TL;DR - The gangster mafia male lead gets the high schooler female lead to negotiate with an arms dealer on his behalf while she's still in her school uniform. If this sentence makes you cringe, then I advise you don't watch but if you find humor in that, I'd say to give it a go. You gotta suspend your disbelief a lot on this one plus the romance is not too hot, but the unintentional humor this show gives and the kick-ass actions of the FL make it worth a watch.

I honestly wasn't sure what to rate this lakorn, as I had many things that I enjoyed but also many things that I disliked. I kinda figured I would average it out to an average score even though subjectively, I'd probably add a 0.5-1 extra for the laughs and comfort it gave me (as I was stressed when I started watching this). However I can't deny the subpar aspects of this lakorn and will actually start with the potholes first.

To sum it up: the editing, directing, production and story/plotline. All of these were done dirty to the point where it was actually funny how bad it was. You get the sense that the directors meant for this to be a serious and dark drama about the mafia, but with the stylistic choices made, it's very hard to take it seriously. Regarding the story; it's quite illogical and you have to suspend your disbelief heavily in order to watch. The way they depict the mafia and gang relations is unrealistic and the things that they get certain characters (esp Nark) to do just doesn't make sense. Important secondary characters also drop like flies with little to no remorse. The pacing is also pretty bad as there's a lot of filler, and I'd say about half the drama is the actors just staring at each other for long periods of time. As I was watching this, the editing reminded me of a PowerPoint presentation where each slide had the same special effect; you effectively had multiple sequences of scenes where the camera cut to one person and then zoomed in on their face; then it would cut to another and do the same thing. The music was also very overplayed (although I did like it), and some of the outfits looked like they were styled by someone with absolutely no fashion sense.

Of course I have to mention the fantastic acting from Bomb, who played the male lead (and by fantastic I mean terrible lol). I knew Bomb was stiff as hell from seeing him in Khun Chai Rachanon, but here he seemed even more flat. There were times throughout the lakorn where it seemed like he was mentally not there; something I found amusing, but it was also frustrating in scenes where he was supposed to emote. It didn't help that with all the zoomed-in staring scenes this lakorn had, that he was the one who had the most close-ups (ofc since he's the ML) where he just gave nothing. At most I felt he was serviceable here. I don't hate Bomb, but it just sucks when you know a different actor could've elevated the character of Lin Lan Ser (LLS) even more and make him more watchable.

And yet. Despite all these issues I had, I still enjoyed watching this. I found some of the bad things (PowerPoint editing, Bomb's flat expressions) to be amusing in a way and would giggle uncontrollably when it came about. What I found funny was that this was intended to be a serious mafia drama, but then when presented with the unrealistic depictions and some small things (like trying to pass off Taipei as Hong Kong, the bad guy talking to the villain on the phone while literally getting a bullet taken out of him, Nark passing out with her eyes open and crossed like a cartoon character), it's just begging to be made fun of. I just wonder how they thought the audience could take it seriously with all that and if anything, this could've been a satire on mafia dramas. 

This show was also greatly helped by a good secondary cast and the star of the show, Ruthainark. Mint's back must've hurt from pretty much carrying the show on her shoulders with her wonderful depiction of her character, Nark. I love that Nark is fearless, very independent and solves problems on her own. She talks back to LLS in an audacious manner that is funny and admirable. She's also crucial for the story progression as it is her plans and meddling that allows the plot to move forward. It did drive me a little crazy at how dense she was to LLS's feelings, although LLS deserved it haha. When comparing Mint's lively portrayal of Nark to Bomb's flat one, it strangely complements each other and generates this weird chemistry (more on that later). I do want to mention some fave secondary characters in Jongsing (who's pretty much the reason why LLS is at the top), Danny (who always knew what was up) and Mei Jin. Mei Jin was a surprise for me as her actress usually plays the bitchy, possessive types but here she was just a sad lady looking for love. I was sad at her ending and she definitely deserved better.

Now for the romance, I'd say in general it was lacking. However I don't think that's to a fault, as the leads had a huge age gap (and the FL was still underage) so it helped to not make the pairing feel so icky. I did think that both characters complemented each other, and had this interesting chemistry where I couldn't help but think they were cute together. It's not the healthiest relationship by any means, but if I'm just looking at this as a drama-made relationship and not a realistic depiction of one, then I don't mind.

Overall, I'm still not quite sure what to make of this lakorn. The bad and the good balance each other out. But what I will say is that this came at a time when I wanted to watch something mindless and funny, and this achieved that. If you come into this lakorn with the expectation that this is a fantastical/unintentionally humorous portrayal of the mafia, with a somewhat acceptable love story between a gang leader and a high schooler, then I think you'd have a good time. For re-watch value, I would probably re-watch some select scenes I found funny, but not more than that.