This lakorn is surprisingly addicting to me. Hard to believe that at first, I wasn't looking forward to Janie and Ken P's pairing and was even kind of against it, since Janie is 10+ years older than Ken, and I find the age difference disturbing. But now, that no longer applies to it. Ken P and Janie are adorable and hot together!!! :faint: :spicy: Their chemistry is sparkling, even if it's not the strongest spark out there.
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There are so many things I wanted to say for this lakorn. That was the first of them. Here comes the rest.
True, some parts aren't as exciting, especially towards the beginning, but it's still an entertaining lakorn so far. Lots of drama from the workplace to family households to the characters' everyday lives. Despite Mootha's (Janie) love for Pope (Pip), I find her relationship with Veekit (Ken) endearing, especially the depth of Kit's feelings for Tha. I've seen many people commenting on how annoying Ken's teeth are, but I've also seen there are some people who are impressed with his portrayal of Kit's character. And I want to say that since this is the first time I've ever watch Ken P. on screen, I'm really impressed with him.
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Not to say that he's perfect, oh no. There are a few flaws, but I believe that that's how every actor and actress start first in the industry, and I strongly believe he will improve. His acting is believable and appealing to me.
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Now, many people have commented about his teeth. While I agree that his teeth isn't his best feature, Ken's still one good-looking and cute guy. :wub: Nobody's perfect, and if you're willing to look past an actor/actress's external look, it's what's inside and their personalities that matters, and that applies to every human (ok, I'm speaking words of wisdom, but I know I'm a hypocrite.
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Back to Ken's teeth: I'm not annoyed with or distracted by his teeth whenever he speaks at all. I find them tolerable (and I'm more focused on his acting than teeth).
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If anything, I find that the actress playing Nappa's (Tanya) oldest daughter, her teeth are more unappealing than Ken's. Not to say that her teeth are bad (they're actually pretty teeth), but it's bothersome to me whenever she speaks, so I find her mouth troubling sometimes. But she's actually not too bad with her character portrayal so far, so I'm looking past the petty issues.
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I just wanted to point out that Ken's teeth aren't as distracting to me as hers.
Next thing on the list. I remember when my family was watching Janie's Yok Lai Mek ("Cloud Jade") in which Pip played as her father, I thought that despite their daughter and father relationship in there, there was a spark between Janie and Pip. :whahuh: :yes: (In fact, [although I didn't watch Cloud Jade in details, I knew enough about the storyline], I was actually hoping for Pip's character to like Janie's character, since there was some kind of magnetism between their two characters. It would be disturbing for some people since he used to date her mom and was even engaged with her, so be glad they turned out to be father and daughter! xD) Since I haven't followed this thread before it aired for a long time, I don't know if anybody ever bought this interesting fact up. Even though Pope's character is a big-time jerk, Janie and Pip are quite hot together. It is a little disturbing to see them together like this in Raeng Ngao, since they played father and daughter in Cloud Jade, but since I've never really seen them as father and daughter (despite my admiration of their relationship in there), I still like them "pairing up" in RN.
Now about Tanya. I personally find her portrayal of Nappa worthwhile. It's a joy to watch her here. But in real life, you'd get arrested for hitting and slapping women, even though they may have been cheating with your husband. Unless, Thailand is just that different from the U.S. :lol2: I find it funny yet sad how she gets away with hitting Tha and Pope's previous mistress (ooy! Talking about her, I didn't find her sexy or pretty at all. Maybe because she looked too much like Pinky? I wonder if that's what the producer/director was trying to go for. When she was revealing her "sexy" self in Episode 1, I cracked up so bad, because she wasn't appealing at all... No offense.
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) Nappa's pain when she found out that Tha and Pope were having an affair was heart-breaking, and I'm sure that was
EXACTLY how Tanya felt when she found out about Pinky and Peck. She played it so perfectly because she went through precisely the same thing!! :teary: I get the feeling that when Nappa was holding onto her youngest, bratty daughter while the daughter was sleeping upon finding out about Pope's unfaithfulness once again, that that was exactly what Tanya did in real life with her daughter, Leah. She was pouring all her real emotions in those two heart-wrenching scenes... I do agree with most of you who have said that Nappa and Pope should be better parents for their kids are mostly responsible for how they turned out.
Now, for Janie's character, Mootha... I can't believe the majority of you guys hated her so much! :shock2: Awh, I find her character so pitiful, sad, and tragic. True, she shouldn't have messed with another woman's husband, but she was so in love with him, and he was her ideal man. (Although, she should have been smarter to realize that Kit is more loyal and loving to her than Pope
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). The difference between Tha and Pope's previous mistress(es) (
and Pinky) is that she truly loves him and isn't in it for cheap sex or the thrill of sleeping with another woman's husband or somebody you're just mutually attracted to. She believed that he truly loved her and would really divorce his wife to marry her. I don't find Tha's fantasies about her happy future with Pope creepy as most of you think. I find it normal, for haven't most of you daydream/fantasize about your favorite actors or anybody you like? ^_^ I can understand how it's creepy when she fantasized about being Pope's children's new mother, but it's understandable to me because she believed she would be a better mother for them and a better wife to him. I've never seen KA-team's version, but Janie's portrayal of Mootha is cute believable. There are a few minor flaws, in which sometimes Janie's not too convincing with her weak and nice look, but still, she's able to pull it off! Kudos, Janie! :highfive: And Kudos to Ken!!! :wub: Oh, and while I do agree that Tha should have quit seeing Pope, even though she has already sinned with him, she's a naive girl who just want to believe in the best of the man she loved... Sad. I truly feel for her; the thing is, I don't find Janie's character a vindictive or evil girl who purposely destroyed another woman's marriage/family. She just wanted to be loved, but she unluckily found the wrong kind and messed up her life. It's human to do that, and she should have changed her life around, but instead she feels so worthless and helpless she wants to end her own life. :teary:
Let's see...any closing thoughts? Oh yeah, love it when Kit always came to Tha's rescue! So hot whenever he pops up to save her!! But dear Ken needs to work on his fight scenes! :rofl: As much as I love Kit's love/relationship with Tha, I sincerely hope that he'll end up loving Moonin for who she is, and not because she looks like Tha. Hmm, oh yeah. Looking forward to strong Moonin's appearance. I am so ready to see Noke, the slutty girl who likes Kit, Nappa's sister, and Pope suffering Nin's wrath. These four are the main ones I want to see get punished.
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Looking forward to Nin and Kit's relationship as well!