#chalothon

I like the backstory about this character. He reminds me of Chalothon in the Sign. I think there is a parallel to make between the two stories. Of course, when there is reincarnation, you usually find the same tropes.

In fact, the story is similar when it comes to these two characters. In the past, Yod was in love with Khemmika, but she was in love with his brother and didn't want to be with him. Yod was jealous of his brother Wat. In the Sign, Chalothon never accepted that Wansarut didn't love him and preferred to be with Phaya the Garuda. He was also jealous of their relationship.

Khemmika was eventually reborn as Khemjira and in the Sign, Wasarut is reborn as Tharn. They don't have memories of their previous incarnation and both of them were reborn as man in the present time. They share some physical traits with their previous incarnations, but they are different. Their personality are the same. They usually keep the same qualities and sometimes flaws (still remains to be seen in Khemjira).

Their lover are also reincarnated with the same appearance into someone who doesn't really remember their previous incarnations. Granted, I'm not sure Peem doesn't have a few memories. I believe he is the same as Phaya in The Sign. He probably has some memories he can access, but they remain confusing and in this life Peem wants to truly keep protecting the village. So, he may dismiss these memories as they can be a distraction to his goal. Love may not be possible for him, especially with someone who is cursed. That's probably the difference with Phaya who was dreaming of Wasarut all the time and trying to know who she was. He was actively trying to find her.

On the opposite, the rejected man (Yof or Chalothon) is still present and hasn't really change in looks. In addition, they are both determined to be with the reincarnation of the one they love. They always "hover over" them. Yod is haunting Khem, while Chalothon found a way to be always present in Tharn's life. They even think the main character should be with them even though in the past they were rejected by them. They are aware of their love rival being around and they always quarrels with them to oppose the reunion of the fates lovers.

Their quest is in vain because the one they love (or the one they are obsessed with) will never choose them. The way they are pursuing them is wrong and they seem to not accept any refusal. Instead, they think that if they keep pestering them, they will eventually give in and stay with them.

There are some differences between Yod and Chalothon. For ewample, Yod isn't (yet) the main villain who is working against Khem. Chalothon was the true villain in Tharn's story as he made sure the people he loved would die so he would remain alone. In a way, Chalothon is the same as Yod, but also the same as the evil spirit lady (can't remember her name!). He tried hard to win the heart of Tharn, but he also "cursed" his life (in a way) which made Tharn believes he didn't deserve love. In Khemjira, Yod is helping Khem and protecting him from the actions of the evil spirit lady. However, I'm not sure he is truly helping him with the curse. Does he even have this power?

ok I don't know if this is like obvious to everyone else but I figured out something rewatching The Sign

this scene in episode 2 where Phaya gets lured out to sea?

This is NOT Wansarat!!!! This is CHALOTHORN!!!!

this is something that has confused me. why would Wansarat be leading Phaya out to the ocean? that doesn't seem to make sense considering everything, but I just brushed it aside as a plot hole or something but then rewatching noticed this!

if you look closely you cans see that Wansarat's eyes flash green for a moment (there's a little sound effect when it happens too, but it's easy to miss)

you know whose eyes also flash green? Narong (the police officer who killed those guys in episode 5) when he was being possessed by... you guessed it CHALOTHORN!!!

(here you can see how his eyes changed while he was being possessed)

now at this point Chalothorn has shown up twice (though we don't know that yet). once in his sea serpent form in episode 1 and then in episode 2 he's camouflaged at the bar

and look at those eyes!!! they're green!!!

but wait there's more!!!

when Phaya sees "Wansarat" here, there's an interesting effect as he goes into a trance and walks into the water....

this being identical to the effect in episode 9 where Chalothorn lures him into the water by pretending to be Tharn!!!!

FURTHERMORE!!! The only times we see Wansarat directly are in Phaya's dreams and in episode 1 where she rescued him from the water/Chalothorn which turned out to also be Tharn pulling Phaya out

So why would Wansarat be over here by herself, while Tharn is elsewhere, since they're the same person? Why would she lure her soulmate to drown? It's because Chalothorn has disguised himself as Wansarat to lead Phaya to his death!!! He has been spying on them at the camp at this point, but at this point couldn't gauge how close they were so he went with Wansarat to lure Phaya (opposed to episode 9 where he disguised himself as Tharn for the same purpose since he knew Phaya would go after Tharn). He had already seen Wansarat save Phaya earlier, so he knew that he would follow her, and he even said the exact same thing to him to lure him over.

So this?

is Wansarat

But this?

is the same guy who played the second obsessive goofball, Sky, in Secret Crush on You?

Justification:

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