dramasoliloquy | Watching Now: Borisut Bumbut Kaen

Now there's a mouthful: Borisut Bumbut Kaen. Translated it means something like "Revenge Therapy Company," which makes no sense until you learn that the hero, Taywan, played by Aum Atichart goes into the spa therapy business as a way of getting revenge on Nong (Ann Thongprasom), a rich heiress married to Chakrit (Krit).

I'm taking a break from the Korean fest of dramas I've been watching, waiting until they finish up or near finish to resume watching them. For now, I'm four episodes into this thai lakorn, and becoming invested in the characters.

The lakorn starts with Nong stalking Naree (Taywan 's wife) with a gun. Nong accuses Naree of cheating with her husband and Naree's husband and son come running when they hear Naree scream. Taywan ushers them into the car, but his hysterical wife distracts his attention from the road and they go over a cliff, with the car bursting into flames.

(Taywan threatens Nong with a knife, and more of Nong's tormenters, her hubby's ex Salin and yes, even Salin's kid)

One side of Taywan's face is burnt, but otherwise he's fine. Not so his wife and son, who are killed instantly. Taywan is soon sent to a mental hospital due to the fact that he hasn't recovered from his wife and son's deaths. He concocts a plan for revenge aimed at Nong and that's when the real story begins.

(Taywan and Nong at the mental hospital)

Four episodes in, I wasn't sure if I wanted to continue for a number of reasons. I don't mind if hero/heroine treat each other badly as long as they go through hell to make up for it later. I'm a firm believer in the powerful redemption of suffering (MLK Jr. for ya). I also thought the plot might be too whacked up, too makjang so it's just stupid and not remotely plausible.

So far, while Taywan's character is a crud (he does lots of illegal things to get back at Nong and uses everyone around him to do it), it looks like he might come to be Nong's knight in shining armor.

The plot's not too crazy yet, and I enjoyed some of the lakorn's discussions on mental illness and health. Plus having the wonderful Ann in here can't hurt. She's tough, but fragile. I love that. And Aum's acting is better than I expected.