I finally managed to see all of it (I watched bits and pieces throughout the day).
The episodes looked good and one can even excuse the penultimate episode. You see the aftermath, there is pain, but you want to believe that Hao Ting managed to move on in spite of it. Yes, there is a girlfriend, but that is not unrealistic. The really cheap shots start in the final episode. Hao Ting did not move on. His actual life stopped with Yu Xi Gu's death, everything he did since was for him. The flashbacks to happier times are designed to cut you. Not even Zhi Gang and Sun Bo's happiness (at least something!) can erase the fact that one gay character was killed and the other completely destroyed for pure shock effect. There are many stories with sad endings, but this was pure hurt porn. And then the Himalayas part which could imply that Hao Ting contemplates suicide to be with Yu Xi Gu. The only reason why I don't think that would actually happen is because he was talking with Sun Bo.
So no one can convince me that this wasn't done for shock effect. That is what pisses me off, you kill one gay character and completely destroy the other emotionally (maybe more) in the eve of 2020. If that is your 'real', keep it.
All the actors, even those in smallest roles in the final 2 episodes were great, but Wayne deserves Taiwan equivalent of Emmy. You believed him completely that he is a broken man. I hope the fans will support the actors in the future, but I'm not sure I'll trust the production team again.
Bonus pain: watch with possible Yu Xi Gu's time of death.
The saddest thing is that people are attacking actors, specifically I saw things on Chun Chih Instagram. That is so horrible, they didn't do this. They should be encouraged not attacked.
I saw on twitter that both Chinese and Taiwanese fans hate it and I have a feeling they effectively killed HIStory…
I hope you are right. Since the very beginning the series was getting better. One case of bad writing shouldn't taint the rest. It just gives me impression of (self)sabotage.
I get if it was cruel city or something. I mean if one of them died in trapped, I might have accepted it. One…
You are 100% correct. What this was is the CHEAP ending, designed to provoke the basest emotions. But, fan anger is double edged sword, they might fall on it. I am sorry for the actors who will probably be attacked in the process when they did their job and well too.
For a better part of this week I was trying to register (the site was giving me troubles) so I can ask some kind soul to tell me where can I find episodes after ep. 15 with English subs, because I saw the comments here. I am addicted and having withdrawal symptoms. Please, please, please, pretty please, help!
The episodes looked good and one can even excuse the penultimate episode. You see the aftermath, there is pain, but you want to believe that Hao Ting managed to move on in spite of it. Yes, there is a girlfriend, but that is not unrealistic. The really cheap shots start in the final episode. Hao Ting did not move on. His actual life stopped with Yu Xi Gu's death, everything he did since was for him. The flashbacks to happier times are designed to cut you. Not even Zhi Gang and Sun Bo's happiness (at least something!) can erase the fact that one gay character was killed and the other completely destroyed for pure shock effect. There are many stories with sad endings, but this was pure hurt porn. And then the Himalayas part which could imply that Hao Ting contemplates suicide to be with Yu Xi Gu. The only reason why I don't think that would actually happen is because he was talking with Sun Bo.
So no one can convince me that this wasn't done for shock effect. That is what pisses me off, you kill one gay character and completely destroy the other emotionally (maybe more) in the eve of 2020. If that is your 'real', keep it.
All the actors, even those in smallest roles in the final 2 episodes were great, but Wayne deserves Taiwan equivalent of Emmy. You believed him completely that he is a broken man. I hope the fans will support the actors in the future, but I'm not sure I'll trust the production team again.
Bonus pain: watch with possible Yu Xi Gu's time of death.