SybillsDramalist

Aah, I don't know, I feel very conflicted about this one. On the one hand production quality, screenwriting and acting was good. But the storyline felt so unbelievably fabricated. And I usually can well live with some (very obvious) plotholes or unrealistic storylines as long as the series keeps me hanging in there. I could've somehow wrapped my head around him not being able to let go of those two obvious red (and now we know better: essentially black) flags for years. Really, because life and love is complicated and not always rational. But come on, that contract killed me - it made zero sense and was so unbelievable. As if those two egomaniacs wouldn't have tried to get him for their own years back instead of some maniac contract and/or vanish abroad just to return in full black flag mode.
But whatever, he got his Golden Retriever in the end, so all is well that ends well ;)

Interesting point. Thanks for sharing that perspective.

I was totally in for a good Gmmtv Series. You know what your get some drama, some love - there and back again. Nobrainer for a weekend, and i was so in for it up to the point in episode 8 when Moth asked Pun on the phone if he couldn't have gotten a better boyfriend "because Pun is a top-tier himself", I do get that that Pun and Moth have a (complicated) history, but that was a downright nasty thing to say and seriously offputting to me. I always felt Dean would need a redemption arc, but now... Let's see if Moth gets a redemption arc that's good enough to pay that off. Phew.

I do get it, once you watch it carefully, there are many details that make the story beautiful - beautiful despite it not being a feelgood story throughout. Didn't notice that about the termite mushrooms, thanks for pointing it out!

Haha, and funny, i had exactly the same with pursuit of jade. But I went back and despite it being quite the gigantic epos (I hardly ever dare to get into those 250 episode dramas), i ended up enjoying it after i let go of the expectations that went with the hype. So maybe give it another try. Even though with pursuit of jade I always wonder if it's actually the story that pulls you in or the grand production and some undeniable chemistry between two very attractive leads. Still undecided. Anyhow, that being said, pursuit of jade was really good entertainment - but nowhere near as poetic as this winter sun.

The only thing I really didn't feel was the 5 year time gap. Yes, a time gap made total sense for the story, gave them time to retire from their respective roles and added some extra angsty vibes I did appreciate in a way (who doesn't love a good Changyang return in sunset?), but 5 years complete communication shutdown... yeah yeah, I know, he pre-sent all his messages and life or death missions, but somehow 5 years felt a little bit too over-exaggerated to me.

Anyway, still a drama I would wholeheartedly recommend to anyone because it stimulates all your senses, the story depicting all the sad, desperate and happy, joyful moments of life, the music, the really beautiful mountain-cinematography. Beautiful piece, and kudos to you having it rewatched so many times, I haven't - but I will definitely rewatch it more than once in the future.

I started this a few weeks back, and then basically/almost dropped it, because it felt kind of draggy and somewhat confusing. So happy I restarted over. And: I don't say this a lot, but this one is a must watch. What I first found confusing, turned out to be just a very complex story, so well written. From gut-wrenchingly sad to delightfully sweet and back again. The music adds a lot to the poetic feeling this series had for me. Go watch it, it's long, but so many heartwarming moments that will stick with you.

0% plot so far, but: Huh, wow, what happened to KBLs this year? Not complaining though.

Just lovely. The rating doesn't do it justice. Some other shows just get 8+ because of the couple pairings - despite horrendous screenwriting. It's (unfortunately I might say) not much of a time invest, so see for yourself. This is simply sweet.

Ah, so nice to finally see a KBL like this. I didn't mind the pace up until end of ep 8, it worked for me, no unnecessary sideplots, enough screentime for the leads, but ep. 9 and (especially) 10 then felt so weirdly rushed?! This would've needed 2 more episodes for it to be narrated in a pace than before and therefore be (almost) perfect.

I like the ABO-Storyline, but all in all the writing is just mediocre to sometimes even cringe (and I was totally here for My Stubborn which was also a wild ride writing-wise and basically also just selling out on NCs). But obviously I will keep watching to the end, because OatBoat :D So I won't be complaining.

Am I the only one though who is absolutely not feeling those frameless glasses on Boat?

First of, really love this series. But It got me wondering. Any ideas on what's going on and why we suddenly get a K-(BL)Drama that is so steamy? Correct me if you have loads of counter evidence that I'm not aware of - but usually KDramas were way more chaste (like chaste chaste, peck on the check anytime before epidsode 8 would be considered wild)? I don't remember any such steamy or even kinda explicit scenes like in Prosecutors Proposal in any/many KDramas so far? Which is why many of us eventually took a detour and peeked into Thai-Dramaland :D

Any thoughts? Or is it just me wondering if KDrama has taken a good look at BL TDramas? Intrigued if this will be just a one-off or a trend we will be seeing. Won't be complaining if it's the latter, because this was done very tastefully.

Agree. Very strong drama. Loved your BossNoeul detour. Frankly though, yes BossNoeul or (let’s not forget) BoatOat shifted the level of expectations for NCs, but the chemistry here was (even) way better - maybe because it felt less staged? I hardly comment on anything, but the last 10 minutes of episode 8 were a chokehold and - hands down - the best NC scene I personally seen in a BL. Also the closing scene, very intimate, natural and thus believable. Great acting. Let’s see what the last two episodes hold for us.