Love at First Night (2024)

Hot Chemistry on a Not so Hot of a Mess

Love at first night is the first Thai Lakorn that I watched while it was still airing. My reason for watching is because I like Mark and Yaya in Waves of Life. The toxic fighting of their characters Jee and Sathit made me fall in love with their chemistry.

Love at First Night is subpar drama compared to Waves of Life. It lacks the storyline that would engage watchers. They also have some unnecessary wacky scenes which can be too much. The concept is Romcom but in most parts of the series, it leaned towards the comedy part. The fake love triangle (Dad-Apo-Mueang) also made some watchers raise eyebrows on this one. But, despite this, Mark and Yayas's acting were on a different level. They give a very fresh take on Apo and Mueang. Their chemistry still delivers from the screen on to the viewers hearts.

The show started to grow on me on Episode 7. The family problems and dynamics are very shallow and just became annoying at times. But, once Apo and Mueang started to get closer again, I started to feel invested on this show. I realized I just need to just watch it and enjoy the lakorn as it is and to not to overthink too much. I think their love story is the boy fell, girl fell harder-type. On Episode 13, this wacky show just became a ball of fluffy romance. And, it works, Why? Because of the CHEMISTRY. A simple scene eating lovingly together made my heart explode.

In the end, this may be underwhelming after the success of Waves of Life. If only this show immediately followed the heavy drama, many people may have appreciated a light drama like this. However, 7 years of waiting for this? I understand why people can be disappointed. I still recommend people to watch this series just to watch the romance scenes. Mark and Yaya really delivers every time. ;)

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Light Rom-com with occasional tear-jerker

Let me start by saying Yaya and Mark's chemistry was shown well in this Lakorn. One thing about a series that pushes me to drop it is if I see a lot of acting poorly delivered. Though I wouldn't say I'm an expert in acting, I always value actors/actresses who provide the needed emotions very well.
I do see some super cheesy scenes, but I just fast-forward those. It does not affect the story, imo.

With 20 episodes, Story-wise it felt like I was watching a 2-season series plus a movie. Season 1 was until ep13.5. 13.5-19.5 felt a whole another season. 19.5 - 20 felt like a special movie tackling a special topic in relationships.

I wouldn't say I'd rewatch the whole series right after, but I can recommend this to people who want a light rom-com lakorn. The cast wouldn't disappoint you.

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