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Even if it has, that's still not a guarantee for the drama adaptation ;)
That said, although I haven't read the novel and don't know how it ends, this seems like an uncensored adaptation, which does raise the likelihood of a HE.

Since it's a historical costume drama, it involves more post-production, so I'd be surprised if we see it in the immediate future (though I'll be delighted to be wrong)

I don't know what drama you watched that is "murky, pervasively disquieting, immersing a viewer in the characters' anxieties", but it's not Revenged Love (though I do grant you the "morally ambiguous" part)

Still not a thriller 😊 There's no unsettling exploration of the dark depths of the human mind here, no existential dread, no sense of uncanny bewilderment or thrilling suspense (beyond "when will WSW finally give up his cookie to CC", or "does CC in fact still care about his cheating ex"). There's just a bunch of very flawed and morally ambiguous people dealing with family trouble, bad experiences in the past, and falling in love, while being both hot and funny about it (and occasionally toxic).
Now, if you were speaking of ABO Desire, I might understand what you are getting at, although I don't really think that series warrants the thriller tag either (although we're still in the beginning of that series so I reserve the right to change my mind later).

I still don't think there are strong enough such elements in RL to warrant a "thriller" tag. It's more drama than thriller. Sure, people scheme and manipulate each other, but it's no worse than in your average soap opera or telenovela.

Yes, I think you're right that there's a lot of internalised misogyny in BL/danmei. As for homophobia, I think it's at least in part wilful ignorance, although I have seen outright homophobic comments from BL fans too, so there's that. By wilful ignorance, I mean that the fans perpetuate tropes that may be enjoyable for them, but may be counterfactual or even harmful to real LGBTQ+ people and their struggle for social and legal rights. For some of those people, they simply don't know the difference, but some aren't interested in educating themselves, and some may know but actively don't care about any harm done. For them, BL is a "safe" way to explore and process their own sexuality. The fact that real gay/bi people exist and may not fit into these heteronormative patterns is irrelevant to them. (I also know of gay men who claim to be dedicated tops or bottoms, so it's not like everyone is 100% versatile, and I also know gay men who unashamedly enjoy BL, warts and all.)
Still, am sometimes very conflicted about my enjoyment of BL (and to some extent GL) because of these things.

It's still up on Youku, iQiyi, Viki and Gaga. So it's probably not due to censorship, or it would be gone on Youku and iQiyi as well, since they are also Chinese platforms.

Yes, it's an unfortunate trope in Asian BL. It's because the roots of the BL genre are not connected to the LGBTQ community at all, but is a romantic fantasy genre for and by straight women (and its original roots are in the aesthetic movement from the end of the 19th century/beginning of the 20th century).
Theres some BL that doesn't adhere to this trope, but most of it does, and almost every omegaverse story I have ever read does too. Most of the time, an Alpha is a glorified top and an Omega a glorified bottom. I'm sure there are exceptions, as with BL in general.
That said, I have seen several comments from Asian gay men who consume BL that this doesn't bother them the way it seems to bother western people. Maybe it's a cultural difference between the communities?

I am a staunch ally of the LGBTQ+ community and I find that I find it easier to enjoy BL if I don't expect it to be LGBTQ advocacy or realism. That's not the point of BL, just like it's not the point with any kind of romance of whatever flavour to be realistic or educational. It's fictional escapism and that means that some things will be quite different from real life. As long as we can separate fiction from reality, that's not necessarily a big problem.

If I want realistic depictions of queer people and relationships and their struggles in life, I will watch LGBTQ media, which is a different genre (though there can be some overlap).

I've tried to submit a request to remove the "thriller" tag because it's misleading, and to add the "comedy" tag. It remains to be seen if the mdl admins will accept it.
You can submit your own request by going to the Web version of mdl and click "Edit this Page" on the top right. If you have a screenshot of the Viki page that shows the tags, or a link to any official statement from the production, it will help getting the edit accepted.

Please watch this from the official platforms in order to support the actors and the production. Views on pirate sites do not support the creators in any way. If you can't afford to subscribe to Gaga or Viki, the membership fee on the official youtube channel is not expensive.

This is literally the only non-boring BL currently airing LOL (ymmv but it's more or less true for me, RL raised my standards, haha)

I don't think ads/billboards have to be reviewed by the censorship board before being put up. But I'm guessing they can order them to be taken down again? Still, if fans are doing this, I'm wondering what on earth they're thinking? TXN and ZY deserve recognition and success, but calling attention to the fact that they are acting in an uncensored BL might not be the best way to ensure that.

Well said @favour.a 👏👏👏

Snakes are ectotherms (they don't produce their own body heat like mammals and most birds) but they're not slimy, they are dry and smooth. They can look a bit glossy because the scales are very smooth, but that's it. I have petted several snakes :)

It really shows how hard this series hit us when many other BL dramas are just 10 eps in total, and here we're all feeling like it's too short, too little 😅

Gagaoolala, Viki, RevengedLove Youtube channel. All of them require subscription after the first four episodes, which are free to watch. Viki releases the episodes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, the other two on Mondays and Tuesdays. The YT channel membership is not expensive, but they tend to not have the best subtitles. Gaga subs are sometimes good, sometimes bad. Viki subs are the most reliable.
Please consider watching it on one of these official platforms, since that's how we can support the actors and creators of this series.

I actually enjoyed the second couple (the managers) more than the main couple, and wished we could have had more of them.

Ah, right, I might have misunderstood the purpose then 😅 So it's a "He's hot, but there's a big BUT" kind of thing, and you're supposed to choose the biggest "but"?

My runner-up was Thame, because dating an idol would be like a nightmare irl 😂

It's a shame that it's not possible to replay the game...

I agree. Chi Cheng is a very closed off character but with lots of coiled-up tension simmering under the surface, and it's very difficult to portray the emotional fluctuations of such a character onscreen. Tian Xuning is doing a great job of portraying CC's shifts in moods and thoughts through microexpressions in the beginning, to increasingly expressive acting as the story progresses and he opens up his heart to WSW. People who don't pay attention tend to describe this kind of acting as "stiff". Another good example is Wang Yibo's portrayal of Lan Wangji in The Untamed—he too was initially accused of "stiff acting" by people who didn't understand the character and didn't notice the subtle expressions.
I've seen other actors try to portray such "stone faced" characters and fail utterly because they couldn't convey subtle microexpressions, rendering the character flat and one-dimensional and totally unengaging.

In contrast, a chaotic, energetic and highly expressive character like Wu Suowei is easier to play, especially if you have some amount of comedic timing. Considering his relative inexperience in acting, Zi Yu is doing great. WSW is *supposed* to look fake sometimes, because he *is* faking it (at least in the beginning) in front of Chi Cheng. So Zi Yu is playing a role who is (not that convincingly) playing a role, lol. And the character himself is supposed to be kind of ridiculous and over the top, but still somehow endearing. I think all of them are doing bang up jobs.

I'm joking! Of course I got Chi Cheng 😂 lots of great characters though!