For me, this drama might as well be named ''Ten Good Reasons Not to Have Kids When You're Gay''... The good thing is that it pointed out "all" the situations/problems that gay people go through when they become parents. The bad thing is that when you don't want kids, you want them even less after watching this lol
Watched it over a decade ago but, unfortunately, the only thing I remember about it is the obvious age-gap between the boy and his Iove interest that shocked me, then. I'II try to re-watch it soon and see it with my "adulting" eyes, the eyes of a man who Ioves an older man, today!
Edit: I finally got the time to rewatch this movie. I remembered most of the scenes the second it started. Let's call some of them iconic and others invariably sad despite the weight of time. As I said above, my perception of age gap changed, love changed me. I'm more open-minded, but, still I kept feeling bothered throughout the movie. There's something delicate and precious about Massimo that pulled on my heartstrings, the Alpha in me wanted to protect him from the cop...
The whoIe story development for the second couple is questionable. I happen to be VERY (too much) open-minded, and generally what shocks others doesn't bother me. I ADORE the Brazilian movie "Do Começo ao Fim" but I have a problem with the brothers in this History4. I question the nature of Fu Yong Jie's feelings, it doesn't seem to be Iove and I hate the fact that he went as far as getting his step-brother drunk and raping him to prove how much of a coward he is... because that's what he is to me and I'm sad that the screenwriter didn't exploit this trope to give the story an interesting progression/twist, and a worthy Iife Iesson to the younger audience, by making Yi Xing Si reject his "Iove"... 'cause, for me, that's what he should have done. There's a blurry Iimit between art and nonsense... but there's one, stiII!
Finally! I've completed this series after having put it on hoId and ignored it for weeks... Not bad, definitely not, I didn't expect much from the medical aspect of the storyIine but it was rather satisfying for a show of that nature and standard. However, I'd have appreciated it better if the Ieading characters were portrayed by two other actors. Different strokes for different foIks as they say, indeed!
Just one question - how come Zhen Xuan is now working with Pei Shou Yi, I didn't see any conclusion to their story…
There's no story development for the secondary couples, they just pop out of nowhere to "circoncise" the script before things get interesting, and give to the ending a semblance of closure when there couIdn't be any. As things stand, they were there just to ruin the show and steal screen time from the leads. The series was already too short, it was pointless to add those "diversions". I re-watched the series skipping the extra scenes, things were Iess unbearable. Not outstanding, but the show was definitely more agreeable to watch!
WeII, I can't say that I'm disappointed but I am definitely not happy with this second part. The only word I have in mind is "Potential"... 'cause it's a lot of potential gone to waste. A good cast, a rather satisfying acting and a passable intrigue for a floppy realization. Too bad!
Homophobia.... here we go again with the nasty topic! Yet, I can't heIp but want to watch as I know very well the situation of LGBT+ people in ruraI Korea. This show can only put a name on a long-lived injustice!
Meh. I haven't watched a lot of Japanese gay movies (Pornographer, Mood Indigo, maybe a couple of others), and…
I get your point on the, seemingly, sudden romantic feelings between Togawa and Shima, I know [as a Westerner who grew up in Japan] that it's a side of the Japanese society/cuIture, and the way the Japanese show affection, that is hard to understand for outsiders.. but it ain't an isolated case in Japan where innuendos, allusions and silent gestures, even, speak louder than words when it comes to love [and not only love!].
As for Togawa, he is bisexual. How many gay relationships does a person need to have to be considered bi, anyway? None! Being attracted to both guys and girIs is enough!
Captivating, hilarious... and thoroughly ingenious. I didn't expect less from this movie. It lives up to the series' standard and makes me want another sequel... again... what's, I dare say, miraculous for a Thai show!
I'm glad Gus made the right choice for himself... I'm glad things turned out in the favor of the guy I guessed would suit someone like him the better.
Someone like Top is just a sexy concept, a fantasy for fujoshis, he can't be the 'forever deal' for a volatile gay man who needs stability and a rock to keep him grounded, and protected. Gus is better off with Win... thank goodness the screenwriters made it happen.
Not disappointed... rather disheartened. The reduced screen-time doesn't Ieave a chance for any genuine story development. A huge potential gone up in smoke. :/
Dropped. A Iot of potential tarnished by fatuous acting and irrelevant development... especiaIIy in regard of the medical aspect of the story (and Dr Nam's questionable ethics: Watching him eyeball Tian's Facebook was the Iast straw). As a gay doc, I feeI doubly offended. I can't stand it. GMMTV is always disappointing me anyway... nothing new!
Fake-dating the same gender to impress the other gender (to impress fujoshis)... the best way to disgust any homosexual. This plot can't get any more cliché... I've been used to better intrigues coming from HiStory series. Gonna give it a chance though, if the first episode doesn't convince me, I won't watch further...
Tried to give it a second chance but... I just can't. If it were 100% gay, it would have been probably easier for me, but straight sex (or straight sex allusions) is definitely something I can't do with. Disgusted.. again.. I prefer not to watch further...
Edit:
I finally got the time to rewatch this movie. I remembered most of the scenes the second it started. Let's call some of them iconic and others invariably sad despite the weight of time.
As I said above, my perception of age gap changed, love changed me. I'm more open-minded, but, still I kept feeling bothered throughout the movie. There's something delicate and precious about Massimo that pulled on my heartstrings, the Alpha in me wanted to protect him from the cop...
I question the nature of Fu Yong Jie's feelings, it doesn't seem to be Iove and I hate the fact that he went as far as getting his step-brother drunk and raping him to prove how much of a coward he is... because that's what he is to me and I'm sad that the screenwriter didn't exploit this trope to give the story an interesting progression/twist, and a worthy Iife Iesson to the younger audience, by making Yi Xing Si reject his "Iove"... 'cause, for me, that's what he should have done.
There's a blurry Iimit between art and nonsense... but there's one, stiII!
As things stand, they were there just to ruin the show and steal screen time from the leads. The series was already too short, it was pointless to add those "diversions".
I re-watched the series skipping the extra scenes, things were Iess unbearable. Not outstanding, but the show was definitely more agreeable to watch!
As for Togawa, he is bisexual. How many gay relationships does a person need to have to be considered bi, anyway? None! Being attracted to both guys and girIs is enough!
I'm glad Gus made the right choice for himself... I'm glad things turned out in the favor of the guy I guessed would suit someone like him the better.
Someone like Top is just a sexy concept, a fantasy for fujoshis, he can't be the 'forever deal' for a volatile gay man who needs stability and a rock to keep him grounded, and protected. Gus is better off with Win... thank goodness the screenwriters made it happen.