Drama Digest
Tisha is an unemployed bird researcher in her 30s. She gets a job as an elementary teacher in a primary school. Even though she doesn’t have an interest in children or teaching them, one particular child raises her interest. Khong Khwan is a first-grade eight-year-old girl who is also a victim of horrendous child abuse at home. Her mother, Sai, doesn’t care about her at all. Her father has long passed and Sai has settled with her new, much younger boyfriend, Tum. A frivolous game lover, Tum initiates constant domestic abuse towards Sai as well as Khong Khwan, without any concern for any of them. Tisha often sees Khong Khwan in bruise marks. She also finds her personality different from other children, in terms of talking and acting. In the beginning, like other teachers, she also tried to ignore the whole fact about Khong Khwan. But unable to control herself any further, she decides to look into Khong Khwan’s family one day. Incidentally, the day she visits her family was also the day when Tum got angry over Khong Khwan and afflicted strong physical torture on her. When Sai got back and saw the whole thing, she induced further blows on Khong Khwan instead of standing against Tum. Thereafter, they put her inside a bag on the cold winter night and left her outside the house. Tisha found Khong Khwan’s shattered body in a pitiful state and promptly chose to take her away from the hell house. Despite knowing that her actions are illegal, she was bound to act thus to give Khong Khwan a deserving and loving childhood.
The Feel-Good Part
Tisha and Khong Khwan’s heart-warming mother-daughter moments are a showstopping aspect of the drama. Khong Khwan’s growing attachment with Tisha and her blooming freedom is bound to melt any heart.
The Disappointing Factor
The arena of dismay remains void with the drama’s growing thrill.
In-Depth Analysis
Domestic abuse acts as one of the major themes of the drama. It plays a significant role in raising awareness over the recurrent physical and mental abuses thrust on children from an early age. Another crucial aspect of the drama lies in the portrayal of mothers and women from different angles. It breaks down the distinction between a biological and surrogate mother. As long as the person can take care of the child devotedly, blood connection becomes a distant factor. Different regions such as China, France, South Korea etc have also adapted the drama. The original version comes down from a Japanese drama of the same name written by Mr Yuji Sakamoto. The Thai-adapted version won the 25th Asian television Awards for its impressive script writing in Singapore on 16th January 2021.
Star Power
Pancake Khemanit Jamikorn and Maki Machida Sutthikulphanich’s roles as Tisha and Khong Khwan were majestic. It was perfected meticulously and brought immense depth to the characters and situations. The supporting casts Tai Chutima Teepanat, Tai Penpak Sirikul, Um Apasiri Nitibhon, and others gave an excellent performance. Last but not least, with May Piangpaitoon Satrawaha and Sadanun Somachriyakul’s fabulous efforts, the adaptation landed an award it truly deserves.
Overall Opinion
Keeping aside the fantabulous roar over its popularity, it certainly captures the vivid essential elements of the drama. The urgency and depth of the thematic facet are visually and subjectively grasping. Thus, making it all the more reason to have a deserving watch.
