Rerk Sanghan is most possibly the best lakorn of the year so far, of course comparing to the ones I’ve watched this year.  

For me it’s a breath taking thriller, mystery lakorn.   It’s a bit slow burning drama, and time time you may get bored.

As this is not a traditional slap kiss drama, it might not take get the popularity it deserves..  

if you are into Astrology, Mysticism, this lakorn is up your street.

So the plot is a girl found buried in a strange way,  and this took the attention  Maha Krating (Sean Jindachote) a young man who is an Astrologer. 

He realises that the ancient rite is performed in order to change the city’s fate to benefit someone who wants to take over the city. (think of evil tying to take over the good, changing someone’s fortune) 

For this they have to sacrifice four women that represent Earth, Water, Air and Fire elements who must also have exact same birth date, month and year, but different birth hours.  All the girls are Leos but their ascending / rising sign is different. (that’s calculated by the time of your birth)

To give you a basic example

• Fire (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius)ruled by Sun
• Earth Jupiter Saturn Earth (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn)ruled by Venus Moon Mars
• Air (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius ) ruled by Saturn Mercury Jupiter
• Water (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces)ruled by Venus Mars Moon

The first victim was a Leo ascending sign was Aries ruled by Mars, Mars is the planet of war.

The first victim was sacrificed after a mine explosion (after an Earth Incident)

The body was buried into soil.

The Second victim was a Leo ascending sign was Cancer ruled by Moon.

The Second Victim was sacrificed after an accident in Water (Boat Crash)

She was thrown into river on a full moon

She died on a Wednesday (it’s related to Chinese Wuxing) I am trying to solve it with Maha lol..   

So the 3rd or 4th Victim will die after either in a plane crash(or any other accidents
involves air)but my guess is plane crash as we'll see the 2nd Victim on advertising an airlines, her body was thrown into sea / river

4th victim will be attempted be murdered after an accident involves fire..

Maha Krating uses all his knowledge to prevent the next murder, but he’s always behind, but there’s only the woman woman left and he can’t make the same mistake again
because this means the life of Run (Camilla Kittivat) the woman he loves

There are disturbing scenes (eg : a ritual scene, rape & murder of young women) for those who are sensitive, however it's a great lakorn

Also we have more than one culprit, all the people Maha (Sean) was suspecting except one (Thun Benjawan) all of them are involved the auspicious ceremony, 4 elements 4 victims 4 culprits.

I don't want anything to happen to Sareen (Two Popetorn Soonthornyanakij) Run’s brother a police inspector, Chingduang (CSI)  (Sakakorn Pitchanart) or Run (as she’s a candidate, one of the next victims) She’s also trying to make a replica of the fragrance found on the victims body and vagina, after rape they spray from that fragrance also put some into their hair.  

By EP6 they have already started the auspicious ceremony to kill the 2nd victim. We’ll learn that our suspicions are correct on the culprit as from we learn the ID when his mask comes off..  That’s P’Wee (Penkul Penpeth) who was married to Maha’s sister Kritika (Charm Irvin Osathanond)and later divorces her telling her that he wants to have children, although she had told him that she’s weak and she can’t have children, she is currently in hospital as a cancer patient

That explains some stuff about Maha's family, stolen items etc. Don't forget that we don't have one culprit.


Burglary (which was not actually a burglary, that manual has been given to Autti and other guy by P'Wee, his fathers death, his aunts marriage to P'wee, why, by who and for what reason his father was killed. and how all the big ones in the government is involved and they are covering up for each other for more power." Scratch my back I’ll Scratch yours..

Don't forget that we don't have one culprit,  we have 4, 4 elements, 4 culprits, 4 Victims, if we count Autti (Patiparn Pataweekarn)  who actually finds and kills the girls  5..

And we learn that our suspicions are correct on the culprit as from we learn the ID when his mask comes off..

That explains some stuff about Maha's family, stolen items etc.
It all started with the elections where nobody was giving a chance to P’Wee to win the elections, everyone was thinking that Thun Benjawan will be the new major.  The bad wants to rule the city to be able to that they need to the rituals to change the city’s fortune, and the manual was stolen from Maha’s house which he inherited from his grandfather 7 years ago. So from this we can say P’Wee wants to be the prime minister and Maha confirms this as well.

I believe Maha is going to solve this crime with the help of Khun Benjawan, as she handed out some evidence that proved this suspicious about P’Wee, evidence.

Maha and his family never suspected from him before because he was shot as well, well watching lakorns for so many years and when I saw Penkul as one of the casts it didn’t took me long time to suspect from him and my suspicious arouse when I saw him in reds during the auspicious ceremony and when his mask came off it was bingo. 

Also he arranged his own assassination during a TV panel, and after the 2nd murders so he thinks nobody will suspect from him

He also asks Khun Benjawan to warn the girls born on that specific date to be careful
Maha tells his family about his suspicions and findings, ofcourse his sister was so upset as she still likes P'Wee (hope nothing happens to her, P’Wee won’t try to kill her)
For power P’Wee got married with Maha’s sister, he stole the thing he needed he plotted his own shot, later on got divorced and marry a politicians daughter, it all makes sense now
P’Wee becomes the party leader one step to go to become a prime minister
While he’s busy with those Autti already found his 3rd Victim owner of the flower shop

The first one to congratulate P’Wee was Autti and even offered to come and set up Feng Shui for him, but he doesn’t want people to see Autti, he tells him he doesn’t want people to see him and stop them from reaching their goals

Autti already started to get close to his next victim. 

I believe the photographer who is always beside Maha is also playing double, that’s my suspicions I might be wrong

Saranee (Run’s brother, police inspector) is very protective of his sister and he doesn’t want his sister to be with Maha

Either All the girls Autti found , trapped & murdered blind and stupid or I am because I wouldn’t be dating a man like Autti nor trusting him. 

THIS LAKORN IS TEACHING THE GIRLS IN A WAY DON’T BE TOO TRUSTING, DON’T GO INTO HIS FLAT & HOUSE WITHOUT KNOWING HIM! DON’T JUMP INTO ARMS OF A MAN YOU’VE JUST MET!

This drama is also combines Western Astrology, Vedic Astrology (known as Indian Astrology) and Vuxing ( a Chinese Philosophy) according to Wuxing there are 5 planets. 5 Phases. 5 Agents, 5 movements, 5 processes, 5 stages,

• Wood/Spring: a period of growth,
• Fire/Summer: a period of swelling 
• Earth: the in-between transitional seasonal periods, or a separate 'season
• Metal/Autumn: a period of harvesting and collecting
• Water/Winter: a period of retreat

• Wood feeds Fire
• Fire creates Earth (remmeber big bang) 
• Earth bears Metal
• Metal collects Water
• Water nourishes Wood

• Wood parts Earth  (tree, plants, flowers)
• Earth absorbs Water (avoids erosion) 
• Water extinguishes Fire 
• Fire melts Metal
• Metal chops Wood

Just  by looking at his I am guessing they'll also be killing Atthi's gf as she knows everything she heard Ahit talking on the phone and Ahit also confessed to her.
We don’t only have girls dying in the lakorn, we have other government officials are dying / killed  for other officials to be promoted.. 

P’Wee and Autti knows that Maha is suspecting from P’Wee but they don’t know how close he’s finding out the culprit is P’Wee

Apart from the victims, only Run (Camilla) knows that Ahit hired the 2nd Victim for business and had seen his face, knows who he’s.  She’s the only one who could end this ritual. 

As she’s the one who helped Paranee (Pantila Win Pansirithanachote) 2nd Victim to get the job, she was interrogated by police
 
Lakorn is very well written, it’s derived from a book, and Sean is pretty much very realistic as an astrologer and to be honest the information they are giving in the lakorn is pretty much legit. 

So for me it deserves 5 stars.