- that He Jin guy just brings the mood down each time he appears, it's quite funny- the very obvious skincare…
Pacing-wise =It's that novel squeezed into 8 eps =the storytelling format is depicted to be flashbacks or retelling through their "life"/"diary" entries hence the (month, year) entry narration thing they have going on. The jumps between entries are sorta like their significant moments, which may feel like there's no smooth transition. But each entry makes sense and moves the story along well.
One of the most awkward plot and chemistry I have seen in a bl series. I think everything feels rushed and hackneyed,…
Well ofc it's bc of their budget. The novel has around 80 chapters which ofc is more extensive and in-depth. They had to cut scenes and pick up the pace to fit in just 8 eps.
I feel for them. Liang Beiyi (Chen Ke's actor) was recently seen crying on their Live due to a barrage of hate comments. Nobody deserves hate. This is also one of his first acting project :((((
The only one gripe I have with this series is that they masterfully create TENSION between the leads, but they don't SUSTAIN it!!! Like it just fizzles out fast like it didn't matter e.g. the hair towel dry scene and raindrop cheek scene.
For me, despite the weird grey area of stepsibling trope in queer media, this series was between okayish fine and kinda great. The drunk scene and very cringe acting and stroyline between Muren and Lichen is what pulled down the rating and quality of the series. Also, the actor of Fu Youngjie of the younger stepbro did a spectacular performance in his portayal of the character --- from the eyes, mannerisms, posture, aura, and facial expressions --- he did all best. The rest of the characters are slop. Didn't want to comment under this series, because I dropped it back then, but Fu Youngjie's acting is what made me endure this slop and I wanted to commend him.
why were old bl movies so sad? I cried like hell, this was an amazing story. Totally worth although it's sad.…
Well because they were old... and that was the reality of their atime back then. It doesn't help that the writers/directors also lived in that same reality which could warrant them into expressing their experiences and frustrations into their media.
This had great potential for an angsty storyline with their own emotional baggages, highschool unrequited love, and reencounter,,, but it failed to deliver even with whatever premise they decided to go with. They have fine and cute chemistry with normal interactions like talking, eating with each other, and walking side by side,,, but fails to produce similar results in their intimate moments.
Speaking of, I'm not really critical of kiss scenes, but it's really comical that this series have a good number of kisses spanned throughout the episodes, BUT all of them are DEADFISH kisses. It's awkward. I'd rather they have less kiss scenes.
The tension is THICK between the leads. You know cbromances can already kill you with all their subtlety in their gaze, touch, and words (for censorship reasons), but now it can step it up a notch since they finally found a way to workaround that ban. I am loving this drama.
Call it queer trauma, but I don't trust those trope of introducing the story with a spoiler of a future into a recap like it was already introduced that they would fall in love at the start. I hope it's a happy ending ajshhdhdhsh
The sensible thing is if u were a popular actor, your agency wouldv've screened or filtered such things. Also why would you even keep those in a box that's easy for other people to see lol
=It's that novel squeezed into 8 eps
=the storytelling format is depicted to be flashbacks or retelling through their "life"/"diary" entries hence the (month, year) entry narration thing they have going on. The jumps between entries are sorta like their significant moments, which may feel like there's no smooth transition. But each entry makes sense and moves the story along well.
The drunk scene and very cringe acting and stroyline between Muren and Lichen is what pulled down the rating and quality of the series.
Also, the actor of Fu Youngjie of the younger stepbro did a spectacular performance in his portayal of the character --- from the eyes, mannerisms, posture, aura, and facial expressions --- he did all best. The rest of the characters are slop.
Didn't want to comment under this series, because I dropped it back then, but Fu Youngjie's acting is what made me endure this slop and I wanted to commend him.
Speaking of, I'm not really critical of kiss scenes, but it's really comical that this series have a good number of kisses spanned throughout the episodes, BUT all of them are DEADFISH kisses. It's awkward. I'd rather they have less kiss scenes.