Bunlang Dok Mai (2017)

If you are interested in a light romcom with a nice solid plot, logical characters -not over the top, nice cute romance and moments / chemistry between the lead couple, intelligent direction/story and good acting- look no further.

Strongly recommend this lakorn for the following reasons.
Though the story is nothing great A spoilt rich guy being reformed by a strong and nice girl - the direction and acting makes it a very interesting watch.
The Direction is great and the Screenplay is refreshingly well written and Quite funny. It goes on to show how a typical story line when done well becomes a engaging drama.

Its nothing like a typical thai lakorn with screaming women (funnily the villain or exGF of the lead guy starts screaming in one scene and the lead girl admonishes her not to scream - i found that hilarious and fresh)- but for a change the characters especially women are shown as more intelligent and adventurous of the lot. The lead girl - a successful orchid farm owner & Her friend is a clever accountant are shown as self sufficient and successful women with a strong mind. I like that they are bold and unapologetic about their love and decisions and can take a strong stand when required.

The chemistry / romance and the interactions between the leads and second leads is very cute and humour is also quite subtle. The other side characters like the wayward stepmom and her wicked BF, the adopted grandson who is the main villain and the wanna be girlfriend of the lead guy are all tolerable and not too dark. Even the servants of the house are treated like normal people who even want to study and progress -so all the characters are well thought out and given some screen time. Even the corporate scenes arent silly and have been dealt with logical and intelligently.

The Director has done a great job on connecting the dots and events and doesnt leave any loose ends.

There are some of memorable and original scenes from the drama which I have not seen before.
In ep 7/ 8 the scene where Win-lead guy apologizes to the girl Pud with small notes being passed under the door is a very cute scene and also the one where he kind of proposes to her in the flower farm. It feels more like a korean drama (but not complaining as it is in fact a very good watch - a light romcom)
The second lead girl is a korean drama fan and her takes and digs at KD is quite fresh. The flower men pageant was really neat and novel(ep10)
The interaction between the leads and second leads will keep you smiling throughout.

To conclude i would safely say its one of my favourite Thai lakorns and one of the best I have seen in the romcom genre.

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Enough to have a great time, admiring the visuals of Mario.

PLOT:
To mature his grandson, the ML, an arrogant, spoiled, immature heir, the grandfather, CEO of a large group, obliges him in his will to go and work for a year in a Flower Farm, managed by the FL. She will lead the group for 1 year and investigate internal corruption.

PROS:
+ great actors: Mario, adorable of course, but the secondary characters are also well interpreted and developed.
+ The 3 romances are cute.
+ the storyline is coherent, relatively realistic.
+ I'm a fan of the "city slicker sent to the country" trope.
+ the narration is quite fast for a lakorn (even if the pace slows down in the last third)
+ Good OST (sometimes humorous, with "mission impossible" type music on an action scene).

CONS:
- the poorly chosen wig, much too obvious from the FL.
- the medical part (care for the grandfather) is laughable :) :) :)
- the villains are always played by the same actors (I pity them). Without knowing the storyline, we know as soon as we see them on screen that they will be the evils of the series...
- the music is too loud and almost constant (as often in lakorns :(

=> Enough to have a great time, fun, light and romantic.
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PLOT :
Pour faire mûrir son petit-fils, ML héritier arrogant, gâté, immature, le grand père, CEO d'un grand groupe, l'oblige dans son testament à aller travailler un an dans une Flower Farm, dirigée par la FL. Celle dirigera le groupe pendant 1 an et enquêtera sur la corruption interne.

PROS :
+ de super acteurs : Mario, adorable bien sûr, mais les personnages secondaires sont aussi bien interprétés et développés.
+ Les 3 romances sont mignonnes.
+ la storyline est cohérente, relativement réaliste.
+ je suis une fan du trope "citadin.ne envoyé.e à la campagne".
+ la narration est assez rapide pour un lakorn (même si le rythme ralentit dans le derniers tiers)
+ TB OST ( parfois humoristiques, avec une musique de type "mission impossible" sur une scène d'action).

CONS:
- la perruque mal choisie, beaucoup trop évidente de la FL.
- la partie médicale (prise en charge du grand-père) est risible :) :) :)
- les villains sont toujours interprétés par les mêmes acteurs (je les plains). Sans connaître la storyline, on sait dès qu'on les voit à l'écran que ce seront les evils de la série...
- la musique est trop forte et quasi-permanente (comme souvent dans les lakorns :(

=> De quoi passer un beau moment, en admirant les visuels de Mario.

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The music is super annoying, and I hope that it is played less (nope that does not happen). It’s not the melody, but it’s too loud and overpowers the scenes . I don’t care how magnanimous the late grandfather is, but adopting a child, who’s old enough to understand, just so that his real grandson could have a playmate seems so wrong and cruel. A child should be adopted purely out of love and to be in a home where he he’s going to be cherished and loved. So, in some ways I don’t blame Karan when he turns bitter and angry, and then schemes to not only embezzles money from his adopted family’s company but to destroy it. Through being on the FL’s farm, appreciative of those around him, working hard, and falling in love, the ML slowly transforms from a spoiled, rich playboy to a pretty decent man. Although the story centers around the ML’s transformation and rooting out the corruption within the company, we also have the love story development of our three couples: the FL and ML, Chor and Rob, and Way and Jo. All three couples have their cute moments, but at times I was frustrated with Rob and his inability to tell his psycho ex-girlfriend that he no longer loves her. In a way, it’s similar to the ML stringing along Way because he doesn’t want to hurt her feelings or lose her as a friend. I definitely think that this drama could’ve been shortened by half if all the flashback scenes are deleted (or at least used less) and not do these stupid and long slow motions of people staring into each other’s eyes. At least the last episode gives the audience a satisfying and thorough happy ending for the three couples (two marriage proposals!). Since the FL is supposed to be a tomboy, she of course, has short hair, but we can tell that she’s wearing a wig. Sometimes I have difficulty looking at it because the wig is so stiff and unnatural looking. The drama is a decent watch with some adorable interactions between our couples, and the company corruption storyline keeps it interesting, but for me, it’s just a one-time watch.

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