Drama Soliloquy

So, let's recap, shall we? Wanida consists of pretty pictures and people.The characters are mostly cardboard cutouts from fairy tales, the music's a dream, the plot's a rehash and side stories are boring and uninteresting. And having watched all 16 episodes, (well, skimming the last three episodes, really filler material, by the way), I have to ask myself why. It got high ratings I believe and generally positive reviews. But why did I keep watching it?
( Why did I keep watching??? )

Just started watching the thai lakorn Wanida. It's very old school, in that it's a remake of a famous lakorn from the 1970's and is set in the 1940s? I believe.




It also stars two of the most popular lakorn stars, Tik Jesadaporn, Aff Taksaorn.  Wanida, the main heroine (played by Aff) is a spoiled brat of 22 years old, who can't drive a car, can't ride a bike and can't seem to do anything without failing at it. Her loving father is a loan shark and the family of Mahasak comes under his clutches. The older brother, who has a fiancee of his own, reluctantly marries Wanida  to save his family from bankruptcy (it was his younger brother who borrowed the money, but he skipped town). Naturally, he's not impressed by Wanida, although they have that mutual awareness glance in like episode 2. Which is also the episode they get married in.

( Why . . . ? )