Gengibre é Picante, Galanga é Quente (2019)

I have to say I have watched over a 100 Lakhorns at least . This drama had to be the most drawn out and boring drama I have watched so far, I didn't get interesting until episode 30 to 34. Episode 1-29 was the same thing over and over the SFL was nothing but a whine baby that couldn't let go and tried to destroy FL at all cost. The ML was a complete ditz as you could say and couldn't see this girls evil doing until close to the end of the drama. Overall I would not watch this drama again. You have to skip through over half the drama to get any type of interest in it whatsoever.

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Not romantic at all, not even 1%

This was one of the most ridiculous lackhorns I have ever seen and I’ve seen a lot. There was no real plot. The main lead (couple) Boulder get along for 99.8% of the series. The hated each other, then he stopped hating her but she kept hating/bickering with him/saying hateful things to him until the very last episode. I’m not saying she didn’t have a reason to dislike him but to watch the hateful/spitefulness from ep 1-34 (entire series) is a bit too much.

Let’s talk about how things played out in terms of the unification. It’s somewhat believable from a dramaland standpoint it when you look at the overall scene, it’s quite degrading.

If your looking for something romantic keep going, it ain’t here at all. Not an ounce, not even 1%. I gave it a 5 star for the music and acting but the story/script/plot was honestly just trashy.

Spoiler below

Our ML essentially marries someone while maintaining his girlfriend. She was always around even for dinner and occasional pop ins. Even if it’s marriage in name only, the events are not only unbelievable but ridiculous. It’s laughable but can’t even be looked at as a comedy. It’s like watching a person driving the wrong way on the road with a smile on their face. You in turn raise your eyebrows and twist your lip, like what the heck is going on.

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Flawed but Surprisingly Enjoyable and Addicting. Marital Rape Might Throw People Off

Discovered this drama this year, and right off the bat, I can list down many flaws already BUT somehow the story grew on me and for whatever reasons I'm obsessed and have rewatched it multiple times.

OK, this is a remake of the 2006 drama. Unfortunately can't find the 2006 drama online anymore (let me know where I can find it) so would love to watch the original. And huge thanks to Neko Meow Meow for subbing. 34 eps, that was a huge undertaking. Now let's get to the review.

Pros: 1) Acting. I am obsessed with Ko-pinkploy pairing. They did great with their materials here. Yes, the female lead is very feisty and Pinkploy did great exhibiting all of Nit's characteristics - feisty, emotional, sweet, etc. You can tell she was rather green here though as I definitely think she's improved now. As for Ko, many pointed out about his looks. He's cute imo and very fair - and even in Thai media they called him Red Mouth for his red lips. I believe Ko is definitely main lead material, I read some comments saying his looks made him unsuitable to be the hero and politely disagree. That aside, he nailed this subtle in-love looks very well. So even though the main couple bickered too much, those subtle looks of him really signalled Pawee's changing feelings for Nit. Also, the mom. I'm not her biggest fan character wise but she definitely stood out. I guess the over-the-top portrayal worked based on how the character was written. Finally, the villainous characters, you'll hate them all so they did a good job. Especially Nong Phen, she did so well playing the distressed and obsessed ex Gf.

2) Good plot with strong supporting characters. So many supporting characters in the drama which helped move the plot along. Whether it's Mae Chee always giving them good advices, Nit's awesome co-workers and boss (literally Pat moved in with Nit's sister to look after her). Even the antagonistic supporting characters did well. Special mention to Nong Phen's mom and BFF P'Ben who just kept coming up with schemes to break Pawee and Nit.

3) Good chemistry. Ko-pinkploy naturally have great chemistry. I hope they can reunite for a 3rd drama. I love their interactions on and off cam. Mom and Dad's chemistry also really good. I know they reunited again in another drama but haven't watched it.

Cons:
1) Standard lakorn theme - Marital rape. Now, let's address the biggest problem. Drama had marital rape plot line. It's not unheard of in lakorn unfortunately. I have a different tolerance level when it comes to lakorn though but I can see why people got upset.
Other problematic themes - physical assault. I lost count how many times Nit slapped Pawee. Did he deserve it? Maybe, but not for all. Also forced kiss scenes, definitely normal in lakorn but I dont enjoy it.

2) Male lead's mom. Okay, she's portrayed in an over-the-top manner and also for comedic effects but her character is the root cause of so many issues. She kept threatening everyone with going to the mental hospital to force them to follow along with her wishes. That's manipulative behavior. She forced her son to break up with his gf despite Knowing they've been together for long and were in love with each other. She forced her son and Nit to get married (Nit not even her real family) despite knowing how Pawee and Nit couldn't stand each other, simply because she wanted Nit as a daughter in law, not because of her sons best interest. Wee cheated on Nit the night before the wedding, continued his relationship with his gf and even supposedly knocked her up and even then Mom wouldn't let them divorce. Her manipulative actions caused suffering for everyone but herself.

3) audio and make up. Some scenes, the actor's voice would echo and become unclear. And make up, wasn't flattering especially for Pinkploy. Many scenes she just looked yellow. Pinkploy is naturally tanned, makeup could've been done better. She's very beautiful though. There's this BGM that for me was tad overused. Rather loud and would pop up during confrontations or heated conversations. Annoyed me a little bui

So in conclusion, not a perfect drama but enjoyable nonetheless. Lakorns in general aren't perfect anyway so watch it keeping in mind youre watching a lakorn. That always works for me. Rewatch value? I'd say 7/10 because I've rewatched it many times. If you like arranged marriage trope, and enemies turned to lovers, this is for you

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Slap & Kiss of 2 people who can't kiss and neither of them is attractive

I've already seen 2006 version, honestly nothing much to be worthy of being remaked, but perhaps writers are REALLY out of ideas.

Oil Thana wasn't my type of a guy, but Ko Vasin looks more like a girl... So I can't even COUNT him as a guy. Also, while I never liked Kwan Usamanee, the new nang'ek Pinkploy Paparwadee is no improvement, either. Like, HE is way cuter than her. Perhaps this is our future? Girly looking guys and manly looking girls...

What I also remember from the older version is the character who was the older sister of the nang'ek. There was something likeable about the actress and something graceful and humble about the character, that even though she was a "kept woman", I actually respected and liked her way more than nang'ek. She had class in her behavior which the nang'ek definitely lacked. The only times I rooted for the nang'ek was when she tried to protect this older sister... So, as I've never liked the nang'ek anyways, it's not that important if I don't like her new portraying actress. But who is playing the older sister in this new version?

Well, I'm neither repulsed nor impressed by her, and in general... I started skipping through this lakorn since the 2nd epi. Mostly draggy and awkward scenes... Not much to hold my interest... And there is THIRTY FOUR episodes of this. Lakorns I DO like never have that many! LOL. Truth about THIS lakorn gets revealed in 4th episode of these 34. Because there is the 1st kiss. It's not a good kiss. So there. We have another overly long thing viewer is bound to skip through: and there's not even any good bit to skip TO.

So, precisely at that point I did know that for myself, it's perfectly ok to drop the remaining 30 episodes and save a lot of time. (I skimmed through the remaining episodes nonetheless, I wanted to skim all of them but there was so many and I got tired... It's a slap & kiss of two people that can't kiss, and neither of them is attractive... I've seen enough from most of the key scenes... So basically yes, I dropped this after 4 episodes out of 34:)

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