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You just had to be there
I wasn't there, and I didn't get the hype at first, but now I do. This was pretty good, especially for 2016 in China. I would give it an 8 out of 10, and then I am going to say what I liked, what I didn't, and then do an episode overview.
THEY HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY. Something must have been in the air, because I am impressed with how good their chemistry is. Also, both of the guys are great actors, holy shit. This was really good for what it was, like, actually. The characters were fun, and I really like that, actually. They had some cute moments, which I think really made the show. The romance building is mid, but more good than bad. I will give them that. The show is actually pretty good, I think I am just overly critical about everything for genuinely no reason. Okay, that's it.
It got repetitive and boring around episode 6, and then it picked back up, but because of that grey boring area, I left this show to rot for 9 months. I also 2x speeded the last couple of episodes, so I am sorry. RIP to season 2. Oh, and they are stepbrothers, which is a little weird. I wish they did more besides going home and going to school, but that's fine. I think that they could have done some better plot building, especially during the middle bit, instead of having them do the same thing over and over. I don't like how they lowkey phased the other two guys out at the end. They were really fun, and I wish we had done more with them. Very slow burn, considering it is only 15 episodes. GU HAI BODERLINE ABUSIVE LMAO, I CAN'T LIE, HE IS SO FUCKING AGGRESSIVE IT IS CRAZY. Too many one-dimensional irrelevant fucking characters in this. I think the pacing was a little off, and they could have spaced it out a little better and gotten better at plot writing, but that's fine. RANDOM KIDNAPING SCENE. And a half ass apology. BACK TO GU HAI, WHY DID HE KEEP FORCING HIMSELF ONTO THE OTHER GUY? WHY DID WE NEED THAT? JUST TO BE TOXIC? Apparently so. Okay, that is it.
Okay, let's look at my episode thoughts. "Hai, I think his name is, definitely already likes the other guy." Out of the gates. "No, wait, they are actually very cute together. I hope the world is nice to them." It wasn't. "Why is he cosplaying as poor?" "They both have natural chemistry together, but I think it's bc they are both good-looking. The plot is weird but fun." "The characters are fun, and I think they are well-written. The plot not so much. Cosplaying as poor and just doing random shit. I think I am confused about whose parents are who. Why do they sleep together, and why is the rich guy obsessed with him?" "There is nothing really happening in any of these episodes, but I guess that's fine." "Why are you mad at him bc YOU have a crush on him?" "This plot is lowkey dragging, but that's fine. They had sex, which was cool ig, if only he didnt come onto him." "WHY ARE WE GAMBLING AND NOT GETTING A JOB LMAO? He is very jealous. GU HAI WOULDN'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU WERE A BIRD DUDE, HE'D STILL WANT YOU. Wait, when did the dad even have a lover?" "I did not know he actually liked him; they are so cute. I GUESS WE'LL NEVER KNOW. IN my mind, they are happy on some gay island. lmao."
Watch it, it's pretty short. Okay bye!
THEY HAVE GOOD CHEMISTRY. Something must have been in the air, because I am impressed with how good their chemistry is. Also, both of the guys are great actors, holy shit. This was really good for what it was, like, actually. The characters were fun, and I really like that, actually. They had some cute moments, which I think really made the show. The romance building is mid, but more good than bad. I will give them that. The show is actually pretty good, I think I am just overly critical about everything for genuinely no reason. Okay, that's it.
It got repetitive and boring around episode 6, and then it picked back up, but because of that grey boring area, I left this show to rot for 9 months. I also 2x speeded the last couple of episodes, so I am sorry. RIP to season 2. Oh, and they are stepbrothers, which is a little weird. I wish they did more besides going home and going to school, but that's fine. I think that they could have done some better plot building, especially during the middle bit, instead of having them do the same thing over and over. I don't like how they lowkey phased the other two guys out at the end. They were really fun, and I wish we had done more with them. Very slow burn, considering it is only 15 episodes. GU HAI BODERLINE ABUSIVE LMAO, I CAN'T LIE, HE IS SO FUCKING AGGRESSIVE IT IS CRAZY. Too many one-dimensional irrelevant fucking characters in this. I think the pacing was a little off, and they could have spaced it out a little better and gotten better at plot writing, but that's fine. RANDOM KIDNAPING SCENE. And a half ass apology. BACK TO GU HAI, WHY DID HE KEEP FORCING HIMSELF ONTO THE OTHER GUY? WHY DID WE NEED THAT? JUST TO BE TOXIC? Apparently so. Okay, that is it.
Okay, let's look at my episode thoughts. "Hai, I think his name is, definitely already likes the other guy." Out of the gates. "No, wait, they are actually very cute together. I hope the world is nice to them." It wasn't. "Why is he cosplaying as poor?" "They both have natural chemistry together, but I think it's bc they are both good-looking. The plot is weird but fun." "The characters are fun, and I think they are well-written. The plot not so much. Cosplaying as poor and just doing random shit. I think I am confused about whose parents are who. Why do they sleep together, and why is the rich guy obsessed with him?" "There is nothing really happening in any of these episodes, but I guess that's fine." "Why are you mad at him bc YOU have a crush on him?" "This plot is lowkey dragging, but that's fine. They had sex, which was cool ig, if only he didnt come onto him." "WHY ARE WE GAMBLING AND NOT GETTING A JOB LMAO? He is very jealous. GU HAI WOULDN'T GIVE A FUCK IF YOU WERE A BIRD DUDE, HE'D STILL WANT YOU. Wait, when did the dad even have a lover?" "I did not know he actually liked him; they are so cute. I GUESS WE'LL NEVER KNOW. IN my mind, they are happy on some gay island. lmao."
Watch it, it's pretty short. Okay bye!
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