Jumpsuiter

Too. Much. Exposition.
It was like listening to an audiobook.

This is very true although it does show that Toh is unconsciously aware of the narrative structure of low budget BL dramas :)

It sort of reminds me of those stories when a character in the real world is yanked into a romance novel and has to keep the plot on track by any means necessary.

In Asian countries? Which ones? If you are going to make sweeping statements CITE YOUR SOURCES.

Maybe wait till the end of the drama and then worry about it?

I don't understand. She is a different character in the game each time she goes into the VR so she has a different name each time.
That makes sense. As there's another name listed perhaps that character has a key part in an arc to come? We are only 17 episodes deep.

Fah knows who Phoon was in the first series. Were you not paying attention? Rewatch the cafe scene where Phoon is lost.

She has character cards, I believe. He is involved in the game creation.

Love isn't a contract that requires reciprocity. You are not responsible for the feelings of others.

You sound like the worst kind of evangelical.

I am probably a million years older than you and I have consumed alcohol responsibly my entire life. I am consumed by many things - Chinese drama, writing, the poems of WB Yeats, travelling, tiramisu - but not booze.

Edit: your comment is one of the silliest I’ve seen in this site. An extraordinary feat.

2nd edit: FFS

3rd edit: Are you in a cult? Blink twice if you need help.

Oh I see! Yeah, it's concerning.

How do you know it's going to be shit?

This is your comment, your opinion.
It’s not a description of what’s happening in the drama.

The Best Thing. I liked it more. I think the balance is better.

‘In China, a man should lead the relationship most of the time’ 🤢
I’ve checked. It’s 2026 in China, too.

I usually like Gu Man adaptations but this one is only okay for me. I’m still watching it but over the last 3/4 episodes (I’m on ep31), my interest has waned. It seems to have most of the right ingredients but they are not in the right volumes.

Are you really quite young? I’m not criticising, at all. I ask because you seem to look at life in a rather black and white way. It gets very nuanced when you have opposing needs. The push and pull of fear and want is very real and it makes people act capriciously. This would explain the changes to the characters behaviour. He’s emboldened by his friends’ support but he’s also scared.

Do any of us? The constant battle between want and should? The rational vs emotional mind? Superego vs id?
Loins vs lobes?

How would you have ended it?

Of course he wants to be with Fah, he loves him. However, at the same time he wants his father’s love too. Oh and he is floating around in an ocean of guilt. Oh, and his mother abandoned him.

I think he’s allowed to be a bit confused about what he wants the most.

Such is the complex and sometimes paradoxical nature of human emotions.

Usually people avoid marrying cousins because of the chances of birth defects in children with parents who share genetic material. This is essentially why it’s not recommended. Not a problem for the characters in this drama I suspect.