#the empress of ayodhaya

[clairedaring]

He was your first love, but you are my first love. Since I was born, I've never felt affection for anyone, until I met you.

THE EMPRESS OF AYODHAYA (2024) dir. Sant Srikaewlaw

[girlsloveupdates]

[maidavika]

MAI DAVIKA HOORNE THE EMPRESS OF AYODHAYA ( 2024 )

[heaven-is-in-your-arms-series]

I knew Tanyong had a thing for Jinda!

Girl has sapphic vibes for days and is so over being a noble consort.

Impatiently waiting for episode 4 eng subs for The Empress of Ayodhaya

[autisticexpression2]

Thailand is having a GL golden age and you Americans really think your pathetic republican party is going to destroy all gay rights. Cute.

[daouoffroads]

so one31 and their mae yua production knowingly committed animal abuse (and made jokes about it, actors and staff alike) with the excuse that it was done under the vigilance of "experts"

watchdog thailand (animal rights group) has been informed and also calls in to question the "experts" involved

[dangermousie]

Any show that starts with child murder is not fucking around.

This is def not a wholesome idol tale.

[namtanlovesfilm]

I'm gonna be honest, one thing where thai straight dramas & lakorns have bl & gl shows beat every time is that they're not afraid to mix their top actors in ALL the pairings. by having them not stuck in only one ship, it really builds up excitement about who they'll next be paired up with. like right now we're really getting yaya & tor and mai & film in two iconic historical lakorns and I'm LIVING for it. they collect all the co-stars in a way fixed queer ships absolutely cannot & for that, they deserve recognition!

[blue-grama]

A little Film/Jam requeim

Upon the news that these two are not planning any projects together in the future, I was pondering Thai actor pairings and why I liked this particular one. First let me say I'm very in favor of actors not getting joined at the hip forever -- I doubt that's why anyone gets into acting, and while I get the financial reasons this happens in Thai entertainment, I'm generally in agreement that it tends to limit creativity, since the brand often has to come before the story. My only gripe is that now they're off doing lakorns that will never get subbed in English and it's not fair and look, I need to see The Empress of Ayodhaya ok?? I don't think it's a bad thing to have actors with great chemistry appear together in multiple shows, however, and I wanna say that I think these two used that opportunity right. Look, we have Tian:

Utter cinammon roll, too pure for this world, total sweetheart. He's a little scared and a lot beaten down, but he still has a burning spark of respect for himself that he doesn't let extinguish. He spends 73% of this show in the throes of a mental breakdown but still manages to take control of his narrative in the end. It's actively insane that the murder glitter show has such fantastic characters.

And then you have Charn, who is...

... also beaten down by this world, but evil about it. It's all manipulation, manwhoring, and complicated smiles belaying his real feelings with this guy. Refreshingly, he only has to reform himself a little bit to get his happy ending.

Meanwhile, Jiu. Assassin, kind of a tsundere. Marshmallow center, obviously. I'll never be over how after he and Tian first had sex (under the influence of a beetle fungus, OBVIOUSLY), he got deeply hurt that Tian said it was a mistake and accused Tian of doing this to all the boys. Possibly my favorite Jiu moment. ANYWAY.

There isn't as much distance between Jiu and Tinn as there is between Tian and Charn (from what I've seen, Jam maybe doesn't have quite as much range as Film, or at least hasn't been asked to demonstrate it). But Tinn is a more open and straightforward character, the moral center of Laws of Attraction versus a guy who assassinates several people with scissors without remorse in Khun Chai.

Point is, we don't always get this with repeated actor pairings. A lot of the time, you have an underlying dynamic that comes through in all the pair's shows, and it can't wander too far from its origins - I was thinking about this specifically with regards to Only Friends after listening to this excellent debut of the Part 5 (of 4) podcast, which talks about the way Force's Top turned into a completely flat character, possibly because "interesting" would conflict with the whole True Love ForceBook dynamic that GMMTV needs to sell. An appealing dynamic can be great -- hey, I read fanfic, I get the joy of putting the same guy in situations -- but I really liked how Film and Jam went with/were given quite different characters in their two projects together. This could be a lakorn vs. BL thing, but it'd be cool to see more paired actors take on more disparate roles together!

My disappointment over no more shows from these two comes down to wishing I could see what else they might pull off. Jam as the rich jerk instead of Film? Both of them playing morally grey? It could have been fun.

Oh well; I'll just be over here lighting candles for English subs from One31, because at least this hot murderous royalty nonsense looks exquisite.

And if you've read this far, please feel free to drop me recs in the tags or comments of other pairs that have played really different roles or dynamics with each other. I love seeing actors show their range!

[maggiecheungs]

so I’ve got the empress of ayodhaya (with mai davika) and scarlet heart thailand (with tu tontawan) to look forward to….. icb i’m finally getting some big budget female-led historical thai dramas about political power struggles 😭😭 i have waited so long for this

[clairedaring]

Here, I brought you some remedies. Ointment from my hometown is so much better than the medicines infrom the palace. It will heal your wounds faster and won't leave any scars. Thank you so much. Let me put some on you.

THE EMPRESS OF AYODHAYA (2024) dir. Sant Srikaewlaw

[girlsloveupdates]

You are my first love.

[maidavika]

the empress of ayodhaya

[heaven-is-in-your-arms-series]

Jinda and Tanyong

sitting in a boat....

K.I.S.S.I.N.G

[flower-of-the-sea]

There’s a version of this beauty preparation for an offering ceremony in The Empress of Ayodhaya, a Thai historical drama.

“During the Persian period and even among some Arabian tribes in this century, women would build a small charcoal fire in a pit in the floor. A fragrant oil, such as that from sandalwood, cloves, myrrh, or rose, would be placed in the cosmetic burner and heated in the fire. The woman would crouch naked over the burner with her robe draped over her head and body to form a tent. As she perspired, her open pores absorbed the fragrance of the oil. By the time the fire burned out, her skin and clothing would be thoroughly perfumed”

-(The Woman’s Study Bible p. 786, “Beauty Preparations: Esther’s Make-Over”).

[dangermousie]

For whatever reason, Thai shows rarely work for me, but this one looks so gorgeous, I cannot resist.