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I mean...IRL police organizations use "civilians" who can more easily get an in with these crime organizations all of the time, often people with records of their own (like Zhao) who agree to this dangerous work (the police promise to protect them as best as possible, of course, but there is no denying it's dangerous work) in exchange for some benefit that can give them a better chance in the future, ie, immunity from a crime they committed, clearing something off their record, etc. This is not that far fetched of a storyline. No one is forcing the civilians, they agree to do it voluntarily. They are often called confidential informants and their use is definitely an ethical question, but it absolutely happens.

Could be! IDK, I haven't noticed this being too over the top, I guess. But I felt like the kissing scenes we got in Love in the Clouds were 🔥, for example. Or Deep Affection Eyes had some really great scenes. I think this drama FEELS less censored because we're getting SO MUCH tension. Like...so much. The actors are really excelling at selling those moments where they're just looking at each other but you can feel the chemistry on fire. And things like the hand holding scene in 15 that felt honestly even more intimate than the kiss they shared on the roof. But at the end of the day, all of those are "chaste" scenes. Nothing is actually happening in them of a truly suggestive nature, so maybe it feels less censored but the censor board din't find anything too egregious to make them cut.

😂 I just really dislike seeing the negativity thrown all over something I'm really enjoying. So I block and then I don't have to see anymore comments by that person, ever again.

It's crazy! I block users on MDL who are unnecessarily negative or spam negativity, and usually it's maybe one per drama. Often none at all. I've blocked three people so far, and it would likely be more if I came here more often.

What the WHAT? Okay, I've seen some crazy stuff go down in k-pop fandoms. I guess I shouldn't be surprised. But IMO the people that do this are not really fans. They thrive on negativity, not the positive shared enjoyment of something that fandom should be.

For real, the tension is so palpable it feels like my screen is about to combust sometimes. And that's not even the kissing scenes, which are also 🔥

😱 What?? But I love both of them. I really like Lusi. Is there a reason her fans are so...aggressive to Esther? I assume a subset of Dylan's fandom is being toxic because they see him and Esther as a OTP couple and don't like her paired with anyone else, which is honestly just ridiculous and completely unrealistic in the Chinese entertainment industry.

I don't want to stir anything up, but there's a lot of vague referencing in the comments. Could someone explain to me which fandom targets Esther and why?

That's probably where I am at, too. I loved that drama so, SO much. But I am also loving this one so much! Modern dramas are really hard to hit for me with a 10. But this one and that one sure are/did.

RIGHT??? It's so bad because those are usually the most emotional/intimate scenes!

And that ENTIRE episode was so drenched in tension, you could feel the relationship shifting between them, you knew THEY felt it, it was just unspoken until she kissed him at the end of 14/beginning of 15. But literally there were moments in that ep when I was yelling at my TV "OMG JUST KISS EACH OTHER".

The First Frost was my favorite modern drama this year, and maybe ever....until this one. We'll see if Speed and Love dethrones it for me!

Technically Dylan became popular after Meteor Garden, but LBFAD did catapult him even further, no question.

OMG someone please spoil me, what accident? Why do they break up? UUUGH.

Honestly, this is a western viewpoint. China, Korea, and Japan all like that "cutesy" vibe in a way we just don't get. I've gotten used to it by watching so many dramas, and with her character being young and pretty sheltered here, it doesn't bother me so much. But yeah, that's why. Because that "demeanor" is super, super popular in the east.

100% Not just you. When she tells him "I don't mind that you're dirty" I was like "Girl, none of us do."

Right?? I think he was so afraid it was just a drunken impulse from her, and they couldn't talk about it right then even if she was sober. The hand holding was such a small thing, but so full of emotion and depth. The way he didn't want her to let go to accept the juice bottle from Nana. My heart.

He's literally not allowed to tell anyone per whatever contract he signed when he agreed to become a UC to clear his record. That's standard. And even if he could have made her an exception, they weren't together when he started so he wouldn't have. I'm sure he's going to tell her anyway at some point, but yeah.

I mean, they DID have 14 episodes worth of insane tension to deal with.

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