It's hard to please BL fans. I know. I wrote BL stories years ago and I'm so glad I don't do that anymore. The…
Boundary Crossing was a typical young-boys-fall-in-love-series. I rated it with a solid 10 on this site (well deserved!) But come on! The fujoshi part was a bit stupid, the love happened very fast (Fandy was suddenly head over heels for Zack and eager to show him his feelings), the background of the second couple (step brothers) was a bit controversial, their casting was not the best either (for me it was obvious that Patrick was younger even though he played the older brother), other characters like those twins had no real purpose, some intimate scenes between the main (and the second) couple felt unnatural and cheesy. Even though I liked Fandy a lot, I must say his tears didn't reach me. The series as a whole wasn't really that deep. The music was the best ever though. The production values seemed very high.
A series like "Trapped" is harder to process, you have to be patient. Still I'm confident the series will gain many fans. There are 12 more episodes and the chemistry between the main lead is really, really good. After "Obsession" we know chemistry and love scenes decide about the popularity of a BL series. I loved Teddy and Bernard in "Obsession" (and even more in real life), but the story was such a mess and one of the worst I have ever seen. Still BL fans go crazy over it. When good love scenes kick in, the criticism will vanish immediately. I loved Boundary Crossing from the first couple of minutes, but everyone and his dog was saying Zach and Fandy had NO chemistry (though I saw it immediately that they were good together). After that kiss (which I didn't expect in a million years) everyone was suddenly "the chemistry is incredible!". This is how it works. The Fandy/Zach chemistry off screen is not as good as Chris/Jake chemistry though. I really wonder how good their intimate scenes will be. I have no idea what to expect.
My Taiwanese friend said this has got many bad reviews from the fans of HIStory 2 in Taiwan and China. They have…
It's hard to please BL fans. I know. I wrote BL stories years ago and I'm so glad I don't do that anymore. The fanbase is toxic. Hypocrites. Let them have some (romantic!) out-of-this-world-sex-scenes and everyone will be happy. I too think there are a lot of things to criticize about "Trapped", but there are other things that are well done, new and exciting. It's not like History 2 was perfect (or the History series before). "Obsession" had such a strange story, "My hero" was even stranger (could this even be considered BL?) and "Right or Wrong" just didn't click "right" with me. "Boundary Crossing" was the best until now, but the pacing was rushed and the story much simpler. Not to mention that the second couple was just there for fan service. Try something new and difficult and people will come at you. Do the same stuff over and over again and they will love it.
Talking about "Trapped": I'm not a fan of the behavior of the cops either. I especially dislike the second couple, they ridicule the whole gangster-police story and make it not credible. They also could have speeded up the storytelling a bit in the first two episode. The beginning is too slow. It took me 4 episodes to get into it. But who cares? There are many other things I like: Tany Yi's character, Shao Fei's dorky personality that goes well with it; the pace of their relationship that shows us how they fall in love slowly; the rather major behavior of the main characters (they really have some good dialogues and interactions you don't see often in BL; Shao Fei's boldness is refreshing); the tension between them; the good acting (especially Chris Wu's who shows us one of the best acting I have ever seen in any BL series); some of the action scenes are pretty well done too if you consider the low budget;
Overall I think this would have been really, really great if they had made some minor changes: better production, better music (though I love the ending song), less fan service (no second couple; no everyone-and-his-dog-is-gay-and-after-Tang-Yi-cliche), more straight forward storytelling (they beat around the bush too much regarding the case 4 years ago); more consistent story; But this is a low budget show after all, so I sure will not complain and bring the show down. Until now it's my favorite of all the History series.
I got a feeling that they will do even better job judging by the stills $.$
I have seen some shows where they have to play those funny and embarrassing games. No shyness between the main actors. Really NONE. I have high hopes now :P
Was there ever a BL like this? With such main characters? They are both well written, no uke/seme cliche. Both can fight and Shao Fei is very straight forward and not an idiot despite his dorky behavior. Tang Yi on the other side is pretty vulnerable. The way this relationship develops is also unique. They somehow manage to include typical BL scenes without making them too cheesy. Not to mention that there is a REAL story behind it (it's not only about love). The cast includes older characters and mature actors who do a pretty good job. I feel like this is the right direction to go in the future. I just hope they don't mess it up.
So the guy Shao Fei thought with at the end of ep8, Tang Yi's underling, is also into his boss? In which episode did we discover that? I'm lost here. I thought he had something to do with the attack on Tang Yi. Wasn't he behaving suspicious while on the phone? In that scene when Jack overheard what he said?
I think Chris Wu (Tang Yi) gets not enough credit for his acting. He is the one who makes the whole gangster-police…
Have you seen Chris Wu in real life? He is shy, cute and has such a soft side about him. You would never imagine he can pull off the gang leader Tang Yi that well. No wonder he originally auditioned for the role of Shao Fei. Jake Hsu does a great job too, but I fell like his character is very similar to his real personality which isn't his fault. It's good casting after all. The two characters go well together. I don't know about Jake and Zhao Zi to be honest. I feel like their characters aren't that deep and not as difficult to play. I'm just a sucker for good acting and serious storytelling. So I would prefer a bit less cuteness in such a show that is all about drugs and murder, but I'm not complaining. I'm glad they have some fan service which will make the show more popular.
Zhao Zi and Meng Shao Fei---these two are really really scene stealers. No matter the episode I watch, the two…
I think Chris Wu (Tang Yi) gets not enough credit for his acting. He is the one who makes the whole gangster-police men scenario credible. Otherwise this would be just a show with cute boys doing cute things like we have seen many before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ys2e_W6dBY
A series like "Trapped" is harder to process, you have to be patient. Still I'm confident the series will gain many fans. There are 12 more episodes and the chemistry between the main lead is really, really good. After "Obsession" we know chemistry and love scenes decide about the popularity of a BL series. I loved Teddy and Bernard in "Obsession" (and even more in real life), but the story was such a mess and one of the worst I have ever seen. Still BL fans go crazy over it. When good love scenes kick in, the criticism will vanish immediately. I loved Boundary Crossing from the first couple of minutes, but everyone and his dog was saying Zach and Fandy had NO chemistry (though I saw it immediately that they were good together). After that kiss (which I didn't expect in a million years) everyone was suddenly "the chemistry is incredible!". This is how it works. The Fandy/Zach chemistry off screen is not as good as Chris/Jake chemistry though. I really wonder how good their intimate scenes will be. I have no idea what to expect.
Talking about "Trapped": I'm not a fan of the behavior of the cops either. I especially dislike the second couple, they ridicule the whole gangster-police story and make it not credible. They also could have speeded up the storytelling a bit in the first two episode. The beginning is too slow. It took me 4 episodes to get into it. But who cares? There are many other things I like: Tany Yi's character, Shao Fei's dorky personality that goes well with it; the pace of their relationship that shows us how they fall in love slowly; the rather major behavior of the main characters (they really have some good dialogues and interactions you don't see often in BL; Shao Fei's boldness is refreshing); the tension between them; the good acting (especially Chris Wu's who shows us one of the best acting I have ever seen in any BL series); some of the action scenes are pretty well done too if you consider the low budget;
Overall I think this would have been really, really great if they had made some minor changes: better production, better music (though I love the ending song), less fan service (no second couple; no everyone-and-his-dog-is-gay-and-after-Tang-Yi-cliche), more straight forward storytelling (they beat around the bush too much regarding the case 4 years ago); more consistent story; But this is a low budget show after all, so I sure will not complain and bring the show down. Until now it's my favorite of all the History series.