Fans, myself
included, have mixed emotions over the recent turn of events on OTWOL and people
are getting rather impatient over this inner turmoil that Leah’s supposed to be
going through. I really cannot blame the fans' reaction, clearly this is not the
pace that we’ve all grown accustomed to. If you’ve followed the story from day
1, you will very well know that one of its charms is the fact that we don’t have to linger on to a particular conflict for more
than 1 week. Sure it may resurface, but it’s easily resolved.
So, back to Leah
hurting because of Nanang’s impropriety. I’m not made of stone, I believe the pain is
very much valid! It’s something that Leah & Tiffany will have quite a
difficult time to deal with. Mang Sol is not oblivious to the change in mood of
both his daughters, and I can feel how much he wanted to reach out and help
them, if only he knew how. I especially laud that scene where Mang Sol had the talk
with Tiffany, it was so poignant yet it’s something very realistic. And
Tiffany, how she tried to hold everything in to protect her father... This is
one of those scenes that make me cling to OTWOL, that distinct approach that
makes the characters very real and very relatable.
Going back to
Leah & Tiffany, I wish they will treat Clark as a confidante in this plight
with Nanang. Leah seemed to have forgotten that Clark also had abandonment
issues with his father. What’s even worse is that he lost his mother at an
early age, which left him to grow up by himself, all alone in a foreign
country. So, who else can understand how the sisters might be feeling other than
him?
Remember that conversation in Clark’s apartment, how he pointed to Nanang,
“She thought you were dead”, it was clear that Clark was
reacting on Leah’s behalf. He’s trying not to interfere, but he was the one who
witnessed what Leah went through. He even accompanied her and helped her search for Nanang. This was one of those moments that drew them closer
to each other, Clark & Leah.
Surely, this should hold some significance to
Leah, and I hope she remembers and realizes this sooner before she hurts Clark
even further by pushing him away. Not that it’s helping, as it’s also hurting
Leah in the process. Too much hurt & turmoil, and none of which is directly
related to the feelings that Clark & Leah have for each other. Yes, these
are factors that affects them a great deal, but as Clark said, he’s there for
Leah, “Kung mahihirapan ka, kasama mo akong mahihirapan..” (~ something in that
sense). In their trip to Napa Valley, Clark was quick to reassure Leah that he
will come back to her with or without the car. He always show how deeply he cares for Leah – which proved more than enough that he’s a lot more than just a
cute-face-&-gorgeous-physique.
I see a number
of tweets telling Leah to “stop being pabebe”. I personally don’t use the word
because I’m not really sure what it means (pa-cute or something associated to
being annoying, perhaps?). But I get that general feeling of being frustrated
over this “I don’t want to break up your family. I don’t want to be like Nanang”
ordeal. It’s rather misguided. I mean, here’s Clark who’s standing up to his
relatives, gently but firmly telling Tita Jack to back off as he’s not going to
give up Leah that easily. He’s making his family understand that there’s some
things they cannot dictate on, and his choice on who to Love is one of such
things. Of course, this is not an easy pill for his family to swallow, but I
don’t think it’s something that will tear them apart. If Leah is serious about
not wanting to be like Nanang, then I believe she should not push Clark away.
Nanang left her husband, her family. Who is Leah pushing away? See the analogy?
And,yes, there’s Jigs and his obsession on getting Leah back. Everybody knows that he
and Leah are over. That fact was established early on in the story. So, it’s
really more of his ego getting hurt, especially when it comes to Clark. He has
a perennial beef with Clark. It has been that way since their childhood. Jigs
is simply not happy if there’s anything good that’s happening to Clark. See his
reaction when Lola Pachang was happily telling them how Clark was helping their
furniture business in such a positive way. Case and point. Jigs simply do not
want Clark to succeed in anything. Not with Leah, not with their family, not
with anything at all. That’s why I like how Tita Jack stood her ground and
openly yelled out her frustrations on Jigs. This was long overdue! Enough is
enough! Tita Jack do not deserved to be treated ever so badly, especially not
by her own son! I wanted to give Tita Jack a hug!!! I wish the story would give
Jigs a chance to redeem himself, give his character more texture. Not just the
unfortunate, hateful character that he is now. I mean, let’s give the guy some
credit, there must be some good in him that made Leah fall in love with him
before, right?
And oh, how I
feel for Clark! He has already set in his mind that Leah is his wife, she is
his family now (this is making me cry!). That’s how OFW’s are. The people you
work with, people you share house with, they become your family. And for someone who
had been living alone all his life, Clark has finally come to terms with his
isolation from people because that’s what he saw in Leah. With Leah, it’s ok to
feel alive, “like the sun is shining just a bit brighter”. So, it’s pretty
understandable why he doesn’t want to lose that glimmer of hope that he had
found in Leah. For him, this was a battle worth fighting for.
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| Clark to Tita Jack: "...there are some things that we can't control" |
~ xoxo ~
Photo credit: ABS CBN Channel (of course!), iWantTV ~ and just like the 2 previous blogs, screen shots of my TV & YT
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