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What payoff are you talking about though? Because personally I don't feel like I'm sitting through something boring just waiting for good things to happen.
There's something happening constantly that I enjoy (whether it is the chemistry between the protagonists, the comedy parts, the cinematography, this week I actually enjoy more plot around the mafia theme). So I wouldn't really say that I'm not getting the payoff for the time "invested" in this drama.

I thought I couldn't like Chusan more already as a character and then he pulled off this drama queen never-done-before wiping fake tears of glasses move and I just... I couldn't just leave it like this. I had to give it some form of a tribute 😂

I feel like we don't talk enough about how pretty this drama really is. And I don't even mean the cast (the cast is ofc very good-looking, but that's a different thing entirely).
The choice of colours for each scene, the use of light and shadow - I didn't expect that it'd be a cBL making me go "aaahh, cinema is still alive", but here we are.

And those moments when Chusan is standing illuminated by light and Liuyi is swallowed by the shadows (like in the final shot of ep 6 or in ep 7 when he gives Chusan a ride home) - I suppose maybe it's a bit in your face with symbolism and stuff, but I guess I like being whiplashed by symbolism 😉

Yes, that's what Dong Dong said in the drama, but since it was never clearly stated, I assumed it was more Dong Dong being cautious and Mei looking young then anything else.
If she's Chusan's classmate then she should be over twenty already when we meet her first time.
Also... Liuyi's jealousy feels more justified now, knowing her and Chusan share some form of "history" ;)

Why would they do that, indeed? It's like they realize that people's relationships come in different forms and shapes, being "manly" doesn't equate to being top, couple's dynamics in bedroom vary case by case and gay men are regular people. They're crazy for it. Absolutely insane 😂

This is a great show, btw. If you ever decide that it's not "too much" for you after all, you might wanna reconsider giving it a try.
P.S. Both characters are manly.

hmm... maybe she was then? :P Maybe my brain just wanted to believe she wasn't cause otherwise I'd be like "don't let this child stay in such a place!"
Either way, I think she's no longer underage now. There definitely was a few time skips and my other point about Liuyi, his attitude, his sister etc. still stands :)

I assumed she isn't it?
It was never clearly stated in the drama she was, only that she looked young and innocent ,thus Dong Dong didn't want any trouble, having Mei working at her place, in case Mei was underage.
Plus, the drama makes huge time jumps, too. Enough for Chusan to graduate, get a job and even establish himself as a top employee of his company since we first met Mei. I'd say it's been at the very least a few months, but might as well have been over a year. Technically, she had to get older too.
Finally, considering how Liuyi sheltered her the first night they met and what his father wanted to do to his sister when they were kids, there's just *no way* in my mind that Liuyi would ever push Mei on *any* man, even Chusan, if she was underage.

Most actors spoke Mandarin while being filmed. Then the show was dubbed in Cantonese afterwards.
Matthew Han speaks Cantonese though.

I was holding off on reading the novel, because I didnt wanna be spoiled 🙃I ended up reading some bits of it (like the Birthday/first kiss scene, which was beautiful... I wish the drama at the very least reached that part, but alas).
I gotta say, though, that after waiting a few months for *any* info about the second season and then experiencing such a huge let down, I felt too bitter to finish it.
Maybe I should though... I really loved the series.

I've been having the exact same suspicion about Liuyi's sister since episode 2 aired. And then Xu Ying's words in episode 3 only made my suspicion deepen.

I honestly don't know if I've ever been this entertained by a BL show. This drama just delivers everything. Interesting story? Check. (I'd say immaculate) pacing? Check. Satisfactory acting? Check. Cinematography? Check. Deeper and sad moments? Check. Hysterical comedy? Check. And it manages to blend everything so well together.
This is honestly such a gem...

But... Last time I loved a BL this much was when The On1y One was still airing... And there were talks about 2nd season... And it got cancelled in the end. And I'm having flashbacks, seeing analogies and already starting to worry...

What's the use anyway when they feel like 15 minutes long. You play it and poof it's the frigging cliffhanger of an ending 😭

The team behind this drama is truly sadistic. How is any of us supposed to last until the next week????

I honestly feel sorry for Liuyi, he's so sincere about "helping" Chusan 😂

P.S. If that's the "black flag" Chusan people kept talking about, then I am seated, cause I kinda love it 😏

Nope, this is the original version. The best you can get is some BTS scenes pre-dub (there was a clip like that from ep 5 e.g. where you could get almost an entire scene).
Nevertheless, I'd say keep on it. The drama is super good and crazy addictive. You won't regret it ;)

Originally I was thrown off, but then I started staring intently at everyone's lips to figure out if anyone is speaking Cantonese in reality and it became almost like a silly game to me (I have a boring life, ok? 😋). Once it stopped being irritating and became somewhat "fun", I made my peace with it.
Aaand since the acting as a whole was good, the cinematography was gorgeous, the story became more and more interesting, the chemistry fire... it didn't feel like such a deal-breaker anymore 😊

Oh, I agree about starting it only after the series ends (which hopefully could be a long time from now, after a second season ends 🥺). Since I've heard there are a lot of differences, I wouldn't wanna constantly be spotting the, cause I feel like that would be breaking the fourth wall for me all the time and mess with my immersion. I prefer to have one, consistent view of the characters at the moment, which happens to be the drama version 😊

That is reassuring ;)

You should. The drama is worth its hype and bearing with the dub. Besides, as kacee_ottis said, you'll most likely get over it as most people who felt thrown off at first.

Sure, I was clarifying just in case ;) My brain glitches all the time.