TV series

The Fire of Virtue

1996 · 1 season

A slow, earnest domestic melodrama where quiet betrayals simmer under polite surfaces until the household cracks.

Overview: Childhood friends Pimala and Jai Rerng have always been opposites, with Pimala embodying virtues and Jai Rerng vices. Jai Rerng left her boyfriend Rerk to marry a richer man, Terdpan. After Terdpan divorces her, Jai Rerng moves in with Pimala and Rerk, now married. Despite Rerk's initial hatred, he succumbs to Jai Rerng's seduction, leading to an affair. Pimala eventually discovers the betrayal.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and romantic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, love, family, morality
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
love
family
morality
identity
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild