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Another tidbit:

In the scene where Duoduo, Su Yu and Wu Bi are playing with the guns, Wu Bi's is pointed at Su Yu's crotch the entire time.

Not sure what to make of that, tbh! 😄😄😄

Group project assignment for the weekend: Raise the MDL rating. It's time!

Right! It seems to show that Wu Bi didn't have his whole heart into what he was doing to punish Su Yu.

It's funny, isn't it? At the beginning there were only a few of us kicking the tires on this one. The Bromance tag put off lots of people and the "Addicted" crowd was profoundly suspicious. They might have even been downvoting its MDL rating as retaliation.

From there the appreciation has only grown. I myself was hooked from the start, partly because I'm not an "Addicted" partisan and partly because I knew Xu Bin from when he competed on "Youth With You".

Wu Bi found Mao Chong's headphones on the bedside table, which set him off.

It's possible he has suspected all along that Mao Chong has a jones for Su Yu, going all the way back to when Su Yu bought the ice cream for Mao Chong in episode 4 or 5.

Su Yu coughing in class.

"I've just felt a bit cold in bed these days."

Yup, when your cuddlebuddy is away...

The cleverness of the script never fails to amaze.

We did get something close to Wu Bi sexually assaulting Su Yu after Wu Bi found Mao Chong's headphones at Su Yu's bedside.

Su Yu was on the floor struggling with Wu Bi, who apparently was trying to undress him for you-know-what. Wu Bi's cousin interrupted but the mood was not romantic. Su Yu looked like an angry man who knew he'd barely escaped an unfortunate fate.

I respect that the writer felt it was important to incorporate this element but I'm glad it was done obliquely and wasn't carried through.

In fact, their reconciliation was OD cute. I'm glad that Wu Bi was quick to "forgive" his man.

The fakest scene so far was the one where Su Yu was brooding by the lake, with the lake frozen over. The entire winter background was a still photo, possibly added in post production.

The China Huace TV subs refer to it as lube.

Wu Bi's laughter over the close call seems to confirm it too.

It's also on the China Huace TV Official Channel on YouTube, but a $3.00 membership is required. If you join now you'll be able to watch the whole series and then cancel before the 30 days are finished.

The edit of each episode is exactly the same as elsewhere but the subs are different.

I've watched the series there, on Viki, and on Gaga, and I think the subs on China Huace TV are the best, although Gaga's are very good and perfectly acceptable.

It struck me that Wu Bi's act of sneaking up to kiss Su Yu was in sharp contrast to when he'd sat there in the back row, shooting arrows at Su Yu instead.

Then something else hit me: the arrows that Wu Bi shot in the beginning were meant to be Cupid's arrows, forshadowing their love!

This writer is ingenious in a way that I've never seen with a series of any kind. And the director(s) are in complete cahoots and understand her artful language.

In addition to the same actors WE'D BETTER GET THIS SAME WRITER AND PRODUCTION TEAM if there is indeed a Season 2. This franchise is too precious to be handed over to anyone else.

One more thing about the lights going out ... in the spoiler below:

I’m grateful to know this in advance. Thanks! It will make tomorrow easier to take. 😕

I’m pretty certain this will be my favorite series this year.

I think we have to submit the new tags and they’ll probably need approval from whoever from MDL admin is responsible for this page.

In rewatching earlier episodes I notice that there are lots of moments when Wu Bi looks at Su Yu when Su Yu isn't aware. It starts with the very first time Wu Bi has dinner at Su Yu's house and later happens several other times.

Now that BTS clips are popping up I see Xu Bin also stealing glances at Jiongmin. I don't think it's for the same reason as in the series, but it's funny to see.

If this is true, and they end with Wu Bi unconscious in the hospital, it will be especially upsetting because what will happen if there's never a Season 2? Who knows what the Chinese government could do to put the kabash on that.

And, was the production ready to end the series that way if there'd been no green light for Season 2?

They have great chemistry!

Nuea's character has grown on me. The mouthy fussbudget from the early episodes has mellowed nicely. The way he struggles with his attraction to Lom is depicted really well, and I've come to like (and relate to) him.

His NC scene with Lom was alcohol-fueled but hot af. It included another moment where I could relate to Nuea, which was when he kissed his way down Lom's beautiful chest. Whoa, baby!

I agree 100%.