Here’s Prince! They’re a beloved singer living a charmed life with high heels and long nails. But they’re also hated by hateful people.
Nothing a crowd of hot, shirtless men won’t fix!
Or not. Because Prince dances and drinks and then… passes out.
And wakes up somewhere else. Prince thinks they’ve spent the night with someone. But the servants scream about seeing a ghost.
One servant, Jade, is happy to see them. He tries to answer Prince’s questions, but eventually, Prince concludes they’re on a hidden camera show.
With unfounded confidence, they strut out and meet their Noble Father. Prince guesses they hate queers, and gets into the scene, singing and dancing and showing off.
So Noble Father beats them
Prince fights back but is knocked unconscious. They dream of walking out of a portal in the forest and meeting themselves. The other them says they’re there to help fulfill their greatest desire, “my desire and your desire”.
Prince wakes up screaming. But recovers and gets a better explanation from Jade. Prince is in the body of Worradej. The Noble Father who just beat them is a Governor. The current king is Chaiyached, of the Thanapura kingdom.
Realizing they’ve gone back in time, Prince has everyone cover their ears before screaming.
Next, Prince learns Worradej took poison, perhaps because he was heartbroken. Kosol found him and brought him back. No one knows who Worradej was in love with, but the gossips say his secret lover was Kosol.
We’re off to see Kosol
Along the way, Prince trips a well-dressed thief, and they all get surrounded by men with swords.
Kosol rescues them, and Prince/Worradej applauds the bloodshed. But they aren’t thrilled when Kosol drags them back to get yelled at by Noble Father. The thief is revealed to be King Chaiyached, Kosol’s younger brother. Noble Father accuses Kosol of being the one who tried to kill the king, and Kosol accuses Noble Father of being a traitor.
Noble Father wants Prince/Worradej to tell the King that Kosol conspired against him.
Prince remembers from school that Kosol, a commoner after being stripped of his title, failed to steal the throne from his brother. So the answer is yes. But Prince/Worradej can’t decide whether he should change history or not.
His decision: Tattle on Kosol
The King doesn’t want Kosol arrested, because Prince/Worradej’s memories could be wrong. An angry Kosol drags Prince/Worradej to his place and throws them onto the bed. Then they meet Kosol’s tiger, Moo Moo.
Kosol wants to know why Prince/Worradej is behaving differently. Prince/Worradej blames Kosol for breaking their heart and making them take poison, but Kosol says that when they last met, things were fine. Also, they agreed to overthrow, but not kill, the King. Why is he being accused?
Kosol climbs on top of Prince/Worradej, demanding to know what they’re plotting. He tries to jog their memory with a kiss.
Nope, no new memories.
Little brothers are The Worst
The King knocks, and Kosol has to leave to deal with him. He warns Prince/Worradej that the Tiger will get him if he runs.
The King wants to restore Kosol’s title and make him his bodyguard. Kosol threatens to kill him in his sleep. So the King leaves, but Kosol sends people to protect him. Meanwhile, Prince/Worradej escapes with someone’s help.
We see Prince in a coma in the present. Cops come, not to investigate them being poisoned, but to fine them for presenting a gender identity not matching their birth certificate. Great.
Back in the past, Prince/Worradej escapes via boat with a guy in glasses we’ve seen hanging around, Banjong. The night boat ride moves Banjong to recite poetry. He and Worradej know each other well, and he’s shocked by their memory loss. He’s the one who brought Prince/Worradej back after they poisoned themselves. Wait, Jade said it was Kosol?
But Banjong doesn’t know who was Prince/Worradej’s lover.
And then we get a boat-bump kiss!
I don’t like it any more than a fall kiss, but it fits the tone of the show.
On a romantic bridge, Banjong promises to tell Prince/Worradej if he remembers anything about his poisoning or lover. Prince/Worradej suspects he’s lying. They kiss Banjong on the cheek, who freaks out because they could be jailed. Banjong says they are just friends.
Prince is more confused than ever. They find the poem Banjong recited tucked in Worradej’s drawers. Jade confirms that Worradej and Banjong were close, since Banjong works for Noble Father. But Jade can’t imagine they were together. Is Jade a KosolWorradej shipper?
Prince/Worradej sneaks out to spy on Banjong, but Kosol is there. They try to spy, but are discovered by Banjong’s sister, Pandao. Prince/Worradej tells Banjong they want to stay with him because they’re afraid of their father.
In private, Kosol tells Banjong to let Prince/Worradej stay. Banjong objects because Worradej betrayed them and killed one of their own. Yikes. Kosol wants them to feed Prince/Worradej information and use them, but Banjong thinks they’re hiding something and faking the amnesia.
Kosol gets physical with Banjong to force him to let Prince/Worradej stay. Also, Worradej is his. Banjong promises not to lay a finger on them.
Prince/Worradej snoops around Banjong’s place
They confirm that the poetry found earlier matches Banjong’s writing. So did Worradej have two boyfriends?
Kosol finds them and takes them to the market. Yay date! But they’re treated horribly because everyone knows about them and Kosol. Prince/Worradej clings to Kosol to be more scandalous.
Kosol feels like another spirit has taken over his body. Good guess.
Kosol threatens to smash the stalls to bits if they aren’t treated well. Prince/Worradej throws money at the situation. Money that Noble Father forcibly took from everyone and gave to Worradej. Prince/Worradej’s solution is more popular than Kosol’s.
Prince/Worradej feeds Kosol snacks and nearly gets bitten. It’s cute flirting.
Kosol reminds Prince/Worradej of some important backstory
They’re part of a group, Viwat People, founded by Banjong. Their goal: To get the King off the throne. Not to be kings themselves, but to change the system. Under the current system, peasants belong to the lords. They aren’t paid and have no control over their lives.
Noble Father brings the King evidence that Kosol is planning to overthrow him. The King is still reluctant to go after his big brother, but Noble Father threatens to inform someone named Somdet Saenyakorn.
Usefully, Kosol tells Prince/Worradej that Somdet Saenyakorn is the one behind the laws punishing same-sex love with jail time. So we don’t want him in charge.
Prince/Worradej approves of this rebellion
Guards interrupt lunch to capture Kosol and make him firewalk his innocence. Kosol defeats the soldiers and drags Prince/Worradej into the forest. He thinks Prince/Worradej gave him away.
Prince/Worradej swears it wasn’t them. Kosol suspects that Noble Father or Somdet Saenyankorn is trying to kill the King.
Banjong writes poetry about whether “you are pure or poison” and thinking about Prince/Worradej. So. Yeah. That’s complicated.
Kosol takes Prince/Worradej hostage and forces them to camp in the forest. That’s a no for me and Prince/Worradej. Kosol kills a cute CGI bunny and cooks it into roast chicken. Prince/Worradej doesn’t want recently killed meat, until Kosol forces them, and then they want more, please. Also, for Kosol to tear it to pieces for them.
Time for a bath at a gorgeous waterfall!
Prince/Worradej is also not into this idea, but goes quiet when Kosol takes off his clothes. They still resist, but fall face down in a way that Kosol finds seductive. He accuses them of doing it on purpose.
In the water, Kosol promises to protect them from animals and calls them “dangerously attractive” when wet. He gets close and touchy.
Prince/Worradej also finds Kosol attractive, then feels something brush their leg. It’s Kosol’s snakehead fish. Kosol feels something, too. It’s Prince/Worradej’s striped snake.
Prince wants to play with Kosol’s snake, and Kosol has no objections.
What is with PingNut and water?
They’re like an amphibious creature that only mates in water. Whatever makes them happy, I support them.
I was surprised by how little time we spent with present-day Prince and how much politics is going on, considering this seems to be a comedy. There are plots to kill the king, or not, peasant suffering, rebellions, and murder within the rebellion. I tried to keep this recap shorter, but couldn’t (whine whine).
I wish I had a better sense of what Worradej was like pre-Prince. Kosol comments that they’re different now, but how? I guess we’ll find out.
Of course, I’m here for the romance more than the politics. I already love our unique leads. Kosol yells a lot, but he’s fighting for the right causes. Furthermore, he’s not afraid to show his attraction to Prince/Worradej. I liked seeing him enjoy teasing them.
Prince is a nice combination of emotional, overdramatic, and strongly principled. They’re actually very similar to Kosol, but the emotions they go big on and the way they tackle problems are different. They’re also not afraid of showing they’re attraction to Kosol.
I’ll happily keep watching them play with snakes in the water. Wait, that sounds wrong.
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