Like your men a bit sociopathic? Thailand keeps those 1970s romance novel heroes alive

[dangermousie]

OK, guys, I hate myself a little - but viikii has Defendant of Love subbed and I found myself starting the first episode. I posted about it before but DoL is a Thai drama - an umpteenth hit adaptation of some really popular novel about how Hero decides to avenge the fact that his brother offed himself over the girl by kidnapping and torturing said

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[syrenstar]

Something tells me I'm supposed to cheer for Nit and Karnploo's happy ending and not for her to hack off certain parts of his anatomy.

[dangermousie]

I just love how he is described as "proper" - it's totally proper to lie to the woman you raped her and then do it for real.

[darkeyedwolf]

AUGHHHHHHHHHH

I had wanted to try Thai dramas since they do such good movies, but now -- no thanks!

[dangermousie]

I know not all of them are like that - I am sure there are some that don't have that sort of thing - but proceed with caution.

[sinclair_furie]

What. That plot makes no sense.
*headdesk*

[dangermousie]

That plot is probably is as coherent as the thought processes of the makers - i.e. not at all.

[bodea]

I'd suggest Rak Nee Hua Jai Rao Jong (This Heart of mine). It's rape free when it comes to the OTP. All in all it's quite funny with a good dose of romance. Oh and Kaew Tee Peh is pretty good (and rape free) as well. The guy from Roy Leh Sanae Rai is in it. I haven't watched Gor Rah Kah Gor Raeng (a.k.a Sassy Love), but I think I read in the Sanworld thread that there was a rape scene. I watched half of Badarn Jai and it's was rape free as well and pretty good, once you get past that mullet!

[dangermousie]

These sound good, will look for subs. Sassy Love has rape in it? *sigh*

I think Badarn Jai is sort of a winner on very shallow grounds of the guy being hot.

[bodea]

If you want to air on the side of caution, I suggest iheartlakorns & Sanworld. The summaries are pretty detailed [full of spoilers!] so you get an idea of what suits you and what doesn't. Plus, iheartlakorns has a directory for all of the subbed lakorns.

[dangermousie]

Ooooh, this is wonderful, thank you!

I am enjoying Defendant of Love. Heeeeelp, heeeeeeeeeelp! I want to murder the hero though.

[valkyriesailor]

Oh, poor you! Believe me, after watching Style I can understand how you feel.
But what is with Thailand? They can do such great dramas if they copy a japanese manga... but can't make their own stories without it coming from an asylum-resident?

[dangermousie]

No idea - ooooh, did they adopt Japanese manga, wheeeere? Is curious.

[valkyriesailor]

OMG, I'm so sorry! Yesterday I was so out of it from the heat, that I confused Thai with Taiwan. ~~" Not a typical miss, that's for sure. Really sorry though.