I'm usually cynical about lead couples who start out hating each other and then are supposed to believably fall in love along the way, particularly when a significant other's death is involved. But I think Ji and Sathit are just two big ole bleeding hearts who have (unknowingly, and perhaps reluctantly) come to respect each other because they see one another's resilience despite life throwing them under the bus. I do like watching Ji develop feelings for Sathit. It's an example of a person who thinks she has very little to offer, and yet, has given herself permission to care anyway. And, YES, I adore those moments of "You were worried about me?" and "Because I'm worried about you." Give me all the unintentional declarations of caring! I want all of it!
I like just about everything regarding the character of Jirawat and I'm so, so glad Yaya got to manifest this character onscreen. I skipped a lot of episodes 3-6 because I couldn't handle the back and forth hateful behavior between Ji, Thit, Piak, Chaiyan, mom and step-dad, so my judgment may be skewed. but there's something addicting and relateable in seeing a n'ek who is gray, who isn't on the screen to convince us she's absolutely an angel, and also isn't arrogant for the sake of arrogance; rather, she is trying to navigate certain really bad incidents with compassion, confidence, vulnerability, her sense of responsibility, and fears. We can see that sometimes Ji has to resort to the "fake it til you make it" in order to carry on, and there are also times she's sure of herself, her words, who and what she is fighting for. Of course Jirawat isn't the only n'ek with a back bone, but while not all of us are dealing with the stress of being a model, actress, getting drugged and hitting someone with a car, and having a perverted step-dad after us, I find that Ji's reactions and demand for a small friggin break is written and executed in a way that is relate-able.
I also wanted to express that, while Mark is doing a very good job, sometimes he returns to using unnecessary hand gestures. Finding that distracting.