A BLOODY ROMANCE
Officially China's first LEGIT BL series since the airing of WORD OF HONOUR and KILLER AMD HEALER back in 2021, JUSTICE IN THE DARK brings a whole new trope on the Stage.Luo Wei Zhao is a hot headed officer whose always up and about trying to seek justice on one hand and Pei Su, his fellow main lead being a victim of past trauma is a reserved person which gets the story very interesting because of many reasons.
To begin with, there's one of these three things that I like the most in any bl theme drama, a cute age Gap between the main male leads, the fact that the leads are polar opposites and the thought that if it's not an office set up it's a police plot.
Putting all that aside you'll definitely enjoy the melodrama within the series as first and foremost every event has a way in which it takes an unexpected turn which makes the drama at least for me highly unpredictable which curiosity keeps me propelled to keep watching as I don't find the show boring.
Secondly, I admire the fact that the chemistry of the main couple is very intense as they each probably have a way of keeping their thoughts concealed from one another but somehow it feels like their psychic connection has a way it pulls out their innermost feelings and portrays them even in their silence.
The most important thing however is the fact that this plot feels slightly more original than that in many other bl dramas since it has some elements of sci-fi esque and every emotion feels so real while the pacing is on point and the character design and development will get you hooked immediately as every character in the tale is given enough attention and in a way, we still keep our lead couple at the forefront and don't end up losing them into the story.
Silent reading being a new drama trope has got me swoon over as there are moments that you're gonna just cry because the tragic and sombre moments have a way that they make you witness the love between our lead couple that stands the true test of painful time.
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best series ever
Strong story, great lighting, great soundtrack, great acting, beautiful costume design! This series is complete and I'm just sad that no one is doing anything to save this series! This series has international fans and we like to see all the episodes of this series! The chemistry between two male actors is more than all the chemistry between men and women in romantic series! It has very interesting crime stories to tell... I really need to watch this series in its entirety and even review it several timesWas this review helpful to you?
Return the series to us desperate hoes
OMG I just finished the 8 episode can someone say fuck you you Chinese censorship and release the whole series this is too hard for my heart I am dying here. The story is too good not to aired wtf are Chinese censorship board doing. They are depriving us of one of the best if not the THE best thriller series of all time MY HEART IS CRYING TEARS OF BLOOD FOR IT. GOD THE BEEF I HAD WITH CHINESE CENSORSHIP HAS REACHED A WHOLE NEW LEVEL AFTER WATCHING THIS.P.S if anyone watches this series in future make sure you end it on Saturday or a day before holiday because you'll need two days to recover from cursing and throwing fit towards Chinese censorship
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Can we continue this great drama!!!!
This drama introduced me to the Novel. The novel was really good!!All I can say is they need to air the rest of the drama!!! 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🥺😭🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
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A Masterpiece Of Acting and Emotions
Now that this show is airing again, I've finally give it a try and I'm shocked that this didn't get as much attention back when it first aired because this is easily one of the top tier bl (or bromance because of censorship) I've seen till date. For me, this had the same effect as The Untamed, that is, I'm forced to read the novel because I just can't have enough.Plot: the plot is taken from Priest's Silent Reading/Modu but there have been some changes (some plot points, names for some reason, era which the story is set in, etc). If you're not read the books, you'll enjoy the plot. We have investigations, solving crimes and understanding human psychology, all of which is handled quite well in my opinion.
Acting: this here is the highlight of the show. Even though its censored, the actors are so good you can tell how much love is between Pei Su Lou Weizhao. Zhang Xicheng has went above and beyond when portraying Pei Su and now that I'm reading the book, I've realized that he has given full justice to the character. Really, I have nothing but praise for all actors.
Music: fits the atmosphere perfectly, and even elevates a lot of scenes. Its not the kind that I'm listening to it outside of the series but still something I loved.
Production: quite good, though the use of CG at certain places is weird but its short enough that you can easily miss. Overall the ambience is amazing, the flow of story is easy to follow and every scene blends seamlessly into another.
I can't recommend this series enough, its been a while since I've been this invested in a series (since mdz actually). Give it a try, even though its censored. Sure there aren't kiss scenes, but you can see the romance and tension between them.
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