China's BL comeback and we're not disappointed!
First of all, i'd like to state that i'm familiar with the original work, meaning the novel and despite the fact that it has its good and its REAL bad, I still wanted to give this a try, not only because I was curious to see how they would adpat that specific story BUT also because this is China's BL comeback and I had to be here!
What can I say, this was REALLY good??? Better than I could ever imagined. The chemistry had me gagged & whenever I thought the tension could not get anymore than this, a new episode dropped. Also, I have to admit that it had been a while since I genuinely laughed and smiled while watching a BL...i'm a fan of cringe/funny stuff and oh boy do they serve so I was glad that they kept the comedic aspect and the dramatic vibe of the novel! However, don't get me wrong, it has its more serious and intense moments as well, dare i say it is, imho, a perfectly balance between drama, romance and comedy and I just keep wanting more and more !
The story is developped nicely and follows the novel quite well, marking the important arcs but I think we plummeted a little at some point or maybe dragged a few storylines for far too long which didn't allow to develop the latter part of the story, making the last few episodes rushed imho but maybe that is due to the fact that I am aware of the novel. Either way, I can only praise the acting, the chemistry and direction of this drama, they did an excellent job and removed some of the very problematic content found in the novel!
What can I say...It was very nice to be able to watch a story I had read and not feel utterly disappointed with its adaptation, quite the opposite even. The crew and the actors did a great job and I could not hope for a better Wu sowei and Chi cheng than these two! This is also such an important work as it might re-open the door for some mainland China BLs adaptations so give it some love!
If you like fun, romance, friendship, cringe, sexy and drama, revenged love is for you!
What can I say, this was REALLY good??? Better than I could ever imagined. The chemistry had me gagged & whenever I thought the tension could not get anymore than this, a new episode dropped. Also, I have to admit that it had been a while since I genuinely laughed and smiled while watching a BL...i'm a fan of cringe/funny stuff and oh boy do they serve so I was glad that they kept the comedic aspect and the dramatic vibe of the novel! However, don't get me wrong, it has its more serious and intense moments as well, dare i say it is, imho, a perfectly balance between drama, romance and comedy and I just keep wanting more and more !
The story is developped nicely and follows the novel quite well, marking the important arcs but I think we plummeted a little at some point or maybe dragged a few storylines for far too long which didn't allow to develop the latter part of the story, making the last few episodes rushed imho but maybe that is due to the fact that I am aware of the novel. Either way, I can only praise the acting, the chemistry and direction of this drama, they did an excellent job and removed some of the very problematic content found in the novel!
What can I say...It was very nice to be able to watch a story I had read and not feel utterly disappointed with its adaptation, quite the opposite even. The crew and the actors did a great job and I could not hope for a better Wu sowei and Chi cheng than these two! This is also such an important work as it might re-open the door for some mainland China BLs adaptations so give it some love!
If you like fun, romance, friendship, cringe, sexy and drama, revenged love is for you!
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