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I think she has been having feelings for Jiashu for a while, that's why she broke up with Runming. It's probably the reason she seems somewhat crabby with Jiashu, like her reaction upon seeing his heart graph. She's fighting her feelings. After meeting Jiashu, she recognized her feelings for Runming as something other than love.

they were adapted from the same webtoon. However, while Gaus Electronics is in regular drama format, this is a sitcom. I haven't watched GE so I can't compare, but I found NGU really funny. I love its sense of humor.

and in many cases, there are no subtitles at all, so there are a lot of filling-in-the-blanks. Some subtitles are also not in sync with the dialogues. But I love solving puzzles so I'm actually enjoying trying to decipher the dialogues. The drama is quite interesting so the hassle about the subtitles is worth it.

I oftentimes need to rewind the video to try to understand what the autosubs might mean. But I'm still invested in the drama. It evokes such powerful emotions. I hope Youku releases a version with subtitles so I can fully understand it. It would be interesting to find out whether I misunderstood some dialogues.

Here's the report on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/WangHediFolder/status/1651228565101314053

Same here. I've been crying throughout this series. Even when Professor Feng looked back at the library before he and the students left. Dylan cries so well, heartfelt and with appropriate facial expression

The current Youku heat index of Youth In The Flames Of War is 7000. Having no discussion comm may reduce the index by 33%. That is, if the reduced amount is added back in, that would have meant an incredible heat index of 10448.

The highest Youku index I've seen so far is 10000 (may it go higher?) So, with no discussion comm, the highest YITFOW may go up to is 7000. That is, it might have already hit its ceiling which is grossly unfair. The presence or absence of discussion comm should be factored in when the heat index is computed.

What is the genre of YITFOW? Is it really mandatory for this genre to have no discussion comm? Or is it another loose rule aimed at keeping the index of YITFOW low, like the loose rule that "dramas with high-traffic stars should be strictly censored" applied to #UnchainedLove?

I agree. I find the ending scene quite poetic.

he is not a real eunuch. he assumed the identity of his twin brother, a eunuch, to investigate his brother's death.

This might not be as pro-peace as I originally thought it was. The reason the students were told that their battlefield is in the classroom is because they are being exhorted to learn to make weapons that can help their country fight better.

A Twitter post about challenges faced by Youth In the Flames of War:
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I'm afraid #DylanWang is being sabotaged.
- no discussion comm in Youku app (leading to 33% reduction in the heat index)
- divided heat (TV and 2 webcast)
- no subtitles

Remember his cut scenes in #UnchainedLove? One reason given was because it was heavy traffic drama. But there are new heavy traffic dramas that have steamy scenes!
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While the cut scenes didn't matter to me, it mattered to many viewers.

i normally don't like war movies, but this keeps me glued to the TV and eager to watch the next episode

This is so intense. Not only the war scenes but also the passion of the students and professors gave me goosebumps. Master Bi's exhortation, "Your battlefield is in the classroom" gets me teary-eyed whenever I remember it. This is true for any country, not only China. Education is what will push a country forward.

This is so well done; apparently, Didi had a temporary hearing loss while filming the explosion scene. I cried for Tangduner/Candy even though he was around for only a few minutes. I also cried for Master Bi Baozhong. So many tear-jerking moments and it's only the second episode. This got me attached to the characters so fast. The stirring background music must have a lot to do with it.

I've been reading posts in other platforms about how Dylan Wang has been bullied by people who were threatened by his charisma since he started in 2018. He doesn't have family wealth or a star machine to support him, like buying Weibo hot searches or paying internet armies to prop him up, counter his antis, even downgrade other actors' dramas (this is one of the things his bullies do to him), so he has to work twice as hard as other actors to get to where he is now.

I've been taking these posts with a grain of salt, but as I get to know more about his projects, I've noticed how really unfairly his dramas have been treated. For example, from what I've seen of this drama so far (it's just in its 6th episode), it's well made, directed and acted. Most of all, it has a substantial theme about the importance of education for a country's future. Definitely not fluff. Yet look at its rating (78). I would like to know people's reasons for giving this a rating less than 8. Is it because it's a war drama? Just read the title - it's a war drama. If you don't like war dramas, don't watch it.

Considering how fluffy dramas have such high ratings, it boggles the mind why a well-made drama with substance would have such a low score. Maybe that’s the sad truth about MDL ratings - fluffy dramas, especially those with much skinship, tend to score high.

According to the scriptwriter:
The main theme of the story is resistance to war through education. The story focuses on a group of students. The love story is about helping and protecting each other, engraved in memory. It's a pure and beautiful love.

The funny scenes are subtle, mostly satire, which is what I love about it. Not cheesy, except at one time when a character actually says so.

I'm awestruck at how big a hit this was in China. I came across a post on Weibo that reported that Till The End of the Moon finally broke a 1+ billion mark that only Unchained Love, an A-level production, has achieved in 2023 so far. For an A-level (low-budget) drama to have reached a milestone that an S+-level (high-budget) drama is proud to achieve is quite a feat.

ikr? There is just something in UL that encourages viewers' imagination to fly and try to peel off those layers.

I just found out where I saw the actress (Sandrine Pinna) who plays Wang Wuliu before NGU. She's the female lead in Once Upon a Time in Lingjian Mountain. It's also a hilarious drama that I enjoyed tremendously.