Player EP 4 - UNCUT

The episode starts with Pun explaining that she just hates to lose at games, and we get shown an example where she loses to Jieab at UNO, and Pun explains that she dislikes when she comes last, when she seems to be the least important family member. She always tries to avoid getting last place. In the morning, she is in a foul mood again, because Play hasn’t replied to one of her messages inviting her to dinner again. But apparently she’s out on location; while visiting the parking garage, she find Ploy talking to a man who looks similar to Phetai who then drives off on a motorcycle. With her friends she’d then planning how to get the whereabouts of Phetai out of Ploy. They doubt that Ploy plays an active part in Phetai’s scam, but at least she might have given him a place to stay. They argue she could know what Pun is trying to do, but Pun wonders why she hasn’t pulled out yet, especially now that they are getting closer and closer. Jieab proposes to ask her straight, but her other friend say she should keep pretending. Pun is getting an answer, Ploy texts her “See you soon.” The game is on, and whatever happens, Pun will figure something out. Jay cheats on Prang – by eating pork belly; she then notices a couple securing an event location and is asking the agent whether they also book weddings. They do, but there is a two-year waiting period because they are booked out that far ahead; she books it anyway. Pun checks that security cams of the parking garage to verify that was Phetai Ploy was talking about. The footage doesn’t give a clear view of the man, but Pun is sure that’s it’s Phetai, and plans to get further information, or just win her over – which she corrects in her head to charm her until she spills everything, with good music, just the two of them… …but it’s not just the two of them, as Jay and Prang join her – and Ploy doesn’t arrive alone, either; she is with Min, a high society friend (which Pun should remember, but she was delirious drunk when they picked her up at the bar). Pun reacts coldly and clearly jealous to Min arrival, even as she mentions Ploy talks about pun all the time. Her restaurant is going well, apart from someone that keeps coming for free food, Min points to Ploy. She excuses herself to the restroom, and talks to herself, accusing Ploy of bringing another girl with just to make her jealous, but then Ploy suddenly is at her side, asking her whether she’s talking about her which she quickly denies, the Ploy wants to know if she mad at her, but Pun asks her whether she has done anything worth to get mad about. Ploy asks her what she did do, and Pun replies she didn’t do anything – and leaves her standing alone, clearly mad. Luckily, she came with backup, she brought two of her friends with her to a different table. As her sister met the other friend before, she selects Krit as her perfect boyfriend and presents him to the gang including Ploy. Ploy give a drink to Min, and Pun “retaliates” by feeding Krit French Fries. Then, Pang and Jay go off dancing, and Pun and Krit soon follow them – in case of Krit reluctantly. Krit thinks that Pun is jealous, but Pun’s plan is to get Ploy jealous. Then, Krit meets Nont and the dance floor, and it becomes clear that he is one of his former partners. Ploy looks very interested at the exchange between the two, which ends with Krit following Nont and leaving Pun alone. After that failed attempt, Pun talks at home to the angel and devil, no, Sherlock Pun in her head. While she’s essentially talking to herself, she get’s a phone call with a job offer; she accepts a follow-up date. The next day, Ploy meets her at a restaurant, wanting to know where she went last night. Pun claims she was tired and went home. She wants to know why Ploy is here, Ploy claims to check out if a certain kid is sulking, and Pun denies being a kid, but Ploy reaffirms the label, saying she’s a kid with wild imagination, making up stories and sulking by herself. They stare in each other’s eyes, and Pun is melting – well, at least the angel Pun is, Sherlock Pun instructs her to focus, or her million Baht will vanish in a heartbeat. Angel Pun argues that one kiss couldn’t hurt, but Sherlock argues that she would do it out of her own desire. Ploy says that some chance appears only once, then leaves a seriously shaken Pun alone, who wonders what is wrong with her. Jay and Prang are talking about Pun, who is behaving oddly, and Ploy who seems to be interested in her. Jay feels sorry for Pun, knowing what Ploy is like; but Prang is sure why Ploy seemingly chases after someone like Pun so hard. But Joy tells her not to overthink things; then, a phone call from the wedding location comes up, and Jay races to keep Prang from finding out that she booked a location, pretending it’s about a spa reservation she wanted to make that was canceled. She gets a text message from the location mentioning a date for early next year how opened up, and Jay says to herself that she needs to propose soon, then. Pun’s follow-up interview is actually with Mick, another ex of hers, who is actually the CEO of the company that reaches out to her. He wants to have a little talk with her, but she is not interested if it’s not about work; but he pleads with that he’s change and he misses her – as Ploy walks in. Angel pun tells her that this is the chance she has been waiting for, while Sherlock Pun warns her not to continue with that failed jealousy plan, thinking this will only make it worse, but Angel, no, Devil pun reiterates that if Pun gets jealous that means she likes her. Pun clearly trusts the devil more, because she proceeds to flirt with Mick; she still wonders whether Ploy will get jealous as she is joined by Min – because it’s her restaurant. She tells her to enjoy her meal, then, they leave off. Mick realizes what just had happened and requests that Pun not use him to get someone jealous again. Pun reports that meal to Jieab, she took the job offer as Mick clearly backed off after that encounter with Ploy and Min. But she isn’t sure whether Ploy is actually jealous; she wants to drop the whole plan and hire a P.I. instead to find Phetai from the money she ears with her new job. Jieab thanks she feels guilty for using Ploy that way, or does she feel something else. A guy who looks like Golf is watching them closely. Pun and Prang a sitting at home waiting for cookies the finish, Pun asks her why she loves Jay, but Prang argues she just does; love sometimes doesn’t need a reason. But isn’t she scared of getting hurt or being disappointed? Prang replies that sometimes she is, but that is the risk of being in love – there are no guarantees. Then why tie yourself to such an uncertainty, Pun asks, but Prang says you only find out if you try it – and might not get the chance of you wait too long. But people aren’t cookies, Prang points out as they start enjoying the cookies she made – the right person might only come one in a lifetime. The next day, she is late for work and makes excuses on the phone as she rushes out of the apartment – and into Ploy who is apparently off to work in Rayong, and tries to keep the conversation short – but Ploy word vomits her whole charades with Krit and Mick to her – and Ploy starts laughing, because she finds her adorable, and offers to drive her to work. Pun is happy and lets her drive her to work, they agree to have dinner sometime. Pun in at work, but keeps thinking about Ploy, and remember a conversation with Jieab, where she denied having feelings for her, and maintains she will not lose this game, and Jieab suggests changing the focus of the game: if she make her fall first, Pun wins, but if she falls first that doesn’t really count as losing. But she also remembers what Prang said: People aren’t cookies, and the right person might only come once in a lifetime. At night, she drives to Ploy who says she didn’t need to, but is glad that she came anyway. Pun cuts the conversation short by kissing her – like a girl on her first kiss, Ploy remarks, and after a seconds try leaves also something to be desired, Ploy decides to kiss her instead “like adults do”, and while they’re kissing, Pun is wondering whether she’s won. Well, you’ve won something, girl! This turn soon to a heavy makeout session – but Ploy stops this short of going all the way, because she says she got early work the next day, and they just sleep in each other arms instead. The next morning, Ploy seems pensive until Pun wakes up. Later that, day Pun leaves, not wanting to go – but Ploy has work. Ploy kisses her on the cheek; she smiles as Pun leaves. Pun parks at home, and gets a photo by e-mail of Phetai with Golf. As she leaves the car, someone is following her. But before we find out who it is, the episode ends. ___ That was the best episode of “Player” so far. I laughed hard several times at the absurd situations Pun got herself into to get Ploy jealous only to win her over by confessing her insane plot to her. Now, it should be clear that both Pun and Ploy are into each other; it remains to be seen what Ploy stopped from taking this further, and who waited for Pun in the garage, but I can hardly wait for next week.

After episode 4 it will get even better

At 29:55 I would have folded if I was in Pun’s position. It was around here that got more interesting as we slowly got more background on Ploy. So far, we’ve been seeing the story from Pun’s perspective.