Midnight Motel (2022)

Not the best, but still entertaining

prefacing this by saying that out of the 6 episodes, I properly watched 1-4, and 6.

Going into this drama knowing it was only 6 episodes, I wasn't expecting much, and I got exactly that. Though, I will say that it still managed to disappoint me.
The story started off rather promising if I'm being honest; the leads meet, and they create an app, so naturally I thought that app would end up being the focus of the show with the drama stemming off from that, but I was wrong.
maybe 2-3 episodes in, the whole app concept thing is practically left in the dust as it now focuses on some murder and other relationships that didn't nearly have enough backstory for it to justify their significant presence.
I won't go into much detail as to what else made me annoyed as that would spoil too much, but to summarise, 8/10 situations could have been solved using common sense and survival instincts.

Acting was alright, I've only seen 2 other T-Dramas prior so I don't have the right to judge much, but it did feel exaggerated at times.
minor elements such as cinematography and sound we're all good, J-Drama has something to learn from them haha.

TL;DR it's an alright show for killing time.

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a messy story

something doesn't sit right to me in this serie, and I'm unable to find it. yes i can find flaws like the acting of some actors (mostly in the last episode when June is running with her gun or when the uncle is shot) or the story that goes everywhere : the friendship of Sun and Kat in high-school, Mote and Doi creating an application to clear off their debts, Kat seducing Pat... and it creates a big mess but if you're really into it you can understand. also during a little time Doi disappears from the serie with no explanation ?? Some plot twists are way too predictable (like the uncle and aunt of Mote being the ones that hid the corpse). Also the scene where the dead body of Pat talking to Mote weirded me out.
But overall the serie is funny. i don't think it was the point of it but the whole thing with tuk krub made me laugh and happy. it's a short serie and it's worth watching it if you're bored or feeling down.

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Dramatic silliness

I've been wanting to watch this for months and finally got round to it. I also wanted to see Off in a drama as I've only seen him in The Jungle.

It was odd, while at the same time not! I'm not sure there are many people who would be thrilled to help create a 'booking' system for sex workers. I understand that making enough money was the main objective.

What I liked: the main characters. I could believe that Kat (played by Jan) was looking for a way out of her life, but was loyal to her mum. I could believe that Mote (played by Off) was a chancer, who had strands of gold in his heart. I could believe that Sun (played by Mond) had childhood trauma which left him controlling, but needy. This is the second time I've seen Mond in the role of a baddie, but this time he was obsessive verging on psychopathic. Great acting.

What I didn't like: at times there was too much slapstick silliness.

It was enjoyable, but I don't usually watch a drama more than once and I definitely wouldn't watch this again.

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The acting really caried this series. The story was meant to be intriguing

and while yes it touched on very important issues like: corruption, greed, abuse both physical and mental, mental health issues & prostitution, I mostly felt meh about it. I don't know what it was but for the most part I felt like the episodes dragged until there was an action part in the story. It was actually the cast that kept me engaged. Off Jumpol is one of my favorite Thai actors so of course I'll watch him in anything and while he was pretty awesome here, I'd have to give this to Mond. He stole the show with his incredible acting. He's definitely a rising star imo. It was a pleasure to watch Off and Mond working together again. I loved them on Not Me and felt like Mond and First were the actors that have had the best chemistry with OffGun as a group. Off and Mond proved that again in this series. Jan was incredible once again, she's rapidly climbing on my best actress list too.
I think the series accomplished what it needed to do and set the tone up for the next two series in the Midnight Series. Will I watched it again? Unless I have to figure out a hidden connection to the other series, I'll probably not.
I give this a 7 because I liked how smart Mote was and the acting but the story was so-so. The OST was ok, mostly just loved the song they played at the end. If people want an action/thriller that's not that thought provoking this series could be it.

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