Impression of Youth (2025)

Who Made This?

Honestly who had their first impression of youth to look like this? Cause this is all over the place, this isn't how youth is and honestly I'm not even gonna waste too much time on this review so I'll make it simple, Xu Lu Hui is immature for his age, acts like a 10 year old when he's probably pushing 18 or something, the plot is weak asf and lacks entertainment, its just very plain and rushed at times, very boring explanations of things we don't care about and unnecessary things. The second couple is more likable, they lowkey carried the show, but sadly that wasn't strong enough to keep me watching 30 min of constant drama, and childish behavior. It just wasn't good at all, don't recommend. 6.5/10

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Immaturity of Youth

This series was aptly named as it displayed in full splendor why one should not dabble in the kiddies pool as an adult. It was truly disheartening to see the recent fare from Taiwan diminishing in quality and and creativity. This being the first offering seems to have fallen flat. The characters one dimensional, the story line uninspiring and acting by all less than stellar. This would have best been offered as a school production than an actual series by professionals.

Taiwan stories have always bordered on the taboo. In this regard they have not failed. A teacher being allowed by all to enter a relationship with a direct student. One cannot control to whom they are attracted, one can control their response to the attraction. Yu Xing's response to Lu Hui's admission was disturbing. Disturbing as he disregarded his responsibility as an adult, as his teacher and also as his fellow cohabitant. This was not between a professor and a college student, but between a young teacher who was in college and a willful teenager. How could this be appropriate on any level? He willingly accepted his feelings and embarked on the relationship with the child. I use child here to differentiate their status in age and not behaviors as both have acted immaturely throughout. Yu Xing's female friend had been at his side and the propeller in his life to encourage him to reach academic fulfillment. His immaturity in handling the situation would see her hurt. Had he been upfront, she would not have had to scold him and still advise him on his own life. Lu Hui's childishness would create situations that should never have been. How could he not see that holding the teacher's hand in class was inappropriate? How could he not see that his response to Yu Xing's dreams would hurt him? How could he continue his infantile behavior of ignoring Yu Xing and it be entertained for as long as it did? All of this completely distorted what could have been a beautiful story of love and restraint by both parties. Both of them falling in love was not the error, acting on it before Lu Hui left school while still being a teenager in his care, was. Had both shown restraint and measures used to wait, may have been a story worth watching.

Lu Xi and Bing Chen were no different in courting controversy. Upon first sight, Lu Xi began to have feelings for Bing Chen. Which is fine, as they are both consenting adults. What is controversial, Bing Chen was portrayed as a widower still deep in grief. After receiving a drunken kiss, the grief considerably dissipated and plunged head first into what can be assumed to be his first gay relationship. The reactions of both of them seemed rushed and unrealistic.

After viewing Unknown and The On1y One, this falls way below the expected mark and a poor representation in storytelling. The ending was expected and completed at the steady slow steam that was carried through out. This does not have any re-watch value as it was very bland.

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Good story

Another BL with the same cliche storyline.
I couldn't get into it because there was no
emotion..there was no gelling of the two ML and if your going to do a BL at least kiss like you mean it.. not two pair of lips pushed flat together and more than likely both couples hating it which is the impression I got. This is
because they are straight actors not gay.
Take a page out of the SKorean.. Japanese.
Thailand Boylove series. Pity because bls are supposed to be full of emotion throw on the bed kind of passion. Well that's what I look forward to. If you can't deal with passion you will lose..

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Un drama che non ha davvero ragione di esistere

Matematicamente parlando, questo drama si colloca nell'intersezione tra l'insieme del "già visto" e quello del "fatto male". In poche parole, una serie che non ha ragione di esistere, se non per soddisfare la smania pruriginosa di qualche fan delle BL fine a sè stesse e il cui unico obiettivo è quello di arrivare alla scena di sesso tra i due.
Di fatto, questo drama è un insulto al mondo delle BL, soprattutto a quei - tanti - titoli che davvero meritano.
La storiella è banalmente ridicola, il mondo sembra popolato dal cromosoma Y (l'unica attrice sembra quasi esserci finita per caso), il fratellino studente è qualcosa di a dir poco fastidioso, l'insegnante-tutor-amante inconsistente come pochi, il fratello maggiore è un altro personaggio che non sa praticamente di nulla e la ciliegina sulla torta è il nuovo vicino vedovo che, persa la moglie al termine di una lunga malattia, non può che diventare il partner perfetto del secondo pairing gay.
Perchè io sia arrivata comunque in fondo ai nove episodi me lo sono chiesta anche più di una volta, probabilmente ogni tanto serve vedere qualcosa di veramente scadente per rivalutare tutto il resto, quasi una sorta di ri-taratura periodica.
Per quanto possa essere stato esiguo il budget, sono comunque stati soldi davvero sprecati. Un po' come il tempo per chi decidesse di guardarlo.

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Che spreco di tempo!

Se dovessi descrivere tutti gli aspetti negativi di questo bl verrebbe fuori una recensione lunghissima, quindi mi limiterò a parlare degli aspetti che ho trovato davvero pessimi.
La cosa peggiore è senza ombra di dubbio la caratterizzazione di uno dei due protagonisti principali, lo studente, che sembra tutto fuorché un diciottenne. L’ho trovato immaturo e molto ma molto irritante, per non parlare delle scarse abilità recitative dell’attore che lo interpretava.
Sull’altro protagonista, il laureando, nemmeno mi ci soffermo poiché l’ho trovato davvero insipido.
Banalissima e quasi senza senso la storia della seconda coppia.
Ovviamente è una serie che non consiglio assolutamente.

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