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It's plummeting.

I hated the slow development, the hazing and basically everything about Arthit. lol I was also unimpressed, but people eat this series up.

Everything's more or less on a case-by-case basis and there are many factors like how popular the show gets or how well-connected the production company is. Blued is an enormous company in China and they're very well-connected to the government.
Also, this series, unlike the rest of the "gay" media you probably know China for like Counterattack, Like Love, and Addicted or recent bromances like The Untamed, aren't geared toward fujoshis/wider audiences, this is geared particularly toward adult gay *men* in China who are a small and in many ways, "quieter" (if I can use that word) minority than crazy Xiao Zhan/Wang Yibo-shipping fujoshis who routinely cause a huge fuss online here. So, this one isn't likely to ruffle the government's feathers at all.

So, is LGBT content not allowed in China? No. It just depends on the medium through which being offered and who's actually consuming it.

How old is the doctor *supposed* to be?

I put off this one for a long time (three years to be exact) and I'm just getting to it. On episode 7 now and I agree with your points about the acting, chemistry and the friend group. I'm also not keen on teacher + Phu or doctor + Farm, but compared to a lot of BLs we've gotten in the past year or so...at least from Thailand, I think this one should still be pretty high up on the list. Why do you think it's overhyped?

Well, I am now. lol Had never heard of it, but it has Machida and it's only eight episodes, so I'm in. haha

Whatever the system for rating shows is...it sucks. It's almost always inaccurate.

Adachi's awkwardness is the sweetest, purest thing on earth.

LBC might have -two- issues. lol

If you're only interested in Pete and Kao, you don't need to watch Kiss.

You don't need to watch Kiss at all really, but you should watch Kiss Me Again (just the Pete and Kao cuts though...it's available on YouTube), then watch their Our Skyy episode, then this one.

Why does the fact that they're buff put you off? lol

Really like the first paragraph. It's interesting though, three years a later, a lot of new dramas have taken Thai BL a few steps backward tbh.

I dropped it at first because I just thought it was a little too low budget and the other actors weren't a match for Luo Yunxi, but I picked it back up anyway. It's nothing special and a little disorganized, but Luo Yunxi (his beauty and his acting skills) and the fact that each episode is only about 20-25 minutes make it an easy watch. It's also a pretty simple plot, unlike other Chinese costume dramas that get easily overladen and complicated with so many plots and characters.

Watch for Luo Yunxi. Don't expect much else from this.

My thoughts exactly and his acting was good here anyway.

Mark is so damn cheesy and I am not lactose intolerant. ^_^ I'm loving every bit of this. There are too many d*mn people in this show, though. lol Can someone post a chart or give me a list of who's who for reference. I try to pay attention, then I forget everything when Kim/Copter get back on the screen. lol

THANK YOU. In my mind, I was screaming, "Wrap it, boo!" lmao

Happy birthday!!

I noticed that too! Such a tender moment.

By straight, I mean, *self-identifying* as straight, not being straight in reality. He demonstrated his affinity for women at several points of the show. A lot of people aren't straight, but make the choice to live their lives in a heterosexual identity because of societal pressures etc. Is he straight? Probably not. Is gay? Imo that doesn't matter because he was prepared to give up exploring that aspect of his sexuality until circumstances changed.

I didn't project my own experiences, but rather took him for how portrayed his own self.

Also, I 100% enjoyed this series. It's ok to find alternative ways of looking at things that we enjoy as well. :)

Hope that made sense. lol Sometimes my feelings don't always get as well-interpreted as I'd like.