ON THE WINGS OF LOVE EPISODE 1 : CLARK AND LEAH MEET

Episode 1 begins with the show's mantra, "Love like you would a bird. Love it with all your heart and should it want to fly, set it free because if it is meant for you, it will come back."

Leah narrates that she has learned this liberating kind of love at a young age when her mother left for the US to be an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW), frequently showering her and her sister Tiffany with postcards and gifts sent via Balikbayan boxes.

One day, Leah's pet dove goes missing and she runs in a panic only to be met with the terrible news that her mother has died in an accident. The grieving family hold a funeral to an empty casket because it is simply too expensive to fly the remains back to the Philippines.

Clark is playing with Jigz,  Jigz wants them to cook the little bird they found but Clark won't let him touch or harm it because it has an owner 😂😂😂 They end up arguing over this until their aunt comes around and tell a them both to stop. Jigz' mother wants to talk to him.


Meanwhile, Clark returns Leah's pet dove on his way to the airport.


Years pass and a grown-up Leah (Nadine Lustre) applies for a US visa as part of a choir heading to San Francisco for a singing competition. Leah and her teammates ace their interviews by humming a few tunes while most other applicants that range from a shady businesswoman to a ditzy girl looking to marry her Facebook fiancee find their applications rejected, providing a satirical yet realistic account of the lengths people go through to get a visa.

On the other side of the globe, Clark (James Reid) participates in an oath-taking ceremony to become a US citizen though it is quickly revealed that he is still a green card holder who is only at the event in support of a friend.

2015 Filipino teleserye OTWOL On the Wings of Love
Leah excitedly announces that her visa has been approved but her boyfriend Jigs (Albie Casiño) arrives with the longest face and Leah's father and sister exchange knowing glances.



As it turns out, Jigs is somewhat of a jerk and he is in the foulest mood possible after having his visa application rejected once again. Pissed at Leah for deciding to go ahead with her plans to visit the US without him, Jigs breaks up with her and leaves.

James Reid in 2015 Filipino teleserye OTWOL On the Wings of Love

Clark skypes with his grandma and younger siblings when Jigs, Clark's cousin, walks in still fuming about his breakup. In no mood to talk, Jigs ends up ruining the mood and it's saddening to see their disparities in lifestyle where Clark scrimps and saves, barely able to make ends meet from sending all of his money home; yet an immature and ill-tempered Jigs decides to give him attitude, grr..
Nadine Lustre in 2015 Filipino teleserye OTWOL On the Wings of Love

Leah's father overhears her plan to stay in the US illegally as a TNT (tago ng tago, which, translates to hides and hides). Tatang (Joel Torre) is hurt, defensive, worried and extremely against the idea. He asks, "Am I useless, am I not giving you enough?" Leah assures Tatang that he has given plenty but it is her dream to work abroad in hopes of continuing her mother's dreams for the family.

After a heartfelt conversation between father and children, Tatang finally agrees that letting Leah go is what's best for her provided she abides by the law. Off to San Francisco she goes and the scene that everyone has been waiting for happens just around the corner. 


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