What everybody expected and than some

In the end, everybody got the wedding episode they were expecting - and than some!
Afterall, there were some flashbacks to scenes from the previous two seasons, with some additional lengthier Scenes which didn't make it into the first cut - and I really liked those :D

For me, it is still strange to see a Thai wedding (at least, those in the TV shows) where there isn't somebody guiding through the ceremony, rather than the couple in the front doing their thing - but different countries, different traditions.

On the one hand, it is sad to see the series end, on the other what is left to tell? They have their house, their jobs, their family is ok... although Techno had an idea at the restaurant, so who knows? But that's probably going to be exploited in fanfictions ;)

Questions left:
What happened to Thorn's wife?
Why didn't Tharn sing his self composed song to Type? :(

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This series lead me to think about the role of women in different countries

This will contain spoilers, discussion of traditions and my very own opinion ;) also, written on a smartphone, none native speaker and no spell check.

So I expected a somewhat typical rom-com.
Girl loves boy, boy doesn't love girl (maybe loves affair), but has to marry girl, drama occurs, boy falls for girl. Maybe girl does have in between second guess' but eventually girl and boy end up together.
For the first 3 episode everything seemed to turn out that way, except I didn't expect such a heavy load of domestic violence. That, together with another thing later on let me think about what the role and support system for women in Thailand are in cases lile these. If you know, let me know!

During this time I was oftenly aggrivated by Moei - she let herself be pushed around, belittles herself and puts Tien on a high podestal. In her opinion he hardly doesn't do anything wrong and her antics were quite unhealthy as well as her co-dependency. I was really troubled by this kind of behaviour (it didn't help that Miss Tada was abused by her husband - as I watched some BLs befor this series, I thought about wether these kind of women and behaviour mirror the way Thais see how relationships should work).
Also Moei really behaved like his mother >_<
And then episode 4 started, the very first minutes had the potential to begin the real drama, but nothing happend, they were all mature. Instead, all of a sudden, we were in an industrial espionage-thriller.
Moei changed her behaviour drastically. I waited to the flash backs to see what exactly triggered her, but we had to wait quite long.
I just sat there, asking myself what had happend because I couldn't understand it. At first I thought it was a bluff. But she roped her friends along as well...

It couldn't be a trick to get Tien closer to her because if he finds out, there'd be no trust anymore.
So why? I really got close to quitting the series, rooting for Tien and feeling no empathy for Moei.

Ok, that issue got solved in ep 7- although I can understand Moei, the outcome should have been obvious. I even felt a bit gleeful, when Tien told her, he wouldn't ever love her.

I really pity Tien in how everybody takes Moei side, especially his family (Mom!). Whatever he does, it doesn't seem enough and they still favor her.
Later, ep. 14, his mother blames him for making things worse (although he found Moei and she was bleeding before she knew about Tien! He really is just a scapegoat).Also his friends are far too forgiving, when Moei stole the company's data.

Moei plotting Tien to having to come to Dawei was sneaky, him making marriage a condition for his new assistent a really funny moment which made me laugh out loud (=lol)

What I liked was the twist of how we got to know Moei- through the eyes of Tien, who thaught of her as a nuisiance, weak, clumsy, stupid. But Moei always held back, maybe to be closer to Tien, or maybe to not overwhelm him with her cunning brain (although that doesn't hinder her from childish behavior and not taking consent that seriously). What I late on didn't get is, when Tien already liked her back than, why he didn't try anything when she moved in but instead searched out other women?!

What I like is how there were several oportunitues to turn scenes more dramatic with misunderstandings (like when Moei surprised Yadas ambush of Tien at their home or when Tien had undressed Moei to wipe he when she was injured) but the writers didn't- thank you! They behaved mostly reasonable

There were also some surprises- like Moei keeping her mind on the divorce, because they weren't ready for it (as Tien didn't really know her). That scene was the one I came back to rewatching the most.

In the end, I loved for all those bittersweet scenes- their one day honeymoon, how Tien got Moei drunk to sleep with her (consent - or the lack of consent- is also a big issue of this series) or how he got so depressed and worried over Moeis pregnancy, keeping her condition a secret and trying to keep her calm and relaxed...
The scene where he called his mother crying T_T

During their wedding I had several questions: where is the wife of Toon, she was never seen! Where did the twins stay?

I also really rooted for the power couple Ri and Mon- I think they are just adorable and I liked their dynamic! Mo was also quite the character! Sadly, we only saw them briefly and the last couple of episodes, or rather last episode :(

What I also really liked was Nut not falling for Chet- because Life and Love is sometimes like that and not everything is all happy.

All in all, the series surprised me with its change of sceneries, plot and characters.
I oftenly had to reflect about the role of women in society and I might be prejudiced as I come from a Western country, as well that as in my work field I'm confronted with stories of women with domestic violence occasionally and therefore have a strong opinion. But I value how I learn a lot about myself that way


Also, kudos to Mark Prin Suparat aka Tien- he didn't have the chance to display a lot of different facial features due to his character, but I had the feeling, I knew what was going on in his mind. And the change and more smiles where visible as well <3

Although I feel as if the ending was rushed (Tien and Moei hardly having had time as a couple but thrown into parenthood), I would have loved more scenes with the twins... but everything has to come to an end, even this comment ;)

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