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I don't think there's any new info. We're still at the same point. In October Patrick Liu said that the decision would be made in 5 months, so we still have time until February. By then we will know one way or another, I guess.
Personally I'm hoping we get some news at the end of December, on the FM. But there's no guarantee either.

While I haven't watched Fangs of Fortune, I know what you mean when talking abt FLs being there to "make it less gay". They're like a human version of "no homo"😋

Incidentally, I am watching a different drama with Neo Hou (Psych-Hunter, though I'm mostly watching for Liu Dong Qin) and Neo's love interest seems to be exactly that type of a character. Their romance is so uninspired and lackluster, and the worse thing is... even the ML seems to forget from time to time abt her existence ;)

Anyway, I was pretty much binging Spirealm and now after our last exchange it's on pause 😋 I started Killer and Healer and... I'm invested.
Oh, and you were right, they are very smile-inducing and very much in the face. Plus, the eye contact? We're no longer talking about chemistry here, it's a frigging simmering, on the verge of exploding tension. At least on Jiang Yue Lou's part, but it's not like doc is not reciprocating :)

I still intend on finishing Spirealm. It's a solid show.

Really, tame? Now I'm intrigued about Killer and Healer (esp. since I checked some bits aftr reading ur comment and it seems for starters I won't have issues with acting in this one). I saw this name pop up here and there, but never got down to watch it.

I guess I'm not so well-versed in those CBLs/"bromances". I watched The Untamed (loved it), Word of Honour (didn't love it, but to each their own) and then things like Desire Catcher or Under the Skin, which to me were really just bromances, unless you try super hard to see sth more.
In comparison to those, Spirealm felt pretty... wild (on Ruan Lanzhu's part, at least) 😂

Puff is not much older than that, though? :)

You might not be missing anything, 8.0-8.5 is a very solid rating already, isn't it? :)

I've watched 18 episodes so far (out of 38) and I would also rate it arnd 8 at this moment. While I don't mind it myself (my qualms are with the performance of some actors), I agree with you that this drama follows monster-of-the-week formula.
I'm thinking maybe it'd change towards the ending of the story? Or who knows, maybe the ending will completely blow our minds and affect the final rating? 😋

Or maybe it won't. Either way, I'm still getting entertained.

I think there's at least some group of people who might love this drama for its bromance/BL vibes. I myself can't deny there is a certain appeal in those censored Chinese BLs that, due to constrains they operate within, have to focus on and manage to create really intense chemistry between characters that's shown through eye contact, body language etc. Maybe those who love this drama so much are big fans of such "bromances".

Now mix it with with elements of fantasy and horror - it does sound like a pretty good deal already, I'd say ;)

Depends on your definition.
Some people would call it a bromance, others would consider it a BL. In my book is a censored BL.
I'm 16 episodes in and there's very clear tension and flirting between two main characters that I simply could not pass as just bromance (understood in its original way, not the cdrama way ;)).
However, there are no direct confessions, kisses, needless to say more explicit displays of affection.

Anyone else ended up with The On1y One OST on their Spotify Wrapped? 😊

Interlude by TRASH made its way to my top 3 this year (and my 2nd most listened to "song" is a frigging white noise recording I listened to to be able to sleep 😋 so more adequately Interlude is my #2 this year).

Certainly, The On1y One is a variation of that trope, forbidden love between brothers blabla (sorry, I'm not a fan of that premise, which actually puts in question why on earth I even watched 5 out of 6 of these titles you mentioned and, even more so, actually enjoyed 4 of them😋)

Still, I just tried to put in my "technically" comment in an apparently failed effort to sound uplifting and humours ;)

Aaaand that curiosity could be a good reason to watch it. Just saying ;)

If you're scared of a cliffhanger, you could actually watch up until episode 8 (including that episode). It ends with a semi-closure. It is also a very emotional journey and chances are its ending would have you in tears (good ones, not sad ones :))

But I'm gonna stop now. I don't want the convincing turn into pestering.

Technically, Addicted, Stay with me and Addicted Heroin (haven't watched that one) are all the same story, while The On1y One isn't really a stepsiblings story either.

Thus, statistics actually don't look so bleak ;)

Nah, stahp... Am I? It's the emojis, isn't it? I tend to overuse them... 😋
Thank you. I guess (?) ;)

But I already know you love this show, you're not objective ;)

But If I can convince a new audience to go and watch it (preferably on official platforms), I'd consider it a win :>

Why? Come join us in suffering, I mean waiting for season 2 ;)

This drama is great, you will not regret watching it and since season 2 is not a certainty (ok, some people say it was confirmed, but there was no official announcement, so in my book that means nothing is guaranteed at the moment) if you wait for s2, you might end up never watching it...

And trust me, that would be a shame.

The cinematography is beautiful, the writing poetic, the acting top tier (the leads are phenomenal). I mean it sincerely.

So... did I convince you? 😋

I just searched "on1y one" and it showed up for me.

Isn't February just the "deadline" for them to give us an official answer?

That's ok, I know there's a lot of such stuff circulating around... I guess I will wait for the official (like the most official, the one that can't be revoked anymore 😋) announcement (to protect myself from too strong a disappointment).

Hey, you can't do this to my heart, I actually got excited for a moment there :(
First off, if you have some legit info then I will apologize in advance for doubting your words... ;)
However... as far as I know nothing is officially confirmed. And nothing found on Google is supporting the claim that season 2 got confirmed actually. Sure, a lot of different search results pop up, but from what I saw they're basically misunderstanding/overinterpreting what was said about the possible season 2 a month or two ago, nothing really new.
Generally, the director was teasing the possibility of s2 as early as during the airing of the drama. Then in October he even had an Insta live in which he gave some additional info, addressed some fake rumours circulating abt season 2 being dropped already, cast changes etc. (he said those were not true) and then talked abt how everybody is working hard to make season 2 a possibility.
That was pretty much it. In a nutshell.
Because the script is already ready and bcs of what the director said, I assume some ppl misunderstood the actual message and then spread the "news" abt season 2 being confirmed, then some people believed it, spread it further and so on - that's the stuff that pops up in Google search results - at least for me.

But maybe I am wrong (I actually wanna be wrong, because I am really really anticipating the second season happening). If I am, please do tell - I wish the news were true 🥺

I don't know if anyone is interested, but ebook version of the photobook is out and you can actually find it even on Google Play Books (which honestly surprised me.)

See Your Love is such a funny drama to me. I honestly don't know what to make of it. I don't really consider it good, but I somehow end up being up to date with every episode 🙃 Guilty pleasure vibes, I guess...
Still, the mains *are* kinda cute and Shao Peng does inspire this feeling of protectiveness in the viewers, I think, somewhat similar to how both SW and JT would made me feel abt them, so... maybe there is sth to what you're saying...

And now they're the ones selling the merch (one of the ugliest ones I've ever seen as well). I'm losing hope...

And here I was heartbroken over the ending. Glad someone had fun, at least a lowkey one.

And more seriously... it was more about the emotional distance and the fact that SW lied (and kept lying) to JT, despite JT trying to connect at Grandpa Ding's house. And after all the progress they have already made to get closer and open up to e/o.
That was so heart-breaking, not the class transfer itself.

To your point about getting at least a confession - yeah... I kinda wish we got one, too. Following the book, the drama would probably need two more episodes to get to the confession point. Technically, I think it was doable to get there within 12 eps, if we dropped some redundant plots, like the kidnapping story.

But, either way, Patrick Liu decided to end it where he ended it, let's hope the second season does happen.