“To me, wherever home feels like home, is home.”- Quote from Peaceful Property

This is such a wonderfully refreshing series to watch. Just sit back and enjoy. No need to think. Just relax. Yet, it tells a story of such fortitude that is so subtle that it might be missed. But it is there, nonetheless. It is also not in any way a BL. Nor is it even a bromance. By contrast, it is a story of friendship and family.

Home (New Thitipoom) has been living a playboy life in the United States (his English is absolutely adorable). He is a member of a wealthy family from Thailand, having been raised by his rather eccentric grandfather in Thailand. However, his grandfather has passed away and Home has come back to Thailand, where he has now inherited a good bit of his family’s wealth to the consternation of the remainder of his family.

There have been ‘curses’ levied onto the family which have now haunted many of the family properties Home is trying to sale. So, Home solicits the assistance of Peach (Tay Tawan) who because of a ‘car accident’ can see and connect with ghosts. Although he was also trained to be a chef, he has been debilitated by fear because of seeing ghosts all the time and his terror of them. By accident, Peach seems to be able to comfort the spirits through food, especially their favorite foods. Thus, his sister PangPang (Jan Ployshompoo), who is a vlogger, advertised themselves as spirit-busters. Home hires them and along with Home’s attorney, Kan (Mook Worranit), fancy themselves as a Ghostbusters-like team as they begin to rid the properties of ghosts.

Each of the properties has a unique story to them and in order for the ghost to move on, it was necessary to find out the key to them remaining. To develop their trust, Peach provides each spirit with his/her favorite food to find closure for each of them. This is offered as an introduction with a sense of comfort to the ghost. Peach can then help them subsequently understand the need to move on in their journey. Some stories were quite tender and beautifully told. Some are fun in nature while others are poignant.

One is remarkably stirring. It involves a doctor by the name of Poom (A Narin) who wants to buy a property that is haunted by the spirit of a classical dancer who met a tragic end many years ago. It turns out that when young Poom (Force Jiratchapong) was paired with another young classical dancer trainee named Vicha (Book Kasidet), the two fell in love quickly. Unfortunately, Poom departed without saying a word to Vicha, which left him heartbroken. It was not until years later did Poom learn of Vicha’s untimely death. This then became their sublime story of reconciliation, forgiveness, understanding, and reconnection through the beauty of classical dancing. The choreography of the dance number was mesmerizing and said all it needed to say. All without words – just gestures. Their love for each other was reconnected through that dance. It made me weep not only from the beauty of the movements but also from the meanings behind the gestures. I understood the depth of their feelings. It came out through their hand motions. It is surely one of the most captivating and magnetic displays of love between two men I have ever witnessed. It is resplendent. Kudos for making it feel so real and genuine and giving us an honest connection between the two of them. When Vicha asked Poom, what took him so long, I admittedly sobbed. Well done.

This story does so much more, however. Not everyone is who they present themselves to be. It cuts through all the noise and deceptions to get to real issues of greed, corruption, accountability, murder, loneliness, and fears. And they do it on the strength of their relationships with each other. I think we call it “family”. Home’s grandfather would not let him return to Thailand until Home understood the mean of his namesake. Thus, the quote above. It is only when Home utters these words does he truly know what is meant by ‘home’ and by default, ‘family’.

The theme of this series is love for one another not only as friends but as members of a newly formed and blended family, which sometimes can be stronger and tighter than those of bloodlines. In this saga, that is also proven to be true.

Sure, the production could have been tighter with the story flowing a little more cohesively, but overall, this is a well-produced series. All the side-stories dealing with the ghosts were dynamic and complete stories in and of themselves with messages that made sense so that the dead could move on. The connecting story of Home got a little wonky and sometime a bit too silly and trite, but again all of it is just so entertaining. For me, I do wish that they would stop troping baby sisters so much into these mousy-characters. PangPang was capable and demonstrated on several occasions she is capable of doing more than being a silly sidekick. I wish they would, even in comedic series, give these side characters a bit meatier dialogue and persona to strengthen who they are. That would be refreshing.

It is a nice change of pace to watch a series where it is just pure fun to watch. There is no hint of any romance in this series except playfully and bantering about. All the series connections were with the ‘ghosts’. So go ahead, sit down and treat yourself to being completely entertained and laugh more than once with and at these characters. It is that kind of a series!

Rating: 4.75 out of 5

Streaming on– GMMTV YouTube Channel