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A rollercoaster of emotions
This is by far, my favoutite bl series of all time.To My Shore is a series that really stuck with me like no other bl series ever did. Not because it made me feel good by watching it, but because it showed me something you don’t see very often. I saw two people who are so different, yet somehow share so much. And their common ground isn’t pretty, it’s pain, scars, and the walls they’ve built to survive.
What hit me the most is that both of them carry really heavy pasts. Each in their own way, but both have learned to live with their pain. One tries to control things so he won’t lose, the other endures so he won’t fall apart. And somewhere in the middle, they meet.
The love in this series isn’t healthy, and it doesn’t pretend to be. It’s twisted, suffocating, full of dependence and fear. It’s a romance nothing like I’ve seen before, it’s not safe, not balanced. But it’s intense and real. And that’s what makes it so powerful.
I never felt like the series was telling me “this is right.” Instead, it showed me what happens when two wounded people try to love each other without having healed themselves first. Sometimes I felt uncomfortable, sometimes angry, sometimes just sad to the bone. But I couldn’t stop watching.
To My Shore isn’t for everyone. It’s for those who can handle seeing love without filters, without sugarcoating. For those who understand that love isn’t always salvation, sometimes it’s a mirror. And this mirror, in this series, shows things that stick with you long after it’s over.
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We don’t just want a second season, we need it!
I started watching this series without high expectations, since mafia stories are usually not my thing. I never expected to get so emotionally attached to the characters and their story.Waiting for each new episode felt like torture, and each episode felt way too short to calm down my excitement. Every week I would say that this is my favorite episode, only for the next one to come and prove me wrong. For me, that’s what makes a series successful, regardless of genre. The fact that it keeps getting better with every episode.
Chusan and Liuyi are honestly one of the most interesting dynamics I’ve seen in a while. At the beginning, it feels almost uncomfortable. Liuyi literally drags Chusan into his world, and there’s this constant tension of power and control. But what surprised me is how quickly that dynamic flips. Chusan isn’t weak at all. He’s calculating, observant, and in many ways, he ends up holding more emotional power than Liuyi.
And Liuyi… I didn’t expect to feel so much for him. He starts off as this brutal enforcer, almost cold, but then episode 2 hits and everything changes. The moment with his sister’s death just breaks something inside him, and from there you start seeing all the cracks.
That’s when the story really hooked me. It stopped being just crime and started being about grief, loneliness, and the desperate need to hold on to someone.
The development of Chusan and Liuyi’s relationship may feel slow to some people. I am one of those who think it might have even been a bit fast, considering the circumstances they were dealing with.
What really got me was how quiet their feelings are. It’s not about big confessions or dramatic words. It’s in the way they look at each other, the way they stay, even when everything around them is falling apart. Especially after Liuyi’s loss… you can feel how broken he is, and how much he doesn’t know what to do with that pain. And somehow, Chusan becomes the only place where that pain softens.
I know their story doesn’t end here. Being someone with no patience, I read the novel while the series was still ongoing, and I loved it even more than the show. Despite their differences, this might be the first time in my life where I wasn’t bothered at all by the adaptation. I think it stands very well on its own. Or rather, it would, if it were complete and didn’t end the way it did… I don’t really have anything negative to say about the series apart from that. It’s definitely not "perfect" in every aspect, but I never rate things based on that standard anyway.
It would be a solid 10/10 from me, but I have to deduct something because the ending didn’t feel like an ending. And if a second season ever gets announced, I’ll gladly give back that half point I deducted from my rating 😅 I don’t know if we’ll get it, but I honestly think it’s necessary. It would be such a huge shame to leave such an interesting story like this.
I’m going to miss these boys soooo much. I really hope everything goes well for them and that we get to see them in many more series in the future, together or separately, it doesn’t matter to me, as long as they are doing well and achieving their goals, because they truly deserve it.
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Loved, loved, loved their chemistry ❣️
When I heard that we would get to see these two boys in a series together again after ten years, I was incredibly moved. I knew before the premiere that it wouldn’t be their story after Addicted, since they didn’t get the rights from the author, so I was expecting something different.The first four episodes was overall good. Even though it was clear from the start that the series had a fairly low budget, the shots throughout were beautiful and the chemistry between the two leads might be some of the best I’ve ever seen. That chemistry was honestly what kept me watching until the end.
The script, however, had holes from the very beginning, and the direction didn’t help at all. Aside from the gorgeous cinematography and the main couple’s chemistry, I didn’t find much else interesting. Each episode felt worse than the one before, and the writing became almost nonsensical in the final episodes. For such a short series, there were far too many filler scenes. I won’t even comment on the second couple.
Despite all that, I finished it, mostly for emotional reasons and out of respect for these two amazing actors, who kept the promise they made to their fans even ten years later.
I can’t give it more than 7 out of 10, and even that seems pretty generous overall.
Still, I really hope to see them together again in another project with a tighter script, their chemistry is absolutely chef’s kiss. 🤌
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