KSM4

There is definitely another episode. The trailer has about 50% of scenes we haven't seen and the director and the original writer confirmed its existence. But there are no updates yet :(

I really hope so, but there is literally no info. These Chinese production companies are so weird, you never know when and what you are getting, it's frustrating.

Oh, you see, that's not it. At the end of E1, Suowei sees Chi Cheng with Yue Yue and thinks, "No wonder he's been against me all along and caused me to mess up several jobs! He's Yue Yue's new boyfriend and he's taking revenge on me for her!" And this thought is repeated several times through other episodes until he finally realizes that Chi Cheng's father is a big shot and that Chi Cheng didn't mess up his jobs out of revenge, he was just working. This doesn't make sense because, like you said, Chi Cheng not knowing that Yue Yue and Suowei were together is the whole point of the plot, and Suowei always worried about him finding out.

Ooh, I think I saw it recced before but I never tried it. Thank you, will go hunt it down now!

Oh, you know, it's not that I criticize Yichen for choosing to go back to Lu Feng; my complaint is mainly about the quality of writing and its execution. I didn't feel like the assault had even a slight impact on both characters, considering the happy times that followed quickly afterward. Take it away, and absolutely nothing will change. I don't find their relationship authentic or convincing, and they don't feel real to me. It's like Lu Feng is a combination of typical dark romance ML traits, while Yichen is just trait-less. I didn't sense any cohesiveness, and the lack of character reaction to assault just reinforced it. Maybe the book is better in this regard, but the show's writing feels very weak to me.

Ironically, it ended up being not dark and angsty enough for me. I really enjoyed the flashbacks with terrible Mo Ran, but the reincarnated version felt like just a moody teen with some problems. The novels are so well-written, but alas, I didn't vibe with the characterization. Hope you enjoy it, though!

I dropped it at volume 5; it didn't work for me. But it was such a pain to drop it after all the volumes I've already read. Truly a dilemma!

Did you get to E8? Zhen Zhen makes a very important appearance there, everything goes to hell, and Fan Xiao doesn't become happy until, like, the special episode :D

That's uncalled for.

No. Be sure to watch the epilogue on YouTube.

Well, in To My Shore, rape had serious consequences. It was never dismissed and it played an important part in the plot.

I understand that the relationship is meant to be toxic, but the whole point is that this toxicity has to spin out of control more and more. They actually didn't have a bad or unhealthy relationship before that, so the sudden jump to assault and then Yichen's complete and immediate acceptance of it feels very unnatural and weird. He was more upset by the almost-cheating than the rape.

Don't get me wrong, I *love* toxic relationships, that's why I started watching this show, but the shifts in abuse have to feel realistic to me. It didn't feel like that here at all. It was treated as less than an afterthought, and considering it's the first major instance of abuse between them, it's wild to me. Take it away, leave an almost-slap, and nothing will change.

The ending isn't bad. It's just that the last couple of episodes are very rushed and seemingly full of irrelevant arcs. Still pretty fun, though. It's not a perfect show by any means, but it has really special vibes that can make your watching experience worth it.

I watched this series a couple of times and I don't get something, maybe someone can help me? Initially, Suo Wei thinks that Chi Cheng has it out for him because he's dating Yue Yue, so he decides to make up a plan where he seduces him to his side as revenge of his own. However, later, he's constantly panicking over Chi Cheng discovering they have Yue Yue in common? And it's ages later when he says that Chi Cheng doesn't know about her connection to Suo Wei, after all? How does make sense. Is this a giant plot hole? Suo Wei steppped into this relationship thinking that Chi Cheng knows about him being Yue Yue's ex-BF, but then at the same time he's scared of him finding this out.

I don't mind it when it happens in fiction, but it has to have consequences. In this case, I really don't get why it was necessary. It brought nothing to the plot, and Yichen wasn't even angry about it?? Like, he seemed more upset about the ridiculous drunk situation with that other guy; it didn't look like anyone gave rape a thought, which is deeply confusing.

Fan Xiao is definitely an actual red flag, not a watered-down version most shows tend to portray :D So yeah, definitely not for everyone. He gets even worse later before slowly trying to become better, and while I love him, a ton of his actions aren't forgivable.

On ep. 4 and find it very underwhelming so far:( It's absolutely unclear what these characters like about each other, they have basically no personal traits, especially the younger one. He's just there to play a part. Most of their problems are unrealistic as hell and can be solved just by basic talking. Miscommunication can be a thing, but it's ridiculous here, imo. As for flashbacks, the pace was so quick that I had no time to process the emotions before they changed again, which left me cold. The secondary couple came out of nowhere and Yi Chen is walking with a dead, exhausted face nearly from the very start. In the trailer, I thought it would happen later, after all the terrible things start piling up, so I was hyped; seeing it at this stage already devalues it to me. It's sad, I had such high expectations.

Should be another one coming.

No one knows, but a lot of series release special episodes weekly, so maybe next Wendesday?

In the novel, Lu Zhen attends Fan Xiao and You Shulang's wedding (because Fan Xiao made sure to invite all his love rivals); he doesn't let himself be seen, just drops the gift and then goes to a car where an older man is waiting for him. So it's implied that he did find a relationship.