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what the heck??
I understand the “No BL” issue in China but what I don’t understand is the absolute failure to have a decent plot and ending. There were too many characters and they didn’t develop them thoroughly. I was ok with the two main characters. I thought they had great chemistry but the sister and the best friend were annoying. The worst part was the ending. Why did they feel like they had to have another life or death scenario that required saving from. and this one was stupid, helping someone who fell down a well! But for it to end so abruptly I thought maybe I missed something. i feel like I wasted 3 days watching this drama and now I know… No more Chinese “BL” dramas. it’s not worth it!!Was this review helpful to you?
This would have been a 10
This started out absolutely fantastic. I loved the whole cast. I binged almost 20 episodes in one night. As more and more episodes went by, I’m thinking why are these guys sleeping in the same bed together? Are these guys together? what’s going on? Is this a BL or not? Unfortunately, I found out that the Viki version is chopped and cut so much the whole thing makes no sense. This definitely would have been a 10 for me but I’m still confused about a lot of things and no closure at the end. And what an ending it was. It was like the ending of an episode expecting more in the next. Sorry to the cast that the censures did you so wrong.I can’t say enough about the cast though. The leads were super hot and very fit. What a great idea to have a bodyguard training facility. They are all very talented actors.
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Worth watching
Well this was CUTE! Beside that "ending" this drama doesn't have many flaws.Love the leads in this, their chemistry is amazing, the acting is wonderful and the affection is lovely.
Still wonder how this passed all that China banning but I'm glad that it did.
This is such a lovely drama that ends without an ending. But that doesn't mean that you should give up on this.
Would like to recommend this to those who like: easy, light hearted and romantic drama, with gorgeous leads and without unnecessary drama from the other characters. The second couple is amazing and it's nice to see their progress as a couple from enemies to lovers. That can also be said for the lead couple.
Definitely recommend this !!!!
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Yuan Zong is like a mama bird, and Xia Yao & Yuan Ru his chicks. He obviously has a soft spot for spoiled selfish bratty type. He has sis-complex for Yuan Ru who's much younger, spoiled and kinda clueless with worst taste in man. Approaches Xia Yao, another spoiled and narcissistic rich boy at his sister's request, and ends up taking him under his wings. Xia Yao has his moments, but he's a easily likable with full blown charms and so very pretty. ^^ Hard to imagine him as kickboxing champion. Some of the plot holes include Xia Yao's buddy Xuan Dayu with questionable mentality. One miniute he's desperately seeking Xia Yao's attention, jealous of everyone around him; next minute, he practically becomes a sugar daddy to an orphan thief with tragic story. Third coupling of an ass of another buddy and his androgynous 'friend' is even more uncertain. I even liked Xia Yao's mom, who has taste for good food, good looking man, and flattery from talking bird. Yuan Ru also has her charms: determination and easy going attitude. With interesting story, fair action, and charming characters, I bet this drama would've been a mega hit if they left it at BL. Why couldn't Taiwan produced this drama? ^^;
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The kind of bromance we love.
YouTube just randomly recommended this show to me and I'm not mad about it.I never heard of it before, neither did I know what it was about.
Due to the chinese ban we didn't see those intimate moments (like in the novel) and I saw many comments criticizing that. It didn't bother be at all tbh. The main leads did an exellent job of showing the emotions and feelings through their eyes and they way they acted around each other. You could feel how much they cared about each other. The chemistry was top tier.
The only thing that bothered me was the ending....it felt more rushed than anything. Thats why I rated it 9 stars.
The story of the side couple was kinda weird to me. What was that scene with that chicken, and how did everybody else laugh about it in the comments? Did I miss something? He legit murdered that animal wth.
In general I really liked the story itself. I dig the Ifellinlovewithmysisterscrush - trope.
Cute show, without a heavy storyline. :) Would watch again.
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So Very Cute Series!
I've already re-watched this cute story a couple of times (the "uncut" version is better but the "censored" version is pretty darn good itself). Aside from the great production quality, and great acting, the story is cute and the internal dialogue of the characters is hysterical! Some of the jokes/behaviors of these two idiots (affectionate) are very subtle but worth looking out for. It is also interesting as a historical snapshot in time of a BL series "romance" (compared to the overtly explicit modern examples like "4 Minutes").Was this review helpful to you?
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Messy and so many plot holes
The 10-15 minutes cut from each episode really turned the plot into a half-assed slice-of-life. I enjoyed the chemistry and comedic scenes. However, this show is lacking in character depth, highlights, adequacy, and completeness.The plot holes bothered me a lot. First, we were never told Xia Yao's true motive on signing up for Yuan Zong's bodyguard academy. I thought he found the Yuan siblings annoying and didn't want anything to do with them? Xia Yao and Yuan Zong end up falling for each other, but NEVER announce their relationship or clear up misunderstandings about Xia Yao being Yuan Ru's boyfriend. This led Xuan Dayu to attack Yuan Ru for "cheating" on Xia Yao with another guy.
The inconsistency in side characters' actions also made me drop the rating. Xuan Dayu hated Wang Dashui for taking his money and was so determined in tracking him down. After learning Dashui's sad backstory, Dayu immediately forgave him and even supported him financially. And then he went on to abusing Dashui just because he was Dashui's sugar daddy. He also has an unhealthy obsession and possessiveness for Xia Yao, which makes me wonder, who even is Dayu's true love? And then Peng Ze clearly has a girlfriend, but he's also sugar babying another androgynous man. Xuan Dayu criticized Yuan Ru for cheating, but not Peng Ze? Very odd.
I was hyped up for this drama because my favorite actors were in it, but even rewatching this again couldn't make me ignore how bad the plot is.
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At first, while watching the first episode I thought that i wouldn't stick to this Bl and thunk that I would give up on in about the 3rd our 4th episode but I sticked around and ended watching the entire thing in one day. I must say the story over all is amazing and the characters had great chemistry and especially love the way Yao acted with Yuan and how the went back and fourth teasing each other. They have sort of a hate relationship at first but that eventually changed to the point were they slept together multiple times (as in sleeping on the same bed together) I especially like the development on both the main characters especially Yao and there are some bl were that one female is just so annoying, but yuan's sister wasn't that bad And I like the fact that it had other characters dealing with relationships tooEverything's great and all especially the opening until the last few episode. Am pretty sure every one was hoping for either Yuan or Yao to confess there love or even kiss but that wasn't the case it didn't have a bad ending just not a satisfying ending. like this was one of the first bl drama I ever watched besides Guardian were they didn't confess and have a satisfying ending. Its definitely worth watching thoe and I would most definitely re-watch it just for Yuan and Yao chemistry. The only thing That was not great about this bl was the ending
again not a bad ending just not a satisfying one
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(sorry if my english is shit xd)
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It's good
I'm not that much a fan of the plot and I don't understand how you could rewatch this, I have good memory so maybe thats why, this was entertaining but not to the point i would rewatch this even though i would know what is gonna happen. It's cute and nice. Ending is horrible. What is up with that animation at least make it about the main characters. Typing this because of the 500 character limit, still aren't there...also hate the sister, if you like the sister you're werid. 5000000000000000000000000000000000 (9/23/22 why did I keep mentioning rewatching it?! T-T)Was this review helpful to you?
Advance Bravely
As someone who read the book right before I watched the show, I was quite pleased with the way it was executed. Sure the book was a total romance while this was a total bromance (though it gets quite obvious that they're in a relationship), but most of the dialogues and the story stayed true to the novel and I'm so glad that they made it work despite the censor board blocking their path.Now I must say, this show is VERY flawed. The acting was average, at times the storyline got boring, and the editing could have been better. But what won me over is that they used the exact same dialogues from the novel most of the time and I was so glad. I went in to watch the show with absolutely no expectations, and I was left satisfied.
As a fan of the book, I think they did a very decent job. The casting was great! And there was a lot of fluff XD so that's a plus.
It is worth a watch if you are bored and need some slice of life.
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