Mhok (Jimmy Jitaraphol Potowihok) a young man who is in financial constraint due to his criminal record, which renders him almost completely unemployable, meets Day (Sea Tawinan Anakoolprasert) an ex-badminton player who is losing his vision and is in need of a new caregiver to navigate his normal life. Mhok, who is in heavy debt and is in need of a stable, high-paying job, stumbles upon Day and his family, and despite being rough around the edges, Mhok tries to put himself in Day’s shoes and be more empathetic towards him, while also being the only person who doesn’t outright “pity” Day.

Day is still coming to terms with his disability and keeping everyone at arm’s length. His own mother Ramon (Cream Premsinee Ratanasopa) and brother Night (Mark Pakin Kunaanuwit) are unable to help him themselves, and have tried to find him a caregiver. However, most of them do not seem to make it past the interview, let alone last a week with Day. Because of his loss of vision, for someone like Day who was once a national athlete, he still suffers from a lot of bitterness, anger, self-pity and aggression; while Mhok, someone from a poor background, who has been to prison, lost his sister and is in debt, initially sees Day as a privileged and ungrateful brat.

Day mentions that he doesn’t want to see his friends because they’d pity him, the same way they had pitied a friend of theirs whose family lost everything, and they never made him pay for a single meal after that. This seems to also resonate with Mhok, whose friends did not come to see him when he was in jail, and yet he managed to push away the only person who did, his ex-girlfriend Phojai (Namtan Tipnaree Weerawatnodom). Mhok quickly realizes the role he has to play in Day’s life, and starts handling him with care, which allows Day to rely on him more, and become confident enough to make decisions for himself. Both Mhok and Day have been dealt a difficult hand by life, and while they have different struggles and are from varied walks of life, both of them are empathetic towards each other. Day does not shun Mhok when he finds out about his past.

Tackling issues of disability, while important, is also a very nuanced subject and should be handled with extreme care to avoid ableist tropes. So far, “Last Twilight” shows the complexity of Day’s character and does not portray him as a helpless victim of his circumstances. Although he still has a lot of that pent up anger and keeps his loved ones at a distance in an act of rebellion from being pitied, Day still maintains his agency and I look forward to seeing him let his guard down and fall in love with Mhok. Mhok is also angry and often violent; as the two get to know each other more, soften each other and become more vulnerable with each other, it should make for a beautiful love story, full of hope, bittersweet and yet empowering for our leads. I look forward to seeing how the story unfolds. The first few episodes have not been packed with much of the story, but the show looks promising and I look forward to seeing how the story unfolds.

Rating- 4 out of 5

Streaming on- GMMTV YouTube Channel