Everything about the show sounded so cool. I’ve seen the leads in other shows, and this one really gave them they opportunity to show growth and depth of character in a way that I hadn’t seen before. absolutely fantastic.

the plot is based of a novel, which I haven’t read, but involves a portal to effectively a parallel earth where events unfold slightly differently. initially, this is shown pretty well. natasit’s character loses his lover, falls through the portal, is determined to keep him alive in that world. this new world’s natasit is dead, however and was the lover of max instead, creating its own romantic conflict along with the organized crime and general sci-fi/fantasy issues of world hopping. as the show progresses, the rules of worlds become less clear and a mystery illness appears. the ending in particular feels… surreal. and potentially unreliable. as though you can’t tell if the characters ending is what is shown because you can’t rely on them to tell the story anymore. I do wonder a bit if some of this is my lacking context for Thai culture. maybe there are clues in the illness or rituals or way the portal is set to work that would make more sense if I had better background or had read the novel. but as it stands, regardless of how gorgeous the shooting and incredibly acted it is, I can’t really say for certain how it ended or if there was meant to be a specific message.

I enjoyed it. I hope to see many more things with all of the actors. they had a very small part but I did find myself attached to the cute little side couple too. I just feel like this could have been amazing and I am instead super confused