Oh my gosh, don't even mention Kamin Gub Poon. I LOVED that version. Talk about perfect casting, EVERYONE was perfect for their roles from the servants, children, aunts, uncles, to grandparents. The acting was AWESOME, too. Man, wonder when they're going to remake that? I want Ch. 7 to and cast Pook, Bo, and Nao in there as the sisters. Haha. Mike can be the one to break and betray Pook's heart again. Lol Then Thanwa can end up with Nao. I cried buckets of tears during and after it aired. It was sooooo sad.
Anyway, I think it was seriously due to lack of screen time between Lek and Si that made it seem like Lek settled for her or that their love wasn't as convincing. However, I totally understand the twist. Lek thought that he would fall for an outgoing girl like Sa but ended up loving her as a friend but fell in love with Si. That's life. You tend to fall for someone totally different from what you've imagined. I just did a marathon this past weekend. There were about 19 one hour long episodes and literally, Lek and Si only met once each episode, in some, none, besides the party scenes. I bet, if I were to cut their scenes, it wouldn't even equal an episode. That's how little screen time they had with one another, so it's no surprise their love felt abrupt or rushed. Lol
I think Lek began realizing that he had feelings for Si when Sa told him how heartbroken she was towards Rong. A lot of people are like that in reality. We don't realize or notice that we like someone until they like someone else. Lol That was like in the middle of the lakorn, so it makes sense to have Lek switch at that point. Plus, I didn't see any over the top feelings from Lek to Sa. They were always good buddies. Plus, if Lek didn't like Si, secretly or unknowingly, why would he worry about her all the time? Or pay her a visit all the time? Or agree to coordinate Rong's marriage house with her? When he didn't have to? He didn't have to at all, actually. And besides, she was his future sister, she was off limits. Anyway, since some of us didn't think the old version was crystal clear, I hope they make this version answer all of the open ended questions from the last one. Lol