The Death of Khun Phra (2025)

Just hear me out

Should I take the show seriously?
No

I feel so conflicted. I wanted to DNF more than once because I didn’t want to give a low rating or write a bad review. But somehow, I also wanted to watching on and on. I wanted to know who the killer was. Why and how? Who and where?
Don't get me wrong. The series is neither good nor bad. It's like a pop song that I hear on the radio.I hum away with the highs and the lows tones, drum with your fingers on the steering wheel, and I forget when I get out of the car. Like many pop songs the show is nothing new. But it’s fresh, funny, and doesn't take themselves too seriously and full of еaster eggs, and it makes you feel smiling and confused.
I don’t think this series is terrible. I was watching it with a smile on my face, and I rooted for Sangthong, Maiphlong and Thongbai so much. They were three great guys. The story is interesting and held my attention. But … I think this could be a great story. But it isn’t right now. It just needs a balance between seriousness and fun. There needs to be an attention to parody and an emotional dose of humor for the formula to work successfully. A lot of topics were handled here, at times tragic and heartbreaking but with a lot of kindness, love and bammm ... unexpected humor. This doesn't work for me.
I think the pacing is medium and picks up near the end, which is where you want it.
There were some questionable details and convenient moments but I get why the story was told the way it was. It definitely helped keep the mystery going until the big reveal at the end.
And, like I said, I am conflicted, and I have no clue how to rate it.
5 star, 6 star…5,5 star

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