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Yeah, I agree. I haven't found one convincing enough for a FL to play as a Man, except perhaps Bromance (Taiwan 2015) for me.

umm...that's the point? 🤷

Despite those two things, I still like this drama though. :)

I totally agree with you. I thought that I missed watching an episode because suddenly they are dating without a confession scene??? And I can understand if they didn't kiss at all...but for the single kiss scene in the drama ..they chose to do it when Jikai was drunk and not during the fireworks?? If there's a quota on their kiss scene to only have one kiss the entire series, I would rather NOT have the drunk kiss where Jikai claims not to remember it, and have one where they kiss because they are fully conscious and aware and sincere towards each other.

I totally agree with you. I thought that I missed watching an episode because suddenly they are dating without a confession scene??? And I can understand if they didn't kiss at all...but for the single kiss scene in the drama ..they chose to do it when Jikai was drunk and not during the fireworks?? If there's a quota on their kiss scene to only have one kiss the entire series, I would rather NOT have the drunk kiss where Jikai claims not to remember it, and have one where they kiss because they are fully conscious and aware and sincere towards each other.

I totally agree with you. I thought that I missed watching an episode because suddenly they are dating without a confession scene??? And I can understand if they didn't kiss at all...but for the single kiss scene in the drama ..they chose to do it when Jikai was drunk and not during the fireworks?? If there's a quota on their kiss scene to only have one kiss the entire series, I would rather NOT have the drunk kiss where Jikai claims not to remember it, and have one where they kiss because they are fully conscious and aware and sincere towards each other.

This drama is the kind of chaotic ride where I’m laughing, rolling my eyes, and weirdly invested all at the same time. It starts off looking polished enough that I genuinely admired the CGI, but the deeper I got, the more the cracks started showing—like someone slapped a beauty filter and hoped viewers wouldn’t notice.

By the second half, the razzle-dazzle just started waning Suddenly we’re dealing with dizzying shots like somebody was trigger happy with their GoPro.. Likewise, the filler arcs were layered thick enough to insulate a house. Not to mention an entire episode dedicated to watching one person die as if the editors were padding a school assignment. And don’t get me started on their divine messaging system. Immortals who can teleport between realms but apparently can’t receive news for five days. Maybe the heavens ran out of pigeons.

But here’s the thing: the characters, especially Shen Li, kept me hooked despite the inconsistency in logic. She’s one of the rare fantasy heroines who actually behaves with emotional clarity. When the divine god she loved pretended to be a stranger, she didn’t chase him or fall apart. she cut ties with him cleanly with a razor sharp blade, mourned the mortal version she lost, and moved forward with her shoulders and back straight. Her self-esteem is so refreshing it almost feels rebellious in this genre. And her willingness to shoulder responsibility, even agreeing to a political marriage to save the three realms, gives her a grounded strength the plot doesn’t always earn.

On the other hand, Xing Zhi made me laugh without meaning to. His idea of disguise—smearing mud on his face and pretending to be a fisherman —was comedy gold. Who exactly did he think he was fooling? A woman who already fell for him once isn’t going to mistake devotion for casual kindness.

The romance swings between being adorable and questionable. For most part of the drama, Xing Zhi walks like a green flag until he confines Shen Li in the Extranatural heavens, like imprisoning someone “for their own good” would make Lord Bicang — who has been known to defy conventionality and abhors being tied to anything that remotely resembles a pole — sit put and wait while looking at her manicured nails. Then the drama tosses in last‑minute Stockholm syndrome by secondary characters as if that’s a valid emotional arc.

Yet somehow, the leads’ chemistry and charm kept me watching. This drama is somewhat messy, sometimes illogical, occasionally ridiculous, but undeniably entertaining in that “I can’t believe I’m enjoying this” way that only certain fantasy dramas manage to pull off.

This drama is the kind of chaotic ride where I’m laughing, rolling my eyes, and weirdly invested all at once.

Full review in the spoiler below.

This isn’t a bad drama, but it’s definitely not built for my taste. The humor leans hard into exaggerated antics, and while it occasionally lands, it often feels like the show is trying to convince me it’s funnier than it actually is. The premise itself had room to be interesting—a modern guy dropped into a mystical dynasty, suddenly living as someone everyone thinks is foolish—but the execution doesn’t quite click with me.

The story jumps from modern competence to ancient problem‑solving without giving that transition any real weight, and the result feels more gimmicky than clever. After two episodes, I can see why people say it’s good, but I can also see the cliffhanger warning signs. I’m not investing 30 or 40 episodes only to be left dangling without closure. Respectfully, it’s just not my jam, and I’m tapping out early rather than dragging myself through something that doesn’t match what I enjoy.

Respectfully, this show and I are not compatible.

Full review in the spoiler below:

The opening is a full‑on tangle—confusing enough that I wondered if the editor briefly gave up—but once it untwists, the campy absurdity kicks in with real swagger. The tropes aren’t just present, they’re paraded around like part of the marketing plan, and honestly, the show is better for it. What really keeps everything afloat is Liu Nian, who’s genuinely built for comedy; her timing and straight‑faced delivery make even the nonsense land. I’ve seen her in other works, so her skill wasn’t a surprise, but the other three leads hold their own too—easy on the eyes, easy to watch, and definitely helping the whole thing go down smoother. By the end, it’s still wacky and a little confused, but funny enough that you let it slide. Decent, chaotic, and unexpectedly entertaining, carried by a cast that knows exactly how to play into the madness.

It’s one of those dramas that barges in with chaotic confidence and somehow makes the mess feel intentional.

Full review in the spoiler below:

Whoever used this pfp for this guy probably doesn't like him. SMH

Haven't watched that yet.

it depends on how people see it. Like somebody said below, it's more than bromance but less than BL. hahaha.

Yeah it's unfortunate that this is the case for a lot of dramas. Especially Thai BL ones. A lot of them are over 8 just because the actors are popular. But going back to JBL, I agree with this one....I only picked this up because of its decent rating but I'm in the middle of the series and debating whether I should drop it because the pace is just so slooooow.

Yeah I agree with you. Perhaps it's because I saw that "School Trip" first that I like it better.

OML so true! , 😂

Their kisses are so much of an improvement compared to "My Summer of You" so I'll take it.

This drama isn’t a trainwreck—it’s just keeps wandering off its own path until you stop expecting it to find the way back. The pseudo‑incest angle didn’t faze me; after enough Japanese dramas, that trope barely registers. What actually chipped away at my patience was how the plot behaved as if it had commitment issues.

We begin with a missing brother mystery and a ghostly snowman kidnapper, only for the narrative to abruptly abandon that thread and chase the painter lore, Hongrang's mythology, and whatever else caught its attention that day. It’s not offensive, just scattered—like someone painting three rooms at once and finishing none.

The characters get dragged along for the ride. The ML’s unlikeability isn’t fatal, but it does make you wonder whether episode two will redeem him or simply shrug. The FL’s emotional logic swings so abruptly—doubt, belief, sudden non‑sisterly feelings—that you start questioning whether the writers shuffled her motivations like a deck of cards. And then there’s the “good” brother, who gets pulled into villainy purely because he’s obsessed with a fake sister. It’s a tropey slide, but here it feels more convenient than tragic.

Production quirks don’t help: a girl with a sprained ankle scaling rooftops twice, a stepmother villain so textbook she might as well have been photocopied from a fairy tale, and factions multiplying until every fight scene becomes a “Who are you and why are you here?” guessing game. Not even Lee Jae Wook’s intensity or Jo Bo Ah’s grounded delivery can fully elevate that confusion.

Intriguing in flashes, but ultimately too unfocused to rise above mediocrity.