unhinged
this is very very very unhinged and has little logic. To be honest, i saw the train scene on X and I felt like i had to know how that came to be jajajaYou need to turn off your brain and just enjoy the ride in order to enjoy it.
I have to say it gives very grape vibes, my man is eating her up like she's the last drop of water in a desert, like he needs her to survive (he kind of does?) and he doesnt care that much if she's into it or not, at least in the beginning.
When they start to get cute it gets very very good imo, but then that's when everything goes to shit again, and this loses the quality it had. Around ep 26 it begins to be kinda too bad, idk if it's because i binge watched the first 20eps and the last 20s time gave me perspective or something but i feel like the story made even less sense and kind of lost me.
Like I feel this would be a 8 for me for the first 26 ep, but how the story ends and how this is more like a guilty pleasure not really a drama I'll remember and want to revisit years to come, so i think its more fair to put this around a 6.
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its omegaverse, what else do i have to say
the main couple were sooo perfect. Hua Yong character is sooo unhinged I loved it. He would do anythiiing for his Sheng, and Sheng: seeing such a big menace of a man fall over Hua Yong's deception was soooo good.The second couple, I liked them both a lot, and they got me on my seat like begging for them to communicate and like get together. Their ending is a bit... well lets just say I hoped for a lot better.
I have to say it's not perfect: there's some very heavy exposition and complicated stuff in the beginning, there's also some plot holes that make no sense, BUT none of it bothered me, honestly. I also would love that their spicy scenes would be with a lot more consent in mind, but nonethless I really liked the show.
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I watched everything in three days.
It really made me obsess over the characters and the story. I also felt the storyline to be unique, and the characters really developed. Are they believable and could be real? No and I hope not in some cases.First, the bad:
One of the problems the drama has is that there are too many story arcs; they really did every trope under the sun:
- Revenge
- Controlling Parent / Parents opposing the relationship
- Loss of virginity
- Ex comes back
- Loss
- Miscommunication
- 3rd act break
The other huuge problem the drama has, there's some scenes that touch rape. There's one particular scene that we see one of then top main characters do to another character (not the bottom main lead) that I really had to ignore and forget or I wouldn't have enjoyed this as much as I did. I also would love that the loss of virginity plot arc would have been dealt with much less coercion and in a much more romantic way. Yeah the top lead is a big bad ass guy, into snakess and all, and into bdsm stuff, but the bottom is new to all this.
There's also like the first 4 episodes I would say this drama was trying too much, throwing everything under the sun at the wall and see what sticks. Then it finds it's voice and things get better, production gets better, the stories get better. But you have to take the first 4 episodes more like comedy and really decide after if you're into it or not.
Now the good:
I really loooved the first main arc of the story. I always do. When they are falling in love, when we see characters go from point A to B, really develop. The second main arc it's usually when I drop stories, but this one made me stick to it, and that says something.
Chi Cheng actor really does a good job. I really liked his character. Quiet characters are usually very hard to portray. He starts the show loving snakes more than anything in the world. He finished being a dependable, trustworthy guy who loves his partner more than anything. He goes from being someone no one relies on, to be the home of somebody. He goes from being rude and angry all the time to be calm and content and happy.
Wu Suo Wei character is a bit of a mess. He starts being a loser, with a girlfriend that leaves him for being poor. The whole "he's fat and unattractive" scenes are laughable because, honestly, he wasn't. He lost his dad when he was young, so he and his mother had to work extra hard to succeed in life. He's not afraid to take odd jobs or risky opportunities and he's very cheap. He first approaches Chi Cheng to take revenge on his ex, but falls in love with him slowly.
The second main couple is also quite interesting. Guo Cheng Yu is the childhood friend of Chi Cheng. There's a messy story there where they used to be three friends, with the third friend being the ex of Chi Cheng, but I don't want to enter to explain here but the drama is good. He's a chef? has a company? I'm not sure honestly. But he's more kind and respectful than Chi Cheng with his lovers. And then there's Jiang Xiao Shuai, who helps Wu Suo Wei and becomes sort of his master. His story is quite sad and I really enjoyed to see a more soft and less dramy side.
Overall it made me feel inspire to write, so I can't rate this drama badly. I'm not sure I would rewatch in the future but just for the story arcs and plots is an interesting case study.
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the trailer is a bait but also says everything about the show
this is friends to lovers and if u come looking for pining and slow burn, don't come to this one.It's sudden, is "shit ive been in love with u for years, stole girls from u and suddenly i cant control myself anymore" vs "shit i dont want to lose my bff, guess i love him lol" -> peak communication skills.
The romance begins very possessive and toxic, but turns cute later.
it's entertaining, it has its moments, but it was lacking depth. I blame the small episodes length and amount for that, the show does tries to give a past + trauma to han tuo and try to show the emotional journey lu junxi goes through, but it's all so quick it lacks impact.
I loved the girls in this show.
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