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lmaoooo phew i knew the ep would not go down well i have no critique atp i just turn my brain off id ont want to think anymore. i liked it yes ik it is frustrating but i cant do anything abt it so ill just sit and wait lol i'm not mad or anything and i don't think the show is 'bad' in many parts and it really isn't a production nightmare at all—like i would not say the issues others have with story means it is a 'bad' drama by any means and certainly not within the genre—but i can agree on the time constraints and the wrap up. like hm how will this be solved in ep 12? how long will ep 12 be?

honestly tho atp i'm not expecting what i want. someone could adopt wan wan next ep and that's all the episode would be about, it could end forever, and i'd still be enthralled i guess. one glimpse of serotonin for my hideous brain. i could watch them do bullshit for weeks.

anyway it's really not that bad unless i am just crazy lol i'm having the time of my life????

i like the way u think ;) i just want them to be thriving then they can cast him aside like the sad little bug he is taking up the teeniest fraction as possible

i'm guessing time is its biggest enemy but i think the production does what it can with its restraints and manages to pull it off pretty well. what they can change they need to (but they dont so that's just me being sulky forever now) but it could be worse. i think the shortness is a blessing tbh otherwise if this was kdrama length it would just be a slog for something that probably doesn't need to be. i think it takes itself seriously enough while also having the comedic undertones and they serve the purpose well tbh.

i don't think they get any more screen time that outweighs the other since we're following the two leads through their lives, particularly shi lei, so (at least for me sometimes) their bubble seems to be a bit abrupt when it does come in but i don't totally mind. i don't think that's the thing taking away the time, i guess? but the main pair are extremely a draw so we need more.

luckily u dont have to wait too long!

o[sgjpahougija i was rewatching it for the billionth time last night and i just got ffrustrated. literally this is the biggest technical issue with the show!!!

but that's a good thing tbh because it's genuinely so enjoyable otherwise. also their acting is light years ahead of somany others shows in the BL genre it's astonishing. i think some of the ease with the pacing comes with them actually being able to act and it being on the level of an actual drama with adults and people who can do their job and that makes a world of difference. i was watching a pretty poorly acted show before, not unenjoyable but ridiculous nonetheless, and the breath of fresh air BLIH was after? SHE'S AN ICON!!!!!

also too true about hank i really hate that name idk why he chose it for an eng name it reminds me of hank hill or a (cute) cat but he's so so so so so so cute. hopefully we get to see him in more stuff (idk i dont really watch tw dramas but!!!! he's good!)

ok well idk how ur school works over there but there ya go

the sound...THE SOUND...THE SOUND (slams fist) but it's just so god damn cute

ok i gave it another try and it's messy but fun tbh but yall werent kidding about that guitar playing scene.....this is PAINFUL worse than i thought i'm just gonna guess they didnt have tim eto finish the mix
(also i cant be the only 1 that finds the dad hot right jw)

ok so it's cute like a lot of the acting is cringe as hale but it's super cute. not even that dumb of a premise sorta. except why are they putting the dude that plays sun (who is fine as hell) in bootcut jeans? what is this?????

apple looks stunning etc

is the director of the show mixed? even if not, anyone have any info about him? genuinely curious

maybe also because this is a turbulent time for a lot of us /still/ after almost 2 years and there's a show able to capture attention even with the immense stress still continuing (and i appreciate they mention the virus in some of the first eps.) like, i thought i'd hate his mom. like i was so mad but i am so glad she came in. she said something really profound about being a widow and that really struck close to home having lost someone and knowing the aftermath of pain a widow has (not me lol nor my parent, someone incredibly close to us) particularly now.

it's a really strangely human element and i felt like it actually understood her pain and maybe that's because of the garbage of this whole stupid time in life??

for ep 9 i genuinely enjoyed myself for the first time i have with anything in so long. something that wasn't perfect but i genuinely enjoyed and i realized "I'M ENJOYING MYSELF?" something i don't feel very often with this genre. sometimes i can't turn my filmmaker brain off and it's distracting unless the show is up front about its shortcomings (IE: budget, tone of story, the seriousness of the world and their constraints as a production crew)

even with pacing there's the key elements i think they managed to hit: growing up, romance, friendship, past, etc not super in-depth and perhaps the second leads are....not exactly in place (but it's cute af) but i feel like with all those elements i feel as if it's just enough.



i think the lack of pressure i feel watching this show, particularly because it wasn't super popular a few weeks ago, makes it easy to go with it lol i don't care particularly about the length (though i understand the frustrations and i swear to christ if next week goes in a way my emotional brain and artistic brain can't handle i will complain) maybe it's been a one constant. once a week, a limited amount of time, with these characters in this nice little cute world and then you come back the next week.

i've been really emo lately tho and listening to a lot of rap about ptsd and going through emotional understanding so that could just be MEEEEEE. if nothing else the casting of that bitch-ass ex was exemplary cos bitch waht the fUCK @ his face he's literally begging to get his mug scratched up

there's something very nice about watching these people and this shhow which could sincerely use some TRIPLE PASS THROUGHS before airing in terms of editing because jesus christ that's the biggest technical issue imo of the show and it would truly be a standard very easy watch if they fixed that. have to say how the two eps round out to be able to look back and see how they did if i stood this far....hope i dont forget to finish it lmao

had to think about my inability to be bored? upset? annoyed? at the progression of them:

i just enjoy it and that's very much a personal thing so clearly we form thoughts differently although i try and understand the overwhelming consensus bc there's a reasonwhy it upsets people or bugs them about the progress even if not for me. i can never turn my filmmaking brain off but i think the show does a good job of helping me by showing not telling excessively even if it's at the detriment to a broader understanding. so i'm picking things up alng the way and i do not expect too much but i also do not expect, or anticipate, what i think is laziness on part of the production. i don't think there is (in some parts because holy shit i can complain about the audio editing. A LOT.) i don't find it any more egregious or painstaking as other shows that are, to me, objectively worse in how they handle the dragging. it would also be more painful if they were hr+ long eps.

i realize i'm not just watching the show for these two together but in general—which i have a huge issue with a lot of dramas in gen that focus on romance and particularly for "bl" or whatever—so it's refreshing to want to see all the characters and genuinely too cos i don't mind paying attn to xiao qian and wang jing in fact i was really happy when they were able to sprinkle in, CASUALLY, about xia qian's ex-job. or finding out that fsr cheng luo doesn't get paid enough to eat (jk) but yea stuff like that. hopefully last two eps can support the show. we'll see

nah i'm okay with it too for the most part. i think it's okay that it's been this slow with the number of eps and the time constraints. there's a lot of issues i have with it technically that are less about waiting 10 eps but i honestly don't mind.

it might be more enjoyable for sure if people don't have to wait every week. bet it probably is lucky bitches

same lol

#solidarity

i would watch aaron lai laugh in my face and say "thank you" (not 2 him but the heavens)

woo bin acting again! omg!

great lineup this seems exciting

seems like something to keep an eye on!

i dont get why translators don't say high school lmao for a largely eng-speaking audience...i still get confdued even knowing what 'middle school' means to them. a lot of their uniforms will say "high school" too if they are older. just like a peeve abt translating my b lmao

MS = HS basically. america is just...interesting (if u r american lol)

this looks SO CUTE