Amada Esposa Leal (2016)

A little overrated

Not gonna lie, it was pretty bad for me. Probably the only lakorn I have watched this year that disappointed me. Maybe it has something to do with this being filmed way back in 2016.

Initially, I think that the storyline being set in the 60s is interesting. I wanted to see how it was in Thailand during this period. It had the very common arrange marriage plot which is a troupe but the synopsis is quite intriguing. However, as I am watching it, my interest plummeted. I had a lot of things I didn't like. I ended up watching the last four episode in a 2x speed.

The most annoying part is the ML is so unlikable. He is so self-centered. It feels like everybody had to adjust to him because he lived a pitiable life. He makes the people around him feel like he is the most virtuous man there is. I was pissed about how the FL is the one who should prove she is worthy of his love. Like what?

Our female lead Rin is actually quite okay. She didn't become a pushover in this one especially with the main love triangle issue with Duangsawat. But she is kind of dumb when it comes to Saran. I guess love really makes people dumb. I also feel like the Virgin Mary act was a little bit overacted by Bella.

The OST is really not my cup of tea too actually. It made me sleepy. And I know Thai dramas tend to overuse their background music but this is one of the few where I got irritated. And the amount of flashbacks every episode is too much.

I watched this drama because I loved Bella in Dare To Love and decided to check her older dramas. I watched this straight after finishing Dare To Love so it may be a reason why I thought she is acting a little too Virgin Mary-ish because I still can't separate Rin from Ticha. I was deciding between this drama and Love Destiny but I decided to be petty and picked the one that has a more handsome ML. Lmao. We all make bad choices but I least we got to see the pretty. James Jirayu is an eye candy. I've always wanted to watch his lakorns due to his popularity. I tried Game Sanaeha and that didn't work for me either. I hope someday I'll encounter a drama of his that I'll love.

To sum this up, this is not recommendable. I would never be able to rewatch this one. There weren't even a lot of cute scenes to look back to.

Leia Mais

Loyalty and pure intentions will win the day.

Padiwarada is a refreshing change of pace from the usual Lakorn. It's set in the 50's era, and has a charming and relaxing vibe overall.

The show tells the story of an arranged marriage of an unlikely pair and showcases their gradual but sure journey towards love and acceptance of each other. Loyalty is a main factor in this story as well as good intentions, duty and responsibility.
The female lead Rin, played by Bella Rannee is a dutiful woman who is obliging but nobody's doormat. Her journey from adopted child to beloved wife is told with a liberal sprinkling of life and relationship advice and truisms from her adoptive parents as well as from her mother in law.

The male lead Saran played by James Jirayu, is a sweet man who is equally dutiful and responsible. He suffers from some inferiority issues but this does not take over his character, it's just a problem that is emphasised later on in the show and is dealt with in the end.
There's good chemistry between the two leads although I find James a bit too baby faced, especially in this role of a Sheriff. Bella is self assured and James comes across as a tad childlike/ish.

The second female lead is the main negative point of this drama; the show has a mostly mellow vibe but Duangsawat is extremely irrational, nasty and destructive and I think the male lead and his mother give her way too much leeway and airplay. It's as though Saran is keeping his options open, even though he is very sweet to his wife, still I didn't enjoy this aspect of the story.

The job of Sheriff is a big part of this story and the male lead spends some time trying to bring down the "White Tiger" and his "cult". this aspect of the story showcases the clash between magical practices and good/faith.

The show juxtaposes different relationships to illustrate the qualities and behaviours that are needed to build a strong and long lasting marriage.

The music is very nice, I especially like the songs "Every molecule of My Heart" performed by James and " A Love Song from Me" by Beau Sunita.

I gave this show a 7.5 out of 10.

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blossoming lovestory after an arranged marriage

●PLOT VIEW
As the drama is set in the 1950s, the time when child betrothal was common to make relationships stronger between friends and families. The arranged marriage brings two strangers together to create a family and love blooms. The concept of falling in love after marriage is my favorite maybe because I am an Asian too. the slow evolution of love is forever lasting as I believe when marriages are a sacred bond “until death do us apart” types. both the partners do adjustments and compromises to make their relationship better and those tiny things are appreciated opening a way to the heart.
Not like nowadays when partners live-in together and break up, because they know too much and are unable to adjust to others heed.

Saran and Rin are bonded by arranged marriage, a filial duty towards their parents, but they do not lose their personalities. They have conflicts due to Saran Ex but their best to make their marriage possible brings them close giving a slow burn romance. set in the beautiful old era set showing the daily lives of a woman working in the kitchen and doing every work of her husband herself is gradual and beautiful.
For a second I even thought that this drama is setting an example of a good wife, sweet talker, shy, doing house chores but wait Rin is different she had all those traits but also pride and who cant share her husband.

The thief gang leader white tiger practicing black magic was written nicely. Although people don’t believe it, Asians know that it still exists.
Saran's belief in goodness is quite evident and somewhere the love and prayers of Rin also work fine for him. As he is the lead he has to be extra brave and yeah saran goes out of his way to catch the thieves.
Charat and Buranee were very interesting. But the storyline of 2nd sister Baranee was quite boring, I mostly skipped through her part.
Clingy Ex Duangswad and Arunrek were too annoying and shameless. But the way leads handled them with cleverness and compassion was nice. Leads felt hurt but they couldn’t hurt their past relations.

●ACTING/CAST
James Jirayu looks so youthful in the cop's uniform. His action was poignantly contrasting his cutesy romance sequence.
Bella Ranee has never disappointed. Her presence itself seems like grace to the drama. Her whole sweet girl character is witty and her wardrobe is simple yet elegant just like her.

●MUSIC
I enjoyed the OSTs but it's not memorable.

●REWATCH
I would rewatch the series for the amazing lead pair. They definitely did a great job.

●FAV SCENE
The finger counts up to 10.It feels like a completion of love. I didn’t understand this gesture in the previous episode what does the finger counting refers to but when it counts to 10 with intertwined fingers, it shows that they both have entered full into each other's life understanding them without saying much. Ep-10

●APPRECIATION
The series has the best parents who raised kids with good values. Parents of Rin and Saran always teach them goodness and enlighten them. They didn’t let them make mistakes and discipline them strictly so that the children will not make wrong choices. They also gave important life lessons throughout the drama. Saran's mother always taught him with household items, these lessons are not just for them but for the audience too.

●RECOMMENDATION
This is a rare gem of Thai dramas although it had some cliche lakron content of annoying second FL but thats alright as it only made their bond stronger. Presents the blossoming love story of Officer Saran and Rin. Those who love arranged marriage concept will surely like it. it doesnt have any slap/kiss or ML forcing himself, its a sweet drama.

Leia Mais

Worth to watch

Where do I even start with this review. Lets start with the music, I love all three of the OST. It really describes the feelings and emotions of the FL and ML.

I love the storyline, though there are many lakorn that have similar plot, this one is definitely unique in it's own way. I love that Saran already had a lover of his and that the mom didn't initiate the promise until Saran was heart broken. Other lakorn would always start with ML and FL had to get married because of a promise/contract. Saran character isn't a selfish or self center one where he constantly hurt FL. I mean how could you just love someone you just met, let alone marry somone you never met or love. So I understand why Saran feelings was all over the place. He was at the same time still hurting from what Duang did and trying to move on with Rin. But one thing that make me love Saran character so much is that, even when he didn't know he like/love Rin yet, he never did anything to hurt Rin. For example, the scene when Saran and Duang almost "slept" together, his consciousness made him realize that he had a wife and it is wrong to make love with her.

The type of romance in here is the one where even when they are not kissing or have a bed scene, you can feel it when you look at their eyes and facial expression. I personally feel like Saran had already fallen in love with Rin the moment Rin asked him if she liked her foods.

I didn't feel like they were dragging the storyline at all. Every episode had an important role and it always get to the point.

Also, maybe unpopular opinion but I kind of wish Rin wasn't from a rich family. I kind of liked her character as it was before the whole rich family. Plus, her adopted family I guess, it was kind of annoying that they kept saying how they saw Rin as one of their own but yet the treated her so different.

I have rewatch this lakorn for many time now, it is worth the watch.

Leia Mais

I liked it, but it gets draggy when you rewatch it. :|

FIRST: I really liked this drama while watching the first round. But the more I rewatched, the less interesting and more draggy it gets. I would only recommend fully watching once.

Story: The story was pretty cute to me. I liked it!

Acting/Cast: I think the cast was greatly chosen. I really loved JiRanee. I liked this better than Khun Chai Puttipat. IT's more romantic and cuter! The only problem I had was James' character. He was hot-headed! I don't like hot-headed male leads!

Music: Love the music! I especially love "A love song for me". It's a beautiful song. So so pretty and lovely.

Rewatch Value: Of course, I definetly wouldn't rewatch it!

Overall: Overall, I gave this a 7.0 becaue it is decent and good on the first round. I love JiRanee. Saran and Rin ❤

Leia Mais

Frustrating weak ML

Well, this is one of those frustrating ones.
The ML is a very weak character, that keeps his "mistress", the SFL till the very end. He is unable to really reject her and always puts her first.
The FL is like a boomerang: no matter how often the ML or the SFL insult her, she keeps coming back. There are a lot of scenes, where he is with the SFL and everyone knows, that she is his wife too. Even when he is outside with the FL the townspeople call him "the Sheriff with two wifes"....in front of his wife. Yeah, but you know, the FL stays, comes back, even after he tells her to stay away and we are supposed to think how great she is because of that.....the ML character does not have to grow, does not have to reflect, because she is ok with everything that he does to her. This drama preaches about trust, marriage values, respect......and it all seems to be connected to the wife: she has to trust, she has to value her marriage and she has to show respect to her husband...He? Well, he can do whatever he wants. Some call that a virtuous wife. I call that stupid.
I understand the message this drama wanted to "send out" but it went overboard with what she had to endure - and only she had to endure.
The acting was good. Bella was good. James was ok.
5/10

Leia Mais

How the character lead the story.

First of all, I really adore both of the main lead. They show how a mature when dealing with any kind situation. Both of them are filial daughter and son. How Saran is always listening to his mother. Good for her mother know how to handle her son never force him to do anything. He know how to protect and respect a woman. Though I am a bit disappointed how he see his friend as someone who make him suffer. Even Charat is the only one who stay with through his hard time. I will be sad too if my friend sees me like that. He actually said he did not want Charat to be around him just because he did not enjoy social gathering with Charat social circle. It is not people who avoid interact him. It is him who chase them away and distancing because of his self defense.
I also adore Rin who is really understanding and caring. She also good at many kind of thing, such as cooking, making perfume, take care of the house. Uhh I hope I can get a bit of his talent and kindness. It is also admirable how she handle any situation, can make decision which one is right and wrong. She also can keep her dignity and pride as a woman and not be controlled by emotion. It is just as simple, I like her. Her calm attitude, her talent, her good nature to other, it is just adding more her beauty.

For this show the plot is not so slow which is really enjoyable, though how Saran start open up to Rin is a bit surprising fast. I also like the show portray how each of them grow up through their relationship and start to understand each other. If I look more how Saran and Rin interaction after he start to open his heart is just so nice. Saran always tease Rin, show how much he enjoy her existence. Their interaction always success in making me smile.

Good to re-watch it again and again.

Leia Mais

Disclaimer! Karena ini lakorn sejarah, so pasti nilai dan pola pikirnya cukup kuno, contohnya: 'tugas seorang istri'. Kecepatannya mungkin agak lambat bagi kalian yang terbiasa dengan tempo cepat, tajam, dan dramatis, but overall, I like this lakorn so much.

Best thing lakorn ini: keragaman hubungan dan implikasi tugas, cinta, kesetiaan, dan konflik dalam memenuhi peran/kewajiban. Lakorn ini berusaha keras untuk menunjukkan bagaimana motif dalam suatu hubungan dapat memengaruhi kesuksesan. Kesetiaan adalah faktor utama lakorn ini, disertai niat baik, tugas dan tanggung jawab. One of moral value yang aku ingat dari lakorn ini adalah ketika seseorang mengamalkan kebaikan dan mendapat berkah dan doa dari banyak orang, itu akan melindungi dan membantunya.

Di awal mulai, nuansa lakorn ini sama kayak Neung Nai Suang. Hanya saja hubungan cinta main role Neung Nai Suang sangat childish dan kurang komunikasi, sedangkan di Padiwaradda perspektif cintanya sangat dewasa dan menyegarkan. Konsep bahwa cinta adalah sesuatu yang kalian bangun selama bertahun-tahun untuk memahami dan merawat orang lain jarang diexplore di lakorn lain, tapi disajikan dengan baik di lakorn ini. Meskipun plotnya ada similarity, tapi lakorn ini unik dengan caranya sendiri. So, aku ga merasa terseret plot sama sekali.

James Ji-Bella serasi, natural, dan comfort dalam acting, so it's looks like real. I enyoed this lakorn, bcs kekuatan chemistry mereka yang hebat. But, aku lebih suka mereka disini daripada di Khun Chai Puttipat. Disini mereka lebih romantis dan manis. Romansa yg terbangun di lakorn ini perfect, bcs disaat mereka ga ada kiss or romance scene, penonton bisa merasakannya lewat mata dan ekspresi wajah mereka. Aku pribadi merasa kalo Saran tuh udah jatuh cinta sama Rin pas Rin nanya apakah Saran menyukai masakannya.

Bella as Rin; dari awal sampai akhir aku mengaguminya. Tindak tanduknya anggun banget. Perfect! Karakternya benar-benar menyampaikan Padiwaradda. Susah nemuin female lead kayak dia di lakorn lain yang calm, patient, good attitude, and multitalent. Pokoknya dia tuh menangani situasi dan membuat keputusan apapun pake otak dan kepercayaannya.

James Ji as Saran; terlihat agak muda untuk jadi Deputi Sheriff, tapi dia tampil percaya diri dan ga terlalu agresif atau terlalu sombong. Mulai dari terbuka sama Rin, Saran really cute. Kejengkelan besarku adalah meskipun salah satu alasan Saran ragu sama Rin karena Rin bukan anak kandung dari sahabat Ayahnya, tapi dia terus ngasih kesempatan ke Duang, bahkan saat dia seharusnya tahu betapa toxic dan tidak stabilnya dia. Siap-siap bakalan emosi di episode 12-14. Tapi satu hal yang buat aku sangat menyukai karakter Saran adalah, bahkan saat dia ga tau kalo dia mencintai Rin, dia ga pernah melakukan apapun untuk menyakiti Rin. Contohnya: scene saat Saran dan Duang hampir "tidur" bersama, kesadarannya membuatnya sadar bahwa dia punya istri dan "ML" sama orang lain itu salah.

OST. ga terlalu menarik. Editing agak berombak. Ada scene yang tiba-tiba terpotong dengan backsound yang juga tiba-tiba berhenti.

Untuk rewatch, cuma di part-part tertentu Saran-Rin doang, bcs di babak pertama emang bagus, tapi semakin di rewatch kok semakin kurang menarik dan draggy.

Leia Mais

LOYAL , SUPPORTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING WIFE

Padiwardda
Plot:
I am a fan of James Jirayu and Bella Campen so when I found out that they are the main couple for this Lakorn I jump-in. The story was simple but they give us a good scripting. Each episode for me is not confusing at all.
Character:
Both lead are good on portraying their character. Hands up to James for being cute to being possessive in a second. All characters are significant in order to have a good plot. I mean this characters are not hard to digest not to the point that they will be the reason for me to drop the series (hahaha I don't want to mention the drama name that I'm talking just check my list on review).
Song/OST:
During the first time I watch the series I actually create a repeat song for this LOL.
RE-WATCHED VALUE:
I first watch this year 2019 then re-watched it on2020 then again this year 2021: so it's a 10/10
PS!!!
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS FOR YOU GUYS TO WATCH IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO AS OF THE MOMENT AND I ASSURE YOU IT'S A GOOD ONE... STAY SAFE ! !.

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An ACTUAL arranged marriage.

Padiwaradda is a historical lakorn about the arranged marriage between Saran and Rin.
The story is focused on how, despite being in an arranged marriage, the couple can actually develop love and respect for each other.

The story:

- The drama is a slow burn (my favourite) that mainly moves around the main couple. We see Saran and Rin go through the struggles that come alongside the nature of their relationship with one another and others.

- A side plot of the story is with Saran’s job as a police officer, who is investigating the local bandits. With this, we also get to see the Buddhist faith and how it goes against black magic which was, albeit far fetched, still exciting.

- The side characters and couples where also as interesting as the main couple and their stories were pretty well developed and also had important messages behind them .

- An issue I had with this lakorn is the lack of visual storytelling. You are told things that could be portrayed through the actors expression, or things that are already obvious and need no explanation.

The Acting:

- The main couple had very convincing and swoon worthy chemistry. They were believable and enjoyable to watch.

- the acting as a whole was ok. Some where weaker than others but I can ignore that because the main couple was great.

- Every character had substance, they had a personality that explained how they acted. Even the crazy ex girlfriend had reasons for her behaviour despite how ridiculously shameless she was.

The Music:

- I loved the soundtrack for this lakorn. It fit the drama perfectly and was just beautiful on its own, however the same 2 songs where basically used in repeat, which isn’t an issue for me because they where so good.

Rewatch Value:

- I’ve already rewatch it a few times since I last completed it, so it’s safe to say I will be rewatching it plenty.


WARNINGS:

- It’s a historical lakorn so obviously the values and mindsets are quite dated, an example being ‘a wife’s duty’.

- The second female lead and ex girlfriend of Saran, Duangsawat, is crazy and never gives it a rest. Saran will also be quite trying for a portion of this drama.

Leia Mais

Dropped it: Plot is Golden, Female Lead is Wooden

Plot: A recently jilted-in-love, hot-headed cop gets into an arranged marriage with a homely, traditional girl. I am a sucker for plots where the leads fall in love post marriage. I am a sucker for plots where a hot-headed male is paired with a calm, mature female lead. It's a pity I couldn't even finish this series.

Why I did not like it:
* Female Lead: She lacked chemistry with the Male Lead. She shrinks when he gets too close. The moment the FL acts like she is uncomfortable in a hug / kiss scene with the ML who she apparently loves, it breaks the plot immersion experience for me completely.
Jirayu did a great job with his role. He was hot-headed but sensible, approached her with a smile, looked happy to be in her presence on screen. The FL was just meh.
Also, somehow her demeanour did not sell me that she was any sort of traditional / homely person.

Given how crazy I am about such plots, I demand this be remade with Mark Prin / Mike and Mookda in leading roles

PS: When you realise 'Padiwaradda' is Thai appropriation of the Sanskrit word "Pativrata": Mind Blown! :D

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