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A perfect drama of imperfect people
Wow just wow!!! I didn't expect this to be such a great drama. To My Shore is definitely the best I watched in 2026 so far. I don't think I'd watch another great one like this in this year either. Last year it was the Kbl "Secret Relationship". I got reminded of Shin Jaemin through Fan Xiao at some points(if you know). A toxic and a manipulative guy. But Fan Xiao is different because he started truly loving Shulang later. And thank god this has a happy ending!
Fan Xiao is a complicated guy, he's been raised in a bad environment, which made him a bad, manipulative person. He's like his second brother, as he mentioned it himself. But he has a good and kind side of him because his mom was like that. His mom's death has affected him so much to the point he can't control himself and all the sufferings. He's pitiful, lonely and believes everyone is bad in the world and the world itself is bad. Shulang was the only person after his mom who was truly a good person towards him, which he couldn't accept in an instant because everyone around him are too bad and corruptive. He did so many wrongdoings to Shulang but that's to keep Shulang by his side and to keep him only to Fan Xiao. The thought of having an obsession over the only person who was good to you and keeping him by your side is acceptable. But the methods he used to keep him are definitely not acceptable. But he didn't know any other ways either.
However, no matter how bad Fan Xiao's character is, I couldn't make myself hate him. Personally, the only thing I couldn't accept 100% was the time he molested You Shulang. It should never have happened, no matter the reason. But it happened anyways and can't be undone, so I had to accept it. Aren't there also such things in real life that we can't avoid, no matter how much we don't want them to happen?
By the way, I like Yun Qi's visuals so much that I can't forget him for for a long time. He's really handsome, which was also one of the reasons I couldn't hate him for his actions (Yeah, I admit it's totally biased). Look at his acting, his facial expressions. His face is very expressive.
It was a bit tiring to watch Shulang resisting and avoiding Fan Xiao for a long time. Actually it's understandable after all the mess happened in his life. It was actually my problem that I couldn't wait till they got back together. Fan Xiao did a lot of good things for Shulang to atone his past wrongdoings and to show his love secretly and openly also. It makes him such a perfect lover. I want a scene of Fan Xiao with their kid, it's a pity they didn't give us that. But I'm happy with the ending. I cried a lot in the end.
I'm really really glad for watching this in 2 days this year. I don't think I'd enjoy the drama this much if I watched it while ongoing. I found the perfect drama to watch at the perfect time. I'm grateful such a story even exists. Su Er Liang is a great writer. I'm thankful to all the actors, production team and everyone who helped to create this masterpiece. I'm going to read the original novel sometime.
P.S.: Yun Qi PLEASE FIND MORE ROLES to act, don't stop acting I wanna see you more!
Fan Xiao is a complicated guy, he's been raised in a bad environment, which made him a bad, manipulative person. He's like his second brother, as he mentioned it himself. But he has a good and kind side of him because his mom was like that. His mom's death has affected him so much to the point he can't control himself and all the sufferings. He's pitiful, lonely and believes everyone is bad in the world and the world itself is bad. Shulang was the only person after his mom who was truly a good person towards him, which he couldn't accept in an instant because everyone around him are too bad and corruptive. He did so many wrongdoings to Shulang but that's to keep Shulang by his side and to keep him only to Fan Xiao. The thought of having an obsession over the only person who was good to you and keeping him by your side is acceptable. But the methods he used to keep him are definitely not acceptable. But he didn't know any other ways either.
However, no matter how bad Fan Xiao's character is, I couldn't make myself hate him. Personally, the only thing I couldn't accept 100% was the time he molested You Shulang. It should never have happened, no matter the reason. But it happened anyways and can't be undone, so I had to accept it. Aren't there also such things in real life that we can't avoid, no matter how much we don't want them to happen?
By the way, I like Yun Qi's visuals so much that I can't forget him for for a long time. He's really handsome, which was also one of the reasons I couldn't hate him for his actions (Yeah, I admit it's totally biased). Look at his acting, his facial expressions. His face is very expressive.
It was a bit tiring to watch Shulang resisting and avoiding Fan Xiao for a long time. Actually it's understandable after all the mess happened in his life. It was actually my problem that I couldn't wait till they got back together. Fan Xiao did a lot of good things for Shulang to atone his past wrongdoings and to show his love secretly and openly also. It makes him such a perfect lover. I want a scene of Fan Xiao with their kid, it's a pity they didn't give us that. But I'm happy with the ending. I cried a lot in the end.
I'm really really glad for watching this in 2 days this year. I don't think I'd enjoy the drama this much if I watched it while ongoing. I found the perfect drama to watch at the perfect time. I'm grateful such a story even exists. Su Er Liang is a great writer. I'm thankful to all the actors, production team and everyone who helped to create this masterpiece. I'm going to read the original novel sometime.
P.S.: Yun Qi PLEASE FIND MORE ROLES to act, don't stop acting I wanna see you more!
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