This is not a GL/Lesbian movie. There is no romance or even a hint of attraction between the female leads. The poster is textbook queer-baiting. It would be more accurate to call it a sismance type relationship. The current tags (Lesbian Female Lead, Lesbian Romance, LGBTQ+) and even the description are misleading. It's just another low budget movie that tries to compensate its lack of anything resembling a compelling plot with lots of gratuitous nudity (both male and female). It's pretty terrible, so don't waste your time. But if you absolutely must torture yourself and watch it, it can be be found on YouTube (or at least it could when I typed this).
I'm 11 episodes in, and this is my view from what I've seen so far. The love triangle is barely noticable, because…
I can't remember sorry. It was ages since I watched it. There are websites that have summaries of episodes on many CDramas. You could try finding one of those if you are very keen to find out, but they spoil the entire series, so keep that in mind.
I'm really enjoying this, but I can't help but wonder why they have so many goats on set. Did they film this drama in a goat farm? Also, why does Deok Sun's father yell continuously. It must be exhausting for him. I'm finding it exhausting listening to him.
Quite an entertaining drama with an interesting central plot. There were several aspects of this drama which could have been done better, but I'm not going to list them because many of them come down to personal taste. The final episode was a bit of a let down for me, but again, this probably just reflects my personal taste. 8.5/10
This was one of the better Japanese dramas I've watched, but I think it had the potential to be much better. There wasn't anything remarkable about the plot, and like pretty much every Japanese drama, the actors tended to over-act. The romance subplot (if you could even call it that) was an after-thought, and there were plot holes big enough to fly the Death Star through. By far the biggest strength of the drama was the music, with numerous catchy pop-rock songs featured throughout the drama. I really did enjoy Sakurai Yukino's voice (played by Takaishi Akari, who also starred in one of my all time favourite Japanese dramas, Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher). I just found her voice to have an unique sound which caught my interest. My score: 8/10
I absolutely hate how so many Chinese dramas romanticise non-consensual romantic/sexual behaviour. On two separate…
The several examples of aggressive non-consensual "kissing" in "Go Ahead" were quite a bit worse that what happened in this drama. I see where you are coming from, but I still don't think Xiao Zhi Yu's was justified. If you take that logic to its conclusion, any man who knows (or even suspects) a woman likes him could sexually assault her and be "justified". He's an adult - he should be able to have a conversation to tell her how he feels. I don't remember Hu Xia doing the "same" thing to Xiao Zhi Yu. Which scene or episode was it? I remember her slowly approaching him to kiss him, giving him ample time to pull away, which he did. But the issue isn't just the non-consensual kiss, its also the physically restraining the other person who is trying to push the perpetrator away. Due to the biological realities that men are (on average) physically much stronger than woman, a man can often restrain a woman trying to push him away, whereas a woman would have little chance of physically restraining a man who was trying to push her away.
The drama itself was OK. I'd rate it as slightly above average (8/10). But there was one thing about it that I…
I absolutely hate how so many Chinese dramas romanticise non-consensual romantic/sexual behaviour. On two separate occasions, Xiao Zhi Yu physically overpowered an unwilling Hu Xiu and firmly "kissed" her on the mouth. On both occasions, they were not in a relationship at the time. He didn't ask for her consent and he physically restrained her as she was trying to push him off her. In most civilised countries, that would meet the standards of a sexual assault. But the writers "rewarded" his character's behaviour by making her suddenly become compliant with him after the "kiss". It's not a very healthy message to be sending, and I suspect it is the consequence of the writers (and actors) growing up in a patriarchal society where males are expected to be dominant and females are expected to be submissive to them.
The drama itself was OK. I'd rate it as slightly above average (8/10). But there was one thing about it that I absolutely hated, which seems common in many Chinese dramas. It's in the spoiler.
Great illustration of how one dirty selfish mind can ruin everything, even a pure love that was bringing such…
I'm not so sure the Old Poet was quite as wholesome as you suggest. He did fantasise about banging her, even though he's easily old enough to be her grandfather.
Episode 19. While in the murder mystery game, Xiao Zhi Yu grabbed Hu Xiu's arm and physically pulled her into the alley. He then pushed her against the wall and kissed her forcefully on the mouth. She initially tried to push him off, but was unsuccessful because he is obviously bigger and stronger than her. None of this was consensual. They weren't in a relationship. He didn't ask for her consent. He didn't go in slowly to give her the chance to pull away if she wanted to. Her consent was entirely irrelevant to him. At the time, Hu Xiu was upset and pissed off with Zhi Yu and had just told him that she wasn't interested in him any more. But rather than respecting her clearly stated desire, and perhaps try to talk to her, he just did what he wanted anyway. At the bare minimum, this demonstrates that he doesn't respect her as a person. The fact that after failing to push him off her, she eventually submitted to him doesn't change anything about what happened up to that point. It just romanticises the non-consensual behaviour by implying that a man can change how a woman feels by forcing himself onto her.
It's just another low budget movie that tries to compensate its lack of anything resembling a compelling plot with lots of gratuitous nudity (both male and female).
It's pretty terrible, so don't waste your time. But if you absolutely must torture yourself and watch it, it can be be found on YouTube (or at least it could when I typed this).
But I suggest that you just Google, and if it exists, you will find it.
8.5/10
By far the biggest strength of the drama was the music, with numerous catchy pop-rock songs featured throughout the drama.
I really did enjoy Sakurai Yukino's voice (played by Takaishi Akari, who also starred in one of my all time favourite Japanese dramas, Falling High School Girl and Irresponsible Teacher). I just found her voice to have an unique sound which caught my interest.
My score: 8/10
I see where you are coming from, but I still don't think Xiao Zhi Yu's was justified. If you take that logic to its conclusion, any man who knows (or even suspects) a woman likes him could sexually assault her and be "justified". He's an adult - he should be able to have a conversation to tell her how he feels.
I don't remember Hu Xia doing the "same" thing to Xiao Zhi Yu. Which scene or episode was it? I remember her slowly approaching him to kiss him, giving him ample time to pull away, which he did. But the issue isn't just the non-consensual kiss, its also the physically restraining the other person who is trying to push the perpetrator away. Due to the biological realities that men are (on average) physically much stronger than woman, a man can often restrain a woman trying to push him away, whereas a woman would have little chance of physically restraining a man who was trying to push her away.
The fact that after failing to push him off her, she eventually submitted to him doesn't change anything about what happened up to that point. It just romanticises the non-consensual behaviour by implying that a man can change how a woman feels by forcing himself onto her.