What a way to end "Red Thread"!!

Happy Birthday to Yi Jing, Alice and Panny

I just finished watching the last episode of Red Thread, and what can i say? It is truly unpredictable, original and full of suspense. I can't believe that Kong Wah and Suzanne would eventually 'resolve their differences' by jumping off a high-rise building in the end, while their children (Alex, Li-Ann and Justin) watch on helplessly. Even now, the image of the double-suicide still continues to haunt me... and I know I'm not the only one who feels that way.

These are my thoughts on the characters...


Alex Sung (Adrian Pang)- cunning and brilliant trickster, able to fool nearly everyone else besides close associates Carol and Raj by posing as a blind man (pity that Li-Ann found out the deception before his revelation to Kong Wah). Love his crisp American-accented English.

Li-Ann (Celest Chong)- beautiful and demure, expresses herself well in the sobbing scenes, she scores high in her first major Channel 5 role. People may mistake that to be Celest's true persona though. May MDC give this tall beauty more Channel 5 roles :-)


Justin Kong (Julian Hee)- in persumably his first Channel 5 role after "Heartlanders", he has shown great improvement. Doesn't seem aggressive enough for some scenes though. Maybe due to his seemingly goody-two-shoes character. Always kena framed for things he didn't do such as peddling drugs or 'impregnating' Carol.

Pamela Pereira (Tracy Tan)- the ever-cute Tracy doesn't seem very natural in her first drama role since "Heartlanders season 1", even though she is capable of moving people with her crying scenes. Doesn't help that she got a squeaky voice. I personally felt she did better as Huay Huay in "Calefare". I wasn't too happy over the little screentime that Pam got for the last episode. Hopefully Pam can forgive Justin and start anew with him.


Kong Wah (Patrick Teoh)- he is simply damn good, with his years of experience of acting and deejaying in Malaysia. Goes to show that he can tackle any type of role, be it a billionaire or a humble minimart owner as seen in "En Bloc".

Suzanne Kong (Aileen Tan)- it's a great pity that Aileen's Hongkong-accented English completely overshadows her excellent thespian chops. Goes to show that she's better off in Chinese dramas than English ones... sorry, Aileen!

Marc Pereira (Paul Foster)- this is one arrogant, self-centered, unreasonable brat that you would want to beat up. Talking very fast, sulking over Li-Ann seeing Alex behind his back, and even making use of his real mum Priscilla to get even with Li-Ann and straighten his life out. I simply gloated with glee when Priscilla fired Marc from her company and scolded him for being so ungrateful to Dora who had raised him all his life.

George Pereira (Brian Richmond)- I think Brian is better as a deejay for Gold 90.5 FM. Not that his acting was terrible or what... he seemed a bit unnatural when talking with some of the cast members; it was as if he was telling stories to kids (something he might do with his granddson Sol).

Dora Pereira (Junji Delfino)- I don't know much about this Filipino actress, but I can only say she handled the role really well, she has amazing chemistry with Brian, Adrian, Paul and Tracy. One can relate the heartbreak within her after George died or whenever Marc yells at her. Easily one of the most likeable characters in the show... reminds me a bit of Shmi Skywalker with her motherly instincts.

Carol Chong (Eunice Olsen)- her acting is a bit OTT, and her continuous pouting-plus-frowning sometimes gets on my nerves. I was giggling a bit when Justin told her that he found out about Carol never being pregnant at all. Wasn't surprised by Carol's no-show throughout the last episode, not that it mattered anyway. Her only reason of being part of the story was because she was the daughter of the assassin hired to kill Peter/Alex and his wife, and also being the one to save Peter from certain death. Her plan to break up Justin and Pam by faking her pregnancy was just too painful to watch.

Sonny (Bernard Tan)- like Aileen, this part-time Channel 8 actor's English also a bit CMI, but he has shown improvement here, much like his role as Dawn Yeoh's biological father in "Beach Ball Babes". Pity he was a mere pawn in Suzanne's masterplan of revenge, never mind if he and Kong Wah grew up together. Oh yes, does anyone remember Bernard's very first TV role? He and Aileen actually played a divorced couple in the 1994 TCS 8 drama titled "Bond Of Love"!!

Raj- simple and good-natured man, excellent at providing comic relief. Everyone would simply love to have this guy as their buddy. :-)

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