Okay, Wawaa is 30, Perth is 20 and Peter Corp Dyrendal is 46?

Okay, first episode, instead of anything else, I actually felt kinda sorry for Perth. They made him be half naked and wriggle his small body most of the episode. After all, he is quite young. lol.

Then, of all the possible plots, HE is supposed to have some kind of history with the FL. Several years back, he was fat and ugly. She treated him wrong and now understandably doesn't recognize him. Okay, I'd say several years back he was still a kid and too young for going on dates, lol. So, I did not appreciate the flashback scenes with horrible looking prostetics. WTF??

Then, I couldn't unsee it in my head. When I looked on Perth, I still saw the ugly monster (I speak this harsh about the prostetics, naturally fat kid would still be okay, no matter how homely). And this show, it's either that, or the "immortal face" of Peter Corp Dyrendal? My god, what did they put Wawaa in? At first, it was interesting we have the main girl who is a player. But who can she play with in this monster town?

Even if I forget the intro with Perth, his and Wawaa's characters interaction then continues with him saying she's the age of his mother. Yeah, some girls can conceive quite early in some cultures. Still, I don't believe that Wawaa would be able in 10 years old. She could just calmly tell him that. Instead, she starts bickering with him stupidly. What am I watching? What did they do? Can't they make watchable show? I am not that picky. But this is something viewers can be proud they dropped.

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Pancake is perhaps tad old and tad gaunt to be convincing as an undercover agent chopping each bad guy with one arm.

As for Hunz Ysariy, I'm sorry, but I find 48-year old Big Sarut still more an eye candy, than him (or than "Dream" Kandanai). On the other hand, he makes rather convincing blonde woman, which only proves he is not an attractive MAN.

As for the plot, we have, er... amnesia? Shouldn't it be like banned by now? LOL. Or, shouldn't the writers WANT to write something else, by now?

But, never mind all that... I started zoning out during 2nd episode already. I am dropping this for the complete lack of INTEREST, not for bad cinematography, ..., etc.

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Did not pique any interest in me in any way

The synopsis didn't sound promising: Can 9 years of nothing develop into something more? More than what, sounds the first question. Hundred times zero is still zero... Still, I tried 1 episode of this.

About the secretary from this drama's title, whom the ML keeps for 9 years: First time she showed up, I realized it was Kim Na Na. From 'City Hunter'. Don't remember the actual actress' name... About 32 years old, now. Actually older than the lead guy. No wonder that she no longer wants to be all work no play. "What's Wrong with Secretary Kim"? She'd probably like to have a life, now.

Now, we are shown she's such kind of a personal assistant who personally selects a necktie for the guy every morning, and puts it on him, too (that looks kinda husband-and-wifey:) At the beginning, we watch one of those mornings. He seems to be active in being pleased with himself. My, after 9 years, she must be TIRED with him. Yet she never loses her polite smile no matter what he says, and overall seems extremely well adjusted to his ways and never fails to meet his expectations. Her behavior is absolutely flawless, you have to admire her. After first 15 minutes of the runtime, she informs him of her decision to quit.

I must say that as an viewer, I was not even looking forward a possible romance, here. Both ML and FL were of age when most people are already married and/or have a kid, and neither of them was my type so much that I'd be particularly keen on watching their office romance. Actually, the only cast member I was pleased to see was Kang Ki Young, whom I remembered from his previous funny roles. He indeed brings funny moments in here. Else, the first episode consists mainly of the ML trying to find the reason why his secretary wants to leave. In the end, she tells him the truth: something I wrote in my 2nd paragraph. Nothing's wrong with her in the slightest. But, what's up with the boss?:) To be continued...

Episode 2: Kang Ki Young keeps to amuse me and after all, even ML amuses me. It's good that he's such a narcissist. It's funny. Also, he's actually secluded in that, with his secretary being the only woman close to him (he also has some kind of phobia preventing him from skinship with women). Oddly enough, his total self-conceit actually gives him some kind of innocence. It's good that the writer thought of such story, else his interest in bland, couple years older woman would not look believable. Episode 2, secretary Kim is already training her successor. We watch her early flashback when she was a newbie herself. In other words, when she was still human. She had to turn into stone to serve him with such perfection all those years. She in fact would have quit immediatelly, had she not needed to pay off some family debt... Now with that debt finally gone, it is high time for her to become alive again, to LIVE her life, before she's too old for it... Her boss, on the other hand, is in state of barely covered panic, upon losing all the safety & convenience she provides. So, when hearing that she'd like to marry, he proposes to her. When hearing (from his subordinate/only friend) it's needed from him to date her first, he tries to somehow court her. When the whole office goes out for a drink (which itself is questionable: who needs to see their coworker's ugly side when drunk?) he joins, to everyone's poorly covered dismay. During the party, he tries to accommodate secretary Kim clumsily, while everyone around keeps getting drunk. I wondered whether she'll get drunk too, and plainly tell him that she had to sacrifice her best years to him, and how much she now wants to be free from his slavery. She stays sober, though. Merely asks him why did he do everything he usually does not, that night. His response is like it's confirming that he lives on a different planet from her. She learned to cope with that well in work-related matters. But what to do now when he means to get personal? Maybe, it would be better had she got drunk. Instead, they text each other like a pair of teenagers... Resulting in next morning, he addresses her personal rebuke as work-related. He does not understand that she meant those traits unacceptable for her boyfriend to have, not for her boss. Then he tells HER to refrain from speaking of personal matters at work, LOL. Ugh... Anyone wanna date their boss? I'd say it's generally irksome with any personality or situation. Thank god for all these far-fetched drama elements which actually make it somehow bearable. The bottom line of this episode: We were given a couple of hints in the flashbacks. First, when she yelled back at him, he actually responded with respect. Second, she was the one first offering to tie his necktie. He didn't require it from the new secretary...

Episode 3: The boss is trying to be all romantic and takes his chosen one on a date according to her preferences. Turns out, secretary Kim has a totally childish taste (riding a merry-go-round, watching fireworks, receiving stuffed animal) which isn't a good fit neither with the character nor with the 32 year old portraying actress. She doesn't look the same like in 'City Hunter' anymore... Also, that ponytail she keeps wearing at work, it looks like fake hair. Same for Park Seo Joon, he looked cute in 2 years earlier 'Witch's Romance', interesting what difference can 2 years make. His looks remind me of a porcelain doll. Nice, but not very manly... Overall, looking at the main couple, we can see two people who already started aging. So, they don't have that much time for nonsense.

Episode 4: Getting bored... Don't really care whether these two would start to date. Putting this on hold.

Episode 5: After putting the show on ice for 3 months, I watched episodes 4 & 5. And... This show just does not stir any interest in me in any way.

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Okay, so we look at the poster and can see Punpun Sutatta bloomed into total sex GODDESS, and the plot is supposed to be about her dating a BLIND guy?? Anyways. I wanted to watch this at least in 4K, but settled for 1080p:D Anyways... can someone explain why we always have to have Ampere next to a beautiful girl? Both eye and ear suffer. After previous Bangkok Rak "Stories" (story was usually missing) the last thing I expected was some quality plot but a blind fortuneteller who looks like Non Chanon is probably not the most sexy thing I can imagine the sexy girl to encounter.

Also he's only went blind recently and there are other quite depressing things happening. At episode 3 I can say this thing is quite opposite of sexy story... Why do we have to watch Punpun in a thing full of pain and crying I do wonder.

Episode 4... I somehow wished to turn blind myself. Rather than watch this. It's like, everything I am NOT interested to watch, lol.

I love the poster of this, but that's IT.

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Okay... Synopsis sounds stupid enough... A high school drama, but with "secret organization"! Investigating "mysterious occurrences in their school". Wow, how badass. First scene features boys dressed in their typical shorts hiding from each other in the empty classroom while speaking loudly on the phone. Wow, how badass, like some spy drama. LOL. Okay is this a parody or they were not aware how it looks ridiculous. Watching opening credits with dramatic music, obviously not. UNintended parody, then. Obviously they were out of ideas how to make yet another high school drama thrilling enough, and it backfired bigtime. I think Nanon Korapat is better than this, but never mind.

He appears in episode 1, wearing the boys shorts but making a badass face (lol), of course being called some moron nickname, because they are all thai, so naturally it's not cool enough just having a thai name and so everyone has to have english name like a Bed or Candle or Table or Stool, lol. It's nothing new it's in every thai drama. He comes to this school with a big purpose, of course. Investigating some badass secret. All involving villain teachers, villain teacher's kids, villain school janitors and villain school cabinets. I almost started shivering. This WILL be dramatic (oh, the scary mask I've seen in the opening credits! LMAO).

I'm afraid I don't need to learn the great secret this show concentrates so heavily on. I kinda value my time more, I am weird like that:))

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Okay... Every review here besides mine mentiones this: 'SBfive'. I have no idea what or who it is. I just watch dramas. I took this as a youth drama (group of young actors) with a hotel industry setting. Seeing it has far more boys than girls, probably featuring BL, too.

First episode introduces us to everyone. There are some "pretty boys" that look almost korean. One boy I remember from '2 Moons'. One boy I remember from 'So Wayree' I just dropped (which is probably why I still remember him:) They all wear the hotel uniforms that look very much like school uniforms but the group doesn't look like the same class year: some boys look teenage, some in their thirties. There are 2 girls in the group, each dutifully representing one female stereotype. As for the training teachers, the head chef doesn't look mature enough. The head housekeeper DOES look like a chef, but not as someone doing labour work. The head receptionist is someone with boobs, hair and makeup, but you can tell it's a man, actually. To say all this in 1 clear sentence: From my watcher of dramas point of view - no matter the "sb5" thing (which someone explained to me in the comments) - the cast is pretty much a disaster.

We also can see the hotel reception. It doesn't look it is a 5 star hotel. Which is another letdown...

Next episodes, I haven't developed interest in any of the characters. I find some of them VERY annoying, though. An EXTREMELY adorable romance line must start SOON or I'm not sure how many more episodes I am going to withstand.

Epi 4: Nothing as such as likeable romance line and nothing as such as ANY story line has begun (instead, we watch things like one of the workers talking about ghost haunting their PREVIOUS place of work). So, I'm (not) sorry. The cast is either grossly unsuited to their roles, unattractive, or at least wearing moron haircut (their heads remind me of a giant mushrooms) so I'm afraid I won't watch any of these "stars" for 8 more episodes (thanks but no thanks).

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I wished New Wongsakorn & Nut Devahastin had their roles EXCHANGED

I also don't know why was Yard Yardthip hired in this one, because she is actually the same type as Ploy and many scenes she is visually too similar to her. The story goes that we have a woman experiencing loss and heartbreak, betrayed by everyone she ever trusted. It's not a cheerful story, so it's kinda important what we have here to balance it up and I'm afraid that 39 year old New Wongsakorn was not enough eyecandy to cheer me up here, lol.

This lakorn was a bit difficult to enjoy. I had to watch Nut Devahastin in yet another sleazy-bad-guy role (why the hell do they cast HIM as that??) he seems cursed with since after 'Ngao Asoke' (where he beat the lead guy to dust). Also, there were many scenes of two femmes fighting (over a guy at that... where is their pride?) who looked almost the same (Yard & Ploy obviously shared the same hairdresser and make-up artist) which looked ridiculous, especially given they were in their THIRTIES (I think PHYSICAL fighting belongs to SCHOOL dramas at the most, lol). Was it really THAT fundamental which one of them would the guy choose?

After mere 4 episodes I got tired with this and decided to move on to another lakorn.

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Well, I watched enough shows to notice that "Studio Wabi Sabi" struggles to make even an average one (the script, the photography, the editing, the "music"...) so when I spotted Kao Noppakao whom I remember from 'Lovely Writer' I was surprised, I thought they use only novice "actors". He doesn't have a real role in this one though, only someone's past self.

No, the main roles are completely different level. Both the main couple boys sadly cannot measure up to the "flashback couple" we see right in the beginning of the series. The two end up tragically in a blatant stupid scene, when they shoot their brains out while both their fathers are only helplessly watching, but then the unexplicably good cast (one of fathers is portrayed by Nirut Sirijanya! where did Wabi Sabi get Nirut Sirijanya?) is gone and for the rest of the series we are supposed to watch someone... well, else. The only big role for a female is a loud, chubby and annoying girl, to remind us we are to firmly concentrate on boys, here. Mean Phiravich is in insignificant, small side-role. Considering that is how they used the most attractive guy they had on the whole cast... Most viewers praised the second couple. Shall they save this?

So far, I keep watching to give this a chance. There are still scenes with the "old couple", which I skip by now, though. I can watch either one version or the other. And if I am to give chance to the "new couple", I have to quit watching the old one. And I honestly want to see how much there is to this couple if we don't count the past life destiny thing.

Also, there should be the 'WinTeam' couple to watch, and I am all for it, if they should be free of any "reincarnated lovers" cr*p. But, as the secondary couple, they have less screentime: so I'll have to wait for it...

Episode 4, Mean Phiravich's character expresses his interest in one of the boys. Whoops! Tricky. I'm sure I am now not alone who'd just ride on this wave and watch another 'Love By Chance 2' here. Who cares about the other boy, now? He can't beat Mean Phiravich.

Epi 6: Scenes with the previous life couple KEEP coming. Why?? The cast is SO much better. It's more interesting because they live in late 80's when being gay is not so much in fashion. But, as their scenes are only random flashbacks, this show's creators did not have to do the whole "period" drama properly. Instead, these scenes help the contemporary lame duo - threatened by the presence of Mean Phiravich - to have at least some chemistry, thanks to the audience already knowing their tragic love past story and therefore feeling for the characters even before they earned it. See, on both accounts, this show's creators made their job easier for themselves. So, my guess is we'll watch this half-and-half for the rest of the series...

Also this episode, for the first time I noticed WinTeam interacting a bit. There is also Plan Rathavit in his little guest role and it's SO cute you wish to keep him & the main cast to p**s off:) But they stay there, virtually haunted by the CONSTANT flashbacks. I smirked thinking whether people would be able to actually live their normal life, if everyone was able to remember their past lives so readily.

Epi 7, the boys said to each other that they remember one another from the past life and that they found each other now. The way I see it, it could be the end of this story... I feel no need to weep about it for 10 more episodes. Perhaps next role of Mean Phiravich will finally be in something good?

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I'm afraid that as thai lakorns go, their quality is actually higher when it's just comedy, than when they aspire for any "crime line" for real. This one might look hilarious at the beginning scene, where dramatic music is used filming a guy drawing out a... gun? No, a camera!:) Pitty they didn't stick with that, soon we watch a "real" gunfight like in any other lakorn and the entertainment of it actually drops. Aum Patcharapa is not so young anymore. Her doing the screaming girlie and acting silly is not endearing anymore. She keeps shouting and barking at each other with 7 years younger Weir, who nevertheless isn't 19 years old, either. I wondered if at least these actors still enjoy shooting such scenes that make them act like annoying pair of loud whippersnappers? Because I'm tired just watching... and listening. Seriously, if you have someone whose head is not aching at the moment, make them watch regular thai lakorn, it would begin to ache. If you have person who already has a headache and you make them watch, they might drop dead, lol. I for one definitely set my volume way lower beforehand just every time I'm tuning into a thai series, by now:)

Dropped during episode 2.

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I delayed watching this drama as it has exactly same leading couple as 'My Girl', which belongs into my absolute k-drama top 5, so I was afraid of my image being spoilt (I remember attempting 'Miss Ripley': I just couldn't bear watching it). But, long time has passed. So, no more worries...

Lee Da Hae still looks pretty (I'm not into her dyed hair and makeup but whatever), still looks considerably young, only perhaps her breasts are way lower (they shouldn't have her wear evening robes showing it), her character is intense in her quest for her dead father's justice, which is good, still I did not care for her so much.

As for Lee Dong Wook, the physical change that happened with him is way more than Lee Da Hae's breast & dyed hair. He looks like a different guy. I no longer like him, nevertheless I think those who did not like him BEFORE might like him now. To be perfectly honest, I did not enjoy watching his character here. Whether he looked like his vein was going to burst, or he was making his "poker face", I found him more annoying than intriguing. Because I definitely was not THAT invested in his character's drama, or in the whole story of 'Hotel King' (it's NOT the name of the hotel, btw.) and rather thought the 32 episodes instead of the usual 16 unnecessary.

I considered dropping this drama after 4 episodes...

I took a pause before watching episode 5. I tried again with fresh eye. It definitely looks Lee Dong Wook's acting got WORSE, not better. There is so much of orchestra and string music. It all has such a heavy, tiring atmosphere... It's 5th episode out of 32, too early to be storming the viewers with all this BEFORE making them care, first. I still don't know what the main guy's deal is. I only know that he looks ridiculous making his 33-year old face all super strained about it.

I'm afraid I really don't have this much patience. Had this been 12-episode series, perhaps. Alas, no. And I don't need to know the big secret... So, if I'll miss seeing Lee Da & Lee Dong, I'll better watch 'My Girl' for 100th time.

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Sorry. After watching 'Khaen Rak Salap Chata', I admit that Alek Teeradetch can act. But I'm afraid it's also important what he has to act AT. And I'm afraid that even fantasy themes like body swapping once at every red moon are more credible than crime themes. These are just more stupid than anything else. We watch cartoon-ish badguy cozying around a pool with multiple pretty girls who don't get disturbed even when people start being exectued a few feet away from them. His favorite past-time since the main guy's childhood is to make him shoot people with a gun, in order to have at least some others spared. He calls himself his "dad" and also Nick Reeves, which is a name he can't even pronounce. As asian drama viewer, all these are things I'm quite allergic to. Sorry.

But I wasn't buying the "big drama", I found it ridiculous (less is more, sorry) and the key plot drama scene by the pool, with the daddy shooting at a woman, at children, basically everyone with only the main guy trying to stop him - while pretty girls are sitting right next to it looking bored/amused - basically everyone untill he makes the main guy to take the gun too, as if it would then make that much of a difference. Is this what he's supposed to be so condemning himself for? For the whole series? And his girl is supposed to be Patricia Tanchanok Good? Rather girlie. He's thirty.

I find her too immature for a nang'ek o this kind. Why don't they ever cast her into something lighter, more fitting her age and acting skill? I don't particularly wish to watch her with Alek. And looking at the series' progress, it looks like we won't get rid off the crime themes. Ugh... I'm afraid I'm not interested...

Note: First nang'ek - pra'ek meeting is like a parody. Alek looks like he's seeing a ghost (should I withdraw my statement that he CAN act?:D) she looks like a nerdy kid, then she of course has to trip over a carpet and end up in his arms, looking so embarrassing like they're doing sit-com. Then there's
Deaw Suriyon in "glamorous" suit, also calling himself mr. Reeves... I mean... Seriously. Do a comedy. Then the audience would laugh just as much, but to your credit!

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This show kinda reminds me the previous one with Tongtong that I watched (called 'Sao Noi Roy Lan View'). Music style is the same. It has terrifying number of episodes. There's lot of repetitive screaming & fighting. He plays a son of an owner of a struggling company, which he will try to save. With the help of a girl with million views on youtube, of course... The pretty, young girl he's got paired with is not 18, she is 16 this time. What's up with that? Shall this hot guy have ever the chance for partner in eligible age for a proper kiss scene? LOL. What's the use of having him shirtless (right in episode 2, again in 6th...)? Hmmm... Yet again we know there's nothing good to look forward to? Oh my, who keeps doing this to us audience lol.

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Okay, main couple is portrayed by Esther Supreeleela & Putt Putichai. I admit, this was not my eye candy. Esther & Push are precisely what is not my type, both male & female. That's just talking their physical appearance, though. As characters, pra'ek is the throughout good man, you could call him Mr. Nice Guy. He is really kind to everyone and never starts any conflicts. Even when someone seeks conflict with him, he does not reciprocate. He really couldn't be nicer if he tried. Nang'ek is nice, too. She is rich, daughter of his boss, in fact. Only I saw no need for Esther to play princess (she looks a lot like a boy), when they had Gypsy Keerati!! Oh, well.

There IS an attractive guy in this, but of course, only as support. Nat Devahastin does not fear steamy scenes:) Unfortunatelly, Mr. Hotness is not there for the main romance line, only serves as antagonist. Oh, sigh.

There is also investigative line of a crime occuring in nang'ek's dad's cloth factory. And I did not care for it. Because I honestly did not care for the main couple portrayed by Push & Esther. But, had they at least put together Nat Devahastin & Gypsy Keerati as a hot second couple, then I would have kept watching, even if more or less ignoring the main couple, lol. But, both Nat Devahastin & Gypsy Keerati's characters were way more invested in being jealous/plot against the main two, than to have their own life. So I didn't find it worth watching.

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Entering middle age burdened by dated tropes from old lakorns era...

Okay, two women who are like 36 or 37 - so they both are like older than the stereotypes they STILL portray, and also older than their man, lol - would give us big fighting scene the first minute this "new" lakorn begins? I said in one review already that physical fighting belongs to school dramas tops, LOL. Apparently thai writers don't think so. Also, producers are still willing to cast actresses who ceased to be an eye candy AND did not update the childish demeanor from previous decades? Is this supposed to please the aging female audience into believing that flashy dress & makeup PLUS acting like harpy would miraculously make you an object of fiery passion of attractive guys who are good cuple of years younger?

Alright. Let's say I'll pretend I haven't noticed the leading ladies beauty a bit faded, lol. "Rita Sririta" was never good actress. Her old lakorns were pretty much unwatchable, even when she was young. Which she is not anymore, the super short skirts notwithstanding. Jooy Warattaya Nilkuha used to be charming, used to be decent actress. She's still good, only she's a bit past her blossom. Now. Their two characters are half sisters, they have the same father. They pretty much hate each other. As I am not a fan of a henhouse type of "drama", I didn't care much for the reason, whenever they were acting hysterical, I was like: Huh, whatever is their deal? Why can't each just live her own life? I want to concentrate on the romance lines as usual. Can I, in this show?

The Tags here lists "Rape, Sexual Assault, Infidelity, Love Square, Revenge, Forced Marriage"? Doesn't look like my kind of fun... The two guys are not interesting enough, not old enough, in short not compatible with the ladies. Neither of them looks like they would be into older women. Even if so, "Older Woman/Younger Man" trope usually doesn't have "Rape". I suspect this is some kind of middle-aged-fantasy crazy writer. I had enough after episode 1.

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I was not even interested. But this is better than S01 and even makes IT retrospectively better.

First, I thought: Eh, second season of THIS?
The first season was a thing that ran for 12 episodes and while it WAS funny at places, I was certainly glad it was over. At least there was good opening song I could listen to, lol. And we are back to it now:-) Opening credits are great and maybe more intriguing than the actual "drama":-) Listening to the full 3,5 min version twice: S02 title song is GOOD.

First epi, I was not even interested in further continuation of "stories" that I felt only a lukewarm interest in to begin with... But then, they show us a flashback on the school days of the characters. We get a glimpse of how they became friends. Not just that, we get to (finally) see where those people were coming from, in contrast to the first season, where they just appeared and started doing this or that without me starting to care about them first. It's WAY more engaging a watch (yeah, there's even a "SOTUS" kind of situation:) Sadly, we then return to present day. Perhaps they should better have made a prequel series?

Epi 2: The flashbacks do continue! So, in a way, they did:-) They continue with with the present line too, though. And sometimes I got confused, because nobody looks any younger in the flashbacks:)
Nevertheless, it's kind of different, and better than S01. It's interesting how it's more fun to watch the relationships from S01 in early stages.

Next episodes, there's yet more screentime devoted to the university time line, and it's good that way. It puts the present line in better light. And not just that, even what we watched in S01. Way to retrospectively improve the previous series!:-) There is one relationship that is especially intriguing. Considering the relationship was not in S01, it's "the relationship that did not happen". Or, maybe it will get happy ending now in S02, which is both prequel and sequel?

Same can't be done for all the couples. So, the weakest one from season 1 got completely discarded, despite that the girl ended up pregnant with the guy so it looked like they were stuck together. No: she miscarried, and found a girl instead, lol. It's a bizarre casting of Apple Lapisara, almost unrecognizable with the hair. I don't care about this couple much. Still, it's better watch than S01.

The person I didn't care about AT ALL was the girl who is supposed to be an important frenemy of all the main characters (a character who was not in S01 at all). Closely followed by the girl who got the biggest photo on the crowded S02 poster, lol. When the two fight and one ends up in suicide attempt, I'd say it's time to quit the henhouse and call her parents/family to take over. But, this show is about "friendships"... So, no one but her "friends" comes to see her in the hospital? And with another character revealed as bipolar, after 10 episodes we got the fragile balance toppled over, with basically majority of the characters in a need of a shrink. Looked like the chance to make a good series the second time around, was shrinking, too...

I understand that Singto probably begged the producers that he doesn't want to be just the goodie good boy this time, but NOW his character makes no sense. Being cast against your usual type in some cases can result in the actors enjoying themselves more than the audience. First season, it was Best Nathasit only. Now, we have 2 cases.

Around episode 14 the show concentrates on the relationships (present timeline only) and I found myself invested in all of them (at least in compare with previous season), even the new girl-on-girl couple. I suddenly thought a it pitty there were only 2 episodes left. I was enjoying the show. I liked the layered characters. I appreciated how even their flaws were accepted in a positive way. And I agreed with one fellow review here about how the characters outlook formed in S01 shifted. Not everyone whose behavior was not likeable was actually that bad. Not everyone with likeable behavior was that good. Often characters were talking too much, which only brought unnecessary problems, just like we know from real life. Long string of loud complaining and nagging of some characters went pale in comparison when some characters just sat there for a while in silence, with a certain expression on their face. All this was conveyed well.

All that despite the casting of this show was always kinda questionable. Stud is supposed to be the most case-hardened of them all, yet you can see the boy portraying him is actually younger than all the other cast. Aye Sarunchana is quite young to portray her calm and mature character, too. Pluem Purim or Gap Thanavate were kinda giving me creepy vibe the whole time. But it didn't really have anything to do with their characters. The already mentioned Best Nathasit, I should expect him to put on the round glasses and start making funny faces every second. And he never did... This show, it was like almost everyone was cast AGAINST their type. But I tried to ignore it the best I could and enjoyed the drama well. Like, I actually liked that Tor proposed to Boom. Though again, Namtan Tipnaree was only 24, so her portraying a girl worrying about getting married in time looked premature, BUT her character and Tor's went through so much, their relationship kinda needed to be this cemented:-)
On the other hand, Earth's only relationship that was still firm was with Boom, his former university girlfriend:-) The scene where he took her to the altar was nice, else Earth's character totally dissolved, as the only one here.

This might not be the most memorable show, after all it was just about "simple" relationships, nevertheless the amount of storybuilding, meaning and conclusion they managed to present out of the material from the totally blah & random 1st season is impressive.

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