The Kapamilya Network has hyped
it with all the skill and star power at its disposal since the year before, and
this past Monday its premiere did not disappoint. But then, how could a new
tele-serye from ABS-CBN and headlined by the Lizquen pairing to boot even fail
in the face of the Filipino viewing audience? “Make It With You” already had
the ingredients that would make it a hit with the Philippine crowd: a top
romantic pairing as leads, having its story partly set in a foreign country,
and a quality creative team behind the story. It means only one thing: a
trending premiere.
As ABS-CBN News tells it, the first episode of “Make It With You,”
airing January 13 following the conclusion of “Starla” the week before, found itself
one of the top trending topics on social media, namely Twitter. Then again it
was the only conceivable outcome considering where the new tele-serye begins
its story. The main characters are Filipinos overseas; in particular they are
in Croatia, at the capital city of Dubrovnik which has become a TV-viewing
darling due to it being used to film scenes of King’s Landing in the HBO series
“Game of Thrones.”
The lives of the leads could not
be more different. Liza Soberano’s Billy is a savvy OFW who supplements her
official earnings by engaging in compensated dating with a succession of
Croatian sugar daddies. Enrique Gil on the other hand portrays Gabo, a Filipino
illegal immigrant who only manages to enter the country in a risky border gambit.
Now he takes on menial work as he travels from place to place, eventually
reaching Dubrovnik where his path crosses with Billy. She mistakenly assumes
Gabo to be her latest date (aka swindling target) and takes him along. From
this chance encounter springs a love story that only Star Creatives can tell.
From the cinematography alone,
viewers can truly appreciate the sights and sounds of Croatia in “Make It With
You,” definitely helped by how the scenes feel like they were shot as a movie.
Seeing Filipino characters like Gabo and Billy interacting with foreigners in a
foreign land is one of the prominent themes in the show, and proof that the
tele-serye has more meat in its plot than just seeing Lizquen playing
characters that fall in love all over again; small wonder then that the new Kapamilya
program became the top Philippine trending topic and 8th worldwide
trending Twitter topic.
It’s been a tough day for us all Pinoys but thank you very much for taking a break and choosing LOVE and laughter tonight! We made it to the top trend in the Philippines and 8th worldwide! #LetsMakeItWithYou pic.twitter.com/ZQbGhVGsaL— STAR CREATIVES (@StarCreativesTV) January 13, 2020
“Make It With You” airs weekdays
on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida block, following “FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano.”
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