#and off's depiction of anger... OOF. SO GOOD BRUH.

[ryansjane]

another thing I loved about not me (yes I'm still unpacking my feelings about not me in 2024 that's how dense the show is) is that it's one of the rare thai shows that allowed its characters to be angry, especially sean. usually thai dramas always have their characters "be the bigger person", even when they're constantly unfairly mistreated they just take it & keep being nice. but sean is ANGRY. all the time. it makes him vindictive, violent and aggressive. and he's allowed to have this very human feeling due to his generally very horrible life and hold onto it until he decides to heal & let go of it. I swear it's so rare to see a thai character be truly angry, for good reasons or not, and 1) still have him be a hero of the story & 2) allowing him to manifest this anger on screen in the very real disproportionate ways that true anger causes on people in real life. I think thai dramas are excellent at depicting different emotions, from the most basic to the most complex, however anger is one that was left on the side, perhaps bc it's not in line with buddhist beliefs and the notion of karma. however, sean's anger is one of my favorite things about him. it's what makes him the most real character I've seen in my opinion, bc he does have this uglier emotion and shows it, just like I've been angry & nasty, and just like everybody else has. in conclusion, not me keeps being the best show ever created & I would die for sean bawongittacha 🫶