everyone says it's bromance but it's not, gagaolala and Viki confirmed it's bl
highly recommended, i can't spoil guys, i'm gonna leave some short message, but guys this is the best drama series of 2023, and for me this is number 1 drama series , the plot of the story, the acting, casts and the ost/music, very perfect, the best outstanding drama series, please watch it you will be obsessed like me and you will miss so bad the actors, it's been a week i miss them so bad, i'm waiting for the season 2 even it's too long to wait, but this is me I can wait, i don't know what to say more, but this drama is so very good to watch, the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best the best, sorry guys this is my first time reviewing a drama series, I hope u understand but this drama series is so good , please watch itWas this review helpful to you?
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It would be a 10 if it wasn't for the ending..
I would have given it a 10 if not for that ending... Don't know why they would leave a cliffhanger like that... I've read other critics that say it was a sad ending. I don't know what to feel about that since, to me, it seemed there was no ending... I don't know if something got lost in translation, because I couldn't tell if Wu Bi survived or not... There were a lot of unanswered questions in the end, so I truly hope they are planning a season 2. If it ends like this... it will haunt me for a long time...Was this review helpful to you?
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To date Suyu myself I would have to time travel, but to what year?
I would like to preface this by saying I absoloutly adore this show and the characters and I would never steal Suyu from Wubi ever (I would porbably die in a 1v1 fight), but why is the time period of this show so extremely confusing? The thing about this very spesific critic is that it sounds really nitpicky to point out, but it seriously bothered me so much while watching that I just had to say something about it.This show is a remake of an older show that came out in the 90s(?) or atleast early 2000s, therefore it makes sense that the creators would like to keep the same "old" feel when directing it. The problem with this is that while a lot of the scenes, places and clothes fit that aesthetic super well, it somehow feels like they just forgot to keep the thing going in the middle of the show, making the clashing elements so extremely out of place and distracting it becomes jarring.
Like in episode 5 when Suyu uses a really old fashion heavy-duty box computer at his friends house, while Wubi literally whips out a macbook less then 5 minutes later, EXUSE ME WHAT DECADE ARE WE LIVING IN? They use huge computers, old casette TVs, they have cds, casettes and DVDs that are IN USE, they never use laptops/computers when in school, literally just paper, pencils and books (idk if that's the norm in China pls don't sue me).
The interior and clothing design is also so aggressively 90s, but Wubi talks about how Suyu is weird for liking a song that came out in the 90s? As if it's ancient and not from the decade they're living in at all. They take pictures with cameras and not phones, they use flip-phones with keyboards and ipods, no headsets just earplugs and cd-players. BUT THEY STILL HAVE MACBOOKS?
My head hurts. Anyway WUbi better be alive or I'm suying the entire Chinese government, thank you and goodnight.
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''Su Yu is mine.'' Bromance my foot.
I wanna start this review by saying that I was hesitant to watch this series all these years because of the people who described it as bromance. After watching all 24 episodes, there is nothing platonic about the relationship between the two male leads. Wu Bi literally says that Su Yu belongs to him in an attempt to keep the girl who was his past love interest away. The lack of make out sessions on screen does not make it a bromance, this is clearly a romance between two boys who found a home in each other and it is a beautiful story.I am going to be honest,I was not fan of the original series ''addicted''. I can not quite put my finger on the reason why I was not able to get into it,but after watching this adaptation things became more clear. My main issue was the pacing, the storyline unfolded in such a natural way in this drama that it gave the necessary time for the viewer to get attached to the characters and get immersed in their story. However, the pace of the original was too rushed for my taste, too many things happened I was not able to digest them or understand how we went from point A to point B. However, the chemistry of the actors in the original was amazing, I was afraid the actors in this would not be able to match it, but they proved me wrong. In the end, the chemistry of the actors is what made me fall in love with the characters of Wu Bi and Su Yu. It was so natural and magical, it is impossible not to fall in love with them.
I am aware this adaptation does not really follow closely the novel it was based off like the original series,but I am more than happy with the changes they made. Somehow it worked better for me,the trope of found family and two lonely souls coming together and providing a sanctuary to one another will forever be one of my most favorite tropes and this is exactly what Wu Bi and Su Yu's relationship feels like—a sanctuary where they can be themselves lost in a world with just the two of them. Wu Bi has become one of my most favorite characters, the actor did a great job at portraying the though guy who is actually a softy but very protective and possessive,while the actor of Su Yu did an amazing job at portraying a person who seems distant but is actually very loving and shows it through actions. Their bond is so strong and touching, the lengths they would go to for each other proves that one is unable to live without the other. Wu Bi's undying devotion for Su Yu and Su Yu's profound emotions towards Wu Bi have the power to move you deeply. I was blown away by the warmth this show brought me . It is a shame that season 2 will never see the light of the day,knowing that Wu Bi and Su Yu's story is far from other. Despite the series ending on a cliffhanger, I recommend it without a second thought. ''Stay with me'' will forever stay in my heart.
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It would have been the best bl ever for me if it was not for……
SPOILER ALERT
Maybe some of y’all thought I was gonna say the ending.
While I was annoyed by that crappy ending I was not surprised by it at all. It’s rare for mainland Chinese drama to have happy endings, I didn’t think a bromance was gonna be an exception. If anything I was prepared for the worst possible ending. My biggest complaint is not the ending itself but events leading up to that ending. Nothing made sense. It was like they were hell bent on having a tragic end. It’s not unheard of for a series to have many plot holes and even throughout the entire there were so many of them but the ones in the last episodes were just too much. For instance;
you telling me Suyu who hated being given hand outs would just easily accept to go to an hopistal appointment made by Wubi’s creepy brother without even questioning the whole thing at all?
Also didn’t that creepy brother even consider that even after killing Suyu, Wubi would not live without Suyu like literally? And the way those two boys used to spend every minute together didn’t creepy brother not consider that by attempting to kill Suyu he would end up harming Wubi as well?
I couldn’t even be sad at Wubi death, I honestly don’t know what the writers were aiming at by killing him. I guess they wanted to maintain the ending in the original material. But that don’t make sense either because they had changed so many things, I don’t understand why they couldn’t just change the ending as well. One more thing, I feel like the series was also unnecessary too long. By the end of three quarters of the show, most conflicts were already resolved, relationships were mended, as for the rest I felt like it was just dragging down and I was just there waiting for that miserable ending. I can’t say enough about how predictable that ending was omg. The moment Wubi gave duo duo that watch, I knew he was gonna be the one to die. When the creepy cousin started asking Wubi funny questions like; seeing you can do anything for Suyu are you willing to give him your dad’s company?—/ I was like dude, if what you want is the share of the company or rather whole of it, won’t killing Wubi’s Father be more sensible that killing this only 18 year child because you think he is a potential threat? 🤦🏽♀
Anyway enough ranting, let’s move in to the things I liked.
This show is so much better than the show; addicted. Wubi was a better person than Guhai, he never really forced himself on Suyu, he waited for him. Their relationship seemed to have naturally grown. Notwithstanding some plot devices at the beginning for our boys to get together, the rest didn’t feel that forced. There was no nonsensical accidental falling into each other’s arm and what not.
The star for this show for me was Duo duo. Heck I loved that child. I loved the whole extended family thing they had. Their cute moments together made this little wicked cold heart of mine beat. Also I liked the fact the boys were actually studying haha all the damn time.
I wish they didn’t make the rich folks seem unredeemable though. I mean they were not that bad. I think they deserved a chance to show their humanity and kindness. Like Wubi father cared for his son, and losing his wife was not easy on him let alone having his son blame him for his mother’s death.
Cringy parts
I didn’t like that crush who turned into a fan girl and was shipping the boys. For anyone paying attention would have known that the boys were more than just friends, we didn’t need a fan girl confirming their relationship .
I didn’t like that dance the guys performed at duo duo’s school. There was nothing wrong with it just made me cringe.
I didn’t like those forehead kisses and pecks in the dark because they left me wanting more 😂. They should have just stuck to hugging.
I kept checking if it’s indeed from China mainland, sometime I wished it was from Taiwan then our boys would at least kiss once. Yes while I was satisfied with the mutual pining I couldn’t help but wish for more.
Fav parts
Suyu: so Aunt Zhou is the most important person in us your life?
Wuyu: You should use that brain of yours more on other things than just solving maths problems.
Or when Suyu asked Wubi why he was crying when yet it wasn’t him that was hurt by that creepy uncle.
总结,那个结局很垃圾。but if a show is called; brother don’t run away, that’s a dead give away like literally.
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Great watch overall - hard to choose a standout factor amongst great project
I am writing this review probably a month after the watch of this show. It stuck in my mind as a great watch.One word for it - consistent. I was dropped into a bucket of emotion and comfort. I did not feel threatened by ridiculous plot or unnatural acting of the leads for the sake of story. They kept their character throughout (not suddenly cute while being portrayed as extremely cool). The makn character traits stayed the same -- some aspects of their character were challenged and some were relished by the moments in the story -- as it should be! It is really that easy, challenge the traits you give them as a writer, do not simply give them randomly new ones. It is life for God's sake (except dis fake life but ykwim, they be representing life).
Their chemistry was one of the best in bl I witnessed. Sometimes they made me feel butterflies just because of their bantering.
I do not particularly care for OST, so not really memorable.
One of fave watches of 2023.
Skip never.
Many rewatches shall proceed.
Also pls S2. Only if you won't disappoint me.
Thanks for reading.
Bye bye.
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So happy with this drama
Is that really the ending!?! It was such a good drama I was so ready for somone to finally make a move. Besides that tragic ending (*sniff*) I'm happy that there are so many episodes! It gives the male leads a chance to bond before all the romantic tension starts. No offense to shorter BL dramas, but they are usually a little lackluster and less intense. I love the family dynamics, watching WuBi feeling at home with SuYu and his dad, their whole little family is the sweetest, especially Duo! Then SuYu finally accepting his mother, there's so much growth its beautiful. Stay with Me is very sweet. There better be a second season ahhhWas this review helpful to you?
... I thought it hasn't ended
Watched until ep 24, I thought there's something more, turns out it's only 2 mins longer and is cut into a separate video....It's not even a proper ending. Open ending doesn't work like that -.-// Slightly disappointed for that part.In overall, it's good and is really an upgrade version of the previous one (addicted). Storyline wise I still like Addicted more cuz it's more..18+ :D but the acting and transitions between scenes really been improved. Been waited for decades for Addicted S2 but this is good enough, still love it!
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Everything was fantastic…..except….
This BL/bromance Drama is probably one of the best I’ve watched. It had a great plot that kept you guessing, right up until the end. If you are in to physical type BL’S, you will not find it here. It is kind of left to your imagination with glances, pecks on the cheek, sleeping together, oh, and the lube scene, LOL. The acting was outstanding with very good chemistry between the two ML’s. I did not like the BL 2016 Addicted, but people keep comparing that to this. This was so much better than that. DEFINITELY worth watching it. I am hoping there is a Season 2, or there are too many unanswered questions. It would have been a strong 10 for me, but those unanswered questions turned it into an 8.Was this review helpful to you?
Lighter yet complete version of the original
An unexpected remake project of the most controversial yet popularized BL story in China. Its power and influence remain the same as fans still acknowledge anything “Addicted”-related things. I salute all of the people behind this show and reproducing the first banned gay show in their country. Yet, they need to take some precautions by cutting out the intimate scenes and filtering out the romance between the two main characters. And this is pretty enough for fans who want to see the continuation of the drama into the series.Gu Hai and Bai Luo Yin still hold the record in my favorites list as they have such notable and distinguished characteristics in both the novel and the first live adaptation series. Although they literally romanticized toxicity as a form of love, I can’t help but feel astonished by their love story every now and then. I remember reading the book with too much focus as I can feel how painful and dramatic each turn of events is towards these characters. Of course, Johnny Huang and Timmy Xu play a big role as they paved the way for most of the international audience to indulge in this story. They have such a firm and strong chemistry that leads me to imagine their faces while reading the novel.
After banning their show way back in 2016, fans left nothing but sadness. The first thing that came to my mind when I heard that earlier this year, a remake version will be released, is the question “can they match the standard set by the first version?” The answer I get is both a YES and a NO. It’s a YES, in a way that I can see that the production is following the main storyline of the novel with lesser tension and leaving out some significant scenes that may target their project again by the Chinese community. And NO because, despite the efforts, I feel like they’re always something lacking that leads me to feel bored sometimes. This may be due to my expectations that are too high for the remake project to satisfy me.
The nostalgic feeling adds spice to the show and it's hard for me to focus my attention on the remake and avoid reminiscing the scenes from the first version. Nevertheless, I feel grateful that they made this drama lighter and minimized cruelty to the characters’ perspective. If a sequel is possible, I am just wishing for them to continue sticking to the main storyline and avoid unnecessary cut-offs as much as possible.
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Love the Story. Hate the Ending
Soooo. I just finished the Drama Stay with me in about 4 Days beacause even tho it has 24 episodes, i really loved their Story. But I honestly really wanted Su yu to help wu bi a bit more. I know that he helped him study and find more about his moms death but he could of had a bit more faith in him in the beginging. I would also think that beacause he lived only with his dad that he might of been able to cook at least a bit and maybe could of helped wu bi. It dosent show him cooking at all for anyone but it just makes sense for me that he could cook even tho his second mom (forgot the name sry) cooked for them most of the time. But the ending.I am still recovering. I really dont feel like his cousin had any right at all to even be mad at wu bi. But whyy??? i am just speechless that he even would consider killing su yu. Honestly i dont think wu bi would have any contact to him if su yu had died. That family just desroied him already so much. i hate his cousin soo much.
Wu bi didnt die. i dont think but how would I know????? Why couldnt they have made at least one more episode instead of considering a second season. BECAUSE they sold it now and i think they are making a second season as a radio thing or something. It destroid me so much. I love the drama but please. i need a second seasonnnnnn. this is so devastating. Wu bi's cousin just basically took su yu's hole life away from him. That Family realy is Phsichotic.
In the ending when Su yu rememberd every memory from Wu bi I literally just cired my Heart out. Thanks
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NOT ANOTHER ADDICTED PLEASE!
Okay...I'm sad, hurt, and pissed off that we have another major cliffhanger ending!!! Whyyyyy tho? There are rumors about a second season, but whyyyyyyy? Was the MAJOR unfinished episode really necessary? It added nothing to the plot and just makes it's fans frustrated.This show had A LOT of potential to be a 10! Cute story, nicely written characters overall, amazing lead chemistry, not toxic like a lot of BLs out there - not that I am complaining lol, but it's always nice to watch a lovely story.
But noooo, they had to crash all hopes (pun intended) and deliver that weird and unfinished ending with no apparent reason! We all have suffered with Addicted before and we all know about Chinese BLs empty promises 😭😢
And the fact that they like to turn our romances into bromances doesn't help us poor viewers at all!! They were almost there lolol omfg I am maaad!
BUT it was a good series! I really enjoyed it and I am definitely hoping season 2 is actually happening because I'll riot!
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