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12 Episodes That Felt Like A Hard Year
This show dragged the audience through an arduous mountain climb, then pushed us off a cliff at the end...
Let's start with the positives. The plot was original, with a thoughtful way to push the main leads into each others' orbits. The acting was good, including the "villains". Fan Fan's dad, for instance, was deplorable so the character was well acted.
The chemistry between the main leads was acceptable. It wasn’t amazing but it didn't distract me at all. I don't recall the music at all, which probably means it was also acceptable.
The enfing was so rushed. And while finding out that Fan Fan was actually a calculating genius was gratifying, it didn’t change that we had to watch him be a sniveling pushover for 11 episodes. And that was very hard to watch.
Same with Bei Lu Qing. It's great that he actually cared about and wanted to fight for Fan Fan. But we had to watch him be a cold @sshole for 11 episodes. And who we watched them be for 11 episodes is who they are to us. A narrated wrap up episode doesn’t change that.
And what about Bei Lu Xin? She seemed genuinely in love with her brother, and we never addressed that.
So anyways, the show was pretty good. Interesting moments, very annoying moments. I won't likely rewatch at all. But I'd recommend BL lovers to watch.
Let's start with the positives. The plot was original, with a thoughtful way to push the main leads into each others' orbits. The acting was good, including the "villains". Fan Fan's dad, for instance, was deplorable so the character was well acted.
The chemistry between the main leads was acceptable. It wasn’t amazing but it didn't distract me at all. I don't recall the music at all, which probably means it was also acceptable.
The enfing was so rushed. And while finding out that Fan Fan was actually a calculating genius was gratifying, it didn’t change that we had to watch him be a sniveling pushover for 11 episodes. And that was very hard to watch.
Same with Bei Lu Qing. It's great that he actually cared about and wanted to fight for Fan Fan. But we had to watch him be a cold @sshole for 11 episodes. And who we watched them be for 11 episodes is who they are to us. A narrated wrap up episode doesn’t change that.
And what about Bei Lu Xin? She seemed genuinely in love with her brother, and we never addressed that.
So anyways, the show was pretty good. Interesting moments, very annoying moments. I won't likely rewatch at all. But I'd recommend BL lovers to watch.
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