Hermine Voltaire

Totally agree.
I also told myself until I watch The Blue Whisper: Part 1 and 2 with complete English subs…
I am not going to touch Who Rules The World.
Dang! I have not even started Novoland: Pearl Eclipse, yet.

*Let see if I can keep that promise🥹.

I couldn't have said it better myself!

Thank you!
How long are you going to blame your upbringing for your present character?

NO.
Your unfortunate past and your painful upbringing do not and I mean DO NOT justify nor dictate your current actions, unless you choose so…

The series is certainly doing a remarkable job portraying the reality for most LGBT cultures, in general… No doubt about that.

What I can not fantom is the writing behind that Nut’s character.
No matter of his preferences or his inclinations… This character is simply unlikable.

Also,
As much as I enjoy watching Tofu’s sweet expressions and his self-unawareness…
This main couple is doing absolutely nothing for me. Besides the awkwardness between them, I simply can not feel any chemistry (ZERO).
Nut’s mercurial and volatile temper had turned me off, long ago. Even his prospective character’s growth and development do not excite me, at all.

In the early episodes, I have called Nut a “Prick” without any knowledge of his past and his background.

10 episodes in, let me repeat myself once again…
So now, with a better understanding of his past, his background and his family dynamic…
Nut is still a major “Prick.”
I absolutely have no pity, no consideration nor the slightest hint of attraction for his character. Absolutely NONE.

The thing that upsets me the most is when Gen asked Tofu…
“What did you do to make him that mad?”
And there was me…
“What the hell!”
For the trillion times, the fact that Nut’s violent tendencies have been disregarded as… “He is just a temperamental person with a complicated past” is simply baffling🤨.

I could do without the entire “Love” part all-together.

Indeed, that is very sad.

That is the thing.
If Tofu as a “Teddy Bear” could be scared of their dog’s violent outbursts in the early episodes…
Why not also be scared of and stay cleared of Nut’s violent outbursts?

Anyway…
As you said, as Tofu is developing and showing more and more human behaviors; if his laissé-aller attitude toward Nut does not change… That would be a major problem.

My apology…
I misread that.
I didn’t realize that person was only talking about Nut’s late father.

But I still insist that Nut is a major Prick, though.

We are not watching the same drama.
With the exception of Gen who, from times to times, tells Nut “What’s up…”
Everyone else seems to tolerate and indulge Nut’s mercurial behaviors.

Indeed, we are all in most cases, a product or a byproduct of our environments or of our upbringings.
However, they do not justify nor dictate our behaviors nor our actions.

Sorry to say… Even with a better understanding of Nut’s past, background and family dynamic…
I absolutely have no pity, no consideration nor the slightest hint of attraction for his character. Absolutely NONE.

As a matter of fact, I even feel uncomfortable watching Tofu with his typical abused lover complex… “It is my fault that I got physically abused🤨.”

Hear! Hear!
To that👍

I sure hope that it is not a culture thing…
Because getting physically and mentally abused by your loved ones should never be resonated with anyone… Nor be tolerated by anyone…
No matter the culture, the background, the gender, the past or the history.

There are exactly 2 distinctive groups of viewers who are watching this drama.
- One group who loves every second of it.
- And one group who finds the main characters extremely uncomfortable to watch but since 3/4 of the drama is already been watched… might as well finish it.

I am really confused about what exactly the writers were going for…
Nut’s character was supposed to grab my attention with all of his realistic human “character’s flaws” and never let go…
However, whenever I see his face in a scene; 2 things come to my mind:
- Annoyance
- And an unmistakable urge to fast forward any scenes from him.

*I am fairly certain that I was not supposed to feel that way.

I have to admit that it is really, really, really hard to ignore Nut’s mercurial temper tantrums.
Sad past, painful early teenage experiences, prejudices and a dysfunctional family relationship can not justify his present volatile character to me.
Personally, I do not find his character attractive at all.
Even when his character is nice, it feels awkward.
Dude is a ticking time bomb.
*They all need psychological/psychiatric treatments… And I mean ALL OF THEM.

Fyi: You know that you are gradually losing all sorts of interest in a drama; when you check the number of episodes left and exclaim…
“Dang! There are still 5 damn episodes to go🥺.”

Indeed, I do agree with you on those subjects.
I genuinely hate how most of the Asian cinematographic productions portray the infuriating dynamic between the 2 male love rivals… The second male lead is always unreasonably intrusive, disrespectful, impudent and rather of an a$$.
Fortunately in this production, I fully and equally adored both Li Yifeng and Zheng Yecheng‘s characters portrayals. Both characters were in love with the same person; however, they were respectful and courteous with each other. I very much appreciate that kind of dynamic.

The other thing that infuriates me in Asian productions is the romantic affections’s inconsistency most often displays by the female leads.
Those scriptwriters, screenwriters and authors love to create main characters (Most often, the female leads…) who thrive on the 2 male love rivals’ interest, attention and affection.
The fact is… Those characteristics do not make them attractive. Those make the female leads look unlikable, mercurial, capricious and fickle.
Most recent examples: “The Wolf,” “The Rebel Princess” and many more…
Also fortunately in this production, Yukee Chen’s female lead character was not portrayed as such. I very much appreciate that, as well.

*I apologize for my extensive ranting😅.
Those are really some of my main frustrations with Asian cinematographic productions.

I have not read the novel so no point of reference, there…
However, that dramatized production was simply horrendous😠.
I really do pity the cast; of course with the exception for the actress who portrayed that irritating Na Sheng’s character.

And as for the so-called “Happy Ending…” That was a joke🤣.

My impression of her character was the complete opposite of yours.
Countless times, I had wished that she was the one to perish instead of any other character… ANY!
It was a pity that negligent and frustrating wench survived until the end.
Really… A sure pity.

Holly Molly!
That is a confusing ending.
And playing a soulful melody in the background doesn’t make the entire ending any less confusing.
NO - It is still very confusing!
So the writer was so unresourceful that he or she had to resort on using a Chinese version of the “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End” for the lead couple to meet once a year on the 15th of October…🤦🏽‍♀️

This entire Xianxia production was painfully undeserving of the well-versed and seasoned cast, selected for the drama… With the exception for that Nasheng’s character… I really did not care at all for the character nor for the actress playing it.