I'm surprised with how much I actually enjoyed this. I pretty much enjoy all slap/kiss lakorns unless they are horribly produced or if the leads have no chemistry. Ninobrothers is a pretty good company if you compare it to other companies that ch7 has. I've watched 3 of their lakorns so far and I liked them all. Yes, they need a little polishing but they still have more quality than the likes of Dida and DaraVDO. I'd say I like this company more than Kantana. Kantana mostly produces lakorns that put you to sleep and Mummai is hit or miss at times. With So Wayree, I was never bored.
The first half of this lakorn was very interesting. What I would say needed to be worked on was the first episode with the whole pregnancy, it felt very rushed. It would have been better if we had seen the progression of Mita's pregnancy and seeing her raise the twins. Because it was so rushed, we didn't get to see any motherly connections being made. I thoroughly enjoyed the scenes between the leads in the first half. This is my first time watching Kem fully and I like him. I've seen glimpses of his acting in the past and I'd say he's made some progress. He really reminds me of Num Sornram in Sai Lohit dashed with a little bit of Mike Pattaradet. In some angles he looks extremely similar to a young Num. Slap and kiss lakorns usually bring the best chemistry out of a pairing and I think so far Mookda has the most chemistry with Kem in comparison to her other pra'eks. I don't think I've enjoyed a pairing so much in a long time. Each scene they have is sizzling - I can't believe Kem is younger than Mookda. I love the character of Parin. He's such a loving pra'ek. Paramita on the other hand was a little rough around the edges. I was getting a little edgy watching her in the second half of the lakorn because she was so hard headed towards Parin. I definitely liked her a lot more when she softened up. The middle of the lakorn was probably the least enjoyable part because the leads spent quite a large chunk apart and when they saw each other again, Mita was always pushing Parin away. I'm glad by the last couple of episodes there were no misunderstandings and Mita actually gave Parin a genuine chance. The scenes where they had to work together and Mita getting jealous was entertaining and sweet.
The love scenes in this lakorn was amazing. They were sensual yet tastefully done. The first time they did the deed was *chef's kiss* and then the second love scene in the rain was just oh so romantic. I remember Yaya describing the love scenes in Likit Ruk as "erotic", and I was sorely disappointed. So Wayree knows what to do with sexual tension and those longing stares. I've watched lakorns that have gone overboard with the erotism and I've seen lakorns that missed the mark. In this lakorn it was incredibly well done. I guess it helps even further that the two leads are so good looking as well. The n'ek is so fertile here and the p'ek got some quick swimmers LOL. My parents came in and they see Mita throwing up and they're like "so she's preggers again now?" and I responded "they were stuck on an island together" and it all made sense to them LOL. In lakorn world, if you are stranded together YOU KNOW WHAT'S NEXT. I think if you threw in more misunderstandings, the n'ek would have had 10 kids by the time they actually got together
I liked the plot, it was stereotypical yet a different take. It was interesting how Mita got pregnant the first and second time. My one complaint is that Mookda didn't have a whole lot of chemistry with the kids and Kem seemed to be a whole lot more believable as a parent. The kids were cute but their acting wasn't very good, they should have found kids like nong Inter. The second couple had potential but it seemed like they were stuck in limbo until the very end. While Boss is cute, his acting hasn't improved much and I've been watching him for years now. Gaweena seemed kind of one dimensional too and I would have liked more development on her part. I appreciated the fact that there was so n'rai present to try to cause trouble between the leads. Pam doesn't count because she was always at odds with Parin and only messed with him in the end to get information and that didn't last very long either. I enjoyed the family dynamics, especially with Parin and his dad. It was nice to see that they took time to settle the problems between the parents and it wasn't solved miraculously with instantaneous forgiveness. I guess Mita takes after her dad when it comes to giving people a chance, her dad was very stubborn in the last couple of episodes.
All in all, So Wayree isn't perfect but it's entertaining. It is definitely a rewatchable lakorn and I found myself really loving it by the end. Hands down a well made slap and kiss lakorn. I just realized Buang Wimala is about Am's character but they're going to put Mik in his role. They should have decided faster that they were going to choose Mik and had him in here so it's going to feel a little disconnected in the sequel. I'm dreading Buang Wimala because of Pupe, I guess I'll look forward to Kuey Ban Rai Sapai Hi-So instead (which I'll probably get to see in 2 years at this rate).
