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The hype threw the drama down the cliff.
I wanted to watch this drama since it began airing, but I could not check it out earlier. And I think it was a bliss.
The hype around this story being the first uncensored BL in China (a Thai co-production) helped make the drama popular despite its shortcomings.
Plot-wise, the drama does the job without giving the audience a fresh story, which is fine. I'm all in when it comes to revenge-focused plots and icy characters. With that being said, I despise promising stories that go off midway with plotholes and poor scriptwriting choices.
Let's break things down:
1- Plot holes: the plot went bananas halfway through episode 6. There is no acceptable explanation as to why a crippled side character could have the opportunity to sneak into an imperial jail (!!), make their presence unnoticed, take away to another cell Xiaobao and torture him with the Eternal Cold Poison and then bring him back to where they took him. Prove me wrong.
2- Characters share the same brain cells as the scriptwriters: after the poisoning of Xiaobao, no one can think.
It's just an endless - and pointless - accusation for Huai'en to take the blame. Despite him having zero reasons for wanting to poison XB, everyone thinks he must be the culprit, as he is a villain trying to accomplish his father's revenge. Who cares if he could kill XB and his family on the spot but didn't do it? Why bother asking the use of going to that length only to make XB suffer and, ultimately, die? That's what happened in the minds of the Jin family.
3- Que Siming x Jinbao: a pair that should have had more screen time to be given justice to them. I don't even know why or when the miracle doctor came in, but I guess that, at that point, neither the scriptwriters could bother to make the entrance of this character somewhat believable.
4- Thanks, Drama Gods, for giving me the strength and some humor to keep up with this idiotic plot.
5- Low budget: not a major con for me I don't care if the production is low budget. As long as it makes sense. This production though is ridiculous.
6- The ending: yay, (almost) everyone gets a happy ending. It feels like a retelling of the Famiglia del Mulino Bianco* (Family of the White Mill).
*fictional family in the history of Italian commercials
PROS:
- I feel sorry only for Huai’en
- Humor was my coping mechanism
- The second pair stole the show
CONS:
- PLOT HOLES EVERYWHERE
- Characters share the same brain cells as the scriptwriters
- Low budget
- The drama got worse after hitting the half
The hype around this story being the first uncensored BL in China (a Thai co-production) helped make the drama popular despite its shortcomings.
Plot-wise, the drama does the job without giving the audience a fresh story, which is fine. I'm all in when it comes to revenge-focused plots and icy characters. With that being said, I despise promising stories that go off midway with plotholes and poor scriptwriting choices.
Let's break things down:
1- Plot holes: the plot went bananas halfway through episode 6. There is no acceptable explanation as to why a crippled side character could have the opportunity to sneak into an imperial jail (!!), make their presence unnoticed, take away to another cell Xiaobao and torture him with the Eternal Cold Poison and then bring him back to where they took him. Prove me wrong.
2- Characters share the same brain cells as the scriptwriters: after the poisoning of Xiaobao, no one can think.
It's just an endless - and pointless - accusation for Huai'en to take the blame. Despite him having zero reasons for wanting to poison XB, everyone thinks he must be the culprit, as he is a villain trying to accomplish his father's revenge. Who cares if he could kill XB and his family on the spot but didn't do it? Why bother asking the use of going to that length only to make XB suffer and, ultimately, die? That's what happened in the minds of the Jin family.
3- Que Siming x Jinbao: a pair that should have had more screen time to be given justice to them. I don't even know why or when the miracle doctor came in, but I guess that, at that point, neither the scriptwriters could bother to make the entrance of this character somewhat believable.
4- Thanks, Drama Gods, for giving me the strength and some humor to keep up with this idiotic plot.
5- Low budget: not a major con for me I don't care if the production is low budget. As long as it makes sense. This production though is ridiculous.
6- The ending: yay, (almost) everyone gets a happy ending. It feels like a retelling of the Famiglia del Mulino Bianco* (Family of the White Mill).
*fictional family in the history of Italian commercials
PROS:
- I feel sorry only for Huai’en
- Humor was my coping mechanism
- The second pair stole the show
CONS:
- PLOT HOLES EVERYWHERE
- Characters share the same brain cells as the scriptwriters
- Low budget
- The drama got worse after hitting the half
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