things go south he runs away leaving his kids with his MIL, and later is with Chat taking her help.
And the kids get kidnapped AGAIN.
ML comes back after settling his debts but now the FL doesn't want him. Not because she has self respect but coz her dad doesn't like the guy!
Even the writer had no idea how to justify the ML's actions so in the end the guy takes a bullet for the FL and all is well.

Nothing special to write about the acting. There's no chemistry between the leads, the kids are made to act like adults who are trying to matchmake two people.

Watch if you like any of the actors otherwise there are far better dramas out there.

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Has Potential, But.....

It has potential. A single father who struggles to support his children. And when he meets his lover, they survive together thru ups and downs. However, let me tell you that the biggest issue from this lakorn is SOUL.

This lakorn lacks soul in almost every scene, which I regret the most. There are many problems with the cycle: problem-solved-happy-problem-solved-happy, again & again, but what I really feel is just BLAND. Also too many coincidences which makes me think “ok, don’t worry, there’ll be miracle for this problem.” Also when (supposed to be) romantic scenes, I don’t feel like ‘awww sweeet’, warm, lovely, etc. Bland. I wonder whether it’s due to the actors only, or part of it is the production team that doesn’t give enough soul/emotion to the scenes and doesn’t explore the characters’ emotion. Fyi, I don’t need passionate/lustful romance. Light sweet moments, deep talks, helpful to each other, staring each other deeply, that’s enough for me, as long as they explore the emotion. I’m also fine with those evil 3rd wheel, evil mother in law, etc. it’s just that I’m not emotionally involved with the plot :(

Surprisingly, it still deserves 7.5 from me. Things I like:
-it's getting better at last 5 eps.
- strong & mature FL. To date a widower, especially when he already has kids, isn’t that easy. ML should think of others, not just his gf. The gf should be ready not to be his 1st priority in his life. & yeah, she’s ready with that. She always understands her bf’s condition. That’s why, no matter how hard the problems, how evil the 3rd wheel & other parties, they can face it together, no misunderstandings between them. It makes this lakorn isn’t stressful.
- The other 3 couples are interesting to follow.

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