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did i expect too much or what

i just thought the story would be more exciting and fun than that, you know. this just didn't work for me personally and it just became boring as it went on. as soon as i found out the dad knew all along about the "kidnapping" and it actually just lined up with his plan, they lost me lol the romance is just eh, i also thought it'd be angstier than that but min was a goner the second he saw q with a guitar (lmao a classic). i feel like they could do so much (so! much!) with the romance with the themes that they had but it just never went there. because of this, i didn't really feel emotionally attached by the characters either. i guess mhen and and min's sibling relationship is nice and sweet but not really enough to emotionally move me.

ohm as a simp is always a good time tho because that guy knows how to do the heart-eyes lol like i just instantly believe him everytime. he's just good at acting being in love. when it comes to emotional scenes, i think leng's acting is still lacking. i mean there's always room for improvement but yeah, just like i said, didn't really move me emotionally.

i would be interested to see ohmleng again in a a different story. maybe they should just give them something light and fun instead! (but not in a school setting pls lol)

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in the end, mr. plankton did receive unconditional love :')

Overall, this was bittersweet. It has a sad theme yes, and it had its emotional moments for sure but the tone of the show is adventurous and fun. There were high highs and a few lows. I think the biggest strength of this is the acting and chemistry between the actors. From the humorous scenes to the tearjerkers, all three main actors brought their A-game. Our main lead Haejo (or Seunghyuk)... Woo Dohwan successfully made this character so likeable despite his flaws. Lee Yumi, playing Jo Jaemi, your classic kdrama leading lady, the sunshine the baby the baddie. And ofcourse Oh Jungse, we know him, we love him and he will always act ACT. I actually want to highlight how much I love Eo Heung's character arc because I think it's one of my favorite parts. I love that he had a coming-of-age story and the way it was incorporated in the middle of all the storylines without it feeling messy is really good. Plus the fact that he's the oldest one in the group makes it even greater because it shows growth and learning never stops.

Now with the romance, as I said, the chemistry between the actors/characters are so great. Haejo and Jaemi are so fun AND funny. They did the bickering and banters so good, I was giggling alright. Personally, I am a sucker for a second chance romance. It's not for everyone but it is for me. I love that yearning and when the characters know each other really well. WITH THAT SAID, I gotta say, Haejo put Jaemi through it oh my goodness. The push and pull? Yes, he's going through something that's really hard but you can't always use that as an excuse especially if he kept repeating it. I just wish they gave Jaemi a big emotional scene calling out Haejo's behavior. I mean I guess they did have multiple "That's not right" "I'm sorry" scenes but man, I wish she made him grovel way more. Again, I love those two but whew, it was a lot.

Also, to highlight Lee El's character Bongsuk. Omg talk about kindness?! That whole storyline is of course the heart of the show. Unconditional love. I was so sad when Haejo said he stopped believing in unconditional love when he had been receiving it from Bongsuk all that time. I mean I really can't blame him for it after what his adoptive parents did to him. I'm just glad to know that in the end, he knew and realized he had people on his side that truly loved him.

Now one thing that did not feel satisying to me was the storyline with his adoptive father. Only because I did not hear that man really apologized for what he did. If anything, it was still Haejo who came to him. That does not feel right. Yes, he kept his pictures and room but I wanted him to do more than that especially after he got his contact number. Not Haejo's baby sister doing the moves instead of the adult. Yeah whatever, I just feel like that could have been fleshed out more. Same goes with Jaemi's biological parents storyline. Still, I did like that this whole thing is Haejo and Jaemi accepting that these issues with people who abandoned them do not matter anymore in the end because they already found their people.

Yeah, I really liked this drama. It made me laugh and it made me cry and give me a little existensial crisis too lol I'm so glad to see Woo Dohwan again and in a lead role like this where he was able to show his range.

Alex Landi being here is so weird btw lmao

PS. So bold of them to use California Dreamin?!

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cute and endearingly awkward. i wanted more tho.

it was cute. nothing groundbreaking, less corny and cringe than the other thai BLs i've seen but don't get me wrong, it's still there. it's ~endearingly~ corny still at times for sure lol. i do like that we got a little development here with the romance at least before they got together. i would have loved for the plot to be better than that for sure and the characters to have more personality or depth especially est's character, po. also because it started so strong. but the on-screen chemistry between est and william was really good. i think they're adorable. my favorite part was the quiet, mundane scenes between po and thame. the romance was peaking when they just talk over the phone or whenever they walk home together and never wanted that walk to end aaah.

i think it's very interesting that these characters are an actual boy group and after this, william is indeed going to get more attention. let's just hope what happened here won't happen to them lol kidding aside, as much as i loved seeing the team dynamics and the bond between the boys, i would have loved if they dig deeper with the issues of idol life. i thought it was all surface level. giving the character fern, the admin of their fanpage, an arc is good i guess. of course, i did not like her reaction when she found out about pepper's love life and it's annoying that their idol had to suffer first before realizing "lol oh wow he's human too. just like me" BUT I KNOW THAT'S THE POINT LOL these kind of fans exist in real life and they're even worse so!! when it comes to po's character, i just wanted more you know? more personality and more passion on being a creative. i never really believed he liked directing and that he's filming a documentary. but why am i asking for realism in thai BLs lol

when it comes to acting, i would use "endearing" again, they are all endearingly awkward at times but overall, i'll buy it especially william's actually which surprised me. the other members of lykn are charming as well. (didn't like the part where nano was being a shipper tho. that's just too much for me. make it stop lmao) i gotta say i was so confused tho that they kept using korean idol industry terms like sasaeng. are they really using that or just the translation? either way, that's weird.

honestly, i don't like that the thai BL industry fell into the "love team" culture as well because i would love to see these actors work well with other people too but hey, i think gmmtv did good pairing william and est.

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I'm pleasantly surprised and now I need to get my naild done lol

Wha...?! I actually ate this up lol nothing mindblowing but that was so much better than I expected. In all categories! Acting, characters, script, visuals and all. These kids are messy alright lmao but I was just so entertained. The way it was shot was definitely indie vibes, but it didn't feel "in your face," it just looks really good to me. The shots from the scenes when they're outside are my favorites. I'm not from Thailand but from a southeast asian neighbor lol a lot of it feels ~familiar~ I guess because it seemed like they didn't staged these external locations. Obviously, the show had a vision with the aesthetics of it all, the kids' rooms, outfits, their bags are just sticker galore which I loved. The use of technology and social media to tell the story was fun too even though it also made me feel really old.m, the tiktoks and all. Boy, were these kids recording and filming everything lmao makes me feel like I don't have a phone addiction. The kids just simply like getting their nails done aspect of it all is so refreshing and fun too. The nails are so cute too, I mean I don't know how they function with that but love!! 😂

Anyway, these characters! Messy messy messy but also, I was just rooting for them lmao I feel like if you're gonna do a love square like this, it has to have compelling actors, characters and script and I don't know why, but I just bought it for the most part. It's funny to me how at the end of all that, Fourmod had the least cleaning up to do because my guy was just down bad with one person lol. The theme of "leading someone on (intentional or unintentional)" being one of the driving force of the story was frustrating to me at first but it made it more compelling as well. See, all these four had problems with communicating and expressing their emotions, they're young and immature, right? But let's be real, being vulnerable and confessing your feelings is hard even in adulthood, all the awkwardness and embarrassment and fear are there and I think the way they captured that here is why this worked for me. Let me tell you I feel all these four's heartbreak. Whenever anyone of them hears something that hurts them and they pretend they're fine?? The acting shines! I really felt for all of them whenever they're trying not to cry and the way these scenes were shot everytime, I'm just impressed. I gotta say, the actor playing Fourmod, New, got me choked up multiple times. I feel like a 16 year old getting broken up by her first love lmao pls but he's just really good at emotional scenes.

I was sure at one point, it's either no one ends up with one another OR it's a Baabin/Fourmod endgame. Honestly, I was rooting for them because I just personally liked that trope with Baabin, ya know. That friend who has always been there, it's "your loml is in front of you all along, idiot" vibes. But in the end, this ending isn't crazy to me either, I'm not mad about it. Maybe the Baabin/Bua needs more to convince me that they actually fell for each other but, it's fine. I really thought they'd just be Blinks bffs that would also make fun of the other two lol. But Bua's individual journey and growth has been my favorite. Also, was shocked that this whole story spans two years which I didn't realize til it was said? I love that so much. I think all of them did grow in the end.

I guess something I didn't like was the Faifa little storyline there but then again, I wouldn't get that scene of Fourmod posting that picture knowing Faifa would hate it. I love that scene because it showed again how terrible they are at communicating. He'd rather do that than just broke up with her. I mean that's so immature and wrong but that shit happens in real life.

Yeah, I just really enjoyed this lol

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We just watch and we don't judge... that hard lol no, I did have a good time

Just a silly goofy show. The key is to not take everything seriously to have a good time and just go with the flow. Very much those dramas that relies on the actors' chemistry and the characters' likability because the writing isn't the best lol. But I gotta say, this format doesn't really work for me. I wish the stories were happening simultaneously instead and just smoothly intertwine because it felt like the succeeding couple after the first were fighting for screen time. I said this about "Fourever You" as well and this time, it got worse because not only we got three main couples in here but we also got two side couples (and one of the twins lmao) in the friend group. Of course, everyone ended pairing up (we just watch and we don't judge lol). To me, the third couple didn't have enough time to have as many moments/developments as the others had because now, the established couples still appear during their story. Not gonna lie, I also feel that way because my personal favorite story ended up being Faifa and Wine's lol.

Personally, I just like the potential of Faifa and Wine's story. The introvert one and the one who's friends with everybody and happy-go-lucky teaching the other about relationships and love? And there's a notebook wiyh a checklist? Both of them gets each other to open up and show vulnerability and growth? I just eat that shit up. Now did it go where I wanted to with the writing or depthness? Not really lmao. But at that point, my expectations were not high but I was hopeful. I thought their story which connects to Yotha as well could have been so much better. But, ya know, they were kissing already before the developments and moments I wanted lol I mean I guess that's my problem with all the three stories. I just wanted MORE before we got there. Don't get me wrong, I did feel that giddy, kicking my feet in the air feeling when Wine and Faifa kissed for the first time. I think Junior and Mark just gained a fan here because I'm just buying their chemistry.

Now, Perth and Santa. Everyone in GMMTV who decided to pair these two up are patting each others' backs the second those two did their first scene together lol. It's the chemistry!! And I just think Perth is good at the "heart eyes" lol he just is! I had the same complaints for Yotha and Gun's story. They could have done so much more with Yotha's backstory. Wanted more from the writing always but I gotta say, and they always do this with anything marketed as "grumpy-sunshine," let's make the supposedly sunshine character act normal lol pls. Stop infantalizing them oh my god. I guess all 3 had these problem but the way Gun acted sometimes... it's too much. Not him actually calling himself "sunshine" so many times. I just don't like that, I'm sorry lol now this is not the worst thing I've seen because believe me, I've seen worse in other thai BLs but if we could just eliminate baby-ing the one half of a gay adult couple, that would be nice. I'm not asking for realism in a thai BL, but just normal-er pls lmao

Arc and Arm's story is my least favorite personally just because it's hard for me to see the romance in there, where how why when did they like each other?? A better writing would've helped. BUTTT this is my favorite Force and Book characters I've watched. Granted, I've only seen them in Only Fans lol but still, I really like them better in here.

Yeah, this was your typical cheesy corny BL show. Sorry, for always complaining about wanting a better writing (I was holding back on saying negative things because I'm scared people think I'm being a hater tbh) but I think it's good to enjoy this kind of BLs but also be critical because I do want it to get better 😊 So to be clearer, I had some laughs and kicked my feet in the air and I had a good time overall.

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i wish it was better than that....

it was a decent watch. i fear it's gonna be forgettable tho. there's nothing groundbreaking in the plot which i don't mind but i think the writing lacks some charm or excitement, just that oomph is nowhere. from the leads to the villains, they're all just okay, you know? the stakes are high but the writing never made me feel it's that high? lol and women pretending to be men is such a classic trope in historicals right? (sure, we want to yell "boy, you are bi" at the male lead lol) it needed a suspension of disbelief, i know that but i could not helped but be bothered at one point when hoya's character, myungho, actually blurted out in front of everyone that hong deoksu was a woman and in that moment, sura found out. lady seol maehwa started suspecting. and the crown prince who was supposed to be smart did not even take a second to think why someone would yell something like that. lol i know i know, it's for the plot! but i wish that didn't happen because it just didn't align with the prince's character.

the romance was alright. they are cute i guess but again, it did not move me emotionally. love triangles are not a hard no for me but this one made me roll my eyes when junhwa's personality suddenly changed in the end there. not a fan of that. in the end, the best character for me was go sura, the guy is just doing his best at his job, wanted to help his family and trying to be helpful and loyal to his friends. and also, lady seol maehwa! i wish they did more for her character honestly. i wish there's more depth or development with deoksu and lady seol's dynamics. i wish the villains are more compelling and interesting as well but yeah, they're just alright.

so yeah, my favorite part was the friendship between the four in the beginning. that's it. wish it was better than this tho

also, if they're hoping for a season 2 with that ending credits, i don't think it's happening lmao

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i did love this family

i ate this up lmao i mean i have complaints (lol) and the ending, as in the last few minutes could be better but the things i liked, i really really liked. i thought this has an entertaining and engaging story. every ep was packed. jang kiyong and chun woohee had so much chemistry to me plus the acting from everyone was really good. i was emotionally moved by the different dynamics here. from our main couple, gwiju and dahae, to gwiju and his daughter ina, even with dahae and her adoptive mom who is also a scammer (well, dahae was, too lol), gwiju and his family etc. i cried at so many scenes lol i just felt really connected to these characters. but i also laughed and kicked my feet in the air. i gotta say tho, kdrama writers and directors still can't have an actual fat actor in their drama huh? i mean they could give literally give donghee a different power and this could all still work but alas! that was disappointing. also her power being fatphobic is so funny actually. and the way they repeatedly said how gwiju was depressed in the beginning was ridiculous lol we get it!! his power really went "if you're mentally ill, just be happy" lmao yeah. this is not perfect and i see its faults but the watching experience was so fun and i just adored this family in the end.

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tor... you are an acTOR alright

overall, that was a satisfying story and has an ending that makes sense. for a show that highlights euthanasia, i like that they presented different people's views and perspectives on it and just let the audience know what they feel about it. it did not feel preachy at all. this is my first time watching tor who played dr. kan and i gotta say, that man can act oh my gosh. he was able to portray this compassionate doctor but in a blink of an eye, could turn into someone so sinister. his performance in the last episode was one of the best ones i've seen from thai media (not that i've seen a lot, i don't think) and even made me tear up. his chemistry with jj was great. with romance as a supporting narrative only here, their chemistry is still palpable. i wish it was developed more but i guess, they did the best they can with only 8 eps. there were times where the investigation and police scenes made me roll my eyes but hey, that's not really something new in fiction stories like this and it's not a crime series so it's fine. as a psychological thriller, i think this one did it successfully.

(it does make think.... do i really want to have the option of euthanasia for myself too or that's that me be being depresso idk... no really, i want it lol)

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not the most satisfying but it was bittersweet

seeing hyunsu and eunyu and eunhyuk all in one scene is the highlight for everyone right or is that just me lol??? not gonna lie, i don't always fully understand what's happening since s2 but when those 3 were all together, i was like, this is worth it lmao acting-wise, my god, no complaints here but lee siyoung as yikyung saving her daughter? so incredible, probably my favorite performance overall. song kang changing from hyunsu to his alter ego monster, good. i do like when pretty actors play these psychopathic or villainous characters. go minsi is always amazing. in this last season we had some side stories i love (hani and that ahjussi), side stories i didn't care much for (the priest and sunhwa, sorry!), scenes i love (again the main 3 + hyunsu vs eunhyuk scene, sergeant tak's way of saving the remaining survivors, yikyung and yisu etc etc) and so many questions still (neohumans???). i think there's so much still to explore with the neohumans and yisu's potential. so many of our characters from s1 wasn't there anymore. the last few eps of this is like waiting for how the next character woud die actually. in the end, it was just bittersweet

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incredible dads and moms... who probably should not be moms

so wholesome and fun. it was able to pull of my heartstrings but also made me laugh. just that classic kdrama feeling. the found family dynamics are amazing. what an incredible father we have here. the dad and haejun's story?? yeah that is probably my favorite part of the story. the relationship dynamics between the three main characters are so fun to watch. not gonna lie, there's a part of me that did not want a romance between any of the main 3 so naturally, i was way more invested in dal and haejun's story (like i would watch a drama between those two for sureif the kdrama gods would cast them again together). not that i don't adore sanha and juwon together but i was kicking my feet in the air for dal and haejun dumdum ass lol. anyway, in the end, the romance isn't the highlight of story anyway.

sanha and his mom's story? heartbreaking and also, rage-inducing, my goodness. honestly, i like that they didn't really give her a redeeming arc. like, yeah just go away. i don't know if haejun's mom and juwon's dad ending up together was necessary tbh (part of me thinks she got away with abandoning her son a little too easily oop) but, i'll just let it go. my little compaints here and there but overall, i had a great time. so emotional and very entertaining. that's my family!!!

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where is the oomph

oh i wish that was shorter. it was cute at first but then it really dragged on the 2nd half to the point that it became boring for me. i wish they made the billiard competitions way more exciting than that to balance it out since the romance has been pretty much easy and again, we got 30 eps! it's too long for a story like this. listen, in real life, i love that of course lol but as a drama watcher, i would love to be entertained with a little angst and drama here and there. i just wish the couple is more playful than that. they're athletes! i feel like there's so much potential here but they didn't do much. honestly, this male lead is sweet and he's a provider alright. i've never seen someone down that bad so quickly omg. i do think the writers gave his character more depth and personality than the female lead which disappoints me. i just wanted more from yin guo as a character. so yeah, visually beautiful couple. i do think these actors have chemistry. decent acting. but the writing, romance and characters didn't have that oomph ya know

ps: lin yi yang did not have to sing in front of everybody in the end tho omg lol i can take the other pda stuff but oof.... thank god that was a short scene hahaha

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the heart and soul and enthusiasm killers.....

oof. okay, i'll say one thing i liked first! it's joong. i think him playing this brooding type of character worked for me... in some scenes i guess (except the part when he started dancing in that one scene. i sped that up, pls). with that said, this was so bad lol. on paper, i thought this plot was exciting and fun but the way it was executed was such a letdown. it was supposed to be action packed but the action scenes we got was pretty boring and lame. the stakes are supposed to be high but it never felt that way. the tone was dark-ish, but because of the scenarios they put the characters in and the dialogues they made them say, it just ended up being corny and cringe. and hey, i do consume my corny BLs but when a drama take itself this seriously (but fails at execution), it's not fun. the main villain, their mother, was so lame the whole time. the stunt she pulled on the last episode was so bad, it's funny! i was hoping i'd like it better once they reveal the betrayal happening but alas, i didn't! that was supposed to be an exciting and thrilling moment but it never went there.

one thing i was betting on was liking the characters at least but i also did not feel connected to any of them. they're just not written well. that's it. all four of them were boring and one-dimensional. i did not believe the romance between them. it felt like there was really no buildup or emotional connection that i find it laughable when kant and style were suddenly willing to sacrifice their lives just to save bison and fadel. and again, so much questionable dialogues that didn't even make sense in certain scenarios. and i know that sex scenes sell well, but man, they really did put a lot of their energy on scenes like that but not on the writing. most of the romantic scenes are just poorly played. acting-wise, i don't know, i guess i hated the writing so much that it affected how i see these actors? no one stood out. i think khaotung was showing some great acting in a couple emotional scenes and again, joong brooding worked for me at times but overall, i was not impressed. dunk is still really awkward at emotional scenes.

so yeah. i'm very disappointed by this. i really had such high hopes.

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Yearning, check! Rage-inducing, check! A man devoted, check!

This was slow-burn and emotional and even rage-inducing at times. I thought it started strong and ended strong. It got a little rocky for me in the middle there, not gonna lie, only because I felt like we're going in circles at times, I tend to feel that way in cdramas because of the amount of the episodes honestly. Still, the payoff was good. The characters are loveable and definitely ones I ended up rooting for. Both Sang Yan and Wen Yifan had quiet strength and intensity in them which I liked.

Utimately, I like that Sang Yan and Yifan brought out the best in each other. When they're together, both of their personalities shine which was also what I was missing during the middle parts of the drama. I just wanted that oomph from both of them, you know?! Anyway, Sang Yan's love was truly admirable. He was so patient and selfless and it was unconditional. I think he was emotionally intelligent and for the most part, he understand Yifan and him are on different journeys that's why he just checked in on her quietly through the years. I guess there's some negative reaction about their dynamics but I don't know, I'll buy this one, seeing the whole picture and all. I am proud of Yifan's growth in here overall. It was slow and there was a push and pull there but in the end, she took back her life.

The last scene between Yifan and her mom was probably my favorite because it was just so rewarding. I'd be mad if we didn't get that scene. Her monologue was everything and again, I'm so proud of her for putting her mom in her place. Yes, of course, that abusive man and his sister was rage-inducing but Yifan's mom? [screams]. Her daughter was literally begging and telling her that her life was in danger! And when something did happen (girl literally jumped off the window to get away from that man!), she still didn't believe her. And for what?! Just because Yifan, her teenage grieving daughter didn't get along with her step-daughter who is also a teenager?! I'm glad Yifan brought out this fact too, that she can afford to take her in, she just chose not to.

I also adored the second leads here. They're just so cute and interesting and their storyline has also kept me engaged. So nice to see Zhang Miao Yi in an adult role. I've only seen her play the sunshine-y high school girl so. (But then again, if someone was going to get a pass for playing a high school girl multiple times, it's probably her lol).

Great proposal scene too by the way! It was so personal and intimate which I loved. (well, their two best friends are also there lol but they're all happy about it so it's just really a sweet, happy, emotional moment)

Overall, I thought this was well done. Visually beautiful too! Both Zhang Ruo Nan and Bai Jing Ting portrayed the roles of two young people in love, including the awkwardness of it all, really well. Then in adulthood, oh the yearning was delivered! We love yearning here lol. I thought they're also really good with the emotional scenes. So yeah, this was a great watch.

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it's like a competition of who suffered the most omg

okay, that was a lot. i have mixed feelings about that ending but i'm not eloquent enough to explain lol i just want to clarify that i do love this overall. i think the acting and chemistry between the characters are the drama's strengths. from the leads to the supporting characters, they're all interesting to me. well, they could have done better with the main villain in the end there but still! so much love for these characters! the actress playing fu ling, dai lu wa is a star! bai lu did so good in emotional scenes and man, this drama had a lot. it's one after another. i guess that's one of my not-so-favorite things in this. fan yue and bai shuo kept getting saved by the skin of their teeth over and over again. not that i wanted them to die, but wow they put us through it. NOW... with that said, i'm gonna immediately contradict myself lol because the dynamic of chong zhao and fu ling repeatedly saving each other is what made me love them a lot. maybe because fu ling was an instant favorite of mine right off the bat. to me, she's the most interesting character and i'm rooting for dai lu wa now. she did so good.

the story did come together in the end. it's just the amount of deaths they're gonna put you through omg. it was a lot! at one point, i was scared no one is gonna be alive lmao nevertheless, they successfully made all these sactifices emotionally moved me because they made them all likeable and fun. at least to me, they were. all sidequests in tian huo and cang shan's hometowns, the fox clan and bodhi village have kept me engaged. in between all the chaos, we did get some fun and lighthearted moments as well. that fan yue bit changing personality was fun. ao rui peng did so good just with his facial expressions. you can tell right away when it's not really him.

the romance was good. i did like that fan yue and bai shuo brought out the best in each other. they are both smart and resilient individually and together, they are an actual team. i wish the chong zhao and fu ling storyline were developed more. i thought chong zhao not letting go of bai shuo took a little too long lol but when he got over that, i was really invested in CZ and FL. i don't know, just something about them or the actors' chemistry really worked for me.

some of the reveals were predictable but it's fine, it's not like it was pretending to be a mystery thriller. i gotta say, that reunion was bai shuo and bai xi was so good, i cried. and i knew that was going to be the end for bai xi. it was pretty obvious she was gonna make a sacrifice either for bai shuo or chong zhao and that makes sense for the story and all, i anticipated it, but that was still heartbreaking for me. sorry for repeating, i just love that character fu ling lol

anyway, a good watch. used the same formula over and over again but the actors did so good, an engaging story with characters that are easy to root for. the visuals are so colorful and pretty costumes as well.

ps: that little tiny creature with fu ling was the cutest thing

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