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Not For Me...
I hope more people will read reviews before watching this one..
Did the actors do a good job? Yes- wonderfully. Did the plot absolutely irk me and give me the ick? 1000%. Were there good moments despite that? Absolutely. The ending was very cute, wish we could've seen a better ending, as in a closure for both characters, between Wen Lang and Gao Tu.
But are we ignoring the fact that everything about this plot is Hua's lies, deceit, manipulation, and unhealthy obsession of Shao You? Cause I haven't!
I feel like this show could've been a really good dark BL if they had made Hua's character a rival; someone who is obsessed with Shao You and will try to do anything to have him, and still could've had Hua as the CEO of X, hiding his identity, have loved Shao You for a long time without making it a whole lot of "Yeeeep! That is too much for me" moments.
But having that as the love interest for Shao You is taking "dark BL" to another level that makes me scared for what Chinese BL's are like for the near future, honestly.
Like, I thought it would've been similar to "Revenged Love" but at least that one isn't this one sided craziness. Both parties were clearly scheming: Suo Wei schemed to make Chi Cheng fall in love with him to get back at his ex. While Chi Cheng knowing everything Suo Wei is doing, still letting him to make Suo Wei fall in love with him.
ABO Desire was just a bit too much... "Revenged Love" had aspects that genuinely balanced out the "darker" part of the show, in my opinion. I hope "Knot The Series" that is coming out soon isn't manipulative.
So.. in other words! If you aren't good with topics such as manipulation, next level scheming, lying nearly every scene, etc.. DO NOT WATCH IT! I watched it without looking at reviews, I wish I did.
Did the actors do a good job? Yes- wonderfully. Did the plot absolutely irk me and give me the ick? 1000%. Were there good moments despite that? Absolutely. The ending was very cute, wish we could've seen a better ending, as in a closure for both characters, between Wen Lang and Gao Tu.
But are we ignoring the fact that everything about this plot is Hua's lies, deceit, manipulation, and unhealthy obsession of Shao You? Cause I haven't!
I feel like this show could've been a really good dark BL if they had made Hua's character a rival; someone who is obsessed with Shao You and will try to do anything to have him, and still could've had Hua as the CEO of X, hiding his identity, have loved Shao You for a long time without making it a whole lot of "Yeeeep! That is too much for me" moments.
But having that as the love interest for Shao You is taking "dark BL" to another level that makes me scared for what Chinese BL's are like for the near future, honestly.
Like, I thought it would've been similar to "Revenged Love" but at least that one isn't this one sided craziness. Both parties were clearly scheming: Suo Wei schemed to make Chi Cheng fall in love with him to get back at his ex. While Chi Cheng knowing everything Suo Wei is doing, still letting him to make Suo Wei fall in love with him.
ABO Desire was just a bit too much... "Revenged Love" had aspects that genuinely balanced out the "darker" part of the show, in my opinion. I hope "Knot The Series" that is coming out soon isn't manipulative.
So.. in other words! If you aren't good with topics such as manipulation, next level scheming, lying nearly every scene, etc.. DO NOT WATCH IT! I watched it without looking at reviews, I wish I did.
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