My current thoughts on hometown romance
Marked as a spoiler just to be safe.
Love the show so far, the pacing is alright, acting is pretty good, love the cinematography. The only issue I have is with the parents. Let me explain.
I don't really understand their feelings or their actions. First issue is the problem they have with Si being spoiled, as if they didn't raise her to be that way. We see in the flashbacks that when she initially expressed interest in being a part of the business, they said she didn't need to she just needed to be their princess. When she expressed interest in driving they once again told her to just forget about and be their little princess. Also why are you buying luxury cars for a child anyways.
Every time something goes wrong (although that first meeting with klao was rough) they immediately assume that she's the cause of it. Never have I seen them attempt to hear her side of things before immediately deciding that she's the problem. When it hasn't really been shown that she might be the problem, they just tell me that she is.
Like when she was going to open up to her mom about her feelings she basically accuses Si of two timing 😭. I would also just want to go straight to my room rather than deal with y'all's bullshit.
Another issue is the communication. YALL ARE GROWN, TALK TO HER. I understand Si being confused when all of a sudden when she has to start paying off her credit debt or whatever it was, and when she calls her dad to confront him about it he just...hangs up, no explanation, no clarification just nothing. While I might understand that it was supposed to be her father's way of telling her to be more responsible or whatever that was absolutely the worst way to go about it.
Then that man had the audacity to say that HE believes he has raised both of his children without playing favorites. After Si's sister told him his actions say otherwise.
From Si's point of view I completely understand why she views them as favoring her sister. Although I hate that she takes it out on her sister rather than calling her parents out.
Maybe I don't understand why they view her that way because I haven't read the novel, nor will I (I just can't get into novel in general) but if I was Si I would've cut them off a long time ago.
Also the whole wedding talk in the beginning of episode 6 kind of pissed me off. What do you mean you didn't want to speak to me but wanted to talk to my partner about OUR wedding. Absolutely not. You don't get to basically ice me out, and demonize me every chance you get then decide when I should get married. And even then as a viewer I got the sense that it was more about the lease/contract than it was genuine care from the parents.
Again, raised her to be spoiled, hate that she acts spoiled, say that you've tried everything (except communication) to fix the issue, didn't invite her to the congratulations party for the deal that she closed (with cheaper rent too), then act like you care about her (him asking klao what her intentions are with his daughter) when discussing their wedding.
Like do they even know that Si was in an emotionally and (most likely) financially manipulative relationship. Also said he knows his daughter but did he know that.
If I was Si I would not invite these people to my wedding, not even the reception. I know at some point their going to give her parents some kind of 'redemption' cuz they all need to do that for some reason. The only thing I want to come out of that redemption arc is a better relationship between Si and her sister.
Sorry for the long rant. But I genuinely hate when parents raise their child to be a certain way then act all surprised when the child starts acting that way.