The way some of y’all are treating Trin is genuinely making me wonder if we all watched the same show
He did some things wrong and he is flawed, like every character in this show, but some people act like he’s the worst person in Tanwa’s life when his father is right here.
I liked that Paodem showed love to his son before it was to late and helped him heal, but he’s still the one who really was abusive towards him. Trin punching Tanwa does not compare to that. It was wrong and he shouldn’t have done it, but he wasn’t in his right mind when he did. He was in unbearable pain, overcome with grief and trauma, and it was made clear to us multiple times that this man is heavily traumatised. Again, I’m not saying what he did was right (and believe me I wish he hadn’t done it) but he otherwise is not a violent person. Before that, he was always so gentle with Tanwa. And after lashing out on him, he didn’t stay to hurt him even more; he left and broke down alone. We definitely can’t say the same about Tanwa’s father, when he slapped him multiple times in front of everyone.
It’s also a shame that Trin left Tanwa alone when he needed him. But let’s not forget that Trin is also going through a lot, even if he’s way more composed than Tanwa. It’s not surprising that he couldn’t be around Tanwa when, in his mind, he couldn’t save Victor because he hid the truth from him.
(Remember, Trin associates his absence with the death of someone precious to him. Claire died when he wasn’t with her; Victor died when he couldn’t go to him on time. And he couldn’t, because Tanwa kept him with him. Trin has no idea, at this point, that Tanwa tried to warn Victor; he doesn’t know that Tanwa was asked to hide the truth from him by Victor himself either.)
Trin is suffering a lot, and I think part of him wanted to see Tanwa — I mean, we did see him in front of the store; and then he asked Sucha to take care of Tanwa, which might seem selfish or hypocritical, but it also shows that he still cares, deep down, and knows that someone is there for Tanwa (while he didn’t have anyone after leaving for Paris and after Claire’s death, when we think about it). But he couldn’t be there himself, which again, makes sense. Tanwa might have needed to see him, but they also both needed time apart to heal and grow. Which worked just fine, on the long term.
And then there is the scene where, after reading Tanwa’s book, Trin immediately tries to talk to Tanwa and even decides to go back to Thailand to see him, when no one answers the phone, without thinking twice. This scene shows us how much he still cares, how he never stopped caring.
This is getting too long already. What I meant to say was, yes, Trin didn’t always treat Tanwa right, just like Tanwa didn’t always treat him right. But it’s understandable; it makes sense (especially when you keep in mind that the characters don’t know what the audience knows, and remember that not everything is black and white). And they are both far from unredeemable.
I’m sick and tired of seeing people villainizing Trin or Tanwa when characters like the General are right there.
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