From what I’m reading, Ai Long Nhai was not a popular series? I guess, like other commenters here, I’m one of the minority who actually did like it. Having said that, I’m really disappointed in this final episode. Obviously done on a small budget, I think this ending was too full of ‘blanks’, so frankly, I don’t know why they even bothered. Let’s get rid of the obvious first… The original series was chaotic, especially when all the friends were together, but this ep feels really empty, just like the shelves wherever it was that Ton and Nhai were eating… I found this so distracting... and missing characters aplenty. Also, it’s another one of those series where actors have been replaced. I still can’t get my head around this being a Tonhon Chonlatee side story, and had totally forgotten that Ton was in fact, Tonhon. I really do understand that companies don’t always want to use the original actors – maybe they’re contracted elsewhere, or are committed to other series, but I find it really off-putting, and not conducive to an ongoing storyline. At the beginning, Chon was nowhere to be seen due to exams, and although he now seems to be free, he’s still nowhere to be seen. Why bother even mentioning him in the first place, if he’s not going to appear? The next glaring omission is obviously Ai’s gorgeous, in your face, orange BMW sportscar… Why do I find this so annoying?
So down to the actual story… This whole episode starts with Ai taking a phone call that he obviously doesn’t want to share with Nhai. We know just how insecure Nhai was, and this obviously starts him thinking. Sure there is no real evidence of anything, but we all know that Nhai’s mind tends to jump to conclusions. Twelve months on Nhai still is insecure, and Ai still hasn’t learnt to communicate... really? It was obvious what the ‘secret calls’ were about and where this was all heading, but I’ll be honest, I kind of wish they’d left Ai Long Nhai open-ended, or made the series 14 episodes. At least that would have done the story justice, and kept the flow going,whereas I just don’t think that this episode did. It seemed empty and pointless. I didn't have a huge problem with the acting, and the storyline, or should I say, conclusion, was expected, but was overall flat and full of holes, seemingly written just to give an 'official', albeit obvious ending. I didn't pay much attention to the music, I'll be honest. Whilst I would definitely re-watch Ai Long Nhai again, I won’t be bothering to watch this episode again, preferring to let my mind draw it’s own conclusion.