Hak Lai, My Lady (2023)

Consistency is the word for this lakorn

First of all, I want to say the high grades for this lakorn is not due to the fact it is the best thing that ever happened in Thai industry. No, I don't even think it is fair to all the other stuff over there and I don't even know all of them.

However, I do think people don't understand lakorn and what you should/shouldn't expect from them. They are not like Korean dramas who try their best to pleasure international audience. As of today, lakorns are more for their people and sometimes other Asian countries. Saying that, one thing I want to bring is the consistency of this lakorn. Because even though we do have some cliches, they are not annoying. The lakorn kept their idea until the end, most of the characters were likeable and the main characters had a very good chemistry. Also, the actors were pretty great in their roles.

The support characters were fun and they didn't took too much of the main characters screentime. So, it was really good.

But, what I like the most about this lakorn was the FL. I had seen other characters like her, but most of them changed a lot in the story to the point of you don't recognize them. In the case of FL, she did change her attitude towards life, however she kept her fierce personality and even in her worst, she was always wise and ready to see the best in people. I love the fact she were always fighting back and nobody could fool her.

Another thing is the P'raek. Really cute guy and he and N'aek were really good couple. Also, it is just me or anyone else fails in love with a guy who can show their fears? I really loved him. I also loved the fact even when he was mad with FL, he was always ready to hear her no matter what. Although I think their break up was a little bit unnecessarily, I liked the fact he was always ready to support her even when they were not together.

The end it felt a little rushed. I also thought N'aek needed a better apologize from the people in the farm. Another thing is the N'aek parents, I thought their relationship could have been more explored. The actors had chemistry. Last scene was a little meh as well. Saying that, I don't think the flaws of that lakorn were bad to the point of not watching it. Overall, this lakorn keeps you interest until the end. And if you like lakorn, it is a safe bet.

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10 STARS ALL AROUND

Let me tell you, I absolutely LOVE a good lakorn, ESPECIALLY a country side one. I go into these without expectations but this exceeded my expectations by even more. Something about this drama was refreshing, it was cute, it wasn't your average slap and kiss with a messy plotline tossed in with a little bit of SA and cheating, this show said NAH, get that out of my face, were in 2023 now and we're making progress LMFAO.

Story goes like this, you have your rich girl that has mommy and daddy issues, go figure, she runs into a man from the country side and though they didn't start off on the right foot, nothing about it was evil or toxic at all. The FL was a bad B in my opinion, everything about her was just consistent, she was a consistent jerk, she was a consistent sweetheart, she knew when to put her foot down and she knew when she was strong and I loved that for her. I loved the ML, he was sweet, sensitive, tough and just everything you wanted in a partner and nothing was complicated, they were straight to the point, they knew they benefited each other in some factor and rolled with it; even the "evil characters" weren't bad to watch and the SFL was annoying but not in a way where you couldn't tolerate it, she was comedy. Along with the families, there was complications, his mom was a little obnoxious but all in all, I loved the chemistry and I loved that nothing was dragging along.

Bravo to this cast, for sure. Euro is handsome, consistent, he played his character amazing, everyone that truly had a Isaan accent did amazing in my opinion, especially Khao the little girl, go her, she's gonna bloom into a wonderful actress! Prapye, give an applause to our girl, she was annoying but in a hateful way, she was struggling like everyone else but her acting was SPOT ON. I loved it, the chemistry between the leads is what I strived on and it was FANTASTIC. Also the sister and the nephew from the other owner, the parents, just all in all, A-1, and P'Faye, she is just too funny, I usually see her involved in Miss Grand Thailand stuff but I love when she branches out.

The music was great! The OST was made for it but the extras was just insane and on Apple Music if anyone is interested.

I would definitely rewatch it, not only did I enjoy it but I think I would enjoy it a second time with some friends or family.

All in all, what a wonderful show. It did not disappoint me. It did not anger me. I had some tears falling at some point. I binge watched it within a day. I loved everything about this and it was just so good. I wanted more tbh. Maybe the end did seem a little rushed but overall, not a bad show at all. Definitely a good and big one for me this year. A top one for sure.

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