WOAH.
There are very few dramas that shake me to my core, but Word of Honor is certainly one them. The way I felt after I finished watching it is similar to how I felt after watching The Untamed, Revenged Love, Unknown The Series and Until We Meet Again—absolutely wrecked and at a loss for words.
There are so many things that worked incredibly well in this BL, especially in terms what what slipped under the censorship radar. Although the novel is a technically BL (I haven't actually read it, yet but will be SOON), the drama is technically bromance. I must say, though, that I TOTALLY forgot this is bromance because the relationship dynamic between the two leads is so passionate, strong and visible, It's not sugar-coated. They LITERALLY call each other "soulmate" and promise "live and die together." There are other smaller hints of their love throughout the drama, which I won't get into that because I don't want to spoil.
I started watching this drama because I saw a TikTok meme edit that said something like, 'two single dad's get married and start a family' and I wanted to know how accurate the meme was. AND IT WAS. The pure, domestic moments (interspersed by action/fighting enemies) that the male leads get are so cute and endearing. The way they look at each other, banter, protect and support each other, spend time together and talk about one another to others is so heartwarming. And, yeah, this is a wuxia with action, politics, killing and revenge themes muddling the storyline, but there is also no shortage of good ole ROMANCE.
The casting is visually perfect. Both leads are gorgeous and the supporting characters are also pretty great (have you seen the Scorpion King??? he may be crazy, but his eyeliner is always sharp as hell). The edits on TikTok and YT go CRAZY.
If you're contemplating watching this, and you're a fan of The Untamed, Meet You At The Blossom or Kill to Love, you will definitely enjoy Word of Honor!
There are so many things that worked incredibly well in this BL, especially in terms what what slipped under the censorship radar. Although the novel is a technically BL (I haven't actually read it, yet but will be SOON), the drama is technically bromance. I must say, though, that I TOTALLY forgot this is bromance because the relationship dynamic between the two leads is so passionate, strong and visible, It's not sugar-coated. They LITERALLY call each other "soulmate" and promise "live and die together." There are other smaller hints of their love throughout the drama, which I won't get into that because I don't want to spoil.
I started watching this drama because I saw a TikTok meme edit that said something like, 'two single dad's get married and start a family' and I wanted to know how accurate the meme was. AND IT WAS. The pure, domestic moments (interspersed by action/fighting enemies) that the male leads get are so cute and endearing. The way they look at each other, banter, protect and support each other, spend time together and talk about one another to others is so heartwarming. And, yeah, this is a wuxia with action, politics, killing and revenge themes muddling the storyline, but there is also no shortage of good ole ROMANCE.
The casting is visually perfect. Both leads are gorgeous and the supporting characters are also pretty great (have you seen the Scorpion King??? he may be crazy, but his eyeliner is always sharp as hell). The edits on TikTok and YT go CRAZY.
If you're contemplating watching this, and you're a fan of The Untamed, Meet You At The Blossom or Kill to Love, you will definitely enjoy Word of Honor!
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