Ok, so, I just saw ep 1 and.... I really do not like how they treat women here. Nor how they treat mothers versus…
You might want to wait for the back story. Um played Pete's mom in Love By Chance and she has done a lot of other BL. I don't think she would take a part that didn't have some meat to it. There's a long way to go here.
oh no...i was looking forward to watching this but toxic masc and treating women like plot devices is always a…
As others have said, it's only EP 1. There are some very strong hints about why Nut has problems with his mother. I suspect we'll see some trauma responsible for the situation. It's complicated.
Anything remotely BL is heavily censored in China. We're still waiting for Immortality a year later. It's all "close friends." So enjoy it for what it is.
While rewatching the second episode, I saw something on "Pharm's" phone I hadn't picked up on before. He's looking at the Contacts list and, immediately below "mom" is "aloneww". So the director magically appears on Pharm's phone. 🤣🤣
It's clear at this point that the show is a parody. with farcical elements thrown in. I'll be looking for some specific tropes. It's too over the top to be anything else. That said, Saint has grown a lot as an actor. He plays his scene completely straight as though none of the people around him are clearly off the beam and makes his appearance in this madness quite believable.
Anyway, Tong is killing it!
That's all.