Show which glorifies toxicity and yet getting appreciation
I don't usually write reviews but the weird fans of this drama made me write this. First of all I wanted to support this drama since early when it just started airing. China has bl censorship and the bl series which are relased from there is highly under risk. So I thought I should support the series. My bad I didn't knew the series is filled with all the toxic tropes. And ofc toxic tropes will have toxic fans.The way in which the weird fans of this show attack anyone who criticize about this drama needs to be studied. Some even think there is no better drama in this world than this one and some call it "masterpiece" even compare it with shows like "game of thrones" "squid game" "untamed" "money heist" etc. Such an insult to all these high budget and good quality series. I believe these fangirls are like frog in a well to think that revenged love is dominating the world. Ain't no one outside the bl fandom knows this show unlike the ones which you compare it with which even kids know about.
Now coming towards the toxicity I want to mention starting from first episode they could've avoided the grape scene but they didn't they just show poor guy getting left graped by a group of men as per the male lead's instruction. And when you say other shows also present grape scenes yes they do but it's not the positively portrayed leads who involve in such acts. It's usually villians and they'll also get punished. Many shows show how SA is traumatizing for the victim and their later life. R@pe is not something that can be ignored as you guys say. Next thing the male lead touches the other guy (the other mc) inappropriately without his consent, kissing him by threatening, no matter how much he says he don't want it still he goes along with it. Imagine if he did this to a girl will people still like it? The other one is ml threatening the doctor by telling that he'll r@pe him. Seriously?? The people who find it all cute and romantic needs serious help because none of these things are cute. The ml character deserves all the worst possible things not love and care
Also calling a girl b!tch because she just broke up with her idiot ex boyfriend and moved on. The girl broke up with him but he's still going after her and meddling into her affairs saying he wants revenge I want to ask him "What for exactly". Still she's getting all the blame shows how misogynistic bl fans are. As always these kind of misogynistic shows successfully glorifies toxic men and portrays women as bad.
Thus, revenged rove is just pure toxicity glorifying abusers, portraying misogyny all in the name of pure love which is nowhere to be seen. When I say this out loud I'll get all the hate from the fans of this drama but I would still repeat it's not love which you're watching it's the epitome of a toxic relationship which shouldn't be normalised in real life. It might be a fiction as you say but fiction has huge influence on people. This is not the kind of fiction you should promote. Again I'll be called homophobe by bl fans for saying this but I'm not and I know that. I can appreciate healthy relationships in romance shows no matter if its straight or gay. I've watched bls with good story, good acting, healthy relationships but this ain't one of them. For RL fans don't let your fetish mindset take over your morals.
Lastly I'm saying this as someone who genuinely would like to see improvement in bls it's 2025 we don't just have 5 or 10 bls there are many and still you're hyping up the toxic and low quality one even now. That's the reason why some non bl watchers think bl is just something romanticizing SA and made for fetishization.
You'll ask why I made such a review if I didn't like this drama little do y'all realise improvements can be made only with criticisms.
Again to clowns who think I'm your enemy for hating a drama you like, No I'm not I don't even know you guys personally. Stop fighting with people over a cringe drama and weird men
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