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"Now and Forever" Dangal (2006)
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"Now and Forever" (2005)Original Air Date:
25 September 2006 (Season 7, Episode 1)Plot:
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Purely sadistic moreCast
(Episode Credited cast) | Jennylyn Mercado | ... | Alta |
| Dennis Trillo | ... | Adrian |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ella Cruz | ||
| Desiree Del Valle | ... | Giovanna |
| Cherie Gil | ... | Chandra |
| Sheena Halili | ||
 | Melissa Mendez | ||
| Mat Ranillo III | ||
| Polo Ravales | ... | Miguel |
| Jeffrey Santos | ||
| Katya Santos | ... | Iyanna |
| Ciara Sotto | ... | Celestine |
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Ignorance makes their world go 'round, and this much is true in GMA's new old-school season of Now & Forever with an episode entitled "Dangal" which means "Honor" when loosely translated. Since N&F's single word titles are a practical giveaway on what the show is about, one can expect that "Dangal" would be something about taking away one's honor and getting it back again.
The story is almost identical to all the other soap operas that came before it; except that it's a riches-to-rags-to-riches story where the snatching of honor comes. Alta (played by Jennylyn Mercado) is a nice girl born to a well-to-do family, but as we all expect, greed and revenge takes over courtesy of the villains. The enemies sadistically manipulate and destroy the life of our poor, helpless Alta to the point of confusion and madness, all because she had no idea whatsoever about the shadowy underworld that creeps the land; yes, it's the heroine's ignorance that did her in.
This soap is a particular waste on the talents of dramatic greats Cherie Gil (who plays yet another demoniacal antagonist) and Matt Ranillo III (who's character gets killed on the second week; thank God). Dangal's story quality seemed as if it was a big excuse to employ the services of those who are from 'the other network', probably just to show off that their enemy is jumping ship; the storyline is chock-full of soap opera clichés, one cannot help but slap forehead.
"Dangal", by the looks of it, will have a very hard time catching up with it's more subtle predecessor "Linlang" simply because writers are assigned to this particular soap opera are too lazy to think of original concepts. The producers gets equal blame for green-lighting such a clichéd, unoriginal, and sadistic soap opera.