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An overrated piece of BL slop
Alternative title: the most disappointing BL experience I've ever had.
I was so excited to start this show. Everyone spoke so highly of it, and I was so prepared to come out of it with a new favorite BL. So imagine my disappointment when all I'm met with is romanticization of abuse, casual depictions of rape, a poor excuse of a plot, animal abuse, and one of the most disgusting and annoying male leads I've ever had the disgrace of watching.
I hate Chi Cheng. I cannot understand why so many women are infatuated by this fucking asshole that will never know the definition of "accountability." He deserves absolutely everything bad that happens to him, no matter how much this show wants to convince you that he has a "tragic backstory". You know what the worst part is? It fucking works. Many people have actually been manipulated to feel bad and even cry for him. Give me a break. He's an awful human being who NEVER CHANGES.
Oh, what? He's an animal abuser? He encourages sexual assault? He allowed his subordinates to gang rape a dude (on the first damn episode, jesus christ)? He's heavily implied to have sexually assaulted people in the past? He threatens rape to get what he wants? No, no, those are just cute little quirks of his! He's actually a really nice guy when you get to know him, guys, trust. But seriously, I was so sick of the way this show plays off its dark themes as either humorous or romantic. No, it's not cute nor funny to see the main lead sexually manipulate the protagonist by threatening to rape his best friend. It doesn't fucking matter that he wasn't actually going to do it, IT'S SEXUAL MANIPULATION.
But Chi Cheng isn't the only problem with this stupid show. Its plot (if you could even call it that) is haphazardly glued together and chock-full of conveniences. Its tone is painfully inconsistent. Actually, everything is inconsistent. Wei Wei and the doctor are either smart as hell or brain-rotted idiots, depending on what the story needs at the moment. This show is also painfully misogynistic and even homophobic, ironically enough.
I'm too lazy to go into detail on the many flaws of this BL (and it's just not worth it), so I'm just going to summarize its bad points and (few) good points.
THE BAD:
-Barely-there plot reminiscent of your typical mediocre soap opera.
-Horrible main lead with little to no character development.
-Romantization of abuse, sexual and otherwise.
-Inconsistent tone.
-Corny drama.
-One-dimensional, annoying villains.
-Misogyny.
-Homophobia and fetishization of gay people.
THE GOOD:
-Good acting, particularly from Wei Wei's part.
-Good chemistry between the main actors (too bad it's wasted on this).
-Very funny for the most part (when the humour is not about normalizing SA), you'll rarely get bored in this department.
-Good soundtrack, I guess?
That's it. If you can turn off your brain and you don't mind the blatant abuse and shitty story, you may enjoy this show for the eye-candy and the humour. But if you're like me and you can't, don't bother trying to like this garbage just because it's popular. It's not worth it.
PS: Chi Cheng, please kys.
I was so excited to start this show. Everyone spoke so highly of it, and I was so prepared to come out of it with a new favorite BL. So imagine my disappointment when all I'm met with is romanticization of abuse, casual depictions of rape, a poor excuse of a plot, animal abuse, and one of the most disgusting and annoying male leads I've ever had the disgrace of watching.
I hate Chi Cheng. I cannot understand why so many women are infatuated by this fucking asshole that will never know the definition of "accountability." He deserves absolutely everything bad that happens to him, no matter how much this show wants to convince you that he has a "tragic backstory". You know what the worst part is? It fucking works. Many people have actually been manipulated to feel bad and even cry for him. Give me a break. He's an awful human being who NEVER CHANGES.
Oh, what? He's an animal abuser? He encourages sexual assault? He allowed his subordinates to gang rape a dude (on the first damn episode, jesus christ)? He's heavily implied to have sexually assaulted people in the past? He threatens rape to get what he wants? No, no, those are just cute little quirks of his! He's actually a really nice guy when you get to know him, guys, trust. But seriously, I was so sick of the way this show plays off its dark themes as either humorous or romantic. No, it's not cute nor funny to see the main lead sexually manipulate the protagonist by threatening to rape his best friend. It doesn't fucking matter that he wasn't actually going to do it, IT'S SEXUAL MANIPULATION.
But Chi Cheng isn't the only problem with this stupid show. Its plot (if you could even call it that) is haphazardly glued together and chock-full of conveniences. Its tone is painfully inconsistent. Actually, everything is inconsistent. Wei Wei and the doctor are either smart as hell or brain-rotted idiots, depending on what the story needs at the moment. This show is also painfully misogynistic and even homophobic, ironically enough.
I'm too lazy to go into detail on the many flaws of this BL (and it's just not worth it), so I'm just going to summarize its bad points and (few) good points.
THE BAD:
-Barely-there plot reminiscent of your typical mediocre soap opera.
-Horrible main lead with little to no character development.
-Romantization of abuse, sexual and otherwise.
-Inconsistent tone.
-Corny drama.
-One-dimensional, annoying villains.
-Misogyny.
-Homophobia and fetishization of gay people.
THE GOOD:
-Good acting, particularly from Wei Wei's part.
-Good chemistry between the main actors (too bad it's wasted on this).
-Very funny for the most part (when the humour is not about normalizing SA), you'll rarely get bored in this department.
-Good soundtrack, I guess?
That's it. If you can turn off your brain and you don't mind the blatant abuse and shitty story, you may enjoy this show for the eye-candy and the humour. But if you're like me and you can't, don't bother trying to like this garbage just because it's popular. It's not worth it.
PS: Chi Cheng, please kys.
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