This was so much more compelling than Duang Jai Kabot. I liked how fleshed out the characters were and the development of the storyline. At least in this lakorn, the audience had things to be curious about, unlike Duang Jai Kabot which was so straightforward and simple.
I really liked the plot and how everything fit together. The relationship between the leads was well developed and despite everything that would seemingly break them apart never really did since the both of them found their way back to each other as if they had some cosmic pull. It kind of bothered me that the n'ek was 17 though. I know it was the time period and such but I couldn't help but feel like the p'ek was a pedo sometimes. I'm guessing in the lakorn he was probably in his late 20's to early 30's, despite Mike and Mookda's age gap in real life being not that big. Plus, the p'ek treated the n'ek like a child sometimes and she herself behaved like a teen. For instance the scene where he arranges for a "likey" play to go on for her, it definitely felt like he was just trying to entertain a child. Anyways, that isn't too much of a big deal. I liked how hard the n'ek fought to be with the p'ek and no matter how much he pushes her away, she never really abandons him and he himself can't even bring himself to. Their relationship was really quite sweet. I like Mookda with Mike just fine but for me personally I like her pairing with Mik and Bank a lot more.
Pupah is such a good character. He has lived such a battered and abusive childhood yet he at least had some adult figures that truly loved him and cared for him. I think even Suer Pan in his own twisted way, couldn't help but feel some warmth towards Pupah, you could tell that he was impressed with Pah a lot more than he was with his own son. Pupah is damaged but he's very capable of love and you can tell when he defends Nampeung and Mae Lumjiek. I love the scene where he confronts Krachao about bullying Nampeung and he gets so angry and almost physically hurts her as he tries to protect Nampeung. Pupah is quite the lovely p'ek. He's not too soft and he's not too hard. He's not a perfect man, as he is vulnerable to having a bad temper and jealousy but his unconditional love is the sweetest. Mike's acting has improved greatly if you follow him from Norah and Roy Ruk Raeng Kaen. The action scenes in this lakorn are praise worthy, you can tell they really took the time to train Mike, Euro, and Nam. None of your sad slow moving action scenes, the kicks and jumps are executed with precision. For the first time I'm actually impressed by lakorn fighting.
The way events were unfolded was well done and done in a timely manner. This lakorn was the perfect length as everything was well developed from the plot to the relationships and there was room for a good ending. The secondary relationships were well developed, I like Thep and Namkaang's relationship and how it progressed.
This lakorn had really good quality from everything from casting to the writing, sad to see Pordeecom go.