[Ch3] Narkee (Act Art) : Ken Phupoom/ Taew Nattaporn

t415l739

sarNie Hatchling
Spoiler below read at your own risk if you haven't watched.

Because she was supposed to wait til the eclipse pass and let sins and life happen as they should and by going down there she entangled herself in the sins of the people below (what her grandpa said while she was meditating and before her mom killed herself). She left before the eclipse completely passed so it ended everything she worked hard for, for 1000 years.
Now I understand what happened in that scene from reading your post. I think if she didn't leave her meditation, Thossapol would've been killed by those evil gang though. So then she wouldn't be able to save him in time. When she becomes human then she wouldn't have anyone left as well.
 
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t415l739

sarNie Hatchling
Please excuse me if my translation isn't 100% right as I only learned Thai through lakorns. Here's my translation of the ending words of Nakee and her grandfather as their last speech left such a great impact. (Credit of the Naga fireball goes to the fellow sarNies above who mentioned about it.)

Nakee: I've failed Grandfather.
Grandfather: You've failed, but you still succeeded. You've failed to mediate for up to a full 1000 years. But in return you gave up your opportunity to become a human, so that you could protect the person that you love. You've showed to the world, how great your love was. Although you'll be in different worlds/lifetimes, the love between the two of you will be for eternity. From now on, I'll allow you to show the love between a snake (goddess) and human every year for eternity (Naga Fireballs of the Mekong River).
I really thought she'll be a nakee forever??? if the grandpa said something else than that then I'm praying for part 2 or Sequel. At least it'll come out in a year or two and not longer.
 

Orangeblossom

sarNie Juvenile
Please excuse me if my translation isn't 100% right as I only learned Thai through lakorns. Here's my translation of the ending words of Nakee and her grandfather as their last speech left such a great impact. (Credit of the Naga fireball goes to the fellow sarNies above who mentioned about it.)

Nakee: I've failed Grandfather.
Grandfather: You've failed, but you still succeeded. You've failed to mediate for up to a full 1000 years. But in return you gave up your opportunity to become a human, so that you could protect the person that you love. You've showed to the world, how great your love was. Although you'll be in different worlds/lifetimes, the love between the two of you will be for eternity. From now on, I'll allow you to show the love between a snake (goddess) and human every year for eternity (Naga Fireballs of the Mekong River).
The ending you translated seems promising for a sequel.
 
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PrincessKarina

What a devastated ending! Oh my goodness! I couldn't help but cried with Thosapol and Kumkaew at the last episode. Ken's acting is getting better by the way. I wasn't a fan of Ken but started accepting him after Raeng Ngao (only lakorn/movie I watched of him besides Nakee). Taew grew on me after Khunchai Rachanon and Lom Sorn Rak (only two lakorns/movies I watched of her besides Nakee). Anyways, the love chemistry wasn't display deep enough among these two which is disturbing because they were husband and wife! I don't even think for once Kamkeaw allowed her husband to make love to her! There were more screen time with Thosapol and Lumjiag making love when she used black magic on him. How unfair! Lumjiag was such an annoying and uncesssary character. I thought Pimpon was enough! There just wasn't much love scenes between the main pranangs. Kumkaew was portray too fierce and serious. Thosapol on the other hand was almost too passive! I too pray for a more satisfying sequel! Please someone inform me when there are English subtitles available for this lakorn. I kept checking dailymotion but the English subber stopped at Ep 2-1. What a journey it has been! Can anyone recommend a good lakorn now that Nakee ended? I am not Thai so English subbed lakorns would be nice.
 

KhoOnxNouxWanxJai

Staff member
Honestly, Noon is going to be hard to beat. I think Taew did amazing in this, but Noon was phenomenal.
What a devastated ending! Oh my goodness! I couldn't help but cried with Thosapol and Kumkaew at the last episode. Ken's acting is getting better by the way. I wasn't a fan of Ken but started accepting him after Raeng Ngao (only lakorn/movie I watched of him besides Nakee). Taew grew on me after Khunchai Rachanon and Lom Sorn Rak (only two lakorns/movies I watched of her besides Nakee). Anyways, the love chemistry wasn't display deep enough among these two which is disturbing because they were husband and wife! I don't even think for once Kamkeaw allowed her husband to make love to her! There were more screen time with Thosapol and Lumjiag making love when she used black magic on him. How unfair! Lumjiag was such an annoying and uncesssary character. I thought Pimpon was enough! There just wasn't much love scenes between the main pranangs. Kumkaew was portray too fierce and serious. Thosapol on the other hand was almost too passive! I too pray for a more satisfying sequel! Please someone inform me when there are English subtitles available for this lakorn. I kept checking dailymotion but the English subber stopped at Ep 2-1. What a journey it has been! Can anyone recommend a good lakorn now that Nakee ended? I am not Thai so English subbed lakorns would be nice.
If you haven't yet watched Pidsawat, it is a much watch, here is the link for eng sub. It is most definitely this and pidsawat will go up against each other in awards
http://www.the-subber.com/pp/
 

t415l739

sarNie Hatchling
Wow! The ratings for last episode was great! Now it may give us more hope for a sequel. :) I did watch pidsawat and noon was awesome in there. I think whoever wins for best actress, I'm happy either way because both taew and noon performed well on diferent levels. Noon might be an older generation actress but I'll root and support them both! Wishing them good luck.
 

jjinxx

Is your "nom" Fai-approved?
Yeah, my Thai's not up to par, but I thought Gramps said he'll "allow her to express her love for the human for the next thousand years," so it sounded optimistic, despite Kamkaew's and Thossapol's hearts breaking. I for one am not up for a sequel. I like a mystical, sad, folk love story once in a while, heh. I think they did really well with the mythic element with Nakee.
I also found that the love between K and T wasn't as passionate as what we're used to in lakorn, but I peg that up to the way it's based off of a folklore, which usually describes the pranang as Fated to be in love, rather than slowly and deeply falling in love. Fated love is supposed to go beyond passion, beyond physical desire, yadayadayada. So while it would have been nice to see more romantic scenes, I wasn't particularly hopeful to begin with.

Someone's going to have to describe the difference between 'payanak' and 'ngu phi' because I swear to the gods I did not put up with those screaming villagers for 11 episodes to only see them turn tail the minute Mae Nakee turned up. Like, what were they expecting????????? Why were they so shocked? They've accused her over and over of being a snake, the least they can do is face her head-on and shoot, or something!

Also, did I understand correctly that Kamkaew's mom actually gave birth to a stillborn child? But that Mae Nakee revived the child by inhabiting her in spirit? Because that's really interesting, I mean, how much of Kamkaew is her own person, and how much of her is Mae Nakee? And would Mae Nakee have broken the final minutes of her meditation if Kamkaew didn't love her mom so much? Like, I'm not interested in drawing a line between the two, but look at the spiritual and psychological components of this one woman! It's kind of like Voldemort leaving part of himself in Harry! 555 I can't believe I compared Nakee to Harry Potter. I just really want to sit down with p'Off and ask him questions about character development.

Anyway, I was really touched when Thossapol called out, "I love you, Nakee!" Probably because Chaisingh never learned the truth in the past life, and now he gets to utter his love for her to her true form. Out of all Ken's roles, I find that I enjoy his quieter, non-flirtatious characters most, like Thossapol and Kaew in Luk Tard. When he's not trying to be handsome on the screen, his crying appears more heart-wrenching. Or maybe it's because his physical features are pretty masculine so seeing his soft, passive side onscreen is a good balance. Heh.

Taew has always been a bias of mine, and she definitely walks my talk in this lakorn 55. She truly embodied Mae Nakee in form and manner. I'm in love with the fierce way she descended the temple steps in her white gown, and faced the baddies; and the final scene between her and Ken, when she transforms into Kamkaew one last time to hold the love of her life and call him 'ai.' And my girl looks so good in red!

Thanks for sharing about the Naga fireballs! I love learning about that sort of stuff. It's scary and exciting at the same time.
 

t415l739

sarNie Hatchling
Yeah, my Thai's not up to par, but I thought Gramps said he'll "allow her to express her love for the human for the next thousand years," so it sounded optimistic, despite Kamkaew's and Thossapol's hearts breaking. I for one am not up for a sequel. I like a mystical, sad, folk love story once in a while, heh. I think they did really well with the mythic element with Nakee.
I also found that the love between K and T wasn't as passionate as what we're used to in lakorn, but I peg that up to the way it's based off of a folklore, which usually describes the pranang as Fated to be in love, rather than slowly and deeply falling in love. Fated love is supposed to go beyond passion, beyond physical desire, yadayadayada. So while it would have been nice to see more romantic scenes, I wasn't particularly hopeful to begin with.

Someone's going to have to describe the difference between 'payanak' and 'ngu phi' because I swear to the gods I did not put up with those screaming villagers for 11 episodes to only see them turn tail the minute Mae Nakee turned up. Like, what were they expecting????????? Why were they so shocked? They've accused her over and over of being a snake, the least they can do is face her head-on and shoot, or something!

Also, did I understand correctly that Kamkaew's mom actually gave birth to a stillborn child? But that Mae Nakee revived the child by inhabiting her in spirit? Because that's really interesting, I mean, how much of Kamkaew is her own person, and how much of her is Mae Nakee? And would Mae Nakee have broken the final minutes of her meditation if Kamkaew didn't love her mom so much? Like, I'm not interested in drawing a line between the two, but look at the spiritual and psychological components of this one woman! It's kind of like Voldemort leaving part of himself in Harry! 555 I can't believe I compared Nakee to Harry Potter. I just really want to sit down with p'Off and ask him questions about character development.

Anyway, I was really touched when Thossapol called out, "I love you, Nakee!" Probably because Chaisingh never learned the truth in the past life, and now he gets to utter his love for her to her true form. Out of all Ken's roles, I find that I enjoy his quieter, non-flirtatious characters most, like Thossapol and Kaew in Luk Tard. When he's not trying to be handsome on the screen, his crying appears more heart-wrenching. Or maybe it's because his physical features are pretty masculine so seeing his soft, passive side onscreen is a good balance. Heh.

Taew has always been a bias of mine, and she definitely walks my talk in this lakorn 55. She truly embodied Mae Nakee in form and manner. I'm in love with the fierce way she descended the temple steps in her white gown, and faced the baddies; and the final scene between her and Ken, when she transforms into Kamkaew one last time to hold the love of her life and call him 'ai.' And my girl looks so good in red!

Thanks for sharing about the Naga fireballs! I love learning about that sort of stuff. It's scary and exciting at the same time.
I like your point of views for the lakorn and the main leads! What does "ai" mean when she said that to thossapol? Does it mean "my love" or something? :)
 

dancy

sarNie Oldmaid
So is this considered the best lakorn rating in the history of lakorn?
I don't think this is the best lakorn rating in the history of lakorn. Yes reach 17 for the last episode but it didn't beat " (CH7) Kom Faek " which reach 25 for the end. This is for sure one of CH3 best lakorn for this year and up on the list of high rating.
 

4416

sarNie Juvenile

Sums up Taew's performance as KumKaew and Mae Nakee beautifully. I will admit that I'm biased when it comes to Taew, but she's never disappointed me with her abilities. Even when her male counterpart is lacking, she'll carry the lakorn and make him look good because she's just that good.
 

KhoOnxNouxWanxJai

Staff member
Taew was amazing here as Kham Kaew, she has been one of my faves since Naruk and Prik Thai Gub Bai Kao. Loved her in Piang Jai Pookpan with Aum A. She is definitely one of
the top tiers.

I don't mean to sound negative or a debbie downer, but I honestly think the lakorn achieved high ratings because its the only prime time lakorn on air at the moment. But it still is a phenomenal achievement for channel 3 to hit 17. As for channel 7 higher ratings lakorn they've had a few. Phah Nang Seur reached 18.xx, Rook Kard and Kom Faek both reached like 24 and 25, Suer Sang Fah I think reached 17.xx. I think the highest rated lakorn of all time is Bird and Kwang's version of Koom Gum though it was like 40 lol. Mon Ruk Looktoong I know surpassed 35. Dao Pra Sook was close to 40. I think it was easier for channel 7 to achieve higher ratings before 2010 though.

This is probably going to be one of channel 3's highest ratings for a long time though. It is very apparent why P'Off favors Taew, the girl can bring it and then some.
 

t415l739

sarNie Hatchling
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNriXNMgR2O/

Just want to share with y'all what I found on Instagram. The girl is sobbing so much because of the ending of "Nakee." Lol. I laughed so much but I do feel her pain. I dont understand what she is saying but I know she is very heartbroken towards the lakorn. Enjoy! Also, I cant seem to let myself sob or cry so much like her for a drama or movie. Hehe.
 

Orangeblossom

sarNie Juvenile
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNriXNMgR2O/

Just want to share with y'all what I found on Instagram. The girl is sobbing so much because of the ending of "Nakee." Lol. I laughed so much but I do feel her pain. I dont understand what she is saying but I know she is very heartbroken towards the lakorn. Enjoy! Also, I cant seem to let myself sob or cry so much like her for a drama or movie. Hehe.
Everytime I cry watching sad movies I get nasal congestion. I think I cried the hardest in Koo Gum.
 
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