Poisonous Love EP 8 - Early Bird Special

The contraste in their lives is so sad......I'm so sorry for Prem. I went throught the same, so I know how painful it is....🥲🥲🥲

The episode starts with Prem‘s parents disbelieving the photos that Tawat had of Prem and Pat – especially her father believes them to be generated by technology, and trust that their daughter would not do anything to bring shame to her family. That’s not a good sign for Prem and Pat… … who wake up in each other’s arms. The alarm rings, and Prem tells Pat she has to get up, because they both have early appointments that day. But Pat pleads with to stay five more minutes in her arms, then want Prem to wake her up, she first tries with a forehead kiss, then with a kiss on her nose and cheek, but only the real kiss does the trick. Later, Prem finds her dress too revealing, so, she tells her to change it, for no one can see the bits that got revealed but her. Pat accepts, after she gets rewarded with a kiss into her décolleté. Later, all hell breaks loose when Pat gets a crowd of reporters asking her questions about the pictures that Tawat leaked. Her heart problems flare up again as she gets a metric ton of questions at once. She confirm that the two of them are dating. The news reaches the television channel that is watched in the hospital canteen, and they found out who the woman in the photos is: Dr. Premsinee a heart surgeon. A stunned Prem get congratulations and applause from the hospital staff. Then, Bow, Tan and Sita congratulate her on having such a brave girlfriend who just come out like that – but Prem is rather worried about their conservative parents. We are getting scenes of first her father then her mother getting the news at work; her father, a professor, finds students and colleagues talking about his daughter and receives both praise and criticism for Prem’s apparent coming-out, his colleagues find the relationship unnatural and wonder whether her raised his daughter right; they even blame the recent cancellation of her wedding to her coming out. He forbids then to say anything bad about Prem, or he will sue everyone for defamation. His wife – also a professor – gets similar reactions; they feel mostly sorry for her to have her hopes of getting grandkids trashed, she reads the news reactions calling Prem a d*ke and an idiot. At the hospital, Prem is worried about her parents’ reaction. Sita thinks it should be fine with a proper explanation, but Tan is not so sure, as he know what her parents are like. Then, mom calls Prem, and she … … returns home to face the music. They blame the leaks on Tawat, and her father want to sue him for defamation. But Prem admits that the pictures are real and Pat and her are actually dating. This is a shock to her mother, who instinctively recoils from her touch. Her father tells her to stop joking, but Prem is adamant. Then, he calls her crazy for doing something this perverse, and questions her sanity. She knows full well what she is doing, but her father maintains that she doesn’t, or she would not do it – and accuses Pat of doing something to her. But Prem remains steadfast, says their love is real – which gets her father riled up, telling her the others think she’s disgusting. Her mother is close to tears as Prem asks them whether they think that way as well. She claims she hasn’t done anything wrong and caused anyone trouble, so why are they this cruel to her? But her father insists that her parents are suffering, drowning in shame with all their colleagues calling Prem a d*ke. He doesn’t allow for this to continue and mandates that she break up with her. But Prem says no, she will not break up, these days relationships between women are completely normal – but not to him, her father replies and repeats his order to break up with Pat. But Prem is stubborn as well, saying she will never leave her – and leaves her parents. Her father blames her mother’s parenting for this; her mother goes after her, begging her to follow her father’s orders, to do it for him – and for her, but Prem claims she can’t. Then, her mother blames herself for not raising her the right way and the result is what she’s doing to them. So, she doesn’t understand her as well, she asks her mother, and she pleads with her again to break up with Pat – but Prem is done obeying their orders; this time, she will listen to her heart. They are both crying as she leaves for good. Later that day, Prem return home to find a worried Pat waiting for her; she apologizes to her for being captured in photographs, claims to never having thought it would blow up like this and pleads with her not to be mad. Prem says it’s not her fault, and Pat feared that she felt ashamed for dating her – but she just shakes her head, claims she’s actually proud to have such a wonderful girlfriend, and thanks her for telling the truth. But why is she making such a sad face, Pat asks, but she lies that she’s just tired, and requests a hug from her, which Pat happily gives her. Then, she requests that she change … … because they are visiting Pat’s parents, and Prem is wary after the episode at her home, but Pat assures her that she has nothing to fear – she just wants to introduce her them as her “special person” and vows that once they’re married, everything that she owns will be hers. She just asks her not to be cruel to her, as she’s couldn’t bear it if she were (Hmm, I’m wondering if that will come up again…) The parents at first react a little awkwardly, knowing Prem only as their doctor. But soon Pat’s father asks her to take care of Pat, and her mother entrusts her to Prem too, giving ger the permission to discipline her if she acts up, and Prem promises not to hold back, causing Pat to accuse them of ganging on her – but they’re just giving her “so much love”, and claiming Prem is welcome in the home anytime. Then, they have a big dinner – cooked by Pat’s mother – with all her favorites. Prem thanks Pat’s mother, and they ask her to simply call them mother and father, as they are family now. They are happy and eat a lot; the difference to Prem’s parents could not be greater. Pat ands her mother pack some leftovers for Prem as she goes outside for a talk with the father. He thanks her for loving his daughter, then he tell her that she actually was a timid girl growing up, hesitant to act on her own, too soft-hearted for her own good, and bullied by her friends. They even consulted a psychiatrist, and took great care of her until she became the strong and beautiful woman she is today. The first time she told them that she had a crush on Prem, he prepared himself to console her if she couldn’t win Prem’s heart. But seeing them now, he is happy; he is sure that Prem is a good person and trusts that they will go far together, as long as they love each other. She returns the thanks for raising a daughter that she could fall in love with. Inside, her mother is telling Pat to never hurt Prem; but what kind of person does she thinks she is, claiming that she’s so happy right now. But she’s also scared – if she would lose Prem she didn’t know what to do, not even being able to picture a life without her anymore. They hug, and that’s when Pat’s heart problems resurface. Later, Pat takes Prem to her childhood bedroom, which looks fit for a princess. Pat claims she hasn’t been redecorating lately because she live at the condo. Prem claims who would have though a villainess could also long for a princess’ fantasy, then Pat drags her onto the bed. Pren asks her what she is doing, as it’s her parents’ house. But Pat wants her to be a princess to her, who is also a princess. She calls her a sweet talker again, and as they kiss Princess Pat vows to protect Princess Premsinee from everything. As this is getting dangerously sweet, we switch over to Prem’s parents, who wonder what to do next; her father thinks a guy will get her over this “odd behavior” (I doubt that, considering even at the best of times, she didn’t see Tawat really as a man) – and enlists his friend’s son Krich to woo her. He vow not to let her life get ruined by this nonsense. Prem and Pat walk into the hospital together hand in hand and are getting positive feedback. After soliciting a kiss on the cheek, Pat is off to work vowing to pick her up in the evening. Then, Prem gets a phone call from her mom, and soon after tells Pat that she will be having dinner at her parents’ home that night. Prem comes home to meet Krich and her parents, who are obviously trying to match them up. The parents leave them alone as they prepare the food, and Prem doesn’t want him to take this the wrong way, but she thinks he should leave, she will make up an excuse for it, but she doesn’t want to waste his time. He understand her, because he knows love can’t be forced, and it’s not wrong to love someone, regardless of gender. She thanks him for being someone who understands her, and he offers his ears should she want to talk about her problems. He bids farewell, but leave on good terms with her parent who afterwards ask her what she thinks on him – he’s fine, she says, and request of her to start dating him – but she can’t she says, because of Pat. Her father forbids her to use that name in his home; he just want her to end up with Krich, and giving him a chance can’t hurt. But she’s not planning to get married again, not after Tawat. Her father reminds her that same-sex love isn’t right as she knows, and she told him herself that she wanted to get married and have children, and he asks her to rethink her decisions to make sure what she’s doing is truly right. Can she really accept that she’s a doctor, but also an abnormal homosexual? But she asserts that she is normal, and so is homosexuality. She requests to him to stop trying to control her life, she is an adult and has the right to do whatever she wants. Her mother pleads with them to stop arguing, but her father tells her to look at her disobedient daughter, as blame her again for this behavior. She tells him it’s her fault – for being disobedient, not for loving women – and tells him that no matter what, she will not end her relationship. This gets her father very angry and he ties to slap her, but hits her mother who steps in between them. That’s okay, he claims, as it’s her fault that Prem turned out that way. Then, he leaves them alone. Prem is sorry for causing her pain, but it’s not the physical pain that is killing her, it’s the pain in her heart that is unbearable. She once again asks her to obey her father, because she can’t stand it for her to be at odds with him, and she can’t accept her being with that woman. She can bear anything else, but not this. At night, Pat and Prem are sitting in bed together, and Pat massages Prem, as she is asking her to trust her, no matter what she sees or hears and claims her heart will always belong to Pat alone. Pat says it’s okay, she will always keep her close in her arms. The next morning. Krich message Prem to inform her that he will pick her up and drive her to the hospital. Prem accepts and tells him to meet her in front of the building. She write a not for Pat – who is still sleeping – that she had to leave because of an emergency patient, they she leaves. Bow returns from a long night shift to Sita, who is freshly showered and she immediately starts to make out with her; in the middle of this makeout session Bow’s phone rings and it’s Tan… … asking her to return to the hospital (which she does, with Sita in tow) – and he wants them to eat some special porridge that took him almost one hour to buy. She is angry for not letting her sleep, but wants to eat it with Prem if she’s already there. She arrived right around this time being driven by Krich. Tan and Bow drag her directly aside to grill her. Her tells her about her problems with the parent, and Bow thinks her parents are straight out of a drama (like “Poisonous Love” perhaps? 😉), and asks if Pat does even know that she is matched up with Krich, and she doesn’t know how to tell her, and Bow and Sita tell her to just tell Pat as it is, she hasn’t done anything wrong, and Sita recommends that she give her parents some time to call down. Then, Tan realizes that Pat has been listening in on the conversation and greet her, alerting Prem to her presence. But Pat is fine, she says, because she trusts Prem – and she will deal with the problem herself, by talking to her parents. Later, Prem introduces Pat as her lover to her parents, who seem less than enthused. Her father wants to talk to Prem alone, but Pat claims they can talk in her presence, as they have no secrets. Then, her tells Pat to break up with Prem, hoping to only need to say this once. But Pat refuses to break up, because they love each other, which get Prem’s father triggered because of the work “love” – but it’s true, she claims and begs them to give then one chance to prove their love, which her father declare to be “impossible”. He orders them to break up at once, but Pat declares their love to be sincere and pure, wishing only the best for each other, and asks her to give them one chance, and call them mother and father. Her father recoils at that and is disgusted to be called father by her. Her heart problems flare up again as Prem’s mother tells her that she understands her, but pleads to be understood that, as a parent, she only has one daughter, and can’t bear to see her sad or disappointed. To her, this kind of love feels fleeting and unstable. Pat want to counter that their love stems from thoughtful decision – put Prem’s father wants to throw her out. But Pat doesn’t want to leave, not util she make them understand their love – so she refuses to go, and goes down on her knees to plead that she loves Prem, and desperately begs them to give her a chance to show them that can take care of Prem, just as well as any man could for the woman he loves. And that’s a perfect cliffhanger to end this episode. ___ This episode was dominated by the reactions of their parents and they couldn’t be more different. I feared Prem would go back on the promises during the course of this episode, but they apparently save that up for episode 9. I have gotten a full week’s share of ignorance and homophobia, so I don’t mind waiting a week for the continuation of this mess, which will only get messier once Pat’s heart problem rise to the surface. If they hadn’t intersected the episode of Prem’s parent with the meetup at Pat’s parents, I don’t think I would have made it through the episode without some PTSD-like effects. I think the Tan porridge episode was just placed there to get everyone to the hospital at the same time, but it seemed a little silly to me.

Pat stresses me out sometimes cuz your girlfriend is a doctor and not just any doctor a cardiologist 😩😩 just talk to her, but maybe she thought it wasn’t a big deal and it’ll brush off yk those ways. Also I think it’s genetic cuz it’s seems like the same thing her dad has.

Unfortunately I think the mother is as bad as Nam, maybe not as unstable, but extremely emotionally manipulative (and continues this theme in the next episode). The father is still buried with his head in the sand in the dark ages and the mother is completely subservient to him, to a fault. What she has for her daughter seems the furthest thing from love. Just like the father, nothing is for her daughter’s happiness, but to maintain their own status quo image. Realistically, if this wasn’t a fictional drama, I think the only way the parents can start to understand and accept their daughter is if they speak with enough same sex couples and hear their experiences, and life stories, and see the love they have for each other despite all the struggles, as well as hear the positives and achievements in their lives (i.e. they are just like everyone else), enough to start to be influenced by them and start to deprogramme the parents from their pre-existing notions of what is ‘right’ and moral, based on how the parents were taught and conditioned, as children and through much of their adult life, and then reinforced by other like-minded individuals.