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Did I watch a BL?

Probably one of the most BL bromance we’ve ever got. Makes me wonder if the book/original script was a Bl because their bromance and chemistry was out of this world. Lots of suggestive gestures and dialogues, lots of lingering looks and lots of touches and hugs and winks and even some face caressing. I was like …”We all saw that, right? Right? “ Of course there’s also a woman they’re supposedly have subtle crush on (because censorship) but at the same time kinda not, you know what I mean. *wink wink. She’s there to stop us from imagining the guys humping each other lol. She was a good character for the plot and she was complex and well played but I still wished she’d disappear sooner lol. The series seems goofy and even silly at first, starts on a humorous note yet by the end of it we realize it was kinda dark and tense. It gets better and better with each episode. Silly premise but fun plot, decent acting and excellent bromance .

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Not THAT kind of bromance

If you wanna watch it because you heard it’s made after a BL book and you hope to see a romantic-vibes bromance don’t bother. There’s no soulmates kind of friendship or anything else and there IS a female lead. We have a male lead, Tang Fan, a female lead Duo Er La and 2 secondary male characters who because they needed Tang Fan’s investigation skills both cater to that bratty sleuth. It’s Sui who cares the most for the bratty immature Tang Fan while Tang Fan spends the entire time when he’s not investigating revolving around that girl and lashing out at his friends over protecting her. It felt like an unrequited love on Sui’s part while Tang Fan’s only focus and attention was for the women in the series (and his investigation, of course). We have episodes and episodes where they struggle to rescue or to save that female character , wasted so much story arc on her and her dramas that I don’t know why isn’t she listed as main character . Only because she wasn’t available (and she died towards the end) they didn’t get together because if it were for Tang Fan they’d been married and with two kids by the end of the series. I mean, they tried so hard to hide the bromance by throwing women at him and making him so uncomfortable around men, so awkward at expressing friendship and fondness (unlike with the women) and so petulant that his only attractiveness is his deduction skills when investigating. He’s bratty, impulsive, ungrateful and immature. I don’t understand why Sui sacrificed himself over and over for him (and sometimes for her ) because he came across as Tang Fan’s punching bag. Sui Zhou was so so underrated and wasted for this series. They gave him so little protagonism and so little importantance …He was there just to make Tang Fan safe and to help him shine while he remained in the shadow. I would have loved a more intense bromance between Wang Zhi and Sui Zhou because by far the most interesting character in the series is Wang Zhi. He’s gorgeous, smart, witty and wicked. I adored him and I stayed till the end because of him and the royal complot.
The acting was good, and so were the cinematography , the costumes and the interesting cases. I also found the emperors and their entourage very interesting and complex. Not to mention how handsome that emperor was . The found family is also wonderful.
Enjoyable series if you don’t look for bl-bromance.

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Could have been so good had Cha Seo Won acted less stiff and awkward. I don’t think he’s comfortable playing a gay guy and we can see it from those horrendous dead fish lips kisses. They were such a turn off. Too bad because they had chemistry together. The story is good and acting was decent. I don’t understand the presence of the second couple though. It seems more like a mock of Time of fever instead of the closure we all needed. They were weird , their presence was pointless and their acting felt forced. I didn’t even like them that much anymore. I prefer remembering them as they were in Time of fever.

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Good chemistry, messy writing

Started good and the guys are great and have excellent chemistry but after ep 10 it all went to hell. The plot twist with the female bartender from hell , the pointless unbelievable break up and its flimsy reason, Fu’s cowardice and cruelty, him breaking every promise he made to Ze Shou..Nothing made sense, it’s like we’re watching a diff movie. The secondary couple was a snooze fest. It had great potential as an older divorce straight dude and a femme gorgeous guy sounds like an awesome trope but everything was too insta, too shallow, too bland and too boring.
The series was too long and went too far off the road. They should have stopped at chapter 10 after their romantic camping trip and not drag it for forever. Makes me mad that mediocre stories like this one are dragged for 13 chapters while masterpieces like When it rains it pours that needed 5 more episodes it only has 7.

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Cute drama

This was quite cute although, can we all agree that the queer couple stole the show? Sure, their story is a bit far-fetched (“turning” a straight guy -and a homophobic one at that- is not that easy or realistic,I’d even say it’s not likely, but hey, it’s called fiction for a reason . I absolutely loved them , especially Ou Wen (what a gorgeous guy!) . Their chemistry, their intimate scenes and Mark’s decided and “No hesitation” attitude charmed me to no end.
Unfortunately the main couple was kind of a snooze-fest ( the ML was gorgeous though ) and the third almost-couple was adorable.

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Surprisingly good

I had no expectations going into this one especially since I didn’t know the actors but this was a very pleasant surprise. Just for the fact that there’s no white-shirts kids and it’s a winner in my eyes lol Loved it , especially the first 8 episodes. Loved the chemistry, the story, the acting, the hot scenes (the bunny and the tiger sex rump will live rent-free in my head forever 🤣) . After the 8th episode when they were properly in love and courting they suddenly became too prudish for my liking (especially the doc), they stopped having sex and the doc was acting like a prickly shy blushing 18th century maiden. And all the drama with the father, mother, black ripper ghost and the “I’m going away for studies” was OTT and unnecessary. I wish it had stayed light and focused on romance and sex like in the beginning, it would have been a 10 then.

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Very enjoyable

Let me start by saying that ppl who left negative reviews probably came here expecting something like KinnPorsche so I wouldn’t take those opinions into consideration. Is this a masterpiece? Well, no. It’s silly, soft and light so if you want realistic portrayal of mafia and a complex plot this isn’t it.
Pros: the guys have chemistry, they’re both handsome , and their intimate scenes (kisses) are plenty and juicy. The bed scene is also good. They were incredibly cute together from beginning to end.
Con: the mafia thingy is unrealistic, Ping can’t cry to save his life and Meen didn’t have too many facial expressions, as always. To sum it up they worked because of their chemistry rather than good acting (although they have improved quite a bit over the time).
Still it’s much better than some BLs I’ve seen out there. It’s enjoyable, made me love the guys and root for them , the end was very satisfying and it was short. All good things in my book.

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Pleasantly surprised

Omg, how cute is this simple and gentle series???!!!! It’s much much more entertaining than we all expected , isn’t it? And the chemistry between the guys is AMAZING . Choi Jae-Hyeok’s acting is fabulous, he has a lot of charisma and he’s gorgeous.
The other kid, Yum Min Hyuk is not bad either, he struggles a bit but he has a lot of potential. So far I like this BL more than I thought I would , Too bad for the disjointed sequences , jumping from one one scene to another without any kind of context or introduction but I guess the budget is what it is. I think I would have also liked a bit more depth and one or two extra episodes to resolve all the issues and to give the other couple the chance to shine too.

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