Mimpi Manis is so complex yet so intriguing, over-complicating matters and making the show stretches from one problem to another. It stirs emotion, from anger, to happiness, to sadness all in one hour. Predictable yet unknowingly surprising. Lilis' naivety is such a dear yet a torment to the audience. This is a show better than Desperate Housewives.

Lilis (played by Dewi Perssik) is an aspiring Dangdut singer and through her daily life, she goes through a lot of problems (100 problems per episode, if you ask me) and falls in love with Aldi, (I'm not sure of the guy's name, tried googling it but can't seem to find, tell me if you know) and then meets up with this music producer, Fardji (don't kill me if the name is spelt wrongly). Fardji has done a lot for Lilis, for her music career and many other deed he has done. Yet no matter what he does, Lilis is still in love with Aldi. Eventually Lilis gives in to his good deeds and end up marrying Fardji.

Or so it seems. The most anti-climatic part was when she woke up from the dream of marrying Fardji. Lilis ends up doing what the fans of the show wanted and married Aldi.

Apparently, in the mid-season (or so), Lilis got raped (correct me on this one) and when Lilis was pregnant, it was said that the baby was not Aldi's. He left her. Selfish bastard.

So move on to season two, I don't know, I skipped so many episodes, but what I watched today was (correct me if I'm wrong) episodes 63 and 64. Lilis was with Fardji. (they weren't married, no) but what I know is that the child that Lilis gave birth to wasn't a rapist's. Technically, Lilis' first child (unknown father, duh, rapist) apparently was aborted. Or proabably the sperm wasn't strong enough and Lilis' child is actually Aldi's.

Lilis's child, Desi, is so similar you can call say they are almost the same person!

And they are! Apparently, Dewi plays both mother and child in season two. Its quite amazing and her acting skills are really put to the test. Watching both characters in the same scene; it was easy to differentiate between the two.

Season two revolves more about family problems rather than person problems of Lilis. Desi also has problems with her rival, Bitch. (I really don't know her name and yah, she is a bitch) who actually turns out to be a half-sister! When Aldi left Lilis for another woman, Bigger-Bitch (I really don't know, but yah, mother and daughter, both bitches!) right after Lilis got raped.

Bitch was really jealous of Desi. Desi had the talent, the super hot boyfriend, Tora (and yah, I can certify he is super hotness. Very indie laa. I loike. LAWL!) and Bitch would find anyway to bring Desi down. Bitch had a lot of power at the campus (apparently it's a university but judging at how they juggle their problems, it's u-never-study) and when she slit herself, the whole school made a big hullabaloo and blamed innocent Desi.

This happened after Aldi found out that Desi was his daughter and not some random criminal. Lilis was still pretty much in love with Aldi and decided that the whole family reconcile. Lilis' mother and Desi, together with Aldi, Bigger-bitch and Bitch, all under one roof. Actually, Bigger-bitch wanted to leave, but it was due to Lilis' naivety that Bigger-bitch stayed. Lilis wanted everyone to be one family.

Quite weird, but who cares.

Worst was when Desi was drugged with some sort of white substance in her drink and she fainted in the toilet, after which, Bitch's friends stripped Desi and left her. In an attempt to help his girlfriend, the very hot Tora went in to give his shirt, (she was in the cubicle), and the headmaster strategically planned by Bitch, walked in.

Unknowingly, Tora is actually Fardji's son! (Complicated, right? It is from his first marriage) and Aldi, being the father of Desi, disallowed her to have Tora as a boyfriend. He thinks that Tora was like his dad, with the old cunning ways but when Fardji approached Aldi, he said, "You have not changed one bit. You are still selfish! I know we had problems last time, but don't let our children suffer!"

Desi was always told by Aldi not to be in contact with Tora (who wouldn't?). Desi went on saying, "Oh, so NOW you want to be the father, huh? When my mum and I were suffering back then, where were you? Where was the father then? Don't try to act like you are my father. You have never been there for us, so why should I even call you my dad?!"

And this is when my dad and I started an argument.

He kept saying, "kids shouldn't talk back to their parents that way!"

I retorted, "hey, if the dad wasn't there for the child, he/she has every right to be angry"

He came out with his dictator ways but all in all, it was for the fun of it.

As we watched the show, he kept imitating Lilis dancing and we all just laughed at his craziness.

Still, I'm loving every second of this show. Best believe, I'm gonna start recording every episode. And guess what? I found the second version for the slow version of Mimpi Manis. Made me cry laa, seriously.

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