Although the year has just begun, Mook Liam Petch is a lakorn to be reckoned with and has set the bar quite high for other lakorns yet to air. With its unique action genre and progressive plot, action weary fans or lakorn fans alike, should prepare to be blown away.. or at least be tickled by the pairing and chemistry of Rome (playing Petch) and Susie (playing Mookda).
From the production team Pau Jing Jong, Mook Liam Petch (Pearl Sided Diamond) is a 14 episode lakorn surrounding Special Agent Mookda’s return to Thailand to uncover the case of the stolen Adorella, which threatens not only the number one diamond company in Thailand- Star Diamond- but also national security. She must return the powerful jewelry back to royal hands and at the same time, unveil the true perpetrator behind this devious scheme. Little did she know that in order to accomplish this particular assignment, she must undergo complete character change and risk losing her heart to the very person she may have to put behind bars.
Said person is Petch, President of Star Diamond, who has no idea he is being tricked in more ways than one. Can Mookda solve this Adorella mystery and keep her heart at bay? Can she resist the hot, rich and completely irresistible Petch? Watch MLP to see how the story unfolds!
MLP offers smart dialogue, sassy characters and ultimately, heart melting moments between our Mook and Petch.
Some standout performances:
1. Jason Young. His portrayal as Jaenjob, right hand man, side kick to Petch leaves you with a mixed and turmoil feelings for his character. He takes you along a winding ride and each scene and episode keeps you guessing. Jaenjob has got to be the smartest, most bad-ass evil character. I am enthralled by him and ultimately, love his character, even when he’s so bad.
2. Mookda, her ability to change from a lethal and tough officer of the law to a frilly no-nonsense woman is a two thumbs up. I am glued to the screen when she appears. She sticks to her character well: the fact that she is stubborn and tight lipped when it comes to her feelings. Her love story with Petch is believeable, their love progression and ultimately dedication to each other melts my heart.
Love to hate character:
Petch. Why? Because the best thing we love about his character becomes the worst thing we hate. He is a gentleman. He will do everything and anything for his friends. He has a big heart. Great qualities in a guy. But for an on-screen hero, these qualities can also annoy the hell out of the viewers. Because he is a good friend, has a big heart and is a gentlemen, his treatment towards Nidjanan is strangle worthy- she is his best friend’s wife and also part of his “group”- and therefore he is totally blind to her evil nuances. Which of course only fuels the fire for Nidjanan as we watch her scene after scene trying different schemes to win him over.
Despite that, the puns and witty dialogue from people who can’t stand what she was doing was fabulous! I especially love how Mookda stood up to her.
Bonuses and Lessons:
-The bad guys in this lakorn have a backstory, so we understand why they do what they do.
-Relationship between Lookja (Vicky Sunisa) and Krit (Tah Warit):
Lookja is a news reporter, a naive, new and determined one at that. Krit runs an insurance company that “insured” Adorella for Star Diamond. He would be out millions if he doesn’t find this particular jewelry. He and Lookja butted heads from the beginning. They are attracted to each other, but he is annoyed by her lack of experience and meddlesome behavior. What annoyed me was the game that Lookja played on him. Even though she liked him, she continued to fool him that she was in love with another person. Their love story went from cute to being frustrating to watch. Yet towards the finale, the plot threw a monkey bar to Lookja and made her realize that her stupid games were wasting only precious time. This drastic experience taught Lookja a firm lesson in life and she grew up tremendously because of it. This also taught Krit a few lessons in life as well. Tune in to find out what happened to them…
-There are lots of twists and turns to the storyline, I love how it keeps me guessing!
My ultimate love for this lakorn:
Really, it’s the way that Mook and Petch treated each other. They have complete faith in each other even if their love grew on pretenses. Petch trusted her, believed in her. It’s so refreshing to see a love story so beautiful. They have their problems, but no matter what, they communicate and listen. I enjoyed and spazzed over their sincere moments together. Even their hugs/kisses are real and believeable. Sigh.. I just love these two.
The other side characters/mini characters are a joy to watch and they compliment to the buildup of Mook and Petch lovestory. Did Mook get everything she signed up for? How will all of the mysteries and intriguing plots be resolved? Will you love this lakorn as much as I did? Tune into MLP to discover a new take on action dramas and progressive heroines!
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Tagged: Mook Liam Petch, Rome Patchata, Susie Susira
Now I can’t wait for MLP to be fully subbed! Fortunately I have my jdramas to distract me at the moment, if not I’d surely be banging my head in frustration at not being able to enjoy this lakorn. hehe
I hope it gets fully subbed soon too.
I’m trying to decide what I’m going to watch next and with fingers crossed, hope that it will be a great one!!
I wanna enjoy…bad. 😉 Still waiting, but I wouldn’t be so into it without your great discussion of this. I don’t know if I should thank you or be mad…lol NEW obsession!
On another note I’ma need Rome to lose the shirt he looks to be bulking up so I want to see how far he has come. Mia Taeng only went so far. BTW I am not obsessed with him. Nope. 😉
Hi Craxycat – clearly you’re not obsessed with Rome =)
He’s really beginning to grow on me. When he plays the sweet character, he sure nails it!
Five episodes in, and there is one word to describe this lakorn : Awkward
action scenes felt awkward : anyway I have yet to find a lakorn which impresses me in this case)
Scenes between the boys feel awkward
Susie acting “stupid” feel awkward
the wardrobe looks weird most of the time
the Make up is awkward
I like Vicky and Ta warit together but mostly Vicky’s character
Maybe this is because I have watched it raw so far but seriously it hasn’t impressed as I thought. Is it subbed at viky ?
It is in the process of being subbed on Viki: http://www.viki.com/channels/2094-ruk-prakasit
And yes Jason young is not a bad actor. So far he acted well the characters he plays (Roy Mai and this) without any stiffness. Roy Mai was his first lakorn right ? I just can’t forget how well he played when possessed by Mei you feel the man was into it ! lol
Fia what happened to Oshilakorns? Did it get shut down just for having links to other sites w/ videos? I am so confused at this point.
I’m not sure what happened to Oshilakorns- that’s news to me! It was an awesome place to find lakorns.. and I’m sad to hear that it’s gone.
anyway, this was the real reason i dropped by. this is what Sousday aka Chtite0Aya, or the webmaster of Oishilakorns, got to say about it. seems to me that she’s going to launch a new site or something. well i hope so!
http://soussday.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/rip-oishilakorns-t-t/#comments
no! smack, you beat me to it. but i don’t think i’m gonna do one, maybe an mv after i do one for rak pathiharn. anyway, awesome job and still not satisfied with ending.
Yeah the ending was a bummer, wished it was more satisfying.. but altogether it was a great lakorn. Looks like you are ramping up some major activity on both your blog and YT. I’m so excited! Are you subbing MLP on Viki too?
Miss ya!
Hi Fia dear, haven’t chatted with you in a while. D= Watching any lakorns now?
Hi J how are you?! I’m watching the 42nd anniversary concert of Ch.3’s as well as watching random clips of Yadech, haha. It seems that they’re the only couple that can keep me spazzing for a very long time to come. Can’t wait for their next drama!
In between all of that, I’ve been catching up with rom-coms and chick flicks like One for the Money, The Vow, This Means War.. as for lakorons, I’m sort of deciding on what I want to watch next… can’t seem to be hooked on anything as of late. What about you? (Aside from the other dramas you’re currently watching- any lakorns in the mix?) I’m still getting requests on YT to do clips of Susie and Rome in MLP, so I need to see about buying an external HD.
I miss SE Asian weather! The constant rain and overcast suck!!! Most of all, I miss you and blogging on a daily basis.
Nice new layout! I’ve been in a jdrama mood recently as you can probably tell from my blog posts and I just finished one today. I might resume Om/Cherry’s Love on Air since I don’t have anything on my to-watch list at the moment but kinda wary of Om’s acting.
Thanks J! I was getting antsy with my old layout.
I have not seen Love on Air yet, but the way I feel about Om is very similar to the way you feel about Mart Krissada =) I like him despite his stiff acting!
The cool thing about being in Asia.. one does not have to succumb to day light saving. Now I have to wake up an hour earlier. Boo.
rofl, so true, there are some artistes that I can’t help liking despite acknowledging the objective criticisms against their acting/looks/whatever.
I feel like changing my LJ layout too but it’s really troublesome with codes and all (I don’t fancy the free template ones) which is why I go so long between layout changes.
That is one of the reasons why I enjoy blogging on wordpress so much, their free themes are pretty varied and fanciful. I’m not handy with coding at all.. used to do html way back when but website creations are so different nowadays. At any rate, I always enjoy the layouts you choose for your blog.
Heeh, your layout change made me want to do something about mine and thankfully this time it didn’t take me too long to find one I fancied. :p
I finally got MLP dubbed in my language. Falling in love with this lakorn all over again 🙂
Yay! I just love these two =) enjoy them, once again!
guys.. what is the name of the muscular boys apart from rome and jason? please tell me thx.
Here is the cast list:
http://wiki.asianfuse.net/index.php/Mook_Liam_Petch
THX!
I just barely finished this today and I just have to say that I LOVE LOVED IT!! Didn’t expect to love it this much. When it barely just came out, I was excited for Susie and Rome pairing, but I wasn’t much happy with the trailer so I never gave this lakorn a try. Just two days ago, I came upon this drama and just decided to start watching. Did not believe that I would totally enjoy every moment, Susie made me laugh nonstop, that was how hilarious she was to me. I totally love the build up of Rome and Susie’s relationship. He disliked her but tried to understand and trust her, which led to him falling for her which is really cute. This is totally going on my back to watch list!
Just finished it! The beginning honestly did not intrigue me because I assumed it was going to be the typical lying identity due to forced marriage kind of lakorn, but I still tried watching. I’m not super impressed or unsatisfied with it. It was enjoyable and i loved all the character portrayals. I just think that the action scenes need more work and the ending needed a little more magic. Other than that, the whole series was a good watch and worth the time.
Hi Fia,
I watched this after reading your review. Have to agree that this was a different kind of Lakorn. I enjoyed most part of it but was a little disappointed by its ending. They could have made it a bit more realistic with some expected agent like behaviour from Susie.
Anyway thanks for your reviews……I chnaced upon your blog psot and realised that your reviews actually helped me choose what to watch as some your posts reflected my thoughts for the Lakorns that I had already watched.
Keep up the good work. Thank yo once again.