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But this really takes a while. I remember series like Not Me not having much viewers. Now they have almost 50k. Kiseki, which was a mess, has also 20k now. Another example: The Eighth Sense. It started with 8k while it aired and now it has 30k viewers.

No need to be upset. People are more cautious lately. They wait until a series is finished. Good series have to prove themselves, while porn series get a lot of attention before they even air. So this has a good chance to get 20k viewers over time if they keep the quality up.
Also, let's be real, if they don't exaggerate and their love scenes are indeed as hot as they brag about, viewers will come.

You already finished it? ;)

It feels like they aren't really committed to their roles. I can't explain it. It's like they are only doing what they have to do, or what they are told to do. There seems to be no interpretation of their role/character coming from the actors themselves. Normally, talented actors are recognized by their unique or intense performance. They are fully immersed in their role. Not in this series. It looks like the main actress got the instruction to look sad and lifeless. And she did. Seriously, all the others are lackluster too. There is something off with this series.

I'm turning 40, but I'm so done with school, university or whatever. I'm so done with it, lol. I'm getting depressed seeing my sister's children going to school. I'm traumatized. If I were born again, I would want to skip the first twenty years of my life. So much learning, and then you forget 90% of it anyway.

Lol, reading this, I'm so glad I'm out of college. I feel for the young people. Sigh. I don't intend to do any kind of any test every again in my life.

I have high hopes for the plot, but the acting is very disappointing.

Well, nobody died. And it seemed both accepted their feelings for each other at the end.

I misread your comment, sorry. It's late where I live, and I'm tired.
I 100% agree with you. I pointed that out several times, that Yuan is too fixated on Qian, and Qian knows that. I thought you meant that Qian is using Yuan for his own benefit, which is not true. Everything he did, he did it, because he thought it's the best for Yuan. It's not his fault, he tries to keep the distance. He was never holding him back. It's Yuan who has this unhealthy fixation.

"What Yuan does is because Qian asked it of him or because it would benefit Qian"
Can you give an example?

Certain kind of topics (forbidden brother love, rape, abuse, obsession) are popular since the beginning of time, especially in the BL genre. But those stories normally lack emotional depths. Since that's my experience, I wasn't expecting much from this story to begin with. Taiwan is especially known for writing forbidden-brother-love stories. I can think of at least 2 History series with those kind of plots.

Yeah, that's true. They said it in interviews.

I'm hooked since ep 3. I really didn't like the actor who plays the younger brother. I thought he will force himself on the older brother. There was something about his looks and the acting I didn't like. I was so wrong! He is stealing the show now. Terrific acting!

It's good. Keep watching.
I don't know how they do it, but the story feels very raw, it's easy to relate to the characters, it's not cringy, not toxic, very emotional, and last but not least the love portrayed is very pure and sincere.
Watching the trailer, I got the impression the younger brother is toxic and obsessive. Nope. He is a love struck puppy. It's a love story, yes, but this is also about family. You feel the affection they have for each other and how they care for each other.

But Yuan is really strong, so Qian raised him right. He wanted him to be strong after all.
I mean ... this rejection was brutal.

I use the spoiler tag since someone complained about me spoiling what the actors say in interviews.
They said that Qian's eyes get softer after Yuan comes back. In some of the promo/trailer scenes you can already feel that Qian doesn't come across as strict, strong and manly anymore. They joked he became "wifey" material, lol.
I wonder what they do with Qian's sexuality, and if they even address it. They put some focus on the abuse, and showed that Qian felt ill after a woman reminded him of his mother. He clearly isn't interested in women, and I would say, he is even a bit awkward around them, his sister being the exception. I would love if they show us how he opens up emotionally and romantically to Yuan bit by bit, but we will see.

Why are you so angry and bitter? And since when is it such a terrible thing to talk about what they said in interviews? It's interesting how the actors interpret the story and the characters. But I will use the spoiler tag the next time.
Seeing Qian's reaction to the kiss, he doesn't want to confront neither Yuan nor his own feelings.
"My gay feelings were buried so deep even I was unaware of them" is 99.9% BS."
Let them tell the story they want to tell us. The promo I posted today (don't watch it, since you hate spoilers) proved my point about Qian not knowing his own feelings. Also, some people lie to themselves until the grave. That's a thing.
"Oh my straight sexual feelings were buried so deep I wasn't aware of them until I was 30?"
Are you for real? There are many people in their 20s confused about their sexuality, especially those who are not fitting into the categories "gay" and "straight".

I really like how they portray Qian's feelings. Hearing that Yuan is gay, didn't make him happy, but until the kiss he never pushed him away. You can feel the affection between them, Qian likes being near him, and it sure does some things with him. There was this scene where he dropped the water bottle when Yuan hugged him from behind. It's very subtle, but enough for us not to be too surprised when he finally gives in :)

I have found this promo on YouTube. At the end there are some scenes that I haven't seen in any other promo/trailer like Qian running after Yuan and Qian's thoughts about his own feelings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsUf-rY1uOM

Sorry, but mentioning History 4 in the same sentence with Unknown is an insult. History 4 was such a trash and fetish story, toxic, with no depth.
I lost all my hope in History after it aired.