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I agree. This series makes me super happy, I don't want it to end either, but at the same time I want to watch all the eps!

I think I have never been that invested in a bl since my school president, the wait is killing me, but I also love how I get super excited when the day of the new ep approaches!

I think it is! I avoided the comment section when I was watching for spoilers, but here I am now 😊

I am surprised too to be honest.

Yes, your recs have threw me into the rabbit hole way too many times, but I am thankful for that 😂

I honestly needed this series. It's very relaxing, funny and entertaining. I don't think I watched anything in the past few months that actually made me feel happy, so there is that.

About this being 16 eps, I am not sure if it will work and I was and still am a bit wary about it, but so far (more than halfway through) this is going very well and much better than I even anticipated, so I am optimistic.

I disliked the ending cause it was over the top and stupid.That aside though, I preferred seeing him dead than being punished by the law and us having another one of those Cdramas where the "great Chinese police caught and punished the bad guy".That aside, his death seemed liberating. His life was miserable and fake, and his death brought him freedom so I didn't find it that bad.After watching that one YouTube video about Book vs Series, I feel like they ruined it when they could have written a very memorable ending instead of what we got...

Yes, all Chinese series that are based on danmei novels are censored (and generally the majority of Cdramas are censored in one way or another)

I also got angry. It took me many days to write my opinion and a review cause I just couldn't believe they did what they did in the end.

Same, we needed our time 😅

That scene was stupid honestly. His reaction makes no sense, and the only thing that could be true is that he just wanted someone to feel bad for him. Like, I have no other explanation that makes sense.

I agree. I think it wasn't just guilt. He just couldn't admit to himself that he wasn't there for her when he needed her in comparison with ZL that did everything to help her, putting himself in extreme danger and ''ruining'' his future, something that he was not brave enough to do.

Fang Lu abandoned the person he supposedly loved, he never came back for her, he cut all ties with her, but at the same time he never got over her. He hated himself for all these and called that hatred ''justice''. He thought that by trying to put her in jail, along with the person he was jealous of (ZL), he would feel redeemed for his actions and he would ''punish'' the person that loved her. At some point, it felt like true hatred towards ZL. By making him betray her, he would prove to himself that ZL was like himself, not good enough and not there when she needed him the most. He couldn't accept that someone loved her so much he would her first at all costs.

That, imo, explains all his actions, expect that crying scene that felt like an unsuccessful ''we want you to feel bad for him'' moment. Maybe if it was something that it was hinted at in the previous episodes it would be fine and would even add more layers to his character, but it was way too sudden. It felt like a cheap last attempt to make the viewers pity him just cause he was a police officer and he ''had to do the right thing''. Problem is, it had the opposite result.

I loved Tender Light. I loved the complexity of the case, I loved how the characters seemed real and flawed, I loved the mystery, I loved -many, but not all of- the performances, I loved how it was different than your typical mystery series, that it felt like it wasn't affected that much cause of censorship, I loved how it dealt with many sensitive subjects, so allow me to be sad that they ruined this perfectly balanced and well written series in the last twenty minutes that felt out of place and honestly like a different scriptwriter was in charge of the last scenes.

I was pretty mad with the ending, mostly because it felt forced, like they were trying to pass the usual -propaganda- message that the chinese police will always catch the culprit in the end.

I agree about FL. I can't believe how he managed to get so annoying in the second half of the drama and especially the last few eps. I actually felt like they ruined his character with that ''crying scene''. I hated him, but he was also pretty well written as a flawed and realistic person that put his ego and pride above everything and couldn't accept as you said, that he was never there for Nan Ya. But the fact they decided to actually make us hear his tearjerking story ended up making me hate him even more for basically dooming a woman that could be his mom. It was even worse, cause I felt like they wanted us to feel sad about him, but I just wanted to throw him into the water...

That's an interesting perspective. I wouldn't say his future is ruined either, but not for the reason you mention. I feel like the future he chose was the one that made him feel more content with his life. I do believe he would have a ''bright future'' and a successful career, if things were different. He is definitely not a person that can easily be convinced to do things he disagrees with, but at the same time many ''bright minds'' are not exactly the easiest people to get along with nor are they people that always follow what others say and the norm.

Well, unfortunately, rapists are dealt with very lightly everywhere and barely any are actually getting sentenced because of what they did -especially when they have connections-. It certainly is disappointing

Korea may be advanced in some things, but they are also very conservative in others...

Unfortunately, Lee Kyung Young is pretty popular and probably has lots of connections to still get roles. I don't really expect anyone to exclude him...

I wouldn't say they are more conservative. They definitely not have the same fanatic audience though I agree, but that, imo, is because of many reasons. Let's not forget danmeis were big in China before they got adapted into series and the Untamed especially was a drama that got many people into Cdramas (so after that they gained even more popularity and platforms begun adapting them into series because of financial reasons - plus no matter how conservative you are you can tell when there is a good story).

Plus, most of China's big ''successes'' are historical/"fantasy" (wuxia specifically), something that is barely a genre in Korea. Ngl, I definitely prefer them, stories wise are much better and so are the characters, but I wouldn't say that the Korean ones aren't successful only because they are conservative in Korea (danmei adaptations have many haters in China too - plus funnily enough there are many people that have stated they would never watch them if they were uncensored), but it is a genre that hasn't developed that much with Semantic Error probably being the most popular one. But, still, there are some pretty good ones out there. I just feel like they started quite differently for many reasons.

That aside, there have been at least a few gay characters in their series the past few years. Plus, there is also Love in the Big City, that hopefully will air soon. I think, if they had a big financial success like the Untamed, things would be very different now and if China didn't release the Untamed they wouldn't make many other adaptations.

I wouldn't mind that much if it is censored (be it bromance or we can tell it was supposed to be a romance). However, I feel like they may change the entire story adding things (like a love line that didn't exist) just because they don't want to be faithful to the material at all. I mean, they tend to ruin the source material generally, here it could be even worse...

Well, I was very disappointed when I found out about this honestly...

It is not the first censored adaptation and I am honestly wondering why they keep doing this...

I get that this may financially benefit them more, but I don't understand why they chose to change this element of the story when they could be just making a series out of another novel/webtoon (and when there is no ban of portraying same sex relationships on TV like in China)

I have very low hopes. I am wondering if it will even have any bromance moments or they will just add an unnecessary love line...

If you are talking about the series, I have no idea. It hasn't been released yet.

I can't believe this has only one more episode. I am not sure how they will wrap it up in one ep.

So, any news?

Oh I love how I change my opinion 🙃

I was cursing at Fei Ke most of the series and then he was holding those flowers in episode 7, girl didn't want to meet him and I was like "Girl, that man is hot, get down there!"

Thanks for this comment, cause I was actually searching for that 26th episode 🥲

Yes for sure. The series is generally very dark, but there is romance (not the typical rom com, 24/7 romance scenes). It is subtly there and honestly imo it is beautiful and much more impactful.

I forgot there is no episode tomorrow 😭

Edit: According to another user, they changed the schedule and next ep is tomorrow 😱