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Technically... snakes aren't really slimy... They're not like snails. Or at least to my knowledge and very limited experience (I touched one when I was a kid - it wasn't slimy 😋)

yep, the realest, all alive and moving and wiggling around 😋

I've seen the recent BTS footage and I now am shocked.

I was certain that the snake they used for the choking scene was not real (as in: they used a real one originally, maybe for a few takes when it was on the ground, near WSW's legs etc. to show it's moving, then they used a prop around WSW's neck plus maybe some final CGI to tweak it just a bit).

Now I'm seeing it was *all* a real snake sliding up and down Ziyu's neck and face 😂

I didn't expect that. Respect for both dedicated actors (Ziyu and the snake 😉)

Yep.
But you're right, most likely plenty of people had the same thought.
Not very creative of me ;)

I would assume that what you saw was paid for by fans of the show, not official promotions (just my speculation though).

How about Die For You by The Weeknd 🤭

Well, I read the bits of the novel years ago, but I don't think I even got to this part or if I did I genuinely don't remember, so I guess I qualify? 😉

He isn't. He was betrayed and never got to process it in a healthy way, never got the closure. There was no apology, no explanation, not conversation, nothing. Hence why he is still affected right now by Wang Shuo's return. But personally I have no doubt that the one who he loves is Wu Suo Wei.

The rapture between Guo Chengyu and him is one thing, but honestly he could've just resolved it with Chengyu alone - the question of sleeping with your bro's bf, brocode and whatnot is a business between the two of them.
I think it's as simple as wanting closure. People need closure. He got cheated on by someone he loved and the person who betrayed him didn't even give him the curtesy of a conversation. I am neither surprised nor blame Chi Cheng that he's still shaken up by the whole thing. The only thing that's wrong is that he apparently didn't tell Wu Suo Wei he intended to meet up with Wang Shuo and Guo Chengyu.

JX literally manipulated his bestie to go and sleep with CC, I wouldn't call him a green flag. Personally 😋

The saddest thing is that The On1y One actually *had* the hype. Admittedly, not to the extent of Revenged Love, but still... I guess the main difference was that mainland audiences didn't like it (and seem to love Revenged Love).
But it used to have a 9 rating on IMDB (we kinda know they drop the ratings after some time), with like 7-8K votes (not a few hundred or a thousand like some other highly rated BLs, but eight thousand votes)... Such a shame 😭

No, no, no. No stopping at episode 11. Once people see it, they *need* to experience Sheng Wang's "struggle" in episode 12, at the very least the first 20 minutes of it 😁

It's mandatory and necessary for a proper experience 😉

I'd say episode 8 is a beautiful ending that actually feels the most like closure, but it does strip a person of some moments that transpire later on and are still worth seeing.

To the original author: I'd say watch all of it and suffer with the rest of us once the ending comes 😋

Well... If you're looking for detailed character building then maybe try The On1y One. I will warn you though that all the build-up leads to a somewhat unsatisfying ending (the drama was filmed with an intention of a second season that never happened). Still, the cinematography is beautiful, the acting is chef's kiss and the characters feel very real.

And I'd recommend We Best Love in general as one of the best romcom BLs out there (I liked only s1, but it does well as a stand alone story and you can always try s2 - you might like it like many others did). I'd recommend it here bcs - similar to RL - it's a variation on enemies-to-lovers trope. Same director as Unknown.

The terrarium scene won me over completely.

Everything about it: from the change in CC's facial expressions, to how excited WSW was while talking about the terrarium and how Xiacubao would definitely like it, to CC looking both guilty (for suspecting WSW) and smitten, to WSW's final declaration how he doesn't really have experience in dating guys, but he will learn and become the best boyfriend 🥺

Literally *everything* about this scene got me the way I didn't expect this show to get me.

Up till now this drama has been mostly entertaining/funny/unhinged/steamy for me.
Now... they decided to attack me emotionally with that terrarium scene, huh?

Gong Jun played the "shou" part in Advance Bravely though... so did Timmy Xu (though admittedly Johnny Huang became more of a star than Timmy).

What actually happened to Xiao Zhan, bcs isn't he currently like among the "hottest" names in the industry? I also don't think he played any of those hyper-masculine types to "clean up" his image either.

He's been a quiet MVP this whole time 😋

Now when you said that, along the jawline and eyebrows - I suppose he does look a bit like Chen. But only in this shot, for this brief moment ;)

Well, you missed that one day when it got to 9.0... just to drop to 8.6 the next day🙄

Supposedly it's this: 吴所畏.

But I think the pun is very much intended and it's supposed to sound like 无所谓.

It's super entertaining. I don't think it's objectively 9/10 good, if you decide to analyse its components in a more objective manner (editing, directing, storytelling, acting etc.) but its entertainment value is like 9.5/10. So is tension between the leads.