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Wow

I have to admit that it's close to impossible for me to watch a full Chinese series without skipping or dropping it, no matter how great it is, the last show I remember that I managed to finish was the prisoner of beauty, and I skipped a lot while watching, I remember rating it less than it deserves cause I had a thing or two I didn't like.
Also I'm a serial binge-watcher "if that even make any sense lol" so I get bored when I watch a show while it is being aired.

But I guess I found the perfect formula to enjoy long Chinese series cause that's how I managed to finish and enjoy this show.
A couple of episodes every other day.

Now the real review, the beginning was very strong! I was really mesmerized by the FL she was so beautiful and of course the ML, the reverse damsel in distress was a nice touch, if it wasn't for the way they overdid it, I mean a butcher's daughter who can fight is one thing, but to kill a very strong worrier "a leader nonetheless" who is an expert during a war when she has always lived her life in a small countryside Is just a stretch, I could understand the whole saving the ML thing, but not that.
However, I loved her character, her stubborn personality, her relationship with the ML and their great love.

The whole fighting for power was boring to me, but it was well written so I have nothing to complain about, I knew this isn't my cup of tea from the beginning, and I was watching for the bits that I like so that's completely fine, I can't have my cake and eat it too.

The comedic relief was amazing, I had a few good laughs while watching specially in the beginning.
And the way everything ended was amazing.

One thing I didn't like but still couldn't decrease my rating was the Hypothetical scenario in the end where the massacre did not happen, I loved every thing about it except for the second couple "QianQian and QiMin" and how they ended their story, I mean I loved them together, I completely loved how they ended them in the original timeline, he deserves it, but the second scenario, I don't understand why couldn't they end it happily.

I still found it unnecessarily stretched like most Chinese shows, but again, it's what it is, I can't buck the trend ~~

Overall I think it was a good series, I recommend it for whoever likes the genre ~~

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Pretty disappointing

I blame my high expectations.
I expected too much and ended up with crumbs.

Now I'm not saying that this is a bad show per se, it's actually the best quality domundi had ever made, but still it's not flawless and not at all deserves this high rating.

Now I shall say what I liked and didn't like about this.

1- acting: everyone was amazing and I was really impressed by Keng, the first scene he appears in was spectacular, and the way he carries his character till the end was really good, also side characters were amazing specially FirstOne and Tle.

On the other hand, Namping was terrible, and I'm really sorry to say that, but him being the MAIN character is a heavy weight I'm not sure he is ready to carry yet, and I'm more sorry to judge him like that but the show is in his character name, mate literally just standed there, said the bare minimum he has too little script to deliver, his hands are glued to his side, he walks without moving his arms at all, and his shoulders are slightly up as if someone spilled cold water on him in the middle of December's winter, with little to no facial expressions at all, so I'm absolutely and utterly disappointed that Domundi focused on improving the show quality and yet this is who they decided to give the role of Khemjira to.

2-story: the beginning was amazing really catches your attention, but after a few episodes everything is so random, we have things that happens thoughtlessly, where is the ghost? What is she doing? Why did she stop harassing him? No answers, also some inconsistency in the plot like they are at school but don't attend it, and then we learn that they are on a break but once Khem decide to go back on a whim, he is back to school again like this part is confusing, and the end was really really anticlimactic, like a monk and a few chantings? Why didn't they do that earlier!! Why didn't they solve that grudge before it got to this point, and how was he alive all that time, if she is that strong why couldn't she take revenge earlier?

I skipped some other illogical things because they are necessary for the plot, still I couldn't help but having them spinning in the back of my head while watching.

3- characters: I said that a billion time before but personally it's hard to like a show if I hate one of the main characters, and here I didn't like both, I could stand Peem slightly more than Khem because of Keng, but he still was annoying in some parts, like mate why are you complicating everything? And Khem, why are you so damn pushy!!? Khem's character is just so ridiculous too, I know he has a female name, but I didn't know that he was also brought up as one!! He is so mushy, that's not someone surrounded by ghosts and scary stuff his whole life!! That is a 10YO girl, but it's a Domundi thing to cast the Uke as too feminine character, I just want to say if you really want a feminine MC, just cast a woman!! ALL female characters were so pretty and MORE masculine than Khemjira, he was the most feminine out of all the female characters in the show.
And that is not a compliment.

Am I being too harsh? Maybe, it's just too average and I expected too much that's why I'm slightly pissed off and disappointed tbh.
This had a few good things too, like Mix doppelganger and his blind lover, they were so sweet, actually FirstOne is the reason I continued watching, sadly I can't seem to be happy enough about any other tiny thing I enjoyed to write them down.

Lastly, lower your expectations and watch it. I would not necessarily suggest it if someone asks me about a show, but if you are contemplating whether to watch it or not, just give it a try, you may like it more than I did.

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Watch it for Narimiya Hiroki

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I will watch anything, literally anything with Narimiya Hiroki in it and I'll enjoy it!!
That's how much I LOVE him, I'm incapable of hating anything he is in it, I can't, I just can't.

Now I'll try to be honest here this drama isn't by any mean the best of it's kind, nor a fantastic drama that you must watch, it won't change your life or anything it's a plain psychological drama that you can totally skip and sleep well at night.

Acting was spectacular as expected, Hiroki shines in his role, this guy has been away from acting since about 2016 and HE STİLL HAS THE KNACK OF İT, now I can't really judge other characters since the drama is basically on Hiroki's shoulder but the reporter stands out, he was fantastic.

The story was nice, no mystery here, pretty predictable and nothing to look forward to. Nevertheless, it's not as boring as I've seen in the comments, it may need to be a little shorter like 6 episodes would have been perfect but 8 aren't considered bad since we needed a lot of backstory for literally all the characters and I believe if it was any shorter we might complain about the lack of backstory for some characters but all I'm saying is we can do without a few unnecessary scenes here and there ~

My overall rate is heavily influenced but that doesn't mean it was a bad drama, I would recommend it. I watched the whole thing without skipping while being on a drama slump so that means something, however, I understand if some found it boring or slow, it is to some extent but personally that wasn't enough to put me off.

Welcome back Hiroki San ❣️❣️

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I didn't like it, I could only fully watch the first couple of episodes then skimmed through the rest.

The drama is relatively short, but somehow it got boring, story started nice, then somehow it got weird, the straight guy turn gay out of the blue while he just got out of a relationship is just too unrealistic, be that as it may the idea of bet I thought it's a nice idea for a fun short drama I didn't expect
The supposedly straight guy would be the one chasing the gay one.

Also I notice the awkwardness between both couples, I couldn't feel any chemistry in the intimate scenes between them, it felt forced and awkward.

Definitely not recommended, there are many other great JBLs worth watching than this ~

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Spectacular

Hands down, one of greatest dramas made in the last few years.
It's probably in my top 3 favourite dramas I've seen this year and it's totally deserved the hype.

I liked the story and the pace, it's very satisfying specially the punishments, I found myself agreeing with Justitia most of the time, I don't care if they didn't go to jail if the criminals were tortured, died painfully and went to hell, that's is more satisfying than staying behind bars for a few years.

I also have to applaud the acting, PSH shines here, and I have to say I'm impressed she improved BIG TIME, the rest of the cast was also amazing but I only mentioned PSH as she was -for me- slightly over hyped as an actress specially in her old dramas, I liked her generally but let's say I wouldn't exactly jump at the any chance of watching anything if I knew she is in it, nevertheless, here she was amazing, she nailed her role.

I don't think I hated anything about the drama, the only thing that I slightly didn't like was that it was very predictable, I expected almost everything and every secret, yet I didn't feel bored watching it it was still entertaining.
I also loved how they didn't dwell on the crimes, only took the time to show the whole punishment instead and equally focused on Justitia story as well as the crimes and punishments.

I would recommend it if you like the genre. It's done very well.

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The chronicles of butts

It's a known fact that BOC has ass fetish, so you know you are going to see some bare butts when you watch this.

The reason I didn't want to watch this is I didn't like the story, it's not really my cup of tea but I saw too many edits for the second couple which made me intrigued.

And as I expected, I didn't like it very much, and I ended up with too many things that bothered me

1-where is the comedy? This is supposed to be a romcom as far as I know, yet it's all about politics and power games, if it wasn't for the second couple i wouldn't even dare to call it romantic, well I mean it has romance but not satisfying one, the whole comedy part is put on Mile's shoulder and my man isn't even that funny, I dare say his character was annoying to some extent.

2- what is the role of tanwa? Tanwa is supposed to be the main lead character next to Trin, right?? Nope!! That's not the case, all he did was live a happy go lucky life, seduce a - supposedly - straight man, and piss his dad off. Aside from that he can be completely removed from the cast and the series would still be the same, he contributed nothing to the story aside from being the love interest of Trin and he can easily be replaced by Victor.

3- why isn't Victor one of the main characters? That guy was fantastic, he nailed his role which was big btw, he even appeared more than Tanwa - until you know what happens - he was a better person whose conversation is up to bar with Trin's, and there is a fairly good reason for them to be together, also he and Trin both try to make the other person a better version of himself.

4- the way the solved the whole lert situation! A video? Really?? This has to be the most unreasonable and unrealistic way to prove someone is innocent, better make the bad guy surrender and admit to all his crimes, I wasn't really invested in the riot part but I was waiting to see how will they solve everything and tie all the loose ends.

5-happy end for the wrong couple!! I wish they did the second couple the same courtesy they did the first, alas they didn't and they opted to only keep things fairytale-like for the first but very very realistic to the second, I was fine with the end I wasn't disappointed or anything, this was late 60s so what else can I expect? Happy end for homosexual couple? Don't be ridiculous!

I believe that sums everything up, on the bright side, you can enjoy what BOC can do most, great cinematography, and nice direction, story and character, probably not so much.
I believe after 4mins and this, I won't have any high expectations from BOC anymore...

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Crappy scenario but great at everything else

It was fantastic, a really well done show. Everything was spectacular but if it wasn't for the weird scenario and some questionable behaviour from some characters I believe it would be a 10/10 show.
I have a lot that I hated and also liked about it so I have many mixed feelings after I've finished it.

Cast:
The two leads were magnificent, they really did justice to their roles, they were amazing and their chemistry is top notch, I love Peterpan since sunshine night, and Pond since 180 degrees.
Did I ever pictured the two together? Never, which is why this was a pleasant surprise. They really have great harmony.
Characters however, were slightly off, Armin is very self centered, after coming back he acts like a child talking about the future like a crazy guy not caring about how people will think of him and for someone who is chasing fame it's kinda silly, I didn't get his contradictory behaviour sometimes ( won't say much cause spoilers) but he kept taking every support from TD without even caring enough to know who is he and why why why he is doing all that!?
And Tada, I didn't understand at first why he did all that but after a while I kind accept the reason for everything he kept on doing but seriously, I couldn't understand one thing, how was he able to completely accept Armins shenanigans about his death and the future calmly, the first thing I'd think of would literally be " oh sh!t, I fell in love with a crazy man"

Story:
Here ... We really need to talk!!
Story by itself is great, nothing original and done a billion times before, still solid! And enjoyable if done well, everyone loves a great revenge story, right?
That didn't happen here, the way the scenario goes is just weird, First few episodes were all about Armin coming back and wondering why he keep meeting people he met in his first life .... Wow! I wonder why? Because it's your freaking life, bro!!! You are supposed to cross path with them, why do you think that because you repeating your life that it would be different? And if so why do you keep talking like "in the future this will happen, and that will happen" like an expert yet be so freaking surprised to meet your ex again!!!
Also, he was so stupid regarding Yada, how couldn't he put two and two together and get that he is TD.
It's not the proof is in the pudding moment, you just have to use 2 brain cells to get that.
There are a few other things that I also didn't like, like how the bad people are only threatening everyone without actually doing anything, maybe Ren did something about Thiwthit at the end, that's just messy writing.

Now I myself am confused, did I like this drama or not, I believe I did, it's just like, eating your favourite dessert after being in the fridge for a while, you know there is something wrong with the taste but still enjoying it 😂😂 weird comparison I know but you get my point.

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Loads of raw emotions

This was brilliant!
It's not a simple story about desire or sex, it has too many layers of emotions and feelings that are lost between lovers.

Characters are too complicated, you feel them and understand the frustration of wanting what you can't have, the feeling of missing a piece of a puzzle and the need to fill it's place.

The two leads were the missing piece of each others life.

Cast was amazing, chemistry was great and the whole thing was perfect.
It's like a sleeping volcano that erupted suddenly after being calm and silent on the surface for ages.

Highly recommended ❣️~

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What's the point

I watched the whole thing without even knowing what's the point by the end of it.
Now it's not the first Japanese drama I watch that ends with a vague open end, I don't mind that and I'm fine with it but seriously this one isn't it.

The genre, romance and comedy are non existing, it's just a slice of life with barely any life lessons, just confused people thinking and talking about their failed relationship,
Do they figure out what went wrong? Nope
Do they learn anything from the experience? Nope not really.
Do we learn anything? Not even the slightest, it's really confusing.

I understand that the main theme here is adult relationships, they mentioned that many times but still it's about confused adult that somehow trying to understand what they want in life and in love and by the 8th ep and after one of the side stories character have a long monologue about marriage and kids they finds out that they will always be confused about life and there is no way you'll find your answer in life, you just have to life it come what may, well guess what!? EVERYONE KNOWS THAT!!! Thank you for teaching nothing.
For a "slice of life" drama it was not very eye-opening.
For a character like Mami, she is the most annoying character ever btw, she started off married, and she just keep complaining and acting like a Bi**h to her husband then get a divorce then end up together with her husband... Honey that's just married with extra steps, extra unnecessary and annoying steps, you are just a spoiled brat! Get over yourself!

For Mukai, my sweet confused boy, I totally and completely didn't sympathise with him lol like bro what do you want? They literally gave him many options, the one that want to have fun with no commitments, the one who want to be serious about marriage, a girl that wants the normal relationship with the typical steps, and another that want the full baggage, and you leave all that to fall for a girl that doesn't even want you and end up being the same as you were. And you say character development?? Bi**h where!!???

Long story short, My main problem with this is it felt like a loop, all the characters are at the same spot in their life - except maybe Kouki san- by the end of it.
Making me wonder why did I spend all that time watching it.

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This was very light and lovely.

A very simple story, cliché and predictable but still done well, the two leads were great, I loved them both separately and I get excited whenever two of my favourites acts together, they were very comfortable with each other and the chemistry was fantastic.

The story was too romantic, with little drama and no evil characters, or at least the antagonists were not extreme.
However the story seemed a little redundant, but still because it was enjoyable I have nothing to complain about, just watching the two leads having a very normal moments isn't bad.

Overall very lovely, the FL is adorable and cute.
Recommended if you want something light ~~

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This was so beautiful!! Probably one of my favourite slice of life dramas that is BL friendly and focus on the minority's problem of feeling accepted.

The best thing about it, is that it didn't only show gay people's problem, but also tackles other issues like families, dreams and accepting your own self.

At the end of it I wanted them all to live together in one place with each of them being in his own flat but all come together during evening and have meals together, maybe talk together about their days and what happens in their lives.
And I mean anyone, except maybe for the father, he is terrible and I hated his character.

I wanted the show to keep going, I didn't want it to end which is a first, probably the only show this year that I watched without skipping a scene and wanting to see even more of it.

The cast carried their characters well, heavily focused on gay issues so if it's not your cup of tea don't watch it, this isn't really a BL, it's about gay people yes, but you won't find any romance or lovey dovey moments, however I had a good laugh in some scenes, not because they were funny but because they were very awkward or odd.

The characters are unique and very very weird, all of them are like that, you won't find one normal character here and that is what makes the show more interesting ~

Highly recommended if you like slice of life dramas about belonging and family and friends bonds~~

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I was in a mood for a light romance drama, slow paced is a bonus, because I'm terribly sick and heavily medicated during Christmas time so any excitement would kill me lol

And this fits the category, a cute noona dongsaeng relationship, i wasn't that skeptical about the grooming idea being explored here because I didn't think that much of it, and I decided that I'd simply drop it if it wasn't good.

However this was done very well, the story is consistent and nice, the relationship is natural, no grooming at all, the ML was slightly too obsessed which is something I didn't like much but I could understand it considering that his whole world was revolving around her.

Side couple were my favourite, I loved the idea of a girl chasing the guy in an adorable way, nothing tacky about it, and the guy was so lovely, a little tsundere type but minus the aggressiveness.

The last 6ep were slightly redundant imo, the alteration between the past to the future was good till they spent a lot of episodes finishing the story in the past which wasn't the best way of segmentation since I kinda forgot what point of the relationship they were at in the present.
But all was tied up nicely I couldn't ask for more ~~

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