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And is the one on IQIYI the censored or uncensored (or both)?
As far as the plot goes, i can agree it's quite cheesy. But yet, this idea had been rolling around in various forms for years on various sites - so there is obviously an audience for it.
Like post your critiques, but don't tear everyone else down who is genuinely enjoying it.
The difference is, Bad Buddy only utilized two notable time jumps, and only one of them left you feeling like you skipped over something - which was quickly rectified with a flashback montage. And it was the one that was done with very clear artistic intent - to play with the audience.
In You're My Sky, we've had 4 or 5 time skips
- the vacation between Aii and San (which skipped over how they wound up on that trip, and when Aii finally accepted his feelings to himself)
- the surgery, Dom break-up, and presumably when the team let Thorn and Fah know they knew about the relationship.
- the move-in, Vee and Dom starting to talk again, and Aii planning his departure and making his decision not to leave
- and Thorn approaching Tuan, doing PT, moving out, and Fah finding out he left.
(and I think i'm missing one, but I can't be sure)
Every single one of which left us confused as to what happened between. And each of them skipped major plot or relationship dynamic moments that wouldve helped with audience immersion into the story, and connection/understanding of the characters and their decisions. As a character-driven writer and reader who prides myself of understanding characters with minimal screen time or dialogue, Aii gives me whiplash. I know what the writers might be trying to do, but absolutely NONE of it is shown. It makes us audience members feel like we're going through the same lack of communication problems as the characters - which doesn't seem to be the purpose of these choices, or it would have been done differently.
And (except for that last one) they left us wondering how much time had passed as they weren't clearly labeled. You had to piece it together through various different moments of dialogue (which runs the risk of translation problems, by the way), and some didn't even have that.
The problem here is the amount of time skips, the moments they are choosing to skip, the proximity of them to each other, and the way they are established.
And stop being impatient - the impatience only fueled Fah's guilt and resultant withdrawal. If he wanted to still do something, help run drills, be the team manager, be the coach's assistant. Practice or train throwing/dribbles - exercises that wouldn't involve his legs. Research other teams/past games. Recruit new players. It's not the same, but it keeps you from doing nothing, and could help you feel like you are doing something. Not to mention, he should have been doing physical therapy even without Tuan.
And the fact that in the preview he is full on disrespecting his coach in that game by consulting Tuan instead. Absolutely livid. Any athlete knows you dont do that. It shows that in his impatience, and anger, he is ignoring his morals and loyalty. And the fact that he moved out without even telling Fah - tsk tsk.
I see you already watched Douluo Continent. So perhaps a Condor Heroes adaptation? They were considered some of the most well-known Wuxia titles before The Untamed and Word of Honor (and in case you didnt know, WoH is even more subtextually queer, so probably not a good fit for you).