ShortCircuit

There, THERE, XCS, she's the one! Pick her!

Also, HHL and YGH, please drop dead.

I don't care about where the focus is right now - XCS doesn't KNOW what happened to him yet. If TXM knew, she would tell him, but she too thinks the surgery went "better than expected" and that he'll recover ASAP.

He went through a short coma, woke up and learned two of his friends are dead, but the rest survived, he's still trusting his BFF and GF, he's obviously alive and has that superhero mentality - he can get through ANYthing. It hasn't hit him yet, what it means if his legs are still numb after days.

Don't worry, you'll see him in full focus. I mean, there are spoiler scenes in the freaking OP and ED dealing with this (only watched them once, and I still remember the sequence). I doubt they won't let XZ show his full range, when this is going to be the turning point of XCS's life.

I mean, we're about to hit the middle of the drama, and the writer hasn't let us down yet. Let's give them some trust they know what they're doing.

He doesn't KNOW yet. It's an immense thing to have happened to him, but he's still in the processing phase. Let him work it out.

It's very good. The couples are extremely obvious from the get-go setups. And if you're in doubt, watch the OP LOL. They're in there.

But don't start this one for the romance (or not just for the romance). It's a coming-of-age for more than one characters, and not all of them are progressing just through love. It's more slice-of-life-romantic than rosey-dovey romance, so be warned.

YGH still has a chance (albeit a small one) to turn right. As you say, even if he ends up with HHL (good riddance!) at least he should let XCS take the merit for his heroic deed, and unambiguously so (I don't want to see something like he's giving XCS the credit in a manner that everybody else thinks he's doing it because he's - probably - going to be forced to retire from the army).

I'm hoping he comes through, at least THIS ONE TIME, if ever.

As for HHL... I won't miss her. I can totally understand her choice from a pragmatic POV (she grew up in exactly the same type of home she'd condemn her children to, were she to marry XCS who is poor and has no relations and can't do anything but choose the right and difficult path.)

But she didn't even give him his dignity as a man - he was trying everything he could to get her the money for her mother's operation, even borrowing from his comrades... and she just picked up the phone and chose the easy path of borrowing from YGH who she KNOWS is still in love with her. That's not something you do to the man you're claiming to be in love with. She's indirectly telling him she doesn't consider him reliable and a good provider. Dammit, I felt that pain for him. They should have broken up right then, but I guess he would've given her the benefit of the doubt at least for that one time, AND found excuses for her, too. Still, it's an omen of how things will happen between them. As soon as she finds out he can't walk (yet), she'll see him as a burden on her life and find an excuse to let him break up with her.

(Wanna bet it's going to be HIS idea, because he's going to see the writing on the wall soon enough? And she'll take it).

So yeah.

Good thing this drama doesn't have breaks, I'd climb the walls, LOL.

He has a very short window of time to come clean, but consider this - some time has passed since XCS woke up. He came to see him and promised him recognition because he was going to go tell all to the army (why hadn't he, before, when XCS was still in a coma?!)

Then some more days pass when he gets shipped back to the city and XCS remains in the hospital. He had time to tell the people in the train he didn't get the info, XCS did... but I have this feeling he didn't tell.

I have this sinking feeling their last reciprocally sincere moments as best friends happened before XCS took his place pressing the mine, when YGH thought he was going to die anyway and admitted to being jealous for everything. Now he has a chance to get some military merits before XCS even thinks about it, and I think he knows XCS won't expose him anyway. But it would break XCS's heart if YGH betrays him like that...

From HHL, I have no expectations of her standing by him - she's one for quick fixes, lately. Not admitting he's her boyfriend I can understand, under the military rules, but then Ye Fang is putting her in her place and she doesn't really have a strong, innocent-type reaction... more of a, ~hey! So THAT's what those feelings I've been having mean!!~ kind. If she learns XCS is now unable to remain in the army, and sees YGH as a hero (a RICH hero), she'll take the easier path, EVERY time. They both told XCS in so many words that's how they think. So if she betrays him, I won't even be surprised.

Not precisely time-travel, but time-loop. So not going back to the distant past to change anything from a historical POV, but going a very little time back to save a busload of people, find the culprit for MengMeng's death and also show the police in a very positive light (they were mostly helpful, efficient, fast and not prejudiced. From a pro-police propaganda POV, they did everything right).

And it offered an opportunity for 1. make people see why that extended surveillance system could help, from time to time and 2. show that some cities in China are really beautiful (well, I liked what I saw of that city they filmed in).

This, just considering why it would pass censorship (and not considering that the plot is actually tight, the cinematography good, the acting okay - and there are cats!)

FGS is a swear phrase slang, LOL, Ye GuoHua is the culprit (YGH :D)

I won't watch previews, I like this a lot and don't want spoilers... But from what I did see in the OP and ED, it's obvious eventually XCS will regain use of his legs and that YGH and HHL will probably marry (XCS is crying over a wedding invitation at some point in the OP or ED), but dammit... what a letdown!! And he had JUST said he owed his life to XCS!

I hope he'll come through and it was only a moment's indecision... but I also hope nobody ever lets XCS know his best friend, whom he had just saved, hesitated into stealing the only military glory he'd ever have (since he's probably going to be retired on a medical basis, IMHO).

*keeping fingers crossed* Come on, YGH, tell the truth!!!

I can't believe it - first HHL nicely waltzes past XCS's feelings and goes for help straight to his love rival and NOW, now XCS just put his own life on the line for YGH... YGH is considering stealing his glory and not clarifying who actually got the important info!

I can see HHL doing it, since she's kind of a material girl in the end, but YGH?! WHY??? This is so disappointing. FGS, he's lying there having barely survived a land mine YOU stepped on, dammit, and you just go and accept fellow soldiers' praise with no second thought, and don't make it straight!! SO disappointed in YGH.

Poor other two soldiers (Amao! No!), but I'm so mad at YGH and HHL I can't think straight right now.

DAMMIT!

No, no, no, YGH DON'T DO THAT!!!!!

If you check the ”spoiler” box underneath the comment box, the whole comment is hidden and nobody risks being spoiled to anything.

There IS a lot of funny bromance, though :D

Not really, no.

Not really, though there are some hilarious bromance moments. Every fujoshi is only hoping for a second season where more bromance+ could ensue.

PYY is only contributing the heart :D

I don't like how it's going between XCS and YGH... It's not just drifting apart, YGH DEFINITELY doesn't get XCS, and sadly, XCS is not really getting through either. It's sad HHL had to explain it to him, and even so, all he does is step wrongly in their eyes because he's too honest and acting on his convictions...

I guess TXM is heading to the military to become a field surgeon, and maybe she'll get to operate on XCS when the time comes...

Also, the whole family gimmick was HILARIOUS.

DL: XCS, you're good with kids.
(Myself, roaring): Never saw him with A-Yuan, didja LOL ROFLMAO

XCS: Want a pinwheel?
Kid: YES!
XCS doesn't buy him a pinwheel.
Myself (roaring): TOLD YA!!!!! ROFLMAO

XCS: Want to buy this?
Kid: Yeah.
Kid walks away.
XCS: KID!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU KID!!!!!
Myself (roaring): DAMMIT NOT AGAIN LOL ROFLMAO

I don't even care if they used those scenes for a tongue-in-cheek throwback, LOL, I was howling :D

Had to stop mid-ep 16 just to take note: Xiao Zhan losing kids in the market since 2019 (and counting) LOL.

Okay, just checked the last ep, NF version. Same ending, same length.

Sad :(

I know Tencent did it, I just liked the previous one better :D

Some while ago someone who was watching the NF version said there were some extra minutes in each ep. Did anyone watch the last few eps? Any new scenes?