Sweetie-Dara I don't think you are the only one who thought episode 1 wasn't that great. I definitely was not impressed. There are some changes that I like and a lot that I dislike. It is a remake, things are bound to change but my problem is the change for the better or for the worse. So far, I haven't come to a conclusion. Will probably wait til the end of the lakorn to make a final judgment on that.
Samee is not a favorite lakorn of mine and I was not a fan of Joy and Pol version but I didn't hate it either. I had always find Rasika name Ai to be ironic lol Ai sounds too Chinese and the fact that she despise Chinese, her name happens to resemble the Chinese term "ai".
Anyways I really like Pream as Rasika. She has that arrogant cold attitude down. I like her posture when she gets boiled up, but some people find it cringe worthy or too stiff. When I get angry that is just how I am so I applaud Pream. I don't see how her expression are forced but then again everyone opinions differ.
The changes that I didn't like. The addition of Khun Linda, Ram "sickness/illness", a suppose son of Rarp and annoying cousin issues. I really like the older Ram lol but here I just don't like him at all. It's not Alex fault, it is how his character is written.
I didnt follow on who was in here except for Pream and Great so It was surprising to see Alex playig Ram and Mint N playing Ronglai. I expected someone more bitchier in terms of looks for Ronglai.
Oh another thing, there was more Rarb siblings in the older version or have they not all appeared yet? I know they werent important but I liked his selfish sisters and brother in laws but they were not malicious like the couple in this version.