Drama Digest
Sleepless Society: Two Pillows & A Lost Soul is a Thai drama aired in 2020. The plotline of the drama revolves around a murder case. An ex-actress who is now a motivational speaker finds herself in the middle of a murder case as she wakes up the morning after partying wild the other night with her friends. The motivational speaker is married to a famous politician and was planning to divorce him because of his abuse. While the wife is getting questioned, a man claims to be a murderer and turns himself in. The supposed murderer’s brother, however, does not believe him capable of murdering someone. He decides to bring out the truth by being close to the person who woke up next to his brother’s dead body, that is, the wife. The story unfolds as the brother goes on a journey to find the truth.
The Feel-Good Part
If you are a fan of twists and turns, you will love this drama. The plotline has a lot of twists and turns, which are entirely unpredictable and is guaranteed to keep you hooked. The plotline is also written very nicely, and the theme of thriller-psychological-romance is well incorporated into the plotline.
The Disappointing Factor
There are a number of disappointing factors in this series. The script and dialogues are a big let-down. Even though the plotline is well-written, the execution of the same is not up to the mark. The characters of the drama series were underdeveloped and poorly written, though the scope was vast.
In-Depth Analysis
Sleepless Society: Two Pillows & A Lost is a thriller-psychological drama that starts off at a slow pace and eventually holds on to a normal pace. The drama’s characters are written in such a way that none of them are saints and have a shade of grey in their personalities. However, even if most of the characters are grey-shaded, the viewers will somehow sympathize with some of the characters because of the backstory of the characters that have been shown in the drama. In this way, the characters are well-written. However, as the plotline progresses, the characters fail to develop and remain stagnant. The plotline is very entertaining with several plot-twist making it a decent thriller series.
Star Performance
The main roles are played by Bee Namthip Jongrachatawiboon as Kate, Not Vorarit Fuangarome as Chatchai, Kanjanaporn Plodpai as Kate’s mom, and Aim Bhumibhat Thavornsiri as Tew. The supporting cast includes Goy Arachaporn Pokinpakorn as Jin, Ten Tosatid Darnkhuntod as Raht, Sueb Boonsong Nakphoo as Professor, Nong Thanongsak Suphakan as Jom, and many more.
Overall Opinion
The series is a decent thriller drama that can be watched if you are idle and want to watch the thriller genre. Though the end of the drama is predictable, the series is worth watching for its good plotline and good acting. The series is also available on Netflix for International viewers.
